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LIZ BEVAN GUARANTEED TO DISAPPOINT SOME of the residents, Wellesley council came down on the pro-sidewalk side Tuesday night, approving a stretch of walkway on Parkview Drive in the Village of Wellesley.

Council heard from three formal delegations May 9 in support of the sidewalk, citing the safety of children in the neighbourhood, but had some vocal opposition from spectators. Coun. Carl Smit was the only ‘no’ when it came time to vote for the motion.

In December, residents put forth a petition in favour of a sidewalk on Parkview Drive, followed in January by a petition from residents against the sidewalk installation.

Other traffic-calming measures have already been put in place, such as a four-way stop in 2015 and stop blocks in 2016, but for some, it wasn’t enough.

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Elmira Sugar Kings’ Quinten Bruce hoists the Sutherland Cup in London Friday night after the team defeated the Nationals in Game 5 of the finals. It’s the fourth time the team has won the top trophy in Ontario Junior B hockey, but the first time since 2011. [LIZ BEVAN / THE OBSERVER]

ESSENTIALLY A LARGE BATTERY backup system for the electrical grid, a two-megawatt storage facility has been approved for Elmira’s north-side industrial area.

NextEra Energy won approval Tuesday night for its request to amend the industrial zoning to permit the development of a battery storage facility on a 4.2-acre site at 50 Martin’s Lane. The land, owned by Marbro Capital, is adjacent to the biogas plant.

Once completed, the facility would allow the company to fulfill a contract with Ontario Independent Energy System Operator (IESO) to provide an energy storage solution for an electrical grid that is fed from intermittent sources such as solar and wind power.

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Currently, the electricity system in Ontario at times relies on backup power from its gas-fired plants to make up for periods when solar and wind are unavailable, for instance. NextEra facilities store such power when its generated, allowing it to be used when needed.

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WITH THE AIM OF empowering young women, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kitchener Waterloo are expanding their programs for girls.

The program has already seen success in Woolwich middle schools, with 95 girls having attended the organization’s Go Girl sessions. Now, they are starting a summer group at the Woolwich Memorial Centre for all girls in Grades 6 to 8.

Katie Krauss is the service delivery manager for Big Brothers Big Sisters Kitchener Waterloo, and she says there is a focus on health, both mental and physical, in Go Girl.

“It creates an appreciation for them, getting active and living a healthy lifestyle. We want them to treat this as an education around what constitutes healthy eating habits and that kind of thing,” she said, adding it isn’t just about physical health. “We want to teach the importance of regular physical activity, and the impact that can have on your life in terms of mental health and physical health, that kind of thing.”

The group gives girls a chance to meet with their peers and discuss different topics affecting them as young girls. It also allows them to teach others what they learn.

“It is also a great leadership opportunity for them to learn all of this information in a collaborative setting and to be able to take that information on and help teach their own friends and their family that information,” said Krauss. “It is a great way to, one, maybe meet some new people in a community setting, two, to learn some really important things about a healthy lifestyle, and it is a way that they can take on that role in their families and friends.”

The group sprung out of a grant from the Kitch-

ener Waterloo Community Foundation in 2015, and after speaking with community members, a group like Go Girl was identified as a need. Now, they are expanding their scope.

“That was a two-year grant we received and we have already been able to hold 12 groups and serve 95 girls in Woolwich. It has been a really exciting partnership that we have been able to develop with the schools and that has been amazing,” said Krauss.

“We thought that the spring would be another great time to hold it again. People are more willing to venture out and we knew it would be a nice opportunity to engage with the community in a different way.”

There are many activities planned by the Go Girl volunteers, all geared towards the young members and their self esteem, health and other facets of their lives.

“Each session is divided into an active living component, a healthy eating component and a feeling good component. In terms of active living, there are games like clothespin tag they do, which is always fun.

There is a day where they do skipping. They do games like human knot and team building games as well that bring in problem solving when presented with a scenario and you have people on both sides of the issue sharing their thoughts and opinions about someone can go about addressing a certain issue or that problem that they encountering,” said Krauss, adding that the girls will also have an opportunity to reflect and ask questions. “Combined with that, there are some crafts, some activities about how the girls maybe saw each other at a certain age versus how they see themselves now – that kind of thing.”

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Collision claims the life of Elmira’s Bryan Maher, former resident Peter Surey LIZ BEVAN FRIENDS AND FAMILY ARE mourning the loss this week of an Elmira man and his friend, a former resident.

Brian Maher, a Woolwich firefighter and local business owner, and Peter Surey were killed in a single vehicle collision on May 5 near Killarney, Ont. The two 27-year-olds were longtime friends, having attended Elmira District Secondary School together.

The Elmira native was one of four founders of the popular St. Jacobs brewery, Block Three Brewing, as well as a volunteer firefighter in the St. Jacobs station.

His business partners and fellow firefighters are mourning his loss.

Woolwich Township fire chief Dale Martin says Maher’s passing leaves a hole at the St. Jacobs firehouse.

“A guy like that, it is pretty tough boots to fill. We’re going to miss him,” he said.

Maher joined the fire department as a volunteer in August 2015 and immediately made an impression.

“He was one of our newest members, but he was a friend to everybody. He is going to be dearly missed by everybody,” said Martin, adding that Maher was always the first to lend a helping hand. “He was a very community-minded person. He was always the first to volunteer for anything that the fire department was involved with. He always wanted to be part of this and that.”

Outside of the fire hall, Maher was a friendly face frequently seen at Block Three Brewing, founding the brewery with three friends, Graham Spence, Phil Hipkiss and Derek Lebert, in 2013. Spence says Maher was the best kind of friend.

“Bryan was a great friend a truly genuine and loyal friend. Thoughtful and kind,” he said in an email to the Observer, adding that his qualities as a friend spilled over to his role at Block Three. “As a colleague, he was talented, hardworking and able to fix anything.”

For now, Spence says the St. Jacobs brew pub will keep serving the community.

“The brewery is pretty somber at the moment, but we know that Bryan would want us to continue on and get things back to whatever normal is,” he said.

A funeral service for Maher will be held at Dreisinger Funeral Home in Elmira on May 12. Surey’s service will be May 14.

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Conestogo resident and science enthusiast Adam Martinez, 15, has been studying the effects of silver on resistant bacteria. He will be presenting his project later this month at ISEF in Los Angeles, competing against 1,700 other science fair students from over 70 countries. [LIZ BEVAN / THE OBSERVER]

Taking a school science project to the world stage

Adam Martinez of Conestogo is off to Los Angeles to compete against students from around the globe at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair LIZ BEVAN A CONESTOGO STUDENT IS heading to Los Angeles to test his science chops against the best student scientists from all over the world.

Adam Martinez, 15, is in Grade 9 at Waterloo Collegiate Institute and has already gone through regional and national science fairs.

Now, he will be competing with nearly 1,800 high school-age students from some 70 countries for top honours at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) from May 14 to 19.

When he discovered that his application had been accepted to the international fair, Martinez was amazed.

“I was shocked. I was not expecting it. A lot of people are in the older grades. Grade 9 is the youngest you can go, and this was the first time that I could qualify,” he said, adding that students his age are rarely accepted.“I wasn’t actually expecting to get in. I just wanted to see what would happen and get used to the application process, but when I got in, I had to go.”

His project takes a look at silver nanoparticles and how they can be used to help with

bacteria that has developed a resistance to silver. He ended up discovering growth where he didn’t expect it. For Martinez, that meant going back to the drawing board.

“Silver is used in medicine and cleaning products all the time, however certain bacteria have developed a resistance, like with antibiotics. It is kind of the same deal here,” he said ahead of the competition. “At first I wasn’t sure why the growth was happening because it seemed counterintuitive. Why was the bacteria growing when I am giving them an antimicrobial? You wouldn’t expect

that. Because I am a very conservative scientist, I always go back to my method and try to see if there is anything flawed with it, and I thought maybe there was a local precipitate destructing certain aspects of it, but I ruled that out and decided to do some further tests on this increase in growth.”

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The spot to take a book, leave a book Local Cub Scout puts together Elmira’s first Little Free Library in his Barnswallow Drive neighbourhood ALI WILSON Nestled in along the edge of Elmira’s Barnswallow Drive you’ll find a new yellow-roofed addition to the neighbourhood.

Easily visible with its blue, red and yellow paint, the Little Free Library was built and installed by a local Cub Scout eager to spark in others his love of reading.

His handiwork is the first registered Little Free Library to come to Elmira.

The non-profit organization provides an online mapping tool to foster neighbourhood book exchanges worldwide, with the purpose of inspiring a love of reading and creativity.

The free book exchange works on a take one/leave one system where people can enjoy reading a new-tothem book, while leaving one of their own previously read books.

The idea to install the library came to Hayden George, a 10-year- old John Mahood Public School student, when he was decid-

Hayden George with the first registered Little Free Library in Elmira, which he installed on Barnswallow Drive. [ALI WILSON / THE OBSERVER] ing what to do for his Cub Scouts capstone assignment.

“I love reading and I think reading should be a habit for most people because people learn from it,” said Hayden.

The capstone assignment was the final task

needed to receive the Seeonee Award, the top award in Cubs. Hayden had to reflect on his experience as a Cub with the group, earn ten levels in outdoor adventure skills, do 15 hours of community service as a Cub, and complete the final capstone project,

one that would add to his community in some way.

He is the first Elmira Cub to receive the Seeonee Award.

“Scouts Canada as a whole program has switched, just this year they have gotten rid of the star system and have

introduced something called Canadian Path,” said Mathew George, Hayden’s father and Cub Scout leader. “The Seeonee Award is brand new for the Canadian Path, so he is the first one in Elmira to ever get it.”

As father and Scout leader, Mathew says he was very proud of his son giving back to the community by facilitating the library.

“The project needed to mean something to the Cub for the community, some sort of capstone project to encapsulate your three years to look back and reflect that I did that as a Cub and feel proud,” said Mathew. “Ultimately the youth gets to choose their project, us leaders have to decide whether we think it is suitable or not.”

Although it was his idea, he did received some helpful hands from family in building the structure and cutting the plexiglas.

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After completion, the Georges chose Barnswallow Drive as the location for the library.

“You know we are pretty lucky to have a backyard back onto a main street where it is very visible so that was kind of the good fortune for us,” said Mathew. “We have already had a lot of people comment on it just by driving by.”

Hayden says he is happy to see that people are using the library, with the majority of the original books already exchanged.

“It feels good, I now know that people are actually reading because we checked on it and its some other books so I think that, yeah, I feel good,” said Hayden.

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Home sales, prices keep climbing It was another record setting month for home sales as 766 residential transactions were recorded through the Multiple Listing System the Kitchener-Waterloo Association of Realtors, an increase of 14.3 per cent compared to April 2016.

Residential sales in April included 492 detached homes (up 14.7 per cent compared to April 2016) and 161 condominium units (down 1.2

per cent). Sales also included 52 semi-detached homes (up 30 per cent) and 53 freehold townhouses (up 60.6 per cent).

KWAR listed 985 residential properties in K-W and area last month, a 17.8 per cent increase compared to April of 2016, and the first time the number of new listings put on the market in a single month has come this close to the 1,000 unit mark in two years, the association reported this week.

However, with inventory continuing to sit at or below one month of inventory for the ninth consecutive month, there continues to be a lot of pressure on prices. By the end of April,

there were only 652 residential listings still active on the MLS system, 48.8 per cent fewer than the 1,274 available listings that were on the market at the end of April 2016.

The average sales price of all residential sales increased 39.7 per cent to $512,656 compared to April 2016.

Detached homes sold for an average price of $594,453 an increase of 40.1 per cent, while the average sale price for an apartment style condominium was $267,455, an increase of 18.3 per cent. Townhomes and semis sold for an average of $377,531 (up 39.3 per cent) and $415,709 (up 47.7 per cent) respectively.

CCAWR award for Gord Davis Elmira’s Gord Davis is the recipient of 2017 Person of Distinction from the Wider Community, awarded Apr. 29 by the Caribbean Canadian Association of Waterloo Region (CCAWR).

In selecting Davis, the group notes he is well known in the region for his work as a director with KW Musical Productions and the New Hamburg Community Players. He’s also lent his expertise to CCAWR’s production of nine theatrical performances, including the well-received “Once on This

Island,” “Ain’t Misbehaving” and “Bubbling Brown Sugar” – productions that gave local performers’ of black and Caribbean heritage the opportunity to perform and tell their stories.

These productions afforded wonderful exposure for the CCAWR and built a Caribbean theatre community that had not existed before, the group notes of his selection.

Also at the gala event held in Cambridge, Chloe Callender was awarded the 2017 Person of Distinction of Caribbean Heritage. She has served the community promoting Caribbean culture and the empowerment of black women both in her professional career

as an educator and as a volunteer.

She was the co-founder of the K-W Caribbean Association in 1975.

Emergency preparations To cap Emergency Preparedness Week, Woolwich’s Community Awareness and Emergency Response (CAER) group is hosting an open house Friday (May 12) at the WMC. There will be some 20 indoor and outdoor displays related to emergency preparations, including police cars, ambulances and fire trucks. The event runs 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

POLICE BLOTTER

Revenue Canada scam sees police issue public warning Police are issuing a warning about what they call the Revenue Canada scam after a 37-year-old Fergus woman was defrauded of more than $4,700.

The victim was contacted by someone claiming to be from the Canada Revenue Agency requesting payment of back taxes via gift cards. The victim purchased $4,715 worth of cards and provided the

activation codes along with her social insurance number.

Police offer the following tips to protect yourself against such scams: If you think you or someone you know has been a victim of fraud, contact the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre at 1-888-495-8501 or report online at www.antifraudcentre.ca. If you have lost money due to a fraud, contact police.

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Emergency workers responded Gerber Road near Wellesley Village Wednesday morning after a truck went off the road, struck a utility pole and rolled over. The driver, a 55-year-old Wellesley Township man, suffered minor injuries. [ALI WILSON / THE OBSERVER] M AY 2

Police offer the following tips to protect yourself against such scams: • Contact the CRA to confirm you owe back taxes or are entitled to a refund.

• Never provide personal information on inbound phone calls. Ask who is calling, document information and do your homework.

• The CRA would never request payment by money service businesses or iTunes gift cards.

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• If you’ve shared banking information with the scammers, contact your financial institution to place alerts on your account.

11:40 PM | Emergency personnel responded to a report of a man injured on Highway 7 near the Guelph-Woolwich Townline.

Multiple witnesses advised that the man had been holding onto the side of an unidentified black Ford Escape SUV with runningboards and roof-rack. The male was injured and was transported to a local hospital for nonlife-threatening injuries. The investigation revealed that the injured man was in possession of a quantity of illicit drugs. As a result, the 33-year-old Kitchener resident was charged with ‘possession for the purpose of trafficking schedule 1 - crystal methamphetamine,’ ‘possession of schedule 1 - cocaine,’ ‘pos-

session of schedule 2 - cannabis marijuana under 30g,’ and ‘possession of a schedule 1 – hydromorphone.’ He has also been charged with ‘failing to comply with a recognizance of a justice’ set out on Mar. 31 in the City of Stratford. Police are still looking to identify the driver and the vehicle involved in this incident.

Any person with information regarding this incident is asked to contact the Wellington County OPP at 1-888-310-1122.

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7:00 PM | Emergency workers responded to a collision between a motorcycle and a horse-drawn wagon near Milverton. Investigators determined that a motorcyclist was travelling

southbound on Road 124 when he encountered a horse-drawn carriage that was entering onto the roadway from a private lane. The driver of the motorcycle collided with the horse and was transported from the scene by land ambulance to a local hospital with serious injuries, later requiring the 53-year-old Milverton man to be transferred by air ambulance to a hospital in London. The occupants of the horse-drawn carriage were uninjured. The horse sustained an undetermined injury. Any person with information regarding this collision should immediately contact Perth County OPP at 1-888-310-1122.

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8:00 PM | A Mapleton man faces a drinking-and-driving charge after being stopped on Highway 6 north of Fergus. Police stopped the 28-year-old man’s vehicle after it was observed accelerating at a high rate of speed. While speaking with the driver, the officer believed the man had consumed alcohol. A roadside screening test was conducted, and resulted in a fail. The driver was arrested and brought to a local OPP operations centre for further testing.

As a result, he was charged with ‘over 80 mgs’ and with ‘suspended driving.’ He is scheduled to appear in Guelph Criminal Court on June 2. His driver’s licence was suspended for 90 days and the vehicle impounded for a period of seven days as per statute.

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he said.

When he gets his project to Los Angeles later this month, Martinez will be subjected to a stream of questions from judges and science and engineering companies in 15 separate interviews.

“The interviews are about 15 minutes each, and you have about 15 of them, so it is a long time. They sometimes go for longer if they have questions. There are also unscheduled periods where people can ask

questions, so you will be presenting your project a lot by the end of the day,” he explained.

It isn’t just about his research project, however.

The ISEF competitors are also given a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to pick the brains of Nobel laureates. An opportunity Martinez is looking forward to.

“There are two types of research. There are research projects that are considered pure, and there are others that are considered applied. Ap-

plied would be someone saying they have the cure to cancer, or they have something that has a direct application, then there are the pure research projects where the researcher is just trying to understand a concept, like mine,” he said of the question he has planned for the Nobel laureates. “In terms of funding and even in terms of these science fairs, the applied projects tend to do better. They are flashier, but sometimes they are not always as solid. When

someone claims they have a cure to cancer, it is not always complete. They may have covered one aspect of it, but it seems to be flashier and things like that. So, my question to the Nobel laureates, is, ‘in your experience, is applied research that much more important?’ Especially since I am on the pure research side of it.”

He also can’t wait to see some of the projects coming from students from other countries.

“It is interesting how we

are all coming to competition for a common theme.

I imagine there will be language barriers and a certain amount of division, but we are all coming to one event for a similar purpose,” he said. “I am interested to see how that will play out. Maybe different cultures have different perspectives on how to deal with certain problems or have different priorities.”

Teams from Canada have won the top ISEF prize for the last two years

in a row, but even then, Martinez says he’s going into the competition essentially blind “I don’t know what to expect. It is a very big competition. There are 1,700 people there, and it is the biggest competition I have ever competed at. This is international. This is the best from each country. So, we’ll see,” he said.

The competition starts May 14 in Los Angeles. To follow along, visit www. student.societyforscience. org.

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EDSS students bring home medals from 2017 Skills Ontario Competition ALI WILSON FOUR OF THE SEVEN Elmira District Secondary School students who took part in the 2017 Skills Ontario Competition in Toronto last week came home with medals.

The event is the largest skilled trades and technology competition in Canada, with 2,300 elementary, secondary, and post-secondary students competing in trades and technology contests. A broad range of skills and careers represented from across the manufacturing, transportation, construction, service, and technology sectors where students competed for gold, silver, and bronze medals.

From EDSS, Hailey Armstrong earned a silver medal in the floristry contest, Quinn Young and Shawntanna Atkinson won gold in the horticulture and landscape team category, and Walker Schott earned gold in the plumbing contest.

“Whether they were medaled or not, I tell them every time, count this up as a wonderful experience you had to be able to work with the industry representative, you used this day to find out as much about yourself and also, for that matter, what it is that interests you

Students from Elmira District Secondary School took four medals at the Ontario Skills Competition last week at the Toronto Congress Centre. at this point and build on that,” said Randy Dyck, head of the tech. department and one of the two supervising teachers for the competition from EDSS. Armstrong , a first-time competitor bloomed in the floristry category. The Grade 11 student credits her environmental science teacher (Mrs. Gaudet) for recognizing her potential.

“She pushed me (to do it) and it paid off,” said

Armstrong. “I just had a knack for it because it runs through the family – my mom does it, my dad does it. I just kind of have a knack for it.”

Leading up to the competition, Armstrong says she watched videos so she knew what to expect when she got there, she also had guidance from a local florist who helped to teach her the trade.

The floristry portion of

the competition took place over one day with fixed times to complete arrangements. Each competitor was given a bundle of flowers that needed to spread over the entire day.

Armstrong said luck was on her side with her flower allotment.

“I was fortunate enough to get autumn colours, reds, oranges, and all of that so I was really happy to get that because if I was to

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get married I would think autumn wedding would be the best, because my favourite season is autumn, and so I was really ecstatic and all together you could definitely see the different colours all together over all as an autumn theme,” said Armstrong.

“Our hope as always is that they have ended up with a great experience, very fulfilling, and you know we will see what next

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The plan approved by council May 9 is much as it was presented at a public meeting in February, though director of engineering and planning Dan Kennaley noted the original layout of six small shipping-containersized buildings has been changed to two slightly larger containers.

Asked by Coun. Patrick Merlihan to explain the change, NextEra project manager Neil Watlington said the move was simply

an engineering optimization, essentially the same service within a smaller footprint on the site.

William Pol, a planner with the IBI Group, said the goal is to keep as much of the property landscaped by limiting the footprint of the facility and the access road.

Of bigger concern to councillors were the safety measures, with Coun.

Mark Bauman pointing to the township’s history of chemical production, releases and pollution is-

sues. Fire concerns topped the list.

Watlington said the company has some 100 megawatts in operation or in the later stages of development, and has never experienced any problems.

Moreover, the system is designed to be self-contained, with each battery in the closer subject to 24/7 monitoring. The facilities are equipped with failsafe mechanisms that will shut down individual modules if any problems are detected, he said.

Ultimately, if there is a larger problem and a fire, a chemical fire-suppression system kicks in, with a shutdown of the containers connection to the grid and the fire and its suppression kept within the container.

Addressing the change of design – two 40-metre containers instead of six 30-metre structures – Pol noted the safety measures will be the same.

“Fire suppression will be equal whether it’s two containers or six containers,” he said.

year brings,” said Dyck.

Returning competitors Atkinson and Young competed against each other last year, but with graduation and other commitments the duo joined together for this year, and it paid off.

“There was an ongoing joke last year that we were the dream team,” said Young.

After a hiccup with their drill, the dream team glided through tasks with ease building a retaining wall with coping and protruding patio, a mini deck, zen garden, grass square, and trees and shrubs, all in a 10 by 10 area to sweep the competition.

Atkinson will be going to Fanshawe College in the fall to study landscape design, while Young will be returning to school while congruently working in landscape.

Dyck says he is extremely proud of the students they put forward and their achievements over the skills competition.

“The feedback that we have got, the exuberance that they have, all of that as really gratifying. To see that and certainly proud of how well they represented the board and themselves at an event that challenges every part of who they are and what they know.”

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Speaking to a holding provision on the property added to the draft presented Tuesday night, Marbro Capital’s Dennis Martin asked the township to remove the restriction, noting any change in industrial use on the side is already constrained by a lack of municipal services such as water and sewers.

Kennaley said the change would be looked at prior to a report at next week’s council meeting, where Tuesday’s decision will have to be ratified.

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Fundraising show to feature dresses from Wellesley weddings past and present ALI WILSON WELLESLEY MODELS OF ALL ages will be hitting the stage next Thursday to showcase wedding attire straight from local women’s closets.

The second iteration of the Wedding Dress Show – Generations and Combinations is again organized

by Wendy Richardson as a fundraiser for the Wellesley Township Fall Fair and the local youth council.

“It was a real hit, so this time we just made it Wedding Dress Show II,” said Richardson.

She says she’s a big fan of the culture around wedding dresses.

“That is a passion of mine. The first one I did was because I wanted to see everybody’s (dresses). I didn’t want to see what was on (the television show) Say

Yes to the Dress, although I like that too, but I wanted to just see what people wore and that’s why it came out of their closets. So many people are offering their dresses and their skills, local people doing desserts it’s wonderful,” she said of response to the show.

For Richardson it was important to have local wedding dresses, vintage through to the present, taken right out of people’s own closets and modelled by local ladies and youth.

Generations and Combinations, the name of the show, speaks to the true theme of what Richardson hoped the dresses would emulate on stage.

“The Generations and Combinations came because some people have four or five dresses that they have saved up through the years in generations

– great grandmother, grandmother, and up to the present and combinations it could be wedding and bridesmaid dress or flower girl dress – [it] really encompasses everything,” said Richardson.

The 30 models ages 8 to 68 will be showcasing 70 dresses throughout the course of the night. Wedding, bridesmaid, and flower girl dresses are from a range of time periods.

She says the event is really special for the community because it is entirely local.

“It is so neat the whole thing is local because the dresses do come out of people’s closets and people are still offering their dresses at this point, but I’ve had to start turning down about a month ago already because we just have too many dresses,” said Richardson.”And the

models are all local.”

The oldest dress showcased in the evening is from the 1850s.

“It has iridescent colours of bronze and brown that turns purple is certain lighting. It is hand-stitched with fine detail and the collar is padded,” said Richardson.“We are putting that one on a dress form because it is too brittle to show on a model, so it should be on the stage.”

Although it won’t be part of the show this time around, for Richardson seeing her own dress on stage last time around brought back memories and made her appreciate why it was the one for her.

“It is really nice to see it on someone else, because it just kind of brings back memories. It shows up on somebody else so then you think, ‘I remember, oh I re-

ally like that dress’ and you remember why you liked it.”

As of now the event is completely sold out, all 200 tickets having been claimed.

All funds from the show will go towards the Wellesley-NEH Agriculture Society and Wellesley Youth Advisory Council.

“We just need it (the funds) broadly over everything. For the fair, we have prize money we have to pay out, there are fireworks, there is the children’s programing so wherever its needed we will use it,” said

Richardson. “The Youth Advisory Council uses some of their money raised to aid with senior programs and the food bank in Wellesley Township. They are a great bunch of young adults to work with and have been very dependable.”

The Wedding Dress Show will take place the Wellesley Community Centre on May 18 at 7 p.m. with the firefighters from the Wellesley station volunteering their services to serve the dessert, tea and coffee and help with the take-down after the show.

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The mock youth council meeting gave the kids a chance to see what goes on in council chambers and how decisions are made.

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Youth council members make like Wellesley administrators for the night LIZ BEVAN THE INS AND OUTS of municipal government can be hard to follow, but the Wellesley Youth Advisory Council is diving right in.

On Monday evening, the youth council took on the roles of councillors, mayor and township staff, holding a mock youth council in Wellesley Township council chambers, with their realworld counterparts sitting next to them. They passed motions, made amendments, discussed zoning changes and the like, just as the seats’ usual occupants would.

Township staff appeared as delegations speaking both for and against an imaginary food truck in the

Wellesley arena parking lot, and the use of recently purchased recreation lands.

Lisa Parker from the Woolwich Community Health Centre heads up the Youth Advisory Council and she says taking part in a mock council like Monday night’s gives the young members a chance to see how decisions directly affecting them are made.

“It is just about seeing how all of this works. It can be intimidating because it involves a bunch of processes that we don’t necessarily use in our everyday life,” she said. “So, when you get a bit of practice, make it a bit less scary, make it a bit more informal, it is easier to navigate. They discuss things like new land

purchasing and how to use that land, discussing some other less contentious issues such as the Canada 150 celebration, just to get some practice on those kinds of things.”

The group has been thinking about holding the mock council meeting for about six months, and when young people filed into the Crosshill council chambers, township staff was there to greet them, and help them get through the agenda.

“We have those adult champions by their sides to, saying, ‘yes, we are going to help you, yes, we are going to guide you,’” said Parker.

“It takes away the scary parts and normalizes the people who do this work.

Wellesley Mayor Joe Nowak says the kids on the youth council are future voters, and it is important they learn how municipal government works before they hit the polls.

“It is great for these kids to learn as much as they can about their local government, the one that takes care of their immediate needs and understand why that it is important and how that process works, how those decisions are made.

“There are probably some people in the community that have a hard time distinguishing between federal, provincial and the municipal,” he said.“The municipal is front line and that is important. These kids will be voting soon.”

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Housing market surge spills over into the region EVEN CASUAL OBSERVERS OF the housing market have watched with wonder and/or dismay what’s happening to prices. And not just in Toronto and Vancouver, as the there’s been a spill-over effect that extends in growing rings, even to this regions.

British Columbia’s surcharge on foreign buyers tempered the Vancouver market, at least temporarily. Ontario has moved in that direction with the Toronto market, also announcing plans to muck about with rent controls even as stocks dwindle and the flood of unneeded newcomers continues – a recipe for nothing but disaster.

Already, many people – especially younger ones, but increasingly cutting across demographics – despair of owning a home as the economy sinks, works become more precarious and, sometimes inexplicably, housing costs rise.

With prices, government policy is largely to blame, mostly through immigration and, down through the ranks, poor land-use planning and growing taxes and fees.

The big issue, of course, is whether we’ve got a housing bubble ... and when it will it pop.

Not just yet, apparently, as the market continues to heat up. Even in this region, sales each month reach new heights, as do costs. Last month, sales were up 14.3 per cent over the same time in 2016, reports the KitchenerWaterloo Association of Realtors. More ominously, the average sale price of homes was up 40 per cent to $513,000 over April over last year.

Nationally, the average price for homes sold was $548,517 in March, up 8.2 per cent from where it stood one year earlier. That price is greatly elevated by sales in Vancouver and Toronto; excluding those markets drops the average price to $389,726, with local prices looking much stronger in comparison.

Studies show rising prices in Toronto are pushing buyers not just to the outer edges of the GTA but to places farther afield, such as Waterloo Region.

Average home prices are now far out of reach of many residents, which doesn’t seem sustainable. Some economists and market watchers are waiting on a correction.

Still, there are plenty of us who see housing as a safe investment, unlike, for instance, the stock market, which remains volatile. Both markets are a gamble, however, and both were and continue to be heavily manipulated by the financial sector, the very industry responsible for the systemic corruption at the root of our economic woes.

Speculation, of course, is another word for gambling.

There’s a simple reality, however: housing prices do not always go up.

Price decreases could help those looking to get into the market down the road, but that upside could be offset by the fact credit is harder to come by. Lenders are hanging on to their money, and tightening requirements when they do part with it.

If there is a take-away lesson to be learned when it comes to real estate, it’s don’t take any undue risks. And gambling, which is how we’ve been viewing the housing market, is risky to the core. If we keep betting on ever-increasing prices – with equity loans to match – and allowing too many people to over-leverage themselves, there’s going to be a great deal of pain if the market sees a correction or if interest rates start rising to historical levels.

Don’t wager the farm on the boom times lasting forever.

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WORLD VIEW / GWYNNE DYER

Questioning the timing of events in the Korean crisis WORLD AFFAIRS Apart from Donald Trump’s need for a dramatic foreign policy initiative, is there any good reason why we are having a crisis over North Korea’s nuclear weapons testing now?

If the Pyongyang regime is really planning an underground nuclear test soon, as Washington alleges, it will be the sixth bomb test it has carried out, not the first. That hardly qualifies as a new development that requires urgent action. The same goes for its ballistic missile tests, which have been ongoing for many years. Nothing new is going on in North Korea.

In South Korea, on the other hand, things are about to change a lot.

The winner of Tuesday’s election and South Korea’s next president, Moon Jaein, favours a much softer policy towards North Korea. He has even promised to re-open industrial and tourist projects in the North that were financed

by South Korea under the last Democratic (centreleft) government.

A decade ago, when Moon’s Democratic Party was still in power in Seoul, he was chief of staff to President Roh Moo-hyun and the so-called Sunshine Policy of reconciliation with North Korea was the order of the day. The goal was to create commercial, financial and personal ties between the two Koreas, and to that end South Korea sent aid and investment to the North.

It’s impossible to say whether that would eventually have led to a less tense and militarised situation in the Korean peninsula, because in the 2008 election the conservatives won and scrapped the Sunshine Policy. The past nine years under right-wing governments have seen NorthSouth relations re-frozen and the investments in North Korea closed down

by Seoul.

Now Moon Jae-in will be in charge, however, and he has promised to reopen economic ties with North Korea in a policy his advisers call Sunshine 2.0.

This runs directly con-

trary to Trump’s policy of tightening economic sanctions against the North and even threatening military action to force Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear weapons programme. Indeed, the Trump administration may have pushed a military confrontation with North Korea to the top of its foreign policy agenda precisely in order to preempt Moon Jae-in’s new Sunshine policy.

Given the chaos that reigns in the Trump White House, this may not be the case. It could just be that Trump is making policy on the fly, and that he neither knows nor cares about the domestic politics of South Korea. But some recent U.S. actions point to a deliberate attempt to get the confrontation going before Moon took office.

One clue could be the sudden rush to deploy the THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) system in South Korea before the election. It’s a system designed to intercept short- and medium-range ballistic missiles of the sort that North Korea might use to deliver nuclear weapons on South Korea (and maybe

Japan) if it ever managed to make its nuclear weapons small enough to fit on them.

A reasonable precaution, perhaps – but THAAD was originally scheduled to be installed in South Korea between August and October of this year. Then suddenly it arrived in the country in March, and was “operational” (at least in theory) by last month.

Moon will now have great difficulty in reversing that decision, and the North Koreans are predictably waxing hysterical about it.

On the other hand, Trump shocked the South Koreans by announcing at the end of April that South Korea would have to pay $1 billion for the THAAD system, despite an existing agreement that the U.S. would bear the cost. He also declared that he was going to renegotiate the existing free trade agreement between the two countries.

Which suggests that there is no clever plan, just the usual stumbling around in the dark.

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THEIR VIEW / QUESTION OF THE WEEK

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“A nice family day with the kids and my husband.”

“I don’t celebrate Mother’s Day.”

“Seeing my kids.”

“Breakfast in bed.”

“Having my whole family at home.”

“It could just be that Trump is making policy on the fly, and that he neither knows nor cares about the domestic politics of South Korea.” Gwynne Dyer | 8 HIS VIEW / STEVE KANNON

Recent heavy rainfall and flooding likely the shape of things to come EDITOR'S NOTES Whoever’s in charge of the adage about April showers forgot to flip over the calendar page, as the first week of the fifth month brought more rain than we typically see in all of May. While sunnier this week, temperatures were still well below seasonal, not great for the May flowers that are supposed to come along.

Luckily, flooding wasn’t really an issue here, unlike what’s still being dealt with in Eastern Ontario and Quebec.

The region is usually spared such hardships – you have to go back more than four decades to the Cambridge flood of 1974 to find something on a large scale. We’re also fairly immune from the hurricanes, wildfires and earthquakes we see elsewhere on the globe. And while tornados are a possibility, past occurrences haven’t come with the same frequency or wrought the kind of de-

struction we see in, say, the U.S. Midwest.

We’re not immune, however, from the impacts of a shifting climate, including more extreme weather.

If climate models are on target, we can expect more extreme weather days ahead, even putting aside the human contribution to global warming/climate change.

Predicted changes would significantly decrease the duration of the annual snow season and lengthen the growing season. They could increase the frequency and severity of extreme heat events in summer.

If the models hold, we can expect more than just rising temperatures. Greater impacts could include changes in precipitation patterns, in soil moisture, and possibly in the frequency and intensity of severe weather events.

Changes in weather patterns may affect the frequency and intensity of pollution episodes.

Increased heat stress, and possible increases in the number or severity of episodes of poor air quality and extreme weather

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Insurance companies, which top no one’s mostpopular list, aren’t doing so for the public’s benefit per se. The industry doesn’t care about you, it cares about its profits. In the ideal world, it collects ever-increasing premiums and pays out nothing, with government forcing consumers to keep paying nonetheless.

But its goals somewhat align with the public’s in that most people want to avoid making claims as much as insurers want to avoid paying them.

Glenn McGillivray of the industry-funded Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction notes most of the issues around flooding and subsequent claims come from poor decisions made in the past, from allowing homes to be built on vulnerable land to building codes that don’t recognize changing risks.

We don’t seem to have learned anything from past floods, he argues in an opinion piece this week in the Globe and Mail.

“First, a homeowner

locates next to the river, oftentimes because of the view (meaning a personal choice is being made).

Many of these homes are of high value.

“Then the snow melts, the ice jams or the rain falls and the flood comes. Often, as is the case now, the rain is characterized by the media as being incredible, far outside the norm. Then a scientific or engineering analysis later shows that what happened was not very exceptional,” he opines.

“These events are not caused by the rain, they are caused by poor land-use decisions, among other public-policy foibles. This is what is meant when some say there are no such things as natural catastrophes, only man-made disasters.

“Finally, the province steps in with disaster assistance then seeks reimbursement from the federal government through the Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements. In any case, whether provincial or federal, taxpayers are left holding the bag.”

Most of the predictions

based on climate modelling show more changes coming, none for the better. AGW skeptic or otherwise, there’s no denying the climate is in flux, and that we’ll have to deal with the consequences. Just like the residents of Eastern Ontario and Quebec just now.

So, what are we doing to prepare? Not enough, according to Blair Feltmate, chair of the Climate Change Adaptation Project at the University of Waterloo.

In a report last fall looking at the flood preparedness of Canada’s provinces, he awarded an average grade of C- (at B-, Ontario was actually the highest ranking in the country).

As someone who studies such eventualities, Feltmate is well-placed to make predictions, and the outlook is grim.

Severe weather is on the rise across Canada. Events that used to happen every 40 years can now be expected to happen every six.

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Ontario falls prey to a number of natural hazards: drought, heat waves, floods, rain, snow and ice storms, tornadoes, and even hurricanes, although they’re rare. Small changes in average climate conditions are expected to generate significant changes in extreme events.

Experts anticipate fewer extremely cold days and more extremely hot days and more severe thunderstorms, which can cause injury and property damage.

Staying out of the climate change debate, the insurance industry is nonetheless spending a considerable amount of time crunching the numbers – assessing risk is their business, after all – and they see plenty of reasons to worry. Lately, the industry has been more proactive, essentially urging mitigation efforts through pitches to government and the public alike – you may

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South Sudan had a population of 3 million in 1960 which grew to 11 million by 2013. Its 4.1% annual growth rate delivers a doubling every 17 years, which will drive their population to 22 million in 2030 and 44 million in 2047. The thin, dry soils of the region are already too depleted to prevent famine. Farmland, public infrastructure and social support systems which were once adequate are rapidly overwhelmed by compound population growth.

“Families, business owners, municipalities, NGOs – they have all told the premier, loud and clear to stop this wrong-headed sell-off.

People need relief from soaring energy bills, not to hear that the premier is doing more damage to our already broken system.”

No one would have predicted the Elmira Sugar Kings would be the Sutherland Cup winners at the beginning of the season. No one except head coach Geoff Haddaway. “This is what I envisioned at the end of the year, there was no question. I never said it all year long but this is the outcome I envisioned,” he said following the May 6 win in Niagara Falls that capped a great season for the Junior B hockey club.

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on North, but don’t want a war

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events or not, Moon Jae-in is in a difficult situation.

He quite rightly believes that there is no need for a crisis this year to resolve a problem that has been simmering away (but never boiling over) for at least 15 years, but unless he goes along with it he will find himself in a confrontation with Donald Trump.

Could he win it? He

could if he has strong support at home. South Koreans are divided more or less evenly between a hard and a soft approach to North Korea, but they all agree that they don’t want a war in which they would be the primary victims.

Trump will find the new South Korean government very reluctant to pursue his campaign – only diplomatic for the moment, but who knows? – against the North.

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fall, hail damage, storm surges, tornadoes and hurricanes. The once-in-acentury flooding in southern Alberta in 2013, which costs billions, will likely reoccur much sooner than 2113. The same with disasters elsewhere. There’s no denying the devastation, and the huge economic impact.

“As noted by the office of the Auditor General of Canada, climate change scientists expect severe weather events to become increasingly more frequent and intense in the coming years. This will have significant physical, social and economic impacts, resulting in long-term costs and disruption of everyday life.

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Despite the warnings, perhaps the largest barrier to any major change is human nature: we’re quite content with our lives today, and see no need to change that for some potential long-term benefit, one that’s unlikely to materialize in our lifetimes.

Interestingly enough, should the forecasted problems arise, it won’t matter at that point if the climate changes are naturally occurring or manmade: we’ll still have to cope with such things as rising sea levels, increased storm activity, desertification and other threats to farmland, to name a few. Expect the unpredictability to continue.

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Sugar Kings revel in their Sutherland Cup win

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Question is: What would Bob do?

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period, London got one on the board from Quinn Lenihan, assisted by Brenden Trottier and Austin Kemp. Elmira blocked any other scoring chances from London, while potting two more of their own goals. The first came from Mitch Hoelscher (Jeff Jordan, Skinner) and the second from Brown, unassisted.

As soon as the final buzzer sounded, the celebrations began. The Sutherland Cup was brought out on to the ice, and each player took a turn skating with the cup above their heads, some kissing it.

I NEVER THOUGHT I’D say this, but here goes. I’m glad Bob and I cancelled our fishing trip.

That is saying a lot because Bob is a fine person to fish with. He’s gentlemanly, competent, enthusiastic, and one of those guys who just genuinely likes being in the outdoors.

Basically, he’s the epitome of a good outdoorsman.

When you find a fishing buddy like that, enjoy the heck out of it – for they are few and far between. And you should learn what you can from them too, if not about fishing, then at least about having the right attitude about life.

Needless to say, cancelling wasn’t part of the plan.

In fact, Bob and I had planned a fly fishing trip for last Thursday. This annual day trip to Algonquin Park is something we have been doing for the last three years. We were going to bushwhack into a section of river that we had not fished together. Unfortunately, there has been lots of rain and local rivers are fast and high, making them unsafe to wade and harder to fish. So we re-scheduled for this week when we hoped things would get back to normal.

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Elmira skates to convincing win over the London National in Game 5 to claim the provincial Junior B prize LIZ BEVAN FOR THE FOURTH TIME, the Elmira Sugar Kings hoisted the Sutherland Cup as Ontario’s best Junior B hockey club.

After defeating the London Nationals in Game 5, helmets and gloves were strewn across the ice as the Kings’ bench cleared and the team jumped on each other in a celebratory bear hug. Before the celebration, the team fought their way to a 4-1 win in London at the Western Fair arena last Friday night.

The win gave the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League squad its first provincial title since 2011.

Head coach Ty Canal says seeing the celebration was a great way to end their extra-long season.

“The guys were obviously excited. It was fun to watch, just the pure excitement and joy on their faces for one another and they were definitely excited. I don’t really know how else to explain it,” he said. “We played 27 playoff games. That is another half a season in games, so there was a lot of hard work, a lot of dedication and a lot of ups and downs they went through throughout the year to finally be there. To be able to raise that trophy was something special to see.”

After winning the first

three games of the series, the Kings had lost Game 4 at home on May 3, sending it back to London, where they dominated the game.

Goalie Jonathan Reinhart only let one goal get past him.

“I thought we played exactly how we needed to play. Besides London getting an early goal in the third, but I mean, it was expected that they would have some fight back. I think we got off to a great start, and we got the first goal this time and built on that,” said Canal.“Our penalty kill was strong, our power play got a goal, the game winner, and in the third period we just had to make sure we

didn’t give up a lot. London had a lot of firepower, but our guys did a great job holding it together, keeping them to the outside and taking care of the tight areas that we needed to. We played well with and without the puck, and it was a good hockey game for us.”

The Kings started scoring in the first with a marker from Jacob Black, assisted by Zack Cameron and Tyler McBay. Klayton Hoelscher brought the tally to two on the power play with one minute and forty seconds left in the period, helped along by Jake Brown and Ethan Skinner.

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Well, Mother Nature threw a wrench in the gears again. There was a flood in Minden where Bob lives.

I left a message with him to see how things were and Bob called me back yesterday evening. No surprise, he was his normal cheerful self.

He reported the water level was threatening his house and those of his neighbours,

but he also said they had done all they could with sandbags and the placement of sump pumps and were now hoping that the worst was behind and the river would recede.

Bob was incredibly grateful to all the volunteers who came to his community. He said many good people, from local and from afar, had shown up and helped prepare and

distribute sand bags and as a result, his house, and others in the region were much more prepared for higher water than they might have been.

And, typical of Bob, he was worried more about other people who were in more precarious situations than his.

He then said, “I’m glad you called. I was meaning to call you.”

In my teenage years, that was the opening sentence of a breakup call. Sadly, this was even worse – Bob declared he could not go fishing.

“I’m OK to be 15 minutes from my house, but I wouldn’t feel right being farther than that until we are sure that there’s nothing to worry about.”

I told him that this was completely understandable

and offered my help (the original purpose of my first call) because the rest of my week looked fairly open anyhow – especially since we weren’t fishing.

“That’s great,” he said.

And then, we spoke of how I might be able to help him with the removal of sandbags, as soon as the water level dropped.

“Let’s hope that happens soon,” I said.

That said, we began discussing more pleasant subjects such as turkey hunting and the re-scheduling of our trip for a time when the river in question would be more conducive to good fishing.

When that day comes, I’ll enjoy the heck out of it. In the meantime, I look forward to helping out Bob. As I said, you can learn a lot from a good fishing buddy.

Excitement comes with taking in the Kentucky Derby from the owners’ box Wellesley’s Manfred and Penny Conrad revel in the experience of seeing State of Honor take to the track at Churchill Downs ALI WILSON GIVEN ALL THE POMP and circumstance surrounding the historic Kentucky Derby, soaking up the sights and sounds may have been more than enough for a Wellesley couple making their first trip there as racehorse owners.

Manfred and Penny Conrad’s State of Honor got off to a quick start at Louisville’s Churchill Downs last

weekend, but couldn’t keep the pace and faded away.

Still, it was an exciting experience.

The first leg of the Triple Crown of thoroughbred racing – followed by the Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes – the derby saw 20 horses compete on the one-and-a-quarter mile dirt track at Churchill Downs, which has hosted the event since 1875.

Conrad, founder and

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The interest was sparked when a neighbour of the couple, who had horses at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, invited Penny to come along; from then she began buying and breeding brood mares.

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Conrad. “She makes the final decision on who we agree to.”

State of Honor is not only Canadian bred, but is also credited to Penny. The couple has had him since birth three years ago, sired

by To Honor and Serve.

Looking back at the journey before competing in what is billed as the most exciting two minutes in sports, the now threeyear-old was started as a two-year-old at Woodbine, where he was successful before heading to Florida.

In his time in Florida with longtime trainer Mark E. Casse, he never won a race, but managed to place second or third each start receiving points for each start.

This was enough to earn the “big bay” a trip to Louisville.

It was the first time the couple has had a horse in the Kentucky Derby, with Conrad calling the experience unbelievable.

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Manfred says they were nervous about their horse coming out too quick from the start – if it starts stampeding from the beginning, there really is very little chance of maintaining that pace.

“We were afraid if the horse gets out too quick and then he could not keep up that pace, and sadly that’s what happened,” said Conrad.

This was the first time jockey Jose Lezcano rode State of Honor.

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point, so the jockey eased up – he didn’t want to injure the horse, which was a smart move by the jockey,” said Conrad.

Leading the pack out of the gates wearing number 6, State of Honor ended up in 19th place.

Despite the placing, the 17-hand bay colt’s career has just begun. He is now back home at Woodbine preparing to race in the Queen’s Plate in July.

As for Conrads, they are thankful for the experience State of Honor gave them.

“We were thrilled, we were thankful to be there.

We were very fortunate, and we know that we are fortunate to have been able to experience this. Experience of a lifetime, and we really couldn’t have asked for anything more. We are still in awe it still hasn’t sunk in yet, the whole experience. Regardless of the outcome, we are just thankful we are there and we love the horse and the horse is nowhere near finished yet his career, I can tell you that much,” said Conrad.

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Sutherland Cup win comes 20 years after it first captured prize FROM | 11

For the five players that are moving on from Junior B hockey and the Sugar Kings next year, Canal says it was a great way to end their careers in junior hockey.

“There is definitely no better way to finish your junior career than to be able to raise a trophy,” he said.“There are not a lot of players that can say they did that. It definitely goes out to those guys, and also the guys that are first year in the league, or the guys who have played a couple of years that haven’t won a trophy. All of that stuff came together and all of them should definitely be proud and excited about all that they have accomplished this year.”

While the season may be ending on a high note, it wasn’t always easy for the guys, but they worked through the lows and came together.

“The guys never stopped working, they never stopped competing and I think the big thing is that they never stopped believing they could do it. It didn’t matter what happened, the ups, the downs, losing the Cherrey Cup, the guys never stopped believing in the end goal. We are fortunate enough that we came out on top,” said Canal. “I think that is a great thing, when you have a team

that doesn’t stop believing in one another, they don’t ride the roller coaster too high or too low throughout the playoffs. I thought a lot of that shows the character that the players have. They are willing to play for one another, and do what it takes. It is just fun to see.”

The Sugar Kings earned themselves the wildcard spot in the Sutherland Cup playoffs after losing the Midwestern Conference title, and the Cherrey Cup, to the Listowel Cyclones in six games.

They were tied with St. Catharines in winning percentage, so it came down to goal differentials after Game 6 against the Cyclones.

In the first round of the Sutherland Cup playoffs, the Kings defeated the Caledonia Corvairs of the Golden Horseshoe Conference in six, and the Western Conference champion Nationals took out the Cyclones before meeting Elmira in the finals.

Elmira won the first three games of the London series (3-2, 2-0, 4-1) before giving up Game 4.

The Kings finished the regular season with a 3811-1 record and no overtime losses. In the playoffs, they finished with 18 wins and nine losses.

The team’s end-of-season awards banquet will be held on June 4 at the Elmira Lions Hall at 1 p.m.

The Elmira Sugar Kings celebrated their fourth Sutherland Cup win on Friday night in London. The team won Game 5 against the London Nationals, making them the top Junior B hockey club in Ontario.

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Spring the time for hitting the trails Spring on the Trail event is a sure sign that it’s the season for getting active outdoors, with weather starting to cooperate LIZ BEVAN The snow has melted and the mercury is rising, and for hikers, bikers and walkers, it’s trail season.

The Goderich to Guelph Rail Trail is gearing up for this year’s Spring on the Trail event on May 13, encouraging everyone to come out and take advantage of the better weather and take a new look at rural Ontario.

“This year, we are really trying to get the message out that we want the communities to come together, to make it their day, to get off the couch and get on the trail,” said Doug Cerson of the G2G Rail Trail group.“We want to challenge everybody to get the community to get togeth-

er, like the Lions Clubs, the Optimist Clubs, the kids’ hockey teams, we just want them all to say that this is a good day to take our group, our friends, our family and drag them out of the house and get them out there, whether it is walking, or running, biking or hiking.”

It is because of the community coming together that the group has been able to make big improvements and additions to the 127-kilometre trail.

“The last year and a half, we have brought together as many of the trail steward groups and local groups as we can.

There are 13 communities and there are local groups within those communities and in addition to that, we

were pretty successful in pulling funds together last year that were in excess of $200,000. It is pretty cool,” said Cerson. “Some communities have specific events that will be happening. We have seen barbecues in West Montrose, Ariss usually has their hiking club out there getting people out walking. Elmira will have some people out on the trail with the Lions Clubs and the township.

It just goes on and on and on up the trail to create awareness. There are too many to name, but when you take those 13 communities, you can be assured that there are people in every community helping.”

Some of the improvements can be hard to see, says Cerson, but it all goes

towards maintaining and enhancing the trail.

“With that money, we have put more equipment out on the trail and with that stuff, you kind of have to be out on the trail to see it,” he said.“We have had everything from the great big brush cutting machine that widens the canopy, to experiments with different grooming techniques on different surfaces to bring them up to the grade that we are used to, especially in the Elmira area.”

This year’s Spring on the Trail day is for people to experience the upgrades, and renew their appreciation for rural Ontario.

“Once you start going west, you start to realize, ‘oh yeah, this is where the food comes from,’ and

you can see that along the trail,” explained Cerson.

“Especially this time of year, you get to see all the different things happening in rural Ontario with the tapping of the trees in the winter, the different agriculture, the different animal life that you can see along the trail and on farms.”

The event is free of charge, but runs alongside G2G Rail Trail’s spring fundraising season. Cerson says the group would need $5 million over 5 years to do everything they are planning for the trail, including building bridges in Milverton and Perth County.

“It takes a lot of money, of course, but we are off to a really great start,” he

said.“I don’t have the exact number now, but I quote it as over $450,000 that we have deployed onto the trail on various projects since we have started this.”

There is a donation site set up where trail enthusiasts and more can sign up as individuals or teams and raise money ahead of Spring on the Trail at www.canadahelps.org and search: ‘G2G.’ The event runs all day on May 13, with events at various points along the trail, including a barbeque on Middlebrook Road, a group bicyle ride in Millbank and a bike rodeo in Milverton for kids 12 and under (11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the trailhead) and a 20-kilometre ride to Linwood and back.

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VENTURE SKY HIGH / A GROUP EFFORT

The Region of Waterloo International Airport has joined the Southern Ontario Airport Network in an effort to get ahead of the overflow of air travelers expected over the next few decades.

New group sees opportunities in air travel overflow from Pearson

Region of Waterloo International Airport part of newly launched Southern Ontario Airport Network LIZ BEVAN Toronto’s Pearson Airport is expected to hit capacity in the next few decades, and the region is looking to pick up some of that overflow.

With the Southern Ontario Airport Network (SOAN), the Region of Waterloo International Airport has joined with ten others from across southern Ontario to map out a busier future.

The collaboration was announced on Tuesday morning at Lake Simcoe Regional Airport. By working together, the group is looking to tackle the growing demand for air travel in this part of the province, with numbers projected to reach 110 million travellers by the 2040s.

Regional airport general manager Chris Wood says

the SOAN initiative has been in the works for a while.

“Two years ago, under the Greater Toronto Airport Authority, we got together to talk about what could be facing us with Pearson growing at the rate they are growing,” he said. “We wanted to see what that would look like in different airports in southern Ontario. So, for two years we have been talking and now, we continue to work on some strategies to deal with that.”

It ties in perfectly with the airport’s recently approved master plan.

“We are a step ahead in that department in that we have a plan going forward locally,” he said. “We hope to position ourselves so that we are an attractive option when airlines start making decisions about

what they are going to do beyond Pearson. They only have so much capacity there.”

The region’s new master plan for the Breslau facility has laid out milestones in passenger traffic when looking at future improvements and expansions to the airport. It is expected Pearson will be overflowing with passengers, who will make the decision to use the local airport more often.

Now that SOAN has been made official, the group’s plan is to complete an economic analysis, look at ground transportation needs of southern Ontarians, while reducing emissions and developing strategies for sustainable airport growth. The idea is to have,“a forum to discuss how to understand the opportunities and constraints

Chris Wood to air service development in the region in a comprehensive way”, according to SOAN. Wood says that although there is a collaborative aspect, the member airports will still be making independent decisions.

“I think what was announced today is really just the beginning to say,

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How each airport reacts to that is still up to each individual airport. We here in Waterloo Region have recently announced our 20-year master plan, which really takes the opportunity into consideration.”

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ROBERTS: Veterinarian looking to expand

network that provides telehealth service for pets The first call to TelehealthPets is free. But if you think you’ll need ongoing assistance – you live in a remote rural area, for example, and have very limited access to a veterinarian – you can sign up for a membership package at a reduced price, or pay by the individual call as needed.

Graham is working to gain interest among likeminded industry partners, in hopes of adding more services and reducing the price of the service to pet owners. His long-term goal is to build a team of consulting veterinarians and extending reach beyond provincial borders. But for now, he’s off to a good start with just him in his Glasgow Street home office.

“My days are full,” he says.

He’s used to full days.

Graham’s worked in a rural-urban veterinary clinic near Orangeville, with pets and with livestock, and with a veterinary pharmaceutical company. Through the years, he saw a need for greater accessibility, particularly for low-income

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the emergency visit to the veterinarian was the only option. In our case it was warranted. In some cases, it isn’t. Now, there’s a telehealth service for pets, based in Guelph.

In January, Garth Graham, a 2001 graduate of the Ontario Veterinary College, received the green light from the College of Veterinarians of Ontario to open TelehealthPets.

It’s his own business, not an arm of the province or any other organization.

But the key is that as the only provincially accredited telehealth facility in Canada, it has to meet the same standards and quality of information as local veterinary hospitals.

So when you call 1-800670-9605, seven days a week between 7 a.m. – 10 p.m., you get a veterinarian (Graham) on the other end of the line.

He’ll listen to your issue and give you advice, which – like a TeleHealth Ontario experience – might well be to go to an emergency veterinary service.

pet owners who find a visit to the veterinarian tough financially, and for rural Ontarians (especially in the north) who have extraordinary distances between them and their veterinarians.

“When it comes to veterinary care, it’s all about accessibility, geographic and financial,” he says.

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For Graham, another driver to create the service was requests he received from family and friends for armchair diagnoses of their pets’ condition – nothing they thought required immediate attention, but also, more than they could glean from an Internet search.

For example, questions about fussy eating and diets.

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Determination and friendship are music to their ears Young performers ready to stage a pair of musicals in Elmira, The Journey of the Noble Gnarble and The Grunch

The ins and outs of developing community theatre New workshop organized by Theatre Wellesley aims to boost participation by demystifying the process ALI WILSON

Loxley Walsh, 8, rehearses her part as the gnarble in The Journey of the Noble Gnarble ahead of next week’s big premiere on the Elmira Theatre Company stage.

LIZ BEVAN THE GRUNCH AND THE Gnarble are hitting the stage in Elmira next week, with the students of St. Jacobs’ Arts Abound premiering two musicals Arts Abound students have two musical shows in the works: The Journey of the Noble Gnarble and The Grunch.

Shelley Martin, founder of Arts Abound and the director of both shows, says the productions are coming along nicely for opening

nights next week.

The curtain goes up on The Journey of the Noble Gnarble on May 16 for the junior performers, and senior performers will take the stage on May 17 for The Grunch.

The Journey of the Noble Gnarble tells the story of a gnarble, a fish that wants to see the top of the ocean, but the odds are against her. Her friends and fellow gnarbles don’t think she can do it, and on her way to the surface, she faces obstacles and discouragement. Despite all

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“It is a really nice story about perseverance and determination, showing that if you keep going, that you can meet your goals,” said Martin. “All of her friends and the other fish that live at the bottom of the sea laugh at her and say that she can’t do it, so she ignores them and heads off on her journey.”

In The Grunch, a grumpy Grade 6 student named Rudy Grunch goes to Whoover Middle School, and she hates theatre and musicals. She conspires

all ages, but especially kids.

“What I really love about both of these musicals is that they have storylines, plots and morals that kids can relate to. Instead of it being your typical love story that a lot of musicals do follow, it has themes of friendship and community and determination,” she said.

The Arts Abound groups have been invited to use the Elmira Theatre Company stage for this year’s productions, giving the actors

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With that in mind, Theatre Wellesley is next week offering for the first time to non-members a workshop on producing community theatre.

Led by Elora Community Theatre directors and producers Deb Stanson and David Tanner, the sessions will run on May 17 and 24 from 6 to 9:30 p.m. The twopart workshop will educate participants on what a community theatre production team will encounter over the course of a show.

Dave McNorgan, chair for Theatre Wellesley executive and organizer of the workshop, hopes they will promote more Wellesley community members to take interest in joining the theatre.

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to steal the musical piece by piece, and after all that, Rudy has a change of heart.

“She plays chess and can’t understand why the rest of the world doesn’t value that the same way that she does. She is sick of the drama club taking over the school and getting all the appreciation,” explained Martin. “By trying to learn the ins and outs to destroy it, learns that she quite enjoys it. It is a musical within a musical.”

Martin says the two musicals are great for everyone of

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in The Journey of the Noble Gnarble and The Grunch a real theatre experience.

“It is a great opportunity for them to have that professional experience. We try to make it as realistic as possible for them,” said Martin.

The kids in the show don’t just act and sing. Martin says they are involved in every aspect of putting the shows together.

“They have all worked incredibly hard. We started the program in September, both groups come once a week, we work on the music, the dancing, their lines, and they have helped with all the

The senior students at Arts Abound have been involved in creating all of the props for the productions, including those in a train ride scene in The Grunch.

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props and sets. They help with all of that,” she shared.

Martin wants to see the community come out for either or both of the shows, but there are fewer than 50 tickets left for each performance.

“These performances are a really amazing opportunity to get a glimpse into the lives and creativity of these performers,” she said.“They really put a lot of themselves into these performances. Through all of their hard work, they have each made their characters their own. In addition to being able to support these young performers, it is a

unique experience to be able to see what they have accomplished and what they have put into these characters and the ownership and the pride there.”

Along with evening performances for the public, Arts Abound will be performing for schools around the area throughout the week.

The Journey of the Noble Gnarble is on May 16, with performances of The Grunch on May 17 and 18.

The shows go on at the Elmira Theatre Company facility on Howard Avenue at 7 p.m., with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 at the door.

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“Our hope is that we will get new faces coming out and convert those who have helped in other ways backstage or, if they have been actors, who want to produce,” said McNorgan.

Each year the community theatre group puts on spring and fall productions, encouraging both new members and a wider audience. After implementing the second more intimate spring show, McNorgan says they are in need of more production support.

“Our rationale behind it is to get more people involved on the production side of putting on a show. We have done quite well with our directors, our actors, but on the production side we just need more help if we are going to do this well. So we thought a production workshop on how other people do it, how does somebody

The Theatre Wellesley Community Theatre Group, pictured here at curtain call for their November 2015 production of Cocktails with Mimi. [SUBMITTED] “Anyone with experience putting on shows, not do it and contribute to probe part of without feeling ence would be wonderful ducing without feeling over- just as directors but also as overwhelmed.’ And then because we would like to producers,” said McNorgan. whelmed,” said McNorgan. the second evening, it’s my hear their ideas, but most Spread over two nights, The workshop will review hope that people will be important we would like to the workshop days build on all of the elements that go saying, ‘yeah, I can do this; get people within our own one another. into producing a stage play, how can we work together area for Theatre Wellesley “It is not the same workfrom holding auditions to and move forward on this.’” who have been involved creating show timelines and shop over the two nights Just over a dozen people maybe in another role as a – one builds on the other,” promoting the show. are already committed to house manager or on stage said McNorgan. “My hope “(Deb and David) are the workshop, but McNoras an actor but have never is to whet people’s apwonderful to work with, so gan is hoping to see more been involved producing a petites on the first night, I thought they would have participants get involved show. We want to eliminate some great insights because so they say ‘yeah, I can do regardless of their theatre the fear factor so that they this; this is something I can they have a ton of experiexperience.

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“Our motto is to have fun. We take great pride in producing great theatre, but we want to make sure that people are having fun, that they aren’t getting super stressed out. It is a mixture of the joy of creating great productions and great theatre, but it’s community theatre so becoming friends and having lots of fun doing it. For us hospitality, camaraderie, friendship, it matters as much as the show we put on and it really shows,” he explained.

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PICKUP TRUCK & TRAILER: 2009 Chev

Silverado LT ½ ton crew cab, 134000km (sells certified); 9ft x 6ft utility trailer.

TRACTOR & SNOWBLOWER: Kubota L35

FWD /w TL720 loader, 700hrs (bought new); Ber-Vac 5.73 single auger 6ft snowblower3pth.

LAWN MOWER & LAWN RELATED ITEMS: GRASSHOPPER 124 Zero turn lawnmower; Galsa lawn sprayer; 5ft lawn roller; Stihl gas string trimmer; lawn fert. spreader; selection of lawn & garden items.

BUGGY: small 2 seater buggy(like new).

SHOP EQUIPMENT, TOOLS, & MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS: Honda 5hp

pressure washer; Delta 13” wood planer; Delta scroll saw; planer; 14” wood band saw; Delta sander; Bosch router; steel cut off saw; cut off saw; 12 speed drill press; electric sander; electric drills; skill saw; bolt bin; jack all jack; 2hp air compressor; aluminum ladders; misc. lumber & plywood; set of 3 concrete deer; quantity of tools & wrenches, etc.

HOUSEHOLD: bedroom suite; 3 piece

Oak entertainment unit; French couch & matching chair; couch; 2-dressers; end tables; electric Singer sewing machine in cabinet; 3-bar stools; wicker set; Oak bench; fridge; freezer and other household items too numerous to mention.

ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES: 1884

Philadelphia star mill coffee grinder; 1884 wash board; love seat; No. 20 Yoke 20” cast iron bell on stand; corn sheller; platform scale; DeLavel cream separator; walking plow; hay knife; hay forks; old hand drill bits; spinning wheels; 5 gallon crock; meat grinder; crosscut saw; broad axe; collector toy tractors; bag cart; ice hooks; yard sticks; 20+ Old Dutch ice skates; pictures & frames; selection of old tools.

Plan to attend. A clean interesting auction, many unique and rare items.Property is sold.

LUNCH BOOTH For more information callTed & Femmy Vandervelde at 519-822-8761 To view photos visit www.billhorstauctions.com TERMS Cash or acceptable cheque. Proprietors & auctioneers not responsible for accidents, injury, or loss of purchases.

Verbal announcements take precedence over advertising.

Township of Woolwich Technical Advisory Group (TAG) Thursday, May 18, 2017 Council Chambers, 2nd Floor Administration Building, 24 Church Street West, Elmira Phone: 519-669-1647 or 877-969-00946:30 Fax: 519-669-1820 AfterMeeting Hours Emergency: 519-575-4400 www.woolwich.ca p.m. Public Phone: 519-669-1647 or 877-969-0094 Fax: 519-669-1820 After Hours Emergency:

AUCTIONS

AUCTION SALE

Of Antiques, household goods, fishing related, and miscellaneous items, to be held at the K.W. Khaki Club, 2939 Nafziger Rd. 2 miles south of Wellesley, on

MONDAY, MAY 22ND @ 10:00 A.M.

ANTIQUES/COLLECTIBLES:

9 pc. oak dining room suite c/w draw table. Oak china cabinet, bowed sides, claw feet – nice. Blanket box. Drop front desk. Dresser.

Wash stand. Centre pedestal table. Parlour tables. 6 matching press back chairs.

Press back rocker. 4 quilts. 2 coverlets.

Horse drawn carved wagon (Hanover). 4 pieces of redware. Flowered crock. 20 oil lamps. Aladdin lamp. Indian art. 3 signed Chandler’s. Ross Butler print. Prints & paintings. Stereoscope & cards. Lots of post & greeting cards. Jello collectibles.

Shaving mirror. 2 mantle clocks. Cast iron items. Local histories. Tinware. Farm & other toys. Implement manuals. Advertising items. Approx. 20 Royal Doultons (Marie, Vanity, Jacklyn, Even Tide, The Orange Lady, Grace, Sandra, The Foaming Quart, Shore Leave, The Mask Seller, Reverie, My Love, Veneta, Alice, Blithe Morning, Sweet Dreams, The Little Pig, etc.). Royal Doulton dogs. Hat pins & holders. Swarovski crystal.

Marbles. Old bible. 2 volumes Picturesque Canada. Stanley planes. Wooden moulding planes. Folk art box. Prints and paintings.

Royal Doulton “Woburn” 8pc. setting china.

Ansley set of china. China & Glass including lots of green depression, RS Prussia sugar bowl, Iris, lots of crystal, etc.

HOUSEHOLD: Curio cabinet with bowed front. Single beds. Patio set. End tables plus all the usual items.

519-595-2626

MISC. ITEMS: Cub Cadet LTS125 riding

Brian Rintoul - Wingham 519-357-2349

AUCTIONS AUCTION SALE OF 96 acre farm, tractors, machinery, household effects and miscellaneous items, to be held at 2588 Nafziger Rd. of Wilmot Twp. (1 mile north of Philipsburg or 3 miles south of Wellesley, for Horst Fubel, on Thursday, May 18th @ 11:00 a.m. Gerber Auctions 519-699-4451 or 698-0138.

FARM PROPERTY AUCTION of 13 acre farm, to be held at 1621 Moser-Young Rd. adjoining Bamburg (Wellesley Twp.) for Horst Fubel, on Thursday, May 18th @ 7:00 p.m. Gerber Auctions 519699-4451 or 698-0138.

AUCTIONS FRI MAY 26 at 7:00 PM -Property auction of a charming, 2 story, red brick home on a large lot with new kitchen; new bathroom; 3 bedrooms; living room; etc to be held at 46 Centre St. in Elmira for Stuart and Bridget Main. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519 656 3555 www.jantziauctions.com SAT. MAY 27 at 8:30 AM Annual Mennonite Relief Sale of quilts; furniture; art; etc to be held at the New Hamburg Fair Ground. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519-656-3555 www.jantziauctions.com

lawn mower, 12.5hp, 38in. cut, needs some repair. Chauffeur Mobility 3 wheel scooter – good condition. 2 – 22 caliber riffles (1 with scope). Older 12 gauge double barrel shot gun. PAL required to purchase firearms. 25 fishing rods & reels. 6 fishing tackle boxes – full. Hand & garden tools.

NOTE – See www.auctionsfind.com/gerber for photos. Terms – Cash, debit or cheque with I.D. 10% buyer’s premium.

AUCTIONEERS:

Gerber Auctions Ltd. 519-699-4451 or 698-0138

2827 Hutchison Rd., RR#1 Millbank (Crosshill)

AUCTIONS WED. MAY 31 at 10:00 AM - Clearing auction sale of furniture; antiques; tools; collectables; household effects; and miscellaneous items to be held a the St. Jacob’s Community Centre in St. Jacobs for an area

519-575-4400 www.woolwich.ca

estate with additions. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519 656 3555 www.jantziauctions.com

Base Knowledge • The candidate for this position would ideally have experience with sow breeding and farrowing.

• Be able to communicate effectively with staff and with management • Be able to lead and give direction to team members on a daily bases • Be familiar with Sow Record keeping Personal Abilities • Candidate must be able to show leadership qualities and lead by example • Be able to work a flexible schedule • Be able to commit to excel in personal management and team leadership skills • Meet farm production targets.

This is a full time position with competitive remuneration and benefit package.

AUCTIONS

AUCTIONEERS:

Bill Horst - Millbank

P.O. Box 158

24 Church St. W. Elmira, Ontario P.O. Box 158 N3B 2Z6 24 Church St. W. Elmira, Ontario N3B 2Z6

Sow Farm Barn Manager Well established modern Early Wean Sow Unit is seeking an individual for a management position

Please send resume to

Police, Municipal, Repo, Fleets & Others Monthly PUBLIC Vehicle

AUCTION to be held at

Breslau Airport Road Auction Complex

5100 Fountain St., North, Breslau (Kitchener)

Sat May 13th 9:30 am 5- 99/07 Harley Davidson FLH Police Motrcycles 2014 Chrysler 200 Touring 2011 Ford F350 4x4, Plow & Sander 2013 Explorer Interceptor AWD 2010 Dodge RAM 2500 Crew 8 - 10/13 Dodge CHARGER’S 2009 GMC Savana 3500 Cube Van 2 - 10/12 Dodge Gr Caravan ‘s 6- 05/10 GMC Chev 1500 Pickup’s 4 - 11/12 Chev IMPALA’s Police 4 - 2009 Ford F350 Diesel Crew Ulitlity’s 2012 Chev TRAVERSE AWD 6 - 05/08 Dodge Ford Crw & 4x4’s 2011 Hyundai SANTA FE AWD 3-04/07 Chev & GMC 1500 P/U’s 4 - 09/11 CROWN VICTORIA’S 3 - 2009 Chev Uplander Wgn’s 2009 Chev MALIBU HYBRID2004 IHC 4700 c/w 54’ Posi Bucket 2009 Nissan ALTIMA SE 3.5 97 IHC 4700 c/w 54’ Wajax Buck 2009 Mitsuishi Outlander 98 GMC C8500 SA Diesel Dump 80 Dorel F/G Boat,120hp & Trlr * 75 Falcon Flyte 17’ Trailer

Check Website for Daily Updates No Buyer’s Premium or Penalty!!!

VIEWING: Friday May 12th, 2017, 1 pm to 5 pm TERMS: $500 Cash Deposit on Each Vehicle, or as announced.

M.R. Jutzi & Co DIVISION OF 6583347 ONTARIO INC.,

PROFESSIONALS IN THE ORDERLY LIQUIDATION AND APPRAISALS OF COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL, CONSTRUCTION, MUNICIPAL EQUIPMENT & VEHICLES 5100 FOUNTAIN ST. NORTH, BRESLAU, ONTARIO, N0B 1M0

www.mrjutzi.ca

519-648-2111

HELP WANTED

Sow Barn Breeding Technician Modern Early Wean Sow Unit located in the Harriston area is seeking persons with breeding experience or interested person that we can train.

• Must enjoy working with livestock • Be able to work alone and in a team environment • Reliable and Punctual Attendance.

• Full time steady employment • Be able to follow instructions, protocols and procedures.

• Excellent remuneration pending experience and benefit program • Person who would enjoy opportunity to advance in responsibilities

Please respond with resume to jotten@southwestvets.ca John Otten South West Ontario Veterinary Services 500 Wright Blvd., Stratford Ontario N4Z 1H3 519-271-2111 Office 519-271-0992 Fax 519-897-1907 Cell

John Otten South West Ontario Veterinary Services 500 Wright Blvd., Stratford Ontario N4Z 1H3 519-271-2111 Office 519-271-0992 Fax 519-897-1907 Cell

HELP WANTED

Floradale Feed Mill Limited is an independent, family owned and operated feed company serving livestock and poultry producers in Ontario.

We currently have an opening for:

Production Worker This fulltime position will involve shift work week days (Monday to Friday) with an occasional Saturday shift.

Responsibilities will include warehouse duties, night loading and possible pelleting/batching.

The successful applicant will have • Strong oral and written communication skills • Ability to develop effective work relationships with co-workers, and • Ability to represent the Company positively with customers.

At Floradale Feed Mill Limited we take pride in providing the finest in quality feeds and service to our customers in the livestock and poultry industries. Therefore, a background in agriculture is considered an asset.

To apply, forward your resume to:

Brian Chamberlain, Operations Manager Floradale Feed Mill Limited 2131 Floradale Road, Floradale, ON N0B 1V0 Or e-mail: brianc@ffmltd.com We appreciate all those who apply but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

AUCTIONS WED. MAY 31 at 10:00 AM - Clearing auction sale of furniture; antiques; tools; collectables; household effects; and miscellaneous items to be held a the St. Jacob’s Community Centre in St. Jacobs for an area estate with additions. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519-656-3555 www.jantziauctions.com

AUCTIONS SAT. JUNE 3 at 9:30 AM Consignment auction of farm machinery; household items; tools; woodworking tools; lumber; furniture; and farm related items to be held at 2620 Moser Young Rd St. Clements. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519 656 3555 www. jantziauctions.com

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CLASSIFIED ADS CONTINUED FROM PAGE 22 RIDE WANTED

HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED

PLEASE HELP! RIDE WANTED!

MAR-SPAN TRUSS INC.

I live in Milverton and I have a job at Millside Industries Inc in Wallenstein starting on May 15 I need a way to get there and back home.

I need a ride 5 days a week. (Mon – Fri), my hours now are 7:00 am to 5:00pm. I am willing to pay gas money.

Contact Tom Kuepfer at 519-669-4343 (ask for Tom) or leave a message at 519-595-4889 AUCTIONS

A-Z DRIVER WANTED

We are looking for a Full-Time driver to join our delivery team. Deliveries are throughout Ontario. Applicants must have a clean abstract and good customer service attitude. Experience hauling over-dimensional loads would be an asset. We offer a competitive wage and benefit package.

Hiring for new positions immediately We're growing rapidly and have added a new position for a full-time Licensed Plumber with competitive wages and benefits. In addition, we are also looking to hire someone with a Class 4 Well Technician License and a Plumbing Apprentice.

To apply email your resume to: info_bjd@bellnet.ca.

AUCTIONS

SAT. JUNE 3 at 9:30 AM -Consignment auction of farm machinery; household items; tools; woodworking tools; lumber; furniture; and farm related items to be held at 2620 Moser Young Rd St. Clements. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519-656-3555 www.jantziauctions.com

HELP WANTED

To apply, drop off your resume in person at our office located @ 7221 Sideroad 16, Drayton On.

Qualified candidates only will be contacted.

SAT. JUNE 10 at 10:00 AM - Clearing auction sale of quality furniture; household effects; tools; collectables; and miscellaneous items to be held at 793 Sawmill Rd in Bloomingdale for the estate of the late John Wright. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519 656 3555 www.jantziauctions.com

For more info visit dietrichplumbingandpump.ca

AUCTIONS WED. JUNE 14 at 10:00 AM - Clearing auction sale of furniture; antiques; collectables; tools; miscellaneous items and house hold

FARM SERVICES

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

FARM SERVICES

BAGGED PINE SHAVINGS Agricultural Spray Lime, 22.5kg. bag; feed grade lime, 25kg. Delivered. Call George Haffner Trucking, 519-574-4141 or 519-6692045.

KILN DRIED CORN & CORN SCREENING Delivered by Einwechter.

Minimum 15 ton lots. Call George Haffner Trucking 519-5744141 or 519-669-2045.

NOW HIRING!

Millside Industries in Wallenstein currently has a position opening for

Customer Service/General Office Worker Position would require Friendly customer service.

Computer skills, quickbooks/excel spread sheets etc.

Be able to work in a fast paced environment.

Must be able to work with a group and independently. Experience in sales.

If interested please send your resume to john@millside.ca or fax to 519-669-0742

We thank all resumes, but not all persons may be contacted.

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

519-656-2057.

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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

RESIDENTIAL & AGRICULTURAL

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

519-577-0370

HOME IMPROVEMENT SERVICES

The Right Window Treatment Can

Save you

Blinds

“25 years in Business”

John Schaefer Painting

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

CONSTRUCTION INC.

Interior/exterior Painting, Wallpapering & Plaster | drywall Repairs

info@trappconstruction.ca www.trappconstruction.ca

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

FREE ESTIMATES

• • • •

Stamped Coloured Concrete Demolition Bin Service Machine Bases

NOW ACCEPTING VISA OR MASTERCARD

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

Concrete Breaking & Removal

36 Hampton St., Elmira

HOME IMPROVEMENT SERVICES

IRA HOME COMFORT M L E (519) 669-4600 Quality Workmanship Since 1991

John Crawford

Owner

Phone: 519-699-5600 Cell: 519-577-5560 john@jrcrawfordelectric.com

Serving Woolwich, Wellesley & KW

- Design and build -

AGRICULTURAL | RESIDENTIAL FRAMING • ROOFING RENOVATIONS • EAVESTROUGHS

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

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 1 Union Street, Elmira

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

• Residential • Commercial • Industrial Randy Weber

ECRA/ESA Licence # 7000605

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

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AGRICULTURAL SERVICES

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AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES

TIRE Complete Collision Service

WHERE TIRES

GENERAL SERVICES

THOMPSON’S

Auto Tech Inc.

ARE A

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

519.669.8330

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

FAX: 519.669.3210 AFTER HOURS

35 Howard Ave., Elmira

519-669-3232

519.669.8917

/SavageAutoBody

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

BIKE SALES & REPAIRS PROFESSIONAL BIKE MECHANIC ON STAFF

Buy your bike from VALUED AT us and get a FREE $ annual inspection! PARTS EXTRA

Various sizes & rates

20

Accredited Test & Repair Facility

519-669-4400

SEE US FOR

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30 ORIOLE PKWY. E., ELMIRA www.thompsonsauto.ca

GENERAL SERVICES

REPAIRS 22 Church St. W., Elmira

519-669-5537

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

CLEAN • DRY • SECURE Call

519-669-4964

100 SOUTH FIELD DRIVE, ELMIRA

OUTDOOR SERVICES Since 1998

Quality Bedding

Visit our website

www.biobobs.com or call today!

519-648-3004

or

800-232-6396

Premium Softwood or less expensive Hardwood Blown or Pushed Off We are geared to meet your timing and volume requirements

BLENDED TO MEET YOUR NEEDS!

Ph: Elmira (519) 669-5219

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

CALL ABOUT OUR 28FT FLAT BED SERVICE

CALL DUSTIN AT

226-750-4532 PRINTING 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

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REAL ESTATE LISTINGS

Donating back to the community we call home.

HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY NEW LISTING

LISTOWEL – Bright & spacious newer raised bungalow on a generous lot! This 4-bedroom home comes with a living room and dining room, large gourmet style kitchen complete with stunning backsplash. Dinette with patio doors leading to your extra-large maintenance free deck ideal for entertaining, master ensuite, finished rec room and a beautiful deck overlooking the backyard.

NEW LISTING

COMING SOON TO REALTOR.CA $389,000

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

Call to arrange an opportunity to view this senior-friendly open concept townhouse bungalow with over-sized single garage, 2 bedrooms, including a master ensuite and walk in closet, as well as a finished rec room and main floor laundry.

paul@remaxsolidgold.biz suewidemanhomes@gmail.com

PALMERSTON - Bright and cheery 3 bedroom bungalow with large eat in kitchen, updated counter tops, mud room entrance with laundry facilities, living room and sun porch. Situated on a large lot on a dead end street, deck, concrete slab to park your RV. Roof (2016) Don't miss out! MLS.

$479,000

ELMIRA – Step inside this 2150 sq foot former duplex and be impressed by the mix of original character and stunning new finishes. The large kitchen boasts new cabinets, granite counter and glass tile back splash. New flooring and paint throughout. 4 bedrooms and 2nd floor laundry. Finished attic and basement gives loads of space for your family to spread out. Steps from down town, this is the perfect location, close to amenities and public transit. A must see! MLS.

SOLD $399,900

D L O S $185,000

Solid Gold Realty (II) Ltd., Brokerage

ELMIRA – Larger than it looks! This backsplit semi has 4 levels of space for your growing family to spread out as well as a large fully fenced yard backing on to Barnswallow Dr. Equipped with 3 +1 spacious bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, living room, family room, rec room/games room plus storage area!

Lots of parking in the double wide interlocking driveway as well as the car port on this 149 ft lot with mature trees and shed. MLS.

LINWOOD – MLS 30572095

$475,000

ONLY 20 MINUTES FROM KW! Peaceful and luxurious country living awaits you in this newer custom-built bungalow. On 4.96 acres, this 3-bedroom, open concept home has the benefits of small-town living. Enjoy the beautiful view year round from the hot tub in the 15ft x 32ft screened-in lanai. Custom gourmet kitchen with maple wood-stained cherry cabinets and quartz countertops – all appliances included. Large master bedroom with 5 pc. ensuite and walkout to lanai. Fully-finished rec room with in-floor heating contains golf simulator/theatre. Attached 2 bay garage plus an oversized 1 bay heated workshop. ICF built home (insulated concrete forms). MLS.

$375,000

$1,250,000

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

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

Independently Owned and Operated

ENJOY YOUR MOTHER’S DAY! Shanna

Bonnie

Rozema

Brubacher

BROKER

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“HELPING YOU IS WHAT WE DO.”

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519-669-3192

BEAUTIFUL FAMILY | SATURDAY, MAY 13TH | 1-3PM | 39 Roberta St., Elmira OPEN HOUSE HOME $504,900 1775 sq ft 2-Storey on a quiet street, minutes from the Rec centre and schools. Inviting foyer with open staircase and front den/office, generous sized kitchen open to vaulted great and walk out to 2-tiered deck. 3 Bedrooms, 2.5 baths, basement 85% finished! NEW MLS

NEW LISTING!

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OPEN HOUSE | SATURDAY, MAY 13TH | 1-3PM | 8 Bluebird Place, Elmira BACKYARD OASIS $449,900 Home/retreat all

in one! Inviting landscaping, patio and deck overlooking 20 x 40 heated inground pool.

Updated bungalow, open concept kitchen/great room with finished basement in a mature area of town. 72 x 130 lot. NEW MLS

level backsplit offers 3 levels finished, 3 bedroom, 3 baths, gas fireplace, side deck off kitchen, double garage on a 55' lot. Ideal location for schools and amenities. MLS.

NEW PRICE!

INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED

519.500.1865 (Direct) 519.747.0231 (Office)

Dale R. Keller Sales Representative

410 Conestogo Road, Unit 210, Waterloo, ON N2L 4E2

www.KellerSellsRealEstate.com | dale@kellersellsrealestate.com

INVENTORY IS LOW!

THINKING OF SELLING? LISTINGS NEEDED! CALL FOR YOUR FREE MARKET EVALUATION TODAY! Jean Lavadan

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NEW LISTING!

HAWKESVILLE RIVER FRONTAGE $1,394,000 Sought after

DRAYTON BACKSPLIT $364,000 4

REALTY LTD., BROKERAGE

and rarely found 25 acres on Conestogo River frontage offering the most incredible view imaginable. Custom built home by Country Lane Builders, 2 Storey walk out basement, notable quality features throughout, one needs to see to appreciate.

MLS.

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OPEN HOUSE:

SATURDAY MAY 13, 2-4PM

78 SCHWEITZER CRESCENT, WELLESLEY ON

Picturesque Unobstructed View in Quiet Wellesley

Great value with beautiful 2+1 brick bungalow perfect for mature couple who want to enjoy a serene neighbourhood or for a family requiring 2 kitchens and separate living quarters. Thousands spent in upgrades! MLS X3777841. www.78Schweitzer.com 3% commission offered to bring a buyer!

$575,000

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R.W. THUR REAL ESTATE LTD. 45 Arthur St. S., Elmira Office:

BROKERAGE

BRAD MARTIN

LET OUR 50+ YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WORK FOR YOU!

JULIE

LUKE

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

519-669-2772 www.thurrealestate.com

Solid Gold Realty (II) Ltd., Brokerage | Independently Owned and Operated

NEW LISTING!

SOLD

GREEN ST., DRAYTON

METICULOUS 3 bdrm. 4 bath home on a wide lot in Drayton. Over Oversized master bdrm. w/ensuite & walkin closet. Open concept main level. Lovely kitchen w/walkout from dinette to large deck w/pergola.

Lots of natural lighting! Finished rec. rm. & 2pc. bath. Dble garage, concrete driveway. New MLS.

$374,900 RIVERSIDE DR. W., ELMIRA NEW PRICE

$415,000

LOTS OF WINDOWS - lots of natural light. Quiet area of town.

Hdwd floors in LR/DR. Convenient breezeway/mudroom leads to the kitchen w/ painted cupboards & dishwasher. Large master bdrm. w/laminate flr & 2 closets. Lower level features a rec. room, office area, 3rd bdrm. & 3pc. bath. Private deck area.

Garage + lots of parking! MLS.

$359,900

ERB ST., ELMIRA

EXCELLENT VALUE! Quality is evident in this 1700 sq.ft. 7 yr old, home w/lovely maple kitchen & spacious dining area w/ walkout to a newly built deck.

Appl. Included. Main floor laun laundry. Hdwd. in L.R. Ensuite bath & walkin closet. Tastefully dec decorated. MLS.

SOLD $499,000

living in this brand new semi-de$315,000 Accessible tached bungalow with no steps from the garage or

ASPEN CR., ELMIRA SPACIOUS RAISED BUNGALOW with lots of natural lighting.

Open concept L.R. & eat-in kitchen. 3 bdrms. up + 4th bdrm., office, bathrm & a cozy rec. room in the lower level (w/ large windows and walkup to the back yard). Lots of updates in the last 10 years! MLS.

COMMERCIAL SPACE FOR LEASE – Downtown location. 868 sq.ft. of professional office space. Presently consisting of 3 private offices plus reception & waiting room. 2 pc. washroom.

Some bsmt. storage avail. $850/month plus common expenses.

EXCL.

REAL ESTATE CASH BUYER! FARM or land wanted with or without buildings. Roger Roedding Real Estate Ltd., Brokerage.

519-744-2211 or email:roger.roedding@ gmail.com

FRIDAY MAY 12, 5:00 8:00 p.m. and Saturday May 13, 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon.

29 Wyatt St. E. Elmira. We’re moving!

Canning jars, wedding decorations, household decor and much more!

GARAGE SALE - Fri. May 19, 8 a.m. - 8 p.m., and Sat. May 20, 8a.m. 4 p.m.

6367 Wellington Rd. 11, Dorking, ON. Quilt tops, Tupperware, recipe books, books, puzzles, dishes etc.

GARAGE SALE - May 13th, 8:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m., 1039 Geddes St. Hawkesville.

Lots of furniture, home decor, books, craft supplies, tires, sports equipment, bedding, kitchenware and gently used women’s size S-L name brand clothing and shoes. And so much more!

GARAGE SALES GARAGE SALE - May 19, 9 a.m., May 20, 8 a.m. 1585 Floradale Rd. Home decor, boys clothes and dress clothes, cape dresses, household items and more.

HEIDELBERG’S 21ST ANNUAL TownWide Garage Sale. Treasures for every age! Saturday May 13, 8 am-2 pm. Rain or Shine. Over 80 homes participating.

MAY 13, 2017, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

7328 4th Line, RR#2 Wallenstein. Toys, books, quilt material, crimp, bedding, china, household, New cookware set, plain suit 38�w, etc. 519-669-2271.

MULTI FAMILY GARAGE Sale. Thurs. May 11th, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Fri. May 12th, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. at 5134 Ament Line, Linwood. Furniture, dishes, clothes, etc.

SAT. MAY 27TH

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.

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STONE, BRICK, CONCRETE - Masonry Restorations And Repairs. 12 Years In Service. Call Jeff The Mortar Mender For Your Free Estimate. 226-338-6243.

GARAGE SALE - May 19 & 20th 8:00 a.m., 67 David St. Wellesley. Lawn mower, vacuum cleaners, lawn bench, painting, garden tools, Muskoka chair and much more.

COMMUNITY-WIDE GARAGE SALE IS:

CONTINUED CLASSIFIEDS FROM PAGE 23

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.

ADDRESS: 3 Arthur St. S., ELMIRA DIRECT: 519-503-2753

PARK AVE. E., ELMIRA

LOVELY OLDER HOME renovated from top to bottom! Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll love the natural woodwork, pocket doors and hdwd. floors.

Newer windows throughout. Updated electrical. Two georgeous bathrooms w/walkin showers.

Main flr. laundry. Rec. room & office in lower level. Some heated floors. Furnace (2015). Detached garage. A must see! MLS.

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floor. Large kitchen and living room with finished rec room and 24â&#x20AC;&#x2122; deck. A very well maintained and nicely updated home.

RAISING MILL GATE, ELMIRA

STILLWATER STREET, ELMIRA ATTENTION INVESTORS! 3 bedroom, end unit townhouse (freehold) with huge master bedroom, ensuite & walkin closet. Main floor features a LR/ DR., eat-in kitchen w/extra cabinetry & 2 pc. washroom. Flooring on the main level replaced 2016. Unfin. bsmt. Central air.

Brick patio & fenced yard. Owners will lease the property back for 2-3 years. Appl. Incl. MLS.

â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Lovely 2 bedroom home with an $480,000 Floradale office/den or possible 3rd bedroom on the main

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FAMILY ALBUM BIRTHDAY

BIRTHDAY & RETIREMENT

Happy 80th Birthday Diane Clemens

Open House for Gary Cooper

May 13th

Retirement & 65th Birthday

THANK YOU

OBITUARY

Thank You

A heartfelt “Thank You” to EVERYONE who showered me with gifts, cards, best wishes, flowers and prayers for my 90th birthday.

I appreciated it SO much and your kindness will always be remembered.

Love and Thanks, Mary Voisin

THANK YOU

Dorothy Thornton October 19, 1916 - May 5, 2017

June 10, 2017 – 12:30 to 4:30 29 Crane Cresent Elmira Love from your family & friends

Your presence is his treasured gift Bring nothing but a lawn chair

OBITUARY

OBITUARY

Thank You

We would like to thank all of our friends, family, and co-workers that have supported us over the past 8 years and brought us to this high point in our lives.

Surey, Peter Thomas

Maher, B.J. (Bryan John Benjamin)

November 23, 1989 – May 5, 2017 Peter was born in Poole, England; whilst acknowledging his English heritage, he was raised in Elmira. Suddenly taken from our lives while enjoying his favourite place on earth, Killarney Provincial Park. To know Peter was to love his sarcastic wit, “jokes” and his unique zest for life. He will be sorrily missed by the love of his life, Samantha, as she will miss Pete, the love of her life. Cherished, adored and forever remembered by his mother Kathy, father Tony and stepmother Laurie, and siblings Ben, Tabatha, and Nathan (Julia), Sam’s parents Jeff and Laura Hornby, and Sam’s siblings Jake, Max (Amber), and Wes. Lovingly accepted into so many other families, and friend to so many. Memorial visitation will be held on Sunday, May 14, 2017 from 2-5 and 7-9 p.m. at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, 62 Arthur St. S., Elmira. A memorial service will be held on Monday, May 15, 2017 at 3 p.m. at Floradale Mennonite Church, 22 Florapine Rd., Floradale. Cremation has taken place.

As expressions of sympathy, donations may be made to Friends of Killarney Park “Special Projects”.

Suddenly, as the result of a car accident in Killarney, on Friday, May 5, 2017, at the age of 27 years. Bryan and the usual group from Elmira were at Killarney Provincial Park for the annual Friends of Killarney Park Clean-up Weekend. Amazing son of Skip and Grace and caring brother of Stacey. Soul mate of Katie Mitchell. Bryan will be lovingly remembered by all his family, the Mitchell family, his partners from Block Three Brewing Company, and his many friends in Ventures, Friends of Killarney Park and the Fire Departments in Woolwich Township. The family will receive relatives and friends on Friday, May 12, 2017 from 2-5 and 7-9 p.m. at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, 62 Arthur St. S., Elmira. The funeral service will be held on Saturday, May 13, 2017 at 11 a.m. at St. James Lutheran Church, 60 Arthur St. S., Elmira. Interment will follow in Elmira Union Cemetery. As expressions of sympathy, donations to Friends of Killarney Park “Special Projects” would be appreciated.

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Pete & Val

Dorothy Thornton Peacefully passed away May 5, 2017 at Barnswallow Place, Elmira in her 101st year.

Wife of the late Wilson Thornton (2007).

Mother of Julie and John Madill, and Jill and Peter Carpenter, all of Scarborough, Jeff and Betty Thornton of LaSalle, and Cindy and Ray Nicholson of Elmira. Grandmother of Jamie and Angel Thornton, Nathan Thornton, Nicholas Carpenter, Victoria Nicholson, and Alexandra Nicholson, and greatgrandmother of Josh, Adelaide, and Jameson Thornton.Sister of Grace Leeson of Manitoulin Island. Dorothy was predeceased by her brothers Clarence, Jim, and Glenn Golley.

Donations to the Alzheimer’s Society may be made as expressions of sympathy.

OBITUARY

OBITUARY Roy Grills Lyons Passed away peacefully at his home in St Jacobs, on Friday, May 5, 2017, in his 95th year. Roy was predeceased by his first wife Frances Helena (Cripps) Lyons (1974). Married to his second wife Annie Mary (Richardson) Lyons for 35 years. Lovingly remembered by his son John and Doris Lyons of Terrace Bay, daughter Marjorie and Jerry Pachniosky of Woodstock, son Charles and Annette Lyons of Greenville, South Carolina, daughter Marion and Larry Pierce of Winterbourne, and son Wallace and Darlene Lyons of St Jacobs. Roy had 11 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren. Predeceased by his parents William Edgar Lyons and Elizabeth Jane (Grills) Lyons, sisters Ruth (Lyons) Stephenson and Verna Lyons, and brother James Lyons.

Visitation will take place on Thursday, May 11, 2017 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, 62 Arthur St. S., Elmira. A funeral service will be held in the funeral home chapel on Friday, May 12, 2017 at 11 a.m. Interment will follow in Elmira Union Cemetery. Donations to Kitchener Baptist Church or Community Care Concepts of Woolwich, Wellesley and Wilmot (Woolwich Adult Day Program) may be made as expressions of sympathy.

www.dreisingerfuneralhome.com DEATH NOTICES MARTIN, ISAIAH E. | Passed away at the Grand River Hospital, Kitchener, on Sunday, April 30, 2017, at the age of 82 years.

NEEB, IRENE ELMINA (NEE DOERING) | Of Wellesley, Ontario.

The love of Irene’s family provided a sense of calm as she was surrounded in her final moments on May 6, 2017 at St. Mary’s Hospital, Kitchener. She was 95 years old.

FAMILY ALBUM DEADLINE

Gingrich, Arthur With saddened hearts we announce that Arthur Gingrich of Cupids Crossing, NL (formerly of Elmira, ON) entered eternal rest on Thursday, May 4, 2017, in his 67th year, after a short battle with leukemia. Leaving behind with fond memories, his loving wife and best friend Lorraine (nee Neil), sons Kirby (Sandra) and Kevin (Shannon), five precious grandchildren Brady, Karli, Joshuah, Tyler, and Cody, all of Elmira, and step-daughter Aimee Holmes of Toronto. Remembered by his three brothers Howard (Selina) of Elmira, Stan (Heather) of Gloucester, and Floyd (Marilyn) of Elmira, and his sister Martha (James) Martin of Alma, as well as many nieces and nephews.

Arthur was predeceased by his parents Enos and Elizabeth Gingrich and a stillborn brother. Arthur’s family will receive relatives and friends on Thursday, May 11, 2017 from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, 62 Arthur St. S., Elmira. A memorial service will take place on Friday, May 12, 2017 at 11 a.m. at Woodside Bible Fellowship, 200 Barnswallow Dr., Elmira, with a private family committal service prior to the service at the Elmira Mennonite Cemetery. As expressions of sympathy, donations to Conestoga Bible Camp would be appreciated by the family.

“Safe in the arms of Jesus.”

www.dreisingerfuneralhome.com

WEDNESDAY BY 10 AM CALL 519-669-5790 EXT 104 OR email: drudy@woolwichobserver.com

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LIVING HERE VOLUNTEERISM / PITCHING IN

CHEF’S TABLE/ DONNA GINGRICH

For this group, it’ll be a real hands-on way to help Group of local women currently fundraising as they prepare to do their part as volunteers for Habitat for Humanity project in Wellesley, literally helping to build their community

Going with some colour for spring RECIPE NOTES

have been quite successful.

We aren’t totally there yet, but we are almost there.”

The group of ladies can’t wait to get their hands dirty building the duplex planned for the Village of Wellesley. They aren’t too sure what they are going to be doing once they get to the site, but they are ready.

“We have chosen this project because it gives back to our local com-

IT’S SUCH FUN TO do a dinner party when I can use flowers and herbs from my garden. Last week I did a birthday party for 17 people and was fortunate to have daffodils, purple hyacinths, and white double daffodils that are very old fashioned and I can’t remember the name of. Alas, there was nothing pink blooming, and it was a birthday party for a lady ... so I bought a bunch of pink tulips. So spring, so pretty, so simple.

I made this Red, White and Green Spinach Salad for the dinner using local spinach from the grocery store. (I don’t have any in my garden yet, but I will) The bonus is the spinach from the store comes washed! Spinach from the garden comes in with gritty grit and needs to be rinsed a few times. This salad is very attractive with its contrast of colour. All the ingredients can be prepared in advance, then tossed at the last minute.

Be sure to toast the sesame seeds. They have so much more flavour toasted and it is easy to do. Put a thin layer of sesame seeds on a baking sheet. Do not grease the sheet as one girl did at my restaurant – they all stuck to the sheet.

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Bev Hill, Darlene Paulitzki, Cindy Leslie, Laurie Hergott, Cathy Miko and Deborah Harte are six of the ten women in a group raising money for Habitat for Humanity ahead of their June 13 build day. The group will be selling ice cream at My Sister’s Kitchen in St. Clements this weekend, starting at noon on May 13.

[LIZ BEVAN / THE OBSERVER]

LIZ BEVAN A GROUP OF TEN women will be donning hard hats and wielding hammers next month when they lend a hand on the first Habitat for Humanity build in Wellesley.

Deborah Harte reached out to 20 of her friends to join her at the Queens Bush Road project, and her and nine other women have committed their time on June 13 to help build a

duplex house. They have formed team We-HaveHarte.

“I saw the write-up in the Woolwich Observer, actually, about the Wellesley build for Habitat for Humanity and I kind of went, ‘you know what, that is in my community’ and it was something that I had always wanted to do,” she said.“So, I put word out to some girlfriends asking who could help, who can’t help and I actually held a

meeting with Habitat for Humanity with these ladies at My Sister’s Kitchen.”

To be eligible to volunteer their time on the Habitat for Humanity build, the group needs to donate $2,500 to the affordable housing group, and they are already well on their way. Local businesses have reached out to help, and they are getting close to their goal. They are asking the public to help them with that final push.

“The first is this coming Saturday (May 13), which is an ice cream fundraiser at My Sister’s Kitchen from 12-9 p.m. And Hergott Industries has been doing a fundraiser for us as well.

They have crates of wood out front,” said Harte.“They make pallets, and they have their leftover pieces and bags for firewood and they are contributing money to us from that, and I have just approached local businesses and stuff, and we

At Leroy’s Auto Care we want to thank each mother for the role they play.

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MAY 13

MAY 17

THE WOODSIDE EVERGREEN FOR Seniors invites you to attend a lively musical concert with Bob Heywood on accordion. Devotional: Rev Jerry Salloum. Starts at 10:30 a.m. at Woodside Bible Fellowship. Suggested donation $7 includes hot meal at noon.

ST. PETERS OUTREACH COMMITTEE invites you to come to our annual book sale and find a wide selection of books for all ages. No matter what your taste, we have gently used books as well as puzzles, DVDs and CDs. Starts at 8 a.m. at St. Peters Church Parish Hall, 2925 Lobsinger Line, Heidelberg.

SENIORS COMMUNITY DINING - Community Care Concepts invites you to join us for a hot noonday meal, fellowship and entertainment at Wellesley Community Centre. $6. Call 519-664-1900 by noon May 15 to sign up.

NEW HORIZONS FOR ZOOMERS, boomers and seniors has guest speaker Bill Schwarz, Kirkwood Wagner Art Gallery and lawyer. Topic: Art is an Emotion and the Law is the Law. Please join us, 10 a.m. at the Maryhill Community Centre, 58 St. Charles St. E., Maryhill.

Admission is $2. Enjoy tea or coffee and a delicious snack.

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MAY 12 ST. PETERS OUTREACH BOOK Sale. Join us for our annual book sale from 2 p.m. - 8 p.m. Used books in great condition for all tastes. Books of all sorts, games and puzzles. Held at 2925 Lobsinger Line, Heidelberg.

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MUSIC AND DINING AT Trinity United Church Elmira.

Local Vocals Community Choir and BBM Band concert at 7 p.m. Dinner available at 6 p.m. Everyone welcome. No reservations needed. Pay at the door.

For more information contact Nancy at 519-241-4926

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MAY 15 SENIORS COMMUNITY DINING - Community Care Concepts invites you to join us for a hot noonday meal, fellowship and entertainment at Woolwich Memorial Centre, $6. Call 519-664-1900 by noon May 11 to sign up.

CARING FOR YOURSELF IN the Midst of Caring for Others. Mental Health: Support for You and Your Family. Presented by Laura McShane, Canadian Mental Health Association Waterloo Wellington at Woolwich Community Health Centre, 6:30 p.m. For information call 519-664-3794.

MAY 16

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MAY 11

SENIORS COMMUNITY DINING - Community Care Concepts invites you to join us for a hot noonday meal, fellowship and entertainment at Breslau Community Centre. $6. Call 519-664-1900.

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WHAT’S ON WEDNESDAY AT St. Clements Community Centre, 1 p.m. Come and paint your own bird house with artist Becky. We also offer cards, games, fun fitness and refreshments. Brought to you by the Paradise and District Lions Club and Community Care Concepts.

MAY 24 SENIORS COMMUNITY DINING - Community Care Concepts invites you to join us for a hot noon day meal, fellowship and entertainment at Linwood Community Centre. $11. Call 519-664-1900 by noon May 19 to sign up.

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MAY 28

NATURE THERAPY HIKE. JOIN Kaitlin Powers, a certified nature therapy guide, for a walk through Sandy Hills Pinery, north of Elmira, at 6:30 p.m.

Spaces are limited. Contact Ann at aroberts@ woolwich.ca or 1-877-969-0094, ext. 6027 to register.

No charge.

LIONS FOUNDATION OF CANADA walk for Dog Guides hosted by Woolwich Community Lions Club on the Kissing Bridge Trail - Arthur Street North entrance, Elmira. Registration 8:30 a.m., walk 9 a.m. All ages, fitness levels with or without a dog are welcome to participate. Refreshments. Call 519-669-0136 for information.

TUESDAY LUNCHEON AT GALE Presbyterian Church, 11:30 a.m. Russian chicken with egg noodles, salad, roll, rhubarb dessert, beverage - only $12.

HUNGRY MAN’S BREAKFAST AT the Elmira Legion, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. All you can eat. Adults $6, 5-10 yrs $3, under 5 yrs free.

SPACE FOR RENT Advertise here for great weekly exposure in Woolwich & Wellesley townships.

CALL Donna to book this space today!

519-669-5790 ext. 104

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

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

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St. James Pastor: Hans J.W. Borch Lutheran Proclaiming Christ through Church Love and Service 60 Arthur St. S., Elmira 519-669-5591

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PLACES OF FAITH | A DIRECTORY OF LOCAL HOUSES OF WORSHIP

Sunday, May 14th

SANYO CANADIAN

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SUNDAY SCHOOL

10:45 am

Mother’s Day

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

TRINITY UNITED CHURCH

Worship: 9:30am

SUNDAY WORSHIP 10:00am - Worship Service Clergy: Rev. Sue Campbell

Mother’s Day Young Adult Preaching

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Love, Learn & Live by Christ’s Teachings

REACH OUT Spread the word, advertise your service here every week.

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Emmanuel EVANGELICAL MISSIONARY CHURCH

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Speaker: Ron Seabrooke

Discovering God Together

Service at 10:30am Rev. Paul Snow

200 Barnswallow Dr., Elmira • 519-669-1296 www.woodsidechurch.ca

58 Church St. W., Elmira • 519-669-5123

HEARING ASSISTED

Sunday, May 14th

Zion Mennonite Fellowship 9:30am Sunday School

The Signs

Elmira Mennonite Church

Saturday, 9am-3pm

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

This method of keeping elephants away from crops is really the beeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s knees WEIRD NOTES

Q. One writer called him â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Man with the Golden Arm,â&#x20AC;? so you might guess heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a pro athlete or perhaps an accomplished musician. Well, guess again and make it â&#x20AC;&#x153;out of the box.â&#x20AC;?

A. First, some medical background: Blood can be â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rh+â&#x20AC;? (with the Rhesus protein, named after that found in the blood of Rhesus monkeys) or â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rh-â&#x20AC;? (without the protein), explains Dan Lewis in his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now I Know.â&#x20AC;? If a pregnant woman is Rh- but the fetus inherits Rh+ from the father, her immune

system may actually attack the fetusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bloodstream â&#x20AC;&#x201D; known as Rhesus disease â&#x20AC;&#x201D; causing the fetus to be mildly anemic at birth or even to be stillborn.

Enter Australian James Harrison, who as a teen had a lung removed in a procedure requiring major blood transfusions. Afterward he vowed to â&#x20AC;&#x153;repay the favorâ&#x20AC;? and became a blood donor himself. Early on, his blood plasma was shown to contain a rare antibody that could be used for a vaccine against Rhesus disease.

Since 1954, the â&#x20AC;&#x153;man with the golden armâ&#x20AC;? has donated plasma about 18 times a year, and in 2011, he set a record with his 1,000th donation. Hundreds of thousands of women â&#x20AC;&#x201D; including his own daughter â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

have received the vaccine, and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Harrisonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s antibody has been used to treat more than 2 million babies who would otherwise have Rhesus disease.â&#x20AC;?

Q. Some apparently difficult math problems have wonderfully simple solutions if you just look at them from the right perspective. Try this one: Two trains, each traveling at 10 miles per hour, are 20 miles apart on a single track heading towards each other.

A bee leaves the front of the first train and flies toward the second train at 20 mph. When it reaches the second train, it immediately reverses direction and flies back towards the first train, still at 20 mph. And when it gets back to the first train, it turns around

again and keeps going back and forth until the trains eventually collide, squashing the bee. Now how far does the bee fly before its demise? (You can do this in your head, we promise!)

works, it requires knowledge of some advanced techniques. When doing mathematics, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sometimes â&#x20AC;&#x153;smartâ&#x20AC;? to be lazy!

Q. How are researchers helping Kenyan and other African farmers get the local elephants to â&#x20AC;&#x153;buzz off â&#x20AC;? and leave the crops alone? This classic confrontation leaves farmers as well as pachyderms dead in its wake.

A. The trains will collide at the midpoint of the 20-mile track, each having travelled 10 miles. Since the trainsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; speeds are 10 mph, the collision will happen after 1 hour. Since the bee is always travelling at 20 mph, independent of its direction, the bee must travel a total of 20 miles.

When presented with this problem, most of us try a brute force approach, summing the distances the bee travels during its (infinitely numerous) back-and-forth trips. Though that approach

A. By exploiting the big beastsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; natural fear of bees, says John R. Platt in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Scientific Americanâ&#x20AC;? magazine.

Supported by the Elephants and Bees Project of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Save the Elephants,â&#x20AC;? farmers are building wire bee fences that are strung with hives.

According to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Conservation Biology,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;the buzzing fences have kept out 80%

of the elephants that have approached them.â&#x20AC;? (A lot of elephant and human lives have been spared in the process.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;These special barriers also provide locals with revenue from honey,â&#x20AC;? says project leader Lucy King.

An altogether different approach is that of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Air Shepherd,â&#x20AC;? which uses the buzzing sound of drone quadcopters to trick elephants into thinking bees are in the area and thus chase them away from crop fences. One drone has the capacity to move a herd of 100 elephants.

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16. Skill 17. Garden pest 18. Repeat 19. New York city 20. Gas units 21. Get-out-of-jail money 22. Raise a stink 23. Accolade 24. BlasĂŠ 25. Indian bread 26. Chap 27. Get there 28. Cold war initials 30. Redistrict unfairly 35. Durable wood 37. Deans 38. Elder Boy Scout 42. Allot, with â&#x20AC;&#x153;outâ&#x20AC;?

43. Greek earth goddess: Var. 47. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fathers and Sonsâ&#x20AC;? novelist Ivan 49. Not brotherly 51. Cast wearerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s problem

52. Artless one 54. Church feature 55. Argonon 57. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Indubitablyâ&#x20AC;?

58. Naval officer 63. At hand 66. To excess 67. Part of N.Y.C. 69. Hard throw, in baseball 71. Move 72. Blooper 75. Cyprinid fish 76. Spirit 77. Tone down 78. Jest 79. Contact, e.g.

80. Alaskan native 81. Standing stone 82. Barely beat 83. Good person 84. Sock pattern DOWN 1. Complete reversal 2. French sponge cake 3. Martians and such 4. Adamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s apple spot 5. Some trial evidence

6. Word before large 7. Corrupted 8. ___ no good 9. Like some streets 10. Ticket info, maybe 11. Driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lic. and others 12. Converted, in a way 13. Mite 14. Lift, so to speak 15. Conjoin 20. Marathon 23. Element #2â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s symbol 24. Bikini parts 26. Annoy 27. Free pardon 29. Make a murmuring sound 31. CD follower 32. Bakery selections 33. Abominable snowmen 34. ___ spumante 36. John Fitzgerald ____ 39. Directorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cry 40. Mythical monster 41. Camelot, to Arthur 43. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sillyâ&#x20AC;? birds 44. Dadaism founder

45. Down with the flu 46. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The ___ have itâ&#x20AC;?

48. Henry ___ 50. Itsy-bitsy 53. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a wrap 55. Fit as a fiddle 56. Banquoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s killer 58. Debris 59. Hardened 60. Totaling 61. Wrinkled 62. Big cat 64. Votersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; problem 65. Draw back 68. Gift-tag word 70. Romance, e.g.

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75. Cow pie 77. Beaverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work 78. Each 81. Murray or Perkins

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FUNDRAISER: First the ice

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munity and demonstrates how, if we work together, we can accomplish great things,” said Harte. “None of us are really into construction, but we do have one lady who is a painter, and she is awesome. And there are some people that have that talent, but the whole reason I liked this as a community project is that to do it, you don’t have to have any experience. We could be wheelbarrowing gravel, we could be nailing, but we have no idea. We won’t know until the day we get there, because it just depends on how quickly we move, or how much of the house has already been finished. Maybe the foundation has been laid and they are in the process of putting up the framing.”

Harte also encourages others to get out and volunteer their time and fundraising efforts to the cause. It could benefit those closer to home than you think.

“You can go outside of your comfort zone. It is

an amazing feeling and it turns out that I happen to know the family that we are building for. It is one of my customers that I have at work. We were just chatting and he mentioned that his kids are all excited because they are moving. He told me that they were moving to Wellesley and he said, ‘Habitat for Humanity is building our house.’ And my face just dropped,” she said. “So, I told him that me and nine other ladies were going to be building the house. For me, it was an aha! moment. It was meant to be. It was meant to happen. Because no experience is required, I think it is an opportunity for anybody and everybody to do something for their community. It is just a great feeling to give back.”

Their first public fundraiser for the Habitat for Humanity build starts at 12 p.m. on May 13 at My Sister’s Kitchen in St. Clements. The group will be selling ice cream, with proceeds going to Habitat for Humanity.

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good way to colour up a dish

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Roast at 350º F until a light golden colour, stirring as needed because they brown around the outside of the pan first. Cool completely before storing in an airtight container.

Red, White and Green Spinach Salad 8 cups spinach, cut into bite size pieces 1 cup thinly sliced red cabbage 1 cup thinly sliced cauliflower 1/2 cup thinly sliced red onion 1 cup thinly sliced radishes Toasted sesame seeds

1/2 cup white sugar 1/2 cup vinegar 2 Tbsp. frozen orange juice concentrate 1 cup oil

For dressing, put everything except the oil into a blender.

Blend until onion is pureed.

With blender running, pour a slow steady stream of oil into the blender.

Blend half a minute longer.

Will keep for weeks in the fridge.

Assemble salad ingredients in a bowl.

Toss with dressing just before serving. You will not need all of the dressing, refrigerate the remainder for another time. Garnish with additional toasted sesame seeds.

Serves 8 people.

Dressing; I small onion, chopped 1 tsp. salt 1 tsp. dry mustard 1 tsp. celery salt 1/2 tsp. paprika

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Township council approved a project to install sidewalks along the north and west side of Parkview Drive in the Village of Wellesley.

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council in support of a sidewalk on at least one side of the street to reduce the chance of an incident.

“My wife Melissa and I believe strongly in this and see on a daily basis what we believe to be a very important cause.

Even since the installation of no-parking signs along Parkview, although it has made things a little easier, it still remains a huge concern. With two young boys, three and six, whether we are out walking or teaching them how to ride their bikes, we continuously need to remind them to stay to the side of the road and out of traffic. We literally count the seconds down until we can get off Parkview and reach a street with sidewalks and walk stressfree.”

Amanda Ferris lives at Parkview Drive and Village Road, and even though she says a new sidewalk would cost her family valuable driveway space, she agrees with the plan to install one.

“We regularly use the full length of our driveway for our vehicles and it would be quite inconvenient to lose any part of that driveway. We also have a beautiful maple tree that is very close to the edge where the sidewalk would go ... For us, we would be very annoyed to have a sidewalk on our property,” she said.

“But, our life in Wellesley is much more than our home. We love that our kids can walk to school.

We count on the neighbours. As a parent, I am 100 per cent sure that I

posal, but changed his would be telling my kids intended vote after takto choose the sidewalk aling the time to sit and ways as the safest option. watch the foot traffic on I am very grateful that there is the opportunity to Parkview.

“I was out there this optimize the safety of our morning for half an hour, community.” and I noticed there are a Living on Edgewood lot of kids that walk along Court, a small street that that street, and it isn’t just intersects with Parkview, one or two at a time. A Blair Cressman was in agreement with Ferris and lot of them go in bunches of five or six,” he said.

Kelterborn.

“So, I watched this for a “Wellesley is a great while, and as much as I community, and we want am not for this, if you buy our boys to safely travel a house with no sidewalk, around, to school, to paryou accept it, it seemed ticipate in sports and visit with friends,” he said. “We with the number of kids there, and the bicycles, I regularly use this busy tend to support this.” artery to walk to school Smit was the lone disand to the park. Like senter, but he received most parents, the safety an applause and vocal of our children is very support from some of the important to us. The lack crowd gathered in council of sidewalks on Parkview chambers. has been a safety concern “Eighty-three per cent since this oversight by the of the residents on that township and developers street are against sidemany years ago.”

Before approving a side- walks. If it was 50/50, I would say yes,” he said. walk on north and west “That subdivision has side of Parkview, councilbeen here for so long, lors had their say. Mayor and the people have lived Joe Nowak was in favour on that street for so long of the project, saying for that everybody is used to him, it wasn’t just about that. Are we going to be the kids. It was about the put sidewalks on every safety of everyone that street in the township? I uses the road as a pedescan think of a few streets trian. in St. Clements that could “I understand that use sidewalks also. People there is some opposition moved in there knowing to this, but I think we are there weren’t sidewalks here to make decisions and now, all of a sudden based on what is best for they are going to have this all residents, not just the in front of their property.” children, but there are a The sidewalk from Villot of adults there too and lage Road to the recreindividuals with accesation facility walkway will sibility problems that use 00 R 1 ,0 Eincluded in the 2017 K ! that road on a regular baO Vbe C T S I N capitalO township budget, sis, and what we are UGS Rdoing and the portion from Vilnow is forcing them on to lage Road to Greenwood the road,” he said. “I have .COM Hill Road will be coming a big problem with that.” out of the 2018 capital Coun. Herb Neher was budget. initially against the pro-

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