January 10, 2009 by Woolwich Observer

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Builder of Elmira environmental scientist St. Jacobs, named to Order of Canada Milo Shantz Retired UofT professor Henry Regier honoured for his dies at 76 longtime conservation efforts

Celebrated entrepreneur and philanthropist had a lengthy battle with cancer

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Elmira’s Henry Regier has been named to the Order of Canada, in recognition of more than half a century of work on ecosystem management and environmental conservation. The environmental scientist said the surprise of being named to the Order was something like being struck by lightning “Five weeks ago I got a phone call out of the blue and somebody introduced himself and told me I’d been named to the Order of Canada. He expected me to fall on the floor and I did, of course.” Regier was a professor of zoology and environmental studies at the University of Toronto for 30 years, and later director of the school’s Institute of Environmental Studies. He’s served on the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, the Great Lakes Science Advisory Board and co-authored papers with a wide range of researchers. “I think … I’m the designated recipient for a whole network of people who’ve collaborated over the last half-century on this issue,” he said of receiving the Order of Canada. Regier said his interest in ecology grew out of a first-hand understanding of nature. He was born in 1930, in a log cabin built by his father in northern Alberta. “It was the edge of civilization. For the first 13 years of my life, we kids got our fun in the bush. I’ve always felt more at home in the bush, in the woods, than in the centre of Toronto, where I lived for a couple of decades.” His family moved east in 1943, to a house that was a kilometre away from Lake On-

NATIONAL HONOUR elmira’s Henry regier was named last week to the Order of Canada for his work on ecosystem management and environmental conservation. The retired university of Toronto professor of zoology and environmental studies continues to be active in the field.

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The man whose name is synonymous with St. Jacobs passed away Tuesday after a lengthy battle with cancer. Milo Shantz was 76. Beginning with the opening of the Stone Crock Restaurant in 1975, he eventually transformed the village into an interna- MILO SHANTZ tional tourist destination. In 1981, he launched Mercedes Corp, which focused on property development and promoting tourism. Along with brother Ross Shantz, he amassed extensive holdings in the village, including the St. Jacobs and Waterloo Farmers’ Markets, the Ontario Livestock Exchange and the St. Jacobs Outlet Mall. The company also ventured into other fields, such as nursing homes. Shantz was also well known for his philanthropy, as he was involved in a variety of organizations, from Habitat for Humanity to The House of Friendship and the Mennonite Economic Development Associates. “His real legacy is the contribution he made to the church and to various faithSee SHANTZ page »02

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based organizations,” said Larry Martin, president of the St. Jacobs Country Inn who worked with Shantz for more than two decades. “He was a man of passion and of compassion.” Turning around a “dying village” with the work of Mercedes Corp., Shantz was always interested in putting community first, he added. Shantz’s vision for St. Jacobs centered on the Old Order Mennonites, whose culture many visitors to the area marveled to see. Using the models for support he’d seen in use by the Mennonite Central Committee at work in the developing world, he saw the possibilities for a business incubator approach in the village, encouraging artisans to form the basis of what would become a budding tourist area. The idea was to provide a launching point to enjoy the Mennonite experience Central to this plan, however, was the need to be respectful of the culture, noted Del Gingrich, who runs the Mennonite Story Visitor Centre. Shantz was the “driv-

ing force” behind the creation of the interpretive centre. “He was aware that there’s a fine line between inquisitive and invasive. He wanted to be sure to be respectful of the Old Order Mennonites.” His vision for St. Jacobs caught on, and business boomed in the village. “He put St. Jacobs on the map,” said Gingrich, noting visitors from some 150 countries have passed through the centre. The enormous success wasn’t always universally embraced, however. Longtime residents who were happy to live in a sleepy little village sometimes found the changes difficult to deal with. But as an equilibrium set in, the tourism business has proved to be mostly a boon, suggested lifelong resident and Woolwich councillor Mark Bauman. “He was someone who had a vision, who could look at something and see things others couldn’t,” he said of Shantz. “At the end of the day, most people would say it’s been a positive impact on the community. “He made the commu-

nity a stronger community.” While there were changes to the village, there were many benefits, including jobs and a strong tax base for the township, Bauman added. Those benefits were no accident, said a longtime colleague who served as in-house legal counsel for Mercedes. Tom Jutzi, now with a K-W law firm but having retained professional ties with Shantz, said business ventures were entered into with the community benefit in mind and with a sense of stewardship – “Those were things he talked about a lot.” Though sometimes misunderstood, his entrepreneurial spirit was channeled into doing good, on which he focused his complete attention. “Milo was a unique person. He was creative. He was visionary. And he was disciplined – if he had an idea, he knew how to stick to it and not get distracted.” He saw opportunities others didn’t, staying the course even if others couldn’t initially see the

same outcome he had envisioned. Shantz’s industrious nature came naturally, surfacing early on following his birth in New Hamburg in 1932. At the age of 13, he started buying and selling pigs. At 21, he bought 500 turkeys. By 1958, he had made it a family business with his father and brother, and involved employees as shareholders. The business eventually evolved into Hybrid Turkeys, one of the largest and most innovative companies in the field. It was sold in 1981. “He had a gift of entrepreneurship, a gift he wanted to use … to benefit others,” said Jutzi. Through all his successes and philanthropy – including many personal acts that he wanted to remain private – Shantz remained humble and true to his roots, he added. “Milo went through his life with a fair bit of gratefulness for the success he had. He was not a man of a big ego.” Shantz is survived by his wife Laura, and children Jenny, Christine, Sandra, Margaret and Marcus.

Holiday RIDE checks net more charges JONI MILTENBURG Waterloo Regional Police handed out dozens more 12-hour suspensions during holiday RIDE checks this year despite stopping fewer vehicles. Using a new strategy that focused less on roadblocks and more on random stops, police checked 5,026 vehicles between Nov. 28 and Jan. 3 and handed out 55 12-hour suspensions. That’s a significant increase over last year, when 6,318 vehicles were checked and 13 suspensions issued. “It’s difficult to draw any real solid conclusions from a small sampling like this, but any time the numbers go up, we’re more concerned than when they go down,” said police spokesperson Olaf Heinzel. However, he said police aren’t sounding the alarm just yet; the numbers don’t necessarily mean more people are driving impaired. “We cannot generalize from this really limited number, toward the

general population. We know the vast majority of people are not drinking and driving, and this is a small percentage of the total. … Some of it is the luck of the draw. It really just depends who comes through the line that particular night.” Using teams of cruisers, often near bars and restaurants, police were able to spend more time with each vehicle than at a roadblock, where the emphasis is on keeping traffic flowing. The mobile RIDE stops also resulted in increased charges for Highway Traffic Act violations – 113 this year, compared to 25 in 2007. Another nine drivers were charged with having a bloodalcohol content over 80 mg, and two were given impaired charges. “The increased suspensions are an anomaly given the long-term trend has been toward fewer drinking and driving incidents,” Heinzel said. “Having said that, we always have to remain vigilant in terms of our enforcement and our messaging to the community.”

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“I usually take the ones that need extra care, that are sick or injured or deformed. Basically the ones that nobody wants.” Kayla Lamers

WARM AND FUZZY Kayla Lamers has a passion for taking in unwanted animals, often those in need of medical and other attention. She’s looking to parlay that into a career as a veterinarian.

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All creatures great and small Elmira resident Kayla Lamers’ love for animals sees her take in a variety of unwanted critters JONI MILTENBURG When she was in Grade 9, Kayla Lamers rescued a rabbit from a meat farm and adopted it as a pet. When he saw it, her dad put his foot down: “No more,” he told her. “No more” has turned into three hamsters, a gerbil, four rabbits, eight degus (which look like large, bushy-tailed gerbils), two budgies and a rat. None of them would be considered prize specimens, and that’s exactly why Lamers has them. “I usually take the ones that need extra care, that are sick or injured or deformed. Basically the ones that nobody wants,” Lamers says. “I have one rabbit now that has a cone on his head because he had surgery

and he can’t chew his stitches. I’m getting another bunny on the 15th. It has no ears; the mother chewed them off at birth, so it’s a little deformed.” Lamers, now 19 and an employee of the Village Pet Food Shoppe, takes in aggressive pets that need a calm home and sick animals that need nursing. Some of the animals come to her through work and some by word of mouth, from people who know her only as the “hamster lady“ or the “bird lady.” When she can, Lamers finds homes for pets she’s nursed back to health. Lamers has always had a passion for animals, especially small animals. Small animals are often the ones that need a home, because they’re more likely to be impulse buys.

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“People are also less willing to pay vet bills for a $5 pet when it gets sick than a dog or cat. If the animals she takes in need surgery, Lamers takes them to a friendly vet at the Waterloo West Animal Hospital and pays for it out of her own pocket. Looking after so many animals takes time as well as money. She estimates she spends two or three hours a day cleaning out cages and litter boxes and giving the animals individual attention. “I monitor how much water they’re drinking and how much they weigh and they go for annual vet checkups. The degus I have are prone to diabetes, so my vet taught me how to test for diabetes in them. And if they do [get it], then you have to give them insulin.” She also researches animal

care on her own time. Lamers does it because she cares about the animals, but also because it’s good practice for the future. She plans to study science at the University of Guelph and then become a vet herself. She’s also planning to get her wildlife rehabilitation licence so she can care for wild animals as well. She works with a local wildlife rehabber, taking care of squirrels, raccoons and wild birds. Many of the domestic pets she takes in – like her three hamsters – have been abandoned by their owners because they’re aggressive. Lamers explained aggressive pets aren’t born that way: they become aggressive because their owners don’t know how to handle them. “A 10-year-old kid’s not going to understand, OK, the hamster

sleeps all day so I can’t grab at it. It’s sleeping, it wants to be left alone. Of course it’s going to bite you.” When she was young, Lamers hated cleaning her hamster’s cage because she was afraid of it. As she got older, she understood why it was sometimes mean. Now, Lamers said, she’s been bitten so many times it doesn’t faze her. “I was helping a friend bathe a hedgehog the other day: it wasn’t impressed and it clamped on.” It took some coaxing for her parents to let her take in animals and they won’t let her have an unlimited number, but they’re generally understanding. “A lot of parents, I’m sure, wouldn’t let their kids have that amount of animals.”

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Another year, another crop of celebrities to mourn There’s something about year-end wrapups that gets me thinking about death. Apparently I’m not alone, as lists of celebrities and other notable people who’ve died in the past calendar year abound as one year rolls into the next. For 2008, as with every year, I was caught off guard by some of the names on the list. I’d caught the fact that Heath Ledger had died of an accidental drug overdose – pretty hard to miss that one. George Carlin’s passing was much sadder: we’d be much better off if he was here to continue his biting and always funny critiques. Speaking of funnymen, Harvey Korman’s death was another great loss. Also well publicized was the passing of Paul Newman, of course. And of Jeff Healey. Put Chuck Heston in that category too. A big fan of The Bob Newhart Show, I hadn’t realized Suzanne Pleshette had died last January, just shy of her 71st birthday. She had been married to another Newhart fixture, Tom Poston, who was on the list in 2007. What brought it home this time around was seeing the name Ivan Dixon: Sgt. James ‘Kinch’ Kinchloe on that classic series, Hogan’s Heroes. The actor/director died of kidney failure Mar. 16 at the age of 76. Stuck in the time warp of rerun TV, he couldn’t be 76, let alone dead – but there the name was on that list. Reading that caused

a little piece of childhood to suffer a cold, hard kick. Those of us born in the TV age grew up with a wide social circle invented by Hollywood and beamed into homes round the clock. In many ways, we’re more attached to the people we see on TV than to those around us – our Friends are more real than our friends, in some instances. And when they die, either as actors or characters, the grief can be as real as if somebody close to you had died. While movies had launched the notion of celebrity, our attachment grew in leaps and bounds with television, which brought them into the intimate confines of our homes. The phenomenon is linked to the suburban growth that followed the war. Television families “helped ease what must have been for many Americans a painful transition from the city to the suburb. But more than simply supplying a tonic for the displaced suburbanites, television promised something better: it promised a mode of spectator pleasure premised on the sense of an illusory – rather than a real – community of friends,” according to Lynn Spigel, a professor in the School of Communication at Northwestern University in Illinois. “It held out a new possibility for being alone in the home, away from the troublesome busy-body neighbours in the next house. But it also maintained ideals of community togetherness and social interconnection by placing the community at a fictional distance. Television allowed people to enter into

an imaginary social life, one that was shared not in the neighbourhood networks of bridge clubs and mahjong gatherings, but on the national networks of CBS, NBC and ABC.” Beyond just reacting to television, the growth of celebrity worship and attachment is also well studied as a sociological and psychological development. There is a certain irony in that the more crowded and populated our cities become, the more isolated we are from others. That’s especially true as families become smaller and more prone to spreading out across large distances. For professor Michael C. Kearl of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Trinity University in Texas, “the rise of celebrity also corresponds with a public increasingly devoid of total relationships with others, individuals’ connectedness with others and the broader society dampened by the anonymity of urban life, reduced civic involvements, increasing rates of singlehood and living alone, and by the instrumental relationships demanded

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by the workplace and marketplace.” Celebrities are seen as living more interesting, glamorous, or important lives. Thus the public may know more about the celebrities’ stories than they do of those of their neighbors and associates. “But the grief over celebrities … the sense of loss is more like that of a friend because these are not so much role models as reflections of who we are or who we want to be. These are individuals whom one has paid to see or who have been frequent televised ‘guests’ in one’s home.” We spend more time with fictional characters – and the actors portraying them – than we do with many of the real people in our lives. When old aunt Cora, who you saw occasionally at family functions over the years, passes away, you’re likely to feel little, if anything at all. It seems that’s not the case if the actor you watch daily in reruns shuffles off this mortal coil. People who don’t shed a tear at a family funeral might bawl like babies over the death of a character on TV or in the movies.

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Wednesday, January 28, 2009 at 6 p.m. 150 Frederick Street, Kitchener in Council Chambers No decisions will be made on the Draft ROP at this meeting. If required, an additional Public Meeting will be scheduled for Thursday, January 29, 2008 so that all delegations may be given the allotted amount of time to be heard. If you wish to register as a delegation and speak at the public meeting, please register in advance by calling the Regional Clerk’s Office at 519-575-4420 by noon on Thursday, January 22, 2009.

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How long have you worked here? 25 years. How did you get started? I needed a job and I got a job here. Ever since then, I’ve been doing it for a living. What do you like about the job? Every project’s a bit different; it blends craftsmanship and creativity. What are you working on right now? It was an old window. A fellow fell down his

What do you like to do in your spare time? I’m a collector of all kinds of different things. I like to play darts, I like to play golf. Probably put golf ahead of darts. I’m president of the Elmira dart league. How do you deal with stress? Get together with friends and try to do things that aren’t stressful. Anything you’re looking forward to right now? Spring. Golf season and spring.

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Wellesley to benefit from gas taxes Wellesley Township will receive just over $300,000 per year from 2010 to 2014 in federal gas tax funding. The four-year extension to the gas tax agreement was officially signed Dec. 23. Under the agreement, Wellesley Township will receive $301,109.64 each year in two equal payments made in July and November. Woolwich Township will receive $604,680.08 per year over the four-year period. The City of Waterloo will receive $2,998,331 per year, while the City of Kitchener is slated to get $6,295,587.68.

Linwood gets two recruits

Council approved the appointment of two new volunteers to the Wellesley Fire Department’s Linwood Station at the request of district chief Frank Karley. Catherine Steckly is enrolled part time in the pre-service fire fighter program at Conestoga College. The other new appointment is Matt Karley, a resident of Linwood. The two new recruits will bring Linwood fire station up to a full staffing complement; Linwood currently has 18 fire fighters, while the township’s level of service normally supports 20 fire fighters.

Sudden retains vice-chair role Former Woolwich councillor Grace Sudden was re-elected this week to the position of vice-chair of the Waterloo Regional Police Services Board. Tom Galloway, a regional councillor, was re-elected chair. Sudden has been a member of board for the past nine years; 2009 will mark her seventh term as vice-chair. The other members of the board include regional Chair Ken Seiling, Wilmot Township Mayor Wayne Roth, Brian Heggie, Patti Haskell and Myrta Rivera. The Police Services Board is a civilian oversight body that governs how police services are provided. The board is made up of three elected members from regional council, three provincially appointed members and one community-at-large member appointed by council.

Wloo workers talking strike City of Waterloo outside workers voted unanimously Wednesday night in favour of strike action if they can’t reach a deal with the municipality. The members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees local 1542 could be in a strike position as early as Jan. 15. A strike could affect snowplowing, arena operations and other services, including water distribution and park operations, carried out by unionized workers. Council’s latest financial mess – $1.8-million in retroactive wage top-ups for managers and nonunionized staff – has come back to bite it again, as the union calls offers to its members unfair by comparison. Mediation talks are scheduled for Tuesday. The 110 workers’ last contract expired on Dec. 31.

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Fundraising push nets an extra $10K Challenged to raise $100,000 by year’s end, Gale congregation meets that goal JONI MILTENBURG After being challenged to raise $100,000 in a little over a month, the congregation of Gale Presbyterian church stepped up and met the goal. In late November, an anonymous donor approached the church offering $10,000 toward the construction of a new building – provided the congregation could raise 10 times that before the end of the year. By Dec. 31, the final total was $100,215.76. “It was a stretch, that’s for sure,” said fundrais-

ing chair Vicky Hammell. “I think everybody dug deep to make us get there. In fact, I heard that somebody had called who wasn’t in town to make sure we had made it because if we hadn’t they were going to donate some extra that they planned on doing in January.” The church has now raised more than $500,000 toward construction of a new church, which will cost an estimated $2.3 million. The land, located at Church Street and Barnswallow Drive, has already been paid for. The congregation has

been looking at building a new church since 2003. The present location is landlocked, with no parking, and not very visible. Kim Denstedt, co-chair of the church’s steering committee, said the anonymous donor isn’t a member of Gale, but was impressed with the congregation’s energy and support of the new church. “It was extremely generous of this person to do that,” she said. Gale rallied behind the fundraising drive; there were a large number of donations, ranging in size up to $15,000.

“We were very happy and pleased that we were able to end the year on such a high note,” Denstedt said. “Our next major step will be at our annual meeting when we present an idea of what it could look like and costs and so forth.” Currently, the building committee is looking at draft plans and offering feedback to the design process. Fundraising is ongoing, as the church still has a long way to go toward the final total. “We’d like to keep it to two or three major fundraisers and then there’s

a bunch of smaller things that we’re doing as well, so we’re not taxing people too much. We do a lot of “fun-raising” as well as fundraising.” Planning for the new church has brought people out to meetings and committees, which has helped bring people together, she said. “I’m meeting people that I’ve sat across from in church for years, but I didn’t really know. I think that’s happened for a few people. When you do things together, you get to know each other and that builds community, builds caring.”

Wellesley seeking to recover fire costs Council hoping to recoup expenses related to suspicious Molesworth St. fire JONI MILTENBURG Wellesley is looking for ways to recover its expenses following a drug-related fire at a duplex in the village last month. Township firefighters spent a total of 273 man hours battling a blaze at 1020 Molesworth Rd. Dec. 9. All three stations responded to the fire, which was reported shortly after 8 p.m. Wellesley station had 14 men at the blaze, some until 1 a.m. St Clements

backed up the Wellesley station with 18 men and Linwood responded with 16. Wellesley station also had four people assisting Waterloo Regional Police in investigating the suspicious blaze. That investigation is still ongoing. Until charges are laid or insurance coverage determined, the township is left footing the bill for fighting the blaze. Volunteer fire fighters are paid for the time they spend at a fire or accident, and

any supplies used in fighting the fire, such as oxygen cylinders, will have to be refilled or replaced. “We don’t at this point know whether there’ll be any compensation coming back to the municipality,” said township chief administrative officer Susan Duke. “It has to be a specific set of circumstances for the insurance companies to come forward with compensation.” Duke said she can’t estimate the cost of battling the fire because she doesn’t yet have all

the figures related to the man hours and the equipment used. “We haven’t done the breakdown on who’s being paid what amount,” she said. “The district chiefs and captains are paid different rates. There’s a whole calculation that has to go into that, as well as the equipment.” A 28-year old woman escaped the blaze and was taken to hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation. Two males were seen emerging the house with flames coming from their clothes.

They rolled in the snow to extinguish the flames then fled, one on foot and the other in a darkcoloured pickup truck. The investigation turned up five containers of marijuana and equipment used to extract hashish, hash resin or hash oil. Police spokesperson Olaf Heinzel said at this point no arrests have been made and no charges laid. “We’re still looking for any tips and any information that could help us. That’s still an ongoing investigation.”

Regier: Early exposure to issues led to career path » From cover

tario, where they went swimming. At that time, the shoreline was slumping into the lake, taking with it a series of summer cottages. And a few years later, swimming in Lake Ontario was banned because of polio. “People were getting it – some people I knew had polio – from pollution in Lake Ontario. So I became aware of the health risks of the Great Lakes,” he explained. Regier finished his B.A. at Queen’s University in 1954. One of the professors there, Wes Curran, was interested in conservation and encouraged him to take a job with the Ontario government studying streams in the Toronto area. “I caught the bug to be an aquatic ecosystem freak from those surveys.”

After a short stint teaching high school, Regier completed his PhD at Cornell University in 1961 and took another job with the Ontario government, this time researching fisheries in Lake Erie. Many of the problems facing the Great Lakes today, he first encountered in the 1950s and ‘60s. While studying streams flowing into Lake Erie in 1955, he learned about the problems caused by exotic species. Smelt, a non-native species of fish, was moving into Lake Erie and causing problems for commercial fishers by tangling in their nets. At the same time, dead zones started to appear in the shallow waters of Lake Erie. The colder, bottom waters were being starved of oxygen by

decaying organic matter falling from the warmer surface water. Lack of oxygen forced out coldwater species such as trout. The surface water was overly fertile, fed by phosphates coming from sewage, industrial chemicals and agricultural runoff. In the early 1970s, there were major programs to reduce the amount of phosphates ending up in the lake. Those efforts were partly successful; the dead zones were reduced in size, and coldwater fish started to come back. In the late 1980s, a new non-native threat moved in: zebra mussels and their relatives, quagga mussels. Carried in the ballast water of ships, the mussels are prodigious eaters and rob a lake of nutrients, while depositing waste on the

lake floor. A new type of dead zone started to appear. “Just about the time the lakes were coming back from the phosphate overburdening, this thing happened,” Regier said. “The Lake Erie story is far from over. Billions have been spent on trying to rehabilitate it and many things have been done. It’s not over.” After he retired in 1995, Regier and his wife Lynn, a psychotherapist, moved to Elmira. Regier had long associations with people at Wilfrid Laurier, Waterloo and Guelph universities, but they were looking to get away from the city. One of their daughters lived in Elmira and the other wasn’t far away in Georgetown, so they settled here. After moving to Elmira, Regier got involved with

a citizen’s group pressing for cleanup of the former Uniroyal Chemical site. He also works to restore First Nations fishing rights, which he says have been “grossly abused,” and continues to write papers and editorials. Regier has also done work on climate change, writing his first paper on the subject in 1984 and authoring a chapter of Climate Change 1995 for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Trying to get action on environmental issues can be a frustrating prospect, he said, but there is greater awareness these days of the health cost of pollution. “It may be that the climate change issue will be the first major environmental issue that can’t be set aside by anyone.”

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THE YEAR IN REVIEW: 2008 Looking back at some of the top news items that made the pages of the Observer in the past 12 months JANUARY Water and sewer rates on the rise Waterloo Region announced a 9.9 per cent increase in water rates and a 14.9 per cent increase in sewage rates for 2008, adding $12.72 and $14.98 respectively to the average household bill. Flooding widespread as winter disappears A brief respite from what would be a snowy winter brought flooding to parts of the township during the early part of January. Warm temperatures and heavy rains saw rivers spill over their banks in West Montrose and Conestogo, among other locales.

Jan. 17 destroyed a driving shed and some equipment, with total damages pegged at $500,000. The farm’s owner suffered smoke inhalation as he attempted to remove a new combine from the building. An investigation determined the fire started on a faulty block heater in one of the tractors.

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Head-on collision closes Line 86 A 39-year-old Linwood woman was airlifted to a Hamilton hospital in critical condition Jan. 23 after the van she was driving collided with another van on Line 86 near Herrgott Road. A St. Clements man was driving westbound on Line 86 when he lost control on the icy roadway, striking the eastbound vehicle head-on.

Council backs removal from CPAC Deemed a disruptive influence, Alan Marshall was formally removed from the Chemtura Public Advisory Committee by Woolwich councillors meeting Feb. 5. The longserving member was voted out by other committee members following a struggle involving CPAC’s consulting hydrogeologist. As CPAC is a committee of council, the township had the final say.

Woolwich tax hike at 6% Woolwich residents learned they’d be facing a six per cent increase in the township portion of their property taxes, representing an additional payout of $27 a year on the average home. Councillors approved a 3.95 per cent jump in the general levy, plus another two per cent to put towards a slate of new recreation facilities.

New arena to honour McLeod A longtime community volunteer will have his name affixed to a new arena when the Woolwich Memorial Centre opens in the fall of 2009, Woolwich council decided Jan. 24. The Jim McLeod Memorial Arena will recognize the contributions of the Elmira man who succumbed to cancer in March at the age of 58.

Regional levy up 2.7% Meeting Jan. 16, Waterloo Region councillors approved a take increase of 2.72 per cent, adding another $36 a year to the average property tax bill in 2008. Blaze destroys farm building A fire at a Maryhill farm

Elmira tenants forced to find new lodgings Residents of Pilgrim’s Provident Retirement Home in Elmira learned Jan. 28 many of them would be forced to move out after the Region of Waterloo cut subsidies to the business, citing violations of health and safety standards.

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Feds chip in for Riverside project The federal government agreed to kick in $600,000 toward the reconstruction of Elmira’s Riverside Drive West, representing a third of the then-estimated cost of $1.8 million. Kitchener-Conestoga MP Harold Albrecht made the pledge Feb. 19 in Woolwich council chambers. Fire destroys Wellesley harness shop An explosion at a Linwood-area harness shop Feb. 22 caused a raging inferno that saw firefighters from all three

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Heidelberg barn goes up in flames Some 130 hens and six horses died in a barn fire on Kressler Road south of Heidelberg Mar. 4. The building was completely destroyed in the blaze, with damages estimated at $400,000. No to troop decals There will be no “support the troops” decals on Wellesley Fire Department vehicles, township councillors decided Mar. 18. The decision was part of a series of debates involving emergency vehicles across Waterloo Region. Wellesley gets $2.2

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Husband charged in Elmira murder Valerie Ferguson, a 44-year-old mother of two, was murdered in her Elmira home Apr. 3. Her husband, Kenneth Michael Ferguson, 41, was subsequently charged with first-degree murder in the strangulation death. Kings claim Cherrey Cup The Elmira Sugar Kings capped a first-place season by defeating the Cambridge Winter Hawks to take the Cherrey Cup in six games. A 6-1 decision Apr. 5 clinched the MidWestern Junior Hockey League championship. It was the Kings’ first title since 2002, and their fifth since 1978. Wellesley taxes up Wellesley taxpayers faced a 5.5 per cent hike in their township property taxes as council approved the annual budget Apr. 7. The increase meant an additional $37.63 a year to the average tax bill.

MAY Kings call it a season After making it through the round-robin portion of

the Sutherland Cup finals, the Elmira Sugar Kings fell in four games to the Tecumseh Chiefs, the deciding game played on May 3.

Hall of Fame welcomes Don Martin Elmira’s Don Martin, a prominent businessman and philanthropist, was inducted into the Waterloo County Hall of Fame May 11. He earned the recognition for his entrepreneurship and community service. Water study approved for Breslau Ongoing groundwater woes in Breslau prompted Woolwich council to approve a $100,000 study. The project, approved May 13, will help the township come up with a long-term solution to wells running dry, including the possibility of extending municipal services to the older parts of the village.

JUNE Seniors petition for apartment project Elmira seniors, making a pitch for an apartment complex on the former Procast Foundries site, presented a petition to township council June 10. The Woolwich Seniors’ Association says the location would be ideal, located within walking distance of downtown. The township, however, would prefer to see commercial development on the vacant lot. Former councillor dies Former Woolwich councillor Howard Shuh passed away June 13 at the age of 83. Shuh served two terms on council, 1994-1997 and 1997-2000.

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Power centre clears final hurdle Woolwich signed a cross-border servicing agreement with the City of Waterloo Feb. 5, giving the official go-ahead to the long-delayed construction of a Wal-Martanchored power centre adjacent to the St. Jacobs Farmers’ Market.

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Pedaling along with Lance Elmira’s Morgan MacPhee found himself taking a ride with seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong June 13-14. The 13-year-old raised more than $10,000 for cancer research to earn a spot in the special fundraising event. EMSF doles out grants A strong turnout at the 2008 Elmira Maple Syrup Festival allowed the organizing committee to distribute $42,000 in grants to community groups June 18. The Elmira and District Association for Community Living was the largest single recipient at $16,800.

JULY Wellesley seeks reduction in traffic Following complaints from Wellesley council, the Region of Waterloo agreed to review its use of a municipal well in St. Clements. The township expressed concerns about truck traffic as the region hauls water from the well to augment other parts of the region. Bloomingdale raid nets drugs, weapons Two men were charged with drug and weapons offences following a police raid July 4 on a Bloomingdale-area farm. Cocaine, marijuana, stolen goods and weapons were seized. Elmira man dies in Alberta collision An Elmira man involved in a bus crash north of Fort McMurray, Alberta died in an Edmonton hospital July 9. Randy Wilkin, 55, was a driver with Cherrey

Bus Lines. He and a coworker were the only two aboard the bus when it collided with a flatbed truck.

that would span 35 years teaching science at the local high school, followed by another 15 years as a supply teacher.

Dan Snyder tournament raises $115,000 The fifth and final Dan Snyder Memorial Golf Tournament played out under sunny skies at the Elmira Golf Course July 14, netting another $115,000 toward the construction of the Woolwich Memorial Centre. The event easily surpassed the $500,000 goal set when the tournament began in 2004.

Jobs on the chopping block Workers at the Price Chopper in Elmira learned Aug. 12 they would be out of work by Sept. 9, as parent company Sobeys decided to close the grocery store after just over two years in business.

Elmira boy drowns in pond An innocent summer swim in a Hawkesvillearea pond turned tragic July 15 when 10-year-old Joshua Weber of Elmira died after sinking below the surface. Wellesley firefighters from the St. Clements station searching through the murky water believed the boy may have been underwater for more than 20 minutes. Damaging downburst strikes Elmira In a summer memorable for being wet and cool, July 21 had an added touch in Elmira. A violent rainstorm that lasted just 10 minutes brought tornado-like winds that uprooted trees and knocked out power lines, leaving a significant amount of damage in its wake.

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SEPTEMBER Three killed in twocar collision A two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Hawkesville and Kressler roads Sept. 7 claimed three lives, including that of an infant. It was the second fatal crash at the intersection in as many years, prompting Woolwich council to press Waterloo Region for improvements, including rumble strips, at the location. Floradale gets new fire station Awaiting a new home for more than two decades, Floradale firefighters moved into their new building Sept. 8. At 6,400 square feet, the $1.3-million facility on Florapine Road was a welcome replacement for the cramped 2,400-sq.-ft. predecessor on Ruggles Road, so small replacement fire truck purchases were put on hold because newer vehicles wouldn’t fit in the facility. A century of firefighting The Elmira station of the Woolwich Fire Department celebrated 100 years of service with a community bash Sept. 13.

Elmira VIC to close its doors After crunching the numbers, Woolwich Township opted to close its Visitor Information Centre in Elmira, concentrating instead on the VIC in St. Jacobs. Meeting Sept. 30, councillors decided some of the functions served by the Elmira centre would be handled at the township’s new administrative building, to be opened by the end of 2008.

OCTOBER

Albrecht re-elected in landslide Conservative MP Harold Albrecht cruised to victory in the Oct. 14 federal election. The incumbent took almost half of the votes cast; his 23,525 votes easily outstripped Liberal candidate Orlando Da Silva’s 11,876 votes (24.9 per cent of 47,698 total ballots). Rod McNeil of the NDP earned 7,173 votes, while Jamie Kropf of the Green Party got 5,124. Former planning director succumbs to illness Dave Gosnay, who shaped the pace of development in Woolwich Township as director of engineering and planning for 17 years, died Oct. 11 after a lengthy battle with scleroderma. He was 54. Amalgamation a no-go in Woolwich More than two years in the making, the final report from Citizens for Better Government recommending a single-tier government in Waterloo Region met with a frosty reception from Woolwich council Oct. 20. The township indicated it’s not buying what CFBG is selling.

Wellesley chief resigns Wellesley Township fire chief Dave Geil, a firefighter for 38 years and chief for eight, stepped down from the job effective Oct. 27, citing personal reasons.

NOVEMBER Project to reshape northwest Elmira Plans for a 1,400-unit residential subdivision in Elmira’s north end were unveiled at a public meeting Nov. 3. The Lunor Group development is slated for some 180 acres of what is now farmland on the north side of Church Street West.

Sgt. Knechtel retires Waterloo Regional Police Sgt. Merv Knechtel, in charge of the Elmira detachment for a decade, retired Nov. 14 after 35 years with the department. He was succeeded by Sgt. Siegfried (Sig) Peters. New township hall opens A $4-million facelift completed, the former Glencree building on Church Street West became the new Woolwich Township administration building when the doors opened on Nov. 18. Foodland makes its move The Foodland supermarket in downtown Elmira made the move to the south end of town Nov. 21, opening in the former Price Chopper location. A grocery store had anchored the core for more than 60 years.

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Not a great start to the new year A resident of Martin Grove Village near St. Jacobs reported a break-and-enter about 10 p.m. on Jan. 1. Entry was gained through a garage man door. It, and the door into the house, had been struck with a heavy object. The intruder disturbed only the master bedroom, making off with some jewellery, including a gold ring with a blue stone and engraved with the name “Wilf.” Footprints were found at the scene, and the ID branch made imprints of the evidence. Police report they’ve seen this type of jewelleryspecific crime several times in the past six months. The investigation continues. »»

December 29

4:26 PM | A Ford pickup truck parked at a Sawmill Road, Conestogo residence was keyed along both sides of the box and the tailgate. There are no suspects.

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December 30

2:15 AM | Flagged for speeding on Arthur Street south of Elmira, an area driver subsequently blew a ‘warn’ on a roadside screening device and had their license suspended for 12 hours. 4:20 PM | As the result of a RIDE program check on Lobsinger Line near Martin Creek Road, a 46-year-old Waterloo man was arrested after he was administered a roadside breathalyzer

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Lobsinger Line in Heidelberg. One vehicle was southbound on Kressler when a northbound vehicle attempted to turn left into a parking lot, subsequently striking the other. No one was injured, but both vehicles suffered substantial damage. The northbound driver was charged with ‘turn not in safety.’

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1:28 PM | A vehicle reversing from a private driveway on Northside Drive in St. Jacobs backed into a passing vehicle. There were no injuries. The

ICY CONDITIONS A Cambridge man was northbound on Line 86, approaching Lavery Road, Thursday morning when he lost control on an icy patch. The vehicle began fishtailing, crossed to the south shoulder of the road and entered the ditch, coming to rest on its roof. There were no injuries and no charges laid. »» January 3 test. He was subsequently ing driver was charged with ‘careless driving.’ charged with ‘over .80.’ 11:03 AM | A collision took place at Three Bridges and »» January 1 »» December 31 Hawkesville roads. A local 12:46 AM | Police were called 9:02 AM | Police discovered man westbound on Hawkesto the construction site at the a vehicle abandoned at Flo- ville Road lost control on the new Woolwich Memorial Cen- radale Road and Eighth Line. shoulder of the road and entre in Elmira when two men The vehicle had apparently tered the ditch. were seen loading metal piec- struck a guardrail before it 11:29 AM | A rear-ender collision es into the back of a pickup was left behind. It was traced occurred at Arthur Street and truck. Responding officers in- to an address in Arthur. The South Field Drive in Elmira. A tercepted the men. No charges investigation continues in Wiarton driver was travelling conjunction with Wellington were laid. on Arthur Street when they County OPP. 9:42 AM | A Winterbourne were struck from behind by a resident discovered a .22 cali- 1:23 PM | Police and firefighters car driven by an Elmira resibre handgun while searching responded to the Cedar Barn dent. One person complained through their basement. It was Restaurant on Lobsinger Line of back and neck pain. One of turned over to police, and sent following a report of a minor the vehicles was towed from electrical fire on the roof. off for destruction. the scene. The Elmira driver was subsequently charged 4:03 PM | A two-vehicle col»» January 2 lision occurred at Church 3:55 PM | Police received a with ‘follow too close.’ Street East and George Street report of a suspicious person 3:00 PM | A lost plate from a in Elmira. A car driven by an attempting to gain entry at a trailer – X77 490 – was reportElmira resident rear-ended Flamingo Drive, Elmira apart- ed. Where and when it went another vehicle, driven by a ment building. A person of missing is unknown. Nova Scotia resident. Only interest is being sought for »» January 5 minor injuries were reported, questioning. but both vehicles suffered 5:20 PM | Two vehicles colsignificant damage. The traillided on Kressler Road near

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Shantz leaves a remarkable legacy From the comments that followed the news of his death this week, Milo Shantz has left behind an assortment of legacies. Some cited his entrepreneurial acumen, some his philanthropy. Still others pointed to his support for faith-based organizations. His list of accomplishments was long. He certainly put St. Jacobs on the map. He was instrumental in bringing Habitat for Humanity to Canada. And helped many small businesses flourish, just to name a few. The most visible of Shantz’s many achievements was the reshaping of St. Jacobs. It’s no exaggeration to say the village is what he made it. The restaurants and shops of the downtown have his fingerprints all over them. The influence is seen even more clearly a little bit further south on King Street, where his Mercedes Corp. owns the St. Jacobs and Waterloo Farmers’ Markets, the Ontario Livestock Exchange and the St. Jacobs Outlet Mall. Together, the package that helps showcase what has become known as St. Jacobs Country and the rural, Mennonite-

influenced lifestyle has made the area an international tourist destination. While some may chafe at the thought Shantz saved a dying village – preferring instead that St. Jacobs had remained a quiet, bucolic location – there can be no doubt the community risked going the way of so many small, rural settlements: fading away. Yes, there were more visitors and more traffic, and that meant change for the longtime residents. But the downtown was revitalized, and there were jobs for the people who lived there, including many students who passed through one or more of the Mercedes businesses. Today, St. Jacobs is cited as a model for other small communities to follow. St. Jacobs is a good example of what Fred Dahms, a retired University of Guelph geography professor who’s spent more than three decades researching the changing function of rural centres, calls a resort, retirement, amenity community. To be successful in this category, a town must be able to offer a combination of nice features and interesting heritage, such as local architecture or culture. And

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the community must be readily accessible to people from urban areas. Throw in some dynamic entrepreneurs who are willing to make the place a destination and you have a recipe for prosperity. “What really killed many towns was the motorcar in the ‘30s – farmers could bypass their local service centre and go to a bigger town. They’d skip St. Jacobs and go to Elmira, go to Kitchener-Waterloo,” he said following the release of a book about Ontario towns. “Many of these places that were bypassed were left with all kinds of wonderful housing stocks-big, old houses-as well as really good downtown buildings, nice old hotels, beautiful churches and so on,” he said. “Settlements that have some combination of heritage architecture, entrepreneurs such as Milo Shantz in St. Jacobs, access, rural ambiance or amenities have done well.” Channeling his entrepreneurial talents into ventures with a community benefit, Shantz is remembered as someone who was driven by a desire to see his successes translate into a greater good. A fitting legacy.

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» HARD TALK | RAFE MAIR

There were plenty of warnings along the road to a depression I watch the automobile giants lurch towards bankruptcy, slowed – but only slowed – by government handouts. I see the economy continuing its slide into depression. And I can’t help asking this question: If my wife and I had had enough of the bull market in 2003 and sense to get out accordingly, how come the seven-figure prognosticators in New York and Toronto didn’t know? I’m not trying to toot my own horn in times of such pain for so many people. I simply ask why the signs we saw weren’t seen by those who make markets go? (I’m bound to tell you that when people say how lucky we were, I emphatically reply that luck had nothing to do with it.) When we started to get scared, we knew no more than anyone else, indeed much less than the “experts.” We’d had the savings and loan scandal, bailed out by the U.S. Congress and the Enron stench. We could see that the U.S. trade deficit was $750 billion, mostly to China, which held most of the outstanding U.S. dollars. We knew that unlike Japan in former times, China wasn’t a benign creditor and it would use its leverage to best advantage. To us, the U.S. economy looked like a big glass ball with a jillion little cracks in it. You knew that a relatively slight blow would smash it. We knew that the U.S. was running

a massive annual deficit and was nearly eight trillion dollars in debt. That’s as if Canada’s national debt was $800 billion. The U.S debt is now more than $10.5 trillion and climbing. The U.S. debt and deficit had, since Reagan’s time, for the most part financed a false prosperity. This was no secret. Anyone who looked could see that far from reducing the debt and deficit, the American economy was adding to it with ever more cheaper and cheaper money being loaned out while the politicians and the man in charge of money, Alan Greenspan, acted as if everything was peachy. The housing market was red hot and you had to know that it was riding for a fall. I would look at all those real estate ads and ask: How many people are there with credit ratings of a million dollars or even several million dollars? We were to learn that there were not nearly as many as the market thought there were, with foreseeable consequences. What happened? It probably started when “junk bonds” passed muster in the moneyraising business. Then we had derivatives and hedge funds and a host of other “investments” that weren’t really investments at all but wagers. It was gambling with all the certainty and speed of a floating crap game. In 2003, it was obvious that the war in Iraq was a hugely expensive and ongoing mistake. In short, in 2003 when Wendy and I made our move out of the market, all signs pointed

to very bad economic news ahead. The answer as to what happened has I think, two levels. First off, the monetary system around the world is a nest of optimism. Every banker and financier must loan money or he’s not in the game. When money is not “tight,” that is, the prime lending rate is low, financiers have more money available. Because times seem to be so good, optimistic lenders find optimistic borrowers and the race is on to see who can loan the most money at the lowest rate. If the people and businesses see nothing but big profits ahead, the sky’s the limit and it’s not long before a sturdy economy becomes a house of cards. The crash of 1929 ought to have taught us that if moneylenders on the stock exchange allow too much margin or leverage, which is to say they require “investors” to put up less and less money, sooner or later it all hits the fan. Stockbrokers never tell any but the most sophisticated of their clients to “sell short.” Selling short means selling what you don’t have and buying the shares later when they have dropped in price. This transaction acts as a brake on the market. One has to wonder why a broker will advise you to bet on stocks going up even when the better bet is that they’ll go down? Secondly, because everything seemed to be so perfect, RRSP portfolios swelling, and the price of homes going up 30 per cent a year, what was there to worry about? Why, nothing much happened to

these good things when the U.S. government bailed out the savings and loans corporations, did it? The Enron scandal didn’t seem to hurt the economy much, did it? Why worry? The “dot com” collapse only really hit the high rollers, didn’t it? If the markets and the players all said that they could police themselves and that if the government poked its nose in it that would ruin everything, why not believe them? What could go wrong with companies like Merrill Lynch and Lehman Bros. looking after things under the watchful eye of Alan Greenspan. He was a financial genius, wasn’t he? Lastly, we were convinced and let ourselves be convinced that things were much different than in 1929. There were safeguards in place – though no one seemed to know what these were. In fact, 2008 isn’t much different than 1929. Over optimism bred careless credit controls and in due course the bubble burst. The more things change, the more they stay the same. It’s all governed, of course, by Mair’s Axiom I, which is, in case you’ve forgotten: “You make a very serious mistake thinking that people in charge know what the hell they’re doing.” We will have a depression. We’ve felt the earthquake, but the tsunami has yet to arrive. In the agony, we’ll tighten our rules so it will never happen again. And, as sure as God made little green apples, it will happen again. It always has and it always will.

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U.S. offer of friendship could finally lead to change in Cuba I have learned one thing from my various visits to Cuba over the years, and that is not to predict the demise of the regime. I did that sometimes in the past, if only to offer a bit of hope to various despairing individuals who thought that a visiting foreigner might know more about their future than they did themselves. But the brothers Castro are still there, ever more moth-eaten (in Raul’s case, almost mummified), and they have just celebrated the 50th anniversary of their revolution. Nevertheless, change may be lurking around the corner at last, for Barack Obama represents the greatest danger that the regime has faced since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of its subsidies 17 years ago. The survival of the regime is due in large part to the unremitting hostility of the United States, which lets it appeal to Cubans’ patriotism, and to the trade embargo that gives it an excuse for its economic failures. Obama is clever enough to understand that the best way to kill the Communist regime in Cuba is with kindness, and he has no domestic political debts that would keep him from acting on that insight. In par-

ticular, he owes nothing to the Cuban exile establishment in Florida, which mostly voted for Bush. He could start right away by ending the rule that allows Cuban-Americans to visit their families on the island only once every three years, and limits their remittances to $300 every four months. Even within the Cuban exile community in the United States those restrictions are controversial, as it is hard to see how they hurt the Cuban regime. Once the question of where to send the remaining Guantanamo detainees has been resolved, Obama could close the base down entirely. Indeed, he could give the land back to Cuba as a free gesture, since it has no economic or strategic value to the United States. That would seriously undermine the Communist regime’s argument that the United States is an implacable enemy that Cubans must confront with discipline and solidarity. Then he could get to work on the ridiculous embargo on trade and travel to Cuba. The sanctions have been written into law in recent years, so he would need Congress’s assent to remove them. But if he got it, all the mechanisms of control built up by Fidel Castro over the past 50 years would probably begin to crumble. The real question is: what happens then? The last time the fall of the Cas-

tro regime seemed likely, a couple of years after the collapse of the Soviet Union in late 1991, I went to Cuba in the guise of a tourist (there’s nothing like having a baby along to make you look innocent) and talked to a great many people informally. Most of them expected the regime to fall soon, and a majority (though not an overwhelming majority) welcomed the prospect. However, they were all frightened of what might come next, for two reasons. One was the fact that at least 10 per cent of the Cuban people – more than a million – were true Communist believers, and they were armed to the teeth. Would they let their dream die without fighting to save it? The other was that the exiles would come back from Miami and take over. Their money would let them buy up everything of value, and those who had endured decades of poverty under Castro would stay poor and marginalized. Even the few good things about “socialist” Cuba, like the health care system, would be destroyed. Well, my last trip to Cuba was less than two years ago, and things had changed. The poverty, the oppression and the despair were the same, but the true believers who would kill and die to save the revolution were noticeably scarcer. This visit was part of a project in which various Western embassies,

thinking that Fidel Castro’s illness might mean that big changes were on the way, brought in “experts” to talk to the Cuban elite about how things were done in democratic countries. It was pretty pointless work, frankly, but it did offer unusual access to the apparatchiks who really run the show in Cuba. Most of the officials were about what you’d expect: loyal, fully institutionalized servants of the regime. But very few of them were passionate ideologues who would launch and fight a civil war to save it. Generational turnover had done its work, and these were just people who were glad to have their jobs and the few privileges that came with them. Generational turnover has been at work in Miami, too. Fifty years on, the original generation of Cuban refugees is gradually giving way to an American-born generation that still cares about the country, of course, but are much less interested in going back and re-creating the Cuba of the 1950s. So change is a lot less dangerous for Cubans than it would have been if the regime had collapsed in the early 1990s. If Obama sets out to destabilize the Communist regime with offers of help and friendship, it might well work. And even if it doesn’t work right away, it would make the lives of Cubans a lot easier.

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In Gaza, enough is certainly enough

In light of the recent deaths in Afghanistan, should Canada speed up withdrawal of its troops?

To the Editor, “Enough is enough,” say Israeli leaders as they continue their intentional assault on Gaza. I certainly agree and ask myself, enough of what? Especially, since 30 Israelis and 540 Palestinians have died, plus another 2,400 Palestinians wounded, not to mention the horrific emotional toll this form of humanitarian crisis is taking on both Israelis and Palestinians. Does “enough is enough” apply to the rockets Hamas fires into Israel’s area of Ashkelon? This has to stop, as terror is not helpful in seeking a peaceful solution. Ashkelon, north east of Gaza is built on the site once occupied by Palestinian residents known as Al-Jura and taken over by immigrant Jews in 1948. Many surviving residents displaced from Al-Jura became refugees in Gaza and remain part of the refugee population there today. “Enough is enough” also applies to Israel, which occupied Gaza from 1948 until 2005, when it gave Gaza some separate status. The occupation isolated and restricted many people within Gaza from the rest of Palestine, plus allowed for the establishment of Jewish settlements. Refugee camps became the homes for many Palestinians, forcing them to live in an environment characterized by isolation depression, poverty and no hope. A long term plan is needed to bring healing to their broken spirits so as to give them some capacity for positive change. “Enough is enough” applies to the international community when in 2006, as a result of a carefully monitored and internationally observed democratic election Hamas were elected to power only to be rejected by Israel, United States and other countries, including Canada, on the basis of Hamas being terrorists. Granted, Hamas had an objective to get rid of Israel, which I personally do not support. I don’t be-

lieve Hamas was given the time and respect to officially modify that position to a more tenable and accountable position for a peace process. The ongoing recognition of the Fatah leadership continued by Israel and the U.S. resulted in fragmenting the Palestinians one from the other. The subsequent effect of the imposed blockades, trade barriers and the withdrawing of financial aid has done nothing less than paralyze this people, driving them into desperate unacceptable living conditions. “Enough is enough” applies to the “Wall” created and built by Israel, that literally cuts off Gaza from the rest of world, and the miles of the wall that isolates, restricts, maims and negatively impacts all Palestinians throughout the rest of the West Bank. The wall, an illusion of security, blockades and limited aid and intentionally relegates the people of Gaza to starvation diets, oppression, minimal health care, limited utilities and freedom of movement. Sadly, one’s inhumanity toward another feeds a breeding ground for more unrest, anger and hatred, which ultimately seeks unhealthy alternatives. The time has come for Israel and Palestine, with all the diplomacy the non-self-serving nations of the world can muster, to implement a peace plan. This plan will need to affirm both Israel and Palestine as autonomous states, and have a plan that addresses the issues of borders, settlements, the rights of Palestinian refugees, plus the use of utilities, roads and other essentials needed for survival by Palestinians. All this will need international monitoring and support. “Enough is enough” is more than an expression of false desperation, it is the call for creative wisdom in the search for a just solution.

“Yes. I think they should pull them out. I don’t think it’s our war to fight; it’s the Americans’ war.”

“Yes, I think they should speed it up and get them out of there, because I don’t think we’re going to change the thoughts or ways of those people over there.”

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Nesting appears to weather the economic storm With the recession word on everyone’s lips and the January doldrums looming, shoppers are on the hunt for bargains as retailers slash prices. One place where the bottom dollar doesn’t hold sway is the furniture store. “You’d think they’d be looking for the cheapest thing possible, but not really. We find that the better product sells when the economy softens,” said Morgan McCabe, merchandise manager for Home Furniture. “When we look back at some of our best sellers in the last half of 2008, it’s not the promo products that are our best sellers, it’s the better product. The proof is always in the numbers.” McCabe said customers would prefer not to spend money at all, but if they have to, they want something that will last, and they don’t mind paying fair dollar to get it. This week, the Home Hardware distribution centre in St Jacobs played host to dealers from Home Furniture stores across the country

looking to get a handle on trends for 2009. The three-day “Live and in Colour” show drew buyers from three-quarters of the 78 Home Furniture stores. One of the big trends for 2009 is eco-friendly furniture, made from used and reclaimed wood, chromium-free leather and soy foam. McCabe said they’re also rolling out a program in Brazil where pieces are made without glues and chemicals that are harmful to the environment. Mark and Elizabeth Coyles, owners of Kitchener Home Furniture, said they’re starting to see a little demand for eco-friendly furniture, but even more people are looking for a “Made in Canada” tag. “A lot of customers ask where it’s made,” said Elizabeth Coyles. “It’s nice we can say a lot of this product is Canadian-made.” McCabe said the same is true of stores across the country. “They have had consumers that are coming in specifically and asking if it’s Canadian. The big thing, probably most of all at this market, is more and more Cana-

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Once, we mainly wanted farming to keep us fed, by providing safe, affordable and abundant food. Still, we strived to pay as little as we possibly could for food and complained about its high price, even though Canada has among the lowest-priced food in the world. Now, though, we also are looking to agriculture to bolster our pension plans, rescue our winter vacations and help us survive the dreaded credit card statements that start piling up this week. We need the sector to help the economy by maintaining and creating processing, retail, transportation and manufacturing jobs of its own. For example, green energy and green industries all lead to potentially sustainable employment, and they start with people who know how to manage natural, renewable resources. Those people are

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CLOSE CALL Elmira’s Kyle McNeil directs the puck toward the Stratford net Jan. 4, looking to restore the Sugar Kings’ lead in the third period. The Kings ultimately lost 4-3 in a shootout.

Kings manage one point in weekend play Defeat in Cambridge followed by shootout loss at home leaves Elmira mired in seventh place JONI MILTENBURG The Elmira Sugar Kings picked up just one point in a pair of games last weekend, and remain stalled in seventh place in the Midwestern Junior B conference with a record of 13-18-4. On Jan. 3, Elmira faced the Cambridge Winter Hawks, a team that scored seven goals against them in each of their previous two matchups … and the proceeded to repeat the feat for a third time. The final

score was 7-4. The Kings struggled with their special teams, scoring on two of 11 power play opportunities while Cambridge converted on three of six power plays. Cambridge built up a three-goal lead in the first period, with Anthony Colizza, Cody Hall and Nathan Ableson notching points, two of them power play goals. The Kings made their move onto the scoreboard at 1:29 in the second period, when Kyle Blaney scored on a feed from Michael Therrien

and Tyler Kuntz. Nic MacEachern (Jarred Parent) added a second goal at 13:27, bringing Elmira within one. But the Winter Hawks widened their lead in the third period. Brett Priestap (Ableson, Hall) notched a third power play goal six minutes in, and Greg Virgo (Matt Amadio, Brook Albion) found the mesh at the 11-minute mark. Kings’ defensive call-up Mike Cameron scored at 12:05 on a feed from Paul Thompson and Jake Jeffries, but the goal only dented the Hawks’

Scrape the rust off your skate blades, dust off that hockey stick sitting in the basement and head out to the Elmira Arena Jan. 17 for a marathon day of hockey. In anticipation of making the top-10 list in CBC’s Kraft Hockeyville contest, organizers of the local bid set next Saturday as Woolwich Hockeyville marathon hockey day, with on-ice action for a full 24 hours. Players of all age groups and all skill levels will play throughout the day, indicative of the community’s support for the game. The mix will include Mennonite teams – for the Mennonite hour (12:301:30 p.m.), organizers are looking to see just how many players of the various Mennonite groups they can get out on the ice. That hour will be followed by the Martin hour: in order to play, you’ve got to be named Martin – not a tall stretch in this area, noted Graham Snyder, part of the group behind the Hockeyville application. “We shouldn’t have any problem filling the teams. And it should be really easy for whoever’s commenting on the game: Martin passes to Martin … and Martin scores,” he laughed. “In the Martin hour, every sweater will have a ‘Martin’ on it,” added fellow organizer Del Gingrich, who’s working to get a strong Mennonite contingent out for the event. From the very young to old-timers, from complete novices to Sugar Kings alumni, everyone is encouraged to come out to show community spirit and support for the Hockeyville contest bid. The top-10 list of the 195 entries is to be announced Jan. 14. If Woolwich is included, the marathon event will help get the word out and genSee HOCKEYVILLE »20

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» THE NOT-SO-GREAT OUTDOORSMAN | STEVE GALEA

Finding the right prompts to head out ice fishing In central Ontario, where I live, ice fishing season has begun in earnest. Most lakes have eight to 10 inches of safe ice and, among my circle of friends, a few good fish have already been caught since the season opener on Jan. 1. Every day, someone calls to tell another fish story. Despite this, I have yet to wet a line. It’s not that I don’t like ice fishing, because I actually do. But there is a certain mindset you have to get into before you can convince yourself to drop all the work you need to do in order to spend a day drilling holes and jigging lures out on the open ice. This frame of mind is basically borne of the realization that the

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Close battles, but still no ‘W’ for Jacks JONI MILTENBURG The Wellesley Applejacks dropped another pair of close games last weekend, bringing their record to 5-18-4. A 5-2 loss got things going on Jan. 3. The game was closer than the score showed, courtesy of two empty-net goals in the final seconds. The next day, Wellesley lost 5-4 to Lucan. The Jacks struggled with penalty killing that game, as Lucan converted on three of four power plays. “It seems like every goalie we’re playing against is the best in the league [that night],” said team captain Scott Litt after Saturday’s game. “We couldn’t bury our chances.” On Dec. 27, Wellesley lost 5-4 to St. George,

staging a dramatic comeback in the third period, but ultimately too late to change the result. St. George dominated the scoreboard in the first two periods, notching a power play goal at the end of the first and pounding in three more goals in the second. Seven minutes into the third period, St. George added a fifth goal to make it 5-0. Wellesley’s scoring machine finally shifted into gear in the second half of the third period. Eric Parr scored midway the period, and that goal cracked the dam. Read Shantz notched a power play goal at 14:08, and Brett VanGerwen added a second power play goal two minutes later. With a minute left, Parr scored his second on a feed from Matt Snyder. But the Jacks couldn’t

find a tying goal and the game ended 5-4. Last Saturday, the game got off to a choppy start as the two teams racked up 27 minutes in penalties in the first period. Ayr opened the scoring midway through the period, when Kody Pickett scored on a pass from Matt VanLauwe. At 8:12 in the second, Robbie Brooks made it two for Ayr; Sean Mould had the assist. With two and a half minutes left in the second, Parr (Chris Givlin, VanGerwen) flicked a rebound into an open corner of the net to get Wellesley on the scoreboard. Five minutes into the third period, Ayr made it a 3-1 lead as Destin Wolfe-Sabo found the mesh on a feed from Todd McEachern. Parr brought the Jacks within tying distance

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Hockeyville: Plans for the next phase

PHOTO | JONI MILTENBURG

» From page 15

BLOCKED PASS Matt Snyder swipes the puck away from an Ayr player during the Wellesley Applejacks’ game against the Centennials Jan. 3.

Jacks: Still in search of turnaround game » From page 19

the bench in the penalty box, but Lucan made good on three of four power plays. Wellesley drew first blood, as Parr scored on the power play at 6:53. Doyle and Rob Bolger logged assists. With just over a minute left in the first period, Lucan answered back with a power play goal of their own. Alex Regan (Chris Van Kasteren, Zack Yeo) notched the point. Van Kasteren added a power play goal of his own midway through

the second, on a pass from Yeo. With two minutes left in the second frame, Bolger (Doyle) answered back, to make it tied at 2-2 as the teams headed to the dressing rooms. Lucan took the lead 41 seconds into the third, when Nick Engel (Kevin Dean, Mike Spenser) knocked one past the keeper. Parr evened things up once again at the sevenminute mark, scoring on a feed from Doyle and Bolger. But the Irish built their lead back up

again, as Adam Hartman (Alex Regan, Engel) scored on the power play with two minutes left. At 18:42, Lucan’s Yeo was handed a slashing penalty, giving Wellesley the man advantage for the remainder of the game. Tsai pulled the goalie and poured shooters on the ice in search of a tying goal. But with a minute left, Van Kasteren slid the puck into the Jacks’ unguarded net for a fifth goal. Doyle (Parr) scored on the power play in

the final second of the game, but it was too little, too late and the game ended 5-4 for Lucan. With the losses, the Jacks’ losing streak deepened to 14 games, which Litt said has the players frustrated. “It’s tough when you’re on a losing streak, but you’ve just got to relax and not clench the stick so tight,” he said. “We just have to keep working hard. That’s the way to win games, is keep working hard. There’s no real trick.”

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erate enthusiasm for the voting part of the contest, said Snyder, confident it’s a matter of “when” not “if.” “We have to be prepared, when we’re named to the top 10, to hit the ground running. “We want people to know they can get involved,” he added of the voting process, to be in place by Monday. The contest is part of the Kraft Hockeyville reality show that appears on CBC television. The town or city that is named Hockeyville will have an NHL preseason game played in their community, a CBC Hockey Night in Canada broadcast from the game, and $100,000 to upgrade their home arena. Now its fourth year, the Hockeyville title has previously gone to Salmon River, N.S., North Bay, Ont. and Roberval, Que. Events on Jan. 17 kick off at 7 a.m., as a group of “Local Legends” take to the ice. At 9 a.m., a procession is planned from the Woolwich municipal building to the Elmira Arena – everyone is encouraged to show up with a hockey stick in hand, dressed in appropriate hockey mode. The official opening ceremonies go at 10 a.m. After a Minis game, what’s being billed as the “largest minor

hockey family in Canada” will be on the ice at 11:30 a.m. The group includes Elmira’s Wang family, with its eight kids, and other large families in the area, Snyder explained. There’s no charge to participate in any of the day’s events. It’s also free to come out to watch, though they’re accepting donations for the Friends of Hockey, an organization that helps ensure minor hockey is accessible to all. Local service clubs will be taking part to make sure there’s food available throughout the 24-hour period upstairs at the arena. “We want lots of people there,” said Snyder. “It’s a great day out for the fun of the game.” Players and teams looking to take part in the marathon are asked to contact Val Martin at 669-2789. Organizing the Mennonite squads, Del Gingrich is at 6691138. Graham Snyder, looking after the seniors’ hockey and the learn-to-play segment (the 5 a.m. time slot), can be reached at 6691407. Information about the Woolwich Hockeyville effort can be found online at www.woolwichhockeyville.ca. The official Hockeyville entry can be seen at www. cbc.ca/sports/hockey/ hockeyville/communities/DanSnyderMemorialArena.html.

EDSS junior girls take it to the net

GOLDEN AT SILVERSTICK The Woolwich Minor Peewee A Wildcats swept their second straight tournament Dec. 29, winning the regional Silverstick tournament in Vaughan. The win qualifies the team for the International Silverstick tournament in Newmarket next weekend. Back row, from left: manager Mike Lenaers, assistant coaches Jeff and Jason Blaxall. Third row: Alexander Uttley, Jason Gamble, Harrison Clifford, Nicholas Pavanel, Cole Lenaers, coach Matt Kirkwood and trainer Dave Gamble. Second row: Luke Brown, Scott Martin, Bailey Nickel, Nathan Schlupp, Greg Huber, Cole Conlin, Evan Martin and Adam Jokic. Front: Grant Kernick, Jayden Weber and Jared Wilson.

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ALL LINED UP Lydia Frey, left, sends the ball back over the net against Cameron Heights Tuesday. The junior girls’ volleyball team lost in four sets, 2513, 22-15, 15-25, 24-26.

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Novices take it all in Hespeler

NUMBER ONE AGAIN The Woolwich Major Novice team swept the Hespeler tournament on Dec. 28, continuing their unbeaten tournament streak.

Atom girls return victorious

MAKING HIS MOVE Paul Thompson advances on a Stratford defender in the first period of play against the Cullitons Jan. 4

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lead, and the game ended 7-4. The following day, the Kings built up a three-goal lead only to watch Stratford whittle it away to nothing, eventually forcing a shootout, which the Cullitons won. “I thought we were the better team and we just didn’t finish them off, and we probably had an opportunity,” said coach Geoff Haddaway. “I thought we had a lot of good chances where we either missed the net or didn’t pull the trigger.” The Kings got off to a fast, aggressive start, peppering the Stratford net with shots. Five minutes in, Kyle McNeil ripped a slapshot past keeper Jordan Ruby. Trent Brown and Josh Ranalli had assists on the power play goal. Thompson added a second goal three minutes later, smacking in a rebound from Parent and MacEachern. Elmira made it 3-0 early in the second frame, when McNeil deflected a slapshot from Jon Jutzi (Ranalli) over the netminder and into the back of the net. Stratford climbed back

into the game at 8:43, when Kyle Wilhelm (Cohen Adair) carried the puck across the net and knocked it past keeper Brandon Wysman. The Cullitons built on that momentum to make it two just over a minute later; Craig Dalrymple (Pat Looby, James Graham) fired a shot that deflected off another player and into the net. The period ended 3-2. The Kings fought hard to hang on to their slim lead in the third period, drawing disappointed groans from the home crowd with a number of narrowlymissed chances. It was the Cullotins that found the mesh, tying things up with a power play goal from Wilhelm (Mitch Good, Adair) at 7:32. Neither team was able to break the tie in the remainder of the period or five minutes of overtime, forcing a shootout. The teams went through five shooters before the Cullitons’ Eric Millisor got the puck past Wysman to win the shootout. “In terms of controlling the play, I thought we controlled most of the play,” Haddaway said. “But they played a good, sound road game and that happens on

the road sometimes, you have to find ways to win and they did.” Haddaway said he was mostly satisfied with the team’s defensive play; the team’s penalty killing performance improved from the previous night, allowing only one goal on seven chances. “I think on average teams are allowing more than three goals per game this year, so if you can go 65 minutes and only allow three, then I think for the most part, you’re doing your job. Are we 100 per cent satisfied? Obviously not. Certainly if you only allow three goals, especially at home, then you should give yourself a chance to win.” Today (Saturday) is the league’s trade deadline, but Haddaway couldn’t say if the Kings would be making any changes to the roster ahead of the cutoff. “I don’t know if we’re going out of our way to try and change anything,” he said. “If we think we can make a move that will benefit the Elmira Sugar Kings, of course we’ll make it. We’ll consider it, but we’re not going to make a change for the sake of making change.”

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SCORECARD WOOLWICH MINOR NOVICE LL#1 Dec. 20

Woolwich 7 Paris 2 Goals: Brody Waters x3, Bradley Hale x2, Garrett Reitzel, Noah Scurry (Jacob Code)

WOOLWICH ATOM LL#1 Dec. 27

Woolwich 5 Ayr 5 Goals: Walker Schott, Ryan Shantz x3, Jake Lewis (Ryan Shantz, Jake Lewis, Nic Campagnolo x2) Jan. 5

Woolwich 3 Embro 2 Goals: Walker Schott, Jake Lewis, Benton Weber (Ryan Shantz, Quinn Young, Tim Mayberry, Nick Campagnolo)

WOOLWICH NOVICE GIRLS Jason Cripps tournament Dec. 27 – Game 1

Woolwich 6 Grand River 0 Goals: Kambel Beacom x2, Morgan Hanley x2, Claire Hartman, Taya Beacom (Julia Code) Shutout: Chantal McMurray Dec. 28 – Game 2

Woolwich 10 Kitchener 0 Goals: Taya Beacom x5, Kambel Beacom x3, Chantal McMurray, Nicole Snyder (Nicole Snyder) Shutout: Holly Faries Game 3

Woolwich 6 Grand River 0 Goals: Morgan Hanley x2, Kambel Beacom, Chantal McMurray, Delaney Douglas, Nicole Snyder (Delaney Douglas) Shutout: Taya Beacom Dec. 29

Woolwich 5 Kitchener 0 Goals: Morgan Hanley x2, Taya Beacom x2, Kambel Beacom (Chantal McMurray, Morgan Hanley) Shutout: Liette Fife Dec. 30 – Semi-finals

Wilmot 2 Woolwich 0

x2, Luke Haugerud x2, Devin Williams x2 (Bryce Sellars, Devin Williams, Blake Roemer, Travis Weber, Bruce Martin) Shutout: Nathan Maier Game 3

Woolwich 2 Ayr 0 Goals: Austin Cousineau, Isiah Katsube Shutout: Nathan Maier Consolation Game

Christmas tournament Dec. 27 – Game 1

New Hamburg 7 Woolwich 4 Goals: Hunter Schmitt, Austin Cousineau x2, Isiah Katsube (Isiah Katsube, Austin Cousineau) Game 2

Woolwich 16 Milverton 0 Goals: Travis Weber x2, Kieffer Beard x4, Kayden Zacharczuk, Austin Cousineau x2, Bryce Sellars

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Woolwich 7 Guelph 2 Goals: Evan Buehlerx 2, Kyle Bauman x2, Eric VanGerwen, McKinley Ceaser, Jake Moggy (Matt Schieck x2, Kaitlin Doering, Matt Townsend, Matt Bannon, Jake Moggy x2, Evan Buehler x2)

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WOOLWICH ATOM LL#2 Jan. 3

WOOLWICH MIDGET LL #1

Woolwich 5 Waterloo 2 Goals: Emily Schuurmans x4, Brooke Davenport (Jessica Townsend x2, Lize Shuurmans, Brooke Davenport, Erin Graham, Sydney DeRose) Game 3

WOOLWICH MAJOR ATOM A

Woolwich 2 Cambridge 2 Goals: Lize Schuurmans x2 (Emily Schuurmans)

Jan. 3

LL#2 6 LL#1 2 LL#2 goals: Shawn Patten, Christian Calenda x2, Jason Young, Trevor Fulcher, Steven Trask (Scott Young x2, Aaron Hoffer x2, Kyle Hoffman, Yo Wang, Steven Trask) LL#1 goals: Brett Shantz, Zack Bauman (Devin Church, Darrin Brubacher, Jake Hahn, Justin Weber)

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Hespeler Minor Olympics tournament Dec. 27 – Game 1

Woolwich 4 Guelph 4 Goals: Ryan Ament, Nathan Playford, Brayden Stevens, Weston Morlock (Shane Young, Ryan Ament x2, Stephen Kardasz, Justin Neeb, Nathan Playford) Game 2

Hamilton 3 Woolwich 2 Goals: Clinton Dechert, Ryan Ament (Weston Morlock, Nathan Playford) Dec. 28 – Game 3

Kitchener 6 Woolwich 0 Quarter finals Woolwich 3 Saugeen Shores 2 Goals: Alex David, Stephen Kardasz, Ryan Ament (Justin Neeb, Stephen Kardasz, Weston Morlock, Logan White) Dec. 29 – Semi-finals

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Woolwich #2 2 Woolwich #4 0 Goals: Hunter Schmitt, Austin Cousineau (Austin Cousineau, Matthew MacDonald) Shutout: Nathan Maier Dec. 28

Guelph 2 Woolwich 1 (SO) Goal: Clinton Dechert (Brayden Stevens, Justin Schlupp) Consolation final Woolwich 4 Hamilton 2 Goals: Clinton Dechert, Justin Neeb, Weston Morlock, Ryan Ament (Justin Neeb, Shane Young, Ryan Ament, Dalton Taylor)

WOOLWICH PEEWEE HOUSE

Woolwich 2 Paris 2 Goals: Jared Beacom, Luke Charter

Woolwich 7 Acton 1 Goals: Connor Runstedler, Connor Bauman x2, Danyal Rennie, Garrett Schultz x2, Tyler Moser (Blake Doerbecker x2, Connor Goss, Kelby Martin, Jayden Hipel x2, Liam Dickson)

Semi-finals

Woolwich 2 Cambridge 0 Goals: Breanna Campbell, Erin Graham (Lize Schuurmans, Sydney DeRose, Emily Schuurmans, Kendra Yantha) Shutout: Sarah Brunkard, Carrisa Truax

Jan. 4

Woolwich 4 Brampton 3 Goals: Connor Goss x2, Danyal Rennie, Greg Huber (Mason Buehler, Jayden Hipel, Garrett Schultz)

Championship

Woolwich 4 Kitchener 0 Goals: Kendra Yantha, Jessica Townsend, Lize Schuurmans, Erin Graham (Emily Schuurmans x2, Graham x2, Kendra Yantha, Lize Schuurmans, Marlowe Schott) Shutout: Carrisa Truax, Sarah Brunkard

WOOLWICH PEEWEE B GIRLS Dec. 27

Woolwich 1 Niagara Falls 1 Goal: Emily Chapman

Jan. 3

Dec. 29

Woolwich 4 Waterloo 2 Goals: Brooke Davenport x2, Lize Schuurmans x2 (Jessica Townsend, Marlowe Schott, Cassidy Bauman, Erin Graham, Emily Schuurmans, Blaire Snyder, Sydney DeRose)

WOOLWICH MINOR MIDGET A

Vaughan Silverstick tournament Ted Reeve Thunder 4 Woolwich 1 Goal: Ben Brown (Alex Albrecht, Ben Mitchell) Dec. 28 – Game 2

Vaughan 4 Woolwich 2 Goals: Ted Sebben, Ben Mitchell (Ben Brown, Graham Colby, Ted Sebben, Alex Albrecht) Game 3

Woolwich 3 Orillia 2 Goals: Ben Mitchell x 2, Jake Martin (Alex Albrecht x 2, Ben Brown, Brandon Nickel) Dec. 22

Centre Wellington 4 Woolwich 2 Goals: Jake Moggy, Adam Brubacher

Woolwich 3 Brampton 2 Goals: Adam Jokic x2, Harrison Clifford (Luke Brown, Greg Huber, Evan Martin, Jason Gamble) Championship

Woolwich 3 Erindale 2 Goals: Harrison Clifford x2, Alex Uttley (Cole Conlin, Luke Brown, Nic Pavanel, Grant Kernick)

WOOLWICH MAJOR NOVICE Hespeler tournament Dec. 27 – Game 1

Woolwich 6 North London 0 Goals: Sam Davidson, Keanan Stewart x2, Liam Hartman, Riley Runstedler, Jordan Lee (Riley Runstedler, Cade Schaus, Cole Altman, Keanan Stewart) Shutout: Mathew Turkalj Game 2

Woolwich 3 Waterloo 2 Goals: Cole Altman, Riley Runstedler, Tyler McBay (Sam Davidson x2) Dec. 28 – Game 3

Game 3

WOOLWICH BANTAM AE

Woolwich 1 Guelph 0 Goal: Landis Saunders Shutout: Lauren Lesage

Dec. 27 – Game 1

Hespeler tournament

Woolwich 4 Stratford 4 Goals: Jeff Martin, Jordan Moore x3 (Aaron Burkhardt) Game 2

Hespeler 2 Woolwich 1 Goal: Jeff Martin (William Frank)

Niagara 2 Woolwich 1 Goal: Claire Hanley (Cory Hinsperger)

Dec. 28 – Game 3

WOOLWICH RUSSELL ATOM AE

Game 4

Dec. 20

Woolwich 2 Cedar Hill 1 Goals: Evan Yantha x2 (Josh Simpson, Connor Jansen)

Dec. 28 – Game 1

Woolwich 6 Barrie 1 Goals: Alex Taylor x2, Cameron Rose, Aaron Weigel x2, Nick Kieswetter (Nathan Schwarz x2, Cameron Rose x2, Sheldon Metzger x2, Brant McLaughlin x2, Nick Kieswetter, Jacob Dubue, Aaron Weigel) Game 2

Oakridge 4 Woolwich 1 Goal: Aaron Weigel (Gareth Rowland, Sheldon Metzger) Dec. 29 – Game 3

Hespeler 2 Woolwich 1 Goal: Brant McLaughlin (Sheldon Metzger, Aaron Weigel) Jan. 4

Woolwich 3 Erin Hillsburgh 1 Goals: Nathan Schwarz, Aaron Weigel, Colby Bond (Mathew Uhrig, Colby Bond, Gareth Rowland, Nathan Schwarz)

Southpoint 4 Woolwich 3 Goals: Jordan Moore x3 (Evan Yantha)

Dec. 29 – Semi-finals

Woolwich 2 Hespeler 1 Goals: Jordan Moore, Sebastian Huber (Evan Yantha) Finals

Southpoint 2 Woolwich 1 Goal: Josh Simpson Jan. 3

Centre Wellington 4 Woolwich 2 Goals: Evan Yantha, Dalton Wojik (Josh Simpson, Tyler Martin x2, Jeff Martin) Jan. 4

Woolwich 7 Acton 2 Goals: Evan Yantha, Jordan Moore x3, Josh Simpson, Tyler Martin, Sebastian Huber (Jeff Martin x3, Sebastian Huber, Tyler Martin, Mackenzie Martin, Blake Zeigler)

WOOLWICH PEEWEE LL#1 Dec. 20

Vaughan Silverstick tournament

Woolwich 5 Beverly 2 Goals: Marty Metzger, Dylan Arndt, Brodie Keen, Keaton Sanders, Isaac Fishbein (Matt Lalonde, Jake Bruder x2, Jeremy Hanley x2, Dylan Arndt, Christopher Taylor, Brodie Keen, Keaton Sanders)

Dec. 27 – Game 1

Dec. 27

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Dec. 29 – Semi-finals

Woolwich 6 Hespeler 3 Goals: Tyler McBay, Keanan Stewart x2, Cade Schaus, Sam Davidson, Daniel Carr (Kyle Bruder, Sammy Huber, Liam Hartman, Tyler McBay, Austin Whittom)

Woolwich 4 Erin Hillsburgh 1 Goals: Gareth Rowland, Cameron Rose, Brant McLaughlin x2 Hespeler tournament

VICTORS On Dec. 13, the Woolwich Atom LL#2 team won first place in the Plattsville Pride tournament. Team members are Jared Beacom, Max Bender, Liam Catton, Luke Charter, Dylan Creelman, James Cooper, Michael DeVries, Ryan Diemert, Nathan Horst, Jonathan Martin, Tyler Martin, Chase Mooder, Dylan Smith and Alex Turchan.

Jan. 2 – Game 1

Championship

WOOLWICH MINOR BANTAM A

Guelph Thunderstorm tournament

Woolwich 0 Kitchener 0

Woolwich 3 Ancaster 2 Goals: Kendra Harold, Lauren Lawson x 2 (Gillian Olsthoorn, Cora Kieswetter, Rebecca Luis x 2)

Woolwich 6 Toronto 1 Goals: Harrison Clifford x2, Alex Uttley x3, Nic Pavanel (Grant Kernick, Cole Lenaers x3, Adam Jokic, Alex Uttley, Bailey Nickel and Harrison Clifford) Game 2

Woolwich 4 Barrie 0

WOOLWICH ATOM B GIRLS

Woolwich 2 Humber Valley 1 Goals: Evan Martin, Harrison Clifford (Adam Jokic, Alex Uttley, Cole Lenaers)

Jan. 2 – Game 1

Jan. 4 – Semi-finals

Goals: Matt Lalonde, Jake Bruder (Jake Bruder, Matt Lalonde, Jeremy Hanley)

Dec. 28 – Game 3

Woolwich 4 Hespeler 3 Goals: Keanan Stewart x3, Tyler McBay (Austin Whittom, Riley Runstedler, Kyle Bruder x2, Matthew MacDonald)

Woolwich 3 Niagara 1 Goals: Rebecca Luis, Kendra Harold, Megan Thoman (Kendra Harold, Emily Chapman x2, Megan Thoman x2)

Dec. 27 – Game 1

Goals: Cole Conlin, Grant Kernick x2, Greg Huber (Alex Uttley, Nathan Schlupp, Bailey Nickel x2, Harrison Clifford x2) Shutout: Jayden Weber

Woolwich 1 Stoney Creek 0 Goal: Emily Schuurmans Guelph Thunderstorm tournament

Jan. 3 – Game 2

A reason to be proud

Woolwich 5 Paris 2 Goals: Jeremy Hanley x2, Brodie Keen, Spencer, Anderson, Jake Bruder (Matt Lalonde, Marty Metzger, Duncan McDonald, Keaton Sanders x4, Brodie Keen) Dec. 28

Beverly 3 Woolwich 2

Woolwich 4 Guelph 1 Goals: Taylor Rempel x2, Marlee Kernick x2 (Cassandra Tuffnail, Marlee Kernick, Megan Chapman, Taylor Rempel) Game 2

Woolwich 1 North Halton 1 Goal: Caitlin Pickard (Meghan Martin) Jan 3 – Game 3

Woolwich 0 Orangeville 0 Shutout: Dana Colombo Jan. 4 – Semi-finals

Woolwich 2 Hamilton 0 Goals: Marlee Kernick, Jaimee MacDonald (Dana Colombo, Taylor Rempel) Championship

Hamilton 2 Woolwich 1 Goal: Taylor Rempel (Cassandra Tuffnail, Leah Bauman)

WOOLWICH NOVICE LL#2 Jan. 3

Woolwich 4 Paris 0 Goals: Bryce Sellars x2, Austin Cousineau, Devin Williams (Austin Cousineau x2, Bryce Sellars, Bruce Martin)

WOOLWICH PEEWEE LL#2 Jan. 3 Woolwich 5 Paris 0 Goals: Zach Perry x2, Troy Nechanicky, Ryan Devries, Zeke Schneider (Matthew Jessop x2, Nathan Dowdall x2, Zach Perry, Stephen McCabe) Shutout: Noah Taylor

WOOLWICH NOVICE LL#3 Jan. 4

Woolwich 6 Twin Centre 3 Goals: Nolan McLaughlin x4, Keaton McLaughlin, Ethan Young (Mackenzie Willms x3, Brady Brezynskie) Jan. 5 Woolwich 2 Tavistock 2 Goals: Nolan McLaughlin, Mackenzie Willms

WOOLWICH MINOR ATOM A Jan. 2

Woolwich 10 Brampton 1 Goals: Ryan Shantz, Matthew Urhig, Daniel Gallant, Sheldon Metzger, Isaac Frey x2, Cameron Brown, Jacob Uridil x2, Noah Zeller (Ja-

cob Uridil, Sheldon Metzger x2)

Jan. 4

Woolwich 3 Hespeler 0 Goals: Mitchell Rempel, Isaac Frey, Jacob Uridil (Cameron Brown, Jordan Gamble, Owen Read, Noah Zeller x2, Ryan Shantz) Shutout: Evan Martin

TWIN CENTRE MIDGET BB GIRLS Jan. 3

St. Thomas 2 Twin Centre 1 Goal: Contessa Brenner Jan. 5

Twin Centre 4 Milverton 0 Goals: Ainsley Smith, Stephanie Straus, Melanie Freeman, Laurie Reid (Steph Baril x2, Brittany Straus, Contessa Brenner, Kori Martin)

WOOLWICH MIDGET A Jan. 3

Woolwich 8 Guelph 2 Goals: Devon Mantler, Nick Roth, Josh Wade, Jonathon Weber, Troy Bauman, Nick Timmerman, Alex Dunn x2 (Steve Clement x2, Nick Timmerman x2, Alex Dunn x2, Caleb Redekop, Devon Mantler, Kevin Howorth, Nick Roth, Jonathon Weber, Troy Bauman)

WOOLWICH MAJOR PEEWEE A Jan. 3

Hespeler 5 Woolwich 3 Goals: Grant Kernick x2, Matt Lair (Adrian Gilles, Cody Petrosino, Jasper Bender)

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A production where circus meets Broadway Theatrical flourish at the heart of performance of Cirque Dreams – Jungle Fantasy at CITS STEVE KANNON

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There’ll be no midway, no sideshow barker and no car packed with clowns at this circus. No, make that cirque. Instead you’ll find acrobatics and feats of daring wrapped in the spectacular music and costumes of a stage play. The shows, the brainchild of Neil Goldberg, Cirque Productions combine European cirque-style performance artistry with American circus arts and Broadway theatrics. The company’s 12th production – Cirque Dreams - Jungle Fantasy – puts the whole package on display Monday night at the Centre In The Square. A young adventurer wanders into the jungle, and finds himself immersed in a world of fantastic creatures. He encounters soaring aerialists, spine bending contortionists and vine-swinging characters. “I’ve always found the jungle fascinating. I think many people are drawn to it – exotic and mysterious,” Goldberg said in a telephone interview from Cirque Productions’ Fort Lauderdale, Florida headquarters. In his vision of the jungle, contortionists become lizards, violinists turn into trees and percussionists start drumming on mushrooms and toadstools. As with all Cirque shows,

SHAPING UP Contortionists take on the role of lizards in the spectacle that is Cirque Dreams - Jungle Fantasy, which comes to the Centre In The Square Jan. 12. Jungle Fantasy uses circusstyle performers – acrobats, contortionists, strongmen and the like – in a setting akin to a Broadway musical. Unlike the circus, where acts are presented as separate spectacles, all of the performances are woven into a story. As with Broadway productions, there are extravagant costumes, lighting, choreography and original music, all arranged in-house at Cirque Produc-

tions’ head office. “It’s presented as a connected series of scenes like a traditional musical play,” Goldberg explained of Jungle Fantasy. As a child, he didn’t have much of an affinity for the circus, but loved the theatre from the very first time his parents took him to a production at the age of six. Later, travelling the world and checking out cirque-style performers in Europe, Asia

and elsewhere, he saw a way to link his new appreciation of the art with his longtime love of the theatre. In 1993, he created Cirque Productions, the first American company to produce European, theatrical and cirque-style shows for corporate events, theatres and tours. “I always knew I wanted to be involved with live theatre.” Starting out with a handful of helpers, Goldberg has seen

the business blossom – there now more than 140 full-time employees. He receives some 50 job applications each week from performers around the globe. Much of his time these days is spent travelling the world in search of talent. The type of spectacle that has evolved will be familiar to those exposed to the Cirque du Soleil, which has brought the style to international prominence. There are plenty of differences, however, Goldberg stressed. “They’ve certainly changed the public perception of the genre, but our shows are very different,” he said, pointing to the Broadway format (in fact, the troupe has appeared on Broadway for a successful run). Over the years, Cirque Dreams has developed a show that aimed at captivating young people in the audience with eye-catching acts while weaving in elements of the theatre for lovers of live musicals and the like. “The demographics are five to 105. Everyone always says it, but there really is something for everyone – it’s really a smorgasbord for the audience.” Cirque Dreams – Jungle Fantasy appears on stage at the Centre In The Square Jan. 12 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $5565, available at the box office by calling 578-1570 or toll free 1-800-265-8977 or online at www.centre-square.com.

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Alfred Bulltop Stormalong was called Stormy for short, but there was nothing short about this legendary tall tale character!

When Stormy first become a cabin boy on the ship, The Lady of the Sea, the sailors was unsure about the 36-foot tall lad. but that all changed when Stormy saved the day.

One day, in the early 1800s, a tidal wave washed a giant baby onto a Cape Cod beach. The baby boy was three fathoms tall! Local villagers carried the baby to the meeting house and fed him barrels and barrels of milk. It took ten people to burp him, and when he finally burped, it nearly blew the roof off the meeting house!

How many of these words can you find on this page?

Are you an eagle-eyed reader? Read the articles below and correct the 11 spelling and grammar errors you find. The first one is done for you.

When Stormy turned 12, he was six fathoms tall. He didn’t fit into the school house and was too tall to work in a store. They sent him to Boston because it was a lot bigger than Cape Cod. Sadly, in Boston he found an even sadder sight. While Boston was a bigger city, the houses and buildings were just as small. He walked to Boston Harbor and headed for the largest clipper ship. The captain welcomed him aboard and Stormy started work as a cabin boy.

While Storm clipper ship y loved the sea, th e for him. It was not big enough n e a rl y tipped ov when he st er oo heard that d near the rail. He th e p lains of the Midwest st a sea of lan retched for miles lik e da to try his h nd he headed west and at farm ing.

It started when the captain called out, “Hoist the ankor!” The ship was anchored off the coast of South america at the time. The crew pulled on the anchor chain, but nothing happened. They pulled and pulled, but the anchor would not budged. “I’ll fix it!” stormalong said. He stuck a knife between his teeth and dived overboard. He created a mighty splash that caused a tidal wave in China!

Find three measurements in today’s newspaper. Rewrite each one in fathoms.

Soon the water rolled and the ship was tossed on wild, foaming waves. The sailors were sure they would all be pitched into the sea, when suddenly the Sea became calm and Stormy’s head broke through the waters surface. “What happened?” the crew cried out. “Just a little tussle with a two-ton octopus,” Stormy replied. “I tied his tentacles into knots. It will take a month of sundays for him to untie himself!”

The sailors of Boston Harbor missed Stormy and Stormy missed them and the sea. After a while, he headed back to Boston Harbor. The sailors were so happy to see him that they worked together to build a ship that was big enough for him. Stormy named the ship The Coarser.

Stormy was the most popular saylor on board after that!

Stormy’s ship carried cargo across the Atlantic. Once, when he came to a narrow passage in the English Channel near the town of Dover, the crew quickly determined that the ship was too wide to fit through the passage. “Get all the soap you can find!” bellowed Stormy. “Swab the sides of the ship until they are as slippery as a wet fish!” Stormy was able to slide the slippery hull of his ship through the passage. The soap scrubbed the cliffs so clean that they are sparkling white to this day.

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2005 HONDA CIVIC Auto. moonroof, alloy wheels. 69,500KM. Finished in Grey. $12,500. 2004 SATURN VUE FWD Auto. A/C. 77,207KM. Finished in Blue. $8,995. 2003 FORD F150 XL EXTENDED 2WD Auto. 84,000KM. Finished in Tan. $9,500. 2001 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR 4WD 170,000KM. Finished in Gold. $8,995. 1999 WINDSTAR Auto. 7 passenger. 192,000KM. Finished in Green. $3,995. 1996 TOYOTA CORROLLA Auto. 188,000KM. Finished in Tan. $500. AS IS. 1990 GMC CARGO VAN 212,502KM. Finished in Red. $2,500. Certified & Etested.

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Home. Up to $5000 a month part time, $5000 + full time. www.incomefromhome.ca Âť RMT Needed at busy Wellness Centre, Mon. 9-2, Tues. & Wed 2-8. 2 year term, may extend, Feb. 1st start. Fax resume to 519-669-3251. Âť Wellness Centre looking for evening receptionist 2 nights a week 4:15 to 8:45, $10 to start. Must have great phone skills & multi task abilities. Immediate start. Fax resume to 519-669-3251.

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BY-LAW #85-2006

JANUARY 20, 2009

On Tuesday, January 20, 2009, at 5:30 p.m. the Committee will meet in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Offices, 24 Church Street West, Elmira to consider the following applications. All persons interested in the applications may attend and may contact Nancy Thompson at 519-669-6040 or 519664-2613 (ext. 6040) regarding meeting details. Email: nthompson@woolwich.ca.

Notice to all Property Owners in St. Jacobs, Heidelberg, Breslau, Conestogo, Maryhill, Bloomingdale, Winterbourne, West Montrose, Floradale, Stockyards Area. Woolwich Council has adopted a Sidewalk Snow Removal By-law requiring property owners to clear adjacent sidewalks of snow and ice in all settlement areas, except Elmira.

You may make written submissions in favour of or opposition to any application by mailing your comments to: Township of Woolwich, Attn: Jeremy Vink, P.O. Box 158, 24 Church Street West, Elmira, ON N3B 2Z6 or Fax 519-669-4669 or Email jvink@woolwich.ca.

The Sidewalk Snow Removal By-law requires the owner to clear away snow and ice from the sidewalks in front of or alongside their property within twenty-four (24) hours after a snowfall ends. Non-compliant property owners can be ticketed under the by-law ($100 fine) and the cost to have the Township clear the sidewalk can be charged to the property owner (approximately $100). The by-law does not apply to:

MINOR VARIANCE APPLICATION A1/09 (Alvin M. Brubacher) PROPERTY: 6020 Line 86, GCT Part Lot 127

a) b)

PROPOSAL: The applicant is requesting permission to reduce the required setback between an On-Farm Business and an adjacent residence from 150 metres to approximately 70 metres to recognize the existing meat processing operation and to permit the construction of a 68 square metre addition. The 36 hectare property is zoned Agricultural (A) and contains a single family dwelling, livestock operation and a 175 square metre meat processing operation.

MINOR VARIANCE APPLICATION A2/09(Glenn Ward and Doris Winfield)

PROPERTY: 5961 Crowsfoot Road, GCT Part Lot 78 PROPOSAL: The applicant is requesting permission to reduce the building line setback from the centre line of the road (Durant Road) from 23 metres to approximately 15 metres to permit the construction of a second storey addition on a portion of the existing dwelling and to permit the reconstruction of the existing front porch. The property is zoned Agricultural and contains a single family dwelling and an accessory building. Further information about the applications may be obtained from Engineering and Planning Services at 519-669-6038 or 519-664-2613 (Ext. 6038). DATED this 10th day of January, 2009 Jeremy Vink, RPP, MCIP Senior Planner Engineering & Planning Services

Questions about sidewalk snow removal in Elmira should be directed to the Township’s Engineering Department at (519) 669-1647 Extension 6041. Questions about sidewalk snow removal in all other areas should be directed to the Municipal Law Enforcement Division at (519) 669-1647, Extension 6005 or 6016. Your co-operation in keeping the sidewalks cleared of snow and ice is greatly appreciated.

2009 DOG TAGS Dog Tags for 2009 are now available to be purchased at the following locations: t Township of Woolwich Office at 24 Church Street West, Elmira. t Village Pet Food Shoppe, 10 Church St. W., Elmira t Creature Comfort Pet Emporium, 1553 King Street North, St. Jacobs t Eldale Veterinary Clinic, 150 Church Street West, Elmira t Breslau Animal Hospital, 2057 Victoria St. North (Unit 3), Breslau, Ontario. The fees BEFORE APRIL 15th are: t Neutered/Spayed - $20.00 t Non-neutered/non-spayed - $25.00

OVERNIGHT PARKING BAN Effective December 1st to April 1st, parking is prohibited on all Township roads and streets from 2:30 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. to facilitate winter road maintenance operations. Vehicles found parked overnight on Township roads during the parking ban or on Regional roads at any time will be ticketed. For further information, please call 519-669-1647 Extension 6009 or 6005

P L A C E S O F FA I T H

Sidewalks in Elmira; Sidewalks adjacent to back-lotted properties on Kressler Road between Apollo Drive and Alten Way in Heidelberg; Curb-faced sidewalks where snow has been pushed onto the sidewalk to a depth of at least 12 inches by road clearing operations. Curb-faced sidewalks are defined as sidewalks adjacent to the curb face or not more than .25 m from the curb face.

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A replacement tag costs $5.00

If you have found a dog or lost your dog please call the Township Office at 519-669-1647 Extension 6106.

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Catchers have tried a few odd, and painful, stunts Q.Â From how high up might a dropped baseball be caught by someone down below? A.Â In 1908, a couple of major league catchers nabbed baseballs tossed from atop the 555-foot Washington Monument, says Jearl Walker in The Flying Circus of Physics.Â Thirty years later, Cleveland Indians catchers Frankie Pytlak and Hank Helf waited beneath Clevelandâ€™s Terminal Tower as balls were dropped from 700 feet up (213 meters).Â They wore steel helmets for protection as the balls reached an estimated 140 mph (225 km/h).Â Helf caught the first ball, claiming there was nothing to it, but the next five for Pytlak went astray. One bounded up to the 13th floor and was fielded by a police sergeant after its third bounce.Â â€œOn the sixth try, Pytlak made his catch and shared the record.â€? In 1939 Joe Sprinz of the San Francisco Baseball Club tried to catch a ball

dropped from a blimp 800 feet or more up; on the fifth try, he gloved one, but the impact drove hand, mitt and ball into his face, fracturing his jaw in 12 places, breaking five teeth and knocking him unconscious -- and he dropped the ball. More ludicrous was a 1916 toss from an airplane at 400 feet by Brooklyn Dodgers trainer Frank Kelly.Â He pretended to launch one toward manager Wilbert Robinson below, though in reality he had substituted a red grapefruit.Â â€œWhen the fruit exploded on impact, its red contents drenched Robinson, who cried, â€œIt broke me open!Â Iâ€™m covered with blood.â€? Q.Â What bizarre sight might a climber see from atop a high mountain? A.Â Serious mountain climbers have long known that thin air and reduced oxygen to the brain can bring on acute mountain sickness at altitudes above 2,500 metres (8,000 feet), say Sandra Aamodt, PhD, and Sam Wang, PhD, in Welcome to Your Brain. At these heights, â€œmountaineers report perceiving unseen companions, seeing

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light emanating from themselves or others, seeing a second body like their own, and suddenly feeling emotions like fear.â€? Neural structures in and near the temporal and parietal lobes of the cortex can be affected, triggering seizures that elicit intense religious experiences, such as feeling that one is in heaven or in the presence of a Supreme Being. Generally, such visions are associated not only with mountains -- Moses encountering a voice from a burning bush on Mount Sinai -- but with other remote areas such as deserts where environmental conditions and stresses are extreme. Q.Â There are 56 known species, including browns and blacks of various shades, their teeth growing 4-6 inches per year -- at least they would if not constantly worn down from gnawing on pipes, cement, brick, wood, bones for dinner.Â A female can mate 500 times in a six-hour period, and a pair of browns could produce 2,000 descendants in a year if unchecked.Â Flush

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HOME HUNTERS ELMIRA REAL ESTATE Independently Owned & Operated, Brokerage SERVICES

BONNIE BRUBACHER Broker of Record

SHANNA ROZEMA Broker.

DARREN ROMKEY Sales Rep.

LAURIE LANGDON Sales Rep.

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COUNTRY BUNGALOW! Good home on large lot with mature trees offers three bedrooms, country kitchen with custom cabinets, family room, recroom, detached garage/ workshop and paved double drive. MLS.

$127,000

GREAT STARTER! Great home in small community offers main floor family room, three bedrooms, formal dining and living rooms, renovated bathroom, some new windows, hi/eff gas furnace. MLS.

$1,450,000

FARM! Square 100 acres, 90 workable, cash crop and hog operation with finishing and nursery barns, drive shed, older livestock barn, 1500 s/f 3 bedroom bungalow with new kitchen and attached double garage. MLS. Call Bert to View.

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DALE KELLER Sales Rep.

MONIQUE BRUBACHER Sales Rep.

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42 ROBERTA STREET, ELMIRA

$320,000 | Base price. Attractive open

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OPEN HOUSE | SUN 2-4 P.M. 14 ROBERTA STREET, ELMIRA $337,000 | Wow, almost new, this

Edith McArthur * 519.638.2509 Kathy Robinson * 519.343.4816

New brick bungalow 1.29 acres. Choices available from specs. Open concept, 3 bedrms, ensuite bath. Exceptional features including walkup from basement to garage, door to deck from mbedrm, cathedral ceiling, lots of pot lights. Easy commute to KW or Guelph. Call Edith McArthur 519.638.2509 MLS. 0844324 $379,900.

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DRAYTON

Look no further! This is it! Finished from head to toe. 5 bedrm brick bungalow, ready for growing family. Separate diningrm, kit w/ breakfast nook, livingrm w/gas fireplace, central air/vac, finished basement w/gamesrm, bar room, bathrm, bedrms & office. Call Edith or Kathy 519.343.2124 MLS. 0847252 $369,000.

LEASE SPACE! Approximately 2,000 s/f of commercial with office and warehouse. Zoning allows many uses. Located in a busy plaza with lots of parking. Only 10 minutes to Waterloo. MLS. Call for details.

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attractive home offers a multitude of upgraded features that will please any buyer, including 6 newer appliances, and almost finished basement. NEW MLS.

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BRAD MARTIN Broker of Record

JULIE HECKENDORN Broker Res: 519-669-1068 Res: 519-669-8629

49 BRISTOW CREEK DR. ELMIRA $367,900 | Impressive 4 bedroom,

4 bathroom home with many extras & upgrades, large kitchen, seperate dining room, family rm w/gas fireplace, hardwood & ceramic flrs, huge finished basement, lavish master ensuite. ++++MLS

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LEON MARTIN

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

16 stall horse barn and 80 foot by 180 foot arena on 36 acres. A shed and house are also allowed to be built. It is located within 35 min of Waterloo. The Barn and Riding arena are to be built. MLS.

ELORA STREET

1.9 ACRE BUILDING LOT $74,900 | ELORA | Located between Alma and Teviotdale just East of Rothsay, natural gas available. MLS.

MOBILE HOME MARTIN GROVE VILLAGE

$96,000 | 2 Bedrooms, next to the new Wal-Mart and Farmers Market, soon to be bus service. Shows very well with many, many updates. MLS.

Minto Twp Country bungalow only 13 years old on an acre of property. Three large bedrooms, good sized kitchen and dining area, open concept. $254,900. MLS. ADDRESS: 4-B

Arthur St. S., ELMIRA • EMAIL: leonmartin@remax.net DIRECT: 519-503-2753 • OFFICE: 519-669-5426

BILL NORRIS Sales Rep. Cell: 519-588-1348

TRACEY WILLIAMS Sales Rep. Cell: 519-505-0627

SUN. JAN 11th, 2-4 PM

71 Edward St. S., Drayton

DRAYTON - SPACIOUS 4-level back split. Oversized kitchen -walkout to covered deck & deep lot. 3+1 bedrooms, 2 baths, dble garage. MLS. $234,900. GREAT STARTER HOME eat-in kitchen w/ walk-out to large deck and fenced yard, convenient side entry, finished rec. rm., huge master bdrm, storage shed, 2 bdrms, 2 bths. NEW MLS. $202,900.

40 to 45 minutes from K-W or Guelph. They are located in the small hamlet of Carthage. Individual well and septic. Great opportunity to build your own house or get us to customize a home for you. For more information please call Leon Excl.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

NOT TO BE MISSED!

OPEN HOUSE

LOTS FOR SALE Country lots with high speed internet access,

$249,900 | DRAYTON | A gorgeous

home on a large lot; main floor laundry; patio/deck; backyard play set included; central air and vac; seperate dining room; loads of family space; 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. MLS.

ALLI NORRIS Sales Rep. Cell: 519-577-6248

COMMERCIAL Bldg. approx. 3450 sq. ft. (2 storey addition 1987) Retail & office space. Gas heat & air cond. MLS. $289,900. “NEIGHBOURING LOTS ALSO FOR SALE FOR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT”

$299,900 | ELMIRA | beautiful lot in a great location. Spacious 5 level split home requires some updating. MLS.

PARADIGM HOMES 2020 SQ FT

$349,900 | ELMIRA | 4 Bedroom family

home, 2nd floor family with gas fireplace, huge country kitchen, sitting room and mud room. New construction with a March closing. NEW MLS.

SPRAWLING ELMIRA BUNGALOW

Call your realtor now! Paul Bowman owner/operator

Work: 519-669-2282 Cell: 519-895-6958 “Quality Built Right In!”

OPEN HOUSE

Sun. Jan 11,- 2-4 pm

NEW HOME (nearing completion) 1521 sq.ft. Open concept main floor -kitchen, dinette and great rm. w/cathedral ceiling. HUGE master bdrm! MLS. $269,900.

MOVE IN! New home w/walkout

bsmt! 3 baths (ensuite). Large kitchen. Main flr. laundry. Upper level fam. room. Lots of upgrades. MLS. $355,000.

$549,900 | ELMIRA | Desirable wooded court location, 1883 sq ft, plus finished basement. Triple interlock drive with oversized double garage. MLS.

COUNTRY PROPERTY WITH SHOP

$209,900 | Affordable country living not far from Arthur. This spacious bungalow offers 3 bdrms, oak kitchen, mainflr laundr and detached shop with hydro! Some updates completed. Needs some TLC. MLS.

Further Information: WEBSITE: www.royallepage.ca EMAIL: Elmira@royallepage.ca

11 Coral Gables Cres. Elmira !6!),!",% )--%$)!4%,9 s Huron Homes quality built 1670 sq. ft. bungalow. Well appointed rooms accented with arches and unique ceiling details. Detailed kitchen with solid maple cabinetry and large pantry, ensuite boasting soaker tub and walk-in tiled shower, fireplace, upgraded faucets and lighting throughout.

INVESTMENT PROPERTY EXISTING CHURCH! Seating

ELMIRA maintained 5 plex, always fully occupied! Laundry in each unit. One 3 bdrm. unit. Roof (‘05). Lots of parking. Shows a good return on your investment! MLS. $509,000.

capacity 175+. Addition in 1986, incl. full basement. Ideal for office, lofts, etc. 1 block from downtown. C-1 Zoning. MLS. $649,000.

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$209,900 - ELMIRA | GREAT DEAL. Perfect for first time buyer needing lots of space. Nice open kitchen with large dining area. 3 bedrooms, 1 in finished basement, rec room, gas heat stove and moveable bar w/fridge. MLS CALL MARY LOU** TO VIEW.

HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY

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ELMIRA $299,900- Large lot with mature trees. Presently being used as 2 units with sep. metres, furnaces & hot water tanks. One unit has some updates. 2nd unit has unique older fixters. (ie) cookstove with pipe to chimney. Carpet free. Roof replaced 2006. Main floor laundry & cold cellar. MLS CALL WENDY TAYLOR** TO VIEW.

ERICA GRACE FREEMAN January 11, 2008, 8lb. 1oz. 11:22am

Tell someone that you care

BIRTHDAY

for as little as

MAPLETON $299,900- Approx. 1/2 acre in the country backing to farmland. 3 + 1 bdrm, 2 bth in small rural community. Renovated kit w/island. Newly finished basement with stone fireplace. Walkout to deck, fenced yard and inground pool. MLS. CALL WENDY TAYLOR** TO VIEW.

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Happy 70th Anniversary Elam & Louisa Martin ~From the Family thank you Find the answers to this weekâ€™s puzzles on page 25.

HOW TO PLAY: Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 through 9 only once. Each 3x3 box is outlined with a darker line. You already have a few numbers to get you started. REMEMBER: you must not repeat the numbers 1 through 9 in the same line, column or 3x3 box.

EASY

I would like to thank all of my friends and family for the flowers, cards, gifts, and best wishes celebrating my 65th Birthday. A special thanks to my husband Stuart Lawarance and my children for surprising me with a â€œdrug storeâ€? party. ~ Jackie Good-Lawarance

HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY

ERICA

We Love You Grandpa, Grandma, Uncle Anthony & Erin

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in memoriam

In Memory of Abner Wideman

who passed away January 10, 1989. Twenty years have come and gone Since that brisk winter day When we were gathered round your bed And watched you slowly fade away Many things have changed since then And time has really flown But there are days we miss you so And long to sit and chat awhile We thank God for His great love And trust that some sweet day We will all be gathered yonder Singing praises around His throne.

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»» Elmira Sugar Kings Hungry Man’s Breakfast – serving from 8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Elmira Canadian Legion, First Street, Elmira; $5 per person. All you can eat. JANUARY 13

»» Storytime for children ages 3-5 at St. Clements Branch Library. Join us for stories and fun activities on Tuesday afternoons from 1:30-2:15 p.m. from Jan. 13 to Mar. 3, or Wednesday afternoons from 1:30-2:15 p.m. from Jan. 14 to Mar. 4. Pre-registration is required, space is limited. Call or visit the library, 519-745-3151 or email stclemlib@region.waterloo.on.ca. JANUARY 13

»» Women’s Group “Building Self-Esteem” – Group meets weekly for eight weeks, starting Jan. 13 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Offered by the Wilmot Family Resource Centre and held at the Wellesley Township Community Health Centre. Services are provided free of charge and group membership is confidential. For more information, contact Karen at 519-662-2731. JANUARY 14

»» Storytime for children ages 3-5 at Bloomingdale Branch Library. Join us for stories and fun activities on Wednesday afternoons from 1:30-2:15 p.m. from Jan. 14 to Mar. 4, or Thursday afternoons from 1:30-2:15 p.m. from Jan. 15 to Mar. 5. Pre-registration is required, space is limited. Call or visit the library, 519-745-3151 or email bloomlib@region.waterloo.on.ca. »» Storytime for children ages 3-5 at St. Jacobs Branch Library. Join us for stories and fun activities on Wednesday mornings from 10-10:45 a.m. from Jan. 14 to Feb. 18 , or Thursday afternoons from 1:30-2:15 p.m. from Jan. 15 to Feb. 19. Pre-registration is required, space is limited. Call or visit the library, 519-664-3443 or email stjaclib@region.waterloo.on.ca.

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»» Cooking Up Foods that Fight Diabetes 7-9 p.m. with WCHC registered dieticians, Robin Hicken and Jane Weber. Call 519-664-3794 for more information. »» Woolwich Caregivers Group, 10-11:15 a.m. at Woolwich Community Health Centre for education and support. Call Lorraine at 519-664-3794, ext. 229 for more information. JANUARY 18

»» In Concert – Hank & Janet Sonnenberg. Lifting his name in song; 7 p.m., Waterloo North Presbyterian Church, corner of Northfield and Westmount roads. Free-will offering; 519-888-7870.

New to the Community? Do you have a new Baby? It’s time to call your Welcome Wagon Hostess. Elmira & Surrounding Area

JANUARY 20

»» Toddler Tales is for children 24 to 36 months old and runs Tuesdays 10:3011:15 a.m. from Jan. 20 to Mar. 10 at Elmira Branch Library. For more information, visit the library at 65 Arthur St. S., Elmira. »» Lunch At Gale Presbyterian Church – 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.; 2 Cross St., Elmira; 519-669-2852. Menu: beef stew, coleslaw, roll and peach cobbler, beverage $9 per person. Also soup and roll to go, $3. Takeouts available, wheelchair accessible, everyone welcome.

SHARON GINGRICH 519.291.6763

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JANUARY 21

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»» Storytime for children ages 3-5 at Elmira Branch Library. Join us for stories and fun activities on Wednesday afternoons from 2-2:45 p.m. from Jan. 21 to Mar. 11 or Thursdays 10:15-11 a.m. from Jan. 22 to Mar. 12. Pre-registration is required, space is limited. Visit the library located at 65 Arthur St. S., Elmira. JANUARY 22

»» Health Education Session – 10:15-11:15 a.m. Building Better Bladder Health with a nurse continence advisor at St. Peter’s Hospital, Hamilton. Everyone welcome. No registration, no fee. Call 519-664-3794 for more information. 33 Industrial Dr., Elmira 519.669.1591

Be Prepared For Winter!

JANUARY 23

519.669.2884 21 Industrial Dr., Elmira

»» Robbie Burns Dinner – Royal Canadian Legion, 11 First St. E., Elmira, downstairs. 6 p.m. – first come, first served. Steak pie and all the trimmings, $6/ person. RETAIL STORE STORE RETAIL

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»» Greenwood Hill Band – Bluegrass and gospel music; 7:30 p.m. Please join us for an evening of outstanding entertainment at West Montrose United Church, 42 Covered Bridge Dr., West Montrose. Light refreshments after concert. Free-will offering.

NANCY KOEBEL

JANUARY 31

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»» Spaghetti Dinner & Salad Bar – Royal Canadian Legion, 11 First St. E., Elmira. Two sittings, 5 p.m. & 7 p.m. Tickets purchased in advance at the Legion. Call 519-669-2932. Adults $10; children 5-10 yrs. $4; under 5 yrs. $2.

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DEATH NOTICES BAUMAN, Ivan S.

MARTIN, Amos

– On Wednesday, December 31, 2008, at St. Mary’s Hospital. Ivan S. Bauman, age 66 years, of RR1, Wallenstein.

– On Saturday, January 3, 2009, at Freeport Health Centre. Amos Martin, age 79 years, of RR4, Elmira.

BRUBACHER, Sarah B. (nee Bowman)

ZINGER, Helena “Helen”

- Peacefully went home to be with her Saviour on Tuesday, December 30, 2008, at St. Mary’s Hospital, at the age of 87 years.

– Passed away peacefully, at St. Mary’s Hospital, Kitchener, on Thursday, January 1, 2009, at the age of 87 years. Local relative is Ron Zinger of RR2, Elmira.

obituary SHANTZ, Milo Daniel 1932-2009 – Milo Shantz died at home Tuesday, January 6, 2009 at the age of 76. Beloved husband of Laura Shantz (Martin). Loving father of Jenny Shantz (Willem Moolenbeek), Christine Shantz, Sandra Shantz (Tania Benninger), Margaret Shantz (Greg Bezzo), Marcus (Lisa) Shantz. Cherished grandpa of Jacob, Kira, Laura, Timothy, Nathan and Martin. Milo is survived by his brother Ross and Erma Shantz. Also sadly missed by Laura’s family, Florence Wideman, Viola and George Wallace, Ellen Moyer, Abner and Shirley Martin, and many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by his parents, Irvin and Lovina Shantz (Roth) and grandson, Adam Daniel Shantz. Wonderful Wines Milo spent his early years working on the family farm and at the age of 21 purchased his first 500 turkey pullets. Milos’s early involvement in the poultry business developed into Hybrid Turkeys, a global turkey breeding company, which he was actively involved with until 1981. In 1975, Milo and Laura opened the Stone Crock Restaurant in St. Jacobs. As Chairman of Mercedes Corporation and the Stone Crock Inc., Milo was instrumental in developing St. Jacobs Country into a popular destination. A special project was The Mennonite Story interpretive creative renovation despite his failing health. Milo served on many boards and organizations throughout his life, among them Mennonite Economic Development Associates, Habitat for Humanity, St. Mary’s Hospital, Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary, Conrad Grebel College, Community Futures and the Woldemar Neufeld Art Collection. Milo was often recognized for5 his entrepreneurship and community involvement including the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal, the Confederation Medal and an Honorary Doctorate from Wilfrid Laurier University. The family received friends and family at the Waterloo North Mennonite Church, on Wednesday, January 8. Funeral service was held at the Church on Friday, January 9th, followed by interment at the St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery. Condolences for the family and donations to MEDA (Mennonite Economic Development Associates) or Mennonite World Conference can be arranged through the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home, Waterloo 519-745-8445.

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