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Council approves plan for small residential development in Wellesley over neighbours’ concerns

Trees for Woolwich reaches goal of 23,000 plantings, opts to extend target FAISAL ALI

FAISAL ALI WELLESLEY IS MOVING AHEAD with a contentious development in the village despite opposition from residents.

Township council’s decision Tuesday night had more than a few heads shaking among those in the gallery at Crosshill council chambers.

The decision was made after a heated discussion at council meeting last month that saw members of the public vociferously denounce the project, providing council with a petition calling for the plan to be scrapped.

Blaze Properties Inc. wants to build 16 semi-detached homes and one single-family house on a vacant twoacre lot on Gerber Road in the village.

Having originally won approval two year ago for a 16-unit plan, the company made changes to add a singlefamily house into the mix. That requires three of the 17 units to be smaller than the mandated minimum sizes of semi-detached and singlefamily homes in the township In a separate application to the township’s committee of adjustment, Blaze Properties also received approval to decrease the setback of the single home that abuts Gerber Road, allowCONCERNS | 28

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Forty students from EDSS rolled up their sleeves Tuesday afternoon to plant the last of Trees for Woolwich’s target of 23,000 trees, an undertaking that began in 2011.

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IT STARTED WITH A simple premise: plant a tree for every person in Woolwich. Back when the members of the Township of Woolwich Environmental Enhancement Committee (TWEEC) first proposed the goal in 2011, it must have seemed a far off prospect. But this week, the group achieved just that by planting 23,000 trees in the township, with students from EDSS rounding out those final few.

“In the short-term, our goal was to plant one for every citizen in Woolwich. The thought being that if everyone just went out and planted one, we’d all be done in a big, fast hurry,” laughed TWEEC member Inga Rinne.

Of course, a 100 per cent participation from the township seemed unlikely – and the goal took a few years to reach rather than an afternoon. But with the final tree planted on Tuesday, the work is over right? Rinne, who spearheaded the Trees for Woolwich project and helped come up with the original concept, says ‘no.’

For one, the population of Woolwich isn’t 23,000 anymore. Rinne says that, according to numbers given to her by the township, Woolwich has swelled to 27,127 and counting. For another, there is still much more work to be done.

With the original number met, TWEEC voted on a new plan October 5 for a greener township. The group decided to ditch the original idea of TREES | 2

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one tree to a person, or else they’d be continuously “chasing their tails” to catch up with the changing population.

Instead, the group decided to set a minimum target

itself, the group wants to focus more on educating the wider community on the ecological benefits and economic supports for tree planting. Farmers and large landowners, for example, have some com-

of 5,000 trees planted each year in Woolwich. Beyond that, the group are focussing on priority areas for future tree plantings, such as along waterways, trails and roadsides.

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“I think that the benefits of trees in so many different applications are becoming more and more apparent. Whether it’s the benefit of shade and cooling in the summer, the benefit of a bit of a windbreak which reduces your heating cost in the winter,” she said.

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program, had the distinction of planting the final few trees to reach 23,000.

The group has worked with TWEEC before, helping to create the “living snow fence” along highway 85, between Elmira and St. Jacobs.

The ELAWS program is a specially designed co-op program for parents who may wish for their children to learn a family trade. The program lets the students split their time between work and studies, while still allowing them their high school diploma.

If you’ve planted any trees, you’re encouraged to add to the count by contacting TWEEC at treesforwoolwich@gmail.com.

cleaning our air ... There are locations where we planted to eliminate erosion.”

Rinne is keen to point out that while TWEEC is organizing and supporting tree planting in the community, they are not actually out there planting every single tree. Rather, they encourage people to do the planting themselves, and then to inform to committee. The number then gets added to the overall tally.

“We’re looking to facilitate planting,” noted Rinne.

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WCS partners with Leroy’s Auto Care to help put people in cars Program is in the very early stages, with agency still working on the details; public asked to consider donating vehicles

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ALI WILSON WOOLWICH COMMUNITY SERVICE’S NEW partnership with Leroy’s Auto Care in Elmira sent two wheel-less locals home this week with new-to-them cars.

The partnership started a little differently than others WCS has had in the past, with executive director Kelly Christie’s daughter looking to upgrade her vehicle and Christie finding herself in Leroy’s hoping to have the vehicle checked out to be donated to one of their long-time volunteers.

“And then we got really, really nervous that we were going to give her a lemon because we knew it needed work, so we brought it here to see if Leroy would look at it and tell us if it needed work,” explained Christie of how she ended up in Leroy’s in the first place.

“And then he said, ‘well we could look at it free of charge, we could fix it free of charge.’”

The new partnership hopes to have others donate their vehicles to WCS, see Leroy’s service it and then have it gifted to someone who would benefit from owning a vehicle.

“So now we are going to open this up to an option so that when people have a vehicle that may be still of good value ... we can bring it here and Leroy’s team is going to look at it. If it is worth saving and working on, they will donate the time and then we will match it with a person,” she continued.

Leroy Martin, owner of Leroy’s Auto Care, said Christie couldn’t have came into the shop at a better time.

“Our team here, we were

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Kelly Christie, Catarina Peters-Dyck, Mackenzie Martin and Leroy Martin outside of Leroy’s Auto Care in Elmira, where Peters-Dyck went home with a van courtesy of a new program from Woolwich Community Services. [ALI WILSON / THE OBSERVER] food bank once a week and she talking about how we could do like [WCS] is. This works redoes our gardens when they that – kind of give back to the ally well because we are able need weeding always gives community. We were thinkto take care of the vehicle end back to us.” ing with vehicles because we of it,” said Martin.

After Peters-Dyck chose do have some vehicles that Catarina Peters-Dyck of to take a van from Leroy’s, come through here where Elmira, a long-time volunteer someone just decides that with WCS, is the first recipient Christie was able to place the second vehicle with another they are ready to move on,” he of the fruits of the new parthard working individual in the explained. “And if someone nership. She chose a retired community. else would be willing to donate service van donated from Le“She went back to school, that, we are willing to donate roy’s to make it easier for her has a skill and needed to find our time. to run her business. work outside of Elmira but “It is just a good partner“I knew she was saving up had no vehicle, meaning she ship because we never know for a car for a long time,” said is limited to working in this for sure who is out there that Christie. “Catarina is a hard needs it – we are not conworker and she always gives CARS | 5 nected with people out there back – she volunteers at the

IF YOU DONATED BLOOD in the summer of 2013, says Elmira mother Kristen Dorscht, then you might have given the very same units that kept her newborn daughter Ella alive. It’s a powerful thought, and one that Dorscht hopes will motivate veteran donors and newcomers alike to roll up their sleeves and give a pint or two.

On October 28, between 2-8 p.m., Dorscht and her husband Nick are encouraging everyone to come by the Elmira Lions Hall to donate ... and possibly save a life. In the process, people will be able to join in a raffle to win several prizes including tickets for the Elmira Sugar Kings, all courtesy of the Dorschts’ efforts.

“You really never expect that you or someone that you love is going to need blood,” said Dorscht.

Certainly, she says, they never expected their daughter would need more than 50 units of blood in the first two months of her life – but they were sure glad it was there. After Ella received the blood she needed to survive, the family decided they wanted to return the quantity they’d received by encouraging others to donate.

“We had said for years before Ella was born that donating blood was something that we should do, but we never went. Like a lot of people, we’re busy with our jobs, and you’re busy with your family and we ... never got around to it,” said Dorscht.

Ella’s arrival changed all that.

The call for donations is especially significant right now because donations have been steadily declining over the past few years at the Elmira blood donor clinic.

Since the start of 2017, for example, the clinic has frequently been falling below their desired goal of 115 units a month, hitting on average 89 units. In 2013, by contrast, in the first nine months of the year the blood clinic received 128 units on average every month.

Tara Gutscher, the area manager for Canadian Blood Services, says part of the reason donations are down may be the more stringent rules on giving blood. In particular, she notes, last December Canadian Blood Services changed how often females were able to donate. Women have to wait 84 days between donations, compared with males who may donate every 56 days, in order to maintain their hemoglobin and iron levels.

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MCC pitches in to help relief efforts in Haiti FAISAL ALI IT HAS BEEN WEEKS since the powerful category-five hurricanes Irma and Maria struck in the Atlantic basin, but people are still taking stock of the damage.

Buildings were flattened, fields were flooded and, basic necessities like clean water and food have become strained. With offices already in some of the affected countries, the Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) was able to respond quickly to the disaster, whilst Canadians were amongst the first responders on the ground.

“I want to say about 30 hours after Irma hit we were able to distribute comforters that a local MCC office [worked on] at Kent Street in Kitchener, and relief buckets, to families whose homes have been destroyed by the hurricane or badly damaged,” said Rebecca Shetler, the MCC representative in Haiti.

Speaking from out of the country, Shetler, a Waterloo native, described the MCC’s response in Haiti. She, along with 26 other staff including her husband, worked in the immediate aftermath of the storm to reach isolated communities that were hit with severe flooding.

“It means going to the communities, wading through the mud, hearing their stories, helping to tell their stories to a wider audience,” explains Shetler. She estimated that the group responded to about 23 rural communities.

According to Julie Bell of MCC Canada, the group was able to reach about 90 families in a region of the Artibonite Department of Haiti, with relief kits, blankets and water tablets in those first 48 hours after

Recipients of MCC aid in the immediate aftermath of last year’s Hurricane Mathew. Pictured are Kasandra Lougen, Sarditren Dete, Antovan Enit standing where each of their homes was washed away by Hurricane Mathew. Below, the first latrine in Wopisa [Haiti] as it was nearing completion. [SUBMITTED]

the disaster. Bell adds that the “MCC is currently the only NGO responding in this area of Haiti.”

“Since that initial rapid response, we mounted about five days later a longer term food response,” says Shetler.

“With families having their gardens destroyed, these are subsistence farmers. So that means they’re going to go hungry, they’re not going to be able to pay school fees. ... When that’s destroyed, that’s devastating to those families.”

While Haiti escaped the worst of Irma and Maria, which damaged the likes of the Virgin Islands, Turks and Caicos and Puerto Rico, many communities nonetheless experienced significant flash floods that decimated crops and infrastructure. The country had already been coping with the much more extensive damage of last year’s hurricane Mathew when Irma hit, as well as a cholera outbreak.

“Haiti has the worst cholera epidemic in the

world,” said Shetler. “And so with flooding there’s no latrines in most communities. The rate of infectious disease travels very quickly and vulnerable people, children, older people, die from cholera post-storms like hurricane Irma.”

The MCC, for its part, had already been working in Haiti to recover from hurricane Mathew and contain the cholera infection, and so they were well poised to respond to the crisis, noted Shetler.

“So it’s basic preven-

tion that we found very effective after hurricane Matthew last year,” said Shetler.

“In Haiti that means building latrines, protecting public water sources like streams because these are not families with running water. Giving people filtration buckets so they can purify the water. Haitians want to be able to protect themselves and their families, they just don’t have the means to even build a latrine or to get a filtration bucket.”

Shetler notes in the communities where they were able to build latrines after Hurricane Matthew, there were zero cases of Cholera.

“So it’s a very effective, basic prevention that we’re able to do.”

The MCC have also had long-lasting partnerships with other organizations in the country.

Besides its work in Haiti, the MCC has also been working on relief efforts in Cuba, as well as responding to crises around the world including in Syria, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Mexico

following last month’s earthquake. In Cuba, MCC Canada spokesperson Julie Bell explained the group are working with the Brethren in Christ Cuba to repair homes, provide emergency food assistance and provide “support for livelihoods recovery.”

With such a far-reaching projects, Shetler noted that funds for continued support in Haiti were quickly running low and encouraged people to give what they could, be it money or supplies.

“The Kent Street MCC office is always accepting comforters, relief buckets, [canned meats]. And we always appreciate prayers and the people thinking of the people in Haiti, because they’ve been through a lot.”

Shetler is currently in her second year of a fiveyear term with the MCC in Haiti. She’s a clinical social worker by trade, while her husband holds degrees in International Development and Public Health.

“So for us, our calling for Haiti – it was kind of a confluence. There’s tremendous need both at a basic health level for basic infrastructure. From a mental health perspective, there’s tremendous trauma after the [2010] earthquake and with successive disasters. So we hope we found a place where are skills and our passion met the need,” said Shetler.

“And the MCC is a wonderful organization that really walks alongside people in the way that we want to help people in their lives.

So it’s a great match for us, and it’s really an honour to serve with MCC.” People interested in contributing can pass by the MCC’s Kitchener office on 50 Kent Ave, or donate online at www.mcccanada.ca.

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“So since that happened, our donations in Elmira have dropped severely.

So it’s because females aren’t able to come out as often. Possibly husbands and wives or friends were donating together, so the males [don’t come out as often anymore as well],” said Gutscher.

“Honestly, lately we have not been reaching [our goal].

So we do need to find some extra support in the community. That’s why it’s so important when people like Nick and Kristen come forward and are willing to help us promote. So we really

need new donors in Elmira or people who haven’t donated in a while to come out and give it a try again.”

Dorscht likewise stresses the importance of donating, especially if people meet the criteria.

“The reason I think it’s so important is that … the need never goes away,” she said.

“There’s people that need blood every single day.”

This will be the Dorschts third year sponsoring the clinic. In the previous two years since they started, the clinic was able to meet or exceed their monthly goal. Dorscht is hoping this year will be the same.

Pulmonary hypertension forces Ella Dorscht to remain connected to oxygen tanks. [SUBMITTED]

Ella, meanwhile, at 4 years of age, has started school. She has pulmonary hypertension and a heart defect that keeps her wearing her oxygen tube, connected to a metal tank, but Dorscht says that has hardly slowed her down.

“The school has been absolutely fantastic,” Dorscht added.

The blood donor clinic will be running on October 28 between 2-8 p.m. at the Lions Hall in Elmira.

Dorscht will be there to thank people, and even little Ella may make an appearance (depending, of course, on her busy schedule).

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Sittler banner ceremony Saturday As part of the Toronto Maple Leafs’ banner tour, the banner that hung at Air Canada Centre honouring Darryl Sittler will make its way to the St. Jacobs Farmers’ Market on Saturday.

On opening night 2016, the Maple Leafs unveiled new banners that now hang in Air Canada Centre and pay tribute to the players that have had their numbers retired. Beginning in August of 2016, and concluding by the

December 19 “Next Century game,” 19 original Air Canada Centre banners will be delivered to the towns that these players called home. The Sittler banner is the 13th to be delivered as part of the banner tour, the team said in a release last week.

“St. Jacobs market is thrilled to have been chosen by Darryl Sittler as the home for his banner, and we are so proud to pay tribute to his legacy by permanently displaying it here,” said Sheila Shantz, the market’s director of operations.

Sittler will attend a brief unveiling ceremony October 14 at 8 a.m. in the main market building.

Park Manor on the run for Terry Park Manor Senior Public School students in Elmira raised more than $3,500 in a two-week fundraising drive that included last week’s Terry Fox Run. As part of the effort, students were given incentives if they reached certain monetary goals, including the prospect of principal Sharlene McHolm’s hair being dyed three colours. Also on the table were three staff members receiving dyed hair, another wearing her full hockey equipment during the

run and others receiving pies in the face at a morning assembly.

“I am so proud of not only the kids, but of the staff for stepping up and making it fun for everybody,” said McHolm at last Friday’s run.

Wellesley clarifies open fire bylaw Wellesley hopes to make the rules governing open fires clearer for residents in overhauling its bylaws.

Addressing councillors Tuesday night, township fire chief Paul Redman said the language in the current bylaws are “overly verbose and

confusing” to understand, even for him.

The idea, said Redman, was to avoid complicated “legalese” currently in place and allow people to figure out quickly and easily if they could, say, roast marshmallows with their kids in the backyard.

Amongst the revisions, the new bylaw reduces the minimum distance campfires have to be kept from dwellings to three meters from seven.

Redman noted that decreasing this mandatory distance would allow more people to enjoy campfires in their backyards – which they were already doing, but without breaking

the bylaw.

Redman added that so long as people follow the safety rules, such as keeping extinguishing agents nearby, and using clean, dry wood, there is no added danger of allowing fires to be made closer to homes.

The new bylaw would also allow the fire department more leeway in fining people over infractions by increasing the number of possible infractions to 16 from six, with each violation carrying a $200 fine. So, for example, someone illegally burning wooden pallets could potentially be charged thousands of dollars in fines, said Redman.

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Hydro customers advised to be wary of text scam THE THREE REGIONAL HYDRO utilities – Energy+ Inc., Kitchener-Wilmot Hydro Inc., and Waterloo North Hydro Inc. – are warning customers to be aware of a text message scam targeting electricity customers.

Resident have reported receiving text messages from individuals claiming to represent various local electricity distribution companies. The text informs customers they have received a refund on their account. The scam message instructs customers to follow a link to accept the refund via e-Transfer.

Local hydro companies remind customers that we do not provide account updates via text message. Local electricity distribution companies will issue credit refunds on active accounts, but do not provide account updates to customers via text message.

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Local electricity distributors do not: • Ask for credit card information over the phone or accept gift cards as acceptable forms of payment • Ask for bank or electricity account balance information via text message, email or fax • Send text message notifications to customers

Customers who receive a text message from a local distribution company should not click on the fraudulent link in the message. Customers should also not provide any personal information, credit card account numbers or account balance information. Do not respond to any suspicious text messages and notify your local hydro utility when possible. If you suspect you have been a victim of fraud please contact the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre 1-888-495-8501 or visit www.antifraudcentre.ca.

A 72-year-old Elmira man driving a Ford SUV on First Street in Elmira rear-ended a parked Ford F150 pickup outside of St. Theresa of Avila School just before 9 a.m. last Thursday. No injuries were reported, but the driver of the SUV was charged with ‘careless driving.’

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8:40 AM | A Wellington County OPP officer was monitoring traffic on Highway 6, near Eighth Line, Township of Centre Wellington when he observed a male driving a 1994 Volvo 960 at a speed that appeared to be well above the posted speed limit. The vehicle was locked on radar at 142 km/h in an 80 km/h zone. The driver, an 18-year-old Grand Val-

ley man, was charged with ‘race a motor vehicle’ and will appear in Guelph Provincial Court on November 15. His driver’s licence and vehicle were seized for a period of seven days as per statute.

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10:00 AM | A Wellington County OPP officer was monitoring traffic on County Road 7 in the Township of Centre Wellington.

when he observed a male driving a 2007 Land Rover at a speed that appeared to be well above the posted speed limit. The vehicle was locked on radar at 103 km/h in a 50 km/h zone. A 44-year-old Guelph man was charged with ‘race a motor vehicle’ and will appear in Guelph Provincial Court on December 6. His driver’s licence and vehicle were seized for a period of seven days.

OCTOBER 10

3:55 PM | A Wellington County OPP officer was monitoring traffic on County Road 12, near Eighth Line in Mapleton. The officer clocked a 2018 Chevrolet Malibu travelling at 137 km/h in an 80 km/h zone. As a result, a 39-year-old Schomberg man was charged with ‘race a motor vehicle.’

His licence and vehicle were seized for seven days, and he’ll appear in Guelph Provincial Court on December 6.

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Christie says looking forward, she wants the partnership to work for anyone who could benefit from a vehicle, but whose circumstances make acquiring one more difficult.

“It is kind of like with housing: some people can afford the mortgage payment but they can’t afford the down payment. So it will be someone like that, that can afford the insurance and the gas but they can’t get the car,” she said.

“It is going to make a difference in their life.”

That could mean someone who has recently been separated, divorced or left an abusive relationship and now finds themselves with only one vehicle, she added.

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Taking a walk on the healthy side is a better option ONE OF THE PRINCIPAL points of contact between municipal governments and local schools involves parking and traffic congestion, particularly in the mornings.

Parents insist on driving their children to school rather than letting them walk. Schools insist on limiting access times, while simultaneously failing to provide adequate offstreet parking or drop-off spots. The mix frequently leaves municipal governments scrambling to deal with safety and traffic concerns, often involving police enforcement.

That’s certainly been an ongoing issue even in Woolwich.

Rules that restrict to a brief period the arrival time of students lead to a concentration of parents and kids – and their cars – converging all at once. Lack of adequate infrastructure at the school means the long lineup of cars spill over onto municipal parking lots and streets.

But at a fundamental level the problem stems from parents driving their kids to school instead of letting them walk, cycle, board or use other alternatives, even when those choices would be faster, safer, better for the environment and for the health of their children. School officials know this, which is why they encourage participation in programs such as International Walk to School (IWALK) month. In Waterloo Region, we have the Active and Safe Routes to School program.

The benefits are clear. We all know we need to increase daily physical activity, improve the safety of our communities, reduce traffic congestion around schools, improve air quality, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and create communities where people choose to walk. Knowing is one thing.

Putting it into action is another.

Debates are ongoing about the advisability of parents driving their children to school.

Increasingly, students who aren’t bussed travel to and from school in their parents’ cars, rather than walking or bicycling.

While previous generations may not have walked to school barefoot in the snow, uphill both ways, kids did get there under their own steam much more frequently than is the case today.

Concerned about obesity and falling fitness levels, authorities have been encouraging kids to wake, bike or blade to school. In Waterloo Region, the public health department promotes the practice, and planners pay more attention to safe school routes.

From an environmental perspective, every car trip avoided results in fewer greenhouse gas emissions. And keeping the car away from schools is also much safer: accident statistics show school zones have become one of the most dangerous places in our communities. Families that would like to walk opt to take the car because they don’t want to become another pedestrian statistic.

We’ve become so dependent on driving to school that the ‘school run’ accounts for 25 to 30 per cent of morning rush hour trips.

In fact, it was a collision between a young cyclist and a car – not serious, thankfully – that prompted the latest round of enforcement by the township, which stepped up its efforts to find a solution, as addressed this week by Woolwich councillors. The goal is to deal with congestion to increase the safety of kids going to and from school. But measure taken to date have not been effective, in part because some parents remain uncooperative, even heaping abuse on officials attempting to bring order to the drop-off area.

By moving cars to a larger lot, the township hopes to alleviate some of the congestion, but it will really take cooler heads and more foot power to make things better.

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Adult supervision is a must in both U.S. and North Korea WORLD AFFAIRS HERE’S THE SCENARIO. LATE one evening Donald Trump is watching Fox News and a report comes on that North Korea is planning to launch a missile that can reach the United States. (Kim Jong-un’s regime has said it is going to do that one of these days – but only as a test flight landing in the ocean somewhere, not as an attack.)

Trump misunderstands, and thinks Pyongyang is going to launch a missile at the United States. After all, there was a graphic with the report that shows the trajectory of the North Korean missile reaching the U.S., and Trump trusts Fox much more than his own intelligence services. So he orders all U.S. strategic forces to go to DEFCON 1: Defence Readiness Condition One – nuclear war is imminent.

The North Koreans spot all the unusual activity in the American forces – leave cancelled in Strategic Air Command, U.S. nuclear

subs in port sailing with zero warning leaving part of their crews behind, etc.

– and conclude that an American pre-emptive attack is imminent.

The North Koreans go to their own equivalent of DEFCON 1: mobilizing and dispersing their armed forces, evacuating their leadership from the capital to some bunker in the countryside, and so on. American intelligence reports all this activity, and this time Trump actually listens to them. So he orders a disarming strike on all North Korean nuclear weapons and facilities.

With U.S. nuclear weapons, of course. Nothing else would do the job.

That’s how the Second Korean War starts. Not many Americans would be killed, and probably no civilians, because in fact North Korea doesn’t yet have any long-range missiles that can accurately deliver nuclear weapons on the United States, but millions would die in both parts of Korea. With luck, the Chinese would stay out even as their North Korean ally is reduced to rubble, but who knows?

It’s just a scenario, but it’s one that keeps many people awake at night – including many senior people in the U.S. military.

That’s why reports have been surfacing recently that the U.S. Secretary of Defence, General James Mattis, the National Security Adviser, General H.R McMaster, and Trump’s chief of staff, General John Kelly, have made a secret pact that all three will never be abroad at the same time.

Why not? Because at least one very senior military officer must always be in the country to monitor orders coming from the White House, and countermand them if necessary.

I cannot vouch for the accuracy of these reports, but I believe them. In fact, I was already assuming that some arrangement like that was in place. Mattis, McMaster and Kelly are serious, experienced and professional military officers, and it would be a dereliction of duty for them not to ensure that there is always at least one responsible adult between Trump and the nuclear button.

If one of these generals

actually found himself in the position of having to stop Trump, he would face an agonizing decision. All his training tells him that he must obey civilian authority, and he will certainly be court-martialled if he disobeys a presidential order. On the other hand, he must not allow millions of human beings to die because of a stupid mistake.

I’m sure they think about it, and I doubt that any of them knows which way he would actually jump if the situation arose. Providing adult supervision is a tricky business, especially when the child is technically your superior.

And having said all this, it occurs to me that some senior military officers in North Korea must face the same dilemma. They too have a child-man in charge, and they will be all too aware that if “little rocket man,” as Trump calls him, stumbles into a war with the United States, then they, their families, and practically everybody they have ever met will be killed.

Their dilemma is even DYER | 8

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THEIR VIEW / QUESTION OF THE WEEK

What is your ‘must make’ apple recipe for the fall?

» Tara Kanellis-Good

» Edward Denyer

» Drew Chester

» Louis Ditner

» Abby Zaniewski

“Good old apple crumple pie.”

“Nothing, just a crunchy apple.”

“Apple crumble.”

“Apple pie.”

“Apple crumble muffins.”

“It’s just a scenario, but it’s one that keeps many people awake at night – including many senior people in the U.S. military. ” Gwynne Dyer | 6 HIS VIEW / STEVE KANNON

Post-apocalyptic scenarios aside, technology at odds with growing population EDITOR'S NOTES A NEW BLADE RUNNER film opened last week, prompting me to fire up the original for a refresher on the story, itself based on a book by Philip K. Dick, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

While we haven’t quite yet got to the dystopic state of the 2019 setting in the original movie – released in 1982 – some of the allusions to corporate control certainly ring true.

We’re not anywhere near the replicant/artificial human technology imagined by the story, but it’s not for lack of trying – there’s plenty of research being done on both artificial intelligence and human-like robotics.

In the book, androids and robotic animals exist in a post-apocalyptic future where much has been wiped out by nuclear war.

There’s an effort to save human genetics by moving out into space. Offworld efforts are also part

of the movie.

Though science fiction, the stories really speak to issues of humanity and what it means to be human.

It’s an issue we wrestle with in our real, nonfiction lives today, as witnessed by the many inhuman and inhumane actions carried out daily, from outright violence to the surveillance state we’ve created beyond the nightmares of many early sci-fi and dystopic writers.

While android development hasn’t kept pace with fictional accounts, we are pursuing that goal even as the population grows and technology displaces workers, issues that don’t really matter in post-apocalyptic scenarios where many of the people have perished.

In a situation where the population is falling, technology makes more sense as a way to fill in the gaps.

But that’s not where we’re at, and the discussion of the implications is not in line with the pace of technical change.

According to revised forecasts from the United

HOW TO REACH US

mad West each place far greater stress on those resources.

We are deluged with stories about climate change, food shortages, peak oil, epidemics and a host of similar unsettling facts. At the root of all those problems is the issue of population. Quite plainly, there are too many of us.

While most of the growth has been and will continue to be in other parts of the globe, there is that closed system we discussed. Not to mention that the smaller number of us in North America and Europe use substantially more resources. With other countries striving to follow our lead, the trend is not healthy.

It’s no coincidence that overpopulation figures prominently in dystopian books and films – large numbers of humans is a likely catalyst for environmental collapses leading to wars over food and water, competition for scarce resources, a premium on living space, and the potential for disease and rampant epidemics. Then there’s the near certainty

that such crises would lead to nightmarish authoritarian police states, the kind we’re already building.

There are those, of course, who dismiss any such ideas. Everything is fine. Or, if it’s not, we’ll find solutions, technological fixes. Don’t worry, be happy.

People of this mindset point out that many past doomsayers have been proven wrong. They’ll note how the famous warnings of English scholar Thomas Malthus (An Essay on the Principle of Population), whose name gives rise to the adjective Malthusian, failed to come to pass. Or point the predictions of more recent prognosticators such as Paul Ehrlich (The Population Bomb) as being proven wrong.

Interestingly, both Malthus’ and Ehrlich’s forecasts were in fact sideswiped by technology. In the case of Malthus, he could not have predicted that the forms of energy of his time – food for manual labourers and animals, wood for burning – would

be supplanted by an explosion of fossil fuel uses.

A similar thing happened in Ehrlich’s time with the massive use of technology – fertilizers, pesticides, irrigation – to grow food for the expanding billions.

Those very technological “fixes” have come with a high price, however.

We’re seeing some of that climate change and the drawing down of aquifers in some of the most heavily irrigated spots. There’s every indication that technology is reaching its peak in dealing with the woes of a growing population.

Politically correct thinking dictates the topic be swept under the rug. Because the largest growth is taking place in the developing world, it looks paternalistic for the West to talk about population control. Birth rates have fallen dramatically in Canada, the U.S. and Western Europe, with immigration spurring much of the growth.

Not talking about it, however, doesn’t mean the problem does not exist. It certainly won’t go away simply by ignoring it.

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Nations, the current world population of 7.6 billion is expected to reach 8.6 billion in 2030, 9.8 billion in 2050 and 11.2 billion in 2100. That does not bode well.

It took thousands of years for us to reach a population of one billion by 1804. However, it took only 123 years for us to double to two billion in 1927. The population hit four billion in 1974, and just 43 years later, we’ve added another 3.5 billion.

Such is the power of exponential growth.

As a closed system with finite resources, the planet can only do so much for its inhabitants, which includes a long list of animals and plants not labeled ‘homo sapiens,’ a fact we overlook at our peril. Every person, even one living the most basic of existences – an altogether too common scenario in much of the world – puts a demand on the ecosystem. We all need air, water and food as a minimum. Providing just that places another burden on the planet; those of us living in the consumption-

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VERBATIM

THIS WEEK IN HISTORY

One in every two members of the youngest generation in Canada’s workplaces say they’ve experienced depression, according to a recent Ipsos survey. Fifty per cent of millennial workers (those aged 18 to 34) report some experience of depression compared with 39% of GenXers (those aged 35 to 54) and 29% of Boomers (those aged 55 or older).

“What a passive society. It embraces action, en principe, and pragmatism versus ‘theory.’ But when an enemy actually strikes – hurricanes or mass murderers – it goes limp and turns to the Lord. They pray because they don’t know anything else to do or believe anything can be done. It’s as if there are only effects, not causes, so action is pointless, therefore let us pray.”

A new subdivision in Elmira’s south end will bring more traffic congestion but not enough to be a concern, Woolwich determined in approving plans this week for 141 homes on a westward extension of South Parkwood Boulevard. Studies provided by the developer show the subdi-vision’s impact on traffic won’t be large enough to warrant traffic lights at the South Parkwood Boulevard and Arthur Street or for an immediate connection to Listowel Road.

» Ipsos survey

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» From the Oct. 11, 2014 edition of The Observer

issues as diverse as the Las Vegas shootings and climate change

DYER: Second Korean War

NATIONAL VIEW

less likely if adults prevail

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worse, because they serve a petulant god-king who has the power of life and death over them and their families. To stop Kim Jong-un, if he were about to make a fatal mistake, they would have to kill him and accept that they would almost certainly be killed themselves immediately afterwards.

Would they actually do that? They don’t even know the answer to that themselves, but I‘m sure they think about it.

There is probably not going to be a Second Korean War. Probably neither set of senior officers is ever going to face this ultimate crisis. A subtle form of adult supervision is exercised on a daily basis in both capitals, because even the loosest of loose cannons has to work through other people in order to get his orders turned into actions.

But things have come to a pretty pass when we can have this discussion without sounding crazy.

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SPORTS HOCKEY / JUNIOR B

After getting to .500 with a win last week, Kings fall to Listowel Coach sees the need for more discipline, as penalties prove costly in loss to first-place Cyclones

NOT SO GREAT OUTDOORSMAN / STEVE GALEA

Getting out and earning my stripes

ALI WILSON THE ELMIRA SUGAR KINGS had to settle for a split of their last two, taking a win on the road in Brantford October 5 before dropping a home game to the visiting Listowel Cyclones on Sunday.

Last week’s trip to Brantford proved to be a wild ride that saw Elmira go up 3-0, then trail 4-3 before romping back with five unanswered goals for an 8-4 victory over the 99ers.

Elmira‘s Tyler Beauparlant scored the first goal just 39 seconds in, assisted

by Keanan Stewart and Tyler McBay. The visitors followed with another pair in courtesy of Zack Cameron (Jeff Jordan, Ethan Wiseman) and Mason McMahon, who scored an unassisted, shorthanded goal at 7:38.

However, Brantford wasn’t in the mood for a blowout at home.

The team replied with two of their own in the first – one a scored penalty shot – and opened up the second with another quick goal, followed by another on the power play.

It was all Elmira from that point, however, as Jordan scored on the power play (Skinner, Cameron) at 12:55 to tie up the game once again. Elmira then pulled back into the lead with a power play goal

OPEN COUNTRY

Elmira netminder Tyler Mazzocato keeps on eye on Listowel’s Bryce McFadden during game action Sunday night at the WMC. The Kings lost 6-2. from Wiseman (Stewart, Ty Biles) at 15:49 and another from Wiseman (Harrison Toms, Skinner) to end the second with less than a minute to play.

Beauparlant opened up scoring in the third with help from Jordan and Biles at 11:14, with Cameron notching another less than 30 seconds later to wrap up scoring for the game. In the Elmira net, Tyler Mazzocato held the fort for the remainder of the match to secure the Kings’ fifth win of the season.

Wiseman, Cameron and Jordan all posted a threepoint night, earning them the game’s three stars.

“The offense is coming.

We’re seeing results from the offensive side of the puck,” said head coach Trent Brown. “We opened up the scoring, I believe it was 3-0, and then they got four straight and then we scored the remainder of the goals after that which is great that we are having that second gear to be able to put it into and score when we need to, but we

shouldn’t have to rely on that or go down in a game like that where we score the first couple of goals.”

The second game of the weekend saw the Kings play at home Sunday night against first-place Listowel.

The Cyclones scored the first goal at the end of the opening frame. Skinner’s equalizer early in the second – shorthanded and unassised – was as close as Elmira would get, however.

Listowel scored three times in the period to extend the lead 4-1.

[STEVE KANNON / THE OBSERVER]

Elmira’s Biles got the team within two on a goal assisted by Niki Molson and Matt Murray in the third, but the Kings couldn’t gain any traction, giving up two more to Listowel to see the game end 6-2.

“Unfortunately we lacked discipline on Sunday. Discipline in the systems, emotional discipline and discipline obviously to stay out of the penalty box. We were in the box for KINGS | 11

THIS MORNING I WAS looking at trail camera photos I downloaded from the weekend. And it didn’t take long for me to see a very worrisome image of a fearsome beast that walked under my stand at last light.

And, I’ll tell you, I just might change my hunting location because of it.

Look, except for that one time I was almost railroaded into watching The Bridges of Madison County, I don’t scare too easily.

That’s because I realize that most animals are far more afraid of us than we are of them. And who can blame them? After all, our species invented such unnatural horrors as Say Yes to the Dress, Cake Boss and Keeping up with the Kardashians.

But the animal in question is different. They slip into the stand area silently and blend into the shadows with their mostly black coats. And while they would probably run if they saw you first, they don’t take kindly to being surprised when they detect a hunter, who is trying to remain silent, in close GALEA | 10

Donation helps Sun Rays in mission to foster special hockey ALI WILSON HOCKEY SEASON UNDERWAY, THIS year’s Woolwich Sun Rays roster were joined Saturday by family and friends for a meetand-greet at the Woolwich Memorial Centre. The organization also received the proceeds of a recent fundraising event.

The money will help the team meet its mission of giving players a safe place

to learn and develop while making friends and having fun playing Canada’s pastime.

The organization is open to special needs players, male and female, who are six years of age or older.

“It is to give people who can’t play mainstream hockey a place to play hockey. It is Canada’s bestloved sport and people’s brothers and sisters and friends and schoolmates

are playing hockey, so this gives all of those players a safe place to do the same,” said Julie Jamieson, president of the Sun Rays’ board, of their purpose.

Jamieson founded the team in Elmira after growing up with a brother who played sports when he could, but who didn’t have the opportunity to play in an organized league.

“He passed a few years back at 48. His name was

Raymond and he was a big sports enthusiast and loved ball and hockey and wrestling and all of it. He would watch lots of it and do his best to sort of play recreational on his own and with friends,” she said.

“But there was no format or venue then for him to really belong to a team of any kind, at least any that we knew of, so it was something in my mind that there should be a place and

a way that those kinds of individuals have a place to belong, a place to play.”

Curious about the opportunities out there, Jamieson volunteered at a local special hockey international tournament in Kitchener.

“It opened my eyes and I was aware that this does in fact exist. Lots of local centres have teams, so it was after that that I decided to approach Wool-

wich Minor Hockey to ask about the idea and to see if there was a way we could form a team in Woolwich,” she explained, noting that the president at the time not only welcomed the idea with open arms but did a considerable amount of work to help bring the project to life.

“That is how it got started and so the team now, SUN RAYS | 10

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GALEA: As uninvited guests around the trail camera stand, these critters really stink FROM | 9

proximity.

So, yes, I am not a fan of skunks.

The truth of the matter is whenever a skunk and an outdoorsman are in the same vicinity, nothing good ever comes of it. Most times, when you walk away from an encounter like that, you can’t even make it through the backdoor without your spouse hold-

ing her nose and yelling, “Dear God! You can’t come into the house smelling like that!”

And, trust me; it’s even worse if the skunk has sprayed you.

Skunks really bother me. Mostly because they make me quickly realize that I have wasted $10 on a cover scent that camouflages my human odour and makes me smell just like acorns, when all I re-

ally had to do was jump out from behind a tree and yell “Boo!” just as the skunk was passing.

Do that once and you won’t have to buy cover scent for the entire season.

Or perhaps even next season, if you live alone and work from home.

Aside from that, skunks present nothing but problems for the average outdoorsman. For one thing, they love bait piles

and have very healthy appetites, so they cost you money. For another, no one wants 400 trail camera photos of a skunk in various poses – or any poses, frankly.

Perhaps that worst part of having a skunk become a regular at your deer stand is the fact that they are primarily nocturnal and you might find yourself trapped in a tree stand or a ground blind all night.

Sure, you could try texting your spouse and asking her to walk into your stand in the dark to scare up the skunk that treed you, but only the strongest relationships survive this sort of thing.

The only other option is to call the fire department and try to remind them that they rescue kittens from trees all the time.

Again, only the strongest relationships survive this

sort of thing.

That’s why skunks are so problematic to the bow hunter.

It is for this reason, I believe, that every hunter ought to have a skunk emergency plan. Mine goes something like this: skunk shows up; I leave. Unless of course I am running out of that expensive cover scent, in which case I yell “Boo!” as I jump out from behind a tree.

SUN RAYS: Fundraiser will help make the sport more accessible to those who’d like to play FROM | 9

the Sun Rays, are named for my brother, so it was neat. It is a good township and it has certainly been a community that is diverse and inclusive,” she said.

“It just seemed everywhere we turned people were in favor and supportive and wondering how they could help, so it was a great collective effort to bring it to life, but it seemed like something that Woolwich was very ready for.”

In their third year, the Rays welcomed 20 local players onto the team, the youngest nine year of age, the oldest 49.

Raymond, as his nephew Wil Jamieson explains, was well-known in the community. In his memory Wil, along with his friend Greg DeMeuleneare, put on the first of what they hope will be an annual BBQ with all proceeds

going into supporting the special needs community.

Fittingly, this year the proceeds went into the hockey team named after Ray. “There are a lot of people and organizations that helped support my uncle through his life, so now we want to give back to the people that supported him and carry his name on. He was a bit of a rock star in the community, everybody loved Raymond.”

That support was a driving factor that helped the two put together the event in only six weeks.

With support from local businesses they were able to cover close to the entire cost of the event, and well exceed their initial goal of $2,100.

“And that’s why we are able to present $7,500 today to these guys,” said DeMeuleneare, before receiving a round of applause from the lunch guests.

“We were aiming for 60

people sitting down and we ended up having 92, so the only limitation was the size of my backyard.” Wil joked of the yard at his St. Jacobs home.

Next year, the two hope to be able to expand the memorial fundraiser to be held at the Waterloo Rod and Gun Club.

This year though, the proceeds will help the Sun Rays with rental costs, equipment and tournament expenses among other things.

“It was wonderful, they were very successful and raised an awful lot of money and the proceeds will come to our team this year,” said Julie Jamieson. “We are in a position where some families are certainly in a position to afford a hotel room, others less so, so we kind of want to have enough so that we can treat all of the players equally and support them by subsidising the tourna-

The Woolwich Sun Rays were presented with $7,500 at their annual meet-and-greet event last week at the WMC. The funds came from the first annual Raymond Dietrich Memorial BBQ. The WMC event also feature a draw for a signed game stick from the LA Kings’ Tanner Pearson. [ALI WILSON / THE OBSERVER] Guelph, Cambridge, Kitchments. That (donation) Practicing every Saturener and Hanover in addiwill be able to help quite day morning at 11 a.m., tion to attending tournaa bit for the costs for playthe team travels to play ments. ers.” against Orangeville,

THE SCORE

WOOLWICH WILDCATS

Novice #1 Oct 7 vs. Woolwich LL Novice #2 Home: 5 Visitor: 1 Goals: Josh Wraight 3 goals and William Krubally 2 goals Assists: Oliver Horn 1 assist

Minor Atom A Sep 24 vs. Guelph Home: 4 Visitor: 2 Goals: Sutton Meier, Caleb Paquet, Alex Veitch, Luke Wood Assits: Adam Bloch (2), Mitchell Krasovec, Caleb Paquet, Lucas Benham, Spencer Hume, Declan Martin

Minor Atom A Sep 30 vs. Halton Hills Home: 7 Visitor: 1 Goals: Mitchell Krasovec (2), Caleb Paquet, Spencer Hume (2), Bryce Brubacher, Declan Martin Assits: Spencer Hume,Mitchell Krasovec (2), Caleb Paquet

Minor Atom A Oct 1 vs. Brampton Home: 10 Visitor: 1 Goals: Spencer Hume (2), Adam Bloch (2), Caleb Paquet (3), Bryce Brubacher, Mitchell Krasovec, Sutton Meier

Assits: Avery Collingwood (2), Lucas Benham, Declan Martin (3), Sutton Meier, Mitchell Krasovec (2), Spencer Hume (2), Adam Bloch, Alex Veitch, Luke Wood

Atom Oct 7 vs. New Hamburg Home: 4 Visitor: 1 Goals: Ben Lipp, Brody Habermehl, Ben Lowther, Carter Lipp Assists: Emmet Schell, Brody Habermehl (2), Hunter Lance (2), Ben Lowther, Ben Lipp, Carter Lipp

Major Atom: AE Sep 30 vs. Halton Hills Home:2 Visitor: 5 Goals: Carter Snider, Nate Dyck Assists: Bryson Rozema

Major Atom: AE Oct 2 vs. Oakville Home: 1 Visitor: 8 Goals: Thomas Ferguson

Major Atom: AE Oct 7 vs. Ancaster Home: 7 Visitor: 0 Goals: Nate Dyck (2), Wesley Aitken, Patrick McCarthy, Bryson Rozema, Haiden Wagner, Carter Snider Assists: Carter Snider (3), Nate Dyck, Hayden Weber, Thomas

Ferguson, Bryson Rozema, Patrick McCarthy, Tyler Gingrich

Major Atom: AE Oct 8 vs. Oakville Home: 1 Visitor: 6 Goals: Carter Snider Assists: Nate Dyck, Bryson Rozema

Atom Oct 8 vs. Tavistock Home: 1 Visitor: 2 Goals: Alex Hiller

Pee Wee LL#2 Oct 8 vs. St. George Home: 1 Visitor: 6 Goals: Tanner Armstrong Assists: Andrew Palmer, Tucker Armstrong

Peewee: LL Oct 7 vs. Embro Edge 1 Home: 9 Visitor: 1 Goals: Preston Hackert (6), Jake Patterson (2), Hayden George (1) Assists: Hayden George (1), Jake Patterson (1), Myles Hunter (1), Daniel Grant (1), Brandon Girling (1), Nathan Whittom (1)

Peewee: MINOR A Oct 2 vs. Caledon Home: 3 Visitor: 2

Goals: Eric Kane x2, Mitchell Walker Assists: Owen Weber, Liam Wood, Ian Leech

Peewee: MINOR A Oct 8 vs. New Hamburg Home: 2 Visitor: 0 Goals: Mitchell Walker (2) Assists: Nathan Martin, Cale Waechter, Seth Shantz, Elijah Wiess

Peewee: MINOR A Oct 7 vs. Oakville Red Home: 3 Visitor: 1 Goals: Ian Leech, Mitchell Walker, Michael Gear Assists: Liam Wood, Ian Leech, Eric Kane

Midget #1 Oct 6 vs. New Hamburg Home: 3 Visitor: 3 Goals: Sullivan Keen (1), Connor Bentley (1), Tyson Mifflin (1) Assists: Tyson Mifflin (1), Eli Baldin (1), Cole Bauman (1)

JUNIOR SUGAR KINGS

Midget Oct 6 vs. Dundas Home: 8 Visitor: 0 Goals: Evan Gowing, Griffin Hergott 3, Nolan McLaughlin 2,

Lukas Shantz, Riley Runstedler Assists: Nolan McLaughlin 2, Daniel Carr 2, Austin Cousineau 2, Bart Sherrer, Owen Harnock, Nolan Hislop 3, Cole Altman, Evan Gowing, Riley Runstedler,

BANTOM GIRLS FALL TO CHATSWORTH

Midget Oct 7 vs. New Hamburg Home: 1 Visitor: 2 Goals: Nolan McLaughlin Assists: Riley Runstedler

WOOLWICH WILD

Novice: B Oct 7 vs. Wilmot Wolverines Home: 7 Visitor: 0 Goals: Emma McCoubrey (3), Emily Hibbard (2), Emily Metzger, Maya Sloot Assists: Elle Clement (2), Isla McCoubrey (2), Emily Metzger, Sophia Metzger, Kara Grant, Katelyn Snider, Addison Birmingham, Maya Slot

Atom B Oct 6 vs. Waterloo Ravens Home: 3 Visitor: 1 Goals: Kayleigh Futher, Ella Hicks, Brookelynn Kroetsch Assists: Peyton Gaudet The Woolwich Wild Bantam B team played a tough game, losing 2-0 against the Chatsworth Rebels at the Woolwich Memorial Centre last Saturday.

[ALI WILSON/ THE OBSERVER]

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Applejacks make Thanksgiving weekend a bit of a turkey Team drops a pair, including their home-opener, a 5-2 loss to the Centennials ALI WILSON THE WELLESLEY APPLEJACKS HAD little to be thankful for last weekend, as they dropped a pair of games that included their home-opener.

Fresh off a 6-3 loss to Tavistock Friday night, the Jacks fell to Ayr by a score of 5-2 Saturday in the season’s first game at the Wellesley arena.

Friday night saw the Jacks travel to Tavistock, where the Braves skated to a 6-3 win.

Wellesley got on the board first, courtesy of a goal from Tomas Azzano, assisted by Shaun Pickering and Alex Uttley at 15:14.

But Tavistock would reply twice in the next three minutes to close out the opening period, and would never look back.

The second period opened up with Tavistock’s Josh Borys scoring unassisted on a power play at just a minute in. Wellesley’s Corey Restoule potted the next, from Drew Gerth at 3:46 to make it 3-2, but Tavistock’s Kellen Gedies scored on the power play at 7:09 to restore the two-goal lead.

Kyle Soper (Ryan Ported) scored on the power play early in the third, but that was it for the Jacks. Two more goals from the home side made it a 6-3 final.

“That was the first game of the weekend and it was a humbling night,” said head coach for the Jacks, Brad Gerber. “If you don’t show up to play hockey every night in this league you’re not going to win.”

The following night, the Applejacks were in their own barn for the first time this season.

Elmira’s Ryan Takamatsu looks for a deflection in front of Listowel goaltender Max Wright during the opening stages of Sunday’s game.

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KINGS: Looking to get back in

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Wellesley captain Spencer Brick skates it in during the first game of the season in the home barn on Saturday night. Despite the crowd, the Jacks fell to Ayr by a score of 5-2.

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“The crowd was great,” said Gerber. “It’s nice to be home obviously playing in front of a crowd like that.

It was an exciting night for the boys, the players love playing there.”

Although they pulled a deep crowd, the homecoming wasn’t what they’d hoped, as the first-place Ayr Centennial came away with a 5-2 win.

Ayr’s Mac West scored the first of the game, followed by teammate Rob Grant, who picked up the last of the period shorthanded at 9:41.

The visitors added three more in the second to take a 5-0 lead into the intermission.

Having spotted Ayr the first five goals, the Jacks couldn’t climb out of the hole despite scoring the only two goals of the final frame. Azzano, from Kyle Fischer and Restoule,

scored on the power play at 12:04. Just 35 seconds later, Zach Ribeiro, from Soper and Nathan Schlupp, made it interesting for a bit. Dominated on the scoreboard, the Jacks did manage to outshoot the Centennials 32-26 on the night.

“As far as the game, we need to get better. We need to play three periods and I think that we only played one period that night,” said Gerber. “Even though they were up after the first period 2-0 I thought we still had a chance you know we would turn things around in the second, but we got into penalty trouble. Ayr is such a good team, you can’t take selfish penalties or foolish penalties: they are going to hurt you, and that is exactly what happened in the second.

“It was kind of frustrating for everybody, so we will get better and we will

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Teachers at Park Manor Public School in Elmira hold up their end of the bargain after students met their fundraising target during last week’s Terry Fox run, which raised more than $3,500.

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move on and look forward to the next game.”

Wellesley currently sits in fifth place in the South Doherty Division of the Provincial Junior Hockey League with a record of 4-3.

“I think there is a right way and a wrong way to play the game. This past weekend was kind of humbling for us, but until we figure out what the right way is to win hockey games we are going to struggle. I think we got the message through and, like I said, we will move on and look forward to next weekend,” said Gerber. “Another tough weekend ahead of us, two tough teams and we have got to be ready to play.”

On the road Friday night in Norwich(1-4-1), the Jacks return Saturday evening to face the Woodstock Navy Vets (5-1-0-1). Game time is 7:30 p.m.

... we had six minor penalties in the second period on Sunday and they had, I think, a total of somewhere around 20 shots in the second period,” he said. “It doesn’t matter who we are playing, if we are in the box that much.”

Although he let six through, Mazzocato took on 50 shots that evening, the majority coming in the second period when the Kings were outshot 24-7.

“Maz is stepping up his game,” said Brown. “He has come into it a bit more as the season goes along.

In a game like that where we are short handed he is putting in a lot of work.

We can help him out a bit more in front of him but I thought he played well for us on Sunday.”

Currently sitting with a 5-6 record, the Kings have seen only one win on home ice.

“I think it’s just kind of how the cards have fallen.

It’s disappointing that we only have the one win at home. You should be full of

pride when you’re playing at home. It should be something that you look forward to, that you want to be good at home for your own fans, for your own organization,” he said.

“It is rather disappointing that we are where we are right now for that reason – we are a small community organization and we want to put on a good show for our fans. We want to have the mentality out there that they are going to be in for a battle when they come for Elmira, and right now it’s looking like the opposite, unfortunately.”

The Kings head to Guelph Saturday evening and back home for a rematch Sunday afternoon against the Hurricanes.

“They have come in and beat us a few times. Now we play them back-toback, so Saturday night in Guelph and Sunday afternoon in Elmira, our guys will be up and they will be ready for it, for sure,” said Brown.

Sunday’s game at the WMC is a 2 p.m. matinee.

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Shortening the drive for car service in Hawkesville A joint venture between Leroy’s Auto Care and Auto Fleet Services, Hawkesville Auto will be hosting a grand opening event Friday evening, an open house for residents to check it out ALI WILSON HAWKESVILLE HAS WELCOMED ITS first and only auto care centre, thanks to the merger of two competing owners.

Leroy Martin, owner of Leroy’s Auto Care in Elmira, and Brad Bowman, owner of Auto Fleet Services Inc. in St Clements and part owner of Thoman Tire in St. Jacobs, met through local courses. Having much in common, being in the automotive trade, the two developed a relationship over the past few years and discussed the idea of setting up shop in Hawkesville. Both have customers from the area who had to travel to get to their other locations.

“I always thought it would be nice to have some bays over here, then we could look after some customers and clients. I got talking to Leroy and he said, ‘I have some clients and customers over there also, why don’t we just work together and do something together?’ and that’s what we did,” explained Bowman of the origins of Hawkesville Auto Care Inc. “This is a combination of both of us and we are kind of using both of our resources to pool as one. We are networking together, trying to form it that way, working together instead of against each other.”

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Leroy Martin and Brad Bowman have just opened a new auto care centre in Hawkesville, the first for the village.

“We have found that it has worked really well just for so many of those different resources to help each other out, instead of trying to compete,” added Martin.

Martin says that the partnership has helped them provide the best resources and parts for their auto centre, something that can be difficult for smaller opera-

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“The advantages of networking together with buying parts and things like that is better doing it together,” said Martin. “To run a small garage like this, to service Hawkesville all on its own is really hard with where the industry is going with the amount of money that needs to be put

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into equipment and all that.

So, to get a place like this going with its size would be pretty hard without the backing of each other. But when you pull together, it allows us to have a place here and a place in Elmira, St. Clements and all kind of different spots and work together.”

Combining resources was

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a key part of the equation for the co-owners, but the location was the real benefit for them. Being located behind FKS Electric, the owners say the venture fills a void for a local auto centre.

“People are looking for convenience and looking

SIX YEARS AGO, UNIVERSITY of Guelph researcher Glen Filson determined that world crops – then called “ethnic vegetables” such as okra and amaranth, ones that Ontario farmers could potentially grow – could be a huge import replacement opportunity for Ontario farmers.

He estimated they represented a $60 millionplus per month market in the Greater Toronto Area alone.

Then there’s the rest of Ontario. And the rest of the country.

Farmers were listening. A new study from the Ontario Federation of Agriculture and the Agri-Food Management Institute (AMI) involving 400 crop producers shows that nearly one-fifth of them have tried growing a new, different crop in the last five years.

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Hawkesville Auto Care opened in March and has since been servicing the local community as well as many of the fleets from businesses in the area.

The two will be celebrating the new auto care centre with a grand opening party tomorrow (Friday).

“I think some people

The two will be having a grand opening celebration Friday (Oct. 13) with a BBQ, door prizes and informal supplier information.

[ALI WILSON / THE OBSERVER] having to walk in the front might be a little apprehendoor and necessarily want sive about coming by just anything, but who just want to do a once-through, to see to see the place.” what the place is like, so The event will offer up this is just an opportunity food and door prizes for to come by: it’s an open those who attend, Martin house, where you can see explains, and will have things with no obligation,” guest suppliers present to said Bowman. “You can speak about parts as well come in, have a bite to eat, as information on tires for have a look around, meet those interested in the ofthe employees, it is just ferings. here for people to see.

The grand opening runs “We both thought that 5-7 p.m. on October 13, rain was a great idea to have or shine. people come in without

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entrepreneurial group of farmers out there trying new things,” says Ashley Honsberger, AMI executive director.

Adds federation president Keith Currie: “We know Ontario farmers are interested in growing new crops, and are looking for timely information on marketing a crop, finding buyers and locating processors.”

Systems are in place for growing, harvesting and marketing the most popular field crops. But there’s a lot of catching up to do with world crops.

So the federation is encouraging the province to keep its foot on the gas and support Ontario-grown world crop production with policies and programs that source Ontario products and ingredients by local farmers, processors, dis-

tributors, retailers and food service businesses.

Why would farmers venture outside the norm?

Well, for one, filling market niches can be profitable.

In the survey, they cited changing markets and emerging opportunities, along with crop rotation and environmental benefits, and reduced risk overall through diversification.

Among the most popular crops Ontario farmers say they’ve experimented with are buckwheat, hazelnuts, hemp and quinoa.

Others are indeed in keeping with the drive to meet market niches created by new Canadians or emerging trends, such as bok choy, Chinese eggplant, hard cider apples, hops, malting barley, fava beans, Jerusalem artichokes and pap paw.

Still others serve various purposes, such as rotation,

sustainability or alternative energy. They include Austrian winter peas, switchgrass, flax, millet, oats, miscanthus, mustard, spelt and peas.

And several have specific health-related traits, including garlic, goji berries, haskap berries, kale, purple potatoes and persimmon.

AMI has just started offering an online planning tool to help farmers pencil out whether a nontraditional crop is for them.

It features five interactive modules that users work through on their own schedule to develop a business case for diversifying their farm.

Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Minister Jeff Leal is fond of pointing out that Ontario already grows more than 200 different commodities.

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THE ARTS ON STAGE / MUSICAL THEATRE

Latest Drayton production is crushin’ on the eighties Big hair, spandex and power ballads aplenty in Rock of Ages, which opened this week STEVE KANNON THE CLOTHES. THE HAIR. The music. Such is how we remember the 1980s. Awful and enduring, in notalways-equal measure. Actually, it’s mostly the music that’s endured, thankfully.

Combining all three elements, glam metal epitomized the era: everything was big, especially the hair.

Transporting you back (if you remember the first time around) or sending you there for the first, Rock of Ages features all the touchstones. The Drayton Entertainment musical opened this week at the Dunfield Theatre Cambridge.

Set to the soundtrack of some ’80s hair band staples, Rock of Ages takes us back to 1987 on Sunset Strip, where boys and girls come to launch their Hollywood dreams of music, movies and stardom. There we meet Drew Boley, a Detroit boy with dreams being a rock star … but working as a busboy in a club. Along comes Sherrie Christian, a small-town girl literally fresh off the bus with visions of silver screen glory.

Throw in an effort to save the Bourbon Room from politicians and developers and you’ve got a self-styled goofy tribute to the ‘80s hard rock scene.

The music and the costumes are of a time, but some of the underpinning themes are not.

“The idea of wanting to be a rock star is timeless,” says

Crackerjack Palace will be in harmony with the music at Commercial Tavern on Sunday STEVE KANNON

The cast of Rock of Ages pumps up the volume on 1980s glam metal in the production now on stage the Dunfield Theatre Cambridge. [SUBMITTED] tion and the audiences that were well-known, being it, but I’ve grown to love it.”

Kale Penny of his character, come to see it: the music Penny first played the role staples of radio … along Drew Boley, who “leaves Deis a top-billing star. Rock for his hometown Vancouwith the requisite movie troit for L.A., getting a job in of Ages includes 28 classic soundtracks and even com- ver Arts Club. He has also a bar on Sunset Strip – he’s rock tunes such as Don’t mercials. Songs by the likes appeared in You’re a Good trying to live the dream.”

Stop Believin’, We Built Man, Charlie Brown and of Journey, Whitesnake And what would the This City, The Final CountMillion Dollar Quartet on and Bon Jovi, for instance. story be without another down, Here I Go Again, the West Coast. This is his “There are some gems of timeless theme?

Harden My Heart and Can’t the era that I’ve grown to first outing with Drayton.

“They fall in love. Well, Fight this Feeling.

His love interest, Sherrie, love,” says Penny of his imhe falls in love right away.

Born in 1989, Penny is played by someone who’s mersion into the role.

It’s the classic story of boy missed out on the music no stranger to Drayton proThat includes Drew’s meets girl, boy loses girl.” when it first came out, power ballad, Warrant’s There’s also another love ROCK OF AGES | 16 but some of the tunes Heaven – “I’d never heard story that fuels the produc-

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UP ON STAGE, HARMONY is a good thing. For the bandmates of Crackerjack Palace, that applies to both their vocal style and their relationship.

Both will be on display Sunday afternoon at the Commercial Tavern in Maryhill.

Crackerjack Palace plays a mix of classics, heavy on ’60s and ’70s, with an emphasis on harmonies in choosing the set list.

“We’re a different classic rock band,” says drummer Grant Heywood, who adds his voice into the mix.

“Harmonies and vocals are the focus.”

That’s why you’ll hear tunes that ranges from the Rolling Stones to Vince Gill, from the Eagles to The Moody Blues. Throw in some Van Morrison, Three Dog Night, Strawberry Alarm Clock and Tom Petty and you’ve got the makings of something very harmonious.

Given the long list of great classics, coming up with a list for a show isn’t always easy.

“It’s like a great, big well: there’s so much to chose from,” says Heywood.

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ductions. Jayme Armstrong most recently appeared as Millie in Thoroughly Modern Millie and Lina Lamont in Singin’ in the Rain.

The cast also includes Jamie McKnight, fresh from his performance as the title character in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, as the cocky rock megastar Stacee Jaxx, belting out hits like Wanted Dead or Alive, Paradise City and Rock You Like a Hurricane.

Broadway performer Aaron Walpole makes his Drayton Entertainment debut as Lonny, co-owner of The

Bourbon Room. A former Canadian Idol semi-finalist, Walpole has appeared in Les Misérables and Jesus Christ Superstar on Broadway and on the national tour of Kinky Boots, among other shows. Mark Harapiak takes on the role of Dennis Dupree, Lonny’s business partner. Audiences may recognize him as Ruben in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and Bill Austin in Mamma Mia!, among other roles.

Rock of Ages is a demanding musical, Penny notes, given the up-tempo music and the always-in-motion

script.

“It requires a lot of motivation and a lot of focus,” he says, noting none of the cast is taking the method acting approach to their characters. Living the lifestyle of sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll doesn’t mix well with eight shows a week.

Rock of Ages runs at the Dunfield Theatre Cambridge until November 5.

Tickets are $46 ($27 for those under 20), available online at www.draytonentertainment.com, at the box office or by calling 519-6218000 or toll free at 1-855 DRAYTON (372-9866).

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draising concert in Tavistock, with proceeds going to combat AIDS in Africa.

The first set list featured only Beatles songs, but soon expanded as the band continued to play shows, with a few personnel changes along the way.

The current line-up includes Mark Diotallevi (keyboards), Barry Klein (backup vocals/lead guitar), Tom Elliott (lead vocals/guitar), Dan Munro (bass and guitar), Lyle Denny (bass and guitar) and Heywood.

As with Heywood, many of the members have other gigs that keep them busy,

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He’s looking forward to the show this weekend, enjoying the vibe of Crackerjack Palace, which he likens to a longtime area favourite with whom he’s played, Major Hoople’s Boarding House.

“It’s a lot of fun. We have a great time with the music.”

Crackerjack Palace performs at the Commercial Tavern Sunday (October 15) at 3 p.m. Tickets are available at the venue, 1303 Maryhill Rd., or by calling 519-648-3644. For more information, visit www. commercialtavern.ca.

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“We rehearse weekly – we try to keep the band tight.”

Along with club shows like the one in Maryhill, the band plays an assortment of dances, concert venues and fundraising events.

Heywood is a familiar face at the Commercial Tavern, playing regularly with a variety of line-ups.

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MILL OPERATOR FULL-TIME PFI Inc. requires a self-motivated individual for a full-time position making livestock feed. This position includes mixing and pelleting of feed with accurate record keeping. Some experience would be an asset but willing to train. Must be flexible for shift work, with some overtime and weekends if required. Competitive wages and benefits are provided.

Forward resumé to: PFI Farms Inc. 1580 Listowel Rd., Elmira, ON N3B 2Z3 Fax: 519-669-4363 Email:

HELP WANTED

Woodland Horizon Ltd is a mid sized, high end Cabinet and Stairs manufacturing company located in the small town of Drayton. We pride ourselves in offering excellent quality and service to our many wonderful customers.

We are experiencing continued growth and are wanting to add another

Cabinet and Stair Installer to our team. This position requires excellent team skills, motivation and integrity. 3 years prior woodworking experience will be an asset.

If you are interested in joining a vibrant, growing company, we would love to talk with you. Please email your resume to: laverne@woodlandhorizon.com or call 519-638-5961 to set up an interview.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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LIBRARY ASSISTANT Serving a diverse population of over 560,000, the Region of Waterloo is a growing community where people matter and ideas grow.

Our mission is to serve, engage and inspire – residents, businesses and staff alike. This means delivering quality services while creating a positive, inclusive workplace where our employees are valued and respected for their talents and contributions to our success.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion, and thank all applicants in advance; however, we will be corresponding only with those selected for an interview. We will accommodate the needs of qualified applicants under the Human Rights Code in all parts of the hiring process.

This part-time position at the Elmira branch of the Region of Waterloo Library is a great opportunity to combine knowledge of the local community and experience working with adults, children and books. Working an average of 14 hours per week (days, evenings and Saturdays) plus standby hours, as needed, you will provide public library services, both branch-based and at other community locations, from customer service and circulation to helping with programs and events. We seek someone who can use programs such as MS Office, library automation software (e.g., SirsiDynix Workflows), the internet, social media, mobile devices and digital resources, and troubleshoot hardware and software issues. These technical skills are coupled with the interpersonal ability to assist the public and library members, and promote library programs and services in person and over the phone. Your familiarity with library resources and operations will normally have been acquired through a Grade 12 education and 1 year of related experience as described above, OR Grade 12 plus an EXCEL Certificate in Small Library Management (or equivalent) and 6 months’ related experience. You must be able to travel within the Region.

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HELP WANTED LOOKING FOR PART time industrial cleaner in Elmira, daily. 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Please contact 519-532-0622.

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St Jacobs Place is looking for a “Part-time Attendant,” who is available nights and evenings. This person must be passionate about providing service to others and enjoy housekeeping tasks, helping residents with personal care needs, and open to learning new skills. Some of the qualities we are looking for in a potential candidate include �lexibility, compassion, organizational skills, ef�iciency, diligence, patience and attention to detail.

For more information, please visit: www.stjacobsplace.ca.

Please contact us at leadership@stjacobsplace.ca or (519)664-6637.

SYSTEMATIX in North Waterloo is now hiring for the following positions: • Machine Tool Builder (Tool & Die, Millwright, MTBI) • General Machinist • Apprentices (General Machinist, Welder) A Rewarding Experience You will receive a competitive salary, health benefits, pension plan, profit sharing and service awards. Join life at SYSTEMATIX and enjoy many social and wellness activities.

If you are hardworking, reliable and looking for an excellent career, apply now at www.systematix-inc.com, by mail or in person!

NOW HIRING Millbank Enterprises Inc. has a position available for a full time Furniture Finisher/Supervisor.

Experience preferred but willing to train. Job requires spraying finishes & lacquers. Must have an eye for detail. Some heavy lifting involved & provide good customer service.

Apply with resume at: Millbank Family Furniture Ltd. 4082 Waterloo St., Millbank, ON N0K 1L0 Fax: 519-595-7107 Email: mffurn@cyg.net Only suitable candidates will be interviewed.

NURSERY WORKERS NEEDED starting August 31, 2017, seasonal fulltime. Pay rate $11.43/hour. Working hours 7 a.m. - 5 p.m., 6 days per week. Work includes field potting, weeding in field and containers, truck loading, digging etc. Must be willing to work in all weather conditions and weekends. No eductation, no experience required. Own transportation required. Police clearance needed. Please send resume to: West Montrose Farms Ltd., 1614 Halm Road, West Montrose, ON. N0B 2V0.

WORK WANTED MAN, TRUCK AND Trailer - clean ups, odd jobs, firewood delivery, yard work - can help. Call David 226868-0245.

TRAINING & LESSONS PIANO LESSONS - for all ages, at Robbinsnest Studio in Elmira. For information send email to: robbinsnest80@gmail.com

HEALTH CARE BOWEN THERAPY YOUR choice for effective treatment of specific health conditions or wellness maintenance. KEVIN BARTLEY, Professional Bowenwork Practitioner, Clock Tower Wellness Centre, 69 Arthur St. S., Elmira. 519-669-0112.

Every Body is Better with Bowen!

FOR SALE HILLTOP FABRICS ANNUAL Fall Sale. Oct. 23 - 28th. 10% off storewide. Refreshments provided. 4785 Perth Line 67, Milverton. 519-595-4344.

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Growing company requires full-time office team member for immediate employment.

Responsibilities in a fast-paced environment include but are not limited to accounts receivable/accounts payable, credit risk management, payroll, banking, government remi ances, and month end reconciliations/general journal entries.

The candidate should have proven accounting experience, a solid understanding of basic accounting AR/AP principles, data entry skills, hands-on experience with spreadsheets and accounting so ware, proficiency in MS Office, customer service orientation and negotiation skills, and a high degree of accuracy and a ention to detail. Bilingualism in French would be an asset.

Please email resume to: gi s@edenborough.com Our company is commi ed to diversity and inclusion and we thank all applicants in advance. Accommodations are available during all stages of the recruitment process.

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BUSY BEE QUILTS Elmira 519669-3441. Fabric is on for the month of October. Come in and see what savings we have for you. “Blue Ridge Impressions” 2017 - 2018 catalogues available now.

Lots of BRI discontinued items at reduced price.

COUNTRY LANE FABRICS Fall Sale - Oct. 2 - 21, 10% discount on all fabrics, quilt batts, tableflex, hosiery, rubber stamps etc. Clearouts at half price. 519-664-0701.

DISHES FOR 10 - Cream with floral border, serving bowls, platters, tea pot, etc. Over 80 pieces. Will divide or all for $150. Framed cross stitched birds $8 each. 519664-0195.

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

Delivery available. 519-6358737.

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5100 Fountain St., North, Breslau (Kitchener)

Sat Oct 14th 9:30 am 5 - 13/14 Taurus Interceptor AWD’s 2 - 14 Charger Enforcers 5 - 12/13 Charger Enforcers 2011 Crown Vic Interceptor 4 -09/11 Chev Malibu/Impala’s 2 - 09/10 Charger Enforcers 2010 Sebring LTD 2009 Nissan Altima 2.5s 2008 Honda Civic 4dr 2008 Pontiac G6 2dr 2008 HI-LO Classic 23c Travel Trailer

2 - 11/13 KIA Sorento SUV’s 2013 KIA Rio10 GDI 4dr 2010 Escape Limited 4x4 4 - 05/10 Grand Caravans 4 - 08/09 Ford / GMC Pickups 2008 Torrent SUV 2006 Tuscon 4wd SUV 2005 Explorer Sportrac 4x4 2005 GMC Canyon Crew 4x4 3 -03/04 IHC/Chev Diesel LIMO/Buses 1989 GMC 7000 Diesel Stake Dump

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VIEWING: Friday Oct 13th, 2017, 1 pm to 5 pm TERMS: $500 Cash Deposit on Each Vehicle, or as announced

M.R. Jutzi & Co DIVISION OF 658347 ONTARIO INC.,

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

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AUCTION SALE To be held at 41 Eton Drive in Kitchener for Thelma Zlateff on:

FRIDAY OCT. 20 AT 12:00 NOON HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS AND ANTIQUES:

couch and chair; curio cabinet; Royal Daultons; Teak end tables; coffee table; queen bedroom suite with dresser and night tables; oak bedroom suite with dresser with wing mirror, chest of drawers and night table; quilts; Teak table and 4 chairs; teak chest; teak table and 4 chairs; 2 couch and chairs; coffee and end tables; leather ottoman; antique rocker; old captains chair; Teak tile coffee table and end tables; maple cabinet; oak roll top desk; flat screen TV. Teak credenza; milk can from New Dundee Creamery; Schneider’s book; card table and chairs; Woods dehumidifier; vacuum; tools; hooked runner; watering can; lawn and garden tools; aluminyum extension ladder; Royal Daulton dinner set; hobnail crystal; bedding; linens; towels; glass and china; kitchenware; and much more.

NOTE: cash, cheque, or debit.

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FOR SALE HILLCREST HOMEBAKING FALL Sale Oct. 17 to 28, 2017.

Closed Monday. 10% off all cottons, polyesters, flannels & fleece; 15% off all tropical breeze poly/cotton, 50% off selected fabrics. 10% off - tablecloth, hosiery, underwear, cotton sheet sets, pillow cases (white & coloured), selected sweaters. Clearance of: assorted sizes of coats and ladies tights and lots more. Now stocking boy’s suits up to Size 7. 519-669-1381.

AUCTIONS FRI. OCT 13 at 5:00 PM- Toy Auction of approx. 400 toys including cars; American Muscle; franklin mint; Maisto; banks; Pepsi; Coca Cola; and many other collectables for the Mcorkindale estate with additions. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519 656 3555 www.jantziauctions.com SAT OCT 14 at 10:00 AM Clearing auction sale of tractors; machinery; tools; equipment; household effects and antiques to be held at 1474 Carmel Koch Rd in St. Agatha for Robert Preidt. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519 656 3555 www.jantziauctions.com

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

WEDNESDAY OCT. 18 AT 10:00 AM

HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS AND ANTIQUES:

Maytag fridge; Kenmore stove 2 yrs old; dining room suite (table, 6 chairs, china cabinet); 2 tea wagons; 2 leather inlay tables; oak pedestal table and 4 chairs; glass top table; sofa table; hall table with mirror; grandmother clock; waterfall cedar chest; side table; oak 5 pc queen bedroom suite (queen bed, dresser with wing mirror; armoire); 2 night tables; oak coffee and end tables; couch and chair; bakers rack; Westinghouse wall clock; Toshiba flat screen TV; desk and chair; dehumidifiers; lazy boy; double bed with matching dresser and chest of drawers; Kenmore vacuum cleaner; commode; fans; microwave; wooden ducks; 10 Royal Daulton’s; 5 piece bedroom suite ( 2 single beds, dresser, 2 night tables); rocking chair; chavelle mirror; 4 piece double bedroom suite (double bed, chest of drawers, dresser, night table); drop leaf table and chairs; oak table; book shelves; cranberry lamps with prisms; modern queen head and food board; table and 6 chairs with matching sideboard; cedar chest; corner desk; file cabinet; large quantity of good glass and china; depression; crystal; cranberry; dinner sets; cups and saucers; artwork; table and floor lamps; kitchenware; Tupperware; bedding; linens; etc.

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS: Nova Craft canoe excellent; Trademaster drill press on stand; grinder on stand; tool chest; gray owl boat paddles; Craftsman 9” table saw; band saw on stand; router; Makita plunge router; Makita sander; Ridgid compound mitre saw; variety of mircrometers; verniers; chisels; carving tools; sockets; wrenches; hardware; vise; wood bits; welding accessories; hand; power; lawn and garden tools; wheel barrow; etc.

WED. OCT 18 at 10:00 AM - Clearing auction sale of furniture; antiques; tools; household effects; primitives; and miscellaneous items to be held at the St. Jacobs Community Centre in St. Jacobs for an area estate with additions. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519 656 3555 www.jantziauctions.com

AUCTIONS AUCTION SALE OF Tractors, machinery, lawn mowers, tools, & miscellaneous items, to be held at 1783 A, Line 34 (Highway 7&8), Perth East Twp. 3 miles west of New Hamburg or 3 miles east of Shakespeare, for Judy & the Late Doug Brenneman, with neighbouring additions, on Saturday, October 21st @ 10:00 a.m. Gerber Auctions Ltd. 519-699-4451 or 699-4451.

AUCTIONS SAT. OCT 21 at 10:00 AM - Clearing auction sale of approx 21 acre property; tractors; machinery; cars; household effects; antiques; furniture; and miscellaneous items to be held at 4195 Sandhills Rd north of Baden for David and Jeanette Quast.

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

AUCTIONS AUCTION SALE OF Antiques, household goods, and miscellaneous items, to be held at the K.W. Khaki Club, 2939 Nafziger Rd. 2 miles south of Wellesley, on Saturday, October 28th @ 10:00 a.m.

Gerber Auctions Ltd. 519699-4451 or 698-0138.

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Of approx. 21 acre hobby farm; farm machinery; household effects; antiques; and miscellaneous items to be held at 4195 Sandhills Rd (approx. 4 kms SE of Wellesley or 4 kms north of Baden) for David and Jeanette Quast on:

SATURDAY OCT. 21 AT 10:00 AM TRACTORS AND MACHINERY: 1959 550 Cockshutt with rebuilt motor (2013) with 2 hydraulic outlets; 1959 550 Cockshutt with wheel weights 3pth not running; 1951 2085 Fergusson with loader not running; IH square baler for parts; Trigg tractor chains for Fergusson tractor; tandem double disc; tandem 2 horse trailer; 8 ton tandem hauling trailer with loading ramps, 8500 lb 12 volt super winch with remote and manuel; 1959 Oliver rear wheel weights; 3pth double disc; NH 268 Hayliner baler – working; NH 479 haybine – working; Brillion cultipacker with harrow down pressure and heavy duty cylinder and hoses; assortment of stainless steel cattle water troughs; assortment of steel cattle bale feeders.

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS: 10 hp MTD 2 stage self propelled snow blower; Stihl m/n FS110 grass trimmer with auto cut with trimmer line; Stihl m/n FS 74 grass trimmer with auto cut head; 16” Shindaiwa chain saw; 21” White self propelled rotary mower m/n 900 with grass catcher; 20” Sears push gas 2 cycle lawn mower; 10 hp 29” MTD snowblower; large wooden steel roof dog house; region rain barrels; Snap on automotive tools; Sears 46” hydrostatic riding lawnmower with 16hp Krocher motor; 8hp Troy Built rear tin tiller roto tiller; IHP 125 psi electric air compressor on wheels New Campbell; pair of heavy duty steel horse stands; 10 ½ ft custom built 4 sleeper slide in truck camper with jacks; assortment of scrap steel; scrap stainless steel; concrete hammer drill; assortment trailer, tongue, and jack stands; assortment of 3/8 and ½ electrical drills; Haul trailer and axle tires; wagon loads of miscellaneous items.

VEHICLES: 1969 SST Javolin 390 CI and Horst 4 speed, stored 40 years – not running; 1964 Chevy Impala convertible 283 CI automatic, stored 40 years – not running.

HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS AND ANTIQUES:

antique maple hutch; couches; old wooden child’s cupboard; antique wooden high chair with swing over tray; antique wooden child’s rocking chair; table and 4 swivel chairs; bunk beds; baby crib; change tables; chest of drawers; rocking chair; glider rocking chair; end tables; wooden ironing board; fibre optic 7ft Christmas tree; Heidt patio lounge chair; assortment of child’s toys; Tim Hortons coffee maker; variety of canning jars; pickling crocks; spice racks; ceramic craft supplies; quantity of Christmas decorations; antique wooden ladder; one furrow horse drawn hand plow; Lifetime cookware; quantity of glass and china including cups and saucers; etc.

NOTE: A well kept good auction, many interesting items. Cash, cheque, or debit.

AUCTION of Farm machinery, Tools, Farm Support Items, Vehicles, Furniture, Antiques and More.

Sale to be held at #7213 Line 86 Wallenstein approx. 6 km west of Elmira

SATURDAY, OCT. 21 10:00 A.M. Tractor - MF 65, 2WD, Diesel w/loader Car & Truck - 2008 Ford Ranger, 206,000km. 2007 Buick, 4dr, 80,000km. Both out of a local estate.

1981 Oldsmobile, 4dr, 60,000km Plows - Salford, 6 furrow, high clearance, w/spring reset. Overum, 4 furrow, w/hydraulic reset. Case iH 720, 5 furrow, w/spring reset. 5 furrow plow, w/ manual reset.

Trailers - 6’x9’ dump trailer, 7’ x 10’ tandem axle, flat bet, w/heavy steel deck. (2) 4’x8’ utility trailers.

Snow Blowers - 6’ single auger, 2/hydraulic chute. 7’ single auger, w/hydraulic chute.

Snowmobile and Lawn & Garden - 440 Storm Snowmobile, has not run for some time. JD F525, zero turn mower. MF Riding mower. 3” gas water pump. Tow behind sweeper. Walk behind snow blowers.

Equipment - Lucknow 200 Transport TMR mixer w/ scale. Lucknow 2005 Stationary TMR mixer. Lucknow 150S stationary TMR mixer. Bruins 350 Bu gravity wagons. Dion 1224XC harvester, w/wide p/u head.

12’ sprocket packer. 12’, 3pth S tine cultivator. New Idea roll bar rake. 7’x14’ dump wagon. Gehl 960 LH forage wagon. NH LH unload forage wagon. Dion LH forage wagon (needs work.) Wood flat rack wagon, 7’x8’ insulated box. 20’ steel livestock trailer for on the farm use.

Misc Agricultural - 3650’ roll of 4” field tile. 12’h x 16’w, insulated overhead door, complete w/track.

Variety of steel gates. Wic small bale chopper. 4”x20’ steel auger, w/motor. Large steel bolt bin. Horse drawn sleigh. 5 ton overhead chain hoist. 6”x12’ hydraulic seed auger. Pony cart. 54” Alley fan. plastic barrels.

Floor model drill press. 5 wagon loads of tools and farm support items, far too much to list. 18.4 - 38 T rail duals w/ hardware, 18.4 - 34 T rail duals. Skids full of cow mats. Honda power washer, 4gpm, 3000 psi.

Digital tire balancer. Tubing. Large greenhouse frame.

Appliances - White, all fridge. Maytag, Sudsaver washer. Hitachi, twin tub washer. Kenmore, front load, washer. Stainless, glass top stove. Electric built in cook top.

Furniture - 4 pc, Queen oak bedroom set. 3 pc double3 waterfall bedroom set. Double pedestal, roll top desk. Fireproof safe. Drop leaf table. Cherry dining table w/8 chairs. 3 pc bookcase, bedroom set. Round glass top table w/4 chairs. 4 oak dining chairs. Dark cherry, 3 door, china cabinet. 3 door, light oak, china cabinet. Brown leather loveseat. Green sofa, w/chair.

Brown sofa. Wooden Futon. Pine bookshelf. Sewing cabinets. Blanket boxes. Hall bench. Dressers. Chest of drawers. 2 pc wall unit. Hall trees. Queen and double box and mattress sets. The list goes on. The building is packed full.

Antiques - 5 leg, table w/leaves. 3 section, barristers book case. Dining room suite. Drop front secretary desk. Tall, single drawer swing mirror, dresser. Selection of rocking chairs (wooden).

NOTE: A good clean auction. 10% buyers premium, cash, cheque, Visa, Mastercard, and debit.

Jantzi Auctions Ltd.

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Gerald Bowman Auctions & Appraisal Ltd.

100% LOCAL

Office: 519-638-5708 For full listing & photos visit our website: www.bowmanauctions.ca

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CLASSIFIED ADS CONTINUED FROM PG. 18 AUCTIONS SAT. OCT 28 at 10:00 AM - Clearing auction sale of household effects; furniture; antiques; collectables; and miscellaneous items to be held at 566 Killbear Court in Waterloo for Bill and Jean Goertz. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519 656 3555 www.jantziauctions.com SAT. OCT 28 at 9:00 AM Annual charity auction of quilts; gift certificates; new donated items; solid wood furniture etc. to be held at the Elmira Produce Auction Cooperative Inc. 7400 Reid Woods Drive north of Elmira for the Elmira and District association for Community Living. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519 656 3555 www.jantziauctions.com

AUCTIONS WED. NOV 1 at 10:00 AM -Clearing auction sale of furniture; antiques; collectables; tools; and miscellaneous items to be held at the St. Jacobs Community Centre in St. Jacobs for an area estate with additions. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519 656 3555 www.jantziauctions.com

HAY & STRAW SMALL SQUARE STRAW bales for sale. Baled and delivered. Call 519-635-5416.

FARM SERVICES BAGGED PINE SHAVINGS Agricultural Spray Lime, 22.5kg. bag; feed grade lime, 25kg. Delivered. Call George Haffner Trucking, 519-5744141 or 519-669-2045.

FARM SERVICES KILN DRIED CORN & CORN SCREENING Delivered by Einwechter. Minimum 15 ton lots.

Call George Haffner Trucking 519-574-4141 or 519-669-2045.

SEED WHEAT AND FERTILIZER competitive pricing. Rye seed, winter barley. Hard red wheats, Gallus, Princeton and Sampson. Soft red wheats, Emmit, CM614, Drew, Marker, Emperor and more. Call George Haffner Trucking, 519-574-4141 or 519-669-2045.

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

519-656-2057.

HORSES 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.

WANTED BUYING ROLEX, OMEGA, Zenith etc, pocket watches, vintage clocks, all gold & sliver, coins, scrap costume jewellery, musical instruments, rock & roll; jazz records, military items, toys, sports. Email gallamore@ golden.net or 519-242-6900, fair honest prices.

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MODERN 3 BEDROOM apartment - close to downtown, within walking distance to all amenities. Appliances included, including laundry, gas fireplace. Secured entrance. Call Hugh 519-6695533 after 6 p.m. or daytime 519-746-5111 ext. 295

CUSTOM APPLE JUICE Pressing and custom juice sales.

Call for more info or to make an appointment. Cedaridge Pressing, Wesley Martin, 3175 Northfield Dr. Elmira.

519-669-3541.

R E TA I L / P R O F E S S I O N A L SERVICES SPACE for rent in Linwood. 1200 sq. ft, $850 + utilities. Available now. Call Don 519-698-1018.

CUSTOM GARDEN PLOWING, tilling, and potato digging.

Plus lawn sweeper with motor for rent. Garald Gingrich 519-669-2043 or cell 519-503-5641.

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Community Information Page The Township of Woolwich Requires Citizen Appointments for the following Committees of Council: Heritage Committee Property Standards Committee Dog Designation Appeal Committee The Township of Woolwich has a number of Council-appointed committees responsible for addressing various needs of the community. The appointments allow area citizens and community members, from various backgrounds, to have the opportunity to volunteer and become engaged as a member of a Committee.

Committee members make decisions on behalf of Council. The Township is looking for area residents and community members who are interested in serving as members of the following Committees:

Woolwich Heritage Committee The Township is seeking new members to serve on the Heritage Committee for the term ending November 30th, 2018. The Woolwich Heritage Committee advises Council on Cultural Heritage matters among other tasks. Residents who demonstrate a strong commitment to the conservation of heritage resources in the Township are encouraged to apply.

Property Standards Committee Four persons are required to serve on the Property Standards Committee. The Township is looking for one (1) interested citizen to serve on the Property Standards Committee for the term ending November 30th, 2018. The Property Standards Committee hears appeals of Orders issued by the Municipal Law Enforcement Officer to bring a property into compliance with the Property Standards By-law.

Dog Designation Appeal Committee Woolwich Township is seeking one (1) interested citizen with knowledge in animal control or behaviour to serve on the Committee. The Dog Designation Appeal Committee hears dog owners’ appeals to the designation of a dog as potentially dangerous or dangerous by an Animal Control Officer or agent. The term the Committee is concurrent with the term of Council, ending on November 30th, 2018.

P.O. Box 158

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

Phone:

519-669-1647 or 877-969-0094 Fax: 519-669-1820

After Hours Emergency:

519-575-4400 www.woolwich.ca

TOWNSHIP OF WOOLWICH LEAF DISPOSAL Please do not rake your leaves onto the road. This practice has been prohibited by bylaw in the Township of Woolwich since 1994. There is a fine of $125 for depositing any debris or refuse, which includes leaves, on Township Roads.

These piles of leaves are a safety hazard as they encourage children to play on the road. They can also result in flooding issues when the leaves block storm drains.

NATURAL CHOICES

LEAF DISPOSAL ALTERNATIVES

Mulching and composting are the most economical and environmentally beneficial ways to deal with your leaves.

• Instead of disposing of your leaves, save them, mulch them with your lawnmower and gradually add them to your home composter. They will break down into a useful organic material that can be added to flower and vegetable gardens.

• Rather than raking your leaves, why not mulch them on your lawn or into your garden? When the leaves are dry, mow your lawn more frequently. The mulched leaves will soon disappear into your lawn or garden as fertilizer.

CURBSIDE LEAF COLLECTION PROGRAM Bagged Leaf Collection • Bag leaves using only paper yard waste bags or returnable containers marked with a Region of Waterloo Yard Waste sticker.

• Place out with yard waste materials on yard waste collection days separately from your garbage containers.

• For more information call the Region of Waterloo at 519-883-5100.

If you are interested in serving as a Committee member and would like more information or the Application Form, please contact Adelina Corpodean at 519-669-6004 or acorpodean@woolwich.ca. Please complete the Application Form and submit it by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, October 20th, 2017 to Adelina Corpodean at:

Tip: Mulching your leaves with a lawn mower or other mulching device prior to bagging can reduce leaf volumes. (10 bags of loose leaves = 1 bag of mulched leaves)

Township of Woolwich Council and Information Services Department 24 Church Street West, P.O. Box 158, Elmira, ON N3B 2Z6 Email: acorpodean@woolwich.ca

If you have too many leaves for your composter to handle, you may bring your leaves to either the Regional Landfill Site or Elmira Transfer Station (see location information below).

We thank all applicants and advise that only candidates to be interviewed will be contacted. Personal information submitted is collected under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and will only be used for the purposes of determining eligibility for the committee of interest. Applications will be reviewed by Council. The Township reserves the right to appoint or not appoint based on applicants’ knowledge and experience.

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The Boomer Creek Pony Club in Linwood held an open house on Tuesday evening for those interested in joining. Host and organizer Lori Robinson says the club teaches those of all ages how to care for and ride horses, explore the different disciplines of riding and offers international travel, while building friendships and meeting new people.

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FAMILY ALBUM OBITUARY

OBITUARY

Logel, Kathleen Rose, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kayâ&#x20AC;?

October 28, 1923 - October 4, 2017 Peacefully passed away on Wednesday, October 4, 2017, at Freeport Health Centre, in her 94th year. Kay is lovingly remembered by her 47 nieces, nephews and their families. Kay was the last surviving member of her family, having been predeceased by her parents, George and Christine (Schiebel), Logel, her brothers Charlie, Alf, Oscar, Frank, Bill, Edward and Jerome, and sisters Stella, Laura, Mary, Helen and Margaret. Kay was active in the C.W.L. for many years, a member of the Carmel of St. Joseph Guild and volunteered for many years with the Blood Donor Clinic, Woolwich Horticultural Society and the Chateau Gardens Auxiliary.

Kay retired from the University of Waterloo in 1990, after 23 years of clerical work in the Accounts Receivable Department. The visitation for family and friends was held on Monday, October 9, 2017 for 2-4 and 7-9 p.m., with parish prayers offered at 1:45 p.m., at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, 62 Arthur St. S., Elmira. Visitation took place Tuesday, October 10, 2017, at St. Teresa of Avila RC Church, 19 Flamingo Drive, Elmira, from 10 a.m. until the time of mass at 11 a.m. Interment followed at St. Teresaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s RC Cemetery, RR 1, Elmira. In Kayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s memory, donations to St. Teresaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Parish Fund or charity of your choice would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy. A special thank you to all the staff at Chartwell Retirement Home â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Elmira, and the staff at St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital, 5th Floor, for the loving care given to Aunt Kay.

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Brubacher, Ross

Brough, Shirley Anne

Gaede, Robert â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bobâ&#x20AC;? A.O.C.A.

Ross Denton Brubacher passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, October 8, 2017, at the age of 57 years.

Following a last visit with his mother and brother, his loving staff assured him his purpose of bringing good into the world was fulfilled and that his dad was waiting for him. He died calmly and securely in the arms of a loving staff member. Ross lived and died with much love surrounding him, leaving his biological and Reid Woods families with many happy memories.

Passed away peacefully at St. Josephâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Health Centre Guelph on Sunday, October 8, 2017, at the age of 80 years.

Shirley â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shakyâ&#x20AC;? Brough (nee Kocher) was the beloved wife of the late Jerome â&#x20AC;&#x153;Happyâ&#x20AC;? Fehrenbach (2011).

Loved mother of Janelle Brough (Mark Kibzey) and Barry Brough (Terry Gedda). Loving grandmother of Jeffery (Angela) Kleinknecht, Jenifer Kleinknecht (Derek Clost), Stephen Gedda, Kristin Gedda, and Mischele Brough; and great-grandmother of Dawson, Briar, Kallie, and Kaitlyn.

Dear sister of Patricia, Bernice, Clayton, Marjorie, Edward (Shirley), Orville (Sharon), Douglas (Judy), Ronald (Marion), and Gary (Cheryl). Lovingly remembered by her best friends Sharon Maxwell, Pat and Dennis Schultz, and their families. She was predeceased by her parents Lawrence and Rosetta (Klein) Kocher, sister Celestine â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sallyâ&#x20AC;?

(Ernie), brothers Joseph (Bernice), Harold, Floyd, Lawrence Jr., sister-inlaw Shirley Kocher, and good friend Scott Maxwell. Shaky was an active volunteer in the Linwood community and will be missed by many. Memorial visitation will take place on Thursday, October 12, 2017 from 2-5 p.m. at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, 62 Arthur St. S., Elmira. A memorial service will be held in the funeral home chapel on Friday, October 13, 2017 at 11 a.m. with a reception to follow. Interment of cremated remains will be in St. Boniface Cemetery, Maryhill. A special thank you to the doctors and staff at St. Josephâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s for their wonderful care. As expressions of sympathy, donations to St. Josephâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Health Centre Guelph would be appreciated.

After a long and very productive life, Bob Gaede has â&#x20AC;&#x153;slipped the surly bonds of earthâ&#x20AC;? and set up his easel in a better place. He is now reunited with his beloved wife Audrey (2016) and much missed siblings Olga, Frieda, Laura, Frank, Henry, and Rudy. He leaves behind his much loved children Jennifer Snider, Deb Gaede, and Rod (Eveline) Gaede. Lovingly remembered by his grandchildren James Gaede (Emily), Chris Snider (Tati), Jordan Gaede (fiancĂŠe Vallery), Nick Gaede (Tara), and Jackie Snider. Bob was also blessed with five great-grandchildren and one on the way. He had a special place in his heart for his nieces and their families, Elaine (Bert) Meng, Judy (Lee) Bell, and the late Sharon (Jack) Soeder.

Bobâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s passion in life was his art. He had many stories of his enjoyable years in Toronto at the Ontario College of Art. His memories of his beloved village of Conestogo were often portrayed in his landscapes and his annual Christmas cards. In later years, Dad developed a liking for cats and he will be missed by his feline friend Jimmy. Memorial visitation took place on Wednesday, October 11, 2017 from 7-9 p.m. at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, 62 Arthur St. S., Elmira. A memorial service was held on Thursday, October 12, 2017 at 11 a.m. at St. Matthewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ev. Lutheran Church, 131 Flax Mill Dr., Conestogo.

Interment of cremated remains in Winterbourne Cemetery will follow.

Thank you to his family at St. Matthewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s for their visits, prayers and concern. In Bobâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s memory, donation to St. Matthewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ev. Lutheran Church in Conestogo or the Grand River Regional Cancer Centre would be appreciated.

Predeceased by his father Curtis, Ross is survived by his mother Alice (Snider) Brubacher and siblings Lorrie (Dan Perlman), Maurice, and Sanford (Colette), four nieces and nephews, four great nieces and nephews, Erin Strain and many other loving staff and friends from Reid Woods. The family wishes to thank and acknowledge the love, care, and friendship provided by his Reid Woods family since 1991.

Cremation has taken place. Friends are welcome to attend the burial at 9 a.m. on Friday, October 20, 2017 in the St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, 2035 Three Bridges Road, RR 1, St. Jacobs.

Visitation and viewing of photos of Rossâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; life at 10 a.m., at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, 62 Arthur St. S., Elmira, with a memorial service at 11 a.m. in the funeral home chapel and reception to follow.

In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate donations to Elmira District Community Living (of which Reid Woods is the core residence) at 118 Barnswallow Drive, Elmira, N3B 2Y9 or to your favourite charity.

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Twasnick, Diane

Tuesday, October 3, 2017

Age 63 Years - 5 Months - 7 Days Jerry will always be loved by his wife Joanne and sons Mike & Sean Happy memories! Oh, we love them, Treasures of the long ago; But to see their sunny pictures, Makes the beating heart to glow.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to a charity of oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s choice In keeping with his wishes, cremation has taken place and no service held Clarkeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Funeral Home, Gladstone~MacGregor

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TUSCH, JOSEPH ANTHONY | Passed away peacefully, at Chartwell Elmira long term care residence, on October 8, in his 99th year.

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DEATH NOTICES BAERWINKEL, GARY H. | (1966-2017) Passed away at Caressant Care, Listowel on October 6, 2017, following a lengthy illness with brain tumours and Parkinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. Gary Baerwinkel of Listowel, formerly of Waterloo at the age of 51. Local relatives are his daughter Erika Baerwinkel of Elmira.

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Passed away on Wednesday, September 20, 2017 at Grand River Hospital, at the age of 59 years. Diane is lovingly remembered by her aunts and cousins in the Oshawa and Ayr areas. She was predeceased by her parents Edward and Veronica Twasnick. Diane was a longtime employee of the Grand River Raceway and will be missed by all of her friends at the raceway as well as the LCBO and Food Basics in Elmira. At Dianeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s request, cremation has taken place. A celebration of life will take place on Sunday, October 29, 2017 from 1-4 p.m., at the Grand River Raceway â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Lighthouse Restaurant, 7445 Wellington County Road 21, RR 2, Elora. In Dianeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s memory, donations to the Regional Cancer Centre or Kiwanis Transit would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy and may be obtained by calling the Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira (519-669-2207).

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SAFETY / ON TWO WHEELS

St. Jacobs PS students embrace Cycling into the Future program Curriculum developed by former teacher who saw a need for bicycle safety training

Putting that leftover turkey to a soupy use

ALI WILSON A NEW PROGRAM FOCUSED on teaching elementary school students bike safety has rolled into St. Jacobs Public School.

Founded by retired teacher Philip Martin, Cycling into the Future (CITF) works with Grade 5 students to give them a good foundation for cycling on neighbourhood streets.

However, since it is in its first year with the school both Grade 5 and 6 students are involved in the interactive modules. Broken down into six sections – rules and safety, tire repair, bike tuneups, rodeo riding, road riding and finally assessment – CITF is taught in sections over six school days.

Kathy Mathers, principal of St. Jacobs PS, says Martin and the organization have worked successfully to make sure the experience is a part of the curriculum.

“It is so well organized, I am so impressed with what they have done,” said Mathers. “Because it is our first year they are doing it with both the Grade 5 and the Grade 6 class, but in the future it will be done as just part of the Grade 5 curriculum.

“They have done a wonderful job of making it part of the curriculum.”

That plays into Martin’s inception of the program.

Before developing CITF, Martin’s role as a teacher for more than 30 years in

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Grade 5 and 6 students at St. Jacobs Public School participating in Cycling into the Future’s bike tune-up day on Tuesday, where students learned how to properly inflate tires and had mechanics do assessments of their bicycles as part of the training. [ALI WILSON / THE OBSERVER] Kitchener showed him that bicycle safety training was lacking among students in Ontario.

“The motivating factor for me was my Grade 5 students were really impressed with Terry Fox and they were trying to complete Terry Fox’s run, the part that he didn’t run so they wanted to ‘run’ from Thunder Bay to Victoria,” explained Martin. “We plotted out a road on our school yard, it was about 0.75 km,

and ran every day keeping track of our kilometres. In May we discovered that we were not going to make it based on how far we were running every day and one kid said, ‘why don’t we bring our bikes? We can go further on our bikes, we can do more circuits.’

“The first day that kids brought bikes I saw one of my students, this was in Kitchener, ride across Weber Street in a very dangerous way and almost get hit

by a car – I was mortified.”

Martin explains that the day following the incident, he sat down and asked the students a variety of questions from how they learned how to ride a bike to the kind of information they had on bike safety. After realizing there was a real need for students to learn how to safely ride their bicycles, they began plotting out the foundation of the course that has been molded into what is taught today.

St Jacobs PS is just the fourth school in Woolwich to be involved in CITF, which has primarily been offered in Kitchener, Cambridge and Waterloo, after having been at Riverside Public School, John Mahood Public School and St Teresa of Avila Catholic Elementary School last spring.

Martin hopes that over the next year CITF will

IT’S HARD NOT TO think about making a pot of soup when the calendar says it is October. But with the temperatures we’ve been having of late, it would seem we should be thinking of summer food!

Hasn’t the weather been grand? I have been taking full advantage of the warm weather, cutting down perennials, collecting flower seeds from the cutting garden, the potatoes and onions have been stored in the cold cellar. And the calla lily and gladiola bulbs have been dug. Ah, yes, and we are still cutting the green, green grass twice a week.

Last week I was invited to a friend’s house and she served three kinds of soup and make-your-own sandwiches. It was a lovely supper. So I am thinking about soup. And I know you froze your leftover Thanksgiving turkey and you are not sure what to do with it – you can make this comforting soup.

I used a mix of wild and brown rice, but you may use any kind of rice; just be sure to cook it for the length of time it needs for the rice to soften.

For the broth and the meat, turkey or chicken may be used. Now I am go-

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OCTOBER 16 HEART HEALTHY EATING. LEARN ways to improve your cholesterol level and your overall health. Find easy ways to modify your diet. Join jus from 1:303:30 p.m. at Woolwich Community Health Centre, St. Jacobs.

ELMIRA & DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL meeting at 7:30 p.m. at Trinity United Church. Speaker Roger Tschanz - The U of G Trial Gardens and How Their Results Effect Our Gardens. Members free; non-members $2. New members welcome.

WOOLWICH COMMUNITY SERVICES YOUTH seminar for ages 14 to 29. Introduction to Basic Budgeting, 3-4:30 p.m. Free of charge, includes pizza and pop!

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OCTOBER 20 BLADDER AND BOWEL CONTROL as We Age. Presented by Nimmy Thomas, Registered Physiotherapist, focused on pelvic health. Join us from 10:15-11:15 a.m. at Woolwich Community Health Centre, St. Jacobs.

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OCTOBER 25 SENIORS COMMUNITY DINING. COMMUNITY Care Concepts invites you to join us for lunch fellowship and entertainment at the Linwood Community Centre at noon, $11. Call 519-664-1900 by noon Oct. 23 to sign up.

OCTOBER 21 MARYHILL KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Dinner and Comedy Night. All funds to support a local paraplegic individual who needs a new wheelchair; $35 per person, includes dinner and show at Bridgeport Rod and Gun. Doors open at 5 p.m., dinner at 6:30 p.m. followed by the Comedy Show. Call 519-648-2633 for more information.

OCTOBER 27 KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS FISH Fry at St. Teresa of Avila church hall. Continuous seating from 5:30-7 p.m. Adults & takeout $16, children (12 & under) $8.

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ELMIRA LEGION’S NEW YEARS Preview, 7:30-11 p.m. at the Legion hall. Everyone welcome. Goodwill offering. Band: “The Trailers”

SENIORS LUNCH CLUB. COMMUNITY Care Concepts invites you to join us for a light lunch and fellowship at the Woolwich Memorial Centre, Elmira at noon, $6.

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SENIORS LUNCH CLUB. COMMUNITY Care Concepts invites you to join us for a light lunch and fellowship at the Schmidtsville Restaurant, Wellesley, at noon, $6. Call 519-664-1900 by Oct. 16 to sign up.

EATING STRATEGIES FOR A Healthy Weight and Strong Bones. Presented by Tiffany Krahn, Registered Dietitian. Join us from 10:15-11:15 a.m. at Woolwich Community Health Centre, St. Jacobs.

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Putting technology to use in trying to counter increasing water shortages WEIRD NOTES

Q. Currently, two-thirds of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s population experience water shortages. How might MOF801 be part of a possible remedy?

A. A new device the size of

a coffee mug made up of a metal-organic framework (MOF-801) â&#x20AC;&#x153;can generate drinkable water from desert air using nothing but sunlight,â&#x20AC;? says Thomas Sumner in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Science Newsâ&#x20AC;? magazine. According to chemist and co-creator Omar Yaghi, with this â&#x20AC;&#x153;you can harvest the equivalent of a Coke canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worth of water in one hour, about the amount

a person needs to survive in the desert.â&#x20AC;? To provide more drinking water for the growing human population, â&#x20AC;&#x153;one largely untapped source is the atmosphere, with enough vapor and droplets to fill 5 billion Olympic-sized pools.â&#x20AC;?

Yaghi, along with mechanical engineer Evelyn Wang and colleagues, has developed a frame with a network of microscopic sponge-like pores and a layer of MOF-801 mixed with copper foam. In the shade or at night, the layer collects water vapor from the air; then the layer is heated by sunlight, the water evaporates, and condenses into a liquid in a chamber which is kept at a slightly lower (shaded) temperature. Processing time is about two hours.

As Yaghi says, this breakthrough technology might eventually be used â&#x20AC;&#x153;to supply fresh water to some of the most parched and remote regions of the globe, such as in the Middle East and North Africa.â&#x20AC;?

Q. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hear it for the unexpected â&#x20AC;&#x153;marriageâ&#x20AC;? of the eyes and the ears.

Can you explain?

A. For the first time, re-

searchers have discovered that â&#x20AC;&#x153;our eardrums appear to coordinate with our eyes to shift our hearing to the direction we are looking,â&#x20AC;? perhaps helping determine which objects are making the sounds we hear, says Aylin Woodward in â&#x20AC;&#x153;New Scientistâ&#x20AC;? magazine. When Duke Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jennifer Groh and her team inserted microphones into

one with normal hearing who can focus on one person talking while ignoring other nearby conversations.

Q. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been said that plants can hear music and grow better in a musical setting. Is this true?

the ears of 16 people to study how their eardrums changed when their visual focus shifted, they detected changes in ear canal pressure probably caused by middle ear muscles tugging on the eardrum.

For example, when we look left, the drum in our left ear gets pulled farther into the ear and that of our right ear gets pushed out, before swinging back and forth a bit. Says Groh, â&#x20AC;&#x153;We think that before actual eye movement occurs, the brain sends a signal to the ear to say â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I have commanded the eyes to move 12 degrees to the right.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?

Currently, hearing aids amplify all sound equally.

But further study might lead to better devices able to match the brain of some-

A. No, but scientists have

confirmed that plants do respond to certain sounds, such as the gurgle of water through a pipe or the buzzing of insects, says Marta Zaraska in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Scientific Americanâ&#x20AC;? magazine. In a recent study, evolutionary biologist Monica Gagliano and her team placed pea seedlings in pots shaped like an upside-down Y, with one arm placed in dry soil, the other connected to a water source. Invariably, the roots grew toward the fluid.

Another study showed

that the rock cress could distinguish between wind vibrations and caterpillar chewing sounds; the plant produced more chemical toxins after â&#x20AC;&#x153;hearingâ&#x20AC;? a recording of feeding insects. Finally, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;buzz pollination,â&#x20AC;? in which a bee buzzing at a particular frequency was shown to stimulate pollen release.

As to whether acoustic pollution affects plants, Zaraska comments, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The next time you turn on a leaf blower or a hedge trimmer in your garden, consider the lilies.â&#x20AC;?

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

OBSERVER CROSSWORD PUZZLER ACROSS 1. Party times 5. Tailored 10. Knitting project 16. Castle defense 17. Yoga principle 18. Brake job 19. Firebug 21. Positions 22. Evade 23. Cut 24. Scrubs 25. Charioteer 27. Slanted type 29. Align 30. Rackets 32. Eludes 36. Belief 37. Spiritual, e.g.

38. Devil worshiper 39. Bit of parsley 40. Providing 41. Half asleep 42. Purulent pleurisy

44. Exâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s payment 47. Elliptical 48. Common contraction 49. Diminished by 51. Trust 54. Squeaked (out) 55. Code word 57. Asmara is its capital 58. Druggie 59. Destiny 60. Act of towing 62. Corrupts 64. Volcanic rock 67. Tariff pact, once 69. Cuts with a light beam 70. Foolish 71. Trait of not being cautious 73. Huntsman 74. Instruct 75. Adorable 76. Dorothyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home 77. Nick name?

78. Once, once

DOWN 1. Forceful 2. Spectators 3. Tympanum 4. Cheap cigar 5. Resort 6. Marine eagle 7. Delaying strategy 8. Passes 9. Russian villa 10. Mideast expert 11. Mediterranean boat 12. Sliding scales 13. Lofty 14. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Green Gablesâ&#x20AC;? girl 15. 1987 Costner role 20. Memory unit 26. Cherish 28. Foliose 31. Unfriendly 33. Subatomic particle 34. Catch sight of 35. Dump 37. 007, for one

38. Eng or Chang, famously 39. Nitpick 42. Always 43. Timbuktuâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s land 45. Dead to the world 46. Kind of pie 47. Can you dig it?

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52. Caspianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s neighbour 53. Fixes 55. Male ballet dancer 56. Certifies 58. African land 59. Groom-to-be 61. Fits 63. ___ Baba 64. Entertain in street 65. Oscar winner Paquin 66. Kind of song 68. 1920â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chief justice 72. Swedish rug

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be offered throughout all publically funded schools in Woolwich, that is dependent, however, on a few factors.

Since the program is unique to the Waterloo Region, funding comes from three different sources – a quarter from community sources, another quarter from the municipality to which the school is in and half from families.

Having been approved last year, Martin is hopeful to be approved for funding again this year.

“We have a plan to begin working at all of the schools in Woolwich Township in the next year and a half, so I did present some things at council this spring about that proposal to do that,” he said. “Woolwich could be the first place in our region to have 100 per cent of the publically funded schools participating in it, in a very short

period of time – I think by the end of next year.”

Although there is a cost to parents, the program also strives to be totally inclusive of all students.

“We try to take away any barriers that might keep a kid from participating,” he explained.

To do that schools are responsible for paying any registration fees that any families may not be able to pay for. For students who don’t have bicycles, the program can provide them.

“We tell kids that there are three steps to getting a bike and step one is negotiate with your family. If that doesn’t work, we try to see if there are any other kids in the school who have an extra bike that they are willing to give away. And if that doesn’t work, we will give kids a refurbished bike that we will either get from a bike drive or a donation of some type or from the landfill and we have volunteers

who refurbish these bikes,” said Martin. “In 2016 we gave away 101 bikes in our whole program.”

Martin explains that they also do the same with helmets, although for safety purposes they provide all students with new helmets donated by various insurance groups.

The program is wrapping up at St. Jacobs PS this week although anyone interested can donate used bicycles to the program at anytime throughout the year.

This is the first year that St. Jacobs PS has been involved in CITF, although they hope to make it a staple in the curriculum.

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They had questioned why the company could not build one fewer home on the land instead of decreasing the minimum lot size.

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