Drayton Community News April 15, 2016

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Solid gold skaters - Past and present gold level skaters from the Drayton and District Figure Skating Club from 1998 to 2016 gathered at the club’s 40th annivesary celebration at the PMD arena on April 9. From left: Valorie Giles, Darlene Armstrong-Loos, Ashley Brunkard, Courtney Huberts, Jenna (Trimble) Zinken, Micayla Shantz, Rachel Van Ankum, Emily Burton, Katie Miller, Kassi Culp, Tryphena deBoer, Julianne Burton and Adyn Melenbacher, will have their names displayed on banners that will hang in the arena. The banners, donated by coach Kelly Culp, include gold medal winners in dance, free skate, skating skills and interpretive. Gold is the highest achievement that a skater can accomplish. photo by Caroline Sealey

Rotary Club plans dinner theatre fundraiser for recreational projects

by Caroline Sealey DRAYTON - A major fundraiser in 2016 for the Drayton Rotary Club involves an evening of fellowship, food and theatre.

The club’s 26th annual dinner theatre on May 12 includes a full roast beef dinner with homemade pies for dessert.

The theatre portion of the

evening features the Drayton Entertainment production of Mamma Mia! A silent auction will also take place during the event. “The proceeds from the night go to recreational programs for children in Drayton.

We are focusing on the splash pad this year. It’s a wonderful evening of socializing and fun.

An event not to miss,� said Rotarian Lorrie Spaling.

Mamma Mia! recently completed a 14-year run on Broadway, continues with performances in London’s west end after 16 years and was made into a movie in 2008. The musical makes use of 23 songs from the Swedish pop group ABBA (1972-82) including

Skilled competitors - On April 8 more than 1,000 Upper Grand District School Board students from Grades 4 to 8 participated in the regional Elementary Skills Competition. The 268 teams participated in events that included Lego robotics, construction, character animation, TV/Video, and health and safety.

The one-day event took place at College Heights Secondary School, Centennial Collegiate Vocational Institute and the Centennial arena in Guelph. Alma Public School students, from left, Josh Peg, Jordan Martin, Brock Schneider and Chase Ritter were entered in the Lego competition and successfully programmed a robotic car, beating out 80 teams to move onto the provincial competition at RIM Park on May 2. photo by Jaime Myslik

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Dancing Queen, I Have a Dream and Super Trouper.

The plot centres around a relationship between a free spirited single mother Donna Sheridan and her daughter Sophie. Set at an island resort run by Donna, the two are preparing for Sophie’s upcoming wedding. Without her mother’s knowledge, Sophie invies three

men, one of whom could potentially be her father to attend her wedding. Confusion, set to popular ‘70s music, reigns with only 24 hours before the ceremony is to begin.

Show-only option “Come out and support the Rotary Club and this community event. With Mother’s Day coming up, it would be a great

gift for mom. Tickets can also be purchased for just the theatre production,� Spaling said.

Dinner runs from 5 to 7pm at the PMD Arena Complex.

The show starts at 7:30pm at the Drayton Festival Theatre.

For more information or to purchase tickets, contact Spaling at 519-638-2232 or Bob Bignell at 519-638-2736.

Big contribution - Moorefield firefighters donated $8,900 to Muscular Dystrophy Canada (MDC) from the proceeds of a pancake breakfast and boot toll. Accepting the cheque was MDC revenue development coordinator Carrie Gibson. Funds will be used for equipment, program services and research. Over 50,000 Canadians suffer from the effects of 170 forms of muscular dystrophy.

Forty per cent of the association’s revenues come from the 270 supporting fire stations in Ontario.

Annual donations exceed $1,185,000. In recent years, Moorefield firefighters have been instrumental in helping Moorefield residents with wheelchairs, van ramps and other equipment.

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by Caroline music and movement program is a playful and creative music dropped a 1-0 decision to the that teaches music concepts and movement class for parents Ottawa Nationals. through singing, rhythm and with children ages newborn to The Palmerston team lost games. This program is for age 4. Children are introduced its first game to the Quebec children ages 2 to 4 and devel- to a wide variety of musical City Sphinx by a 2-0 margin Festive Students at the Music for Young Children enjoy a ops listening awareness, fine scales, tonal and rhythm paton Aprilfun 6, -before edging Christmas concert every year.the submitted photo motor skills, social interaction, terns and instruments that help Kilsyth Phantons 4-3 later confidence and attention span. to stimulate musical growth. same day. paper happy Themittens team forlostfivetwo of spring. Of course, special holi- Children can easily attend with Each child participates at his or practices.

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Diabetes developments discussed in Drayton

Diabetes volunteers - Volunteers from the North Perth-North Wellington Branch of the Canadian Diabetes Association were recognized at the Ontario Volunteer Service awards ceremony on March 15 in Stratford. From left: 40 years - Nancy Dietrich, Alice Van Ankum and George Van Ankum; 25 years – Henry Westendorp, Audrey Morden and Cora Anne Morden. photo by Bonnie Whitehead

Local diabetes association volunteers recognized at provincial ceremony

by Bonnie Whitehead STRATFORD - Six longtime volunteers with the North Perth - North Wellington Branch of the Canadian Diabetes Association were honoured on March 15 by the Ministry of Citizenship, Immigration and International Trade at the Arden Park Hotel in Stratford.

Master of ceremonies Rick Beaver, director of the citizenship branch, announced the event was one of 54 Ontario Volunteer Service Award ceremonies held across the province.

Minister of Citizenship, Immigration, and International Trade Michael Chan pre-recorded a message to publicly

thank the volunteers for the vital role they play in the lives of the people in their community.

Perth-Wellington MPP Randy Pettapiece said volunteering is dear to his heart and he and countless others know how good it feels to volunteer.

MPP Kitchener-Centre Daiene Vernile commended volunteers for their time, energy and effort. She urged honourees to share their experiences with current volunteers.

Perth-Wellington MP John Nater introduced two members of his team who helped organize the event Vanessa Campbell from the Ministry of Tourism and Sport and Derek Ethier from the Ministry of Citizen-

ship.

Eddie speaker Guest Mathews is the morning host of CJCS 1240 Radio. He praised volunteers who offer their heart and soul in all they do for the community.

Nancy Dietrich, Alice Van Ankum and George Van Ankum received their 40-year pins and Audrey Morden, Cora Anne Morden and Henry Westendorp received their 25-year pins for volunteering with the Diabetes Information Centre in Harriston.

The parade of volunteers continued for an hour, after which many of the guests stayed to visit, take photos and enjoy refreshments.

Inspirational tale shared at Lenten Tea DRAYTON - The annual Ladies Lenten Tea at the Drayton Reformed Church on March 22 featured guest speaker Cathy Weicker of New Hamburg.

Weicker shared her life story of overcoming bullying, depression and low self esteem through stories of faith, hope and love.

Born with a facial deformity, Weicker endured reconstructive surgery at two and a half years of age. Shortly after starting public school, her father was killed in a traffic accident on his way home from work, leaving her mother widowed with six young children.

“Even though we were poor, mother always found a way for us to have a new outfit to wear to church at Easter. I wasn’t a fan of Lent as it felt like a sombre time. The organ at church seemed to be in funeral mode,” Weicker said. “We were not allowed to eat meat on Good Friday, so I would sneak into the fridge and get some.”

Throughout her school years, Weicker was a victim of bullying. In Grade 3, she won the “Queen of the Readers” contest and received a crown as her reward. Because of her facial deformities, her fellow students told her she was not fit to be a queen, so she threw the crown away.

“Growing up, I knew God loved me but I didn’t have a personal relationship with Him and thought I was a failure.

I suffered through periods of depression and low self esteem.

After working in a factory for 22 years, I launched my ministry at 40 years of age. Singing and ministering to the broken hearted is my focus,” Weicker said.

She came from a family of five girls and one boy and her sister Betty, who was 14 years older, was her main supporter and encourager.

“Betty understood me,

Lenten message - The Ladies Lenten Tea held on March 22 at the Drayton Reformed Church featured guest speaker Cathy Weicker of New Hamburg.

Along with a message focused on faith, hope and love, Weicker shared a number of songs from her CD. The tea is an annual event held during the season of Lent. photo by Caroline Sealey booked speaking engagements and was my biggest fan. In July 2013, she took a fall and ended up at Freeport Hospital for five months. Betty was then transferred to a long-term care facility and passed away four days before Christmas of that year,” Weicker said.

Betty’s death had a profound effect on her sister.

Weicker decided after the

loss of her sister, she wasn’t going to waste any more time and wanted to serve Jesus with a newfound passion. A hockey mission trip to the Czech Republic caught her attention even though she had never been involved with the game.

“The Czech Republic felt like home to me and I made a second mission trip in October 2015. Plans are underway for me to return again,” Weicker said.

Weicker prefers her church mailbox to her Canada Post box as the church box doesn’t contain any bills. A crown appeared in her church mailbox recently, made by a child who had heard Weicker’s story about the crown she received in Grade 3. She cried tears of joy as she felt her crown had been restored through a gift from a child.

“Sharing a message of hope and joy through scripture and music are my focus. It was a big deal when Jesus died on the cross and carried every sin with him, taking away all grief, tears and fears. He did it once for all,” Weicker said.

Weicker sang a number of selections from her album, which was released in 2014.

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by Bonnie Whitehead DRAYTON - Chair George Van Ankum welcomed 40 members and guests to a diabetes information meeting on April 7 at the Drayton Reformed Church in Drayton.

Guest speaker endocrinologist Dr. Peter Clarke works at five diabetes centres, in Orangeville, Shelburne, Mount Forest, Palmerston and Fergus and sits on the diabetes steering committee of the WaterlooWellington Local Health Integration Network (LHIN). He spoke on new drugs, new insulin, continuous glucose monitoring systems, and advances in insulin pump therapy.

“With advances in technology, I can sit before you tonight and say that I can see the light is glowing brightly at the end of the tunnel, meaning an elimination of diabetes could be closer than we think,” he said.

Clarke noted studies show that some new medications help reduce the risk of cardio vascular disease, help with weight loss, and inhibit glucose absorption. Some are equally effective for Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes. Dr. Clarke explained how insulin is actually created.

He discussed the benefits of insulin and how newer insulin is longer lasting with fewer expected lows. Smart meters are being created to interface with insulin pumps. Sensors could be applied to the body relieving the need to take a poke test for two weeks. While at the International diabetes Federation convention, Clarke had the opportunity to see, handle, discuss and marvel over many of these devices that are currently being tested in the field and may soon go to market. The costs are uncertain and may not be covered by the government, he noted.

The Ministry of Transportation will have drivers answer a questionnaire if they have diabetes and want to renew their license. Diabetics should test at a safe level before driving, test after every four hours of driving and keep a supply of sugar boosting foods close at hand in the vehicle. Commercial driving licenses are being affected as well.

Asked why people develop diabetes, Dr. Clarke explained that people are living longer, more people choose driving over walking and get limited exercise, and when mothers have gestational diabetes it doubles a child’s risk of diabetes. He hopes children and adults will adopt a healthier, more energetic lifestyle and reduce their risk of developing diabetes.

Working for a cure - Chair George Van Ankum, left, thanked Dr. Peter Clarke for discussing developments in diabetes care at a diabetes information meeting in Drayton on April 7. photo by Bonnie Whitehead

Nancy Dietrich thanked Dr. Clarke for sharing the latest developments that could lead to the end of diabetes.

The door prize of a Healthy Pleasures cookbook was won

by Nancy Bowman.

The next meeting will be

held on May 12 in Listowel.

The meeting was sponsored by the North Perth-North Wellington Branch of the Canadian Diabetes Association at 94B Elora St. South in Harriston.

Contact volunteers at 519-3383181 or npnw@diabetes.ca.

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Job, Career, Volunteer Fair to be held in Palmerston on April 21 PALMERSTON - Norwell District Secondary School’s co-op department is hosting a Job, Career and Volunteer Fair at the Palmerston Curling Club, located at 520 Cavan Street, on April 21.

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IPM kicks off in Drayton As excitement builds toward this fall’s International Plowing Match and Rural Expo to be held near Harriston, Mapleton Township will be the site of one of the first official IPM lead up events.

Friends of the Drayton Festival are hosting a musical kick-off event on April 30 at the Drayton Festival Theatre, a show featuring some of the entertainment acts booked for the IPM, which will be held from Sept. 20 to 24 on the farm of Anne and Earl Schneider.

Ty Baynton and Wendell Ferguson will perform at 2pm with another show featuring Ferguson and The Western Swing Authority set for 7:30pm. Ferguson is a Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame guitarist, while The Western Swing Authority is a 2016 Country Music Association of Ontario Award nominee.

Organizers are inviting everyone to take in two authentic country music acts and promise, “Music lovers of all genres and ages won’t want to miss this exciting lineup.” The show also promises a first chance to get in on the excitement the plowing match is sure to generate across the county and Ontario.

More information can be found at draytonfestivaltheatre.com.

Patrick Raftis

Letter to the Editor Proud history Dear Editor: I recently had the opportunity of attending the 40th anniversary celebration and AGM of the Drayton and District Figure Skating Club on April 8.

Many individuals outlined the history of the club, including one of the founding members and the first president of the club, Ab Hesselink. It was evident the skating club has a proud history, from its earliest days up to the present time.

As a former skater, and now a skating parent, I would like to show my gratitude to the DDFSC for its sustained efforts. I feel it is also important to note the supportive community in which this club operates. Thanks to all of the parents, grandparents, coaches, program assistants, businesses, sponsors and service clubs who have contributed to the past 40-plus years of progress and success. Though too numerous to mention, you all know who you are!

Compliments also go to all of the club’s skaters for their personal involvement. Whether they were beginning to learn to skate or they were striving to achieve higher accomplishments, all of those athletes displayed commitment, perseverance and camaraderie. Their

passion for the sport will surely encourage many more skaters to participate in the years to come!

Valorie Giles, Drayton Just a tax grab Dear Editor: Prepare yourselves for the largest tax grab of this century.

Under the federal and provincial government’s climate change agenda every family in Ontario will pay hundreds of dollars a year in costs for basic needs including gasoline, electricity home heating fuel and more.

Under their carbon capand-trade policy our economy will be under pressure to meet new standards that will cause an increase in cost of many products. All of this will not affect average world temperatures even a fraction of a degree.

Over the past 150 years the CO2 in the atmosphere has increased from 280ppm to 380ppm but according to NASA’s RSS satellite data the average temperature of the earth has not increased even a fraction of a degree for the past 19 years.

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Mapleton’s Green Legacy Continues in 2016 The Township of Mapleton will again be offering a “Tree Day” where tree seedlings will be made available, free of charge, to residents of the Township of Mapleton. Property owners can pre-order up to a maximum of 50 trees (subject to availability) in bundles of 10.

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MAPLETON MUSINGS Column courtesy of Mapleton Historical Society

The birth of a community newspaper Several early copies of the Community News came my way a year or so ago.

Volume No. 2, dated Oct. 26, 1967, has a picture of Reeve Henry Wimmenhove and Mrs. Oliver Mabee, business promoter, receiving the first issue from Mr. Joe Akkerhuis of the Harriston Review.

Interesting! What really happened?

Mapleton area residents enjoyed several local newspapers since the early 1880s that brought them weekly accounts of council meetings, school activities, peoples’ triumphs and woes, and advertisements offering the wares of local businesses.

The Advocate was established in 1889 by Jabez B. Coram. The second owner was publisher and editor B. J. Garbutt who sold the busi-

ness to publisher Victor H. Sheppard. This paper was sold by subscription and mailed to area subscribers and many former residents who wished to keep in touch with local happenings. The newspaper closed in 1966.

By the spring of 1967 the lack of local news and information prompted a group of citizens to call a public meeting where the general consensus was that a newspaper be established. At that meeting a subscriptions committee was appointed. We have not found a record of all who were appointed to the committee, however news items in the Oct. 26, 1967 issue reveal that Mrs. Russell Culp was the secretary-treasurer, Mrs. Oliver Mabee the business promoter, and Mrs. Ted Bronson, Mrs. Charles McDowell and Mrs. Harold Jones were members of the committee.

This committee obviously evolved into more than the sale of subscriptions. Its mandate was to establish weekly news coverage for Peel, Maryborough and Drayton District.

The committee decided to place all funds received for subscriptions in a trust fund at the Royal Bank for a period of six months from the successful establishment of a paper.

Should the project fail to develop economically, the money owing to subscribers would be returned to them. The paper would be sold by subscriptions, set at $4.50 per year in Canada and $5.50 per year outside of Canada. A limited number of papers would be on sale in the district for 10 cents per copy.

The Canadian postage at that time was three cents per paper.

The first two issues would be distributed free.

In six months committee

members sold enough sub- Street in 1969. W.H. (Bill) office in Drayton for local scriptions to proceed, found a Adsett purchased the newspa- needs. The Community News printer, the Harriston Review, per in 1971. The Community is a free newspaper distributed sold advertising and gathered News became a division of throughout Mapleton.

Thanks to that hard worknews. The second issue had W.H.A. Publications. While ads for 17 Drayton businesses, printing and production ing committee and Gerrit, Bill four from Moorefield, one auc- of the Community News is and staff, we can still keep tioneer from Arthur and Union handled elsewhere, W.H.A. up with the happenings in our Gas Limited from Guelph. Publications maintains an township.

News items included church j Gz G Gk meetings, council meetings, local organizations like the Located Booster Club (forerunner of the in Drayton Kinsmen Club) and Women’s Institute, a school report, local and personal news, a church directory, a coming events column and want ads. h Gs Gj No doubt the first issue had j aG\X`T[`]T\]W^ a similar format as did the foll aG g U MODEL SUITES NOW OPEN ~ aG aVV U lowing ones.

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Destroyed by fire - Damage is estimated at between $200,000 and $250,000 as a result of a fire which destroyed a home on Palmerston’s Main Street on April 9. BELOW: Excavation equipment was brought in to tear down a portion of the structure for safety reasons. photos by Patrick Raftis

Fire destroys Palmerston residence

by Patrick Raftis PALMERSTON - Damage estimated at between $200,000 and $250,000 was caused by a fire that destroyed a residence on Main Street East here on April 6.

Minto Fire Chief Chris Harrow said the Palmerston and Harriston stations, with approximately 45 firefighters, responded to a call for a structure fire at around 10:40am.

“There was one female occupant at home at the time.

She discovered the fire and escaped to the neighbour’s house, where the 911 call was placed,” Harrow stated.

“She was taken to Palmerston hospital for assessment but was released later that day.”

Firefighters were on the

scene until around 4:30pm as excavation equipment was called in to pull down part of the house for safety reasons.

“The fire had burnt through the entire structure and had made things unstable,” said

Harrow.

While no cause has been determined at this point, Harrow said the fire has been ruled accidental and the property turned over to the owner and their insurance company.

Volleyball tournament - The Minto/Mapleton 14U girls volleyball team finished its season with a successful home tournament on April 3 at Norwell District Secondary School. LEFT: Hannah Simpson and Jaden Hesselink in tournament action.

The team is made up of Grade 7 and 8 girls from the Minto and Mapleton areas. This year’s team competed in four tournaments in KW, Cambridge, Listowel and Palmerston. The goal of the team is to learn key volleyball skills in a fun and competitive atmosphere. The team played in the Southwestern Ontario Indoor Volleyball League and was coached by Stephanie Bignell, Pete Milanovich and Paul Frayne.

Team members include Emily Milanovich, Hannah Simpson, Jaden Hesselink, Maddie Klaassen, Karlyn Kuepfer, Kari Kabbes, Rachel Lee, Jaclyn and Georgia Ellison, and Reagan Rumph. submitted photo

FROM PREVIOUS PAGE will not tell you this. Why? I believe trusting flawed science from the UN regarding global warming. Do you believe as some say that the debate is over about global warming? True science is always open to be challenged. You must decide, but before you do, research both sides of the issue. Like me, you may be surprised at what you discover.

With all the billions of dollars of waste from the Ontario’s Liberal government over the past few years, be prepared to experience the largest waste of public money in Canadian history. It will be the federal and provincial Liberals’ policies that will be responsible for this.

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By Pastor Mark McCready Alma Bible Church

Respecting those in authority I was once talking with a firefighter who told me the story of how when they would go out to help with a rescue call, that in some neighborhoods instead of cheers when they passed by, they would have rocks and stones thrown at them.

I seriously struggle to understand why anyone would get upset at firefighters.

Over the past couple of years I have also watched as the attitude towards police officers has turned for the worse.

I have a memory of watching the news a few months ago

and hearing a lawyer explain to people why he encourages others when they see police to walk or run the other way.

I bring these examples up because I think it is very important for us to think about how each of us as citizens should treat and or respond to those who are in government or have offices that represent the government.

How should we treat our politicians? How should we treat the police? There are a couple of places in the Bible that speak directly to the subject of government and what our responsibilities are.

In probably His most famous of sermons, Jesus spoke to the people about the kind of attitude we should have towards each other. He told those lis-

tening that when told to go a mile that they should go that mile but also go the next mile voluntarily. For many this was hard to listen to. It was hard because the people saw Rome as oppressive. They saw the custom of going even the first mile as unjust.

Any Roman soldier, who was tired of carrying whatever load he had, could simply call on any Jewish man or boy and have him carry his load. At the time, given the sentiment, it was no surprise then that the Jewish people lived with it only as far as they had to.

Once that last step came, they unburdened themselves. But now here is Jesus telling them to keep going. Not just the last step of the first mile, but to go a whole second mile.

Jesus later in his teaching gets asked a question about paying taxes. He ends up making a statement that has become a famous quote “Render unto Caesar that which is Caesar’s and to God that which is God’s.” Now in context he is talking about taxes. We should all be obedient in paying our taxes. But more generally, the implication is that government has been put in place by God and we are to pay them not just taxes but respect.

Jesus teaching highlights the attitude that we should have towards those in authority over us. I will not deny that there have been terrible acts of injustice by those in authority. But regardless of what may or may not have happened, we must be very careful to continue to rec-

ognize and honour those who are in authority over us.

Paul, the apostle who wrote most of what we find in the New Testament of the Bible, writes in Romans chapter 13 that government authorities are put in place by God. He actually goes so far as to say that when they are obeyed and followed, they become servants of God to do you good.

That is quite a statement.

Paul also writes a letter we now refer to as 1 Timothy. In that letter, in the second chapter, Paul tells us that we should pray for those in authority over us. He says we should pray “so that it may go well with you.”

I enjoy a love-hate relationship with politics. When the people I have voted for are in power, I am thankful and

enjoy reading the news. When people I have not voted for are in power, it seems every time I read the news, my frustration level rises.

But as I give thought to these parts of the Bible I have shared, regardless of what I may think of the police, various members of parliament, the premier, or the prime minister, my job is to pray for them and respect them. Yes, for some that may be a very difficult challenge, but don’t let your politics get in the way of what God asks of each of us.

So, if you have the time, write a letter of encouragement to your mayor, councillor or your local MP. Or the next time you see a police officer or firefighter, be sure to thank them for putting their life on the line.

Reach Forth Hockey offers non-competitive play, time for devotion

by Caroline Sealey DRAYTON - Four years ago, the Reach Forth Hockey organization struggled to attract local youngsters to play hockey in Drayton.

From two teams in 2012, the league has grown to eight teams with 99 children registered for the 2015-16 season.

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Status: Thanks to protection and construction of nest boxes, wood ducks are now a fairly common sight for birders and hunters from spring to fall. Habitat: tree-lined ponds, swamps, marshes, lakeshores. Nesting: sometimes 50 ft. high, down-lined natural tree cavity or nest box, usually near water. This enables them to breed in areas lacking suitable ground cover. Newly hatched ducklings jump to the ground to follow mother to water.

Snapping turtles take a heavy toll. Feeding: tips surface of water for vegetation, such as duck weed, also eats fruits and nuts, such as acorns. Voice: call a distinctive, rising whistle, loud distressed woo-eek; peet, cheep. Their flight is rapid as they dodge agilely between trees. In flight the white belly contrasts with the dark breast and wings. Last month I was thrilled to see two tundra swans fly by, as I looked out our window.

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solid to the schools, churches, friends and basically word of mouth to get where we are today,” said administrator Dirk Kuepfer.

“The organization has gone from barely getting two teams together to attracting players from Wellesley, Elora, Listowel, Arthur, Elmira and all points in between.”

Reach Forth is a Christianbased hockey organization that promotes non-competitive hockey for boys and girls aged 5 to 14. Each team is allotted an hour and 15 minutes for drills, development of skills, scrimmages and a devotional time off ice in the dressing room. Ice time is scheduled for Mondays and Wednesdays after school and Saturday afternoons.

“Hockey players of every ability, from beginners to rep players, register with us. Some players go on to play rep hockey and others who have played rep don’t want the commitment that organized hockey requires,” Kuepfer explained.

“They don’t want the travel or to spend the time required and like the non-competitive nature of this organization.”

Registration fees allow the Reach Forth organization to supply a jersey for each player, plus goalie pads for each goalie. Also included is a year-

Sporting life - Guest speaker Charles Spaling shared the story of his family’s sports experiences at the Reach Forth Hockey banquet in Drayton on March 21. photo by Caroline Sealey end banquet with each player receiving a team and individual picture and a trophy.

The guest speaker at this year’s banquet on March 21 at the PMD arena was Charles Spaling. He and his wife Lorrie raised four active children who were heavily involved in sports.

“God has blessed our children over the years. We have and still continue to enjoy sports and have made many lifelong friends. Our family is happy and excited for Nick and his NHL career. The community has been very supportive,” Spaling said.

Daughter Nicole played on the first girls hockey team in

Drayton and on the high school hockey team. She pursued a college education and currently works as a dental hygienist. Nicole is mother to the Spalings’ first grandson.

Sons Nathan and Nick enjoyed hockey careers beginning with minor hockey in Drayton, progressing through the ranks to Triple A in HuronPerth and Waterloo.

From Junior B in Listowel the brothers moved onto the OHL, with Nathan playing with the Guelph Storm and Nick the Kitchener Rangers. Nathan went on to play Canadian university hockey and is engaged to be married this summer.

Nick has played with four

NHL teams, including the Toronto Maple Leafs. Working together Nick and Nathan have established a hockey school in Drayton.

Natasha, the Spalings’ youngest daughter, played baseball and volleyball as a youngster. After playing with the University of Waterloo volleyball team, Natasha now travels to schools in the Waterloo Region talking to students about sportsmanship, being a team player and a role model. She plans to pursue a career in coaching.

“Life is more than sports.

Sports teaches life values. Athletes should act as Christians on and off the ice and sitting in the stands as spectators. They are representatives of their family and of God. It’s important to work together with everyone, wherever God leads you,” Spaling said. “Nick speaks to youth groups about the battle he faces being a Christian in the NHL.” Spaling shared photos of his children on the ice as youngsters and the same picture was redone as they became adults.

“In closing, have fun and never give up your stand as a Christian,” Spaling said.

For more information on the Reach Forth program email reachforth@hotmail.ca.

Close to 100 compete in festival

DRAYTON - The 13th annual Drayton Kinsmen Music Festival was held on Easter Monday, March 28 at the Drayton Reformed Church.

Close to 100 competitors played and sang in competiMusic festival - Silas Tamlyn tions throughout the day. on piano accompanies vocal- Along with piano, guitar, vioist Willy Smart at the Drayton lin and vocal solos, many duets Kinsmen Music Festival on competed in the event.

The adjudicators for the March 28. submitted photo

Marspan Home Hardware Building Centre & Marspan Truss Inc., would like to acknowledge the retirement of

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Merv has been a faithful employee of Marspan for 17 years, driving trucks and delivering product, rain or shine. Congratulations on your retirement and thank you for your dedicated service.

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day were Mary Lynn Woods and Paul Baron. Both were impressed with the quality of the performances and the amount of young local talent there is in our area.

The competitions saw entrants from the Drayton and Moorefield area as well as Mount Forest, Arthur, Palmerston and as far away as Guelph.

Festival organizers would like to thank all the volunteers who helped to make the festival a success.

“A big thank-you goes out to the generous support of the festival sponsors: especially, the Drayton Kinsmen who take on the bulk of the sponsorship,” officials stated.

Next year’s festival will be Easter Monday, April 17.

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by Caroline Sealey The Moorefield and District Horticultural Society is celebrating its 90th anniversary in 2016. The following is part of a continuing series culled from the society’s archives. This segment focusses on the period from 1970 to 1995. conditions Blizzard-like caused the cancellation of the Moorefield and District Horticultural’s annual meeting scheduled for January 1971.

The meeting was rescheduled for Feb. 23 and included a pot luck supper, business meeting and bingo called by Mrs. A. Noecker and Mrs. S. Cunningham.

Mrs. P. Rowland was recognized for long service to the society in 1973.

The society’s income in 1975 was pegged at $475.41 with expenses of $279.19.

Robert Honsinger, Olive Honsinger and Pauline Baer audited the financial records. Income in 1980 was slightly higher at $515 with expenses significantly higher at $500. Membership fees were raised to $1.

Irma Beisel and Marjorie Hammond examined the finances.

A tour through VanGeest’s greenhouse in Listowel was organized by Henry Bowman, Hope Bowman and Irene Hammond in May 1982. Ed VanGeest demonstrated the proper way to transplant seedlings.

On July 24, 1990 13 members of the society toured three gardens in Elora and ended the day with a potluck meal at a

Horticulture - In this photo from the early 1990s Jean Dobben and Jean Kiers, leaders of the Moorefield junior horticulture group, are pictured with four members of the junior group. Society officials believe the four were likely first place winners in the vegetable division of the flower show. The junior horticultural group was called the “Budding Buddies.” submitted photo

park in Elora.

Dirk and Annie Ottens were in charge of refreshments at the June 25, 1991 meeting. That same year, entrants received 50 cents in prize money for cut flowers and plants and $1 for designs.

A Fun Night hosted by Gea Lobsinger, Gladys Hills and Renske Helmuth was held on Jan. 23,1992.

The Junior Horticulture Group was lead by Jean Kiers, Jean Dobben and Maggie Lane in 1993. In 1994 Sharon Medill took over the position of President from Gladys Hills.

Membership in 1995 was listed at 110 persons with 18 in the Junior Horticulture Group. Sasha Dobben, Nicole Dekker, Simon Signer, Lindsay Tilker, Katrina Walter and Pamela Wigglesworth were registered in the Junior group. The Spring Flower Show in May of the same year resulted in Best House Plant winner Diny Poot, Best Cut Flowers Woudy Onrust and Best Design Renske Helmuth. Sharon Medill won for Best Iris and Florence Hill topped the competition with Best Rose at the Summer Flower Show in June.

In bloom - Renske Helmuth holds two plants at the last Mapleton Buds and Blooms horticulture meeting. She won the fragrant lily in the raffle and brought the orchid to show at the meeting. Susan Tienhaara discussed gardens in health care, how they are designed, and how they are beneficial. Members received 2016 yearbooks and the year promises to be full of interesting meetings and flower shows.

The society hopes community members will join them at a meetings. submitted photo

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by Breanna Frey PALMERSTON - Dresses, ties, ribbons and strings. Heels, flats and all kind of things.

Black and red, purple and white, all of these are super nice. If you guessed that it was semi night you would be right!

Looking back to Feb. 25, Norwell DSS hosted the second semi-formal dance of the

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year to help raise money for Norwell’s sponsored child. The dance, run by student council, was a great success.

About 120 students participated. They thanked all of the teachers and other supervisors who took their time to make this an amazing event. In total $105 was raised for the school’s sponsored child Snethemba Danisa from Randburg, South Africa. She is 14 years old and her birthday is May 17, 2001. She is sponsored through World Vision.

Some students were asked what they thought about the dance and where they would like to see improvement.

Avary Schiestel said, “It was an absolute blast and the first time in years a spring dance was successful! A next step might be making it seem more appealing to students,

Semi-formal - Norwell’s Feb. 25 semi-formal dance raised funds for the school’s sponsored child from South Africa. Among those enjoying the event were, from left: Barry deKock, Cassie Zwarycz, Hailey Kuper, Samantha Gerth, Jackie Wintermeyer and Johnny DeKock. submitted photo since the numbers were lower at this dance than usual.”

Calysta Kaye said, “Dancing is my thing so coming to semi is something I always try to do. The DJ was great but if

I could change one thing, I would love to have more of our song requests played.”

Students are hoping the concept of having two semiformal dances can continue.

Mustangs at skills competition - Four students from Maryborough Public School display a car they built and programmed to complete an obstacle course for the Upper Grand District School Board’s Elementary Skills Competition. A total of 268 teams participated in events that included Lego robotics, construction, character animation, TV/Video, and health and safety. The one-day event took place at College Heights Secondary School, Centennial Collegiate Vocational Institute and the Centennial arena in Guelph on April 8. From left: Erik Kraeling, Conner Woodham, Kayden Coverdale and Arliss Frey. photo by Jaime Myslik