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Kin Club event raises $60K for charities Amazing Race, enjoys expanded participation numbers, corporate sponsors ELENA MAYSTRUK Last weekend marked Family Fun Weekend’s twelfth year in West Montrose.

On Saturday the Grand River Amazing Race consisted of 32 teams and raised $42,435 in pledges for four different causes, bringing them just a short of doubling the amount raised by 25 teams last year.

“That‘s without selling one carnival pass, without selling a hotdog or a silent auction. That’s just the racer’s pledges online prior to the event. We hope to gross close to $60,000,” said Kin Club of Woolwich president Bill McBay during the race.

By the time kitchens closed that night, the gross total from the Family Fun Weekend and the Amazing Race came to $59,841.

Running alongside the Family Fun Weekend at the West Montrose Family Camp, a majority of racers collected funds for Women’s Crisis Services of Waterloo Region, but the Family and Counselling Centre of Cambridge and North Dumfries, the Kissing Bridge Trail Association and Woolwich Community Services were also represented. Racers ended the competition with a number of activities. Teams of two pulled their canoes to shore before entering the last stages of the competition. They then ran through an obstacle course of tangled string carrying water glasses and slid down a soapy slip and slide before entering the home stretch.

A boost in the number of volunteers seems to have put the event on the radars of bigger companies, and McBay was happy to see that this year marked a riseOUT OUR CHECK in corporate sponsorship of the event.

As a result, racers not only raised pledge money online but also received corporate Amazing Race competitor Sarah Bryson goes through an obstacle course near the finish line, trying to get through without spilling the water glasses in her hands. The event was part of last weekend’s Kin Club activities in West Montrose. [ELENA MAYSTRUK / THE OBSERVER] AMAZING RACE | 2

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The WCS is holding a ladies night at the Woolwich Thrift Shop inviting visitors for an evening of door prizes, gift certificates and live music inside the store.

WCS representative Leigh-Anne Quinn said the thrift shop is one of the organization’s most successful year-round fundraising ventures, with all profits going back into various programs.

The shop’s popularity encourages the WCS to keep an eye out for interesting event ideas. When the organization was approached by Mary Kay Consultant Abbey Martin and esthetician Megan Sheeringa, the idea for a ladies’ night began to take form, she added.

“We always look for fun things to do in the store. We were actually approached by Abby Martin and Megan Sheeringa about partnering with us in some way. As we got to chatting we thought it would be really nice to have a ladies’ night at the store where all women’s clothing is 50 per cent off and then they can come in and also provide their service for free, kind of as a pampering night,” said Quinn.

The event will run on Aug. 1 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Thrift Shop on 48 Arthur St. S. and will feature women’s clothing and accessories sold at half price as well as complimentary professional beauty treatments.

Quinn said some products like brand name apparel and accessories have been reserved for the event. Any funds raised will go towards various WCS services such as Woolwich food bank, the family violence WCS | 2

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Brooklyn Husk enjoys one of the inflatable games set up for kids during the Family Fun Weekend. Right, Dana Passmore, 14, gives a solo performance. [ELENA MAYSTRUK / THE OBSERVER] FROM | COVER

Top, Racers Michelle De-Jong (front) and Kendra Ainlay run to the finish line while children spray them with squirt guns. Above, Ronda Washington slides over a soap-covered slip-and-slide, during the last challenges of the Amazing Race.

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“I’m pretty excited to look back and see where it’s come from. To see all of the corporate names is amazing. Companies are seeing now that this is a viable event to come out and promote their staff and their staff’s families.

The whole idea is to get families out here and to see them having fun, and now corporations are starting to see that. We have a couple of companies that are using our event as their company family barbeque picnic and we invoice them at the end of the night based on how many

people show up,” McBay said.

Last year’s Amazing Race volunteers were largely made up of the Kin Club committee acquaintances. This time around McBay explains the organization has taken greater strides to promote the event to all members of the local community and it seems two teams have tied for this year’s grand prize.

Having both raised $7,200 in pledges the two teams get to spend a weekend in comfortable trailers that come complete with hot tubs.

The Family Fun Weekend included the usual children’s’ carnival rides,

food stations and a stage for local musicians. Saturday’s event featured a lineup of youth performers playing either solo or as a band. New food items were available as well and McBay says additions to the event’s menu were worth losing a few hours of sleep over: “The whole internal workings of the race are different every year. We added French fries to our menu and we added breakfast. I was out flipping bacon this morning at 6 a.m. and doing some French fries at midnight last night. Those two items have helped make it something for everybody.”

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Martin and Sheeringa will be offering their services, providing hand treatments and nail painting. Martin will also be handing out Mary Kay samples to visi-

tors, promoting another fundraiser affiliated with her company. Throughout the evening Sheeringa will be accepting donations for nail painting and organizers are also asking for donations of clothing, gently used house hold items and books.

Quinn explained that Martin approached WCS with a plan to create a series of “Looking Good and Giving Back” events that will involve showcasing various Mary Kay products and donating 25 per cent of all sales to WCS efforts.

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Work to restore St. Boniface to its full glory COLIN DEWAR The main feature of Maryhill for the last 135 years has been the gothic St. Boniface Roman Catholic Church, which is visible from miles around.

Recently that prominent characteristic of the hamlet has been draped in green scaffolding fabric as workers from Empire Restorations restore the façade and tower of the building.

Performing masonry work, crews from the New Hamburg-based firm are raking out joints using pneumatic and hand chisels before re-pointing the joints as part of the complex and delicate restoration.

Re-pointing is the process of renewing the pointing or the external part of mortar joints in masonry construction that has weakened over the years.

“Over time, weathering and decay create voids in the joints between masonry bricks, allowing water to seep in, which can cause significant damage,” said Philip Hoad, president of Empire Restorations. “The mortar joints of the church were deteriorating and generally masonry joints need re-pointing every 30 years.”

The company is also removing old hard Portland cement mortar joints and will be replacing the joints with lime mortar.

Portland cement mortar was developed in the late 19th century as a stronger mortar and replaced lime mortar for new construction by the 1930s. The main reason for this was that Portland cement sets hard and quickly, allowing for a faster pace of construction and required fewer skills to handle.

The cement should not be used for the repair of older buildings constructed in lime mortar, which require the flexibility and softness of lime to function correctly, said Hoad.

“Portland cement mortar joints can do more damage than good and we will be replacing the joints with lime,” said Hoad.

Along with the re-pointing the company will be doing some masonry reinforcement by installing some stainless steel ties to stitch up cracks that have appeared over time.

“These buildings were built to last hundreds of years and we are just extending that life, unlike new construction where buildings don’t last as long. They don’t build them as they used to.”

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St. Boniface Catholic Church in Maryhill is under going renovations to the buildings façade and tower including repairing mortar joints that have deteriorated and cracks that have appeared in the stone work over time. [COLIN DEWAR / THE OBSERVER] Having got underway at the beginning of summer, the restoration is expected to take close to two months to complete. Dur-

ing the process the church is still open to the public.

St. Boniface was built in the late 1870s and is one of two Roman Catholic

churches Empire Restorations is currently working on in the area, the other being the Church of Our Lady in Guelph.

The Woolwich Community Lions Club is bringing back a vintage classic.

To help raise money for the Elmira District Community Living accessible van project, the organization is planning an all-day fundraiser on Aug. 11 with the musical Grease as a main theme. The event will feature a classic car show, beer garden and live music, finishing off with a late-night “Grease Lightning” dance.

Ford will be attending the event and offering test drives of their vehicles.

The day’s events start with the Test Drive a Ford Event and the vintage car show running alongside from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Foodland parking lot at 315 Arthur St. in Elmira.

Ford will donate $20 each for the first 300 test drives of the company’s various car models, potentially contributing up to $6,000 for the event.

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Drayton fair arrives as season starts into high gear Ontario can expect more than a hundred agricultural society events between now and mid-October ELENA MAYSTRUK Agricultural fairs, typically linked to the fall harvest, now run in spring and summer in some communities – last weekend in Listowel, for instance – but the season really kicks off in earnest in August. That list includes the Drayton fair, which is set for the weekend of Aug. 10.

Drayton’s theme for 2012 is “knitting and spinning traditions” and the organizers are running a “standard setup” that includes a

truck pull, tractor pull and demolition derby as the headliners for each day.

Drayton Fair president Brad Schieck said thousands have attended the main acts in previous years and next month should be no different. Between primary attractions, locals will get a chance to show off the community’s talents through entries for various craft, baking, and livestock competitions.

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craft-oriented theme will engage students in craft making and allow local artisans to show off quilts and afghans popular in their area.

The events will be accessible to all again this time out, as four years ago fair organizers decided to make the fair easier to attend for seniors and those with limited mobility by moving main exhibits to a groundfloor location. “ I think it's the best idea the Ontario Association of Agricultural Societies has ever had,” said Schieck.

Drayton’s festivities usually begin with the election of a new ambassador on the first day of the event.

The association gives one youth a chance to travel across Ontario as a representative of the fairs, other association events and the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE). Applicants are normally youths between the ages of 16 and 23 with a healthy roster of local volunteer experience and proof of dedication to agricultural efforts in their communities. This time around, however, the com-

petition has been cancelled due to a second year of low application numbers.

Fair organizers are currently trying to find ways to draw youths in to the competition for next year.

However the association will not be taking on an ambassador for the rest of the fair season.

“It's a wonderful opportunity for them and I don't understand why we struggled so badly,” he said.

Last year's only willing applicant Jackie Shaw received the title and will continue to represent this

year's fair, ending her position as ambassador after an appearance in late August at the Canadian National Exhibition, Canada's largest annual community event.

At the local level, the 2012 fair schedule compiled by the Ontario Association of Agricultural Societies shows more than 100 fairs are planned from August to mid-October, with locations including Elora (Grand River), Wellesley, Hanover, Palmerston and New Hamburg, among many others.

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Breslau site plays key role in new children’s novel Road Block is Vancouver writer Yolanda Ridge’s sequel to her debut work, Trouble in the Trees COLIN DEWAR

Breslau and its longdiscussed new Hwy. 7 form the backdrop of the second novel penned by Canadian writer Yolanda Ridge. A follow-up to Trouble in the Trees, Road Block takes 11-year-old Brianna (Bree) Bridges from her Vancouver home and drops her in an environment familiar to local readers.

Writing for kids in the 8- to 11-year-old bracket, Ridge introduced Bree as an involved young activist in Trouble in the Trees, set in Vancouver. With Road Block, Bree’s plan for a quiet summer after Grade 6 takes a turn when she’s sent to Ontario to stay with her grandmother.

Once she has arrived at her grandmother’s farm in Breslau, it doesn’t take long for Bree to find a cause she can work on to satisfy her sense of justice – her grandmother’s farm is about to be destroyed by a superhighway.

The story has real-life parallels. Now living in the Vancouver area, Ridge was born in Ontario and would

visit her grandmother’s farm near Breslau. Ever since she was young girl visiting her grandmother’s farm on Hwy. 7 there has been talk about expanding the highway and how that would affect her grandmother’s farmland. That issue formed the bases of the new book.

“I was trying to come up with something unique and different and that is when I hit upon the premise of Road Block. It is something that is happening all over with highways going through farmland and taking over rural property,” said Ridge during a phone interview.

Bree is meant to be a role model for young people who care about social causes and want to make a difference.

Although the characters are fictional the setting is real, said Ridge.

Children living in the region will be able to relate to the places and events described in the book, and the prospect of a farm about to be destroyed by development is a scenario that’s been played out more than once in the area.

“The character flies into the Breslau airport and goes to the Kitchener library – there are quite a few local references.

Anyone from the area would know the locations described in the book,” she said.

Ridge became a children’s writer by accident.

She was a genetic counsellor and spent 10 years

writing scientific articles, and educational material before becoming a mother of twins in 2006.

“I had kids and never returned to my job and decided to try my hand at writing for kids as that is what I was surrounded by.

The inspirations for my stories are all around me and my writing has become more creative.”

Ridge found it was easier to get published writing for middle-grade children and once she had the idea for her first story she took that idea and ran with it writing her first book, Trouble in the Trees. The book was well received and Ridge wrote the follow-up, releasing Road Block this spring.

“Children seem to relate to the character and

they understand what the character is going through.

They seem to really embrace the story and children know when they see something that is unfair and want to speak up about it,” said Ridge. “Children want to be listened to by adults and that is the appeal of the book since adults do listen to her in the stories.”

Yolanda Ridge, a Vancouver author, has written a new children’s novel set in Breslau. The book, Road Block, follows the fictional character of Bree as she visits her grandmother’s farm and tries to stop the expansion of a highway that threatens the farmland.

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More than $10,000 worth of jewelry goes missing after Wellesley party Police are investigating the theft of valuable jewelry following a party that got out of hand in Wellesley.

Residents of an address on Ferris Drive in Wellesley returned home from a vacation about 1:50 a.m. Tuesday morning to find their 18-year-old son was throwing a party. The party was broken up by the parents and everyone left. When the residents inspected their home, however, they discovered that $10,000 in jewelry had been stolen.

Missing is a 14K gold ring, one white and yellow 18K Rolex, one 10K gold bracelet, one 14K panda coin ring, a 14K gold triangular apple marine ring, and a 10K chain-link bracelet. The investigation continues.

Catharines woman was sitting in her vehicle on King Street North in St. Jacobs when a 57-year-old St. Jacobs woman walked past her vehicle and threw pasta at the car with the woman sitting inside.

When police arrived they spoke to both women and an arrangement was made that the pasta throwing woman would pay $50 to have the car cleaned. The local woman threw pasta at the car because she was upset that it was parked in a handicap spot without handicap stickers visible.

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ing construction site on Freedman Street in Wellesley. Missing are two hoses for a compressor and a rake. The investigation in ongoing.

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10:00 AM | A utility trailer from an address on Kressler Road in Woolwich was stolen from the property. Police are investigating.

10:20 PM | Police responded to a motor vehicle collision between a horse and buggy operated by a 43 year old Wallenstein man and a grey Chevrolet driven by a 19 year old man from Wingham on Line 86 in Wellesley Township. The car struck the buggy from behind knocking off the two passengers of the buggy who were transported to Grand River Hospital having sustained injuries. The horses broke free, and struck an unoccupied motor vehicle in a nearby parking lot and one required veterinarian care. The driver of the motor vehicle was not injured. The driver of the motor vehicle was charged with careless driving. Line 86 was closed between Listowel Rd and Hergott Rd for approximately two hours while emergency crews were on the scene.

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10:40 AM | A 19-year-old Gowanstown woman operating a 2002 Oldsmobile was charged with ‘careless driving’ after she hit a 52-year-old Elmwood man driving a Subaru stationwagon while they entered the roundabout on Arthur Street near St. Jacobs. Both vehicles sustained minor damage.

11:50 AM | A farmer on Hessen Strasse in Wellesley Township contacted police after discovering a row of marijuana plants growing in his field. The plants were seized for destruction.

12:35 PM | Police were contacted about a break-and-enter at The Boat fish and chips stand on King Street North in St. Jacobs. The lock on the door was damaged and money was stolen. Police are continuing to investigate.

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6:30 PM | A Caledonia woman driving a red Impala was struck by another vehicle while driving along Young Street near Cedar Street in St. Jacobs. The woman told police she could smell

alcohol coming from the other driver when she went to speak to him. The other driver then left the scene. He is described as male of European descent with salt-and-pepper hair. He had a short-haired brown dog with him. Police are investigating. The woman was charged with failing to produce insurance.

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4:00 PM | Emergency crews responded to a collision involving an off-road vehicle with two riders that occurred on private property in Wellesley Township. The vehicle rolled over, pinning the passenger and causing minor injuries to the driver. The vehicle was operated by a 21-year-old man from Niagara Falls. The passenger was a 30-year-old Ingersoll woman, who was airlifted from the scene to London Health Sciences Centre in critical condition. The driver was taken to Stratford General, where he was treated for minor injuries and released. Alcohol and speed have been ruled out as factors in this collision.

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1:30 AM | A resident on Second Street in Elmira was awakened when he heard noises coming from outside. He saw three teenagers walking down the street as one pulled a solar light out of a neighbour’s lawn. The man chased the teenagers and one tried to flee on his bike but fell off and ran away, leaving behind his red-and-silver 21-speed Bonelli mountain bike. Police are trying to identify the owner of the bike, which is being held at the Elmira detachment.

8:40 PM | Police were contacted by residents of Snyder Flats Road in Bloomingdale about five people drinking outside and urinating on property. The group, made up of three women and two males, then drove away in a white Grand Prix. Police located the car on Bridgeport Road near Hwy 85 and charged a 30-year-old Kitchener man with ‘impaired driving.’

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8:40 AM | Police discovered two picnic tables were smashed beyond repair in Elmira’s Gibson Park. The investigation continues.

Wellesley Township firefighters deal with the last bit of a blaze that destroyed a barn on Listowel Road early Thursday morning. Damage was pegged at $850,000, and more than 500 animals perished. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

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Young artists stretch their wings via Art in the Park COLIN DEWAR Reminiscent of the Group of Seven, four local young artists have been travelling from park to park to paint the landscapes that surrounded them.

With their paints, brushes and canvases in tow, the four students – sisters Veronica and Fiona Bernard and Michelle and Ellen Siebel-Achenbach – along with their instructor Sandra Bray set up camp, allowing nature to inspire them. The students have been studying with Bray for the last three years as she teaches

them about landscape painting as part of her Art in the Park program.

“The main goal is to have a good time because art can get pretty intense, but the girls that I teach have been around for a few summers, they are all really bright and I find that whatever I teach them one year sticks with them and they remember it,” said Bray.

The girls have a clear understanding of the basics, she added, as they recall learning about foreground, background, mid-ground and understanding of how colour changes as you move

through distance; a blue is much more intense closer to you than it is farther away.

Along with painting, Bray had her students research artists as a way to open their minds to other works and help them develop their own style.

“We really focused on what kind of art or paintings they liked and what appealed to them, and then I asked them to work in the style of their favorite artist,” said Bray.

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“The girls took the styles and made it their own.”

As the program came to an end on July 19 the girls proudly displayed their work in the Woolwich Township offices and will have their art hanging in the main lobby until midSeptember.

“I am trying to give them a lot of different experiences in art and relate it in different ways so that art is fun and interesting to them and hopefully this will give them a way to think about art if they are at an art gallery that will allow them to look at it or get into the work differently.”

Bray has been approached by numerous parents who are interested in having their child take part in the summer art program but she wants to keep

the classes small with no more than four children at a time. She is willing to hold second session if there is enough interest.

“A group of four is perfect for me in terms of size. I feel that I can give them individual attention and they

do not have to wait for me to give them feed back and if the students are at different ages a group of four is still manageable.”

For more information about the classes offered or to contact Bray visit her website at www.sandrabray.ca.

Ellen Siebel-Achenbach (left), Veronica Bernard, Fiona Bernard and Michelle SiebelAchenbach participated in the Art In the Park program run by artist Sandra Bray. Their art will be on display at the Woolwich Township offices until September.

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Olympics have little to do with athletic contests ANOTHER OLYMPICS GOT UNDERWAY this week in London. Whether you’re interested or not, you can bet you’re on the hook for some of the cost. Oh, not to the extent of the last Winter Games in Vancouver, but your tax dollars are certainly involved.

It’s the host country’s citizens, however, that will bear the brunt of the cost and the by-now obligatory overruns.

According to researchers at Oxford University, these Games will be among the costliest ever – £8.4 billion (about $13.3 billion Canadian) in real terms – and at 101 per cent over budget.

The research, which compares cost data from summer and winter Olympic Games of the past 50 years, shows the eventual cost of the Olympic Games is always over budget, by 179 per cent on average. However, while the overrun of the budget for the London Olympics is broadly in line with earlier Games, it is 'significantly more' than the average budget overruns for Games during the past decade, say the researchers.

Hardly surprising. We’ve all seen enough examples of Olympic costs to know the numbers trotted out in advance are no more than fairytales. Promised tourism dollars, even if they materialize, are a one-time deal, while the debt payments go on for years.

Even those Games purported to have made money employ creative accounting, forgetting to add in much of the infrastructure and operational costs, such as security, that are covered by governments as a matter of course.

Along with overspending and the lining of many pockets, not least of those members of the International Olympic Committee, the Games are increasingly about commercialism and political posturing. In fact, politics have been a part of the Olympics in the modern era, and appear to be a major raison d’être for the spectacle.

In an ideal world, the Games would be about fostering international cooperation, but only the most naïve among us would maintain the Olympics are not a purely political event. From black power in Mexico in ’68 to the Mid-East power struggle on view in Munich, and the tit-for-tat boycotts in Moscow and Los Angeles, 1980 and 1984 respectively, the Olympics have long been associated with politicking. The latter was pure Cold War posturing.

Given that the Olympic ideals have long vanished, if they ever existed, perhaps it’s time to look at doing away with the Games. At the very least, scandal after scandal has shown that sports involving judges must be removed.

Only those with absolute winners – fastest, highest, longest – should be considered.

In the interest of removing the corrupt system of bribes, kickbacks and expense-account padding associated with choosing a site, if the Olympics are to continue they should do so from permanent locations, one each for the summer and winter flavours; no more junkets to determine which city will have the chance to raid the public purse and make a mess of its infrastructure in exchange for a few weeks of ego-boosting satisfaction for a handful of politicians and other hangers-on.

With so much money on the line, not to mention the status of those involved with the IOC and the various national committees, don’t look for changes any time soon.

Instead, expect to hear nonstop platitudes about athletic competition and international glory.

Their struggle to maintain their perks would be a spectacle worth watching.

From one extreme to another, the summer of 2012 is shaping up to be one for the record books ... for all the wrong reasons.

WORLD VIEW / GWYNNE DYER

Can Syria avoid ethnic cleansing?

WORLD AFFAIRS In war, moral power is to physical as three parts out of four, said Napoleon, and the past few days have seen a sudden and drastic shift in the balance of moral power in Syria. The bomb that killed the three most senior members of the security establishment last July 18 may just have been a lucky fluke for the rebels, and the street fighting in Damascus may end with a (temporary) regime victory. But everything has changed in terms of expectations.

Until last week, the regime seemed secure in the short term, although potentially doomed in the long term. President Bashar al-Assad’s army was wellarmed and apparently loyal, and he still had the support of much of the population.

The opposition was poorly armed and only loosely organized – and as Napoleon also remarked, God is on the side with the best artillery. (If you want to be thought wise, contradict

yourself frequently.)

Perhaps “morale” is a better word than “moral.” The reason the regime seemed secure until last week was not its weapons, but the confidence of its supporters that their side was still able to win. That confidence has now been profoundly shaken. The fighting has reached the heart of the big cities, and the rebels have struck even at the core of the regime, the national security building, to kill key members of Assad’s innermost circle.

So it is suddenly occurring to a lot of people who formerly saw the regime as the protector of their privileges that these guys could actually lose. If they are going to lose, you do not want to be in the last ditch with them. Maybe it’s time to change sides.

About 10 minutes later, it will also occur to the same people that many others are undoubtedly having the same thoughts – and that means the collapse could come quite quickly. This kind of thinking operates as a self-fulfilling prophecy, so the regime’s final slide into defeat could be coming within days or weeks.

That is by no means guaranteed, of course. In material terms the regime is still vastly superior, and morale is a volatile thing. If the uprisings in parts of Damascus and Aleppo are crushed quickly and decisively, the morale of the regime’s supporters could recover, and the civil war might continue for months or years more.

But Syrians must now reckon with the possibility of an early collapse of the Baath Party’s 49-year-old monopoly of power.

So the question is: what would happen then? The great fear is that it could go the same way as Iraq and Lebanon, two neighbouring countries that share about the same mix of ethnic and religious groups (in differing proportions) as Syria itself.

Lebanon tore itself apart in a civil war among those groups in 1975-90, and a quarter-million Lebanese died. Iraq tore itself apart in 2005-2009, and at least half a million Iraqis died.

Two million people fled the country permanently, including almost all of Iraq’s Christian minority, and the Sunni Muslims have almost all been driven out of mixed

and Shia-majority areas.

Any thinking Syrian, aware of these dreadful precedents, will be frightened by regime change no matter how much he or she loathes the existing regime.

Indeed, the Assad regime’s principal means of garnering support has been to insist that only its tyrannical rule can “protect” the Shia, Druze, Alawite and Christian minorities from the 70 per cent Sunni Muslim majority.

It could easily go wrong.

The original pro-democracy movement was non-violent and emphatically non-sectarian. It was mostly Sunni Muslim, but it deliberately sought to attract the support of the various minorities as well. All the leaders understood that only a nonsectarian revolution could produce a democratic Syria.

Unfortunately, the Assad regime drowned that nonviolent movement in blood, and instead Syria wound up with a violent revolt that has grown into a veritable civil war. What the rebels must do now is to end it without a massacre of the minorities. The price of DYER | 10

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THEIR VIEW / QUESTION OF THE WEEK

What is your favorite summer time treat?

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I like strawberry sorbet because it is so different.

My favorite treat is a Popsicle any flavour just not bubble gum.

I like vanilla ice cream.

My favorite treat is an orange Popsicle.

For me cookies and cream ice cream is always the best.

"[T]hey have created an incredible meeting place at Gibson Park, which has been desperately in need of new energy." Carole Schwartz | page 10 HIS VIEW / STEVE KANNON

Uncontrolled and unethical lobbying has our democracy at risk EDITOR'S NOTES Lobbying, we’re told, greased the wheels in the $15.1-billion deal that would see Calgary-based Nexen Inc. bought up by state-owned Chinese company. The intensive lobbying was not done because this is in the public’s best interest.

That’s true of pretty much all corporate lobbying. Things aren’t as bad in Canada as they are in the U.S., but that’s not saying much. Canada has stricter regulations against corporate lobbying than is the case in the U.S., where Congress long ago sold out to the highest bidders.

Just like the farce of integrity and accountability, Canadian laws governing lobbyists are rife with loopholes and ambiguities designed to keep the practice going while giving some lip service to regulating the industry.

Successive governments have failed to make more than minor incremental

improvements.

Ottawa-based Democracy Watch has identified three glaring loopholes in the Lobbying Act that essentially pave the way for secret and unethical practices.

First off, secret lobbying will still be legal if the lobbyist is not paid for their lobbying: a consultant lobbyist can easily arrange for clients to pay them for other services while lobbying for free, and former cabinet ministers and senior government officials collecting rich pensions can afford to lobby for free, and they are the people who most need to be stopped from lobbying because of the undue and unethical influence they can have on their former colleagues.

Secret lobbying is still legal if a lobbyist is discussing the enforcement, interpretation or application of laws and regulations, which is a huge area of lobbying, especially for big businesses.

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and not a lot of substance to show for it,” says Sommers.

Even what rules do exist are routinely flouted, bypassed and ignored.

Since 2004, even without doing random audits and inspections, the Commissioner of Lobbying has caught 32 lobbyists violating the Lobbying Act, but none of them has been prosecuted because of these and other loopholes in the law. These lawbreaking lobbyists have also never been identified and are likely still lobbying the government, notes a Democracy Watch study.

As well, the Commissioner of Lobbying has failed to fully investigate and issue public rulings about more than 55 other situations where allegations were made that a lobbyist violated the Act or the Lobbyists' Code of Conduct.

It’s a “dangerously undemocratic” situation, Sommers argues.

“Secret, unethical lobbying needs to be ended and the loopholes need to be closed.”

The cure would be to

tighten regulations and to put in place an enforcement system that’s proactive, in which the commissioner is free from government influence and officials must prosecute each case.

That, however, is not likely to happen as long as there’s a revolving door between lobbying firms and Parliament Hill. Nor while there’s so much money at stake. From Brian Mulroney and Karlheinz Schreiber to this week’s announcement Derek Vanstone, currently Stephen Harper’s deputy chief of staff, will become Air Canada’s vice-president of corporate strategy and government affairs, the song remains the same.

Lobbying can, of course, serve a positive role in a democracy, allowing public-interest groups to gain the government’s ear.

That’s the theory. In practice, however, the system is easy to subvert, and that’s just what happened.

Lobbying is an expensive undertaking, says Sommers, and smaller organizations don’t have the money to get their voices

heard. Instead, all of the influence goes to those who can afford to pay, mostly large corporations.

What they’re lobbying for is not a better country for you and me.

A useful first stage in undoing the unethical lobbying industry would involve making the entire system transparent. If the process was entirely out in the open, at least we’d know who was lobbying the government ... and we’d have an idea what they were trying to sell, typically against the public interest. Right now, we don’t have a good idea of the scale of that bad influence.

“We don’t know how much lobbying is going on – it’s secret.”

Even that kind of transparency, despite pledges from the current government in particular, has been too much to expect.

The best we can probably hope for given politicians’ self-interest in the current unethical arrangement is a little improvement at a time, such as we’ve seen over the last couple of decades.

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“The system is really simple for people to avoid,” says Democracy Watch coordinator Tyler Sommers, noting there are plenty of loopholes that allow lobbying to be done without any regulatory oversight.

“Lobbying is being done in secret, and done in a way that the public wouldn’t agree with if they knew about it.”

What’s more, that’s precisely the way politicians want it to be. They have no interest in stopping the gravy train that fills their pockets and their election war chests. The proof can be seen in decades of indifference. Successive governments have pledged to clean up the system, but we’ve had little action.

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Gun sales surged following the shooting rampage in a Colorado movie theatre. In Colorado, sales jumped in the three days that followed. The state approved background checks for 2,887 people w — 25% more than the average Friday to Sunday period in 2012 and 43% more than the week prior. In Seattle there were nearly twice as many requests for concealed pistol licenses than the same time frame a year ago. Florida recorded 2,386 background checks, up 14% from the week before.

"What they’re saying is, they want to have a chance. They want to have the ability to protect themselves and their families if they are in a situation like what happened in the movie theatre."

Wild weather saw a short, fast and furious rainstorm whip through Elmira July 21, 2008. The localized storm snapped trees, toppled poles and flooded streets as sewers were overwhelmed by the volume of water. Much of the town was without power for three hours.

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concealed-weapons training are way up. Many Americans, worried about the possibility of tougher gun controls, are stocking up.

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NATIONAL VIEW

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failure is that the civil war won’t end at all.

The most exposed minority is the Alawites, because they have been the mainstay of the regime. The Assad family is Alawite, as are most senior figures in the military, intelligence and Baath Party elites.

Their dominance has been based on close clan ties, not on their religion (they are a “heretical” Shia sect), and most Alawites have not benefited much from the regime, but they could easily be held responsible for its crimes – and massacred.

If they think they face that sort of future, they will

withdraw to their mountainous stronghold along the Syrian coast (and effectively cut Syria off from the sea). Other minorities will also take fright and arm themselves, and the country will be trapped in a long, cruel war of massacre and ethnic cleansing.

So if the Baath regime goes down soon, the rest of the world should be ready to go in fast with economic help for the post-revolutionary regime, and with multitudes of observers to document what is actually happening to the minorities and dispel false rumours.

The rest of the world can do nothing to help now, but it will be sorely needed then.

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To the Editor, I truly hope Kelly and Jeremy Meissner know their amazing efforts over the last few years with Kate's Kause have created a re-birth of this community.

Not only have they brought together friends, family and new community partners for a cause near and dear to their hearts, but they have created an incredible meeting place at Gibson Park, which has been desperately in need of new energy.

Everybody is talking about Gibson Park. There are families having picnics, birthday parties, children and adults of all abilities are enthusiastically em-

bracing this new resource.

The best way to describe it is a re-birth. The landscape was already wonderful with the vast space and plenty of shade, proximity to the school and residential areas. Now it is a place where all can come together and spend an afternoon or more.

Thank you so much Kelly and Jeremy for making your very challenging experience into an experience for the community to be part of in every way.

Whether fundraising for Kate's Kause, local companies offering services to the Kause, or families playing on the new playground, many people are now intertwined because of your family. I am sure there were, and will still be many days when you are exhausted from your efforts so please know that they are gratefully appreciated.

CAROLE SCHWARTZ ELMIRA

Bilderbergers aren't working in the public interest To the Editor, Some of the most powerful super rich of the world have a cosy little club called the Bilderberger.

They represent the major multinational corporations and hold secret meetings with around 130 participants attending, one third from the Americas and two thirds from Europe. About two thirds come from the corporate sector. The other one third is comprised of invited guests who are either influential government members or who can provide information critical to the Bilderbergers’ agenda.

At their annual conferences no resolutions are voted on or policy statements issued. Decisions are agreed on by consensus.

Once a decision is made, however, they control the resources to carry it out

and generally do. They are in a position to influence most of the capitalist world.

Their only obstacles to controlling the entire world are competing forces both outside and inside the capitalist class.

I suspect much of their strategy revolves around eliminating this competition. If they succeed they will have free reign to run rough shod over any democratic institutions that remain. That would ensure that their wealth and power are absolute.

Although their conferences are secret, they now issue a press release listing the names of participants: www.bilderbergmeetings. org/participants2012.html.

I found it interesting that the list for their May 31 to June 3, 2012 meeting at Chantilly, Virginia, includes the name of Alberta’s then newly-elected premier Allison Redford.

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SPORTS NOT SO GREAT SOCCER / ON THE RISE

Strong showing for Elmira man Tyler Pasher awarded with captain’s armband as Toronto FC prospects play Liverpool to a draw ELENA MAYSTRUK

Even as Woolwich Youth Soccer teams were putting on a strong showing in various tournaments last weekend, the program’s most notable alumnus was earning kudos in a Toronto FC match. Tyler Pasher helped his team battle to a 1-1 draw against Liverpool July 21.

It was the young prospect’s debut in a match televised by Sportsnet, joining a lineup of other young players given a chance to show their skills on the pitch at the Rogers Centre. It was a game that afforded Pasher with the highest profile to date.

Pasher came in as the first substitution in the 28 minute of the game and, according to a Sportsnet report, contributed a much-needed burst of energy. He managed to impress Toronto coach Paul Mariner and was given the captain’s armband in the second half.

“It went pretty well, I was a bit nervous at first but I enjoyed it in the end. You kind of get groomed for it so I wasn’t really worried, just tried to say the right things,” Pasher said in a phone interview regarding his appearance in front of over 30,000 fans in his first Toronto FC game.

A public online poll on the Toronto FC website named Pasher second in a lineup of fellow players for the honorary title of Carlsberg Man of the Match

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Elmira’s Tyler Pasher wore the captain’s armband after coming in on a substitution during Toronto FC’s July 21 match against Liverpool at the Rogers Centre. The prospect was singled out for his play. The game ended in 1-1 draw. [OBSERVER FILE PHOTO] against Liverpool, ahead of Quincy Amarikwa, another debuting player who scored the goal against the English Premier League opponent.

Now a prospective Toronto FC player, and part of the TFC Academy, Pasher is staying with a family in Toronto while continuing his daily training. Though he doesn’t know how long his training will last, he feels confident about his chances of succeeding.

He explains that he is not fazed by travel or the pressures of continuing his

career in Toronto.

“I don’t mind it; it’s pretty nice, easy to get around.

You just get used to living in the big city and travelling back and forth, sometimes Greyhounding it. If you really want to be what you want to be, you have to do it right,” he said.

Pasher is no stranger to being in the public eye.

He has never thought of himself as an example for younger generations, but still hopes to help other aspiring soccer players as he tries to make the Toronto

FC team.

The Woolwich Youth Soccer alum is not the only one making progress in the local soccer forecast. Current WYS players have had a productive run this summer despite losses. Four Woolwich teams made it to championships in Owen Sound last weekend. The U10 boys, U11 boys, U15 boys and U15 girls all went home with consolation prizes, but together with wins in Milton’s tournament by U13 girls and at the Cataraqui Tournament

in Kingston by U14 boys, coaches are impressed by a show if initiative by the teams in difficult situations.

Steve Sider, coach for the U15 girls’ team, explained that despite losses his team played well against remarkable odds.

“It’s quite a weekend of soccer for Woolwich teams.

That’s six teams that either won championships or won the consolation championships in three different tournaments – it’s pretty remarkable.”

Here’s a quick confession: before last weekend I had never fished a tournament in my life. Here’s another one: my tournament career ended last weekend.

Tournament fishing is not for me.

I was invited to fish a small, well-run bass tournament. And, though it went against every fibre in my being, I thought I ought to attend because I have always, admittedly, held a strong bias against tournaments. And this was based on no actual experience.

So now I have a little experience in the matter.

And I can totally see why some people are attracted to the Nascar-like nature of these events. I just don’t happen to be one of them.

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St. Clements youth part of Canadian golf contingent in Scotland COLIN DEWAR The Canadian Junior Golf Association Team Canada has their eyes on the John Clark Trophy as the team has convened at the home of golf in St. Andrews, Scotland preparing to compete in the eighth annual Euro Junior Golf Cup (EJGC).

The Canadian team consists of juniors from across the country who had qualified for the competition

through a series of six Euro Junior Golf Cup qualifiers held across Canada earlier this season. It’s a 14-member unit that includes Parker Lobban of St. Clements.

The tournament first began in 1998 and provides junior golfers with an opportunity to learn about golf’s history and perhaps make some of their own.

Formerly known as the World Junior Golf Cup, the EJGC took place July 25 to 27, making use of three golf

clubs around Fife, Scotland.

The CJGA team has won the event five times since the format changed in 2005.

Three countries compete each year: Canada, the United States, represented by the International Junior Golf Tour, and Scotland, represented by the Fife Golf Union States. The event takes on a unique format, with the three teams competing in singles matches over three days to determine a winner.

The CJGA is a not-forprofit organization dedicated to providing Canada’s junior golfers with the necessary skills and knowledge required to lay the groundwork for a future in competitive golf.

Participating in a sixstage competitive development program, players take part in tournaments, clinics, international competitions, and a mentoring program with PGA Tour professionals.

The organization acts as a feeder system to provincial and national competitions, collegiate and university golf, as well as professional and recreational golf.

CJGA Team Canada consists of Bria Jansen from Cochrane, AB and Molly Molyneaux of Charlottetown representing the girls.

Damon Crane of Oakville, Scott Herod from Cambridge, Parker Lobban, from St. Clements, and Conaire Kehoe of Calgary represent

the U14 boys.

Logan Hill of Red Deer, Daniel Luftspring from Toronto, Jean-Michel Paré of Victoriaville, QC, Scott Secord from Calgary, Mackenzie Russell from Saskatoon, Trent Abraham of Burlington, Javier Diaz, from Woodbridge, and Peter Skynner of Oakville competed in the boys’ 15 to 19 category.

Team manager John Lawrence and non-playing team caption Brad Kinvig also attended the tournament.

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WOOLWICH U13 GIRLS TAKE TOP SPOT AT TOURNAMENT IN MILTON

The Woolwich U13 girls’ soccer team came away victorious from a tournament last weekend in Milton. Back row: assistant coach Emilie Mechler, Jaimee MacDonald, Megan Chapman, Danika Morrison, Maddie MacLean, Sarah Bray, Abby Martin, Morgan Douglas, Riley Bradley, trainer Doug Bray, coach Janet Bauman. Middle row: Alexis Nelson, Mikayla Weber, Amy Lacey, Hailey Smith, Caitlin Pickard, Steph Richtaritsch.

Front: goalie Nicole Merlihan. Absent: Shelby Falkenberg, Leah Bauman, Kaitlyn Wilson.

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I’ll admit that perhaps I’m a bit old school and set in my ways but, to me at least, fishing is supposed to be relaxing and, if it’s competitive, that competition should be friendly, among buddies and kept within the boat or cabin. No one, least of all me, should feel bad about success or lack of it at the end of the day. But I saw a few anglers who actually did.

Furthermore, I fish because I want to get closer to nature than to an electronic screen, of which there are plenty to chose from on a well-equipped tournament bass boat.

Fishing to me is also about solitude and the peaceful silence that only an early morning on the water can provide. And that’s hard to experience when scores of boats with 150-horsepower motors blast off from the start line and

constantly race from one hotspot on the lake to the next.

Also, I enjoy the idea of speculating that bass might be chasing minnows in the shallows or rooting for crayfish along a windblown shore. I savour taking my time with casts, talking about life with a friend and not judging the worth of every fish on whether or not it exceeds 12 inches in length.

They’re far more beautiful than that.

Don’t get me wrong; I love fishing gear and gadgets. But, frankly, I think it’s silly to invest up to $100,000 in a boat, motors, trucks, trailers, rods, electronics and tackle as well as pay tournament fees just to catch bass.

And I think it’s even sillier to wear the logos of the companies who sold all this stuff to you – sponsorships or not. It teeters dangerously close to the

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commercialization of wildlife, and I find that repugnant.

Of course, there will be many who disagree with me.

They’ll tell you that all the great tournament anglers and the technology they rely upon have done a lot to increase our understanding on how to catch fish. They’ll say that tournaments can be fun and that there is nothing like a tournament to show you the true potential of a lake. They’ll say tournament anglers are advancing the skills of fishing.

And all that’s true.

But I’m not sure I want all the mysteries of a lake revealed. And I want my art to be something that is both tasteful and accessible to the common man.

Besides, I can relax far better in a tin boat with a 4-horse motor or, better yet a canoe on a small lake. And relaxation is what fishing and the outdoors is really supposed to be all about.

Fish a tournament if you like – that’s your right.

Just try not to swamp my canoe on the way by.

The Twin Centre WildCats Mite boys’ fastball team had a successful weekend on July 20-22 as they claimed first place in the Mt. Forest Fireworks Festival Mite Division fastball tournament. The WildCats started the tournament off strong defeating the host team, Mt. Forest, by a score of 15-7 on the Friday night and only lost one game over the weekend, as Sebringville claimed the win with a 9-4 result on Saturday.

That loss did not dampen the spirits of the players, as they went on to defeat Colburg 12-10 in the semi-finals in extra innings and then defeated Shallow Lake 9-5 to claim the top prize on Sunday. Back row: Rick Roes (asst coach), Devon Lee (coach), Trevor Hehn and Dylan Hehn. Middle row: Tyrell Roes, Austin Stemmler, Alex Erb and Colby Switzer. Front row: Blair Bender, Tyler Zyta, Eric Roes and Sam Erb. Absent from the final game and photo were Will Weber and assistant coach Tim Weber. [SUBMITTED]

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VENTURE FOOD FOR THOUGHT/ OWEN ROBERTS

NEW BUSINESS / BEHIND THE WHEEL

Road to new market goes through Elmira Hanover-based Kunkel Bus Lines opens up a base of operations in Southfield business park COLIN DEWAR A new business has literally rolled into Elmira.

Kunkel Bus Lines Ltd., a family-owned and operated transportation company from Hanover, has established a new depot in town offering buses and coaches for hire.

The company’s goal has always been to provide personalized service, combined with a high level of customer satisfaction.

The bus line was founded 60 years ago by Jim Kunkel. Eventually his sons Stephen and Michael took over the family business and have been expanding the line ever since.

Originally the company serviced all of Grey and Bruce Counties before moving west of Oshawa and entering Waterloo Region.

“We found that we were servicing a lot of the area from Kitchener, Toronto, Elmira, Guelph and London already, we have seen that our prices are competitive with other companies in the area, and we made the decision to officially open a depot in the region,” said Allan DeBoer.

DeBoer is working to establish the company in Elmira and works as a jack-of-all-trades, as he is the depot manager, sales associate and works as a driver for the company.

“I sell clients their trips

and then I take them on those trips. I do it all,” said DeBoer. “We service this corridor quite a bit and (Kunkel) thought that if we have a depot down here there would not be as much deadhead [empty buses heading back] and that will make our prices even better for our customers, allowing us to service them better.”

With available land and a suitable location near Arthur and Union streets close to Highway 85, the company decided Elmira was a perfect fit.

“We felt that Elmira was fairly central in the region as well as having a good proximity to our main depot in Hanover. Elmira being a small community was a perfect fit, as Kunkel grew from a small community in Mildmay and then moved to Hanover.

The company has always been community minded and we like the small community feel.”

Kunkel is a full-service company, with coaches and school buses with approximately 150 units running daily during the school year. There are 10 coaches in the fleet.

Anyone can rent the coaches, as Kunkel is a wholesale company, meaning they will rent to anyone including other coach companies who need extra help if they are having a busy season.

They have worked for Greyhound and Coach

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Allan DeBoer is working to establish a Kunkel Bus Lines depot in Elmira. He acts as the depot manager, sales associate and part-time driver for the company.

[COLIN DEWAR / THE OBSERVER] Canada and are available to small independent local groups who might want to do a trip to Toronto for the day to go to the theatre or ball game. The company is also equipped to handle stag and does, weddings or parties.

The coach line is capable of doing local runs or wherever their clients want to go across the province or trips south into the United States. The company has three 30-passenger mini-coaches that work

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The need for rain is getting extreme.

On Tuesday, provincial Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Minister Ted McMeekin and Grain Farmers of Ontario chair Henry Van Ankum toured the Niagara region, so the minister could again get a firsthand look at the devastated area. It was hit back in the spring by a late frost that created a disaster for the area’s apple industry; now, like several other areas in the province, crops there are parched and in jeopardy of failing.

It’s time for Ottawa to get more involved, says federal Liberal agriculture and agri-food critic and Guelph MP Frank Valeriote. On Monday, he issued a statement calling for immediate disaster assistance programs for Canadian farmers affected by the ongoing drought. He also wants the federal government to get behind risk management support programs, and activate a livestock tax deferral program that would allow drought-stricken farmers forced to sell their herd to defer livestock sale proceeds to the following tax year.

South of the border, it’s more of the same, even worse. Farmers in the U.S. Midwest haven’t seen any-

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And in a democracy, aren’t people supposed to have the freedom to pray ... or not? Sure they are.

I say pray on, Mr. Secretary. Here, for anyone who finds it helpful, is another classic – an Irish prayer passed on to me by a good friend in the agricultural sector, who says it every morning when he wakes up: Bless the journey that I take, the earth beneath my feet, and the people that I meet.

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left his lips when members of the atheist Council for Secular Humanism shoved their foot down his throat and twisted his words.

They don’t like religion mixed in with politics, particularly when it comes to giving federal money to groups they claim practice discriminatory hiring practices based on religion (even though this has nothing to with the drought).

“It sends the wrong message to distraught farmers when the Agriculture Secretary suggests that the best response is to pray,” offered one of their spokespeople.

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He’s taking one more measure, too. Like many other people, he’s praying for rain, and on July 18 he told a group of reporters so in Washington.

“I get on my knees every day and I’m saying an extra prayer right now,” he said.

“If I had a rain prayer or a rain dance I could do, I would do it.”

Does that sound extreme? I don’t think so. The part about the rain dance is culturally insensitive, but who cares if he prays for rain?

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It’s been particularly devastating in states such as Iowa, heart of the corn and soybean belt. That’s also the home of U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. A couple of weeks ago he was predicting food prices wouldn’t be affected this year by the drought, but now, he’s not so sure.

It’s right in his back yard and he’s perplexed.

To help farmers there, he’s pushing Washington to act on legislation that would reinstate expired disaster assistance programs.

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There will be two coaches located at the Elmira depot, with more available anytime they are needed.

“This is a small division of the company. Kunkel doesn’t want to come in and drop 10 coaches in here. The plan is to start small and build it up into a thriving business in this area over time.”

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Tales of Canada, in music and words Tim Hus and his unique take on Canadiana cowboy music to make a stop at the Commercial Tavern STEVE KANNON You don’t get to pick up the mantle of Stompin’ Tom Connors without seeing a few things, meeting a lot of people and logging a whole lot of miles back and forth across Canada. Tim Hus has done those things, and he’s got the songs to prove it.

He’s been a fisherman, a sawhand, a well driller, a brewery truck driver and held a host of other jobs that have provided the experiences related in his poignant lyrics, delivered in the style of Stompin’ Tom, Ian Tyson, Corb Lund and Johnny Cash.

Over the last decade, the 33-year-old Nelson, B.C.-

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The heavy touring schedule is all in a day’s work for Hus. “Some people wouldn’t envy me for the amount of miles we put on. I feel lucky that I get to see the entire country every year,” he said in an phone interview from his home just HUS | 16

Tim Hus, who’s crisscrossed Canada many times, has plenty to say about the people and places he’s seen. His latest brings him to the Commercial Tavern on Aug. 3.

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before hitting the road yet again.

Every tour and every stop is more potential material for his storytelling style of writing songs. The first song he ever wrote was about the logging camp where he worked after graduating high school.

Moving out to the coast, he got a job on a salmon boat.

That spawned a song about his experience there.

“It just kinda grew from there,” he explained.

His first album – 2002’s Songs of West Canada – contained a lot of songs about B.C. He then moved to Calgary and began touring more extensively – he figures there have been 1,500 to 2,000 shows in the decade he’s been doing it – and the repertoire grew more varied. Organically, he developed a style that’s similar in approach to Stompin’ Tom’s, though in a different era.

“I was always drawn

to the roots/country/folk style,” he said, pointing to the likes of Johnny Cash.

“I wasn’t necessarily setting out to be the guy who has a song about everywhere – it’s just sorta turning out that way,” he added with a laugh, talking of the comparisons to Stompin’ Tom. One night in 2009, while playing at a hotel in Manitobo, Hus got a call from Stompin’ Tom asking him to be the opening act in an upcoming tour. Since that time, he’s essentially had Tom’s blessing to carry on that style of music.

“Getting to play Canadian country music with Stompin’ Tom is like getting to play hockey with Wayne Gretzky,” said Hus of the experience.

Like Connors, he writes about things that interest him: people he’s met, places he’s visited or historical stories that have caught his attention. Those things have provided material for five albums – a sixth

in now in the works – and some 80 to 100 songs.

While there are no end of things to write about, it’s really only those that really touch him that make it into song. Ideally, they’re songs that resonate with others.

Given that many people approach him at shows to tell him they can relate to a song about a place or occupation, Hus figures he’s on to something. Following the release of 2008’s Bush Pilot Buckaroo, for instance, the owner of a small air service in Northern Ontario – a bush pilot – bought up 1,000 copies of the CD. From tales of pilots, miners, loggers to West Kootenay gunfighters and Hamilton steelworkers, Hus’s cast of characters will be joining him on stage at the Commercial Tavern Aug. 3. at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10, available at the venue, 1303 Maryhill Rd., or by calling 519-648-3644. For more information, visit www. commercialtavern.ca.

Having listened to Texas dancehall music as a young boy, Grant Carson naturally gravitated to that sound when he took up performing, which also started early: his first gig came while he was still in grade school. He performs Sunday afternoon in Maryhill. [SUBMITTED]

STEVE KANNON The location is Maryhill, but the sound will be distinctly Texan Sunday afternoon when Grant Carson takes to the stage.

He’ll be joining Paul Weber and his family for what promises to be an energetic show based on the Texas dancehall brand of country music.

“A lot of the music I do is Texas stuff, because when I was a kid that’s what I listened to on the radio,” Carson explained down the line from his home in Fenwick, Ont. His influences include the likes of Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys, Ernest Tubb, Ray Price and Johnny Bush, his personal favourite. Carson has been lauded for his vocal style, so reminiscent of that Texas genre. It’s a talent he’s honed after decades in the

music business.

He got an early start, just a youngster when he got his first paying gig in 1950.

“I made $2 that first night, and I say it’s been downhill ever since,” he laughed.

He followed that up with some local shows, eventually taking his act on the road. It may not have been planned, but he then spent 25 years doing it full-time, travelling across most of Canada, the U.S. and Europe, where he developed a strong following in the UK. Along the way, he opened for such country legends as Charlie Pride and the Oak Ridge Boys.

There were also performances at the Grand Ole Opry, and albums cut in Nashville, where his son lives today as a singersongwriter.

Today, he considers himself at least semi-retired,

but there’s always demand for another show, especially through the summer months. Just a few weeks ago, he was in Elmira as part of the summer concert series at the Gore Park bandstand. After appearing Sunday at the Commercial Tavern, he’ll be back with his full band Aug. 18.

“I like working at Paul’s place. It’s the last of its kind – there are no honkytonks like that anywhere. Paul’s doing a good thing there.”

Slowing down, it seems, isn’t in the cards.

“Sit down too long and it gets harder to get back up again,” he joked.

Grant Carson, joined by the Weber family, performs at the Commercial Tavern July 29 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $15, available at the venue, 1303 Maryhill Rd., or by calling 519-648-3644. For more information, visit www.commercialtavern.ca.

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AUCTIONS

DO YOU WANT? A wide range of jobs?

Welding?

Millwrighting?

Assembly?

Blueprint reading?

Inside work?

Outside work?

Responsibility?

7877 WELLINGTON RD. 8 P.O. BOX 248 DRAYTON, ON. N0G 1P0

GAS TECHNICIAN FOR SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE.

Tri-Mech Inc. is a mechanical company specializing in Gas Fitting, Hydronic Heating, Geothermal, Furnaces, Air Conditioning and High Pressure Cleaning Systems. We service Agricultural, light commercial and residential systems.

Applicants should be able to work with minimal supervision, have good customer relation skills, and be willing to be on-call for emergency service on a rotating schedule with other team members

Then you should be working for us.

Applicants are invited to submit a letter of application or resume by fax to 519-638-3342, or by email to jobs@trimech.ca

WE’RE LOOKING FOR:

Fitter Welder

(minimum 3 years experience) (must be able to pass CWB welding test, G.M.A.W. F.C.A.W.)

Human Resource Generalist Our Company: Wallenstein Feed & Supply Ltd. is a family run business serving poultry, swine and dairy farmers across Ontario. Our mandate is to provide leadership in the delivery of nutritional solutions and support for our customers in achieving their goals. We have a dedicated team of 170 employees who take pride in making sure we meet or exceed our customers’ expectations. As well, we believe in providing an environment where everyone is encouraged to achieve their full potential.

This position is responsible for employee relations, staffing (recruitment and retention), employee development (training and education), refinement of company policies and procedures, job descriptions and compliance with Federal Employment standards. As well you will assist and support our supervisors as required.

• • •

(must be able to pass CWB welding test, G.M.A.W. F.C.A.W.) Are you capable of: • Layout of plate and sheet metal from blueprints • Able to work with minimum supervision • High quality workmanship • Regular and punctual attendance

•

Retail Sales Professional Full Time Position If you are a person who is….

•Fun,Friendly and Outgoing •Detailed and Organized •Passionate about Fashion •Able to Provide Patient, Helpful and Sincere Customer Service

WE OFFER: • Competitive wages • Company uniforms • Pension plan • Company benefits

• •

High level of integrity and professionalism Strong organizational and communications skills Post secondary education in Human Resources preferred A minimum of 5 years experience in Human Resources recommended Strong team and collaborative approach Proficiency in MS Office software

This full time permanent position includes a full benefit package. Interested applicants are asked to submit their resume and cover letter, stating salary expectations, to Recruiting@wfs.ca or mail to Recruiting, Wallenstein Feed & Supply Ltd., Box 22, Wallenstein, ON N0B 2S0 by August 10, 2012.

We thank all applicants for their interest in this position, however only candidates chosen for an interview will be contacted.

Please visit www.wfs.ca for other career opportunities

We offer…

Apply in person between 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. OR fax or e-mail resume to:

M&G MILLWRIGHTS LIMITED R.R.#1 Reg. Rd. 19

(1540 Floradale Rd.) Elmira, ON

CONSISTING OF – machinery; lawn and garden equipment; shop equipment; tools; etc. To consign call: 519 656 3555 or 519 588 5060.

AUCTIONEER:

Jantzi Auctions Ltd. Wellesley 519-656-3555

www.JantziAuctions.com

DAY 2 OF OUR 10TH ANNUAL LAWN & GARDEN AUCTION Sale to be held AT 7213 LINE 86, WALLENSTEIN Approx. 6 kms west of Elmira.

SATURDAY, MAY 5TH AT 10AM

FEATURING: Approx. 100 late model mountain bikes, 40 riding mowers, 30 push mowers and self propelled mowers, front and rear tine rototillers, string trimmers, chainsaws, ATV’s, barbecues, picnic tables, generators, utility trailers, compact tractors and small farm machinery. All equipment will be started and run through auction ring.

STILL ACCEPTING CONSIGNMENTS GERALD BOWMAN AUCTIONS & APPRAISALS LTD. RR2 DRAYTON, ON PHONE 519-638-5708

HELP WANTED

No Sales Experience Required.

Send resume via email to lacreme10@hotmail.com or fax to 519-664-3278 www.lacremedecor.com

fax: 519-669-1450 email: bob@mgmill.com

REWARD

$100

#1 IN THE REGION

For the name and contact number of a person who enjoys success in selling to farmers.

519-662-4334

feedservice@hotmail.com

*Reward paid only if person is hired

HOW TO REACH US

SATURDAY, AUGUST 25 | 9:00 A.M.

• Competitive Salary and Bonus Programs • Opportunity for Advancement • A Creative and Fast Paced Environment • Working with the Latest Trends in Fashion, Décor and Gifts

519-669-5105

EMAIL

To be held at 2620 Moser Young Rd RR 1 St. Clements approx 2 kms west of St. Clements or 3 kms north of Bamberg at the Enos Bauman farm on:

Requirements:

Mig Welder

FAX

ANNUAL CONSIGNMENT AUCTION SALE

HELP WANTED

FAMILY RUN SASKATCHEWAN Cattle Ranch/Grain Farm seeking full time help. Past experience in farm equipment operating/mechanics, livestock handling, silaging, haying, combining and welding would all be a definite asset. Class 1A also an asset but not required. Competitive wages and Sundays off. Please contact Eric at 306-717-8905 Saskatchewan or ericbuyer70@gmail.com

ST. JACOBS AREA company looking to hire a full time receptionist to work week days 9 a.m. 5 p.m. Ideal candidate should be able to handle a multiline phone system and be computer literate. Position to include other clerical duties as necessary. Email resume to deonsupply@ rogers.com

HEADLINES HAIR DESIGN is looking for a hairstylist and licensed esthetician. Drop resume off at Headlines, 583 King St. N., Waterloo. 519746-7222.

GRANT’S HANDS ON Therapy. Ideal for pain related problems. Call Grant Brubacher 519-5773251, Elmira. House call provided upon request.

HEALTH CARE

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CLASSIFIEDS CONTINUED For Sale Eddie Bauer Watch Set Solar Tech. His & Hers. I won these watches in the Sick Kids Lottery. Retail value $320.00. $250.00 or best offer. 226-972-4322.

NEW ITEMS ADDED DAILY! Visit our 2nd floor clearance centre for mega deals on hand tools, small appliances, artwork, home-decor, lighting, paint sundries, and so much more. All at least 35-50% off retail prices.

Elmira Home Hardware.

OPEN Mon Fri 8 a.m. - 8 p.m., Sat. 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. & Sun noon - 5 p.m.

Auctions Auction Sale Of brick bungalow on 2.62 acre country lot, cube van, zero turn mower, household effects and miscellaneous Items, to be held at 1728 Wilby Rd. Wilmot Twp. (1 mile north of St. Agatha or 4 miles west of Waterloo), For Jamie and Bev Mellish, on Saturday, July 28th @ 11:00 a.m. Gerber Auctions Ltd. 519-699-4451.

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Auctions Wednesday August 15 at 4:00 PM - Clearing auction sale of household effects; furniture; antiques; tools; and miscellaneous items to be held at the St. Jacob’s Community centre in St. Jacobs for a Waterloo estate with additions. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519-656-3555. www.Jantziauctions.com

Automotive 8*12*15 PASSENGER EXPRESS & FORD VANS. AWD/RWD, A/C, PW/PL, tilt, cruise, CD, rear heat/air, clean & maintained, GREAT KLMS, safety & Etest included. DEALER cargovancanada.com. 416-575-3777, 416-578-4444.

REAL ESTATE Private Sale - Elmira. 3 Bedroom bungalow, corner lot. Fully renovated, centrally located. $349,000.

Open House - Fri. July 27, 6-8 p.m., Sat. July 28, 3-5 p.m.

70 Centre St. Elmira. Call 519669-2667. Comfree #343609.

OBSERVER SERVICE DIRECTORY Rentals 36 Memorial Ave. 2 BR APT. Sept. 1. Only $825 + utilities.

Newly renovated. BBQ for tenant use. Coin operated laundry. Call 519-744-3711.

Conestogo - Large, furnished bachelor unit. No smoking. $550/mth includes utilities, parking, cable TV, internet. Call 519-664-3422.

Drayton - Available Sept.

1. 2 bedroom basement unit.

With large windows and level entrance from rear parking lot.

Recently updated with 5 appliances. Has an in unit laundry.

Monthly rate $850 plus utilities.

Call Mildred 519-741-6970 or office 519-669-1544 to view.

Comm/ Industrial For Rent 1,100 sq ft of office space for rent in Elmira. 4 separate offices (one large, could be used as a boardroom). One storage room, could be converted to another office. Please contact gary@thurtransport. com or call 519-669-3991 for details.

Comm/ Industrial For Rent ELMIRA STORE 1560 sq. ft. plus unfinished basement with shelving - front & rear entrances, move in condition. $1175.00/mth plus utilities and taxes. Suitable for retail or office. Phone Allan 519-669-8074 or Paul 519669-8582. Email allanpoffenroth@gmail.com For Rent - For Not For Profit Woolwich Township organization or charity. Older 3 bedroom house about 1300 sq. ft. known as Kiwanis house. Plenty of parking, has central air. Rent will include all utilities and maintenance.

Monthly rent negotiable.

Located near Elmira Memorial Centre (arena & pool) KIWANIS HOUSE could share with other “not for profit” group or charity. Email allanpoffenroth@gmail.com

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ARE ALWAYS WELCOME.

The Township of Woolwich is accepting applications for a

SALESPERSONS (Contract, Part-time Positions) A complete job description can be viewed on the Township website: www.woolwich.ca under Job Opportunities.

The Township of Woolwich is accepting applications for a

FULL-TIME CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE (Contract September 2012 – September 2013)

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Full details about this exciting opportunity are available at: www.woolwich.ca

Consolation win for Woolwich u11 boys playing in owen sound

The Woolwich U11 boys’ soccer team went home with the consolation prize from last weekend’s tournament in Owen Sound. Back row: Austin Cousineau, Jacob Code, CJ Sider, Josh Martin, Kurtis Hoover, Gavin Cortes, Owen Harnock, Ryan Parrott, Lukas Shantz, Jackson Hale, Cyrus Martin. Middle row: Owen Hill-Ring, Griffen Rollins, Brett Springer.

Front: Matthew McArdle, Seth Morrison. Top right, Jackson Hale kicks the ball between two opponents. Bottom right, Josh Martin’s kick is interrupted by an opponent during match play. [submitted]

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OBSERVER SERVICE DIRECTORY AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES

TIRE

WHERE TIRES

Complete Collision Service

SPECIALTY, NOT A SIDE LINE. 101 Bonnie Crescent, Elmira, ON N3B 3G2

519.669.8330

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

FAX: 519.669.3210

35 Howard Ave., Elmira

AFTER HOURS

519-669-3232

THOMPSON’S

Auto Tech Inc.

ARE A

Providing the latest technology to repair your vehicle with accuracy and confidence.

AUTO CLINIC

RUDOW’S CARSTAR COLLISION CENTRE

21 Industrial Dr. Elmira

24 Hour Accident Assistance Accredited Test & Repair Facility

519-669-4400 30 ORIOLE PKWY. E., ELMIRA www.thompsonsauto.ca

519.669.8917

Quality Collision Service

1-800-CARSTAR 519-669-3373

519-669-7652

33 First Street, East Elmira, ON

BODY MAINTENANCE AT:

RUDOW’S CARSTAR COLLISION CENTRE

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

GENERAL SERVICES

BICYCLE SALES & REPAIRS PROFESSIONAL BIKE MECHANIC ON STAFF

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Tel:519-669-5537

669-3332

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

24 Hour Service (Emergencies only) 7 Days A Week

GENERAL SERVICES

RECOGNIZE OUTSTANDING EFFORT!

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TROPHIES | CUPS | PLAQUES | MEDALLIONS RIBBONS | NAME TAGS | NAME PLATES DOOR PLATES | CUSTOM ENGRAVING

Your favourite albums get a whole new life on CD after we clean up the clicks, pops and surface noise.

QUICK LOCAL SERVICE | 245 Labrador Dr., Waterloo

MORE INFO | 519.669.0541

www.UniTwin.com | 519.886.2102

Various sizes & rates

CLEAN • DRY • SECURE Call

Kevin Bartley, B.A. Hons., Professional Bowenwork Practitioner 60 Memorial Avenue, Elmira (519) 669-0112 Every Body is Better with Bowen!

General Repairs

519.595.4830 6376 Perth Rd. 121 Poole, ON

100 SOUTH FIELD DRIVE, ELMIRA

EMAIL: vinylp2cd@gmail.com

HOME IMPROVEMENT SERVICES

Reimer Hyperbarics of Canada

BOWEN THERAPY

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•Ratches, Hooks, Straps, Webbing etc.

•Canvas, Vinyl, Polyester, Acrylic Fabrics

519-669-4964

GENERAL SERVICES

...is the solution for your PAIN! Benefits may be evident as early as the first session.

Treatments are safe for everyone from infants to the elderly.

Boat Covers | Air Conditioner Covers | Small Tarps Storage Covers | BBQ Covers | Awnings & Canopies Replacement Gazebo Tops | Golf Cart Enclosures & Covers

Established 2000

D&H

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● Air or Gas Embolism ● Thermal Burns ● Acute Traumatc Ischemias ● Exceptional Blood Loss ● Decompression Sickness ● Carbon Monoxide Poisoning ● Delayed Radiation Injury + Many More

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RESIDENTIAL & AGRICULTURAL

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

Specializing in Concrete Driveway, Walkways, Pads, Stairs & More!

519.954.8242

519-638-2699

519-669-0220

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

D&H CONCRETE FREE ESTIMATES

Doug | 226.748.0032 Heather | 519.277.2424

HOME IMPROVEMENT SERVICES

READ’S DECORATING

20 years experience

SINCE 1961

Specializing in Paint & Wall coverings

FOR ALL YOUR HOME DECORATING NEEDS. 27 ARTHUR ST. S., ELMIRA

519.669.3658

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

519-669-2251 36 Hampton St., Elmira

RA HOME COMF ELMI (519) 669-4600 ORT APPLIANCES – FURNACES – FIREPLACES AIR CONDITIONERS – WATER HEATERS SPRING SPECIAL ON AIR CONDITIONING TUNE UP $99, INSTALLED FROM $1999 FURNACES INSTALLED FROM $2499 FRIDGES $499, STOVES $399, WASHERS $399, DRYERS $369, FREEZERS $199 Come visit our show room FREE QUOTES

Sew Special Custom Sewing for Your Home

• Residential • Commercial • Industrial

 WOOD  GAS  PELLET

Randy Weber ECRA/ESA Licence # 7000605

1 Union Street, Elmira

519.669.1462 Fax: 519.669.9970

ehc@hotmail.ca (519)-669-4600

18 Kingfisher Dr., Elmira

Tel:

www.fergusfireplace.com

CONESTOGO 1871 Sawmill Road

519-664-3800 877-664-3802

FERGUS

180 St. Andrew St. W.

519-843-4845 888-871-4592

Custom Drapery Custom Blinds Free Estimates In Home Consultations Over 20 Years Experience

Lois Weber 519-669-3985 Elmira

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AMOS

COMMERCIAL • RESIDENTIAL

ST. JACOBS GLASS SYSTEMS INC. 1600 King St. N., Bldg A17 St. Jacobs, Ontario N0B 2N0

pump

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

(1800 Gallon Residential) Waterloo Region • Woolwich Township

519-896-7700

or

519-648-3004

INC

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FREE ESTIMATES

TEL:

One stop shop for all your needs.

PLUMBING, FURNACE REPAIRS, SERVICE & INSTALLATION, GAS FITTING

• Specializing in residential re-roofs • Repairs • Churches

66 Rankin St. Unit 4 | Waterloo

519.501.2405 | 519.698.2114

519-885-2828

519-664-1202 / 519-778-6104 FAX: 519 664-2759 • 24 Hour Emergency Service

www.biobobs.com

A Family owned and operated business serving KW, Elmira and surrounding area for over 35 years.

WORKMANSHIP GUARANTEED

CALL JAYME FOR YOUR FREE ESTIMATE. In Business since 1973 • Fully Insured

HOME IMPROVEMENT SERVICES

WEICKERT& MEIROWSKI

Home Improvements

Concrete Foundations Limited

General Construction | 12 Years Experiance

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

RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL • INDUSTRIAL

For all your Plumbing Needs.

24 HOUR SERVICE Steve Jacobi

ELMIRA

519-669-3652

OUTDOOR SERVICES

COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL SERVICES

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519-747-2708

Waterloo www.riepersalt.com

OFFERING A QUICK AND EASY WAY TO RECLAIM UNUSED LAND

• Lawn Mowing Packages • Lawn Maintenance & Landscaping • Top Dressing/Overseeding • Mulch Delivery & Installation • Commercial & Residential Full Flower Bed Maintenance

• Custom Kitchens • Custom Furniture • Libraries • Exotic Woods

> Superior Salt Products > Fast, Friendly Service > Convenient Delivery Times > Discounts for Seniors

Taking Salt to Peoples’ Basements Since 1988

YOUR SOURCE FOR YEAR-ROUND PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

KENJI ORITA

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7302 Sideroad 19 RR#2., Alma, ON, N0B 1A0

FREE ESTIMATES

100% SUPERIOR QUALITY CUSTOM WOODWORKING Softener Salt & Pool Salt

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Wallenstein, ON

HOME IMPROVEMENT

Plumbing and Maintenance Inc.

ROOFING | SIDING | SOFFIT & FACIA DRYWALL INSTALLATION

Residential & Agricultural • Barns / Shops • Decks & Railings • Poured Concrete • Driveways & Sidewalks • Siding, Fascials, Soffits • Interior Renovations Call Lawrence Metzger (226) 789-7301

YES... WE DO RESIDENTIAL WORK!

Steve Co.

WINDOWS & DOORS

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

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

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

TEL: +1 (519) 574-6734 oritakenji@gmail.com 20B ARTHUR ST. N., ELMIRA

OUTDOOR SERVICES •Tree Trimming & Removal • Aerial Bucket Trucks • Stump Grinding • Arborist Evaluations • Fully Insured & Certified • Certified to Work Near Power Lines

Outdoor

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

Services

Since

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Lawn Maintenance Programs | Spring Clean-up Flower Bed Maintenance Programs Leaf Clean-up and Removal | Soil & Mulch Delivery & Installation | Snow Clearing & Removal | Ice Control

FREE ESTIMATES

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REAL ESTATE LISTINGS

THIS WEEKS FEATURE PROPERTIES! Solid Gold Realty (II) Ltd., Brokerage

NEW LISTING

OPEN HOUSE Sat. July 28, 2-4 P.M. 7 Cardinal St., Elmira

OPEN HOUSE Sat. July 28, 2-4 P.M. 18 Muscovey Dr., Elmira

Independently Owned and Operated

3 Arthur St. S., Elmira | 519-669-5426 $319,000

Paul Martin

PERFECT FOR A YOUNG FAMILY!

SALES REPRESENTATIVE

CALL CALL DIRECT DIRECT

519-503-9533 www.homeswithpaul.ca

$500.00 donation will be made to WCS Family Violence Prevention Program with every home bought or sold by Paul in Woolwich.

Elmira - Don’t miss this modern home featuring warm, neutral décor throughout and rich ceramic tile. Bright living room, open to dinette with slider to spacious fenced yard. Finished basement could be used for rec room or very large bedroom just off the fabulous 4 piece bathroom complete with corner tub. Appliances included. MLS Call Alli or Paul direct.

NEW PRICE

$769,000 EQUIPPED FOR 2 FAMILIES!!

Elmira - This home is equipped for 2 families! Front and side entrances, separate garages, separate laundry rooms, separate bathrooms, living rooms and 2 huge kitchens.

Fantastic opportunity for large family/families complete with 7 bedrooms. Perfect for the hobbiest 3 car garage & detached 4 car garage/workshop. Large yard 87x250ft over looking farm land just steps to golf course. MLS 1225049 Call Paul or Alli direct.

$415,000

$339,000 BIRDLAND BACKSPLIT WITH POOL!

Elmira - Well-kept 3 bedroom backsplit on a

quiet street, central to all schools. Finished rec room with gas fireplace. Large covered deck overlooking the refreshing in-ground pool and perennial flower beds. MLS 1228155 Call Alli or Paul direct.

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$269,900

ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES!

Waterloo - Conveniently located close to all amenities,

transit bus routes and school bus route, this 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom raised bugalow is perfect for families, students and empy nesters. Large principle rooms with gas fireplace in living room and sliders off eat-in kitchen to large deck overlooking the fully fenced yard. Newly painted throughout.

MLS 1231645 PLease call Paul or Alli direct!

IMPRESSIVE

ELMIRA - 3bdrm, 2baths birdland bungalow backing onto farmland on a family oriented st. From the welcoming eat-in kit, to the oversized LR, to the gorgeous master w/walkout , this home is bright & spacious. Add in the huge unfinished basement, beautiful covered patio & well-kept yrd complete w/shed, this home is everything you are looking for!

MLS 1231378 Call Alli or Paul direct!

$515,000 SPACIOUS 4 BEDROOM Elmira - Prestigious, mature corner lot in desirable birdland. Executive home with main floor living rm. and family rm, separate dining room and fully finished basement. Walkout from eat-in kitchen to deck overlooking pool and beautiful treed yard.

MLS 1231478 Call Alli or Paul Direct!

A donation of $300.00 will be made with any home bought or sold through Alli or Bill.

$236,900

Alli Bauman SALES REPRESENTATIVE

CALL CALL DIRECT DIRECT

519-577-6248

www.elmiraandareahomes.com

Bill Norris SALES REPRESENTATIVE

CALL CALL DIRECT DIRECT

519-588-1348

www.elmiraandareahomes.com

RETIREMENT AT ITS BEST!

Elmira - This well maintained 1 1/2 storey single detached home features main floor bedroom, bathroom & laundry, A/C, all appliances and a 16ft x 24ft detached garage/workshop.

Ample space is yours with the main floor addition and added basement. MLS 1224745 Call Bill or Alli direct.

OUTSTANDING AGENTS. OUTSTANDING RESULTS.

$299,000

FANTASTIC CONDO!

Waterloo - 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom condo features

fabulous sunroom, 2 fireplaces, ensuite, and large walk-in closet in master. The big living room/dining room is equipped with a lovely built in sidebar. Bright dinette surrounded by windows. Convenient underground parking. Automatic membership to Willowells Club. MLS 1221386 Call Paul Direct

$437,500 SOUGHT-AFTER PARK AVE LOCATION! Century brick home full of original character with modern updates.

Features original maple hardwood, separate dining room, wood fireplace in family room, gas fireplace in master bedroom and a fully finished basement, private yard with deck and patio area. Central to schools, ball diamonds, Recreation Complex and downtown. True front porch living at its best!! MLS 1231098 Please call Bill or Alli direct.

$539,000 LUXURIOUS

Drayton - Luxurious, custom built home loc’d in quiet area. 3100sqft + huge fin’d bsmnt. Spacious kit

designed w/cooking & entertaining in mind! Unique & exceptional home, spacious but still makes you feel right at home. Beautiful sun rm w/hot tub overlooking fabulous private yrd w/gazebo, pond & waterfall, beautifully gardens. Stamped concrete drive & lg patio w/retractable awning. MLS 1218027 Call Alli or Paul direct.

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Sprawling bungalow 3+ bedrooms, 4 baths, finished basement. Oversized garage, triple+ drive, private patio. Call for your appointment today. MLS

Custom built 12 year old bungalow on paved road in the country! Open concept main floor plan, large living room, kitchen and dining area, double attached garage, 3+ bdrms, walkout from partially finished basement to garage, detached shop/oversized double garage. MLS

$369,000 ST. CLEMENTS 16 x 24 ‘ workshop with hydro and insulation; large lot overlooking greenspace; huge deck; roof partially replaced in 2010; 3 bedrooms, 2 baths. MLS

$179,000. DRAYTON. Great semi detached home, 3 bdrms, 2 baths, new roof, new gas furnace, walkout to new deck & fenced yard backing onto green space, freshly painted kit, appliances included, rec room. MLS

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Picturesque property of rolling land, mature trees for privacy. 3 Bedroom bungalow with walkout basement, an ideal in-law if needed. Inground pool, shop/barn future pond sight. Centrally located to the tri-cities. MLS

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YOU’LL BE IMPRESSED - with this lovely fam. rm addition. Oversized dining area. Main flr. laundry, bathrm. and master bdrm. Huge rec. rm. w/high ceiling. 2 bdrms upstairs. Newer doors, windows, furnace & deck. Long driveway.

A short walk to downtown. MLS. $265,900.

MOVE-IN CONDITION! - Reno’d bungalow w/open concept kitchen/LR and Din. area. 2 remodelled bthrms. Furnace and CAC 2 years old. Rec. rm. w/gas fireplace and walkup to double garage. MLS $299,000.

BUILDING LOT - in the village of West Montrose. Build your own dream house on .35 acre lot bordered by trees and backing to farmland! Municipal water supplied. 87’ of frontage. MLS. $199,900.

WEST MONTROSE- Only 2 blocks from the covered bridge! Huge lot backs to farmland. Detached dble. garage/workshop. Large kitchen open to den. Main flr laundry.

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COUNTRY RETREAT -on 12 acres overlooking the countryside.

Exceptionally well built. Gourmet kitchen, open concept. Covered patio. Enjoy the view of the pond from several rooms! TRIPLE garage. Everything you’d expect and then some! MLS. $899,000.

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THE OBSERVER | SATURDAY, JULY 28, 2012

FAMILY ALBUM BIRTHDAY

ANNOUNCEMENT

STAG & DOE

OBITUARY

Happy 80th Birthday

The Real Princess

Stag & Doe for

SITTLER, Doris Ada (nee Fink)

Erla Frey (nee Jantzi)

on the U13 Soccer team!

Lindsay Hutter & Leon Weber

To a wonderful Mom, Grandma and GreatGrandma! You are one special woman and we love you! In celebration of this milestone an Open House is being hosted by her family on Sunday July 29, 2012 from 2-4p.m. 2 Eldale Rd., Elmira. Your presence is a treasured gift. Bonnie, Pamela, Carey and family.

We Win! You Lose! only the best intentions - U13 Girls Soccer

August 10, 2012 from 8pm-1am.

St. Jacobs Community Centre. DJ, Prizes including Blue Jay tickets, late lunch.

Tickets $10 at the door or call Julie Weber (519) 669-9118

MEMORIAM

THANK YOU

DEATH NOTICES

Miles Price Hamilton

Thank You!

KOBE, SUSAN | Passed away peacefully, surrounded by family on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at her home at the age of 63. LocaL relatives are her step-son Robert Kobe (Julie) of Breslau.

July 25, 1992-October 22, 2010

We would like to thank all who were able to come to our 40th Surprise Wedding Anniversary. The best wishes, cards, gifts all were appreciated. Also special thanks to our family John, Anita, Wendy & Brian who made it especially memorable. We Love You. John and Sandra Rutherford

DEATH NOTICES BENDER, HELEN M. (NEE DOHERTY) | Passed away peacefully, with family at her side, on Wednesday, July 18, 2012, in her 85th year. Helen was born in Wellesley Township.

MORRISON, ROSS | At St. Mary’s Hospital, Kitchener on Saturday, July 21, 2012. Ross Willard Morrison of Mount Forest in his 84th year. Beloved husband of Louise (Allen) Morrison. Loved father of Donna Darroch and her husband Doug of Mount Forest, Barbara Rae-Schneider and her husband Gerry of Waterloo, Lynn Poredeos and her husband Steve of Houston, Texas and Allen Morrison and his wife Suzanne of Elmira. Loving grandfather of Casey, Chad, Chris, Curtis, Erin, Katie, Amy, Shannon, Evan and Erika and loving great-grandfather of Brayden and Sydney. Dear brother of Grant Morrison and his wife Elsie of Courtenay, B.C. and Gladys Shaw of Port Franks. Predeceased by his parents Cecil and Myrtle Morrison, infant sister Norma Morrison, brother Arthur Morrison and son-in-law Cliff Rae. Friends may call at the England Funeral Home , Mount Forest on Wednesday from 2:00 to 4:00 and 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. A Masonic Lodge service will be held on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. Funeral Service were held at St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Mount Forest on Thursday, July 26..

Memorial donations to St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Cancer Patient Services or to Louise Marshall Hospital would be appreciated by the family. Online condolences may be made at www.englandfuneralhome.com

No birthday cards today, a heartache, a tear, a memory so dear, every day of our lives, we wish you were here.

BOWMAN, LYDIA | Anne Peacefully at Listowel Memorial Hospital on Monday, July 23, 2012, Mrs. Lydia Anne (Frey) Bowman of R.R.#1, Gowanstown, in her 66th year. Local relative is her daughter Joyce Bowman of Elmira.

ROTH, SELMA| Passed away at her residence, Nithview Community, New Hamburg, on Thursday, July 19, 2012. She was born 86 years ago in Wellesley Township.

Loving you forever and remembering you always, Dad and Kathie

KNARR, LEONARD | Peacefully passed away on Thursday, July 19, 2012 at St. Mary’s Hospital, at the age of 82 years of Linwood.

WESTENHOEFER, RETA KATHERINE (NEE HARTWIG) | 1916 - 2012 Passed away peacefully at Columbia Forest Long Term Care, on Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at the age of 96. Local relatives are her sons Thomas of Breslau, and Daniel of Maryhill.

Peacefully and surrounded by family at Wellington Hospice, Guelph on Monday July 23, 2012 at the age of 81. Wife of the late Kenneth Sittler (1985). Beloved mother of Linda Rickert, Ken Sittler, Bryn Peaple, Darryl and Luba Sittler, Gary and Sandy Sittler, Debbie SittlerCescon, Tim and Norma-JeanSittler, Rod and Julie Sittler and Jeff and Nancy Sittler. Gramma of Jason (Kristin), Tory (Tracy), Aimee (Marc), Kyle, Henning (Jenn), Ryan, Meaghan, Ashley, Falon, Jeremey (Diedre), Krista, Nicole, Brent, Craig, Lauren, Lindsay, Maddison and Kennedy. Great-Grandma of Emma, Aiden, Erika, Connor, Luke, Morgan, Olivia, Kohan and Liam. Doris will be sadly missed by her sister Shirley (Gord) Pushelberg. Also sadly missed by her nieces, nephews and many friends. Predeceased by her parents Susanna and Charles Fink; sisters and brothers,Ermma (Ross) Brighton, Wally (Dorothy) Fink, Austin Fink, and Ruby (Jerome) White. Also predeceased by daughter-in-law Wendy Sittler. Family and friends were received at Robert Ruggle Funeral Home, 617 King St. N., Waterloo, on Wednesday July 25, 2012 from 6-9pm. Visitation continued 9:3011 am at St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1407 King St. N., St. Jacobs on Thursday July 26, 2012. The funeral service followed immediately at 11 am. Interment in St. James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs. As expressions of sympathy, donations may be made to St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church or Wellington Hospice and may be arranged by contacting the funeral home at 519 888-7700. Tributes may be made online at:

www.robertrugglefuneralhome.com

NEW BUILDING RISES FROM THE ASHES OF $1.25-MILLION FIRE

Within days of a fire that caused $1.25 million in damage to the Elbru Distributors facility north of Elmira, staff and members of the community were hard at work replacing what was lost in the July17 fire that required the response of firefighters from four Woolwich stations. The company manufactures hardwood flooring.

[ELENA MAYSTRUK / THE OBSERVER]

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COMMUNITY WORK / AFTER SCHOOL TIME

More time for volunteering

Anne Hanley, a mainstay of the office at St. Teresa school in Elmira, has a new focus upon retiring after 34 years ELENA MAYSTRUK A relaxing summer spent in the garden is nothing new to Anne Hanley. This year it’s different, however, as she won’t be heading back to work in the fall, having retired after 34 years as the secretary at St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Elementary School in Elmira.

But at 68 she has no intention of relaxing. An avid volunteer, Hanley has always thrived on a busy schedule of community involvement and working with the kids at her school. With four children and nine grand children, Hanley believes it is time to retreat from the responsibilities of her job and immerse herself in her non-profit work while spending more quality time with family.

“I figure its time to give all of my time to volunteer work and my grandkids and my kids. They are growing up so fast that I want to be there with them and for them,” Hanley said.

Once Hanley’s children became old enough to start school, she applied for a job as an educational assistant at St. Teresa’s and after four years on the job received the position of secretary. The school has never had a nurse, Hanley explains, and children would come to her for anything from school-related requests to first aid.

“I did just about anything that needed doing.

If kids were sick they would come to me. If they

needed first aid, band aids, they would come to me. Even their medication – I was responsible for any medication they had to take. Being a mother and grandmother you are used to doing it anyways,” Hanley said of her experience at the school.

From the beginning, Hanley had a simple aspiration for her career: to work with kids. She enjoyed the students who came into her office and became known for her supply of stickers that she would hand out to students. Hanley found little to complain about at her job and plans to visit the kids when she volunteers for the school’s reading program. Her own children attended the school and now some of her grandchildren are too.

“I just really enjoyed the kids; them coming into my office and asking for stickers. And our staff has been wonderful, it’s been great. If you do run across something difficult you just make it fun, make it easier, just go with the flow,” she said for her time at St. Teresa’s.

Hanley is no stranger to a schedule packed with community contributions.

In addition to her job at the school she has volunteered with the booster club for 25 years, preparing game meals for the Elmira Sugar Kings. She has spent just as much time contributing to Meals on Wheels, a program that delivers meals to individuals unable to prepare VOLUNTEERING | 27

Ideas for keepin’ your cool RECIPE NOTES Chill out! More than an often-heard expression, right now we’ll do anything to stay cool and refreshed.

We have been steadily making salads for the BBQ season. Our Asian noodle salad needs a label that says “warning: highly addictive” – friends will ask you to bring it to every event.

This week salads came to mind because I needed to use up half a watermelon. We always get the kids rolling on the first half and for some reason the other half sits. At the shop it isn’t a problem, as we do so many beautiful fruit displays. In our kitchen at home, however, finding another way to use it was very helpful. Watermelon salad is cool, refreshing and fun to eat.

Watermelon Cucumber Gazpacho

Since her retirement from St. Teresa school in Elmira, Anne Hanley has more time for her volunteer activities, including continuing her father’s support for Meals on Wheels. [ELENA MAYSTRUK / THE OBSERVER]

2 lbs watermelon 1 English cucumber 1 sweet red pepper 1 jalepeno, seeded 1/2 red onion 1/4 cup fresh basil chopped 2 tbsp each lime juice and red wine vinegar

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COMMUNITY EVENTS CALENDAR JULY 27 H.U.G.S. PROGRAM – 9:15-11:15 a.m. Meet with other parents to discuss parenting and child health issues.

Topic: Park Day in St. Jacobs! Meet at the park on Water Street in St. Jacobs. Bring a snack and enjoy the park with other parents and children! Return to WCHC in case of rain. No child care today. Call Heidi at 519-664-3794, ext. 237 for more information. A Woolwich Community Health Centre program.

JULY 28 VISIT THE WTHHS HISTORICAL Room at the Old School, 1137 Henry Street, Wellesley, between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. and enjoy displays and interesting historical facts about Wellesley Township. In 2012, we will be open every last Saturday of each month, except December.

Free admission.

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Jacobs Bloomingdale and Wellesley Branches for Fantastical Machines with the Imagine TD Summer Reading Club! This free program includes stories, crafts, and activities for children ages 6-12. Join us as we become inventors reading fun books and making cool crafts. For more information, please email libhq@ regionofwaterloo.ca, or contact your local branch.

Limited space available.

AUGUST 8 JOIN US AT THE St. Jacobs Branch Library for the Dilly Dragon Magic Show with Owen Anderson at 3 p.m. This show is recommended for children 5 and up, younger siblings are welcome. Free! This event is sponsored by the Optimist Club of St. Jacobs. For more information please contact the St. Jacobs Branch Library at 519-6643443 or stjaclib@regionofwaterloo.ca.

AUGUST 10

JULY 31 STARS & SPACE - A Galaxy Far Far Away Tuesday, July 31 to Friday, August 3 - Join us at the Elmira, St. Clements, Linwood, St. Jacobs Bloomingdale and Wellesley Branches for Stars & Space- A Galaxy Far Far Away with the Imagine TD Summer Reading Club! This free program includes stories, crafts, and activities for children ages 6-12. Join us as we go out of this world learning about astronauts, rockets and more by reading fun books and making cool crafts. For more information, please email libhq@regionofwaterloo. ca, or contact your local branch. Limited space available.

AUGUST 7 FANTASTICAL MACHINES TUESDAY, AUGUST 7 to Friday, August 10 - Join us at the St. Clements, Linwood, St.

H.U.G.S. PROGRAM – 9:15-11:15 a.m. Meet with other parents to discuss parenting and child health issues. Topic: Park Day in Elmira! Meet at Bolender Park in Elmira. Bring a snack and enjoy the park with other parents and children!

Return to WCHC in case of rain. No childcare today. Call Heidi at 519-664-3794, ext. 237 for more information. A Woolwich Community Health Centre program.

AUGUST 11 WOOLWICH COMMUNITY LIONS CLUB is hosting “Drive a Ford Event” from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. at Foodland parking lot.

Come out and take a car for a test drive (one test driver per household). Classic Car show and shine, BBQ, Bouncy Castle, games and prizes. Classic car show & shine registration call Sandy 519-638-2523. Live Band – Cowboy Up, classic car

show & shine, BBQ & classic movie Grease at Lions Hall, Elmira 4-8 p.m. Grease Lightning dance 8 p.m. – 1a.m. at Lions Hall. Tickets $10 advance $12 at the door. Tickets available at Pampered & Polished, Brown’s Menswear, Lions club members or by calling 519-669-5800. All proceeds to Elmira District Community Living Van Project.

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AUGUST 13 BUCKETS OF FUN! FREE Summer camp runs August 13 – 17 from 9-11:30 a.m. This free program is for children ages 4 to 11. Includes stories, songs, crafts, activities and games.

For more information www.breslaumennonitechurch.ca Limited space available.

AUGUST 14 IMAGINE WHAT I COULD Be! Tuesday, August 14 to Friday, August 17 - Join us at the Elmira, St. Clements, Linwood, St. Jacobs, Bloomingdale and Wellesley Branches for Imagine What I Could Be! with the Imagine TD Summer Reading Club! This free program includes stories, crafts, and activities for children ages 6-12. Join us as we make the most out of our imagination and imagine the future by reading fun books and making cool crafts. Today, we will award our contest winners. For more information, please email libhq@regionofwaterloo.ca, or contact your local branch. Limited space available.

KAMI PAPERCRAFT WORKSHOP WITH Andrew Dewar at Wellesley Branch Library at 2:30 p.m. Create your own paper airplane! This event is for ages 6 and up. This workshop is free, but pre-registration is required as space is limited. To purchase tickets in advance or for more information please contact the Wellesley Branch Library at 519-656-2001 or wellslib@regionofwaterloo.ca. Tickets are limited so buy yours today.

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SUBMIT AN EVENT The Events Calendar is reserved for Non-profit local community events that are offered free to the

public. Placement is not guaranteed. Registrations, corporate events, open houses and the like do not qualify in this section.

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PLACES OF FAITH | A DIRECTORY OF LOCAL HOUSES OF WORSHIP

St. Teresa

Zion Mennonite Fellowship

No God, No Hope; Know God, Know Hope!

Worship Service 10:00am

Celebrate Eucharist with us Mass times are:

Finding The Way Together

Catholic Church Sat. 5pm & Sun. 10am

19 Flamingo Dr., Elmira • 519-669-3387

47 Arthur St., S. Elmira • 519-669-3153 www.thejunctionelmira.com

REACH WITH LOVE. TEACH THE TRUTH. SEND IN POWER. 290 Arthur St. South, Elmira • 519-669-3973 www.ElmiraAssembly.com (Across from Tim Horton’s)

Serving The Community & Local Missions Presentation

July 29, 2012 Ron Seabrooke 4522 Herrgott Rd., Wallenstein • 519-669-2319 www.wbconline.ca

St. Paul’s Lutheran Church

Worship Service 10am Pastor: Richard A. Frey

Sharing the Message of Christ and His Love 27 Mill St., Elmira • 519-669-2593 www.stpaulselmira.ca

“Our mission is to love, learn & live by Christ’s teachings”

Sunday Sunday Worship: Worship: 10:30 10:00 am am Sunday School during during Worship Worship Sunday School Minister: Rev. Dave Jagger Minister: Rev. Dave Jagger

Hiding From God

Sunday, July 29th, 2012 10:00 AM

Teen Challenge SUNDAYS @ 10:30AM Services at John Mahood Public School 5 First St., Elmira • 519-669-1459 www.elmiracommunity.org

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Trinity United Church, Elmira

July 29

Sundays at Park Manor starting Aug 5th

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

No matter who the parents are, children are a genetic crapshoot WEIRD NOTES

Q. Whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the

economy or other factors, anxiety disorders are turning up more and more these days. Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the flip side of anxiety?

A. Anxiety and fear are not quite the same. Fear results from an immediate and present danger of some sort, such as a car barreling toward you, says Jordan Smoller of the Harvard Medical School in â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Other Side of Normal.â&#x20AC;? But anxiety is subtler:

In this uniquely human response, the imagination engages in a mulling of the world to come and the problems it may bring. The flip side of this is hope, as the imagination directs its energies to envision a future filled with good things, such as a new relationship or a coveted job. Now the fantasizing, imagining mind casts out the host of possible negatives and seizes upon the potential joys ahead.

Q. When is half of something as big as the whole something? Please donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t give up here as you almost certainly know one of the anwers. Good luck!

A. To determine half of

something, just divide it by 2, so half of 1 would be 1/2. But 1/2 is not as big as one, so this is not the answer. A cagier answer is 0, since if you divide 0 by 2, you get 0 (0/2 = 0), meaning half of this something equals the whole something. Far cagier still is the answer â&#x20AC;&#x153;infinity.â&#x20AC;? Infinity is not a number, but it is a something. Consider all the counting numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5... There are an infinite or endless number of these. Now, what if you considered only the evencounting numbers-- 2, 4, 6, 8... There are as many of these as in the original full set, since you can establish the one-to-one correspon-

dence 1:2, 2:4, 3:6, 4:8... So half of infinity is indeed as big as a full infinity. Now thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really something!

Q. Try writing with your

foot instead of your hand and how might your penmanship change?

A. Silly as it sounds, psychologists have given this one their attention. Handwriting is really â&#x20AC;&#x153;brainwriting,â&#x20AC;? they say, steered more by the brain than by the limb itself, varying in letter size, with or without hooks or loops, choppy or sweeping flow, etc. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s essentially the same for â&#x20AC;&#x153;footwriting,â&#x20AC;? which is also brain-directed, say Scott Lilienfeld et al. in â&#x20AC;&#x153;50 Great Myths of Popular Psychol-

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depending on the luck of the draw. Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a colorful way to express this idea, assuming both Mom and Dad are welleducated, accomplished, and happy people?

A. Mom may be holding a full house while Dad has a straight flush, yet when Junior gets a random half of each of their cards, his poker hand may be a loser,â&#x20AC;? as characterized by Dr. David T. Lykken in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Psychology: Tenth Editionâ&#x20AC;? by David G. Myers.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS Bill a journalist, Rich holds a doctorate in physics. Together the brothers bring you â&#x20AC;&#x153;Strange But True.â&#x20AC;? Send your questions to strangetrue@compuserve.com

Q. When two people

set forth to have a child, genetics can be quite kind or quite unkind,

OBSERVER CROSSWORD PUZZLER

SUDOKU

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. We have got you started with a few numbers already placed in the boxes.

ogy.â&#x20AC;? If you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think so, try signing your name with a pencil stuck between the big toe and second toe of your preferred foot, and notice the parallels.

Yet this is no endorsement of â&#x20AC;&#x153;graphology,â&#x20AC;? the pseudoscientific reading of personality characteristics into the features of handwriting. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The fact that writing or, for that matter, sneezing and vomiting are controlled by the brain doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t imply theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re correlated with anything else the brain controls, such as personality traits.â&#x20AC;?

SOLUTIONS: 1. CRABS MOUTH 2. FISH STRIP 3. MISSING BUBBLE 4. BOYS HAIR 5. SEAWEED 6. CRABS EYES 7. SNORKEL

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CAPTION From left to right: Tracy Weber, Kira Stawski, Alanna Martin, and Sandra Taves travelled to Australia in May to visit a friend from Conestogo who is studying in Sydney. While sight seeing they stopped for a photo with the Observer in front of the Blue Mountains, named â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Three Sisters.â&#x20AC;?

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14. ___ Victor 15. Small buffalo with small straight horns 16. ___ Claire, Wis. 17. Cemetery sights 19. A legal document 22. A crybaby 23. Red spots followed by a rash 24. Adaptable truck, for short 25. Bacteria discovered by Theodor Escherich 26. An enzyme produced in the stomach 27. Sweetened beverage of diluted orange juice 29. â&#x20AC;&#x153;in ___ ofâ&#x20AC;?

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36. Amiss 38. Flight data, briefly 42. An evil spirit 44. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This means ___!â&#x20AC;?

46. Cause physical pain 48. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Aladdinâ&#x20AC;? prince 49. Used in fireworks 52. French vineyard 53. (Greek mythology) single eyed giant 55. Athletic supporter?

56. Become joined or linked together 57. ___ line (major axis of an elliptical orbit) 58. All excited 61. Very dry, as wine 62. Homebuilderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s strip 63. Halftime lead, e.g.

64. Long, long time

DOWN 1. Bum 2. Sloping mass of loose rocks 3. Person paralyzed from the waist down 4. A municipal officer in Scotland 5. An artless innocent young girl 6. A long, long time 7. Battering device 8. A fractional monetary unit of several countries: 9. Like Cheerios 10. A fluid product of inflammation 11. Sweet wine 12. The young of an animal 13. Small arboreal tropical lizard 18. Street wear?

20. Birthplace of St. Francis

21. 100 cents 25. Dusk, to Donne 27. Available 28. Blooper 32. A kind of hemp 33. Growth on the surface of a mucous membrane 35. Barley beards 37. Grow dim 39. Clock sound 40. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Little ___â&#x20AC;?

41. Fastener 43. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;? problem 45. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Baloney!â&#x20AC;?

47. Swelter 50. To a higher intensity 51. Plural of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;?

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2 tbsp olive oil Fresh cracked pepper and sea salt to taste 1/2 cup feta cheese

Dice watermelon into half-inch pieces to make 1 cup. Place in bowl and set aside. Chop the rest of the watermelon and place in food processor;

Watermelon Cucumber Gazpacho [SUBMITTED]

Finely dice cucumber, red pepper to make half a cup. Add to diced watermelon in the bowl. Place the rest of the pepper and cucumber in the food processor. Puree until smooth.

You may need to puree watermelon mix in a few batches if you are unable to fit it in the food processor all at once; Check for seasoning. Refrigerate for about 2 hours.

Ladle the pureed mix into bowls and garnish with the vegetable mix and a sprinkle of feta; If you don’t like the idea of processing all that watermelon take the vegetable mix including one more cup of watermelon and toss with basil, 1/4 diced jalepeno, diced red onion, lime juice and olive oil with salt and pepper and you have another fantastic salad.

BLT Salad with Creamy Basil Dressing 8 slices of bacon chopped Half a baguette 3 tbsp olive oil 2 garlic cloves cut in half 2 Floralane tomatoes 6 cups torn romaine 1/4 cup thinly sliced red onion

Dressing 1/2 cup chopped basil 1/4 cup plain yogurt 1/4 cup light mayo 2 tsp sherry vinegar Salt and pepper to taste

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dium heat until crisp and golden. Drain on paper towel; Slice baguette into coins and drizzle with olive oil.

Broil for 1 minute on each side and rub with cut side down of the garlic clove; In bowl combine, diced tomatoes in half-inch cubes, torn lettuce, onion and half the dressing. Toss the dressing with the romaine. Garnish a platter with the sliced baguette, add the dressed romaine to the side add warmed bacon.

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food for themselves. Her contribution to the program has a history and seems to run in the family.

“My dad got me into Meals on Wheels because he did Meals on Wheels until he was 90, so I think

I just followed in his footsteps. I just need to be doing things for people.”

Continuing to volunteer with Meals on Wheels, Hanley is also caring for her garden; a beloved hobby she looks forward to every summer. But she says the relaxation of

summer months will not satisfy her for long and the fall and winter months will have her taking on more volunteer projects.

“It’s going to be in the fall when the fall comes that I will probably think ‘oh, boy, I don’t have enough to do!’”

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