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HELPING HANDS WILL AID IN CLEANING UP THE TWP.

Rural poverty issues the topic of forum attended

by Wellesley, Woolwich mayors

No money for Heidelberg community centre, says Wellesley

GETTING TOUGH ON CRIME

Woolwich looking for $50,000 towards a new building, but council not prepared to go down that road

LIZ BEVAN Much less visible than in urban areas, poverty is nonetheless an issue in the region’s rural areas. Dealing with that was the subject of a gathering attended by local mayors and community groups last week in Baden.

At the Rural Realities Network Forum, interest groups got together to discuss what can be done to make impoverished individuals and families in rural communities more comfortable coming forward with issues, and what community supports need to be in place to assist them.

Wellesley Mayor Joe Nowak says he was very happy to see so much productive discussion around a topic that not many people feel comfortable talking about.

“I was very pleased to see the number of people and the number of agencies that were there, and brought their perspective. It was very worthwhile,” he said. “A lot of poverty is hidden. People keep it to themselves for a number of reasons. I think that it is important for people to know that it exists. We don’t see it in the rural areas. You might see it more in Toronto, or any other major urban centre. So I think that is important that people are aware, and by being aware, they POVERTY | 7

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Canadian comic book superhero Captain Canuck stopped by the WMC in Elmira on Apr. 10 as part of the activities happening at Crime Stoppers’ “Putting Crime in the Penalty Box” community event.

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Wellesley Township declined a request from Woolwich to contribute $50,000 towards rebuilding the Heidelberg community centre at Tuesday night’s committee meeting, citing the need to focus on capital projects in their township first as a reason for not helping.

The community centre is located on Woolwich land, but Heidelberg straddles the border of both townships.

Wellesley receives none of the rental revenue from the property and pays no regular maintenance and repairs. The current building has been deemed unusable.

The staff report put before councillors recommends they refuse to contribute to the project, noting that Wellesley has spent approximately $2 million on capital expenditures

over the past 10 years on the St. Clements community centre, arena, sports fields and parks.

The Woolwich plan is to build an accessible community multi-use room, washrooms, and upgraded kitchen/concession space to be attached to a picnic shelter and a maintenance/ storage area.

“We have a list a mile long of things that we have to do in our community,” said Mayor Joe Nowak.

“Historically we haven’t done anything like this, even our own facilities. We look at arenas in Wellesley and St. Clements, and in Linwood, all the work that was done in Linwood, all the money was raised from the community. That wasn’t money that came from the tax dollars.”

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Wellesley continues to hone new fire master plan for the township WHITNEY NEILSON Looking for more clarity, and perhaps some public input as the township drafts a new fire master plan, Wellesley councillors want changes before approving the document.

The proposed additions will be passed on to the consultant compiling the plan, but not all of them may make the final revision, township CAO Rik Louwagie told councillors meeting Tuesday night.

“In the end the recommendations will still be what the consultant recommends.

However, if you have input that you want to go into this for the consultant to consider before they bring out their final recommendation, that’s what we’re after,” he said.

Coun. Peter van der Maas suggested there be a separate body to include input from the public.

“I would like very much for the report to consider the implementation of at least some sort of representation from the public on a committee that has input to the fire department,” van der Maas said, adding that the report could do with a better explanation of service delivery standards in the plan for those unfamiliar with them.

His suggestions were noted by Louwagie.

“The one thing is the service delivery that council sets. Council determines what our fire department will respond to and there’s a list of things that the last council approved. That is something that the consultant is recommending be revisited so that council is fully aware of the different service delivery that our fire department is undertaking, such as the medical calls and the fire responses, fire prevention, inspection, things like that,” Louwagie explained.

For his part, Coun. Herb Neher said he found the re-

port confusing because recommendations were littered throughout the document, rather than compiled in one place.

“I’m totally confused a lot of times as to what do we have right now. They will make recommendations saying ‘well you’re already working on or you’re working at it.’ What I would like to see is a list of all the recommendations, what do we have, what are we lacking in these particular areas so that I know what I’m going for here,” Neher said.

He suggested the list would be helpful instead of going through some 40 pages to find all of the recommendations. That way they could meet with the fire department and discuss what’s been recommended compared to what’s been done or is being done in relation to the recommendations.

Louwagie noted such a list will come out in the strategy that the fire department creates once the fire master plan is approved by council.

“The recommendations that are in here shouldn’t actually be what council’s considering at this time. It’s more the information that leads up to that recommendation. What will happen with this document once we take any considerations back to the consultant, they’ll tweak it to their final recommendations and their final report. Then what would happen is council would adopt this in principle.

Beyond that, the fire department staff will come up with a strategy of how to implement the recommendations that are in this document.

They may say some of these are totally ridiculous for Wellesley Township and they would explain that to council,” Louwagie explained.

Councillors plan to continue with a discussion of the fire master plan at their next meeting.

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Pieces of art are lining the walls of the Woolwich municipal building in Elmira this month as part of an awareness project from the Waterloo Region Trauma Services Initiative.

The art of coping with traumatic events Exhibit at Woolwich Township hall features works of those dealing with trauma, a project of the Waterloo Region Trauma Service Initiative LIZ BEVAN The Woolwich administrative building has some new art on the walls this month, but the undertaking is about more than showing off colourful paintings.

The Hope and Help: Overcoming Trauma exhibit is comprised of works of art created by those who have experienced trauma in their lives. The artists were asked to contribute pieces that showed their hopefulness, looking towards the future.

The collection is just one part of the Waterloo Region Trauma Service Initiative’s long-term plans. The pieces are hanging in the main lobby of the township building in Elmira until the end of the month.

Elin Moorlag, one of the project coordinators, says the municipal building is the perfect place to hold the exhibit.

“You actually have to walk through the art. When you walk in from the parking lot, you are just surrounded by the art,” she said, adding that the placement of

Kathryn Ssedoga is one of the artists whose work is on display in the exhibit. She submitted a piece made from melted wax that represented her healing from intergenerational trauma and complex post traumatic stress disorder.

[LIZ BEVAN / THE OBSERVER] the collection is perfect for their mission. “The focus of the project itself is really around raising awareness around trauma, people’s experiences in trauma. It is a pretty large project and there are three objectives.

One of the working groups is focused on awareness, and that group is the one that launched this art project.”

The other two branches of the initiative are focused on treatment and guidelines around trauma, and how different organizations working with the public can be more informed about trauma.

Moorlag says the awareness group thought art was a great way to get the word out about the initiative because of the medium’s accessibil-

ity, with the pieces open to interpretation based on the viewers and their own experiences.

“It is really just the beginning. The working group thought of an art exhibit as being a good bridge between the community and experiences of trauma,” she said.

“It just seemed like a really expressive way for people to put their experiences out there. It is a medium that anyone can do. The work didn’t have to come from a professional artist. It was for anyone who felt they could express themselves in this way.

“Along with that, an explanation of where the piece is coming from and how they are connected to it. There are some really powerful pieces. People coming to the exhibit start to read the descriptions, and they can really relate to the works through their own experiences.”

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Parenting conference looks to bring out into the open issues kids face in their daily lives LIZ BEVAN The Waterloo Region District School Board wants parents to become more involved in their kids’ school lives.

The Parent Involvement Committee (PIC) is hosting a daylong conference at Bluevale Collegiate Institute in Waterloo on Apr. 16, with guest speakers who will be touching on topics that affect students in today’s classrooms.

One of the many talks scheduled for the event surrounds a subject that students in Elmira are all too familiar with – drug overdose training. Three years ago this month, Elmira District Secondary School student Austin Padaric passed away after an accidental drug overdose. His mother, Christine, will be on hand to share her message of education and communication, trying to prevent the same thing from happening to someone else’s child.

Currently, EDSS is the only school in the district that offers students drug overdose awareness training, and Padaric hopes to see the program in every school at some point.

“It is just a really unique opportunity for parents to receive information, especially on the teen years, because that can be a really challenging time,”

she said, adding that she will be speaking at the conference in tandem with Kathy McKenna, a Region of Waterloo public health nurse with the sexual health and harm reduction program. “I have been doing the training at EDSS on Monday and Tuesday, and (Saturday) will be a very similar program that we provide to the students. We are going to tweak it a bit to be geared more towards the parents. I think that this is a really good way for the word to get out about it and for other parents to learn and encourage their school administrators to have the training provided for all students.”

Overdose training and harm reduction are just two of the many topics on tap at the Strengthening Family-School Relationships: Achieving Excellence and Well-Being for all Students conference this weekend.

Barbara Dowling is one of the organizers of the event, and she says one of the most popular topics at the annual conference this year is anxiety.

“It is really about engaging parents more in their child’s school experience.

When parents are disengaged, that is when kids are falling off the rails in their grades, or falling off the rails with anxiety and emotionally,” she said. “My particular passion right

now, is to get the whole mental health thing out in the open, because it’s not.

People still aren’t talking.

We have to keep talking, because I think there are a lot of lives that need to be saved, and if we don’t start talking now, we are going to be losing people. It is interesting because the sessions at the conference that filled up the fastest were the ones about anxiety in kids. The response has been huge.”

With some sessions already fully booked with preregistrations, Dowling says organizers have had to ask speakers to repeat their talks later in the day for another audience.

“That has never happened before, but there is still room,” she said, adding that some of the other topics covered at the conference include how to raise motivated and confident kids, how food affects behaviour, homework help, the transition between Grade 8 and secondary school and emotional intelligence, among others.

“I think the topics are just resonating with parents.”

She says that times have changed since parents were in high school themselves, and now, they want to learn as much as they can about the current school climate.

“It is a lot different than previous generations. It is definitely a scary thing out there. Parents can be un-

Wellesley looking for public input as it ponders controls on food truck WHITNEY NEILSON Wellesley residents can show their disapproval or support for allowing food truck vendors in the township at an upcoming public meeting on June 7.

“Under our current regulations we haven’t found anything that can stop a food truck. You would be able to operate until the bylaw is created,” said township chief administrative officer Rik Louwagie.

A food truck sitting at the gas station in Wellesley village has sparked conversation in the township, says Mayor Joe Nowak. The owner of said food truck intends to open as soon as he gets servicing in. He’s had discussions with township staff and he meets the property standards, so nothing’s standing in his way.

He also points out that many other communities

are dealing with the same issue of how to best regulate them.

“The food truck that’s in Wellesley right now is not the reason why we’re bringing this bylaw forward,” Louwagie adds.

“It’s actually been coming to the forefront for the last two or three years already.

Staff has been starting to prepare a little bit for this.

I think this maybe gave it an extra little nudge, but it’s not the reason for this.”

Nowak says it’s become a divisive topic in the community and the public process should be interesting, with good discussion from both sides.

“Those opposed are a wide range. It’s not just other businesses. And those who support, there’s also a wide range. I think a lot of the other communities are dealing with a similar issue. Some of the rural municipalities don’t allow them at all. Waterloo

is struggling with it right now. That’s why I think it’s a good idea to do this and the sooner the better,” Nowak said.

Once you have a business like this there are a lot of issues that can develop from it, he said.

The township needs to think about how many they want to allow, if any, how close they could be to neighbouring businesses, and what hours they could operate, for starters.

“I think that we have to regulate this one way or another,” Nowak said.

Louwagie also had a word of advice for the councillors.

“It seems to be a fairly hot topic over the last few weeks, so if people are coming to you as councillors wanting to have a discussion about this I would urge you to have them come to this open public meeting so that all councillors can hear what they have to say.”

aware of the drugs that are out there. Thinking back to their day, maybe they smoked a joint here and there, so they think it isn’t a big deal, but it is,” she said. “ There are whole new issues that are coming up that parents tend to kind of go, ‘well, you are in high

school now, I will lay off.’

And I don’t think that is necessarily correct. I think a lot of it has to do with the technology age. Technology is great, but it is also kind of disengages people from really communicating.”

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The event is free to parents, and for $4, attendees will be served a bagged lunch.

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Woman still critical after fire at Conestogo home WHITNEY NEILSON An 86-year-old woman remains in critical condition at Hamilton General Hospital following a fire Apr. 7 at her Conestogoarea home.

She is in an induced coma due to injuries suffered after a fire broke out in her home on Country Squire Road. Damage is estimated at $50,000, mostly in lost contents.

Woolwich fire chief Rick Pedersen says she was first taken to Grand River Hospital before being taken to Hamilton given the extent of her injuries.

“She wasn’t in good shape last night,” Pederson said Apr. 8.

“We phoned in the fire marshal because we’re

unsure of her condition, if she was going to pull through or not.”

The Ontario Fire Marshal determined the cause to be “careless use of smoking materials,” Pedersen said.

He says the fire was called in at 4:50 p.m. by a volunteer firefighter who lives on the same road and noticed smoke coming from the home.

One firefighter was taken to hospital due to overexertion, but he was released that night.

Both the Conestogo and St. Jacobs stations were called to the fire, along with a tanker from the Elmira station. Roughly 45 firefighters were called to the scene and they were there until 7:30 p.m.

Fire crews from St. Jacobs and Conestogo were on scene at a house fire Apr. 7 on Country Squire Road. The fire was called in by a neighbour, a volunteer firefighter, just before 5 p.m.

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the need for a new Heidelberg community centre, but the document doesn’t make a recommendation.

Nowak added when it comes to capital projects like this it’s just something they don’t do, even in their own township.

“I understand the want and the need, but we have 11,000 people in this community and I find it hard for me to rationalize having them put money into another community,” Nowak said.

The total cost of the project is $300,000. Woolwich

suggested each township contribute $50,000, along with $50,000 from the Heidelberg Recreation Service Board through fundraising, and $150,000 from the Ontario Trillium Foundation.

Coun. Peter van der Maas asked if it would be possible to give a one-time contribu-

tion to the community centre in the future. The report indicates a few points in the past where the township has contributed to community projects in such a way.

Nowak replied if that was something council was interested in exploring then they could look at it around

budget time.

“It’s not an easy decision to make. It’s a very difficult decision to make. I’m quite sure that this project is going to go ahead with or without us,” Nowak said.

The Heidelberg Recreation Association has been awarded a Trillium grant

as a result of their Build a Better Booth campaign, aimed at improving the deteriorated field house.

Kitchener-Conestoga MPP Michael Harris will make the official grant announcement on Saturday at 2 p.m. at the park during the community cleanup day.

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previous years, these young boys sacrificed their PD Days in order to provide this community service, but this year, they will be joining in on the same day as the dozens of other volunteers who are participating in Community Cleanup Day throughout the township.

Community Cleanup Day will take place this Apr. 16, from 8:30 a.m. to noon. For information on cleanup locations, or more details, contact Ann Roberts at 519-669-6027. Information about other Healthy Communities Month activities can be found online at www.healthywoolwich.org.

You can also get more details by contacting Joy Finney at 519-6643534, ext. 230.

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On Saturday, as part of Woolwich Healthy Communities Month, more than 200 volunteers will work together to clean up 25 different locations throughout the township, a spring-cleaning tradition that has taken place annually since 2004.

For the fourth year in a row, three young brothers will be working together to clean a stretch of trail within the community of Winterbourne. Mac (12), Coleton (11) and Lucas Benham (7) will be bringing together a crew of friends to pick up trash along the trail. In

Looking beyond the traditional public open house or meetings – sometimes poorly attended – the Region of Waterloo is extending community consultation to the online realm.

In conjunction with the three cities, the region has launched “engage” to provide citizens with more opportunities to have their say on local topics.

“It will benefit citizens in a variety of ways,” said regional Chair Ken Seiling.

“They can participate in discussions from home or on their mobile device on numerous regional and municipal topics.” There will be one single login for

all regional citizens. They can comment, do a survey, express preferences or offer ideas on numerous local topics.

Townships can also post topics on the region’s space.

Online engagement isn’t meant to replace traditional public consultation methods like public meetings, open houses or phone calls, officials note.

Rather, its goal is to enhance public input opportunities.

More information about “engage” can be found via the region’s website, www. regionofwaterloo.ca.

Currently, the region is asking families what they believe are the key priorities for child care as work begins on a service plan that will provide direction for the planning and delivery of child care over

the next five years.

Until May 6, residents in Waterloo Region can fill out a survey online (www. peakdemocracy.ca/1646). Feedback from the survey will be used to shape the 2016-2020 Early Learning and Child Care Service Plan.

Parents are encouraged to share the issues they face around accessing and paying for child care and what, if anything, they would change about their child care experience.

Grand flooding threat recedes With mostly sunny and clear conditions expected, the Grand River Conservation Authority has withdrawn flood/high

water warnings throughout the system.

Last weekend’s snow, freezing rain and rain saw the Grand River watershed receive another 15 to 20 mm of rain, freezing rain and snow. The peak from last week’s event has moved into the Southern Grand River.

With no additional precipitation in the forecast, flows in the river system are expected to decline significantly by the end of the week, the agency reported this week.

No major flooding is expected, although there may be some flooding of low lying areas. The low level bridge at St. Jacobs was reopened after the weekend. The major reservoirs are being operated to store the remaining runoff for summer river augmentation.

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a quantity of marihuana was seized by police with charges laid.

“Wellington County OPP is committed to actively addressing key public safety concerns in our community. By continuing our efforts to enhance strategic patrols through problem identification, we are better positioned to deal with the activity and thus the overall deployment of our officers” says detachment commander Insp. Scott Lawson. “Our community plays an important part in this endeavour, we need their input and support to address these criminal and traffic issues together.”

Officers rely on the public to provide information regarding crimes in the community. If you see suspicious activity, call the OPP Communication Centre at 1-888-3101122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, you are asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.

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3:40 AM | An unknown suspect attended the parking lot of Elmira Auto Supplies located at 9 Mill St., Elmira. The suspect punctured a total of 10 tires on three vehicles before travelling to the parking lot located behind 35 Arthur St. While in this second lot the suspect punctured all of the tires attached to three vehicles. The suspect then went to the parking lots of 10 and 21 Church St., where he punctured the tires of four additional vehicles The suspect is described as a white male with thinning hair wearing a green winter jacket. Any information regarding the suspect can be forwarded to the Waterloo Regional

Police Service – rural division at 519-653-7700, ext. 6399.

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4:50 PM | Emergency responders attended a residence on Country Squire Road for a residential fire reported by a neighbour. The owner of the home, an elderly female, was located inside the residence by Woolwich firefighters. She was transported to Grand River Hospital for treatment of injuries caused by the fire and later transferred to Hamilton General Hospital.

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As for what to do now that the forum is over, Shantz says those involved need to keep talking.

“I think the next step is just keeping the dialogue open and providing places for people to come together to find those community programs and communities that support them,” she said. “There are different kinds and it is making sure that everyone has access to those communities. I think it is easy to forget, or not realize, that there are issues around poverty in the area.”

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Nowak agreed that communication was key to solving the problem of rural poverty, and brought up the recent Wellesley Community Forum as an example of the plan in action.

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“We understand that single parents are using it, seniors are using it, and some of the new immigrants are using it while they get established, so it isn’t a single group. Anybody can run across tough times. Sometimes it is just a little bit of bad luck,” adding that the issue is more prevalent than people think. “By the statistics that I have, our food bank for example,

apparently last year, there were about 300 individuals or families that used the food bank. That gives you a good indication of the need that is out there. I was told prior to the meeting that the need for the Christmas food hampers have increased. That gives you an indication that there is an issue there.”

Woolwich Mayor Sandy Shantz was also at the daylong forum, and says the most important thing was to keep communication open between different programs and government.

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Volunteers fuel cleanup effort, tree-planting blitz SATURDAY WILL SEE VOLUNTEERS fan out across the township for the community cleanup day that is part of Healthy Communities Month in Woolwich.

They’ll be picking up after the thoughtless people who litter wantonly. This year, there’ll add some ice-storm damage to the mix, as there are still plenty of signs of last week’s weather event.

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

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

Later in the month, there’ll be opportunities for residents to plant trees, with Trees for Woolwich events scheduled for Apr. 23 and 30. The group’s goal is to plant 23,000 trees, one for each Woolwich resident. The Woolwich Clean Waterways Group will be out planting on Apr. 26 and 27.

The goal jibes well with this year’s Earth Day (Apr. 22) focus on planting trees.

Earth Day Canada is looking to plant 25,000 trees to mark the event’s 25th anniversary. Globally, Earth Day organizations are kicking off an ambitious campaign to plant 7.8 billion trees, one for every person on the planet, by 2020. Canada’s contribution to this worldwide goal is 35 million trees — one per person in Canada. Planting 25,000 trees for Earth Day and every day leads to 35 million trees by 2020, which is the target.

Decidedly low-tech in comparison to the technological fixes being used to combat climate change – think of alternatives to fossil fuels such as solar electric power – planting trees remains the most affordable and accessible way to deal with the problem, the group maintains. It also comes with a host of benefits, including the greening of our communities and the addition of wildlife habitat, not to mention the social aspects of bringing neighbours together to work on a common project.

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

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

That’s not likely to happen soon, if ever. In the meantime, volunteers will be making this part of the world a little cleaner and greener.

With Wellesley officials reluctant to contribute to a new Heidelberg community centre, Woolwich explores a few options for cross-border access.

WORLD VIEW / GWYNNE DYER

Migrants, euro and potential Brexit put the EU at risk WORLD AFFAIRS A recent headline on the leading French newspaper Le Monde said it all: “Migrants, the Euro, Brexit: The European Union is mortal.” And it’s true, the EU could actually collapse, given one or two more years of really bad decisions by the 28 national governments that make up the membership.

The most immediate threat is Brexit (British+exit), the possible result of the Yes/No referendum on British membership in the EU that is scheduled for June 23.

Prime Minister David Cameron promised this referendum three years ago to placate an anti-EU faction in his own Conservative Party (Cameron himself wants to stay in the EU), but it is coming at a particularly bad time.

Cameron doubtless calculated that the referendum would produce a large majority for staying in, and force the nationalist “Little Englanders” in his own

party to shut up for a while.

But the vote is actually being held at a time when many English people are upset by the large flow of immigrants into the United Kingdom and blame it on the policy of free movement for EU citizens.

That is only half-true: only half the foreign-born people settling in Britain are EU citizens who come by right. The rest are legal immigrants from other parts of the world, also attracted by the relatively prosperous British economy, and if the locals don’t like it they are free to change Britain’s own laws.

But the half-truth that it’s all the EU’s fault has been vigorously promoted by the right-wing papers that dominate the British media scene.

The million-plus wave of refugees and economic migrants that has surged into the EU in the past year feeds the British panic even more, although Britain still controls its own borders and none of those migrants can enter the UK without London’s permission. The result is that the polls now show the “Leave” and “Remain” votes almost

neck-and-neck.

The refugees and illegal economic migrants really are a problem for most other EU countries. The vast majority of them enter the EU through Greece and Italy, but they almost all want to travel on to the richer EU countries – which, with the admirable exceptions of Germany and Sweden, want nothing to do with them.

This is rapidly leading to a breakdown of the “Schengen” agreement, by which all the EU members except the United Kingdom and Ireland abolished their border controls with other Schengen countries.

New border fences are now springing up everywhere as EU members try to keep the migrants out.

Dissent with EU policies is growing as some Eastern European countries refuse to accept any refugees at all, and ultra-nationalist parties are growing in strength almost everywhere. In Hungary, and now in Poland, they have even come to power.

Then there is the euro, the common currency shared by 19 EU countries including all the big ones

except the United Kingdom. It was a bad idea from the start, because a single currency without a single government behind it cannot deal effectively with big issues like debt and inflation. It was bound to end up in crisis as the economies of the member states diverged – and they have.

The EU was transfixed all last year by the threat that Greece would crash out of the euro. The Greek crisis has been put on hold for the moment, but it is clear by now that Italy, Spain and Portugal, at least, would also benefit from leaving the euro zone.

This is a currency that has no future, although its demise is not necessarily imminent.

So: three separate problems, none of them likely to be fatal to the EU on its own. The EU survived with separate national currencies for four decades before it adopted the euro; it could do so again, although the transition back would be painful and probably chaotic. The Schengen treaty was a nice idea, but DYER | 10

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THEIR VIEW / QUESTION OF THE WEEK

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NDP hopes others are willing to make a Leap into a more progressive mode EDITOR'S NOTES Is the NDP’s decision to dump Tom Mulcair and Leap to the left a reflection of growing support for progressivism? An attempt to move out of the mushy middle occupied by the Liberals? The realization that the system has to change before the social and economic gains earned by the majority over the past century are wiped out?

Probably some combination of all three, and then some. Whatever the reason, pundits seem to be writing off the perennial third party – Jack Layton’s orange wave continues to ebb.

Perhaps like the UK Labour party, a faction of the NDP faithful want to disavow the compromises and selling out that seems to come with grabbing the brass ring. Across the pond, Labour became more than a little bit left-leaning by naming Jeremy Corbyn as leader. Likewise, the goings-on in Europe, particularly Syriza in Greece

and Podemos in Spain, have brought old-school socialism to the fore.

Most surprisingly, even the U.S. is seeing some real movement on that front courtesy of Bernie Sanders’ bid to be the Democrats’ presidential candidate.

Is the NDP feeling the Bern? Maybe, but the party has to get a handle on how Canadians are feeling about worsening economic and social conditions. In Europe, there’s all kinds of upheaval to provide fodder for parties on the left and right – the middle ground is mushy indeed. In the U.S., there’s plenty of anger caused by social and economic inequities far more pronounced than what we find here.

In making a shift, the NDP may be ahead of the curve in this country, where the majority of us just voted to move away from a divisive right-leaning party that looks almost Marxist and democratic in comparison to most American politicians, particularly on the Republican fringe.

The Leap Manifesto adopted over the weekend for further debate is an activist agenda on job creation and

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wake of the Citizens United court decision.

Sure, Kathleen Wynne is not being sincere in pursuing campaign finance changes – only once caught with her hand in the cookie jar did she vow to reform ... at least until the next time – but that conversation would not and could not happen in American politics.

In the U.S., Sanders’ bid to be the Democratic nominee for president has been marginalized from the beginning – the corrupt and corporate-owned Hillary Clinton pushed by the establishment and the media it owns – but the sheer numbers of his supporters puts him on the radar from time to time. Clinton has also moved to poach ideas that resonate particularly strongly with voters. Anger and resentment aren’t easily assuaged, whether Democratic or Republican (see Trump, Donald).

Long corrupted by corporate interests, the convoluted U.S. system of governance has proven completely incapable of doing what’s right for average Americans, opting instead to prop up the discredited

financial services industry, trickle-down-economic theory and military-industrial complex.

Despite all his early rhetoric about hope and change, President Barack Obama has been unable to muster little of the former and almost none of the latter. The status quo remains: the gap between rich and poor widens, unemployment climbs, poverty levels soar, and social services grow scarcer.

Sanders has called out the corporate interests that control politics with their money – no big corporate donations for Bernie – speaking instead for the people. Why can’t more politicians be like that?

Why aren’t more of them standing up for what benefits average citizens?

Of course, many Americans – including all those Tea Party supporters – don’t recognize the reason for their decline. Partisan reasoning has Americans believing Republicans are all about smaller government and fiscal responsibility, when just the opposite is true. Substitute Canadians and Conservatives

here and you can see we’re in the same boat, albeit without some of the worst fundamentalist dogma coming out of the States.

If voters are so polarized that they can’t see the obvious – they’ve truly drunk deeply of the Kool-aid – then Americans can never have a rational debate about how to move forward.

That assumes real change is actually a possibility, however. Keeping the public occupied with mindless partisanship, petty bickering and, above all, pop-culture distractions works out just fine for those who are happy with the status quo: the real power elites who have no interest in changing a good thing.

As Sanders points out, it’s the average person who’s footing the bill for bailing out the rich corporations.

And many of those taxpayers are oblivious to the facts, which is true on this side of the border as well.

If some of what he says is resonating with a much tougher audience in the U.S., perhaps the NDP supporters of the Leap Manifesto think Canadians will start to feel the same way.

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trade deals, and also on environmental issues, most notably in opposition to fossil fuels (Alberta’s NDP government is distancing itself from the movement).

Even with some twists, the NDP is a long way from its rural and industrial union roots – fewer shop-floor brothers and more Volvo-driving, lattesipping urbanistas.

You can see some of this satisfying both old-school party members who want to move away from the middle and the younger, activist set. The same kind of people, that is, we see at Bernie Sanders rallies. Though without the same passion, numbers and attention.

Much of the lacklustre response stems from the fact Canadians are much less angry than people in other countries. While things are getting worse, the downward slide has been slower.

While corrupt and selfserving, the political system isn’t nearly as broken as what we see to the south.

That’s why we’ve seen some election finance reforms, albeit rife with loopholes, that would be unthinkable in the U.S., especially in the

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THIS WEEK IN HISTORY

After three months of little change, employment increased by 41,000 (+0.2%) in March, lowering the unemployment rate by 0.2 percentage points to 7.1%. Adjusted to U.S. concepts, the unemployment rate in Canada was 6.1% in March versus 5% in the United States. Compared with March 2015, the unemployment rate increased by 0.2 percentage points in Canada, while it declined by 0.5 percentage points in the United States.

“They’re increasingly guarding knowledge of their operations, of their assets, of their interests. At the same time, through programs of mass surveillance revealed in recent years, we, the private citizens, are increasingly transparent to government. The relationship between the governing and the governed has become inverted. And rather than those who represent us in our government being accountable to us, we are now accountable to them.”

Mother Nature had one more joke in mind for winter-weary residents last week as a freak storm swept across the region, sending road crews back out to clear roads left slick by freezing rain. It was literally all hands on deck Apr. 3 as police and road crews turned out to battle the beginnings of what turned out to be a fully-fledged winter storm of freezing rain, drifting snow and 70-kilometre-per-hour winds.

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not essential to the Union’s smooth functioning. And Britain’s departure could be nothing more than a spectacular act of selfmutilation.

It’s the fact that all these crises are hitting together that endangers the EU’s very existence. The only immediate and certain consequence of Brexit would be Scotland’s secession from the United Kingdom (so that it could stay in the EU), and nobody would have much sympathy for England’s post-Brexit difficulties. But the walk-out of the country with the EU’s second-biggest economy would trigger a political earthquake.

The various populations

of the EU are seething with dissatisfaction about immigration and refugees, about the euro, about all the compromises and bureaucracy that must be tolerated to keep a 28-country “community” going. MiniTrumps are cropping up everywhere, offering radical solutions that usually include an explicit or implicit commitment to leave the Union.

It could snowball. Where Britain (or rather, England) breaks trail, others might follow. We could end up with a severely shrunken EU, back down to the original six members plus a few others, while the countries of Eastern Europe try to get used to being once more the buffer between Russia and the West.

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Standing up for the environment shouldn’t invite council’s disdain To the Editor, I wish to express my appreciation to Coun. Patrick Merlihan for his steadfastness in the belief of democracy and freedom of speech at all levels of government.

His willingness to stand-

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I wish to express my appreciation to Steve Kannon, Editor of the Woolwich Observer, who has been reporting the news in a true and accurate manner and pulling no punches when it comes to the truth. My appreciation extends to both Paige Desmond and Luisa

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I wish to express my appreciation for all “those people” who have been willing to fight the good fight and urge Chemtura, the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, and the Woolwich Township council to move forward in the ongoing efforts to get clean water for all who live in Woolwich Township. It was through their efforts a few years ago that the air quality was finally cleaned up to livable standards, except on those days when the dog food plant still fills the air. Let’s hope that the aquifer and Canagagigue Creek will one day be fresh and clean again ... at least for our grandchildren. It is “those people” who carry the fight to the gravel pit companies and others when citizens are ignored or run over by

big corporations or government.

And lastly, I’d like to thank Coun. Murray Martin for lumping me in with “that type of people (council is) dealing with.” I’m proud to stand with “those” citizens who see an injustice or problem and are willing to put their time, fortune, and effort into making it better for all.

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Wellesley trail would provide safe option for walking, biking To the Editor, This is a letter in support of the proposed trail along Greenwood Hill Road from Ferris Drive to Gerber, and in response to your article ‘Wellesley Neighbourhood Opposes Township Trail Proposal” (Observer, Mar. 31/16).

Wellesley would be well served with additional trails so that our children, seniors and adults have more opportunities for safe outdoor recreation. The proposed stretch of trail is regularly used by walkers, runners and cyclists despite the rough shoulder and large ditch. Having a trail there would make it much safer for the users who already use that route and would also provide an important link to the existing trail along Gerber Road.

Residents of Wellesley will choose to bike and walk if it is an option for them and there is infrastructure available. Residents in opposition have suggested that this trail would not be safe. As this stretch is already regularly utilized, any infrastructure will be a huge improvement. Trails are really no different than busy sidewalks that already exist along busy roads – consider the sidewalks on Nafziger Road in Wellesley,

along Herrgott Road in St. Clements or even King Street in Waterloo. Other residents are concerned about liability – the liability will be no different than any other sidewalk, hockey rink, skate park, splash pad or other service that the township provides.

Active transportation promotes a healthier community and less traffic overall. Obesity is the most pressing public health crisis of our age, particularly among children. Making walking and biking a regular part of daily activities is a cost effective way to get people moving again. Trails provide accessibility for all, allowing children, youth and older adults to travel independently.

I encourage our mayor and councillors to support the silent majority and lead the way in creating active transportation infrastructure for Wellesley.

JEFF OHLHAUSEN | WELLESLEY

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SPORTS NOT SO GREAT OUTDOORSMAN / STEVE GALEA

HOCKEY / MINOR

Impatient for fishing season, but is it cabin fever?

Tyler McBay of Elmira, eighth round pick

Keanan Stewart of Conestogo , fifth round pick

OPEN COUNTRY

Mitch Hoelscher of West Montrose, third round pick

Just like his colleagues, his goal is to play professional hockey, but he recognizes that’s a long road.

“I’ll be in the gym a lot this summer and on the ice a lot obviously, going to a couple Junior B camps just to skate, see how I can do in those, but mostly working out and getting stronger,” Stewart said.

And he adds it would be “pretty cool” to play in front of his friends and family in the future on a bigger stage.

“I’ve had lots of support from my parents especially, driving me to the rink every day. My grandparents, my brother, everybody all supporting me along the way has been really nice,” Stewart said.

McBay recorded six goals and 12 assists with the Waterloo Wolves this season in his role as a defenseman.

There is an old adage that says there are no atheists in foxholes. I’d also like to add the same sentiment applies when you are standing on your tip toes on a shaky dining room table, holding your new fly rod in one hand while trying to unravel expensive fly line from the chandelier chain, high above, with the other.

As you might expect, at times like this, you pray a lot for a lot of things.

First, you thank God there are no witnesses and ask, if it’s not too much, to keep it that way for a while.

Then you ask for divine intervention so the table doesn’t collapse leaving you hanging from the chandelier by a fly line that will, almost certainly, throw a half hitch around your ankle – because, that would be embarrassing, even for you.

You might also pray that, if it is your lot to find yourself hanging by the ankle from a chandelier, the chain attaching it to the ceiling was not manufac-

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Three area players drafted to OHL Midgets in the minor hockey system, each now has the summer to get ready for prospect camps WHITNEY NEILSON Three local hockey players are one step closer to making it into the Ontario Hockey League after being chosen in the 2016 OHL Priority Selection on Saturday.

Mitch Hoelscher of West Montrose, Tyler McBay of Elmira, and Keanan Stewart of Conestogo were selected.

Hoelscher and McBay both played on a fill-in basis with the Elmira Sugar Kings this season as associate players, gaining some higher level experience.

Hoelscher and McBay also played for the Waterloo Wolves Minor Midget AAA team and Stewart played for the Guelph Jr. Gryphons Minor Midget AAA team this season.

While being selected is a big accomplishment, they still have to impress the coaches at OHL prospects

camps later this year.

Hoelscher reflected on his time playing with the Sugar Kings this season.

“It really opened my mind up to what the next level is because guys are bigger and stronger. You can’t get away on skill alone. You’ve got to be an all around player and show how strong you are out there,” Hoelscher said.

The forward scored 45 goals and 47 assists while playing minor midget. He said the week leading up to the draft was exciting.

“Saturday couldn’t have come any quicker. I was really nervous when it was going on but I told my dad once it happened it’s probably one of the greatest feelings I’ve had in my life, so it’s pretty special,” Hoelscher said.

He didn’t know which team, if any, would select him. But as he watched with his parents, grandmothers, and older brother

Klayton, who plays for the Sugar Kings, it was a special moment when his name came on the screen.

“All my work I’ve done leading up to this to kind of get rewarded, to pay off, it’s really surreal, but it’s just one step and I’m looking forward to putting work in to be a 67 next year,” Hoelscher said.

The Ottawa 67s selected Hoelscher in the third round (56th overall).

He says he’d like to go further in hockey, but the OHL is first for him. And it’s hard to put into words what the support he’s received means to him.

“It’s crazy. Everywhere I go everyone’s been congratulating me at school, at arenas. It’s really nice to see because these people have all been the ones that have got me to where I am today,” Hoelscher said.

Waiting to find out if he’d get picked up in the draft

was stressful for Stewart because his team’s been done playing for a while.

He didn’t know for sure he’d be going to Owen Sound but he knew it was possible because his agent said they were interested earlier in the year. The Owen Sound Attack chose Stewart (101st overall) in the fifth round.

“It was a relief. I was very excited and happy,” Stewart said.

The forward accumulated 19 goals and 11 assists this season with Guelph.

“I think it prepared me in a good way. I played for Waterloo for five years and in major bantam I switched to go play for Guelph and went from major bantam to minor midget, and I think that really helped me. I played a lot more and developed a lot as a player, which helped me a lot going into the draft this year,” Stewart said.

Hockey now an option for adult women in the area Woolwich Girls Minor Hockey Association to launch senior team when the season resumes next fall WHITNEY NEILSON Women in Woolwich finally have a local venue to play competitive hockey after advancing through the minor hockey system with the creation of a women’s senior team planned for the fall.

Woolwich Wild president Kevin Schmitt says the Woolwich Girls Minor

Hockey Association has seen steady growth since its inception and women who age out of the oldest level – intermediate – have been looking for somewhere to keep playing.

“The players actually spearheaded it and said ‘what do we do when we’re done intermediate?’ The board was approached last year about the possibility

of what do they do and they went away and did a whole bunch of research and it came back and everything seems to be lining up,” Schmitt said.

Tryouts will be held in August for the team which will welcome female players from 19 to 55 years old.

They plan on taking between 15 and 18 players and will compete in the South-

western Ontario Women’s Hockey League. It will also change the association from a junior to a full association, meaning they have a team at every level.

“The big thing’s going to be the numbers, but we’ve done some preliminary research and it appears there is tremendous interest in running this team,” Schmitt said.

While in Mississauga this past weekend for provincials, Schmitt watched some senior games playing at the same arena and said it’s good hockey.

He notes the intermediate program is an excellent progression into the senior level. They didn’t rush into creating the senior team a few years ago when first approached because there

wasn’t the same level of interest and they wanted to take their time with it to ensure it’s sustainable.

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Lady Lancers head back out on the rugby pitch WHITNEY NEILSON With spring high school sports back in action across the region now, the Elmira District Secondary School girls’ rugby teams hit the turf for their first games this week.

The senior team lost in a close game against Cameron Heights Collegiate Institute on Monday at University Stadium in Waterloo.

The junior team tied.

“I think both teams played well. We had lots of injuries, so that didn’t help in the game. And our MVP from last year had a concussion from hockey, so that didn’t help,” said girls’ rugby coach Matt Bauman.

Many of the senior players from last year’s team graduated, so this year they have a developing team.

“I had a lot of Grade 9s playing against Grade 12s.

They’ll learn fast, that’s for sure. It’s a young team,” Bauman added.

They placed second in their division last year.

They beat Eastwood Collegiate Institute in the first round and then lost to Kitchener Collegiate Insti-

tute, who ended up going on to the provincial level, OFSAA. He says the EDSS girls’ rugby team is generally one of the weaker teams in the league, but last year was the best season they’ve had in many years.

“I’ve been coaching, this is my fifth year, and so it’s been a whole group of girls that went through together. So they were just used to playing together for a long time. So it’s lots of potential this year for future years,” Bauman said.

Unlike sports like hockey and soccer, the players on the team don’t play rugby competitively outside of high school. Instead they play other sports.

He says one of the appeals for girls to play rugby is it’s a contact sport.

“I think that’s why rugby is growing so quickly in Canada. Actually female rugby is growing faster than male rugby. It’s a contact sport and it’s not as expensive as some other contact sports, so I think that helps too. And it’s unique, it’s unusual. I think

The EDSS senior girls’ rugby team began their season this week with a 32-10 loss to CHCI on Monday. that’s the other part of it,” Bauman said.

The goal this year is to win as many games as they lose. He says that would be a great achievement for a developing team. He’d also be happy

if they made it to the top three or four in their division.

“They are a really nice group of girls. They’re more concerned about having fun than about winning. It makes it great

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for me to coach. My life is pretty busy this year, but I wanted to keep coaching them just because they’re such a great group,” Bauman said.

They played against Jacob Hespeler Secondary

School on Wednesday afternoon. The score was not available before press time.

Their next game is Apr.18 at 12 p.m. at University Stadium in Waterloo against Grand River Collegiate Institute.

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“I was nervous, but it was also exciting because everything that you worked for is leading up to that,” McBay said.

The Saginaw Spirit picked up McBay in the eighth round (146th overall).

He says playing with

Elmira for the one game he was called up was actually easier than playing midget because the Sugar Kings were in the right position to take passes and had that experience.

“Minor hockey was an unbelievable experience.

Not only did it create new friendships that carried

through your whole minor hockey career, but it also made you a better person, I felt. These friendships that I made with teammates and families are going to last a lifetime. They just made draft day so much less stressful because you had all that support around you,” he said.

McBay says he’s honoured to get the chance to represent Elmira on a larger stage, but it will take lots of hard work this summer if he hopes to play in the OHL come the fall. He’ll be attending a Beyond The Next Level hockey training camp for the month of July, for five days a week of

on and off ice training.

“My dream is to play professional hockey, like any minor hockey kid growing up, but I just want to play where I can develop better as a hockey player and person,” McBay said.

And he can’t forget the people who’ve made it possible for him to make it this

far.

“My parents, they played a big factor in where I am today and who I am today.

I couldn’t have done it without them. They supported me every step of the way. They supported every decision that I’ve made.

They’ve always been there for me,” McBay said.

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tured on a Friday night.

It would be wise to add a sentence or two about not landing face first on the floor. This, you should point out to God, would ensure the chandelier’s extraction in Emerg is less likely to enter into the realm of urban legend.

At the very least, you will envision an inscription on your tombstone something like I was envisioning:

“Here lies Steve Galea. He died, as he lived, doing something stupid.”

Casting my new fly rod in the living room was not, in itself, stupid– I mean we’ve got high ceilings.

The stupid part was wrapping the fly line 13 feet off the ground in the chain that holds our chandelier over the dining room table.

In my defense, when I started that cast I was more concerned about avoiding

the ceiling fan, at least two lamps and a curtain rod. I am nothing if not cautious.

The good news is my prayers were answered.

The fly line eventually untangled without so much as a scratch on it. And I now know our dining room table could conceivably support the hind quarter of a good-sized moose should the need arise.

I blame this whole fiasco on our unseasonable

spring.

Like most fly anglers, I have spent the winter tying flies, readying gear and dreaming of the moment I can finally get out to fish for trout.

It seemed like this was going to happen early this year but, apparently, winter heard us celebrating its imminent demise and decided to punish us.

As a result, I think we can all agree, I had no

choice but to practice fly casting in the living room.

Before you argue otherwise, let me just say the bedrooms and basement each have 8-foot ceilings that make casting a 9-foot rod problematic.

Some might suggest this very act is yet another sign of cabin fever, which is nothing the cats and dogs haven’t already said.

Despite this, I happen to believe all this is perfectly

normal and has nothing to do with cabin fever at all.

I’m just a little impatient for the period, between ice and open water fishing, to end. And, I’m probably as sane as any fly angler can be.

Heck, if the weather were even close to being seasonable, I would be out on the front lawn right now – untangling fly line from the highest branches of the big oak tree.

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the years for the people who’ve come before me and have done to build up women’s hockey and girls hockey in Woolwich. We’ve had some tremendous accomplishments and adding this team will only add to that,” Schmitt said.

Doug Woodburn, coach of the intermediate team, says many of his players were going through the minor hockey system, staying in the area for post-secondary school, and wanted to continue playing hockey.

“I offered as long as I was coaching the intermediate team that I would check with the association every year to see if there was an interest and there really wasn’t an interest until this past year. I think partially because the change over in the executive and Kevin’s vision for growing the game and also because there was a critical mass of players that had been through the intermediate program now in the last four years. There’s overwhelming interest,” Woodburn said.

They knew there were women interested in play-

The Woolwich Girls Minor Hockey Association is starting a senior team in the fall, some 25 years after the one that Karen Martin started was disbanded.

Two of her three daughters are eligible to play this fall. From left, Meghan, Karen, Tori and Mandy Martin.

[WHITNEY NEILSON / THE OBSERVER] ing, but they didn’t know just how many. He texted some of the current and former players of the intermediate team and within 10 minutes he had 15 former or current players saying they wanted to play.

“Girls hockey has grown to a certain point where there’s enough players that have gone through the rep system and are staying in the area and they just want to play competitive

hockey into their adulthood. Where in the past they would have had to gone to places like Stratford or Milverton or Embro or Kitchener-Waterloo, Woolwich is deciding now that there’s enough that they want to cater to that,” Woodburn said.

Now they have to see how many of those expressions of interest turn into actual intent to register. If everyone who’s expressed

interest signs up, they’ll actually have enough players for two full teams.

“There are two former players in the intermediate program living out west for work terms. They’re coming back into the area and they want to play. I think there’s been pent up demand for the last two to three years. We just didn’t recognize it,” Woodburn said.

But this isn’t the first

time Woolwich has had a senior women’s hockey team. Midget BB coach, Karen Martin was one of the organizers of the women’s senior team in Woolwich before the WGMHA even existed. She organized the team in her 20s, and then threw her energy into coaching once she had children and they were playing hockey.

The team eventually fizzled due to a lack of players. But now, the next generation is ready to grow girls’ hockey in Woolwich again.

“Ironically, when this got started it was Karen’s daughters along with a few of their friends that wanted to resurrect the team. It’s kind of funny how the cycle’s gone,” Woodburn said.

Martin estimates it’s been 25 years since the women’s senior team existed. She says girls her age at that point in time could play ringette until they were 25, which she did. But once they aged out they needed a new hobby to tackle.

“We had enough girls interested to put together a senior team. I played for 10 years. I know it went on for longer than that, but it did

eventually peter out as girls got older and there were no ranks coming up. But now that’s changing because of the girls’ hockey that has developed. I know when I helped get the association started my daughter was seven and now she’s 22, so totally 100 per cent eligible to play senior hockey,” Martin said.

Two of her three daughters are eligible to play on the senior team. It’s exciting for Martin because she remembers being that age and still wanting to play competitively, which will finally be an option for her daughters too.

And this will give women the chance to play in their own community where they first fell in love with the game.

“I think it’s important that we give these young ladies a place to play as they graduate out of the minor hockey system and keep them close to home because then that turns around into these girls being interested in giving back to hockey, and possibly coaching and getting involved that way for the younger girls,” Martin said.

Gold, silver for Woolwich girls’ hockey teams WHITNEY NEILSON The Woolwich Girls Minor Hockey Association brought home two banners this weekend after winning gold and silver in provincials.

Woolwich Wild president Kevin Schmitt had nothing but praise for the players.

“We have two medalists out of the three, so that’s amazing. Midget BB got gold and Peewee B got silver, so quite an amazing achievement,” he said.

The Atom BBs went to quarter finals and lost to Lakeshore, but he says it was still a good year for them to even make it to

The Midget BB Woolwich Wild won the OWHA provincial championship on the weekend, bringing home a banner.

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The Peewee B team also won gold at the Lower Lakes championship earlier this month.

“It’s quite the accomplishment. I’m a very proud president. I’m very happy for the girls. All of them deserve it. That’s the first gold we’ve got in ... it’s been a long time. And to bring in two banners in one year is truly amazing,” Schmitt said.

In the finals the Midget BBs played Stoney Creek and beat them 4-1. The Peewee Bs played Smith Falls and they lost 3-0.

“So quite an exciting weekend, quite an eventful weekend for Woolwich.”

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Game 3 vs North York Home: 5 Visitor: 1 Goals: Tegan Schaus, Cassandra Tuffnail (2), Megan Martin, Rachel Weber Assists: Rachel Weber (3), Emily Willms, Cassandra Tuffnail, Laura Ridge Game 4 vs Clarington Home: 4 Visitor: 0 Goals: Emily Willms, Megan Martin, Rachel Weber, Tegan Schaus Assists: Tegan Schaus, Michelle

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WILDCATS | NOVICE LL2

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WILDCATS | MAJOR ATOM AE

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Pacey Camm, Andrew Chumley, Tyler Fisher, Michael Gear, Eric Kane, Ian Leech, Isaac Lopers, Brady Martin, Nathan Martin, Evan Passmore, Stuart Sinclair, Justin Strohoff, Mitchell Walker, Elijah Weiss, Liam Wood, Coach Jason Camm, Asst. Coach Martin Kane, Trainer Peter Weiss, Manager Mark Leech

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Tyson Bauman, Joshua Gibson, Ethan Gilbert, Preston Hackert, Daniel Kochut, Kane Druschat, Keegan Martin, Jake Patterson, Tyson Roth, Seth Shantz, Owen Tettman, Joshua Uhrig, Cale Waechter, Owen Weber, Jake Wingrove, Coach Jeff Weber, Asst. Coach Brad Hackert, Trainer Darren Martin, Manager Jason Waechter

Tanner Armstrong, Tucker Armstrong, Hunter Brown, Dawson Brubacher, Brody Downs, Jamie Ferretti, Hayden George, Carter Harrow, Myles Hunter, Adrian Kocan, Evan McDowell, Jett Renon, Jack Rozema, Evan Sauve, Adam Short, Zachary Snider, Nathan Wong. Coach Kevin Brown, Asst. Coach Jeff McDowell, Trainer Todd Ferretti, Manager Dwayne Sauve

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WILDCATS | ATOM LL2

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Ethan Adams, Teagan Cadeau, Jonathon Enns, Jakob Geimer, Brandon Girling, Daniel Grant, Jack Hacock, Gabriel Hicknell, Connor Huber, Michael MacDonald, Luke Mann, Matthew Metzger, Andrew Palmer, Nicholas Ritchie, Luke Schmalz, David Taylor, Beckett Wadel, Evan Yorke, Coach Chris Taylor, Asst. Coach Joe MacDonald, Trainer Jason Adams, Asst. Trainer Ryan Cadeau, Manager Robert Hicknell

Kyler Austin, Quinnten Brown, Easton Gowing, Michael Hayes, Owen Lee, Cameron Leonard, Kody Lewis, AJ Mitchell, Gavin Roemer, Evan Roth, Colton Schmitt, Cole Slade, Nathan Snyder, Owen Troyer, Spencer Young, Coach Duane Gowing, Asst. Coach Mark Lee, Trainer James Mitchell, Manager Mike Brito

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WILDCATS | MINOR PEEWEE AE

WILDCATS | PEEWEE LL1

Lynden Blanchet, Griffin Boerner, Mitchell Brubacher, Connor Dingelstad, Sebastian Garrett, Sam Goebel, Mitchell Hartman, Tristan Kraemer, William McDougall, Joshua Moore, Adam Pauls, Lucas Radler, Shelby Rempel, Samuel Siopiolosz, Aiden Von Kannen, Coach Stephen Hartman, Asst. Coach Dan Pauls, Trainer Stephen Von Kannen, Manager Charlene Radler

Owen Battler, Logan Beard, Weston Bradley, Cole Brubacher, Ryan Curtis, Turner Duldhardt, Jackson Dumart, Daniel Kelly, Matthew Kraemer, James McCormick, Liam Moyer, Ethan Murr, Maxwell Nitsche, Coach Chris Kelly, Asst. Coach Gerald Beard, Asst. Coach Craig Curtis, Trainer Rob Moyer, Manager Heidi Kelly

WILDCATS | PEEWEE LL2

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Simon Bauman, Braxten Breen, Matthew Henry, Thomas Hill-Ring, Patrick Perry, James Reichard, Dominic Roth, Ryan Shantz, Jonathan Staken, Michael Wang, Ashton Weber, Emmett Weissendeck, Coach Craig Breen, Asst. Coach Matthew Roth, Trainer Jennifer Henry, Manager Jasmine Roth

Coleton Benham, Andrew Buehler, Oscar Fitch, Owen Hackert, Jonathan Horst, Liam Hunter, John Kilgour, Josh Sager, Malcolm Sager, Tanis Uhrig, Nolan Williamson, Gavin Wright, Matthew Yorke, Coach Ryan Wright, Asst. Coach Bill Wright, Trainer Rick Kilgour, Asst. Trainer Rob Sager, Manager Lori Wright

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WILDCATS | MAJOR BANTAM A

WILDCATS | MINOR BANTAM A

Kieffer Beard, Austin Cousineau, Sam Davidson, Bryce Dettweiler, Jake Good, Owen Harnock, Griffin Hergott, Nolan Hislop, Kurtis Hoover, Zac Pickard, Kyle Rintoul, Griffen Rollins, Lukas Shantz, Barton Sherrer, Cody Short, Jeremy Swanston, Ethan Young, Coach Jeff MacGregor, Asst. Coach Brad Altman, Trainer Paul Sherrer, Manager Leanne Rollins

Brett Allen, Jarrett Anderson, Jacob Clemmer, Nathan Curtis, Trevor Ferretti, Matthew Fleischmann, Simon Huber, Jarrett Lavigne, Cameron Martin, Jesse Martin, Payton McIsaac, Keaton McLaughlin, Blake Roemer, Zachery Verwey, Hunter Weigel, Benjamin Witmer Coach Jake Radcliffe, Asst. Coach Tim Best, Asst. Coach Brendan DaSilva, Trainer Jim Radcliffe, Manager Denise Fleischmann

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WILDCATS | BANTAM LL1

Eli Baldin, Ryan Belanger, Matthew Brubacher, Kyle Deyell, Jordan Dickieson, Brendan Grant, Jackson Hale, Tyler Horst, Corbin Kaufman, Nicholas Lee, Ryan Martin, Tyler Newton, Ryan Parrott, Hunter Schmitt, Jack Short, Mattew Thaler, MacKenzie Willms, Coach Kyle Holtom, Asst. Coach Greg Brubacher, Trainer David Lee, Asst. Trainer Michael Grant, Manager Shelley Deyell

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WILDCATS | MINOR MIDGET A

WILDCATS | MIDGET AE

Cole Altman, Daniel Carr, Austin Flaherty, Evan Gowing, Bradley Hale, Jordan Lee, Matthew MacDonald, Nolan McLaughlin, Chase Mooder, Brent Mulder, Nicholas Ravelle, Riley Runstedler, Cade Schaus, Isaiah Thornback, Mathew Turkalj, John Wang, Ethan Wilkie, Devin Williams, Coach Zachary Barriage, Asst. Coach Andrew Brubacher, Asst. Coach Timothy Shuh, Trainer Evan Martin, Manager Tracey Williams

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Elmira business melds car parts and metal recycling

Milkweed & monarchs bridge urban, rural interests

After considerable work at former Paleshi Motors site, 86 Auto and Metal Recyclers and U-Pull-It are now open WHITNEY NEILSON Locals now have an option in Elmira to scrap their car, find affordable car parts, and get rid of their scrap metal, with the opening of 86 Auto and Metal Recyclers and U-Pull-It Elmira on Apr. 1.

Owner Frank Rattasid runs a similar business, albeit larger, in Listowel, which he opened three years ago. The Elmira location operates on the former Paleshi Motors site on Arthur Street next to the Elmira Pet Products plant.

They run a hybrid yard where they recycle cars and scrap metal, and people can also come pull their own parts off of old cars for a fraction of the price they’d pay for brand new.

“The scrap metal industry and the auto wrecking industry were always separate from each other. The car guys dealt with the cars and the scrap metal guys dealt with scrap metal.

What we did was we combined the two because the end product, whether you have a scrap car that you crushed or you have a scrap fridge or a vacuum cleaner, an old bicycle that you crush, it goes into the same pot and gets melted down because it’s all steel. So we figured, ‘okay, if we’re doing one we can combine the two together,’” Rattasid explained.

He started bringing in cars six months ago to the property. There are about

300 cars there now, and he has a capacity of 450.

People can search their website to see which cars they have in stock and then come to the salvage yard with their own tools and pull the parts themselves and pay a set price, which is the same for all vehicles.

“We’ve gone back to the simpler route and the reason being is there are a lot of people that don’t necessarily have the budget to go buy car parts that are expensive, so we’re trying to save people money by you do the labour, you save some money,” Rattasid said.

For example, he called one of the salvage yards in Kitchener to see what it would cost to get a used car door from them. They sell their doors and mirrors separately, whereas the door and mirror are included for $50 at 86 Auto and Metal Recyclers.

“They priced me $200 on a door and $100 on a mirror. Granted you go there and they hand you the door but you come here and you undo two bolts and you cut the little harness and take the door with you.”

There’s a 30-day warranty on all the parts, so if they don’t fit you can bring them back and pull one off another car in the yard. You can also bring in your old part that you’re replacing and get some money for it because it can be crushed down into scrap metal.

Frank Rattasid hopes 86 Auto and Metal Recyclers and U-Pull-It Elmira will be well used by the community for recycling scrap metal and pulling parts for their vehicles.

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xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx “We buy steel by the tonne and we buy non-ferrous materials. So anything that’s aluminum, copper, brass, anything the magnet won’t stick to, we buy by the pound,” Rattasid said.

You can even bring in your old farm equipment to be recycled. As long as it’s

metal they’ll buy it.

He says they decided to buy the Elmira property because they saw a need in the community, especially with the Elmira transfer station closing. Woolwich Township administrators haven’t been entirely receptive to the venture,

however.

“Elmira’s growing like crazy. You’ve got close to 5,000 houses coming in now through all the subdivisions. There really was nowhere for people to take their stuff.”

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A springtime initiative launched by the David Suzuki Foundation, fashioned after the iconic Got Milk? campaign of yore, asks “Got Milkweed, Canada?” It’s an initiative designed to get urban people to plant milkweed and provide a much-needed food source for North America’s precarious population of eastern monarch butterflies, which require milkweed for their survival.

This year’s pro-milkweed campaign got underway amidst an unwelcome snowfall and cold weather, which might have dulled its lustre. But given the star power and public relations machine behind it, it’s destined to resonate through the spring with urbanites … provided, that is, they and their neighbours don’t get overrun with milkweed and start considering it a pest.

That’s the way farmers have seen milkweed, historically. Many have unhappy memories of slogging up and down blistering hot fields in the summer, hoeing stubborn milkweed plants by hand.

In the fall, they’d curse the ones they missed, the ones standing six inches taller than the highest soybeans, the ones that feasted all growing season on the commercial crops’ precious water and nutrients.

Advances in technology helped with milkweed control on the farm. In the mid 1990s, glyphosate (commercially sold as RoundUp) was introduced. It was highly effective against milkweed, and other weeds. It was also part of the herbicide-tolerant field crop phenomenon.

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However, an unfortunate and unintended consequence of getting rid of milkweed was that an important nesting and food source for monarchs, which are important pollinators, was reduced significantly.

But times have changed.

Milkweed is no longer reviled. Research has shown its value to the ecosystem, particularly for monarch reproduction. And as far as farmers and rural landowners go, milkweed is no longer a weed that must be controlled by law. Last January, the province declassified it as a noxious weed.

So, we’ve gone from killing milkweed, to tolerating it, and now even nurturing it and planting it in the garden, as the Suzuki campaign advocates.

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Prof. Ryan Norris, and colleagues from Australia, claims monarchs could be headed for near extinction without intervention.

The biggest problem is the disappearance of breeding grounds – that is, milkweed plots—primarily in the Midwest U.S. That was a groundbreaking finding, and it ran counter to the long-held belief that monarch butterflies were most vulnerable to disturbances in their wintering grounds in Mexico, or because of climate change.

Now, here’s a new development. Research by Norris and his team, sponsored by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council and Syngenta, is pointing to even more value in finding harmony among farmers – those who have to live with milkweeds—and environmentalists bent on saving the monarch.

Early results from research studies conducted this past summer near Long Point, show female

monarchs prefer laying eggs on milkweed that grows in small patches or strips of land between farmers’ fields.

The females like those patches better than other places where milkweed typically grows, such as roadsides and naturalized areas.

These are preliminary findings and there are still more questions to be answered. But to me, it’s very encouraging research. It’s well known that friction exists between environmentalists and modern farmers who use technology as production and management tools.

But if these disparate groups could find some common, middle ground – like small, innocuous patches of milkweed on a farm – at least they have a starting point for dialogue.

Monarchs and milkweed could be the glue that helps bring them closer together.

This kind of a win-win-win for wildlife, farmers and environmentalists is rare.

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ROBERTS: Coming up with a winning formula

On top of the five acres he’s currently using he owns another seven behind the fence. He’s not allowed to build on it though because of environmental constraints – it’s home to a former municipal landfill site. He’s collecting petition signatures to bring to the township to show the support for him to be able to use the additional seven acres, which would mean he could hold 1,500 cars, and hire more people to work in the yard.

“We would like our additional seven acres. It’s sitting there doing nothing. And it’s not like it’s not contaminated land. We dug down 17 feet because we had to put the pylons in for the scale. The stink, you can’t imagine. We couldn’t find solid ground.

Seventeen feet down all we found was garbage. This land couldn’t be any more contaminated than what it is,” Rattasid said.

And while a salvage yard sounds like it can’t be great for the environment, they’re actually doing their part to not cause more damage. They drain all the fluids out of the vehicles they bring in before they go in the yard, and pull out all the batteries and tires.

The batteries are tested, charged, and sold if they’re good. Tires and batteries are sold separately for $20

apiece.

“We changed the fence, we cleaned up the parking lot, we cleaned up the yard. We hauled seven trailers of crap out of here, 53-foot trailers, that’s once the cars were gone. Never mind that they crushed cars without draining the fluids. It was an environmental nightmare here,” Rattasid said.

You can sell your car to them by the tonne, or if it’s in good enough shape to be sold for parts, they might pay more for it.

Woolwich doesn’t have zoning for a recycling or auto wrecking yard. The property has an M1 or industrial/commercial zoning. The township added to the site plan agreement, saying the property can be used as a salvage yard for motor vehicles.

He’d like the zoning to be changed.

“Instead of taking a pen and putting a line through ‘for motor vehicles,’ because that’s all they had to do, they added to the agreement, so now I can have a scrap collection bin that I can collect steel in. I can’t have the kind of staff that I would have in Listowel because we’re really not allowed to run the business on a large scale. They kind of allowed it, but we still don’t have the right zoning.

That’s why right now we’re doing a petition. Hopefully the township will see the

light, they’ll see that it’s a needed business,” he said.

Despite only having opened some two weeks ago, he’s already seeing customers come in from across the region to see what cars they have in stock to pull from. And his business is bringing customers to other local businesses.

“There was a gentleman that came last week. He came in and he said I need a plug for my tow hitch on my GMC truck. I said we’ve got one out there. He said well I don’t have any tools with me. And I said I’m sorry we don’t lend out tools. Sometimes we get 100 people in the yard, we just can’t hand out tools.

He says ‘okay, no problem.’

He goes, ‘I’ll be back in five minutes, I’m just going to run up the street to NAPA and buy a pair of pliers,’” Rattasid said.

Up to 200 people visit his Listowel location on a Saturday to pull car parts and they recycle 50 tonnes of scrap metal per day. With proper zoning, the Elmira site could do the same.

“People do come in here.

And they will come in much more droves.”

His 86 Auto and Metal Recyclers and U-Pull-It Elmira are open Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

To see what cars they have in stock to pull parts from check out www.upullit.ca.

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Hitch(in’) a Ride to Conestogo The music of Boston and the Women of Rock will fill The Black Forest Inn for Showplace concert Saturday WHITNEY NEILSON CONESTOGO MAY NEVER HOST rock ‘n’ roll legends Boston, but Hitch A Ride is making sure their music can still be heard in smaller venues around southern Ontario.

The band plays solely repertoire from the American rock band and includes Robyn Landers (guitar) Graham Duench (vocals), Danielle Guistini (vocals), Kalina Seifried (vocals), Dan Beacock (guitar), Doug Chase (keyboard), Tom Nagy (bass), and John Walker (drums).

Robyn Landers says they can’t call themselves a tribute band because they don’t dress up like the band. Instead their tagline is “We perform the music of Boston.”

“I’ve been a huge fan of Boston since high school, which for me was the late 1970s. Their music just grabbed me right from the start. I loved the sound of the guitars, I loved the rich harmonies, the incredible harmony singing. The music was just fantastic.

And at that time I was getting started learning how to play guitar and thought man it would be so amazing if I could someday possibly play this music,” Landers said.

He and Walker founded the band in 2006, but it didn’t turn into anything.

They started it again for one event at the end of 2012 and it worked. So in 2013 they gathered all the musicians they needed

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and started learning the material for their first performance in November.

They’ll be playing at The Black Forest Inn in Conestogo this Saturday, which they’ve done a few times before. The first half of the show will be featuring The Women of Rock.

Danielle Guistini and Kalina Seifried will perform the songs of some noted female artists.

“So that’s going to be Pat Benatar, Sass Jordan, Heart, Alanis Morissette, that kind of thing. So that’s really going to highlight our two female singers in the band. And then the second hour of the show it’ll be the Boston repertoire,” Landers said.

They’ve also played The Registry Theatre, Maxwell’s, the Schwaben Club, the Boston Club in

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Burlington, several private events, and birthday parties. They’ll be performing this May at a conference at Wilfrid Laurier University.

“We’ve done a couple of free outdoor events. We played at the Baden Summer Concert Series at Castle Kilbride two summers ago. And they told us we had the biggest audience they’d ever drawn for that event. We had 500 people or more. We did an outdoor benefit show for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada a couple years ago as well,” Landers said.

He says bands that focus on one artist give fans the chance to enjoy a full evening of music by artists who might be harder to go and see. Maybe tickets are $300 or the band you like

isn’t touring in Canada.

These types of bands allow people to hear the music in a live setting.

“It’s not like we can put on a multi-million light show and all that stuff like in an arena, but nevertheless we do deliver the musical experience so the fans can hear the songs the love from the artist they love in a much more accessible opportunity,” Landers said.

And they have a pretty dedicated core following building up. He says there are people who come to pretty much any show they do because they’re such big fans of the music and they put on a good show.

They’ve expanded their repertoire deeper into the Boston catalogue over the past three years.

“After you get past the

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point of learning to play the songs you also develop your ability to deliver a performance or a show. You can concentrate as well on not just playing the material but how you present the material and how you present yourselves on stage. We’re fortunate our three singers are all from the musical theatre background.

They’re very accomplished on the theatrical side about how to carry themselves on stage and relate to an audience,” Landers said.

And it’s good timing for Boston fans to check out Hitch A Ride because 2016 happens to be the 40th anniversary of Boston’s debut album. They’ll be playing the entire album at the show, as well as an assortment of other tunes by them.

He notes they have three singers to achieve Brad Delp’s harmonies and

THEATRE WELLESLEY IS INVITING audiences to take a seat in their living room and turn on the tube for a night of live sitcom humour.

Held in the upstairs portion of the Wellesley library, the theatre group is putting on The Second Time Around – a witty look at starting over. The space can only hold 30 people per performance, so producer Jamie McLean says it will be an intimate experience.

“It is written like a sitcom, so there are lots of quick one liners and the dialogue is really fast-paced. It is really funny,” she shared, adding that the community theatre group’s spring performances are traditionally smaller than in the fall.

“Our spring shows have much smaller casts. There are usually five members, maximum. The audience should feel like they are sitting there in their living room as they watch.”

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Happy 80th Birthday!

Wayne Henrich

Happy 5th Birthday Littleman!

St. Jacobs own Jeff Hayes and Crystal Smith of Whitefish Ontario are getting married.

Weber, Susanna (Sue)

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Lots of Love Mom, Dad & Big Sister Megan

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A special thank you to Dr. Linda Hirzer and staff at North Waterloo Veterinary Hospital for the wonderful care they gave Benz.

Benz passed away on April 11, 2016.

The Wideman Family would like to express our thanks to friends and family for the many cards, flowers, food and messages we received following the passing of Earl. It was comforting to know that he touched so many lives. Your thoughtfulness will always be remembered. A special thank-you to Dr. Peters and the staff at the WCHC.

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DEATH NOTICES FREY, LEVI B. | Passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, April 10, 2016 in his 96th year.

GERHARDT, ANTON | Passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 10, 2016 at Barnswallow Place Care Community, Elmira at the age of 92.

WILKEN, JAMES RAYMOND (JIM) | Jim was born in Elmira, February 17, 1936. Surrounded by the love of his family, Jim passed away on April 9, 2016 at Innisfree House, after a long and courageous fight against cancer.

Dear wife of Norman R. Weber for nearly 65 years. Sue was a well-loved member of the community and wonderful homemaker, and deeply committed to her faith and church community. As she raised her family, she was president of the parent committee for the Inter-Mennonite Children’s Choir. She was hostess of The Stone Crock in its early years, and later became gift buyer for the St. Jacobs Mill Stone Crock. Sue had an appreciation for beauty, great and small. She loved painting, sewing, singing, and a lively game of Scrabble. Her gracious heart and laughter will be missed by her children and grandchildren; Bruce and Marj Weber (Josh Weber, Hannah and Daniel Harms), Cheryl and Richard Good (Ben and Christina Good, Susanna and Jonathan Compton), Valerie and Gord Alton (Derek, David, and Emily Alton), Andrea and Jamie Weber Steckly, and two great-grandchildren.

She is welcomed home by her parents, Levi and Amanda Brubacher, and siblings, Rebecca Reist, Amos, Elias, Sylvester and Melinda Brubacher.

Sue’s family is filled with gratitude for the supportive staff at Chartwell. Visitation was held on Friday, April 8, 2016 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, 62 Arthur St. S., Elmira.

Interment took place in Elmira Mennonite Cemetery on Saturday, April 9, at 1:30 p.m. A memorial service and celebration of her life was held at Elmira Mennonite Church, 58 Church St. W., Elmira, on Saturday, April 9, 2016 at 2 p.m. Donations to Elmira Mennonite Church or Mennonite Central Committee can be made in her memory.

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Visneskie, Mary J. Passed away peacefully at Lisaard House on Sunday, April 10, 2016, at the age of 68 years. Mary (Gross) Visneskie was the beloved wife of Orville Visneskie of Elmira. Loved mother of Patricia Visneskie, Scott (Kelly), and Jeffrey (Andrea). Loving grandma of Henry, Georgia, Annie, Nicholas, and Julia. Dear sister of Audrey (Hector) Cusson and Shirley Lemp. Predeceased by her parents Frank and Helen (Gies) Gross and a brother-in-law Carl Lemp. Mary was a longtime employee of Woolwich Community Services.

Cremation has taken place. Memorial visitation was held on Tuesday, April 12, 2016 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, 62 Arthur St. S., Elmira. A memorial service was held on Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 11 a.m. in the funeral home chapel. As expressions of sympathy, donations to Woolwich Community Services would be appreciated.

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Not Alone, which shows a series of hands holding each other in the form of mountain range. The piece is done in caustic, which is the art of melting wax, a technique she says reflects the feeling she had when creating the piece.

“Working with hot wax, all of a sudden it is alive, it moves, it takes on a life of its own,” she said. “Any illusion of control as an artist is left being held very lightly, which is kind of symbolic to me about what it is like to live with intergenerational trauma and with complex post traumatic stress disorder. Each one of the hands

of the different people are a meaningful moment. If I were to define myself, I would say that I am a seeker of meaningful moments.”

Ssedoga says she hopes the exhibit brings people together in a unique way, possibly opening up new relationships that could help those dealing with trauma in their lives.

“There is so much being learned now about intergenerational trauma, and there are so many disciplines, whether it is learning about how everything can contribute. It might be concussions you have had in your youth, or the research that is being

done in neuroplasticity,” she said. “This is all really exciting, and all these different disciplines need to learn how to come together and work. That multidisciplinary approach has helped me, but the different professionals aren’t necessarily working together and doing everything that they know might be helpful.”

Her advice for those that are working through their own traumatic experiences and the feelings that come along with that?

“Follow what is alive in you and then however that wants to express itself, go for it. It could be through paint-

Visitors at the Waterloo Region Trauma Services Initiative art exhibit opening Apr. 11 were treated to a presentation from artists and program coordinators, explaining the exhibit and the impact trauma has. [LIZ BEVAN / THE OBSERVER]

ing, it could be through collage, or exercise, or running, or singing, or poetry,” she said. “Just start with finding what is alive in you.”

The exhibit was shown last month at Kitchener City Hall before coming to Elmira, where it will be displayed until the end of the month.

The Waterloo Regional Trauma Services Initiative held an opening reception for the exhibit on Apr. 11, where artists shared their stories, and visitors were treated to a spoken word/musical performance.

To view the exhibit, stop by the township hall at 24 Church St. W.

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$268,900 DRAYTON – Quiet street in Drayton. Quaint home for the growing family! FOUR bdrms. liv. room AND family room (gas fireplace). Main flr. laundry. Gas heat. Detached dble. garage + 2 sheds. Well landscaped. NEW MLS.

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If you have any questions, please contact: Mayor Sandy Shantz, sshantz@woolwich.ca Councillor Murray Martin, mmartin@woolwich.ca

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LOVELY OLDER HOME loaded with character and close to all amenities. 2,568 sq.ft. Natural woodwork, pocket doors & hdwd floors. Main floor family room addition with lots of natural lighting, gas fireplace & walkout to deck (overlooks a large, professionally landscaped lot). 3 full bathrms (ensuite). Potential for 4 bedrooms. 3 storey addition incl. master bdrm. w/walkin closet & w/o to deck & full bsmt. workshop w/separate entrance (or in-home business!). MLS.

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The Wellington County Farm and Home Safety Association is hosting its annual Children’s Safety Day on Apr. 23 at Farfield Farms of Alma. Last year, some 6,500 people learned about safety issues through the association at farm shows and farm safety days. The event runs 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 7312 Sideroad 5W in Centre Wellington Township, one sideroad south of Alma. Complimentary lunch will be provided to all who participate in the event, and children will receive goodie bags courtesy of local businesses.

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LIVING HERE BUILDING COMMUNITY/ LOCAL FOOD TREND

Growing more than fresh vegetables in Breslau garden

CHEF’S TABLE/ DONNA GINGRICH

Asparagus a taste of spring when the weather’s just not there yet

Spaces snapped up quickly as church launches garden project as a way to foster community in the village LIZ BEVAN After a successful growing season last year, the Breslau Mennonite Church has asked the community to come and bloom along with them.

Now that the weather is supposed to get warmer, and ice is melting all over the region, the organizing committee for the Breslau Community Garden has opened up their plots to the public – and the spaces filled up fast.

“In the last couple of weeks, we started talking with the community about the garden, so we got to learn about the community, if there was an interest in gardening, and from that, there was a tremendous interest. Our plots filled up in that weekend. It has been really great to see the response and the interest,” said Alex Charette, chair of the project’s organizing committee. “It was great soil, so we decided to share with the community the great gift of the soil and what we can grow in it.”

The garden had 12 plots available for community members to sow their seeds. Now that they are full, Charette says he and the committee are going to focus on bringing community members together

around a shared love of gardening.

“We are hoping to keep the community vibrant and connected with each other.

By providing this place where people can converse and get to know each other, it is really valuable especially within Breslau to meet and get to know more about each other. The Breslau community now has such a diverse background of cultures and religions, so it is a space that everyone can contribute something to,” he said. “The intergenerational aspect of it is important as well. We have seniors, as well as younger families that are trying to show their kids that this is where food comes from and this is how food is grown.”

The committee is already looking at the different vegetables that will be flourishing in the garden this year, and Charette says they are basing their decisions on which plants were hearty last year.

“We do beans, peas. We have done turnip and beets – those grew really well – we also had a giant tomato harvest last year,” he said.

“The vines took over a good portion of the garden.”

Charette credits the popularity of the community garden to a shift in thinking in Breslau, giving the Men-

nonite church a chance to share its outlook with those around them.

“The local food movement is something that is huge right now. People have a desire to grow their own food. That is something that wasn’t there in the past. It is really starting to come forward now,” he said. “Especially being that Breslau originated from Mennonite roots, that gardening idea has always been there.

The idea that you can nurture something, it will grow and literally eat the fruits of your labour is powerful.”

Charette says there are already tentative plans to increase the number of plots available to the community in spring 2017, and he invites anyone who is interested to keep an eye on their website in order to stay in the loop.

“The more people we can get involved, the better. I am sure we will get to a point where we can’t expand anymore, but hopefully that won’t come for a little while and we can

RECIPE NOTES

connect with a lot of people in the community before that,” he said.

To keep up with the community garden’s news, visit their site at www.breslaugardens.wordpress.com.

Members of the Breslau Mennonite Church get the gardening plots ready with manure, weeding and spacing last spring. This year, the garden opened 12 plots to the public, with spaces filling up in just a couple of days. [SUBMITTED]

Last week when I was grocery shopping the weather outside was frightful – the wind was howling, the snow swirling and the temperature was -7 C. When I spotted the asparagus, I snatched it up thinking it would be a taste of spring. And it was, despite the fact that it definitely was not locally grown.

So I made this Chicken Alfredo with Asparagus, which when it was finished was enough to feed 8-9 people. But do not despair about that: the leftovers are better than the first time around. I like to salt or season the linguine, asparagus and chicken individually while cooking them instead of later when all is mixed. I detest unsalted pasta! The flavour is better throughout the dish if it is cooked with salt, but I’ll let you decide how much you want to use.

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Want to improve your fuel mileage before any major trips this summer?

Here are some tips to get the most kilometers of of your tank!

1. Keep your car properly tuned.

2. Keep your tires properly inflated.

3. Replace your air filter regularly.

4. Address concerns such as the “check engine” light and overdue maintenance. ~Lewis

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Kleensweep Carpet Care

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Everything Vacuum

APRIL 20

NEW HORIZONS WELCOMES ALL zoomers, boomers and seniors. Enjoy coffee or tea and a delicious snack. Topic: Missing People of Ontario, presented

by Sgt. Gordon Stinson, Waterloo Regional Police Service; $2 per person, 10-11:30 a.m. at the Maryhill Community Centre. For more information call Joan Haid at 519-648-2742 or email at jehaid@xplorenet. ca.

WOOLWICH COMMUNITY CLEAN-UP DAY, 8:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. Contact Ann for a location near you. aroberts@ woolwich.ca or 519-669-6027 or 1-877-969-0094.

SENIORS LUNCH CLUB AT noon (doors open at 11:30 a.m.). Wellesley Community Centre, 1000 Maple Leaf St., Wellesley. Cost $6. Join us for a noonday light lunch and fellowship. Call Community Care Concepts 519-664-1900 or toll free: 1-855-664-1900 for more information.

WOODSIDE EVERGREEN FELLOWSHIP FOR Seniors, 10:30 a.m., 200 Barnswallow Dr., Elmira. God’s Grace in My Life - Bruce Nicholson; M is for Memories photo management by Patti Metzger. Suggested donation $7/person, includes hot lunch. For more information contact Reta Malloy 519-669-8752.

APRIL 18

HUGS (HEALTH, UNDERSTANDING, GROWTH, Sharing) at the Breslau Community Centre (100 Andover Dr., Breslau). For parents and children (0-5 yrs of age) living in the catchment area of WCHC; 9:30-11 a.m. on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of every month.

Discuss parenting and child health issues. Upcoming sessions: Apr. 14, Baby Food Basics, Apr. 28, Infant Sign Language. For more information, call Heidi at 519-664-3794, ext. 237.

APRIL 17 HUNGRYMAN’S BREAKFAST HOSTED BY Riverside Public School at Elmira Legion; 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. All you can eat. Adults $6; kids (6-10) $3, kids under 5 free.

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APRIL 16

SENIORS LUNCH AT NOON. Breslau Community Centre, 100 Andover Dr., Breslau. Cost $6. Join us for a noonday light lunch and fellowship. Call Community Care Concepts 519-664-1900 or toll free: 1-855-6641900 for more information.

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APRIL 21 WOOLWICH COMMUNITY SERVICES HAS trained volunteers available to complete your income tax return. This service is offered free of charge to people with limited income. To find out if you qualify drop by or call Woolwich Community Services at 5 Memorial Ave., Elmira. 519-669-5139.

A TASTE OF WOOLWICH, 5 - 8 p.m., Woodside Bible Fellowship, 200 Barnswallow Dr., Elmira. Meet your local food producers, buy and sample locally produced foods (cash sales only), see and buy work by resident artists, hear the Local Vocals and more!

Everyone welcome. No charge. Donations welcome.

HEALTHY KIDS MAKE GOOD Learners; 6:30 p.m., Conestogo Public School. It’s free! More info online www.myhappyhealthyfamily.ca. Hear expert speaker Brenda Wollenberg provide insightful information and practical tips to optimize your child’s ability to learn, general attitude and overall well-being.

ELMIRA AND DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL Society meeting; 7:30 p.m. at Trinity United Church, 21 Arthur St. N., Elmira. Theresa Schumilas from Garden Party Organic Farm who will speak about the topic “Edible Flowers.” Members are free, nonmembers $2. Please use back entrances, bring shoes or slippers.

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SPRING INTO ACTION! JOIN physiotherapy assistant, Laurie Buehler and physiotherapist Bernadette Vanspall and explore ways that you can get your body ready for spring yard work; 1-3 p.m. at Woolwich Community Health Centre, physiotherapy office, 9 Parkside Dr., St. Jacobs. Space is limited.

For information call 519-664-3794.

APRIL 19 GALE TUESDAY LUNCHEON, GALE Presbyterian Church, 10 Barnswallow Dr., Elmira; 11:30 a.m. Mac & cheese with ham, salad, dessert and beverage $12. For takeouts please call 519-669-2852.

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public. Placement is not guaranteed. Registrations, corporate events, open houses and the like do not qualify in this section.

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St. James Lutheran Church

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VERMONT Castings

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PLACES OF FAITH | A DIRECTORY OF LOCAL HOUSES OF WORSHIP

building relationships with God, one another and the world

SANYO CANADIAN

PATRICK MERLIHAN

It’s time to call your Welcome Wagon Hostess.

YOUR OIL, PROPANE, NATURAL GAS AND AIR CONDITIONING EXPERTS

9:00 am: Christian Education 10:15 am: Worship Pastor: Hans J.W. Borch

Proclaiming Christ through Love and Service

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11:00 am

Baptism Sunday

10:45am Worship Service Finding The Way Together 47 Arthur St., S. Elmira • 519-669-3153 www.thejunctionelmira.com

Speaker: Ron Seabrooke

Discovering God Together

Apr. 16, 9am Learn to Can Sausage 4522 Herrgott Rd., Wallenstein www.wbconline.ca • 519-669-2319

Elmira Mennonite Church

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CALVARY CHAPEL

“I Deserve To Be Counted On – But He Gave Me Another Chance” Sunday, April 17

Sunday Service 3:00 pm

500 Northfield Dr. West, Waterloo • 226-234-8384

EVANGELICAL MISSIONARY CHURCH

“Peace” 9:15 AM & 11:00 AM

Birdland Plaza, 112 Oriole Parkway, Unit 5, Elmira 519-669-1459 • www.elmiracommunity.org

Worship: 9:30am Gift Discernment Sunday

Emmanuel Sunday, April 17th

meets at All Saints Anglican Church

Register @ 519-669-5123

7pm Rescue Junction Concert

58 Church St. W., Elmira • 519-669-5123

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The Book of Revelation verse-by-verse, chapter-by-chapter

HEARING ASSISTED

Sunday, April 17th

Zion Mennonite Fellowship 9:30am Sunday School

REACH OUT.

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Service at 10:30am Rev. Paul Snow 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)

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

Among its many impacts, the Internet is even changing the English language WEIRD NOTES

Q. What impact is the

Internet having on the English language? And by the way, are your eyebrows â&#x20AC;&#x153;on fleekâ&#x20AC;??

A. The Internet â&#x20AC;&#x153;provides

a conduit for new language to spread worldwide, performing a role that once only major TV broadcasts could fulfill,â&#x20AC;? says Hal Hodson in â&#x20AC;&#x153;New Scientistâ&#x20AC;? magazine. Just ask Peaches Monroee, who in a Vine video described her newly shaped eyebrows as â&#x20AC;&#x153;on fleek,â&#x20AC;? that is, â&#x20AC;&#x153;looking good.â&#x20AC;? Almost immediately, the video went viral, currently with some 38 mil-

lion viewers, and has even been made into a Nicki Minaj song.

Software that charts the rise of language online has uncovered three of the fastest-proliferating words in the United Kingdom: â&#x20AC;&#x153;bootyful,â&#x20AC;? an alternative for â&#x20AC;&#x153;beautifulâ&#x20AC;?; â&#x20AC;&#x153;cywâ&#x20AC;? for â&#x20AC;&#x153;coming your wayâ&#x20AC;?; and â&#x20AC;&#x153;scrimsâ&#x20AC;? from gaming forums that refer to practice sessions before competitions.

Katherine Martin, head of US Dictionaries at Oxford University Press in New York, finds this all very exciting. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of things that would have been oral, and therefore never recorded, are being recorded as text, and are therefore searchable and findable.â&#x20AC;?

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yet this swirl of language creation and distribution online is a challenge for linguists,â&#x20AC;? adds lexicographer David Barnhart. Unlike an earlier, print-dominated era, novel words are now relatively easy to discover.

The problem is â&#x20AC;&#x153;how to sort out the useful from the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;uselessâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; evidence.â&#x20AC;?

Q. What did a candy bar have to do with an early astronaut heading for the high heavens?

A. It was returning from

the high heavens that was recently on the mind of Human Factors expert Bob Hooson, who recounted to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Discoverâ&#x20AC;? magazine his assignment for the 1961 suborbital flight of astronaut Alan Shepard. As a specialist in physiological psychology, Hooson was

Milky Way won out over a Mars bar.â&#x20AC;? Though Shepard never removed the candy from his pocket, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I felt better knowing it was there.â&#x20AC;?

Q. What in his short life prompted a precocious four-year-old to tell his parents that he had a natural liking for numbers?

concerned for Shepardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s well-being on splashdown, where one scenario envisioned the astronaut having to wait in the water several hours before pickup.

Because Shepard was supposedly going into this flight with an empty stomach and would be performing various preflight and post-flight duties, a delayed pickup would be his first opportunity to focus on his situation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At the least, the hunger would become a discomfort. At the most, it could lead to distraction from mission objective.â&#x20AC;?

Hooson recommended some food be taken along, and a several-ounce candy bar was considered an acceptable choice. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think the statute of limitations would allow me to tell you

A. Ming Cong â&#x20AC;&#x153;learned

that he was born in China on Tuesday, January 2, 1934 (the Gregorian calendar) at four minutes past 6:00 a.m.

He weighed exactly eight pounds at birth,â&#x20AC;? says Owen Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Shea in â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Call of the Primes.â&#x20AC;? So he stunned his civil engineering father and PhD mathematics mother when he told them that â&#x20AC;&#x153;he was born on 1/2/34 at 56 minutes to 7, he weighed exactly 8 pounds, and he was born on the square-root-

of-9 day of the week.â&#x20AC;?

Unfortunately, a head injury during a skiing accident cut short what might have been a promising career in mathematics. Instead, he eventually left home and joined a carnival in the United States and as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dr. Congâ&#x20AC;? impressed colleagues and audiences with his unusual bits of numerology. For instance, he reminded one elderly lady in 1976 when Americans were celebrating the 200th anniversary of Independence that July 4, 1776 fell on the (17 + 76 + 17 + 76) day of the year.â&#x20AC;?

ABOUT THE AUTHORS Bill is a journalist, Rich holds a doctorate in physics. Together the brothers bring you â&#x20AC;&#x153;Strange But True.â&#x20AC;? Send your questions to strangetrue@compuserve.com.

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29. Gift-tag word 30. â&#x20AC;&#x153;__ and froâ&#x20AC;?

33. ___ nitrate 34. Uncle-like 37. Ambition 38. Olive-hued birds 39. Cheat, in a way 41. Cut off 45. Galosh 47. Rhythmic dilatation of the heart

50. Bankrolls 51. Ballyhoo 53. Examine closely 54. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fantasy Islandâ&#x20AC;? prop 56. Strolled 58. Arch type 62. Muse of music 64. PM preceder 65. French officer 67. Ale holder 71. In a risquĂŠ way 72. Aquatic plant 75. Mosaic artist 76. Saw-toothed 77. Social starter 79. Sweat, technically 80. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Emmaâ&#x20AC;? author 81. Kiss, to Brits 82. Drained 83. Best suited 84. Addition column DOWN 1. Ticked off 2. Pelvic bones

3. Enthralled 4. Sellers of office supplies 5. Koalaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pouch 6. Abrahamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eldest 7. Drive-___ 8. Upper layer of earthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s crust 9. Clear, as a drain 10. ___-wee Herman 11. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rootsâ&#x20AC;? writer 12. Docket 13. Small drum 14. Guttural 15. Grimm boy 20. Also 24. Legendary Giant 26. Orange pop 28. Uniform shade 31. Place for a pin 32. Choler 34. Acknowledge 35. Cheer starter 36. Trig function 40. Poe or Degas 41. Most patterned

42. Stone obtained from granite 43. â&#x20AC;&#x153;... or ___!â&#x20AC;?

44. Reward, to a poet 46. Codeine source 48. Breathing problem 49. Undertake, with â&#x20AC;&#x153;outâ&#x20AC;?

52. Finish, with â&#x20AC;&#x153;upâ&#x20AC;?

55. Mysterious: Var. 57. Consumptions 58. Fiona, for one 59. Get ready 60. Make secret 61. The Wizard of Menlo Park 63. Destroy 66. Argus-eyed 68. ___ power 69. Scoutâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mission 70. Grounds 73. â&#x20AC;&#x153;___ we forgetâ&#x20AC;?

74. Box office take 77. Call to Bo-peep 78. Blaster

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CAPTION Ethan, Melanie, Scott and Camden Bryant of Elmira spent a week at the Iberostar Playa Pilar resort relaxing by the pool and walking the beach. Here they take a break from the sun to pose with their Observer.

HOW TO PLAY: Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 through 9 only once. Each 3x3 box is outlined with a darker line. We have got you started with a few numbers already placed in the boxes.

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CHEF’S TABLE: Whipping up a taste of spring FROM | 32

Chicken Alfredo with Asparagus 375 gr. linguine 1/2 cup onion, chopped 1/2 cup butter 1/2 cup flour 5 cups milk 3 Tbsp. chicken soup base 1/2 cup parmesan cheese 2 cloves garlic, minced 1/2 tsp. fresh grated black pepper

650 gr. asparagus, cut into 1” pieces 3 cups chicken, seasoned, cooked and chopped

Cook linguine in salted water. Drain.

Meanwhile, in another pot, sauté butter and onion until onion starts to brown.

Add flour, mix.

Add milk and chicken soup base, stirring frequently until it comes to a boil.

Remove from heat. Add parmesan cheese, garlic and black pepper.

Cook asparagus in lightly salted water.

Combine linguine, alfredo sauce, asparagus and chicken.

Check seasonings.

Garnish with additional parmesan cheese and parsley.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Donna is the author of A Taste of Nostalgia Cookbook, which is available by calling 519-638-5791 or email donna.atasteofnostalgia@gmail.com.

HITCH A RIDE: Recreating the sound of Boston FROM | 25

Landers uses the same specific guitar amplifier that Tom Scholz used to create a very similar sound.

“The Boston records were created meticulously in the personal studio of Tom Scholz, the founder of the band. So he wrote almost all the songs and for most of the songs he played almost all of the instruments. He has the luxury of being able to pile on layers and layers of guitars and instrumenta-

tion and fairly intricate arrangements, which is great in a studio on a record...

What’s challenging about it is to rearrange the densely recorded album material into a format that’s going to work live with two guitar players and a keyboard. So you have to suss out what are the most important guitar parts,” Landers said.

Boston is touring this summer, but as of yet hasn’t added any Canadian tour dates.

“To be able to play the music that we enjoy so much and to see the audience enjoy it so much, it’s really rewarding,” Landers said.

Hitch a Ride and The Women of Rock play The Black Forest Inn in Conestogo on Apr. 16. The show starts at 6 p.m. and you can go for dinner and the show, or just the show. Reservations can be made at www. showplacedinnertheatre. com.

LAUGHS: An intimate theatrical experience FROM | 25

time to get back into dating, and reconnects and starts up relationships with two sisters, Heather and Nicki, whom he went to high school with.

David doesn’t know much about dating after being out of the game for so long, so he relies on advice from his daughter, whose knowledge of love and relationships comes strictly from years of reading Cosmopolitan magazine.

McLean says the show will be something the audience can relate to, as well as have plenty of big laughs.

“It is a romantic comedy and it is always fun to see the potential screwed up lives of other people compared to yourself,” she said with a laugh. “Audiences will be able to relate to the relationships that are developed throughout the play, and the characters themselves. Every character is hilarious. Every character has their own nuances. I really love how it is written.

It is very, very funny.”

The show is being directed by Theatre Wellesley veteran Al Strong who has directed shows for the community theatre for eight years.

“He has been a part of Theatre Wellesley from the beginning,” said McLean.

Playing David is John Settle, and in the role of his daughter Samantha is

May is

Sarah Kipp and Lori Hoelscher, as sisters Heather and Nicki, share a drink during a rehearsal for Theatre Wellesley’s The Second Time Around, premiering this weekend.

[SUBMITTED] Madeline Da Rosa. The two love interests, Nicki and Heather, are played by Lori Hoelscher and Sarah Kipp.

David’s mother-in-law, Shirley, will be played by Judy Johnson.

The script, ultimately chosen by Strong, was just one of many the script committee looked at when deciding on their spring production. McLean says there is a lot of reading involved.

“We look at synopses of different plays from the Playwright’s Guild of Canada, then the committee reads them, along with several others, and they come up with the three that they like,” she said. “This is only our third spring production.

Normally we only have one show per year, and that is a fall production. With our fall production, we usually do farces and comedies.

With our spring show, we have been able to stretch a little bit in terms of what we

can produce.”

She hopes that audiences can see what community theatre means, and the kind of effort that goes into it, not just on stage, but also behind the scenes.

“I really hope that the audience just takes away the idea that it is community theatre and the amount of work that all of the volunteers put into each and every show,” she said. “But also, just to have a good laugh and to have a good time.”

The show debuts on Apr. 15 at 8 p.m., with matinee performances at 2 p.m. on Apr. 16 and 17. The cast will take the stage again the following weekend at 8 p.m. on Apr. 22, and again at 2 p.m. on Apr. 23 and 24.

For tickets to The Second Time Around, visit Pym’s Village Market in Wellesley, email contact@theatrewellesley.ca, or call 519573-2992. Tickets are $15.

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