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Tractor pull - The Palmerston Agricultural Society’s 40th annual tractor pull was held at the Palmerston fairgrounds on July 28. TOP: One of the many competitors. ABOVE: Tanner Harris won the 4,500-pound event with a pull of 285.9 feet. The event is a prelude the Palmerston Fair, which runs Aug. 24 to 26. Photos by Mike Robinson
WELLINGTON COUNTY - The nomination period for the Oct. 22 municipal election officially ended at 2pm on July 27. The following is an unofficial list of candidates for Minto and Mapleton councils, as well as local Wellington County council and school board candidates, as of the nomination deadline. Mapleton In Mapleton Township, nominations were accepted for mayor and four at-large councillor positions. Mayoral candidate Neil Driscoll (incumbent) will be running against current county councillor Gregg Davidson. There are only four nominations for councillor, meaning all will be acclaimed. The candidates are incumbents Marlene Ottens, Dennis Craven and Michael Martin, and newcomer Paul Douglas. Incumbent councillor Lori Woodham originally filed nomination papers to run for township council, then withdrew and filed nomination papers to run for the ward 2 county council seat. She withdrew that nomination prior to the deadline and will not be seeking any position.
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Minto In Minto, nominations were accepted for a mayor, deputy mayor and five atlarge councillor positions. Running for mayor are George Bridge (incumbent) and Terry Fisk. Current Minto councillor David Turton is the only deputy mayor candidate and will win by acclamation. Geoff Gunson, Judy Dirksen (incumbent), Jean Anderson (incumbent), Mark MacKenzie, Glen Hall, Scott Marshall and Ron Elliot (incumbent) are seeking council positions. Wellington County Dave Anderson (incumbent) is running again in ward 1 (Town of Minto) - and is to be acclaimed. In ward 2 (Mapleton), newcomer Earl Campbell is the only candidate. Wellington Catholic District School Board Andrew Finoro (incum-
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bent) is the lone trustee candidate to represent Centre Wellington, Mapleton, Minto and Wellington North. Conseil Scolaire Viamonde Denis Trudel and Pascale Thibodeau have filed for seats on the French public school board to represent the counties of Wellington, Middlesex, Perth and Huron and the Region of Waterloo. Upper Grand District School Board Shawn McLeod, Rob Unsworth and Robin Ross are running for trustee in the school board area representing Wellington North, Minto and Mapleton. Conseil Scolaire Catholique MonAvenir Genevieve Grenier and Blaise Liaki are seeking a position on the French Catholic board representing Wellington and Dufferin counties, the City of Brampton and the Town of Caledon.
Mapleton council approves ATV use for Drayton Fair MAPLETON - Council here has approved the use of all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) at the Drayton Fair. Recently, Mapleton council banned the use of ATVs and other off-road vehicles on municipal land, while in other areas of the township users must adhere only to provincial ATV regulations. The Drayton Fair, set for Aug. 10 to 12, is held at the Drayton Mapleton Agricultural Society fairgrounds, which is owned by the municipality and under the ATV ban. “I neglected to take into consideration that the organizers of the Drayton ... Fair depend on ATVs to properly run their event,� CAO Manny Baron wrote in his report to council.
“ATVs are used extensively and are an important part of the fair weekend.� In order to use ATVs during the Drayton Fair organizers need permission each year from the municipality. Baron suggested that instead of the fair coming to council year after year with the same request, “it was better customer service to just extend it for a number of years. They don’t have to come to us every year for something that just absolutely makes sense.� Councillor Dennis Craven asked whether the Drayton Fair should come back to council next year to evaluate how the ATVs were used. “How it goes, how they behave and so on,� Craven said. “And ... if it’s gone well this year, then approve it on an annual basis rather than
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this time, the first time, on an annual basis.� In the resolution it states that “authorization be reviewed with the Agricultural Society should there be any areas of concern.� “Internally we discussed that exact motion and we’re going to go monitor, make sure everything is as it usually is; they’re going to be respectful ... we are going to monitor,� Baron said. Mayor Neil Driscoll asked what would happen with Christmas parades. “They often use these vehicles and honestly things I didn’t think of at the time of passing the bylaw,� Driscoll said. “So we should contact our fire chief and our Optimist Club who organize our ... Christmas parades and
Pitch for Lex - Chloe White and Kyla Soehner of Palmerston organized the Pitch for Lex ball tournament in Palmerston in memory of their friend Lexi Brown. Proceeds will go to the Tanner Steffler Foundation, a Huron County-based mental health advocacy organization providing supports for youth. More coverage on page 2. Photo by Mike Robinson
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Pitch for Lex three-pitch tournament raises funds for mental health support By Mike Robinson PALMERSTON - It was pitch perfect weather for a July 29 fundraiser at the Barb Wright and Kinsmen Ball diamonds here. Sisters Chloe White and Kyla Soehner of Palmerston organized the Pitch for Lex ball tournament in memory of their friend Lexi Brown. Proceeds will go to the Tanner Steffler Foundation, a Huron County-based men-
tal health advocacy organization providing supports for youth. White said Brown, of Wingham, passed away on Feb. 28, 2018 - “five months yesterday.” “She was involved in a lot of things, talked to a lot of people and had a lot of friends. She was an everyone kind of person.” A friend of White held a run in Brown’s memory to raise funds for the Tanner
Steffler Foundation. Representatives of the foundation were expected to attend the day’s event. Brown’s parents were also expected at the event, organizers noted as the tournament got underway. “We’re just raising money for mental health and suicide awareness,” White said. “We thought three-pitch would be fun for everyone and the tournament includes ages 14 and up.”
She added, “The community response was amazing. Everyone was sharing the news and re-posting it.” As a result, teams started coming on board quickly.
“We didn’t have people who said they were going to play, then not show up,” said White. “We just wanted something that would get teens/
the community involved.” She noted, “Lex wasn’t a baseball player, but we wanted everyone to be reminded of her and the impact she made.”
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR OF EVENTS August 6 - Challenge Euchre, 7:30pm, Palmerston Legion, $5/ person. Bring partner. Light lunch. All Welcome. August 10-12 - 162nd Drayton Fair. Theme: ‘Best Pickin’ in Mapleton’, Drayton Fairgrounds. Truck & tractor pulls, bubble soccer, bubble mania, bouncy castles, demolition derby, pie eating contest, dog show, antique tractors and vendors. August 20 - Drayton Blood Donor Clinic, 3:30-7:30pm. Community Christian School, 35 High St. Appointments 1-888236-6283 or www.blood.ca. Walk-ins welcome. August 24-26 - Palmerston Fair. Theme: Small Town, Big Dreams. Palmerston Community Centre, Free Admission. New Activities: Axe Throwing, Pony Rides, Bouncy Inflatable Land & more. Roast beef dinner, Sunday, 4:30-6:30pm. Tickets - Adv: $15, Door: $17, 10 & under: $6. Call Danielle 519-897-0467.
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Business opportunities offered in redeveloped Palmerston buildings By Patrick Raftis PALMERSTON – Two vacant commercial buildings here are getting a new lease on life, offering an opportunity for entrepreneurs to set up businesses through the efforts of Ontario investor/ developer Gurmit Singh. He owns the properties at 212 Main St. and 255 Norman Street in Palmerston. The Main Street building is the site of the former Palmer Hotel, which has been closed for decades, and the Norman Street property was formerly the Palmerston Creamery building. Singh, who owns properties in numerous towns across Ontario, plans to complete renovations on the properties and establish businesses, which he hopes local entrepreneurs will then take over and run. The owner will offer assistance, including financing, to interested entrepreneurs. His vision for the Main Street property involves businesses such as a sports bar and grill, laundromat, ice cream and donut shops. The Norman Street location would be the site of a “wellness centre,” potentially including facilities for yoga, dance, massage therapy or other health/fitnessrelated ventures. “We honestly believe this will be a dream-cometrue opportunity for serious and genuine local entrepreneurs,” states Singh in promotional material for the developments. Singh said the aim is “to bring prosperity to local communities.” He states, “we all will benefit.
“The local communities will get the services they need, local entrepreneurs will be able to run their dream businesses and we will get good long-term tenants and operators of businesses.” About 20 people attended a July 23 property launch event at the Main Street location hosted by Town of Minto. “This event was an opportunity to celebrate the near completion of the commercial units and to meet the investor and hear his plans,” noted economic and business manager Belinda WickGraham. She noted the former hotel building “sat vacant and deteriorating for many years. It was an eyesore in the heart of downtown Palmerston.”
In 2015 the Town of Minto introduced a structural grant program. “We had numerous buildings in our downtowns that were in disrepair,” WickGraham explained. “We had no usable space left in the downtowns to add new businesses. Without improving the building stock it would have been impossible to bring in new businesses.” The grant program offers property owners the opportunity to access up to $40,000 to help revitalize deteriorating buildings. 212 Main St. has benefitted from this program, as have projects like the Old Post in Harriston. “As result buildings are being brought back to life, businesses are starting and jobs are being brought back
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Drayton Fair has it all - Best Pickin By Sue Hogenkamp DRAYTON - The kids are out of school, and the dog days of summer are upon us. It’s time for the Drayton Fair. Perfectly scheduled for the second weekend in August, it’s the ideal family outing, and this fair has it all from A to Z: A = Antique tractors: The 162nd Drayton Fair features these vintage mechanical work horses all weekend long. B = Bouncy Castles will be set up both Saturday and Sunday, plus new this year, Bubble Soccer and Bubble Mania will keep the kids busy on Saturday. C = Cows: Both beef and dairy, the fair attracts “udderly” the best bovines. D = There’s a brand new Demolition Derby Show on Sunday with a whopping $800 prize for the winning car. Also new this year is the Diamonds in the Ruff Dog Show. E = Exhibits and entertainment: The fair has plenty of both.
MAPLETON – A shortnotice, late evening closed session of council on July 30 did not result in any action, the township’s CAO states. The Community News was advised via email that afternoon that council would hold a special meeting at 9pm. The meeting was closed to discuss “personal matters about an identifiable individ-
ual, including municipal or local board employees.” Contacted by the Community News on July 31, Mapleton CAO Manny Baron stated in an email there was “Not a lot to report except the resolution, that we go into closed session.” Baron added, “I understand the timing of the meeting was unusual, however, farm season is in full force which is why it was so late.”
Fair time - The annual Drayton Fair is set to take place Aug. 10 to 12. ABOVE: The annual Demolition Derby is always a major draw. RIGHT: First time exhibitor Taryn McIsaac entered 17 categories at the 2017 fair. Community News file photos F = Food: Enjoy breakfast and coffee on Sunday morning, plus the fair will have a large selection of food trucks and vendors. G = Goats: Who doesn’t love a baby goat? H = Horses, hay and horticulture: Feel the thunder from the hooves of the Heavy Horse Hitch, but not to be outdone, the fair also includes a class for ponies. From hay and grain to horticulture, the fair has plenty of crop and flower exhibits. I = Infants: Every parent thinks their baby is a win-
ner and so do fair organizers. Infants under a year of age are invited to the Baby Show on Saturday, and all will win a prize to prove it. J = Jars and more jars: Mouths will water over the best jams and jellies, not to mention jars of pickles and preserves and lots of other delicious pickings. K = King of the Pull – The best local farm tractor puller from Grand Valley, Drayton, Elora, Palmerston and Fergus Fairs combined is crowned the king! L = Leisure Arts and
Crafts: From art, to sewing, to photography, all creations are on display for everyone to enjoy. M = Mini Smash: Kids can have a chance to get in on the action on Sunday with a kiddy demolition derby in mini 12V battery operated cars. It’s sure to be a smash, pun intended. N = NEW: Fair organizers are excited to announce many new events, including an all new Demolition Derby, Diamonds in the Ruff Dog Show, Bouncy Castles all weekend, Bubble Soccer and
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Bubble Mania. O = Open: The fair opens for your enjoyment at 5pm on Friday, Aug. 10 for the local Tractor and Truck Pull at 6. On Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 11 and 12, the gates open at 7:30am. P = Pet Show: For exhibitors under 16 years of age, 12 prizes are offered for furry and not-so-furry companion animals. P also stands for Pie Eating Contest. It’s so much fun to watch, but even more fun to participate in this gastronomical game on Sunday at 12:30pm. Q = Quilts: From hand to machine quilted, traditional to new designs, the fair showcases these comforting and colourful works of art. R = Roots and vegetables: yes, the fair is full of beans!
Ribbons and prizes are awarded to prove which veggies beet all. S = Sheep: Flock to the fair on Sunday for the Sheep Show. S also stands for sponsors. Organizers can’t say enough good things about the many sponsors who generously contribute to the fair every year. There wouldn’t be a fair without them. T = Truck and Tractor Pull: The local pull starts on Friday at 6pm, with the OTTPA pull starting at 6pm on Saturday. Feel the roar of these powerful machines as they tear up the track in pursuit of a prize, including the coveted title of King of the Pull. U = Unforgettable: Many cherished family memories are made at the fair.
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V = Volunteers: It is a testament to Mapleton that so many dedicated people come together to create an amazing, world class exhibition. Organizers are still looking for a few more volunteers to help during fair weekend. W = Wheels: From the Truck and Tractor Pull, to the Demolition Derby and the Mini Smash, not to mention the wagons pulled by the Heavy Horses, the wheels are always turning at the fair. X = Be sure to mark an X on your calendar for Aug. 10 to 12. Y = Youth: The fair has an amazing assortment of competitions to inspire the younger generation. From roots and veggies, to baking and writing, the very best pickin’ from Mapleton’s youth will be on display, including 4-H. Z = Zucchini: Yes, the fair has these too. Organizers are pulling out all the stops to make this year’s Drayton Fair the Best Pickin’ in Mapleton. Fair books listing schedules, along with rules and regulations, are available at many businesses in Drayton and Moorefield. Information is also available online at www.draytonfair.com or check out the Drayton Fair on Facebook. For further inquiries or to volunteer your services on fair weekend, email draytonfair@hotmail.com or call Arlie Zantinge at 519-638-3323 or Amy Hennessy at 519-9932646. See you at the fair!
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A desire for God’s word Coles Notes. That was the answer for a guy like me. You had an English exam coming up. You knew you didn’t have time to read the actual book, so you went and got yourself a copy of the Coles Notes for the book you were supposed to have read. Basically, Coles Notes was a crash course on the book. Some of us would read these, then hope we had enough to pass the exam without reading the actual book. Of course the notes were not intended for this purpose. It was intended to help the student of English literature to better understand the themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and histori-
cal background of the book. Great intentions, if only I had used them as intended. I should have just done the work. As I listen and watch how people use their Bibles today, I fear that people are looking for the Coles Notes version instead of just doing the hard work of reading the book. I wonder if you are one of the many who read a “devotional” but never actually get around to reading your Bible? There is a devotional called Our Daily Bread. It is a great tool for people, helping them along as they read their Bible. The problem is that Our Daily Bread like many other devotionals, have simply become a Coles Notes for many people. It is taking the place of their Bible reading, instead of helping them in
reading it. The problem isn’t merely with people reading the devotionals in place of the Bible. Some people have even replaced a very good Bible with an “easy read” translation. As many of you know, the Bible was originally written in Hebrew and Greek, with some Aramaic mixed in. In order to make the Bible available to everyone, experts in Hebrew and Greek have translated the Bible into English. In fact so much translation work has been done, that by some counts there are at least 50 different English versions of the Bible if not more. Some are easier to read than others. So for example The New Living Translation is very easy to read. It makes for a great children’s Bible. Throw in some pictures and
voila - you are set. Sadly, people of all ages are looking for the easiest read, and not the most accurate, or the closest to the original. I share all of this to make a point. I am of the opinion that every one of us should be reading a Bible on a regular basis and should be doing so using a translation of the Bible that used a “word for word” method of translation. So, to help you out, the English Standard Version, the New American Standard Version and the New King James version, each would be considered translations of the “word for word” variety. The idea being that each of us would benefit from reading God’s word in a translation that comes as close to humanly possible of reflecting the original languages in
meaning. The very idea that someone might try to keep us from reading this original letter and giving us an abbreviated version, or an easy read version would be offensive. So my question is, why do we settle for less when it comes to the Bible? The simple answer is that we shouldn’t. We should look for the best translation that isn’t so much easy to read, but best reflects what is in the original language. We should desire to read it every day. Let me encourage you to go get yourself a Bible - ideally an English Standard, New American Standard or New King James translation - and read a portion of it. How cool to think that you are actually reading words from God.
our native tongue. Let me ask you a question - if someone you dearly loved was stuck on the other side of the world and wrote you a letter, would you not want to read every single word of it? What if someone else got their hands on the letter before you got it. They could play games with you. “Well let me tell you what it says”... and they begin to paraphrase - “ya - each day is a struggle, I miss you guys”, and then they literally say “blah blah blah” in an attempt to mock you and your desire to read it for yourself. My guess is that would drive you nuts. Most of us would grab hold of it, read it, and read it again and again and again. If we were honest, we would hang on every word, believing - correctly - that each word had
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Canada Packers reunion a cool idea for a celebration By Patrick Raftis HARRISTON – For many residents of this community, the years when the Canada Packers dairy processing facility was operating in full swing are viewed as a golden age of local prosperity. The plant, which produced ice cream, butter, cheese and other dairy products during nearly 100 years of operation, was a major local employer before the it was closed for good on Jan. 31, 1991. “Over the many years that the plant was operating it was the main employer in the town and many locals worked there either full-time or part-time in the summer rush when the number of staff would double to meet the demand for the ice cream products,” said Dave Mallett. He is a member of the committee organizing a reunion of former Canada Packers employees in Harriston Aug. 9 to 11. “The goal of the committee is to invite as many former employees back to the town to celebrate the good times that we had while working there and to see old friends,” Mallet stated during a recent presentation to Minto council. Former employee Faye Binkley fondly recalls working on everything from ice cream products to powdered milk and butter. “It was an enjoyable place to work. We all got along,” said Binkley. Larry Horsburgh worked
Reunion committee - Members of the 2018 Canada Packers Reunion committee include, from left: standing, John Kaye, Dave Turton, Hugh Clunas, Jim Harkness, Ted Kinsmen, Dave Mallett, Larry Horsburgh and Linda Thompson; front, Gary MacDougall, Faye Binkley, Lisa Leslie and Zach Leslie. Absent: Somer Antonopolis. Photo by Patrick Raftis at the plant for more than 20 years, with stints as ice cream foreman and office production co-ordinator, as well as with the dryer and the creamery. “We had a lot of fun. When I first started we were in ice cream production and I set up and ran ice cream machines … and we had a lot of fun. The day went really fast there,” Horsburgh recalls. The reunion will take place Aug. 9 to 11 in conjunction with the Minto Mayor’s Charity Golf Tournament and the 2018 Harriston Street Party. Events kick off at Pike Lake Golf Centre on Aug. 9, with reunion attendees joining other participants in
the annual golf tournament, which benefits local nonprofit groups. Reunion events continue on Aug. 10 with a Canada Packers display by the Harriston Historical Society at the Harriston library from 1 to 5pm. Organizing committee member Dave Turton said the historical society’s efforts have resulted in an impressive display. “They’ve done a whack of work gathering stuff up from all the people that worked there and it’s an amazing display,” he stated. Also on Aug. 10, a Kinsmen Beef Barbecue will take place at the Harriston arena from 5:30 to 8pm. The dinner will be followed by a
social time at the arena. Saturday’s events begin with a breakfast hosted by the Harriston Legion on Aug. 11 from 7 to 11am. In addition, the Canada Packers memorabilia display will be open at the library, Leslie Motors will be holding its annual main street car show featuring vintage Fords, the Minto Youth Action Council is planning an Amazing Race-style scavenger hunt and the Harriston Downtown Revitalization Committee is arranging for bouncy castles, face painting and other entertainment on Elora Street. Local merchants will once again get involved through sidewalk sales and other activities downtown and the
Harriston Legion will function as a social hub from 10am to 4pm. The Savour in the Street Pig Roast and local food festival will be held downtown from 6 to 8pm on Aug. 11, followed by a street dance from 8pm to midnight. The reunion weekend winds up on Aug. 12 with a breakfast hosted by the Harriston Historical Society from 8 to 11am. Turton said response to the reunion has been positive. “We’re expecting a big crowd. There’s going to be a lot of people coming out of the woodwork in the end just to see what’s going on,” he noted. “There’s a lot of people coming from a distance ... Our tickets are going very well and they’re really starting to go lately.” Turton, who worked at Canada Packers from 1974 to 1988, said the company provided a family atmosphere. “I think it had a lot to do with the people … everybody just kind of got along it was a small town and everybody was just happy - happy to go to work,” he said. Committee member Lisa Leslie noted, “It was a strong sense of community. It was a family and it trickled into the community .... just because you didn’t work there didn’t mean they didn’t come to your family business and buy groceries or buy shoes, or buy cars or whatever it may be. “So when they closed it
certainly had an effect on the entire community.” Turton pointed out another benefit of the reunion planning has been the Cool Cones public art exhibit, which has focussed attention on Harriston’s downtown. The Minto Cultural Roundtable and the Harriston Downtown Revitalization Committee unveiled the “Cool Cones” outdoor exhibit on June 2. The project celebrates the Canada Packers Reunion and the history of York Ice Cream production in Harriston. The public can vote for the People’s Choice award from among 10 cones created by local artists and located around the downtown via the Town of Minto’s Facebook and Instagram accounts or pick up a ballot from local merchants. “It’s really generated a lot of interest and we’re hoping that we can continue it and maybe next year move it to 15 cones, 20 cones, whatever, because there’s a lot of people downtown,” said Turton. “You drive down any time of the day and there’s people stopped looking.” Tickets for meals and reunion events can be purchased online through Eventbrite. For information go to the Canada Packers Reunion 2018 Facebook page or email cpreunion18@gmail. com. Organizers note any funds generated over and above the cost of the reunion will be donated locally.
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