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St. Teresa of Avila Catholic School students took part of the afternoon to reenact the War of 1812 for an audience of family members. The “living museum” featured a battle sequence, 3D displays such as the battle of Lundi and several skits depicting key historical events and the trials of Laura Ingersol Secord (top left) played by student Pauline Ditner. [elena maystruk/ the observer]

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The fate of the new Ontario budget, and the Liberal government, rests in the hands of the NDP, as the Conservatives, including Kitchener-Conestoga MPP Michael Harris, have vowed to vote against it. A loss in a confidence vote would see the government fall, leading to another election.

Premier Kathleen Wynne’s first budget, delivered May 2, includes concessions demanded by NDP leader Andrea Horwath, including a 15-per-cent cut to auto insurance rates that could mean $225 in savings for the average driver.

Overall, the Liberals proposed to spend $127 billion, with a projected deficit of $11.7 billion for 2013-14.

Aside from the insurance rate reductions, the budget includes a youth jobs strategy, with $295 million to be spent over two years in creating jobs and mentorship opportunities for 30,000 young people. The province also plans to proceed with a new $100 million in-

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New investments planned for GO Transit over the next 10 years include projects that will allow for an additional 50,000 riders per day, an increase of almost 20 per cent over current levels.

While Tory leader Tim Hudak vowed to vote against the budget even before it was introduced, Horwath wanted to consult with the public before laying out conditions for supporting the government.

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Union Gas to extend service to Crosshill Wellesley Township is getting extended natural gas service in the near future, reported chief administrative officer Willis McLaughlin to the surprise of councillors meeting May 6.

On the subject of new business in the township, McLaughlin informed councillors that Union Gas is planning to run natural gas through the township due to an increased demand from individual local residents; the company had received 80 requests from the

local community.

“They showed up out of the blue to let us know that they have plans, and they showed us the plans to run natural gas through Wellesley Township,” he said.

The initiative is a two-year plan and will also extend service to Crosshill, McLaughlin added.

Woolwich extends VIC lease The “yellow house” in St. Jacobs will be the face of tourism services in Woolwich again in 2013, as council this week agreed to another one-year

lease on the building, home to the visitor information centre.

The St. Jacobs VIC was opened on a trial basis in 2005 and expanded in 2006. The new deal with Mercedes Corp. continues the dollar-a-year arrangement for the refurbished farm home at 844 Weber St. N. adjacent to the farmers’ market. The VIC is open seven days a week from mid-May to mid-October, but staffed only on market days: Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, with the occasional Sunday as warranted, said chief administrative officer David Brenneman, adding he expects the VIC to open May 16.

Maintenance plan approved for West Montrose bridge Waterloo Regional council this week approved a maintenance plan for the West Montrose Covered Bridge, ranked one of the top 10 most historically significant bridges in Waterloo Region and the last covered bridge in Ontario.

In the fall of 2012 a crack in the bridge’s primary load carrying timber was identified, forcing its closure during a repair period. Public consultations were held to review options for future monitoring and

maintenance. The newly approved plan includes structural and monitoring improvements, as well as improved communications of the load restriction of the bridge, including signage, the installation of early warning signs on routes leading to the bridge, updating electronic media and maps such as Google to indicate load restrictions, as well as postcards distributed to each household in the township.

New gravel for Woolwich roads

Woolwich will spend $135,000 this year to upgrade gravel roads in the

township.

Meeting this week, councillors awarded a contract to Donegan’s Haulage Ltd. to supply and place some 15,113 tonnes of gravel at a cost of $8.89 per tonne. The company’s bid was the lowest of three received.

Roads slated for new gravel include portions of Lerch, Martin Creek, Double Bend, Apple Grove, Martin Grove, Durst and Three Bridges roads, as well as Reitzel and Delion places.

Gravel roads have a new surface applied on a seven-year maintenance cycle. This year’s work will cover 14.1 kilometres, representing about 12 per cent of the township’s gravel roads.

Event puts local bands on stage for international charity elena maystruk Elmira District Secondary School student Mitchell McCoy had two reasons to hold Wednesday’s music event at the high school: a personal love of music and a profound respect for a charity that supports musicians around the world. Playing for Change, a two-day concert, began Wednesday (May 8) and will be continued next week on the evening of May 15.

“I wanted to put on a night of music to honour the bands and give them more time to perform as opposed to our typical coffeehouse where they get a few minutes to really perform. I wanted to generate more money so I could benefit a charity of some sort and then I stumbled upon Playing for Change,” he explained.

McCoy, a student musician avidly involved in the craft, wanted to give local

students and fellow musicians a better forum to show their stuff. As he started organizing the event, he researched the non-profit organization that funds musical education for students around the world.

“Because I am heavily involved with music at the school I already know most of the bands that perform in this area,” he said.

Eventually he was able to gather six bands, three of which, including Stained Glass Army and The Suns, performed on May 8. The other three will be playing next Wednesday.

Though McCoy admits he wishes he had more of an opportunity to advertise the event, he hopes to see a larger audience on the final night of the show.

As for the organization, the Grade 11 student said he made use of many of his connections to make the event happen.

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EDSS student and organizer of the Playing for Change concert Mitchell McCoy (front) stands next to The Suns, one of the bands who performed during the two day concert. The second date is set for May 15 in the EDSS cafeteria. [elena maystruk / the observer] in student council – that gives me the extra hands to be able to do more of the miscellaneous work.”

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Dash for Diabetes event helps send kids to specialized camp elena maystruk Here’s hoping the warm weather holds as the St. Agatha District Lions Club plans for the third annual Dash for Diabetes.

Taking place on June 9, the day’s good cause will be sending local children with

type 1 diabetes to camp this summer.

There are currently about 127,000 Waterloo Region residents living with diabetes or pre-diabetes.

This statistic includes many local kids who are just starting to learn how to deal with the disease,

and as summer approaches so does a chance for them to swim, play and learn a little something about living with diabetes through a specialized program.

“We just want people to try and come out to be aware of what they are sup-

porting,” said Canadian Diabetes Association community engagement coordinator Nicole Holder of the Lions Club event.

“One of the reasons this camp is important is that not all camps, although they take children with diabetes, have specialized 24/7

kind of care,” she added.

Camp Huronda, near Huntsville, is the only overnight camp in Ontario for kids (ages 8 to 15) with type 1 diabetes. It provides round-the-clock-care from medical professionals such as dieticians, endocrinologists, a pediatric team and

student counsellors, along with the typical fun stuff like horseback riding and archery.

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Kate’s Place committee seeks input on outdoor activity gym Recently received Trillium Fund grant to cover cost of sensory wall and outdoor fitness equipment STEVE KANNON Kate’s Place for Everyone will become even more inclusive with the addition this summer of adult activity equipment.

The outdoor gym of sorts will be funded by the recently received Ontario Trillium Fund grant that’s also covering the cost of a new sensory wall.

The wall is already being manufactured, but the committee overseeing the Gibson Park facility is seeking public input on the configuration of the activity equipment, which is expected to be of particular interest to seniors.

A series of resistancetraining pieces, it will expand the scope of the Elmira facility, Kelly Meissner, the organizer of the original Kate’s Kause charity initiative, told Woolwich councillors meeting Tuesday night.

“We have enough funding for a really good circuit of outdoor fitness equipment,” which will be of use to people of “all athletic abilities.”

Inclusive is the operative word at Kate’s Place, which opened last year following a fundraising effort spearheaded by Meissner and quickly embraced by the community. The accessible playground is named for her daughter, Kate, who has Angelman Syndrome, a rare neurogenetic disorder.

The facility has been a well-used addition to the park. For Kate, who turns 4 next month, the playground has been a boon, helping with her development, Meissner said. With the addition of a sensory wall (a sculptured structure featuring artificial tree branches, animals, rocks, bugs, fossils, and the like), kids of all abilities will have another developmental tool.

Murray Haight of the Elmira Kiwanis Club, which has helped with fundraising and the OTF grant application, said the additions to the facility should be done this summer. The sensory wall kate's place | 4

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Elmira Kiwanis Club members Tony Dowling and Tom Hendrick catch one of the 700-plus lobsters that will be served up at the annual event.

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Getting ready to strap on the bibs Kiwanis Club will host its popular Lobsterfest fundraiser for the 32nd year will sloan As the Kiwanis Club of Elmira prepares for its 32nd annual Lobsterfest, one might pause to consider mortality. Approximately 700-750 lobsters will be served at Lions Hall on May 25 – that’s a lot of shellfish.

Kiwanis member Tony Dowling started calculating. “When you consider over 32 years – there haven’t always been that many lobsters, but there have been for many years.

Thousands and thousands of lobsters have been through the steamers.”

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ing, Lobsterfest will draw around 650 hungry seafood enthusiasts. However, even though the one-and-a-halfpound lobsters (or spare rib, if you’re so inclined) are more than adequate at filling the empty belly, Dowling added, “We always have extra lobsters in case people want to buy a second one for the meal, or take one home another night to make a lobster salad.”

So, if any crustacean should happen to be reading this, the message is: beware. As the event has grown in size over the decades, the Kiwanis Club

has steadily refined their skills in the art and craft of lobster-boiling. Making this year unique, the club has purchased a new set of high-speed lobster cookers for quicker results.

Over the years, the event has grown in size, said Tom Hendrick, founder of the Kiwanis Lobsterfest. “We started out pretty meager back 32 years ago, and it’s been growing ever since.”

Now, the event has two sittings – an early-bird meal at 4 p.m., and a 7 p.m. dinner/dance, complete with a raffle. There will also be a cash bar.

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raffles and prizes are nice, but the event remains all about the lobster. “The lobsters are flown in from Nova Scotia. It’s live, fresh lobster,” said Hendrick.

“We get basically a thousand pounds of lobster delivered to us the day of the event, and our cookers are set up right on the parking lot. Soon as they’re cooked, they’re run over to the hall in time for dinner.”

“There are other lobsterfests that do supposedly all-you-can-eat, but generally they serve little stuff,” added Dowling. “You stand lobster | 4

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who are in the same boat.

“The best thing, parents say, is that they are often able to return home and be more independent with their diabetes care and they are able to manage their everyday hurdles,” Holder said.

The camp is not cheap, however, costing a total of $1,350 per child for the week, but Holder notes the association tries to send as many kids as possible every year through partial subsidies and fun-

draising efforts such as the Dash.

On the scheduled Sunday, participants can run or walk a 1-kilometre family fun run or a 5-10 km walk or run while enjoying a barbecue and some local entertainment.

All pledges collected for the event will be donated to the Canadian Diabetes Association to send local kids to Camp Huronda in the first week of July. Any registration fees collected from the event will go back into community projects carried out by the St. Ag-

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atha and District Lions, such as Christmas tree lights, community events and plans for next year’s Dash.

Thanks to local efforts, the CDA’s Central West Leadership Centre received nearly $3,000 from the St. Agatha Lions and sent about 36 kids to the camp last year.

The Dash takes place at the St. Agatha Community Centre starting at 10 a.m.

To register, contact Nicole Holder at 519-742-1481, ext. 224 or e-mail Nicole.

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in line 15, 20 minutes to get a little lobster, and you leave. It’s not that you’ve had enough lobster, you’re just tired of standing in line.

“Usually, by the time people get through our dinner, they’ve had all they can eat.”

The Kiwanis Lobsterfest takes place May 25 at Lions Hall, beginning at 7 p.m.

Dinner is $49 per person,

with some $39 early-bird seating beginning at 4 p.m.

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to have the outdoor gym completed, perhaps with the help of volunteers, in time for use this summer.

For now, the group is looking for public input on the types of equipment to be ordered for the facility, he added. Organizers are also working with the Woolwich Seniors Association.

As with the existing equipment at Kate’s Place, the new additions will become township property once installed, with the municipality responsible for maintenance, director of recreation and facilities Karen Makela told councillors.

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people get the facts about spending and not the spin,” Horwath said during a press conference at Queen’s Park.

Wynne needs Horwath’s backing for the budget to pass and to avoid failing a confidence vote, which would send us back to the polls.

The Conservatives, however, are pressing for just that outcome, though a recent poll shows Ontarians are split on the issue.

A Forum Research survey found that there was 44 per cent approval for the new budget among those polled, while 39 per cent disapproved and 17 per cent had no opinion. About half of Ontarians (53 per cent) did not want another election.

The voice-response phone poll of 869 people, conducted May 3, saw Horwath as the most-liked provincial party leader with

49 per cent approval and 18 per cent unsure.

About half of Ontarians, Forum Research noted, want the NDP to support the Liberals (36 per cent were opposed). Still, Liberals and Conservatives are nose-to-nose with 36 per cent support each, with the Tories looking to make hay over Liberal spending plans such as adding to the budget in order to appease the NDP (i.e. lower premiums on car insurance in Ontario, funding for homecare health services, and a plan to improve employment among youth).

And, though the $585 million cancellation of gas-fired power plants in Oakville and Mississauga by the former McGuinty government has been a main battering ram against Wynne at Queen’s Park, the Premier is doing relatively well in the polls, following behind Horwath at 42 per cent approval (18 per cent unsure). Hudak brings up

the rear with a 27 per cent approval and 17 per cent of those polled undecided.

Locally, however, Harris said he’s been hearing rumblings of disapproval from his constituents.

“The solutions to Ontario’s problems aren’t hard to figure out; they’re just not easy to do. We need a government that actually has a plan to reduce spending, create jobs and has the courage to implement those measures,” Harris argued May 7.

Harris argues that Liberals are not providing a plan for following through on what they promised.

“I think [people] have a hard time believing any politician when they say to them ‘we’re going to reduce your auto insurance by 15 per cent’ without providing a real plan on how to get there,” he said.

“I can’t tell you the amount of e-mails I get, the people I talk to in my riding, and they are fed up.”

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Water rates to rise, more money for consultants Woolwich will be going back to the consultant well, this time to figure out how much more it will cost you to have water and sewer services.

Meeting this week, council approved giving $34,000 to Watson & Associates Economists Ltd. to undertake a rate review study. With the quote having come in under the $60,000 budget, they also quickly approved dropping the rest of the money on inventory

of assets related to the water and wastewater systems.

Only Coun. Mark Bauman challenged the need for yet another consultant, especially when the work could be done in-house. He objected to what amounts to “paying somebody to throw a dart at a dartboard” in coming up with new rates.

While admitting the work could be done by staff, finance director Richard Petherick said time was an issue, with not enough resources to add another project, especially one that could be carried out by a consultant with greater proficiency.

Staff, he said, could be sure to “achieve best value for our customers” in setting the rates.

New Church Street roundabout in the works The intersection of Line 86 and Floradale Road will be replaced by a roundabout in order to increase driver safety, with Waterloo Regional council this week approving the project in principle.

A review of traffic control options determined that a single-lane round-

about would reduce the probability of more fatal collisions. The construction of a roundabout at this intersection will be considered as part of a ‘Roundabout Installation Prioritization Program’ in the 2014 Transportation Capital Program.

Woolwich supports summer concert series The popular Bandstand Summer Concert Series in Elmira’s Gore Park will continue this year, with insurance for the Sunday shows falling under

Woolwich’s blanket coverage, councillors decided.

In a presentation Tuesday night, organizer Lynn Russwurm of Floradale said the concerts have drawn a “tremendous response” since they were introduced four years ago, attracting some 600 people each week. The series now runs for 14 weeks throughout the summer, this year starting June 2 and going to September 1.

“We’re providing good entertainment every Sunday night for the people who come out,” he said, noting he books some of the provinces’ top

bluegrass and country acts, who perform at no cost to the public.

Coun. Allan Poffenroth praised Russwurm’s efforts and endorsed the insurance coverage.

“These concerts are tremendous. The attendance is outstanding. It’s putting Elmira on the map,” he said, noting the township should do what it can to help.

In that vein, Coun. Julie-Anne Herteis’s suggestion that the township look at closing part of Hampton Street during the concerts to deal with the large crowds at Gore Park was immediately supported by her colleagues.

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Saturday open house at Maple Grove HQ kicks off police week To kick off police week, the Waterloo Regional Police Service is hosting an open house Saturday at the Cambridge headquarters on Maple Grove Road. The event runs 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

There will be live music performed by police members; demonstrations from the Emergency Response Unit, Training Branch, Canine Unit and Traffic Branch; tours of headquarters and the Children’s Safety Village; a climbing wall, pony rides, face painting, tattoos, puppet show and a barbecue.

As well, police members and volunteers will have their heads shaved during the Cops for Cancer fundraiser for cancer research.

“The open house at headquarters is a special day

when families can enjoy a variety of activities and celebrate along with police members and representatives of numerous community and partner agencies,” said Chief Matt Torigian.

“We hope that you will be able join us for a closer look at your police service and meet many of the members dedicated to public safety for the people of Waterloo Region.”

Police Week 2013 runs May 12-18 and Waterloo Regional Police have additional activities planned throughout the week. Waterloo Regional Police Headquarters is located at 200 Maple Grove Rd., Cambridge.

Donations of non-perishable foods for the Food Bank of Waterloo Region will be accepted.

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was westbound on Listowel Road, driving behind a Saturn operated by a 31-year-old man. The driver of the Saturn signaled a left-hand turn onto Steffler Road and was

7:21 AM | The driver of a pickup truck was charged after rear-ending a Saturn in Wellesley Township. The 57-year-old man

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a woman drove onto the shoulder on a sharp curve, lost control and ended up driving her car through a fence and into a field. There were no injuries or charges. The vehicle sustained relatively heavy damage.

5:54 PM | Police responded to the 1300 block of Hopewell Creek Road in Woolwich Township where a Honda and a farm tractor were involved in a collision. There were no injuries and one of the drivers was charged.

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Breslau and Maryhill firefighters and regional police responded to reports of a grassfire on Snyder’s Flats Road in Bloomingdale on the afternoon of May 7. Police closed off the area near the Sawmill Road entrance to Snyder’s Flats trail and the road until the fire was extinguished and the smoke dissipated. [elena maystruk / the observer]

rear-ended by the pickup. There were no injuries, fairly heavy damages to the Saturn and minor damage to the pickup. The pickup’s driver was charged with following too close.

58-year-old woman from Kitchener driving a Chevrolet Equinox collided with a 47-year-old woman from Kitchener driving an Acura. The driver of the Chevy was charged with disobeying a roundabout sign.

a flock of geese. Police responded to the single-vehicle collision on Hackbart Road just north of Gerber Road where the woman, driving a white Chrysler Sebring ended up in the ditch. No charges were laid.

8:04 AM | Two women were involved in a collision in the roundabout at Kossuth Road and Fountain Street, south of Breslau. A

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11:10 AM | A woman sustained minor injuries after swerving her car off the road in order to miss

5:15 PM | A single-vehicle rollover occurred on Line 86 at Reid Woods Drive west of Elmira when

8:14 AM | Police responded to a collision on Arthur Street just north of the roundabout near St. Jacobs where a white Honda was rear-ended by a black Honda Civic. Both vehicles were travelling southbound on Arthur Street when the lead car stopped suddenly due to traffic and was hit by the Civic. There were no injuries and the driver of the Civic was charged with careless driving. blotter | 9

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Camp Hours are 9am - 4pm Drop Off 8am-9am Pick up 4pm-5pm

24 Snyder Ave. S, Elmira $175 / Week for children 5 - 12 years of age

Join us at our other weekly daycamps in a community near you! Same fun quality program, a number of locations throughout Woolwich!

Contact Dave at 519-669-6047 for more info.

Jul 2-5

Jul 8-12 Jul 15-19

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Jul 29-Aug 2

Aug 6-9

Aug 12-16

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Online: www.woolwich.ca/register (a small nonrefundable convenience fee applies) In Person: Woolwich Memorial Centre, 24 Snyder Ave. S., Elmira or Breslau Community Centre, 100 Andover Dr., Breslau

Full of Half Days Available

Half Day - Week $135 Full Day - Week $200

Half Day - Per Day $30 Full Day - Per Day $45

REGISTER BEFORE JUNE 6, 2013 AND SAVE!

at the Stork Family YMCA—including special interest camps.

519-884-9622

IN PERSON REGISTRATION

IN THE GYM LOBBY

PAYMENT MUST BE ACCOMPANY REGISTRATION – PAYMENT OPTIONS CASH OR CHEQUE –

NO DROP OFFS - ALL CAMPERS MUST BE REGISTERED PRIOR TO THE START OF CAMP

including YMCA Camp Belwood—outdoor fun including BMX biking and sailing!

519-699-5100

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Please note that all programs are subject to availability and sufficient enrollment.

97 Earl Martin Drive, Unit #2, Elmira For More Information on: Programs, Gym Calendar, Birthday Parties & Registration Call 519.669.2227

or email: wgcregistrar@gmail.com CHECKOUT OUR WEBSITE: www.woolwichgymnastics.com

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professional instruction by qualified instructors

for more information contact the school at 519-578-3640

www.beckettschool.ca

Tennis in the heart of Waterloo Park

Leap into reading this summer!

Kids can journey to places near and far, from the backyard to other worlds, by whatever means they can imagine. Experience new tastes, friends and excitement along the way all by visiting your local library.

- Junior Lessons (from 5-16 years old) - Adult Lessons (daytime & evening) - Summer Camps - Indoor court rentals - Memberships

Activities, crafts, storytimes, and special events all summer long.

519-885-3920

Keep your child reading this summer. Visit your local branch or www.rwlibrary.ca for more information.

www.waterlootennis.com

IS HERE! BOYS & GIRLS AGES 7-14

We sell sizes from newborn to girls size 16 & boys size 18

Four weekly camp sessions are being offered during the month of July as follows:

WEEK ONE JULY 8-12 WEEK TWO JULY 15-19 WEEK THREE JULY 22-26 WEEK FOUR JULY 29-AUG 2ND Children may be dropped off as early as 8:00 am at John Mahood Public School, 5 First St. W., Elmira.

Pick-up time is 4:00 pm.

We sell top brand kids stuff at prices up to 70% off mall prices.

Clothing, toys, and equipment we’ve got everything you need!

weekend programs, and

Contact us for more information.519-888-4856 or

$160.00

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$150.00

Encore Dance Studio

Tap • Ballet • Jazz • Hip Hop • Acro

Jr. Camp 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm $120 per week $35 per day

New This Year,

1-877-ESQ-KIDS (377-5437) esqinfo@uwaterloo.ca

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GOOD HEALTH

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For more information contact Stephanie Barber at (519) 669-4438 or elmirasummersportscamp@hotmail.com

Mini Camp 9:00 am - 1:00 pm $100 per week $30 per day

in-school workshops.

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SOCIALIZATION

$150.00

Session 1: July 8 - 12, 2013 Session 2: August 12 - 16, 2013

and summer camps,

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SUMMER DAY CAMP OFFERED FOR AGES 3+ • Half day and Full day options • Gymnastics, crafts, games • Full day campers visit Waterloo’s Lion’s Lagoon on Wednesday & receive pizza lunch on Friday!

(includes two t-shirts)

www.OnceUponAChildKitchener.com

COORDINATION

These fun new combo classes run Tuesday evenings from June 11 - July 30th Classes are available for ages 3 - 13 in: Ballet/Tap, and Jazz/Hip Hop combo’s in both Beginner and Novice levels and Jazz/Acro combos in Junior level.

KinderDance sessions for ages 2 - 2 1/2 are also being offered during this time.

Cost: KinderDance $79.10 Beginner/Novice Classes $90.00 Junior Classes $105

www.encoredancestudio.ca

8 Mill Street, Elmira, ON • 519-669-4510

info@encoredancestudio.ca

www.revolutiongym.ca 519-746-9905 455 Dutton Drive Unit #2 Waterloo, ON N2L 4C7

$20.00 off SUMMER CAMP COUPON VALID FOR FULL WEEK (all day camp)

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province honours volunteer

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break-andenters in Breslau and Elmira from | 5

8:45 AM | Police responded to the 1200 block of Spitzig Road near Breslau where unknown suspects broke into a residence and stole jewellery between the hours of 8:45 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. The side door had been pried open.

MAY 4

7:48 AM | Unknown suspects entered an unlocked vehicle on James Street in Elmira and stole a GPS. MAY 5

Elmira Children’s Centre volunteer Janine Haid was honoured by the province for 15 years of volunteer service earlier this year. Fellow volunteers like Darlene Gadsby (left) have seen Haid walk or bike to work every day with a smile on her face. [elena maystruk / the observer]

A simple home.

Intentional living.

“We really want to honour God with our money! Our friend suggested we speak with MSCU about our mortgage.”

Joshua Hall, Kitchener member

12:10 AM | An elderly woman driving a Ford Explorer was travelling westbound on Line 86 when she struck a deer.

There were no injuries to the driver and the deer could not be located.

NoticeOF of STUDY Public Information Centre NOTICE COMMENCEMENT PROPOSED REGION OF WATERLOO

East Side Lands Sanitary Pumping SIGN BY-LAW Station & Forcemain Environmental The Region of Waterloo will be holding a publicAssessment information centre to introduce a draft

THE STUDY Regional By-law respecting signs on Regional roads. The proposed Sign By-law addresses all types of unoffi cial signs on Regional roads including election signs, business accessory The Regional Municipalsigns, farm accessory signs, ity of Waterloo (Region) is mailbox accessory signs, open house signs and poster signs.

The proposed Sign By-law establishes requirements for unofficial signs including: initiating a Class Environ• Location and(Class placement; mental Assessment Size, shape, Pumpconstruction and content; EA) •for a Sanitary • Impacts to the function of the road; ing •Station & Forcemain to Number of signs and timing of placement; and service the known as • Sign area removal. the “East Side Lands”. As Staff are also proposing an amendment to the Region’s Tourism and Essential Services part of the 2003 Signing Policy to Regional allow tourism signage on Regional roads for agri-toursim activities.

Growth Management When: Tuesday, June 17, 2008, drop in 4:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Strategy, the East Side Place: Regional Administration Headquarters (lobby) Lands were150 identified as a Street, Kitchener Frederick significant opportunity for This public information centre is being held for the purpose of providing information and employment development receiving comments from the public. A copy of the draft By-law is available for review in inthethe Region.

TheRegion study of Waterloo, 2nd floor, 150 Frederick Street, Kitchener or on the Clerk’s Office, area is located in the Region’s website at: eastern portion of the Region www.region.waterloo.on.ca - tab Newsroom, tab Public Notices surrounding the Waterloo If you Airport have questions Regional and cov- concerning the By-law, please contact Nancy Button, Manager, Transportation Engineering at 519-575-4520 or by email at ers an area of just over bnancy@region.waterloo.on.ca 4000 hectares encomIf you require accessible passing portions of theservices to participate in this meeting, please contact the above noted

by Tuesday, City of person Kitchener, City ofJune 10, 2008.

All commentsand andthe information Cambridge Town- received from individuals, stakeholder groups and agencies regarding this project are being collected to assist the Region of Waterloo in making a decision. Under the Municipal ship of Woolwich (See Key Act, personal information such as name, address, telephone number, and property location that may be Plan Map). included in a submission becomes part of the public record. Questions regarding the collection of this information should be referred to the person indicated above.

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The Region, in partnerNancy Button Manager, Engineering ship with theTransportation City of CamRegion of Waterloo bridge and Township of Woolwich, is nearing completion of a Master Environmental Ser150 Frederick Street, 7th Floor vicing Plan (MESP), which Kitchener, ON N2G 4J3 will summarize and provide recommendations for the water and wastewater servicing requirements of the East Side Lands. The MESP expanded on the recommendations of the Region’s 2007 Wastewater Treatment Master Plan (WWTMP) for wastewater servicing of this area. This Class EA study will build on the approved MESP and WWTMP. For the purpose of this study, the East Side Lands are divided into two stages of development. The Stage 1 boundary represents an area that requires a sanitary servicing strategy for developments in the short term, while Stage 2, known as the “Broader East Side Lands”, will focus on a long term servicing strategy for the entire study area. This study will identify and evaluate alternatives for wastewater servicing of each stage of development, and recommend the preferred strategy.

THE CLASS EA PROCESS The study is being developed in accordance with a “Schedule B” Municipal Class EA and will include public and stakeholder consultation, evaluation of alternatives, an assessment of the potential impacts of the proposed alternatives and identification of measures to mitigate any adverse impacts. Upon completion of the study, an Environmental Study Report (ESR) documenting the process will be available for public review and comments for a period of 30 calendar days prior to approval by Regional Council.

The public consultation process is vital to this study as the Region wants to ensure that anyone with interest in the project has the opportunity to get involved and provide input to the decision making process. Public Information Centres (PICs), advertised in advance, will be scheduled to solicit input from key stakeholders and public.

COMMENTS We encourage you to provide us with any suggestions or comments that you may have about this study. All comments will be posted as part of public record with the exception of personal information.

Continue your conversation with MSCU, where faith and finances meet. www.mscu.com | 519.669.1529 * Rate subject to change. Rate includes relationship pricing. Annual Percentage Rate (APR) is equivalent to the Annual Interest Rate. APR assumes no fees or charges apply. If fees or charges apply, your APR would increase.

To provide comment or request additional information, please contact either of the listed Project Team members below: Mr. Dave Arsenault, M.Sc., P. Eng. Project Engineer Regional Municipality of Waterloo 150 Frederick Street, Kitchener ON N2G 4J3 Phone: 519-575-4757 ext. 3682

Mr. Duane Lindner, P.Eng. Manager of Infrastructure Associated Engineering (Ont.) Ltd. Suite 203, 51 Breithaupt St, Kitchener, ON N2H 5G5 Phone: 226-214-3188 ext. 5301

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Our view / editorial

The VIEW from here

Almost everyone is off-base in local casino debate Regional council voted Wednesday night to oppose plans for a casino anywhere in Waterloo Region. The vote was meaningless, and should be treated as such by the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation.

As a symbolic gesture, the vote was a waste of time.

But it was also a case of a government overstepping its bounds, going beyond its jurisdiction in a case where it must defer to the more-representative and democratic local municipality (its actions support Cambridge Mayor Doug Craig’s call for reducing the scope of regional government).

In Waterloo, on the other hand, a vote this week to reject hosting a casino is valid, if not based on fact. As with Woolwich (which voted yes) and Kitchener (which has yet to decide), most of the feedback from the ersatz public consultation process was opposed to a casino. None of the politicians or bureaucrats, however, point out that the results are vastly skewed by the fact only those motivated to participate in the process will do so. In the case of a casino, that’s typically those with moral/religious issues, with perhaps a smattering of those worried about business competition from a casino, voting no where the process is anonymous. Nor, as we saw in Woolwich, are there controls for multiple voting or across the various platforms (online survey, mail-in, emails).

The real picture is more likely found in a recent poll by Ipsos Reid on behalf of Bingemans, which is aiming for a casino on its Kitchener lands. In a random sampling of Kitchener residents, the polling firm found 63 per cent believe the city should be open to having a conversation about potentially hosting a casino, whereas only one in three (35 per cent) think the city should be closed to the idea of hosting a casino.

Perhaps tellingly in this week’s vote at regional council, no one has talked about dropping a claim on a share of the revenue should Woolwich or Kitchener end up with a casino.

As Coun. Allan Poffenroth pointed out at Tuesday night’s meeting of Woolwich council, there seems to be an assumption in some circles that the township has agreed to share some of its windfall – estimated at $4 million a year – with the region should a casino open in, say, the Breslau area. That’s not the case. Woolwich has only said it would be open to talking to the region about sharing if – and it’s big if – the region could prove it's facing extra costs for the likes of policing and social services due to the presence of a casino here. And only if those costs would go beyond more than $1 million in property tax revenue the region stands to pocket. The likelihood of that is precisely zero.

None of this is to say a casino in Woolwich or elsewhere in the region is a panacea. As we’ve argued here many times, the province’s reliance on gambling is a massive copout, allowing it to raise taxes without actually calling it a tax increase.

While gambling is seen as a quick fix for cash-strapped governments – with much of the problem due to their own profligacy – in the long run we need governments to rely less on games of chance. They need to collect taxes in a more upfront way. To do that, they’ll need to show us the benefits of our remittances – most of the money goes to pay for important pieces of our quality of life. More immediately, they’ll have to prove to us that they won’t waste, steal or squander our money on themselves, staff and financial backers.

Given that regional council has no jurisdiction in casino debate and the public input process is not representative, there's plenty of going through the motions.

WORLD view / GWYNNE DYER

We may be inclined to fight wars, but we're improving WORLD AFFAIRS Of course human beings have always fought wars.

Of course a quarter of the adult males in the typical primitive society died violently, in wars and in fights.

(I’m using the banned word “primitive” here because it’s shorter than “huntergatherer and horticultural non-state societies,” not because primitive peoples are inferior.)

And of course many people don’t want to admit how violent our past was, because they are afraid that our past will also define our future. But it’s hard to believe that we are still having arguments about this long after the evidence is in.

The occasion for these intemperate remarks is the controversy that has broken out once again since American anthropologist Napoleon Chagnon published his memoirs, “Noble Savages: My life among two dangerous tribes – the Yanomamo and the anthro-

pologists.” As the title suggests, Chagnon does not bear fools gladly. But then, he has had to contend with quite a few fools in his career.

In 1968 Chagnon published a book called “Yanomamo: The Fierce People.”

It was about his research among a group of about 20,000 people living in complete isolation in the Amazon forest. They were split up among 250 little villages – which were perpetually at war with one another.

At the same time other anthropologists were documenting the same state of constant warfare among the few other surviving hunter-gatherer and horticultural groups that had previously avoided contact with “civilized” societies, especially in the highlands of New Guinea. Similar pre-contact behaviour was being confirmed in other groups like the Inuit.

And of course there was ample evidence that bigger “tribal” societies, from North American Indians to the Maori of New Zealand, had also spent much of their time at war with one another. This new perspec-

tive was most unwelcome to people (including anthropologists) who still clung to Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s comforting myth of the “noble savage,” living at peace with his neighbours and the environment, but the evidence was overwhelming.

Chagnon’s book was an instant bestseller and remains the most widely used anthropological text ever, but it also ignited a firestorm that still flares up occasionally. Because Chagnon did not just say that primitive people were always at war, and that a lot of them died from it.

He said that there was a genetic component in this behaviour.

Like all good anthropologists, he did genealogies of the people he studied – and he discovered that men who had killed other men in battle had three times as many children as men who had not killed. Human beings are “imperfectly monogamous,” but in groups where force is relatively unconstrained the best warriors get more wives.

Therefore, Chagnon said, they are more successful in passing on their genes.

He did not say that culture and environment play no part in moulding human behaviour. He was simply documenting what should have been obvious: that if all human societies fight, then we must, among other things, have some genetic predisposition to do so. We are not necessarily doomed to fight in groups, but we are (unlike cows and pigeons) able to do so.

In saying this, Chagnon outraged two overlapping groups: the large number of anthropologists of that generation whose intellectual roots were in Rousseau and Marx, and people who feared that primitive groups would be more vulnerable to exploitation by the mass societies around them if they lost the protective myth of the peaceful, noble savage.

The tactics of Chagnon’s critics were ruthless and even slanderous: he was accused of giving the Yanomamo weapons and urging them to fight, even of deliberately causing a measles epidemic among them.

He’s a combative sort, and his recent book shows the DYER | 12

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Their view / question OF THE WEEK

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"We are shaped by both our genes and our culture, and our culture no longer accepts war as natural and inevitable." Gwynne Dyer | page 10 HIS view / STEVE KANNON

It's difficult to feign ignorance about the consequences of sweatshops EDITOR'S NOTES The poor working conditions of sweatshop labour are nothing new. The rag trade was a long-time employer here and in other Western countries before outsourcing became the norm, moving the jobs to places such as Bangladesh, home of the Rana Plaza complex that collapsed two weeks ago.

The death toll, approaching 800 by midweek as recovery efforts continue, brought the plight of garment workers to our attention, making some of us uncomfortable with the cheap clothing we’ve come to love. Oh, we were vaguely aware of what goes on behind the scenes of that $5 T-shirt, but it takes a disaster to really make us think.

There were more than 3,000 garment workers in just one building in one city in one country, with many similar places scattered throughout the developing world. The same

cheap labour is behind Western companies outsourcing jobs making all kinds of products that we happily buy. We ignore the reality behind the cheap goods, and the companies making them have plausible deniability by having a third party look after running the sweatshops. Winwin. Well, except for the people doing the work.

That said, there are those who argue that the sweatshops provide jobs that wouldn’t otherwise exist, suggesting that even crappy, low-paying jobs in dirty and unsafe environments are better than no jobs at all. In Bangladesh, that amounts to about $40 a month, a pittance, but more than subsistence agriculture, the primary alternative for poor workers.

In that vein, supporters of the status quo may suggest that the benefits outweigh the risks of the working conditions, but none of the companies now scrambling with the public backlash from what happened in Bangladesh can honestly claim ignorance.

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to check out thousands of garment factories for structural flaws, something that wasn’t done after a previous string of deadly accidents, including a factory fire last fall that killed more than 100 garment workers.

Other sweatshop nations are undertaking similar reviews, or at least making the right noises.

Not much will change, however, as long as companies can maximize profits while we shop for cheap stuff even as our own middleclass is hollowed out by the very outsourcing that fuels Third World sweatshops.

That is the reality of globalization.

Some argue that globalization is a positive development as it will give rise to new industries and more jobs in developing countries.

Others say globalization is negative in that it will force poorer countries of the world to do whatever the developed nations tell them to do. Opponents argue developed countries, including Canada, are the ones who may lose out

because they are involved in outsourcing many of the manufacturing jobs that used to be done by their own citizens.

The growing trend of shipping jobs overseas is why you find many of your clothes with labels from developing countries such as Malaysia, China, the Philippines and, yes, Bangladesh, where they can be produced at lower cost.

Critics of outsourcing feel that no one wins with this practice.

Workers in Canada and other developed countries may lose their jobs while those doing the work in poorer countries get paid much less while working in poor conditions, highlighted by what happened at Rana Plaza.

In addition, many developing countries do not have stringent rules about environmental protection, thus industries do not need expensive pollution control equipment, resulting in serious air, water, and soil pollution that would not be acceptable in Canada. The problems are endemic, but it takes a major tragedy for us to ask if the social and

environmental impacts of globalization are things to be concerned about.

In fact, we do need to question globalization, fueled by trade deals such as NAFTA and the current very hush-hush TransPacific Partnership and the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), a proposed free trade and copyright agreement between our country and the European Union.

CETA and TPP would simply add to the 30 years of growing global inequality that has been the legacy of free trade agreements.

Calling them trade agreements is rather disingenuous, of course: the real goal is the ability to move capital with the intent of securely off-shoring jobs, intellectual property rights, extending pharmaceutical patents to raise the cost of drugs and reduce access.

Language in existing deals such as NAFTA becomes even more pronounced in CETA and TPP that allow for end-runs around national governments, essentially conkannon | 12

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cally because of cheaper labour, lower overhead and lax regulations on everything from the environment through to occupational health and safety.

The conditions found at Rana Plaza are precisely why we’re constantly bombarded with propaganda about the benefits of globalization: the companies have no interest in paying more to improve the plight of workers, as lower costs are their sole motivation.

Making improvements would mean spending more money, negating the goal of contracting the work to the cheapest and most dangerous workplaces in the world.

Sure, there will be some changes in Bangladesh.

Companies here don’t want another public relations fiasco. And the government there doesn’t want Western firms going elsewhere – somewhere equally dangerous, but without the current taint. To that end, the companies are saying all the right things, showing concern. And government officials in Bangladesh are stepping up inspections, announcing a new panel

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In 1972, the middle 60% of families accounted for about 57% of all income earned in Canada. By 2006 that number had dropped to 53%. In 1980, median family income was $58,000. In 2006, that number had dropped to $57,700 (both figures in 2005 dollars). In contraset, between 1992 and 2004, the average income of the top 10% families jumped by 34%, or by $55,000. For the top 5%, the average income increased by almost 44%.

“The PMRA has got it backwards. Its job is to protect Canadians, not the profits of chemical companies and big agri-business. These dangerous chemicals must be removed from the market now and remain so until proven safe. Bee pollination is essential to functioning of our ecosystem and the production of all fruits and vegetables. These pesticides need to be banned – the planet and future generations are depending on us to act now.”

Already uneasy about Waterloo Region's environmentally sensitive landscape (ESL) designation, a group of Wellesley landowners pressed township council to block any attempts by the region to extract groundwater from rural areas. Members of the Environmentally Sensitive Propery Owners Association accounted for more than 60% of the lands in the Laurel Creek ESL.

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National view

war does not define our future Continued from | 10

scars of fighting off unjust accusations for more than 40 years.

He would have fared better if he had dropped the other shoe. If he had known as much about history as he did about anthropology, he would know that the level of violence in human affairs has dropped drastically since the rise of civilization – precisely because we do now live in bigger societies.

Even the earliest mass societies lost far fewer people to war than the little societies of the more distant past, because it was no longer the entire male population that went to war. The battles were far worse than those of primitive warfare, but most people never saw a battle.

Even the dreadful 20th century follows the trend line. At least 50 million people were killed in the two world wars, but that was out of a global population that was nearing two billion people: a three per cent fatal casualty rate for war over a period of 30 years. It’s very unlikely that any pre-contact primitive society ever had a casualty rate that low. And in the six decades since 1945, far less than one per cent of the world’s people have died in war.

We are shaped by both our genes and our culture, and our culture no longer accepts war as natural and inevitable. We are not better people than the Yanomamo, and we’re very far from perfect. But our past does not define our future.

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root of sweatshop economies Continued from | 11

straining their powers. In many ways, it's continued deregulation by stealth, as governments would be handcuffed. As parties to the negotiations, they do so willingly, attempting to hide from the public the desire to turn more power over to corporations. Once the agreements are in place, any issues raised by the public can simply be third-partied.

Critics of deals such as the TPP, including those in the U.S., point to changes that would take away even the minimal controls over the financial system that caused the economic melt-

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We’re told the deals will bring prosperity and jobs – as always – but the government offers no proof.

Secrecy ensures that we know very little, and the Harper government can argue its hands are tied by the confidentiality of the negotiations.

Beyond boycotting sweatshop garments – or, perhaps just feeling guilty about buying them – real change will only come from curtailing the policies here that allow for the poor conditions to flourish.

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EDSS puts together a strong showing at track meet

Junior B hockey club’s annual fundraising tournament set for June 10 in Elmira Will SLoan

The Elmira Sugar Kings Golf Tournament has been running for several years now, and Kings vice-president James Martin has spent enough time in charge of the event that he surely knows how seriously people take the game. So, as local golfers hit the links on June 10 and try to top each other, one may wonder: does it get competitive?

“Oh yeah,” said Martin.

“Well … there are guys that are competitive and guys that aren’t. They know they’re not gonna win, so they’re just out for a good afternoon of golf.”

Fair enough.

Do you participate in the tournament?

“Yes I do.”

Are you the competitive type?

“Uh … no. I need a lot of help when it comes to that…” He laughed heartily.

Given that May finally brought some better weather, has he managed to get out for some practice?

“Actually, no, I haven’t.

Busy organizing this.” He laughed again.

The tournament is held

WILL SLOAN We’ve all heard plenty about the tumultuous year for Ontario public schools – how a lengthy standoff between provincial government and teacher’s unions led many to give up hope on extracurriculars. But the shortened season didn’t stop several Elmira students from racking up the hardware at a recent competition.

Elmira District Secondary School students Aaron Lebold (Grade 11), Nathaniel Mechler (Grade 10), Keith Weber (Grade 12), and Matt Bannon (Grade 12) posted a strong win in the 4x800m relay at Track

Sugar Kings vice-president James Martin is teeing up for the Elmira Sugar Kings Golf Tournament. The afternoon event will raise money to help the team cover operating expenses. [will sloan / the observer]

every year to help support the local Junior hockey team.

“It raises money for operating expenses. We cover ice time, transportation, equipment.”

Taking place over a long afternoon at the Elmira Golf Club, the event will include lunch, a five-hour scramble game (1-6 p.m.), a post-game reception, and dinner at 6:30 p.m.

There will also be raffle prizes and a silent auction, where prizes will include a Calgary Flames sweater worn by Elmira native Dennis Wideman.

The tournament is one

of several fundraisers the Kings hold each year to help pay for expenses. For the past two years, they have presented the Woolkings | 15

Wars. The Cambridge competition was held on May 3, and played host to 30 teams, including many from outside Waterloo Region.

The team won the race in 8 minutes and 37.27 seconds – a full 11 seconds faster than the nearest runner-up.

“We had a pretty strong team going into it,” said Nathaniel Mechler, who also placed second in the boys’ 300-metre dash junior competition, and track meet | 14

Hitting the trail all over the region this spring WILL SLOAN Woolwich Healthy Communities month has always been about health, but don’t forget it’s also about community. Both will be in full force today (Saturday) as cyclists, joggers, hikers and walkers will depart for on the Kissing Bridge Trailway (KBT) for the annual Spring on the Trail event.

Elmira, Guelph, Ariss, West Montrose, Wallenstein, Linwood and Millbank will all be entrypoints on the trail, each with its own gaggle of family activities and prizes.

Anyone attempting to walk the full route might want to come prepared with a new pair of shoes – it spans a full 90 kilometres.

“The number-one attraction is the trailway,” said

organizer Doug Cerson.

“Go explore the trailway.

Go from one community to another community.”

He continued, “When you go down to Linwood, they’ve got some activities right on the trail, so it’s all about getting off the couch and getting on the trail.”

In addition to promoting healthy lifestyles, Spring on the Trail is an effort to raise money to improve the

KBT, which connects many communities in southwestern Ontario. When finished, the expanded trail is expected to be 127 kilometres, running from Guelph to Lake Huron.

“In Elmira, the section has been wonderfully maintained by the Lions Club,” said Cerson. “It’s a testament to how a little bit of fundraising can help get the other sections up to the

same quality.”

While eager hikers and bikers are encouraged to register online in advance, participants may also appear at checkpoint communities to purchase a $20 SCOTT 2013 passport (the donation is tax deductible).

All proceeds will be used to help expand the Kissing Bridge Trailway.

“Through grassroots fundraising, we not only

expand the trailway and maintain it and make it a wonderful experience, but we can also add suspension bridges,” said Cerson.

Specifically, Cerson hopes to raise the funds to build bridges over the Grand River in West Montrose and the Conestogo River in Wallenstein, which he said offer up “beautiful, beautitrails | 17

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not so great outdoorsman / STEVE GALEA

Leaking the secret of how to get really good restaurant service OPEN COUNTRY A lot of men’s magazines will provide their readers with all sorts of unique ways to make them stand out from the crowd and get noticed – and have the nerve to ask you to pay for this, too. They’ll suggest new hair styles, the latest shoes, pants, ties or shirts, lots of stomach toning exercises or even, god forbid, new cologne.

That’s all well and good, but if you really want peo-

ple to notice you in a big way, just walk into a crowded coffee shop after you’ve taken off a pair of chest waders. That’s because any quality set of waders leaks in one of two places: at the crotch area or at the seat of your pants. If you’ve paid enough, it will happen in both areas.

Surprisingly, a lot of young anglers do not consider this lucky at all. Of course, these guys are reading all the wrong things – as evidenced by the fact that they have washboard stomachs and smell nice.

Don’t let those guys fool

you.

As any grizzled veteran knows, there are several practical advantages to leaky waders. And this is the stuff that the young fellows seem to forget.

I guess what I’m saying is that smelling nice and having flat abs is OK, but having a plate-sized wet spot on the front or back of your pants will get you quick service every time.

I could be wrong, but I suspect this is something that wader manufacturers have actually taken into account in their latest designs. I suspect they are fully aware that an angler

only has limited fishing time. And they know that we don’t want to spend it waiting in line at the coffee shop.

Yes, there is nothing like a wet spot on the front or back of your pants to get you to the front of the express line – and sometimes have it given to you on the house.

By the way, for reasons I have yet to figure out, these leaks seem to enhance the telling of any story that involves a bear or angry cow moose.

The point here is that a good set of waders will get you noticed – and quick.

And in a small town, that eventually means faster service everywhere you go and perhaps even an outside table designated solely for you at your favourite restaurant.

More than that, these wet marks also help you recognize fellow trout anglers and can even aid in finding those secret little trout streams that they’d rather keep to themselves.

One guy I met last summer sprinted past me without so much as saying a word. He was being so secretive that he left his waders somewhere in the bush too. How else would

you explain the wet spot on the front of his pants?

If not for that one little clue, I would have never even known there was a trout stream on the other side of that blueberry patch, just beyond all those torn up logs and bear scat.

All that is just fine, but there is one far more important benefit. That being, if you walk into a coffee shop with a wet spot on your pants, no one will ever think to ask you how your fishing trip went. And needless to say, this kind of thing can save you from a potentially embarrassing situation.

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first in the boys; high jump junior. “We were expecting to win, but we didn’t know by how much.

While extracurriculars were out of commission for most of the school year, participants on the Elmira team each trained in private clubs.

“We were on the same team for cross-country as well, and then we decided to do the 4 x 800,” said Mechler.

“Our group is called the Fish Squad,” he added, straight-facedly.

Why ‘the Fish Squad,’ you may ask? “Because … we just came up with it,” said Aaron Lebold. Well, that’s as fair an answer as any. Do they like fish?

“Yes,” they respond together.

EDSS students also participated in other events at the meet. Among the results: Sydney Jones placed first in girls’ javelin throw junior; Jasmine Wilson took first in girls’ javelin throw senior, and Madison Jones placed seventh; Alex Hildebrand came third in the girls’ 1500m steeple-

chase open.

Julie Lacey came fourth in the girls’ 100m dash midget; Aaron Lebold was fourth in the boys’ 300m dash senior; Marlowe Schott ranked second in girls’ shot put junior; and Alex Weber came fourth in boys’ shot put senior.

Was there any takeaway message from the meet for the Fish Squad? When pressed, Mechler was able to summon an instantly memorable catchphrase: “Run hard – train hard!”

Quick – someone get Nike on the phone!

The Elmira boys had an impressive win in the 4x800m relay at the Track Wars meet May 3 in Cambridge. They were up against 30 other teams, including a number of very competitive schools from outside the region. They won with a time of 8:37, beating the next closest rival by 11 seconds. The team is Aaron Lebold, Nathaniel Mechler, Keith Weber and Matt Bannon. [submitted]

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wich Home and Garden Show, and have partnered with Woolwich Minor Hockey to sell cash calendars. The golf tournament represents the third corner of the Kings’ fundraising triangle.

For those for whom golfing isn’t the top priority, there will be other rewards.

“I’m planning on a steak dinner,” confided Martin, smiling. “And there’s a barbeque lunch before.”

Beyond the recreational benefits, the fresh air and camaraderie, are there any other draws for joining in the tournament?

“To support the Sugar Kings, and come out for a good social afternoon of golf,” said Martin. As a

bonus, it’s a Monday, and you know what they say about a bad day on the golf course, right?

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THE SCORE | SPORT RESULTS BALL HOCKEY

April 30 - Game 1 Lightning: 4 Blackhawks: 6

Lightning Goals: Shawn Dunn, Mike Therrien, Mike Floto, Matt Snyder, Assists: Mike Floto, Pat Shantz, Scott Litt Blackhawks Goals: Mark Vignault x4, Chris Reid, Richard Shantz Assists: Brent Freeman x5

April 30 - Game 2

May 7 - Game 1

Flames: 2 Maple Leafs: 5

Blackhawks: 5 Maple Leafs: 6

Flames Goals: Jeremy Herrgott, Jesse Steenson, Assists: Chris Wolfe, Simon McGee

Blackhawks Goals: Brent Freeman, Jeff Dumart x2, Richard Shantz, Dave Binkley Assists: Brent Freeman, Richard Shantz, Mark Vignault, Kevin Wellwood, Brent Walton, Matt Shantz

Maple Leafs Goals: Brock Zinken x3, Pat Doyle, Brian Dyksterhuis Assists: Brock Zinken, Pat Doyle, Satni Dardovski.

Maple Leafs Goals: Scott Hanley x2,Brock Zinken, Scott Snyder, Pat Doyle, Satni Dardovski Assists: Scott Hanley x2,Brock

Zinken x2, Ryan Sommerville, Ben Gunn

May 7 - Game 2 Flames: 1 Lightning: 3

Flames Goals: Robbie Martin Assists: Simon McGee Lightning Goals: Patrick Shantz x2, Mike Therrien Assists: Mike Therrien, Matt Snyder, Scott Litt, Dan Rhames

PUBLIC NOTICE TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Township of Wellesley has declared the following lands to be surplus to their needs and therefore pursuant to Township policy hereby declares that the following lands may be sold to a private interest: Part 1 of Part of Lot 3, Concession 5, Eastern Section, which forms part of the Willow Way unopened road allowance in the settlement area of Paradise Lake.

TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Council of the Township of Wellesley will hold a Public Meeting on the 3rd day of June, 2013 at 6:45 p.m. in the Council Chambers at 4805 William Hastings Line, Crosshill, Ontario, pursuant to Wellesley Township By-law No. 36/95, to hear and consider comments from the public.

The land is approximately 400 sq. ft. The purchase price is to be established by a professional appraiser at fair market value to be completed prior to the sale of the lands. There is no proposed completion date of sale at this time.

The EDSS girls played a tough game against Galt Collegiate Institute on May 7 in Elmira. The home team lost 4-1. [elena maystruk / the observer]

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The Woolwich Gymnastics competitive team travelled to Orangeville last weekend to compete in the Twisters Gymnastics and Trampoline Club invitational, where several of the girls enjoyed personal-best results. The club will next meet in London on May 24-26. Front row: Trinity Barnes, Kara Dietrich, Tegan Krieger, Madelyn Halstead, Julia Ersil. Middle row: Grace McBay, Hannah Simpson, Morgan Hanley, Fiona Bevan, Allison Saulesleja, Julia Code, Audrey Parker. Back row: Shawntanna Atkinson, Allison McIntee, Kayla Frey, Natalie Mayer, Kelly Schwindt, Courtney Gidge, Sylvia Horst. [submitted]

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Cerson added, “This would mean a tremendous tool in our tourism box to bring people to the area.

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“Five million kids lose teeth each year – lacrosse, hockey, water polo, the works,” said Michelle Diskic, a dental hygienist who has just launched Protec Custom Mouthguards from her home in Breslau.

Given that alarming number, why do so many of us avoid getting a mouthguard when we play minor hockey?

“Time – they have to book an appointment,” she said. “They have to go see the dentist, and the kids don’t want to go, and that’s on top of they’ve already gone to school all day.

Then they’ve got to go back two weeks later when it’s made for them.”

When a piece of protective equipment is not mandatory, you can be sure that plenty of us will do everything we can to avoid buying it – and, if we do shell out the time and money, you can be especially sure we’ll take the cheapest and easiest possible course of action. That’s an approach that Diskic will try to combat. Having just opened up her boutique business two weeks ago, Diskic is planning a strategy to make

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Michelle Diskic’s home-based business offers custom coloured mouthguards. Here, she models one of her pieces. custom-made mouthguards as accessible and affordable as possible.

“We go to the field, we go to the arenas. We set up shop, take the impressions,” said Diskic. “An implant is $3,000. For a $45 guard, it doesn’t seem like that big of a commitment.”

Diskic uses a tray with an alginate solution (essentially, powder in water) to produce an exact duplicate of the customer’s teeth.

Using the resulting model, she is able to use a heater to melt and mold a mouthguard in almost exactly the shape of the customer’s teeth.

She contrasts her approach to off-the-rack boiland-bite mouthguards, which are commonly used by athletes because of their low cost.

“You warm it in boiling water and put it in your mouth, but they’re loose,”

[will sloan / the observer]

said Diskic of the boil-andbites. “They’ll never be custom-fit. What ends up happening is, you’ll see kids when they have them half out and they chew them, because they can’t breathe and they can’t talk when they’re wearing them.

She pointed to one of her mouthguards. “Whereas these are so tight that people can run, they can talk.

They’re perfect for athleti-

cism.”

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VENTURE PROFILE BUSINESS: Protec Custom Mouthguards LOCATION: 2545 Shantz Station Rd. PHONE: 519-648-2662 OWNER: Michelle Diskic

Ontario has some amazing craft beers, those small batch, local brews that highlight a certain area or trait. They’re not cheap, but the taste alone speaks for the care that goes into their brewing.

I’ve been impressed with many of them; in particular, Legendary Oddity from Muskoka Brewery, a Belgian-style seasonal ale that makes you feel like you’re sitting in a beer garden in Brussels, imbibing with a Trappist monk.

Brewers here have enviable access to two key ingredients: incredible water and superb Canadian malting barley. They can thank another legend, Ontario Agricultural College plant breeder Charles Zavitz, for the latter. In the late 1880s, Zavitz took the unusual step of travelling to Russia to bring back hardy and productive barley varieties and further develop them here. That led to a line called OAC 21, which went on to become the dominant barley grown in western Canada for 50 years. Today, most barley lines in this country have some OAC 21 lineage in them.

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It was research that developed OAC 21, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heartening to see research and innovation up front in the new Barley Council of Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mandate. The council formed last month to represent barley growers and processors, and recognized the pivotal role of research in advancing new varieties and products.

The interest in new products was apparent last year when the Liquor Control Board of Ontario

released its annual sales figures, showing craft beer sales at the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biggest liquor monopoly grew by an almost unbelievable 45 per cent in one year. Nothing at the LCBO grows by 45 per cent, other than the number of ID checks on a weekend.

Those sales wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t happen if the LCBO hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t become more small-brewer friendly. It still has a ways to go before it sheds its stodgy reputation, but there are signs it and the provincial government are

trying to reach out more with a local appeal.

One such effort is an event taking place May 25 at the store on Scottsdale Drive in Guelph. There, three local passions â&#x20AC;&#x201C; wine, food, and charitable giving â&#x20AC;&#x201C; will come together for the Ontario Consumersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Choice Riesling Challenge.

Regionally produced Riesling wine from 15 wineries will be featured, including that of University of Guelph alumnus SueAnn Staff, Megalomaniac

and Foreign Affair Winery located at the Vineland Research and Innovation Centre.

At tasting stations throughout the store, patrons who pay a $10 fee will get to sample the wines; the tickets they purchase at each station will be tallied and at 4 p.m. two winners will be announced in dry and off-dry categories and presented with hand-crafted trophies.

As well, participants will be able to pair their wines throughout the day with

snacks, local bread and cheese and locally roasted coffee, making this an allaround local food event.

Better yet, proceeds from the participation fee for the Ontario Consumersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Choice Riesling Challenge will go to the Bracelet of Hope project. Participating consumers will each receive a bracelet from the project, aimed to assist Lesotho in overcoming its AIDS pandemic, which stands as an example of international cooperation.

The Bracelet of Hope

effort is lead by Dr. AnneMarie Zajdlik, an HIV physician in Guelph and recipient of the Order of Ontario. In 2005, she founded and now directs the Masai Centre for Local, Regional and Global Health, to treat HIV/AIDS patients in the Guelph area. She is a regional HIV specialist.

Research creates new products, helps solve disease problems and contributes to the overall health of a society. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fascinating how it can all come together at one event.

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dren, and three for adults. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Last year, my friendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s son played football in Kitchener, and he had three boiland-bites. They were $25 each. She can get one here for $45.â&#x20AC;?

In addition, she points out the unique material she uses. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This little metal part, this proform, goes right behind the front teeth, and on impact, when the lower teeth come up and hit the upper teeth, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll prevent 90 per cent of concussions.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the lower jaw coming

up that causes the brain to become rattled.â&#x20AC;?

Still, it must be said: all the proform in the world isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t going to make a kid want to sit in a chair for five minutes while alginate hardens around his teeth.

To sweeten the deal, Diskic offers personalized mouthguards for an additional $10. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You can get your name, your number, every colour you can think of â&#x20AC;&#x201C; blue, green, multicolours, redwhite-and-blue, Toronto Maple Leaf colours â&#x20AC;Ś and a

particularly popular one is glitterâ&#x20AC;Ś.â&#x20AC;?

Hang on a minute â&#x20AC;&#x201C; glitter? â&#x20AC;&#x153;If one little girl gets a glitter mouthguard, all her teammates start asking their parents â&#x20AC;&#x201C; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Can I get one too? Please? Please?â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?

For 20 years, Diskic has worked as a dental hygienist in Guelph, and continues to do so four days per week. In 2007, rising demand from facilities such as nursing homes led to dental hygienists becoming self-initiated (that is, being able to work without the

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tutelage of a dentist), and this home-based business marks her first soloforay. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The thing is, I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to be an independent hygienist â&#x20AC;&#x201C; there are offices opening everywhere,â&#x20AC;? said Diskic. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just not something that interests me. Too many legalities â&#x20AC;&#x201C; that kind of thing freaks me out.â&#x20AC;?

However, balancing the small mouthguard business with her day job in Guelph suits Diskic fine. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I love my job. The first thing you see on someone is their teeth, right?â&#x20AC;?

Michelle Diskic uses a model of the customerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s teeth to mold a custom-fitted mouthguard. [will sloan / the observer]

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THE ARTS on stage / symphony in concert

Things are gonna get a little Daffy Bugs Bunny and the rest of the Looney Tunes gang to appear accompanied by the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony petition. Perhaps understanding the fleeting nature of stardom, he became obsessed with material possessions (“It’s all mine, ya hear!? Mine mine mine!

Down down down!” he said of his treasure in Ali Baba Bunny), and perfectly willing to sacrifice his rival to a hunter’s shotgun (“That, sir, is an in-mitigated frab-rication. It’s wabbit season.”).

For his part, Bugs took a perverse pleasure in poking at Daffy’s insecurities. Their combustible relationship hit its zenith in Duck Amuck (1953), the most avant-garde of the cartoons, in which Daffy finds himself at the mercy of a sadistic animator. First he is a musketeer in 17th century France, but then finds himself in the Alps, and then on a farm, and then a desert island, until finally, the walls of the frame begin literally collapsing on him. Driven mad by this existential strife, Daffy demands to know the identity of his torturer. In the final shot, we learn that it is Bugs. “Ain’t I a stinker?” he confides to the audience.

will sloan Just as the world is said to be divided between Beatles fans and Stones fans, the Looney Tunes pose their own existential challenge. Do you enjoy cheering for an impossibly smooth, endlessly witty operator, or do you more easily identify with a perpetual underdog, always overshadowed by his rivals and easily susceptible to human vices? Should society find a hero to aspire to, or should we celebrate an everyman?

Is it rabbit season, or is it duck season?

In short: Bugs or Daffy?

As the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony prepares a night of Acme-branded tomfoolery with “Bugs Bunny at the Symphony” on May 16, assistant conductor Evan Mitchell takes a more philosophical approach.

“Perhaps this will give you the impression that I’m a person of significant depth: I really admire the relationship between Bugs and Daffy,” said Mitchell.

“Very often it’s openly antagonistic. Bugs, obviously the most successful of the Warner Brothers characters, would not be nearly

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successful if he didn’t have Daffy Duck as his foil.”

Thus, he concludes, “I don’t think I can pick a favourite, because the lunacy of Daffy Duck is weighed by the quiet, clever, sardonic humour of Bugs. And the way that they play off each other, I don’t think either would be as great as they are without the other.”

One can empathize with Daffy’s plight. When he made his debut in 1937’s Porky’s Duck Hunt, Daffy was the brash, young toon on the block, wowing audiences with his ceaseless energy and high-pitched squeals of “Woo woo! WOO WOO Woo woo woo!” Along with his frequent on-screen partner Porky Pig, Daffy ruled the Warner Brothers

roost for three years.

But that all changed in 1940 when A Wild Hare introduced audiences to the most famous cartoon rabbit of all time. As adept at befuddling hunters as Daffy ever was, Bugs Bunny had the additional quality of being calm, collected, and cocky. Anchored by a deep moral code (“Of course you know THIS means war!”), Bugs’ torment of Elmer Fudd, Yosemite Sam, et. al. captured the hearts of America, and his rise to stardom was meteoric.

It was around this time that a shift in Daffy’s personality began to occur. No longer the happy-go-lucky duck of 1937, he became more openly exasperated, and frequently contemptuous of his long-eared com-

And so, as the KitchenerWaterloo Symphony plays musical accompaniment to a full night of classic Looney Tunes animation, audiences will have another chance to contemplate a feud as powerful and enduring as any since the Javert hunted Valjean. In the meantime, can Evan Mitchell at least choose a favourite from the supporting characters?

“Wile E. Coyote, one hundred per cent,” he said, without hesitation. “The Road Runner cartoons are masterpieces of dialogue-less visual comedy … Even though you always know what’s going to happen, you can continue to watch them without it diminishing your enjoyment.”

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Work Wanted Drywaller & Carpenter looking for work. Sprayed ceiling California or popcorn.

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Child Care Required I Am Looking to hire a Grade 10 student to tutor my 12 year old son in math as well as some after school care in the fall. My 12 year old has a mild physical disability only and needs assistance getting into the house after he is dropped off by the school bus, there is absolutely no lifting required. I also need this person to hand out with my son for 2 weeks this summer. Position will definitely lead into the fall, when I will need someone from 3:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

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Health Care Ion Detox Foot Bath by Synergy DTX. The system draws toxins from the entire body through the pores of our feet. Stimulate Lymphatic drainage etc. Call Don or Barb 519-276-2423, St. Jacobs.

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For Sale Canadian Retail distributor for BLUE RIDGE IMPRESSIONS. Stamps and supplies for card making and scrapbooking. If you would like a catalogue contact us at Busy Bee Quilts, 9 Arthur St. S Elmira On. or call 519-6693441 Monday to Saturday, 9:00 - 5:00 or visit our retail store before June 15, 2013.

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Fawcet Corvette kitchen wood stove. 2 stainless steel milk pails. Call 519-884-3237.

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Mantle clock. 2 Cole Bowman originals.

Other paintings & prints. Royal Doultons (Elyse, Nicola, Leading Lady, Elegance, Southern Belle, Fragrance, Michele, Mary, etc.). Brass & copper fire extinguishers.

Older electric lamps. Chamber pieces.

Insulators.

China & glass (cranberry, carnival, coloured glass, cruet set, fancy cups & saucers, crystal, etc.).

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Auction Sale Of Antique tractors, tools, household effects, antiques and miscellaneous items, to be held at 17 William St. in Elmira (off Arthur St. North) for Neil McDougall, on Saturday, May 11th @ 10:00 a.m. Gerber Auctions Ltd. 519-699-4451.

Auction Sale Of 25 year old brick bungalow, household effects, antiques and miscellaneous items, to be held at 4086 Princess St. in Millbank for Arlan and Marion Erb, on Saturday, May 18th @ 9:30 a.m. Gerber Auctions Ltd. 519-699-4451.

Sat. May 11 at 10:00 AM: clearing auction sale of property with 3 bedroom brick bungalow; truck; household effects; antiques; collectables; furniture; and miscellaneous items to be held at 4 Campbell Place in Wellesley for Aaron L and Katie Jantzi. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519-656-3555. www.jantziauctions.com

Wed. May 15 at 10:00 AM - Clearing auction sale of antiques; collectables; furniture; household effects; tools; and miscellaneous items to be held at the St. Jacob’s Community Centre in St. Jacob’s for the estate of the late Shirley Lorentz with additions. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519-656-3555 www.jantziauctions.com Auction Sale Of 9 acre hobby farm, machinery, household effects, antiques and miscellaneous items, to be held at 5721 Wellington Rd. 86 bordering Ariss (10 minutes east of Elmira, 5 minutes west of Guelph) for The Catharine Meyer Estate, on Monday, May 20th @ 9:00 a.m. Gerber Auctions Ltd. 519-699-4451.

Thurs May 23 at 12:00 noon - Clearing auction sale of riding lawnmower; enclosed trailer; work trailers; small farm machinery; house trailer; scrap iron; and miscellaneous items to be held at 2411 Fischer Hallman Rd approx 3 kms east of New Dundee or 2 kms north of Roseville for Hans and Evi Strenzke. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519-656-3555 www.jantziauctions.com Auction Sale Of Tractors, machinery and miscellaneous items, to be held at 8311 - 6th Concession, Mapleton Twp. approx. 2 miles Southeast of Moorefield (east off County Rd. 10, northwest of Conestogo Lake, for Jacob Hildebrandt, on Friday, May 24th @ 11:00 a.m. Gerber Auctions Ltd. 519-699-4451.

Fri May 24 at 4:00 PM Clearing auction sale of property including a 3 bedroom brick raised bungalow; household effects; antiques; collectables; tools; and miscellaneous items to be held at 601 Green Meadow Cres in Waterloo off Northlake Dr. for Mary Ann Jantzi. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519-656-3555 www.jantziauctons.com

Auctions Auction Sale Of Tractor, riding lawn mowers, sports memorabilia, household effects, antiques and miscellaneous items, To be held at 2527 Notre Dame, Wilmot Twp. (2 miles north of St. Agatha), for Rob Bezeau and Paula Frost, With additions from Sam & Mary Lou Gingerich, Baden, on Saturday, May 25th @ 12:00 noon. Gerber Auctions Ltd. 519-699-4451.

Sat. May 25 at 1:00 PM Property auction of a 4 bedroom bungalow with attached garage situated in a sought after area of town to be held at 59 Mill St. east in Milverton for Seranus and Darlene Kuepfer held in conjunction with Kuepfer Auctions. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519-656-3555 www. jantziauctions.com Sat. May 25 at 8:30 AM annual Mennonite Relief sale of quilts; new and used furniture; miscellaneous items to be held at the New Hamburg Arena on Jacob street for the Mennonite Central Committee. Jantzi Auctions Ltd, 519-656-3555 www.jantziauctions.com Wed. May 29 at 10:00 AM - Clearing auction sale of household effects; furniture; antiques; tools; collectables; and miscellaneous items to be held at the St. Jacob’s Community Centre in St. Jacob’s for a Waterloo estate with additions. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519-656-3555. www.jantziauctions.com

Farm Equipment Finger Harrow attachment for cultivator or disc 12 - 16 ft $475.00; International 5100, SD Drill, grass, grain boxes, 18 run $2,600.00; Gehl MS175 bushel manure spreader, heavy chain, top beater, poly floor, single axle $3,750.00. Harriston 519-338-2688.

Rentals 3 Bdrm Home backing to parkland avail. June 30.

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Apartment and Rooms for rent in St. Jacobs. Apartment 1000 sq. ft., rooms 200 sq. ft.

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Real Estate 10 ACRE LOT- Lot 18 concession 12 Mapleton Twp.10 acre lot available to build your Country estate approximately 1/2 hour drive from Elmira.

Within commuting distance of Waterloo, Guelph, Drayton or Listowel. Level lot sloping up gently to the rear with 400 ft. frontage. This is a rare find.

For further information Call Peak Realty Ltd Elmira 519669-1544 and ask for Mildred Frey-Broker or direct @ 519-741-6970 .

Trades & Services Do You Need Your Garden tilled? I will do it for you. Call 519-669-2043.

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

Garage Sales 3678 Manser Road, Linwood.

8-? Something for everyone!

May 17th & 18th.

Garage Sales Annual Lighthouse Ministries Int garage sale, bake sale & BBq, Fri. May 10, 7 a.m.- 8 p.m.; Sat. May 11, 7 a.m. - 2 p.m. Sat. 10:30 a.m. bag sale. Gerald Bowman Auction building, Wallenstein.

Garage Sale - 108 Barnswallow Dr., Elmira. Sat. May 11, 8 a.m. Senior health aides and miscellaneous household items.

Garage Sale - Sat. May 11, 26 Duke St. Elmira. 7 a.m.

Something for everyone!

Garage Sale - Sat. May 11, at 40 Bluejay Road Elmira. 7 a.m. Kids items/clothing and household items.

Hawkesville Neighbourhood Garage Sale. Saturday, May 11th, 7:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. 3390 Broadway St. and 1022 Diefenbacher St. Furniture, stereo cabinets, wicker chairs, books, World Encyclopedia set, toys, Lego, swimming pool and more.

Heidelberg Annual Townwide Garage Sale. Saturday, May 11, 2013. 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Over 80 homes participate yearly. Bargains galore and something for every taste and budget. Rain or shine. $5/ per participating household. Money goes toward park rejuvenation and community events. For more information. 519-699-4571.

Household & Business Garage Sale. 6805 Line 86 (Stoltz Sales & Service, corner of Line 86 & Floradale Rd).

Antique rockers & lamps, 4’x8’ sheets of plywood, sports equipment, Kitchenware, Fire Pit Rims, Barrels, walk behind snowblowers, wood chipper, Lawnmowers & Attachments, Bikes, toys, tools plus lots more. May 17th 4-7 p.m., May 18th, 7:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Multi-Family Sale. 6444 Line 86, West Montrose. May 9 & 10 - 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., May 11 0 9a.m. - noon.

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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

BODY MAINTENANCE AT:

1-800-CARSTAR 519-669-3373

519-669-7652

33 First Street, East Elmira, ON

RUDOW’S

CARSTAR COLLISION CENTRE

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

general SERVICES

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

• Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning on Location TROPHIES | CUPS | PLAQUES | MEDALLIONS RIBBONS | NAME TAGS | NAME PLATES DOOR PLATES | CUSTOM ENGRAVING

• Janitorial

NEW CLIENTS

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

QUICK LOCAL SERVICE | 245 Labrador Dr., Waterloo

www.UniTwin.com | 519.886.2102

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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

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Speedy Service!

Call Us For Pickup / Delivery ELMIRA & AREA

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

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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

Sew Special

BAUMAN PIANO

SERVICES

Custom Sewing for Your Home

TUNING & REPAIRS

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.

Over 20 Years Experience

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

519-880-9165

FAX: 519 669-0087

www.martinscustomwoodwork.com martinscustomwoodwork@bellnet.ca

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www.reimerhbot.com 22 Church St. W., Elmira

Tel:519-669-5537

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

Steve Co.

CNC ROUTER MACHINING

PHONE: 519 669-0111

F. David Reimer

For more information call:

519-669-0220

56 Howard Ave. Unit 2, Elmira, ON, N3B 2E1

HOME IMPROVEMENTS SERVICES

CUSTOM WOODWORK INC.

4725 HERRGOTT ROAD

Established 2000

Safe, effective and proven for 13 + UHMS (Undersea Hyperbaric Medical Society) Approved indications:

$

Elmira

MARTINS

BOX 56, WALLENSTEIN, ONT

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

Lois Weber 519-669-3985

GENERAL services

WE CAN DO SOLID WOOD, PLYWOOD OR PLASTIC MACHINING.

PROFESSIONAL BIKE MECHANIC ON STAFF

Custom Blinds

In Home Consultations

Reimer Hyperbarics of Canada

BICYCLE SALES & REPAIRS

20 years experience

KENJI ORITA

Plumbing and Maintenance Inc.

For all your Plumbing Needs.

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

24 HOUR SERVICE

519-669-2251

TEL: +1 (519) 574-6734 oritakenji@gmail.com

36 Hampton St., Elmira

20B ARTHUR ST. N., ELMIRA

Ltd.

RESIDENTIAL & AGRICULTURAL

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

519-638-2699

100% SUPERIOR QUALITY CUSTOM WOODWORKING

RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL • INDUSTRIAL

Steve Jacobi

ELMIRA

519-669-3652

• Custom Kitchens • Custom Furniture • Libraries • Exotic Woods

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(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

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

WEICKERT& MEIROWSKI

WINDOWS & DOORS

OUTDOOR SERVICES

Since

Concrete Foundations Limited

$275.00/OUT

pump

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(1800 Gallon Residential)

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CONESTOGO

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

1871 Sawmill Road

519-664-3800 877-664-3802

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

1998 •Final grading •Lawn repair & complete seeding •Well equipped for large stoney areas •Spike Aerator/Overseeding •Site prep for Garden sheds, sidewalks etc.

•Natural & Interlocking Stone •Retaining Walls, Walks & Patios •Help for Top Water & Drainage issues •Rain Water collection systems

Murray & Daniel Shantz

ALMA, ONTARIO | PHONE: 519.846.5427

Outdoor services

Just Gardens

No job too small.

CFB

Complete Garden and Lawn Maintenance

Anita Soehner Clean Up | Mulch

Planting | Garden Design Lawn Maintenance All Your Gardening Needs

226.476.2039

Mini Excavator Available

Outdoor

BACKHOE SERVICES • Specializing in farm drainage repair/installation • Footing / cellar / eavestrough / drains • Stump removal FOR RENT

Cell | 519.504.5934

rozell_soehner@yahoo.ca

•Tamper (Jumping Jack) •Power Drain Cleaner (Electric Snake)

6656 Sideroad 19 | RR#2 Wallenstein ON N0B 2S0

Call Clare at 519-669-1752

Services

> Commercial & Residential > Fully Insured > WSIB Clearance > Senior Discount

Lawn Maintenance Programs | Spring Clean-up Flower Bed Maintenance Programs Leaf Clean-up and Removal | Soil & Mulch Delivery & Installation | Snow Clearing & Removal | Ice Control 27 Brookemead, St, Elmira P: 519-669-1188 | F: 519-669-9369

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KEVIN DETWEILER

OWNER-OPERATOR

we’re at your service.

We specialize in getting the word out. Advertise your business services here. Get weekly exposure with fantastic results. Call us at 519.669.5790.

Outdoor services

COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL SERVICES

YOUR SOURCE FOR YEAR-ROUND PROPERTY MAINTENANCE • Lawn Mowing Packages • Lawn Maintenance & Landscaping • Top Dressing/Overseeding • Mulch Delivery & Installation • Commercial & Residential Full Flower Bed Maintenance • Snow Plowing & Ice Control • Tractor Snowblowing

Call Jeff Basler, Owner/Operator, today 519.669.9081 mobile: 519.505.0985 fax: 519.669.9819 | ever-green@sympatico.ca

LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE & CONSTRUCTION

OFFERING A QUICK AND EASY WAY TO RECLAIM UNUSED LAND

Got long grass? Our tracked skid steer equipped with a forestry brush mower can handle ANY long grass!

- Trail Maintenance and Development - Wooded Lot Thinning - Pasture Reclaimation All other - Orchard Maintenance tracked skid - Industrial Lots steer services are available - Real Estate Lots

Maintenance

FIND PROFESSIONAL

Full lawn maintenance programs | Spring & fall clean up Cutting, trimming & fertilizer | Lawn rolling, aeration, dethatching | Garden creations | Seeding Weeding & Mulching

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Construction

IN THE

Interlocking Stone | Concrete work | Retaining walls | Patios Flagstone | Garden construction | Natural stone placement Decks | Fences | Pergolas | Landscape lighting

For a FREE Quote

Call Trevor at

519-669-4161

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REAL ESTATE LISTINGS

Make Your Next Home Your Dream Home! $500.00

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

NEW LISTING

NEW LISTING

NEW LISTING

$375,000

$379,000

$255,000

FINISHED TOP TO BOTTOM!

Elmira - Just move in & enjoy this fabulous family

home! Stunning, bright 2 storey foyer. Attractive hardwood & ceramic throughout main floor. Large eat-in kit w/slider to deck, great for entertaining.

Separate dining room off living room. Master bedroom complete w/ ensuite & walk in closet. Finished basement w/lg rec room. Located less than a block to the rec complex. MLS 1324371. Call Paul or Alli direct.

OVER LOOKING GREEN SPACE!

Elmira - This home was built with family in mind! The huge eat-in kitchen is complete with breakfast bar and walk out to large deck overlooking green space.

Spacious bedrooms and large master complete with 2 walk-in closets and ensuite. Finished rec room with laminate floors and ample storage space. Potential for main floor office with separate entrance. New roof May 2013. MLS 1324360 . Call Paul or Alli Direct.

OPEN HOUSE Sat. May. 11, 2-4pm.

58 Poffenroth Path Elmira

$272,000 FANTASTIC HOME Elmira - Welcoming Semi detached home with single

Paul Martin

Alli Bauman

CALL DIRECT

519-577-6248

SALES REPRESENTATIVE

SALES REPRESENTATIVE

CALL CALL DIRECT DIRECT

519-503-9533

garage. Complete with neutral décor, Spacious bright foyer, open eat-in Kit, 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.

Large living room could be used as dining room and living room. Master bedroom featuring ensuite and walk-in closet. Unfinished basement, waiting for your finishing touches. 5 appliances included. MLS 1322085.

Call Paul and Alli direct.

$265,000 INDUSTRIAL

Elmira - Zoned M-2, This 1850 sqft: Industrial/Mfg 1,460sqft, Office 400sqft. Bay Size 18.5X32'. Power/Amps: 208/220 Volts/200. Furnace 2007, East Roof New 2013, West roof 2004. New Windows 2012, Soffit 2012. Office & Warehouse Space 31x60 Building. Features: Ceiling Fans, Natural Light - Windows, Suspended Ceilings, Finished Office Space, Air Lines, Floor Drains, Fenced Yard, Paved Yard. Including: Hot water heater, air compressor. MLS 1321454. Call Paul or Alli direct.

www.elmiraandareahomes.com

www.homeswithpaul.ca

OUTSTANDING AGENTS. OUTSTANDING RESULTS.

$459,000

EXTRAORDINARY FLOOR PLAN Solid Gold Realty (II) Elmira - Full of natural light. 4 bdrms, 4 baths & lg fin’d Ltd., Brokerage basement it is move in ready! Perfect for entertaining Independently Owned and Operated

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

Bert Martin

w/open foyer & huge sep dining rm. Fantastic living room w/2 storey ceilings, lots of windows, gas fp & open to upstairs hallway. Lg master w/2 closets, ens incl whirlpool bath & shower. Convenience at it best w/MF laundry & Mud room off garage. MLS 1317575 Call Paul or Alli direct.

$295,000 UPDATED TIMELESS BEAUTY

Elmira - Exceptional home with many updates including:

electrical, plumbing, bathrooms, windows, roof, fenced yard, and more. Main Bathroom has been totally renovated. 9 ft ceilings on main floor and main floor laundry. Carpet free with original hardwood floors throughout. 22 ft x 12.5 ft garage with basement walk up.

Close to recreation complex and amenities. MLS Call Paul or Alli direct.

SEPARATE WORKSHOP

Drayton - Room for the kids to run on lg 165ftx66ft

yrd. 4bdrms, 2baths, & main flr lndry. Spacious front foyer , lg LR w/heating stove. Side entrance to lg functional kit & huge sep DR. Plumbing/electrical updated. Lifetime roof. 200amp service. 32ftx16ft Sep workshop w/9000lb, 2 post hydraulic hoist, gas/water heated cement flr & 100amp. MLS 1324398.

Call Paul or Alli direct.

D L O S D L O S

$285,000

LOCATION LOCATION!!

Elmira - Right beside greenspace with play ground in

desirable neighbourhood. Open concept semi with 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. Vaulted ceiling in living room with walk out to patio overlooking landscaped, fenced yard with large shed. Appliances included. MLS 1317913 Call Paul or Alli direct.

$279,000

BEST DEAL IN TOWN!!

Elmira - Single detached home.

Don't miss this opportunity!

MLS 1312112. Call Paul or Alli direct.

St. Teresa makes it official with new addition

BROKER

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

DIRECT: 519-572-2669 OFFICE: 519-669-5426

3 Arthur St. S. Elmira

www.remaxsolidgold.biz

EMAIL: bert@remaxsolidgold.biz

FREE Market Evaluation LOG HOME!

Beautiful, private 15 acre property with trout pond, pitch & putt golf course, reforested area with a 3,250 s/f open concept home featuring a double floor to ceiling fieldstone fireplace, 3 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, walkout basement, large deck and loft overlooking the Grand River. MLS. $859,900 Call Bert to view.

Your referrals are appreciated!

CELEBRATE LIFE’S BIG MOMENTS IN THE OBSERVER!

St. Teresa of Avila school celebrated a new addition to the building with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on May 7. Inset: Students Carter and Ben Lipp, Reid, Matthew and Kyle Deyell were chosen to cut the ribbon along with staff and Mayor Todd Cowan, following a speech from principal James Noonan. [elena maystruk / the observer]

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REAL ESTATE LISTINGS We support Woolwich Community Services through

100 YEARS

TEAM

McNeil

SINCE 1913

Elmira Real Estate Services Independently Owned & Operated, Brokerage

TWIN CITY REALTY INC.

90 Earl Martin Dr., Unit 1, Elmira N3B 3L4

BROKERAGE

519-669-3192

519-579-4110 OFFICE

Elmira@royallepage.ca

sold@clickthathouse.com

Bonnie Brubacher

www.royallepage.ca/elmira

Broker of Record / Owner

Monique Roes

Sales Representative / Owner

“Helping you is what we do”

Shanna Rozema Jason Shantz Broker / Owner

Broker

OPEN HOUSE SPECTACULAR

All Mother’s receive a flower at each property!

VIEW THESE 3 PROPERTIES SATURDAY MAY 11TH BETWEEN 2:00-4:00

Happy Mother’s Day!

OPEN HOUSE SAT. MAY. 11, 2-4 p.m.

103 KINGFISHER DRIVE, ELMIRA

BEAUTIFUL 2-STOREY $379,900 ELMIRA.

OPEN CONCEPT main floor with hardwood and ceramic flooring, walk-out from dinette to covered verandah and spacious back yard! Second floor family room, 3 bedrooms all with hardwood, 3 bathrooms incl master ensuite, dbl car garage and more! MLS

OPEN HOUSE SAT. MAY. 11, 2-4 p.m.

42 SECOND STREET, ELMIRA

OPEN HOUSE SAT. MAY. 11, 2-4 p.m.

85 SNOW GOOSE CR., ELMIRA

STUNNING CUSTOM BUILT BUNGALOW LOFT $549,000

GRAND ELMIRA HOME $539,000 ELMIRA.

Upgraded features offered in this 2726 sqft, 4 bedroom, 4 bath family home. Maple hardwood and ceramic flooring. Large eat-in kitchen, formal dining and living rooms. Mainfloor family and fully finished basement. A home you will want to visit.

MLS

One of a kind home offers an abundance of executive features, ceramic & Brazilian hardwood floors, accent pillars, maple kitchen with stainless steel appliances, island breakfast bar, gas fireplace, walkout to tiered deck, fenced yard and shed backing onto green space, main floor master w/ensuite, finished upper level loft with many possibilities! Basement offers walk-up to garage. A MUST SEE. MLS

Please Call us for your FREE Market Evaluation.

We have 50+ years of combined service in this community. Talk to us

www.thurrealestate.com

Warren McNeil - Sales Rep. | Melanie McNeil - Sales Rep. JUST MOVE IN! Don't miss this lovely 3 bedroom, 3 bath home backing onto greenbelt. Features include open concept layout, lots of natural light, carpet free throughout, walkouts to upper and lower decks. Inviting master bedroom with gas fireplace.

Professionally finished w/out basement with gas fireplace, 3 pc. bath and 25' x 24' deck. Other features are tile and laminate floors, oak staircase, central vac, rounded corners, c/air. A must see!

00 0,0 5 $3

OPEN HOUSE | Sat. 2-4pm 94 Porchlight Dr., Elmira

EXECUTIVE BUNGALOW backing onto Conestoga Golf Course. 3+2 bedrooms, 4 baths, spacious dining room, living room w/gas fireplace, eat in kitchen with walk out to large deck overlooking golf course. Large bedrooms, master suite with huge walk in closet and luxury ensuite.

Finished walkout basement with 2 bedrooms, full bath, hobby room, recroom w/wood fireplace and family room w/wood pellet stove. Nicely landscaped with sprinkler system.

Oversized dbl.garage & lots of parking. New front door. Shows Well!

0 ,50 64 7 $

Thank you Mom for all you do!

Does Mama need a new house?

Call Team McNeil today!

We can help!

dale@kellersellsrealestate.com

®

45 Arthur St. S., Elmira

BROKERAGE

R.W. THUR REAL ESTATE LTD.

Office:

519-669-2772

ATTENTION

BUYERS & SELLERS

$500

$1000

For buyers who purchase any home listed on MLS in the month of May 2013 towards your closing costs or home inspection

For any home listed for sale with our company in the month of May, 2013 towards fees, home staging... whatever you choose.

REBATE

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** Not intended to solicit Buyers & Sellers currently under contract

D L SO

Broker of Record, MVA Residential

Res:

519.669.1068

JULIE HECKENDORN Broker

Res:

519.669.8629

TRACEY WILLIAMS Sales Rep.

Cell :

519.505.0627

D L SO BEAUTIFUL 2-STOREY - in Elmira.

1400+ sqft of living space PLUS finished bsmt. 3 beds, 3 bths.Maple hardwood and ceramics on main flr.Walkout from kitchen to custom deck w/ hot tub. Large master w/ensuite and w/I closet. 2nd level bonus room for office or family rm.

Central air.MLS

$319,900

$419,900

INGROUND POOL (saltwater) – well maintained, open concept home with numerous updates.

Great location – close to all amenities & schools. Large master bdrm. Fin. rec. room w/gas stove, office & 4 pc. bath. Covered deck.

Pool house. Well landscaped. MLS

$374,900

BRAD MARTIN

$429,900

REALTY LTD., BROKERAGE INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED

519.500.1865 (Direct)

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

CALL FOR A FREE MARKET EVALUATION. LET OUR 50+ YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WORK FOR YOU!

Sales Representative

www.KellerSellsRealEstate.com | dale@kellersellsrealestate.com

DON’T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY! $525,000. Purpose built 8 plex in Milverton. Recent updates and

refurbishings. Separate meters. Showing good returns. These don't come along very often ! Good rate of occupancy. Mls. Call Dale.

DARE TO COMPARE $489,000. Exceptional value for this custom built full brick bungalow on a gorgeous 0.76 acre lot with a nice stand of trees and beautiful landscaping.

Numerous windows endow this home with light. Upgraded features make for gracious entertaining or active family living. Dare to compare! MLS. Call Dale.

CONESTOGA – Large lot on a quiet street with mature trees.Short walk to public school.

Spacious kitchen/dining area w/walkout to patio.Stone fireplace in living rm. & parquet floor.Cheater ensuite bath.Rec. room with gas fireplace and games room. Extra-deep garage.

New septic system and drilled well in 2012. MLS.

HAWKESVILLE – Operate your own business & live in the attached dwelling! Presently a catering business (seats 54) but this property offers endless opportunities. 1400 sq.ft. of commercial space. Spacious 3 bdrm., self contained residence.

Single garage. Lots of parking. This is a well maintained and unique property. MLS

Dale R. Keller

Kevin Kitzman

Real Estate Centre Inc., Brokerage 720 Westmount Rd., Kitchener

519-240-9193

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planting trees for woolwich

EDSS on track for wcssaa

Rachel Johnson was one of the volunteers working on a shade structure for a tree nursery during Healthy Communities events last weekend. Insert: Linda Wilbur and Larry Martin were part of a volunteer group planting trees along Lions Ring Trail in Elmira. [elena maystruk / the observer]

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elmira carwash a fundraiser for youth conference

Micah Broughm, Reid Tracey and Jason Leger get the attention of passing traffic while Kaitlyn Lang and Julia Hoyt and a crew of other youths soap up the cars that come through a makeshift carwash fundraiser. Several youths were working away at the Elmira Pentecostal Assembly on Arthur Street to raise money for a youth conference. The funds from the carwash will go to Overflow in Waterloo for an effort to feed children in Bangladesh. [elena maystruk / the observer]

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FAMILY ALBUM BIRTH NOTICE

anniversary

HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY

DEATH NOTICE

Blake John Scott

Happy 50th Anniversary

Linda Joy Shoemaker

GRANT, MyrtlE | May Of Nine Mile Villa, Lucknow and formerly of Teeswater passed away peacefully at Wingham & District Hospital on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 in her 99th year. Local relatives are her son Jim Grant and his wife Phyllis of Elmira.

Murray & Vera Buehler

JANTZI, Kenneth George | Passed away suddenly at his home in New Hamburg, on Monday, May 6, 2013.

Ken was born 73 years ago in Wellesley Township.

JONAS, Eva May (Schneider) | Passed away peacefully at the KW Health Centre of Grand River Hospital on Friday, May 3, 2013, in her 75th year, of Elmira.

Andrew and Holly Scott (Meyer), along with Isaac, Landon, and Chloe are thankful and excited to announce that Blake John is here! Born April 25. 8lbs 14oz. We give full praise to the LORD for another beautiful blessing.

Come and Celebrate with Vera and Murray on 50 years of marriage at an Open House On Sunday, May 26th, 2013 from 2-4 p.m. At Waterloo North Mennonite Church, 100 Benjamin Road, Waterloo.

Best wishes only please. Your presence is our gift.

MARTIN, Lorne M. | Suddenly as a result of a traffic accident on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at the age of 66 years.

Missing you this Mother’s Day. Love Dean, Heather & Families.

MARTIN, Sylvanus B.| Passed away peacefully at his residence on Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at the age of 70 years.

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OBITUARY Jonas, Eva May (Schneider) Passed away peacefully at the KW Health Centre of Grand River Hospital on Friday, May 3, 2013 in her 75th year. Eva Jonas, of Elmira, was the beloved wife of the late Roy Jonas (1990). Loving mother of Jane and her husband Gordon Johnson. Loved grandmother of Ronnie and Mark Johnson, and Benjamin Jonas. Dear sister of Myrtle Schneider. She was predeceased by her daughter Joyce Cross (2000). Eva was the Avon Lady to most of Elmira and she enjoyed all of those 42 years of service. Visitation for family and friends took place on Monday, May 6, 2013 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira. A funeral service was held at Trinity United Church on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 11 a.m. Interment in Elmira Union Cemetery. As expressions of sympathy, donations may be made to Trinity United Church or Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario.

HOW TO CARE FOR YOUR BOULEVARD TREE: PLEASE DO: • Water the soil around the base of the trees at least once every ten days, to help establish roots.

• Soak the soil around your trees slowly.

• If your tree is dead, please contact Cynthia Lean, Engineering & Planning Services at 519-669-6041 or 519-664-2613 ext. 6041 or by email at clean@woolwich.ca

PLEASE DO NOT: • Water every day since the roots can become waterlogged.

• Mound up the mulch or soil around the base of the tree. While it may look aesthetically pleasing, it causes the water to run away from the roots, starves the surface roots of oxygen and may encourage mould and pests to invade the bark.

• Cultivate, dig, plant or construct borders around the mulched area as this may damage the newly forming roots. Also do not tie anything to the tree that could restrict its growth.

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• Use a trimmer close to the bark of the tree.

Thank you for your cooperation and assistance in helping to create a more beautiful and healthy environment in the Township of Woolwich and helping to ensure we will all enjoy these trees for many years to come.

The ninth annual New Orleans Pizza school fundraiser helped bring in a large order of donations (hold the anchovies) for area schools. Jim Miller, Becki Lang, Victoria Meekison, Andrea Hiebert, and Kaitlyn Lang manned the ovens. Over the past nine years, New Orleans Pizza stores have raised more than $900,000. [will sloan / the observer]

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calvary united church hosts kenyan-style market

Left: Ashton Brooks and Menno Wichers hold up some of the available items at a Kenyan-style fundraiser held at St. Jacobs’ Calvary United Church, while Jade and Gavin Beitz (right) show off the goods they bought. The event’s proceeds, a total of $1,200, will be used by the Kenyan Kids Foundation. A surplus of the items will be available for sale at this weekend’s town-wide garage sale in Heidelberg. [elena maystruk / the observer]

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ARTISTIC ENDEAVOURS /HER OWN VISION

The right environment for art

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Alma artist draws on nature for her subjects, looks to give back through her work ELENA MAYSTRUK As a kid, Megan Mechler loved to doodle, but as the years went on her work took on a decidedly more structured form. Now the former Elmira District Secondary School student hopes to merge her love of the environment with a passion for painting. Although knocked out of a recent competition, she’s not about to let that slow her down.

“I got my socks knocked off with that one,” said the University of Waterloo student.

Mechler may have lost out on a chance to have her artwork displayed at National Gallery of Canada, but she has plenty of pursuits right here in the region to help her do her part in saving the planet.

Painting landscapes and animals holds a deep meaning for the Alma resident. The piece she entered into the competition, the faces of a cougar and cheetah, are a good representation of what she wants to show the world with her art.

“When I first wanted to do the painting it was just going to be the cougar, a symbol of North American appetite and how it’s affecting a North American species that is being wiped out. But then I realized the North American appetite really spreads beyond North America itself: we are actually taking from others as well. I found the cheetah and both of these species can’t roar and to me that was really key, that neither of them can roar

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Alma-based painter Megan Mechler sits in a small, sunlit home studio. The University of Waterloo student has shown her art regularly in Waterloo and hopes to someday turn her website, Raven and Cherith, into a non-profit organization benefiting the environment. [ELENA MAYSTRUK / THE OBSERVER] to defend themselves. I linked that to how there are so many groups who have been brought to the point of eradication and haven’t had a voice,” she explained.

Such artwork represents future endeavours for Mechler, who hopes to someday make a dent in the world’s environmental struggles, starting with an attempt to turn her website, Raven and Cherith, into a non-profit organization.

“It’s a biblical story: Cherith is a brook. The prophet Elijah, when he was under persecution, went to the brook Cherith and there he was fed by ravens who brought him food. When I was trying to

figure out what I wanted to do with my art, that’s what I really wanted to become: I wanted to help those who were in need to be sustained, and I realized that I had a way of doing that,” she said.

Mechler also has regular showings at a student-run gallery at the University of Waterloo, where she’s a student of environmental studies and fine art. More recently, one of Mechler’s paintings, a zebra on an African landscape, was featured in UW’s Loovre Art Gallery in a show called The Natural Environment.

Right now the site, www. ravenandcherith.com, is an outlet for Mechler to

showcase and sell some of her art. Currently she is working on two large commissioned pieces, including one for Zion Mennonite Church in Elmira.

Mechler started to receive requests for commissioned pieces while displaying some of her artwork, but she does not keep the proceeds for herself.

Instead she seeks out and researches non-profits that have a connection to the subjects of her paintings and donates the profits from her work. She has supported causes like Yellow Brick House, a violence and abuse centre for women and children in Richmond Hill; Charity Water, an or-

ganization that provides clean drinking water to impoverished communities, and U.S.-based anti-slavery organization Free the Slaves. She hopes her plans for a non-profit organization of her own will take a similar path.

“I would love to look at ecological restoration in countries where it actually benefits people, also, just helping some environmental causes. As of right now I’m really happy just looking into credible charities and donating to them specifically because then you can cover the whole range, I’m sure it will change as it continues to develop,” she said.

Mother’s Day is here already; I can’t believe how fast our days and months are flying by.

I am sure many of you are wondering what to treat mom with this year.

My thoughts turn to the treasure of time. It doesn’t come in a box, nor is it found on a chain or in a restaurant.

My mother lives in Alberta, so that time together is very special but not as often as we would like. Our parents shape who we are and how we flow through life. The little things like “please” and “thank you,” the value of friendship, the constant desire to keep loved ones protected and, most of all, unconditional love. For that we celebrate mom once a year.

I am blessed with a mom of strength and conviction.

A lady who does well at anything she puts her mind to. Cooking and entertaining were always a big part of our family life. Nothing put an exhausted smile on her face like a good party.

Being the social butterfly, she played host to people of every background you could think of, yet they all had a great time enjoying the food and, most of all,

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MAY 10 BIDS & BITES SILENT Auction and Spring Musical at Calvary Church, 48 Hawkesville Rd., St. Jacobs.

More than 100 silent auction items, refreshments and a free show. Register to place our bids at 6 p.m. (bidding closes at 7:30 p.m.). At 7:45 enjoy our spring musical “Solid ROCK Café.” Presented by the students of Foundation Christian School. Auction checkout begins after the show (about 8:45 p.m.).

Free admission.

USED BOOK SALE. CDS, tapes, videos DVDs, puzzles, games. St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, Lobsinger Line, Heidelberg. May 10, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.; May 11, 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. Open to accept donated books and the like May 9, 8-9 p.m. St. Peters Outreach Committee. We will not accept damaged goods, magazines, textbooks, encylopedias, condensed books. For more information, contact Bev at 519699-4571. Fundraising event sponsored by Faith Life Insurance.

MAY 11 KIDS CAN-BIKE FESTIVAL – Two Sessions 10-11 a.m. & 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. A one-hour bike safety session for kids aged 9-13. The session includes: helmet fit and check, bike fit and check, equipment review and parking lot skill development including straight line riding, shoulder check and signaling. Space is limited to 30 registrants per session. For more information contact Ann at 519-664-2613, ext. 6027. A Woolwich Healthy Communities Month event.

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friendly activities in seven trail communities simultaneously: Guelph, Ariss, West Montrose, Elmira, Wallenstein, Linwood and Millbank. Proceeds to go completing Kissing Bridge Trailway, which will soon go 127 kilometres from Guelph to Goderich! www.springonthetrail.ca. A Woolwich Healthy Communities Month event.

ANNUAL MOTHER’S DAY TEA hosted by the St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Women’s League, 1-3 p.m. at St. Teresa of Avila Church hall, 19 Flamingo Dr., Elmira.

There will door prizes, bake & penny tables, and, of course, tea and dessert. This is an open invitation for everyone (men too) to come out for an enjoyable afternoon to honour our mothers.

MAY 12 JOIN US FOR A MOTHER’S DAY BREAKFAST being held at St. Clements Community Centre, 1 Green Street, St. Clements, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tickets are $10.00 for adults; children 4-8 are $5.00 and under 3 are free. All proceeds are going to the St. Clements Parish Hall Retrofit. For tickets please call Donna Druar at 519-699-5304 or Marilyn Curry at 519-669-8747.

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 519669-5139 for more info.

SPRING ON THE TRAIL 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Family

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.

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MAY 15 SENIORS LUNCH CLUB AT noon (doors open at 11:30 a.m.) Wellesley Community Centre, 1000 Mapleleaf St., Wellesley. Cost $6. Join us for a noonday light lunch and fellowship. Call Community Care Concepts at 519-664-1900 or toll free: 1-855-664-1900 for more information.

MAY 16 BEST FRIENDS CARD PARTY at 12 p.m. held at Emmanuel Village, 1250 Weber St. E., Kitchener; $20, which includes draws, lots of prizes and a light lunch (sandwiches/desserts). For tickets, contact Shirley at 519-746-8373 or Diane at 519-648-2432.

“Help children live their potential.” Fundraiser for Big Brothers & Big Sisters in Waterloo Region.

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MAY 21 ST. JACOBS LIONS FISH Fry featuring Howell’s Fish from Wiarton. Serving from 5-6:30 p.m., Woolwich Community Centre, 31 Parkside Dr., St. Jacobs. Adults $15; children (under 12) $9. Call Dennis Lougheed 519213-1397 or email dennloug@rogers.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.

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

When youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re hot, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re hot ... but so are the rest of your teammates

Q. You havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been out

of school so long, have you, that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve forgotten that pi times the diameter of a circle equals its circumference? So what is meant by saying that the science and mathematics genius Albert Einstein was born on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pi Dayâ&#x20AC;??

A.

Checking your smartphone for the exact value of pi, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll see itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 3.1415926535..., a number

Q. It was 1941 when

New York Yankee Joe DiMaggio went on his record-setting 56-game hitting streak. One obvious result of such batting tears is that the team can win more games. What surprising effect on the

teammates had long gone unnoticed until statisticians pointed it out?

A.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Like a popular politician with long coattails, a baseball player on a hitting streak seems to lift the performance of those around him,â&#x20AC;? says Nathan Seppa of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Science Newsâ&#x20AC;? magazine.

Mathematical analysis by Joel Bock and colleagues of the California software engineering firm Scalaton has shown that batting streaks where a player gets at least one hit in 30 or more consecutive games also raise the batting averages of the streakerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s teammates by 11 points on average, as

reported in â&#x20AC;&#x153;PLOS ONE.â&#x20AC;?

There have been 28 such streaks since 1945.

Many factors might explain such â&#x20AC;&#x153;contagiousâ&#x20AC;? hitting, says economist Jeremy Arkes of the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California.

Perhaps pitchers are forced to go around the guy who is hot, giving better balls to the rest of the line-up.

Plus, by getting on base a lot, the streaker might be distracting to the pitcher, increasing the likelihood of his making mistakes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And some of the effect might result just from having a hot hitter in the clubhouse. There is extra excitement and extra purpose to playing.â&#x20AC;?

Shakespeare, why might you want to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Beware the Ides of Aprilâ&#x20AC;??

A.

In fact, the Bardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s famous quote is â&#x20AC;&#x153;Beware the Ides of March,â&#x20AC;? spoken by a soothsayer to Julius Caesar in the play of that name.

The Ides of March in ancient Roman terminology was the 15th of March and was the day in 44 B.C.E. when the Roman general Caesar, ignoring the dire warning, was assassinated.

So the Ides of March became synonymous with the sense of foreboding.

Historically, the Ides was one of three dates each month by which

the Roman calendar was calculated, with the Ides of March, May, July and October all falling on the 15th of those months. The Ides of all other months fall on the 13th. Yet even though the Ides of April would actually be April 13, April 15 has meaning as the day that Abraham Lincoln died (1865) and the Titanic sank (1912). Ongoing, of course, April 15 is the due date for U.S. federal income taxes, a day of foreboding for some.

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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that goes on and on to infinity. In fact, pi is used so commonly itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s often truncated to read just 3.14, or three-fourteen, you might say. But three-fourteen can easily be taken as 3/14, or March 14th, comments Matthew Hutson in â&#x20AC;&#x153;3.14 Smart Things About Piâ&#x20AC;? in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wiredâ&#x20AC;? magazine.

Which, you may have surmised, is the date of the great Einsteinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s birthday.

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the company. We always knew a party was on the way when the “Best of Bridge” cookbook came out.

Cooking in the home, whether it is for mom or dad, has some wonderful memories attached to it.

No one can do it as well as mom ... or no one would ever admit someone could do it better, at any rate.

I do remember a special family celebration where a pie-baking contest took place. She made an amazing pie that day, but I have to say it wasn’t my favourite of her recipes. The one I’m offering up this week, however, was always a hit. I will confess right now there was usually “Cool Whip” involved.

In a bowl, cream together melted butter, icing sugar and eggs. Place in small pot and bring to a simmer – do not boil or scorch the bottom of the pot; low heat is fine; Spread warm mix over the crumbs or pie crust; Remove juice from pineapple, squeezing out the excess, and spread over the cream mixture; refrigerate until just before dinner; Slice bananas into coins and arrange on top of the pineapple; Whip cream with sugar and vanilla. Spread over the bananas and decorate with slivered almonds and kiwi slices.

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PUBLIC NOTICE FIVE-YEAR REVIEW OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WELLESLEY’S OFFICIAL PLAN Date: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 Time: 6:45pm Location: Council Chambers, 4805 William Hastings Line, Crosshill You are invited to attend a Special Meeting of Township Council on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at 6:45pm to initiate a five-year review of the Township’s Official Plan. This Special Meeting is an opportunity for Township Council to receive formal public input on the Official Plan Review. Municipalities are required to update their Official Plans at least every five years, in accordance with Section 26 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, as amended.

Purpose of the Special Meeting of Council: The Township of Wellesley is starting a review of its 2003 Official Plan and is seeking public input on what revisions may be required. This is the first stage in a two-stage process regarding the update to the Township of Wellesley’s Official Plan. The two stages are: • Stage 1 focuses on updating the Township’s Official Plan to ensure it conforms with the new Regional Official Plan, the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, and is consistent with the new Provincial Policy Statement.

• Stage 2, to be conducted at a later date, will focus on more detailed planning issues such as development within settlement areas, site-specific land use issues, and potential policy revisions that do not form part of the Stage 1 review.

The Planning Act requires that Township Council consider any written submissions on the Official Plan Review and provide the public with an opportunity to be heard on the subject.

What is an Official Plan? An Official Plan acts as a road map for community building. It is a legal document that guides the location and type of housing, industry, offices and shops, as well as infrastructure (e.g., streets, parks, schools) needed to support a growing township.

The goals and objectives set out in an official plan work to balance the interests of each property owner with those of the greater community.

Why are we doing the review now? The Planning Act requires that a municipality’s official plan be reviewed at least every five years. Since the Township of Wellesley’s current Official Plan was adopted by Council in 2003, it is time for the Township to review its Official Plan to ensure it conforms to Provincial and Regional plans and legislation, and continues to reflect the needs of the community.

Would you like to be a delegation? Any interested person may speak at the Special Meeting of Township Council and/or make written submissions advising Council of requested revisions.

Requests to register as a delegation should be received by the Township Clerk by 12:00pm on Tuesday, June 11, 2013, in order to ensure you or your organization will be placed on the agenda. Registration can be made via email to gkosch@wellesley.ca or call Grace Kosch, Clerk at 519.699.3946 between 8:30am and 4:00pm Monday through Friday.

Registered delegations will be allotted a maximum of 10 minutes for their presentation. If you wish for Township Council to review material prior to the meeting, please forward information to the above noted email address. Unregistered delegations will be allotted a maximum of 5 minutes for their presentation.

For more information, or to make a written submission, please contact: Sarah Peck, M.Sc.Pl, MCIP, RPP Junior Planner 4639 Lobsinger Line RR 1, St. Clements, ON N0B 2M0 PH: 519.699.3952 FX: 519.699.4540 Dated at the Township of Wellesley this 7th of May, 2013.

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