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Raffle, talent show among splash pad committee’s fundraising plans By Caroline Sealey
Home of the Harvest - There may have been a heat wave, but that did not stop people from enjoying the wonders of the harvest at the Harvest Home Festival at the Wellington County Museum and Archives in Aboyne on Sept. 24. The main event was the threshing demonstrations. This McCormick thresher and tractor are owned by Peter Parkinson of Palmerston. Photo by Olivia Rutt
SCWC to survey residents on local concerns WELLINGTON COUNTY Safe Communities Wellington County (SCWC) is asking the public to participate in a survey to determine the areas of greatest concern to local residents. “Community involvement is vital to the success of Safe Communities Wellington County,” states a Sept. 21 press release from the organization. “To continue to address accidents and injuries within
Wellington County, we need your help.” Paper copies of the survey are available at all Wellington County Library branches until Oct. 20. County residents can also visit the SCWC website for an electronic link to complete the survey online. Residents who complete the survey will have an opportunity to win a $50 grocery gift card. Data from emergency
room visits and hospital stays, along with a community survey and a 2012 priority-setting exercise, helped SCWC determine initial injury categories: motor vehicle collisions, falls and intentional self-harm, which are current priorities for SCWC. “Have your say, and help Wellington County remain one of Canada’s safest places in which to live, learn, work and thrive by doing the survey,” SCWC officials urge.
The survey can also be done verbally by contacting program coordinator Christine Veit at 226-820-1413. “We are always looking for passionate individuals or organizations that are interested in partnering or participating with Safe Communities Wellington County,” the organization states. For more information contact Veit at safecwc@ gmail.com.
The MAPLETON Mapleton Splash Pad committee recently announced details of its upcoming raffle draw. Tickets for the raffle will be on sale from Oct. 1 to Nov. 18. Draws will take place at the Mapleton’s Got Talent show on Nov. 18. Tickets are $20 each and are available from the Mapleton Splash Pad Committee, Drayton Rotary Club and Drayton Kinette Club members, the Drayton fire station and also at a’ la mode in downtown Drayton. Prizes being raffled off include a spa package, camping excursion, pizza coupons, fire pit ring, car care package, passes to local attractions, a travel voucher, television, lawn mower, Toronto Maple Leafs tickets, and an hour-long airplane ride in the local area. Got Mapleton’s The Talent show is set for Nov. 18 at 7pm at the Drayton Festival Theatre. Admission is by donation with all proceeds going to the splash pad. To register for the talent
show email Lorrie Spaling at clnspaling@gmail.com or call 519-998-2154. A Small Town Christmas fundraiser will take place on Dec. 9 from 5 to 9pm. The family oriented event will include Christmas lights, hot chocolate, hot apple cider, Christmas carolers, story tellers, crafts and home baked treats. A display of the real meaning of Christmas featuring local talent and live animals will also be part of the evening. Admission to the event is by donation with all the proceeds going towards the splash pad. In an email to the Community News, Spaling, a member of the Mapleton Splash Pad Committee, stated, “Thanks to everyone for their continued support of the splash pad. It is our goal to start digging this spring, so let’s make it happen, Mapleton. Come out and support these exciting events that have had lots of hard work put into them.” information call For Spaling at 519-998-2154 or Rachel LaForge 226-749-2157.
Mapleton-Minto 81’s take one-year hiatus from WOAA Senior AA Hockey League By Patrick Raftis MINTO – The MapletonMinto 81’s have announced plans to take a one-year hiatus from the WOAA Senior ‘AA’ Hockey League. The decision was announced on Sept. 20 after team officials realized they would be scrambling for players. General manager Rick Fisk said the team discovered it was facing the “retirement of a lot of players,” as training camp got underway earlier this month. “It was probably a domino
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effect,” said Fisk, suggesting some players probably made the decision after it was learned “a couple of key players weren’t coming back.” While he estimates the 81’s lost between 14 and 16 players expected to play this season, Fisk said the team believes a core of players will return for next year. He added recruiting efforts are underway with graduating junior league players, so the decision was made to suspend operations for a year, rather than fold. “I think a lot of them are just going to play pickup
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hockey for this winter and hopefully get the team back together for next year.” Fisk said 81’s players who head to other teams in the senior loop this year will do so on the understanding they will be released by their new teams if the 81’s ice a squad for the 2018-19 season. In the meantime, said Fisk, “We’re going to get busy and we’re trying to build a strong executive.” He noted the team’s executive had dwindled to “basically two people” and pointed out, “any of the real successful teams in this league have
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strong participation from executive and volunteers.” Fisk said the 81’s are fortunate that recent playoff success put the team on solid financial footing. “The last four years we were right there, so financially we were fine. A lot of teams aren’t financially fine. They are in debt to their communities.” Fisk said it costs over $50,000 a year to run a senior team, with ice time being a major expense, which “A lot of people don’t realize.” He added the league could do a better job of promoting
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a circuit that includes many ex-junior, professional and semi-professional players. “We’ve had a good hockey team now for four years. It’s pretty entertaining hockey.” However, he admitted it can be “tough to find players.” After three or four years of playing around 60 games a year, “we’re finding a lot of junior kids don’t even want to play anymore,” he said. Many of the players “love the game so much (that) come hell or high water, they’re going to play hockey,” Fisk pointed out. However, he added, “now-
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adays a lot of them have young families and their families are more important and work’s more important and we’ve always preached that. “It’s the type of hockey you need a 25-man roster for, because they’re never all there at the same time.” Fisk was philosophical about the setback. “It is what it is. We didn’t’ have enough players … It’s not fair to have 12 or 14 guys that you’ve got to play every night,” he said. “We fully intend to be back next year and that’s how we left it with the WOAA.”
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