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Tears and smiles as Dan Snyder golf tournament winds down Fifth and final year sees $115,000 raised for new rec. complex VANESSA MOSS As the fifth and final Dan Snyder Memorial Golf Tournament wrapped up Monday night at Lions Hall in Elmira, there was a mix of emotions in the air. Although the $500,000 fundraising goal has been exceeded and the Woolwich Memorial Centre is taking shape, participants were unsure they wanted the yearly event to end. Hockey Night in Canada’s Ron MacLean could not make it to Elmira this time around, but expressed his desire to maintain a friendship with the Snyder family and “party” with them in years to come. “Love you Snyders,” he said on a videotape during the Stanley Cup finals at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit. See SNYDER page »06
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FORE DAN ottawa senator Dany heatley tees off at the fifth annual Dan snyder memorial Golf tournament in elmira July 14. See more photos on pages 16-17.
Ten-year-old boy drowns in Hawkesville pond Elmira youth may have struck head before falling below the surface and remaining under for 20 minutes MARC MIQUEL HELSEN An innocent summer swim at a Hawkesville-area pond turned tragic Tuesday when a 10-year-old boy from Elmira died after sinking to the bottom of the water. Joshua Weber, who had been swimming with friends in the popular private pond on a Temperance Road property, was airlifted to Grand River Hospital in Kitchener, but could not be revived. When firefighters from the St.
Clements station of the Wellesley Fire Department arrived on scene shortly after 2:30 p.m., they couldn’t immediately find the boy, diving into the murky water of the pond, said township fire chief Dave Geil. “We had about three firefighters that were in the area that responded in their own vehicles and the rescue came right behind them … the fellows that got there first were diving in the water for him,” said Geil. Some three minutes later, rescuers found Weber at the bot-
tom, a depth of roughly four metres. Police believe he may have hit his head near a dock after losing his grip on a rope swing. Emergency workers were called in when the boy failed to come back up for air, at which time his young friends tried to find him but were unsuccessful. One of the boys then ran across the gravel road to alert a neighbour who subsequently called 9-1-1. Firefighters believe Weber may have remained at the bottom of the pond for as long as 20 minutes, said Geil. Emer-
gency personnel tried to revive him at the scene before calling an air ambulance. Attempts to resuscitate the youth were made at the Kitchener hospital but were unsuccessful. He was pronounced dead shortly after. Police said that the property owner was not home at the time and no adults were watching over the youngsters. “In order to provide safety for the young swimmers, adult supervision is suggested,” said Sgt. Merv Knechtel of Division 3A in Elmira, who also lauded the firefighters’ quick response.
The private, manmade pond, which sits behind the Temperance Road property near the Conestogo River, is a popular spot for area youth and is used despite signs warning visitors to swim at their own risk. “If there were no parents there, then I think it should be supervised,” said Geil. Waterloo regional police are urging all parents and caregivers to review water safety tips with their children and remind everyone to take appropriate precautions near ponds, rivers and other waterways.
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MCC Thrift store marks 30 years in Elmira VANESSA MOSS Over the past 30 years, the purpose of thrift shopping has changed considerably, making it possible for Elmira’s MCC Thrift and Gift store to expand. As its employees celebrated three decades in business with a barbecue Thursday, they took a moment to appreciate these developments. “The idea of shopping thrift has really caught on: it’s a fad now, I guess. Everybody shops thrift stores; it’s not just for the poor,” said Betty Marshall, who has managed the shop for seven years.
When Peter and Helen Rempel first opened the store in 1978, they had about 400 square feet to work with at the corner of Memorial Avenue and Wyatt Street. Now, the 8,100-squarefoot building on Church Street features about 1,000 new items daily, has some 175 volunteers, and generated more than $400,000 in revenue last year alone, all of which contributed to the Mennonite Central Committee’s worldwide relief projects. Since it opened, the store has provided a total $2,240,000 to the MCC, which has in turn funded projects in 56 countries.
Some of these include helping immigrants to Canada find homes and learn English, and sending packages and other aid to victims of Hurricane Katrina and the cyclone in Myanmar. Marshall said customers like that they can pick up special clothing, furniture and antiques at a good price while also benefitting an important cause. “They love shopping here because of the atmosphere: the way the items are displayed, they can take their time and look at things and they can still find the treasures that you can’t find anywhere else in a
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A car, a van ... a store WINDOW SHOPPING? Two vehicles collided at Arthur and Church streets in Elmira July 13. A southbound vehicle entered the intersection, where it was struck by another vehicle westbound on Church Street. The force carried the vehicles onto the sidewalk in front of the Reichard’s quilting store.
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CELEBRATE GOOD TIMES Former Elmira MCC Thrift and Gift managers Naomi Brubacher (left) and Adeline Horst (right) joined current manager Betty Marshall for a barbeque to celebrate the store’s 30th anniversary Thursday.
new store. And knowing that their purchases do go to help the world, that makes a difference too and sometimes they’re willing to pay a little bit more because of that.” One reason the store has been so successful over the years is because of its talented volunteers, who work hard to display the items in just the right way. “Used things look new or just like any other gift store,” Marshall said of the result.
The key, she added, is to be picky when choosing which items to sell, so that people do not have to dig to find what they are looking for. Then, instead of just throwing out materials they do not use, volunteers repurpose them, Marshall said. For example, they make cleaning rags out of old or damaged clothing and fire starters out of candles. They also send old blue jeans to a rug weaver who makes
carpets out of them and unusable metal to a recycler. “We try to keep as much as we can out of the landfill. One of our main purposes here is to recycle … to sell things for a reasonable price that people can afford and keep it out of the landfill. And it’s helping the community, it’s helping the world, it’s helping volunteers have something that’s worthwhile to do – that they feel important.”
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SERVING IT uP Jennifer smith, 19, has turned her love of tea into a st. Jacobs business she will run while on a break from school with help from the ontario summer Company program funded by the provincial government.
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Summer program helps university student from St. Jacobs gain experience with her own business VANESSA MOSS St. Jacobs’ Jennifer Smith is spending her summer off from school hanging out under a shade tree. And, she is getting paid for it. Located in the village’s core, her Tea Tree booth is one of 350 small ventures recently launched through the provincial government’s Summer Company program. Its goal is to give young entrepreneurs the experience of developing and running their own businesses. Although Smith, 19, had considered selling tea leaves in the past, she never thought it would be financially possible. When her boyfriend told her about this opportunity, she jumped at the chance to try something different for the summer. “I’m a big fan of tea. I think it’s always a good thing, whatever job you have, to make sure you love it; I love tea, so [this worked].” The University of Western Ontario
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out on top financially, but will not make as much money as she would working fulltime for the summer like she normally does. Summer Company program grant recipients are only allowed to work 12 hours per week at another job. Finances aside though, the Tea Tree business has its perks, including flexible hours, which is nice, she said. Usually Smith sets up shop between 10 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., except Mondays when the area isn’t busy and on Fridays when she works at a shoe store. On Tuesday alone she sold 22 bags of loose leaf tea at $4.25 apiece. (Three bags go for $12 and five for $20). So far, she has bought 450 bags from a local wholesaler and planned to order more this week. She has enjoyed picking out the 12 different varieties, including her favourite, Green and White Pear Cream, and making her own labels. The biggest sales lessons Smith has learned since she opened in early June are not to be too pushy or too quiet.
business student found the application process fairly easy because she had completed a similar plan for school. “[It included] all those basic questions that you need to answer when starting up a business.” With little time left before the deadline, Smith quickly outlined her target market (pretty much anyone), her costs and supplies, and sent the paperwork away, not knowing what to expect. Of the dozen and a half 15- to 29-yearolds who applied, Smith was chosen for an interview and ultimately received one of 13 grants doled out in Waterloo Region. She was given $1,500 to start and will earn another $1,500 at the end of the three-month endeavour. The second handout is a gift to celebrate a job well done, she said with a smile. And it also makes the job less stressful. “Since they give you the $1,500 at the end, even if you don’t make that much, it doesn’t really matter. It’s more the experience than the actual profit.” Smith said she is guaranteed to come
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Car shows feed our need for taking a ride down memory lane It’s a rare night that you’ll find downtown Kitchener packed with people. It’s a sign there’s an event going on, and July 11 was no exception. This time around, it was the Cruising on King Street event. There were thousands of people out on the main drag. There was, in fact, no cruising, but they were there to check out the parked cars, a collection of some 250 vehicles ranging from old Model Ts to classic ‘50s Chevys and ‘70s muscle cars. Summer is full of such events. In fact, there’s one in St. Clements – Autorama – today (Saturday). Another is set for Linwood next month. It seems we can’t get enough of the old cars. It would be easy to chalk this up to nostalgia. That undoubtedly plays a part in the appeal: in checking out the cars last week, I had an eye for the muscle cars of my own youth. I’m sure others
FCC boosts farm loans Farm Credit Canada (FCC) lent $4.3 billion to more than 19,000 Canadian producers, processors and suppliers in 2007-08, the Regina-based organization announced this week. Fiscal year 2007-08 marked the corporation’s fifteenth consecutive year of growth. In 2007-08, FCC approved over $500 million in new lending to young farmers. FCC also introduced Start Now – Pay Later, which lets producers gain financial stability before having to make loan payments. The total lending portfolio grew by $1.4 billion, or 10.6 per cent, to $15 billion.
were doing the same. Still, there were plenty of young people there checking out the vintage models. In my own case, I found plenty of interesting cars that predate my own youth. Part of the appeal lies in the interesting styles. Today’s cars certainly don’t have the design elements so prevalent in the past – just think about the massive fins found on some of the ‘50s classics. New cars are all about aerodynamics, to the point where many models appear indistinguishable. When I attend such car shows, I can’t help but think about American Graffiti, George Lucas’ brilliant early film. Of course, that was all about nostalgia. Released in 1973, it was an ode to a period just a decade earlier – taking place one summer’s night in 1962. The timeframe was no coincidence, predating the assassination of John F. Kennedy, the height of the Vietnam War, the summer of love and Woodstock. It was a time before innocence was lost. Lucas has said the story was semiautobiographical. Born in 1944 in Modesto, California, he would have been 18 in the summer of ’62. The movie he wrote certainly takes a rosy view of the period. His nostalgia for the time is shared by millions of boomers, but also by those that followed. Events marking the celebration of the film’s 35th anniversary have been well attended – a parade in the Modesto drew more than 800 classic cars. The ongoing appeal led Detroit to design retro versions of the classics, including Ford’s Mustang and Thun-
derbird and Chrysler’s Charger and Challenger, not to mention the recently axed PT Cruiser. The American brands aren’t the only ones jumping on the retro bandwagon. In fact, it’s likely Volkswagen got things rolling with its new Beetle. The Mini Cooper, a British classic now made by BMW, has been a huge hit. In Europe, the revamped FIAT 500 is the talk of the industry. Nostalgia is not going away, especially when it comes to our love affair with cars and trucks. That’s true even with gas at $1.40 a litre, though the market may shrink – it will be interesting to watch the sales numbers for upcoming iterations of the Challenger and Camaro. Each year, there seems to be an everexpanding selection of styling and design concepts, which reminisce that of the classic cars from the 1930s to the late ‘70s. Many new vehicle designs incorporate parts that bring to mind the appearance of the early hot-rods. There is an abundance of examples of this styling from many of the different
manufacturers, many of which have created mass demand and consumer appeal. In addition to small hints of the past incorporated into new designs, there are new cars created to meet the consumer demand for this type of vehicle. Many of the new vehicles designed share hints of retro styling. These designs bring back memories of earlier cars built in the era of hot rods and early muscle cars. The new Chevrolet Camaro is a good example of this type of design, featuring design elements from ‘70s and ‘80s Camaro, which featured an almost identical shape. While the market for full-retro cars may have peaked – the Thunderbird and PT Cruiser, among others, are no more – the trend seems to be to incorporate elements that provide retro styling into new cars in order to avoid stagnation. For the Detroit 3, hammered hard by the market (GM announced another round of cuts this week), the gamble is that nostalgia for the past will help them survive into the future.
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Waterloo Region’s paramedics will get a three-per-cent annual raise in a two-year contract ratified this week. Members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) local 791 approved the deal that includes enhancements to benefits, including paternal leave, meal allowances and shift premiums. The contract runs from Apr. 1, 2008 to Mar. 31, 2010. The region’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS) employs 164 people, operates 17 ambulances and six support vehicles from eight stations.
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Friends and family of Elmira’s Randy Wilkin, 55, will honour him the way he would have wanted: with a motorcycle ride. The event takes place today (Saturday) at 1:45 p.m. Riders will meet at 374 Arthur St. and make their way to the Dreisinger Funeral Home at 62 Arthur St. Visitations will follow from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Wilkin died July 9, two days after he was involved in a bus crash north of Fort McMurray, Alberta. He was in the area driving for Cherrey Bus Lines of Drayton, transporting workers from their camps to a job site in the oil sands. Wilkin will be remembered as a friendly, happy-go-lucky guy, said friend Neil Freeman. Donations in Wilkin’s memory can be made to the Randy Wilkin Memorial Fund at the Bank of Montreal (acct. 3055-8633-787) in support of Woolwich Minor Hockey.
Legion to fete Gord Moore
Congratulations are in order for Elmira’s Gord Moore as he was recently appointed to vice-president of Dominion Command, part of the Royal Canadian Legion’s top executive council. The Elmira Legion will be hosting an open house in his honour Aug. 9 starting at 2 p.m. With more than 20 years of service with the local Legion branch, Moore is excited to be representing his peers at a higher level. Moore is also looking forward to the open house when he will be greeting guests from his district that encompasses Kitchener, Waterloo, Guelph, Cambridge, and from Exeter to Tobermory. “There’s going to be some finger foods there for people to nibble on and chitchat and either give me congratulations or sympathies, or whatever,” Moore said laughing.
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play and interact with others. “I think you would get bored kids that are looking for something to do and if they can’t find it there’s always trouble to be gotten into. I’m hop-
Woolwich and Wellesley townships will be taking on Woodstock Mayor Michael Harding’s Blackout Day Challenge on Aug. 14. Councillors from both townships last week decided they will join the numerous municipalities across the province, who through the one-day event, are looking to promote energy consumption reduction for the long-term. The date marks the fifth anniversary of a massive blackout that took place in the U.S. and Ontario. That unforgettable power outage began in Ohio, ultimately affecting more than 100 generating stations and leaving hundreds of thousands of people in the province and eight U.S. states without electricity. It was a stark reminder to Ontarians of their electrical dependency. Woolwich chief administrative officer David Brenneman hopes next month’s event will help individuals and local businesses become more energy conscious. “You start small. If you start slow with some very basic tips on unnecessary lighting and with respect to your temperature control – a few degrees here or there does make a difference – over the long term the goal is that we hope to change people’s way of using electricity,” he said, noting that shutting off lights when not needed, or turning off computers at the end of a work day are small but important steps toward conserving energy. The short-term goal of the Blackout Challenge is to encourage Ontarians to make an effort to reduce their energy consumption and see the dif-
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VANESSA MOSS Two Elmira high school students proved to have the “Magic Touch,” as they received an honourable mention at the seventh annual Ontario Secondary School Business Plan Competition in Waterloo Region July 16 at Kitchener City Hall. Krystin Kudoba and Taylor Murdoch’s idea, The Magic Touch, stood out among a record 75 plans submitted by 105 students from 15 high schools. The duo spent several weeks fleshing out the concept, which involved setting up a screenprinting booth at the St. Jacobs Farmers’ Market where customers could watch their T-shirt designs come to life. Kudoba, 16, had enjoyed the silk-screening process in technology class and decided to explore its moneymaking possibilities for the girls’ year-end business project at Elmira District Secondary School. Their teacher, Terry Lapalme, was so impressed with the plan that she encouraged them to enter the competition. “We thought we might as well because the worst
BIG PLANS Elmira’s Krystin Kudoba holds up the T-shirt she and friend Taylor Murdoch designed as part of a business project for school. The girls’ screen-printing business plan received an honourable mention at the Waterloo Region Ontario Secondary School Business Plan Competition awards July 16 in Kitchener. that could happen is that other they have com- rable businesses online pleted: with attention to and generating ideas we’d win,” Kudoba said. from technology classes. Learning this week that detail. The longtime friends al- They also made sure to they had placed fourth among a large group of ways go over and above develop a budget under entrepreneurs was ex- what is required to make their $30,000 limit. All this work should citing and surprising, their finished products unique. They even made come in handy in the Kudoba said. “I didn’t really expect a silkscreened T-shirt future for Kudoba, who featuring their company plans to turn her interit.” Judged by small busi- logo to accompany the est in design into a career. ness advisors from the business plan. For now though, the “We just like thinking Waterloo Region Small Business Centre, the of ideas and stuff, be- girls are spending more plans were graded on cause it was totally up to time working for busicreativity, style, innova- us, like what we wanted nesses than planning them, with Kudoba helption and viability, as well to do. It was really fun.” To comply with the ing out in the kitchen as the students’ market research and financial research aspect of the at Jerry’s Canteen in project, Kudoba and Kitchener and Murdoch statements. 17, spent away all summer acting Kudoba said they treat- Murdoch, ed this project like any hours looking up compa- as a sailing instructor.
Youth centre steps up activities Centre may be local youth’s cure for the summertime blues MARC MIQUEL HELSEN To the familiar refrain of “I’m bored,” the Woolwich Youth Centre has a reply: drop in to the Snyder Avenue facility. The newly revamped
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The evening’s emcee, NHL-insider Bob McKenzie, echoed similar sentiments, making sure to keep the atmosphere light by updating the crowd with the latest hockey trades. As dinner guests leafed through Small Town Hockey Boy, Memories of Dan Snyder, unveiled for the first time that night, tears and laughs were shared. People reminisced about Dan Snyder and about the five-year event he would have been proud of. The tournament began
“It means everything in the world,” Simpson said of his acquisition. He plans to hang the memento in his office at the Woolwich Community Health Centre in St. Jacobs to represent Snyder “coming home.” Simpson described his former patient as “an intelligent, friendly grinder,” and others used similar words to portray Snyder Monday night. His family, however, including father Graham and mother LuAnn, needed few words to express what they were feeling. Instead, they
shed tears to remember Dan and to thank those who have contributed to the tournament over the past five years. As the evening came to a close, the Snyders presented family, friends and sponsors with framed photos in memory of Dan. The event’s winning golf team (with a score of 59) also took the stage to accept jackets from Graham for the last time. “It was a little bit emotional I suppose,” Graham said of that moment. “We hate to see it end, but on the other hand, there will be some new beginnings.”
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ference between the one day effort and a regular day. The Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) will monitor the changes. Ontario cities can sign up online and challenge neighbouring municipalities to see who can conserve the most energy on Aug. 14. They can also access tools and media to promote the day in their cities and find ideas for fun events
(www.blackoutday.ca). By commemorating the 2003 blackout, organizers hope that participants will realize how a little effort every day can actually help lessen the load on overburdened grids. The second, more important, objective of the campaign is to instill in participants a culture of conservation, said John Janzen of Waterloo North Hydro. “The savings of that day are somewhat irrelevant,
I think. The purpose of the event is to, first-of all, commemorate the blackout and to draw attention to service as a focal point that gets people thinking about conservation – how dependent we really are on electricity and that it is a good idea to reduce electricity use wherever possible.” All in all, supporters of the program hope that the fun, friendly competition on Blackout Day will help foster a more
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ing that we’re giving kids a place to come to be comfortable, a fun place to come,” said Baxter, a social worker by profession, who is back in the game after a hiatus to raise her children. To spread the word about the youth centre, Baxter and her colleagues, Meaghan Westman and Kelly Robertson, recently launched the centre’s own blog spot and created a Facebook account. The goal is to engage local young people. “We feel like that’s the direction the youth is going.” Indeed, while the centre includes all the classic youth centre amenities – table tennis, pool,
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A long few minutes behind the wheel July 9
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July 10
3:43 PM | Police received notification of a hit-and-run that occurred sometime between 11 a.m. and 12 p.m. at the St. Jacobs Farmers’ Market. There are no suspects. 9:17 PM | A Cambridge-area resident operating his Kawasaki motorcycle eastbound on Maryhill Road failed to negotiate a left-hand turn and ended up sliding on some gravel, causing him to lose control of the bike, leave the roadway, crash through a road sign, and end up in a grassy culvert. The rider suffered minor injuries to his wrist and was taken to Guelph General Hospital. There were no charges. 10:00 PM | A bicycle that was later determined to have been stolen from its owners was found in front of the station in
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7:30 AM | A kitchen-style knife was found on the roadside in the area of Mill and Church streets in Elmira. The knife was seized and sent for destruction by police: the incident is not considered suspicious. 1:45 PM | A bicycle was found in the area of First Street West and Snyder Avenue and taken to the Elmira detachment, where it may be claimed by its rightful owner. 3:30 PM | A plate bearing the marker E9541N was reported missing. 3:46 PM | An Elmira resident reported the loss of a licence plate bearing the marker 735 3NJ; it was lost at some point overnight. 3:51 PM | As a result of a traffic stop in the area of Arthur and Wyatt streets in Elmira, a driver was arrested for impaired driving and charged with ‘over 80’ and released on a promise to appear before the court. 5:44 PM | The Petro Canada gas station on Arthur Street in Elmira was the site of a gas drive-off. The driver of a silver car took off without paying a $53 bill, and was last seen heading southbound on Arthur Street. There are no suspects. 9:07 PM | A 43-year-old man from Elora was riding his motorcycle eastbound on Sawmill Road when it was struck by a westbound vehicle while on the Grand River bridge in Conestogo. It appears the westbound vehicle crossed over the centerline and into the path of the eastbound motorcycle. While both vehicles were destroyed, the rider of the motorcycle was taken to the hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries; the driver of the other vehicle was not injured. Alcohol and speed were not factors in this collision; the investigation continues. Witnesses are asked to call the WRPS traffic branch at (519) 653-7700, ext. 8856.
A set of faulty brakes led to a harrowing experience for a young driver in St. Jacobs July 15. About 1:15 p.m., the Elmira resident was driving south on Northside Drive when the brakes failed on the van he was driving. He took evasive action, left the roadway and came to rest at the bottom of an embankment, avoiding other traffic. He was not injured, and there were no charges. Elmira. The bike was returned to its rightful owner.
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July 11
1:20 PM | A horse drawing a buggy owned by a Wallenstein resident broke loose from the area near the Foodland store in Elmira. After heading westbound on William Street, the horse-and-buggy eventually struck a vehicle owned by a Cambridge-area resident. The unharmed horse was eventually corralled. 10:20 PM | An Elmira-area woman was driving westbound on Line 86, west of Northfield Drive, when she pulled out of the road in an attempt to overtake another vehicle. As she did so, she observed a truck heading eastbound, coming towards her. She was unable to re-enter the westbound lane and subsequently swerved onto the gravel shoulder and proceeded into a ditch, rolling over
in the process. Though her vehicle was destroyed, the driver didn’t suffer any major injuries. She was charged with ‘pass roadway not clear.’ 10:48 PM | Police received a report from an area resident that his son’s bike had been stolen while the latter attended the Woolwich Youth Centre in Elmira. The stolen bike was described as a Raleigh racing mode, yellow and orange in colour, and sporting wheels with five spokes, a purple bell, and red hooks on the handlebars. There are no suspects.
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1:42 AM | As a result of a traffic stop conducted on Arthur Street South near Sawmill Road in Elmira, an area man was arrested under suspicion of impaired driving. A breath sample determined that the man did not exceed the legal limit for an alcohol blood rat-
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A Niagara Falls woman was southbound on King Street when she slowed for traffic and was subsequently struck from behind twice by the same vehicle. Despite reports of back pain, injured parties were treated at the scene. 4:30 PM | A police traffic stop south of St Jacobs saw a Kitchener driver charged with using unauthorized plates; failure to surrender proof of insurance; driving with an expired validation tag. The suspended driver, was also served a notice of suspension. His license and plates were seized and his vehicle towed from the scene.
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12:13 PM | A resident of Hawkesville reported that some time between 9:30 a.m. and noon, persons unknown entered the residence and stole a safe containing documents and securities. Police officers attended the scene to collect evidence. The investigation continues. 3:53 PM | A Cambridge-area resident contacted police to report a hit-and-run collision that occurred somewhere on Front and King streets in St. Jacobs. The hit-and-run is believed to have taken place some time between 2 and 3:30 p.m. There are no suspects. 4:50 PM | Two vehicles were
involved in a collision at the corner of Church and Arthur streets in Elmira. One vehicle, being driven by a St. Jacobs resident, was southbound on Arthur Street when it entered the intersection and then struck a westbound vehicle, being driven by an Elmira resident. Both vehicles ended up mounting the sidewalk on the corner of the intersection, one of them striking and damaging the quilting store. Woolwich firefighters and emergency personnel attended the scene and transported both drivers to the hospital, where they were treated for minor injuries. Both drivers allege that they entered the intersection on a green light but because no independent witnesses were available to offer their account, police were unable to press charges.
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July 14
4:15 PM | A collision brought police to the area of Ament Line and Hawkesville Road. A Linwood resident had been northbound on Ament Line on his motorcycle when a cement truck left a private driveway and turned into the path of the bike causing the rider to take evasive action, ending up in a cornfield approximately 30 feet off the road. Only minor injuries were reported and no charges were pressed.
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A five-year labour of love Monday’s fifth and final Dan Snyder Memorial Golf Tournament was undoubtedly a bittersweet moment for the Snyder family. The annual event, a fundraiser for the Woolwich Memorial Centre, has forged many new relationships, as Graham Snyder noted. More than just the one day of golfing and camaraderie each year, planning and preparing for that day has meant those at the center of it all have worked together for long stretches at a time. It will be hard to let go. Of course, it’s precisely because of all the work involved – the mental and physical effort – that it will be a relief to move on, especially as the five-year goal to raise money is now bearing fruit: the new multi-purpose recreation complex is now under construction. When it opens next year, one of the rinks will be known as the Dan Snyder Memorial Arena. Organizers have the satisfaction of knowing the event has far surpassed the target of $500,000. They deserve a hearty pat on the back: as with previous years, Monday’s outing was successful on every front. The golf tournament named in his
memory demonstrates the regard for Dan Snyder, whose much-touted perseverance allowed him to live the quintessential Canadian dream: playing in the NHL. As with the previous four years, the day was topnotch thanks to the Snyder family, organizer Steve Webb and an army of volunteers who made it all happen, from the planning right down to the hundreds of hands-on chores that had to be done on Monday. Even the weather co-operated, with sunny skies, a refreshing breeze and not a drop of rain. In fact, the weather was fine for each year of the event. Eager to support the cause, golfers jumped at the opportunity to play, typically exceeding the 144 spaces – eight golfers at each of 18 holes for a shotgun start – and contributing $500 apiece for the chance. Afterwards, in Lions Hall, there were many accolades and some misty eyes as the Snyders thanked those who’ve supported the event and the family in all that’s transpired since that tragic day almost five years ago. Just an idea back then, the new rec. facility – visible from the hall where dinner was served – is under construction.
» VERBATIM
Having raised more than $5 million, the Woolwich Recreation Facility Foundation is making a push for its $5.6-million goal. Much has been accomplished, but there’s still work to be done to get the fund over the top. As last week’s $30,000 contribution from RBC indicates, the township’s business community is still being courted to dig deep – the money won’t materialize by bake sales alone. Each of us is going to have to reach into his or her own pockets, along with eating a few extra date squares and having the occasional car wash or two. Given what’s at stake, however, it should prove to be a small price; recreation is something Woolwich takes pride in: witness the growing network of trails, supported by the municipality and nurtured by a diverse group of volunteers. With that same framework for new facilities – arena, pool, community centres – the timeline should prove no burden at all. The golf tournament’s overwhelming success should serve as a springboard to put the rec. project on top of the priority list. That, too, would be a fitting tribute to the memory of Dan Snyder.
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“Growth in Canada is going to pick up through the rest of this year, accelerate in 2009, and into 2010.”
Canada’s national crime rate declined for the third consecutive year in 2007, continuing the downward trend in police-reported crime since the rate peaked in 1991. The 7% drop was driven mainly by decreases in high-volume property offences such as theft $5,000 and under, break-ins and car thefts.
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» HARD TALK | RAFE MAIR
Take money from healthcare to pay for other services Looking for some interesting summertime reading? I’d suggest, The World Is Flat by New York Times columnist superieur, Thomas Friedman, who also gave us From Beirut to Jerusalem and more recently, The Lexus and the Olive Tree, both considered masterpieces. Friedman’s message in his latest book is that globalization with all its attendant benefits and horrors is here to stay and will get better or worse depending on how you look at it. The story of who now does what, why and where in today’s world takes the breath away. A couple of years ago I was surprised to get my Amex bills from India. That’s nothing today. When you read Friedman’s book your hair will curl too. The power of some corporations such as Microsoft and Wal-Mart vastly exceeds that of many countries. You may recall that during the NAFTA negotiations, the “Left” cried that all our labour would be outsourced to Mexican “machiladoras,” namely industrial strips along the U.S.-Mexico border. And some of that did happen – until the Mexicans themselves were “outsourced” to China and other Asian countries! (Outsourcing simply means doing an industrial or other business function somewhere else where the labour or other costs are much less. It becomes, in essence, a
transfer of jobs from home to places with cheaper labour and lower costs.) Not unnaturally, this phenomenon has North American workers angry and scared. And so they should be. Especially if they work for GM or Ford, both teetering on the brink of very bad things because, in addition to being unable to compete with Asian cars, they have hugely overstocked on SUVs just as they’re losing fashion with consumers who want more fuel efficient vehicles. One thing is for certain: we must train our young people to face an utterly different world than we faced, a world that changes by the day. Friedman’s view that the new training must not only be massive but that all education, from Kindergarten to college degree, must be paid for by the state. He says that every young person must have the same chance – whatever his or her background – to be properly educated. I agree. There must, of course, be standards. I would have scholarships for all who reach a certain level of competence with forgivable loans for those who do less well, but show effort and competence. When you think of it, publicly financed education from Grades 1 to 12 has been with us for as long as we can remember. Surely, as a society, we must acknowledge that it makes no sense to give children no more essential learning than one had 150 years ago. It’s illogical, as well as grossly untrue to say that in the 21st century our
public educational needs are the same as they were in the 1900s. (I would extend publicly financed education to the trades as well). The question is, of course, how do we pay for all this? The first answer is by changing our priorities from the less important to the crucial. If Friedman is right, we will be in very deep trouble within the next decade if we don’t have properly trained people to deal with an utterly different workplace. We’re not talking about frills here but economic survival. But I have a partial and perhaps full solution for the cost factor – finance it out of healthcare. Yes, you read that properly, pay for post-secondary education out of health care. Out here in British Columbia, medicare takes about $4 billion per year to run, and at that it is not running well. Why not, then, permit the private sector to pick up part of this cost, in what I would call a two parallel streamed system, wrongly called a “two-tiered” system by the left who want to make it sound as if those on the public system will be even more badly served if some remove themselves from public surgery line-ups by having them done privately. The mere suggestion of any private involvement in the healthcare system immediately raises the ghost of Tommy Douglas from his eternal peace and rouses his supporters to cross the country screaming about an impending American system which will drive
our poor from their hovels onto the streets to die from want of medical attention. Then the doctrinaire medical eggheads, the elite health economists, who ply their prosperous trade as High Priests of the Mysterious Order of Healthcare, produce models proving that if you let people pay for their own health, somehow saving medicare money will bankrupt it. All high priests have the knack of obscuring obvious and making nonsense into holy writ – health professions are no exception. I offer the argument of common sense and admit that someone else will have to crunch the appropriate figures. Let’s suppose that people on the private system save the medicare 10 per cent only. I think it would he higher. But surely 10 per cent is a modest assumption. That not only reduces if not eliminates the surgical line-ups, it frees up $400,000,000 for financing students. That in itself may not be enough, but it’s a hell of a start. The crux of my argument is this: governments have to look beyond the budget year and move into the budget decade. There must be careful thought and research into what citizens require, not just in this year but, as a minimum, in 2010, 2015, 2020 and so on. Governments must learn to budget expenses that won’t show payoffs for some time in the future and won’t be expected to. Politicians, realizing that bad news in 2015 will likely be See MAIR page »12
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Odds are six-to-one against an attack on Iran The Iranians have clearly concluded that all the American and Israeli threats to attack them are mere bluff. Israel could not destroy all of Iran’s nuclear facilities unless it was willing to drop large numbers of nuclear weapons on Iran. The United States could do the job using only conventional weapons, but in reply Iran could close the Gulf to tanker traffic and cause a global economic crisis. So the U.S. and Israel must be bluffing, unless they are crazy. This explains the bravado of Iran’s little propaganda show earlier this month, when it test-launched a number of ballistic missiles, including one that has the ability to carry a nuclear weapon and the range to strike Israel. This elicited the usual veiled threats of an attack on Iran from both Washington and Jerusalem, but the Iranians don’t believe them anymore. The Shahab-3 missile that the Iranians tested has flown before, and it could indeed reach Israel. However, it lacks a proper guidance system, and probably could not penetrate Israel’s anti-ballistic missile defences. More importantly, as the U.S. National Intelligence Estimate of last December affirmed, Iran has no nuclear weapons, and closed down its program to develop a nuclear weapons capability
in 2003. The main purpose of the tests was to strengthen the position of hardliners in domestic Iranian politics. The Iranian Revolutionary Guards, the organization that carried them out, wants to keep the confrontation with the United States and its allies alive because it fears that other elements in the regime might bargain away Iran’s right to enrich nuclear fuel for civilian use. If neither the United States or Israel intends to attack Iran, this is a costfree strategy: you win the domestic political struggle and nothing bad happens to you internationally. If you miscalculate, however, you get a war out of it. What are the odds that the Iranians are miscalculating? Many institutions try to analyze this question, and some of them will charge you quite a lot for an answer. However, all of them are essentially guessing what goes on in the minds of the U.S. president and/or the Israeli prime minister, both of whom are men in a hurry. Bush leaves office in January, and Olmert may be gone by September as the result of a corruption scandal. President George W. Bush seems to have convinced himself that something must be done about the “Iranian threat” before he goes, but he faces the almost unanimous opposition of the U.S. military and intelligence establishment, who are horrified by the prospect of an unwinnable war against Iran. Last December’s Na-
tional Intelligence Estimate was a deliberate attempt to undercut the Bush administration’s relentless propaganda about the “Iranian nuclear threat.” Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s coalition government in Israel might collapse if he chose to attack Iran alone, and the Israeli military are clearly divided on the feasibility of such an attack. Besides, Israel could not do such a thing without Washington’s approval – Israeli aircraft would have to fly through Iraqi airspace, which is under U.S. control – so it all comes back to what Bush decides. He probably doesn’t know himself yet, and his main concern must be that senior soldiers and spies in Washington would go public to oppose such an adventure. In circumstances like these, I generally consult the International Institute for Discussing Current Affairs Over Dinner, whose advice can be had for the price of a good meal. Membership is limited to myself, my wife and my many talented children. Like me, they are experts in everything, and one of our most effective analytical tools is an exercise called Setting the Odds. A quorum of the Institute’s membership is currently on holiday in southern Morocco, and we deployed this technique at dinner last night. I offered my colleagues two-to-one odds that neither the United States nor Israel would attack Iran this year, and they laughed in my face. Their
response was the same at odds of four-to-one. At six-to-one one showed a mild interest, but still declined the offer. From which I deduce that for all the huffing and puffing in Washington and Jerusalem, an actual attack on Iran this year is extremely unlikely. The Revolutionary Guards are right. You may object that this technique lacks scientific rigour. I would reply that so does everybody else’s, and at least you get a nice meal out of this one. Moreover, we have a good track record, mainly because we assume that while individual leaders may lose the plot, large institutions like governments and armed forces are generally more rational in their choices. There are occasions when whole countries are so traumatized by some shock that truly bizarre decisions become possible – the United States after 9/11 was like that for a while – but this is not one of those times. The U.S. military has been war-gaming possible attacks on Iran since the 1990s, and they have never managed to find a scenario that resulted in a credible U.S. victory. Some people in the White House have convinced themselves that the Iranian people will rise up and overthrow their government as soon as the first American bombs fall, but the professional soldiers in the Pentagon don’t believe in fairytales. Six-to-one says that there will be no U.S. or Israeli attack on Iran this year.
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visited on another government, feel no pressure to deal with that future. We must force politicians to break this mold. This will mean examining old priorities and making difficult and unpopular decisions changing and sometimes overturning that which has hitherto been held as articles of Canadian faith. It also involves sending
Tommy Douglas back to his well deserved eternal peace. Most of all, it means that the “left” must cast off old philosophies and bone tired clichés and start thinking. The alternative will produce still lousy healthcare and kids unready to take their places in the job market. When that happens, others will be blamed, but in fairness it will be our fault.
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Cooking up a novel approach to kitchen goods Entertaining Elements doesn’t just sell high-quality items, it shows you how you can put them to use A large pat of butter joins the olive oil sizzling in the pan, the droplets dancing upwards. The room is soon filled with the scent of freshly chopped garlic. Chef Nick Benninger is adding sage to the mixture that will be fresh herbed pasta in the second course, semolina flour on his hands. A tomato ragu bubbles on one of the burners, to be joined by wilted spinach and glazed sheep’s milk cheese. Rather than working away behind the scenes in his Hannah’s Bella Bistro in Waterloo, Benninger is front and center at a St. Jacobs retail store, Entertaining Elements. Purveyors of high quality cookware and kitchen accessories, Entertaining Elements also shows you how to make the most of your kitchen by bringing in local chefs to conduct demonstrations, essentially a cooking seminar as you enjoy several courses, interacting with the chef all the while. On this night, Benninger is holding court preparing four courses using fresh local food. Eight of us are gathered around a u-shaped granite countertop surrounding a large gas-fired cooking area, part of a kitchen you’d love to have, even if you’re not a
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LET'S TALK COOKING Merv Schwantz (left) recently opened Entertaining Elements in St. Jacobs. Along with selling items for the kitchen, he offers cooking classes that involve interaction with chefs from area restaurants, including Nick Benninger (above) of Hannah's Bella Bistro in Waterloo. gourmand. It’s the kind of setup you’re seeing more often, as people upgrade what is often the central room in their homes. In fact, that emphasis is what led Merv Schwantz to open the business in May. “We love to entertain, and
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» FOOD FOR THOUGHT | OWEN ROBERTS
Minister delivers mega farm and food program The new “Growing Forward” provincial-federal program, created to give farmers and food processors more ways to advance the sector, is well poised to live up to its name. At $1.3 billion over five years – that’s $300 million more than the previous program – it’s the biggest single joint initiative for the agri-food sector. And to Ottawa’s credit, it’s centered on an essential factor for individual province and territory’s success – namely, flexibility. That’s certainly true in Ontario. Before provincial Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Minister Leona Dombrowsky met with her counterparts in Quebec City at the end of June for their annual federal,
provincial and territorial ministers’ meeting, she took the pulse of agri-food stakeholders here on this matter. She was told repeatedly Ontario needed to be able to fashion its own priorities around national prerogatives. She took that message to Quebec City, and found support around the rest of the ministerial table. The agricultural sector in Canada is extremely diverse, particularly in Ontario. Nationwide, the sector has evolved through the decades in very different ways, depending on the commodities produced in the various provinces and territories and the way the sector ushered in new programs to support those commodities. Some have specific priorities. Some, owing primarily to their size, are simply more advanced than others, and won’t benefit from a national one-size-
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fits-all program. Ottawa agreed. Its main interest was having the provinces and territories buy into a common vision for what it called “a profitable and innovative agriculture, agri-food and agri-based products industry that seizes opportunities in responding to market demands, and contributes to the health and well-being of Canadians.” The details of how that vision would be applied at the provincial or territorial level would be worked out with the respective sectors. That sealed the deal. The provinces and territories needed that proviso. Ottawa understood. And as a result, the country’s agri-food sector is stronger. Now, Ottawa can stand before international trading partners with confidence and say all parts of Canada’s agri-food sector are like-minded on matters such as food safety and quality. It’s not a stretch to believe a sector that looks after the health and well-being of its own people can be counted on to commit the same care to the food it sells abroad. That’s the kind of assurance the partners of a major exporting nation like ours need to hear. For example, in Ontario, Dombrowsky says to expect a great deal of emphasis on environmental stewardship, food safety and on-farm programs, the latter of which are intended to help farmers capitalize on new opportunities such as small-scale biofuel development and alternative feedstocks. Science and innovation, one of Dombrowsky’s favourite themes, continue to be at the core of the programs. They reflect Ontarians priorities for a healthy environment and safe food. The provinces and territories are contributing significantly to the Growing Forward program. For example, Ontario’s agri-food sector will be eligible for about $300 million of the total, of which $120 million will come from the province. The harmonious introduction of this program is refreshing. In Quebec City, there seemed to be genuine solidarity between all parties. Likely, the unusually buoyant farm economy had a lot to do with it, particularly in western Canada where some provinces have the resource-generated revenue to introduce whatever programs they want. Surely Ottawa saw the wisdom in being part of their strategy, and having them involved in the overall plan, rather than watching them do their own thing from afar. There’s a lot at stake. A food sector can be deflated in a day, as seen lately by the salmonella scare in tomatoes, and before that the contaminated spinach and lettuce scare that rocked the U.S. fruit and vegetable sector. We haven’t been immune to food woes here. But with Growing Forward, progress can truly be our focus.
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his menu choice, encouraging the use of local produce and urging us not to be afraid to substitute items based on what looks good while we’re out shopping. A running commentary, fueled by questions, provides tips you can take home to experiment in your own kitchen. “Anyone who’s attended has enjoyed the social aspect of the event, the interaction with the chef and the quality of the food,” said Schwantz. There’s a real camaraderie that comes from talking to the chef as he or she prepares the
meal – a heightened awareness of the food that goes beyond a regular restaurant meal. “We want to make it as memorable an experience as we can.” A chef is onsite on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday evenings. Along with Benninger, the lineup includes Ritesh Bhargava of Masala Bay and chef Kirstie Herbstreit. The sessions begin after closing, with the store in essence becoming the scene of a private gathering of up to eight people at a cost of $65 per person. The store is located at 1360 King St. N.
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VICTORIOUS Graham Snyder presents the winning golf team with commemorative jackets for their score of 59. From left, Brian Straus, Rich Marks, Dallas Cressman and Adam Crockett.
A FITTING TRIBUTE Elmira’s Rod Krasovec and Chicago’s Bill Malek take a look at a 10foot version of the National Hockey Monument created by St. Jacobs sculptor Timothy Schmalz.
SHARING A MOMENT LuAnn Snyder presents Dany Heatley with a token of appreciation for his support of the event.
IT’S LOOKING GOOD Steve Jacobi keeps his eyes on the prize as he gets ready to putt.
ALL FOR ONE Coworkers Dan Kronby, Vik Jaunkalns, Mike Laurie and Ryan Beisel take a break from working on the new Woolwich Memorial Centre to compete in the tourney.
HOT OFF THE PRESS Dianna Weltz and Margo Jones offer up copies of Small Town Hockey Boy, Memories of Dan Snyder as the book made its debut at the tournament dinner.
GREAT SPREAD Tournament chair Steve Webb checks out some of the unique items up for grabs during the auction. MEMENTO Helen McLeod accepts a commemorative Dan Snyder picture in honour of her late husband Jim McLeod, a former member of the tournament’s organizing committee.
FAN FAVOURITE The night’s emcee, NHLinsider Bob McKenzie, kept the crowd laughing with jokes and impromptu NHL trade updates. HAT ATTACK Eric Schwindt has at the ball at the 10th as his pals Ben Crane, Shane Hallman and Tim Bender look on. In the white hat, former Maple Leaf Gary Leeman prepares to lend a hand.
ON THEIR WAY Chad McLeod and Derek Austin roll out to hit the greens in the morning.
A SPECIAL MEMENTO M&M Meat Shops founder Mac Voisin (left) and Dr. Tommy Simpson admire their newly-acquired Atlanta Thrashers jersey signed by Dan Snyder. The night’s most-sought-after item, purchased at auction for $4,200, came from LuAnn and Graham Snyder’s collection.
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» A FAMILY TRADITION
Horseshoes fly as Linwood family hosts tourney MARC MIQUEL HELSEN Not even the rain, which came heavy at times, could keep the Basler boys and their friends from the horseshoes – and the fundraising – last weekend. For the seventh year in a row, the Linwood family opened its doors and its backyard to the neighbourhood for a day full of friendly competition, raising money for the community in the process. Of the $900 collected, $500 will go toward the Woolwich Memorial Centre in Elmira, with the remainder going to the Linwood Lions Club. Traditionally fundraising for the Linwood community – last year’s proceeds went to the Lions and an area fastball team – this year the Baslers looked a little farther afield. “A lot of people from the tournament live in Elmira. In years past, we’ve always given most of it to the Lions Club in Linwood [but] a lot of the people at the tournament now have kids, so everyone’s kids will grow up using that new rec. centre. It just made
sense to put it towards there,” said Scott Basler. Family patriarch, Joe, who provides the back yard tournament pits had only one concern about where the money ended up. “As long as he (Scott) isn’t in Cuba on Monday, I don’t care – as long as it’s for a good cause,” he quipped the day of the event. Offering up his home so that his sons’ friends could relive childhood memories at the place where many of them grew up, Joe was happy to see the tradition stay alive in his Manser Road yard. “I’ve watched a lot of them grow up,” he said of the participants. Drawing neighbours and friends – many of whom have moved away since growing up – the Bernice Basler Memorial Horseshoe Tournament had a familial atmosphere right from its 10 a.m. start on July 12. “They came here as kids and now they’re coming with their own kids; in seven years, the whole thing has changed.” The annual tourney at the Basler home got its start in 2002, after Joe’s
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Annual event honours spirit of Bernice Basler; funds go to Woolwich Memorial Centre, Linwood Lions
MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS Scott, Joe, and Kevin Basler display the trophy awarded July 12 at the seventh annual horseshoe tournament in honour of Bernice Basler. Right, Brad Dietrich sends a shoe on its way to the peg.
wife Bernice passed away. The tournament was one of the ways Joe and sons Scott and Kevin were able to honour her fun-loving attitude, her commitment to the community of Linwood, and bring some happiness into the home. After Saturday’s tourney, Joe voiced his appreciation for the community’s support. “I’ve been pretty fortunate that they (Scott and
Kevin) have got a good group of friends. It’s made the job as a parent a lot easier – they’re a good group. “Both my sons have been fortunate enough to have met good people.” Seven years since its inception, the tourney still sees people filing through the home’s garage doors for the duration of the day – and the list of competitors is growing. Even with 10
regular competitors absent just days before the event, the Baslers had no problem filling up the roster. “I thought being in the middle of July it would be hard to fill up, but we have people almost on a waiting list now waiting to get in” said Scott. “So, we have people telling us every year that we should have a bigger tournament or move it
somewhere but we don’t really want to move it from the house because we want to keep it there as long as we can.” This time around, some 32 players on 16 teams took part; Kevin Basler and Grant Fisher took the trophy home. As in the past, Mark Macsporran donated hamburgers, chicken burgers and buns, and exhibited his culinary skills behind the grill.
Elmira Juniors head to the nationals
Second-place finish in qualifying tourney has team primed for challenge VANESSA MOSS Hard work, discipline and a love of the game should help the Elmira Advance Millwrights Juniors as they head to the Canadian National Championships Aug.
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All FOR ONE Coworkers Dan Kronby, Vik Jaunkalns, Mike Laurie and Ryan Beisel take a break from working on the new Woolwich Memorial Centre to compete in the tourney.
HAT ATTAcK Eric Schwindt has at the ball at the 10th as his pals Ben Crane, Shane Hallman and Tim Bender look on. In the white hat, former Maple Leaf Gary Leeman prepares to lend a hand.
ON THEIR WAY Chad McLeod and Derek Austin roll out to hit the greens in the morning.
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Dianna Weltz and Margo Jones offer up copies of Small Town Hockan Snyder as the book made its debut at the tournament dinner.
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SHARING A MOMENT LuAnn Snyder presents Dany Heatley with a token of appreciation for his support of the event.
GREAT SPREAD Tournament chair Steve Webb checks out some of the unique items up for grabs during the auction. MEMENTO Helen McLeod accepts a commemorative Dan Snyder picture in honour of her late husband Jim McLeod, a former member of the tournament’s organizing committee.
FAN FAVOURITE The night’s emcee, NHLinsider Bob McKenzie, kept the crowd laughing with jokes and impromptu NHL trade updates. All TOGETHER The Snyder family takes a moment to reflect on the past five years: Jake (left), Dawn, Erika, LuAnn and Graham.
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Global warming to blame as the truth gets stretched I’ve got to say that I’m quite alarmed by what’s going on these days. Perhaps you’ve noticed it too. Ever since the bass opener, units of measurement have been dramatically fluctuating in size. This is the only plausible explanation I know of to describe the variation in size of the 18-inch bass photos I’ve seen posted on the Internet recently. The only other option is that the anglers were stretching the truth – and, as we all know, that just doesn’t happen. So why is it that two bass, one puny and one large can both claim to be the same size? I believe that the answer lies in global warming and atmospheric conditions. Think about it. Heat makes things
expand. So you place what most sane people would call a 14-inch bass upon a ruler, it will eventually expand to 18 or even 20 inches. Now let me be clear about this. Eventually doesn’t mean right there and then in the boat. Global warming doesn’t work that way. No, its effects sneak up on you far more insidiously. Climate change is slow and steady. It might take a full week before that bass reaches the 18 inches that you eventually refer to it as. That’s not to say that I haven’t seen more extreme cases of piscatorial expansion – I once witnessed a fish that went from 12 to 17 inches in the time it took to eat lunch. But that was a particularly hot day and the angler was gifted. In any case, as the polar ice caps melt, and as bass season progresses, I predict that this sort of thing will happen more and more often. Judging from
the claims and photos sent to me by anglers I normally fish with, it is already reaching epidemic proportions. Visit any bass fishing website and you’ll see what I mean. When it comes to 20-inch bass, there is a huge diversity of sizes. That’s because they are being taken from various locations that are each being affected by global warming differently. The strangest part is that this doesn’t affect the biggest fish – the ones that are not photographed or witnessed. Those start off big and stay that way. What’s even more disconcerting is that I believe that this planet is also undergoing severe gravitational fluctuations – the type that adds pounds to otherwise scrawny fish. This has been going on for as long as I can remember and yet modern science seems to turn its back on this obvious problem. This year alone, I have seen several two-
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That said, there should be enough time to hit the nearby beach. “Hopefully [we’ll] see some sights and relax a little bit too.” Having placed second in the 16-team qualifying tournament in Toanche, Ontario July 4-6, the players are pretty pumped to be heading to the nationals again this year, Ruppert said. The ultimate goal will be looming as they make the trek up north. “To say that you won the Canadian championships is kind of a big deal.”
pound fish almost double their weight in the time it took to get home. It’s getting to the point where anglers cannot trust their scales anymore. For instance, I was weighing a threepound fish the other day, but my scale suggested it was less than half the weight. Luckily, there isn’t an angler alive who isn’t excellent at weight estimation, so I recalibrated the scale to reflect the reality of the situation: four pounds. The point is that with climate change affecting the world so rapidly, I wouldn’t at all be surprised to see several unofficial world records emerging this week. Heck, just yesterday at the public landing a fellow told me about a 28-inch bass that he had lost at the side of the boat. You know, if I didn’t have so much faith in the honesty of anglers, I wouldn’t have believed it.
ON THEIR WAY AGAIN Thanks to a second-place finish at a qualifying tournament earlier this month, the Elmira Advance Millwrights Juniors fastball team is heading to Owen Sound for the Canadian National Championships Aug. 3-10.
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Community Information Page THE TOWNSHIP OF WOOLWICH "Proudly remembering our past; confidently embracing our future."
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING Tuesday August 12, 2008 7:00 p.m. Township Council Chambers 69 Arthur Street South, Elmira Regarding
Gregory and Deborah Schnurr (Zone Change 9/2008) The Township of Woolwich will hold a Public Meeting, under Section 34 of the Planning Act, to consider the following Zone Change application. No decisions will be made at this meeting; its purpose is to provide additional information to the public and agencies and to receive comments and information from them.
The purpose of the rezoning application is to amend the Agricultural (A) zoning with a site-specific provision to allow up to 16 residents within the existing seniors group home. The property currently has approval to allow a Group Home Type B which would permit up to 10 residents. The applicant is not proposing any additions to the dwelling. Please Note: Zoning Amendment If a person or public body that files an appeal of a decision of the Council of the Township of Woolwich in respect of the proposed zoning by-law does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Council of the Township of Woolwich before the proposed zoning by-law amendments are adopted, the Ontario Municipal Board may dismiss all or part of the appeal. Volumes BC Ad
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SMOKE ALARMS & RECREATIONAL VEHICLES Every trailer, RV and mobile home should have working smoke alarms. On June 30, a 34-year-old man and two young children died in a fire in a trailer park in Essex, Ontario. It has been confirmed by Office of the Fire Marshal investigators that no working smoke alarms were found in the trailer. As a result of this tragic fatal fire, the Fire Marshal of Ontario is urging everyone to have a working smoke alarm in their trailer home, motor home or other recreational vehicle.
Gregory and Deborah Schnurr (Zone Change 9/2008) The Township has received a Zone Change application from Gregory and Deborah Schnurr for the property located at 762 St. Charles Street West (see Map 1). The property is designated Rural Land Use in the Township’s Official Plan and is zoned Agricultural (A). The 0.4 hectare property contains a residential building with a seniors group home.
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Additional information pertaining to these planning applications is available for review at the Township of Woolwich Municipal Office between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, or by contacting Engineering and Planning staff at 519-669-8706. If you cannot attend the meeting, you can express your concerns/ comments about the proposed change in writing to the Township of Woolwich. Any comments received on or before August 5, 2008 (Note that this date is before the public meeting) will be included in a report prepared by Engineering and Planning Services and presented at the Public Meeting. Any comments received after the Public Meeting, but prior to Council making a decision on the applications, will also be considered. If you wish to be notified of additional Township public meetings or Township staff reports regarding these applications you must make a written request to Engineering and Planning Services at the Township of Woolwich at the address shown at the top of this page.
The Ontario Fire Code requires every ‘dwelling unit’ in Ontario to have working smoke alarms on every storey and outside all sleeping areas. What many people may not know is that the term ‘dwelling unit’ includes seasonal homes such as park model trailers, cabins and cottages as well as trailer homes, motor homes and other recreational vehicles. While many new trailer and RV models may already meet a construction standard requiring working smoke alarms, older models may not be equipped with any or they may not have been properly maintained. It is a good practice to install working smoke alarms in any recreational vehicle, trailer and boat with sleeping quarters. Test the alarms monthly and after any absence of more than a few days. Replace any smoke alarms that may be more than 10 years old. A Message from the Woolwich Fire Department
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finding is that people tend to begin their young lives feeling relatively happy but then midlife crises can undermine this and despair can peak. This happiness low point typically hits men at about age 40 and women at age 50. Then comes the remarkable rebound: “People in their sixties and seventies, if healthy physically, tend to be as happy as young people.� This pattern holds for both men and women, singles and marrieds, and those with or without children. Oddly, nobody knows why most of us are able to bounce back. Maybe we just learn to adapt. Or maybe we finally give up unrealistic dreams. Or it could just be that the cheerful and resilient live long enough to answer questions at age 70. Whatever the reason, happiness’ U-shapedness is something to keep in mind during the tough times, to know you’re far from alone in your experience and to help you hang in there with justifiable expectation of climbing back up along the life-satisfaction curve.
 Q. Cellphones are everywhere these days, handy and easy to use -- at times too easy. How are modern cellphone technologies and services assisting subscribers in making subterfuge calls or in averting embarrassing ones? A. For $34, a Russian company will assist an adulterer in lying to a spouse about his or her whereabouts with a coverup call, says Tyler Cowen in Discover Your Inner Economist. A service named Sound Cover gives the caller the choice of adding background sound, such as mimicking traffic, construction noises, the circus, a dentist’s drill. And don’t we all know people who get drunk and in a sentimental or loquacious mood make calls they shouldn’t. In one survey of mobile phone users, 95% had done this, mostly to ex-partners (30%), to current partners (19%) or to others such as bosses (36%). To alleviate this drink-and-dial problem, an Australian phone company started offering customers blocked “blacklistâ€? numbers, which they select before going out. In Japan, a mobile phone with a breathalyzer will check to see if someone is really fit to drive home, or even to make a phone call. “If a bus driver fails the test, his location is sent immediately to his boss by GPS.â€?
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OFFICE PHONE: 519.343.2124 *SALES REPRESENTATIVES:
159 William St., Palmerston (Across from Home Hardware)
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519-669-3192
90 Earl Martin Dr., Unit 1, Elmira N3B 3L4 $399,999
BRAD MARTIN Broker of Record
JULIE HECKENDORN Broker Res: 519-669-1068 Res: 519-669-8629 MVA Residential
ALLI NORRIS Sales Rep. Cell: 519-577-6248
BILL NORRIS Sales Rep. Cell: 519-588-1348
TRACEY WILLIAMS Sales Rep. Cell: 519-505-0627
BONNIE BRUBACHER Broker of Record
SHANNA ROZEMA Broker.
DARREN ROMKEY Sales Rep.
LAURIE LANGDON Sales Rep.
DALE KELLER Sales Rep.
MONIQUE BRUBACHER Sales Rep.
DEBBIE YEOMAN Sales Rep.
THIS WEEK'S FEATURE PROPERTIES OPEN HOUSE JULY 19, 2-4 P.M.
GREAT STARTER home on a QUIET STREET, close to downtown. Hardwood on main flr. Gas fireplace &w/o to newer deck from L.R. Main flr. laundry. Replacement doors and windows. Newer shingles. Shed. MLS $179,900
7294 SIDEROAD 6, MOOREFIELD COME HOME TO THE COUNTRY
$320,000 Paradigm Homes 1360 sq. ft. open concept bungalow – now under construction; spacious great room and master bedroom both with walkout, lavish ensuite, gas fireplace and more. Please call for details and other plans. MLS
LOVELY BACKYARD - Backs to green space! Lovely kitchen with new cabinetry and granite countertops - open to D.A. and L.R. w/laminate and slate flrs. 3 bdrms, 2baths. Lots of storage, c/a, new furnace in '05. Tranquil back yd w/patio - pond and waterfall! MLS Reduced to $274,900
CLOSE TO DOWNTOWN- Backing to greenspace. Maple kitchen. Main flr laundry, laminate flooring in L.R/D.R. W/O from spacious rec room to backyard. 4 Bdrms, 2 baths – garage, shed & deep driveway. New furnace and A/C - extensively reno’d top to bottom. MLS Reduced to $249,900.
UNIQUE COUNTRY PROPERTY
NEW HOME 2164 SQ.FT. - Upper family room AND living room. Open concept main floor. 3 baths (ensuite) Walkin closet. Walkout from large kitchen. Main flr. laundry. Dble. garage. Quality constructed. (Other plans available). MLS $345,000.
$639,800 MOOREFIELD - Nice trees and flowers enhance this 1.3 acre exquisite lot. The home is open concept with soaring ceilings, hardwood floors, custom features include cabinets, walk in pantry and maple staircase. MLS.
#8936 Whites Road
past Palmerston Hospital on left
OWNER SAYS SELL! Price lowered. Now is the time to have a look at this spacious home located on a big lot (almost 3/4 acre). Newer laminate in livingrm & diningrm, central air & vac, appliances included, family rm, patio, new roof/07. MLS Call Edith McArthur 519-638-2509 MLS0811706
$259,900
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COUNTRY ESTATE
$1,190,000 MAPLETON - Spectacular 3.8 acres near Moorefield; 4 year old Bungalow; double garage; plenty of storage; Trout pond spring fed; new hobby barn; separate building houses a kitchen and smokehouse. A MUST TO SEE!!! NEW MLS
OPEN HOUSE SAT & SUN JULY 19 & 20 2-4 P.M. 4 DUKE STREET, ELMIRA THIS HOME IS FOR YOU!
Solid Gold Realty (II) Ltd., Brokerage Independently Owned and Operated
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EXISTING CHURCH- Seating capacity 175+. Major addition at rear in 1986, incl. full basement. Ideal for office, lofts, etc. C-1 Zoning. MLS $749,000
BERT MARTIN BROKER
OFFICE: 519-669-5426 DIRECT: 519-572-2669 EMAIL: bert@remaxsolidgold.biz
$174,500 - Unique property close to down town; features laminate flooring, garage and much more; a perfect starter home or retirement home; MLS
$72,900
RETIREMENT HOME! Rural location in quiet setting backing on to greenspace. Close to shopping and other amenities. This home offers kitchen with dining area, living room, two bedrooms, laundry area and four piece bathroom. MLS. Call Bert for details.
$284,900
PANORAMIC VIEW! Beautiful Century Home on large lot in rural village only minutes to K-W. This home offers 4 bedrooms, main floor family room, 2 bathrooms, new roof in 2005. Three bay 36’ x 36’ garage/workshop with 100 amp service. MLS. Call Bert for details.
BRIGHT, SPACIOUS HOME IN THE COUNTRY
$267,500 Palmerston - Great family home, custom kitchen, fully finished 2 levels, huge pie shaped lot, quiet crescent location, double garage, deck. NEW MLS
INDUSTRIAL LOT - .49 Acre Lot - Dimension: 107' x 196'. Zoned M1-Dry Industrial. Located on Floradale Road (west end of Elmira). MLS $94,900.
BUILDING LOTS! Located side-by-side in a rural community, these 50’ x 165’ residential lots offer a peaceful setting. Services include municipal water & sewer, natural gas, telephone and hydro. Building permits available. MLS. Call Bert for details.
REMODELLED CENTURY HOME
$369,000 Alma - Welcoming spacious century home, offers many updates. Detached work shop for the hobbist or business with in floor heating and attractive apartment. MLS
519.669.5790 | 1.888.966.5942 |
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BEAUTIFUL, 14 ACRE country property close to amenities. This 3 bedrm, 2 bathrm home features open concept kitchen/ livingroom, a familyrm w/wood stove, patio doors to bk yard. Also included is a 24’x30’ shed and a heated shop 24’x48’ w/14’ceiling. Call Marg Sorensen 519.343.4489 MLS 0811331
$329,000 - This large 2,400 sq.ft. 4+ bedroom bungalow on a �made in the country“ 2/3 acre lot features a walk-out basement, wood-burning fireplace in main floor family room, a 30'x16' deck with breathtaking view, perennial gardens; you name it, this one probably has it!! MLS
CHARMING ATMOSPHERE ELMIRA RACEWAY ESTATES
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$233,900
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Solid Gold Realty (II) Ltd., Brokerage Independently Owned and Operated
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$469,000
$279,900
OPEN HOUSE | SUN. JULY 20, 2-4
DON’T MISS THIS 2 YR OLD PROPERTY IDEAL FOR FIRST TIME BUYERS. 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, master bedroom has walk in closet. Backs onto the greenbelt for those quiet summer evenings, fenced yard, upper floor laundry, extra large single garage for your SUV or pickup truck, close to new rec. centre. For a personal appointment call Paul 519-503-9533
THIS WELL KEPT AND MAINTAINED HOME BACKS UNTO GREENBELT. Close to downtown and new rec centre. Open concept home features 3 good sized bedrooms all with walk-in closets. added sunroom allows enjoyment of almost year round sunshine, finished recroom features gas fireplace.16 x 22 oversized garage allows room for vehicle and bikes etc. MLS For a personal appointment call Paul 519-503-9533.
Sales Representative
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Further Information: WEBSITE: www.royallepage.ca EMAIL: Elmira@royallepage.ca
OPEN HOUSE | SAT. JULY 19, 2-4 112 OAKCLIFFE, ELMIRA
Paul Martin
$34,900 per lot
3 RAISING MILL GATE, ELMIRA
$255,000
OFFICE: 519-888-7110 DIRECT: 519-503-9533 HOME: 519-669-3074
TY ER OP PR ME O INC
$165,000
$699,000
4 ELDALE ROAD, ELMIRA 100 OAKCLIFFE ST., ELMIRA 1347 MARTIN GROVE RD., WOOLWICH 390 BINNING ST. W, LISTOWEL WOW - Spacious property features extra large FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS DON’T PRICED TO SELL GREAT STARTER HOME, DON’T MISS THIS BEAUTIFUL 12 ACRE kitchen,gas fireplace,large island, walkout to DO ANYTHING BUT MOVE RIGHT IN RENT OUT HALF & CUT YOUR PAYMENTS PROPERTY - 3 min from Waterloo, bungalow your stamped conc patio sit and listen to the and enjoy this gorgeous finished townhouse. IN HALF Dble dtchd garage, new high efficiency with walkout to patio features hardwood, waterfall and the birds chirp while you watch the fish swim in the pond. stroll upstairs to your mast bedr with walkin closet and ensuite,tuck your children into 3 large bedrooms. in-law suite on main fl MLS. For a personal appointment call Paul 519-503-9533
180 Weber St. S., Waterloo
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Backs onto greenbelt, features maple kitchen cabinets, breakfast bar, ensuite, walk-in closet, carpet free main floor (hardwood and ceramic), finished basement, air, fenced yard. MLS. For a personal appointment call Paul 519-503-9533.
furnaces in 2007, upgraded wiring + panels in 99, most windows replaced, some doors replaced, gas fireplace and large front porch with back unit, located close to public school + downtown, new roof 02.MLS. For a personal appointment call Paul 519-503-9533.
laminate, carpet, walkout to lrg deck, window and doors replaced except bay, insul rec rm flr, kitchen in basement,A/C, unique 2 lev garage, 3 out build app 5000 sq ft incl 1000 sq ft insul and heated, septic tank 07, bush and workable ld. MLS. For a personal appointment call Paul 519-503-9533.
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The Observer | Saturday, July 19, 2008
HOME FAMILY ALBUM HUNTING ANNIVERSARY
Stag & DOe
Happy 60th Anniversary
Paul Samis & David Samis
for Amanda Martin & Dan Brubacher
Norma & Jerry Schumacher
July 17, 08
Sales Representatives
Stag & Doe
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Brokerage
519-745-7000 | Direct: 519-502-0547 Lovely Classic Home - $219,900
Hawkesville Community Centre BBQ served from 6 - 7:30 pm $10.00 adults — $5.00 (12 & under)
3 Bedrooms, Two 4 pc. baths, seperate dining and living room, eat-in-kitchen, hardwood floors, newer windows, attached garage, walkout basement, mature lot. 10 mins from Waterloo, 20 mins from Guelph. Well worth a look. MLS.
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Perfect Starter Farm - $380,000
Lovely 50 plus rolling acre farm. With clay loam, open bottom, random tile in grass area. 3 poultry barns 30,000+ capacity, includes all equipment and generator, 4 acres bush on paved road, 1,450 sq.ft. 3 bedroom frame bungalow recently updated and decorated.
DRAYTON AREA ESTATE LOT - $119,000
4.77 acre lot in estate residential area. Driveway in. Recently trees are planted. 30 minute drive to K-W and Guelph. This property allows you to have some horses and chickens. Do not hesitate on this one as they do not come like this anymore!
Congratulations & Best Wishes Love your family Stag & DOe
Stag & Doe for Mallory Perkes & Derek Martin
Games, Raffles, Door Prizes Dessert Auction, 50/50
BIRTHDAY
BIRTHDAY
Happy Birthday
Nicole!
Happy 85th Birthday Laurine
WE HAVE BUYERS LOOKING FOR • Hobby farm property with or without buildings, less than 50 acres • Broiler Farm, 25,000 units plus • 100 acre or larger operational farm
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FREY REALTY LTD., BROKERAGE
519-669-1544 17 Church St. W., Elmira 24hr pager: 1-866-873-1876 email:
frey@golden.net web: freyrealty.com
Len Frey
Mildred Frey
Wendy Taylor
SALES REP*
BROKER OF RECORD***
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OPEN HOUSE - ST. JACOBS
Lisa D. Edwards
Saturday, July 26th, 7 pm Floradale Park Tickets $10 in advance or at the door. BBQ, Baseball, Volleyball and a Baked goods auction. If any questions contact Lisa 519-669-2543
Birth Notice
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SALES REP*
Colby Lettau would like to announce the arrival of his baby brother Mason Douglas.
43 SPRING STREET, ST. JACOBS $349,900 $349,900 Mortgage Helper with most reno’s complete. Front apt. has 2 bdrms upstairs. 2 Tier deck at back. Fenced yard. Det. garage/ shop with hydro and cement floor. Great location only min. to Elmira and Waterloo. MLS CALL MILDRED FREY *** TO VIEW.
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Mason was born on May 7, 2008 weighing 8lbs.
17 BOOTH STREET, E, MOOREFIELD $279,900 - Bungalow on oversized lot w/3+2 bedrooms, 3 baths, oak kitchen w/ sandwich bar. Totally finished basement w/2 bedrooms, bath & games room. Walkout basement. Mod colors & new paint. MLS CALL MILDRED FREY*** TO VIEW. 3605 HESSEN STRASSE, ST. CLEMENTS $649,900 - Hobby farm with 2500 sq ft bungalow home. Completely remodeled 3 bedroom, 2 bath home with double width driveway. Barn with 4 stalls. Main floor master bedroom with ensuite. Barn 20x40, shop 30x50. 1 1/2 acre country property. Water filtering softener system. MLS CALL MILDRED FREY*** TO VIEW.
10 MARTIN’S LANE , ELMIRA $349,900 - 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 Mildred Frey*** to view.
Geoff and Steph (Frey) Gaudet, are pleased to announce the arrival of their Canada Day baby girl, Peyton Elizabeth Gaudet. Born at Grand River Hospital, July 1st, weighing 8 lbs. Proud first time grandparents, Doug and Barb Frey of Winterbourne and Rick and Chris Gaudet of Heidelberg. A special thank you to Sheryl and Shirley of the St. Jacob’s Midwives.
Proud parents are Jeff & Dawna Lee. Grandparents are Richard & Fay Walter & Jim & Dianne Lettau
DAN & Muriel Albrecht: Our heartfelt thanks to our children and grandchildren who worked so diligently and to each of our friends and family who celebrated with us on our 50th Wedding Anniversary. How blessed we are to have so many wonderful people in our lives. Thank you to each one for the many cards, gifts and best wishes. Dan and Muriel
Thank you to my friends and relatives for cards, gifts and good wishes in celebration of my 80th birthday. If you were able to attend my open house—thanks so much for a great day! I extend a special thank you to my wonderful family for the planning and work to create such an amazing, surprise party! God Bless, Lorne C. Richmond
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»» “Funky Fairy Tales” with the Region of Waterloo Library “Laugh Out Loud” TD Summer Reading Club; 1:45-2:30 p.m. at Bloomingdale Branch Library. Includes stories, crafts, and activities for children ages five to 12. For more info., call 519745-3151. »» “Funky Fairy Tales” with the Region of Waterloo Library “Laugh Out Loud” TD Summer Reading Club; 3:30-4:15 p.m. at St. Jacobs Branch Library. Includes stories, crafts, and activities for children ages five to 12. For more info., call 519664-3443. JULY 25
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»» “Funky Fairy Tales” with the Region of Waterloo Library “Laugh Out Loud” TD Summer Reading Club; 2:15-3 p.m. at Wellesley Branch Library. Includes stories, crafts, and activities for children ages five to 12. For more info., call 519-6562001.
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»» “Who Smells?” with the Region of Waterloo Library “Laugh Out Loud” TD Summer Reading Club; 1:45-2:30 p.m. at St. Clements Branch Library. Includes stories, crafts, and activities for children ages five to 12. For more info., call 519699-4341. »» Summer Reading Come Read with me Family Story time – Region of Waterloo Library; 3-3:45 p.m. at St. Jacobs Branch Library. Recommended for parents/caregivers and children zero to five years old. Theme is Tickle Trunk! Read, play games and learn about literacy in fun ways. For more info. call 519-664-3443 or Kim at 519-575-4590. »» “Who Smells?” with the Region of Waterloo Library “Laugh Out Loud” TD Summer Reading Club; 3:30-4:15 p.m. at Linwood Branch Library. Includes stories, crafts, and activities for children ages five to 12. For more info., call 519-6982700.
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New to the Community? Do you have a new Baby? It’s time to call your Welcome Wagon Hostess. Elmira & Surrounding Area If you’re not long distance to Elmira, you are welcome to a visit.
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IN MEMORIAM
Granton, William In loving memory of a dear husband, father and grandfather who passed away ten years ago, July 24, 1998. We think of you in silence, We always speak your name All we have are memories and Your picture in a frame, Our hearts still ache with sadness Our silent tears still flow, For what it meant to lose you No one will ever know. We wish you could see your great grandchildren Cole, Jadelyn, Talon, Liam & Brody. You would be so proud! Forever loved and missed by Audrey, Barb & Bill, Bev and grandchildren
OBITUARY RANDY A. WILKIN - Suddenly as the result of a traffic accident on Wednesday July, 9 2008 at Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton with Wines his family at his side. Wonderful Randy Wilkin age 55 years of Elmira. Loving dad and best friend of Scott Wilkin of Whitby and Meaghan Wilkin of St. Catharines. Dear brother of Rick and Lynn Wilkin of London, Rob Wilkin, Ron Wilkin and Rod Wilkin all of Alberta. Also fondly remembered by Val, Trevor and Jamie. Randy was very involved in his community, especially active with the Elmira Sugar Kings Jr. B Hockey Club. At Randys request cremation has taken place. The family will receive their friends and relatives for memorial visitation at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira on Saturday July 19th, 2008 from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. In his memory donations to the Randy Wilkin Memorial Fund at Bank of Montreal (a/c#3055-8633-787) in support of Minor Hockey in Woolwich Twp. would be appreciated by the family as expressions of Sympathy.
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»» “Who Smells?” with the Region of Waterloo Library “Laugh Out Loud” TD Summer Reading Club; 10:30-11:30 a.m. at Elmira Branch Library. Includes stories, crafts, and activities for children ages five to 12. For more info., call 519-6695477. »» Summer Reading Come Read with me Family Story time – Region of Waterloo Library; 1:45-2:30 p.m. at Elmira Branch Library. Recommended for parents/caregivers and children zero to five years old. Theme is Tickle Trunk! Read, play games and learn about literacy in fun ways. For more info., call 519-669-5477 or Kim at 519-575-4590.
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The Observer | Saturday, July 19, 2008
Make Summer Work Easy! 21 Industrial Dr., Elmira
»» “Who Smells?” with the Region of Waterloo Library “Laugh Out Loud” TD Summer Reading Club; 1:45-2:30 p.m. at Bloomingdale Branch Library. Includes stories, crafts, and activities for children ages five to 12. For more info., call 519745-3151.
NANCY KOEBEL
»» Summer Reading Come Read with me Family Story time – Region of Waterloo Library; 1:45-2:30 p.m. at St. Clements Branch Library. Recommended for parents/ caregivers and children zero to five years old. Theme is Tickle Trunk! Read, play games and learn about literacy in fun ways. For more info., call 519-699-4341 or Kim at 519-575-4590.
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Good, Harold
Steinman, Alvin
– At Listowel Memorial Hospital, on Tuesday, July 15, 2008, Mr. Harold St. Clair Good of Listowel in his 97th year. Local relatives are Barbara (Bev) Bowman of Elmira.
– Passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 12, 2008, at Nithview Home, New Hamburg. Dear father of Rodney Steinman of Elmira.
Martin, Lydia (Mrs. Ion W.)
– Peacefully on Sunday, July 13, 2008, at St. Mary’s Hospital. Muriel (Rogers) Waite in her 79th year of Elmira.
– Peacefully on Monday, July 14, 2008 at her home, RR2, West Montrose. Lydia (Frey) Martin, in her 64th year. Snyder, Amos M.
– Peacefully on Tuesday, July 15, 2008, at St. Marty’s Hospital. Amos Snyder, in his 88th year, of Elmira. Steenbergen, Lubbert
– Of Drayton, was taken to be with his Lord, on July 13, 2008, in his 83rd year.
Waite, Muriel Wilbert H.)
(Mrs.
Weber, C. Joshua
– Suddenly went home to be with Jesus, on Tuesday, July 15, 2008, as a result of an accident. Joshua Weber, age 10 years of Elmira.
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The Observer | Saturday, July 19, 2008
Âť WEATHER OR NOT
VANESSA MOSS Residents in Waterloo Region who “like it hot� will soon get what they’ve been asking for as the hazy days of summer take over. “I think it’s [going to be] great for those that like to wear muscle shirts and halter tops,� said David Phillips, senior climatologist with Environment Canada. After a spring and early summer of storms and fluctuating temperatures, people who are used to stepping outside into a wall of heat have felt cheated. But, the weather has not been as unusual as people think, Phillips said. In this area, June was actually warmer than normal, with July following pretty normal patterns so far. The main difference from last year is the number of really hot days (five this year compared to 15). Less hazy weather can be a good thing, though, since the region has only experienced five smog days compared to 19 by this time last summer. “I’ve never seen a more comfortable, more healthy summer than we’ve had now,� Phillips said. “There’s no drought
like there was last year; air quality has never been better; [we’re] saving money on our air conditioning bills; good sleeping: good, healthy weather.� With all these benefits, everyone should be happy. But, that’s not the case. No matter what the weather people will complain, Phillips explained. Fortunately, this summer should prove to please most people, with the first half starting out warm and the second bringing on the heat. “I think those people who like it hot and steamy, well they’re going to be rewarded for their patience because we’re coming now to the warmest time of the summer. The dog days of summer are about upon us and, my gosh, it’s almost as if nature is listening to us.� Of course, the higher temperatures will in turn lead to even more displeasure among Ontario residents. “People will be complaining about it’s unhealthy, it’s hazy, it’s tossing and turning at night – you know if you don’t have air conditioning, that it’ll be uncomfortable. “I think overall there’s something to complain
about [and] there’s something to boast about, but that’s the very nature of weather: you can’t satisfy everybody.� One thing people seem to have agreed upon this year is the frustration of unsettled days, of which there have been many lately in the region. Typically, the area sees about 205 millimetres of rain from May to midJuly; this year 217 were recorded. As well, there was double the typical number of thunderstorms in late May and June. “I think if people feel that they’ve been cheated, done-in this particular summer, it’s been the fact that we haven’t had like a string of two, three, four days in a row with the same kind of weather.� People dislike having to change or cancel plans, Phillips said. But again, there were also positives associated with the downpours: great strawberries and corn to name a few. And in the coming days, temperatures should rise five or six degrees above the normal 25 C for this time of year, he said. “We still haven’t written the obituary on summer yet. It could still come out to be exceedingly warm. Right now, I think we’re looking pretty good.�
Rain keeps water levels high along Grand River system MARC MIQUEL HELSEN It likely won’t go down in history as the region’s best summer. In fact, some summer revelers and outdoor enthusiasts might remember 2008 as one of the worst – a pale comparison to last year’s blazing temperatures and consistently sundrenched days. While hot temperatures and droughts are the norm in July, this summer the Grand River watershed has been the site of heavy rains and flood advisories. “At this time of year we can be into low water, so there are voluntarily restrictions, maybe [under] drought conditions,� said Ralph Beaumont, a spokesperson for the Grand River
Conservation Authority (GRCA). “We aren’t experiencing that this year.� Indeed, just last week, the GRCA issued a flood advisory for areas including Woolwich Township. Heavy downpours on the morning of July 11 saw parts of the watershed receive in excess of 125 millimetres of rain. The resultant advisory, though a step down from the more serious flood warning, urging people to exercise caution around rivers and creeks, held until July 14. Overall, this summer has seen more precipitation than usual. Data collected at the Woolwich dam between January and June indicate a 36-per-cent increase in precipitation
(including snow) compared to the yearly average. In May and June, the area received 27 per cent more rain than usual. Even with the extra rainfall, last week’s advisory was an isolated occurrence, the first so far this summer, said Beaumont. “What we had on Friday ‌ was an aberration – it’s unusual and could have happened just as easily in Brantford instead of the Region of Waterloo or it could have happened in Guelph instead of the Region of Waterloo – it’s just that you were picked on to have all that rain this time around. “Right now rivers have returned pretty much to what you would call normal.â€?
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OFF-ROADING A crop of corn helped break the impact of this motorcycle collision in the area of Ament Line and Hawkesville Road July 14. The motorcyclist was forced to take evasive action when a cement truck turned into his path from a private driveway; there were no injuries.
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