Listowel Independent Plus_June 2022

KICK THE DUST UP – The community of Bluevale was filled with the sounds of tractors, good conversation and music on Saturday as the Bluevale Community Committee hosted a tractor pull at the Bluevale Ball Diamond. Proceeds from the event will go to Bruce and CJ Casemore, who lost their home to a fire recently. The tractor pull took place in the afternoon with 16 different classes, followed by live music from Johnny Borton in the evening. There was also a beer tent and food booth. Pictured: Walkerton’s Sandra Speers takes a rip down the track, leaving a trail of dust in her wake.

Maitland Terrace hosts 35th anniversary gathering following pandemic hiatus

Board chair Bob Martin:

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LISTOWEL – 2021 was set to be a big year for Listowel’s Maitland Terrace.

The non-assisted retirement facility in the town’s east end had made its final mortgage payment in February and was also marking its 35th anniversary. But with the COVID-19 pandemic ongoing and mandated long-term care lockdowns preventing any sort of significant in-person celebration last year, after an extended hia-

tus, Maitland Terrace was able to finally put on the party its residents, staff, board members and extended family deserved this past Sunday.

“This year we just called it a party,” stated Maitland Terrace Board of Directors Chair Bob Martin. “Being that we had locked residents down – they couldn’t use the dining area, couldn’t use the common rooms, game rooms and stuff like that –that we thought it was time we had a party to celebrate the fact that they could use those facili-

ties again.

“The last couple years were hard on residents, and hard on staff. We hated that we had to close things down to try and protect them. They were things we had to do.”

And so live music, refreshments and a general sense of relaxed celebration were the order of the

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Kelsey Bent Photo (Right) Pictured addressing the crowd is one of the original board members of Maitland Terrace, Anne Mayberry. She shared with the crowd in attendance at the 35th (36th) anniversary celebration on June 5 the work that was done to bring this facility to life.

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‘This year we just called it a party’

BIA continues to spruce up downtown Wingham

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WINGHAM – The Wingham BIA’s latest project to keep the downtown looking great was the delivery of flower baskets to all BIA members on May 24.. The red flowers will be accompanied by Canadian flags along Josephine Street.

The next project on the BIA’s list is updating the

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streetlight banners along Wingham’s main street.

BIA chair Dave Tiffin said the BIA is looking at purchasing 25 new banners in five distinct designs to highlight Wingham’s musical history.

“One of our big goals for a few years has been to kind of brand Wingham for its music, with the history of CKNX, the Barn Dance and the Wingham Town Hall Theatre,” he said.

The BIA approved the designs at its May 19 board meeting, but have yet to lock in a target date of when they will be hung.

Another project on the BIA’s radar is additional bike racks to accommodate the increase of bike traffic brought on by the pandemic.

“The BIA is always open to discussing projects, should anyone wish to make a suggestion,” Tiffin said, encouraging the public to reach out.

Sidewalk sale date change

The BIA recently decided to change the date of its annual sidewalk sale from July to Aug. 4-6.

“Retailers seem to be on board, as they can still sell summer products but it is also not too early for fall and back to school items,” Tiffin said.

A BIA retail committee is looking into having food trucks and or musicians to

come and attract people downtown.

“In order to have this be a successful event, which it has the potential, I would love to have as many of you to join and get your ideas so we can all work together to create a wonderful

town event,” Ashley Vander Velden wrote in an email to BIA members. Anyone interested in volunteering should contact Vander Velden by emailing nb420services@gmail.com.

Maitland Terrace celebrates 35th anniversary

Continued from front day on June 5. Speeches were made for the occasion, which was also used to honour former staff member Beth Purcell with a plaque dedication and tree planting. Purcell passed away in February after 10 years of working as a dietary aide at Maitland Terrace.

The retirement home was constructed in 1986, beginning with the current main building. Life-lease buildings were later added, with the facility currently housing 48 residents today.

“Maitland Terrace has always been full. It just seems like it’s a

great spot – it’s by the river, it’s treed,” said Martin. “People just seem to like it. It’s a desirable retirement spot.”

Maitland Terrace’s board of directors is comprised of 13 members, who all contribute on a volunteer basis. The retirement home also employs a staff of six.

“It’s amazing how the residents all seem to get along,” said Martin. “Our staff is excellent – our cooks, janitorial staff, the office staff – you couldn’t ask for a better group.”

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(Right) The memorial tree and plaque dedicated to Beth Purcell.

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Volunteers for the Wingham BIA delivered and installed flower baskets to BIA member businesses bright and early on May 24. Pictured, from left: Tharon Riley, Chris Parks, Ray Bateman, Tony Verberg, Dave Tiffin, Sylvia Verberg, Pete Mulvey, and Doug Kuyvenhoven.

World Milk Day again marked with local effort to support area school nutritional programs

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NORTH PERTH – June

1 was World Milk Day and to celebrate, 100.1FM

The Ranch participated in some events at Maplevue Farms just north of Britton. According to Nick Cadotte, general manager of The Ranch, “World Milk Day is a day to celebrate and educate everybody on the importance of dairy and the industry as a whole. It’s got great economic spinoffs, helps with the dietary needs and it’s to showcase something that’s very important.

“Wellington County produces more milk than anywhere in Canada. So it’s important for us to celebrate it locally.”

The involvement in Milk Day began for The Ranch when the Johnston brothers of Maplevue Farms reached out and began educating the station about the event. They saw the importance of Milk Day and wanted to highlight and embrace it in the community, with hopeful plans to make the event a bit bigger and better each year.

This year, food and drink trucks were stationed at the Listowel Agricultural Hall, which brought local at-

tractions as well. Charlotte Todd, a Summer Cruiser employee for the station says, “It was fantastic to see local support local. We had so many community members come out to the food and coffee trucks, and it was great to meet local farmers and gain deeper knowledge about the dairy industry, as well as how caring and hard working our local Ontario dairy farmers truly are. Not only that, but also how supportive and involved our community is as a whole.”

The staff got around to lots of learning at the event as well.

“They were out in the

stalls, learned about the robotic milking system; Greg – one of the broadcasters – was on top of a 75-foot silo, and we just took in all the dairy knowledge we could,” said Cadotte.

Aside from all the education, World Milk Day Listowel continued the tradition of receiving a calf, donated by New Morning Holsteins. For two weeks, the station did a “call in to moo” contest, and contestant Wayne Hamilton won and generously donated it back, with the calf going to auction later this month with all proceeds going to a school milk program. Similarly, last year’s re-

cipient donated a calf back too, raising over $4,500 for World Milk Day. The funding towards the school milk program also comes from advertising packages, which will result in a couple thousand dollars along with the calf itself once it goes up for sale.

“Wayne says he wants to see it do double what the last year’s did,” Cadotte said. Last year, several businesses donated and eventually purchased the calf and then re-auctioned it off through David Carson Farms and Auctions Services Ltd. “(They) actually auctioned it off three

times I believe last year,” Cadotte said.

The grilled cheese food truck and the coffee truck also donated portions of their sales to the Listowel Agricultural Society and from there, the organization is going to put the funds towards their school milk program.

When asked why the funds were to be allocated there, Cadotte said, “It’s an important part of the diet and we just wanted to showcase what could come from milk. It’s a nutritional item, it’s one of the food groups and we understand that not everybody can afford to send their kid to school with it.

“(Milk) just drives the world. So many industries, so many facets from veterinarian, technology, they’re all stemming from it.”

Taking aim at gun violence

It is not unheard of for a school to receive a bomb threat this time of year – usually on a warm, sunny Friday when there is a physics exam scheduled.

There are likely readers who recall having taken advantage of the ensuing school evacuation, to head for the ice cream parlour, beach or a friend’s garage – a midwestern Ontario version of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off Offenders, if caught, might have found themselves in detention hall – or even suspended for a few days (bonus!).

This year there is a marked difference in both the nature of the calls, and the reaction. A 17-year-old Toronto area youth found himself under arrest and facing serious charges after he posted a threat to shoot up an LGBTQ event in Florida. And a 13-year-old boy is in trouble for leaving threatening messages at a Scarborough school.

Recent mass murders committed by 18-year-olds in the United States mean police on both sides of the border have to be prepared to believe such threats and act accordingly. As much as we would like to think we are immune to such horrendous crimes, we are not.

It is a sad commentary on the times in which we live that teenagers armed with military-type assault rifles have killed dozens of people, many of them small children, at elementary schools, grocery stores and festive celebrations in both the United States and Canada.

Some have been hate crimes, fueled by paranoia and bizarre conspiracy theories. Victims have been targeted because of their race, religion, gender or mere presence at an event, school or other location.

Many are murder-suicides, in which the killer intends the final act in the drama to be his own death in a hail of police bullets.

What the killings have in common is the use of AR-15 style weapons – the civilian version of military assault rifles –which can still be purchased legally in the United States by an 18-year-old, unless there has been a dramatic change in the law in the past few days. They have become the weapon of choice for mass murders.

Many of us have grown weary of the rhetoric that inevitably follows any effort to curtail the violence. Most irritating is, “Guns don’t kill people, people kill people.” While this is certainly true, it is also true that a killer armed with a rifle that fires bullets at a very high velocity, quickly and accurately, will be able to take a lot more lives than one armed with a knife or even a handgun. Military assault rifles may have their place in civilian society – a point that is debatable – but they most certainly do not belong in the hands of a teenager who lives on a steady diet of violent video games and racist conspiracy theories.

The other irritating response is a call to arm teachers –which some states have done. If there were any guarantees that only attackers would be shot, this might work. However, consider a shootout in the hallways between a nervous teenaged attacker, and a bunch of even more nervous teachers, some of whom have only minimal firearms training. The probability of people getting shot by accident is sky high. Even having firearms in a school increases the chance of something going terribly wrong.

Canada banned AR-15 style firearms a couple of years ago, following the mass shooting in Nova Scotia. This does not mean the weapons are not here. They are in a good many gun collections, legally purchased before the ban, and illegally after it. There is an extensive and lucrative market for AR-15s purchased legally south of the border and smuggled into Canada.

Buy-back programs are worth a try. So are increased antismuggling measures at our borders. There is precious little we can do to combat the gun culture that exists south of the border, but we can support any and every measure in this country that will protect worshippers in mosques, kids in classrooms, and people celebrating diversity during Pride Month.

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Boundary review could have been avoided with foresight, common sense

If you’re a football team looking for a kicker, perhaps you should try looking at the Avon Maitland District School Board’s board of trustees.

Why? If the North Perth boundary review is any indication, these trustees are very capable of punting a decision down field.

Not once, but twice have trustees been sitting thirdand-one in recent meetings – options on the table to complete the boundary review and move on – and instead of going for a first down, the offense called for a punt.

For those who don’t speak football, the trustees voted to defer the decision – twice.

The first punt came on April 26, when trustees received recommendations from a consultant and staff on how to proceed. At that time, trustees said there was a “lack of a preferred option” following the results of a public survey.

The options were reviewed again at the May 24 meeting, where trustees were once again at sitting third-andone and decided to punt instead of go for the first down.

I’m not going to use this space today to say what I believe the correct option is for the board moving forward. What I am going to do is say that this whole issue could have been resolved using a little bit of foresight and common sense.

North Perth Westfield Elementary School, aside from being a mouthful to pronounce, was too small from the moment the plans for the new “super school” hit the planner’s table at the town office.

“One look at the all of the building at the south end of town will tell you that,” one municipal official told me, off the record, back in 2016.

According to the Avon Maitland District School Board’s long-term enrolment projections, which are available on the board’s website, the enrolment at Westfield when it opened in 2016-17 was 546 students, with an on the ground capacity of 629. Today, enrolment at the school is 671.

In five years (2026-27), it’s anticipated that enrolment at Westfield will hit 766 students.

Currently, there are three portables at the school. Yes, in a mere five school years the population of Westfield outgrew its building.

Listowel Eastdale Public School has an on the ground capacity of 297 students. By comparison, in 2016-17 that school’s enrolment was 252 students, and today is 371. In 2026-27, it is projected that enrolment at Eastdale will hit 462 students.

In January, the province announced $4.3 million in

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funding for an expansion at Eastdale, which will see 98 new student spaces and 49 childcare spaces added to the school.

Or in other words, it will bring on the ground capacity to 395 students – the number enrolment is anticipated to be at for the 2022-23 school year.

Yet another case of too small before it is even built. One of the suggestions in the boundary review was to send some students from Listowel’s south end to Elma Township Public School, which has ample capacity at the moment. The same school board data shows Elma has on the ground capacity of 478 students with a 202122 enrolment of 347 students. In five years, it is estimated the school will have an enrolment of 362.

With all of the new construction in Atwood – a 74-lot subdivision, along with additional construction – is this long-term enrolment projection for Elma accurate?

I don’t think sending students to Elma is an option. It was mentioned in the newsroom that students could be diverted to St. Mary’s Catholic School in Listowel. St. Mary’s currently has an enrolment of 315 students. I was unable to find any long-term enrolment projections on the Huron-Perth Catholic District School Board website, and a request for this data was not answered as of press time.

While it may make sense to send students to St. Mary’s, it won’t happen. It’s two different school boards, both of whom want to increase enrolment numbers. Avon Maitland sending students to the Catholic board would be the equivalent of a newspaper telling you to subscribe to its cross-town competitor.

As they say, hindsight is 20-20. Looking back, the correct thing to do would have been to build Westfield to projections, not to what the enrolment at Listowel Central and Wallace Public was in 2015-16.

Naturally, bureaucracy gets in the way and the government says you can’t build a school to projections. In North Perth’s case, that meant putting the blinders on and ignoring all of the new construction in Listowel.

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THIS WEEK’S QUESTION:

x Yes - 78% x No - 22%

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Exceeding abundantly

When Mary and Martha’s brother Lazarus became sick, Mary and Martha expected Jesus to intervene in the situation. “Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.” (John 11:3). Mary and Martha asked Jesus to come to them. When we pray, we ought to pray specifically and expectantly. This kind of expectation in prayer can only come through relationship with Christ.

Mary and Martha both had great reverence for Jesus, and a close relationship with Him. They wanted to share with him about their brother being sick and as a result they eagerly sent for Jesus to come to them. Because of their closeness to Christ, because they knew He cared for them, Mary and Martha longed to cast their cares on Him. They expected Him to move.

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our thoughts (Isaiah 55:89). While Mary and Martha thought Jesus would heal their brother, He had greater plans of raising their brother from the dead. Jesus purposefully delayed His arrival, Mary and Martha had no choice but to wait. While we’re waiting, God is working.

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Like us, Mary and Martha were human, and therefore didn’t have a complete understanding of God’s timetable. They tried to expedite Jesus coming to them by sending news of their sick brother, thinking that Jesus would come and heal him, but they didn’t understand that Jesus had a greater plan than healing their brother (v. 4). Thank God, His logic is much different than ours. While our understanding is finite; His is infinite. His thoughts are not

Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 through 9 only once.

Each 3x3 box is outlined with a darker line. You already have a few numbers to get you started. Remember: you must not repeat the numbers 1 through 9 in the same line, column or 3x3 box.

When word came that Jesus was near, we read how Mary and Martha expressed themselves. “Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house.” (v. 20). Martha came to meet Jesus; she was ready again to earnestly enquire of Him. Mary, on the other hand, stayed in the house (probably because she was so consumed with grief). Martha had a lot to say, Mary didn’t, and Jesus was moved by both (v. 33). Even when we don’t know how to pray, and even when we cannot find the words, God hears our cries, and He knows every tear (Psalm 56:8). Mary and Martha both showed evidence of their faith in Christ, albeit in different ways. They

PUZZLE NO. 861

HOW TO PLAY:

Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 through 9 only once.

Each 3x3 box is outlined with a darker line. You already have a few numbers to get you started. Remember: you must not repeat the numbers 1 through 9 in the same line, column or 3x3 box.

both believed in Christ’s power. Mary and Martha were looking for Lazarus to be healed, and Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead. God always does exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think (Ephesians 3:20), even in a literal life or death situation like that of Lazarus! As Matthew Henry wrote, “The afflictions of the saints are designed for the glory of God, that he may have opportunity of showing them favour; for the sweetest mercies, and the most effecting, are those which are occasioned by trouble.” What an encouragement to know that even our trials are designed to bring glory to God!

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Hope Reidt is the founder of Hope Reflected. She loves her awesome husband Wes, her family, food, reading, writing, and a miniature schnauzer named Dickens. For more information visit hopereflected. com and follow Hope Reflected on Facebook.

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solution to this problem.

HOW TO PLAY:

Circling back to my football analogy, I am going to be the offensive coordinator. Instead of punting this time, let’s come back to the line of scrimmage with a new play.

Instead of trying to figure out how to bus students from Listowel to Newry, or where to place a dozen new portables in the next five years, how about looking at the possibility of building another new school in Listowel?

Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 through 9 only once.

A school in Listowel’s south end with an on-the-ground capacity of 450-500 students would help alleviate the enrolment issues at Eastdale and Westfield, and would serve the ever-growing south end of town.

It would also leave you some room to grow.

Each 3x3 box is outlined with a darker line. You already have a few numbers to get you started. Remember: you must not repeat the numbers 1 through 9 in the same line, column or 3x3 box.

Using the board’s long-term enrolment projections, as well as looking out the window and seeing all the new houses being built in town, it’s the most logical

But that is using common sense and foresight… Instead, I’ll wait downfield, ready to catch the punt. ***

Mike Wilson is the editor of the Independent Plus. Comments and feedback are welcome at mwilson@midwesternnewspapers.com.

7. Hawk’s weapon

8. “____ the Moon”

9. Ceremony

10. Raw minerals

11. Rhythm

19. Exec’s auto

21. Just fair: hyph.

23. Scratch

24. Dad’s lady

25. “You ____ My Sunshine”

26. Faux ____

29. Be obliged to pay

30. Dawn dampness

31. Sweet drink

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crown

28. Carbonated beverage

55. “The ____ of Night”

33. Those guys

34. Serious offense 35. Athletic group

Drag the bottom of

Lugged

Wash away

Purple bloomer

Teenage problem

“The First ____”

Cry in distress

____ one’s balance

Not odd

Hind end 52. Above, in poems

17. Boston ____ Party

56. Bewildered

57. Addition to a house

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58. Doe

59. Nickel component DOWN

Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 through 9 only once.

1. Inquires

2. Blind part

3. Colorless

18. “____ Magnolias” 20. Least binding 22. Olive stuffer 24. Atlas part 27. Wrestler’s surface

32. Powerful speaker 34. Packed away 36. Interlock 37. Casino cube 38. Meadow mama 39. Unending 43. Nowadays 46. Units of distance 50. Dove sound 51. Hubbub: hyph.

Each 3x3 box is outlined with a darker line. You already have a few numbers to get you started. Remember: you must not repeat the numbers 1 through 9 in the same line, column or 3x3 box.

54. Of recent origin

4. Clean with a broom

5. Cigarette residue

6. Swiss cottage

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PUZZLE NO. 859

PUZZLE NO. 132

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Richard Cristy hosted a garden party in recognition and gratitude for Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee and 70 years of service to the British Commonwealth on June 4 at his rural home east of Whitechurch.

OFA aims to attract the next generation of farm leaders

SPECIAL TO THE PLUS

With a diverse and extensive list of challenges to address across the agriculture industry, it’s important to have leaders that bring their own unique skills, perspectives and passions to the table. It serves as a benefit to the organization and its 38,000 farm business members because it allows for engaging conversations, meaningful debates and well-rounded problem solving and decision-making. A collection of ideas and opinions are necessary to find not just any solution, but the best one that offers the greatest benefit to the collective rural and farming population in Ontario.

As the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) enters yet another year of nominations for the position of Zone Director in five regions across the province, we encourage any eligible OFA member to put

their name forward to join a leadership group focused on teamwork, collaboration and relationship building to benefit farmers across Ontario. It’s a commitment that has the potential to benefit you and the agri-food industry.

Nominations are now open in the counties of Bruce and Grey (Zone 2), Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk (Zone 3), Halton, Hamilton-Wentworth and Niagara region (Zone 5), Lambton and Middlesex counties (Zone 6) and the region of Durham, Peterborough and Kawartha Lakes/Haliburton (Zone 10). Nominations will be accepted until June 24, 2022.

So, what does it take to be a provincial director? Leadership, passion and the drive to initiate change for the agri-food sector and rural community in Ontario. Each year, the OFA works to identify and recruit a new crop of leaders through the nomina-

tion process. Although it may not always produce an immediate result, these initial conversations about leadership and succession planning are vital to the future of the organization.

To provide insight on the role of provincial director, the OFA’s newest board members offered their perspective on why they joined the board and the positive experiences they’ve had thus far.

Sara Wood serves as a director-at-large and even with a young family, has found plenty of support and balance to serve in this position and remain dedicated to her farm and family.

“It has definitely been challenging at times but is ultimately so rewarding to know that we are working for the next generation,” shares Wood. “Getting to connect with our farmers across the province to celebrate their successes and address their challenges is very fulfilling.”

Being on the board for over six months now has taught her the importance of collaboration and finding a balance between listening and speaking up to contribute to progressive discussion.

“As an industry we’re stronger together and we need to work as a team,” says Wood. “Around the board table I see lots of generational information being passed on, in addition to openness to new perspectives.”

When asked about the importance of advocacy in agriculture, Wood shared, “If we don’t have a voice at the table someone else will speak for us and miss the mark on challenging misconceptions or the real issues farmers face across the province.”

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Ethan Wallace, Zone 7 Director representing members in Huron and Perth counties, was born and raised on a dairy farm where his passion lies. In his new role, Wallace has enjoyed being able to help people understand what issues the rural and urban populations face uniquely, in addition to challenges that align.

“For me it’s being a part of the solution that has always been fulfilling,” explains

Wallace. “Agriculture in general has a lot of issues that need to be addressed and it is great to have the opportunity to sit down with an MP or MPP to facilitate conversations and make real change happen.”

Wallace believes the role has been an excellent opportunity for personal growth and the comradery of the board has provided a very supportive environment.

“We come together from a wide variety of farming backgrounds and experiences which can make it difficult to see eyeto-eye but at the end of the day we share the best interest of Ontario agriculture at heart.”

Paul Maurice, Zone 13 Director representing the Peel, Simcoe and York region, has been highly impressed with the efficiency of passions coming together to fuel constructive and valuable conversations.

“We represent a very small portion of the population as farmers, but we are an economic engine to the whole of Ontario,” says Maurice. “It’s rewarding to serve in this leadership role, knowing that we are contributing to the betterment of Ontario agriculture every day.”

His experience of being on the board has also opened his eyes to the variety of topics brought forward to the organization and the importance of having so many ideas, perspectives and opinions to find the best solution.

Vanessa Renaud serves as the Zone 14 Director in Stormont, Glengarry, Prescott and Russell and shares that she has really enjoyed the opportunity to deal with challenges at the source and see it come full circle to the board table.

“It’s great to see how the decisions we’re making at the provincial level is having a ripple down effect to the counties and having a positive impact.”

Stepping into a role of leadership can be intimidating at a younger age, but Renaud shares that it has been a positive experience for her.

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THANK YOU to the businesses and organizations who have had a Listowel District Secondary School co-op student this semester. Our program would not exist without the strong commitment of the community. We rely on employers to provide students with meaningful learning experiences and they never disappoint. Thank you to all of our employers for supporting this worthwhile program during another challenging year. You are an integral part of helping prepare our students for a successful life after high school.

The co-op department would especially like to recognize the following businesses for participating in the program:

Anna Mae’s Bakery and Restaurant

Apple

Backwoods Timber Creations

Bakker Dairy Farms

Bateman Equipment Corporation

Bostech Mechanical

Boyd’s Farm Supply

BTE

Cardinal Woodcraft

Caressant Care - Listowel

Cleland Automotive

Countryview Retirement Residence

Crafted Timber

Denco Sheds

DG’s Pro Tech

Donegan’s Haulage

Dynamic Millwrights

E Bauman and Sons

Energrow

Erie Meats

ESM Farm Equipment

Food Basics

Giant Tiger

Gray Ridge Eggs

Home Design Furniture

Horst Welding

Hunter Enterprises Classic Auto

Huron Midwives

Huron Tractor

Hutchison Precision

Hutchison’s Welding

Ideal Supply

Innovative Ink

Jantzi Plumbing

JD Construction

JD Works

Kingwood Tire and Trailer

Lavender Works Company

Lavish Hair Salon

Listowel Banner

Listowel Chrysler

Listowel Eastdale Public School

Employers/organizations interested in partnering with the program can contact:

John Kuepfer, Cooperative Education Department Head 519-275-4470 or john.kuepfer@ed.amdsb.ca.

Discover more about co-op and the Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program at ldsscoop.ca.

Listowel Upper Deck Youth Centre

Little Shop of Heroes

Livingstone Manor

LTI

Listowel Wingham Hospital Alliance

M Nichols Excavating

MacEwen Farm Repair

Marcrest Manufacturing

Martin Ranch

Midwestern Equipment

Millbank Family Furniture

Millbank Hardware

Molesworth Farm Supply

Mornington Central School

New Star Rentals & Equipment

Newton Rustics

North Perth Westfield Elementary School

OK Tire

Owl’s Nest Holistic Alternative School

Pentastic Motors

Percon Excavating

Perth Ag Partners

Rawire Electric

Reist Industries

Ruff Cuts

Sam’s Valu-Mart

Shakespeare Truck Center

South West Vet Services

St. Marys Childcare Centre

100.1 FM The Ranch

Tim Hortons

Timber Inc.

TJs Eavestroughing

Tru-Wall Masonry

Vision Manufacturing

Ward & Uptigrove

Watson’s Home Hardware Building Centre

Weberlane Manufacturing

West End Manufacturing

Woo and Park Dental

OFA looking for new leaders

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“Everyone has been very supportive to help me build my network and offer assistance in any way possible. I’m happy it’s a three-year term because there’s so much to learn and this work is very uplifting.”

In a short time, these four directors have come to recognize the benefits of leadership, advocacy and teamwork to make an impact in the agriculture industry and for rural Ontario.

If you’re interested in getting involved, but don’t know where to start. Wallace states, “Just go for it. Whether you have a young family or moving into retirement, there’s always room at the table.”

Maurice adds that, “if you’re interested in the future of agriculture, it is a great opportunity to be a part of the plan and development of the next generation.”

To learn more about what it means to be a provincial director or if you’re interested in submitting a nomination form, visit ofa. on.ca.

My God Never Fails

In 1862, a Christian Doctor in Boston first had a vision of opening a private medical facility to provide care for terminally ill patients. Dr. Charles Cullis began to pray that in the Lord’s will the funds would be provided. For two years, he prayed for this.

In September of 1864, the first home was opened. Within twelve months, a second building was purchased, doubling the patient capacity and all debts were paid. During the third year, a children’s orphanage was added to the work. By the end of the fifth year, there was a home for the terminally ill, an orphanage, a training school for nurses, a tract distribution center, and a chapel. The sixth year brought testing. He recorded, “This noon I had only twenty cents for supper, so I asked the Lord to send the money needed. At three o’clock, a phone call came, wondering what to do about supper. At exactly the same moment, a check for ten dollars arrived in the mail!”

Years passed, and the work continued to be abundantly blessed by God. In the introduction to the report of the seventeenth year of the work, Dr. Cullis says: “my God never fails. The promises stand out upon the firmament of His Word as

the stars in the blue above, and they shed their light as truly as the stars; like them, they are only seen by those who look up.”

That year the works received more than half a million dollars; in twenty years, 2,707 terminally ill patients had been cared for and almost a thousand had professed to place their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. The work included millions of books and tracts being circulated, home and foreign missions, a cancer home, a spinal home, the Boydton home, and many others. How many thousands of Christian hearts were strengthened, people healed of disease, souls saved, believers baptized all over the world – as a direct result of this one man’s service –only heavenly records can show. When at the last great day all that has been accomplished by his life is made known, the answer of the redeemed in glory will be “all this in answer to prayer.” Reprinted

permission from Gospel

Ethan Wallace, Paul Maurice, Sara Wood and Vanessa Renaud are directors of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture.

New Millennium Quilters Guild hosts ‘Making Memories’ 2022 quilt show

Pauline Kerr

Local Journalism Initiative Reporter pkerr@midwesternnewspapers.com

MILDMAY – The New Millennium Quilters Guild holds a quilt show every four years. The show at the MildmayCarrick Community Centre on Friday, May 28 and Saturday, May 29 was well worth waiting for.

The one planned for last year didn’t happen because of COVID, but this year’s show more than made up for it, featuring a wonderful array of exciting colour combinations and designs, worked in fabric, some touched with glitter.

Quilts may have started out as warm bed coverings that used up scraps of fabric, but the quilts at the show had about as much in common with blankets as the Mona Lisa does with a random scrawl on a wall. They were magnificent works, pieced together with an artist’s eye and a crafter’s hand.

About 125 of the 336 entries were fullsized quilts but there were also baby quilts, wall hangings and other items.

Co-chairs Cheryl Russwurm and Helen Gutscher pointed out that some of the more eye-catching large quilts were the

Pauline Kerr Photos

same design, although worked in delightfully different colour combinations. The Anniversary Star Mystery Quilt was designed by one of the NMQG members and was made by 37 people during COVID.

“Making Memories” was the show’s theme, and the Anniversary Star Mystery Quilt project ensured that COVID years will include some lovely ones.

The shift to Zoom meetings during the pandemic had another positive result, said the co-chairs of the show. While most of the guild’s 99 members are from midwestern Ontario – Walkerton, Hanover, Elmwood, Kincardine, Mildmay, Chesley, Neustadt, Port Elgin and the Listowel area, people have been attending meetings from all over the country. One of the visitors to the quilt show came from Edmonton. Guest speakers at Zoom meetings have included people from coast to coast, and beyond.

Raffle tickets were sold on a beautiful bed quilt and coordinating table topper made by guild members. The pattern Village is a reminder of the isolation during the pandemic, and how something beautiful came from that isolation.

There was a Quilts of Valour display featuring quilts that will be donated to members of the Canadian Armed Forces. There were seasonal quilts, novelty quilts, and quilts made by members to be donated to charitable organizations, victims of fires and those who are ill.

There was a Toonie Table, vendors area, and much more.

No show would be complete without a guest speaker, and this show featured Sharon Fisher of Gardening Mum Quilts. Based in Mount Forest, Fisher is a Long Arm Quilter, who has a passion for wool applique and embellishing stitches. She shares her knowledge at workshops and in classroom settings.

A special Bed Turning featured unique quilts, each with a special story to tell. One was made from Don Cherry’s ties!

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The New Millennium Quilters Guild held a quilt show May 28-29 at the Mildmay-Carrick Community Centre, which featured more than 330 entries. Pictured, clockwise from top left: Quilt show co-chairs Cheryl Russwurm and Helen Gutscher point out that some of the more eye-catching large quilts in the Anniversary Star Mystery Quilt pattern, made during COVID; Don Cherry’s ties are featured on one of the more unusual quilts in the show; seasonal themes were featured in many quilts; and the raffle quilt in the pattern Village, is a reminder of the isolation endured during COVID, and the beauty that came from it.

Council endorses draft plan of subdivision for Clair Ridges development

Patrick raftis Wellington Advertiser

PALMERSTON – Minto council has endorsed a draft plan of subdivision for the Clair Ridges development here and is recommending approval to the County of Wellington.

Developer Galaxy Homes has proposed a draft plan of subdivision redline revision and zoning bylaw amendment for the Palmerston subdivision.

The developer is seeking to increase the density of the subdivision from 27 to 40 units by adding a mix of semi-detached homes into a plan that originally called for 27 single-family residences.

The developer has applied to rezone the property from Residential (R1B) to Residential (R2) to facilitate increased density.

On Sept. 7, 2021, the town and county held a joint public meeting regarding the proposed revision to the draft plan of subdivision, as well as the proposed zoning bylaw amendment.

At that meeting, neighbouring landowners voiced their opposition based on a variety of concerns ranging from increased traffic to loss of privacy.

At the June 7 council meeting, Minto planning technician Ashley Sawyer presented a report that noted town and county staff, Galaxy Homes, GSP Group, and Triton Engineering have worked to facilitate a revision to the plan to address the concerns/comments raised at the public meeting.

This resulted in the completion of a traffic impact study and

formal revised submission of the draft plan. A second public meeting was held for the revised plan on April 19.

The report notes the developer is exceeding or meeting the minimums for all proposed lots in the R2 zone and is proposing to meet all front, interior, exterior and rear yard setbacks, as well as the maximum building height and floor area.

An extension of Derby Street through an existing road allowance is proposed as part of a solution to traffic concerns expressed by local residents.

The road allowance is 66 feet wide, which is the standard size for a two-way street. As a result of neighbouring landowner concerns regarding traffic volume on Prospect Street and emergency access, town staff have

requested the developer include the extension of Derby Street as a secondary access, to be constructed solely at the developer’s cost.

“The solution determined was for the road to be constructed at the width of a two-way street, but only provide one-way traffic out of the subdivision with additional traffic calming measures,” Sawyer notes in the report.

“Additionally, town staff will be requiring that parking be provided on one side of the Derby Street extension, to serve as additional parking to be used by residents of the area as needed.”

The proposed revision aims to bring the subdivision more into conformity with the county official plan, with a density of 14.87 units per gross hectare and 47.5 residents and jobs per hectare,

rather than the 10.71 units proposed in an earlier revision.

“Although the current revision also does not meet the units per hectare requirement, it does bring the proposal more into conformity with provincial and county policy, while maintaining the original low-density character of the subdivision,” the report states.

To address another neighbourhood concern, the developer will be required to build sidewalks on one side of the road in the development.

Sidewalks are also proposed to run up the Derby Street extension and the town is requiring a sidewalk between Derby Street and Prospect Street, at the developer’s cost, to improve access to the existing crosswalk at the intersection of Prospect and Toronto Streets.

The revised draft plan also addresses concerns related to privacy, surface water and “smalltown character”– the latter related to reduced frontage on some lots.

“The vast majority of residential properties in Palmerston are currently zoned R2,” the report states.

“There are existing homes with similar lot frontages in Palmerston … It is of the opinion of town staff that these lot frontages do not take away from the small-town character as they are consistent with existing residential dwellings in Palmerston.”

Coun. Judy Dirksen asked if staff had advised neighbours of the updated plan.

“Did staff get back to any of the neighbours on this? Or are they

just supposed to find this in the council package? Or how does how does that work?” she asked.

“I believe the intent was once we knew council’s decision today, we can follow up with the neighbours,” Sawyer explained. “And the report is available online for them. And the June 7 date (for the report) has been set for quite a while.”

Dirksen also noted the county recommends even higher density targets than those in the revised plan.

“The county’s density targets now are 16 units a hectare, or 40 persons and jobs a hectare. So this is just slightly below that. However, the 2017 revision was only around 10 units per hectare, so it wasn’t close,” Sawyer explained.

“They’re trying to increase the density while still maintaining that low-density neighbourhood feel, which I think that they’ve done a very good job at.”

The draft plan and conditions will be sent to the county’s director of planning, who must sign off on the draft plan approval in order for the project to move forward.

A subdivision agreement will be brought before town council once the conditions on the draft plan approval are addressed to the satisfaction of various commenting agencies, including Maitland Valley Conservation Authority, Bell Canada, Upper Grand District School Board, Wellington Catholic District School Board, Wellington Source Water Protection and applicable utility agencies.

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Galaxy Homes is proposing to increase the density of the Clair Ridges subdivision in Palmerston from 27 to 40 residential units through the addition of semi-detached homes.

Huron-Perth home sales at typical levels, new listings surge in May

SPECIAL TO THE PLUS

HURON-PERTH – The number of homes sold through the MLS System of the Huron Perth Association of REALTORS totalled 214 units in May 2022, a decline of 14.1 per cent from May 2021.

Home sales were 3.1 per cent above the five-year average and 0.9 per cent above the 10-year average for the month of May.

On a year-to-date basis, home sales totalled 883 units over the first five months of the year. This was a decline of 9.2 per cent from the same period in 2021.

“Home sales were trending at average levels for this time of year, which is a decline from the record May we saw in 2021, but still quite solid considering many other markets in the province are currently posting below-average levels of activity,” said Julie Heitbohmer, president of the Huron Perth Association of REALTORS.

“The surge in new listings was a welcome sight as some much-needed supply returned to the market. However, with demand still being as strong as it is, overall supply levels continue trending near historical lows and it will take more than one month of stronger new listings to have any meaningful impact on the market balance.”

The MLS Home Price Index (HPI) tracks price trends far more accurately than is possible using average or median price measures. The overall MLS HPI composite benchmark price was $649,700 in May 2022, up by 23.2 per cent compared to May 2021.

The benchmark price for single-family homes was $652,400, an increase of 23.3 per cent on a year-over-year basis in May. By comparison, the benchmark apartment price was $559,000, increasing by 23.1 per cent from year-ago levels.

The average price of homes sold in May 2022 was $685,082, up by 10.7 per cent from May 2021.

The more comprehensive year-to-date average price was $728,333, an increase of 27.7 per cent from the first five months of 2021.

The dollar value of all home sales in May 2022 was $146.6 million, a moderate decrease of 4.9 per cent from the same month

in 2021.

The number of new listings saw a substantial gain of 31 per cent from May 2021.

There were 389 new residential listings in May 2022. This was the largest number of new listings added in the month of May in more than five years.

New listings were 28.8 per cent above the five-year average and 18.5 per cent above the 10-year average for the month of May.

Active residential listings numbered 317 units on the market at the end of May, an

advance of 59.3 per cent from the end of May 2021.

Active listings were 13.3 per cent below the five-year average and 54.9 below the 10-year average for the month of May.

Months of inventory numbered 1.5 at the end of May 2022, up from the 0.8 months recorded at the end of May 2021 and below the long-run average of 3.4 months for this time of year. The number of months of inventory is the number of months it would take to sell current inventories at

the current rate of sales activity.

About the board

The Huron Perth Association of REALTORS represents approximately 255 REALTORS registered with its member offices. The geographical area served by the board is in southwestern Ontario, bordered by Lake Huron and Stratford’s Festival Theatre, and includes Huron and Perth counties.

Beautiful 5 year old Royal Home on 7 acres with 30’x40’ workshop with river at the back of the property. There are 3 bedrooms, an office and double car attached garage, back up generator also solar power. Only 10 minutes to Wingham, 20 minutes to Listowel and less than an hour to Lake Huron.

Huron Perth Association of REALTORS graphic

The average sale price of a home in Huron and Perth counties dropped to $685,082 in May, however that price still remains near record highs. This graphic shows the change in average sale price from January 2013 to today.

322 ACRES - with 300+ acres systematically tile drained. Income from 3 wind turbines. Frontage on 3 roads. Mostly Crombie Silt Loam. Three separately deeded properties being sold together. $8,300,000. Robert Porteous, Sales Representative, 519-372-6032. Carrie Russell, Broker 519-379-7995, Royal Lepage RCR, Realty.

HARRISTON – 1 bedroom apartment for rent July 1st, Main Street, all inclusive. NO DOGS! Call 519-335-6157.

POULTRY FARM SUPERVISORS/ CHICKEN CATCHING SUPERVISORS

- Moonfleet Poultry urgently requires 11

Poultry Farm Labour - Chicken Catcher Supervisors for work in various locations involving travel in surrounding areas of Walkerton, Guelph, Cambridge, Hamilton and Eastern Ontario. Permanent full-time positions are available immediately. Wages: $20.00/hr for 40 hrs a week or piecework whichever is greater. No education required, however previous experience of 6-12 months supervising or chicken catching would be an asset. Duties include organizing and driving crews, setting up farm, catching and loading poultry into crates, cleaning area after work is completed. Must have a valid driver’s licence and criminal record check. Company transportation van provided for work. Please send resumes to: email at jobs@moonfleetpoultry.com or fax to: 519-881-4577 or send by mail P.O. Box 9, Walkerton, Ontario, N0G 2V0.

SCOOT-A-LONG - Wingham, Wagler

E-bikes, 48 volt, 60 volt, 70 volt. E-bikes & Mobilities Sales & Service. Located at Zehr’s Sales & Manufacturing RR#1 #3962 Line 72, Millbank Ont N0K 1L0. 519-722-0908.

TRUCK RAMP only used a couple of times and a Jucuzzi (new) for sale. Call 226-668-7051.

LOTS OF FRESH PRODUCE at Maitside Orchards; lettuce, spinach, tomatoes, onions, rhubarb, haskaps and more. Fresh home baking every week! NEW sheeps milk ice cream, 23 Orchard Lane, Brussels.

BALER 575 NEW HOLLAND with model 72 Thrower, baled 65,000 – 75,000 bales.Thrower Rack 18’ and Baler Elevator on Wheels. 2nd Cut grassy wrapped square bales, 20% Moisture, Dried 2nd Cut Round 4’x5’ Bales, 200 Bushel Grain-O-Vater. Call 519-392-6555

FOR SALE 1941 John Deere Model H Tractor, 2 Furrow John Deere Plow on steel, $2200 for both. Call 226-4302063.

CUSTOM INLINE BALE WRAPPING, based just east of Listowel. Call Marvin Metzger @ 519-291-6119.

CHICKEN CATCHERS - Moonfleet Poultry is looking for 199 Chicken Catchers for work in various locations involving travel in surrounding areas of Walkerton, Guelph, Cambridge, Hamilton and Eastern Ontario. Offering permanent full-time employment. Wages: $17.05/hr. for 40 hours per week or piecework earnings – whichever is greater. No skills or education required. Previous experience is an asset. Duties include catching and loading poultry into crates. Please send resume to - email: jobs@moonfleetpoultry.com or fax to 519-881-4577 or send by mail P.O. Box 9 Walkerton, Ontario, N0G 2V0.

WE PAINT BARNS AND INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS.

AIRLESS PAINTING

No experience, we will train, to start immediately. Must be willing to work with an experienced person or independently. Salary commensurate with experience. Starting at $24/hr,Start day May 1st If interested, please contact rstrauss56@gmail.com or 519-827-6763

SALES

to join our team at the Listowel Banner

BTE Transport Group Ltd.

BTE Transport Group Ltd.

Is looking for:

2 AZDedicated Highway

and 1 AZLocalCompany Drivers!

Is looking for: 2 AZ Dedicated Highway and 1 AZ Local Company Drivers!

Must have clean CVOR and Abstract, 3+ years' experience.

• Competitive pay package and great benefits.

Must have clean CVOR and Abstract, 3+years experience

• Professionally maintained, well equipped trucks

• NEW UPDATED pay package and great benefits.

• Competitive pay package and great benefits.

• Highway is home weekends, every other night!

• Professionally maintained, well equipped trucks.

• Professionally maintained, well equipped trucks.

• Dedicated routes, Dedicated trucks, Dedicated customers.

• Highway is home weekends, every other night!

• Highway is home weekends, every other night!

Also recruiting for casual AZ and DZ Drivers! Call Mike at 1-519-291-5322 Ext. 243 Fax: 519-291-5927 · mbarfoot@bte.ca

If you enjoy meeting business owners, developing promotional plans and being part of the community, this position is for you. As a key member of our team, you will work with us to build our growing list of clients who advertise in our paper each week. This position requires you to work with our creative department to produce unique ideas and quality advertisements that help customers build their business. The ideal candidate will be extremely organized with exceptional customer service skills and attention to detail. If you have the energy, personality, and skills we are willing to invest time and training to make you our next success story.

• Dedicated routes, Dedicated trucks, Dedicated customers. Also recruiting for casual AZ and DZ Drivers!

• Dedicated routes, Dedicated trucks, Dedicated customers. Also recruiting for casual AZ and DZ Drivers!

Call Mike at 1-519-291-5322 Ext. 243 Fax: 519-291-5927 • mbarfoot@bte.ca

Call Kevin Ritchie at 519-291-5322, ext. 243 1-800-394-9914 • KevinR@bte.ca

position offering a base salary plus commission, mileage, and benefits.

Please send your cover letter and resume to Michele Russell at accounting@midwesternnewspapers.com McCall

Come join our team! HURONWAY FARMS

AZ Swine Livestock Driver

Early mornings five (5) days a week, usually 8-hour shifts, done by lunchtime, unless running a double. Must have AZ license and some driving experience prior, with clean abstract.

Farm Equipment Operator Full Time/Part-Time

Experienced farm equipment operators, experience in maintaining equipment and shop repairs. Off season maintenance on barns and equipment/vehicles

Health Care Benefits offered after six (6) months. Very competitive wages. Located near Brussels, Ontario.

Send résumé to: huronwayfarms@xplornet.ca or Call 519-887-6181 or fax: 519-887-6330

BLOW OUT SPECIAL: 22cu Chest Freezers $1199; 6cu Upright Freezers

$299; 20cu Upright Freezers $1099; 60 Pint Dehumidifiers $249; Bar Fridges $149; 5cu Chest Freezers $249; 10cu Fridges $449; 4.4cu Bar Fridges $249; 18cu Fridges $899; Gas Stoves $599; Convertible Fridges/Freezers $899; Top Load Washers $599; Dryers $499; Electric Stoves $599; Dishwashers $399.

SCRATCH & DENT: 18cu All Fridges $799; 8.5cu All Fridges $499; Air Conditioners $199; Dehumidifiers $169…Much more available in store. USED SPECIAL: All Fridges $699; Various Chest Freezers; Laundry Centers $699; Gas stoves $99; Gas Dryers $399; Fridges $399; Stoves $229; Washers $399; Sudsavers

$599…Much more in store. Featuring a full line of New, Used, Scratch & Dent Appliances. Elmira Home Comfort, 1 Union Street, Elmira 519-669-4600. ehc@hotmail.ca (Division of Belmont Appliance)

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS MEETING

- every Friday evening at 7:30. St. Paul’s Lutheran Church 505 Wallace Ave North. For confidential information call 519-500-

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CARSON AUCTIONS UPCOMING SALES

Sat., June 18th – 11:00 A.M. - Beef Cow & Calf Sale. Offering cows, breeder bulls, and cow/calf pairs. Cull cows at 11A.M. followed by Stocker sale.

GERBERS’ FIREWOOD – Your #1 source of quality slabwood and bodywood, for over 10 years! Order today, beat the rush! Delivery included! 519656-2057 or 519-441-2085.

Wed., June 22nd – 11:30 A.M. –Dairy Consignment Sale. Offering approx.. 30 fresh and springing young Holstein cows and heifers. Open & Bred heifers will start at 11:30 A.M.

GARAGE SALE – Tools and household items. June 23rd to July 3rd. 45205 Gough Rd. Fordwich.

YARD SALE- at Listowel Baptist Church under the carport. Different items from our May sale. Fire Route #6161, just past the roundabout on Line 86 west of Listowel. Friday, June 17th, 10am to 6pm. All proceeds to support Emanuel Foundation in Bolivia.

FAMILY GARAGE SALE - Friday, June 17, 12pm -6pm and Saturday, June 18, 8am - 4pm. Come check things out. Bikes, helmuts, snow blower, house hold items, toys, bedding, plants, puzzles, kites, etc. 775 Wellington Ave S, Listowel. Corner of Hutton and Wellington streets

Consignments Accepted to all Sales! Book to Machinery or Property Sales! Held in person or online! Looking to sell your cows, equipment or property? Contact

Give us a call office 519-291-2049 David Carson 519-291-8252 Don Robertson 519-291-8582

MCCANN – James (Jim) February 17, 1927 – June 20, 2008.

In memory of my husband Jim. Lovingly remembered.

With love your wife Shirley, Your children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

SIMMONS – In memory of Wade Evan who died while on a school trip to Flowerpot Island, Tobermory, June 16, 2000, age 12, forever in our hearts and Roy Neil Simmons who passed away on Wade’s anniversary June 16, 2012, forever in our hearts on this special day. Pat and family.

HOUSE FOR SALE ON .6 ACRES

Through our customized tender process, 3950 Line 72 of Perth East Twp. (near Millbank), for Adrian Albrecht.

Initial offer deadline is Monday, July 4th at 6:00 p.m. LoT: Approximately .6 of an acre. Fenced backyard that backs onto farmland. “U” shaped paved driveway. House (built in the mid 70’s) – Brick and frame split level (side split) home with attached insulated sunroom, single car garage & deck. House has asphalt roof (approx. 10 years old), large kitchen, 3 bedrooms, bathroom. Finished walkout basement has additional bedroom, rec-room with pool table & wood stove, play room, bathroom, laundry room and fruit cellar. Living space (all levels) – approx. 2150 square ft. Heat - wood fired boiler and an oil boiler. Radiators are in place in the majority of the rooms. Adjoining septic system. Water - Drilled well. NoTE: Enjoy country living. 20 minutes to Waterloo. Central to Stratford and Listowel.

Call Gerber Auctions with questions and/or to view. See photos at www.gerberauctions.net

Auctioneers – Gerber Auctions Ltd. 519-699-4451 2827 Hutchison Rd. R#1 Millbank (Crosshill)

LOG HOME ON 8.7 ACRES FOR SALE

Through our customized tender process

7912 Wellington Rd. 7, Mapleton Twp. (3 miles north east of Drayton, 2 miles west of Parker), For Dan Lichti and Deena Mandell,

Initial Offer Deadline, Monday July 4th at 6:00 p.m.

8.7 acres, more or less, 1 – 2 acres are in well-manicured gardens, lawn, mowed walking trails, few fruit trees, a large spring fed pond, and building locations. The balance is a healthy bush with a mix of species including numerous hard maple. House – A spectacular, 2 storey, custom built log home, attached covered front porch and large deck overlooking the grounds and pond. House - steel roof, newer propane furnace, central air, central vac, open concept kitchen/dining/sitting room, master bedroom with ensuite, laundry room and washroom. 2nd floor has 2 bedrooms, bathroom and large sitting room/games room (loft) which overlooks the main floor. Basement is partially finished. Living space – Approx. 2200 square ft. Also, 25 X 40ft. storage shed/garage, & garden shed. Water - drilled well. Septic system. 200 amp hydro service.

Welcome to paradise! Truly unmatched privacy! This hidden treasure will be sure to impress you, as will the walk of the grounds and walking trails leading into the surrounding bush. 35 minutes to both Guelph and Waterloo. Take the opportunity to view this show piece first hand. You will not be disappointed!

Contact Auctioneer with questions and to view. See photos at www.gerberauctions.net

Auctioneers – Gerber Auctions Ltd. 519-699-4451 2827 Hutchison Rd. R#1 Millbank (Crosshill)

2022 Memberships will be available to purchase.

THE NORTH PERTH SENIORS - present

The Classics, (Canada Day) Thursday, June 23 at 2pm, Legion Auditorium Listowel. FREE DAY includes entertainment, refreshments, admission and prizes!

TO ATTEND, you must be 50 or older.

More Information by Calling Our NEW number 226-622-4882 between Mon-Fri 9-5pm.

June 18th

10 am to 2 pm

Vendor & Craft Market

• Free Entry • Door Prizes

Howick Community Centre

45088 Harriston Rd., Gorrie, ON N0G 1X0

Blowing Kisses

I blow your kisses to the sky

And off to you I let them fly

Each one a wish I wrap in love

Then send to you so high above I feel you watching as I do

And know you hear each ‘I love you’

So everyday I’ll send them high

These kisses I blow to the sky.

In loving memory of Vernice Prescott who left us June 18, 2019

BILLIARD SPECIALIST & GAME ROOMS – New & used

Ron McMichael

Ronald Robert McMichael of Wroxeter passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 5, 2022 at the age of 92 years at his home at Nine Mile Villa, Lucknow, surrounded by his family.

Husband of Ethel (Ries) McMichael.

Father of his four girls: Janice & Gary Ballagh of Teeswater, Karen & Morris Schmalz of Mildmay, Judith & Steve Gaunt of London, and Rhonda & Doug McArter of Brussels.

Grandfather of Devan & Tyler Beckett, Michael Ballagh, Paige Ballagh & friend Kyle Waymouth, and Matthew Ballagh; Cody Schmalz & friend Brianna Gonzalez, and Jessica Schmalz; Andrew, Christine, Adam and Caleb Gaunt; and Olivia, Nick and Sam McArter.

Brother-in-law of Lloyd Lamont of Teeswater, and Jacquie Ries of Stoney Creek.

Predeceased by his parents Annie (Hupfer) & Harvey McMichael, sister Shirley (McMichael) Lamont, brother Glenn McMichael & his wife Phyllis, brothersin-law Williard Ries, Harold Mullens & his wife Thelma and granddaughter

Amanda Gaunt in infancy.

Ron worked hard all is life. He met his wife of 62 years, Ethel, in Junior Farmers. He took pride in his girls, both the ones in the house and the ones in the barn. He developed a full red Holstein herd and milked cows for 70 years. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge for 70

years. He was a talented hockey player and anyone that came in contact with “60 Minute Mike” remembers it vividly!! He enjoyed playing back catch in baseball, bowling and curling. He was instrumental in developing 4-H Clubs in Huron County and was a 4-H leader for many years. He was a long time director on the Howick Fair Board, a life long member of the Wroxeter United Church where he acted as Elder and Sunday School Superintendent and sat on the Howick Mutual Insurance Board of Directors for 26 years. Ron took great interest in every aspect of his daughters and grandchildren’s lives. He was loyal and committed to everyone and everything he was a part of. A sweet, gentle soul with a bit of a stubborn streak, Ron will live on in the hearts of everyone who knew him. A real gentleman.

Visitation was held at McBurney Funeral Home, Wingham on Sunday, June 12 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. with a Masonic Memorial Service at 4:30 p.m. Funeral service was held in the funeral home chapel on Monday, June 13 at 11:00 a.m. The service was live streamed, and the link is available on the funeral home website. Interment in Wroxeter Cemetery.

Memorial donations to the Wingham and District Hospital or the Howick Agricultural Society would be appreciated. Online condolences may be left at www.mcburneyfuneralhome.com

Philippians 4:6–7

Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.