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Mapleton scene of successful Wellington County Plowing Match By Patrick Raftis MAPLETON – The 2017 Wellington County Plowing Match held near Alma on Aug. 17 was a success, despite some afternoon rain. “All the plowing got completed before the heavy rain, so it worked out quite well,� said Wellington County Plowmen’s Association president Walter Trachsel. He noted the match featured 34 plowing competitors, including five horse teams, “which is a pretty good show. “There’s not that many horse plowers anymore so when you get that many that’s kind of a bonus. It’s a crowd pleaser too, the type of thing that attracts people.� The match was hosted by Roger and Susan Harrop on their property on Highway 6, north of Wellington Road 17. A number of Wellington County residents were among the top finishers. In the tractor class, Douglas MacRobbie placed first in single furrow plowing. Carman Weppler was first in the two furrow open class. Jan Dirksen was second in three furrows open class and Arthur Davis third. Joey Parkinson was second in the Antiques Trail Plow class Green Team. Don Nunnikhoven was first in antique tractor prior to 1960, mounted plow class. In the try plow open category, Gary Jefferson placed first. In horse plowing, Jason MacRobbie placed fifth in the single furrow category.
Plowing royalty - Wellington County 2016-17 Princess of the Furrow Jade Ritter, left, and Queen of the Furrow Kayla Scott were on hand to greet contestants and spectators at the Wellington County Plowing Match in Mapleton on Aug. 17. BELOW: Gene Moreau of Barrie was a competitor in the antique trail plow class.
Keeping it straight - Keith Reid of Mapleton watches his furrow during competition at the Wellington County Plowing Match near Alma on Aug. 17. Photos by Patrick Raftis
Building activity, fees up in July MAPLETON – Year-todate building activity in the township continued ahead of last year’s pace through July. Chief Building Official Patty Wright reported at the Aug. 8 council meeting that 46 permits were issued last month, for construction valued at about $4.8 million, generating about $55,000 in permit fees. That’s down slightly in terms of construction value from July of 2016, when 39 permits were issued for construction worth about $5.4 million, with $43,000 collected in fees. To the end of July, the township has issued 219 permits for a little more than $30 million worth of buildings. Permit fees collected to that point totaled just over $275,000. At the same point in 2016, 209 permits were issued for construction valued at around $23 million, with close to $190,000 generated in fees. Wright noted the five-year average of fees collected by the building department for the month of July is $37,127, placing the current month above average. The yearto-date numbers for 2012 to 2016 range from $153,215 to $273,867, which puts the current year above the five-year range as well as the five-year average. “The building department has no concerns at this time,� Wright stated in her report.
Splash pad committee planning series of fundraising events By Caroline Sealey MAPLETON The Mapleton Splash Pad Committee, consisting of members of the Drayton Rotary Club and the Drayton Kinette Club, has announced its latest series of fundraisers for the planned Mapleton Splash Pad. Approval of the project came at the Mapleton Township council meeting on Aug. 8. Along with the approval, a site in ABC Park in Drayton was also chosen. The Splash Pad Committee is moving forward with fundraising events. The first planned fun-
draiser is a Make, Take & Donate DIY Back to School Chalkboard Night hosted by the committee. The event will be held on Aug. 30 at the Drayton Chophouse beginning at 7pm. To register for this fundraiser, contact Lorrie Spaling at 519-998-2154 or Erica Klassen 519-292-6728. More information will be available on the Mapleton Splash Pad Facebook page. Early registration is suggested as space is limited. On Oct. 1, raffle tickets will be on sale for numerous prizes, including a 50-inch television. Committee member Lorrie Spaling confirmed
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in an email to the Community News that two tickets for the Jan. 2 Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Tampa Bay Lightning NHL hockey game will also be one of the prizes available to be won. Information will follow on additional prizes as they become available. The raffle draw, a committee fundraiser, will take place on Nov. 18 at the Mapleton’s Got Talent Show. Tickets are available from members of the committee, Drayton Rotary, Drayton Kinettes, Drayton Kinsmen and Drayton firefighters or online at mapletonsplashpad@gmail.com and on Facebook (themapletons-
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plashpad). Local talent will be featured in the Drayton Rotary Club’s annual Mapleton’s Got Talent Show. The show is scheduled to take place at the Drayton Festival Theatre on Nov. 18, beginning at 7pm. Admission is by donation, with proceeds going to the splash pad. Any local residents interested in taking part in the show are asked to contact Spaling at 519- 998-2154. In the spirit of the Christmas season, the committee is hosting a Small Town Christmas on Dec. 9 in Drayton. The event is to include a live reenactment
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of the Christmas story along with carollers, a craft booth, mini petting zoo, letters to Santa, hot chocolate and hot apple cider. More details about these events and other fundraisers will follow as they are finalized. Any business, group, organization or individual who would like to sponsor or donate to the splash pad are asked to contact Spaling or email mapletonsplashpad@ gmail.com or on Facebook (themapletonsplashpad). At the Aug. 8 meeting, Mapleton Township council authorized staff to work with the Mapleton Splash Pad
Committee and Openspace Solutions Inc. to build the splash pad, at the budgeted cost of $226,755, plus applicable taxes. While the township will act as purchaser on the project, the committee will contribute the bulk of the cost from fundraising efforts. A staff report by public works director Sam Mattina noted the committee was awarded $5,000 from the municipality’s 50/50 project fund for 2017 and the group plans to apply for another $5,000 in 2018. The committee is aiming to break ground on the facility in the spring of 2018.
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Motorcyclist killed in collision with buggy near Dorking DORKING - A motorcyclist was killed in a collision with a horse and buggy near here on Aug. 17. approximately At 10:30am, Waterloo Regional Police responded to a motor vehicle collision on Line 86 at Chalmers-Forrest Road in Woolwich Township. A blue Honda CBR motorcycle, travelling north on Line 86, struck a horse and buggy that was crossing Line 86.
As a result of the collision, the male rider of the motorcycle was pronounced deceased at the scene. The horse was also killed. The family of five inside the buggy was treated for minor injuries by paramedics. Waterloo Regional Police had not released information on the identity of the deceased motorcyclist as of the Community News deadline on Aug. 22.
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Drayton Fair Tractor Pull - Tractor pulls were once again part of the action at the recent 2017 Drayton Fair. LEFT: First-time puller Tate Driscoll of Mapleton pulled 253.89 feet on “Freight Train” at the Aug. 12 OTTPA sanctioned event. CENTRE: The Stan Driscoll Memorial Award was presented to the youngest puller, Tate Driscoll, by Marlin Stoltz. RIGHT: The Daryl Cooper Memorial Award is presented annually to a dedicated fair volunteer in memory of Daryl Cooper, who volunteered at the fair’s truck and tractor pulls. The award was presented on Aug. 11. From left: Shirley Cooper, Chad Cooper, winner Les Skerritt and Dave Cooper. Photos by Caroline Sealey
Sheep competitions popular at fair Sheep competition - Sheep competitions are always a popular activity at the annual Drayton Fair. The open Southdown Ewe Lamb Class at the fair, Aug. 11 to 13, featured 11 entries. Submitted photo
Contract for culvert replacement approved By Patrick Raftis MAPLETON - The township has awarded a $53,000 contract to replace a culvert on Sideroad 18 to Reeves Construction. Council accepted the company’s bid of $53,372 on Aug. 8. The 4.8 metre long culvert, located just south of the 8th Line, was inspected in 2016 and due to its “significantly deteriorated condition” was added to the 2017 proposed bridge and culvert replacement work plan, notes a staff report from public works director Sam Mattina.
A capital budget of $100,000 to replace the structure was approved by council during the 2017 budget process under “Other Bridge Work.” The bid from Reeves was the lowest of five received, with the other bids ranging from $78,502 to $125,305. The report explains that bridge and culvert infrastructure inspections are carried out bi-yearly on all township structures longer than three metres. Shorter bridges and culverts are not legislated to be inspected on a regular basis. “There are 150 structures
that we are aware of, that fall within this class within Mapleton Township, but realistically there may be as many as 250,” the report states. “The township has not had a proactive inspection and maintenance plan in place historically for these structures, resulting in many of these structures reaching their service life and in some cases, deteriorating to the point of imminent failure. “The township has, however, made effort in recent years to inspect and address any identified defects,” the report continues.
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While it might be easy to dismiss the growing signs of racial unrest in the United States as unrelated to us here in the true north strong and free, I’m reminded often lately of the late Pierre Trudeau’s famous quote on sharing a border with the U.S. “Living next to you is in some ways like sleeping with an elephant. No matter how friendly and even-tempered is the beast … one is affected by every twitch and grunt,” Canada’s then-prime minister quipped at a 1969 address to the Washington Press Club. Indeed the fallout from the tragic events in Charlottesville, Virginia earlier this month has seeped over the border in various ways, but not all of them bad. In Centre Wellington, last week over two dozen people gathered in Elora for a candlelight vigil to remember Heather Heyer, who was killed in Charlottesville while protesting against a group of swastika-waving neo-Nazi’s and torch-bearing Ku Klux Klansmen. While the foregoing is not a sentence I could have ever imagined having to write in the pre-Donald Trump era, such are the realities of life in a world where our neighbours chose a president who cannot bring himself to quickly and clearly denounce white supremacists. One wonders if many Trump voters will be able to bring themselves to attend Veterans Day services on Nov. 11, given the Remembrance Day mantra of Lest We Forget seems in danger of being forgotten when some Americans apparently feel comfortably appearing in Nazi or Klan garb on the streets in broad daylight. So it’s a positive sign that the most visible local reaction to the Charlottesville violence is a peaceful vigil in support of those standing up against racism. Likewise encouraging is the way Canadian conservatives (both small and large C) have been distancing themselves from Rebel Media, despite head honcho Ezra Levant’s concurrent attempts to distance himself from the “alt right.” The latter effort is amusing, since that’s pretty much the Rebel readership base, whether the readers themselves realize it or not. One has to wonder why Canadian politicians ever treated a website that is primarily a purveyor of right wing opinion, often outright fantasy, disguised as news as a legitimate media outlet. It is nonetheless encouraging that, slapped in the face with the Rebel’s racist sympathies in the form of their reporting from Charlottsville, the likes of federal Conservative leader Andrew Scheer and Ontario PC leader Patrick Brown have at least now denounced the organization’s editorial direction. Hopefully such high-profile denunciations, while belated, will serve as a wake-up call to those who have been fooled into accepting one-sided propaganda from hate-mongers as their prime source of news. Now we just have to cross our fingers and hope the elephant next door gets a wake-up call before it rolls over and crushes all the social progress made on the continent in the last 100 years. Till then, sleep tight.
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The hard way - Scott Thomas of Elmwood steers his walk-behind plow during competition at the at the Wellington County Plowing Match held in Mapleton on Aug. 17. Photo by Patrick Raftis
Farmers face challenging growing season GUELPH - This year’s growing season started with cool, wet weather. While farmers struggled with the whims of Mother Nature to
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to dealing with weather, they watch it closely, planning their days and livelihoods around the changing weather patterns. And the weather is a regular conversation topic in rural and farming communities. Last year, drought-like conditions plagued areas of the province. This year, especially in eastern Ontario, farmers are struggling with flooded fields, hay they can’t harvest and drowned crops. Weather, the biggest and most important variable on a farm, is tough to manage. The unavoidable results of unfavourable weather include unplanted acres, lower yields, and poor quality crops. All these impact the farm business, often resulting in lower income. Farm families face these risks to their business and livelihoods every
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year and the consensus seems to be that the risks are increasing. That’s why proactive Business Risk Management (BRM) programs are so important – to mitigate the impact of weather and other unavoidable variables farmers face to their businesses. Ontario farmers have access to BRM programs, funded in part by individual farmers and the government. Some, like crop insurance, work reasonably well. Other programs are ineffective at managing farm business risks and the weather disasters Ontario is experiencing more frequently. The challenges farmers face every day are changing. That’s why a comprehensive review of BRM programs is so important. Minister of Agriculture Jeff Leal championed the review at this summer’s meeting of agriculture ministers, working with the Canadian Federation of Agriculture and a focused coalition of Canadian farm organizations. As the 2017 growing season continues, Ontario farmers will persevere. In the meantime, the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) will work closely with allied farm organizations and government to ensure the risk management needs of members are met. OFA continues to advocate for farmers across Ontario to ensure suitable, sustainable BRM programs are in place to help farmers when they are faced with business risks like extreme weather, disease, crop failure or market failure. Submitted by Bruce Buttar, director, OFA
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Summer celebration - Mapleton Buds and Blooms held an end of summer celebration at the home of president Jo Houston on Aug. 5. Sunny skies prevailed allowing family and friends to enjoy a corn roast and a time of fellowship. LEFT: Irene (Bailey) Maurer and Helen King were two of the many people who sampled the fare. RIGHT: Bob Houston explained how to cook potatoes, corn and meat inside a steam engine. He also demonstrated how to successfully dunk corn cobs into butter. Jo Houston thanked everyone who helped make the day a success. Submitted photos
Drayton Entertainment’s Million Dollar Quartet to play Mirvish’s Panasonic Theatre this winter TORONTO - Twenty-one hits. Four legends. One stage. Drayton Entertainment’s smash-hit production of Million Dollar Quartet will play Mirvish’s Panasonic Theatre in Toronto this winter. This electrifying musical based on an iconic moment in music history will take the stage from Dec. 12 to Jan. 7. The Panasonic engagement will be the production’s Toronto debut. The hit rock ’n’ roll musical has played to sold out crowds at the Dunfield Theatre Cambridge, King’s Wharf Theatre in Penetanguishene and Huron
Country Playhouse in Grand Bend already this season, and is on stage until Sept. 2 at the Drayton Festival Theatre. It sounds like the beginning of a joke: Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, and Jerry Lee Lewis walk into a Memphis recording studio … but in 1956, it really happened. Based on the greatest jam session in recording history, Million Dollar Quartet is inspired by this fateful recording session, which brought together then-rising star Johnny Cash, unknown Jerry Lee Lewis, veteran musician Carl Perkins and
chart-topper Elvis Presley at Sun Records for the first – and only – time. Million Dollar Quartet brings that legendary night to life. This lightning-paced musical flies by, running 95 minutes straight through without an intermission. “Million Dollar Quartet is a nonstop, high energy rock ‘n’ roll juggernaut that audiences can’t get enough of,” said Alex Mustakas, artistic director of Drayton Entertainment. “We’re thrilled to have the opportunity to share this exciting production with Toronto theatregoers.” Along with Mustakas,
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Talented musician - Tonia-Joy Skipper entertained diners at the August congregate dining program hosted by the Seniors’ Centre for Excellence. Skipper’s energetic performance included songs from Beauty and the Beast and hymns including Bringing in the Sheaves, Trust and Obey and Let There Be Peace on Earth. Since her performance in the summer of 2016, Skipper has learned to play the clarinet. She entertains audiences in retirement homes, nursing homes and other venues across Ontario. Photo by Caroline Sealey
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Easy does it - Dylan Langridge of Orangeville challenged and beat his father’s time in the excavator games at the 2017 Drayton Fair on Aug. 13. Contestants were challenged to move a bucket of water and a cup in different directions without spilling. Competitors times were slightly over the one minute mark. Photos by Caroline Sealey
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By Dave Tiessen, Pastor, Bethel Mennonite Church (Elora)
“It’s us, not Him” When I was a kid there was a much-coveted toy that our parents refused to get for us. It was a tough, inflated punching bag, about four feet high, held upright by a heavy base. The punching bag was painted in the figure of a smiling clown. When punched, the clown would tumble back onto the floor but immediately the weighted base would cause it to come popping right back up, ready to be pummelled down again. Part of the fun was trying to punch the clown’s nose at just the moment he became upright again and see how fast you could get him going up and down. I was cruelly deprived of this toy because my very devout Mennonite parents did not think this was a good way to help their children learn to live out the peace of Jesus. But, lucky for me (or not?), my friend’s parents were apparently not as conscientious, so Len had one and I got to punch out his clown to
my heart’s content (I should add that my wife and I deliberately chose to likewise deprive our own children of this toy.) This long-forgotten toy memory came to mind this week as I observed and tried to comprehend the craziness going on to the south of us. It seems to me that a culture and political civil war has been ignited and continues to escalate. The two main sides are polarizing more and more. The president, who seems not to mind the fight, is being pummeled over and over again like that smiling punching bag clown. Yet, he keeps popping back up every time, only to be bopped again. The other side, many of whom also don’t seem to mind the fight, keeps flailing away hoping that one of these times the clown will stay down for the count. It would be comical to watch were the stakes not so high. For many folks it is almost impossible to observe without getting sucked into the polarization of the battle on one side or the other. Un-
fortunately, this includes lots of good religious folk. Many see that we’re all going to hell in a hand basket if Trump remains, and many see that all is lost if he is defeated. And the longer the culture-political civil war goes, the more hardened these positions become. Plus, we’re only eight months into this four-year presidency. I would suggest that the over-focus on Donald Trump saves both “sides” from looking more deeply at what really is going on. Just like that clown punching bag wasn’t the real issue. What we kids were learning from the way we were playing with it was. So, I think that Donald Trump is not the real issue or problem. The electorate was presented with two polarizing candidates for president. Both of whom recklessly doubled down on their polarizing rhetoric and policies in order to appeal to their base supporters in order to win the presidential race (war?). Only the most polarized loyalists would deny that it was a choice between lesser
‘evils’ not between the better person. I think this dynamic and the ongoing culture-political battle is a reflection of people and a society or culture that has become increasingly closed minded, recalcitrant, and vitriolic. I would at this point like to strongly suggest that we mild-mannered Canadians are not far behind our dear neighbours to the south in this matter. It seems that more and more of us are becoming fundamentalistic in our values and beliefs, whether we are religious or not, whether we are left or right, liberal or conservative. People are vociferously insisting that their beliefs or values be upheld or implemented, and are unable to rationally discuss matters with people who hold different beliefs or values. I think that many have succumbed to great fear that all will be lost if we do this or don’t do this, if we change or don’t change that, if we don’t affirm and bless or if we do. People are attacked and shamed for expressing or
holding differing viewpoints. Protesters often don’t just express their opinion but try to shut down the opinions of others. People are afraid to enter into dialogue about righting the wrongs of the past for fear of there being no end to the cost in time and treasure. And wily (often desperate) politicians, who should be leading us in seeking saner dialogue and wiser solutions, frequently exploit the divisions to win power and divide-and-conquer opposition. Many in the press, including state broadcasters, have forsaken the commitment to balanced reporting and joined in the partisan fray. Donald Trump (or Justin Trudeau) is a problem, but he is not the problem - we are! We need a profound reformation of our community life, a restoring of the commitment to respect, honesty, and openmindedness (and please note that ‘liberal’ or ‘progressive’ thinking is not necessarily any more open-minded than conservative thinking). We need a profound appreciation for the wisdom of the
past, as well as openness to new insights. We need to live and let live, and not insist that others affirm or support the way we have chosen to live. We need to get out of our mono-thought echo-chambers where we only talk with people who think like us, and deliberately seek relationships of sharing with people who are different from us. We need to let all of us feel free to speak our ideas and have our ideas challenged in a respectful manner. We need to all recognize that we are as human and prone to error and being wrong in our opinions as those we don’t get along with. We need to emphasize responsibility to one another and to our society’s greater good as being more important than getting our own way. As long as none of this happens our culture, society and politics will continue to experience the increasing insecurity, instability, and open strife that we would rather blame on The Donald or Justin Trudeau, than take responsibility for.
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Award winners - The Alma area family of Morley and Thelma Trask is set to receive a 2017 BMO Ontario Farm Family Award. LEFT: Morley Trask, right with two of his grandsons at the 2015 Elmira Mapleton Syrup Festival. Community News file photo ABOVE: Thelma Trask was featured on the 2013 Faces of Farming calendar. Photo by Terry Scott White, Faces of Farming
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