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Woolwich expands its clean yards bylaw, taking aim at a list of problems

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The great weather and some merry antics helped fill Elmira’s Gibson Park last Saturday for the 17th Robin in the Hood Medieval Festival. The day included combat displays between the forces of good (Robin’s crew) and evil (Prince John’s cronies), along with an opportunity for visitors to try their hands at some modified versions of medieval weapons. Above, a Ella Jones, 8, wields a crossbow.

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TAKING A PASS ON the yard work and outdoor maintenance? A really long break? It could cost you, as Woolwich has expanded the list of offending circumstances – and official offences – that could earn you a ticket for failing to maintain property standards.

From failing to keep property free and clear of waste material to preventing the pooling of stagnant or standing water, homeowners face a longer list of actionable offences under a new clean yards bylaw approved last week by township council. Offences also include a failure to maintain your lawn, from cutting the grass to controlling weeds. The bylaw takes wider aim at items left out on the property, beyond inoperable vehicles and the like.

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Woolwich typically acts on a complaints basis rather than going around looking for trouble spots in the township, clerk Val Hummel explained, noting there are only two enforcement officers to carry out

the work.

Residents with issues on their property are usually given a warning, with the township looking to resolve the issue by talking rather than resorting to tickets or legal action, she added.

“When responding to complaints, enforcement services staff always attempt to education and gain cooperation before issuing a fine or summons,” she said in a report to council.

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Acknowledging the staffing limitations, fellow Ward 3 Coun. Larry Shantz suggested staff should stop and initiate the process if they notice a problematic location while they’re out performing other tasks,

vations about the reactive, complaint-driven system, Coun. Murray Martin said a more proactive approach could help avoid a neighbour-vs-neighbour situation.

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Community groups receive $55,000 from proceeds of Elmira Maple Syrup Festival ALI WILSON THAT THE ELMIRA MAPLE Syrup Festival is about more than pancakes smothered in golden goodness was on display last week as the organizing committee donated the proceeds to a group of local charities.

Representatives from community organizations, local dignitaries, the event’s 53 business sponsors and festival volunteers gathered at Elmira’s St. James Lutheran Church last week to participate in the disbursement event.

Each year the festival donates all funds raised from their one-day festival, less

operating costs, to community organizations in need.

“We are very, very happy with how this year went,” said Drew McGovern, festival chair.

This year, the committee presented $55,000 to a range of charities, up from $50,000 in 2016. A total of 32 community organizations got funding.

McGovern credits the increase in grant money to the great weather they had on festival day, which saw close to 70,000 attendees.

Representatives from each group explained what they would be doing in the community with the grants, from replacing play structures at elementary

Drew McGovern, Kim Dixon, Rose Rabidoux and Paul Stiles at the Elmira Maple Syrup Festival grant Disbursement event on June 8 at St. James Lutheran Church, where the group handed out $55,000 in grants to community groups.

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Among recipients was Kourtney Beckman, fund development manager for the Women’s Crisis Services of Waterloo Region. The organization operates the two emergency crisis shelters for abused women and children in the area.

Beckman says rising abuse in our region prompted a new shelter to be opened last fall.

“Quickly after we opened it, it was full. I know that is bad news, but the good news is that there is a place

to go, there is a safe place for women and children who are escaping domestic violence,” she said. “We can only do that with the support that comes from the community and help from people like you, so the money that we receive tonight will go to women and children who are leaving our shelters and starting their life free of violence.”

Also in attendance was Elaine Ormston, volunteer with KidsAbility Centre for Child Development for some 20 years. Each year, KidsAbility sees more than 6,000 children with speech

delays, developmental delays, and physical disabilities.

They currently have a waitlist of more than 600 children.

“I applaud all of you in this room for the wonderful work that you do. It is amazing how successful this event has been and we are so proud of the efforts that you give back to the community,” said Ormston.

“Sadly we have over 600 children waiting to get into our doors, which is just the tough part of KidsAbility.

We do our best, but the numbers just keep grow-

ing,” she said. “This generous donation today is going to help us to purchase a bicycle that we would not otherwise be able to purchase. It is a bicycle that will be used by children who have cerebral palsy.”

Ormston added that without the help of the festival, they would otherwise not be able to make the purchase.

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Woolwich gearing up its day-camp offerings in preparation for kids getting out of school ALI WILSON SCHOOL’S ALMOST OUT, WHICH means it’ll soon be time to find a way to fill the days of all those newlyliberated kids.

In Woolwich, that means gearing up for summer day camps.

There’s the kids camp for children 5-10 years of age and youth camp for children 9-14 offered by the township, which includes games, crafts, and indoor and outdoor play based on weekly themes that guide

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Camp locations are spread out by week. Generally speaking, Orr notes, you can count on a camp in Elmira at the Woolwich Memorial Centre just about each week, as well as in Breslau with the exception of the two weeks when it shifts over to Conestogo.

After last year’s successful introduction of the Youth Adventure Camp (YAC), the township will be

activities. Activities are held at the Woolwich Memorial Centre, the Breslau Community Centre, and for the first time the Conestogo Park clubhouse.

The new location in Conestogo came about after coordinators saw a demand to offer children and youth a camp closer to home.

“We used to run it in Maryhill and Heidelberg, but we just found that the numbers weren’t quite there. We found that a lot of people came from Con-

running the program once again this summer.

“YAC, which was a new program last year, ended up being really successful and we were really excited about that, so we continued it this year,” said Orr. The adventure camp runs at the WMC all but two weeks near the end of the summer, when it shifts to Breslau.

This time out, coordinators have put a real focus on weekly themes for the activities, outings and special guests.

“The biggest new thing is that we are just really focusing on catering it to the themes. Whether you’re signing up for kids camp or YAC, your camper is going to have those themed activities,” said Orr. Adventure campers can choose from themed weeks such as bubble soccer, graffiti and mural painting, and Canadian adventure week where youth will get to go skating as well as swimming. Kids campers can expect themes such as game show mania and sto-

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“For storybook summer they will be taking different fairytales and debunking them with different science activities and things like that there are some neat ones,” said Orr. “That’s the main thing parents should know when they sign up for a theme catered to your child’s interest – we will cater to those themes, immersing them into those kinds of games and themes.”

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She wasn’t having any part of limitations set by doctors Former Wallenstein resident Cynthia Kenth overcomes paralysis to take part in 200 km bike ride for cancer research FAISAL ALI IT WAS NOT LONG after Cynthia Kenth checked herself into hospital on New Year’s Eve 2014 when the paralysis fully set in.

She quickly lost the ability walk, to speak; her muscles had become so unresponsive that she needed a ventilator just to be able to breathe.

Two-and-a-half years later, however, the former Wallenstein resident is not

only talking and walking, she just participated in a two-day long bicycle journey over the weekend.

Kenth had to train her entire body to move after she fell ill, to regain her muscle memory. She taught herself to speak again, spending hours practicing one letter at a time until her muscles could form the words. Doctors cautioned, however, that she may never walk again.

“[They said] ‘you will have to live like you were in a wheelchair,” said Kenth, who now lives in Brampton. “And I’m like ‘no, I am not having it.’” Kenth learned to walk again too, saying it took “a lot of determination, a lot of stubbornness not to give up.”

She credits her family and friends for helping her.

Not stopping there, she then set her sights on an even greater challenge: a 200 km bicycle ride over

Cynthia Kenth at this year’s Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer, which took place over the weekend. She cycled 200-km on a tandem bike. [SUBMITTED] two days. The ride was an activity organized by her employer Alectra Utilities, which was participating in the annual Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer.

After months of preparation, Kenth joined her coworkers in the ride, going on a tandem bicycle with her colleague at the company, Corey Henderson. They rode from Exhibition Place, Toronto to Hamilton, and then around Lake Ontario to Niagara Falls.

“Corey basically took me under his wing,” she said, adding that he really pushed her to succeed and helped her train.

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She developed her illness shortly after getting a flu-shot in 2014. Although she says never received a diagnosis for the paralysis, she believes it was Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), an autoimmune disease known to occur from influenza vaccinations in extremely rare circumstances.

Kenth stressed that she did not want to discourage people from getting vaccination, however.

“It was just unfortunately a fluke. And it affected my body in a different way, and unfortunately it paralyzed me.”

According to Health Canada and the Center for Disease Control in the U.S., the chances of developing GBS from a flu vaccination are about one-in-a-million, while the risks for getting the same illness from the flu itself are much higher.

“If my story can inspire somebody to move on ... or to get over a hurdle that they’re facing in their life, that there is nothing too big that they couldn’t overcome.”

While Kenth was never much of a biker before, she says she is now hooked and plans to get her own bicycle to ride solo next year.

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For those who can’t make pick up right after camp, swimming lessons at the Woolwich Memorial Centre are available for children and youth.

Available again this year is the leaders in training (LIT) program. Offered to ages 13-16 Orr says it is a great way to get your volunteer hours as well as experience in camp leadership.

“We have two full-time

leaders this year who actually started out as LITs, so it is a nice way to get the experience. They can sign up for one to as many weeks in the summer as the want. They go on the trips with us, and they are kind of the righthand man for the leader. They are kind of what saves us some weeks if we need extra help,” said Orr. Camps run from July 4 through to the end of summer.

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GG award for Mustakas Drayton Entertainment artistic director Alex Mustakas will receive a Meritorious Service Medal (Civil Division) from Governor General David Johnston.

The Meritorious Service Decorations recognize Canadians for exceptional deeds that bring honour to the country.

Mustakas is being celebrated for his lifelong commitment to making the performing arts affordable and accessible throughout the province of

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Woolwich OKs paving work Woolwich plans to spend $1.2 million dollars on paving projects this year, last week awarding a $1.14 million

tender to The Murray Group to handle the bulk of the work.

The company’s was the lowest of five bids received, with costs coming in at about $53,000 less than the township had budgeted.

The largest undertaking is the resurfacing of Crowsfoot Road between Maryhill and Cox Creek roads.

Maintenance paving is scheduled for Thrush Court and Canary Court in Elmira.

For the Crowsfoot project, Woolwich had planned for more extensive work, including widening the road base and the asphalt surface, but didn’t get the needed funding from the province,

acting manager of engineering Jared Puppe told councillors last week. The township got an initial $287,139 from the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund (OCIF), but not the additional $1,273,444 staff had requested to expand the scope.

Village Shoppes are up for sale Long under renovation, the Village Shoppes building in Elmira is now awaiting new owners to complete the work.

Exterior work on the building at the corner of Arthur and Church streets is

reportedly to be finished, while the interior will have to be completed by the purchaser.

The asking price is $2,550,000, with the real estate listing noting the current owners have spent more than $1 million on redeveloping the 23,368-square-foot building.

Originally known as Brox’s Olde Town Village, a tourist draw at one point, the building had become the Village Shoppes when it was purchased by The Kain Group. The company faced high maintenance and operating costs, and struggled to attract tenants, leading to the overhaul that’s been underway since last year.

Popping up There’ll be more than just greenery at The Gardens in Elmira next week, as the site plays host to a pop-up market, with local artisans and craftsman, food vendors and even some live music.

“Pop-up markets seemed to be gaining in popularity, and I hadn’t seen one here in our region,” said Sharron Cook, owner of The Gardens, who is organizing the event. “They’re just so much fun and they bring the community together.”

The wares on offer June 21 will have an emphasis on local, holistic and sustainable products from some 14 vendors.

POLICE BLOTTER

MP’s shredding party puts the focus on fraud prevention JOINED BY DET. JASON Murray of the Waterloo Regional Police fraud prevention unit, KitchenerConestoga MP Harold Albrecht hosted his ninth annual shredding party on June 10.

The event provides a chance for constituents to destroy sensitive personal documents using industrial-sized shredding machines set up for security purposes. Some education about fraud prevention was also on the agenda.

Albrecht’s office reports there was a steady stream of vehicles from 9 a.m. until after 12 noon.

occurred in the areas of Main Street, Mill, Temperance and Cruickshank street in the village. Police are requesting anyone with information that can assist police to call 1-888310-1122 or (519) 393-6123. Should you wish to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or submit a secure web-tip at www.pc-crimestoppers.ca, where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.

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Food and monetary donations were collected for the Food Bank of Waterloo Region, with the final tally ringing in at 570 pounds of food and $1,400 in cash donations.

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5:00 PM | Waterloo Regional Police joined in with neighbouring departments for a commercial vehicle inspection blitz June 9, setting up show at various locations, including along Nafziger Road.

Officers from Waterloo Regional Police, Aylmer Police, Brantford Police and Ontario Provincial Police took part. The enforcement initiative saw 78 vehicles inspected and

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6:22 PM | Police were called after someone at the Region of Waterloo International Airport in Breslau saw what they thought was a knife in a passenger’s luggage.

On responding, police found there was no issue, and the passenger was allowed to board the flight as scheduled. No charges were laid.

Linwood students have plenty to celebrate when it comes to fundraising efforts FAISAL ALI WITH SUMMER HOLIDAYS IN sight, students at the Linwood Public School this week had a chance to look back on the year’s fundraising achievements ... with a bit of celebratory ice-cream.

Given the accomplishments, the treat was well deserved. The Grades 7 and 8 students, along with the help of kindergarten teachers Jean HealeyMartin and Michelle Speck, raised more than $1,400 through a number of events over the year.

They organized a pumpkin-carving contest in the fall, sold “candy-grams”

Students at Linwood Public School celebrated the success of their fundraisers with ice-cream on Tuesday afternoon. Over the course of the year, the students were able to raise some $1,400 for charity, with the help of kindergarten teachers Jean Healey-Martin and Michelle Speck.

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The students also spearheaded a food-drive to help their local community, and organized a “Toonies for Toys” event at their school for Christmas. They were also able to help those farther abroad, teaming up with the ME to WE not-forprofit to help communities in Kenya in a sustainable way.

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Wynne continues spending spree to buy votes in 2018 HAVING BALANCED THE BUDGET – not really, but Kathleen Wynne makes the claim anyway – the Liberals are on a spending spree. The latest move involves paying off public sector unions, both as a way to ensure labour peace leading up to next year’s election and to buy the workers’ votes.

Both are troubling goals. Ontario could certainly use some labour unrest if it leads to thinning the ranks and reducing unsustainable spending on unproductive things – i.e. salaries and benefits. Moreover, the growing size of the public sector means it already wields too much power on election day, where self-interest overrides the public good each and every time.

If those on the public payroll weren’t allowed to vote, the conflict of interest would be reduced, but that’s beyond the pale. Under the circumstances, governments should be defending the public’s interest, but they long ago abandoned that stance in favour of appeasement.

Wages typically make up 50 to 60 per cent of the tax dollars spent by governments, so that’s where the cuts have to be made to get spending back under control. That’s especially true if the goal is to maintain programs and avoid large tax increases, in which case something’s got to give.

That something is the civil service salaries.

Most of us have no problem seeing government workers as overpaid and underworked. Fair or not, that’s the perception. Layoffs and wage freezes (if not outright cuts) are an easy sell to the public. Public service compensation now outstrips the private sector by some 30 per cent when wages, benefits and pensions are factored in, and it’s time to begin reversing that trend.

Public sector unions, concerned with their lot, not yours, are quick to argue that private sector compensations should rise rather than rolling back what’s paid to government workers. A nice idea, but one detached from current economic reality, and an issue government has no direct control over, unlike their own budgets.

The other union tactic, painting a dire picture of service cuts, also has little credence. Indiscriminate layoffs could theoretically see needed frontline workers let go, but that’s an unlikely scenario. There are ways of judiciously reducing the size of the civil service with minimal impacts. Lowering wages would free up money to tackle deficits and to funnel money where it’s needed.

Making cuts and wage freezes work requires the public to think about service levels and what they’re getting for their money: wage increases and program spending that have routinely outstripped inflation has left us paying much more while getting little or nothing more in return.

Salary figures indicate a growing gap between civil service wages and the average earning of private sector employees. The discrepancy is likely to increase, as average industry wages will remain stagnant or decline dramatically in some industries as layoffs take hold. Unemployment remains high and private-sector wages depressed.

With no bottom line – politicians seem to have few qualms about dipping deeper on their repeated trips to the well – governments simply pass the increases along to a public forced to pay taxes, a far cry from the situation faced in the private sector.

Fairness is important, certainly, but the priority is fairness to the average taxpaying resident – all other interests take a back seat.

Any appearance of buying votes ahead of the next election is purely a coincidence.

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Hard exit from EU no longer an option after UK election WORLD AFFAIRS “We don’t know when Brexit talks start. We know when they must end,” tweeted Donald Tusk, former Polish prime minister and now president of the European Council.

He doesn’t know when the talks will start because even now, a year after Britain’s referendum on leaving the European Union, Prime Minister Theresa May doesn’t know what her negotiating position is.

She thought she knew.

It was going to be a “hard Brexit” where Britain left both the European Union’s “internal market” (complete free trade between the half-billion people in the EU’s 28 members) and the customs union (the same external tariffs against everybody else).

“Free movement” would also end (to limit immigration from EU countries), and Britain would flourish all alone thanks to its genius for free trade. Good luck with that.

But then May called a

needless election to get a bigger majority in parliament – to “strengthen her hand” in the negotiations with the EU that are scheduled to begin next Monday, or so she said. Instead, after a botched campaign focussed entirely on May, the Conservative Party lost its majority in last week’s election.

Now she is a zombie prime minister: “Dead woman walking,” one senior Conservative called her. Yet the Conservative Party can’t dump her yet because she is in the midst of talks with the small Democratic Unionist Party (exclusively Northern Irish) to get enough votes in parliament to keep the government in power.

Even if May succeeds, “hard Brexit” is dead. To get the support of the 11 DUP members of parliament – even to retain the support of the 13 MPs of the Scottish Conservative Party – she will have to agree to a much softer Brexit. That would certainly include a customs union, and maybe also continued membership of the internal market.

That may tear the Conservative Party apart, as

the hard-line Brexiters in the party will fight against it tooth and nail. May’s Brexit Minister, David Davis, has already warned that next week’s start to the talks with the EU may have to be postponed. But the deadline for an agreement is only 18 months away, in practice, and the negotiations will be extremely complex. No wonder Donald Tusk is losing patience.

The Brexit referendum was originally promised in 2013 by May’s predecessor, David Cameron, in order to prevent a split in the Conservative Party. May’s devotion to Brexit today is still mainly aimed at avoiding that split, but the rest of the country has moved on.

If the referendum were held again today, it would almost certainly result in a victory for the Remainers, not the Leavers. The problem is that both main parties include large numbers of Leave voters.

They are a bigger proportion of the Conservative Party, although around half of the Conservative MPs are still secretly anti-Brexit.

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Party is equally divided: at least a third of Labour’s voters were Leavers.

Corbin would not have come so near to displacing the Tories if he had not maintained his ambiguous stance on Brexit in the recent election. Many of the traditional Labour voters who came back to the Labour Party this time were former supporters of the United Kingdom Independence Party. They had been made homeless by the collapse of that party, but they are still Leavers.

So neither party is going to propose a second referendum now. To do so would be to lose many of their pro-Leave voters, and probably to lose the new election that is likely to be called before the end of the year. Yet the outcome of last week’s election does open up a possible path to a new referendum.

If the Conservative Party shreds itself over who is to replace Theresa May, or if either the DUP or the pro-Remain Scottish Conservatives withdraw their support, there will have to be another election.

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THEIR VIEW / QUESTION OF THE WEEK

How will you be spending your Father’s Day?

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“Family dinner and a soccer tournament.”

“Spending the day at the beach.”

“It is our first one, breakfast in the morning and then ...”

“... a walk in the park.”

“I will be visiting some friends and having a BBQ.”

“If the referendum were held again today, it would almost certainly result in a victory for the Remainers, not the Leavers” Gwynne Dyer | 6 HIS VIEW / STEVE KANNON

Reversing course on obesity is going to take more than a change in our diets EDITOR'S NOTES The U.S. leads the obesity parade, but the rest of the world is catching up, with more than 10 per cent of the global population now considered obese. All that extra weight is responsible for millions of premature deaths and a host of health problems.

A study released this week tracked trends in 195 countries between 1980 and 2015, finding there are now some two billion people – adults and children – suffering health problems related to being overweight or obese. An increasing percentage of people die from these health conditions.

According to the study published in The New England Journal of Medicine, people are dying even though they are not technically considered obese, researchers found.

Of the four million deaths attributed to excess body weight in 2015, nearly 40 per cent occurred among

people whose body mass index (BMI) fell below the threshold considered technically obese.

The numbers reflect a growing global health crisis, the paper’s authors say.

“People who shrug off weight gain do so at their own risk – risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, and other life-threatening conditions,” says Dr. Christopher Murray, an author on the study and director of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington.

“Those half-serious New Year’s resolutions to lose weight should become year-round commitments to lose weight and prevent future weight gain.”

In 2015, excess weight affected 2.2 billion children and adults worldwide, or 30 per cent of all people. This includes nearly 108 million children and more than 600 million adults with BMI exceeding 30, the threshold for obesity, according to the study. The prevalence of obesity has doubled since 1980 in more than 70

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In this country, groups such as ParticipACTION have taken aim at the phenomenon, calling the lack of activity hazardous to the long-term health of our children.

It’s a reflection and indictment of helicopter parenting. Over-supervising kids or keeping them indoors to ensure they are safe limits their opportunities for physical activity, endangering their longterm well-being. It’s time to get out of kids’ way, let them play outside and give them the freedom to occasionally scrape a knee, the report argues.

We have lost the balance between short-term safety and long-term health. In outdoor play, risk doesn’t mean courting danger, but rather giving kids the freedom to assess their surroundings and make decisions, allowing them to build confidence, develop skills, solve problems and learn limits.

With school soon to be out, you’ll probably see kids placed into structured programs, such as day camps and bible schools.

All-day recreational activities abound. Let’s hope, however, that there remain plenty of opportunities for kids to be kids, to enjoy what summer vacation is all about.

It seems to me many adults have forgotten the simple joy of pure, unvarnished fun that comes with being a kid in summertime.

Plenty of time to do whatever you want … or nothing at all.

Think about it, summers – at least as I knew them – were spent being active outdoors. At that time, we were literally in touch with the earth – and we had the grass stains on our knees to prove it.

This week’s report shows the importance of letting kids be kids, to break out of the over-protective mode and to stop micromanaging children’s lives.

Research shows that kids are more likely to be physically active when playing outdoors and less likely to engage in higher levels of physical activity if a parent or supervising adult is present. Despite this, safety concerns lead to excessive supervi-

sion and keeping kids indoors. But, is outdoor play really something to fear?

What many adults recall from their childhood as thrilling and exciting play that tested boundaries – such as exploring the woods, rough housing, moving fast or playing at heights – is often called risky play these days. While these activities could lead to injuries, the vast majority are minor.

The fear of stranger abduction is also disproportionate to the risk; the odds are estimated to be about one in 14 million.

Outdoor play is safer than you think, the organization stresses. Being both fairly active and overly exuberant – i.e. clutzy – at times, I suffered more than my share of bumps and bruises, losing blood from my head on more than a few occasions. The sole broken bone was an elbow dislocated and fractured in an awkward dismount – aka fall that my friends laughed at – from my biKANNON | 8

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countries and has continuously increased in most other nations. Although the prevalence of obesity among children has been lower than among adults, the rate of increase in childhood obesity in many countries was greater than that of adults.

Among the 20 most populous countries, the highest level of obesity among children and young adults was in the United States at nearly 13 per cent; Egypt topped the list for adult obesity at about 35 per cent. Lowest rates were in Bangladesh and Vietnam, respectively, at one per cent. China with 15.3 million and India with 14.4 million had the highest numbers of obese children; the United States with 79.4 million and China with 57.3 million had the highest numbers of obese adults in 2015.

The childhood numbers are among the most disturbing, a trend here, too, thanks to both an abundance of food – much of it the sugary, fatty junk kind – and a whole lot less activity among young people.

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Canadian imports of risky products involving child labour now total $34B, a 31% increase in the past five years. That includes a 42% increase in garment imports from Bangladesh, 107% increase in coffee imports from Dominican Republic and an 8,852% increase in palm oil imports from Indonesia.

“Canada’s approval of the sale of Norsat to a Chinese entity raises significant national-security concerns for the United States as the company is a supplier to our military. The U.S. military and other domestic clients of Norsat should immediately review their purchases as well as the exposure they have to existing products from the company they use to determine what security risks might arise.”

Operations at Elmira’s Crompton Co. were suspended as investigators scramble to determine the cause of a fire at the Erb Street facility. Billowing black smoke virtually covered the sky over Elmira June 11 after a wastewater storage tank, containing the solvent nonene, erupted into flames.

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FROM | 6

Labour could win that election, but only if Corbyn can convince the Leavers in his party that he will try very hard to make a “soft Brexit” work. At the same time, he must persuade all the students and other young people who voted for the first time this month (and almost all voted Labour) that he will put the results of the negotiations with the EU to a second referendum, even

though he cannot promise that publicly now.

It’s a fine line to walk, and Corbyn is genuinely ambivalent about the EU. Nevertheless, the final result could be either an acceptably soft and amicable Brexit, (leaving Britain in a close relationship with the EU, like Switzerland or Norway) – or an abandonment of the whole Brexit project after a second referendum. But it will leave deep scars for a generation whichever way it comes out.

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issue are too many indulgences FROM | 7

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Practice etiquette when fishing with a friend

Tyler Pasher named to the Canadian men’s national team for the CONCACAF Gold Cup tournament ALI WILSON ELMIRA NATIVE TYLER PASHER has been named to the Canadian men’s national team roster ahead of the country’s build-up to the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) Gold Cup. Featured across 14 venues in the U.S. and running from July 7-26, the Gold Cup is the confederation’s premier event for national teams every two years.

Twelve national teams compete for the top spot.

Named to the team for the second time in his career, the 23-year-old is one of the only 40 men brought forward nationwide to be put on the provisional roster.

The opportunity allows for the new Canadian coach, Octavio Zambrano,

to see Pasher’s skill firsthand.

Named back in May, Zambrano is a past player, technician and coach with more than 25 years of experience coaching in North America, Europe and South America.

Reached in Montreal, Pasher says it was great to be asked to join the roster.

“I have been waiting for something like this to happen for a long time, and it was a great feeling getting the emails and the calls into camp,” he said.

When asked how confident he was feeling on the roster choice, he said he was just taking it dayby-day and hoping for the best.

Pasher was playing for Sporting Kansas City as a fullback when he heard the news. The Canadian midPASHER | 10

OPEN COUNTRY

Tyler Pasher has been named to the Canadian team competing for the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) Gold Cup.

Local gymnasts gain valuable experience at provincial meet ALI WILSON LOCAL GYMNASTS JORDYN KELLY, Madeleine Maguire, Daniella Chan, Trista Barnes, and Trinity Barnes represented the Woolwich Gymnastics Club at the Level 3-5 WAG (Women’s Artistic Gymnastics) Ontario Championships June 1-4.

This is the second year of the Ontario Championships where more than

1,300 gymnasts from across Ontario competed in the four-day event. The competitive gymnasts had to place in the top-40 in their age group as well as their level to make it on to provincials.

“They did really well, most of the girls had their season highs at the meet, which was great regardless of how they placed,” said Maria Code, head coach at

the Woolwich Gymnastics Club, noting that they only went up to eighth place in each of the divisions.“We had a couple of girls place on the podium, so that was exciting.”

Trinity Barnes finished in seventh place on balance beam in level five. Barnes was called up just before the competition, after originally being placed as an alternate for provincials.

Barnes younger sister Trista, placed forth on vault, sixth in bars, seventh in floor, and seventh all around in level four.

This was Trista’s first time meeting the age requirement to compete at provincials. Heading into the competition, she was ranked eighth in Ontario for her level and age.

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Although there is no nationals for this level of gymnastics, the girls will continue to train throughout the off season in preparation for level tests in the upcoming competitive season.

AS I WRITE THIS, I am waiting for my best friend Tom to arrive so that we can go fishing. Since he’s my best friend, we only do this once a year. You see, if we fished together more than that, he would not be my best friend. Tom knows nothing about fishing etiquette.

He does not appear to know that catching more fish than your best friend is rude.

Look, I’ve got nothing against him catching some fish. Heck, I do that on occasion too.

Tom’s issue, however, is that he is not a gentleman about it. You see, I fish with a fly rod and Tom has no self-respect. He ... well, there’s no nice way of saying this ... he uses worms.

Look, I’ve got nothing against people who fish differently. I do, however, have something against people who, without knowing what they are doing, catch the first, biggest and most fish every year.

Frankly, it’s unseemly.

And Tom doesn’t understand this.

Being a fly angler, I do.

That’s why every time I fish I do my level best not to GALEA | 11

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PASHER: Happy to be doing what he loves

OUT OF THE ARENA AND ONTO THE LINKS

FROM | 9

fielder had signed a Major League Soccer contract for Sporting KC in December of 2016 after playing for the United Soccer League club affiliated with KC, the Swope Park Rangers, since March of 2016.

Prior to the USL, Pasher played with Newcastle United of the English Premier League, before returning a little closer to home to play for Toronto FC’s Academy in 2010, where he spent three years and captained the senior team’s 2012 friendly match against Liverpool.

Internationally, he has represented Canada’s National Team at the Under-17 and Under-20 levels, as well as being called into the Canadian senior team to train ahead of friendly matches back in March of 2015.

Although he has reached great heights with his soccer career, Pasher’s passion began right here in Elmira with Woolwich Youth Soccer at the age of 5.

“It definitely helped me to establish my love for the sport, that’s for sure. I think if I didn’t get put into Woolwich Soccer when I was younger, I wouldn’t be where I am today,” said

Tyler Pasher is currently under contract to Sporting KC of the Major Soccer League.

Pasher. “I got into it when I was young and it just grew on me, and from there I started exploring more and more paths in the sport.”

Reflecting back at that time he says the main thing that you have to focus on when you’re at that age is to enjoy yourself and to have fun, the more you enjoy the sport the more dedicated you will come to the game.

“The ball is always in your court and you kind of determine what you are going to be,” he advised,

noting that positivity will always help when striving to achieve your goals. “I enjoy the sport, for me it’s a full-time job, and what could be more satisfying then being able to do it for a living?”

Over the past 13 CONCACAF Gold Cups Canada has won one title, with Mexico holding seven titles followed by the U.S. with five.

Canada will select their 18-man squad ahead of opening camp on June 28 in Ottawa.

The Wellesley Applejacks hosted a tournament June 10 at the Elmira Golf Club. Among the foursomes taking part were Zack Hedley, Justin Lebold, Mark Detzler and Darren Rose (top left) and Robert Kula, John Schell, Will Smith and Kent McVeigh (above left). [STEVE KANNON / THE OBSERVER]

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GALEA: Going to great lengths not to show up my fishing partners, which is only right FROM | 9

catch the first, most or biggest fish. Ask anyone.

Often times, I’ll go to extreme measures to do this too. Heck, I have been known to catch the crown of trees on shore, snag bottom, or create a bird’s nest in my fly reel, just to avoid this. Once, my urge was so great not to catch fish that I fell out of the boat.

That’s because I am wellmannered.

Tom – an inveterate worm dunker – has no such dignity.

Yet, I do not hold this against the idiot.

Instead, I smile and make small talk saying encouraging things like, “I sure hope your rod does not break.”

I know what you are thinking. Instead of com-

plaining I should help Tom with his problem.

I have tried this several times, but lately he has learned to keep his bait box out of reach.

So, the best I can do is smile when Tom asks me to take another photo of the fish and him from the neck down.

That, of course, is the gentlemanly thing to do.

The other way I try to

help is by providing advice that doesn’t make him look like such a clod.

But often he’ll respond by saying, “So you want me to take the canoe and fish by those rapids?”

To which I typically respond, “Sure, go ahead. I’ll catch up.”

You know, it’s amazing how many big fish can hold in a Class V rapids.

The other thing I do to

help Tom is remove one pound of weight and six inches of length from the recollections I have of each fish he catches. That way, when he is retelling the story at the coffee shop to total strangers, I can correct the damage done when he goes to the washroom.

I begin by telling people that he a highly functioning pathological liar.

The point I’m trying to make here is that I will not malign him but I will point out to other people he has worms. And, this trip, I will try to make a gentleman out of him by actually catching bigger, more and the first fish so that he does not have to bear that burden once again.

It’s high time, I gave him a break. Tom is my best buddy, after all.

Lady Lancers hand over slo-pitch crown to W-O Having claimed the championship two years running, the EDSS squad couldn’t repeat after a season that had issues ALI WILSON AFTER A BITTER-FOUR YEAR rivalry, WaterlooOxford finally got the best of the EDSS girls’ slo-pitch team.

The two-time defending champs fell short in the WCSSAA championship game, losing to WODSS 13-3 at Peter Hallman Ballpark in Kitchener on June 8 to close out a whirlwind season.

Plagued with bad weather and injuries, the girls weren’t given any breaks on the road to defend their title.

“This year was a crazy year – it is amazing that we had so much success with all of the bad weather. We had zero practices outside.

We had four or five indoor practices in April, but you really can’t do in the gym the stuff we want to do is outside on the field.

We ended up with having zero practices this season. Despite having zero

practices and a couple of injuries we actually had a great season,” said coach Brian Carter. “We came in as the two time defending slo-pitch champs and we had a pretty good core of the same team again this year so we were expecting to have a good strong year and we did.”

The Lancers finished the regular season with a record of 8-1-1, the only loss coming to WODSS. “We ended up in second place, and we were really happy about that. Unfortunately, we were second place behind WaterlooOxford,” said Carter. “Last year we went 9-1, lost behind W-O in the regular season but ended up beating them in the finals, so we weren’t too worried about coming in second; we were hoping to do the same thing again.”

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EDSS captains Leah Sebben and Lauren Quehl (on right) standing in during the plaque presentation to WODSS for the girls’ slo-pitch championships on June 8 at Peter Hallman Ball Park in Kitchener. [ALI WILSON / THE OBSERVER]

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play flushing the first game and winning each of their final three in the last inning.

They got their chance to beat Southwood Secondary School, their only regular season tie, but the playoffs came and went without allowing the Lancers to see WODSS until the championship game, which didn’t go as planned.

“Of course, we were certainly disappointed on the day of, but once you actually got the chance to take a step back, you realize it was actually a great year, a great run,” said Carter. “It has been a great rivalry between the two schools for the last four years, really.”

The coach of nine years said he was proud of the success the girls found throughout the season and is hoping to continue it next year, despite the pending departure of a few key players.

This was the last game the team would play all

intact with the loss of pitcher Lauren Quehl, second baseman Leah Sebben, third baseman Riley Bauman and centre fielder Hannah Weber.

“We had a great core of girls who have been with us for three or four years, and about half of them are done this year,” said Carter. “All of those girls have been on the team to get us two championships and a finalist – we had a really great run. We are really lucky to have had that many players who played those positions for so long.”

There was plenty to enjoy about the season, nonetheless, said Carter.

“The three coaches myself Adam (Hiller) and Mel (Austin) are just really proud of how the girls fought all season. We are really impressed with their resilience on the playoff weekend. We had a great year, and we are just really proud of how far we got.

Nothing to be ashamed of,” he said.

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You’re never too young to give it a Tri in Elmira Kids from 3 to 14 years of age will be swimming, running and biking in town during the weekend’s TriGator event, getting a taste of triathlon competition ALI WILSON SOME 850 LITTLE GATORS will be out swimming, running and biking in Elmira this weekend.

The TriGator is an annual fun triathlon held at the Woolwich Memorial Centre for kids between the ages of 3 and 14. Much like a real triathlon, it encompasses a day of running, swimming and biking at various distances dependant on age.

“It is a pretty impressive layout. We really have done a good job of putting it all together – we make it look pretty cool. The thing we always hear is that it is a pretty well-oiled machine, and its always been that way. Things get better and better every year. Every year, the easier it has been to get people involved,” said race director Paul Helsby, who founded the event along with some friends.

“It’s a lot of work, but it has been very fulfilling.

I have a great committee; we started it with just six friends who were triathletes,” said Helsby. “We thought ‘there wasn’t one like this in the area’ – we wanted it to be different.

We are just a grassroots group of volunteers.”

Those volunteers run

the not-for-profit organization TriGator For Kids, a foundation with a mandate to support youth in the attempt to keep them active, especially those who don’t have the means to participate in organized sports.

Over the past seven years, the organization has raised $400,000 for the community. All proceeds from the day’s registration going towards Canadian Tire Jumpstart, their charity partner, to help give kids in the area a chance to participate in organized sports and recreation.

Now established, the event sold out within just two hours of registration opening online.

“It goes incredibly quickly. It certainly could be much bigger than this,” he said of options to expand the event. “We have taken great pride in the day – we are all tri-athletes that run it, and we try to really make it look like a very real, professional, world-class event. We finish on the track of the school (EDSS), so we have a big finish-line banner and a huge cheering section as they come in.

It is just fabulous to see.

“And we are a little different in that we make this a non-competitive race – it is all about finishing, so ev-

ery child gets a medal and a freezie, which is probably the most biggest reason that kids participate,” he said with a laugh.

Each year they offer direct subsidies for free access to the race for upwards of a dozen kids through Woolwich Community Services in Elmira for those who would like to participate, but don’t have the means to do so.

It was important for the group to provide kids with the opportunity to participate and feel accomplished with the success of finishing, noted Helsby.

“Triathlon, although it is gaining popularity, is not a well-known sport at a young age. We have a lot of kids who have started it and continued on through high school because they find it is a great sport to do.

It is reasonably inexpensive – you don’t need the equipment of hockey, you don’t need all of that organization,” said Helsby. “It basically just ties into what kids do every day and it shows them that it is fun. It is amazing to watch these kids. To do all three together they get a huge sense of accomplishment.”

Beyond the physical accomplishment of completing the race, there’s also

the associated fundraising components. Although not mandatory, Helsby says a lot of kids create pledge pages with their goals and are encouraged to raise money through the foundation to go towards Jump Start or directly into the community as part of the Kids Helping Kids campaign.

“There are a lot of kids that really take that to heart and do a great job of that, they are out canvassing the street, they are out talking about it in the community,” said Helsby.

The top fundraisers get prizes.

Organizers have a backup plan in the case of lightning, so kids can have the opportunity to participate rain or shine.

“Woolwich Memorial Centre is a great venue. We rent the whole facility, so we often have a contingency plan to move things into the arena to keep everyone dry. If there is lightning in the area, we can certainly run a swim or run, the thing we would drop or shorten would be the bike ride,” he explained.

Festivities kick off with registration Friday night and the first wave of 3-5 year-olds start at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday.

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Woolwich Youth Soccer hosts pair of introductory fun events Saturday The Woolwich Youth Soccer Club will be holding its soccer fun day Saturday in Breslau from 9-11 a.m. and at St. Teresa’s in Elmira from 1:30-4 p.m. for the active start junior and senior groups.

Active start is an introductory program for children 3-6 years of age.

Organizers are aiming for a combined group of upmost

550 participants between the two locations.

Although the day is organized through WYS for participating teams, club vicepresident Andrea Richards, says it is more about having the kids out for a fun day with their peers.

“We are going to have a bouncy castle, a dance party and face painting. It’s really just a fun day,” she says, not-

ing that there will be a soccer component, but more nonformal soccer games such as kicking and shooting.

All three organized house leagues – active start, house league and the rural league – within the club had a delayed start this year due to the weather, but have been actively going strong since the week of May 15.

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Waterloo North Hydro to explore merger, acquistion options Plan to look at potential deals gets approval from councils of the three municipalities that own the utility STEVE KANNON Selling off the utility isn’t in the cards, but the municipal owners of Waterloo North Hydro are open to possible mergers and acquisitions that will boost the bottom line.

Meeting in joint session last week, councillors from Wellesley, Woolwich and Waterloo voted to explore their options.

The local distribution company is owned by Waterloo North Hydro Hold-

ing Corporation (Holdco), which in turn belongs to the three municipalities on a proportional basis – the City of Waterloo owns 73.2 per cent, while Woolwich holds 20.2 per cent and Wellesley 6.6 per cent.

Early this spring, Holdco hired consultants KPMG to assess its growth and financial prospects, with the company suggesting four options ranging from remaining a stand-alone utility under the current structure to a sell-off to

other owners.

In a report to councillors, the three municipal chief administrative officers recommended dropping the divestiture option, suggesting Holdco look at the other three: the status quo, a potential merger with a neighbouring local distribution company (LDC) or the acquisition by WNH of another LDC. While Waterloo North Hydro could potentially afford to buy one of its smaller counterparts in the

province, that option is essentially a non-starter, the report determines.

“Given the capital investment required, WNH would be limited to target utilities of a smaller size with a rate base less than $50 million. Of the 72 utilities in the province, 35 utilities are potential candidates for an acquisition.

However, the reality is that most of them are not for sale, some are poor investment choices due to size, geography and their high

cost of servicing and others that would be asking for too high a purchase price.

It appears that acquisitions will not be a feasible strategy at this time,” it reads.

On the merger front, the most likely scenarios involve some combination of the neighbouring LDCs – Energy+ (formerly Cambridge North Dumfries Hydro and Brant County Power), Guelph Hydro and Kitchener-Wilmot WNH | 17

Breslau airport to replace runway lights with new grant from Transport Canada LIZ BEVAN The Region of Waterloo International Airport is getting its piece of the pie – just over $100,000 – as Transport Canada doles out support to smaller airports.

The fund, just under $42 million in total, is earmarked by Transport Canada under the Airport Capital Assistance Program (ACAP).

For Waterloo Region, this means $104,935 for the replacement of the precision approach path indicator, or PAPI, on runway 08.

Airport general manager Chris Wood says it is a project that has been on the books for a while, and fulfills the requirements of the ACAP. “(The lights) direct pilots so they can guide themselves to the runway.

There are a few lights on

the runway, but these four are all about safety and they are going to be LEDs. It was something that we have been looking to do anyways,” he said.

The project is getting underway now, with preliminary plans in the works.

“We should have everything done by the winter,” said Wood. “We should have everything installed by around October, November-ish. Our consul-

tants are working on the design right now.”

Using LED lights instead of what is currently directing pilots will save the airport plenty of money in electricity, even with just four new lights.

“The lights are going to have that quality that makes them much brighter and better. The power savings is phenomenal,” explained Wood. “There is a seven-year buy back on the

electricity consumption, so the lights will pay for themselves in seven years.”

Wood says the replacement of the PAPI lights with LED bulbs is a new venture for airports across the country.

They didn’t want to be the first.

“Now, there are other airports that have done AIRPORT | 17

Seeing a natural approach to annual health FIELD NOTES The naturally raised livestock movement has many consumers convinced that any animal treated with antibiotics should never end up in the food chain.

But let’s be realistic.

Livestock get illnesses, just like people do. We share a world with opportunistic organisms that survive by invading our bodies. And livestock also have their own particular problems. After all, they’re a different species, not humans, and they serve a different role.

When livestock get sick, farmers or veterinarians may treat them with antibiotics, if the situation calls for it. Imagine the uproar that would ensue in society if farmers simply culled sick animals, rather than caring for them and trying to make them better.

Research has shown that there is a very specific period of time over which an antibiotic will do its work, then naturally be cleared from system. Once that happens, and the animal has recovered, there’s no reason to keep it out of the food chain.

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it and we have talked to them and said, ‘do you think it’s worth it?’ Now we know it is, and we are at a point now where they need to be replaced,” he said.

The airport applied for the money over a year ago.

Wood says there is a long list of others that will be receiving funding from ACAP.

“It takes quite a while to get through their paperwork, and there are many other airports that are on their lists. All the airports in Canada are sharing the $41.7 million for safety upgrades,” he said, adding the process was a bit different this time around. “I have never seen them do this the way they did this time, though, with a long list re-

leased all at once.”

Around Ontario, airports in Cat Lake, Fort Severn, Kenora, North Bay, Ogoki Post, Peawanuck, Red Lake, Sarnia, Sudbury, Wapakeka and Webequie will also be receiving grants from the ACAP for everything from full replacement of airfield electical systems to new lighting to purchasing deicer.

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Hydro – in a two-, three- or four-way deal, the report finds.

Whatever the option, the benefits would be thoroughly weighed, particularly as it applies to impacts on electricity rates and customers, said Woolwich CAO David Brenneman.

“We’re getting healthy dividends that help with budgets and the services the township offers,” he said, noting nobody is eager to risk the golden goose.

It’s for that reason that officials dropped the idea of selling off their shares of the utility. Taking a onetime cash payout would see the municipalities lose an annual stream of revenue, on what collectively amounted to $5.5 million in 2016.

Waterloo North Hydro had been valued at between $285 million and $350 million, with a sale bringing an estimated dividend of $212 million to $277 million after the retiring of debts and other obligations, according to the consultant.

“We’re talking about an important and significant asset,” said Brenneman.

That’s the message officials are hearing from the public, agreed Richard Petherick, the township’s director of finance.

“They see it as a really valuable asset to the community.”

The financial aspects – particularly in a climate of rapidly rising hydro rates – are a key component in any deal, he added. A thorough vetting will be part of the process.

But it’s not a deal at any cost, or for a deal’s sake,

added Brenneman.

“We’re going to look at the options, but a standalone utility is still on the table,” he said of maintaining the current arrangement.

The next step is to elicit feedback from the public.

Each of the municipalities is hosting a public meeting later this month – in Waterloo on June 20, Woolwich on June 28 and in Wellesley on June 29. There’s also a website (talkhydro.ca), and officials will be taking input via email and post.

Brenneman acknowledges that community engagement is likely to be hard to come by, if past examples are any indication.

“It’s very difficult to get the public out for the type

of subject.”

That said, the hydro file has been a high profile one given runaway rate increases and the provincial sell-off of public assets.

“We know how important it is to the public, the customers. We need input back from the public,” said Brenneman, noting feedback that “community ownership is critical” played a part in removing a sell-off from the list of options.

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their herds that had higher levels of natural immunity to disease, and were inherently less likely to fall prey to bacteria or virus?

These would be animals that got sick less often in the first place.

Well, that’s already happening in dairy cows in Canada and elsewhere, thanks to research at the University of Guelph by a team led by Prof. Bonnie Mallard. Over her storied career – one that earned her the Governor General’s Innovation Award recently – she has developed something called High Immune Response (HIR) technology.

The notation from the Governor General’s office says the awards “recognize and celebrate outstanding Canadian individuals, teams and organizations – trailblazers and creators who contribute to our

country’s success, who help shape our future and who inspire the next generation.”

Basically, here’s how HIR works. Through a simple blood test and skin measurement, animals with the best immune systems – the ones that are the most naturally resistant to disease – can be identified. It’s those animals that dairy farmers want to introduce into their herds.

These high immune responders pass on their immunity genetics to their offspring. Then within a relatively short period of time, the herd develops a higher level of natural disease resistance to problems such as pneumonia and mastitis.

How much more immunity? Studies by Mallard and other researchers she worked with to develop the technology to identify the high responders, including

Bruce Wilkie and the late Brian Kennedy, show high immune responders get sick 50 per cent less often than their herd mates.

The high immune response approach has caught on with the dairy industry. Semex, Canada’s largest livestock breeding company, licensed the technology from the University of Guelph, and called it Immunity+ (as in Immunity Plus). It’s now available in 120 countries.

Commercially, it’s generated more than $60-million in the first three years of sales.

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It’s fine to a have a few laughs on office time The workplace provides the fodder for Norm Foster’s keen writing in the Drayton Theatre production of Office Hours STEVE KANNON DURING THE COURSE OF one day in the city, in six different offices, the lives of a chaotic group of characters unfold like a spider’s web. Between the domineering mother, the hen-pecked father, a neurotic figure skater, a sex-starved therapist, a down-and-out film director, a one-armed man and an overweight athlete in need of a little help, their stories and others combine to create a dizzying little world.

What happens that fateful day – it’s a case where everybody knows everybody, but don’t know they know everybody – will be revealed on stage starting this week at the Drayton Festival Theatre as Norm Foster’s Office Hours begins its two-week run.

Veteran director Max Reimer – no stranger to Foster’s work, having directed the likes of Self Help, The Long Weekend, Jasper Station, The Last Resort, The Ladies Foursome, Opening Night, The Love List, Looking and The Men’s Foursome – says the playwright has a deft touch in tackling the workplace, spinning stories the audience can relate to.

“There’s just so much drama in an office, and anyone that’s worked in one knows it to be true,” said Reimer.

While the office technology may change over the years, the stories themselves are timeless given the human condition.

“People don’t change

Neil Foster and Kevin Kruchkywich in a scene from Office Hours, the Norm Foster-penned play now being staged at the Drayton Festival Theatre. that much. Even people who are retired can say ‘that rings true to me,’” he said of the vignettes of office life.

It doesn’t take much to turn the actual goings of many offices into something comedic.

In typical Foster style, the characters are wellformed, and the audience easily relates to them, and to the situations in which they find themselves.

Although living dissimilar lives in the office towers of the big city, Office Hours manages to link the threads between them.

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The play follows the workaday routines of an assortment of individuals, each of whom experience the schmoozing, the backstabbing, the overwork and the under-compensation that makes up the daily grind.

In keeping with Foster’s bent, the play makes use of slice-of-life humour, sometimes tackling serious issues while keeping the jokes coming at pace fast enough to cure the skeptical.

Foster’s characters are well fleshed out, they’re complex people, often full

of contradictions, just like many of us.

“People are often rationalizing instead of being rational,” notes Reimer.

“Norm can just see the humanity and the humour in all these varieties, whether it’s the racetrack, the office or the home.

“He seems to really enjoy people. He’s just fiercely interested in everybody and everything.”

The play offers up six individual scenarios – almost like sketch comedy – but as the show progresses, the audience starts to see the links, which con-

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verge at the end. The pace of the production picks up en route to the conclusion.

Keeping that pace going is the job of the actors.

Neil Foster returns to the Drayton stage having previously performed in Looking, Deathtrap and The Love List. Foster has been on stage with theatres across the country and has also appeared in films and TV series such as Murdoch Mysteries and Private Eyes.

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Appearing in The Men’s Foursome last season, Jacob James will once again show off his quirky comedic timing in this production. In addition to seven seasons with the Stratford Festival, James has performed in theatres all across North America.

Kevin Kruchkywich, who previously appeared in Drayton Entertainment’s productions of Last Chance Romance and Look No Hans!, will also take on a variety of roles.

Kruchkywich has worked as an actor and fight director in theatres all over the world.

Seasoned actress Lorna Wilson rounds out the exceptional cast. Wilson’s résumé includes shows such as Another Home Invasion and Bonjour La, Bonjour, as well as Boeing, Boeing and Corpse! for Drayton Entertainment.

“These actors are really at the top of their game.

They’re all veterans of comedy,” said Reimer. “It’s really terrific to work with people like this who can really do the work justice.”

The Drayton Entertainment production of Office Hours runs through June 30 at the Drayton Festival Theatre. Tickets are $46 ($27 for youths), available at the box office, online at www.draytonentertainment.com or by calling the (519) 638-5555 or toll free at 1-855-drayton (372-9866).

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PLACING A CLASSIFIED WORD AD In person, email, phone or fax submissions are accepted during regular business hours. Deadline for Thursday publication is Wednesday by 10 a.m. All Classified ads are prepaid by cash, debit, Visa or MasterCard. Ask about Observer policies in regard to Display, Service Directory and Family Album advertising.

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CLASSIFIED ADS CONTINUED FROM PAGE 20 HELP WANTED

FOR SALE BOOK SALE & More! Friday, 10:00 - 2:00, 5150 Ament Line, Linwood. Ph: 519-6981018 for other viewing.

FRESH ROASTING CHICKENS. Order now for pick up on June 22. Lloyd Martin, 519-669-4753.

LAWN FERTILIZER AND LAWN SEED - Call George Haffner Trucking, 519-574-4141 or 519-669-2045.

MATTRESS AND BOX Spring, new, never used, still in sealed bag. Sacrifice $195. Delivery available.

519-635-8737.

USED TROY-BILT HORSE 10 HP rototiller. Good working condition. Recent tune-up.

New tires. No leaks. Furrowing attachment. US made. $1000 o.b.o. 519-239-7282.

AUCTIONS AUCTION SALE OF Slate pool table, quality household furniture, household goods, and miscellaneous items, to be held at 1102 Isabella St. in Linwood (off Adelaide), for Scott Gunn & Tracey Denstedt, on Thursday, June 15th @ 6:00 p.m. Gerber Auctions Ltd. 519-699-4451.

HELP WANTED THE TOWNSHIP OF WOOLWICH, in the Region of Waterloo, is accepting applications for the position of:

Culture Coordinator We are seeking applicants who are dynamic and energetic with exceptional customer service, communication and social media skills to market the Township of Woolwich enhance the visitor center services.

The ideal candidate is highly motivated, personable and articulate with excellent communication, computer and writing skills. Previous experience with media training, graphic design, networking and collaboration is preferred.

For a detailed job description and instructions for applying please refer to the Township of Woolwich website at www.woolwich.ca.

HELP WANTED THE TOWNSHIP OF WOOLWICH, in the Region of Waterloo, is accepting applications for the position of:

Part Time Facility Attendant To assist with overall maintenance, operations and supervision of licensed and non-licensed events at the Breslau Community Centre and the Maryhill Heritage Community Centre.

3 – 24 hours / week primarily evenings, weekend and holidays $14.28/hr (non-licensed events) $18.00/hr (licensed events) For a detailed job description and instructions for applying please refer to the Township of Woolwich website at www.woolwich.ca.

HELP WANTED

IS HIRING FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITION:

LONG HAUL TRUCKER

Submit your resume directly to recruiting@horstsystems.com or call 519-669-1300 for more information.

AUCTION SALE OF Hotsy pressure washer, household goods, antiques & miscellaneous items, to be held at the K.W. Khaki Club, 2939 Nafziger Rd. 2 miles south of Wellesley, for Earl & Margaret Gerber, & additions, on Saturday, June 17th @ 10:00 a.m. Gerber Auctions Ltd. 519-699-4451.

SAT. JUNE 17 at 10:00 AM - Clearing auction sale of woodworking equipment; household effects; antiques; and miscellaneous items to be held at 740 Hamilton St. in Cambridge for William E Black. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519 656 3555 www.jantziauctions.com WED. JUNE 21 at 10:00 AM - Clearing auction sale of furniture; tools; antiques; collectables; miscellaneous items; and household effects to be held at the St. Jacob;s Community Centre in St. Jacob’s for a Kitchener estate with additions. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519 656 3555 www.jantziauctions.com FRI. JUNE 23 at 7:00 PM - Property auction of a 2 storey brick home with a possible in law suite; very spacious; lots of character; etc to be held at 50 Moore Ave in Kitchener for the estate of the late Nelda Schafer. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519 656 3555 www.jantziauctions.com SAT. JUNE 24 at 10:00 AM -Clearing auction sale of woodworking equipment; woodworking tools; lawn and garden equipment; household effects; antiques; and miscellaneous items to be held at 26 Sherwood Ave in Kitchener for the estate of the late Walter Wertzlaff.

Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519 656 3555 www.jantziauctions.com

FARM SERVICES

AUCTIONS

AUCTIONS

AUCTION SALE

26 Sherwood in Kitchener Ave (off Becker St.) for the estate of the late Walter Wertzlaff on:

SATURDAY JUNE 24 AT 10:00 AM

WOODWORKING AND MISC. ITEMS:

FI industrial arc welder; Southbend 6ft metal lathe and tooling; Coronet wood lathe; Craftsman 12” woodlathe; Delta radial arm saw; Rockwell table saw; roto curve machine; approx. 4 routers and tables; brand new laser level kit; Ryobi jointer; Busy bee dust collector system; belt and disc sander on stand; Beaver table saw; Beaver jointer; Craftsman air compressor; 18 gauge Brad nailers and other air nailers; drywall plastering supplies; angle grinder; grinder and buffer; construction ladders; step ladder; extension ladders; dolly carts; construction heater; variety of tool boxes; chain falls; ropes; quantity of hobbyist wood; plywood; etc; variety of scrap iron including angle iron; flat steel; aluminum; scrap copper; electrical rolls; large quantity of screws; nuts; bolts; fittings; gas powered edger; Spaenor kits and fasteners; quantity of woodworking hand tools; vise grips; bar and C clamps; variety of motors; pipe wrenches; insulation; lawnmower chipper shredder; tree prunner; quantity of lawn and garden tools.

HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS AND ANTIQUES:

waterfall bedroom suite; quilt frames; knitting machine; knitting supplies; parlour table; desk; ammunition box; copper boiler; old bikes; unique 6ft bob sled; child’s sleigh; child’s wagon; numerous glass and china; etc.

AUCTIONEER:

Jantzi Auctions Ltd. Wellesley | 519-656-3555 www.JantziAuctions.com

MON JUNE 26 at 3:00 PM - Clearing auction sale of household effects; furniture; tools; and miscellaneous items to be held at 59 Adelaide St. in Linwood for June Pass. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519 656 3555 www.jantziauctions.com WED. JUNE 28 at 10:00 AM - Clearing auction sale of furniture; tools; antiques; collectables; household effects and miscellaneous items to be held at the St. Jacob’s Community Centre in St. Jacob’s for area estates with additions. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519 656 3555 www.jantziauctions.com WED. JULY 5 at 11:00 AM - Clearing auction sale of tractors; machinery; farm related items; and miscellaneous items to be held at 1764 Huron Rd Kitchener for Mike and Maureen Detzler. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519 656 3555 www.jantziauctions.com WED. JULY 12 at 2:00 PM - Clearing auction sale of JD 332 48” cut riding lawnmower; 2001 Bantam trail light camping trailer; tools; and miscellaneous items to be held at 7536 Reidwoods Dr outside of Elmira for the estate of the late Barry Bauman. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519 656 3555 www.jantziauctions.com

BAGGED PINE SHAVINGS Agricultural Spray Lime, 22.5kg. bag; feed grade lime, 25kg. Delivered. Call George Haffner Trucking, 519-574-4141 or 519-669-2045.

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

FIREWOOD GERBER’S FIREWOOD SERVING you for over 10 years. Your #1 source of quality slabwood and bodywood. Delivery available.

519-656-2057.

HORSES SERVICE IS AVAILABLE from a Morgan stallion standing 16 hands. Black, sire is 16 hands, dam is 15.2 hands, semen is available. Contact Creekside Morgans 519-5958838 and leave a message.

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PUBLIC NOTICE “PROUDLY REMEMBERING OUR PAS T; CONFIDENTLY EMBRACING OUR FUTURE.”

Community Information Page

P.O. Box 158

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

The Township of Woolwich Requires a Livestock Valuer The Ontario Wildlife Damage Compensation Program is a federal, provincial and territorial initiative that provides financial assistance to producers whose livestock, poultry and honey bees have been damaged by wildlife. Details of the program are online at www.ontario.ca/predation. The Township of Woolwich administers the program and receives 1-3 calls per year. There is an opening for a Livestock Valuer who can respond to calls within 72 hours. The ideal candidate must be able to: • Relate to the agricultural community and meet with producers at their location;

Phone: 519-669-1647 or 877-969-0094 Fax: 519-669-1820 After Hours Emergency:

519-575-4400 www.woolwich.ca

• Determine cause of death and identity of predator, and take photos of evidence;

• Place a market value on the lost or injured livestock and complete required paperwork.

Interested candidates may submit a letter of interest and resume, clearly marked with the title of the position, to the Township of Woolwich Clerk’s Division at 24 Church Street West, Elmira, ON N3B 2Z6 or to kfahey@woolwich.ca. Call 519-669-6009 for more information. The deadline for applications is Friday, June 23, 2017 at 5:00 p.m.

“PROUDLY REMEMBERING OUR PAS T; CONFIDENTLY EMBRACING OUR FUTURE.”

Community Reminder - 2017 Dog Tags

P.O. Box 158

24 Church St. W. Elmira, Ontario Under the Animal Control By-law #31-2013 it is a requirement that all dog owners within the N3B Township 2Z6

Information Page

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

All dogs are required to be on leash and under the control of a responsible person when off their property. As a dog owner and under the by-law, it is your responsibility to pick up after your dog. Please respect your neighbours and your neighbourhood.

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

Phone: 519-669-1647 or 877-969-0094 Fax: 519-669-1820 After Hours Emergency:

519-575-4400 www.woolwich.ca

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CLASSIFIED ADS CONTINUED FROM PAGE 21 AUCTIONS

AUCTIONS

HORSES

CLEARING ESTATE AUCTION

AUCTION SALE To be held at the St. Jacob’s Community Centre in St. Jacob’s for an area estate with additions on:

CONSISTING OF PICK UP TRUCK - CAR - WOODWORKING TOOLS SHOP & HAND TOOLS - HOUSEHOLD & MISC.

WEDNESDAY JUNE 21 AT 10:00 AM

For the Late: Bob McKinnon DATE: Saturday June 24 @ 10am

HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS AND ANTIQUES:

gorgeous cherry dining room suite (table, 6 chairs, 4 door china cabinet); floral loveseat and couch; kitchen table and 4 chairs; Mennonite made oak pedestal table and 6 chairs; curio cabinet; buffet; childs table and 4 chairs; apartment size freezer; Maytag side by side fridge; Kenmore dishwasher; bedroom suite (queen bed, chest of drawers, dresser); glider lawn bench and rocker; glider rocker; chrome table and chairs; wicker furniture; folding tables; rocking horse; ammunition boxes; old bottles; old curling broom; BBQ; 1940’s dining room suite (table, chairs, china cabinet, buffet); lazy boy; Frigidaire fridge; wardrobe; guitar; sewing machine; double pillow top mattress set newer; matching table and 4 chairs; desk; love seat; Bosch mixer; paper shredder; tub chair; dresser; chest of drawers; oil lamps; crocks; jugs; variety of plastic totes; quantity of older glass and china; depression; pinwheel; dinner sets; cookware set; bedding; linens; etc. mantel clock; horse collar; washboards; primitives; brass light fixture; old wall phone; artwork; etc.

LOCATION: 5747 2nd Line, RR#2 Ariss

WANTED

DIRECTIONS: 3km east of Ariss on country rd #51 to 2nd line T-L 2nd House on right or 1km west of Elora rd #7 on county rd #51 to 2nd line T-R

SHOP & HAND TOOLS Power fist 7" x12" Hydraulic metal Band Saw c/w extra blades - Cra�sman 1/2HP Drill press floor model CPE sand blaster table model - Cra�ex Sander 6" belt 9" disc - Berkel bird model 22 Band saw Sears air compressor - Power fist 14" abrasive cut off Saw (New) - 180 Amp Emerson electric welder - Bench grinders - Floor jacks -HD portable grinder - 2pc snap on floor model tool box - Makita cut off saw - alumium step ladders - work benches - creeper crawlers - Jack stands WOODWORKING TOOLS Bench mark 10" planer - wood lathe older(good) - Beaver delta table saw - Delta router Cra�ex dust collector( like new) - King 12 1/2" wood planer( like new) - Wood pipe clamps various sizes MISC & HOUSHOLD Old milk can - camping supplies & Equipment - hot dog cart portable on wheels Firewood- Approx 10 face cords, dry split hardwood - scrap pile Quan�ty of new steel tubing, various sizes - Quan�ty of air dryed plank lumber 10hp 32" snow blower cra�sman - Roto �ller as is 6 1/2 hp pro force - gas generator - 2 wheel car dolly lots of garden tools VEHICLES 1998 GMC 1500 2wd pick up single cab 8' box 305 engine - driven daily, selling as is 2007 VW Beetle - 2.5 ltr 5 speed standard 91,000km selling cer�fied, fully loaded red c/w sunroof heated seats etc.

NOTE: Bob was a real handyman who could tackle any task & kept his tools etc. in new condi�on.

An interes�ng Auc�on with lots not men�oned VIEWING: 9am Sale Day Any announcements day of sale take precedence over ads. Proprietors & Auc�oneer not responsible for accidents day of sale.

TERMS: CASH or CHEQUE with proper ID, DEBIT

MISCELLANEOUS

ITEMS: Champion 9000 watt generator on wheels; Simplicity riding lawnmower; lawnboy lawnmower; Featherlite step ladder and other ladders; Murray 8hp 24” snow blower; bikes; hammock; jack stands; gas cans; Schwin bike; dump trailer; hand cart; shop vacs; hedge trimmer; wheel barrow; snow blower; pressure washer; exercise ball; quantity of hand; power; and lawn and garden tools.

AUCTIONEER:

WILL BUY OLD and used horses and ponies to go direct to plant in Quebec.

Will buy all types, drug form required but will buy either way. TOP PRICES PAID. Contact Calvin Kuepfer for prices at Horizon Trail Equine at 519-272-3290.

Jantzi Auctions Ltd.

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

Call Terry 519-242-6900or 519-210-0551. gallamore@ golden.net 40 years experience, fair honest prices. Will travel.

WE NEED - Primitives, benches, crates, boxes, crocks, cast iron, cupboards, old farm tools, hand tools, cast iron & old metal, stands, vinyl-jazz/rock/ blues, picture frames, paintings. Not charity store stuff.

Iron Bucket 519-787-8287 leave message. St. Andrew St. W., Fergus.

COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE RETAIL/CONTRACTOR/COMMERCIAL SPACE AVAILABLE in Linwood. Two- Units up to 1000 sq. ft. each. Phone Don 519-698-1018.

TRADES & SERVICES CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY NOW available in Elmira.

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday.

Call Annie 519-635-1033.

Wellesley | 519-656-3555 www.JantziAuctions.com

TRADES & SERVICES STONE, BRICK, CONCRETE Masonry Restorations And Repairs. 12 Years In Service.

Call Jeff The Mortar Mender For Your Free Estimate.

226-338-6243.

COMING EVENTS BOB WILHELM’S GUITAR Studio Presents: Guitarama 2017 “The Workout Recital” at Pinacle health and Fitness. 1:00 - 3:00, Saturday June 24, 2017. Proceeds to Sunrays Hockey Team. For info call 519-669-5371.

GARAGE SALES FANTASTIC SALE! SAT. June 17, 1144 King St. N., St. Jacobs. 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. Four families - antiques, some furniture, home decor, toys and books.

FOR

OPTIMUM ADVERTISING RESULTS… THE OBSERVER. PLACE AN AD IN OUR CLASSIFIED SECTION TODAY!

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CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE WEDNESDAYS BY 10AM OBSERVER SERVICE DIRECTORY HOME IMPROVEMENTS SERVICES

AMOS

COMMERCIAL • RESIDENTIAL

WINDOW FASHIONS

ST. JACOBS

GLASS SYSTEMS INC.

R O O F I N G

INC

1553 King St. N., St. Jacobs, ON N0B 2N0

Free in-home Consultations.

Call someone you can trust.

• Specializing in residential re-roofs • Repairs • Churches A Family owned and operated business serving KW, Elmira and surrounding area for over 35 years.

WORKMANSHIP GUARANTEED

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

A Brand You Can Trust

CALL JAYME FOR YOUR FREE ESTIMATE.

519.501.2405 | 519.698.2114

22 Church St. W., Elmira

TEL:

Tel: 519-669-5537

In Business since 1973 • Fully Insured

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

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

HOME IMPROVEMENT SERVICES

The Right Window Treatment Can

Save you

Blinds

by Elite or Mera

In home consultations Wide selection of styles & fabrics 1011 Industrial Crescent St. Clements | 519-699-5411 www.LetUsFloorYou.ca

FREE

INSTALLATION When you buy 3 or more

Hours: M-F 8:30 - 5:30 Sat 9:00 - 3:00

Evenings By Appointment

“25 years in Business”

John Schaefer Painting

CONSTRUCTION INC. info@trappconstruction.ca www.trappconstruction.ca

(519) 569-0772 • Commercial & Industrial General Contracting • Specializing in Concrete Work & Excavation • Retaining Walls

• • • •

Stamped Coloured Concrete Demolition Bin Service Machine Bases

Concrete Breaking & Removal

FREE ESTIMATES Interior/exterior Painting, Wallpapering & Plaster | drywall Repairs NOW ACCEPTING VISA OR MASTERCARD

519-503-6033 (CELL) 519-669-2251

36 Hampton St., Elmira

RESIDENTIAL & AGRICULTURAL

Driveways • Sidewalks • Curbs • Patios Finished Floors • Retaining Walls • Steps Decorative/Stamped and Coloured Concrete www.marwilconcrete.ca

519-577-0370

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OBSERVER SERVICE DIRECTORY HOME IMPROVEMENT

RA HOME COMF ELMI (519) 669-4600 ORT

Steve Co.

Plumbing and Maintenance Inc.

TIRE

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

RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL • INDUSTRIAL

For all your Plumbing Needs.

24 HOUR SERVICE Steve Jacobi

AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES

ELMIRA

1 Union Street, Elmira

519-669-3652

WHERE TIRES ARE A

SPECIALTY, NOT A SIDE LINE.

Farm • Auto • Truck Industrial On-The-Farm Service 35 Howard Ave., Elmira

THOMPSON’S

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

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

519-669-3232

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

Accredited Test & Repair Facility

GENERAL SERVICES

OUTDOOR SERVICES

BIKE SALES & REPAIRS PROFESSIONAL BIKE MECHANIC ON STAFF

Visit our website

www.biobobs.com or call today!

519-648-3004

or

SEE US FOR

Window & Screen

REPAIRS 22 Church St. W., Elmira

800-232-6396

519-669-5537

Various sizes & rates

CLEAN • DRY • SECURE Call

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

519-669-4964

100 SOUTH FIELD DRIVE, ELMIRA

CONCRETE FLOOR/PAD BREAKING & REMOVAL SKID STEER SERVICES • ALL ATTACHMENTS AVAILABLE

CALL ABOUT OUR 28FT FLAT BED SERVICE

CALL DUSTIN AT

226-750-4532

HOME IMPROVEMENT SERVICES

OUTDOOR SERVICES

•Final grading •Lawn repair & complete seeding well equipped for large stoney areas •Spike Aerator/Overseeding •Natural & Interlocking Stone •Retaining Walls, Walks & Patios •Help for Top Water & Drainage issue

Murray & Daniel Shantz

ALMA, ONTARIO | PHONE: 519.846.5427

ROLL OFF INDUSTRIAL BIN RENTALS CALL FOR AVAILABLE SIZES CALL DUSTIN AT

226-750-4532

- Design and build -

AGRICULTURAL | RESIDENTIAL FRAMING • ROOFING RENOVATIONS • EAVESTROUGHS

Wayne Martin | 519-504-2016 darwayconstruction@icloud.com | Alma, ON

PRINTING SERVICES

SPACE FOR RENT

Since 1998

• Residential • Commercial • Industrial Randy Weber

ECRA/ESA Licence # 7000605

www.rwelectricltd.com 18 Kingfisher Dr., Elmira | 519.669.1462

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REAL ESTATE LISTINGS

Donating back to the community we call home.

Don’t Wait… Now is the Time to List!

ELMIRA – Make this your family home! This house has a separate dining room as well as a dinette beside the kitchen, a walk out to the back deck and lovely yard, original hard wood floors and a beautiful sitting room in the front to watch the world go by.

Park out of the sun in the car port, as well as parking for 2 more. Close to downtown Elmira, the rec centre, library, parks, and schools, this is the perfect spot for a growing family.

Alli Bauman Paul Martin Sue Wideman SALES REPRESENTATIVE CALL DIRECT

SALES REPRESENTATIVE CALL DIRECT

SALES REPRESENTATIVE CALL DIRECT

519-577-6248 519-503-9533 226-750-9332 allibauman@rogers.com

paul@remaxsolidgold.biz suewidemanhomes@gmail.com

Solid Gold Realty (II) Ltd., Brokerage

NEW LISTING

OPEN HOUSE SAT & SUN 1-3pm 76 Arthur St. S., Elmira

$399,900

ELMIRA – Attention Seniors!! This beautiful open concept 1220 sq. ft. townhouse has all you need on the main floor. The kitchen boasts ample cabinetry with quartz counter tops and island, while the open concept living area has a gas fireplace and walkout to the deck and gazebo. The main floor master bedroom with ensuite includes a walk in shower. Enjoy the main floor laundry, extra bedroom or office as well as other rooms in the basement including a finished rec room, 2 pc. bath, hobby room and storage area plus a large utility room. This is retirement living at its best!

SOLD

3 Arthur St. S., Elmira 519-669-5426

ELMIRA – Transform this 2150 sq foot former duplex back into 2 units quite easily. Great for an investor, or someone looking for a mortgage helper. With a mix of original character and new finishes. The large kitchen boasts new cabinets, granite counter and glass tile back splash. New flooring and paint throughout. The second floor is equipped with 3 bedrooms with large closets and a balcony as well as a full laundry room (converted kitchen). The house continues into a fully finished attic with a huge walk in closet which could be a master bedroom, or additional rec room.

The basement has a finished 25x13 rec room and powder room with loads of space for your family to spread out.

$465,000

WATERLOO – This is your chance to live on beautiful Lakeview Dr. This home has been lovingly cared for inside and out. With updated kitchen and bathrooms, 3 bedrooms upstairs, and one down, there is lots of space for your growing family. Double concrete driveway and a single garage allows for loads of parking. Walk out from the dining room to your deck overlooking your huge fenced in back yard. Backing on Northfield, there are no back neighbors, and a high privacy fence makes it feel very private. Garden shed has hydro for easy access to your lawn equipment. Don't miss this!

$469,000

OPEN HOUSE SAT, JUN 17 10am-12pm 8 William St., Elmira

SOLD

$415,000

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

Independently Owned and Operated

R.W. THUR REAL ESTATE LTD.

Bert Be Martin Re/max Solid Gold Realty (II) Ltd., R BROKER

45 Arthur St. S., Elmira Office:

BROKERAGE

BRAD MARTIN

LET OUR 50+ YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WORK FOR YOU!

9 ERB ST., ELMIRA

Broker of Record, Broker Sales Rep. MVA Residential Res: 519.669.1068 Cell: 519.588.7562 Cell: 519.584.4400

66 RIVERSIDE DR. W., ELMIRA

$349,900 GREAT STARTER HOME. Shows well. Lovely yard. MLS.

70 MUSCOVEY DR. ELMIRA

DIRECT: 519-572-2669 3 Arthur St. S. Elmira DIREC

519-669-2772

OFFICE: 519-669-5426

www.thurrealestate.com

131 ORIOLE PKWY., ELMIRA

$369,900 BACKS TO GREENSPACE. Bsmt. walkout. MLS.

19 FALCON DR., ELMIRA

www.remaxsolidgold.biz

EMAIL: bert@remaxsolidgold.biz

FREE Market Evaluation NEW LISTING! Elmira Semi offers 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, garage, garden shed and family room addition. Backs to green space. MLS. Call Bert to view.

$299,900

$339,900 NEW LISTING!

!

EW G N TIN S LI

$399,900 BRICK BUNGALOW, full bsmt. Quiet street. MLS

LUKE SHANTZ

!

EW G N TIN S LI

39 RIVERSIDE DR. W., ELMIRA

JULIE HECKENDORN

Brokerage

Independently Owned and Operated

Elmira Single Family with beautifully landscaped property offers 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, formal dining room, walkout basement, large deck to enjoy the view. MLS. Call Bert to view.

$239,000

$499,900 LOVELY OLDER HOME renovated from top to bottom! MLS.

WELLINGTON RD. 12, ALMA

$499,900 PARKER – Retail/residential. MLS.

$549,900 CUSTOM BUILT and backing to farmland MLS.

2 PARK AVE. E., ELMIRA

COMMERCIAL SPACE FOR LEASE (downtown). 868 sq.ft. $850./month MLS.

$349,900 3 BDRMS. 2 baths. Great yard. Shows well MLS.

DEVELOPMENT LAND 1.6 ACRES OF COMMERCIAL – c-4a ZONED LAND IN A PRIME LOCATION AT THE CORNER OF Church Street W and Barnswallow Drive.

Backing onto existing residential lands and across the street from a newly developed subdivision. The site allows for approx. 13,000 sq.ft. of commercial footprint w/an option of residential above. MLS. GREAT DEAL! ONLY $790,000

CALL US NOW FOR YOUR FREE MARKET EVALUATION

BUSINESS FOR SALE in 2,000 s/f building. Building is owned by business seller and is available for lease.

Business consists of HVAC sales and service, duct systems installations, commercial and residential boilers sales and service. Price includes sheet metal fabricating equipment, special hand tools and inventory. MLS. Call Bert for information.

Serving the community for 25 years!

Your referrals are appreciated!

SELLING YOUR HOME? ADVERTISE IT IN THE OBSERVER

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FAMILY ALBUM ANNIVERSARY

ANNIVERSARY

BIRTHDAY

BIRTHDAY

Lucky ThirTEEN!

Happy 65th Anniversary Mel and Martha Eby

Happy Birthday to the most active kid we know!

The family of Dave & Marlene Martin invite you to help them celebrate their th

50 Anniversary

Join us for a Come and Go Tea, Sat. June 24 from 1-5 p.m. at Brentwood Community Centre, Brentwood.

Congratulations to Marilyn

Blessings from your family

Best wishes only please.

On her birthday party with Elvis, Rover on back of car and 85 friends & family

BIRTH NOTICE

RETIREMENT

THANK YOU

Married June 19th 1952.

Love you so much Finn - Mom, Dad & Parker

Thank You

I would like to thank all who made my Open House Birthday an unforgettable day.

Thanks so much,

Earle James Kuepfer Arrived on : May 22, 2017 at 1:45am 7lbs 13oz, 19-1/2”

Welcomed with love by Nick & Marlene. A little brother for Norah and Hayes.

Thanks to Gabi & the St Jacobs midwives for a safe and healthy delivery.

Grandparents : Ross & Bev Kuepfer of Linwood Patricia Koster of Palmerston And the Late Lambert Koster.

Please join us for a

Retirement Celebration Honoring

Don Harloff

Executive Director, Woolwich Community Services

Open House & BBQ

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Passed away on Friday, June 9, 2017, at Hospice Wellington, Guelph, at the age of 87 years. Delores (Paprotka) of Elmira was the beloved wife of the late Willis H. Reger (1998). Dear mother of Linda and Steve Wendell of Conestogo and Mike and Mary of Waterloo. Lovingly remembered by her grandchildren Adam (Kylie), Amanda (Mike), Christopher (Sandy), and by her greatgrandson Sammy. Sister-in-law of Ruth Paprotka of Edmonton, and the late Ernie. Fondly remembered by the Reger family. Predeceased by her parents William and Wanda Paprotka and her stepmother Barbara. The family received their relatives and friends from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. on Monday, June 12, 2017, at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, 62 Arthur St. S., Elmira. The funeral service took place on Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at 11 a.m. at St. James Lutheran Church, 60 Arthur St. S., Elmira. Interment was in St. James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira. In Delores’ memory, donations to St. James Lutheran Church, Elmira, or Hospice Wellington, would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy.

Passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 7, 2017 at St. Mary’s General Hospital, at the age of 88 years. Gladys was the beloved wife of the late Earl Archibald (1988). Dear mother of John, Tom and his wife Tisha, all of Alma. Sister of RuthAnn Rae of Waterloo and sister-in-law of Gael Soehner of Elmira, and Joyce Wilson of Parker. Lovingly remembered

by Wendy Howse. Predeceased by her parents Clarence and Gertrude (Snyder) Soehner, brother John Soehner (2010), and brothers-in-law Jack Rae and Manley Wilson. The family received their relatives and friends on Sunday, June 11, 2017 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, 62 Arthur St. S., Elmira. Funeral service was held at 11 a.m. on Monday, June 12, 2017 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 27 Mill St., Elmira with interment in Elora Cemetery.

Reception at Alma Community Centre followed. In Gladys’ memory, donations to Arthritis Society or St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Elmira would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy.

Peacefully at her home at Pinehaven Nursing Home in Waterloo on June 12 in her 101st year.

Lovingly remembered by her children, Paul and Judy Martin of St. Jacobs; Shirley and Cal Larsen of Labrador, Austalia; Carol Weber of Kitchener; Ella and Laverne Brubacher of St. Jacobs; Ruth and John Brenneman of Kitchener; and Rhoda and Klaus Seibert of Mount Forest; her sister Ada Holzschuh of Kitchener; her sister-in-law Merle Haney of Waterloo; and daughter-in-law Sandra Martin and Harold Rudy of Baden.

She will be fondly remembered by her grandchildren Lesley (Kevin) Broughm, Jeff (Jeanne) Martin, Stephen Martin, Laura (John) Nova, Kimberley (Jason) Goodman, Rachel (Paul) Willms, Joel (Catherine Mellinger) Brubacher, Michael (Stephanie) Brenneman, Chris Brenneman, Brad (Wendy) Martin, and Sabrina (Adam Hussey) Martin. Great-grandmother of Amanda, Micah and Jesse Broughm, Tyler Martin, Kayley, Matthew, Nicholas, Emily and Hannah Nova, Zachary and Jacqueline Goodman, Jonah and Alice Willms, Liam Hussey, Leo Brubacher, Zoe Martin and Jacoby Brenneman.

She was also a special “grandma� to the Leah and John Boehm family.

Predeceased by her husband, Moses Martin, who died in 1995; her son Richard who died in 2009; her brothers Frank and Lewis Drudge, her sister Ella Derry, and her son-in-law Roger Weber.

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Born on June 15, 1914 in Claremont, near Stouffville, Ontario, Alice was the oldest child of John and Lucinda (Reesor) Drudge. The family moved to Linwood when Alice was young. She married Moses Martin of St. Jacobs on October 19, 1937. They lived in Waterloo until 1943 and then moved to St. Jacobs. In 1952 the house beside Moses Martin’s Garage was built, and they lived there until they retired to a condo in Kitchener in 1987. Moses died in 1995. In 2000 she moved to Lanark Place Retirement Home. In 2006 she moved to Pinehaven Nursing Home.

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Passed away peacefully on Monday, June 12, 2017 at Grand River Hospital, Kitchener, at the age of 66 years. Cleason Weber, of RR 1, St. Jacobs, was the beloved husband of Almeda (Martin) Weber. Dear father of Eli of St. Jacobs, Amos and Annie of Massey, Orvie of St. Jacobs, Amy Weber of St. Jacobs, Erma and Elmer Martin of Palmerston, Ellen and Eli Martin of Elmira, and Daniel and Esther of St. Clements. Loved grandfather of 20 grandchildren.

Brother of Melinda Weber, Melvin and Fern, Norman and Eva, Ermina and Peter Horst, Harvey, Ervin and Naomi, and brother-in-law of Edna (Mrs. Aden) Weber. Predeceased by his son David (2007), a granddaughter in infancy, his parents Eli and Nancy (Martin) Weber, brothers Aden and Sylvester, and sister-in-law Naomi (Mrs. Melvin) Weber. The family received relatives and friends on Tuesday, June 13, 2017 from 2-5 and 6-8 p.m. and Wednesday, June 14, 2017 from 2-6 p.m. at his home, 317 Hawkesville Rd., RR 1, St. Jacobs. A family service was held at the home on Thursday, June 15, 2017 at 9 a.m. then to Conestoga Mennonite Meeting House for burial and public service. Arrangements entrusted to the Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira.

Alice will always be remembered for her joyful spirit, her generous heart and her caring for others.

A special thank you to the caring staff at Pinehaven Nursing Home; and her â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shepherdâ&#x20AC;? from St. Jacobs Mennonite Church, Gloria Shantz.

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Private family burial at the St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery.

The service will be held at St. Jacobs Mennonite Church, 1310 King Street St. Jacobs on Friday June 16th at 11:00 a.m.

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A good, simple marinade for a Father’s Day BBQ

Keying in on Canada’s 150th, historical society ramps up some celebrations of its own to mark 40th anniversary ALI WILSON THIS YEAR IS SOMETHING of a significant milestone for the country, as you might have heard. It’s also a notable anniversary for the Historical Society of St. Boniface and Maryhill Community, which marks 40 years.

To commemorate its anniversary, the society is kicking off festivities with a July 1 celebration in conjunction with Canada’s 150th birthday and ending the year in the fall with a special heritage Sunday hullabaloo.

Tom Schell, the current president and only remaining active charter member of the society, reflected on the society’s birth four decades ago.

“There was an anniversary for the church, this particular church here was built in 1877 so the 100th anniversary was in 1977.

We had quite a large celebration, at that time there was a number of people we had a good time planning it,” Schell explained.

“We ended up deciding we should form a historical club – it was 10 years after Confederation in 1967 when all of that celebrations were going on, so we thought we should get something going. That is how we got started.”

Although Schell was one of the founding members,

he only really got involved as an active member five years ago. Since then the society has seen the most progressive growth in its 40-year history.

“The whole society has been transformed in the last four years with the new projects,” said Ken Hanson, the group’s secretary.

Hanson, who joined the executive just a few years ago in a similar timeframe as Schell, has seen the evolution of the society firsthand, including reaching out to the community, developing a more modern newsletter and a website.

The group, which currently has 300 members, is hoping its push to be more involved in the community will in turn get more of the community involved with the historical society itself.

“It has taken a long time to have these changes,” said Hanson. “So now we can do a mass email that has been the big reach to get more of the community involved, and that has really helped.”

In addition to the electronic revolution of the society, the new executives decided it was time to add in more celebrations.

“Once we got in and got a few things going I decided that we needed to be a little bit more proactive MARYHILL | 29

RECIPE NOTES FIRE UP THE BBQ – Father’s Day celebrates dad and the special men in your life. And, as they say, the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. I’m not sure if that is the reality of the situation, but we certainly have fun trying!

Our little shop has been hopping busy, celebrating birthdays, anniversaries and showers ... and, now, dad’s big day. Looking for unique handmade entertaining ideas can be a challenge. Thankfully, the area is brimming with local talent and artisans.

You will find many of them at the farmers’ markets and the Taste of Woolwich on Saturday. The best way to better our local economy is to support local businesses – and a good BBQ fits the bill on the way to a man’s heart.

For me, the best way to get to my guy is a game of golf and a yummy dinner.

For the latter, a great marinade for chicken or pork is easy to make, full of flavour and stores for a long period of time. Serve with your favourite chutney or tropical fruit salsa.

Maryhill Historical Society president Tom Schell is joined by society secretary Ken Hanson outside of the Halter House last week. The group is celebrating its 40th anniversary in the community. [ALI WILSON / THE OBSERVER]

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Caribbean Chicken Marinade 2 Tbsp. sambal Oelek 1 Tbsp. of chopped ginger 1 Tbsp. fresh rosemary, chopped 4 Tbsp. chopped fresh parsley 4 Tbsp. fresh basil, chopped 3 Tbsp. fresh thyme, chopped 4 green onions sliced 1 tsp. ground pepper 4 limes juiced 4 oranges juiced 4 Tbsp. of balsamic vinegar 6 oz. Canadian yellow mustard

Mix all ingredients and store in a mason jar.

Pour marinade on chicken legs and allow to chill in the fridge for about two hours.

Preheat BBQ on low and place chicken legs on the grill – you will need to keep an eye on the legs so they don’t burn.

Cook until they reach a temperature of 165-170 F Enjoy and Happy Father’s Day!

In the sweltering heat on Tuesday, the 10 members of the We-HaveHarte team volunteered their time to help at Wellesley’s first Habitat for Humanity build on Queen’s Bush Road. Through their fundraising, the team was able to collect $6,200 for the charity. Front row: Bev Hill, Dianne Martin, Darlene Paulitzky.

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and promote a few more things,” said Schell. “We promoted July 1 because, really, it’s our national day – we should have that as a historical society.

“And our big society celebration will be on September 24 on a Sunday, Heritage Sunday. We will be having a mass and

there will be a tour of the countryside, followed by a lunch and awards. It’s our big fundraiser for the year.”

On July 1 the celebration will begin at 11 a.m. at Halter House with the raising of the flag, the singing of O Canada and remarks from local dignitaries. Following that, local youth from

the high school will be honouring veterans from the area who fought in the Great War and the Second World War. A special planting of a Canada 150 maple tree will be happening at the house, with the Maryhill Knights of Columbus sponsoring a BBQ for all those who attend.

In the afternoon there will be crafts and music by the Melody Train. Visitors will also have the opportunity to participate in horse-drawn wagon tours of the community, a selfguided tour of the church and a tour of Halter House, which serves as the society’s headquarters.

Acquiring the building

was an instrumental part in the historical society’s development. It now houses physical documentation, antiques and information displays available to the public.

“It has been our only building and fortunately it was one of the earliest buildings that was built here – the Halter House

was owned by Edward Halter,” said Schell.

Halter, born in what was then Lower Alsace in 1834, emigrated to Maryhill (then New Germany) as a child, becoming a prominent community member and serving on township council for three years, 1877 to 1879, the last year as reeve.

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Up to man to invent the wheel, as itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not an efficient biomechanical option WEIRD NOTES

Q. This is the ultimate in getting the job done fast and in time, in time meaning less than 24 hours of lapse. Any thoughts on this one?

Clue: You can bank on it.

A. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the ultimate â&#x20AC;&#x153;hurry up and wait,â&#x20AC;? since the brain from a deceased donor must arrive at the Harvard Brain Tissue Resource Center within 24 hours, says Sean Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neill in â&#x20AC;&#x153;New Scientistâ&#x20AC;? magazine.

Average time is more like 17 hours, â&#x20AC;&#x153;incredibly fast given the brain has to be removed intact and transported from anywhere in

the U.S.â&#x20AC;?

Then Jorge Tejada and his team weigh it (average 1.4 kilograms, or 3 pounds), slice it in half and rinse the hemispheres in sterile saline. One half is cut into slices from front to back, key structures are removed with a scalpel and the slices are placed between two plates of Teflon-coated aluminum and frozen in seconds with dry ice and liquid nitrogen, minimizing damage to tissue. The other half is soaked in formalin for several weeks to fix it before being examined and dissected by a pathologist and stored at room temperature until needed for research.

Asked if the brain bank holds any famous brains,

Tejada said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every brain here is famous. Everyone here is somebody, so we take our hats off and say thank you.â&#x20AC;?

Q. You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to shake hands with this crab, advises â&#x20AC;&#x153;Science Newsâ&#x20AC;? magazine. Why not?

A. Because this large co-

conut crab can snap its left claw as hard as a lion can bite, says the magazineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Susan Milius. According to Okinawan researcher Shin-ichiro Oka, the shy crab doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t attack people unprovoked, but when he was getting one to grip a measurement probe, his hand was pinched twice, thankfully without breaking any bones. But, said Oka, â&#x20AC;&#x153;although it was just a few minutes, it felt like

other dead stuff, innards of palm trees and nutsâ&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and also coconuts.

Q. Life on Earth is wonderfully diverse in all its forms and processes.

There are walkers, runners, flyers, swimmers, crawlers and on and on.

But why arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wheels included in the locomotion mix?

eternal hell.â&#x20AC;? The strongest claw grip measured a force of about 1,765 newtons, â&#x20AC;&#x153;worse than crushing a toe under the force of the full weight of a fridge.â&#x20AC;? By way of comparison, a lionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s canines bite with about 1,315 newtons, with some of its molars topping 2,000 newtons.

Coconut crabs begin their lives in seawater in the western Pacific and Indian Oceans. Eventually they move to dry land where they live for 50 years, maybe even double that number, yet theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d drown if forced back into water for too long. Adult males and females use their powerful left claw â&#x20AC;&#x153;for dismembering whatever the omnivorous scavengers find: roadkill and

A. First, consider the daunting biomechanical problems of evolving rotating muscles and veins, says Charles Cockell in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Physics Todayâ&#x20AC;? magazine.

Then, too, â&#x20AC;&#x153;wheels have an inherent problem in that they are limited in the landscapes they can navigate. They cannot overcome obstacles with a height greater than their radius unless they are

lifted up.â&#x20AC;? At the human scale, legs are far more efficient for getting from here to there despite barriers and for traversing terrains such as sand or wet soil that are extremely difficult for wheel movement.

However, in regions of the world with flat dry plains, dung beetles push balls of dung and tumbleweed balls roll across the landscape. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Biology does explore spheres and wheel-like architecture in places that offer the potential for their success for rapid transport.â&#x20AC;?

ABOUT THE AUTHORS Bill is 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.

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The Elmira Maple Syrup Festival committee awarded grants to 32 local community groups. Front row: Laverne Brubacher, Kim Dixon, Drew McGovern, Rose Rabidoux. Back row: Clarence Martin, Greg Bedard, Vince Sowa, Quentin Mayer, Flapjack, Barb Wilkie, Dave Unrau, Karen Weber, Cheryl Peterson. [ALI WILSON / THE OBSERVER] FROM | 3

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“When you hear some of the stories, they are heartbreaking,” he said.

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The 32 community organizations who received grant funds from this year are; Elmira District Community Living, 1st Elmira Scout Group, Community Care Concepts, Friends of Guiding, Kiwanis Transit,

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A group of long- serving pancake flippers from Trinity United Church of Elmira was recognized with a Friend of the Festival award.

Recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s largest single day maple syrup festival, the event is already in the planning stages for next year on Apr, 7, 2018.

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