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Residents seek traffic-calming measures in neighbourhood Growth, new subdivisions sees more cars through established part of Elmira, with speeders causing concern

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STEVE KANNON Park Avenue’s Victorian homes, large lawns and canopy of old trees paint an idyllic picture, but residents say a growing surge in traffic is changing the character of the Elmira neighbourhood. Moreover, large trucks and speeding cars pose a growing safety threat.

Their concerns have met with some sympathy but absolutely no action from Woolwich Township.

“It’s just crazy with speed. It’s a real safety concern,” said Park Avenue resident Ken Gallipeau, who’s been vocal in bringing the issue to the township, where, thus far, he “gets the feeling that this is not a priority.”

He and some of his neighbours say the problem has grown worse in the last decade as the former Elmira Raceway lands were turned into a residential subdivision. Park Avenue and some of the other east-west roads leading into the subdivisions have become a favourite route for residents looking to move quickly

Unsafe cycling on Wellesley roads draws the attention of council

Park Street residents Ken Gallipeau, Lois Weber, and Donna and Peter Fulcher want to see traffic-calming measures in their Elmira neighbourhood. [STEVE KANNON / THE OBSERVER] from their homes to roadways out of town.

The situation has become worse since Church Street was closed, causing drivers to find alternative routes, said Gallipeau, noting the traffic is a harbinger of what’s to come when some 1,700 new homes are built on the north side of Church Street – drivers will want to get from the northwest side of town to Arthur Street heading to Waterloo, avoiding

downtown as they do it.

A resident for 33 years, Peter Fulcher has seen the traffic grow, changing the once-tranquil neighbourhood.

“Snyder [Avenue] is like a highway with all the people from the new Elmira – that’s what we call it – coming through here.”

“We don’t sit on our front porch anymore because of the traffic,” added his wife, Donna.

While noting that some in-

crease in traffic was inevitable with the growth, the residents argue the township needs to implement some traffic-calming measures to force drivers to slow down.

“The big concern is the speed,” said Peter Fulcher.

“The speed limit is 50 – that’s 30 miles an hour, right? Well, they’re going a lot faster than SPEED | 2

Wellesley’s hilly roads and scenic landscapes draw avid cyclists who, in turn, cause trouble for drivers. Now, it’s a problem for township council.

Two upcoming large-scale events – the Charity Bike Ride on August 24 and the Ride for Refugees on October 5 – led councillors meeting Tuesday night to discuss cycling safety, with each of those around the table offering up stories of unsafe biking.

Citing regular complaints from township residents of cyclists riding two or three abreast on roads, Coun. Jim Olender questioned if enough is being done to enforce the rules of the road.

“The sad part about it is, one lady said to me, ‘I asked them to move over, and I got this,’” said Olender, displaying his middle finger.

In the Region of Waterloo, cyclists are required by law to ride single-file along the side of roads, but all four councillors plus Mayor Ross Kelterborn had firsthand experience of that rule going out the window.

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that,” said Ken Stahlbaum, a resident of Park Avenue since 1961.

Richard Sigurdson, Woolwich’s manager of engineering, has fielded calls from concerned residents.

The township carried out a traffic and speed count earlier in the summer, part of an ongoing analysis of hundreds of locations, he said. The data will be compiled and compared to the last survey in 2003, with a report likely in the fall.

The Park Avenue concerns are shared in many spots around the township, he noted.

“We have a significant list of similar concerns from other streets. As the township grows, we receive many more of these requests.”

Typically, they’re handled on a first-come, firstserved basis. Remedies, if any, are carried out only if the traffic studies indicate a need. The numbers have to show enough of a problem to consider measures such as speed humps, lanenarrowing or all way stops.

“Only if there’s a demonstrated problem,” said

Sigurdson in an interview Wednesday, arguing against calls for the use of all-way stops – at the intersection of Snyder and Park avenues, in this case.

A four-way stop can actually create more problems, he said. If overused, drivers ignore them, putting pedestrians in danger because they expect cars to stop. As well, drivers sometimes speed up between the signs in order to make up for time lost at the stops.

“That certainly would not be the preferred option,” he said of a four-way stop.

All the talk of counts and warrants doesn’t impress the residents, however.

They’ve seen traffic volumes increase steadily, citing an increase in speeding drivers and the number of collisions in the neighbourhood as much better reasons for action.

“It was a quiet street that had hardly any traffic 10 years ago. Now, there are a lot more problems,” said Lois Weber.

“We’ve got to get people slowing down. We’ve got to get people stopping at the stop signs,” added Gallipeau.

Elmira and District Horticultural Society members Barb Bowman, Diane Cowlman, Bill Crane, Helen Grainger and Rita Weber unveiled two plaques at Elmira's Gibson Park Thursday morning after planting an oak and a ginkgo biloba tree with a $200 grant from the Ontario Horticultural Association. [ELENA MAYSTRUK / THE OBSERVER]

Body found in Breslau not a suspicious death, police say WILL SLOAN The Waterloo Regional Police Service is still investigating the discovery of a body in Breslau last Sunday, with the identity of the body and time of death still undetermined. However, police do say that the death does not appear suspicious.

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The autopsy was announced for August 20, with additional testing scheduled for the next day.

“Right now, our focus has mainly been on the identification of the body, so most of the inquiries I’ve been getting have been in relation to that,” said Heinzel. “I’m not sure that we have any results.

“It’s not in our hands right now. If this process is delayed, there’s no way we can predict when we’ll get that information.”

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the evidence we have at this point, we’re not suspecting it, but we have not ruled it out.”

He added, “A lot of this will hinge on information back from the postmortem relating to the cause of death.”

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files, but drivers often see riders travelling abreast these people going two, three abreast,” said Coun.

Herb Neher. “Especially when you’re going uphill, unless you sit behind going five clicks an hour and wait 10 minutes until you’ve got proper vision. You’re not going to take the chance to go around them and have a car whipping ‘round the other way at 80 clicks.

“Unfortunately, I can predict we’re going to have more accidents,” he added.

“I think part of the problem is, the bikers are not residing in our areas,” said Coun. Shelley Wagner. “A lot of them are coming from the city, so they’re not biking in their own backyard – they’re biking in our backyard.”

She continued, “The horse-and-buggies, the drivers, and the farmers use the roads as a means of transportation. That is our way to get to and from where we need to go. These bikers

are coming out, and this is a pleasure ride. … It’s not their only means of transportation, and I think people are just getting frustrated.”

Olender suggested that because drivers are almost invariably charged in car/ bike collisions, this may encourage a lack of responsibility among some cyclists.

Kelterborn expressed concern that the upcoming Ride for Refugees would involve 1,000 participants, making enforcing the single-file rule all but impossible. Kevin Beggs, general manager of community services, told council that he convinced organizers of the Ride for Refugees to distribute flyers to mailboxes announcing the event. The August 24 charity ride was too quickly approaching to make a similar arrangement.

“They are wanting to be accommodated into our road system – a road system that accommodates

a vast majority of bicycle people every day,” said Willis McLaughlin, chief administrative officer.

“They go to school and back, work and back, the store and back, on their bicycles. The specialty groups who seem to be garnering all the attention, I would suggest they’re probably less than 10 per cent of the bicycles that are active in our township every day. We never hear from the majority.”

The discussion concluded with Kelterborn instructing Beggs and staff to ask other townships, particularly Woolwich, if they have received similar complaints from drivers.

“It’s just something we have to make these bike clubs aware of,” said Olender. “There are concerns. The public has concerns; people that live here have concerns. Nobody wants to be in the position where they’re the one that hits somebody.”

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Council waives Elmira family feels the pinch as St. Clements bicycles stolen for the second time Though many lock up their bikes outside, she'll no longer take that risk centre’s rental fees for fundraiser ELENA MAYSTRUK

WILL SLOAN Wellesley council approved donating the rental fee of the St. Clements Community Centre to a fundraiser for cystonosis research and awareness, but the issue, discussed on Tuesday night, did not go without scrutiny.

Appearing at council chambers with her family, 23-year-old Hawkesville resident and cystinosis sufferer Frieda Beilstein delivered a speech that explained the disease, and the intentions of the fundraiser schedule for September 14.

Cystinosis, a rare terminal disease that affects one in 100,000-200,000 newborns, eats away at the major organs of the body, including the kidneys, eyes, and liver.

“While the medications and procedures can be painful, it hurts me the most when I find out there are more children being born with cystinosis,” Beilstein told council.

“I wish I could take their pain and cure them from this disease. I may not be able to save them, but through this fundraiser, I

will do everything I can to make a difference.”

The September 14 fundraiser will include speeches from cystinosis sufferers and experts in addition to an auction, dinner, and dance, with all proceeds going to cystinosis and organ donation charities.

“During our fundraiser, we will be educating guests about organ donation as it is connected to cystinosis,” said Beilstein. “I’ve always liked the quote, ‘Don’t take your organs to heaven – heaven knows we need them down here.’ Anyone can be a hero by just signing their organ card.”

She added, “The current transplant list for a kidney is five to seven years. I want to change that.”

During discussion, it was raised that council had already waived fees for an earlier cystinosis fundraiser in 2009, Coun.

Paul Hergott questioned if doing so again helps set a questionable precedent.

“How many times are we going to do this for the same cause?” asked Hergott. “We did it once FUNDRAISER | 4

Bicycles secured to fences and trees are a common sight in the Robin Drive, Elmira neighbourhood where Ruth-Ann Wright lives. Thefts are a frequent part of the arrangement, as she well knows, having been the victim twice in as many years.

“It happened today in broad daylight,” said Wright on August 21, the day her and son Alexander Wright’s bikes disappeared.

Such thefts are on the rise in Waterloo Region this year, as more expensive bikes continue to hit the streets, said police spokesman Olaf Heinzel this week. Investigators often seek connections between thefts, as perpetrators likely cash in by selling stolen parts.

Wright left her apartment for about 20 minutes on Thursday afternoon.

When she came back the bikes were gone and the locks, bound to a nearby tree, severed. A smaller bike, belonging to her eight-year-old son Mathew Allen, was still there, but the thieves had cut that lock as well.

Thefts and close calls are common in the neighbour-

Ruth-Ann Wright and youngest son Mathew Allen hold up the severed bike lock. Two bikes belonging to Wright and her oldest son, Alexander, were stolen from under a tree just outside of the family’s Elmira apartment on August 21.

[ELENA MAYSTRUK / THE OBSERVER] hood. Just a few nights ago, Wright was woken up by a noise. When she went to the window, she saw two youths standing near some bikes outside of her apartment. One of them said to the other that the bikes

were locked up.

“I said, ‘They’re locked up because they are someone’s possession,’” Wright said.

The pair, likely teens, left and Wright decided to give the boys the benefit of the

doubt by not reporting the encounter. But, with the latest theft taking its toll, she wonders if she should have acted differently.

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Overdue books? Long overdue? Libraries offer up one-week amnesty on all fines ELENA MAYSTRUK Has your library card been gathering dust? Afraid you’ll get disapproving glances if you hand in that book that’s three months overdue? You’re not alone, which is why the Region of Waterloo Library is preparing to roll out the welcome mat for their lost patrons in a week of mercy.

Amnesty Week runs August 27-September 1, a one-

time opportunity to bring back overdue books with no strings attached.

Those with outstanding fines can bring back the materials and have their records wiped clean. You can even avoid those terrifying disapproving eyes by dropping your books off in the regular drop boxes. As long as the books are returned, the fines are gone.

“This is the first time that we’ve done it; we are

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anticipating it to be a onetime-only thing. Our main goal with amnesty week is twofold: it’s to encourage patrons who haven’t been into the library for quite a while to come back. Often people don’t come back to the library if they have fines or if they have books that are very overdue. Our other reason is to try and encourage them to bring back those books,” RWL’s manager of information

services Kelly Bernstein said this week.

The regional library isn’t the first to offer its patrons such sympathy: the technique has been employed at other libraries, Bernstein said. Giving it a go in the region was suggested by library committee.

Staff hopes that many nervous patrons, whether their books are overdue by one day or one year, will be making their way back

thanks to the initiative.

Many people are uncomfortable with their overdue status and the longer they wait the harder it is to return the books, either because they are embarrassed or because of mounting fines that are never fun to settle up. This causes the library to lose a number of books every year and, more importantly, to lose patrons, she said.

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before. I don’t know if we should absorb all these costs for the fundraiser. It’s taxpayers’ dollars that are really doing it.”

“I would agree normally with Paul,” said Coun. Herb Neher, “but if we have no other event on that date, the hall’s going to be empty anyway, so there’s no real loss.”

Neher added, “Sometimes you have to look at each case on its own merits and deal with it on that basis. By doing this, you don’t necessarily set a precedent, but you make an exception, and you look at each case as it’s presented.”

Event organizer Frieda Beilstein with family members Fannie, Wayne and R.J. [WILL SLOAN / THE OBSERVER]

“I think I’d be a little more concerned if it was every year, but I understand what Paul is saying,” said Coun. Shelley Wagner.

Council eventually voted

in favour of donating the $432.94 (plus HST) rental fee to cystinosis awareness research efforts and organ donation awareness, with Hergott voting against.

NOTICE OF APPLICATION AND PUBLIC MEETING THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WELLESLEY TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Township of Wellesley has received a request from the Regional Municipality of Waterloo to give Notice of Application and hold a Public Meeting for a proposed Vacant Land Condominium for Blaze Properties Ltd. on the 17th day of September, 2013 at 6:45 p.m. in the Council Chambers at 4805 William Hastings Line, Crosshill pertaining to a proposed plan of condominium, pursuant to Section 51and Ontario Regulation 196/96 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P.13, as amended.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WELLESLEY

DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED VACANT LAND CONDOMINIUM: Regional File No.: 30CDM-13501 Location: 2245 Gerber Road Lot size: 0.79 ha (1.95 acres) Owner/Applicant: Blaze Properties Ltd. THE PROPOSAL: The Owner/Applicant, Blaze Properties Ltd., is proposing a Vacant Land Condominium, with 16 semi-detached dwelling units (8 semi-detached buildings).

A private condominium road is proposed to provide access to the units. The subject lands are located in the Wellesley Urban Area on the north side of Gerber Rd., east of Lawrence St. The subject land is zoned ‘UR’ – Urban Residential and is designated as Urban Residential as per the Township Official Plan.

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TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Council of the Township of Wellesley will hold a Public Meeting on the 17thday of September, 2013 at 6:45 p.m. in the Council Chambers at 4805 William Hastings Line, Crosshill, Ontario to hear and consider comments from the public.

The land is approximately 15 m x 53 m. The subject land does not abut an open public road. It is approximately 38 m south of the William Hastings Line road allowance.

PLEASE NOTE that the subject property is also the subject of Minor Variance application A7/13. The Owner/Applicant is requesting relief from the exterior side yard setback requirements (from 6.0 m no less than 3.0 m).

Council shall hear any persons who wish to speak and who apply to be heard in respect to the proposed sale.

Council shall consider selling the subject land, or any portion thereof, to any party who formally expresses interest (written and/or orally) to the Township of Wellesley no later than the conclusion of the subject Public Meeting. Requests to appear as a delegation and/or written submissions shall be sent to the Clerk (address below) prior to the commencement of the meeting.

Any persons may attend the public meeting and make written and/or verbal representation either in support of or in opposition to the proposal.If a person or public body that files an appeal of a decision of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo as the approval authority, in respect of the proposed plan of condominium, does not make oral submissions at the public meeting, if one is held, or make written submissions to the Regional Municipality of Waterloo before the proposed plan of condominium is approved or refused, the Ontario Municipal Board may dismiss the appeal.If you wish to be notified of the decision of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo in respect of this proposed plan of condominium, you must make a written request to the Regional Municipality of Waterloo (address below).Requests to appear as a delegation and/or written submissions shall be sent to the Township of Wellesley (address below) prior to the commencement of the meeting. Additional information relating to the proposed application is available for inspection from Monday-Friday, between 9:00 am and 4:00 pm at the Office of the Township of Wellesley and/or at the Office of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo. Contact information is as follows: Township of Wellesley Sarah Peck Planning Department 4639 Lobsinger Line, St. Clements, ON, N0B 2M0 Tel: 519.699.3952 FX: 519.699.4540 Email: speck@wellesley.ca

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Township of Wellesley declared the following lands to be surplus to their needs at the Regular Council meeting of August 20, 2013 and therefore pursuant to Township policy (By-law 36/95) hereby declares that the lands known as Washington St, Plan 616, North of Balaklava, Except Parts 3, 4 & 5, 58R-2211may be sold to a private interest.

Regional Municipality of Waterloo Jane Gurney Planning, Housing and Community Services Department 8th Floor, 150 Frederick Street, Kitchener, ON, N2G 4J3 Tel: 519-575-4500 Ext. 3454 Email: jgurney@regionofwaterloo.ca

The purchase price is to be established by a professionalappraiser at fair market value to be completed prior to the sale of the lands. There is no proposed completion date of sale at this time. The appraisal report shall be available for public inspection when completed.

Grace Kosch, Clerk 4639 Lobsinger Line, St. Clements, ON, N0B 2M0 Tel: 519.699.3946 FX: 519.699.4540 Email: gkosch@wellesley.ca

KEY MAP: Washington St., Plan 616, North of Balaklava, Except Parts 3, 4 & 5, 58R-2211

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Wellesley dog park opens Construction of the Wellesley and District Lions Club’s dog park was completed Monday evening at the Wellesley Community Centre, after the club raised close to $20,000 for its construction. The free-leash park, the first of its kind in the township, is fenced off from the rest of the Community Centre for reasons of safety and sanitation.

The location was approved by Wellesley council in April on a temporary basis, while the Lions and township work to find a permanent

home within the next five years.

St. Jacobs trailing in Great Places online contest The voting may not be scientific, but St. Jacobs is running in second place in the “great neighbourhood” category of the Great Places in Canada contest organized by the Canadian Institute of Planners.

The village is one of three nominated as of press time. All told, there are 35 nominations in three categories, with less than two weeks

until nominations close. Voting continues until September 23.

Currently, St. Jacobs trails London's Wortley Village in that category of the contest. The contest can be found online at www.cip-icu.ca/ greatplaces.

Group backs region’s concerns about OMB A group called Smart Growth Waterloo Region has raised concerns about the procedural fairness of the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) after learning

that the region is asking for a judicial review of a crucial OMB decision on procedural fairness grounds.

Reports from earlier this month indicate that the Region of Waterloo suspects inappropriate interaction may have occurred between the OMB and the appellant’s primary witness in the OMB decision that overturned growth limits in the region’s new overarching planning document.

January’s OMB ruling in favour of developers and against the new Regional Official Plan allows for up to 11 times more land to urban sprawl between now and 2031, and creates a precedent that threatens the

province’s Places to Grow strategy and local decision-making across Ontario.

The region has been fighting the decision in court.

“This is an alarming development,” said Kate Daley, co-founder of Smart Growth Waterloo Region and resident of Waterloo. “It was already clear that the OMB’s decision wasn’t in the interest of the people of Waterloo Region and the Province of Ontario.

Now it seems we can’t even trust that this decision to overrule our democratically elected representatives was made within the basic standards of procedural fairness. Our democratic system depends on that trust.”

CORRECTION The bulk of the activities slated for the 19th annual Waterloo County Steam-Threshers’ Reunion are set to take place Saturday, August 24 (10 a.m. to 5 p.m.) on the farm of Amsey Metzger 7590 Line 86 in Wallenstein.

An incorrect date appeared in a story in last week’s edition. The Observer regrets the error. More information can be found at www.waterloocountysteamthreshers.com. You can also call Wayne Martin (519-669-9205), Amsey Metzger (519-698-2944) or Dale Martin (519-669-4556).

POLICE BLOTTER

Missing toddler discovered quickly following call to Wellington OPP A toddler who’d wandered away from her rural home in Centre Wellington Township August 15 was found quickly after a contingent of Wellington County OPP officers arrived on the scene.

The call came in shortly before 11 a.m. notifying police the 18-month-old girl was missing from the family home on County Road 7.

It was believed that she had wandered into a corn field on the property.

All available officers

attended the scene including the Wellington Street Crime Unit (SCU). The OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT) and the OPP Canine Unit were called to attend.

After approximately 20 minutes, the missing toddler was located by officers.

The little girl had travelled approximately 300 metres away from the house.

She was not injured and in good health. She was happy to be back in her father’s arms, police report.

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fenced compound in the 800 block of Weber Street North in Woolwich Township. The suspects were described as two males and a female, and all three were last seen fleeing the compound on bicycles. Nothing was taken as the group failed to gain entry onto the property.

12:39 PM | Distracted driving was deemed to be the cause of a single-vehicle collision in the 2600 block of Victoria Street North in Woolwich Township. A beige Toyota Corolla left the roadway and struck a utility pole. There were no injuries, but the driver was charged with distracted driving.

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A collision between a pickup truck and a farm tractor early Monday morning closed Arthur Street north of Elmira for more than an hour as police investigated.

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RIDER TAKEN TO HOSPITAL A motorcyclist was hospitalized after colliding with a car backing out of a driveway on Victoria Street at Shantz Station Road on August 15.

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A driver was stuck with major damages on August 19 after rear-ending a pickup truck while travelling north on Arthur Street.

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Field Drive near New Jerusalem Road outside of Elmira. Police responded and charged the driver with careless driving.

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4:41 PM | A 22-year-old man suffered minor injuries following a single-vehicle collision on South

8:28 AM | A rear-end collision between a car and a horse-drawn buggy resulted in minor injuries

for the buggy’s driver and charges for the operator of the car. The car struck the buggy from behind while travelling in the 3900 block of Ament Line in Wellesley Township, causing the buggy driver to become trapped under his cart. The driver of the car was charged with careless driving.

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ship residents as a whole.

The study found the library serves a significant portion of the public, boasting 18,000 borrowers (28 per cent of residents in the

region’s four townships).

Due to input from the public, RWL has made some changes to its services. Chief among these is a significant shift in hours at the respective branches in order to better fit users’ daily schedules.

Initiatives like programs for babies at the Elmira branch will also come into play in the fall, this one in particular to help introduce kids to literacy from the start, said Bernstein.

The system scored gener-

ally high marks from users, but there’s always room for improvement, she said, noting it’s the library’s business to know what the public wants.

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This week, like many people who invest in cycling, the family is really

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Police completed a neighbourhood search but didn’t find anything.

Though heavy bikes are hard for Wright to haul up two flights of stairs to the balcony, she won’t be keeping anything else outside.

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The event took place August 17 at Elora’s Grand River Raceway.

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THE VIEW FROM HERE

Proposal to scrap LRT scheme is on the right track CAMBRIDGE MAYOR DOUG CRAIG, ever the contrarian, is bound to get plenty of support from the public over his suggestion this week that the region look at scrapping its controversial light rail transit scheme.

The inexplicable mall-to-mall train has been panned by most residents since it was first floated, with many initially seeing it as nothing more than a pipedream, and a bad one to boot. Pronounced dead on arrival, zombie-like it continued on, eventually becoming a reality despite the last municipal election being essentially a referendum against it.

At this point, the region has already dropped or committed to spending some $140 million, which would be lost if the project were to be cancelled. However, that’s a drop in the bucket compared to the waste that will accompany the plan through completion, making Craig’s idea very much palatable.

He suggests the next election in the fall of 2014 will see the voters eager to get rid of councillors who supported the LRT over public opposition and common sense. By then, however, the cost of cancelling the scheme will have reached more than $600 million, a point of no-return (which, ironically, is what the residents of the region are likely to receive on their investment).

Existing public transit systems, both locally and across the country, generally lose money – in some cases, lots of it. In our car-centred world, public transit is underused and often seen as the option of last resort.

With transit, we find the classic Catch-22: the service is lousy, so nobody uses it – nobody uses it (thus funds are limited), so the service is lousy.

To be sure, part of the problem is cultural: we have a usethe-car mindset. No matter how good the public system is, we’re still going to prefer our cars. Supporters call for more incentives or more education to boost ridership numbers, but that is not going to help. Convenience is far more powerful a draw – it is almost always cheaper and faster to take the car.

Geography plays an important role here. We live in a large country where people and places are spread out.

Even in our cities, we build widely distributed suburbs based on automobile access – such places are far too difficult to serve by bus or rail. Compare this to the European model (as proponents are wont to do) where urban densities, limited geographical distances, a culture of train travel and reduced instances of car ownership serve to boost transit’s appeal – that’s not going to be the case here any time soon.

Factor in our long winters, the wide distribution of workplaces and shopping areas, and our fast-paced lifestyles and transit schemes make even less sense. In an area where a 20-minute car trip can take 90 minutes or more on the public system, the math is pretty simple.

In an ideal world (or one more ideal than what we have right now), all of the hurdles would be overcome. For the sake of the environment we would increase residential densities, build workplaces and stores closer to our homes, and adopt walking, biking and bus/train riding as our preferred method of transportation. We do less harm that way and improve the quality of our lives. But our reality is different. With the LRT plan, politicians are looking to dig deeply into our pockets to fund what for the foreseeable future is an economically unviable project. Scrapping may prevent throwing more money after money already badly spent.

The LRT debate is a classic example of politicians saying one thing and then doing the opposite, only worrying about the enormous waste when the public prepares to turf them.

WORLD VIEW / GWYNNE DYER

Islamists cloud Arab spring's search for democracy WORLD AFFAIRS It’s a silly question, obviously, but it still has to be asked. What, if anything, should the rest of the world do about the tragedy in Egypt? The same question has been hanging in the air about the even greater Syrian tragedy for well over a year now, and it is starting to come up again in Iraq as well.

All three of the biggest countries in the heart of the Arab world are now in a state of actual or incipient civil war. The death toll in the Syrian civil war last month was 4,400 people. More than 1,000 people were killed by bombs and bullets last month in Iraq, the bloodiest month in the past five years. And at least 1,000 people have been killed in Egypt in the past week, the vast majority of them unarmed civilians murdered by the army.

You will note that I did not write “killed in clashes.” That’s the sort

of weasel-word formula that the media use when they do not want to offend powerful friends. Let’s be plain: the Egyptian army is deliberately massacring supporters of the democratically elected Muslim Brotherhood government that it overthrew last June (whom it now brands as “terrorists”) in order to terrorize them into submission.

The “deep state” is coming back in Egypt, and the useful idiots who now believe that the army is on their side, the secular democrats of the left and the opportunistic Noor Party on the religious right, will in due course find themselves back in the same old police stations, being tortured by the same old goons. So should outsiders just stand by and watch it all happen?

What are the alternatives? Well, U.S. President Barack Obama told the generals off in no uncertain terms after the biggest massacre on August 14.

“We appreciate the complexity of the situation,” he said sternly. “We recognize that change takes time,” he

added, his anger mounting steadily. “There are going to be false starts and difficult days,” he said, almost shaking with rage.

“We know that democratic transitions are measured not in months or even years but sometimes in generations,” he concluded, “but our traditional cooperation cannot continue as usual when civilians are being killed in the streets and rights are being rolled back.” And with that, he cancelled the Bright Star joint U.S.-Egyptian military exercise that was scheduled for September. The Egyptian generals must have been trembling in their boots.

Just in case they weren’t, Obama added that “I’ve asked my national security team to assess the implications of the actions taken by the (Egyptian) interim government and further steps we may take as necessary with respect to the U.S.-Egyptian relationship.” Curiously, the Egyptian generals did not stop killing people upon hearing all this.

The inaction of the United States is due to two causes. First, the only

major leverage at Barack Obama’s disposal, cancelling the annual $1.3 billion in aid that Washington gives to the Egyptian army, is no threat at all. It would instantly be replaced, and probably increased, by the rich and conservative Arab monarchies of the Gulf that heartily approve of the Egyptian army’s coup.

Secondly, Washington remains transfixed by the notion that its alliance with Egypt is important for American security.

This hoary myth dates back to the long-gone days when the U.S. depended heavily on importing oil from the Gulf, and almost all of it had to pass through Egypt’s Suez Canal. Today less than 10 per cent of the oil burned in America comes from the Middle East, and new domestic production from fracking is shrinking that share even further.

Even if Obama understood that Egypt is not a vital American strategic interest and ended U.S. military aid to the country, it would only be a gesture (although a desirable one).

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THEIR VIEW / QUESTION OF THE WEEK

Would you support breaking up the Beer Store monopoly for more competition?

»»Sarah Murray

»»Shannon Martin

Yes, absolutely. My husband owns a Yes. convenience store where we are from and that would be very beneficial.

»»Sandra Rossiter

»»Barry Rossiter

»»Fraser Lush

I don’t really care about beer.

I think The Beer Store controls alcohol a lot better. We live in the UK and they sell beer in every store and they have an alcohol problem, the youth….not everyone is responsible.

I think beer should be sold in every single store in Canada. I think all LCBO stores should be attached to grocery stores. That’s how you make money. The model for this: Newfoundland.

"I am not the only one that has had trouble trying to reason or deal with this township to get them to do what is right." Art Bolduc | page 10 HIS VIEW / STEVE KANNON

Even at the local level, there's really no good explanation for growth EDITOR'S NOTES The concerns raised

by Park Avenue residents in Elmira are symbolic of the problems with growth.

When the former Elmira Raceway lands were developed into a subdivision a decade ago, there were predictions the additional homes would generate more traffic through the adjacent neighbourhoods.

As with every subdivision application, the impacts were downplayed. That problems have developed – exacerbated right now due to construction on Church Street – seems like a natural consequence of having more people around. The developer and builders made money, some people got new homes, the township raked in development charges and new additions to the tax roll, but there was nothing but downside for the existing residents who lost the peace and tranquility that previously existed.

Change always breeds

some discontent. And those who support such growth will always argue the benefits outweigh the negatives. Growth is always good. The trouble is, they can’t ever prove it.

What we do know is that, at the local level, each new home ends up costing more than it generates in revenue. In the short-term, however, the opposite is true. The money paid just to develop the land and construct a home – development charges and building permits, for instance – brings in thousands of dollars in each case. Then there are the property taxes. The funds far outweigh the marginal cost of providing services to one more home.

Multiplied over hundreds of houses in a subdivision, that money adds up to a big boost to municipal coffers. Problem is, little if any of that money benefits existing residents of the community. Rather, the year-over-year growth in assessment is simply rolled into the budget – typically doled out by politicians and bureaucrats not to the public but

HOW TO REACH US

Nor can we continue to pave over land, especially productive farmland, in perpetuity. That, of course, is one of the arguments made in favour of the transit system: the war on suburban sprawl.

We live in a society that is obsessed by growth economics – growth for growth’s sake. It’s an obsession that no longer serves us.

Our current lifestyle has a dramatic impact on the Earth. We consume at a rate beyond sustainability, with each of us putting a claim on an increasingly large chunk of the planet’s surface to make possible our consumerist tendencies.

The average person in the United States consumes the equivalent of 9.6 hectares of land, in Canada 7.2 and in Europe 4.5. We are a long way from planetary equality and even further from a sustainable civilization which would require consumption levels below 1.4 hectares, even before accounting for population change.

While we’ve recognized some of the perils, if only

in little ways, our efforts have been largely ineffective. Yes, we separate our trash into various recyclable components. Yes, we look at ways to make items with fewer materials.

Yes, we try to get greater fuel efficiency out of our vehicles. But the ecological damage of extreme growth continues because there are more of us consuming more goods as increasing numbers of products come to the market. With technology, we see built-in obsolescence and rapid turnover fueled by our desire for the latest and greatest, for instance.

It adds up to trouble today, with more to come if we continue down this road.

Which brings us to the topic of what economists have long called externalities: transferring to society the costs of production while the profits go to individuals and companies.

(Or, in the very specific case of those residents on Park Avenue, paying the price for benefits enjoyed by others.)

If we’re going to change the system, we’re going to

have to take aim at that practice.

Along with controls over the worst of capitalism’s excesses – what we’ve just seen firsthand in the market meltdown led by the greed of the financial sector – we may have to use market mechanisms to mould the corporate structure into a more civil form. That means making companies responsible for the total cost of their activities, not just pollution but transportation costs, employment programs and education, for example.

The system depends on society – governments and citizens – to bear the cost of the infrastructure, both hard and soft, without which corporations couldn’t operate. Forced to take that into consideration when making business decisions, companies would likely take a different tack, one more local, decentralized and human in scale.

It’s an argument you won’t hear from those who say growth is needed, including those at the region and township, but who never explain why.

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to themselves in the form of raises and more hires to bloat government still more.

No one ever says, “Hey, we have all this extra revenue, let’s cut everybody’s taxes.” That, at least, would provide some shortterm compensation to existing residents inconvenienced by the growth.

Over longer periods, growth brings increased demand for services – always overpriced in the case of governments – and, eventually, huge infrastructure costs.

The entire system of government and the economy are both predicated on growth. None of our politicians at any level is talking about reversing that trend, even though constant growth is by definition impossible. Life on a finite planet makes that clear.

The environmental impact of human activity is the clearest indicator of where growth is a problem.

We use up non-renewable resources and we spew pollutants into the air, water and soil. That can’t go on forever.

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THE OBSERVER | SATURDAY, AUGUST 24, 2013

THE MONITOR

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THIS WEEK IN HISTORY

Retail sales declined 0.6% in June to $40.1 billion, partially offsetting the gain in May. In the first six months of 2013, retail sales were up 1.8% compared with the same period in 2012. The largest sales decrease in dollar terms across all subsectors was a 1.2% decline at food and beverage stores.

“We’re saying, look, given the fact that it’s the prime minister who vouchsafed her expenses and the Conservative party’s role in this scandal since the beginning, that it’s the Conservatives that should be paying for the audit."

Hundreds of people were on hand in Elmira's Gore Park August 19 as months of community work came to fruition with the official unveiling of the Fountain of Memories, which commemorates the lives of area young people who were lost to untimely deaths.

»»Statistics Canada

»»NDP leader Thomas Mulcair wants the Conservative party to cover the $127,000

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DYER: Democracy and Islamism

NATIONAL VIEW

battle as solution to problems FROM | 8

The International Monetary Fund has already broken off talks on a large new loan to Egypt, and the European Union is talking about cutting aid to the country, but there are no decisive measures available to anybody outside the Arab world, and no willingness to act within it.

There will be no major military intervention in Syria either, although outside countries both within the Arab world and beyond it will continue to drip-feed supplies to their preferred side. And the Iraqi government’s request last week for renewed U.S. military aid to stave off renewed civil war there has no hope of success.

Getting involved again militarily in Iraq would be political suicide for Obama.

So what’s left of the Arab

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YOUR VIEW / LETTER

Fine words, but little action from township To The Editor, Well, Mayor Todd Cowan and CAO David Brenneman, I can’t help but quote from what I read in the latest publication of the Woolwich Community Guide. It states that you are proud of the positive progress you have made in the community, and you trust that we find the information, tools and inspiration you need to explore and embrace what this spectacular township has to offer. Some of the tools I used were a phone call, personal visit and then an email to you and the township directly, over an issue you seem to have forgotten about, albeit you did state you would get back to me (months ago).

Your mayor’s message is very well written, or per-

haps “colourful.” Your last statement strikes a discord with me, as you say it is your hope that readers “all take as much pride in this community as I do.” I am sure that the reason you have not addressed my issue of lawns and boulevard weeds, or lack of sod on the lawns and boulevards (because of poor workmanship during your reconstruction) is not because of your lack of pride. It might be that the phones lines are damaged and that your computers have crashed and you have no way of getting back to me. I certainly hope that they have them repaired, so that residents will be able to vote in the next municipal election.

Mr. Brenneman, you stated that “The Township of Woolwich continues to strive to meet the expanding needs of residents” and “The township continues to look for innovative ways to communicate with our residents.” Your closing states,

“As the chief administrative officer, one of my core responsibilities is to ensure that the expectations and requirements of Woolwich’s citizens continue to be met.” Also, you invite citizens to contact you directly if they have any concerns.

Well, I do believe I should not have to go to the top to have this issue resolved.

Again I reiterate that I have been told that you have no money, and then I hear that you have over a million in surplus. Then I read your messages in the Woolwich Community Guide: I was told years ago that people should practice what they preach.

Councillor Allan Poffenroth, I would hope that being part of Ward 1 that you would have possibly driven by to see what a mess your property is in, and that the township is in violation of its own bylaw with weed control and height of weeds. I know that when you were helping beautify

spring? On the face of it, not much. Tunisia, where the first democratic revolution started three years ago, still totters forward, and there is more democracy in Morocco than there used to be, but that’s about it. The non-violent democratic revolutions that have worked so well in many other parts of the world are not doing very well in the Arab world.

There may be many reasons for this, but one stands out above all the others. In the Arab world, unlike most other places, two rival solutions to the existing autocracy, poverty and oppression compete for popular support: democracy and Islamism.

The result, in one country after another, is that the autocrats exploit that division to retain or regain power. Democracy may win in the end, but it is going to be a very long struggle.

our town with tree planting you must not have seen the poor workmanship of sod repair with dead grass, paid for indirectly by the taxpayers. I will state that you did a wonderful job with the trees and give you and the service club praise for a job well done, but it will stop there.

If the township will not do what is right and repair this mess, then at least it should supply the material (with the taxpayer monetary surplus) so that the homeowners can do it responsibly and correctly themselves.

Thanks to those that have read, called and or stopped me on the street with support for my ongoing efforts in dealing with this issue. As I have been told by others, I am not the only one that has had trouble trying to reason or deal with this township to get them to do what is right.

ART BOLDUC, ELMIRA

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SPORTS SYNCHRO / BACK IN THE POOL

Three synchro swimmers take part in Team Ontario workouts Waterloo Regional Synchro Club gearing up for another season, with focus on new coaching techniques ELENA MAYSTRUK In two weeks when the Waterloo Regional Synchro Club takes to the water again for the 2013-2014 season, the team will feature three swimmers who’ve just come through an intense learning experience after being named to the Team Ontario High Performance Camp.

“Part of synchronized swimming is doing highlights where you lift other swimmers out of the water, so this year at Team Ontario they did a lot of work on the new standards for highlights. The girls learned all of the new techniques that are being done by our national team,” said coach Carey Brooks.

The four-day camp takes in the minor elite from across the province: the top 16 synchro swimmers ages 10-and-under, including Waterloo Synchro’s Jadyn Brooks of Elmira and Cassidi Clairmont of Carlisle.

Avery Noll of Waterloo was also invited back for the 12-and-under age group, chosen out of an intense competition where the top 25 swimmers competed for 16 spots at the camp.

“In the morning we would have a pep talk.

Then it was just skills to help us improve everything

that we learned. For lifts it would be much different than how we would do it here, so our skills improved for that. They taught us different ways to get the whole thing together,” Knoll said.

The latest techniques and fitness exercises tested the swimmers’ stamina and pushed their boundaries, the girls agreed.

“One of my favourite parts was the highlights, and I found the challenging part was the figures because we had to hold it for a long time. We did different difficult figures, parts that we haven’t learned yet,” Clairmont said.

Plans are in store to stack the synchro team with the best of the best, partly through the camp’s initiatives. As next season ramps up, so does the pressure to perform.

“When they hit 13 to 15, they start competing internationally as part of the provincial team. The goal is that these 16 girls at 10-and-under and 16 girls at 12-and-under will eventually be the eight or ten girls that will make up the older team and compete internationally,” said coach Brooks.

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NOT SO GREAT OUTDOORSMAN / STEVE GALEA

When you’re hooked on fly fishing OPEN COUNTRY The other day, I, and every other member of our fly fishing club, received an email and accompanying photo from one of our more enthusiastic members.

This is rarely a good thing.

So, following recommended club protocol, I closed and locked my office door and then opened the attachment, viewing with only one eye and my finger hovering over the delete button. Much to my surprise, however, the photos merely showed Dan smiling and pointing sheepishly to a well-tied fly – apparently an olive wooly bugger – that was hanging, quite fashionably, from his left ear, having pierced right through the outer cartilage.

It could have been much worse. Dan could have been holding up a really good fish that would have been the envy of us all.

Still, like most members of the club, I was absolutely horrified. After all, we had discussed that very issue at our last meeting and it appeared that Dan had been paying attention. But, as the photo suggested, this

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Scholarships help fund education pursuits of athletes Latest round of Dan Snyder Memorial Scholarships awarded this week ELENA MAYSTRUK They may have moved out of Woolwich but Graham and LuAnn Snyder showed this week they have no intention of stopping the program started in Elmira 10 years ago when the first Dan Snyder Memorial Scholarships were given out. Once more they made the dreams of three

local athletes that much more attainable when they gifted Trinda Crawford and Eric Hanley $1,200 each to go towards their education, at Conestoga College and Ryerson University respectively, on the evening of August 21.

“Some of the values we talk about in our application are perseverance, dedication, hard work –

those are qualities that Dan had, and helped him to get ahead in the game that he loved to play. He was always very involved with things other than hockey, as well. This is a real privilege for us to do this again each and every year,” said Graham Snyder during the small ceremony at the family’s new Waterloo home.

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given out in memory of the couple’s son, NHL player Dan Snyder, who succumbed to injuries following a car accident in Atlanta in 2003.

With her award, Crawford, a player with Woolwich Ringette, gets some help starting in a health sciences program. Hanley, a local hockey player, goes on to an engineering program.

Brady Campbell, former Sugar Kings right-winger and the third recipient of the scholarship, was presented with his plaque and cheque earlier this summer before the prospect headed to the University of Maine on a hockey scholarship from the NCAA. “They just showed a lot of determination in achieving their goals – it’s a real

honour to recognize these people and have them learn a little something about Dan,” Snyder said as his wife handed out the plaques.

The future for Crawford and Hanley is still full of uncertainty and possibilities, they both agree.

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was certainly not the case.

If he had been listening, he would have remembered that I specifically reported that olive wooly buggers weren’t catching a lot of fish lately. And yet there he was posing happily with one.

Even so, I’m pretty sure that there isn’t a single member of the club who didn’t wince when they

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saw that photo. After all, this is the kind of incident that cuts a fishing trip short, if you don’t have the good sense to cut the fly and re-tie a new fly, which Dan fortunately did.

It’s still kind of awkward, however.

I haven’t worked up the nerve to call Dan yet to ask how it turned out. But, having been there before (with the same type of fly in the

same ear), I know that this sort of thing can get messy and awfully painful – first of all, no matter how gentle you are with the pliers, you’ll probably mangle the marabou tail and be faced with the realization that you ruined a perfectly good fly. The guilt can eat away at you.

I’m sure other members of the club are thinking the exact same thing – after all,

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we fly anglers are nothing if not sensitive.

Right now, fundraising efforts for a protective set of earmuffs to give to Dan are underway. And I will tie Dan another olive wooly bugger, providing he signs a waiver form releasing me from all liability.

Next meeting, there will be grief counselling too.

We’ll sit down with him and tell him that it’s OK to

forgive himself for a) using an olive wooly bugger when a wooly muddler and dragonfly dropper would have been a far more effective combination, and b) dulling the hook on that fly.

We’ll also tell him ways how he can once again look his significant other in the eye and convincingly say, “I fly fish to relax.”

I don’t suspect this next little while will be easy for

Dan. But fortunately, he’s got a lot of friends at the club who are bound and determined to help get him through this. And part of that process means never letting him forget the incident, which we all have photos of.

When all is said and done, he won’t feel so alone – except maybe when we all get together for fly casting practice.

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are teaching them skills to help them be stronger down the road.”

Over the summer, the club’s junior team (16-18) competed at the U.S. Open Championships, and girls aged 13-15 travelled to California last year.

With strong hopes already resting on the three young girls, are they starting to feel any pressure?

“Yeah, it’s difficult at times but it’s also lots of fun,” said Jadyn Brooks.

The Waterloo Synchro teams, which train in Elmira, boast three Olympians for upcoming season with a total of five Olympic appearances between them, coach Brooks said this week. Among the coaching staff are a Canadian National Team flexibility consultant, a mental trainer, a Worlds Masters Champion coach, a Mexican National team member, and a Division 1 NCAA scholarship recipient. Provincial athletes hit the water first in the first weeks of September.

It was a fun day on the diamond as family, friends and area residents put on their game faces for the Don Green Memorial Tournament August 9 at the Wellesley Community Centre.

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Prospects hit the ice to prove themselves in a scrimmage game on the first day of the Elmira Sugar Kings’ main camp August 20 at the Woolwich Memorial Centre. [ELENA MAYSTRUK / THE OBSERVER]

Ramping up for the soap box derby, a Wellesley tradition WILL SLOAN Hear that? The sound of furious sawing and painting? No, it’s not the road construction – it’s Wellesley’s aspiring motorists. As the annual Wellesley and District Board of Trade’s Soap Box Classic revs up for its ninth year, plenty of the community’s young racers have been putting the finishing touches on their homemade hot-rods for this Labour Day tradition.

“Some people start

early in the spring if they’re building a new one,” said organizer Patricia Dennerly of the soapbox cars that will line Nafziger Road.

“Other people use the same car from year to year, and in July and August do a few tweaks to it. Then they’re off and ready to go.

“It’s a good time for kids and parents to get together building cars,” she continued. “Sometimes we have people that just don’t have a car, but we find them a car to race because it’s a fun thing to do before they

go back to school.”

Founded in 2004, the event was the brainchild of Dennerly’s husband Terry. “He always thought it would be nice to have something for the kids to do, to create a car and to race a car,” said Dennerly.

From the beginning, the event was embraced by local businesses, who have sponsored many of the participants. While most participants in the 240-metre, downhill race are under 18, the oldest to date has been a sprightly 86.

Key to the event’s lasting appeal has been Wellesley’s scenic and hilly landscape.

“We checked different hills in Wellesley to see which ones would be best, and the one by the church where we always do it is the best one,” said Dennerly.

She added, “As you know, we always build a ramp and add some height to it.”

Don’t worry, mom – there are precautions in place to make sure the kids don’t wind up like the less fortunate participants in the Indy 500.

“We do a safety inspection before they go down the hill to make sure the brakes and steering are working. That’s before each race, not just at the beginning of the day,” said Dennerly.

There is certainly no shortage of ways to while away a Labour Day. What keeps people coming out to the Soap Box Classic year after year?

“It’s a good afternoon of fun,” said Dennerly. “Every age can participate, it’s a good competitive day, and

it’s time together.”

The event takes place Monday, September 2 beginning at 2 p.m., and takes place on Nafziger Road across from St. Paul’s Lutheran Church (3620 Nafziger Road). The race is divided into four age groups: 8-10, 11-13, 14-17, and 18-plus. Participants must submit an entry form and a waiver of liability agreement, plus a $12 entry fee. More information is available at wellesleyboardoftrade. com.

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upcoming co-operative work experiences will help him make a decision on his future career in steel or oil refinery. And does he hope to keep up with his love of sports?

“If I can, as much as I can,” he said.

Crawford is staying closer to her Heidelberg home, looking forward to a pre-health science course at Conestoga College with dreams of becoming a paramedic or a nurse.

“I’m very appreciative of this scholarship that I’ve gotten, it’s going to help me a lot,” she said.

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The benefits of small and local After more than two decades in the corporate world, St. Clements man was eager to interact with customers ELENA MAYSTRUK The latest player on the St. Clements retail scene opens its doors on September 3. If you happen to visit, listen carefully and you can hear a circulating breeze brush a set of decorative wind chimes, one of the products hand-picked by new owner Terry Koudys, currently prepping the Lobsinger Line store.

After 27 years in corporate sales and marketing, the village resident is tightening his ties to the community. Art and décor made by local hands are nestled among his merchandise in the snug, day-lit space – it’s no international retail store, but hey, Koudys has been there, done that and is going back to his first passion of dealing directly with the customer.

“I used to be the general manager of sales and marketing at a company in Cambridge called Stack A Shelf. I was with the company for 21 years, and I actually started their retail outlet. That retail outlet grew to just under $2 million in sales. In addition to running the store, I was in charge of the sales and marketing for the entire business so I always really enjoyed doing that. Then, due to the market pressures we ended up moving our production to China and we built a facility in Mexico. I essentially put myself out of a job with

this Canadian arm of this company that was actually owned by an American company called Emerson Electric,” he said this week.

He was offered a job in the United States at the company’s head office, but his wife was close to retirement and the couple had just adopted their daughter, so Koudys refused and took a job with another firm in Cambridge. After changes at that company two years later, he was again looking for work.

“I ended up having to look for some work for the first time in 26 years.

Speaking with my wife and looking back at my past, I said, ‘What was it that I really enjoyed the most?’

And what I really enjoyed was working with the public. ... That’s what I decided to do.”

Having Canadian-made products is important, Koudys said. Local producers have put their hands to creating original pieces for the small store, anything from indoor wall art to outdoor ornaments. Rusted metal has been crafted into mammoth outdoor flower sculptures, for example.

Koudys has even brought out his personal creative side by inspiring some of the designs: On the wall closest to the entrance, colourful metal panels for outdoor decoration depict butterflies, outdoor motifs and even a design inspired by his daughter flying a kite with her dog. For

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other. The time is right for St. Clements to have a store like this.”

The intention is to keep customers coming back by offering local products ap-

This is a great time of the year to cruise though the countryside for a crop tour, even if you’re not a farmer.

Odds are you’ll see fields of either soybeans or corn, Ontario’s top two field crops, as well as fruit and vegetables depending on where you go, and of course livestock.

Mostly, you’ll be familiar with what you’ll see.

But that’s poised to change. Some farmers are eyeing the prospect of growing crops you probably won’t recognize, such as switchgrass and another grass called miscanthus, which can be twice as tall as a full-grown human. It looks dramatic in the field, rising above everything other than trees and buildings.

These grasses could be grown for what’s called “green” renewable energy.

Simply put, in this scenario they are harvested and processed mainly for their sugar content, which can then be turned into ethanol. They can also be harvested for industrial purposes, and in many cases substituted for plastic.

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of Guelph’s Bioproducts Discovery and Development Centre is going full steam to find new uses for agriculture-based biomaterials.

The agri-food sector keeps learning more about bioproducts all the time, but compared to conventional agriculture, this industry is still in its infancy.

Farmers want the government to support efforts to help them learn how to mass produce biocrops in Ontario fields. They say bioproducts will ultimately create jobs and leave less of

an environmental footprint than conventional energy sources.

Help is indeed needed to answer some big questions. First, what about the shrinking agricultural land base? Should the dwindling amount of farmland in Ontario be used for producing fuel and industrial products rather than food?

And what about soil health? If farmers harvest such materials as corn stover (stalks, leaves and cobs) which are often returned to the soil to build up organic matter, are the long-term prospects for bioproducts

still environmentally sound?

A powerful coalition of farmers and industry representatives is trying to figure this out, and balance how to move ahead with bioproduct development while simultaneously sustaining the environment.

The coalition – representing the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, Grain Farmers of Ontario, AGRIS Cooperative, Ontario AgriFood Technologies, BioIndustrial Innovation Centre, Midori Renewables, BioAmber and LANXESS – says there’s a business case to be made for sustaining a corn stover-

driven, commercially viable cellulosic sugar plant in southwestern Ontario. It would be designed to support the future production of green chemicals, says the coalition.

Its position was boosted last by a new study from University of Guelph Ridgetown campus researchers, showing the costs associated with harvesting, gathering and delivering corn stover to a commercial plant are viable.

And as for those dramatic-looking grasses, another report driven by this coalition claims all kinds of hay

acreage and pasture acreage is available for biomass production, primarily as a result of the decline in cattle numbers here. It says nearly 850,000 acres of surplus hay and pasture land exists in Ontario, as a result of an almost 25 per cent decline in cattle numbers over the past 20 years.

The coalition is advocating biomass crops be grown on that surplus land.

In addition to the soil improvement benefits, it says perennial biomass crops such as miscanthus and switchgrass offer increased biodiversity, little or no

use of chemicals, erosion prevention and minimum crop maintenance.

One thing is for sure – farmers need to explain to people why they’re making the switch. As well, consumers must be assured, and shown, that there will be enough food to go around and that the environment won’t be harmed.

Farmers also need to remind everyone that unless a farm is profitable, it’s out of business. And when reports such as those mentioned here link bioproducts and profitability, farmers listen.

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propriate for each season of the year. Keeping up with the soon-to-change seasonal colours, Koudys is looking at re-stocking the shelves fairly soon with merchandise appropriate for fall. He visited The Canadian Gift and Tableware Association Show last week to check out the latest designs.

After a quarter-century in the corporate landscape and growing a small retail

store into a 10,000-squarefoot space at Stack-a-Shelf, the entrepreneur hopes to get back out on the floor and face-to-face with customers.

“That was where I started, with the customer, and I really like the ability to, for one, just interact with the customer. At the end of the day, I am able to fulfill the need that they have. As my career grew, I got further and further away from the customer and dealt more with the mass mer-

chant buyers themselves.

It’s a different type of interaction than one with the customer directly, and that’s the one that I prefer,” he said.

Along with hand-crafted local artisan works, the store will carry Canadianmade products and some offshore giftware offerings as well.

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THE ARTS ON STAGE / LIVE THEATRE

Play offers up humour we can relate to Elmira Theatre Company opens a new season with a Norm Foster favourite, The Melville Boys WILL SLOAN The end of summer means the beginning of another season of Elmira Theatre Company, and the debut show of the local company’s 2013-2014 season is another Canadian theatre perennial.

The Melville Boys, the second of more than 50 plays by Norm Foster (reportedly Canada’s mostproduced playwright, with such works as The Affections of May and Wrong for Each Other to his credit), chronicles a tense reunion between brothers Lee and Owen Melville at their uncle’s lakeside cabin, and the unexpected arrival of their sisters.

“It’s a small voyage of discovery for the two brothers – rediscovering each other, and reconnecting,” said director Thom Smith. “There has been a disconnect. We don’t know if it’s a lifelong disconnect or more recent, but they reconnect by the end of the play. They get back together and move on with their lives.

“Anyone who has siblings can say to themselves, ‘Oh yeah – been there, done that.’”

Smith says that one reason this 1984 play has been so often restaged is that it offers plenty to identify with.

“Norm Foster is very good at creating stories that people relate to. He’s got a great stock of plays, some of which are just there to be funny, some of which have a good, wholesome edge to them,

The creative team behind The Melville Boys gets ready for the Elmira Theatre Company’s 2013-2014 season. Left to right: Stephen Whetstone, Steve Robinson, Lindsay Grisebach, Tracy Leighton, director Thom Smith. The show opens September 12.

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“A lot of people by the end of the play can sit there and feel, ‘Yeah, I’ve been there, done that.’ They make that kind of a connection.”

Like much of Foster’s work, The Melville Boys has a very delicate tone – humourous, but in a very quiet, human way. Smith says that achieving this particular balance with his collaborators was surprisingly easy.

“I’ve been very lucky with my actors. They got it fairly early on in the rehearsal process – that it was a humanity-withhumour type of play. There is a level of sincerity in

the play that had to come through in their characters.”

He added, “It wasn’t just about going for laughs.

There was an understanding that, yes, there were times in the play when it would be tense and emotional, but you would offset that with humour.”

The cast includes Elmira Theatre Company veterans Stephen Whetstone (last seen in another ETC production of a Foster play, Sadie Flynn Comes to Big Oak) and Steve Robinson as the titular brothers, and Tracy Leighton as their older sister. The newest face will be Lindsay Grisebach, a recent graduate of the University of Waterloo drama program. “She’s

Thom Smith with Lindsay Grisebach in rehearsal. sort of the new blood, but all of the actors have been great to work with,” said Smith.

Making his directorial debut with The Melville Boys, Smith has been working in various capacities at ETC for the past five years, including with Elmira’s one-act entry in the 2012

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“I first started at Elmira,” said Smith. “Elmira is a very welcoming group to work with. They have a very good, strong core of dedicated volunteers who make the process a lot

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“Because of that, it has allowed me to grow into this role of directing, coming from the acting and technical side of things. It’s a great group where you can explore all those different facets of theatre.”

The Melville Boys opens next month at the Elmira Theatre Company (75 Howard Ave.). It runs September 12-14 and 19-21 at 8 p.m., and September 15 at 2:30 p.m. Tickets will be available soon at www. elmiratheatre.com.

Other productions in the company’s 2013-2014 season are Having Hope at Home (November), If We Are Women (February), and Too Many Cooks (April/ May).

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The successful candidate will play a key role in the overall business strategies.

Advance Millwrights Inc. has been serving the aggregate, feed mills, fertilizer, food & foundry industries since 1992. We are looking to add the following to our team of skilled employees

The Master Scheduler will provide master scheduling, for road crews, shop fabrication, and design department.

MECHANICAL DESIGNER

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: •

Creating, maintaining, monitoring and reporting of shop fabrication, road crews, and design and schedules.

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Assigning road crews to projects and break downs.

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Willing to take after hour calls to dispatch crews to sites for breakdowns etc.

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Identify, communicate and manage capacity and resource issues on a daily basis, prioritize schedules in response to customer requirements on a daily basis.

Essential Responsibilities: • Work with the Shop & Road crew supervisors and Project managers to provide accurate work capacity and availability, based on customer demands, break downs, daily incomings and internal MFG capacity to adjust the fabrication scheduling. • Develop and implement process improvements; interface with all other functions, Work with supervisors and project manager to make adjustments to the Master Schedule and network plan when projects vary from their originally estimated capacity requirements.

Qualifications/Requirements: 5 years of experience in a manufacturing & construction setting. fabrication scheduling.

Job Requirements: Construction Management

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5 years related experience with demonstrated ability of problem solving

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Required knowledge of Engineering, Construction Management and Business Management an asset

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Demonstrated ability to perform, direct, review, plan, organize and present Project Schedules and related documents with minimum supervision.

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Required knowledge of supervision, personnel administration and training of technical and non-technical personnel

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Requires outstanding interpersonal skills and ability to work cooperatively with all employees and managers.

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Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

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Functional knowledge of manufacturing processes.

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Self Directed, self disciplined and highly organize.

Thank you for your interest in Advance Millwrights Inc. We are always looking for qualified candidates and welcome resumes.

Please forward all resumes to brads@advancemillwrights.com or fax 519-669-4659.

The selected candidates will be notified.

EXPERIENCED MENNONITE CLEANING lady. In Elmira area only. Call Darlene at 519-669-2285, evenings.

100% LOCAL

AUCTIONS WED. AUG 28 at 3:00 PM - Clearing auction sale of furniture; antiques; collectables; tools; household effects; and miscellaneous effects to be held at the St. Jacob’s Community Centre in St. Jacob’s for Donald Kaufman of Kitchener. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519-656-3555. www.jantziauctions.com

Qualifications • Mechanical Engineering Technologist Diploma (or equivalent). • Minimum 5 years of experience in the mechanical design field (structural, agricultural equipment, material conveying systems, etc). • 100% efficient with Autodesk Inventor and AutoCAD software. • Fluent in Microsoft Office tools. • Hydraulic and pneumatic design experience is an asset. • Direct agricultural experience is an asset. • Robotics experience is an asset.

MON SEPT 2 at 10:00 AM - Auction sale of truck; antiques; collectables; musical instruments; tools; and miscellaneous items to be held at 7 Highview Place in Guelph near Speedvale and Elizabeth St for Dorothy Bridge. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519-656-3555. www.Jantziauctions.com

Responsibilities • • • • •

Layouts of customer facilities and buildings.

Design of equipment and structures.

Complete detailing of shop fabrication drawings.

Source components and equipment.

Sheet steel layout from fabrication drawings for plasma table burnouts. • Create assembly and installation drawings. • Required to be a resource to the fabrication, assembly and installation personnel. • Work independently on projects.

We offer competitive wages, benefits & RRSP package.

Please fax resumes to 519-669-4659 or email to

WED. SEPT 11 at 7:00 PM Property auction of a 50 acre horse or hobby farm with a spacious 2 bedroom bungalow; 80ft x 48ft barn; indoor riding arena or drive shed; 60ft round fenced training ring to be held at 6455 Line 46 RR 1 Bornholm for Heike and Burkhard Bluemke.

Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519-6563555. www.Jantziauctions. com

timb@advancemillwrights.com

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WORK WANTED

I AM A childcare provider living in Elmira. I am Licensed through the Region of Waterloo. I have space in my home for full or parttime child care starting in September. First Aid / CPR. Police check and references upon request. I will provide a daily structured schedule with healthy meals and snacks as well. Please call Jenifer 519-807-1099.

A DVANCE MILLWRIGHTS INC.

Advance Millwrights Inc. has been serving the aggregate, feed mills, fertilizer, food & foundry industries since 1992. We are looking to add the following to our team of skilled employees.

HELP WANTED HELP NEEDED 4 to 5 full days per week. Call Schnurrs Grocery in Linwood. 519-6982370.

HELP WANTED IN Bakery.

Mennonites preferred.

Hillcrest Home Baking, 519669-1381.

HOW TO REACH US

HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED

Looking for a mature person with good retailing qualities and communication skills, friendly customer service & motivated. We are filling 2 positions full time and part time. Must be able to work Thursday, Friday evenings and Saturdays. Job description: sales, writing orders, pricing stock and general duties. Ideal positions for a male student or mature adult.

Apply in person with resume to W.C. Brown and Sons - Men’s Clothier 18-24 Arthur St. S. Elmira. 519-669-1152.

HELP WANTED MK MARTIN ENTERPRISELooking to hire full-time production welders. Must be able to read & write in English. Call 519-664-2752 or drop in Resume.

WE ARE NOW hiring for the full time position of Pallet Repair. Applicants must have manufacturing or farm experience. Please email your resume to info@ willowbraepallets.com or contact at 519-664-3688.

AUCTIONS

CHILD CARE

HELP WANTED ARE YOU PASSIONATE about Agriculture? Do you want to work in the growing agribusiness sector? Are you passionate about pigs, dairy, chickens, horse, feed, corn, soybeans, wheat, hay, farm equipment and other agriculture commodities. There are new and exciting jobs opportunities waiting for you in all sectors of agribusiness. Visit www.agristaffing. com to see these exciting opportunities.

WED. SEPT. 11 at 10:00 A.M. Clearing auction sale of furniture; household effects; antiques; tools; collectables and miscellaneous items to be held at the St. Jacob’s Community Centre in St. Jacob’s for a Waterloo estate with additions. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519-656-3555. www.Jantziauctions.com SAT. SEPT 7 at 11:00 AM Clearing auction sale of antiques; Waterloo County furniture; collectables; household effects; and miscellaneous items to be held at the St. Jacob’s Community Centre in St. Jacob’s exclusively for Wendy and the late Cameron Bolt. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519-656-3555. www.Jantziauctions.com

FRI. SEPT 13 at 4:30 PM Clearing auction sale of household effects; antiques; collectables; tools; lawn and garden; and miscellaneous items to be held at 17 Evergreen Cres in Kitchener off Westmount and near Greenbrook for Tom Drake. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519-656-3555. www.Jantziauctions.com WED. SEPT 25 at 10:00 AM - Clearing auction sale of household effects; furniture; antiques; tools; collectables; and miscellaneous items to be held at the St. Jacob’s Community Centre in St. Jacob’s for a Waterloo area estate with additions. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519-656-3555. www.Jantziauctions.com FRI. SEPT 27 at 4:30 PM Auction sale of approx 300 toys including farm; precision; air plane collection; cars; banks; and other collectables to be held at the St. Jacob’s Community Centre in St. Jacob’s for an area collector with additions. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519-656-3555. www.Jantziauctions.com

FARM EQUIPMENT

TRADES & SERVICES

FLAT RACK WAGON 16ft long, 8ft wide. Steel frame. Good tires. Also a woodstove.

Phone 519-846-5548.

SEAL COATING FOR Asphalt driveways/parking lots.

Protect and Extend the life of your asphalt by applying a sealant. Our high solids refined tar based sealer protects against damaging effects of gas & oil, sun, oxidation and water. Seal coating by Terry (15 years experience). Call Black Bear Sealing 519-748-9821.

Mention this ad and receive 10% off regular pricing.

AUTOMOTIVE 1992 MERCEDES 400 SE. Luxurious and reliable. Impeccable. No winters. Certified. $5,950. Call 519-699-5480.

RENTALS HOUSE FOR RENT in Elmira.

Three bedroom, two storey, single garage, double wide driveway, finished basement, appliances included, on ground heated pool with wrap around deck. Available September 1st $1500.00 plus utilities. If interested please call 519-239-5151 or email genxer1966@hotmail.com

GARAGE SALES

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QUALITY KID’S CLOTHES, sand box, toys, books, life jackets, play pen, stroller, Snuglis, christmas garland, TV, antiques, stools, furniture, household items. Saturday August 31st, 7:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Rain or shine. 59 Maplelawn Dr., St. Jacobs.

ST. CLEMENTS COMMUNITY Wide Garage Sale & BBQ Saturday September 7, 2013, 8:00am - 1:00pm For information contact Jen Connolly 519-699-9277 or Melanie Martin 519-699-5116 Find us on Facebook! Search St. Clements Recreation Service Board

WOOD WORKING BUSINESS CLOSING ONLINE AUCTION FAMILY OPERATED BUSINESS RETIRING ONLINE AUCTION OR HUMBERSTONE WOODWORKING LTD., - GEORGETOWN , ON Canadian building manufacturer of all sizes, shapes & lengths of wood columns and posts. All their manufacturing & wood- working equipment is for auction. SOME ITEMS INCLUDE: 2 in 1 Wood Turning & Sanding Lathe — 24’ Bed, Wood Turning Lathe — 10’ Bed, Cap & Base Machine, Delta 10� Radial Arm Saw & Stand, Murphy Industrial Dust Collection System, Porch Post Lathe Knappe 14� Tilt Arbor Saw, Craftex Wood Shaper, Knappe 24� Planer, Progress 4 Ft. Stroke Belt Sander, Brooks 6� Joiner, General 14� Band Saw, Progress Belt Sander, Delta Industrial 12� Radial Arm Saw, Kiln Dried Pine, Hyster HD Outdoor Fork Lift & MORE!!!

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FAMILY ALBUM ANNIVERSARY

WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENT

BIRTHDAY

THANK YOU

Happy 40th Anniversary Bill & Linda Palmer!

Congratulations

Bruce Weber

Thank You Doris Kramer thanks everyone who helped celebrate her 90th birthday by sending cards and attending the open house on August 18th.

Thanks also for the many charitable donations.

OBITUARY

Thank you for being wonderful parents and grandparents!

Love your family

For 60 years your presence has brought joy, laughter, encouragement and love. Your creativity and ability to look for a better way of doing things, especially if you can use wheels to do it, has brought so much fun to everyone.

Robert and Lisa Shuh and Bob and Sheri Burgess are pleased to announce that their children, Stephanie and Evan, were joined in marriage on July 12, 2013.

We celebrate their commitment and ask God’s blessing on their marriage.

Happy 60th Birthday Bruce!

Your Happy Wife.

IN MEMORIAM

DEATH NOTICES

Michelle “Shelly” Zitars

DIEBOLT, WILLIAM A.| Quietly in his sleep, at his home near Bamburg, on

June 22, 1974 - August 24, 2010

If roses grow in Heaven Lord Please pick a bunch for me.

Place them in my Daughter’s arms and tell her they’re from me.

Tell her that I love her, and when she turns to smile, Place a kiss upon her cheek and hold her for a while.

Because remembering her is easy, I do it everyday, But there’s an ache within my heart That never goes away.

Monday, August 19, 2013 in his 79th year.

MARTIN, VALINA | Peacefully passed away on Thursday, August 15, 2013 at

Heritage House, St. Jacobs at the age of 95 years.

MCMAHON, CAROLYN | Peacefully passed away on Friday, August 16, 2013 at

her residence in Linwood, at the age of 68 years.

REAL ESTATE

R.W. THUR REAL ESTATE LTD.

BROKERAGE

Miss you Always...

Mom

45 Arthur St. S., Elmira Office:

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519-669-2772

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING Chemtura Public Advisory Committee Thursday, August 29, 2013 At 6:00 p.m.

$689,900

Township of Woolwich

BRAD MARTIN Broker of Record, MVA Residential

Res:

519.669.1068

JULIE HECKENDORN Res:

Broker

519.669.8629

TRACEY WILLIAMS Sales Rep.

Cell: 519.505.0627

LOCATION!! Spacious, custom built home nestled in the trees and backing to farmland. Hardwood & ceramics. Gas fireplace in LR w/16’ ceiling. Main flr. fam.rm. open to 26’ kitchen w/2 dishwashers. Large dining rm. FOUR bdrms.- master suite w/walkin closet & ensuite. Upper leve l media room. Fin. bsmt. w/oversized windows & separate entry. A must see!

MLS CENTRAL LOCATION – Close to schools, downtown & WMC. Spacious LR/DR. Eat-in kitchen. Main flr. washroom. 3 good sized bdrms. Walkup attic. Newer furnace. Metal roof. Lots of potential in unfin. bsmt. Single garage. MLS

Council Chambers

JACKS GETTING BACK IN FORM $299,900

100+ YR. OLD HOME is loaded with character! Backs to a wooded area. Lovely hardwood floors. Spacious dining room PLUS eat-in kitchen. Main floor den. Woodburning fireplace in living room. Walkout from fam. rm. to elevated deck. Gas furnace (2011).

Appliances incl. Lots of living space. 2 bathrms. Walkout basement. MLS

$289,900 $419,900

Hawkesvillle Business Opportunity

Operate your own business & live in the spacious, well maintained, 3 bdrm. dwelling. Presently a catering business (seats 54) but this property has endless opportunities! 1400 sq.ft. of commercial space. Single garage + lots of pkg. A unique opportunity. MLS

LET OUR 50+ YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WORK FOR YOU! The Wellesley Applejacks shook off the summer cobwebs at their annual training camp at the St. Clements arena on August 17 and 18. [WILL SLOAN / THE OBSERVER]

www.thurrealestate.com

Furlong, Anthony (Tony) It is with sadness that our family announces the passing of a Canadian hero.

Anthony (Tony) Furlong passed away on Wednesday, August 21, 2013 at the age of 90. Tony served with the 6th Hussars in the Canadian Armoured Corps in World War II from 1941 to 1945. Our father was born on a farm near Drayton in 1923, was orphaned at the age of 11 and spent several years at the Hamilton orphanage prior to working as a hired hand on several farms in the Drayton area near the end of the Great Depression. Upon the outbreak of WWII, he volunteered to protect our country and the innocent in Europe from the ravages of war. He served in Italy, Belgium, Holland and Germany during his time overseas. His primary role was driving tanks. He also volunteered to participate in the war in the Pacific but the dropping of the Atomic Bomb in Japan put an end to the conflict and he returned home safe. In 1960, he met our mother Betty (Elizabeth) and in 1961 he married her and assumed the role of father to Jane Graff (Allan) of Elmira, Kathy Miller of Waterloo, Peggy Sheardown (Mike) of Elmira and Michael Rumig (Lori) of Kitchener. Over the next few years, the family welcomed two new members: Jerry Furlong (Ruby) of Wellesley and Christine Furlong of Elmira. He worked on the farm and at Uniroyal Chemical until retiring to Elmira in 1988. He was predeceased by his brothers Joe (Peggy) and Dan Furlong and his sister Veronica Borth (Hilbert).

He is survived by his brother Leo Furlong (Elaine) of Kitchener and sister-in-law Marcella Furlong of Elmira. He will be missed by 13 grandchildren and 10 greatgrandchildren and by several nieces and nephews. Tony was a 66 year veteran with the Elmira Legion Branch No. 469.

The family will receive their relatives and friends at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira on Friday, August 23rd from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The Legion service will be held at the funeral home on Friday at 6:45 p.m. and parish prayers will be offered at 8:45 p.m. The mass to celebrate Tony’s life will be held at St. Teresa of Avila R.C. Church, Elmira on Saturday, August 24th at 11 a.m. with Father Ray Reitzel C.R. officiating. In Tony’s memory, donations to the Poppy Fund would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy.

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REAL ESTATE LISTINGS

Make Your Next Home Your Dream Home!

NEW LISTING

$459,000

POOL!

Waterloo - Crisp kitchen featuring island & breakfast bar, walk-out to relaxing deck overlooking in-ground heated kidney shaped pool w/stamped concrete patio. Vaulted ceiling in family room w/gas fireplace. Master bedroom w/double walk-in closets & sunk-in ensuite complete w/whirlpool tub and separate shower. 3 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms & Main floor laundry. Finished rec room w/separate entrance. Close to schools, Conestoga Mall & expressway. MLS 1325108. Call Paul or Alli direct.

$500.00

NEW LISTING

DONATION will be made with every home bought or sold by Paul or Alli in Woolwich.

$469,000 EDGE OF TOWN

Paul Martin SALES REPRESENTATIVE

CALL DIRECT

519-503-9533 www.homeswithpaul.ca

Alli Bauman SALES REPRESENTATIVE

CALL CALL DIRECT DIRECT

519-577-6248

www.elmiraandareahomes.com

Linwood - Located beside farmland at the Edge of Linwood this 2400sqft home is the great spot for you and your family. The large kitchen overlooks the sunken in living room with gas fireplace. Walk out to large deck overlooking yard and green space. Convenient Side and garage entrance to mudroom/main floor laundry. The Separate dining room is overlooking sunken living room. A great entertaining spot for dinner parties or family gatherings. The sprawling basement is equipped with large hobby room and Huge 24ft x 22ft workshop with access to garage. MLS 1334761 Call Alli or Paul Direct.

$409,000 LOCATION! LOCATION! Elmira - Sought after quiet Southfield subdivision located on the edge of town and backing onto park. This 4 bdrm, 2100sqft family home is complete with spacious bright kitchen, separate dining room open to living room with gas f/p, convenient main floor laundry, side and garage entrance into mudroom, and upper family room. Large foyer with ceramic tile and 12x10ft deck overlooking attractive landscaped yard. Master ensuite equipped with whirlpool bath. MLS 1334004 Call Paul or Alli direct.

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

$314,900 DOWNSIZING?

Elmira - Don’t miss this beautiful bungalow townhouse. Complete with partly finished basement and large country style kitchen this open concept home is spacious and elegant.

Attractive master suite Featuring walk-in closet and 3 pc. ensuite bath. Second bedroom in basement. Bright open living room area or use as an at home office. 1 1/2 car garage with door to back yard. MLS Call Alli or Paul direct

$215,000

$354,000

GREAT STARTER HOME

COUNTRY LIVING AT ITS BEST!

Elmira - Beautifully updated home. Located on Substantial lot backing onto schoolyard. This Carpet free home is complete with 3 bedrooms including main floor master. Open eat in kitchen to living room. Side entrance to office or large mudroom. Recent updates include: All new windows 2013, All flooring 2012, New wiring throughout and panel 2012. All appliances included. MLS 1334425 Call Alli or Paul direct.

Drayton - Seniors dream come true, Don’t wait! Sizeable bungalow on mature lot backing onto green space, open concept kit & FR featuring walkout to 11x24 partially covered deck. Sep DR & LR allows entertaining without being crowded.

MF also boasts laundry & mudrm plus master w/ens. Out of town family & friends will enjoy this Basement equip’d w/kit, lg bdrm, full bath, fin RR & exercise rm. MLS 1334266 Call Alli or Paul direct

$239,000

$182,500

ALSO AVAILABLE FOR SHORT TERM RENTAL

ELEGANT CONDO

Drayton - Room for the kids to run on lg 165ft x 66ft yrd. 4bdrms, 2baths, & main flr lndry. Spacious front foyer, lg LR w/heating stove. Side entrance to lg functional kit & huge sep DR. Plumbing/electrical updated.

Lifetime roof. 200amp service. 32ftx16ft Sep workshop w/9000lb, 2 post hydraulic hoist, gas/water heated cement flr & 100amp. MLS 1324398. Call Paul or Alli direct.

Kitchener - Featuring controlled entry in welcoming lobby. Casual Elegance in this updated 2 bdrm, 2 bath, condo complete w/sep DR & in-suite laundry. Excellent location w/easy access to 401, shopping, Conestoga College & close to trails. Well maintained building w/indoor pool, exercise rm, party rm, sauna & underground parking! Recent updates: Laminate flooring, Baths 2013, Kit cabinets 2009. All appliances incl’d. Just move in & enjoy! MLS 1324629. Call Paul or Alli Direct

3 Arthur St. S., Elmira | 519-669-5426

YOUR DREAM HOME WAS JUST LISTED IN CANADA’S BEST COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER

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REAL ESTATE LISTINGS dale@kellersellsrealestate.com

YEARS

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SINCE 1913

Elmira Real Estate Services Independently Owned & Operated, Brokerage

REALTY LTD., BROKERAGE

90 Earl Martin Dr., Unit 4, Elmira N3B 3L4

INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED

519.500.1865

(Direct)

17 Church St. W., Elmira • 519.669.1544 (Business)

We support Woolwich Community Services through

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519-669-3192

Dale R. Keller Sales Representative

www.KellerSellsRealEstate.com | dale@kellersellsrealestate.com

minutes from Drayton on a paved road. This is a desired location. Roof was done in 2010. MLS. Call Dale.

Bonnie Brubacher

www.elmirahomes.ca

NEW LISTING | DRAYTON $319,000. 3 + 1 bedroom sidesplit on a park-like treed setting a few

50+ years of combined service to HELP you!

Elmira@royallepage.ca

Broker of Record / Owner

OPEN HOUSE

Saturday 12-2pm & Wednesday 5-7pm 150 Brookmead St., Elmira

Monique Roes

Sales Representative / Owner

“Helping you is what we do”

Shanna Rozema Jason Shantz Broker / Owner

Broker

OPEN HOUSE

Saturday 12-2pm & Wednesday 5-7pm 38 Knapp Rd., Elmira

OPEN HOUSE | Saturday 2:30-4:30pm 4132 Line 83, Hesson

LOADS OF VALUE | DRAYTON $444,900. Drayton. Stunning custom bungalow with numerous features;

vaulted and boxed ceilings, 3 gas fireplaces, arches and pillars, speakers wired for most rooms, gourmet kitchen with granite countertops, hardwoods and ceramics, amazing ensuite, large fenced lot. Call Dale. MLS 1331348

RETIRING OFF THE FARM? $489,000. Drayton. Custom built all stone exterior. Extensively landscaped with walkways, deck, gazebo. patio. larger trees, and a relaxing front porch for those warm summer evenings. Hanover custom kitchen cabinets on both levels.

2 gas fireplaces. Walkdown from oversized garage. Call Dale. MLS 1327519

NEW PRICE PARADIGM BUILT SIDESPLIT! $374,900. ELMIRA Immediate possession avail! 4

stainless steel appl included. Maple kitchen, hardwood & ceramic, lower level family rm w/gas f/p & walk-up to yard. MLS

OWNER RETIRING | GREAT OPPORTUNITY | BRUSSELS

OPEN HOUSE | Sunday 1-3pm 16 Davernrich Way, New Hamburg

$424,900. 19 acre parcel backing onto Maitland river with beautiful

PARADIGM BUILT BUNGALOW! $346,000. ELMIRA Immediate possession avail! 4

stainless steel appl included. Custom cherry kitchen (antique stain), hardwood, ceramic flrs, gas f/p, master ensuite. MLS

WONDERFULLY UPDATED $424,900. HESSON Ranch bungalow on almost ½

acre backing farmland! Basement reno completed 2010 w/rec room, office, large games rm w/pool table, 2009 Geothermal installed with heating/cooling system.

Detached heated 12’x20’ workshop. MLS

OPEN HOUSE | Sunday 1-3pm 25 Nightingale Cres., Elmira

building site, 500 apple tree orchard with 4000 sq ft store front and cold storage, cider press, implement shed, dry storage building big enough to hold up to 25 cars/vehicles for extra income. Good solid brick house. Lots of potential. 13 acres cultivated. Market gardening? Call Dale. MLS 1327067

COMPARE AT THIS PRICE $215,000. Drayton. Lots of value in this bungalow on edge of town.

Detached garage/workshop. Gas fireplace. New windows. Roof 07, new hot water heater owned, nice yard. Call Dale. MLS 1327520

QUALITY INVESTMENT | MILVERTON $525,000. This purpose built 8 plex boasts a $37,000 net profit. Do the

math. Most of the baths have been redone, some kitchens and windows have been replaced. Has a good rental history. Appliances and coin laundry included. Separate hydro meters installed 6 years ago. Roof 2 yrs old. Worth a look. Call Dale. MLS 1321715

NEW PRICE STONECROFT COMMUNITY $429,900. NEW HAMBURG Beautiful adult lifestyle

living. Spacious 2 year old bungalow offers hardwood & ceramics, main floor amenities, covered back deck.

Great use of rec centre, walking trails. MLS

NEW PRICE SOUGHT AFTER LOCATION $429,900. ELMIRA Beautiful tree lined street,

walk to schools & parks. Well maintained 2 storey offers an inviting covered front porch with stamped concrete walkway, updated kitchen, ceramic & hardwood, walkout to private yard. MLS

FIRST TIME OFFERED!!!

BUNGALOW SEMI $349,900. ELMIRA Under construction Spacious

open concept 2 bedroom plan. Hardwood & gorgeous custom kitchen. Perfect for the empty nesters. Walkout Basement finishing is additional. CALL FOR FURTHER DETAILS! EXCL.

FAMILY RETREAT | BRUCE PENINSULA $1,250,000. 2000 Ft waterfront on quiet Gilles Lake about 1 hr north of

Wiarton. Set on 25 acres of bush, this property boasts 2 cottages and 2 bunkies, SAND BEACH, panoramic views out 3 sides, amazing sunsets, quality fishing, star filled night skies, campfire outings. This property has only been owned by 2 families since 1917. Make your own memories. Call Dale. MLS 1327059

PRIDE IN OWNERSHIP $349,900. ELMIRA ½ acre property on the edge

of town! Large raised bungalow with walkout, newer décor & updated baths, lower level family rm w/gas f/p plus games room, walk-up to side yard.

MLS

covered porch and flagstone patio, spacious main floor offers hardwood & ceramic flrs, updated kitchen w/appliances, updated baths, neutral deco, finished basement. Large yard to build garage or detached shed! MLS

Exceptionally appointed, 1286 SQ.FT– 2046 SQ.FT (most with lofts), offering fully finished basements, 2+ bdrms, 3+ bathrooms, double car garage & deck on all units, gorgeous custom kitchens, hardwood, ceramic plus many other features.

CALL FOR DETAILS. EXCLUSIVE

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$249,000 Great 2 bedroom

updated home, new windows, floors, roof, inside trim, doors and kitchen cupboards. Very well kept with nice size yard with mature trees, and oversized garden shed. MLS

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$76,500 Don't miss this

chance to enjoy sunrises and sunsets. Within 40 minutes KW, or Guelph. High speed internet is available with fibre optic.

ADDRESS: 3 Arthur

IMPRESSIVE BUNGALOW $339,000. ELMIRA Lovely & inviting is the front

PHASE 1 CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN DRAYTON! DRAYTON RIDGE - EXECUTIVE TOWN HOMES - LOFTS PRICED FROM $349,900

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NOTICE TO RESIDENTS 2012 Audited Financial Statements Please take notice that copies of the Township’s 2012 Audited Financial Statements are available at the Finance Department, Main Floor, 24 Church Street West, Elmira, or for viewing and download on the Township’s website, at www.woolwich.ca. The statements may be found on the website by following the links from “Township Services” to “Finance” to “Budgeting & Reporting”.

These statements have been prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles set for Canadian municipalities through the Public Sector Accounting Board.

2013 Tax Rate Information Please take notice that the Township’s 2013 tax rate information is available for viewing at the Finance Department. Tax rate information can be viewed on the Township’s website by following the links from “Township Services” to “Finance” to “Taxes”.

Richard Petherick CMA Director of Finance & Treasurer

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LIVING HERE CHEF’S TABLE/ RYAN TERRY, FLOW CATERING

COMMUNITY / PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

A real sense of fair play Three young women vying for title of ambassador at this year’s Wellesley-North Easthope Fall Fair WILL SLOAN Now that her tenure as Wellesley-North Easthope Fall Fair Ambassador is drawing to a close, 21-yearold Katie Baer has some words of wisdom for the three finalists for the 20132014 crown.

“Take it all in!” she laughs. “It goes by quickly, so utilize every resource you have, because it’s a lot of fun and you learn a lot.

Afterwards it’s like, ‘Oh? It’s over already?’

“I met a lot of people and made really great connections,” she continues.

“I think the biggest part was learning about myself and growing. … Coming out of it I’m very grateful for the experience. I wouldn’t take it back for the world.”

It is a long-held tradition for the Wellesley-North Easthope Fall Fair (scheduled for September 10-11 at the Wellesley Community Centre) to crown an ambassador that best represents the spirit of the community. Right now, the competition has been narrowed to three: Taylor Blackwell (age 18), a former competitive horse show jumper on the Ontario A-circuit (she competed at the Royal Winter Fair); Cassandra Lynn Rice (age 18), who is heading to Sheridan College to study art; and Kelsey Bisch (age 17), who has coached gymnastics and travelled to Mexico to volunteer at an orphanage.

Of course, there can only be one, which raises the pressing question: are they

Taking Asianinspired dishes to the BBQ grill RECIPE NOTES

each of the three finalists will be called to deliver a 2-3 minute speech on topics selected by the fair organizers. They will also create a display board about their lives and interests, and come face-to-face with the judges for an interview.

The winner will not only attend the fair, but will also represent the township at several different events in Ontario during the year, including Wellesley’s Santa Claus parade and the AllOntario Youth Convention in Toronto in February.

For fair organizer Wendy

After a recent trip to Toronto’s Chinatown, I found myself naturally craving a meal filled with Asian-inspired flavours – ginger, garlic, soy and hoisin sauces come to mind.

The great thing about these flavours is they go well with everything, and even my three-year-old likes them, so it’s a win-win no matter what. With that in mind, I picked up some pork chops, bok choy and peppers and started to prep the evening’s dinner. We are always on the go and rarely have time to prepare anything in advance, so I often choose to vacuum pack my meats with their marinade to quickly infuse flavour. Contrary to most beliefs, it is also wise to grill your veggies prior to marinating. Adding the marinade to the veggies before they go on the grill can cause a lot of flame and subsequently burn away the flavours.

The recipes below can be made exactly as they are or you can try flirting with different meat and veggie combinations. Enjoy.

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Last year’s fair ambassador Katie Baer (second from right) has plenty of advice for this year’s finalists Kelsey Bisch, Cassandra Lynn Rice and Taylor Blackwell. mortal enemies?

“No!” say Blackwell, Rice, and Bisch in perfect unison, before breaking into laughter.

Fair enough – animosity is probably not an ideal quality in an ambassador.

But what do these young women see as the defining characteristics of this distinguished position?

“Someone who’s personable and outgoing and has good leadership skills,” says Bisch.

“Also, just being able to speak publicly,” adds Blackwell. “Community involvement is good, so a

lot of volunteering.”

“I think they have to be caring. They have to understand Wellesley, because everybody is pretty close here,” says Rice. “We’re all 1,000 people. You have to known the town and respect the town.”

They agree that this close-knit atmosphere is one of the things that makes Wellesley such a special community.

“It’s small and close, and everyone knows each other,” says Bisch. “When you’re walking down the street, you say hi to everyone. Everybody’s

friendly.”

“Even if you don’t know someone, they still wave at you when you walk down the street,” says Blackwell.

“When you move in, everyone gives you food baskets, and it’s just a big community.

This was especially true for Rice, who moved to the township after living in Burlington, then Eden Prairie, Minnesota. “Coming from out of town, everyone gets to know you so fast and involves you in sports and their camps. It’s like a family,” she says.

To determine a winner,

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SEPTEMBER 7

ELECTRONIC BINGO UPSTAIRS AT the St. Clements Community Centre, 7 p.m. Sponsored by the Paradise & District Lions Club. For further information, contact Joe Brick 519-699-4022.

WOOLWICH COMMUNITY LIONS CLUB is hosting 2 events in the Foodland parking lot (Arthur St., Elmira) on from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Drive a Ford event - come out and take a car for a test drive (one test drive per household). Ford will donate $20 to Woolwich Lions for each test drive up to a maximum of $6,000. Classic car show & shine from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. - $5 entry fee/dashboard plaque for the first 50 cars. BBQ, Children’t games, prizes. Family fun day.

Classic car registration call Sandy at 519-638-2523.

Live band: Cowboy Up. All proceeds to Elmira District Community Living van project (for the purchase of a Ford wheelchair van).

AUGUST 31 VISIT THE WTHHS HISTORICAL Room at the Old School, 1137 Henry Street, Wellesley, on Saturday, August 31 between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. and enjoy displays and interesting historical facts about Wellesley Township.

The Historical Room is open on the last Saturday of every month except in December. Free admission.

SEPTEMBER 2 THE SEVENTH ANNUAL LIONS Fishing Derby will be held at the Albert Erb Conservation Area in Wellesley.

Registration 9 a.m. ($7 fee per angler). The Derby runs from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. A cash prize of $150 will be awarded for the first tagged fish caught. Trophies will be awarded in six categories. All anglers are eligible to select items from a fantastic prize table.

Food booth on site. Anglers over sixteen must have a fishing license. All proceeds to fund community programs in the village.

SEPTEMBER 3 ELECTRONIC BINGO UPSTAIRS AT the St. Clements Community Centre, 7 p.m. Sponsored by the Paradise & District Lions Club. For further information, contact Joe Brick 519-699-4022.

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SEPTEMBER 10 ELECTRONIC BINGO UPSTAIRS AT the St. Clements Community Centre, 7 p.m. Sponsored by the Paradise & District Lions Club. For further information, contact Joe Brick 519-699-4022.

SEPTEMBER 11 SENIORS COMMUNITY DINING AT noon (doors open at 11:30) Calvary United Church, 48 Hawkesville Rd., St. Jacobs. Cost: $11. Community Care Concepts invites you to join us for a hot noon day meal, fellowship and entertainment. Call 519-664-1900 for more information.

SEPTEMBER 16 SENIORS LUNCH CLUB AT noon (doors open at 11:30 a.m.), Woolwich Memorial Centre. 24 Snyder Ave. S., Elmira (community room). Cost $6. Join us for a

noonday light lunch and fellowship. Call Community Care Concepts at 519-664-1900 for more information.

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SEPTEMBER 17 ELECTRONIC BINGO UPSTAIRS AT the St. Clements Community Centre, 7 p.m. Sponsored by the Paradise & District Lions Club. For further information, contact Joe Brick 519-699-4022.

SEPTEMBER 18 SENIORS LUNCH CLUB AT noon (doors open at 11:30 a.m.) Wellesley Community Centre, 1000 Mapleleaf St., Wellesley. Cost $6. Join us for a noonday light lunch and fellowship. Call Community Care Concepts at 519-664-1900 or Toll free: 1-855-664-1900 for more information.

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SEPTEMBER 19 NEW HORIZONS WELCOMES ALL zoomers, boomers and seniors. Enjoy coffee or tea and a delicious snack.

Speaker: Bruce Kurtz and Catherine Wilson from Steel and Ferraro Insurance Brokers on risk management.

Be inspired and socialize; $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@explorenet.ca.

SEPTEMBER 21 ANNUAL CHICKEN & SAUSAGE BBQ at St. Jacobs Mennonite Church 4:30-7 p.m. Everyone welcome.

Adults $15; children $7.50. Tickets at the door or reserve by calling 519-664-2268.

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St. Paul’s Lutheran Worship Service 10am Pastor: Richard A. Frey Church Sharing the Message of Christ and His Love 27 Mill St., Elmira • 519-669-2593 www.stpaulselmira.ca

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Summer Psalms

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A. Pronghorns are native

to the prairies of North America, and though running animals normally specialize either in endurance or sprinting speed, the pronghorn masters both, topping out at 55 miles per hour (mph) while being able to sustain 25-35 mph for up to 12 miles, reports â&#x20AC;&#x153;Science Illustratedâ&#x20AC;? magazine. Though its build is somewhat stiff, the pronghorn

can take steps up to 25 feet long. Its heart is extremely big for an animal its size -- twice the size of a deerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heart -- and so can pump blood and oxygen quite efficiently. Another running adaptation is its deep chest, affording plenty of space for its large oxygenating lungs. Its skinny legs are three feet long, ample enough to keep its body high up out of prairie grass, which could slow it down, and these lightweight legs move back and forth with remarkable quickness. Put it all together, the magazine says, and the pronghorn just may be â&#x20AC;&#x153;the best runner of all animals.â&#x20AC;?

Or, in the words of one San Diego Zoo website, the pronghorn is probably the fastest mammal of the

â&#x20AC;&#x153;New World,â&#x20AC;? while the cheetah may win that honor in the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Old World.â&#x20AC;? Q. Can you name seven â&#x20AC;&#x153;uselessâ&#x20AC;? human body parts?

A. You might start with

wisdom teeth, says Judy Dutton in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mental Flossâ&#x20AC;? magazine. Are you among the 5% of people today with room for them? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Back in pre-toothpaste days when molars fell out, wisdom teeth were handy backup chompers.â&#x20AC;?

2. Tonsils in the back of the throat filter out bacteria and viruses but are prone to infection, and many kids have them removed. Luckily for adults, tonsils shrink with age and usually stop causing trouble.

3. Probably not as useless as once thought, the ap-

pendix may store beneficial bacteria for repopulating the gut after an illness.

4. The coccyx at the base of the spine consists of three to five vertebrae fused together, â&#x20AC;&#x153;remnants of our long-lost tails.â&#x20AC;?

5. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Arrectores pilorumâ&#x20AC;? are mini-muscles that long ago made our ancestorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; body hairs stand on end to conserve heat and to make us look bigger, frightening off enemies. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Today, all they do is create goosebumps.â&#x20AC;?

6. About 1 in 200 people has a set of spare ribs to go along with the normal 12 sets; all chimps and gorillas have an extra set near the neck.

7. Pinky toes: Our ape ancestors used all their toes to grab and swing from branches. Modern man can

remain upright using his big toe â&#x20AC;&#x153;with a little help from its three neighbouring piggies. The fifth is just along for the ride.â&#x20AC;?

Q. Players of high-tech Scrabble no longer need huddle in small groups hunched over game boards. Rather, utilizing the web, wireless and smartphones, they can drop a ZYGOTES bingo on fellow players anywhere in the world. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good! But what new â&#x20AC;&#x153;psychic dangerâ&#x20AC;? is ever at hand?

A. After each move, a wid-

get on the screen can now reveal what would have been the best move based on the letters in the playerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s virtual rack. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A game today thus affords competitors a plethora of regrets,â&#x20AC;? writes Steve Mirsky in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Scientific

Americanâ&#x20AC;? magazine. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And the worst come from not seeing a potential â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;bingoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; -a rack-emptying play that earns a 50-point bonus.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;For purposes of selfflagellation,â&#x20AC;? Scrabbler Mirsky records science-related bingos he himself missed over a few weeks of play. Among them: a rockclimbing REVERSO (68); PORCINI mushroom (72); ROSEATE spoonbill (73); NEGATON, also known as â&#x20AC;&#x153;electronâ&#x20AC;? (77); Heimlich MANEUVER (84); BOLIDES from outer space (95); and in the realm of metaphysics, FOREKNOW (104!).

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.

OBSERVER CROSSWORD PUZZLER ACROSS 1. Calypso offshoot 4. Informal words 10. Intensifies, with â&#x20AC;&#x153;upâ&#x20AC;?

14. Part of gutter 16. X-ray element 17. Bog 18. Uncorrectable 20. Some Olympians, nowadays 21. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Easy!â&#x20AC;?

22. One of three prairie provinces 24. Chester Whiteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home 25. Flexibility (2wrds) 28. Drink from a dish 30. It may get into a jamb 31. â&#x20AC;&#x153;From the Earth to the Moonâ&#x20AC;? writer 32. Harmfully 37. Arrays 38. ___ Minor 39. Dark red New Zealand tree 43. Barents Sea inlet (2wrds) 45. Virus

47. Jiffs 48. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mi chiamano Mimi,â&#x20AC;? e.g.

50. Winter sailing vessel 51. Surprising feeling 53. Milky gems 57. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The ___ Rangerâ&#x20AC;?

58. ___ gestae 59. Fruit only diet 62. Decide to leave, with â&#x20AC;&#x153;outâ&#x20AC;?

64. Capable of reproducing 65. reflexive form of â&#x20AC;&#x153;oneâ&#x20AC;?

69. Sean Connery, for one 70. Artistic book (2wrds) 74. Corkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s country 75. Halo 76. Opening time, maybe 77. Boris Godunov, for one 78. Liveliness 79. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Acidâ&#x20AC;?

DOWN 1. Scrape, as the knee 2. Atlantic City attraction 3. Parentheses, e.g.

4. Vulgar curse 5. Big galoot 6. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Aladdinâ&#x20AC;? prince 7. Birdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s beak 8. Russian POW camp 9. Common sense?

10. Current amount 11. Reflective surface 12. Type of nucleon 13. ___ oil 15. Spars from bow of vessel 16. Cafeteria carrier 19. Abbr. after a name 23. Gathering 25. Came in first 26. Bit 27. Clutch 28. Oblivion 29. Heirloom location 30. Abandon 32. Thief birds 33. Anger 34. Tablelands 35. Be a go-between 36. Fasten 39. 1938 US basketball guard

40. Past (adj) 41. Milk dispensers 42. Aardvark fare 44. Garlicky mayonnaise 46. Alter, in a way 49. Dwarf buffalo 51. ___ Spumante 52. Setting for TVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Newhartâ&#x20AC;?

53. Compensate for 54. Synopsis 55. Dawn goddess 56. Refuse 60. Pond buildup 61. Any â&#x20AC;&#x153;Seinfeld,â&#x20AC;? now 62. â&#x20AC;&#x153;___ bitten, twice shyâ&#x20AC;?

63. Ballpoint, e.g.

65. Greasy 66. Axis of ___ 67. Contact, e.g.

68. Cut out 71. â&#x20AC;&#x153;___ we having fun yet?â&#x20AC;?

72. The â&#x20AC;&#x153;pâ&#x20AC;? in m.p.g.

73. Monopolize

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The St. Clements Libraryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Summer Reading Club came to an end on Wednesday with a closing party featuring musician Paul Droog, who taught the kids a thing or two about maracas.

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FAIR: Ambassor candidates

CHEF’S TABLE: Asian flavours add to the BBQ experience peeled off Half a medium-sized onion, sliced thickly 1 tsp ginger, chopped finely 2 tsp hoisin sauce Juice from half a lime 1 tsp garlic, chopped finely 1/2 tsp of five-spice 1 tsp sesame oil Pepper to taste

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Grilled Soy Ginger Pork Chops 2 tsp sesame oil 1 tbsp soy sauce 2 tsp ginger, chopped 1 tsp honey Dijon 1/2 tsp fish sauce Juice from half a lime 4-6 pork chops (1/2-inch thick)

In a mixing bowl, add all ingredients and mix well; Place pork chops to a shallow dish, adding sauce to cover the meat. Cover the dish and refrigerate for 2-4 hours. Alternatively, you may place pork chops and marinade in a large vac pack bag, seal and refrigerate for 4 hours; When you are ready to

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cook your meat, preheat your barbecue and sear off each side of the pork chop.

Allow the chops to cook at a low heat until internal temperature has reached 160 degrees (approximately 15 minutes); Remove meat, cover in foil and allow to stand for

10 minutes before serving.

Pepper & Bok Choy Salad 1 red pepper, sliced 7 baby bok choy, leaves

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Richardson, the key is fostering a sense of camaraderie between the finalists.

“We try to do things like have a dinner together so they bond,” says Richardson. “We have a morning-after breakfast, so they already know who has won the competition [before the fair], but it’s also more of a bonding experience.

“I don’t like competition,” she admits. “I’m not a competitive person, I hate when they pick a winner. But I enjoy getting to know the teenagers in the area, and seeing how much they bring to the community.

More information on the Wellesley-North Easthope Fall Fair and the ambassador competition can be found at www.wellesleynehfallfair.ca.

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In a mixing bowl, combine all ingredients except for peppers, bok choy and onion, then set aside; Preheat your grill and quickly sear veggies on both sides, remove from grill; Add veggies to dressing, finish with pepper to taste; Serve this warm, room temperature or cold.

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

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