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FAISAL ALI AFTER A LOT OF effort and a lot of work, the Heidelberg Community Centre is at last holding its grand opening this Saturday for the community.

“I think everybody in Heidelberg is thrilled that it’s there and are eager to see it open and see what’s going to be taking place,” said Bev Baechler, a township employee with the recreation department, and a committee member of the Heidelberg Recreation Association that spearheaded the project.

The air is sure to be jubilant as the rec. association is planning for fun and festive activities alongside the official ribbon-cutting. There will be face painting, a cake cutting, games on the playground for the kids, beverages and tours of the facility which Baechler hopes will be a real community hub for the village.

“It’s just a gathering place that we can again have our fun days that we used to have. All the families come out and enjoy the day, getting to see their neighbours again after the summer recess. Just a gathering place that people can come and have programs there,” said Baechler.

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A four-vehicle collision occurred Tuesday evening along Arthur Street near Scotch Line Road south of Elmira, resulting in minor injuries to one of the drivers. Traffic was backed up both southbound and northbound. A second, smaller incident was reported an hour later when another vehicle collided with a stationary car in traffic, causing only minor damage.

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Wellesley approves drainage improvements at Manser Road and Schummer Line FAISAL ALI NINE PROPERTY OWNERS WILL pony up an average of $25,000 apiece for their share of municipal drain work approved last week by Wellesley councillors.

The rural property owners in the area of Manser Road and Schummer Line had requested the work be done, however, knowing they’d be responsible for the lion’s share of the cost.

The drainage work is projected to cost $326,000, and the majority ($227,000) to be levied back to the nine benefitting property owners, based on frontage.

The township and region are responsible for construction along the roadways, with Wellesley facing a $31,000 tab for work along Schummer Line and the Region of Waterloo responsible for $76,000 along Manser Road,

which is a regional roadway.

At the August 29 meeting, staff recommended the project go ahead in response to a petition by some of the property owners, who had requested back in 2012 for the township to install new drainage for their farmlands.

Lead project engineer John Kuntze explained that the properties had been in need of proper drain outlets for years to replace

defunct drainage that only covered some of the farmland. He noted that some of the property owners were having to dump the water drained from their fields into the roadside, rather than having an actual outlet.

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Township names Elmira street in memory of Richard Rank The Township of Woolwich dedicated an intersection in an Elmira subdivision to Richard Rank at a ceremony Aug. 31 in front of his family, friends and township contingency. Among those in attendance were Roxanne Rank, Kyle Rank, Caelen Rank, Mayor Sandy Shantz, Deby Rank and Garrett Rank.

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ALI WILSON A FORMER WOOLWICH EMPLOYEE and prominent minor sports booster who passed away three years ago now has a lasting memorial.

Family and friends gathered in Elmira’s South Parkwood subdivision August 31 for the dedication of Richard Rank Road.

Rank passed away Jan. 3, 2014 at the age of 57 after suffering a heart attack at work, where he had had a 25-year-career in the township’s public works department.

“Everyone knew him, but more importantly he

knew everyone,” said Mayor Sandy Shantz at the ceremony. “He was a friend to everyone.”

Rank was described as genuine, enthusiastic and dedicated to his community.

“Richard made many valuable contributions to the community,” she said.

Beyond his job with the township, Rank was lauded for his outstanding community involvement and general positive hardworking attitude that left a gaping hole in the community after his passing.

Rank attended Elmira District Secondary School,

where he met and later married his high school sweetheart Deby. They raised three children, Kyle, Garrett and Caelen, in Elmira.

His younger son, Garrett Rank – an amateur golfer and NHL referee – spoke of the memories he had of his father and the dedication to the community that was shown at home.

“It brings back a lot of

memories of my father.

Honestly, it is a really cool honour to have a street named after him,” he said.

“A lot of the times when the phone would ring for hockey games up at the arena that needed an official or the early mornings or late nights that he was out plowing snow, those are the kind of the moments that you look back and realize all that

he gave to the community.”

Over his years in the community, Rank was a frequent referee and avid hockey dad – a fund was set up in his memory to help support families who cannot afford to send their children to hockey.

Back in 2015, a referees room at the Woolwich Memorial Centre was dedicated to Rank.

“And today we would like to take this opportunity to dedicate the naming of Richard Rank Road as part of the newest subdivision in Elmira developed by Birdland Developments,” said Shantz.

The Richard Rank Road will be home to new detached homes, intersecting Woodberry Crescent in the south end of Elmira.

Terry Fox Run will raise money for cancer research Sept. 17 in Elmira FAISAL ALI THE QUINTESSENTIAL CANADIAN FUNDRAISER of the year is only weeks away. The annual Terry Fox Run is being held September 17 in Elmira, with a 2.5km, 5km and 10km route for participants to take part in. The run is, as always, open to all, to walk, jog, run or whatever else people wish.

For Elmira run organizer Kathy Bowman, the event is all about getting involved and supporting a

good cause.

The route they’re following will be the same as last year’s, taking participants through part of the downtown area. Bowman says they’re keeping things the same based on people’s response to last year’s run, which was a success.

“We had extra people come out last year because they saw us going through town, which is really nice. So we have to say, ‘thanks for the construction work last year on New Jerusalem Road,’ because

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we ended up with a new amount of people,” said Bowman of the unexpected boost from changing the route due to construction. “That really helped.”

The run itself is really only part of the fun.

“After the run we have a free barbeque. We do penny raffles – we have a penny raffle table where you buy tickets and you can win some great prizes from local businesses. We have anything and everything on that table from summer sausages to vacu-

um cleaners, you name it,” says Bowman, adding that they had received tremendous support from local businesses.

About 50 people participated last year and raised just under $15,000, notes Bowman. This year she’s hoping for more, and she’s encouraging everyone to join in.

“No one can say they’ve never been touched by cancer because it’s everywhere unfortunately.

When we go in to that cancer centre we see more

and more people come in, and you can’t say you’ve never met someone that hasn’t been touched,” she said.

For Bowman, that is certainly true as she has seen many loved ones struggle with the illness, and too many fall. But, she says she has also seen incredible improvement in treatment options that decades of research – much of it funded through events like this – have yielded.

“We’re making a difference. Every single person

who comes out, whether they bring a dollar, a $100, $20, $500, we are all making a difference.”

Registration starts at noon on September 17 with participants meeting at the Programmed Insurance Brokers on 49 Industrial Dr. The run itself starts at 1 p.m. and goes until about 4 p.m.

Held each year on the 17th, the Terry Fox Run has raised more than $750 million worldwide for cancer research since its first run in the 1980s.

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Elmira Legion plans to step things up for Remembrance Day Beyond the usual parade, the day’s events will include a flyover by WWII aircraft, the rationale for upcoming fundraiser ALI WILSON THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION in Elmira will be hosting a Legion, Community and Family BBQ Fun Day on September 10.

The fundraising event will be happening to help offset the costs of a special acknowledgement of the 100th anniversary of Vimy Ridge and Canada’s 150th birthday.

To mark the occasions, the Elmira Legion will have a spectacle of Second World War Harvard fighter planes to fly overhead during the annual Remembrance Day Service on November 5, requiring significant support through fundraising and community partners.

A first-time event, the fun day emerged from a brainstorming session to look at ways to do things a little differently for this year’s commemoration.

The fundraising component will help cover the additional expenses.

“The cost of the Remembrance Day comes out of the Legion; we have to pay for all of logistics and everything. To bring the planes over, that is very, very expensive and that is why we are doing the event to help offset some of those costs,” said John Scheeringa, poppy chairman for the Elmira branch and cochair of the event.

Though a fundraiser, the day will offer up activities at a cost affordable to

The Royal Canadian Legion in Elmira will be hosting a Legion, Community and Family BBQ Fun Day on September 10 to help raise funds to offset the cost of having a commemorative spectacle of WWII Harvard fighter planes fly over during the annual Remembrance Day service. John Scheeringa is co-chair of the event. [ALI WILSON / THE OBSERVER] this year marking 72 years Another first, the Legion a silent auction,” he said. families. since the end of WWII, it extended the organizing “So there are going to be “If you have four or five is unlikely that a majority invite to other service all sorts of neat things they kids, it won’t be breaking have immediate family groups in and around Elcan build on.” the bank – it will really be involved. mira.

The idea for a spectacle affordable. We have kept “We want to do a bit of “We are going to get the at the Remembrance Day the prices low. We are not a special add-in to our Reservice clubs involved,” he parade snowballed to fill a trying to make a killing off membrance Day,” he said, said. “All those folks are niche that, as Scheeringa of it – we are trying to have noting that it has been going to be coming. Part of said, serves to provide a family day to cover our pretty structured from year our mindset, as well as getcosts, and if we have a little families the opportunity to to year. “So this year we ting the families together have an event in the comextra left over, it is going wanted to have a cannon munity, by the community, out to enjoy, is to get all of towards the event,” he exsalute that will be firing the service clubs together for the community. plained. off during our ceremony, in a common goal and to “People will have a betIn addition to a BBQ, and to have Harvards do do something.” ter understanding of what there will be live music, a a fly-by in a missing man Ultimately, though, the the Legion is. We’re trying petting zoo, face painting, formation. event is to support the cost to enhance our Rememballoon animals, bouncy “I think it is to add that brance Day event a little bit of bringing in the planes. castles, karate and dance little wow factor, not that Scheeringa said they and then having a family demonstrations and a car you want to make Rememwant to give the younger day tossed into it to bring display, with military vebrance Day have a wow generation a spectacle to all of the groups together hicles in attendance. factor, but I think for the help them form a connecas partners instead of do“Inside we are going to kids, the younger generation with why it is we mark ing separate events,” he have a military display, tion ... my father was in the Remembrance Day, as with artifacts and uniforms, and said.

service and I talked to him a lot and but the younger kids don’t have that opportunity like I did, so I think the wow factor with something like that is really crucial. They will roar and shake the ground when they go over, so it is going to be cool.”

The planes will fly in formation at about 1,000 feet, the lowest they can fly over a settlement area, but low enough to shake things up ... literally.

“The missing man formation is in honor of the man who didn’t make it back, so they leave his position vacant in the formation as a thing of respect,” he said. “They are pretty spectacular.”

Although this is the first of its kind in Elmira, they are hoping to continue on year after year.

“I would love to make the planes going over an annual event but, who knows, it may be cost prohibitive.

This is the first time we are doing it and we have already had people ask if we would do it as an annual event – we are going to see how that goes,” he said.

“If it turns out well and everybody gets on board well I can see this being a really huge growing event but at this point it is a little premature.”

The Legion will be holding a Legion, Community and Family BBQ Fun Day on September 10 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the branch on First Street.

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Jacks’ director dies in collision Paul MacDonald, a member of the Wellesley Applejacks’ board of directors who was in charge of game-day operations, died last week in a motorcycle accident while on vacation in Tennessee. He was 63.

“It is a sad day for the Wellesley Applejacks and the community of Wellesley. Paul MacDonald, one of our own, passed away today. He was a key member of our Board of Directors and the face of our Game

Day Operations. His kind spirit, quick wit and his sense of fun made everyone around him smile. He will be incredibly missed. Our hearts are broken. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family,” the Jacks said in a statement.

MacDonald, an employee of the Region of Waterloo, was said to of had a great wit and sense of humour, and could be seen to enjoy friends, family and his two grandsons.

A celebration of life will be held on Saturday from 1-4 p.m. at the Wellesley Community Centre.

Glasgow Street bridge closure The Sawmill Road/Northfield Drive intersection has re-opened – though work remains to be done – but the construction woes continue in Conestogo. Sawmill Road is closed from Misty River Drive to the bridge by the golf course.

Access to the Glasgow Street bridge has been restricted at times, and now the structure will be closed for four days starting on Tuesday (Sept. 12) if all goes to plan. This time, the closure

is unrelated to the Region of Waterloo construction project, as it’s a Woolwich Township move needed to conduct a detailed inspection of the 19th century steel span. There will also be tar-andchip repairs to the bridge deck.

The inspection is part of an environmental assessment being done as the township explores longer-term options for the structure.

GRCA hosts pollinator event The Grand River Conservation Author-

ity is holding a free workshop and tour for rural landowners who want to attract pollinators and enhance habitat.

The event is schedule for a week Saturday in St. Agatha.

Pollinators play a vital role in food production and maintaining healthy natural ecosystems. Fruit, nuts, oilseeds and many vegetables need help from bees, butterflies, moths and other insects for pollination. Many practices help to provide for pollinator needs throughout the year, the agency notes in a release.

Landowners with properties greater

than five acres may be eligible for funding for tree planting or naturalization projects. Funding priority is given to areas that are directly next to watercourses.

Promoting Pollinators on your Property will be held at the St. Agatha Community Centre at 1791 Erb St., from 9:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. on September 16.

This workshop is funded by the Great Lakes Agricultural Stewardship Initiative.

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Breslau speed enforcement exercise nets stunt driving charge IN A CASE OF two birds with one stone, Waterloo Regional Police tackled public concerns about speeding in Breslau and some education for new recruits with some radar training at Woolwich and Menno streets in the village.

The new officers were out on August 25, monitoring speeds in response to public complaints.

The exercise landed a big

fish shortly before 11 a.m. when one of the officers clocked a vehicle travelling at 104 km/h in a 40 km/h community safety zone. A 25-year-old Kitchener man was charged with ‘stunt driving’ and had his vehicle impounded for seven days. His license was also immediately suspended for seven days. The driver is also facing a charge of ‘careless driving.’

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Honda Civic northbound on Katherine Street near Meadowbrook Place in Woolwich Township when he was rear-ended by a gold Volkswagen Passat being driven by a 22-year-old Kitchener man.

No injuries were reported, but the Volkswagen had to be towed from the scene. Its driver was charged with ‘careless driving.’

6:10 AM | A 51-year-old Wellesley Township man was travelling northbound on Kressler Road near Benjamin Road in Wellesley Township when a deer ran from the side of the road and struck the passenger side of his white Chevrolet van. There were no reported injuries to the driver, but the condition of the deer was unknown.

9:10 PM | A second carversus-deer was reported at almost the same spot on Kressler Road

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near Benjamin Road in Wellesley Township. This time, a 39-year-old Moorefield woman was driving a Ford pickup truck northbound on Kressler Road when a deer darted out from a field in front of her vehicle. None of the truck’s three

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4:00 PM | A 31-year-old Elora man faces drug charges following a traffic stop by Wellington

County OPP. The driver was found to have an outstanding warrant.

Upon arresting him, police located an assortment of weapons and illicit drugs. He was charged with ‘possession of methamphetamine’ and ‘possession of oxycontin’

5:30 PM | Wellington County OPP responded to a serious collision involving two vehicles driving off highway near Wellington Road 39 north of Guelph. A Nissan pickup truck and Subaru sedan collided head on with each other on a blind corner in a vacant field. Emergency responders transported nine people with injuries to local hospital, while a 13-year-old boy from the Guelph area was transported by air ambulance to a trauma centre.

The severity of his injuries was later reduced and he was reported to be in stable condition. Police continue to investigate the collision and charges may be pending.

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property. And what happens is the municipality is responsible for looking after that process and then they’re responsible for looking after this drain in the future,” said Kuntze.

The existing drainage outlet is not providing service to all of the properties that need it, he noted.

“So that outlet channel is there and the township has ... we’ve cleaned it out a couple of times under drain

maintenance and stuff like that. But it only came to those properties to the east of Manser Road, and all the guys to the west of Manser Road, even though they have to pay every time the ditch is cleaned out, couldn’t get there water there.”

For the properties that did have drainage, the coverage was still haphazard.

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Given the situation, the property owners decided to petition the township for new outlets for their properties. Kuntze added

that while the property owners might benefit the most from the project, the township and region are also getting value for their investment.

“In the case of where this is being dumped into the regional road right of way, they’re not going to have this tile-water now running down their road ditches.

Because these tile drains, once you install them, in a lot of case they’ll run almost 365 days of the year,

so there’s always a little bit of a dribble of water coming out of them and whatever they discharge onto it keep things wet, so that’s why we’ve got to pipe all of this water down through,” he said.

“It also gives the road water somewhere to go.

There’s a big chunk of Manser Road that the water runs off of it and it basically is just running out onto farmland right now, so the region has a proper outlet for

the drainage of their roads.

That’s why they’re assessed and are an integral part of the whole system here.”

In April, 2012, the townships appointed the engineering firm at K. Smart Associates Ltd. to prepare recommendations for township in response to a petition started by property owner David Sherk.

Kuntze, who is the president of the firm, is also the lead engineer on the drainage project.

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The construction of the new community centre began last summer at the site of the condemned field house at the local park in Heidelberg, completely replacing the rundown building with a brand new facility.

It’s a small centre, says Baechler, featuring a community room, a concession servery and washrooms, but she is hopeful it can be a great asset to all Heidelberg residents.

The community room in particular, is at the core of the new facility, and should be able to accommodate about 70 people in one go.

“It’s a room big enough that we’ll be able to host children’s birthday parties or if somebody wants an open house,” she noted.

“We have a lot of seniors living in town now so it will give them the advantage of not having to drive to other centres to do [activities] or exercise programs. It will all take place right in their own town. We’re hoping that with the new people moving into town with small children, it’ll also be a place for mums and tots can gather and exchange ideas and programs.”

The community centre has been running since mid-July, and is stocked with programs – many of them starting this fall.

There are weekly yoga and pilates sessions, classes on babysitting for teens, child safety courses, while the centre itself can be rented out for more activities.

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[FAISAL ALI / THE OBSERVER] very dedicated and commitation Association had been ted community volunteers campaigning and fundand with the generous supraising for the community port and vision of Woolwich hub for almost a decade, council.” and finally their vision The grand opening will has become reality with be held this Saturday from the help of several groups.

1-4 p.m., with the speeches The township itself comand official ribbon cutting mitted $257,000 towards ceremony at 2 p.m. The the project, while $142,000 event is completely open to was provided by an Ontario everyone to attend. People Trillium Fund grant. The interested in attending the rec. association, for its part, opening, or otherwise dropraised $67,000, and another ping by for information and $5,000 was committed by programming, can pass by the Paradise and District the centre at 2915 Lobsinger Lions Club. The project cost Line. Alternatively, more $442,000 to complete. information can be found The township’s director online at www.heidelbergof recreation and facilities, park.ca.

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Bombardier the poster child for corporate welfare YET ANOTHER ROUND OF delays for Waterloo Region’s LRT scheme has Bombardier back in the spotlight. As usual, it’s unflattering.

The company has imposed massive delays on transit schemes well beyond the region, which is piggybacking on Toronto’s (Metrolinx) much larger order – 182 cars versus 14 slated for here. Metrolinx earlier this year started looking elsewhere for cars, so rampant have been the delays and problems with those already delivered.

It’s a worrisome trend that the company can’t meet schedules and quality targets for its largest customers, so things won’t get better for the region. In fact, there are now problems with the one car delivered in the form of software issues. Grand River Transit has no idea when it will be working and when/if the others will follow.

The ill-considered LRT project aside – and it’s a big aside – the delays are particularly galling given Bombardier’s long history as one of the country’s largest corporate welfare bums. Governments, federal and provincial, have poured billions into the company in the form of grants, subsidies and “loans” (if you don’t have to pay it back, it’s not a loan), yet Bombardier continues to struggle even with orders in hand. And it still has its other hand out for handouts.

The company’s most successful at sucking in taxpayer money.

Not, of course, that it’s alone in that regard. Company’s large and small suckle at the public teat. Some estimates put the national corporate welfare bill at some $16 billion a year, or almost double the cost of social welfare costs.

And without any documentable benefits.

Canada’s history of corporate welfare is replete with unpaid loans, bankruptcies, undelivered jobs and shuttered factories despite assurances to the contrary. For a sad example of all of the above, check out Ontario’s steel industry, particularly what happened in Hamilton. The automotive sector, too, has seen plants close and jobs disappear even as governments have poured in billions of dollars.

The money handed out by politicians interested in buying corporate donations and votes in targeted ridings never comes with guarantees for long-term employment, investment and eventual full return to tax coffers. Instead, we see just one gimme after another in the neverending cycle of privatized profits and socialized costs, the real modus operandi of corporate welfare.

Broader research tells us any benefits of corporate welfare are, at best, fleeting and rarely successful in attracting high-skilled, high-paying jobs. The money disappears down a sinkhole, with little lasting effect. But as long as politicians are allowed to control the money, they’ll keep on wasting it to benefit only themselves and a few wellheeled friends.

In that light, it makes sense to scrap all subsidies to business. That’s not going to happen, however, as such programs are another vote-buying scheme for politicians.

Political life is a perpetual election cycle, and the one thing politicians relish is the doling out money – grants, loans, subsidies – and the photo ops that accompany such announcements.

Political gain and an eagerness to channel public money into private hands aside – and that’s a big cultural change to reverse, as milking taxpayers is the norm – ending corporate welfare wouldn’t be that difficult.

Another round of delays sees the days flying by, just like the self-driving cars that got a better handle on technology.

WORLD VIEW / GWYNNE DYER

Probably best to learn to live with North Korea’s nukes WORLD AFFAIRS THE LAST TIME WHEN North Korean nuclear weapons might have been headed off by diplomacy was 15-20 years ago, when there was a deal freezing North Korean work on nuclear weapons, and then one stopping the country’s work on long-range ballistic missiles.

If they had been negotiated with the same attention to detail that was given to the recent deal that has frozen Iran’s nuclear program for ten years, maybe North Korea’s quest for nuclear-tipped ICBMs could have been stopped for good – or maybe not, because North Korea has always wanted an effective deterrent to the permanent U.S. nuclear threat.

At any rate, both the nuclear and the missile deals with North Korea failed after a couple of years.

Pyongyang and Washington were equally to blame for the break-downs, resorting to tit-for-tat retaliation for various perceived

breaches of the deal by the other side.

But it was the United States that had more to lose, since it faced no nuclear threat from North Korea unless the deals were abandoned and North Korea’s weapons research went ahead. What we have seen recently – two ICBM tests in July, another one last month, and now what was almost certainly North Korea’s first test of a thermonuclear weapon (hydrogen bomb) – is the inevitable result of the failure then.

It took a lot of time and effort to get Pyongyang’s bomb and missile programs to this point, and it seems clear that Kim Jongun’s regime decided the safest way to test the new weapons and vehicles was all at once. He’s right.

Stringing the tests out over a couple of years might have given the country’s enemies time to organize a complete trade embargo against North Korea, or maybe even some form of attack. The safer course was to bunch the tests up, get the outraged reactions over fast, and then hope the whole issue will fade

into the background.

That’s what both India and Pakistan did in 1998, and it worked for them.

Everybody eventually got used to the idea that they were more or less legitimate nuclear weapons powers.

India and Pakistan didn’t bother doing all their missile tests at once, because they had enough space to carry them out over their own land and maritime territory. North Korea is much smaller and entirely surrounded by Chinese, Russian and Japanese territory, so any long-range tests are bound to pass over one of those countries.

Pyongyang chose Japan, because it is a U.S. ally.

But even its ICBM test on August 30, when the Japanese government ordered its citizens in parts of Hokkaido into the shelters, did not enter Japanese airspace. The missile crossed Japan at a sub-orbital altitude, and the Japanese authorities knew that it would as soon as the boost phase ended. The pictures of allegedly panic-stricken Japanese civilians in shelters were propaganda meant to serve Prime Minister Abe’s

project for remilitarizing Japan.

There is no good ‘military option’ available to the United States and its allies in the current crisis, even though President Trump says, “We’ll see.”

A direct U.S. attack on North Korea using only conventional weapons would not get all of North Korea’s nukes, which are hidden in hardened underground sites or moved around by night on mobile launchers. It would also call down “fire and fury” on Seoul from ten thousand North Korean artillery pieces and short-range rockets.

A U.S. nuclear attack would probably still not get all of Kim Jong-un’s nukes: North Korea is the hardest intelligence target in the world. Pyongyang may already be able to reach the United States with one or two ICBMs carrying thermonuclear warheads, and it can certainly reach all of South Korea and Japan.

The political options for the United States and its Asian allies are equally constrained. Trump’s talk DYER | 10

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THEIR VIEW / QUESTION OF THE WEEK

What are you excited about for the new school year?

» Taylor Kelly

» Arianna Reidl

» Emily Schlueter

» Anastasia Bilodeau

» Christian Economides

“To have a guitar class, looking forward to taking up guitar.”

“A bunch of things, I am going into the arts program.”

“I am going to high school, so a new school and meeting new people.”

“I am most excited to be considered a senior as I am going into Grade 11.”

“Seeing friends.”

“Normally, when human beings encounter a problem that they cannot eliminate, they find ways of living with it.” Gwynne Dyer | 8 HIS VIEW / STEVE KANNON

Alt-right vs. alt-left silliness is just a distraction from the real issues at play EDITOR'S NOTES THERE ARE FEW IF any real Nazis in the United States.

Perhaps a few Hitler Youth – the Second World War has been over for 72 years, so math and time are not on the side of actual diehard Nazis sticking it out. Far fewer would have adhered to the ideology. None of them are out marching in the streets of Charlottesville and beyond.

Sure, there are some neo-Nazis who’ve adopted the symbols of Hitler’s Germany to bring attention to their racist, white supremacist ideas. The violent skinheads make great theatre, but don’t have numbers to justify the kind of sensationalist coverage we’ve seen of late.

Much more widespread in the U.S. – and here, and everywhere – is the underlying racism that is not new, and certainly predates Donald Trump the president ... and Donald Trump the living person, in fact.

Many of the people from

what’s called the alt right who we’ve seen marching are less-than-stellar human beings, but they’re a minor fringe. The same is true as those involved in the antifascist movement (antifa) who turn to violence in protest. Inconsequential, but they make for good drama, and good visuals. See film at 11.

Trump was skewered for his moral equivalency arguments about both sides in Charlottesville, yet the media in its attempt at objectivity and evenhandedness do much the same thing – there are two or more sides to every story, after all. And, for ratings, well, conflict is better – if it bleeds, it leads.

So what we’re seeing now is some attempt to tar the antifa movement with the gun-toting far-right. That’s a good story, even if the numbers are miniscule to the point of insignificance.

More troubling, however, are attempts to turn this into yet another rationale for the growing police state, another way for the real threat – the corporatism at the heart of fascism – to crack down on the people

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steps to dictatorial power was to gain emergency police powers, which he claimed he needed to suppress leftist violence.”

While Europe at that time was gripped in a more palpable struggle with fascists and communists, the sentiment remains in force today. Fallout from the “red menace” was a bigger issue in the U.S. and even Canada than was fear of fascism, war efforts notwithstanding.

Limiting talk of current events to the extreme fringes on either side of the issue leaves unsaid the underpinnings of the problem, namely the economic and social marginalization that has fostered an increase in tribalism. There’s us and there’s them – whichever “us” you want to identify against whatever “them” you choose.

In essence, you have benighted working class righties out fighting benighted working class lefties.

The result is the real problems – roll out the one percenters – not only escape notice, but get to introduce more restrictive

laws and boost spending on the military industrial complex (on a side note, arms dealers are happy to see Japan making noises about remilitarization in wake of the North Korean threat – fear helps sell what real fascists promote).

The situation brings to mind a quote attributed, perhaps apocryphally, to 19th century railway robber baron Jay Gould: “I can hire one half of the working class to kill the other half.”

People are angry and afraid, which is perfect recipe for tribal divisions, with power and money going to those stirring the pot. Or combining matches and gasoline, as it were.

That people are angry and afraid in large part due to the insecurity of deregulated, financialized, neoliberal capitalism – to use language reminiscent of the time of European fascism and communism – goes largely unnoticed.

It’s a system that is gutting the middle class and the already long beleaguered lower classes.

People have good reason to be angry, as millions have seen their comfortable

middle class lives stolen from them over the last few decades as jobs have gone overseas, wages have stagnated, unemployment has skyrocketed.

Like making scapegoats of “the other,” divisive right-left battles on the fringes prove both a great distraction and a way to channel more public money from those who have little to those who have a lot.

To counter the violence of fringe right-wing extremist with violence from the left just enhances the position of those who want control. And those in power have a much greater fear of movements that would make society fairer, more equitable and democratic than they do of racist thugs who have bought into the status quo.

“Street clashes do not distress the ruling elites.

These clashes divide the underclass. They divert activists from threatening the actual structures of power. They give the corporate state the ammunition to impose harsher forms KANNON | 10

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and their rights.

This is what prompted noted activist Noam Chomsky to declare that violence from the left plays into the hands of the alt-right and their supporters in government, of which there are more than a few. His comments met with much pushback from those on the left who called his position a sell-out to the powers that be, though they missed his point: any amount of violence from the fringe will be used to justify harsh measures.

To bring it back to Nazis – because, well, that’s just what we do ... to the point of Godwin’s law – University of Washington history professor Laurie Marhoefer argues we should stand up to fascist and racists, but not in a way that helps their cause, just as Chomsky argues.

“Violent confrontations with antifascists gave the Nazis a chance to paint themselves as the victims of a pugnacious, lawless left. They seized it,” she writes in a recent piece, drawing on her historical studies of actual Nazis.

“One of Hitler’s biggest

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THE MONITOR

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THIS WEEK IN HISTORY

Some 47% of working Canadians report it would be difficult to meet their financial obligations if their pay cheque was delayed by even a single week. The numbers are even higher for millennials in their 30s (55% would have difficulty) and Gen Xs in their 40s (51%).

Some 41% of employees spend all of or more than their net pay.

The number-one reason given for increased spending is higher living costs.

“High tuition fees and student debt disproportionately impact students from marginalized communities who are more likely to grapple with financial barriers including Indigenous students, racialized students, students with disabilities, student parents and international students. It is time for genuine renewal in post-secondary education, and that means honouring treaty obligations to Indigenous learners, eliminating tuition fees and taking serious measures to reduce student debt.”

Work crews were busy trying to put the finishing touches on Conestogo Public School as parents and students started to roll in for the first day of class, Sept.2. The Waterloo Region District School Board chose to expand the school when it closed Winterbourne PS at the end of t he last school year.

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of stopping U.S. trade with any country that trades with North Korea is really aimed at China (which already operates selective embargoes on various North Korean exports). But cutting U.S. trade with China would cause immense disruption to the American economy, and it’s unlikely that Trump would actually do it.

Normally, when human beings encounter a problem that they cannot eliminate, they find ways of living with it. It often takes a while for them to get there, however, and we are currently in the dangerous phase where people (or at least some people) are convinced that there must

be something they can do to make the problem go away.

The only excuse for radical action now would be a conviction that Kim Jongun is a crazy man who will use his nuclear weapons to launch an unprovoked attack on the United States, even though it would certainly lead to his own death and that of his entire regime. If you truly believe that, then the right course of action is an all-out nuclear attack on North Korea right now.

Otherwise, start dialing back your rhetoric, because you are eventually going to have to accept that North Korea now has a usable nuclear deterrent. You can live with that, because it’s better than fighting a nuclear war.

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WMC pool plays host to four-legged swimmers for dog park fundraiser

The annual doggie paddle fundraiser at the WMC last Friday saw some 50 furry friends out to enjoy the pool before the township drains it for maintenance.

The group raised just over $500 to go towards their next project, as organizers aim for a dog park in Elmira. nity – by having safe spaces is still undecided – we are really hoping for Elmira, for dogs.” and that is what the comThe Woofwich dog park mittee is hoping for too. We committe is the group beare in our planning stages hind the recently opened and nothing is set in stone unfenced, off-leash dog yet, but fundraising is park in St. Jacobs. definitely the next big step However, with that finon what we are going to ished the group does have be working on for the next one new fundraising effort year,” she said. “For the on the docket – a fenced-in park estimate, we are lookdog park in Elmira. ing at about $40,000 for “Now we are fundraisthat much fencing.” ing for a new location. It

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The proposed lot size is about an acre, she added.

“So we have got a lot of work ahead of us.”

Hilborn said their goal is to work with some groups and businesses to aid in the cost of fencing.

“We have structured out some price points and then we are hoping to get some community support as well, so like ‘Buy a Foot of Fence’ is kind of what we are hoping for to get the last bit there,” she explained.

Less expenses, the 51 doggie paddle participants brought in a total of $516 to go towards the Elmira location.

“We were thrilled. A big portion will go towards the next project,” she said.

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THE DOG PADDLE ISN’T an uncommon sight at the WMC pool, but it’s not usually the real thing. That’s exactly what went on last Friday, however, as the Woofwich dog park committee played host to some four-legged swimmers.

The third annual Doggie Paddle event saw some 50 participants take to the water.

Small dogs and puppies took their turn in the pool first, 5:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., with all dogs enjoying the cool pool water from 6 to 8:30 p.m.

“We drain our pool each year anyways for preventative maintenance, so the rest of the year we can run

as per normal and it was just a really good opportunity to take advantage of the water that is already sitting there. This is our third year,” said Michelle Hilborn, program coordinator at the Woolwich Memorial Centre.

Last year’s event saw 20 swimmers, and the year before had around 30.

In addition to the evening swim, participants took home grab bags full of locally donated products.

“We have so much awesome support in the community because these are all local,” she said. “It is really fantastic to feel that support and it shows us what we are working towards is hopefully going to benefit the whole commu-

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WE DON’T OFTEN ADMIT to this, but there is no greater badge of honour for an outdoorsman than to be charged by a wild animal and then to live to tell the tale.

That’s why I’m happy to report that yesterday I experienced that very thing.

It was a fairly large red squirrel, too Before I begin to embellish the tale, let me just say that I have been charged by other wild animals before. In fact, my list is quite extensive. It includes green-winged teal, grey squirrel, pigeon, mourning dove, mouse, common vole, grouse, woodcock, bat, robin, house sparrow, chickadee, garter snake, grasshopper, mayfly, carpenter ant, black fly and now this.

Each instant had two things in common – first, I wasn’t asking for trouble and second, I kept my wits about me. And despite what witnesses to these incidents might tell you, yelping should not be added the list. I didn’t do that in two cases.

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Elmira siblings put on a show in tennis tournament

Ian and Isobel Speiran combine for nine titles across several under-12 categories to close out season in Southhampton ALI WILSON AN ELMIRA SIBLING DUO tore up the court at the prestigious Southampton Tennis Club’s Cup Days last weekend to take home a combined nine championships.

The Southampton Tennis Club, located on the shores of Lake Huron, hosts the cup days championships to finish up a month-long round robin covering more than 40 categories across all ages, including both singles and doubles draws.

The Elmira sister-andbrother duo of Ian and Isobel Speiran cleaned up at the event to round out the month of August.

Isobel, 10, took home U12 girls’ singles, girls’ doubles, mixed doubles, wall champion, brother/sister doubles and overall female cups day championships. Her older brother Ian, 12, took home U12 singles, doubles and the other portion win of the brother/sister doubles.

The siblings, who have been playing there since they were four, partake in 45-minute lessons every business day for eight

weeks during their summer holidays.

“It’s a phenomenal experience,” said Scott Speiran, their father. “It was just a very special day to see them accomplish that on the weekend. It was pretty amazing given the competition and the history of the Southampton Tennis Club – it was pretty neat for us to see.”

The 61-year-old club is home to some 1,200 members, who mostly attend during cottage season, travelling from Oakville, Toronto, Niagara, London, Barrie and even the UK. “Tennis is a huge deal there,” he said.

Although the two both came away with huge personal successes, Isobel’s day ended with a few firsts that helped to push her over her fellow competitors in two unique championships.

The Wall Championship is an open competition for anyone up to the age of 18 to take their draw at pounding the ball, unanswered, at a wall with a white line to simulate net height. The male and

Ian and Isobel Speiran took home a collective nine championships at the prestigious Southampton Tennis Club’s Cup Days Championships last weekend. female individual who returns the ball the most consecutive times is the winner.

“I got 562 consecutive – it takes a lot of patience,” explained Isobel, noting it was more than enough to take the championship.

To put this number into perspective, Isobel went

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“This year I got a lot better,” she joked. “I’ve never done that before, ever.”

Her other unique success came as a result of the points she accumulated from her overall five championships in the form of top female.

“It was a really feel-good day. They played amazing tennis. It was phenomenal,” said Scott.

However when asked, Isobel said the highlight of the championships for her came during her singles match.

“I played very, very great in that match, and I had already played my opponent before,” she explained.

“The first time I beat her 6-3, the second time I beat her 8-4 and then this time I beat her 8-0, so it was a big

accomplishment.”

“I think she might have missed one forehand shot in that entire game. She played awesome,” Scott added.

For Ian, his highlight came in the singles game as well after being defeated by his challenger in the games prior to the cup.

“It was nice to beat him 8-2 in the cup, in the one that actually matters,” he said.

While mom Cheryl and Scott aren’t tennis players, they enjoy watching the

The siblings have set down their rackets for the season, but are eager to get back on the court again next summer.

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success their kids have had in the sport.

“As parents we like to see our kids play in that sort of environment. Wins and losses and all that stuff are important, but being a good person and a good person to your opponent and a good person to your sibling when you’re playing is important. It was great to see them do so well,” he said. “It was a pretty special day for all of us.”

Looking forward, Ian is back to playing hockey and Isobel to swimming, although they are eager to pick up the racquets next season.

“They play tennis for eight weeks. They work very hard at it and they are very dedicated and committed to it,” explained Scott.

Both of the Speirans competed in the under-12 category and junior for doubles. While Ian moves up to the next level next year, Isobel gets to return to defend her titles.

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like he was having a bad day already.

I was minding my own business, collecting acorns to use as deer bait later in the season when that squirrel started showing all the classic signs it was about to charge.

Ears went back, the hackles on the back of the neck rose, teeth were

bared, back was bowed. I did all these things and the squirrel kept advancing anyways.

I considered yelping and climbing the nearest tree, but the squirrel was already occupying it.

I then reverted to plan B, which included raising my arms – not so much to make myself big as to let the aggressive animal know that my deodorant was

quickly giving out. Again, the fearless beast continued to advance.

At a time like this, you have to stay calm and evaluate the situation. You also have to ask yourself the tough questions such as, “Can I outrun the animal?” or “What part of me will the animal attack first?”

The answer to the first might have been ‘yes’ had I not had a second serving of

dessert.

That left me to address the second question, and to do that correctly you need to understand the animal’s natural prey.

That’s when I came to the unsettling conclusion that the natural prey of red squirrels is seed, fungi and nuts.

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This is charge that stops shy of the mark and shows that the animal in question probably also had a second serving of dessert or is too lazy to put in the effort required for a full-blown charge.

So there I was trying not to make direct eye

contact with a chattering red squirrel less than three feet away. The only thing to do was stand my ground – which was admittedly easier than trying to run through the woods in the defensive posture I had assumed.

I also dropped the acorns and slowly backed up, just to show it who was boss.

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Jacks post back-to-back wins over Mount Forest Coach likes what he sees in preseason play, pointing to a good mix of players on the almost-solidified roster ALI WILSON ON THE ROAD AND at home, goals, and plenty of ‘em, were key as the Wellesley Applejacks posted back-to-back wins over the Mount Forest Patriots last weekend, 5-3 followed by 7-4.

In Mount Forest last Friday night, the visitors spotted the home team two goals before Brady Gerber, with a little help from Nick Mercier and Spencer Brick, replied only 36 seconds into the second period to draw within one.

That was followed by goals from Corey Restoule (Trent Lamarche and Nathan Schlupp) and Will Martin, from Liam Hartmen and Restoule, to wrap up the second, putting the Jacks up 3-2 over the hometown Patriots.

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ued into the third, seeing Restoule get his second of the game, unassisted.

Followed by a power play marker by Alex Uttley, from Shaun Pickering and Tomas Azzano.

Mount Forest’s Blake Lewis scored the final goal of the third, but it was too little, with the Jacks skating away with a 5-3 victory.

Back in the township the following night, on the ice in St. Clements, the two teams traded goals in the first to keep things interesting.

Wellesley’s Gerber showed up to the game early with a goal from Azzano and Schouppe just a minute into play.

They were shortly answered by Patriots own Riley Cribbin, unassisted at the three-minute mark.

Zach Ribiero (Pickering and Uttley) broke the tie

when he found the back of the net halfway through the first.

Mount Forest then responded with another of

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The Patriot took the lead with yet another unassisted goal early in the middle frame.

Wellesley’s Garrett Schultz, from Mercier and Tyler Einwechter, evened things up again at 8:10, but were shortly answered back by a shorthanded goal from Mike Stefanelli (Butchart) of Mount Forest.

That was it for scoring from the visitors, however.

At that point, the Jacks had worn the Patriots down enough to see two goals – Nick Mercier from Soper and Pickering, and Gerber from Azzano and Mercier – to end the second.

It was all Jacks in the third, with Pickering, wearing the ‘A’, potting another pair, the first from Ribiero and Uttley, the second from Uttley, pacing the team to a 7-4 final.

“Building your team with speed and obviously talented guys makes a big difference. I think we have really done a good job this training camp and this offseason getting guys who can play that way who are fast that can play with talent and speed –it makes a big difference. As a staff, we are pretty happy with who we have signed here,”

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The Wellesley Applejacks racked up a pair of preseason wins in a home-and-home series last weekend against the Mount Forest Patriots.

[ALI WILSON / THE OBSERVER] said head coach Brad Gerber. “I think we just kind of wore them down after the second period.”

Although the teams play in different leagues, the exhibition games gave the coaching staff the opportunity to see their team really compete in game play ahead of the season.

“Our team is pretty much put together now and it is just coming together real nice. It is just exhibition, but you know you can see how some of the guys play.

We are excited about this group, and moving on we are excited for the season to start. It’s an exciting time, for sure,” he said.

For Gerber, it was especially refreshing to see the success of their hard work during the offseason in acquiring the right mix of players. But even more so to see the core leaders step

up. Those wearing the letters secured no less than a third of the points in the two games.

“Going into the season here we knew we had a really great core of guys coming back. Some of these guys are in their third year now and you need that.

Like I said, we are very happy with who we have signed here and in training camp, but you still need that core group of guys coming back and we are very fortunate having that,” he said. “Those guys are the leaders, all season long, and we will need them, for sure. There are going to be some tough times down the road, but those guys are capable and we will definitely be leaning on them.”

The Jacks will be back on the ice for their seasonopener in Woodstock on September 15.

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Industry to cover the full cost of curbside recycling programs New Ontario legislation makes producers responsible for the lifecycle of their goods, relieving municipalities of the expense FAISAL ALI WITH THE PASSAGE OF the Waste-Free Ontario Act last November, municipalities all over the province are preparing to transition to a new waste management system, one that places the responsibility for Ontario’s blue box program fully in the hands of producers.

The idea is that since producers create waste products such as paper and packaging that eventually find their way into people’s blue bins, they ought to take charge for how those products are disposed off. How this will affect the region’s waste collection is still up in the air.

“Going forward, that entire [recycling collection] process, the producers will be fully accountable for operational and financial control of that,” said Jon Arsenault, Waterloo Region’s director of waste management.

This means that municipalities will no longer be responsible for picking up your blue box off the curb on a regular basis. Instead, that job will fall to waste producers, who will have to pay for the program and organize recycling collection for the residents.

“The way the legislation is written ... it’s very clear in that the responsibility to recover and to manage end-of-life designated products and packaging is with the producer. So it will be with that brand owner or that first importer or that responsible party has that obligation,” explains Dave Gordon, senior advisor at the Association of Municipalities

Ontario (AMO).

AMO has been consulting with municipalities across the province about the changes, says Gordon, noting they have been supportive of placing full responsibility for waste management on the producers.

Arsenault explains that currently, the cost for region’s recycling program is split 50/50 between the municipality itself, and the producers that create the waste.

The region contracts its recycling collection requirements to private companies – Miller Waste Systems and Halton Recycling, which handle collection in the cities and townships, respectively – that come by and pick up recyclables on a bi-weekly basis. Taxpayers then split the cost with businesses, charging them a fee depending on how much garbage they produced.

With the adoption of the Waste-Free Ontario Act, that cost will be entirely borne by the businesses, who will also be responsible for handling the waste management operation.

This could mean that businesses selling products in Ontario could join collectives, like Stewardship Ontario, which already handles recycling requirements on behalf of producers. The collective would work with private organizations and municipalities to ensure people were still getting their recycling, award contracts, and pay the appropriate costs.

Municipalities, in turn, have a few options available to them about how they handle recycling collection. One option is to simply keep doing as they have been doing. The Waterloo Region

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Or, in other words, producers would be paying the region to handle waste collection.

Alternatively, the region could stop offering waste collection all together. The colour of the iconic recycling bins could change, or the waste collection trucks could be new. But the quality of services, however, should remain the same, said Arsenault.

“The caveat to all that is no matter who’s doing, from a province’s point of view, the standard level of service can’t be reduced from what it is today,” he explained.

Ultimately, though, the municipal involvement will depend a great deal on business. One

of the key elements behind this initiative is to let the free-market decide how recycling is handled.

“If producers want to contract with municipalities to continue to provide that service, but ultimately it is going to be up to producers.

Producers have the responsibility to now provide those services,” said Gordon.

By the same measure, as producers will be expected to field the full costs of waste management, the province hopes this will spur them to cut down their waste production. Gordon acknowledges though that businesses are likely to pass some of increased costs onto the consumer.

Waterloo Region council will receive a report outlining how it will tackle the transition to the new system under the Waste-Free Ontario Act.

WHILE TRYING TO HARVEST a crop this September, Canadian farmers have become understandably distracted and feeling a little unloved.

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The first volley came from Ottawa in the form of a very unpopular proposed business tax amendment that will have an impact on many people, including farmers. It involves loopholes that allow professionals, such as doctors and farmers, to incorporate themselves, and then draw income from their businesses while paying lower corporate taxes.

Ottawa is concerned because the number of corporations in Canada has grown eight-fold in 50 or so years, and the suspicion is many corporations have formed as a way to avoid tax.

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A&W is still seen as evil by many farmers and ranchers because of its advertising and marketing campaign that calls into question the quality of much of the Canadian livestock sector. Said Ontario farm advocate Terry Daynard: “A&W beef is commonly referred to as mystery meat. Origins unknown.” Added former federal minister of agriculture Gerry Ritz: “Off-shore old grass-fed cows.”

And finally, a report surfaced from a publication called Global Meat News that reported the UK meat sector was courting Canadian importers. It said Canadian importers visited the UK to experience the country’s standards in meat production, and that the results were pleasing to the Canadians.

Are you kidding me? The UK meat sector?

Not that the Canadian meat-processing sector is unblemished following the recent report of mislabelling in sausage. But the UK has among the worst record for meat scandals.

The debacle a few years ago involving mislabelled horsemeat there still stings

the entire meat sector. Before that, it was the broad appearance of mad cow disease in the UK, accompanied by heart-wrenching photos of entire herds being destroyed.

No one wants to see this and indeed the UK took extraordinary measures to fix the problems. However, there’s no question these memories resonate.

And what about domestic producers? How do Canadian importers explain shopping abroad for beef to farmers here who are vying for market share?

Producer organizations like Canadian Beef work their tails off here to show people how beef is produced and why it’s among the best in the world. I guess they’ll have their work cut out for them even more so now.

British beef knocking on the door from Canadian importers, an Americanbased fast food chain saying Canadian beef doesn’t measure up, and Ottawa suggesting farmers may be hiding tax dollars … well, hopefully the weather will hold up for this fall’s harvest, because that’s about the only thing some farmers can look forward to.

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With a new season comes another wide assortment of entertainment The Registry Theatre launches its 2017-18 calendar, offering up an eclectic mix to appeal to many tastes STEVE KANNON EVERY NEW SEASON BRINGS an eclectic mix of entertainment to the stage of the Registry Theatre.

This year’s lineup, announced publically Thursday, is no exception.

The range is indicative of the little venue’s mandate to support the arts and serve a wide, diverse audience, says program director Lawrence McNaught.

That blend has become the hallmark of the Kitchener performance space.

The One Night Only series, for instance, is indicative of the mix put together

by McNaught. The series opens November 3 and 4 with the ever-popular Kevin Ramessar Group continuing the tradition

of musical tributes. This time around, it’s Canada’s Singers - Canada’s Songs, a focus on Canada’s brightest lights in the sesquicentennial year. They’ll play songs of artists from Neil Young, Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen to Gordon Lightfoot, Sarah McLachlan and Bruce Cockburn.

“It’ll be great to have him back. Kevin is a local favourite – he always puts on a popular show. It’s his 10th consecutive year at the Registry,” says McNaught of the concerts.

Next in the series are the Sultans of String, who’s December 1 performance will have a holiday focus, the worldbeat group holding its world premiere CD release concert for its new Christmas album.

It’s world-music versions of some Christmas chestnuts such as the Little Drummer Boy, The Huron Carol and Feliz Navidad.

The quintet will be joined by special guest vocalist Rebecca Campbell.

Alejandra Ribera

Jumping ahead to April 21, the series features Alejandra Ribera whose musical mosaic of English, Spanish and French definitely fit the eclectic bill.

“She’s originally from Montreal, and she’s becoming popular in Europe, but she’s totally unknown here. Those who come out for the show are going to hear an absolutely wonderful show – she’s a beautiful songwriter with a lovely voice,” says McNaught of Ribera.

Switching gears from an

emerging talent to one who’s well established, the Registry presents Jackie Richardson, Canada’s reigning queen of jazz, gospel, soul and blues on May 26. Familiar for more than her voice, Richardson is a veteran of many television and movie performances.

She wowed the Registry audience with her previous show three years ago, so McNaught expects people will be eager to catch her return.

“She’s a wonderful stage presence. When I say her 2014 concert here was legendary, it’s not hyperbole.

She put on an absolutely spectacular evening.”

Along with the one-off concerts, the year’s schedule includes a range of series, from jazz and classical

to dance and comedy.

Among the offerings in the Classics at the Registry series are the fittingly named Registry Quartet performing a show dubbed Blooming Brahms and Magical Mozart on February 18. Led by WLU professor Paul Pulford on the cello, the concert will feature a Brahms quartet, plus a Mozart quintet with a special guest viola.

And keeping with the spirit of firsts, The Springdale Trio’s New Music in Canada show on March 11 will see the premiere of a new suite by popular pianist Boyd McDonald, the beauty of the west in a sonata by Murray Adaskin, Ten Miniatures by Owen

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AUCTION SALE

NOTICE TO JEREMY HOFSTETTER-SCHRIVER:

Of Car, Walker mower, household effects, antiques and miscellaneous items, to be held at 4205 Temperance Rd. Wellesley Twp. (corner of Temperance and Herrgott Rd, 1 mile south of Wallenstein), for Elvina & The Late Lorne Diefenbacher, on

SATURDAY, SEPT. 16TH @ 10:00 A.M.

CAR & MISC. ITEMS: 2002 Buick Century,

4 dr, black, new tires, e-tested, 103,000km – selling as is. Walker MC GHS zero turn mower, 42in. deck, new engine in 2014, recent complete reconditioning. Stihl FS81 weed trimmer. Nice assortment of hand & power tools including 3/4in. drive socket, wrench sets, 2 new Makita hammer drills, Delta Mitre saw, etc. SMB 1000 child’s wagon. 2 rubber tire tricycles. Garden tools.

Wooden wishing well, etc.

HOUSEHOLD:

Fridge. Stove. Maytag washer. Kenmore 600 dryer. 2 chest freezers (1 – larger). Bedroom furniture. Ext. table with leaves (up to 12ft. plus extensions).

6 matching press back chairs. 8 wooden stacking chairs. Wooden kitchen chairs.

Bedroom furniture. Double beds. 2 pc. sofa set. La-Z-Boy recliner. Upholstered furniture.

Desk. Cedar chest. Plant stand. Electric fireplace type heater. Maxwell Bible Stories & Bedtime Stories books. Bedding. Quilt stands/frames. Silverware in chest. Salad Master. Corning ware, Corelle, cookware, small appliances & other kitchen utensils.

Lego. Games. Sealers. Farm & Ranch & other magazines.

ANTIQUES/COLLECTIBLES: Oak & fumed oak buffets. Washstand. Fumed oak dresser.

Eli M. Martin team with custom built wagon and harness (purchased at Mennonite heifer sale). Harold Schweitzer custom built team & wagon. Cockshutt #21 waking plow. Wooden sleigh (old paint). Few old farm tools. Cast iron woodpecker toothpick holder/dispenser.

Farm toys (10 - 1/16 scale tractors, also a few farm implements). 2 Pioneer tin tractor trailers. Johnson Bros. Ironstone & Rose & Wood Ivory Ware sets of china. China & glass including depression.

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Take notice that KATHERINE IRENE DE WISPELAERE has filed an Application under the Family Law Act (Alberta), action number CFC 155724/ CFI22312, in the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta, Judicial District of Calgary. The grounds of the Application are stated in the Application, a copy of which will be mailed to you on request directed to the Clerk of the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta: Alberta Court of Queen's Bench 601 - 5 Street SW, Calgary, AB T2P 5P7 Your whereabouts being unknown, the court has ordered substitutional service upon you by this advertisement.

Should you which to oppose the Application, or seek other relief, you must promptly take steps in accordance with the notice to you endorsed on the Application, or instruct your lawyer to do so. This matter is scheduled to the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta, Judicial District of Calgary, Calgary Court Centre, on September 18, 2017. If within 7 days of after this publication, you fail to file with the Clerk of the Court an Application, or Demand for Notice, the Applicant may proceed with her Application and you will not thereafter be entitled to notice of any proceedings, and the relief sought by the Applicant may be given in your absence.

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GIO ELECTRIC SCOOTER in excellent condition. Brand new batteries and recently serviced ($575). Stored indoors, rarely used and shows AA. Red. $1000.00.

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AUCTIONS SAT. SEPT 9 at 10:00 AM - Clearing auction sale of an approx. 90 acre farm; tractors; machinery; household effects; antiques; collectables; tools and miscellaneous items to be held at 2100 Line 47 RR 1 Gadshill for the estate of the late Cora Roth. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519 656 3555 www.jantziauctions.com SAT. SEPT 9 at 1:30 - Property auction of Concession 11 north, part lot 17, King St, on the Southern edge of Nithburg an approx. 40 acres property. 20 acres being workable, 20 acres being flats and river beds.

Lot of possibilities. Auction to take place at 2100 Line 47 Gadshill at 1:30pm. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519 656 3555 www.jantziauctions.com

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SAT. SEPT 16 at 10:00 AM \- Auction sale of collector cars; trucks; collector car and truck parts; miscellaneous items and much more to be held at 21 Renwick Ave in Cambridge for John Smellie. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519 656 3555 www.jantziauctions.com

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WED. SEPT 20 at 10:00 AM - Clearing auction sale of furniture; antiques; tools; collectables; household effects; and miscellaneous items to be held at the St. Jacob’s Community Centre in St. Jacob’s for an area estate with additions. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519 656 3555 www.jantziauctions.com

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AUCTIONS AUCTION SALE OF Winnebago, antiques, household effects and miscellaneous items, to be held at the K.W. Khaki Club, 2939 Nafziger Rd., 2 miles south of Wellesley, for the Bill & Reta Schmidt Estate, Kitchener, & additions, on Thursday, September 21st @ 10:00 a.m. Gerber Auctions Ltd. 519-699-4451 or 698-0138.

AUCTIONS FRI. SEPT 22 at 5:00 PM Toy auction of approx. 350 pieces of trucks; banks; tractors; literature; and much more to be held at the St. Jacob’s Community Centre in St. Jacob’s for the collection of an Arthur resident with additions. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519 656 3555 www.jantziauctions.com AUCTION SALE OF Tractors, machinery, feed & commodity bins, and miscellaneous items, to be held at 2940 Erb’s Rd. Wilmot Twp. (1 mile east of Philipsburg across from Foxboro), for James and Sandra Shantz, on Saturday, September, 23rd @ 11:00 a.m. Gerber Auctions Ltd. 519-699-4451 or 698-0138.

SAT. SEPT 23 at 12:30 PM - Clearing auction sale of household effects; furniture; antiques; tools; and miscellaneous items to be held at 1438 Mannheim Rd Mannheim for Mary Hasenpflug. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519 656 3555 www.jantziauctions.com SAT. SEPT 23 at 9:30 AM - Auction sale of one and a half acre property with 4 bedroom bungalow; barn set up for rabbits; and 2 storey barn, ; and miscellaneous items to be held at 1538 Notre Dame Dr St. Agatha for Ken Riemens. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519 656 3555 www.jantziauctions.com

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$469,000 St. Clements - Small town living in St. Clements just minutes from the city! This solid brick bungalow has been lovingly updated over the past 5 years including the kitchen, bathroom, hot tub, furnace, A/C, front window, water heater and softener, gas stove and bar in rec room, and a 16 x 12 shop! With green space behind and in front, this country setting is great for a young family, or grandparents alike. Don’t miss this one!

Heidelberg - Welcome to Heidelberg, a mere 5 minutes from Waterloo. This 2000 plus sqft bungalow is beautifully decorated throughout, from the spacious kitchen to the even larger dining room and the great room with cathedral ceiling and gas fireplace. 3 bedrooms on the main floor featuring master with new hardwood and jetted air and water tub. The basement is equipped with surround sound in rec room as well as a 2nd gas fireplace. Complete with bedroom and full bath plus two more rooms for pool table or other ideas, the basement also has a walkup. Backyard with full irrigation system is very private featuring beautiful gardens and hot tub and two separate patios.

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$349,500 Elmira - Location Location! This property is situated close to the Elmira Recreational Centre, schools and the downtown and has original hardwood floors everywhere on the main floor except the kitchen. The 2nd floor consists of 3 bedrooms and a beautiful 4 piece bathroom, recently updated and complete with a claw foot tub. The basement is partially finished and the furnace was replaced in 2004. Add your own taste to this quaint property and enjoy an easy walk to all that Elmira has to offer.

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Palmerston | $293,000 This move in ready 2 bedroom home on a large 0.42 acre lot offers a park like setting backing onto the school yard. New roof and furnace. Large front porch and generous side deck. A beautiful spacious and bright home. MLS Call Dale

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2 + 1 bedrooms, large 0.46 of an acre. MLS Call Dale.

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$429,900

Country Living for the price of a Semi on 2.3 acres in Rothsay. Natural gas, and over looking green space. Lot beside also available (1.2 acre). 3 bedroom 2 bath house totally renovated. MLS Please call Dale direct.

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BETTER THAN NEW! This 2 yr. old semi is finished from top to bottom! Dark cabinetry w/pantry, backsplash & dishwasher. Ceramic flrs. In bathrooms. Spacious master w/ walkin closet. FOUR bathrms (3pc. ensuite). Finished rec. room w/laminate flr. & lge. window. Stone patio & shed.

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Glen Allan | $410,000 This large 0.6 acre property in quiet village boasts a large 4 bedroom home plus an attached 3 car garage with workshop. MLS Call Dale.

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A rare opportunity to realize your dream. A sloping lot over looking country and the river in Rothsay. This lot has potential for a walkout basement. Act quickly before its gone. MLS Call Dale.

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SPACIOUS, CUSTOM BUILT 3 bdrm. bungalow on a huge lot backing to farmland. Main flr. laundry. Large dining area is great for entertaining! Walkout to large deck with great sunsets! 4 baths (3 pc. ensuite). Oversized rec rm./games room and workshop in lower level.

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Off Townline Rd N | $995,000 Outstanding 5 acre country property. Minutes to 401; 20 minutes to Halton Region. Peaceful wooded setting with ever flowing spring fed trout stream. 3 bedroom brick bungalow. Walk out basement with separate entrance. Lower level office, 4 season sunroom wired for hot tub. Lower level garage plus detached 2 car garage. Updated kitchen with cherry cabinets and quartz counters. Dining room addition with antique features. 5 stall split level barn. I acre pasture. C.I835 log cabin suitable as bunkie/cottage

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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, 519574-4141 or 519-669-2045.

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TWO BDRM COTTAGE plus a Bunkie for guests! Encl. sunroom. Open concept LR and kitchen. Good location.

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LOCATION! LOCATION! Lovely yard siding & back backing to greenspace. Unique custom built home w/spa w/spacious dining area and living room w/numerous windows & fireplace. Large master w/ fireplace & cheater ensuite.

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Opportunity knocks in the town of Linwood â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Located on a busy road with 7228 sqft of retail space plus 3152 sqft of additional storage and plenty of parking, this is an ideal spot to start a new venture or relocate your growing business. Imagine the possibilities!

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BUYING ROLEX, OMEGA, old clocks, pocket watches. All gold, silver jewellery, coins, old paper money, LP records, toys and more. Call Terry @ 519-2426900 or gallamor@golden.net Fair, honest prices.

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.

PUZZLE SOLUTIONS * $ 6 7 5 , &

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.

HUGE GARAGE SALE! Tues. Sept. 12, 8:00 a.m. - 4 p.m., Wed. Sept. 13, 8:00 a.m. 4 p.m. 6367 Wellington Rd. #11, Dorking, ON. Quilt tops, dishes, books, fabric, Tupperware, bedding, towels etc.

YARD SALE - 28 Queen St. Elmira. Friday, Sept. 8, 4 to 8 p.m.; Sat. Sept. 9, 8a.m.

- 1 p.m. Mostly antiques, collectibles, electronics, woodworking tools, fishing stuff and KD oak/Cherry/maple lumber.

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FAMILY ALBUM IN MEMORIAM

OBITUARY

In Loving Memory of

who Passed away five years ago September 10, 2012

Love Marilyn, Melanie, Jeremy, Anita, Andrew and Courtney

OBITUARY

Felker, Percy Norman, Passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 3, 2017 at Chartwell LTC, Elmira at the age of 81 years. Percy Felker of Elmira was the beloved husband for 57 years of Joyce (Hutton) Felker. Dear father of Bruce (Pat), Mark (Sandy), and Cindy Venier. Loved Poppa of Kyle(Larissa), Dylan, Connor, Samantha and Olivia. He will be lovingly remembered by a sister-in-law Martha Felker, many nieces and nephews, and also the Hutton family. He was predeceased by a brother Stan, and a sister Marge (Ed) Salenger. Cremation has taken place. At Percy’s request there will be no funeral home visitation or funeral service. As expressions of sympathy donations may be made to the Parkinson Society Southwestern Ontario. Arrangements entrusted to Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira.

www.dreisingerfuneralhome.com DEATH NOTICES MACDONALD, PAUL | Passed suddenly, as a result of a motor cycle accident in Tennessee, on Thursday, August 31, 2017, Paul of Wellesley in his 63rd year.

MARTIN, ELVINA | Passed away on Monday, September 4,

2017 at the Guelph General Hospital in her 91st year.

ZINGER, ELIZABETH “BETTY” (NEE SNIDER) | Passed away

peacefully at Lanark Heights on Monday, August 28, 2017 at the age of 91.

DEADLINE FOR A FAMILY ALBUM ANNOUNCEMENT IS WEDNESDAYS BY 5PM

OBITUARY

MaryAnn W. Martin

Weber, Ishmael

March 14, 1991 – September 4, 2017

Dennis Lackner

I thought I saw you in a the crowd They walked like you Their stance was proud Their hair the same, their profile too I really thought it could be you.

Then I remembered you were gone My heart fell flat as I walked on I see your face wherever I go Guess I just thought that you should know.

Still hear your laugh And see your smile Though you’ve been gone for quite awhile.

I miss you more than words can say Wish it had been you that I saw today.

OBITUARY

Wooley, Wayne Allen (Nov. 1, 1952 – Aug. 31, 2017) It is with sadness that we announce the unexpected passing of Wayne Allen Wooley, on Thursday, August 31, 2017, at the age of 64. Proud owner and founder of STS Security and Communications Systems Ltd. Wayne was a hard worker and loved his dogs.

Brother of Heather (Brian) Stever and Hope Wooley. Proud uncle of Shane (Ila) Stever, Shannon (Ben) Stever and Christianne. Also remembered by grand-nephew Allen and grandniece Payton. He was predeceased by his parents, Allen (2004) and Phyllis (Brunkard) Wooley (2000). Cremation has taken place. The family received relatives and friends on Wednesday, September 6, 2017, at 1 p.m., until the memorial service time of 2 p.m. at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, 62 Arthur St. S., Elmira, a reception followed.

In Wayne’s memory, donations to Dog Tales Rescue and Sanctuary, or the Canadian Diabetes Association, would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy.

Died peacefully on Monday at Grand River Hospital, Kitchener, at the age of 26 years. MaryAnn, of RR 1, West Montrose, leaves to mourn her parents Henry M. and Mary (Wideman) Martin, of RR 1, West Montrose. Sister of Melvin and Naomi Martin of RR 1, Atwood, Martha and Cleason Martin of RR 1, West Montrose, Weaver and Mary Martin of RR 4, Listowel, Abner and Emma Martin of RR 1, Atwood, Orvie and Nora Martin of RR 1, Harriston, Cleon and Laurene Martin of RR 2, Elmira, Irene and Enos Bearinger of RR 1, Elmira, and Naomi and Laverne Martin of RR 2, Elmira. Also remembered by 19 nephews and 23 nieces.

Predeceased by her nephew Wayne Martin (in infancy). Viewing was at the home of Henry and Mary Martin, 6448 Middlebrook Rd, RR 1, West Montrose, on Wednesday, September 6, 2017 from 1:30-5 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. and will be on Thursday, September 7, 2017, from 12-5 p.m. A family service will be held at the home on Friday, September 8, 2017 at 9 a.m., then to Winterbourne Mennonite Meeting House for burial and public service. Arrangements entrusted to Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira.

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Passed away on Saturday, September 2, 2017, at his home, RR 1 St. Jacobs, in his 88th year. Husband of the late Katie (Brubacher) Weber (2006). Father of Osiah and Sarah Weber, Elo and Edna Weber, Irvin and Mary Weber, all of RR 1, Mount Forest, Rebecca and Cleason Wideman, and Isaac and Vera Weber both of RR 1 St. Jacobs, and Esther and Paul Martin of RR 4 Listowel. Also survived by 36 grandchildren, five stepgrandchildren, 55 great-grandchildren, five step-great-grandchildren, one sister Velina Martin of RR 4 Listowel, sisters-in-law Saloma Weber of RR 1 Wroxeter, and Sarah Weber of RR 1 Holyrood, brother-in-law Eli and Elvina Martin of RR 2 Wallenstein. He was predeceased by his parents Josiah and Nancy (Martin) Weber, son-in-law Ivan Martin, three great-grandchildren, two brothers, four sisters (one in infancy), and three brothers-in-law. Friends called at his home, 1100 Reitzel Place, RR 1, St. Jacobs, on Monday, September 4, 2017 from 2-5 and 6-8 p.m. and on Tuesday, September 5, 2017 from 1-6 p.m. A family service was held at the home on Wednesday, September 6, 2017 at 9 a.m. then to Conestoga Mennonite Meeting House for burial and public service. Arrangements entrusted to Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira.

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www.dreisingerfuneralhome.com OBITUARY Martin, Elvina Passed away on Monday, September 4, 2017 at the Guelph General Hospital in her 91st year. Elvina (Gingrich) Martin was the wife of the late Laverne Martin (2004). Mother of Orlan and Ella of RR 2 Drayton, Annie and Lorne Burkhart of RR 1 Wallenstein, Orvie and Eileen of RR 2 Drayton, Ernie and Sharon of RR 2 Alma, Eileen and Albert Frey of RR 1 Palmerston, Melvin and Shirley, of RR 2 Wallenstein, and Wilma and Wayne Brubacher of RR 1 Wallenstein.

Also survived by 47 grandchildren, 71 great-grandchildren, one brother-inlaw Wilfred and Vera Martin, and one stepsister-in-law Sarah Brubacher. She was predeceased by a daughter Mary in infancy, three great-grandchildren, her parents Seranus and Magdalena (Shoemaker) Gingrich, two brothers, two sisters (one in infancy) and 6 stepsisters. Friends called at the home of Melvin Martin, 7585 Fourth Line RR 2 Wallenstein on Wednesday, September 6, 2016 from 2-5 and 6-8 p.m. and may call on Thursday, September 7, 2017 from 10 a.m.– 5 p.m. The family service will be from the home on Friday, September 8, 2017 at 9 a.m., then to Olivet Mennonite Meeting House for burial and public service.

Arrangements entrusted to Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira.

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LIVING HERE UP-AND-COMERS / MUSICAL ASPIRATIONS

And then there were seven …

Wellesley Idol semi-finalists to perform at fall fair Sept. 12, with three moving on to Apple Butter & Cheese Festival

CHEF’S TABLE/ DIERRE ACHESON

Preserving some fresh produce … and some memories

ALI WILSON THE 20 PROSPECTIVE WELLESLEY Idols have been whittled down to seven semi-finalists.

After making it past the tryouts in late May, the remaining hopefuls are heading for the Wellesley North-Easthope Fall Fair on September 12 before the top three finalists face off to be crowned Wellesley Idols at the Wellesley Apple Butter and Cheese Festival.

To be eligible to participate, youth must be between 10 and 18 years of age and either live or have attended school in Wilmot, Woolwich, Wellesley and Perth East townships.

This year’s semi-finalists are Anastasia Bilodeau, Arianna Riedl, Christian Economides, Emily Schlueter, Eva Geimer, Maddy Kuehl and Taylor Kelly.

Anastasia Bilodeau, 15, says her first year competing has been a fantastic experience thus far.

“I am from Wellesley and I’ve seen a lot of people, the one winner went to my elementary school and I took piano lessons from her mom, and just seeing everyone perform on stage just really made me want to do it. I was too shy when I was younger, but I thought now this is my year to try out and I did it and it is going really well so far,” she said. “I am ready for it.”

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The teen, who is both an athlete and musician, said she enjoys singing at Resurrection Catholic Secondary events and family gatherings.

Arianna Riedl, 13, says she has been practicing steadily and is excited to perform in front of a crowd of her friends and family.

“We wanted to try something new and see where it got. We went the year before and didn’t do so well that time, so I thought I would come and try again,” Riedl

Wellesley Idol has announced their top seven semi-finalists, including Anastasia Bilodeau (left), Christian Economides (top right) and Arianna Riedl (bottom right).

[ALI WILSON / THE OBSERVER]

said. “I know about half of my friends and family are coming so singing in front of them will be fun. I hope it goes well.”

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It is important to have your drive belts checked regularly for tension and condition to prevent you from being stranded. That is why at Leroy’s Auto Care we will always do a complete, visual inspection with every maintenance service.

– Mackenzie

IT’S THE FIRST WEEK of school and all I can think is, “Where did the summer go?”

Our little family was scurrying around trying to get ready and finish projects before the crazy fall schedule begins. Likewise, I’ve seen friends sending their kids to their first year of university. Here, our Never Enough Thyme crew said goodbye to three of our team members as they headed off for a higher education. We are thrilled for their success, but they will be missed.

If only we could preserve the feelings and emotions as we watch our kids grow and succeed. Videos capture moments but rarely what’s going on inside.

And speaking of preserving, recently we’ve been doing lots of that. Instead of doing all the work on our own, a fellow foodie friend and I decided to make a date. It is a great way to spend a few hours together and get caught up. Jam, dills and, this week, salsa – we share getting groceries, jars and prep, as there is no way we would get all that done with our busy schedules.

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SEPTEMBER 10 LEGION FAMILY COMMUNITY DAY Sunday, from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion Br. 469, 11 First St. E., Elmira. BBQ, live music, petting zoo, face painting, bouncy castles, demonstrations, Nascar display and much more.

WELLESLEY COMMUNITY BBQ AT Wellesley Mennonite Church from noon to 1:30 p.m. Enjoy a bbq lunch including homemade ice cream. Bouncy castle and outdoor children’s activities. Financial donations for local hunger needs gratefully accepted.

SEPTEMBER 13 SENIORS COMMUNITY DINING AT Calvary United Church, 48 Hawkesville Rd., St Jacobs 12 p.m.

Community Care Concepts invites you to join us for lunch, fellowship and entertainment. $11. Call 519-664-1900 or toll free: 1-855-664-1900 by noon September 11 to sign up.

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SENIORS LUNCH CLUB AT Breslau Community7 Centre, 12 p.m.. Community Care Concepts invites you to join us for a light lunch and fellowship; $6. Call 519-6641900 by noon Sept 12 to sign up.

CONCUSSION PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS AND Treatment. A discussion about what a concussion is, how they happen and the diagnosis and treatment options. Join us at Woolwich Community Health Centre, St. Jacobs from 6:30-8 p.m.

ASTHMA EDUCATION. LEARN HOW to be in good control of your asthma. Presented at Woolwich Community Health Centre, St. Jacobs from 1:15-3:15 p.m.

SEPTEMBER 25 SENIORS LUNCH CLUB AT Woolwich Memorial Centre, 24 Snyder Ave., Elmira, 12 p..m. Community Care Concepts invites you to join us for a light lunch and fellowship, $6. Call 519-664-1900 or toll free: 1-855664-1900 by noon September 21 to sign up.

SEPTEMBER 18 ELMIRA & DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL Society Meeting at 7:30 p.m. at Trinity United Church, Elmira.

Speaker Glorie Yeung and Nancy Stayzer. Part 1: “Storm Water and You” Part 2: “Reed It and Weep” (Invasive phragmites in our community.) members free; non-members $2.

SAFE TALK WORKSHOP ON suicide at Gale Presbyterian Church at 7-10 p.m. Seating is limited. Free-will offering. Call to reserve your seat: 519-669-2852.

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SENIORS LUNCH CLUB AT Wellesley Community Centre, 1000 Maple Leaf St, 12 p.m. Community Care Concepts invites you to join us for a light lunch and fellowship, $6. Call 519-664-1900 or toll free: 1-855664-1900 by noon September 18 to sign up.

ANNUAL CHICKEN AND SAUSAGE BBQ at St Jacobs Mennonite Church, 1310 King St., 4:30-6:30 p.m. A great night out with friends. Tickets during office hours 519-664-2268 or at the door. See our website for more details at www.sjmc.on.ca.

WOODSIDE EVERGREEN – 10:30 a.m. Woodside Bible Fellowship, 200 Barnswallow Dr. “Trash Talk – Why the changes are important and how it is going”- Region of Waterloo. “Music to Encourage the Soul” – Hank and Janet Sonnenberg. Suggested donation of $7 includes lunch. For more information call 519-669-8752.

NEW HORIZONS IS A group for boomers, zoomers and seniors. Join us at 10 a.m. at the Maryhill Community Centre. Rob Ring, videographer and director, Topic Documenting Local History: The Bridgeport General.

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TUESDAY LUNCHEON AT GALE Presbyterian Church from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Meat or vegetarian lasagna, caesar salad, roll, peach dessert with ice cream and a beverage; $12.

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

Increasingly, babies are born on a schedule, not randomly as was the case WEIRD NOTES

Q. There are 7.3 of them

every minute, on average, peaking around 8am and rising again around noon. They are currently concentrated on weekdays during daylight hours, though two generations ago they were more dispersed. Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the event in question?

A. A babyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s birth, manifested as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;baby spike,â&#x20AC;? say Mark Fischetti and Zan Armstrong in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Scientific Americanâ&#x20AC;? magazine. Two generations ago babies were born pretty much spontaneously around the clock, but â&#x20AC;&#x153;today in the U.S., about half of all births are cesarean sections

prescheduled by mom, or deliveries induced by doctors concerned about the motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s or babyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s health.â&#x20AC;?

More than 98% of infants are born in a hospital.

So, far more babies arrive on weekdays than on weekends, most between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m., with a strong peak around 8 a.m. and another around noon. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These medical procedures have skewed the days of the week, and hours of the day, during which those little bundles of joy arrive,â&#x20AC;? the authors say. Understandably, fewer babies are born on weekends or at night, when fewer staffers are on duty. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Despite folklore, a full moon has no effect.â&#x20AC;?

Technology aside, the human equation still comes into play as moms donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t schedule C-sections around Thanksgiving; rather ba-

bies seem to arrive nine months after Christmas and New Yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Eve. Q. Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one of the more â&#x20AC;&#x153;strikingâ&#x20AC;? truths (literally) to come out of veterinary forensic medicine?

A. That the pursuit of animal cruelty cases is becoming more frequent because individuals who abuse animals often abuse people, say Jason Byrd and Natasha Whitling in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Scientific Americanâ&#x20AC;? magazine. One night in 2015 in Brooklyn, New York, Asha Stringfield fought for her life against her former boyfriend, who had previously been ordered to stay away from her. He beat her in the head and face with his fists and tried to strangle her, then pulled her from the bed by the hair and pointed a firearm at her head. At this

animals, women, children and elders that are alive today that likely would not have beenâ&#x20AC;? if prosecutors had not brought violent individuals to justice. Veterinary forensic science â&#x20AC;&#x153;gives the victims a voice.â&#x20AC;?

Q. How is a new wearable robotic device helping people at risk of falling find their balance?

point, Ashaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pit bull Honey wedged herself between Asha and her assailant, who turned the gun on the dog and pulled the trigger.

The shot woke tenants and the attacker fled.

According to the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Journal of Emotional Abuse,â&#x20AC;?

(1998), â&#x20AC;&#x153;71% of women in domestic violence shelters reported their batterer abused or killed their animals or threatened to do so.â&#x20AC;? Later research in the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Journal of Interpersonal Violenceâ&#x20AC;? showed that â&#x20AC;&#x153;batterers who also abuse their pets are both more controlling and use more dangerous forms of violence than batterers who do not.â&#x20AC;?

Says Randall Lockwood, forensic scientist at the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know there are

A. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The exoskeleton packs

motors on a userâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hips and can sense blips in balanceâ&#x20AC;? and based on a small trial, it seems to perform well in sensing and averting falls, says Helen Thompson in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Science Newsâ&#x20AC;? magazine.

While most exoskeletons guide a wearerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s movements, forcing the person to walk in a particular way, the new device reacts only when needed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A computer algorithm measures changes in a wearerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hip

joint angles to detect the altered posture that goes along with slipping. The robot uses its motors to push the hips back into position to prevent a fall.â&#x20AC;?

In another trial involving eight elderly people and two amputees who wore the device while walking on a treadmill, the robot detected slips within 0.35 seconds of a change of balance.

But the exoskeleton is bulky so a major challenge is to devise a sleeker, less imposing model for elderly users. Swiss engineer Silvestro Micera and his team are working to achieve just that. Stay tuned.

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

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Hamburg, attends weekly vocal lessons, and is enrolled in the junior musical program with stage school as well as teen acting and dance.

Christian Economides, 13, has always had an interest in music, playing drums, guitar and piano. The Linwood Public School student performs with KW Glee and can be seen busking at the St. Jacobs Farmers’ Market.

Emily Schlueter, 14, signed up to compete after one of her teachers encouraged her to do so.

“I am excited. I have gotten some tips from my vocal instructor and have been practicing lots,” she said.

Schlueter loves to draw, sing and has taken lessons for two years.

Eva Geimer, 12, is returning for her second consecutive year, she says she is looking forward to competing in the semi-finals.

“I have just always loved singing,” she said, noting that she has been singing for as long as she can remember.

The Grade 6, Conestogo Public School student is currently a member of the non-competitive KW Glee Choir and enjoys both sing-

ing and playing piano.

Maddy Kuehl, 16, a three year veteran in the competition says each year it gets more exciting to perform at the fair.

“It has been really fun to get the experience of performing and competing against people,” she said.

Kuehl enjoys musical theatre and takes part in her school’s cheerleading.

Taylor Kelly, a past runner up in the competition, is back and hoping to take home the title.

“It has been really good.

It is a lot different than last time, which was based only on how you sound. Now we are being judged on other factors like stage presence, which I really like,” she said.

Kelly is heavily involved in her St. David’s High School arts program. She has played violin since she was 5 and has been in 12 terms of KW Glee.

The semi-finalists moving forward will have to prepare a total of five songs, four accompanied and one a capella, and perform in front of a panel of four judges.

With many familiar faces present, the judges this year are Saibal Chakraburtty, Allister Bradley, Tim Louis and J.P. Sunga.

The semi- finalists will be performing at the fall fair on September 12, where the top three finalists will be announced. The group includes, clockwise from top left, Emily Schlueter, Eva Geimer, Taylor Kelly and Maddy Kuehl.

[ALI WILSON / THE OBSERVER]

“The judges that we have are fantastic,” said Wendy Richardson one of the coorganizers.

When evaluating, judges consider the kinds of qualities that entertain an audience, such as vocal quality, facial and body expression, engagement with the audience, song choice, personality, as well as technical strengths such as stage presence and microphone technique.

While singers are competing for their chance to be Wellesley Idol, the title comes with cash returns as well, with first place in the competition receiving a $500 prize, second place $300, third place $200 and finally a People’s Choice winner – who can be among the top three or not – will take home $125.

In addition to the title and cash prizes, the Wellesley Idol winner is expected to participate in Wellesley Christmas parade and lead the singing at the tree of light afterwards.

The semi-finalists will take the stage at the Wellesley North-Easthope Fall Fair before the top three finalists compete at the Wellesley Apple Butter and Cheese Festival on September 30.

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It’s prime season for putting up some preserves ahead of winter

8lbs Roma tomato, skinned and chopped 1/3 cup diced red peppers 1/3 cup diced green peppers 1/4 cup diced red onion 1/3 cup corn kernels (cut off the cob) 1 cup rinsed black beans 200 ml vinegar 2 Tbsp. chopped seeded chipotles 1 Tbsp. smoked paprika 1 cup of Bernardin salsa mix

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and organic through the winter season. How lucky we are to preserve a friendship and some memories along with the salsa.

And how we love the sound of the “ting” after the preserves come out of the canner.

They’ll be enjoyed later on, but for now it’s back to school and routine.

Bring water to a boil in canner and place filled jars in the water bath. Boil for 12 minutes.

Remove from water and wait to hear the familiar “ting” to let you know the seal has worked.

Place in a safe spot to allow cooling. Keep in fridge or on shelf in a cool dark place.

Happy preserving!

corn and rinsed beans. Simmer for 5 more minutes.

Prepare jars by washing and sterilizing in boiling water. Prepare seals as specified by the manufacturer.

Pour hot salsa into jars, leaving enough space for expansion (where the jar meets the mouth just over an inch).

Wipe jar lids and mouths.

Seal.

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Underhill, and a beautiful ballad by Gordon Lightfoot. McDonald will be joined by Wendy Wagler on flute and Ben Bolt-Martin on cello.

The Jazz series kicks off with local favourite Larry Larson and his Jazz Guys.

Their show February 23 is part of the Jazz Festival Weekend, to be followed on February 24 by the Penderecki String Quartet’s Jerzy Kaplanek doing a Jazz Violin Tribute to such innovators as Stéphane Grappelli and Jean-Luc Ponty.

“I’ve been talking with Jerzy for a couple of years about doing this kind of concert. He’s got the classical stuff, but he’s got a real feel for the jazz,” says McNaught.

Joni Nehrita and Mary Catherine Pazzano team up for Women Music Revolutionaries, presenting songs from the likes of Ella Fitzgerald, Judy Garland, Joni Mitchell, Sarah Vaughan, Barbra Streisand and Carole King on March 9.

Jane Bunnet & The Spirits of Havana return to the venue April 20 for their 25th anniversary concert.

Bunnett on the sax and flute and Hilario Duran on

Jane Bunnett the piano promise a night of spirited Afro-Cuban sounds.

Some traditional jazz will be on tap May 4 when the Dave Wiffen Quartet presents the pioneering music of John Coltrane, sampling from Lush Life, Blue Train, Giant Steps, My Favourite Things, A Love Supreme and others.

Old-school in your viewing of silent films? The VOC Silent Film Harmonic provides live accompaniment to classic films. For the upcoming season, classic is very much the focus: The Passion of Joan of Arc from 1928 (November 2), Faust from 1926 (March 8) and Metropolis, the epic 1927 film from Fritz Lang (May 3).

Dubbed the Local Heroes series, this three-concert

segment features local players interpreting some favourites.

The Dan Beacock Group presents the Three Kings of the Blues – Freddie, Albert and B.B. – on October 20.

Benjamin Rollo Presents Great Canadian singersongwriters – Vol. 2 on February 2. And March 3 will see Matt Weidinger Plays Van Morrison.

“He’s going to try to recreate that period when Van was touring with a nine- or ten-piece band, including strings,” says McNaught of the third concert. “It’s going to be a fun show.”

Rounding out the year’s calendar is a mix of offerings, from live theatre to dance and even a “Group Karaoke” featuring a host of local musicians. Oh, and some bluegrass, with a series that will feature the return of the Kruger Brothers, among others. And add to that mix the Folk Night at the Registry, as outlined in last week’s edition. Plus more.

Having just launched this season, the Registry’s 17th, McNaught will have an eye on the next one.

For more details about these and other shows in the 2017-2018 season, visit www.registrytheatre.com.

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