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Noise concerns see Woolwich hedge on kennel’s bid for expansion

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Community groups turn to Wellesley council for financial support WHITNEY NEILSON

STEVE KANNON EXISTING NOISE ISSUES AT a Bloomingdale-area kennel prompted Woolwich to suggest the owner choose between expansion or more sound-abatement measures.

Jaymie Crook of Country Paws Boarding wants to use a house on the 42-acre property to create a premium doggy spa for an additional 15 animals, expanding beyond the current 150-dog limit.

“It’s an opportunity to grow our business,” he told councillors meeting Tuesday night to consider the request, noting there’s a similar boutique setup at his London operation.

In business at the site since 2004, Country Paws employs 33 people. The new venture would add the equivalent of another four full-time jobs, he said.

The application didn’t sit well with Ward 3 councillors Larry Shantz and Murray Martin, however.

Shantz stressed that the neighbours already have problems about the noise from kennel. Now, they’re concerned about the impact of an expansion, he said, suggesting the township leave the total at 150 dogs even with the new service.

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Veterans from the Elmira Chartwell Retirement Residence visited the newly renovated cenotaph on the corner of Arthur Street and Memorial Avenue on Wednesday morning ahead of this weekend’s Remembrance Day ceremony. From left, Mary Stuart, Norman Clement, Arthur Therriault, Joseph Tusch and Matthew Slack.

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WELLESLEY COUNCIL HAS TO decide how they’re going to support community organizations after Woolwich Counselling Centre, the Wilmot Family Resource Centre and Woolwich Community Services came with grant requests on Tuesday night.

All three provide services to residents of Wellesley Township, despite their names not having Wellesley in the titles.

Mary Wilhelm, Woolwich Counselling Centre executive director, requested a $3,000 grant for the centre this year. “[Grants from Wellesley Township] have been pretty consistent with $4,000 received in 2012, in 2013 we received $3,000, in 2014 and 2015 we received $3,000,” Wilhelm said.

They have a child therapist in Linwood Public School for half a day once a week and one in Wellesley Public School for a full day once a week. They’ve looked into St. Clement Catholic School but aren’t in there yet.

“Service in the township has gone up since 2012, 22 per cent. To date we’ve already surpassed service in 2016,” Wilhelm said.

Woolwich Community Health Centre has offered up space to the centre.

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They will be using it for adult counselling. They plan to expand their services in Wellesley in 2017.

They use a standardized questionnaire for pre- and post-therapy. They surveyed 147 clients in 2014 and 100 per cent showed improvement.

“Right now counselling agencies are really under the gun to show some clinical effectiveness and outcomes. We can’t just say well it makes people feel better. We actually have to prove it,” Wilhelm said.

Mental health is the leading cause of disability in Canada.

The centre receives an annual grant from the Region of Waterloo, which was $12,000 this year.

Aside from a slight cost of living increase, the grant hasn’t increased in 20 years she estimates. Wilhelm says this is the lowest of any of the counselling centres in the region. The region also specifies the funds have to be used for clients who are on Ontario Works or disability.

The Wilmot Family Resource Centre and Woolwich Community Services asked for $5,000 each from Wellesley Township.

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Mary Wilhem requested $3,000 for the Woolwich Counselling Centre.

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executive director, and Don Harloff, Woolwich Community Services executive director presented together because they provide similar services but to different locations in the township.

Here’s just a glimpse into what they provided from 2015-2016 for Wellesley residents: Christmas hampers for 193 people, support for 390 Low German family members, food hampers to 180 people and backpacks with school supplies for 86 students.

“Because we have such multi layers of support under one roof, it really simplifies the tasks of getting needs met for people,” Harloff said.

They received $98,956 from the region last year combined. “$50,000 of that is through the Outreach Pro-

gram, so that will change Jan. 1,” Robinson said.

The program supports outreach workers and the region is changing its funding model.

Harloff noted both organizations provide a range of services to the township at the same time that their costs continue to increase.

“For many years the township has provided us with $1,000 every year for each. We come here together because we really do believe that we provide for all of Wellesley Township,” Harloff said.

He said probably a decade ago they received about 60 per cent of their funding from some form of government. Now it’s down to about 40 per cent and nearly 50 per cent of their operating dollars come from fundraising and donations.

“We are very blessed that a large portion of our funding, the largest portion actually comes through fundraising and donations.

I certainly believe that it’s indicative of the respect the local community has of the work that we do,” Harloff said.

Council will now deliberate how much to give each of the groups and a report is expected at the next council meeting.

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Coun. Murray Martin, who voted against the original application back in 2004, shared those concerns.

“In my mind, 150 dogs is enough for one property.”

Arguing the neighbours would be happier with the elimination of noise rather

than keeping the number at 150 dogs instead of 165, however, Coun. Mark Bauman suggested the applicant choose either the 150-animal limit or the installation of more noise-abatement measures such as fencing or berms.

With that choice set up,

councillors approved the company’s application by a vote of 4-1. Shantz was the lone holdout, saying the plan offered no guarantee of improvement for the benefit of neighbours.

“I don’t think they should have to put up with the noise.”

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Wellesley PS seeking recipes for cookbook marking 50th anniversary LIZ BEVAN FOR 50 YEARS, STUDENTS and staff have been filling classrooms and walking the halls at Wellesley Public School on Queen’s Bush Road. With a golden anniversary to mark, a party is in the works.

Opened for the 1966-1967 school year, the school has seen significant growth in student population and in square footage since then, but some things remain the same – the spirit of community, for instance. With that in mind, the committee organizing next spring’s anniversary activities wants to put together a cookbook chock full of recipes, celebrating the history of the school, its current and former students and staff, and village residents.

Jeanette Pretorius is the crossing guard and a volunteer at the school. Although her children are almost in high school and don’t attend Wellesley PS any longer, she still has a love for the community and the school as a hub.

“A cookbook is such a fun idea. I was involved with the last one, and I go to Wellesley Mennonite Church and we have people that have been in the area for three or more generations. I just

Margit Fritsch and Barb Nowak display some of the artifacts found in the Wellesley Historical Society archives while looking for additions to go in the community cookbook. Wellesley PS is celebrating their 50th anniversary and are on the hunt for recipes to put in the cookbook, celebrating the milestone anniversary for the school building.

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The group has already received a few recipes, but are looking for much, much more to fill the pages with classics and original creations.

Wellesley PS principal Brent Morgan says the reci-

will be filled with people’s favourites. We have a great population here and you know there are awesome recipes out there,” she said, adding that cookbook profits will be going right back into the school, benefitting the students. “People can get behind this and people can

started talking to them and asking what they can share,” she said.

The committee is looking for as many recipes as they can get, from anyone who has one to share. It doesn’t matter if you are 80 or eight.

“The idea of a cookbook is so awesome because it

pes can be for any kind of meal.

“We want all different types: appetizers, beverages, soups, salads, whatever the community wants to see in there. All varieties,” he said, adding that food is something that brings people together. “There is a lot of

history here and people love to share and they love to eat. Going into the 50 year celebrations, it is a pretty big milestone.”

What started as a hunt for recipes has turned into an exploration of history for Pretorius and the committee.

“The more we found out, the more we wanted to include,” she said. “We are looking for people who have been here for a long time so we can put their names in the cookbook and everyone will recognize them.”

Along with some great eats, the cookbook will also include pictures and pieces of history in its pages, making it all the more interesting for readers.

The goal is to get the cookbooks printed and ready for sale just in time for Christmas shopping, so the deadline for recipe submissions is Nov. 8. The books will cost $10.

Anyone with recipes they want to add, can email them to WPScookbook@hotmail. com, or drop off a written copy at the school’s front desk.

The school will be celebrating the 50th anniversary on Apr. 22 with a party and historic displays with help from the Wellesley Historical Society.

WCS is serving up the laughs to go with lunch at Nov. 8 fundraiser WHITNEY NEILSON FEELING STRESSED, SAD, OR just hungry? Woolwich Community Services has the solution for you.

They’re bringing back their Lunch and Laughter event on Nov. 8 with a poor boy’s style lunch and a talk from Dr. Ken Shonk.

Shonk retired from practicing family medicine in Waterloo in 2007 but continues to heal through

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vides and decided he was a good fit for WCS. They rely heavily on donations and fundraising initiatives like this one. The funds raised will go to the programs they offer.

“We reach out to a lot of businesses with the thought that they could treat their staff to a lunch, to get out of the office for an hour, to go have a meal, have a laugh and then get back to work. It’s also open

additional fundraising event to raise funds. This year there’s an event that we usually participate in which was the Grand River Amazing Race, and it didn’t happen this year and so now we’re holding a fundraiser to offset the money we would have raised with that fundraiser,” Quinn explained.

Shonk comes highly recommended. She looked into the message he pro-

the power of humour. He’s spoken at more than 900 events about the importance of laughter and how we can better integrate it into our daily lives.

WCS’ community resource coordinator, LeighAnne Quinn, says the 2014 rendition of the Lunch and Laughter event where Neil Aitchison was the guest speaker, sold out.

“Two years ago there was a need to have an

to the general public as well. It’s open to anyone who wants to come out for a lunch, support a great cause and have a couple laughs,” she said.

All the food is being donated by local churches and businesses. Gale Presbyterian Church, where it’s being held, is providing serving staff as well as setting up and tearing down for the event.

“We live in a supportive

community where churches and businesses come together to help where help is needed,” Quinn said.

Shonk will briefly discuss the physiology, biochemistry, anatomy classification and then the uses of humour. He says he doesn’t consider himself a comic or a researcher.

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CELEBRATING THE HARVEST WITH A LITTLE TEA IN ELMIRA

The Elmira Chartwell Retirement Residence hosted their annual Harvest Tea on Oct. 22, where residents and their families enjoyed tea and treats, as well as a craft bazaar. Delores Strauss cut the pies to keep the residents fed, Sandra Clemens, Darlene Aberle and Elaine Robertson enjoyed some tea and Betty Brown kept busy filling tea cups.

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Anonymous group to match donations to MennoHomes project in Elmira WHITNEY NEILSON EVERY NEW DONATION MADE to MennoHomes by the end of 2016 will now be matched by a group of anonymous donors, up to $250,000.

This means if the community donates $250,000

by Dec. 31, then MennoHomes will be $500,000 closer to reaching their overall goal for the Elmira affordable housing project under construction on Church Street East.

“We had a donor come forward who was pretty excited about the project and really wanted to get behind it but also wanted to en-

courage other people to get involved as well,” explained MennoHomes executive director Dan Driedger.

He says a small group of people from Elmira came together as a donor to MennoHomes wanting to help out, but they also wanted to encourage other people to do the same and raise a good chunk of change for the project.

It will be Elmira’s only affordable and fully accessible housing project. Occupancy is slated for spring of 2017.

“They came forward with a significant amount and then round numbers always work nice. So they said if we

could get some other people to come forward to get it up to $250,000, and that was their encouragement for me to go out and talk to some other donors,” Driedger said.

This will cover roughly half of the remaining outstanding balance of their overall goal. He said it was important to be ambitious, but to set a goal that’s attainable as well.

“You don’t want to come out with a small match that really doesn’t challenge people,” Driedger said.

Housing that’s both affordable and accessible is hard to come by in the region. There are a handful of

units in Elmira but they’re exclusively for seniors and the waiting list is long. The MennoHomes project will be open to tenants of all ages.

He says this MennoHomes project spoke to the group of donors, who wish to remain anonymous.

“I would say that a significant part of it is certainly what I would consider new donors to MennoHomes as well, not people necessarily from our traditional base, but people who are from the local Elmira community, really see the need. It really resonated with them, they recognized if they don’t step up and help to

make it happen, who will?”

Driedger said.

He hopes the community will take this challenge seriously and donate, knowing every dollar they contribute will be doubled.

They’d love to talk to people who also might not be able to give a donation by the end of the year but would like to make one in the new year or commit to a multi-year pledge.

“It would be lovely to hit our overall target by the end of the year. We want to be realistic though about what people’s needs are because this time of year there’s a lot of good work being done and this is kind of when

most of the focus happens on fundraising.”

MennoHomes has been creating affordable housing in Waterloo Region since 2001 and Driedger says they’re encouraged by the support they’ve received from Elmira and the Woolwich community thus far.

“We just hope that people in the community recognize the building, it’s not an idea anymore. It’s under construction, it is happening. Their support is certainly welcomed and needed.”

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Signs requested for Crowsfoot The traffic signals are a good start, but now Woolwich wants to see some advance warning for drivers approaching the Crowsfoot Corner intersection.

Meeting this week, township councillors passed a motion calling on the Region of Waterloo to install signs along the Sawmill Road approaches.

They would include flashing lights that would warn motorists of pending signal changes at the intersection. By way of example, they pointed to such signals

approaching the intersection of Line 86 and Northfield Drive east of Elmira.

Staff have been advised to work on a report.

Wellesley eyes security cams

Breslau splash pad seeks OK

Wellesley Township is looking into the economic feasibility of installing outdoor security cameras on a permanent or rotating basis at the township’s community centres.

The issue came to light at council’s Tuesday night meeting when Linwood recreation board member Lori Sebben noted there was a recent break-in at the Linwood Community Centre.

Noting Woolwich’s worries about operating costs at a splash pad proposed for Elmira’s Gibson Park, organizers behind a similar facility in Breslau are scaling back their plans.

Changes include reducing the footprint (to 260 square metres from 350 sq. m.), eliminating a water re-circulating system in favour of a cheaper option, and the installation of

water-saving measures.

Now, the Breslau Lions Club, who are spearheading the campaign to build the facility, are looking for council’s formal approval so organizers can push ahead with corporate fundraising efforts.

“We want a splash pad. We’ve listened and done what you’ve asked,” club member Jeff Barnard told councillors meeting Tuesday night.

Organizers hope to get construction underway in the spring, completing the project in conjunction with the Lions Club’s 100th anniversary internationally.

Libraries could pop up in twps.

interested in, whether it’s for children, adults or seniors.

Hawkesville may welcome a pop-up library program in 2017.

Mayor Joe Nowak told councillors meeting this week that Waterloo Region is looking into offering four pop-up library programs in the townships on a trial basis for one day a week.

The plan still has to pass regional budget, but if it does the library will bring books to the community to loan out and also will be looking to find out what kind of program the community is

Preventing family violence is key Following a presentation Tuesday night by Woolwich Community Services delegate Libby Barrie, township council declared November to be “family violence prevention month.”

The agency’s program sees staff members make presentations at schools throughout Woolwich Township, as well as parts of Wellesley, reaching children right from Junior Kindergarten on up.

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Police warn against phone scam claiming to have links to auxiliary WATERLOO REGIONAL POLICE ARE issuing a warning to residents following a possible telephone scam that occurred last week.

A Mount Forest woman received a phone call from an unknown man who said he was collecting donation money on behalf of the “Waterloo Police Auxiliary” located in Cambridge.

He advised the victim that other people were donat-

ing between $30 and $40.

Police are requesting that anyone who receives a call similar to the one described above to please contact the Waterloo Regional Police Service at 519-653-7700.

Police also remind the community to not become a victim of fraudulent phone scams and to never provide personal information or funds to someone in this format.

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10:21 AM | Police were called to the Walmart in St. Jacobs to deal with a report of a theft from the store. The investigation continues.

1:21 PM | Tools and electronics were stolen from a trailer parked in the storage area behind a Lobsinger Line business in Wellesley Township. The investigation is ongoing.

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5:42 AM | Police responded to a report of a car having struck a utility pole on Menno Street, near Fountain Street in Breslau.

When they arrived, they found the damaged car in the lane of travel.

A 46-year-old Kitchener man was subsequently charged with ‘careless driving.’

OCTOBER 28

12:53 AM | A driver travelling on the Conestoga Parkway near the King Street North exit struck a deer.

There were no injuries.

6:50 PM | Wellington County OPP received a driving complaint involving a motor vehicle that was observed stopping and starting, driving on the opposite side of

the road, and flashing lights in Centre Wellington Township. Officers located the 2015 Infinity QX6 that matched the description on Union Street in Fergus. A traffic stop was conducted and while speaking with the driver, police immediately detected the odour of an alcoholic beverage on his breath. A roadside test was conducted, which resulted in a fail. The driver was transported to a nearby OPP Operation Centre for further testing. As a result, a 41-yearold Orangeville man was charged with ‘over 80 mgs.’ He is scheduled to appear in Guelph Criminal court on Dec. 6 to answer to the charge.

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10:15 AM | Waterloo Regional Police responded to a single-vehicle collision on Broadway Street near Temperance Road in the Township of Wellesley. A tanker milk truck was travelling west on Broadway Street when it lost control on a curve in the road, went into the ditch and rolled over onto its passenger side. The 59-year-old male driver from Waterloo was taken to local hospital with minor injuries.

He was subsequently charged with ‘careless driving.’ Broadway Street was closed to traffic for about four hours for the police investigation.

LAUGHS: Dr. Ken Shonk to apply the healing power of laughter at event featuring poor boy’s lunch “There still are a lot of people out there that think if you’re laughing, you’re not productive, you’re not serious, you’re not doing your job and that’s something we have to fight on a regular basis,” Shonk said.

But times are changing.

He notes there’s now a textbook called The Psychology of Humor. There are functional MRIs on people laughing to find out what parts of the brain are

If you lose your caregiver then you’ve got two people that are in trouble. We talk about trying to get things back to basics with a bit of humour,” he said.

He says laughter is a universal uniter and it’s important to give yourself permission to have fun and look for the incongruities in life instead of focusing on the negative.

There are real life uses to laughter since endorphins

are the body’s natural painkiller.

Doctors have done laughter therapy with dying patients and found them turning down their morphine pumps because they were increasing their own endorphins.

“If you can find a bit of humour with what you’re dealing with, it means that you’re in control of it.

It’s not in control of you,” Shonk said.

Woolwich Community Services’ Lunch and Laughter event is Nov. 8 at Gale Presbyterian Church from 12-1:30 p.m. Entertainer Dr. Ken Shonk presents his “Chuckles Checkup and Mirthful Messages.”

Lunch will be a poor boy’s style lunch – homemade mac ‘n’ cheese, hot dogs, beans and bread pudding.

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functioning. Researchers have done biochemical experiments measuring biopeptides, endorphins and serotonin to find out what happens when we laugh.

He often uses his message to talk to caregivers.

“When you’re talking about dementia, sometimes the focus has to be on the caregivers because a lot of them burn out, they’re very frustrated and it’s very difficult for them.

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increasing communication and relationships and dealing with chronic illness, even with death and dying,” Shonk said.

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He says when he asks audiences how they feel after they’ve laughed they reply they feel more relaxed, compassionate or become a better listener.

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Family violence comes with a long list of real costs EVEN CONCERNED, WELL-MEANING PEOPLE have misconceptions about family violence that aren’t helpful in efforts to eliminate the problem.

Questions such as “why does she stay?” and “why do women go back?,” even when asked in a nonjudgmental way, add to the impression that women – the targets of most domestic abuse – are somehow responsible for their predicament.

Statistics that show 50 per cent of women will be physically or sexually abused in their lifetimes pay no mind to geography – such assaults can and do occur in small communities such as those found in the townships.

The problem is more widespread than most people care to admit, one of the reasons Woolwich Community Services offers a family violence prevention program, which was front and center this week as Woolwich council declared November family violence prevention month.

Education and public awareness are two important tools in attempting to reduce incidents. Often, victims are afraid to come forward. Vigilance by others can help identify problems.

Along with helping those in immediate need with support services, the WCS program focuses on prevention and education – a staffer provides outreach programs to every area school, looking to teach kids that violence is not the answer to any problem.

Breaking the cycle of violence is the key to prevention.

Children raised in abusive homes are more likely to keep the cycle going when they grow up. Even those in abusive relationships – often women being physically or mentally abused by their spouses – find it hard to get out of their situations.

On average, a woman will leave eight times before making it permanent. Throughout the process, the WCS program provides support.

For those in abusive relationships, the program provides a range of immediate services, informing the women – the clients are predominantly female – that they have real options and acting as a liaison to social services: shelters, food banks, subsidized housing, welfare, employment counselling and the like.

Federal statistics paint a troubling picture. For instance, family violence accounted for approximately 25 per cent of all police-reported crime in Canada. Some 32 per cent of adults in Canada have reported having experienced some form of maltreatment as a child, including exposure to intimate partner violence (34%), neglect (34%), physical abuse (20%) and sexual abuse (3%).

Family violence is a serious public health issue that can cause a range of short-term or long-term health problems, and can even result in death. The impacts of family violence can be physical, mental, cognitive and behavioural.

Family violence can also affect people’s social or economic situations. The experience of family violence can contribute to living in poverty, dropping out of school or having limited options for safe and affordable housing, for example.

Research shows that the longer and more severe the abuse, the worse the health and social impacts are.

Such violence also comes with a price tag, though the economic impacts can be tough to gauge thoroughly. In 2012, however, the nationwide cost was estimated at $7.4 billion.

Given the costs, the adage about an ounce of prevention seems more than a little applicable.

Caught between a rock and a hard place, some of our U.S. neighbours get a jump on the exodus that threatens to follow next week’s presidential election.

WORLD VIEW / GWYNNE DYER

U.S. election campaign ensures the wells are poisoned WORLD AFFAIRS DONALD TRUMP MAY NOT win the election next week – although he is at least going to come close – but even if he loses, the wells are poisoned. Either “Crooked Hillary” becomes president, and spends the next four years fighting off legal challenges and fearing assassination by some of Trump’s more deranged admirers. Or Trump becomes the 45th U.S. president, and the United States becomes the world’s biggest and most dangerous loose cannon.

The race was probably always closer than the opinion polls suggested.

The last-minute decision of FBI director James Comey to hint publicly that he might reopen the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s “extremely careless” (his words) use of a private email server when she was secretary of state has undoubtedly made it closer.

Inevitably, the media took this to mean that he had reopened the case, and

it is hard to believe that he did not act with malice aforethought. As John Podesta, Clinton’s campaign manager, said: “Director Comey’s letter (to Congress) refers to emails that have come to light in an unrelated case, but we have no idea what those emails are, and director himself notes they may not even be significant.”

So what did Comey think he was doing when he sent Congress a letter stating that maybe, when he had the time to look into these emails, and if they turned out to be from or about Clinton, and if there was new information in them that changed his previous conclusions, then he might consider reopening an investigation against her?

It was contrary to FBI policy to publicly trail a possible investigation like that, and both Comey’s own staff and the U.S. attorney-general advised against it. But Comey was a lifelong Republican until he let his registration lapse some time after he was appointed to the FBI job three years ago by President Obama.

Trump was already

claiming that the election was “rigged” against him, and that he might not accept a Clinton victory. Comey has created an equal and opposite likelihood that Democrats will regard a Trump victory as illegitimate, and refuse to accept him as president.

Either way, it will be the “birther” conspiracy all over again, but this time in seven-league boots.

This is almost entirely Trump’s fault. With constant lies and threats and personal abuse, he has brought the entire electoral process into disrepute, and the American media have let him get away with it because he was “entertaining.” As Les Moonves, chairman of the CBS television network, admitted eight months ago, when Trump was just starting out: “It may not be good for America, but it’s damn good for CBS.” Many billions of dollars of free publicity later, this ignorant and bombastic “sociopath” – the word that Tony Schwartz, the ghostwriter of Trump’s premature autobiography “The Art of the Deal,” uses to describe him – stands on

the threshold of great power. And Schwartz, in an interview last weekend, was very frightened about the possibility that he would become president.

“Staggeringly dangerous. Worse than I imagined when he began to run. ...

He’s way more out of control in the last couple of months than I’ve ever seen him. He doesn’t have any core beliefs beyond his own aggrandisement and power.” Schwartz didn’t even find it over the top to talk about a Trump presidency in terms of martial law, an end of press freedom, and nuclear war.

We must hope that really is over the top, but we should also bear in mind that Tony Schwartz has probably spent more time actually talking to Donald Trump (while writing the book that launched him as a celebrity) than any other non-family adult has done in the past thirty years.

But the omens are not good if Trump loses the election either, because that doesn’t mean that Clinton wins it. At least not for the very large chunk of DYER | 8

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THEIR VIEW / QUESTION OF THE WEEK

If you could vote in the U.S. election next week, who would you vote for?

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“One way or another, it is going to be an ugly and frightening time in the United States.” Gwynne Dyer | 6 HIS VIEW / STEVE KANNON

Basic income plans gaining traction, but association with Wynne won’t help EDITOR'S NOTES ONTARIO’S FORAY INTO BASIC-INCOME programming is on track for rollout next spring, but is likely doomed to be derailed for a multitude of reasons, which could prove to be a real missed opportunity.

Not least among the pilot project’s shortcomings is the fact it’s a creation of the Wynne government, widely seen as corrupt and incompetent. That alone should be the kiss of death, as many will figure that if her government embraces something, it must be bad for Ontarians. At the very least, it will be managed poorly.

Just as we’re seeing in the U.S. election campaign – anything that seems like a good idea coming out of the mouths of Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton can automatically be dismissed because he’s a slimy blowhard and she’s a lying crook. Over-simplification, of course, but it’s a narrative the public seems eager

to embrace.

Much the same sentiment applies to some people’s visceral reaction to spending money on the lazy and undeserving.

Of course, some will have dismissed the plan for just that reason.

Thus far, the province has allocated $25 million for the pilot project, devised under the guidance of long-time advocate Hugh Segal, a former Conservative senator.

The concept is nothing new. Known as a guaranteed annual income, a guaranteed minimum income, a negative income tax or simply as a basic income, the idea is to provide some level of income for every citizen. It’s been endorsed by figures as diverse as Martin Luther King and Milton Friedman.

A truly universal income scheme would see everyone receive an equal payout, regardless of need. The revenue-neutral option would see governments eliminate all existing payouts, thus reducing administrative costs and allowing yet more money to be funnelled into the program.

HOW TO REACH US

there, with many societal benefits. A changeover to Conservative governments, first provincially and then in Ottawa, saw the effort not only axed but buried.

Today, the information from that project, along with the attempts elsewhere, are increasingly important. Other jurisdictions, from Finland to Kenya, are using the data in launching their own experiments.

David Macdonald, a senior economist with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, has crunched the numbers for a range of scenarios to introduce a basic income plan to Canadians. He notes there are currently 33 income support programs at either the federal or provincial level that could be considered forms of basic income.

They include sales tax credits, and transfers like the Canada Child Benefit or Guaranteed Income Supplement for seniors.

Social Assistance and EI should not be considered basic incomes, as they are not universally available, being either means tested or subject to contributions

to be eligible.

Eliminating all of them could free up some $109 billion annually to be used in a simple basic income plan. Just dividing that figure by the number of eligible Canadians would, however, lead to serious drops in income to those who most need it. Seniors, who typically receive the most support, would be hardest hit.

For single seniors, for instance, Macdonald pegs existing support programs – federal and provincial – in the range of $16,515 (PEI) to $19,891 (Saskatchewan).

Families with children also receive large basic income supplements depending on where they live, with the highest transfer of $5,737 per person in Quebec for a single parent with two children.

“In other words, income floors already exist in Canada – no one will fall below a certain income level, though it varies by province and family type,” he says in a report released last month.

Some kind of wide safety net will be even more essential as automation and

globalization, already killing off jobs even as the population continues to rise, take deeper root.

Once upon a time, automation was a panacea that was to lead to a mythical leisure society – the machines would do the work, while we reaped the benefit of reclaimed time to do what we wanted rather than the drudgery of work. As we’ve seen so far, technology has extended workweeks and displaced people from high-paying to lesser jobs. There’s no reason to believe that will change as technology continues to change the way work is done. Which brings us to the idea of a basic income: what becomes of our economy when there are fewer and fewer jobs?

In the short term, those at the top of the income scale, including the muchdiscussed 1%ers, make out like bandits due to reduced costs. But if people don’t have money to spend, who is going to keep the consumer society running?

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That would be easier to sell in some cases – everybody gets something – but would leave many people worse off, sending poverty rates skyward, unless spending was increased dramatically.

The compromise, then, would be to stick with the formula whereby recipients are those most in need – poorer citizens would see overall increases, while those on the other end would get nothing, which is often the case today.

It’s the latter option that Ontario is going with in its pilot project. Ontario’s program will supplement the earnings only of individuals whose incomes are below a certain level, such as the poverty line. In this respect, the pilot is similar to Manitoba’s well-known “Mincome” experiment of the 1970s.

From 1974 to 1979, some of the poorest residents of Dauphin, Manitoba were ensured a basic annual income, receiving monthly cheques with no strings attached, a departure from means-tested and targeted payouts. The program essentially ended poverty

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Global wildlife populations face a plunge of more than two-thirds during the 50-year period ending in 2020 as a result of human activities. Global populations of mammals, birds, fish, amphibians and reptiles have already declined by 58% between 1970 and 2012.

“I don’t think anybody believes that Mr. Lougheed and Ms. Sorbara offered the alleged bribe to Andrew Olivier on their own. Can the premier tell us, if it was not her directly, who in her office ordered these calls be made on her behalf?”

At one point looking like it was going to go the way of the dodo, the Wellesley Historical Society got a boost in learning of a massive gift by a man with strong ties to the township. Jack Edgar Koehler’s $340,000 bequest came at a time the group was seeing an increase in membership.

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than they already are in the U.S.

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the American population who will have voted for The Donald.

Hillary Clinton would have to preside over a bitterly divided country in which almost half the population believe she has stolen the presidency – and there is a strong possibility that Trump would start sending out coded calls for violence.

He already did this once, in August, when he was whipping up a crowd with accusations that Clinton would override the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which most gun-owners believe enshrines the right of American citizens to own

weapons.

If Clinton created a majority in favour of gun control on the U.S. Supreme Court, Trump warned the audience, then that’s it: “Nothing you can do, folks.”

The pro-gun crowd started to boo, and after a little hesitation Trump added: “Although the Second Amendment people – maybe there is, I don’t know.”

Like most public incitements to violence, it was veiled and oblique, but it was also unmistakable.

It would be heroically optimistic to believe that Trump would not serve up more of the same if he loses the election. One way or another, it is going to be an ugly and frightening time in the United States.

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Another question for governments now in the pockets of the corporate interests – those 1%ers again – who is going to pay the taxes when the tax liability makes it impossible to make a living wage while a person tries to string together a series of lowpaying, temporary and casual opportunities to work?

The fanciful gig economy leaves people impoverished and with no cohesive tax system.

A guaranteed income could allow workers to regain the upper hand, enabling them to reject low paying or insecure jobs or choose to devote their time

to traditionally unpaid work such as care and community support, argues Richard Pereira, an economist and one of the founders of the Canadian chapter of the Basic Income Earth Network.

Until recently a job with pension and benefits was enough to allow for a dignified existence, he adds.

“Now we need something else, unless we are willing to undo globalization.

Which you are seeing some move towards, whether it’s Brexit or both the left and right in the U.S. – Bernie Sanders and Trump – talking against free trade.”

Given what’s at stake, let’s hope Wynne doesn’t make a mess of things. Just don’t bet too much on that outcome.

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The entire Woolwich Thrashers squad gathered on Saturday afternoon to thank the Elmira Bank of Montreal branch for their nearly $1,000 donation, covering the full cost of a new sledge for one of their players.

nitely gotten closer to playing 60 minutes each game, but it has been a lot of hockey for us in the last 10 days.”

Friday night’s game against Stratford was a

I WAS TALKING TO my best friend Tom the other day.

He’s an artist.

One of last things he said that I agreed with was that the worst thing someone can say to an artist is their art is ‘interesting.’

“That’s a diplomatic way to say, ‘I would never buy that,’” he said.

I put that away for future use as we carried on and discussed more important things – in this case, how we enjoy soup at hunt camp.

“Do you like the beginning of a bowl of soup or the end?” he asked.

“I’m not an idiot,” I said.

“I like the beginning of the bowl. At that point, the possibilities are endless. You?” “Well,” he said, “I beg to differ. You are an idiot!”

My so-called friend went on to explain how he thought the height of the soup consumption experience was when a person gazed down upon the remains at the bottom of the bowl.

“You look at it and realize you have saved the best for last. You understand that you are going to face that soup head on and come out unscathed and victorious.

And then, after a slurp or two you feel satisfied with the whole thing and think,

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Donations, volunteers help make hockey more inclusive for Woolwich residents LIZ BEVAN WINTER IS WELL ON its way and with it, comes hockey season. Not every child who wants to play can strap on a pair of skates and join the minor hockey league, however.

Enter the Woolwich Thrashers, a sledge hockey team catering to kids who want to get ice time, but who may have physical or developmental disabilities that change the way they

play the game.

The sport is an expensive one to play, and the Elmira’s Bank of Montreal branch has lent a helping hand, purchasing a new sledge and sticks for the team to use. On Oct. 29, Thrashers player Daniel Peters hit the ice on the newly acquired equipment.

Sandy Metzger works with the team, and she says the team wouldn’t be able to expand without help from local organizations

like BMO. “It is a constant issue, purchasing sledges. They are expensive – around $900 for a sledge and a pair of sticks,” she said, adding that the price can go up to nearly $1,500 for customized equipment. “Maybe it needs a higher back, a head rest or a push rod.”

The team plans ahead for maybe one or two new players every season, but this year, the Thrashers had unprecedented inter-

est.

“We had a need for five new people who joined us this year. That is a lot of new sledges that we had to scramble and find,” said Metzger. “It was like, ‘wait a minute, where did this come from?’ We always try to raise as much money as we can through outside organizations that support us, like the Maple Syrup Festival and things like that. When BMO said we were going to be a charity

of choice, we jumped at the chance.”

Rachel McKay was on hand at the Woolwich Memorial Centre for the unveiling of the new sledge last Saturday, and she says it is important for local businesses to make themselves available and a part of a bigger community.

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Kings extend winning streak to 10 games In latest three-game stretch, Elmira outscores opponents 23-6 to take their place atop the conference LIZ BEVAN THE ELMIRA SUGAR KINGS have extended their winning streak to 10 after a busy weekend with three games in as many days.

The weekend wins also put the team in the top spot in the conference.

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goals on Friday night to the Stratford Warriors’ two, the Kings set the tone for Saturday and Sunday games.

Hosting the Waterloo Siskins on Saturday, the team took another win with a score of 5-2, before defeating the Guelph Hurricanes 7-2 the following night.

Head coach Ty Canal

says he was happy with the hockey he saw from the guys during their busy, busy weekend.

“It was a big point weekend for us. Anytime you can come together with some wins on back-to-back nights, it is a really good thing,” he said. “The guys were focused from game

to game. The first period was good for us in all three games. We came out of the gate skating well and playing some good hockey. We scored on our chances, Ty Canal especially in the first periods. We have defi-

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out there to support the community, especially locally, making an impact on the people that we work with and just show that

can do to contribute to help the kids who maybe need a little bit more support, then we are happy to do it.”

Metzger says the sport is more than just getting a group of kids some ice

we care,” she said. “This is something that can be difficult to raise money for and it is a very expensive sport to play that maybe not all families can afford.

If it is something that we

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time. It is about improving the players’ quality of life.

“It isn’t just for the players, but for the families too.

Everyone has a chance to interact and share ideas.

The kids are developing skills, getting physically fit and it is a chance to be part of a team,” she said.

“Physiotherapists and occupational therapists, they love when the kids play sports because they are getting those exercises in without even knowing they are doing it, and of course, having fun.”

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‘Who says I never finish anything?’”

“That’s ridiculous!” I replied. “The end of the soup bowl is like that kid who is always picked last when street hockey teams are being chosen.”

A moment of silence followed.

“Oh,” I muttered. “I see I’ve struck a chord.”

“Street hockey is foolish,” he muttered. “You spend

half your time moving nets. I suppose you prefer a cream-based soup over a broth-based one?”

I was incredulous he would even ask.

“All the great soups are cream-based,” I replied tersely. “Tell me I’m wrong.

I dare you!”

After a quarter century of friendship, you’d think you know a person. But what he said next made me rethink all that.

“Soup can hardly be called soup unless it is broth based,” he stated arrogantly.

“You brain-addled fool!” I spat out.

“Tell me, can you honestly say potato and leek soup is anything more than an oniony sludge?” he hissed.

“You know how I feel about potato and leek soup,” I said calmly. “Take that back.”

“No,” he answered.

“Well then,” I said, as I mustered up the courage, “Chicken with rice soup is a farce.”

I’m not proud of what happened next but I think it was for the best.

Tom and I said even more unkind things – most notably he called cream of chicken soup a “stew” and I replied saying that onion soup was a hoax perpetrated by the onion growing industry.

It got downright heated after that. And, as happens with most of our conversations, we hung up angrily and simultaneously.

“I told him,” I muttered.

I’m not proud of this.

But I will say that, as I sat there I was able to give the debate a bit more thought.

It was then that I realized that Tom was my best hunting buddy and just like a brother to me.

“This is no way to treat a

lifelong friend,” I muttered.

So I called him back and we agreed to disagree.

“Of course, that’s fine,” he said with a tinge of sarcasm.

“After all, there’s no accounting for taste.”

He then asked what I thought about the illustration he had just finished for my back page humour column in Ontario Out of Doors.

I told him I thought it was interesting.

Busy stretch sees Jacks take two out of three Team wins pair from Tavistock and New Hamburg on back-to-back nights before falling to Norwich on third day LIZ BEVAN LAST WEEKEND WAS JAM packed full of hockey for the Wellesley Applejacks, playing three games in a row.

The Jacks got two wins out of the three, but it wasn’t the result head coach Brad Gerber expected.

On Oct. 28, the boys went up against Tavistock and took the win in overtime, 4-3. On Saturday night, they hosted New Hamburg, notching their second win of the weekend by a score of 7-3. Sunday night wasn’t as successful, with the Jacks falling 6-1 to the Norwich Merchants on home ice. Gerber says this weekend was a bit of an anomaly for the team.

“We were happy to win two out of three, but over the weekend, there were times that we didn’t play so well, but we won, and then there were the games

that we should have gotten better results, and we lost.

Hockey is a weird game for sure,” he said.

In Tavistock on Friday night, after a scoreless first period, Alex Uttley got the Jacks on the board just under five minutes into the second. Tavistock tied it up with a marker from Josh Borys 10 minutes later. Jordon Hoekstra started scoring in the third, unassisted before Tavistock took the lead with two in a row, the first from Austin Kovrig and the second from Tayler Traschel. With less than a minute left, Nick Mercier tied it up and team captain Cal Jefferies, from Mercier and Hoekstra clinched the win with a goal just 1:18 into overtime.

Saturday night, back on home ice, the Jacks stayed ahead with seven goals from seven players. The Firebirds started scoring with a goal from Walker

Defenseman Lucas Spence keeps the puck away from Norwich on Sunday afternoon. The team won two previous games that weekend, but fell to the Merchants.

[LIZ BEVAN / THE OBSERVER] Davison, but it was quickly followed by a marker from Jefferies. Wellesley took the lead just a few seconds later from Brady Gerber.

Tyler Randerson scored for New Hamburg in the second, with Jacks’ Jake

Wilkinson scoring on the powerplay not too long after. The Firebirds tried to stage a comeback with a marker from Dalton Smith on the powerplay, but it wasn’t enough. Lucas Spence, Seamus Mooney,

Shaun Pickering and Spencer Brick closing out scoring for a final tally of 7-3.

It was one of the best games Wellesley has played this season, said coach Gerber.

“We talked before the

puck drop about playing 20 minutes at a time and making sure that we are getting that 60-minute game,” he said. “ We had energy all night. We talked about the little things, and it just goes to show that when we do what we talk about, we are a pretty good team.”

On Sunday night, Wellesley faced off against Norwich, falling 6-1. The lone Applejacks goal came from Hoekstra on the powerplay, helped in by Greg Huber and Uttley.

Gerber says the score didn’t reflect the team’s effort.

“We came out with the same energy as we had on Saturday night and I thought we had a really good start. Their goalie was really good, though,” he said. “He made some great saves. I thought we could have had some goals earlier JACKS | 12

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KINGS: Team puts its streak on the line Saturday in Guelph FROM | 9

The EDSS Lancers basketball teams played host to teams from around the region in a twoday tournament on Oct. 28 and 29. Sammi Martin from the senior girls’ team attempts two points against Stratford on Friday afternoon.

[LIZ BEVAN / THE OBSERVER]

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down the shots against FROM | 11

in the game that would have changed things, we had a lot of chances. We had lots of energy with no finish.”

The guys get a break this coming weekend with only one game against Woodstock on Saturday night.

Gerber says he wants to see more of what he saw at the

end of last weekend.

“I think we will just be working on cutting down the other team’s shots, being better in our own end and just be ready to play.

That is important against all these teams. You have to play a solid game,” he said.

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blowout, starting off with a goal from Elmira’s Quinten Bruce on the powerplay.

Defenseman Spencer Comelli scored just 47 seconds later, followed by Jake Brown, also on the powerplay.

In the second period, Mitch Hoelscher and Andrew McIntyre both put the puck past Stratford. Warriors’ Trevor Abbot scored one of the team’s two goals for the night halfway through the second.

The Kings dominated the third period as well, with markers from Zack Cameron, Jeff Jordan, Hoelscher, Klayton Hoelscher, and two from Kyle Soper. Stratford snuck one in from Jack Scanlan.

Soper started scoring on Saturday against Waterloo on home ice, followed by a marker from Klayton, the older Hoelscher and a second from Soper.

Starting the second with a sizeable lead, Elmira let one slip past them with a goal from James Ranson.

It started looking good for the Siskins at the start of the third with a goal from Nick King, but Elmira wasn’t having it. Ethan Skinner scored on the powerplay and Mitch Hoelscher put one in the empty net, giving a final score of 5-2.

Cameron was the star of Sunday’s game at the Woolwich Memorial Centre, scoring three goals in the first, and another in the second. Brown, Skinner and Shaun Pickering, on loan from the Wellesley Applejacks, added to the

Sugar Kings goalie Jonathan Reinhart makes a quick save on Sunday night. Elmira took home the win against the Guelph Hurricanes, their third victory in three days. The team is now at the top of the conference and has won 10 games in a row.

[LIZ BEVAN / THE OBSERVER] 7-2 win over the Guelph Hurricanes. Anthony Mota and Cameron Stokes put Guelph’s only two goals on the board.

Canal says he suspects the weekend successes for the Kings had a lot to do with attitude, momentum and just playing the game the way they know how.

“Momentum is a funny thing like that, for sure.

Offense was big for us on Friday and Sunday. On Saturday, we didn’t really get a lot of scoring chances, but we were able to capitalize. I think not too long ago there was a weekend where we only got one 5-on-5 goal,” he said. “So, it’s funny how the momentum shifts like that, but the guys are finding ways to win and that is good early on. There are different ways to win a

hockey game and now we have to make sure that we get all those things compacted in 60 minutes.”

He says Cameron was a big part of Sunday’s win.

“He was able to find areas that gave him those scoring chances on Sunday.

He had two pretty much breakaways, and that is big for him. He can skate quickly, he can shoot a puck and he is good with it. The main thing for him is finding those areas that gives him the chances and he was able to capitalize on them for sure,” shared Canal, adding that overall, the weekend was a team effort.

“A weekend like that, though, you need everybody. It was great to see guys contribute each night.

There were some guys that played better than others,

but when you have that many periods of hockey to play in that short amount of time, you definitely need everybody,” he said. “When we needed good goaltending, we got it, when we needed a good penalty kill, we got it, when we needed a goal on the power play, everything just seemed to be clicking when we needed it, which I think it is good for them to see.”

The Kings are heading to Guelph to play the Hurricanes again this weekend for a 7:30 p.m. puck drop on Nov. 5 before returning home to the Dan Snyder Arena on Nov. 6 to play Cambridge at 7 p.m.

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THE SCORE

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Tyke: SELECT Oct. 29 vs Centre Wellington Home: 8 Visitor: 0 Goals: Zack Forwell (4), Reese Martin, Mason Gear, Matt Kochut, Nolan Martin Assists: Mason Gear, Max Krasovec (2), Zach Wiseman, Evan Hall Shutouts: Cohen Hamburger, Ben Hacock

Tyke: SELECT Oct. 30 vs Burlington Home: 13 Visitor: 1 Goals: Reese Martin (4), Zack Forwell (6), Mason Gear, Lucas Frey, Colton Brito Players with Assists: Lucas Frey (3), Reese Martin (2), Liam Straus, Mason Gear, Matt Kochut (3), Evan Hall

Novice: MAJOR A Oct. 29 vs Hespeler Home: 7 Visitor: 3 Goals: Spencer Hume, Sutton Meier (2), Tristan Hill (2), Adam Bloch, Mitchell Krasovec Assists: Mitchell Krasovec (3), Tristan Hill (2), Adam Bloch, Wade McKenzie, Caleb Paquet, Avery Collingwood, Carter Weir, Spencer Hume, Adam Lavigne

Novice: LL #2 Oct. 29 vs Twin Centre Stars Home: 3 Visitor: 7 Goals: Luke Forbes (2), Casey Dronick Assists: Casey Dronick, Cole Heasman

Novice: LL #1 Oct. 29 vs Beverly Home: 2 Visitor: 5 Goals: Jonah Schmidt (2) Assists: Brody Habermehl

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Atom: MAJOR A

Novice: LL #2 Oct. 30 vs Woolwich Novice LL#1 Home: 2 Visitor: 3 Goals: Owen McAdam (2)

Novice: LL #3 Oct. 29 vs Plattsville Home: 9 Visitor: 2 Goals: Josh Wraight (4), William Krubally (2), Wyatt Swijters (2), Colton Sinclair Assists: Wyatt Swijters (2)

Atom: MINOR A Oct. 26 vs Milton Home: 4 Visitor: 5 Goals: Josh Carson, Ethan Burkholder (2), Danny Schaefer Assists: Danny Schaefer, Josh Carson

Atom: MINOR A Oct. 29 vs Burlington Home: 1 Visitor: 5 Goals: Jakob Noot Assists: Drew Snyder, Evan Woods

Atom: MINOR A Oct. 30 vs Hespeler Home: 4 Visitor: 0 Goals: Connor Goebel, Owen Weppler (2), Josh Carson Assists: Ethan Burkholder, Danny Schaefer, Josh Carson (2), Hayden Weber (2), Owen Weppler, Shutouts: Ayden Schaap

Atom: MINOR AE Oct. 25 vs Brampton Home: 3 Visitor: 0 Goals: Thomas Ferguson, Carter Snider, Nathan Dyck Assists: Taylor Weber (2), Thomas Ferguson, Carter Snider Shutouts: Reid Deyell,

Goals: Seth Shantz, Hunter Brown

Home: 2 Visitor: 3 Goals: Thomas Hill-Ring (2) Assists: Emmett Weissenboeck, Dominic Roth

Oct. 24 vs Halton Hills Home: 5 Visitor: 2 Goals: Nathan Martin (2), Pacey Camm (2), Mitchell Walker Assists: Evan Passmore, Pacey Camm, Ian Leech, Liam Wood

Atom: LL #1

Atom: MAJOR A

Oct. 23 vs Beverly #2 Home: 1 Visitor: 6 Goals: Evan Yorke

Oct. 27 vs Brampton Home: 3 Visitor: 0 Goals: Kyle Mulder, Cole Slade, Tyler Moore Assists: Cameron Leonard (2), Owen Lee, Evan Roth, Carter Servais Shutouts: Brett Strohoff

Atom: LL #2

Bantam: MINOR A

Oct. 29 vs Ancaster Home: 2 Visitor: 1 Goals: Nathan Martin, Ian Leech Assists: Andrew Chumley, Liam Wood, Mitchell Walker

Atom: MAJOR A Oct. 30 vs New Hamburg Home: 4 Visitor: 1 Goals: Mitchell Walker (2), Pacey Camm, Isaac Lopers Assists: Liam Wood (2), Ian Leech (2), Eric Kane, Stuart Sinclair, Kane Kruschat,

Atom: MAJOR AE Oct. 26 vs Centre Wellington Home: 9 Visitor: 0 Goals: Daniel Kochut, Jamie Ferretti (2), Owen Weber, Tyson Roth, Seth Shantz, Preston Hackert, Josh Uhrig, Jack Rozema Assists: Cale Waechter (2), Hunter Brown (2), Tyson Roth, Keegan Martin (2), Seth Shantz, Jake Patterson, Josh Gibson Shutouts: Ethan Gilbert

Atom: MAJOR AE Oct. 30 vs Guelph Home: 5 Visitor: 5 Goals: Tyson Roth, Owen Weber (2), Preston Hackert (2) Assists: Cale Waechter, Jamie Ferretti, Seth Shantz (2), Owen Weber

Atom: MAJOR AE Oct. 29 vs Caledon Home: 2 Visitor: 2

Oct. 29 vs Ayr Home: 3 Visitor: 5 Goals: Tanner Armstrong, Clyde Chico, Adam Short Assists: Evan McDowell, Jack Hacock

Atom: LL #3

Oct. 22 vs Woolwich LL #1 Home: 1 Visitor: 4 Goals: Dawson Brubacher Assists: Evan Hori

Peewee: MINOR A Oct. 27 vs New Hamburg Home: 3 Visitor: 5 Goals: Joe Martin, Ryan Brubacher, Ethan Bickerton Assists: Drew Birmingham, Ethan Bickerton, Haiden Idzik (2)

PeeWee: MINOR A Oct. 30 vs Dundas Home: 5 Visitor: 3 Goals: Ethan Martin, Eric Hutton, Joe Martin (3) Assists: Keenan Martin, Parker Alles (2), Jordan Chang (8), Ben Moyer, Ethan Martin

PeeWee: MAJOR AE Oct. 27 vs Centre Wellington Home: 0 Visitor: 0 Shutouts: Gage Usiski

PeeWee: LL#1

Bantam: MINOR A

Oct. 29 vs Centre Wellington Home: 6 Visitor: 1 Goals: Kyle Mulder, Tyler Moore, Cameron Leonard, Cole Slade, Tyler Martin, Owen Lee Assists: Tyler Martin, Kyle Mulder (2), Kyler Austin, Evan Roth, Ethan Birmingham, Carter Servais, Cameron Leonard

Bantam: MINOR A Oct. 30 vs Hespeler Home: 15 Visitor: 3 Goals: Kyle Mulder (2), Nate Snyder (2), Carter Servais (2), Michael Hayes (2), Tyler Martin, Cameron Leonard (2), Kyler Austin (2), Owen Lee (2) Assists: Tyler Moore (2), Carter Servais (3), Kyler Austin (4), Tyler Martin, Easton Gowing (2), Cameron Leonard, Kyle Mulder (2), Ethan Birmingham, Gavin Roemer (2), Cole Slade, Evan Roth, Owen Lee

Oct. 28 vs Woolwich #2 Home: 6 Visitor: 1 Goals: Nicholas Ritchie, Will McDougall (2), Ryan Curtis, Emmett Weissenboeck (2) Assists: Nolan Balzan, Nathan Whittom, Thomas Hill-Ring, Calvin Oleski, Dominic Roth, Owen Battler

Bantam: MINOR AE

PeeWee: LL#1

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Oct. 29 vs New Hamburg

Oct. 27 vs Centre Wellington Home: 3 Visitor: 5 Goals: Ben Fretz (3) Assists: Michael Wang, Keith Mikel, Logan Frey

Bantam: MINOR AE

Home: 1 Visitor: 2 Goals: Ben Fretz

Bantam: LL #1 Oct. 23 vs New Hamburg Home: 1 Visitor: 2 Goals: Tanner Mann Assists: Dante Del Cul

Bantam: LL #1 Oct. 28 vs Embro Home: 3 Visitor: 7 Goals: Tanner Mann, Danny Soehner, Patrick Perry Assists: Tyson Kraemer, Seth Horst (2), Malcolm Sager

Bantam: LL #1 Oct. 30 vs Plattsville Home: 1 Visitor: 5 Goals: Tyson Kraemer Assists: Malcolm Sager, Seth Horst

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Atom: MINOR A Woodstock Silver Stick Woodstock Oct. 21-23 Game 1 vs Burlington Home: 1 Visitor: 7 Goals: Connor Goebel Assists: Owen Weppler, Jakob Noot Oct. 22 vs Erie North Shore Home: 5 Visitor: 0 Goals: Josh Carson, Evan Woods (2), Ethan Burkholder, Josh Carson Assists: Karsten Smith (2), Drew Snyder, Danny Schaefer, Jakob Noot, Hayden Weber, Owen Weppler Oct. 22 vs London Home: 4 Visitor: 1 Goals: Ethan Burkholder, Hayden Weber, Evan Woods, Josh Carson Assists: Connor Goebel, Owen Weppler, Karsten Smith, Riley Dettweiler, Drew Snyder Karsten Smith, Owen Weppler Oct. 23 vs Essex

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Midget: A Oct. 26 vs Brampton Home: 9 Visitor: 5 Goals: Riley Runstedler, Noah Zeller (3), Jordan Gamble, Earl Schwartz, Cole Altman, Keegan Saunders, Cameron Brown Assists: Jordan Gamble (2), Bradley Hale, Riley Runstedler (2), Nick Ravelle (2), Earl Schwartz

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Novice: B Oct. 29 vs Woodstock Home: 3 Visitor: 0 Goals: Lexie de Jeu (3) Shutouts: Riley Nelson

Novice: B Oct. 30 vs Brantford Home: 4 Visitor: 4 Goals: Lexie de Jeu (4) Assists: Olivia Weiss, Sophia Metzger, Kylie Rayfield, Alexa Grundy

Atom: B Oct. 29 vs Cambridge Home: 1 Visitor: 0 Goals: Kara MacPherson Assists: Kayla Sargent, Brienne Brezynskie Shutouts: Makenna Kroetsch

Atom: B Oct. 30 vs Mount Forest Home: 3 Visitor: 0 Players with Goals: Claire Jacklin (2), Brienne Brezynskie Players with Assists: Carrie Schwindt (2), Avery Grundy, Sara Forwell Shutouts: Makenna Kroetsch

Atom: LL Oct. 23 vs Ayr Home: 0 Visitor: 2

Atom: LL Oct. 30 vs Cambridge Home: 3 Visitor: 3 Goals: Emily Martin (2), Bella Roth Assists: Sam Weber (2), Rebecca Airdrie

PeeWee: LL# 7130 Oct. 30 vs Ayr Home: 2 Visitor: 4 Goals: Hailey Brubacher, Emily Sargent Assists: Brydon Dickieson, Kyla Bloch, Michaela Bauman

Bantam: BB Oct. 30 vs Etobicoke Home: 4 Visitor: 0 Goals: Maddy Goss, Shae-Lynn Martin, Landyn Meadows, Blythe Bender Assists: Avery Bender (2), Ali Harnock, Hannah Carr, Blythe Bender (2), Sydney Dettweiller, Shae-Lynn Martin Shutouts: Cailyn Wilkie

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Atom: MAJOR AA Oct. 28 vs Burlington Home: 5 Visitor: 2 Goals: Easton Oberholtzer, Hayden Taylor, Ben Yong, Riley Webster, Griffin Beddis Assists: Matthew Ball (2), Riley Webster, Landon Hepditch, Calvin Witt, Hayden Taylor

Atom: MAJOR AA Oct. 29 vs Stratford Home: 2 Visitor: 1 Goals: Mason Mohr, Matthew Ball Assists: Matthew Ball, Easton Oberholtzer, Calvin Witt, Mason Mohr

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“We won the first one 4-1, then we tied Mitchell in the round robin. That was a really good game. We scored with nine seconds left. We lost the third game 2-0 against South Huron, but we ended up playing Mitchell again in the final and we beat them 2-0.”

The second game, against Mitchell, was a close one. The girls were down 1-0 with two minutes left in the third period, but they managed to tie it up.

“We gave up one goal in the second, but we kept it close,” said Cluthe, adding that the Hericanes had plenty of chances, but just couldn’t sink the puck. “We had lots of breakaways and lots of scoring chances, but their goalie played really, really well. We had about five breakaways in that game, and we just couldn’t

Paige Cook, Naomi Shantz, Abby Cluthe, Leah Thompson, Annabelle Hill, Mackenzie Harkins, Sophia Dietrich, Madeline Janzen, Brooklyn Straus, Katelyn Pfohl and Reegan Straus of the Novice LL#2 team won the gold medal at the Mitchell Meteors tournament at the end of October.

[LIZ BEVAN / THE OBSERVER} great to see her get the shutsneak one by her.” out. He says he can see their Coaches made the deciteam practices paying off. sion to pull their goalie with “We rotate our players on two minutes left in the third, a regular basis, so they all adding an extra attacker on get a chance to play goalie the ice. The move paid off.

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A healthy work environment goes beyond the office hours Home Hardware’s efforts recognized in its third Waterloo Region Healthy Workplace Award LIZ BEVAN FOR THE THIRD TIME, Home Hardware has won the gold medal for their healthy, happy and active employees.

Through the Waterloo Region Public Health Healthy Workplace Awards program, 19 companies got to take a plaque back to their offices, recognizing their commitment to a health-conscious workplace.

St. Jacobs-based Home Hardware has a few programs in place, and recruitment and communications manager Deb Benham says they are all working towards a common goal.

“If you enjoy your day at work, you are more productive. Our staff’s lives at Home Hardware and their lives at home go hand in hand,” she said.

Some of those programs include healthy eating initiatives, encouraging physical activity and stress management, but Benham says it isn’t just about the physical body.

“We also do many other things here at Home Hardware. We have a special events team here in St. Jacobs that is fabulous at promoting family events like movie nights, ski trips, things like that,” she said.

“There is a whole range of things that staff can take part in depending on what piques their interest.”

Home Hardware also encourages their employees to take a look at their

mental health.

“We promote a healthy lifestyle, and actually had a mental health kiosk here last week and people feel more comfortable talking about mental wellbeing.

Communication is very important,” she said.

Their third time winning the award, Benham says the home improvement company has noticed an uptick in employee participation in recent years.

Some may have been prompted by a new system put in place just this year.

“We have certainly seen an increase in signing up for various programs and challenges. Something we did this year which was new was we issued rewards cards for staff who participated in the most events and activities automatically receive a $50 gift card at the end of the year,” she explained. “It is a great incentive, is our way of saying thank you to the staff, but also increases participation, therefore health awareness. It has worked well.”

The third time is the charm for Home Hardware, and encourages staff to look even further in the future.

“We are humbled by it,” said Benham. “Health and well being for our staff is our number one priority.

It is recognition that we are on the right path to establishing a healthy work environment at Home Hardware.”

She also says other com-

New soil health centre supports farmer’s intuition FIELD NOTES

Home Hardware received the gold medal in employee well being from the Region of Waterloo’s Healthy Workplaces Awards program last week. Top right, Home Hardware’s communications manager Deb Benham alongside partners in mental and physical health from La Capitale Insurance and Canadian Olympian Alex Genest. Top left, Employee Trisha Owens shares what stresses her out the most at last week’s mental health kiosk in the Home Hardware St. Jacobs cafeteria. nies (gold). gest, I think you just have panies could implement This year’s was the sevto keep looking for fun and similar programs, boosting enth annual awards celinteractive ways to keep employee happiness and ebration. The event is held employees engaged,” she health. during National Healthy said.

“There are so many pracWorkplace Month, which Other award recipients tices that all employers encourages Canadian orcould share. It just depends included Waterloo North ganizations to promote Hydro (platinum), Grand on what works for their the benefits of workplace River Hospital (gold) and staff and their culture. As health. the Erb Group of Compafar as what we would sug-

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There’s drama in fight for clean water Local writer adapts Henrik Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People to reflect Canadian cases of environmental contamination LIZ BEVAN ADDING A DRAMATIC FLAIR to a hot button issue, Richard Walsh has adapted a classic play to reflect current problems, namely water contamination.

In Elmira, it is Chemtura.

In Michigan, it is about the lead pipes. In Walkerton, it was about E.coli. And in An Enemy of the People, it is about the newly installed public baths.

Based on a story originally written by famed playwright Henrik Ibsen in 1882, Walsh has updated the content and tone of the play for modern audiences in Waterloo Region.

“It is very relevant, but was written nearly 140 years ago,” said Walsh. “It just seemed to be such a socially relevant play.”

He saw a different adaptation of the show in Toronto a few years ago, but noticed the production didn’t deal with Canadian issues.

He enjoyed the play and set to a months-long rewrite, bringing the lessons taught in the content to local audiences. Walsh says the idea is to have the public become a bit more level-headed when it comes to dealing with contentious issues like the environment.

“It is not simply a play about rising the masses to deal with an environmental problem, it is not simply about being a whistle-

Nadine Quehl as newspaper editor Eileen Hovstad and Richard Walsh (right) as publisher Fred Aslaksen look on as Ken Noakes as medical officer of health Thomas Stockmann pleads his case for making the water contamination report public on Walsh’s adaptation of An Enemy of the People.

[LIZ BEVAN / THE OBSERVER] blower – it is about what happens to a whistleblower if they let their anger get in the way of constructive problem solving,” he said.

“My adaptation essentially captures what Ibsen was doing in his original play, which is to show that in the middle of attempting to deal with an environmental crisis, our personal foibles can become activated and interfere with affective problem solving.”

The recently retired Wilfrid Laurier University

professor of psychology is no stranger to such issues, having been a candidate in municipal, provincial and federal elections, most recently running for the Green Party in last year’s federal vote.

His adaptation of An Enemy of the People tells the story of Dr. Stockmann, a public health officer-type and member of the local committee on the newly opened public baths. He discovers a contamination at the site, and begins the

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“It is serving as a big tourist attraction that is bringing in lots of money to this former backwater community. The mayor and the business community are very happy about the booming local economy and don’t want to see anything infringe upon or

decrease the largesse that they are enjoying,” said Walsh. “They are afraid that if there is a long delay in fixing the water contamination, that they will lose their economic advantage over other communities.”

Without giving away too much, the audience will also play a role in the production, weighing in on the issue, and will be given a chance to vote on a motion put forth at a public town hall meeting. Will the audience sway the mayor? Will

they convince Dr. Stockmann to back down in his fight for what he sees as the truth?

Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students and can be purchased by calling the venue, Christ Lutheran Church (445 Anndale Rd., Waterloo) at 519-885-4050.

The production will run for three nights at 8 p.m. from Nov. 10 to 12. There is some coarse language in the dialogue, and is not recommended for students Grade 7 and under.

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Also clearing auction for Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Weber of Conestoga and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Roth of Wellesley of furniture and household items. Sale to be held at #7213 Line 86 Wallenstein approx. 6 km West of Elmira.

Saturday November 19, 10:00 A.M. Gerald Bowman Auctions, 519-638-5708. For photos visit our website at www.bowmanauctions.ca WED. NOV 23 at 10:00 AM - Clearing auction sale of furniture; antiques; collectables; tools; household effects; and miscellaneous items to be held at the St. Jacob’s Community Centre in St. Jacob’s for an area estate with additions. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. www.jantziauctions.com 519 656 3555.

WED. DEC 7 at 10:00 AM - Clearing auction sale of furniture; antiques; tools; collectables; primitives; Waterloo County furniture; household effects; and miscellaneous items to be held at the St. Jacob’s Community Centre in St. Jacob’s for a Kitchener estate with additions. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. www.jantziauctions. com 519 656 3555.

FARM SERVICES BAGGED PINE SHAVINGS Agricultural Spray Lime, 22.5kg. bag; feed grade lime, 25kg. Delivered. Call George Haffner Trucking, 519-574-4141 or 519-6692045.

FERTILIZER AND SEED GRAIN - at competitive pricing. Call George Haffner Trucking, 519-574-4141.

FAMILY ALBUM

ICE SALT & ICE MELT - Ice salt comes in 20 & 40kg’s, Ice melt comes in 20kg bags. Call George Haffner Trucking, 519-574-4141 or 519-669-2045.

KILN DRIED CORN & CORN SCREENING Delivered by Einwechter. Minimum 15 ton lots. Call George Haffner Trucking 519-574-4141 or 519-669-2045.

FIREWOOD GERBER’S FIREWOOD YOUR source of quality slabwood and seasoned bodywood.

All prices include delivery.

No Sunday calls please. 519656-2057.

records. Call Terry 519-2100551 Elmira or 519-242-6900. gallamore@golden.net 40 years experience, fair honest prices. Will travel.

RENTALS ELMIRA - FURNISHED Room for rent for one person. No pets, non-smoker. Secure entrance. Parking negotiable. Close to amenities and bus stop. $650/mth inclusive. Call 519-210-1500 or text 519-270-9966.

UNIT AVAILABLE IN St. Jacobs Meadows Residential Community. 1059 sq. ft. on main floor, facing Water St. Attached garage. Call 519664-2646.

RENTALS AVAILABLE NOV. 1. Elmira - 3 bedroom apartment, 1.4 bathrooms $925 plus utilities (about $150), Close to downtown. Second floor of quiet building. Laundry in building. Parking for 1 vehicle. Laminate flooring.

Individual gas furnace. Call or text 519-589-5431.

TRADES & SERVICES NEED YOUR LEAVES and Fall Clean Up done? For free quote Call: John’s Quality Home Services. Tel: 519669-4955.

WANTED CASH FOR OLD watches, jewellery, all gold and silver, coins, military, toys,

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BIRTHDAY

Happy Birthday Ida Ritter!

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Call: 519-669-5790 ext. 104 or Email:

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DEADLINE: Wednesday by 10am

PUBLIC NOTICE

“ P R O U D L Y R E M E M B E R I N G O U R P A S T ; C O N F I D E N T L Y E M B R A C I NMORE G O U CLASSIFIED R FUTURE.” LISTINGS PG. 20

Community Information Page COMMITTEE OF ADJUSTMENT NOTICE OF HEARING

The property is zoned Institutional (P) and contains a former church.

Pursuant to the Planning Act and Ontario Regulations 197/96 and 200/96

The applicant is requesting permission to sever an irregular shaped parcel of land being approximately 801 square metres in area from the rear of 147 Woolwich Street South and convey it as a lot addition to the rear of the parcel at 11 Cooper Crescent. The proposed severed and retained lands are zoned Settlement Residential (R-1). The property at 147 Woolwich Street South contains a single detached dwelling and accessory sheds.

On November 21, 2016 at 5:30 p.m. the Committee will meet to consider the following applications. All persons interested in the applications may attend and may contact Nancy Thompson regarding meeting details or visit the Township Webpage – News and Events – Current Public Notices.

The Committee will also consider submissions for or against the applications if submitted to the Township of Woolwich no later than 5:00 p.m. on November 15, 2016 (Note that this date is before the meeting). Submissions can be forwarded to Jeremy Vink at the address noted at the top of this page, by email jvink@woolwich.ca or by fax 519-669-4669. Any submissions received will be included in a comment package and presented at the meeting.

MINOR VARIANCE APPLICATION A 20/2016 – John Stevens, 94 Brookmead Street, Elmira The applicant is requesting relief from Section 6.4.1 a) of Zoning Bylaw 55-86 to reduce the building line setback adjacent to a street (Killdeer Road) from 5 metres to approximately 2.5 metres in order to permit the construction of a 14 square metre accessory building. The 526 square metre property is zoned Residential Mixed High Density (R-5) with site specific provisions and contains a single detached dwelling and an existing shed which is to be demolished.

MINOR VARIANCE APPLICATION A 21/2016 – 2205551 Ontario Inc., 119 Arthur Street South, Elmira The applicant is proposing a change of use for the property to establish a clinic and to construct a 14 square metre vestibule addition to the side of the building. To facilitate the change of use and proposed addition the applicant is requesting permission for relief from Zoning By-law 55-86 as follows: • from Section 24.3.1 to recognize a reduced lot area of approximately 1,082 square metres whereas 1,390 square metres is required; and • from Section 6.10.2 d) to reduce the building line setback adjacent to a street (Arthur Street South) from 6 metres to approximately 4.4 metres to allow for the proposed addition to the side of the building.

CONSENT APPLICATION B 6/2016 – Ljuban Tesla, 147 Woolwich Street South, Breslau

CONSENT APPLICATION B 7/2016 – ireale inc., 276 Union Street, Elmira The applicant is requesting permission to sever a parcel being approximately 0.14 hectares, from the rear of the 0.4 hectare property at 276 Union Street in order to create a new vacant industrial lot.

The proposed retained lands are currently vacant and will be approximately 0.26 hectares in area. The property is zoned Industrial Business Park (M-6) with site specific provisions.

NOTICE OF THE DECISION: Within 10 days of the meeting, a copy of each decision will be sent to owners, agents, those who submit written comments, and people who sign the register at the meeting. If you wish to be notified of the decision of the Committee of Adjustment in respect to an application, you must submit a written request (to the Secretary-Treasurer – Nancy Thompson ext. 6040) or sign the register at the meeting. This will also entitle you to be advised of a possible Ontario Municipal Board Hearing.

APPEAL OF MINOR VARIANCE AND CONSENT APPLICATIONS: Anyone in opposition to a decision may appeal the decision to the Ontario Municipal Board. The Board may dismiss an appeal without holding a hearing if the appellant did not make oral or written submissions to the Committee of Adjustment before a decision was given, or does not provide a reasonable explanation for having failed to make a submission to the Committee.

2017 Dog Tags are available for purchase now!

Under the Animal Control By-law #31-2013 it is a requirement that all dog owners within the Township of Woolwich license their dogs by

P.O. Box 158

24 Church St. W. Elmira, Ontario N3B 2Z6

Phone:

519-669-1647 or 877-969-0094 Fax: 519-669-1820

After Hours Emergency:

519-575-4400 www.woolwich.ca

March 1st of every calendar year. In the event your pet is lost and has a license, Animal Services will make every effort to reunite you with your pet at no extra cost. For safe return of your dog if found, please ensure you have attached the Township of Woolwich Dog Tag to your dog’s collar. Dogs without tags are taken to the Humane Society and owners will incur Humane Society costs of $35.00 per day. Dogs wearing their tags found outside of regular Township business hours can also be reported to the Woolwich Memorial Centre or the Breslau Community Centre.

To report a lost or found dog, please contact the Township of Woolwich at 519-669-6009 Monday to Friday between the hours of 9:00am and 5:00pm. After hours, information on lost or found dogs can be provided to the Woolwich Memorial Center or Breslau Community Centre. Please contact the WMC Monday to Friday after 5:00pm until 10:00pm or weekends 6:00am to10:00pm at 519-6691647 x 7001 or the BCC Monday to Friday after 5:00pm until 9:00pm or Saturday and Sunday 10:00am to 3:00pm at 519-648-9524.

Dog Tags will be available beginning in November at the following locations: The Township of Woolwich 24 Church Street West, Elmira (Mon-Fri 9am – 5pm)

Woolwich Memorial Centre

24 Snyder Avenue South, Elmira

Breslau Community Centre

100 Andover Drive, Breslau

(Sun-Sat 6am – 9pm)

(Mon-Fri 4pm-9pm, Sat-Sun 10am-3pm)

*Pet Valu

315 Arthur Street South, Elmira 519-669-1350 *Eldale Vet Clinic 150 Church Street West, Elmira 519-669-5672 *Breslau Animal Hospital 2057 Victoria Street North #3, Breslau 519-648-9738 *Creature Comfort Pet Emporium 1553 King Street North, St. Jacobs 519-664-3366 Before March 1st: Neutered/Spayed - $25.00 Non-Neutered/Spayed - $35.00

March 1st and After: $40.00 $50.00

For more information about the Woolwich Dog Tag Program please contact the Township of Woolwich at 519-669-6009.

Half the dogs found and picked up in 2016 were able to be easily identified and reunited with their owner.

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FAMILY ALBUM BIRTHDAY

BIRTHDAY

BIRTHDAY

BIRTHDAY

Happy 80th Birthday Wilbert & Happy 75th Birthday Ruth!

Happy 70th Birthday

Happy 70th Birthday Orval!

Happy Birthday

Charlie!

With Lots of Love, from all your family and friends!!

Best Wishes only please.

39 and holding!

With Love from Irene & Family

From your many friends and family.

BIRTHDAY

BIRTH NOTICE

ANNIVERSARY

Happy 50th Birthday Andy!

A Blessing from God!

THE OBSERVER IS CELEBRATING TWENTY YEARS.

The best Son, Brother, Husband, Dad & Uncle!

Cheers to 50 More!!

Keri-Lyn & Marv Kuepfer are pleased to announce the arrival of

Shaelyn Rose Kuepfer

on October 21, 2016 (9 lbs and 21 inches long) Love your whole family! XO

Special thanks to our midwife team Nikki, Jessica and Michelle from Blue Heron.

OBITUARY

OBITUARY

Shoemaker, Orlan L.

Martin, Robert Medard

Passed away peacefully on Monday, October 31, 2016 at Groves Memorial Community Hospital, Fergus, in his 76th year. Orlan, of RR 1, Elora, was the beloved husband of Elsie (Martin) Shoemaker. He is lovingly remembered by his children Bruce (Ruth) Shoemaker of RR 1, Arthur, Brian (Miriam) Shoemaker of RR 1, Elora, Marie (Paul) Reibel of RR 1, Moorefield, and Margaret (James) Frey of RR 3, Harriston. Missed by 20 grandchildren.

Brother of Marie Shoemaker and Alice (Walter) Freeman. Brother-in-law of Edna Shoemaker, Mary Ann (George) Bowman, Abner (Edna) Martin, and Vera (Lloyd) Martin. Predeceased by his parents Alvin and Minerva (Lichty) Shoemaker, brothers Vernon and Delton, and sister Erma. Visitation was held on Tuesday, November 1 from 7-9 p.m. and Wednesday, November 2 from 1-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, 62 Arthur St. S., Elmira. A family service took place in the funeral home chapel on Thursday, November 3 at 9 a.m. then to the North Woolwich Mennonite Meeting House for burial and public service. The family wishes to express appreciation to the staff at Groves for their compassionate care.

Passed away on Thursday, October 27, 2016 at Innisfree House, Kitchener, at the age of 74 years. Beloved husband of Marion (Melitzer) Martin. Dear stepfather of Lisa and Brian Frey and Sean and Kelly Reger. Loved grandfather of Matthew and Kirsten Frey, and Evan and Ashlynn Reger. Brother of Pat Wilken, Tom and Jeanet Martin, Barbara and Dave Stewart, Jo-Ann and Brian Holzschuh, Kathie and Hans Vanderzand, and sister-in-law Audrey Martin. Lovingly remembered by his nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents Joseph H. and Anne (Conlin) Martin, brothers Gerald and Jim, and sister Gracie. At Bob’s request, cremation has taken place.

There will be no visitation or service.

As expressions of sympathy, donations may be made to Community Care Concepts or Innisfree House.

www.dreisingerfuneralhome.com

Tex The Stomper Leader

www.dreisingerfuneralhome.com

20-B Arthur St. N., Elmira Call: 519-669-5790 or Visit: www.observerxtra.com

CELEBRATION OF LIFE

Celebration of Life Bruce Hemmerle Bruce passed away on Wednesday, October 5, 2016. There will be a time of remembrance at the Elmira Legion, 11 First Street East, Elmira, on Sunday, November 20, 2016 from 1-4 p.m. to celebrate Bruce’s life with his family.

www.dreisingerfuneralhome.com DEATH NOTICES KOEBEL, AGNES CECILIA (QUINLAN) | Passed away peacefully,

surrounded by the love of her family, on Monday, October 31, 2016 at St. Mary’s Hospital, Kitchener, at the age of 97 years.

LOOSER, BERNHARD | Passed away at University Hospital,

MAKE YOUR OWN

HEADLINES

IN THE COMMUNITY. PLACE A FAMILY ALBUM NOTICE! Call: 519-669-5790 or Visit: www.observerxtra.com

Love: Cathy, Andrew, Adrian and the grand girls

OBITUARY

Cressman, Calvin “Cal” Passed away peacefully after a 6 ½ year battle with cancer on Monday, October 31, 2016 at KW Campus of Grand River Hospital with his beloved wife of 51 years, Janice (Martin) Cressman, by his side. Loved father of Mark (Monica) of Elmira and Michael (Gary Zehr) of Elora. Loving grandpa of Zach and Tina. Dear brother of Naomi (Milt) Shoemaker, Mary Musselman, and Violet Martin. Brother-in-law of Isobel (Mahlon) Frey and Ken (Arleta) Martin.

Predeceased by his parents Eden M. and Laura (Dettwiler) Cressman, sister Beatrice (in infancy), brothers-in-law Marshall Musselman, Lloyd Martin, and Edward Martin. Cal was a loyal employee of Home Hardware Stores Ltd. for over 40 years. Cal was one of the two original voices of the Glad Tidings Quartet and more recently a member of the Twin City Harmonizers. Cal was a lifelong, faithful member of St. Jacobs Mennonite Church. A special thanks to Dr. Hubay and the oncology staff at Grand River Hospital for their excellent care. The family will receive their relatives and friends on Thursday, November 3, 2016 from 2-4 and 6-9 p.m. at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, 62 Arthur St. S., Elmira. A funeral service will be held on Friday, November 4, 2016 at 1:30 p.m. at St. Jacobs Mennonite Church, 1310 King St. N., St. Jacobs. Interment will follow in St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery. In Cal’s memory, donations to Mennonite Central Committee or Ronald McDonald House Charities Southwestern Ontario would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy.

www.dreisingerfuneralhome.com

London on Monday, October 31, 2016 at the age of 91.

Local relatives are his son Philipp and Melanie Looser of Wellesley

DEATH NOTICES

PETRIK, MARIE (NEE KOLDUS) | Of Palmerston passed away peacefully at the Royal Terrace Nursing Home, Palmerston on Monday, October 31, 2016, in her 97th year. Local relatives are her daughter Marie and husband Laverne Martin of Elmira

POWELL, DEBRA | Surrounded by her loving family at Listowel Memorial Hospital, on Tuesday, November 1, 2016, of Listowel, in her 64th year. Local relatives are her daughter Theresa (Diebold) of Elmira and her brother Jeff Cassel (Michelle) of Elmira.

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OBSERVER SERVICE DIRECTORY AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES

SPACE FOR RENT

THOMPSON’S

TIRE

WHERE TIRES

GENERAL SERVICES

Complete Collision Service

Auto Tech Inc.

ARE A

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519.669.8330

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

FAX: 519.669.3210

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STORE HOURS: M-F 8-8, SAT 8-6, SUN 9-5

John Schaefer Painting FREE ESTIMATES Interior/exterior Painting, Wallpapering & Plaster | drywall Repairs

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519-669-2251 36 Hampton St., Elmira

Steve Co.

Plumbing and Maintenance Inc.

RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL • INDUSTRIAL

For all your Plumbing Needs.

24 HOUR SERVICE Steve Jacobi

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18 Kingfisher Dr., Elmira

HOME IMPROVEMENTS SERVICES

WINDOW FASHIONS

COMMERCIAL • RESIDENTIAL

ST. JACOBS

GLASS SYSTEMS INC. 1553 King St. N., St. Jacobs, ON N0B 2N0

Free in-home Consultations.

Call someone you can trust.

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

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HOME IMPROVEMENT SERVICES

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OUTDOOR SERVICES

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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 1 Union Street, Elmira

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REAL ESTATE LISTINGS

DON’T FORGET TO FALL BACK! 35 ACRES!

PEACEFUL & LUXURIOUS Linwood - Country living awaits you in this newer custom-built bungalow located 20 minutes from KW. Situated on 4.96 acres, this 3-bedrm, open concept home offers the benefits of small-town living. Enjoy the beautiful country view year round from the hot tub in the 15ft x 32ft large screened-in lanai. Fully-finished rec room with in-floor heating. Attached 2 bay garage plus oversized 1 bay heated workshop with hoist. MLS 30527979.

Mount Forest- This 35 acre property features a mix of bush and some wet areas. Great building site for your future hobby farm, dream home, or perfect retreat /hide-a-way location. Located on highway 89 between Harriston and Mount Forest. MLS 30529342.

$198,000

BIRDLAND BUNGALOW! Elmira - Looking for a bungalow in a quiet area of Elmira? Look no further! Situated on a quiet street, this home has much to offer, 3 bedrooms, large yard with room to run or relax, large rec room to customize as you wish, spacious garage and carpet free. Don’t wait, won’t last long! MLS 30543968.

PERFECT LOCATION

D L O S $349,000

Elmira - Beautiful location on sought after Bobolink Place is home to this 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom home with a huge park like yard. Start with a clean slate, an open mind and your creativity to make this your dream home. This home needs TLC, property being sold "as is". MLS 30538469.

D L O S $599,000

Elmira Bungalow Semi-Detached - Purchase now and choose your finishes in this 2 bedroom home with main floor laundry and open concept living areas. Would you like quartz or granite in your kitchen?

Building has started, so don't delay. Unfinished basement with rough-in bathroom can also be finished to your liking for an additional cost. MLS 30543324.

$555,900

Elmira 2-Storey - This beautiful Verdone model home features hard wood floors and gas fireplace in the Family room, upgraded ceramic tile and a stunning quartz kitchen with an island and walk in pantry. Main floor laundry room with an entrance from the garage.

4 generous bedrooms including a master with a walk in closet and ensuite bathroom. MLS 30543086.

$419,900

Drayton Bungalow - This yet to be built beautiful Bungalow features open concept great room with electric fireplace and two tray ceiling, & Barzotti kitchen with granite counter tops. Master bedroom has double walkin closets, ensuite & main floor laundry. Pick your finishes & colors throughout the house. MLS 30540494.

Drayton 2-Storey – This yet to be built beautiful 2076 sq ft Foxwood-model features granite counter tops, Barzotti kitchen & gas fireplace. Second floor features media room, 3 bedrooms, main bath, laundry, master bedroom with 5-pc ensuite & walk-in closet.

MLS 30540442.

$448,900

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Elmira Semi-detached - Quartz or Granite? Order the finishes that you want in this 1555 sq. ft. Verdone Home.

Construction is underway on this 3 bedroom open concept home, including an island in the kitchen and gas fireplace in the great room. Footings are already in place for your future deck off of the dinette. Unfinished basement with rough-in bath and walk-out to back yard can be finished to your taste for an additional cost. MLS 30543090

Call today Thinking About Selling? and book a FREE HOME EVALUATION

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THINKING ABOUT SELLING? NOW IS THE TIME!

AUCTIONS Don’t forget to set your clocks back this weekend.

AUCTION SALE

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Of Household goods, antiques, tools and miscellaneous items, to be held at the K.W. Khaki Club, 2939 Nafziger Rd. 2 miles south of Wellesley, on

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH @ 10:00 A.M.

ANTIQUES/COLLECTIBLES: Blanket box.

Massey walking plow. Brantford flowered jug. Stoneware jugs. Redware. 1867 signed sampler. Lots of arrowheads. Indian quill baskets. Old American Racer sled. Early Bee Hive NHL 20 piece card collection (includes Rocket Richard, Gordie Howe, Jean Beliveau, etc.). Sports memorabilia & cards (hockey, baseball, football, etc.). Masterfeeds 2 sided plastic sign (7ft. long). 7up push bar. Pop bottles (Kuntz, etc.). Collector dolls. Book ends. Train set. Toy cars & trucks. Souvenir collection of Canada Stamps (1986 – 2000, 12 sets total). Light shades. Viking & other table top radios. Comics. Action figurines.

Army medallion. Kitchen collectibles. China & glass (goblets, carnival glass, pitchers, coloured glass, crystal, cups & saucers, etc.).

HOUSEHOLD: Upright freezer. 2 - Queen

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REMEMBRANCE / SUPPORT FOR VETERANS

For local veteran, memories of the war come firsthand

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Elmira man happy to take part in Legion’s poppy campaign, lest we forget the impact of war WHITNEY NEILSON WITH HALLOWEEN BEHIND US, it’s time to pin poppies to our lapels and remember those who served our country.

Elmira resident and active member of Elmira’s Royal Canadian Legion, Don McAllister is one of the veterans who’ll be set up this weekend at the St. Jacobs Walmart – and at locations across the country – accepting donations and handing out poppies for Remembrance Day. McAllister served in the air force as part of the medical team. He was there for five and a half years during the Second World War and he went back in 1949. He retired in 1972.

He jokes that he chose the air force because he didn’t want to be in the army.

When asked how long he’s been helping with the Legion, he was with a laugh, “That would be telling my age, wouldn’t it?

Oh I’ve been involved for many, many years with the Legion.”

He was born and raised in Saskatchewan. His wife, Bessie, is from Belleville.

They met during the war.

They retired in Alberta and then moved to Elmira in 2000 where their daughter, Sharon lives.

His decision to re-enlist in 1949 came because he wasn’t satisfied with civil-

Second World War veteran and active Elmira Legion member Don McAllister is proud to work on the annual poppy campaign. He’ll be accepting donations for the poppy fund and handing out poppies at Walmart in St. Jacobs this weekend.

[WHITNEY NEILSON / THE OBSERVER] ian life.

“It was difficult getting work after the war and I had a small family at home. I needed an income to survive. It was a survival thing I think, my re-enlist-

ment,” he said.

He’s been heavily involved with the Legion since leaving his military career. He spent many years as the Elmira Legion’s service officer, pro-

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“When I came here I took over as service officer and just gave it up last year,” he said.

He says in his experi-

ence, they’ve always had a tremendous response to the poppy campaign.

He’s also enjoyed the work they do in the schools, going in and speaking to the students around Remembrance Day. But the poppy campaign is also important for him in the way it supports veterans in need. Donations are placed in a public trust fund, which are later used to help needy veterans.

The poppy campaign runs from Oct. 28 to Nov. 11.

“It’s for veterans now and the world war veterans and other veterans. It’s just assistance for some. They don’t all need it, but there are some that are destitute.

I can’t believe the veterans we have on the streets of Toronto,” he said.

He adds, “It’s a never ending thing. As long as we have wars we’re going to have veterans and we’re going to have people in trouble.”

McAllister makes sure to note they’re not selling the poppies. They’re collecting donations and people can donate whatever amount they want to the cause.

For him, Remembrance Day isn’t about remembering past wars, per se.

“I don’t like anyone to have to remember anything about the war particularly. It’s not a pleasant thing. You sort of think you’d like to forget.

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Baking can evoke a memory of a person or happy time in our lives, just like the smell of turkey or chicken noodle soup.

Locked deep in our minds, these smells and flavours take us to a special time and moment like no other.

Finding that comfort and memory, can be a challenge, if your diet and lifestyle needs have changed.

We look for healthy alternatives or decide to be vegan or gluten-free, and our quest for good food is even more of a challenge, especially when you are busy and don’t have time to cook or bake for yourself.

There can also be issues if your guests requires special needs – try to plan something for them, and if you need advice ask what they have sensitivities to and plan to avoid those ingredients.

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SENIORS LUNCH CLUB AT noon. Breslau Community Centre, 100 Andover Dr. Cost: $6. Join us for a noonday light lunch and fellowship. Call Community Care Concepts at 519-664-1900 or toll free 1-855-6641900 for more information.

SENIORS COMMUNITY DINING AT noon (doors open at 11:30 a.m.) Linwood Community Centre, 5279 Ament Line. Cost: $11. Community Care Concepts invites you to join us for a hot noonday meal, fellowship and entertainment. Call 519-664-1900 or toll free 1-855664-1900 for more information.

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COMMUNITY CAN DINE, WHERE the entire community comes together to meet and eat. Please join us at Trinity United Church, Elmira. Dinner is served from 6-7:30 p.m. Menu for this month: cabbage rolls.

Pay what you can. Everyone welcome! For more information, please contact Kelly from WCS (519-6695139) or the church office (519-669-5560).

SENIORS LUNCH CLUB AT noon (doors open at 11:30 a.m.) Woolwich Memorial Centre, 24 Snyder Ave. S., Elmira (community room). Cost $6. Join us for a noonday light lunch and fellowship. Call Community Care Concepts at 519-664-1900 for more information.

NOVEMBER 12 BOARD GAMES DAY IN Breslau, 1-11 p.m. Join us for our next board games day at the Breslau Community Centre, 100 Andover Dr. New people are always welcome. For more information, email boardgamers@rogers.com. Admission $4. Children under 12 free if accompanied by an adult.

NOVEMBER 16 SENIORS LUNCH CLUB AT noon (doors open at 11:30 a.m.). LOCATION CHANGE: Schmidtsville Banquet Room. Cost $6. Join us for a noonday light lunch and fellowship. Call Community Care Concepts at 519-664-1900 or toll free: 1-855-664-1900 for more information.

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It’s a Royal affair for 4-H

Woolwich contingent busy grooming and prepping their charges for The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, which gets underway Friday in Toronto WHITNEY NEILSON

Micah Playford (top, with Tootise) and Nakia Playford (middle, with Ash) from Elmira are two 4-H Club members who will be bringing their heifers to the Junior Beef Heifer Show this weekend at the Royal. Jayden Hipel of Maryhill will be showing his heifer, Merry, in the Canadian 4-H Dairy Classic.

AFTER MONTHS OF PREPARATION and plenty of hands-on experience, four Woolwich members of the Waterloo 4-H Club are ready to show off their hard work at The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair.

Nakia and Micah Playford from Elmira will be showing in the Junior Beef Heifer Show, while Emily Strenzke and Jayden Hipel from Maryhill will be showing in the Canadian 4-H Dairy Classic.

This will be Nakia’s first year showing at the Royal.

The 11-year-old has competed at shows in Wellesley and New Hamburg this year, winning once.

Her heifer is named Ashley, but they call her Ash. She’s almost a year old.

“We started with a cow.

Her mom was going to a slaughterhouse and she dropped a calf and they left the calf in the manure pit to die and my mom and dad came over and they rescued her. This is actually her baby,” Nakia said.

She’s been washing, drying and clipping Ash’s hair to prepare. She’s also spent lots of time practicing leading and showing the animal.

“The judge will come by and touch the calf. Then you’ve got to take the comb out and fix her hair because you don’t want it messy. It needs to be nice and presented,” Nakia explained.

She’s learned lots over the past year about how to properly care for an animal and the precision required at fairs. Her goal is to do her best while having fun at the Royal.

“I’m excited about her going to her first time at a big fair with lots of opportunities to do well.

She is stubborn but she’s like her mom, you have to stand right beside her, but

once you get her going, she won’t stop. She loves doing it,” Nakia said.

Older brother Micah is heading to the Royal for his third time. He’s taking two-year-old Tootsie. He didn’t go last year because the heifer he had then wouldn’t have done very well. He’s excited to be returning.

“I really enjoy going, it’s the highlight of the year for me,” Micah said.

When he competed in the Royal he didn’t have a great looking cow, confirmation-wise. So he didn’t place well in that, but placed well in showmanship because she was tame and he presented her well.

On Monday night he and his sister were busy doing their final clippings of their animals to make them look as perfect as possible.

“I’d like to try and do a little bit better in confirmation. That’s pretty much what we’re doing now is clipping and setting up and making her look like a visually appealing cow. I think with this cow I have a

chance on that. She looks a little nicer,” Micah noted.

He’s been on the farm every day leading Tootsie in circles and making sure she steps her feet right so she’s ready for the Royal.

He enjoys the actual show, but equally the preparation process. And he says 4-H has taught him some valuable skills.

“You learn to work as a team, number one. You also learn how the animal’s going to respond to you. It’s just a learning experience.

Part of it is learning how to learn. Part of it’s just having an experience under your belt,” Micah said.

Emily Strenzke turned 22 this year, so this is her last year participating with 4-H. Her heifer, Kacey, is just over a year old. Strenzke has been competing for many years.

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We generate so much garbage that landfills change bird migration patterns WEIRD NOTES

Q. Olympic swimmers

shave their bodies for top speed, while swordfish use an altogether different trick. Got a â&#x20AC;&#x153;headsupâ&#x20AC;? on this one?

A. A new study suggests that swordfish grease their heads, says Laurel Hamers in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Science Newsâ&#x20AC;? magazine. This puts streamlined swordfish (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Xiphias gladiusâ&#x20AC;?) up among the fastest fish in the ocean at about 90 kilometers per hour (56 mph). A newly discovered oil-producing organ tucked just behind the rapier-like bill of the swordfish creates a thin layer of lubrication

on the skinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s surface. Scientists from the Netherlands and Germany suspect that such lubrication combined with tiny scale-like structures called denticles work together â&#x20AC;&#x153;to make a waterrepelling surface that lets swordfish glide through the water with minimal dragâ&#x20AC;? (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Journal of Experimental Biologyâ&#x20AC;?).

Q. What was getting into white storks of Portugal that they were no longer migrating to sub-Saharan Africa? Or perhaps better to ask what the birds were getting into?

A. They were gorging on landfill garbage near their nesting sites, says Eric Betz in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Discoverâ&#x20AC;? magazine. Traditionally, storks are fair-weather fowl that like to migrate south for

the winter, but researchers recently observed that roughly 14,000 European storks had stopped migrating, prompting the journal â&#x20AC;&#x153;Movement Ecologyâ&#x20AC;? to take a look.

Conservation ecologists used GPS tags to track 17 of the birds and discovered that they were making regular trips from their permanent nests to landfills dozens of miles away.

Aldine Franco and a team from the University of East Anglia followed the birds as they feasted behind dump trucks dropping off discarded meat at a landfill.

This steady food supply has enabled the storks to raise a larger number of chicks per nest, thereby increasing their population an incredible tenfold since the 1980s.

But the birds might soon reroute again, Betz adds: The European Union has revised landfill rules to require food waste be handled under cover. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That could leave the storks looking elsewhere for their junk-food fix.â&#x20AC;?

Q. What is â&#x20AC;&#x153;chimerism,â&#x20AC;? and how did this rare condition almost send Lydia Fairchild to jail for surrogacy fraud?

says Dan Lewis in his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now I Know More.â&#x20AC;? But the DNA didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t match, and the authorities concluded that she was a surrogate, keeping children for herself in order to collect welfare payments.

Despite photos from the delivery room and testimony from the delivering obstetrician, the government was unmoved. Since Fairchild was pregnant, the court ordered that her delivery be witnessed and a DNA test be given immediately afterwards. Again no DNA match, again charges of a complicated con game, and prospects of untold years in prison for Fairchild.

Fortunately, her lawyers learned of another woman with a similar condition

A. First, the back story: Fairchild was an unmarried mother of two, pregnant again, and recently separated from the childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s father. When in 2002 she requested government assistance for her children, her home state of Washington requested DNA tests to verify that they were hers, and she willingly agreed,

caused by the extremely rare chimerism. As Lewis quotes ABC News, â&#x20AC;&#x153;In human biology, a chimera is an organism with at least two genetically distinct types of cells, that is, someone meant to be a twin.

But while in the motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s womb, two fertilized eggs fuse, becoming one fetus that carries two distinct genetic codesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;two separate strands of DNA.â&#x20AC;?

A pap test revealed that Fairchild did have two different sets of DNA and was declared innocent of all charges.

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The Elmira branch of the Royal Canadian Legion handed out their four largest donations from last year’s poppy fund last week to Grand River Hospital, St. Mary’s General Hospital, Woolwich Township and Community Care Concepts. They gave back $31,192 to the community in total. From left, Elmira Legion president Joe Vervoot, Grand River Hospital Foundation president and CEO Tracey Bailey, St. Mary’s General Hospital Foundation interim president Susan Dusick, Woolwich mayor Sandy Shantz, Community Care Concepts executive director Cathy Harrington and Elmira Legion poppy campaign chair Bill Strauss. [WHITNEY NEILSON / THE OBSERVER]

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Remember the veterans, those who served and have died and are still serving,” he said.

At 94 years old, he can pinpoint one thing that perhaps has led to his long life.

“I can blame my wife for that. She’s taken pretty

good care of me over the years,” he said.

The Elmira Legion put $31,192 back into the community last week from donations to last year’s poppy campaign.

Woolwich Township received $10,900. Community Care Concepts and St. Mary’s Hospital and Grand

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She’s been walking and washing Kacey a great deal too. Kacey will get a final haircut on show day, but Strenzke explains you want them to have lots of hair to cover up any faults. Washing them helps their hair grow.

“You have to really prepare them for feed too, feed them properly. Getting on a routine of eating foods that will fill them up and make them look good on show day. A normal heifer diet is a little different from a show cow diet,” Strenzke said.

She’d like to make it through her heat at the Royal and go into the final round to finish off her final year of 4-H. “That’s the initial goal for everyone is to make the cuts for showmanship and confirmation,” Strenzke said.

She recommends 4-H as a good way to meet people in the industry and says she’s also made friends through her years in 4-H. She’s had the opportunity to show other people’s animals too after they saw her at other fairs.

“It’s a really good way to meet new people and if you were to join a 4-H program you’d learn a lot of hands-on experience,” Strenzke said.

Emily Strenzke of Maryhill is bringing her heifer Kacey to the Royal. and that usually works This will be Jayden Hibest for me getting her best pel’s second time at the prepared for the upcoming Royal. The 18-year-old said it’s just an accomplishment season,” Hipel said.

He expects to do better to even be able to go. His this time around because heifer’s name is Merry. he’s older and has more ex“I’ve always grown up perience. He also has fared on the farm scene and I’ve well at other shows this year. been doing this type of “I think there’ll be a little thing since I was probably higher expectations this five or six years old. I’ve year than the last time I always worked hard at it went,” Hipel said. and this is usually my goal He’s unsure if he’ll reevery year is to make it to turn to the Royal after this the Royal,” Hipel said. year, but encourages other Typically he goes to youth to look into what 4-H shows in New Hamburg, has to offer.

Cambridge, Elora and “You have to have paRockton. He says his main tience, hard work, determiobjective is to have fun and nation. You always have to his favourite part is watchkeep calm because there’s ing his fellow 4-H Club times when you can get very members compete. He’s frustrated because it’s a long been working towards the process. It’s always worth it Royal since this spring. in the end,” Hipel said.

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