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Community build of playground in Linwood to be made for TV Two years after TVO series prompted project in Hawkesville, Giver is returning to Wellesley Township elena maystruk Wellesley Township will grace TV screens again when local kids build yet another playground for the TVOKids series Giver, first produced

by Sinking Ship Entertainment in 2011. That year a Hawkesville playground was built for the same show.

The new episode will feature six Linwood kids aged 7-13 as they explore how to organize and build a playground in their community with the help of a professional carpenter and designer. The kids have just three days to help with the build and enhancement of the play space.

“Wellesley has applied to be part of the

Gibson Park became Sherwood Forest last weekend, as the 14th annual Robin in the Hood fest brought Medieval England to Elmira. [will sloan / the observer]

show again and we are happy to go back,” said Rennata Lopez, one of the producers of the show.

Sinking Ship received more than 100 submissions from various communities and it was Wellesley’s cozy small-town feel that attracted producers back to the township, Lopez added.

“When we did it in Hawkesville literally everybody in the community came out, it was wonderful.”

On May 22 producers visited Linwood for a casting session with the kids.

Armed with paper and markers, they helped the group to come up with an idea for a “fantasy castle” theme for the playground behind the Linwood Community Centre, Lopez explained.

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Public input prompts changes at libraries in the townships elena maystruk Responding to input from the public, the Region of Waterloo Library will be making some changes at branches in the townships, including longer hours and more diverse programming.

The improvements reflect user feedback, including the results of a survey carried out last year, said Lucille Bish, director of community services, noting the library has been looking into making changes for some time.

“We were able to partner with the Region of Waterloo’s citizen service group to use some of their resources to undertake a full survey to better understand what both our patrons and non-users are interested in seeing at the library,” she said in an interview this week.

Mulling over the results since last September, library management decided to streamline hours of operation at the various branches, as currently each branch is open at different times. There is also talk of introducing more youth and adult programming.

Overall, staff are happy with the comments they received. “[Results] showed first

of all, that the people think that the libraries are doing a great job. We had overall about a nine-out-of-ten rating for our service,” Bish said.

The public survey showed that patrons were happy with the caliber of service offered by library staff. Bette Cummings of the Elmira branch said patrons see the library as an important part of the community.

“We try to serve the community, we listen to what our patrons say to us, we try to be friendly and helpful,” she said.

The Elmira branch library has already incorporated an electronic sign on its door so that patrons can have a clearer view of the schedule. This allows people to see from a distance if the library is open or closed for the day, Cummings explained.

Plans for new programs are still in the preliminary stages, but Cummings said all-day kindergarten, with its impact on youth programming, may be one of the deciding factors. She suggested mom-and-baby programs as potential additions, for example.

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Linwood set to go Cruisin’ with the cavalcade of Stars Tribute acts and family fun are what’s on tap for sixth annual outing will sloan As Wellesley councillor Herb Neher prepares for Crusin’ with the Stars, his sixth annual festival of tribute artists that takes place June 22, the fact that this local politician is himself an Elvis tribute performer leads to a pertinent question: what is his favourite Elvis movie?

“Mine is probably Blue Hawaii,” said Neher. “I remember as a kid, I saw it, and there was just something about that movie – the colours that were in it, the Hawaii and the scenery, everything. I came from the rough side of Toronto, and this was like a dream world.”

There is indeed something otherworldly about Blue Hawaii, just as there is something otherworldly about its star. Neither Elvis, nor Elvis’ cinematic Hawaii, seem quite of this earth. The same might be said of the 35,000 Elvis tribute artists in the world, or the various tribute artists at Cruisin’ with the Stars, who try to resemble their chosen celebrity so closely they enter the uncanny valley.

“Usually the tribute artist wants to be as close as possible – tries to do everything so that when people see him, they see Elvis,” said Neher. “That’s the difference between a tribute

Elvis tribute artist and Wellesley councillor Herb Neher is all shook up in anticipation of his sixth annual celebration of singer soundalikes. [will sloan / the observer] Neil Diamond (George artist and karaoke, where a Anti), and, in a nod to the guy in his blue jeans goes 21st century, Bruno Mars up and does an Elvis song.

(Dillon Gribbon).

Well, you can’t relate to “These artists, they Elvis in that sense.” perform in so many other Cruisin’ with the Stars areas and venues, and they began life as “Cruisin’ with spread the word: ‘Oh yeah, the King,” and while there we’ve got a thing in Linwill still be three Elvises, wood!’ ‘Oh? Where’s Linthe event has evolved to incorporate other acts. This wood?’ That type of thing,” he explained. year, audiences will see “And then on Facebook, I dead-ringers for such perget people, all of a sudden, formers as Conway Twitty ‘Oh geez, Herb, I under(David Neitzel), John Denstand you’re doin’ a show, ver (Jimmy Gribbon), Rod you’ve got a show goin’ on.

Stewart (Jamie Hoffman),

Is there any chance you need someone?’ I say, ‘Well, I’m kinda full this year, but let me give you a call next year.’ It just becomes word of mouth.”

Within the tribute artist community, Neher said Cruisin’ with the Stars presents an opportunity for the performers to simply enjoy themselves.

“I’ve always said there’s a difference between going into a competition, and entertaining,” he said. “In a competition, everybody is serious, everybody is pacing, everybody is tense, that kind of thing. I want nothing to do with that. I want you people to just go with the flow and do whatever you think is the right thing to do, and have a lot of fun. And they seem to want to come back every year.”

The event will also feature performances from the Wellesley Idol finalists, as well as various family activities (pony rides, face painting, plunger toss, bouncy castle, and lunch).

Cruisin’ with the Stars takes place next Saturday at the Linwood Recreation Complex (5279 Ament Line) from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Classic car registration is 9-11 a.m. (entry fee is $5), with tribute artists on stage beginning at 11 a.m. Admission is $2 per person, or free for kids under 12.

Contest provides name for new Wellesley pet store elena maystruk When the creators of Wellesley’s newest pet shop started a contest to name their latest venture they had no idea that 225 residents would take on the challenge.

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It was David Ballack of Wellesley who came up with a name the developers couldn’t resist. The Town Barker won’t be open for

Supply Ltd. During the six-week contest, residents including the Grade 3 students from Wellesley Public School wrote in such quick double entendres as “Bone Appétit,” “Critters Wash and Wag Pet Stop,” “Purrs and Grrs,”

another six weeks or so, but the store owners are looking forward to offering up their services at 1220 Queensbush Rd. The location is adjacent to a gas bar, and while there’s no carwash, there will be a selfserve dog wash station.

Lichty said the contest was a solution to a roadblock in naming the new store.

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want to see more book clubs, hardcover books and a larger variety of e-books and online resources for adults. It also called for more youth involvement.

“For teens it’s a little bit more challenging to think of what will engage them.

There could be some practical things like résumé writing, for example, or even more opportunities for them to be able to get more volunteer hours,” Bish said.

The 1,200 households surveyed from four townships also requested more morning hours at their respective branches. Bish said the current hours can be hard for people to remember as they are different at almost every branch.

“What people said was that they wanted more consistent, easier to remember hours. Overall, across the system we’ve been able to add 12 hours a week in total and that’s over 600 more hours a year,” she said.

The hours will become more consistent for the library’s rural community branches, with changes in place after Labour Day.

Skate Elmira set to launch fundraising campaign With some of its plans now in place, organizing committee will be turning to the community to raise $500,000

Skate Elmira organizer Kyle Wilton welcomes new overseer Christine Padaric as the skate park initiative prepares to launch its fundraising campaign. [will sloan / the observer]

will sloan Elmira branch library staff members Carol Campbell (left) and Bette Cummings will be working different hours and handling various new programs suggested by the public. [elena maystruk / the observer

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Location? Check. Council approval? Check.

Funding? That’s what Skate Elmira, the youth-led initiative to bring a skate park to Woolwich, still needs to cross off its list.

With Woolwich council giving the go-ahead to their plan to build the township’s first multi-use skate park in Elmira’s Bristow Park, the group is now preparing to launch a campaign to raise $500,000 by spring 2014.

You may have seen their donation jar at the Robin’s Nest, but Skate Elmira’s June 22 skateboard competition and barbeque will mark the formal launch of the group’s fundraising phase.

Hosted in partnership with the Woolwich Kin Club and Emmanuel Evangelical Missionary Church, the event represents the beginning of a long road that the group hopes will lead to community engagement and corporate sponsorship.

“Our challenge is just raising money and getting people to be not only sup-

portive of the idea, but also financially supportive. Otherwise it can’t happen,” said Zack Barriage, in charge of public relations for the group. “We’re looking for monetary donations, but also in-kind donations – if anybody has in-kind help they can give, that’s a huge thing we’re looking for.”

Though Skate Elmira has held public consultations and become a fixture at local events, the June 22 launch will give the group its biggest opportunity yet to familiarize the community with its plans. In addition to the skate competition, graffiti artists, local music, bouncy castles, and raffles, the event will have a table where visitors can view the tentative design for the facility.

“The purpose of it is basically to create awareness of the skateboard park that’s going to be built,” said Christine Padaric, the group’s new overseer. “It’s an opportunity to get families onboard with the idea of having a skateboard park coming to town.”

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we wanted our name to be portable if we saw fit in the future. The ones we had come up with were related to Wellesley [village] or had something to do with the pond that is here. As is the case with our existing business, Leis Feed, people just associate everything we do with that particular name so sometimes there’s a struggle to re-brand ourselves.”

Some of the other options offered up by locals inclued “Bowsers Buffet,” “Pampered Paws,” and “A Dog’s Breakfast.” Having sourced the creativity of the Wellesley community, the owners can enjoy a fresh twist on a new project.

The store will likely open to the public in August. An official open house will be held in early October when Leis Feed and Supply Ltd. celebrates its 50th anniversary.

Padaric, who is taking over from Robin Hansford, has been active in several skateboard-related initiatives in honour of her son Austin, who died in April of a drug overdose. (Notably, she has supported a student initiative to name the Wellesley skate park “the AMP,” after her son’s initials).

“I told them coming into this: it’s my son who died of a drug overdose, and the reason I’m running this committee is because I wish that the park had been in place, because maybe my son would have been there instead of in that apartment doing drugs,” said Padaric.

Barriage added, “The idea of the skate park is to give kids a good spot, a positive place to go, instead of dabbling in things that may not turn out so well.”

The event begins on June 22 at 11 a.m. at Emmanuel EMC (2 First St. W.) and Bristow Park. Skateboarders can register for the competition at www. skateelmira.com.

Feds support Grebel archives The federal government last week announced support for the preservation and exhibition of the Mennonite Archives of Ontario at Conrad Grebel University College in Waterloo.

The Government of Canada has provided funding of $150,000 through the Canada Cultural Spaces Fund of the Department of Canadian Heritage. The new investment will support upgrades to the college through the acquisition of specialized equipment to preserve and exhibit archival materials that reflect the Mennonite experience in Ontario.

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Municipalities support Bill 73 Kitchener-Conestoga MPP Michael Harris’ bill to stop “back-door unionization” has won the support of municipal leaders.

Last week, Waterloo Region Chair Ken Seiling sent a letter to Labour Minister Yasir Naqvi, on behalf of the Mayors and Regional Chairs of Ontario (MARCO), asking the Liberal government to exempt municipalities from the construction-sector rules under Ontario’s Labour Relations Act. “I am pleased to see that municipal

leaders, representing the majority of Ontarians, have taken a stand for taxpayers by requesting that the Liberal government close a legal loophole that allows unions to trap municipalities in labour monopolies,” said Harris in a release.

Seiling, who serves as the chair of MARCO, stated in his letter that this “amendment is needed so that municipalities would not be subject to back-door unionization by a trade union … and held to provisions of the act that are truly intended for the construction industry.”

Harris tabled Bill 73, the Fair and

Open Tendering Act, at Queen’s Park on May 16 to move this legislative solution forward, which would solve the problems addressed by MARCO and the Large Urban Mayors Caucus of Ontario (LUMCO) in 2008.

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Servicorp Inc. of Toronto.

The agreement resulted in the transfer of Accerta’s claims and administrative functions for their private sector business to RWAM as of June 1.

“We are very excited to formally announce our acquisition of the private sector group book of business from Accerta,” said RWAM CEO Bruce Burnham. “Their group benefit division had contracts with over 100 independent group advisers, many of whom will be a new source of distribution for RWAM. With over 25 years of experience in the group insurance industry, we look

forward to welcoming Accerta’s clients and their advisers to the RWAM team.”

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Sugar Kings elect new board A new executive committee for the

Elmira Sugar Kings was formed at the hockey team’s annual general meeting June 4. Mike Benjamins will return as president of the GOJHL team, with James Martin back as first vice-president, Jeff Zinken as treasurer, and Allan Clemens as secretary. Dave O’Donoghue will be replacing Ron Hackett as second vice-president.

The meeting also saw the appointment of a new board of directors, consisting of Bruce Sieling, Ron Hackett, Marilyn Craig, Dave Rominger, Darrel Martin, Dan Brubacher, Ken Gingerich, Bruce Logan, Joan Logan, Brandon Kraemer, Steve Aberle, Scott Basler, and Rob McLaughlin.

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OPP looking into theft of pitching machine from Drayton ball park Wellington County OPP are now investigating the disappearance of a pitching machine and baseballs from the batting cage at the Drayton ball diamond. The items went missing sometime between May 25 and 31.

Drayton Moorefield Minor Softball originally believed that someone might have borrowed the equipment because the lock to the batting cage was untouched, but eventually reported the incident to police.

The pitching machine is the property of Drayton Moorefield Minor Softball.

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many young athletes are dependent on the use of that machine for practice and improvement of their game.

“Our organization is not cash wealthy as we try to match our registrations for the year with the anticipated costs of the year. To replace the batting machine could cost our organization $2,500 to $3,000, an average of $30 per player,” said the organization in a release.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the Wellington County OPP at 1-888-3101122 or to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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2:50 AM | A single-vehicle collision damaged a car when a 39-year-old woman from Winterbourne swerved to miss an animal on Peel Street between Jigs Hollow Road and Katherine Street, causing her to lose control of her 2004 Honda Civic and enter a ditch.

There was extensive damage to the vehicle and no charges were laid.

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5:25 PM | A van and a Ford Mustang convertible collided in the roundabout at Shantz Station Road and Kossuth Road south of Breslau.

There was moderate damage to both vehicles and one driver was charged with failing to yield the right of way.

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8:05 AM | A two-vehicle collision occurred at the 4200 block of Fountain Street in Breslau. A 47-year-old Cambridge woman driving a Ford Focus was making a right-hand turn from a private drive while a 20-year-old Cambridge man was turning left from the roadway into an adjacent business when the two vehicles stuck each other. There was minor damage to the cars, but no injuries.

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9:25 AM | A robbery at the 1300 block of King Street North in St. Jacobs resulted in the theft of a camera. An unknown male entered the back room of a commercial property and stole a Canon EOS Rebel. The suspect is described as male, white, 5’11”, with a slim build, in his early 40s, and wearing a dark suit with a white shirt. Police are investigating.

5:00 PM | A dump truck struck a hydro pole at 1100 Snyders Flats Rd. near Bloomingdale. The

accident occurred while the dump truck exited a private drive with the box partially upright. Crews from Waterloo North Hydro responded and repaired the damage. There were no injuries or charges.

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6:00 AM | A workplace accident occurred at a King Street North location of Home Depot in Waterloo. A man, injured while unloading a skid of doors, was attended by emergency services and taken to the hospital for treatment of a broken hip. The Ministry of Labour is investigating the incident.

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6:15 PM | Minor injuries resulted from a two-vehicle collision on Arthur Street just south of the roundabout. One driver was charged with careless driving.

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Artists get a chance to display handiwork at Pond event will sloan According to legend, Vincent van Gogh sold only one painting during his lifetime. Of course, van Gogh had certain personality flaws that perhaps got in the way of his salesmanship (he did mail someone his severed ear, after all), but never underestimate the possibility of a good art fair to increase the public’s interest.

Today (June 15), for the eighth year running, the Art Round the Pond show returns to Wellesley Pond, giving both local and farther-flung artists a chance to show their handiwork in a scenic outdoor setting.

From landscapes to abstract, from sewing to textiles, the

event’s 40-plus artists promise to offer a wide spectrum of artistic expression.

“You want to see what talents people have, and how they express themselves,” said Jean Horne, organizer of the event. “We have more artists at this point that we have before.”

Organizer MaryAnne Perry added, “We have the ABC (Apple Butter & Cheese Festival) in the fall – to have an event in the spring balances it off nicely.”

Art Round the Pond was a brainchild of the late Marg Runstedler, a Wellesley resident who hoped to clean up and take better advantage of the village’s pond.

“I think just the fact that she wanted something around that pond, and felt

Art Round the Pond organizer MaryAnne Perry says the event offers a chance for visitors to enjoy the Wellesley Pond. [will sloan / the observer] it warranted some events like that where creative people could gather,” said Horne.

Over the years, the event has attracted regular participants – Perry cites

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involved,” said Wellesley Township director of facilities Brad Voisin.

“The kids and community were heavily involved. I applied for the opportunity to have [the playground] spruced up and added to.

It’s not that it was really bad, but it is aging and I know our residents and renters would appreciate some new equipment.”

As the television crew works on production and some filming (they paid Linwood a visit on June 11), the kids are helping to raise money for the event.

Sinking Ship contributes $10,000 to the playgrounds they help build but it’s up

to the community to raise the rest.

“We don’t have a final project cost at this time, as the details of the build are still being sorted out,” said Voisin.

The TVOKids series shows how groups of six children design, build or refurbish much-needed playgrounds for their communities. Since the 2011 debut of the show, the Hawkesville build and 12 other episodes have captured the hearts of many audiences and industry professionals. It was nominated for several Canadian Screen Awards, recently won a 2013 Youth Media Alliance Award of Excellence for best television program,

and enjoyed a spot as one of the most-watched shows on the network. Sinking Ship producer Kristin McGregor also received an award for her role in the show.

“It’s a really good show about bringing communities together and something that kids can watch with their parents, it sort of appeals to all ages. It’s really about bringing the community together to teach kids to volunteer and to be a part of their community,” she said.

The build, which is open to willing volunteers and the public, is scheduled for July 25-27. The grand opening and ribbon cutting happens on the third day of the build with speeches from the kids and local officials.

jewelry-makers Allen Ryan, Mary Ann Helmond, and Diane Iovanov are local favourites – as well as aspiring artists from as far away as London and Mississauga. Horne has kind words to say about Skylar Stockie, a 10-year-old artist

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who specializes in blackand-white abstract expressionism, and who will be selling her work at the fair for the first time. “I found her in a school where I was supply [teaching], and she was keen,” said Horne.

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will welcome artist Lesley Prange for a textile craft demonstration between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. There will also be a sidewalk sale, button making, flower pounding, and a silent action.

Wellesley is not a township generally known for its arts events, but for the last eight years, this event has managed to attract a bevy of artists from within its borders, revealing some hidden talents.

“I’m not surprised, because I think everyone’s got a little artist in them – it’s just a matter of who wants to actually put themselves out there,” said Perry.

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Entitlement will ensure waste, scandals continue It would be nice to think Alberta’s health minister fired the entire Alberta Health Services (AHS) board to save money belonging to the citizens of that province. That’s not likely the case.

Instead, the firing appears to be about political control: the board members believing its desire to pass out bonuses at a time of austerity trumped the will of the government that appointed them.

The divide came to a head when the board insisted it would pay out bonuses totalling some $3.2 million despite being directed not to. It even maintained that executives who opted to forego the bonuses had to accept them. That was too much for Health Minister Fred Horne.

Despite the firings, however, it still remains unclear whether the bonuses will still have to be paid out under contractual obligations. With legal costs, it may end up costing taxpayers even more, though very small by comparison to the $11 billion the AHS doles out each year.

Still, the move sends the right signal to unaccountable government-appointed boards and agencies: you’re obliged to serve the best interests of the public, not civil servants ... and certainly not yourselves.

There are thousands of agencies across all levels of government in this country, many most have never heard of but still full of appointees with the kinds of payouts, light workload and lack of accountability that would make even senators jealous. Many of the agencies, let alone the boards governing them, are of little use to the public, but make fine outposts for party hacks, bagmen, favoured donors and failed politicians, again much like the Senate.

The sense of entitlement on display in this instance is repeated daily, from the scandal-plagued PMO to the self-serving cancellation of gas-fired plants in Ontario, from the proposal to create yet another regional bureaucracy for economic development to the hiring of township staff that serves bureaucrats, not the public. Every example, and there are thousands more, reflects a culture that comes from operating inside a bureaucratic bubble, a universe where lavish spending, patronage and buttcovering expenditures all make perfect sense.

With governments of all stripes, program bloat and internal entitlements become entrenched. In budget deliberations, for instance, there is a rationale for every spending request. Taken in isolation, each may make sense, but it’s the role of elected officials to see the big picture, and to nip in the bud empire-building and incremental growth.

As for accountability, as we’ve noted on more than one occasion, politicians and bureaucrats make the rules for themselves, and they always make them such that the cookie jar is accessible and has no oversight, with no penalties if one’s hand is caught therein. Again, there are countless examples, but the reality of what accountability means to officials is clear when we see that the penalty for illegally deleting emails related to the cancellation of the gas-fired plants, for instance, is preciously nothing.

Dalton McGuinty’s inglorious and abrupt departure as an MPP to avoid further questioning can’t be seen as a penalty, even by McGuinty himself.

Until the bureaucracy is pared down and officials are held accountable for their decisions, we’ll continue to see waste and scandals ... and few showcase firings such as those in Alberta.

With construction underway at the biogas site in Elmira, the spotlight on energy projects makes it very unlikely a move is in the cards.

WORLD view / GWYNNE DYER

Empires deny and delay rather than admit their atrocities WORLD AFFAIRS Sir Eric GriffithJones, the attorneygeneral in the British colony of Kenya at the time of the Mau Mau rebellion, was a sensitive soul who worried that the torture and murder of detainees in the prison camps where suspected Mau Mau supporters were being held was “distressingly reminiscent of conditions in Nazi Germany or Communist Russia.” So he wrote the governor in 1957, warning him that “If we are going to sin, we must sin quietly.”

It stayed quiet for a long time – so quiet that many British people were able to believe that their empire had somehow been nicer than the others. But empires are tyrannies by definition, built by violence and maintained by fear, and the British empire in Africa was no exception.

Half a century late, the British government has finally been forced to admit that.

The Mau Mau rebellion

in Kenya in 1952-60 was suppressed with great brutality. The Kenya Human Rights Commission estimates that 90,000 Kenyans were executed, tortured or maimed in British prison camps during the “Emergency,” but nobody was ever punished for the horrors that happened there, and none of the victims ever got an apology. Until now.

By 2011, the Kenyan survivors of the camps were mostly in their 80s and dying off fast, and the few people in the British Foreign Office who even remembered that ugly episode probably assumed that the shameful details would be buried with them.

But then five survivors of the camps lodged a claim against Britain for compensation, on behalf of some 6,000 victims who were still alive, and the whole can of worms was re-opened.

The British government used every legal trick in the book to avoid admitting liability. It even claimed that the victims should be seeking compensation from the Kenyan government, not from Britain, since that

government inherited all of London’s legal responsibilities when Kenya got its independence in 1963.

(Is there any limit to the cynicism and hypocrisy of governments bent on covering things up? Perhaps, but it has not yet been discovered.)

When that claim was rejected by the courts, the British government claimed that no fair trial was possible since it was all too long ago: there would be “irredeemable difficulties” in finding relevant witnesses and documents.

We’d love to help you, but alas there are no records.

Then the lawyers for the claimants discovered that the government had been concealing the existence of an enormous secret archive, some 8,000 files from 37 former British colonies, which had been removed from the Public Records Office and stored elsewhere. It was hidden precisely because it documented the various crimes and atrocities that the British imperial authorities committed while trying to suppress various independence movements.

In the end, after a court

battle so long that two of the five lead claimants died, the British government concluded that it didn’t have a legal leg to stand on. Last week it announced an out-of-court settlement that gave some 5,228 Kenyan survivors of the camps compensation of about $5,700 each.

It also agreed to pay the $9 million legal costs that the claimants had run up while the government lied, stalled and stonewalled.

Foreign Secretary William Hague even said that “the British government sincerely regrets that these abuses took place” – but he stressed that the British government was not admitting any legal liability for the actions of the British colonial administration in Kenya. It just felt bad about what had happened to those poor old Kenyans long ago, and wanted to make them feel better by giving them some money.

Well, no, he didn’t actually say that last sentence, but why couldn’t he bring himself to say “it was our fault and we’re really sorry for what we did”? Because DYER | 10

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Their view / question OF THE WEEK

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"Being so far from the coast, many of us in central Canada forget about the bounty the oceans provide." Amber Stroeder | page 10 HIS view / STEVE KANNON

Policitians and bureaucrats are self-serving, but they still call it democracy EDITOR'S NOTES A long list of scandals has lessened our already-low regard for politicians and bureaucrats. Given the daily revelations of misdeeds and the sense of entitlement attached to them, our opinions are constantly reinforced.

Dark days for our democratic system. But only the latest low point in a longterm decline in our trust of that system. The politicians we scorn suffer from a disconnect from ethics and the public good. A wider disconnect between officials and Canadian citizens predates the rash of scandals, however.

For instance, a report from late last year found that Stephen Harper has one of the lowest trust ratings of politicians in the Americas. Not surprising to many, the findings are part of a generally less op-

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timistic take recorded in an Environics Institute study covering 26 countries in the hemisphere.

The report also found Canadians are less inclined to trust Parliament in general, where the trust level is 17 per cent. Political parties (10 per cent) and mass media (6 per cent) don’t fare well either.

That we don’t think much of politicians is something of a given, if rather unfortunate. Certainly that’s a result of the politicians’ own actions, coupled with the divisive atmosphere the parties foster, even if it’s not as acrimonious as what we’ve just seen in the U.S. Another study from that timeframe, this one by the charitable group Samara, determined that Canadians feel increasingly disconnected from politicians and political institutions. In fact only 55 per cent of citizens are satisfied with Canada’s democracy – an all-time low. That same research

produced another unfortunate finding: Only 27 per cent of Canadians think Ottawa deals with the issues they feel are most important in a satisfactory way.

These statistics echo comments from Canadians who are disengaged from politics: “Politicians are concerned for their own interests.” “They don’t really care what people want.”

Canada’s system of democratic representation is faltering if a majority of Canadians do not believe their interests are well represented by their elected representatives.

Canadians believe their politicians are not accountable and don’t pay attention to what they think.

In fact, only 36 per cent of Canadians are satisfied with how MPs do their jobs. Of particular note, the study found Canadians feel their MPs represent their political party better than they do their constituents, focusing much of their efforts on a job that Cana-

dians see as a low priority: representing the views of their political parties. It’s partisanship – and constant election mode for the federal Conservatives – above all else.

In other words, the party line trumps representation.

Look no further than the wagon-circling happening with the federal Tories and Ontario Liberals as their scandals unfold.

Ideally, the goings-on will prompt more of us to take note that democracy is under attack, a problem that goes well beyond electioneering and corruption.

The fact that many of us can’t even be bothered to vote – fewer than 60 per cent at the federal level, which typically generates the highest turnout – does not bode well for democratic reforms, however.

The goal should be the reinvention of democracy.

Well, really, restoring democracy to its original intent: widespread and decentralized decision-

behaviour even easier.

Politicians write the rules for themselves. They prefer no rules, but failing that they draft vague rules with no enforcement. If there must be enforcement, then there are no penalties for breaking the rules.

They need to hear from voters to counter that, to remind them what they have to do to get elected, even as they employ more tactics to suppress voter turnout in order to give more weight to the party faithful.

Given that they create a system for themselves and preferred corporate interests – politicians are reluctant to do the right thing – we need to force them to do what Canadians want.

These are principles that apply to every level of government, regardless of political stripe. It’s not about a particular ideology, but about something more fundamental: open, democratic government that reflects the needs of the citizenry.

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Hearing directly from Canadians should prompt politicians to act in our best interests, a different message than the one they hear from well-financed corporate lobbyists on a daily basis. That might even put MPs’ actions more in line with what the public wants, as opposed to the special interests that pull the strings.

Better government is the goal. The current process is unethical, dishonest and secretive, which means politicians are more likely to make decisions that are bad for the average Canadian, while favouring corporate interests. We would be better served by a more open, honest and accountable system.

On that front, governments occasionally talk a good game, but never deliver, which has been especially obvious under the federal Conservatives, who have in many ways made unethical

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THIS WEEK IN HISTORY

In a poll this week, 31% of Americans said former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden is a patriot for leaking information about widespread spying on citizens. Another 23% called him a traitor, while 46% did not know how to label him.

"Democratic governments that wish to surveil their citizenry must not do so by bureaucratic stealth. They must explain, to public satisfaction, the national security imperatives for doing so. Until the government of Canada is prepared to justify such surveillance it should cease the collection of metadata forthwith."

Billowing black smoke visible from miles away covered the sky over Elmira June 11 after a wastewater storage tank containing the solvent nonene erupted into flames at the Crompton Co. (now Chemtura) plant. Production ground to a halt as investigators tried to determine the cause of the blast, which created a huge fireball.

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government has been gathering data from phone calls and internet usage by all Canadians with nothing more than a decree from Defence Minister Peter MacKay.

Dyer: Don't hold your breath

National view

waiting for changes to occur FROM | 8

there are half a dozen other claims waiting to be submitted by the victims of other atrocities during Britain’s long retreat from empire.

There are the relatives of Malaysian villagers who were massacred by British troops in 1948. There are the Greek-Cypriots who fought against British rule in the 1950s and were imprisoned without trial; they claim that many were tortured and executed in the camps. There could even be claims from Yemen, where an Amnesty International report documented torture and genital mutilation of detainees during the revolt against British rule in Aden in the 1960s.

The British government’s strategy is the same in every case: deny, dissimulate, and delay. Hague’s refusal to admit liability, even as

Your view / letter

Oceans are important to all of us, even here in central Canada To the Editor, Being so far from the coast, many of us in central Canada forget about the bounty the oceans provide. Along with providing a large proportion of the world’s source of protein and storing much of the carbon dioxide that would otherwise further contribute to global warming, it also supplies us with the air we breathe. Every second breath we take is from oxygen released by phytoplankton.

To celebrate our marine environment, Oceans Day was formed in 1992 by the Canadian government at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro. Since then, people have been celebrating it on a global scale every June

he pays off the Kenyan claimants, is part of that larger strategy. And the Foreign Office has already said that any future claims may be dealt with under the controversial secret court system established by the new Justice and Security Act, which comes into effect next month.

If you don’t like the law, change it.

It’s that magic word “security” again. So will the Russian government ever offer compensation and apologies to all the people it has illegally detained and tortured in Chechnya over the past 20 years?

Will the U.S. government ever make restitution to all the people it has held without trial in places like Bagram and Guantanamo, or handed over to its allies for more imaginative torture than it can do in its own prisons? Don’t hold your breath.

8. Canada has a large role to play in this celebration, having the longest coastline in the world and being one of the few countries to border three different oceans: the Pacific, the Atlantic and the Arctic.

The assertion for more ocean protection in 1992 came at a time when Canada’s cod fishery had collapsed, after nearly 500 years of existence. The moratorium on Newfoundland’s northern cod was a devastation seen across the globe, forcing thousands out of work and causing a cultural shift for many small coastal communities on the East Coast of Canada that relied on this traditional fishery.

Today the oceans are in no better shape, facing a multitude of threats such as: overfishing; incidental by-catch; habitat destruction from harmful fishing techniques; chemical pollution (from various sources including oil spills and land and sea-based

garbage disposal); and one of the most worrisome, global warming.

What role do we as Canadian citizens have in protecting the oceans, you may ask? Other than pressuring our governments to make better choices managing our marine environment, seafood consumers can choose to buy sustainable products. A trend that is growing as consumers push companies like Loblaws and Walmart to provide sustainability labels, made by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC).

It is becoming easier and easier to buy sustainable seafood, as more people

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So, in suppor of Oceans Day make wise seafood choices for the health of our oceans today and for generations to come.

Amber Stroeder, Elmira

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Kids will be takin’ it to the streets of Elmira for triathlon WMC pool will also be in play as Trigator event for children 3-14 returns for its fourth year Elena Maystruk The Tinman Triathlon at EDSS has come and gone but high school students aren’t the only ones who get to stretch their competitive muscles. The Trigator for Kids rolls into the Woolwich Memorial Centre today (Saturday) and if you thought last year’s event was big, wait until 720 of this year’s athletic tots hit the streets of Elmira.

In its fourth year, the sold-out event gets kids aged 3-14 to run, bike and swim in age-appropriate competitions.

“Our first year we had 250 kids, and what has happened every year since then is our event has sold out. What we’ve done is we’ve increased participation by a little bit every year; we don’t want to get too crazy, we have a pretty great event and we don’t want it to be too out of control,” said organizing committee member Vicki Gohl.

The Trigator has thrived in the region, with a record number of kids participating this year. Gohl added that while such adult events are usually popular, they rarely reach capacity.

The kids’ event sold out in less than an hour after it was open to online regis-

tration, with another 200 kids on a waiting list.

“That’s unheard of. It’s just a really positive experience for the kids.”

The idea for the Trigator started at Gohl’s cottage where she used to hold a triathlon for local children.

Paul Helsby, now the race director, had visited the event and, after reading about similar kids’ competitions in a magazine, decided to run the event in Woolwich.

“I think he just sort of put two and two together.

Triathlons are quite big in Kitchener-Waterloo and we didn’t have a kids’ triathlon here, so Paul got together seven of us and we formed the committee and came up with the vision for our kids triathlon,” Gohl said.

“It’s fun because they are helping all of the kids. I find it cool that they make no profit, they give it all to charity,” said participant Cassia Gohl.

Last year the Trigator raised $40,000 for Jumpstart, a Canadian Tire offshoot charity that helps make sports more accessible to underprivileged kids.

Evan Hodson, 6, and James Gohl, 8, are also returning for the triathlon this year and enjoy yet another way to stay active

not so great outdoorsman / STEVE GALEA

Almost ready ... just a few more flies to tie OPEN COUNTRY

James Gohl, 8, Evan Hodson, 6, and Cassia Gohl, 12, are participating in Saturday’s Trigator for Kids at the WMC in Elmira. [elena maystruk / the observer]

and participate in their favourite activities like running.

“It’s fun and it’s only for kids,” James said this week.

The swim will take place in the Woolwich Memorial Centre pool, with lifejack-

ets available for kids. The bike race will consist of a loop starting from Brookmead Street and ending at the Sugar King Drive intersection, while the run will take kids north on Brookmead after leaving the transition area at the WMC,

towards Killdeer Road and back again to the WMC finish line.

The Trigator for Kids gets going at 8:30 a.m. when the youngest kids (ages 3-5) start their triathlon, and ends with ages 12-14 racing at 1 p.m.

Tomorrow, I’m heading out to a little lake where lake and brook trout roam. In my experience, a trip like this is 90 per cent preparation and 10 per cent letdown.

But that’s not to say that both parts aren’t fun.

The preparation, in this case, has been the tying of a lot of muddler minnows and old school streamers like Mickey Finns and Black-nosed daces. I now have yet another fly box full of them.

But yesterday, when I called my buddy who will accompany me on this trip, he said, “That’s good, but I was talking to a guy who just fished that lake and he said what you need is an all black muddler minnow with a red throat.”

And this, more than anything, explains why I was up late last night giving this lots of thought.

You see, when a fishing buddy tells you this, it means he’s damning you to be responsible for tying enough flies for the outing.

It seems easy enough.

Here’s the problem Galea | 13

Gymnasts wrap up season with large haul of medals After strong performance in London competition, Woolwich club ends off with a little bit of fun Will SLoan Hard work paid off this season for the Woolwich Gymnastics Club, who have finished their final tournaments of the year with a shelf full of hardware.

On May 25-26, the Woolwich girls travelled to London, Ontario for their last tournament of 2013.

“London was probably our best all-around meet for all the girls. A perfect way to finish off the year,” said head coach Maria Code.

Three athletes – Julie Code, Morgan Hanley, and Fiona Bevan – were named All Around Champions in their level. Code (level 2) placed first in beam and second in vault, bars and

floor; Hanley (level 4) was first in vault and third in beam; and Bevan (level 4) was first in vault, bars and beam.

Runners-up saw similar success: Julia Ersil (level 3) was first in beam and second in vault, bars, and floor; Hannah Simpson (level 3) came first in vault; and Allison Saulesleja (level 3) topped the floor

demonstration.

Tegar Krieger also competed in the event, but while too young to have her scores posted, she walked away with a special award for Most Artistic Floor.

The fine performance in London followed successful tournaments in Niagara Falls (March 2-3) and Orangeville (April 26-

27), both of which helped the girls refine their skills, said Code.

“From looking at teams throughout the year, seeing how they were scoring and what they were doing to get good scores, we incorporated that into our team, and it paid off.”

With the hard work over, the team hosted its annual “Out with a Bang” event

on June 8, inviting young athletes from the Mitchell Gymnastics Club and Simcoe Gliders Gymnastics Club to Elmira for a daylong plethora of spinning, leaping, balancing, and all things gymnastics.

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though – many anglers don’t understand what the term “enough flies” means.

So, as a public service to those of you new to fly tying, I will break it down for you.

You’d think two would be a good number – one for fishing and one as a backup. Many perfectly reasonable anglers would think so, right?

Well, think again.

You obviously forgot that you have a fishing buddy with you. And if you have any chance at all of getting one of the cookies and half the sandwiches his wife packed or a drink of coffee from his thermos, you better tie at least a couple for him.

That makes four. Four is reasonable, right?

It would be in a perfect fly fishing world. Then again, a perfect fly fish-

ing world would have no overhanging branches that steal flies on the back cast.

That’s why eight is a much better number.

Unless, of course, everything goes as planned and big fish really go nuts for the pattern. Then you can count on a few break offs, and several just being chewed beyond all recognition.

But that’s only if the cookies don’t quite fill you

up.

For this reason, I’d tie four more.

So now we are up to an even dozen. We’ve accounted for a mooching fishing buddy, thieving branches, big, violent fish, and trades for food.

Perfect. But what about underwater snags, huh?

Or poorly tied knots? Or worn tippets that break on the cast? Or, god forbid, if the fish love these flies but

want them in a different size?

OK, snags – add another 12. Poorly tied knots and worn tippets – add 6. Different sizes? Twelve smaller, 12 larger.

That means we’re up to 54 flies to tie – unless you start catching fish.

Then other anglers will ask what you are using and the code of the fly fisher says that you show them and even offer them one or

two. Usually, this happens at least twice.

So we’re at 58 flies for one half-day excursion.

So what is a fellow to do?

Simple. You pick up the phone, dial your buddy and say, “I’m all out of black-dyed deer hair. So you should probably tie a couple of those flies just to see if they work. By the way, I’m packing a thermos of good coffee, cookies and sandwiches …”

gymnasts: Putting on a display of prowess to end the season, along with the “fun” in fundraiser

11th ANNUAL LIONS GOLF TOURNAMENT The Elmira Lions Club would like to THANK and RECOGNIZE the following companies for their support of our annual golf tournament on May 27th, 2013.

Young athletes in the Woolwich Gymnastics Club’s competitive and recreational programs kept their balance at the “Out with a Bang” tournament on Saturday. The low-stakes fundraiser gave young athletes a chance to show their skills in a non-competitive environment. [will sloan / the observer]

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for our recreation and competitive kids to have a fun showcase for their parents to come and watch.

All the rec. kids, they learn routines, and they get a taste of what it would be like to be in a real gymnastics competition.”

She continued, “Our kindergarteners even

did a demo to show their parents what we do in a kinder gym class. … They loved it. They got medals and certificates.”

Are there any words of wisdom for aspiring young gymnasts, hoping to leap into the club next year?

“You always compete how you train,” said Code.

“You train hard in the

gym, it pays off in your competitions. That’s what we found: the girls that worked very hard, they got rewarded for it at the meets.”

Members of the Woolwich Gymnastics Club will continue to train in summer and fall. Fall registration is from August 12 to 15.

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Enjoying a league of their own The game is meant to be fun for those who take part in St. Clements ladies’ slo-pitch every Tuesday night Elena Maystruk More about having fun and socializing than competitiveness, the St. Clements Ladies Slo-Pitch League has seen women gather each week at the St. Clements arena ball park for more than 25 years.

Made up of about 30 players on two teams, the league is seeing its lowest numbers yet this year but that hasn’t stopped the ladies from enjoying the game.

“This is probably the smallest group we’ve ever had. We used to have eight teams, so we’ve shrunk, but the ladies just come out for a good time – that’s what it’s all about,” said long-time member Deborah Harte.

Running the league for 24 years, Harte has seen the numbers ebb and flow, but the positive energy that draws women to the game seems to remain.

Harte, who has played com-

petitively in the past, first joined the team as a way to make friends after moving to St. Clements.

“For me an opportunity came up to play baseball again, so I just joined the league and played since then. To be able to meet people, I think, is a big thing.”

The league was started by women from Wellesley Township, but as the years went by, others from Kitchener and Waterloo joined as well.

“Exercise, time away from the family, friendship – it’s not competitive, it’s just a fun league. They don’t have to be an awesome ball player, they can just come out and play and just have fun,” said Harte.

Last year the league enjoyed slightly better numbers with 40 players and three teams, but Harte thinks this year familial and career responsibilities

Though low turnout numbers resulted in just two teams this year, the St. Clements Ladies Slo-Pitch League, formed some 25 years ago, still carries the same appeal and sense of fun for its members. [elena maystruk / the observer] may have kept some women away. Still, she says the league is there for anyone

who wants to join. There is no formal training and no cutoffs (though long-time umpire Gerry Leach is used to giving the ladies some tips).

Instead of a trophy, there is a party at the end of the season. Though the league has seen a number of more

competitive teams in the past, the current group of women of all ages has opting for a friendlier game.

Don’t be surprised to hear music and see the ladies pitching in grass skirts during their Hawaiian night and next week the witches and goblins come out early

sugar kings host fundraising golf tournament in elmira

to hit some singles, as the ladies indulge in a Halloween night.

The St. Clements Ladies Slo-Pitch League plays every Tuesday at the St. Clements baseball diamonds.

Anyone who wishes to join the league can contact Deborah Harte at 519-699-4732.

THE SCORE | MINOR SPORT RESULTS BASEBALL

South Woolwich #3 June 5 vs. South Woolwich #2 SW3: 9 SW2: 2

South Woolwich #1 June 5 vs. Twin Centre Crush #5 SW1: 6 TC5: 6

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AGRICULTURE / SEASONAL GOODIES

Consumers have questions about local food safety

Growers expecting a berry good season after wet spring Wet spring has an upside for strawberry producers, who are gearing up for a busy harvest ELENA MAYSTRUK Strawberry lovers can take some heart in the wet spring weather: they’ll be enjoying nice, plump berries in fairly short order.

Running a little late due to the same wet weather conditions, berry season is almost upon us. Rain or shine, however, the first big harvest always means plenty of toil for growers.

“There’s one thing that’s obvious and that’s the demand for strawberries, but there’s a pile of work involved. I’ve seen quite a few growers come and go because it can get quite overwhelming at times, the workload,” said Floradale Berry Farm owner Leonard Martin.

Even a good harvest can take a lot out of a farmer, but at least here customers can help by sometimes picking their own berries.

“There is a huge demand,” said Martin.

There’s much work to be done before strawberries can move from farm field to dinner table, all producers agree. During the dry weather last summer, for instance, farmers spent much of the time irrigating the fields, and though smaller berries graced the bushes, the strawberry season was saved while many other

local products suffered.

So far this season, too much wetness has been the issue. One of the concerns growers have with a rainier spring is a chance for mould to develop. They minimize the danger by lining the base of the plants with straw bedding to keep out moisture, picking berries more frequently and removing affected plants to avoid contamination.

There is nothing like a good rain, however, producer Lydia Bauman maintains, to grow the bigger strawberries. Bauman, of Valley Springs in St. Jacobs, said where the heat made for smaller strawberries last year, the current cooler, wetter weather will likely bring larger, tarter strawberries to consumers.

“It’s later this year than other years because we had a cool spring, so the first ones are [just] turning pink out there and we are excited.”

Some producers are just starting to integrate different growing methods and species of plants, Stuart Horst said this week while at his Arthur Street business, Floralane Farmers Market. Varieties of the plant like dayneutral strawberries are slowly being introduced into local markets.

FIELD NOTES

Vicky Jo Martin holds up the first few ripe strawberries at Floralane Produce as she works in the field on June 11. [ELENA MAYSTRUK / THE OBSERVER] “I believe there is a mar- from their “junebearing” continuously and the proket locally when people counterparts according duction cycle peaks every begin to understand that to the Ministry of Agrisix weeks as soon as temthese berries are available culture and Food. While peratures are ideal. during [all of] the summer conventional strawberries “The dayneutrals aren’t months,” he said. peak in June when days really that popular yet in Dayneutral strawberare longest, dayneutral STRAWBERRIES | 19 ries are uniquely different berries flower and fruit

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generally accept “local” food to be from within 100 miles of their home or from a neighbouring state. Compare that to the much more conservative definition here issued recently by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, of 50 kilometres (about 35 miles). It’s a significant difference.

Or is it? To Floridians, the definition of local is also influenced by the commodity. When it comes to tomatoes, they say “local” means “from Florida.” Tomatoes

are grown in Florida, so it’s obvious.

But for other commodities which are not grown in the state – apples, for example – Floridians are much more liberal in their interpretation of what’s local. They consider anything grown in the U.S. to be local.

That includes apples grown as far away as Washington, even though in reality, when you measure miles, apples from Ontario are far more “local.”

Says Irani: “Consumers told us they don’t want

someone else to tell them what’s local. They want to define it themselves.”

Florida consumers also said that while all this local food talk is very nice, it may not line up with their main priorities of price, quality and convenience.

That’s fascinating. One big issue for consumers is trust – local food grew in popularity in part because consumers wanted food that was not mass produced by corporate America.

Yet, in their research, Irani and Goodwin found

consumers actually like the checks and balances that exist for large-scale agriculture, including processing.

“Consumers want to trust small producers, but quality control is a question for them,” says Irani. However, consumers don’t really trust big producers, either. So what are farmers to do?

Well, the first thing is make sure local food is as available as possible. That may require a change in marketing, getting in front of consumers as much as possible, maintaining an

urban presence, perhaps at a farmers’ market. It’s not always convenient for consumers to jump in a car, if indeed they even have one, and run out to a farm to buy local food.

Having a consumer presence also addresses the matter of trust. People tend to trust local food because they know where it comes from, because they can see the people behind it.

And as for price, well, it’s like any other agricultural pursuit: farmers need to make a profit to survive.

Typically, local food grown in smaller batches costs more than large-scale production because it’s more labour intensive. So, says Irani, explain that to consumers. Despite being driven by price, they might be more willing to shell out if they understand the process.

That’s where local food advocacy and education groups come in. This is all too much to put on a label.

In a changing food culture such as ours, education is the key.

STRAWBERRIES: With the first crop just arriving, berry festivals will be in full swing

Strawberry season should be in full swing soon, producers say. Emily Bauman, Vicky Jo Martin and Viola Reibel (far left) collect the first crop at Floralane Produce.

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Primarily the varieties we use are the varieties from California,” Horst said.

More than a dozen local farms and businesses deal in freshly grown strawberries in the region and it’s no surprise as Ontario plays a significant role in Canada’s strawberry production. Strawberries are grown on 4,191 hectares across the country, according to Health Canada, with the majority sprouting out of farmers’ markets and U-pick operations in Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and British Columbia.

There’s much to be said about strawberries straight from the field, and organic growing methods add a little something to the taste, said Selema Martin of Fresh Garden Produce in Elmira.

“It’s much better out of a garden fresh than exported from other places.”

A number of local berry hotspots in Wellesley and Woolwich townships can be found on the Foodlink Waterloo Region website.

Strawberry season is experiencing a slower start this year, but once

baskets get full you can be sure to find a sea of red at this year’s Bloomingdale strawberry social on June 19, just one of the local events heralding the arrival of berry season. The 37th annual event at the Bloomingdale Community Centre, located at 1031

Snyder’s Flats Rd., will feature a variety of berrybased concoctions, including the ever-popular strawberry shortcakes.

The event begins at 5 p.m.

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After all these years, Walt Wingfield has taken on a life of his own Actor Rod Beattie’s multiple personalities on display in Fergus Grand Theatre’s presentation of Wingfield’s Folly WILL SLOAN When an actor spends a lot of time with a character – as Rod Beattie has with Walt Wingfield, the Ontario farmer who has evolved over seven plays and 1,000-plus performances – the character can become so vivid the actor can be forgiven for regarding him as another person.

As Beattie prepares for a revival of Wingfield’s Folly, his signature character’s third adventure, he reflects on a time when this 1990 play seemed like the character’s last stand. Despite being a fictional character, it seems Wingfield disagreed.

“We may have thought it was over but the characters didn’t,” explains Beattie from Stratford, where he has performed in some 15 seasons. “Their lives acquired other stories and other things to deal with, and more modern issues.

There’s an Irish poet that said that he never wrote until a poem grasped him by the scruff of the neck, sat him down and said, ‘Write me.’ It was a real sense of the fourth play doing that to us.”

The creative team of Rod Beattie, director Douglas Beattie, and playwright Dan Needles first evoked their Canadian everyman in 1985’s Letter from Wingfield Farm, in which a big-city businessman buys a farm in a small Ontario

town, and changes his life.

Six more plays have followed, all the way up to 2009’s Wingfield Lost and Found, each chronicling a year in Wingfield’s life, with all the trials and triumphs of farm living.

Wingfield’s Folly, which sees Walt considering a move back to the city after two financially unsuccessful years, was originally intended to close out a trilogy, bringing the farmer to his lowest ebb before striking a financial breakthrough and finding love.

But somehow, Wingfield and his fictional home of Persephone Township had a greater pull on the creative team than anticipated.

“We like to surprise the audience, but we also like to give them a sense that they’re seeing old friends,” says Beattie. “I think a great deal of the appeal of Wingfield is the audience wants to know what happens to all of them – to Maggie and Freddy and the nephews and the animals. I always feel that if it’s worked properly with the audience, they have felt they’ve spent a couple of hours in a place that they like going to, and it’s a good place.”

Maggie, Freddy, and yes, even the animals are also played by Beattie, whose one-man-performances encompass six main characters and a host of supporting players. As with

Wingfield, years with these characters have made them real to Beattie. “What seems to have happened is, I’ve gradually lost the sense of being by myself – I feel as if the others are there,” he says.

“If I have a bad cold, then Walt has a cold, nobody else has a cold. I remember once onstage, a scene between Walt and Don the dairy farmer. As Walt, I had this cough, and I was struggling not to cough but couldn’t. And when it was Don’s turn to speak, Don said, ‘You alright there Walt?’ No cough, no cold, nothing.”

Is there any possible metaphysical explanation for such an occurrence?

“In a way, that’s how acting works,” Beattie says.

“If you make the full commitment to the character you’re playing, you go partway to that identity. I feel like a different person.”

Beattie performs the whole Wingfield repertoire regularly across Ontario (his 2013-14 schedule can be found at wingfieldfarm. ca). Given how close Beattie remains to the character, could there be another Wingfield play on the horizon?

“We seem to have moved on to other projects for the time being, but we’ve said that before,” says Beattie.

“We’ve never had to write a Wingfield play to a deadline. We’ve always had the luxury of being able to wait

In 1985, Rod Beattie took on the role of farmer Walt Wingfield for the first time. Twenty-eight years and six more plays later, it has become his most famous character. [submitted] until one occurs to us. And it does that in different ways.”

Wingfield will head from

SUNDAY NIGHT

8 p.m. Tickets are $35 and can be purchased by visiting fergusgrandtheatre.ca or by calling 519-843-4852.

GORE PARK, ELMIRA

FREE 2013

Persephone Township to the Fergus Grand Theatre (244 St. Andrew St. W., Fergus) on June 14 and 15 at

Bring your own lawnchairs

JUNE 16

HAROLD MACINTYRE

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CLASSIFIED HELP WANTED

classified deadline:

thursdays by 10am

Help WAnted

Help WAnted

TOWNSHIP OF WOOLWICH

Full-time Graphic Designer About the Job

CONTROLLER

Eldale Machine & Tool Ltd. was founded in 1976 and manufactures hubs, spindles and custom machined parts for agricultural equipment builders. Bauman Manufacturing Limited was established in the early 1970’s and manufactures chains and other products for the agriculture market. Located in Elmira, these two businesses have an exciting opportunity for the newly created position of Controller. The successful candidate will be an integral part of our team.

You will: • Perform a range of accounting, costing, administrative and IT duties • Prepare, analyze and present financial statements and key performance indicators as required by Management • Oversee A/R, A/P, Payroll and Treasury • Supervise administrative staff You have: • At least five years experience as a senior financial manager, preferably with a manufacturer • Experience with Dynacom or equivalent accounting software You are: • Able to perform hands on tasks and get things done • Highly organized & proactive • A problem solver who enjoys a challenge • Confident, self assured and able to add value to a growing business

Attention: Lindsay Hunsberger P.O. Box 127 LISTOWEL, Ontario N4W 3H2 Fax: 519-291-1850 E-mail: lindsayh@w-u.on.ca No phone calls please. We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

COMMERCIAL /RETAIL

COMMERCIAL RETAIL FOR RENT OR LEASE We have immediate openings for class AZ or DZ drivers.

• Ontario only • No weekends or nights • Competitive wages • Benefits Please contact us at 519-669-5219

PRIME DOWNTOWN ELMIRA LOCATION 16 ARTHUR ST. S. OVER 1,400 SQ. FT. EMAIL: BILLNORRIS @ROGERS .COM

100% LOCAL HOW TO REACH US

Senior Municipal Law Enforcement Officer and a Municipal Law Enforcement Officer Summer Student

Past employees have gone on to launch their own design firms, head up graphic development at major tech firms and work on the design and layout of national publications. We foster that kind of drive, providing our production staff with the opportunity to hone their creative talents on the pages of our newspaper.

The start employees get here is the foundation of future success.

Carrying on the tradition, the Observer requires a full-time graphic designer to create accurate, clean and compelling ads and editorial layouts. The job at times involves the design of other print material, another outlet for your creativity.

You have an eye for precision and you take the time to make sure the job is done right, even if it means putting in extra hours. You can think independently when necessary, yet you appreciate feedback on your work. You're able to complete projects under tight deadlines, but most importantly have a strong work ethic and see every new project as a learning experience.

As part of the Observer, you’ll join a team that prides itself on its award-winning ways year after year. In the last two years, the Observer netted more industry awards than any other weekly newspaper in Ontario. For 2012, The Observer was first in provincial and national industry awards as Best Overall Newspaper. We like awards. Lots of awards. But no pressure.

We offer a competitive remuneration package. If you are interested in a challenging position, working in a fast paced dynamic team environment please submit your resume and cover letter in confidence by Friday, June 21, 2013 via fax, e-mail or regular mail to:

Help Wanted

Is seeking a

You’re a pretty good designer right now, with a good grasp of technology, but you’re looking to take your career to the next level. We’ve got just the place for you, a place where creativity and initiative is valued and given real-world development in a deadline-driven environment.

Help Wanted Full time Help wanted for night shift. Start immediately at St. Clements Dehydrating Plant. Call 519-577-2889 or 519-575-8441.

Hardwood and Softwood utility mulch for sale at $20.00/yard. Contact Rick at rick@sittlergrinding.com

Qualifications: The ideal candidate is a self-starter – we work as a team, but initiative and an eagerness to push yourself will come in handy.

You have a post secondary degree or diploma in graphic design and are therefore well-versed in typography, composition and thinking creatively. On the technical side you are an InDesign power-user with expertise in Illustrator and Photoshop. Those candidates with experiences in online media software programs, Wordpress, social media and website maintenance will be given preference.

If you have these qualifications and want to work for the best weekly newspaper in Canada, we would love to hear from you.

Previous newspaper experience is not necessary, however strong typesetting skills with attention to detail will ensure long-term success.

Qualified applicants are invited to e-mail a cover letter, résumé and samples of work to: pmerlihan@woolwichobserver.com.

Deadline:

Cedar Rails for sale. $2.00 each. Phone 519-699-5723.

For Sale - 36 Inch wood lathe and tools, old Dunlap scroll saw - 4 x 12 inch, old trunks. 519-669-3961.

A DVANCE MILLWRIGHTS INC. Do you take a logical & systematic approach to problem solving?

Are you self motivated self starter who takes pride in their work?

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

• • • • • • • • •

We thank all applicants, however, only those selected for interviews will be contacted. No phone calls or personal visits, please.

www.OBSERVERXTRA.com

Plant A Garden tomatoes, peppers - hot & sweet etc.

To brighten up those dull corners Petunias, Geraniums, Impatiens etc. Sunset Greenhouses 519-669-2043. 7279 4th Line, Mapleton.

For Sale Solid Oak Dining Room set.

6 chairs, pedestal table, and hutch. Call 519-669-8261.

100% LOCAL

For Sale Steel Building - 16’ X 20’ with 8’ X 7’ framed opening in the front wall, 3’ X 7’ man door frame, engineered drawings and all hardware.

Complete kit, new and ready for assembly. Asking $2,950.

Additional discount for pick up. Call 226-789-2621.

CONSTRUCTION MILLWRIGHT (2-3 positions) Minimum 5 years experience License CFQ ticket or qualified experience (3 year apprentice) Stick welding experience & CWB Tickets Ability to read & follow blue prints & field sketches Must be mechanically inclined Ability to work with minimal supervision Trade experience with heavy duty equipment Trade experience in Agricultural, Industrial & Food plants Innovative & problem solver

We offer competitive wages, benefits & RRSP package.

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

We will fill this position as soon as we find the right candidate.

For Sale

For Sale

See www.woolwich.ca for details

Pets Pet Party-Fundraiser for Dog Rescue. Sat., June 15th 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. at Creature Comfort Pet Emporium.

1553 King St. N., St. Jacobs.

Free K9 BBQ & ice cream, $5 nail trims, raffles, vendors & more. Free admission. Visit our website for more info at www.creaturecomfort.ca

Trades & Services

Trades & Services Drywaller & Carpenter looking for work. Sprayed ceiling California or popcorn.

Taping & prime paint walls.

Install doors, casing & baseboard. 519-669-5866, Don.

Rentals Bright, Spacious, 1-bedroom apartment in quiet building. Ideal for non-smoking mature tenant.

Close to downtown. Phone 519-669-3423.

Dump Trailer For Rent with own hydraulics. 8’x12’ enclosed trailer with walk on ramp also available. Call 519669-2688, cell 519-404-6622.

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Phone 519.669.5790 | toll free 1.888.966.5942 | fax 519.669.5753 | online www.observerxtra.com

ADDRESS 20-b ARTHUR ST. N., ELMIRA, ON n3b 1Z9

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Placing a classified WORD ad In person, email, phone or fax submissions are accepted during regular business hours. Deadline for Saturday publication is Wednesday by 5 p.m. All Classified ads are prepaid by cash, debit, Visa or MasterCard. Ask about Observer policies in regard to Display, Service Directory and Family Album advertising.

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Auction LISTING

Auction LISTING

Auction SAle of

Woodworking, Construction & Shop Equipment

AUCTION to be held at

Breslau Airport Road Auction Complex

5100 Fountain St., North, Breslau (Kitchener)

PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTRE

NOTICE

You’re invited to learn about the findings and recommendations of the draft North Waterloo Scoped Subwatershed Study.

The study assesses the natural environment and provides a management strategy for protecting and enhancing ecological functions and significant natural features.

The Study will be used to identify land use options and policies.

DATE: Wednesday, June 19, 2013, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. (Drop in)

Sat. June 22nd 9:00am

Woodworking/Shop/Office => 14� Radial Arm Saw * 3-Tablesaws Belt Sanders * 6+ Floor Drill Presses * Bandsaw * Lathe * Chisels Freud Planer * Dust Collector * New Carbide Saw Blades * 6� Jointer Shop Smith * 30+ Bar Wood Clamps * 3- Port Compressors 2-Wheel Balancers * Torque Wrench * Sandblaster * Grinders Hyd Tube Bender * 3-Pressure Washers * Wrenches and Sockets Sprayguns * Pallet Carts * HD Bander * Bottle Cages * AV Carts FI Cleaner Kit * Computers/Laptop * Paper Shredders * Torch Carts 7,300 HSS/Cobalt Commercial Drill Bits (New – Packaged) Construction/Turf => Threader Set * Snakes * Power tools * Pumps Milwaukee Core Drill & Bits * 10+ Elec Cables * Nailers * Power Trowel Sawzal * Quick Drive Scrugun * Drywall Lifter * Drywall Cart * B-Tank 2 – Clemmer Fuel Tanks * Benders * 5+ Breakers * Hilit DX450 4 Chainsaws & 10 Sets of Baker Scaffold * 12 – 7’/10’ Alum Planks Large Water Control Valves * 8+ Featherlite * F/G – Alum Step Ladders Blowers * Mowers * Snowblower * Elec Log Splitter * Tillers 2 – HD SA Equipment Trailers c/w Ramps

www.mrjutzi.ca - website is updated daily!!!

PARTIAL LIST ONLY!

LOCATION: Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex, Hauser Haus, 101 Father David Bauer Dr. Waterloo

No Buyer’s Premium!

VIEWING: Fri. June 21st, 2013 1 to 4 p.m.

TERMS: $500 deposit on Each major unit, or as announced

The public is informed and notified that names and comments may be made public.

M.R. Jutzi & Co

www.mrjutzi.ca

519-648-2111

PROFESSIONALS IN THE ORDERLY LIQUIDATION AND APPRAISALS OF COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL, CONSTRUCTION, MUNICIPAL EQUIPMENT & VEHICLES 5100 FOUNTAIN ST. NORTH, BRESLAU, ONTARIO, N0B 1M0

Rentals

Garage Sales

Enjoy Lake Huron with your family this summer at our water-view cottage on 5.5 acres. Now booking weeks at our family cottage near Red Bay, 25min north of Sauble Beach. Details at www.rentmycottage.snappages.com

For more information, visit www.waterloo.ca/nwsss or contact Robyn McMullen, City of Waterloo at 519.747.8531 or Dave Aston, MHBC Planning at 519.576.3650

P. 519.886.1550 TTY. 1.866.786.3941 waterloo.ca Graffiti Car Show rolls into st. jacobs

Garage Sale - Sat. June 15, 7-2. Household items, girls clothes size 8 and under, Barbie doll items and other toys. Mennonite made oak table with bench and 3 chairs, seats 6. Something for everyone. 183 Water St., St. Jacobs.

One of the nicest 1 Bedroom units in Elmira, available Aug. 1. Ground unit, separate entrance, modern building and unit. Parking and laundry available. Ideal for single professional or retired individual.

No pets please. $730/mth + utilities. 519-669-2212.

Auctions Wed. June 26 at 10:00 AM - Clearing auction sale of furniture; antiques; collectables; miscellaneous items and household effects to be held at the St. Jacob’s community Centre in St. Jacob’s for an area estate with additions. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519-656-3555. www.jantziauctions.com

Garage Sales Elmira - 13 Bluejay Rd. June 15, 8 a.m. Toddler, baby items, bikes, toys, planters, desk, computer cabling, router, H.D. TV antenna, Nintendo, exercise bike, roof rake, etc.

Wed. June 26 at 7:00 PM - Property auction of a gorgeous newly renovated 3 bedroom home on a nicely landscaped one acre lot backing onto the Nith River to be held at 96 Piper St. in Ayr for Victoria Butler and Jamie McMeeken. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519-656-3555. www.jantziauctions.com

Garage Sale - 16 Roberta St., Elmira. Sat. June 22, 8 a.m. - 1p.m. Futon, 4 Ikea chairs, lots of Bionicals, and more!

Garage Sale - 2 Bluejay Rd. Elmira. Sat. June 22, 8a.m. to noon. Many miscellaneous items.

Sat. June 22 at 10:00 AM - Clearing auction sale of property including a 4 bedroom brick one and a half story house; household effects; antiques; collectables; and miscellaneous items to be held at 4059 Princess St. in Millbank for Mary Jantzi.

Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519-656-3555 www.Jantziauctions.com

Garage Sale - Sat. June 15, 6 Thrush Crt., Elmira. 7 a.m.

- 12 p.m. Computer desk, pictures, clothing, books, garden items, lots more.

Ford 3400 tractor, Steiner, cars, household, antiques and miscellaneous items, to be held at 2368 Northfield Dr. Woolwich Twp. approx. 2 miles east of Elmira, for Don and Joyce Zinger, on

Saturday, June 22nd @ 10:00 a.m.

TRACTOR, CAR, MISC. ITEMS:

Ford 3400 3 cyl. gas with loader & chains. 1977 Camaro – running order. 2002 Landrover, 4WD – running order (both selling as is).

Steiner LX790 tractor with front mount mower, bucket & blade. Poulan 26hp 54in. hydrostatic lawn mower, 230 hours. 1972 Arctic Cat Panther with 303 rotary engine (to be restored). 3ph scraper blade. Tree spade (loader attachment). Pull type lawn roller, thatcher, 38in. sweeper & liquid fertilizer spreader. Heavy duty 22in. wheeled trimmer. Gas leaf blower. Hyd. platform lift. Stationary air compressor. Steel band saw. Table saw. Portable engine lift. Alum. ladders. Floor model beam scales. Purple Martin house. Propane furnace. Firewood.

Shelving. Sinks, doors, tub surround, steel roofing, etc. Scrap metal plus wagonloads of related items.

HOUSEHOLD: 2 pc. queen bedroom suite.

Oak china cabinet. Oak table & chairs. 9 pc. dining room suite, Wall unit. Cedar chest.

Nice wooden bench. Work table. Folding tables. Filing cabinet. Cradle. Variety of household furniture & other goods.

ANTIQUES/COLLECTIBLES:

China cabinet. Wash stand. Living room furniture.

Corner what-not shelf. Small fancy tables.

Treadle sewing machine. RCA Victor floor model radio. Gilbert mantle clock. Quilts.

Dayton scale. Cuckoo clock. Selection of “Cottage ware� English china. “Occupied Japan� collection. Fancy cups & saucers, Royal Winton, depression plus other china.

Older Christmas dĂŠcor. Group of 7 prints.

Roseville flower pot. GUNS: Winchester Model 94 Antlered Game 30-30 – new in box.

British 303 bolt action rifle. Savage 22 Hornet with scope (bolt action). 2 – 22 bolt action rifles. Cooey 12 gauge shot gun. Mossberg 12 gauge shot gun with choke. 12 gauge shot gun.

NOTE – Property sold. Many interesting

items. See www.auctionsfind.com/gerber for photos. Proprietors and auctioneers not responsible for accidents day of sale. Lunch booth. Terms – Cash or cheque with I.D.

PROPRIETORS – Don & Joyce Zinger 519-

669-5240

AUCTIONEERS:

Gerber Auctions Ltd. 519-699-4451 or 698-0138

2827 Hutchison Rd., R#1 Millbank (Crosshill) Tues June 25 at 7:00 PM - Property auction of approx 14 acres hobby or horse farm including a 4 bedroom house with in ground pool; 50ftx80ft insulated workshop; to be held at 395279 39th line Embro approx 3 kms south of Embro on the corner of Hwy 6 and 39th line for Corey and Diane Murray. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519-656-3555. www.jantziauctions.com

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Classic cars, trucks, and motorcycles from across Ontario were on display at the Highwaymen Car Clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual Graffiti Car Show, held June 9 at the Waterloo Rod and Gun Club in St. Jacobs. [will sloan / the observer]

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OBSERVER SERVICE DIRECTORY AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES

TIRE Complete Collision Service

WHERE TIRES

THOMPSON’S

Auto Tech Inc.

ARE A

SPECIALTY, NOT A SIDE LINE. 101 Bonnie Crescent, Elmira, ON N3B 3G2

519.669.8330

Farm • Auto • Truck Industrial On-The-Farm Service

FAX: 519.669.3210

35 Howard Ave., Elmira

AFTER HOURS

519.669.8917

519-669-3232

Providing the latest technology to repair your vehicle with accuracy and confidence.

RUDOW’S

AUTO CLINIC

CARSTAR COLLISION CENTRE

21 Industrial Dr. Elmira

24 Hour Accident Assistance Accredited Test & Repair Facility

519-669-4400 30 ORIOLE PKWY. E., ELMIRA www.thompsonsauto.ca

1-800-CARSTAR 519-669-3373

519-669-7652

33 First Street, East Elmira, ON

BODY MAINTENANCE AT:

RUDOW’S

CARSTAR COLLISION CENTRE

Call Us At 519-669-3373 33 First Street, East Elmira, ON

general SERVICES

World’s Largest & Most Trusted Carpet, Upholstery and Fine Rug Cleaners For Over 30 yrs

• Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning on Location

NOW ACCEPTING

• Janitorial

NEW CLIENTS

• Area Rug Cleaning Drop-off / Pick up Service • Carpet Repair & Re-Installation • Pet deodorization • Floor Stripping • Bleached out Carpet Spot Repair www.completecarpetcare.ca

ROB McNALL 519-669-7607 LONG DISTANCE? CALL 1-866-669-7607

$139 FREE Gift Offer Learn More Online At...

budurl.com/SAVE139 Chem-Dry Acclaim® 61 Arthur St., N. Elmira

669-3332

ORTLIEB CRANE & Equipment Ltd. • 14 ton BoomTruck • 40 ton Mobile Crane

519-664-9999 ST. JACOBS

24 Hour Service (Emergencies only) 7 Days A Week

GENERAL SERVICES PC TUNE UPS | REPAIRS : IN-HOME | ON SITE OR FREE PICK UP / DELIVERY ELMIRA AREA

MUSIC-LOVER GIFT ALERT!

COMPUTER RUNNING SLOW? From

COUNTR Y

’s 60’s / 70

HIGH SCHOOSL BAND

GOSPEL

49

PC/Laptop $ Tune-Up

Speedy Service!

Call Us For Pickup / Delivery ELMIRA & AREA

Cell: (519) 574-9705 24/7 MESSAGING (519) 669-0755

ROCK

MUSIC TRANSFERS FROM LPs, 45s, 78s, CASSETTES TO CD Your favourite albums get a whole new life on CD after we clean up the clicks, pops and surface noise.

MORE INFO | 519.669.0541 EMAIL: vinylp2cd@gmail.com

Various sizes & rates

CLEAN • DRY • SECURE Call

Boat Covers | Air Conditioner Covers | Small Tarps Storage Covers | BBQ Covers | Awnings & Canopies Replacement Gazebo Tops | Golf Cart Enclosures & Covers •Ratches, Hooks, Straps, Webbing etc.

•Canvas, Vinyl, Polyester, Acrylic Fabrics

519-669-4964

General Repairs

519.595.4830 6376 Perth Rd. 121 Poole, ON

100 SOUTH FIELD DRIVE, ELMIRA

GENERAL services

MarTarp

CUSTOM TARPS & COVERS

BAUMAN PIANO

SERVICES TUNING & REPAIRS

Sew Special Custom Sewing for Your Home

CUSTOM SEWING AND REPAIRS

Custom Drapery

Gravity Box, Mesh Tarps, Shelters, Tent Repair etc.

Free Estimates

ivan@aaronmartin.com

(519) 698-2754

4445 Posey Line Wallenstein ON.

BICYCLE SALES & REPAIRS PROFESSIONAL BIKE MECHANIC ON STAFF

Buy your bike from us and get a FREE annual inspection!

Custom Blinds

In Home Consultations

JAMES BAUMAN Craftsman Member O.G.P.T. Inc NEW PHONE NUMBER

519-880-9165

Over 20 Years Experience

Lois Weber 519-669-3985 Elmira

TROPHIES | CUPS | PLAQUES | MEDALLIONS RIBBONS | NAME TAGS | NAME PLATES DOOR PLATES | CUSTOM ENGRAVING

20

$

PARTS EXTRA

22 Church St. W., Elmira

QUICK LOCAL SERVICE | 245 Labrador Dr., Waterloo

STORE HOURS: M-W: 8-6, TH-F 8-8, SAT, 8-6, SUN 12-5

www.UniTwin.com | 519.886.2102

Tel:519-669-5537

HOME IMPROVEMENTS SERVICES

GENERAL services

MARTINS

Steve Co.

CUSTOM WOODWORK INC.

CNC ROUTER MACHINING RESIDENTIAL & AGRICULTURAL Authorized Dealer

4725 HERRGOTT ROAD

www.martinscustomwoodwork.com martinscustomwoodwork@bellnet.ca

For all your Plumbing Needs.

free estimates interior/exterior painting, wallpapering & Plaster|Drywall repairs

24 HOUR SERVICE

519-669-2251

Ltd.

BOX 56, WALLENSTEIN, ONT FAX: 519 669-0087

20 years experience

Plumbing and Maintenance Inc.

WE CAN DO SOLID WOOD, PLYWOOD OR PLASTIC MACHINING.

PHONE: 519 669-0111

RECOGNIZE OUTSTANDING EFFORT!

Jeremy Metzger

24 Hour Service Sales & Installation

519-510-4368 | metzgersheating@yahoo.ca

Driveways • Sidewalks • Curbs • Barn Renovations Finished Floors • Retaining Walls • Short Walls Decorative/Stamped and coloured concrete www.marwilconcrete.ca

519-638-2699

RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL • INDUSTRIAL

Steve Jacobi

ELMIRA

519-669-3652

36 Hampton St., Elmira

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OBSERVER SERVICE DIRECTORY Home improvement services

(519)746-3498

www.budgetblinds.com Each Franchise Independently Owned and Operated

Shutters • Draperies Wood Blinds Honeycomb Shades Roller Shades Woven Wood and More!

25% OFF Selected Signature Series Coverings

• Residential • Commercial • Industrial

SINCE 1961

Specializing in Paint & Wall coverings

Randy Weber

AMOS R O O F I N G

INC

READ’S DECORATING

Custom Window Coverings

• Specializing in residential re-roofs • Repairs • Churches A Family owned and operated business serving KW, Elmira and surrounding area for over 35 years.

ECRA/ESA Licence # 7000605

WORKMANSHIP GUARANTEED

519.669.1462 Fax: 519.669.9970

FOR ALL YOUR HOME DECORATING NEEDS.

Tel:

27 ARTHUR ST. S., ELMIRA

519.669.3658

18 Kingfisher Dr., Elmira

CALL JAYME FOR YOUR FREE ESTIMATE.

519.501.2405 | 519.698.2114 In Business since 1973 • Fully Insured

Home improvement SERVICES

IRA HOME COMFORT M L E (519) 669-4600

COMMERCIAL • RESIDENTIAL

ST. JACOBS GLASS SYSTEMS INC.

APPLIANCES – FURNACES – FIREPLACES AIR CONDITIONERS – WATER HEATERS SPRING SPECIAL ON AIR CONDITIONING TUNE UP $99, INSTALLED FROM $1999 FURNACES INSTALLED FROM $2499 FRIDGES $499, STOVES $399, WASHERS $399, DRYERS $369, FREEZERS $199 Come visit our show room FREE QUOTES

1600 King St. N., Bldg A17 St. Jacobs, Ontario N0B 2N0

Home Improvements

FREE ESTIMATES

• Store Fronts • Thermopanes • Mirrors • Screen Repair • Replacement Windows • Shower Enclosures • Sash Repair

1 Union Street, Elmira

TEL:

ehc@hotmail.ca (519)-669-4600

519-664-1202 / 519-778-6104 FAX: 519 664-2759 • 24 Hour Emergency Service

General Construction | 12 Years Experience Residential & Agricultural • Barns / Shops Decks & Railings • Poured Concrete • Driveways & Sidewalks Siding, Fascials, Soffits • Interior Renovations

Call Lawrence Metzger

WINDOWS & DOORS

ROOFING | SIDING | SOFFIT & FACIA DRYWALL INSTALLATION

MURRAY MARTIN | 519.638.0772

(226) 789-7301

7302 Sideroad 19 RR#2., Alma, ON, N0B 1A0

Home improvement SERVICES 100% SUPERIOR QUALITY CUSTOM WOODWORKING

WEICKERT& MEIROWSKI

KENJI ORITA

Concrete Foundations Limited

$275.00/OUT (1800 Gallon Residential)

www.fergusfireplace.com

YES... WE DO RESIDENTIAL WORK!

CONESTOGO

6982 Millbank Main St., Millbank 519-595-2053 • 519-664-2914

1871 Sawmill Road

519-664-3800 877-664-3802

• Custom Kitchens • Custom Furniture • Libraries • Exotic Woods

pump

 WOOD  GAS  PELLET FERGUS

Waterloo Region • Woolwich Township

519-843-4845

or

180 St. Andrew St. W.

888-871-4592

519-896-7700

519-648-3004

www.biobobs.com

TEL: +1 (519) 574-6734 oritakenji@gmail.com 20B ARTHUR ST. N., ELMIRA

Outdoor services No job too small.

Since

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FAMILY ALBUM ANNIVERSARY

ANNIVERSARY

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Happy 60th Anniversary

Happy 50th Anniversary

Happy 50th Anniversary

Happy 1st Anniversary

June 20, 1953

Don & Eileen Taylor

Richard & Ashley Shantz

The family of Abner & Elizabeth Weber invite you to a 60th Wedding Anniversary Open House, Sat. June 29th 2013, from 2-4pm. At the Countryside school gym, Haweksville. Best wishes only please.

The family of Wayne & Sheila Donald invite you to an Open House to celebrate their 50 years of marriage, at Calvary Church, 48 Hawkesville Rd., St. Jacobs on Saturday June 22nd, 2-4 p.m. Best wishes only please or bring a “Looney” for Grand River Cancer Centre.

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Happy 9th Birthday Finn!

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Friday June 21, 2013 Elmira Lions Hall 8:00pm - 1:00 am. Tickets: $10/person, available at the door. Help us support the happy couple, with a night of great music, games and food!

On Father’s Day we celebrate the legacy you left us and are sadly aware of your absence. You remain in our hearts forever.

Love Your Family.

One year older means one year cooler!

You are our favourite 9-year-old!

Love Mom, Dad & Parker

Love Your Family

Brock Zinken & Jenna Trimble

Kevan, Carole-Anne and Jessica Mighton are pleased to announce that Robin has graduated from Fanshawe College with a diploma in Early Childhood Education.

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March 9, 1926 - June 13, 2008

First round of Wellesley Idol

BRUBACHER, Levi | Passed away peacefully at Countryview Residence on June 11, 2013, in his 85th year.

GINGRICH, Elvina | Passed away peacefully at home on

Saturday, June 8, 2013 in her 93rd year.

HAHN, Arthur Henry | Passed away peacefully at Chateau

Gardens LTC, Elmira, on Saturday, June 8, 2013 at age 91 years.

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HORNE, Terrance Grant Corindon | Passed away on Thursday, June 6, 2013 at The Westmount Long Term Care, Kitchener, at the age of 77. Local relatives are his sister Sylvia Hergott(Clare) of Wellesley.

LIVINGSTON, Marilyn Dorothea | After battling a long chronic illness, Marilyn passed away at home on Saturday, June 8, 2013. She was in her 82nd year. Local relatives are her daughter Marie Jones and her husband Albert of Elmira.

Step aside, Clay Aiken – these local teens brought the music with them as they performed in the first round of the Wellesley Idol competition June 9 at the Wellesley Community Centre. Back row: Regan Schneider, Erika Zuhlsdorf, Jessie MacDonald, Makayla Patey, Amy Rola, Stephanie Sellers, Ben Cottrill. Front row: Tanya Rivero, Taylor Kelly. [submitted]

Derek beam and his team are top fundraisers at arthritis walk St. Clements’ Derek Beam was named top individual fundraiser, raising $7,740, and his team was the top community team fundraiser with a total of $18,900 at the Kitchener Walk to Fight Arthritis on June 9. Left photo, Tracey Beam, Derek Beam, father Dave Beam and brother Devin Beam. Right photo, MP Peter Braid, Kitchener Walk chairman Denise Cormier, MP Stephen Woodworth and Kitchener Coun. Berry Vrbanovic cut the ribbon with Derek Beam and Emily Lawler. [submitted]

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MILESTONES / HIGH SCHOOL’S ANNIVERSARY

Juicing an easy way to get more fruits, vegetables into your diet

There at the beginning, he’s looking forward to EDSS’ 75th St. Jacobs’ Elmer Sauder was part of the first class when EDSS opened its doors in 1939 WILL SLOAN Since Elmira District Secondary School opened its doors in 1939, the school, the town, and the region at large have expanded. Elmer Sauder, an 86-year-old St. Jacobs resident, was one of the 70-or-so students enrolled as part of the 1939-1940 student body. As he walks down the school’s muchrefurbished halls, does EDSS still feel like home?

“Well, that EDSS song, I can’t get that out of my head at all…” He glances sideways. “I don’t know if they still have that school rallying cry…

‘Elmira!

Elmira!

On to victory...!’”

Sauder continues with this William Lyon Mackenzie Kingera chant, filled with references to long-ago wars, much too quickly to accurately transcribe.

Sauder has dropped by his alma mater to discuss his formative years in anticipation of the school’s 75th

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St. Jacobs resident Elmer Sauder, 86, was among the first students enrolled at Elmira District Secondary School. He graduated in 1944.

[WILL SLOAN / THE OBSERVER]

anniversary, to take place one year from now. Once a Lancer, always a Lancer, but it’s been nearly 75 years since

Sauder came through these hallowed halls as a ninth-grader, and with that time has come some difference. With Paul Kalbfleisch, a member of the reunion organizing committee, he reflects on how the school has evolved.

“Well, things have certainly changed,” he says. “There’s high technology. We didn’t have any computers or anything like that. We still had the commercial department where

they had the typewriters. I don’t think they were even the electric typewriters …”

“They had a garden, wherever the tech wing is, that was a school garden,” says Kalbfleisch. “It was a rural-oriented school and agricultural sciences were important, so a lot of the kids had to plant things, and they were marked on that. They also had home projects – [teacher] Ernie Kendall would go out and evaluate the kids’ farms…”

“Very rural-oriented,”

says Sauder. “There was something called the Potato Club. I don’t remember much about it, but I remember being in the Potato Club.” He laughs.

There was a gym where the library is, and another gym has been added. The “Teentown Dances” – a key event on the 1940s Elmira social calendar – are a distant memory, and Ernie Kendall, the teacher who oversaw them, passed away in 2010 at age 102.

Whether you are trying to pack more veggies or fruit into your diet, or looking for a fun new drink recipe to serve to your friends on the patio, making your own juice is most certainly a good way to do this. Fresh juice is a raw, live food that’s high in enzymes, and it’s absolutely brimming with nutrients that are well absorbed by the body.

The juicer does all the work of breaking down the fruits and veggies, so juicing is excellent for anyone with any sort of digestive issue.

It has been said that juicing fruits and vegetables is not only a wonderful way to increase the amount of nutrients from raw foods in your diet, it may even reduce inflammation and potentially heal numerous ailments.

The great thing about having a juicer, is one can go ahead and buy a cart full of fresh fruits and veggies without having to worry about waste. If you don’t get around to eat-

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ART ROUND THE POND, Wellesley; 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., features local artists showcasing their talents at our pond side gallery. This one day event also includes a silent auction and local musicians. There is no cost for entry. For more information please visit www. artroundthepond.ca or e-mail artroundthepond@ gmail.com.

ELECTRONIC BINGO – 7 p.m. Upstairs at the St. Clements Community Centre sponsored by the Paradise & District Lions Club. For more information contact Joe Brick at 519-699-4022.

HAWAIIAN DINNER – ELMIRA Legion Ladies Auxiliary, 11 First St. E.; 6 p.m., $8/person, downstairs. Menu: shish-kabobs, hashbrown casserole, vegetables, carrot salad and dessert.

JUNE 16 WELLESLEY OPTIMIST FATHER’S DAY Breakfast at KW Khaki club, 2939 Nafziger Rd. Serving from 8:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. Adults $12; children (5-12) $6; infants (4 & under) free. BBQ, raffle and silent auction.

Proceeds to fund youth projects in Wellesley.

HUNGRYMAN BREAKFAST WITH/RED KNIGHTS Chapter 18. Serving from 8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. All you can eat ham, sausage fried or scrambled eggs, pancakes, home fries, beans, toast & jam, coffee, tea & juice. Adults $6; 6-10 yrs $3; 5 & under free.

SINGLE MOM’S GROUP – Aimed at bringing single mothers together to develop friendships and supports in the community. Group meets every Tuesday at Kids and I Resource Centre from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Parents with children ages 0 to 10 years old are welcome. The play centre, toys, and a craft are available for the children. Snack is provided. Call 519-669-5139 for more info.

TIPS AND TOOLS TO control your high blood pressure; 10 a.m. – noon. Woolwich Community Health Centre, 10 Parkside Dr., St. Jacobs. Join this class with registered dietitian Tiffany Krahn and explore how salt intake, portion size, and weight management can impact your blood pressure. To register for this free class, call 519-664-3794, ext. 0.

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TUESDAY LUNCHEON, 11:30 A.M. – 1 p.m. Gale Presbyterian Church, 10 Barnswallow Dr., Elmira.

Menu: cold ham, cold salads (jellied, bean & garden), potato salad, roll, strawberry dessert, beverage. $10.

SENIORS LUNCH CLUB AT the Woolwich Memorial Centre, community room. Noon (doors open at 11:30 a.m.). Join us for a noon day light lunch and fellowship. Call Community Care Concepts at 519664-1900 for more information. Cost $6.

SENIORS LUNCH CLUB AT Wellesley Community Centre. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. Join us for a light lunch and fellowship. Call Community Care

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JUNE 20 FISH SUPPER IN SUPPORT of Bridgeport Lions Club; 5-7 p.m. at the Bridgeport Community Centre, 20 Tyson Dr., Kitchener. Fish supplied by Howell’s Fish with baked potato, vegetable, coleslaw, rolls, beverage & pie. Adult ticket $15; child ticket (under 12) $7. For tickets call Madonna at 519-145-0340 or visit Anne at the Bridgeport Community Centre.

JUNE 22 5TH ANNUAL CAR SHOW & Shine. 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. at Maryhill Community Centre, wheelchair accessible.

Entry $10 – 1st car, $5 - 2nd car. Complimentary lunch voucher with each car. Several awards as well as people’s choice award. Great BBQ food, door prizes and raffles, two live bands. All funds to local charities. Info – Doug Zinger at 519-648-2939.

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JUNE 24 MAKING BABY FOOD - Woolwich Community Health Centre, 10 Parkside Dr., St. Jacobs. 1-3 p.m.

Registered dietitian Robin Hicken will help you to choose, make and store baby food. For more information call 519-664-3794, ext. 0. Babies are welcome to attend too.

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

Touching the merchandise while shopping makes you more susceptible WEIRD NOTES

Q. What makes fireworks

work? And, please, just answering gunpowder wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t earn you more than a â&#x20AC;&#x153;D.â&#x20AC;?

A. Invented in China 3,000

years ago, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re essentially a sturdy cardboard tube with a fuse fed into one end to ignite the black powder inside, creating gases that lift the tube, answers the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ask Usâ&#x20AC;? section of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Science Illustratedâ&#x20AC;? magazine. In a matter of seconds, the powder -- typically 75% carbon, 15% potassium nitrate, and 10% sulfur -- burns its way to the top of the tube, where

an extra charge sets off an explosion with a bang. Now comes the spectacle, as the final burst sets off chemicals that unleash beautiful colours, crackling sounds, or other special celebratory effects. Now thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an â&#x20AC;&#x153;Aâ&#x20AC;?!

Q. Going by international airport distances, whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the longest possible airplane flight anyone could take?

A. Ignoring Earthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s slight

oblation (asphericity) and taking its circumference as 40,000 kilometres, or 25,000 miles, the longest possible great semicircle (that is, a circle whose plane passes through Earthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s center) is 20,000 km, says Andrew Bristow of Lancashire, UK, in â&#x20AC;&#x153;New Scientistâ&#x20AC;? magazine.

Two airports that come close to this separation are

in Bogota, Columbia, and Jakarta, Indonesia, at 19,829 km apart. The Great Circle Mapper (gc.kls2.com) can be used to plot the routes and distances between international airports.

Adds Brian King of Hampshire, UK, â&#x20AC;&#x153;In one recordbreaking publicity stunt a few years ago, a specially prepared 777-200LR flight with passengers flew eastward from Hong Kong to London -- a distance of 21,601 km.â&#x20AC;?

Q. Why donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stores dis-

play signs warning â&#x20AC;&#x153;Touch the merchandise at your own riskâ&#x20AC;?? What sort of real risk might they not want publicized?

A. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Recent research has

shown that merely touching an object that you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t already own can increase your feeling of ownership and

A. He was referring to best-

selling author Mary Roachâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal,â&#x20AC;? where she begins by discussing 29-year-old J.W., who was found dead on the floor of the bathroom, possibly a â&#x20AC;&#x153;defecation-associated sudden death.â&#x20AC;? By age 20, he had ballooned so much that he was hired by a freak show under the carnival name â&#x20AC;&#x153;Balloon Man.â&#x20AC;? According to the autopsy, he had been â&#x20AC;&#x153;straining at stool.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what killed Elvis too,â&#x20AC;? declared Adrianne Noe, Director of the National Museum of Health and Medicine, which had on display its own â&#x20AC;&#x153;megacolonâ&#x20AC;? -- a colon of atypically enormous size. Noe had heard of Elvisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lifelong struggles with constipation and how when he

Q. What did the book

reviewer mean by saying that Elvis Presley had â&#x20AC;&#x153;died in very unKingly

was a child, his mother had had to â&#x20AC;&#x153;manually disimpactâ&#x20AC;? him.

Adds Roach, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I had heard that Presley died on the toilet, but Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d assumed the location was happenstance, as with Judy Garland and Lenny Bruce.â&#x20AC;? But the straining-at-stool theory made a lot of sense, and contrary to popular belief, the prescription drugs found in Elvisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s blood were not of a lethal level. Rather, â&#x20AC;&#x153;what Elvisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s autopsy did unambiguously reveal was a colon two to three times normal size.â&#x20AC;? So likely the King met a decidedly â&#x20AC;&#x153;unkinglyâ&#x20AC;? end.

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

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fashionâ&#x20AC;??

lead you to value the object more highly,â&#x20AC;? and the longer the touch, the stronger the effect, say Daniel L. Schacter et al. in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Psychology: Second Edition.â&#x20AC;?

This might be something to keep in mind on your next shopping trip for an expensive item. Retailers are doubtless aware of the rich tactile experience of the mere-touch effect and prefer that shoppers drop their guard. In fact, â&#x20AC;&#x153;during a recent holiday shopping season, the office of the Illinois state attorney general warned shoppers to be cautious in stores that encouraged them to touch the merchandise.â&#x20AC;?

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8. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oâ&#x20AC;? in old radio lingo 12. Telekinesis, e.g.

15. ___ brat 16. A hostile disagreement 18. Barley bristle 19. Suggest to 21. Doing something mindless 22. Barbieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s beau 23. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Green Gablesâ&#x20AC;? girl 24. Kind of battery 26. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no ___!â&#x20AC;?

28. â&#x20AC;&#x153;___ of Edenâ&#x20AC;?

31. â&#x20AC;&#x153;__ we having fun yet?â&#x20AC;?

33. Dermatologistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s concern 34. Arcing shots 36. The sleeve of a shirt 39. Succulent plant 40. Ado 41. Roman Catholic priest 42. Resident, modern Rome 44. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Walking on Thin Iceâ&#x20AC;?

45. Bar order 46. To the limits of safety

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51. More, in Madrid 52. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My man!â&#x20AC;?

53. Figure of speech 56. A male demon 60. Two performers 62. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Prayer for __Meanyâ&#x20AC;?

63. Abandon oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s belief 65. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cool!â&#x20AC;?

66. â&#x20AC;&#x153;... there is no ___ angel but Loveâ&#x20AC;?: Shakespeare 67. Charlotte-to-Raleigh dir.

68. Blue hue 70. Biochemistry abbr.

71. Hindu princess 73. Hawaiian tuber 75. Black gold 77. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Much _ About Nothingâ&#x20AC;?

78. Express oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opinion openly 83. Clavellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;___-Panâ&#x20AC;?

84. A front foot of a quadruped 85. Carbon compound 86. Armageddon 87. Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cup trophy 88. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hold on a ___!â&#x20AC;?

89. Allocate, with â&#x20AC;&#x153;outâ&#x20AC;?

DOWN 1. Relating to a capsule 2. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Catch-22â&#x20AC;? pilot 3. To make a smoke screen 4. Ballyhoo 5. Balaamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mount 6. ___ Beta Kappa 7. Single complete tur 8. Dragonflies and damselflies 9. Embarrassing mistake 10. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I ___ you oneâ&#x20AC;?

11. Aims 12. Russian ballerina 13. Uses profanity 14. The act of entering 17. Acquire 20. â&#x20AC;&#x153;___ momentâ&#x20AC;?

25. Crude group?

27. Aria, e.g.

29. ___ Wednesday 30. Disassembled barrel 32. Little people 35. Brand, in a way 37. Geometric figure

38. Black billiard ball 43. Dark grey cloud 45. Tangled in knots 47. Green 48. 3 digits, telephone 49. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pumping ___â&#x20AC;?

50. Cable used to distribute electricity 54. Expression of praise 55. Jumble 56. Stress, in a way 57. Resident of Nevada 58. The class Crinoidea 59. ___ fruit 60. Is dreaming 61. Caribbean, e.g.

64. Aggregate 69. â&#x20AC;&#x153;___ any drop to drinkâ&#x20AC;?: Coleridge 72. Call at first 74. Churchillâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;so fewâ&#x20AC;?: Abbr.

76. Any thing 79. â&#x20AC;&#x153;___ what?â&#x20AC;?

80. Certain intersection 81. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yadda, yadda, yaddaâ&#x20AC;?

82. â&#x20AC;&#x153;___ a chanceâ&#x20AC;?

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Elmira has evolved from farms and fields to a fullyfledged town.

“It was very rural. A bus came in from St. Jacobs, a bus came in from Conestogo, and a bus came in from Linwood,” Sauder recalls.

But still, some things never change. “This high school has a good name, and it’s unique,” says Sauder. “It brings the rural people in, mixing with the city.”

He continues, “And they have a good sports program. I watch the papers,

how these kids are doing – different types of sports, they’re doing great. It’s just got bigger and better.”

In 1944, Sauder was one of only 13 students to graduate – a majority of his class had already gone out to work. Having skipped ahead a year, he didn’t turn 18 until 1945, by which time the Second World War was drawing to a close. He stayed in St. Jacobs, worked 39 years at the Burns Meat plant, met his Saskatchewan-born wife on a business trip west, and started a fam-

ily. His five children (four biological, one adopted) became EDSS grads (two of them as student council presidents), and nowadays, Sauder’s family has expanded to include 11 grandchildren.

“My wife tells me the birthdays – I lost track of the birthdays,” he says, smiling. “Some of ‘em, anyway.”

The 75th reunion will bring alum from eight decades of EDSS history back to Elmira. When registration opens in July, Sauder plans to sign up. “We had

a lot of fun here, going to high school,” he remembers. “Real camaraderie.”

Registration for the

EDSS 75th reunion opens on July 1 at www.edss75. com. The website also features excerpts from school

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