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Fun fundraiser - Maryborough Public School students celebrated the success of the school’s Terry Fox run with an outdoor assembly on Oct. 13. ABOVE: Teacher Susanne Thomson let the top fundraisers duct tape her to a wall. RIGHT: Jakob Klaassen, top fundraiser for the Terry Fox Run, made human sundaes out of teachers Jennifer Merret, Brenda West and Sarah Nickel. The school raised $2,195 for the Terry Fox Foundation. Photos by Caroline Sealey
School celebrates successful Terry Fox Run Student, Terry’s Team member Jakob Klassen tops local fundraising effort by Caroline Sealey MOOREFIELD - A visit to the Palmerston Hospital by a Moorefield family resulted in a medical diagnosis the family was not expecting. In an email to the Community News, Erica Klaassen explained that in December 2016 her four-yearold son Jakob was taken to the hospital with what the family thought was a flu bug or possibly appendicitis. An ultrasound revealed a mass on Jakob’s kidney and Jakob and Erica were immediately transported by ambulance to London. At London’s Victoria Hospital tests confirmed the mass on Jakob’s kidney was a tumour. A fever from an unknown source forced Jakob to be quarantined in hospital for five days awaiting surgery to remove the tumour. During the surgery the kidney was also removed as the tumour had ruptured slightly, was bleeding into the kidney and had spread into an artery. Doctors confirmed the mass was a stage 3 Wilms’ tumour. An adjustment to Jakob’s radiation treatments to a more aggressive regimen was made to accommodate the diagnosis. Wilms’ tumour, also known as nephroblastoma, is a rare kidney cancer in children aged three to four. It usually occurs in one kidney, but can be found in both at the same time.
Beating cancer - Jakob Klaassen with his mother Erica Klassen shows off his Terry’s Team T-shirt. The Moorefield youth underwent treatment for Wilms’ tumour and was declared cancer free on June 27. Photo by Caroline Sealey Advancements in the diagnosis and treatment of Wilms’ tumour have improved the outlook for children with the disease. No cause has been discovered. Beginning on Dec. 29, Jakob underwent 12 consecutive days of radiation treatments at Victoria Hospital. With each treatment Jakob was sedated. Over a 28-week period, 15 chemotherapy treatments consisting of three different drugs were administered.
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Jakob’s last chemotherapy treatment occurred on June 27 and Jakob was declared cancer free. As a cancer survivor, Jakob received a special “Terry’s Team member” shirt to wear at this year’s Terry Fox Run. A student at Maryborough Public School in Moorefield, Jakob raised $630 for the Terry Fox Foundation, the highest amount raised by a student or family at the school.
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Teacher Jodi Adams offered to let the child or family with the highest amount of money raised pick the color of her hair dye. As the winner, Jakob picked “hot lava red” for Adams. During the Terry Fox assembly held on Oct. 13 at the school, Adams revealed her new hair colour. A total of $2,195 was raised by students and staff at the school during the Terry Fox Run. Teachers from various classes offered to wear their clothes backwards, let their students decorate their hair and one Toronto Maple Leaf fan sported a Montreal Canadiens onesie for the day. Students in teacher Karen Shantz’s Grade 3/4 class had their teacher put her arm in a bucket of “cow patty.” Two other teachers were pied in the face and three teachers became human sundaes with toppings including whipped cream, sprinkles and different flavours of syrup along with a bright red cherry on top. Duct taped to the portable was the designated spot for another teacher. The assembly ended with principal Shelley Grose kissing a calf. Jakob will have followup appointments including a scan every three months to ensure he remains cancer free. The appointments will become less frequent as time passes, but he will continue to have heart and kidney monitoring for the remainder of his life.
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MAPLETON - The township will engage the firm of Ward and Uptigrove as consultants to assist with hiring a new CAO. Mapleton Mayor Neil Driscoll told the Community News that council made the decision to hire the firm during an in-camera session at a special meeting on Oct. 17. The township announced the resignation of CAO/clerk Brad McRoberts on Oct. 13. Citing family considerations, McRoberts is leaving to take a job as CAO of the Town of South Bruce Peninsula, where he formerly worked as manager of public works. Driscoll said Ward and Uptigrove’s bid for the job was the lowest of three submitted. “They’ve been doing quite a few municipalities lately and their bid was a lot less
than the others,” he stated. Although Driscoll declined to disclose the bid amounts, he indicated that information may be released at the Oct. 24 council meeting. “We did that in closed so I’m not sure if I can disclose them,” he stated in an Oct. 23 telephone interview. Driscoll said one of things he liked about the company’s proposal is that all members of Mapleton council will be involved in the process. “I’m looking forward to having all of council involved ... I think it’s a big enough decision they need to be involved right from the start and then we have five different opinions,” he said. Driscoll noted Ward and Uptigrove will also assist in procuring an interim CAO as the process is not expected to be completed prior to McRoberts leaving on Nov. 20.
Tree planting project planned as living legacy to Paul Day By Patrick Raftis MAPLETON – Trees for Mapleton and the municipality will join forces on a planting project in memory of local tree planting proponent. Trees for Mapleton committee chair Bruce Whale led a delegation at the Oct. 10 meeting to ask for council’s participation in the project to honour the late Paul Day, “who spent countless hours leading Trees for Peel and later Trees for Mapleton.” In a letter to council, Whale said Day, who passed away in October of 2016, worked hard “convincing residents that trees were not only important to help mitigate climate change, but also to increase crop yields” when planted in wind rows. “He also did some crucial fundraising with the Grand River Agricultural Society,” the letter notes. Working with the Grand River Conservation Authority and Wellington County’s Green Legacy pro-
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gram, Day helped secure trees and funding and over 350,000 trees have been planted in the municipality since 2001. “To recPAUL DAY ognize Day’s vision and leadership,” the committee is planning to create a living legacy in the form of a tree planting project at the site of the municipal soccer fields and river trail. Whale said the goal would be to plant one tree for every resident of Mapleton. “It would be some way of recognizing Paul’s effort and a contribution by the whole municipality,” he stated. The committee requested the municipality’s help to spread word about the project, to facilitate the planting and maintenance of the site and design, and to install and fund a commemorative plaque. SEE TREE PLANTING » 3
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Drayton erupts for 10 goals against Missionary COMMUNITY 4 FLORADALE 4 An active first period resulted in a 3-2 Floradale lead. Ryan Martin and Braeden Gingerich scored quick goals for Floradale within the opening two minutes, assisted by Tim, Andrew and Gary Martin. Ryco Martin and Kevin Gingrich evened the score for Floradale in the final two minutes of the period, assisted by Tony Martin. The first period deadlock was broken by a single unassisted goal by Javan Martin. The goal gave back the lead to Floradale. Clinton Deckert scored an unassisted goal midway through the second to give Floradale the insurance goal.
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However the two goal spread lead was not sufficient. Community stormed back late in the period with a pair of goals to tie the game again. Kevin Gingrich started the come back with a goal and Lamar Martin snuck in the tying goal with only a second left in the period. Both teams fought for the go-ahead goal in the third, but both teams were denied. BETHEL 2 LISTOWEL 1 Listowel took the lead early in the first but a goal by Bethel in each of the next two periods gave them the win. Zach Gingrich worked with Josh Shantz for a firstperiod Listowel goal, but Ben Wideman worked his magic to tie the game in the sec-
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October 29 - Jamboree at Palmerston Legion, 1pm. Roast Beef Dinner 5 pm. Take outs available. Call 519.343.3749. November 3 - Writers Unite, monthly meeting , 7:30pm. Studio Factor building, 24 Wood Street, Drayton. Everyone welcome. Glynis 519-638-3215. November 6 - Challenge Euchre, 7:30 pm. Palmerston Legion Upstairs Hall, $5/person, MUST BRING YOUR PARTNER. Light lunch provided. ALL Welcome. November 6 - Mapleton Historical Society, One Room Country School House presentation, 7pm. Drayton United Church, refreshments. Everyone welcome. November 7 - Monthly meeting, Drayton Legion 8pm. 15 Elm Street. New members always welcome. November 11 - Drayton Legion Remembrance Day Service, 2pm. Parade route includes a march downtown Drayton to the Cenotaph for service.
November 13 - Monthly meeting Drayton Mapleton Agricultural Society, 7:30pm. Drayton Agricultural Building, 49 Elm Street. Everyone welcome. Info Arlie 519-638-3323. November 17 - Euchre, Drayton Legion, 7:30pm. 15 Elm Street. Everyone welcome. No experience necessary. *1943 Army Cadets - Wednesdays, 7-9pm, Free. Norwell H.S. Guys/girls 12-19. Captain Bill Dobson 519-343-4305. *New members needed - Drayton Bridge Club, every other Monday, September - April. Call 519-581-8978. *Healing Paws, Drayton - Volunteer cat rescue is in need of donations. Cats available for adoption. Info contact Hana 226750-5651 or sunset092001@hotmail.com. *Parkinson’s Support Groups. Do you or someone you know have Parkinson’s? We’re here to help. For info on a Parkinson’s support group in your area, call Parkinson Society Southwestern Ontario, 1-888-851-7376 or www.parkinsonsociety.ca.
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Optimist of the Year - The Optimist of the Year 2016-17 award was presented to Alma Optimist Barry Johnson, left, by club president Rob McKay. Johnson was honoured for his relentless pursuit and hard work toward advancing Optimism in the club and community. A member since 1975, Johnson has devoted exceptional time and effort to the club and by example personifies the true spirit of giving. McKay said, “Barry is always the first to arrive and the last to leave and does most of the maintenance around the Alma Community Centre.“
Hefty donation - Alma Optimist president Rob McKay presented Alma Public School representative Linda Wilkinson with a cheque for $1,500 to be used on additions to the school’s playground and other projects at the school. The funds were raised by the sale of food from the Optimist food trailer at Meet The Teacher and Family Fun Day held at the school.
Empowerment presentation - Drayton Heights Empowerment Day committee members Mandy deVries, Natasha Huberts and Emma Gillespie gave the Alma Optimists Club an informative session on Empowerment Day, which takes place on May 3 at the Sleeman Centre in Guelph. It is a day set aside for students of the Upper Grand District School Board to hear motivational speakers who encourage students to make a difference. Photos by Caroline Sealey
Broadfoot installed as first female president of Alma Optimists By Caroline Sealey ALMA - In its 45th year of serving the Alma community, the Alma Optimists are beginning their 2017-18 year a little differently. At the club’s Oct. 17 dinner meeting, Alma Optimists inducted their first female president. With the assistance of Centre Wellington Optimist longtime Dandy, Jim Optimist Jean Broadfoot was inducted as president. Broadfoot is looking forward to continuing the work of the Optimists in the community during her tenure. Outgoing President Rob McKay introduced members of the Drayton Heights Empowerment Day committee: students Mandy deVries, Emma Gillespie and Natasha Huberts and teacher Andy Speers. The Alma Optimists have Empowerment supported Day since its inception in 2014. Empowerment Day is a day set aside for 5,200 students across the Upper Grand District School Board to meet at the Sleeman Centre in Guelph to hear motivational speakers who encourage students to make a positive difference in the world. The day, organized and hosted by the students from
Drayton Heights Public School, is also an opportunity for the students to develop leadership skills. The 2018 Empowerment Day - themed “One Day or Day One, You Decide” - will be held on May 3. Tickets for the event sold out in 24 hours. Opening and closing the event will be the Neema Children’s Choir of Uganda. The choir performed at Drayton Heights’ graduation ceremony in June. On Oct. 17, confirmation was received from Jen Bricker, who grew up with the motto “never say can’t” and was born with no legs and her heart on the wrong side of her body. An aerialist and acrobat, Bricker will perform an aerial routine on Empowerment Day. Former broker turned motivational speaker Leon Logothetis will share his journey around the world on a bicycle. Logothetis relied on the kindnesses of strangers on his journey and has since repaid some of those kindnesses. Michel Chickwanine of the Republic of the Congo, was a child soldier who desired change. Those changes will be part of his presentation. Also on the list of presenters is a mystery guest whose
identity will not be revealed until Empowerment Day. Prior to the event a Google classroom will be set up for teachers and students with the aim of making the day more than just a field trip. McKay showed a video presentation on the history of the Optimist organization. The first Optimist club formed in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1916. Between 1916 and 1920 a creed, logo and Optimist magazine were created. A Junior Optimist Club was formed in 1920, along with the first Canadian club in Toronto. During the Second World War, Optimists International organized a scrap metal drive for the war effort. Bike safety week and Youth Optimist week began in 1959. In 1970, a Junior World Golf tournament took place, along with hearing testing and education and an annual essay contest was organized. In the early 1980s over five million young people were reached by Optimist clubs. Also at the meeting, President McKay announced the Alma Optimists have discontinued their annual spelling bee. The focus will now be on advances in technology with a proposed robot competition at Alma Public School in the near future.
New officials - Centre Wellington Optimist Club representative Jim Dandy, left, performed the induction of officers at the Alma Optimist Club meeting on Oct. 17. Helen Broadfoot, second from left, was inducted as the first ever female president in the local club’s history. Directors for 2017-18 include, from left: Barry Johnson, John Broadfoot, Mandy Mulder and Bruce Whale. Photo by Caroline Sealey
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Council agreed to support the committee’s request, with the estimated $500 to $1,000 for the plaque to come from the Trees for Mapleton fund administered by the municipality. Whale said the committee is hoping to hold the plant-
ing event this fall and would like to see it occur during Canada’s 150th anniversary year. “Paul was quite active in the historical society and we thought that might be fitting,” said Whale. Mayor Neil Driscoll thanked the committee for
it’s work in the township. “Coming up County Road 8 on a spring day when it’s windy and you see all the soil erosion there’s so much more we can do,” Driscoll stated. “If we could just get every farmer to participate, they’d see their rewards twofold.”
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Some good news We in the media often hear the comment that, “There’s only bad news” in the paper, on television or transmitted via whatever medium is under discussion. My usual response is to point out that, nope, there’s lots of good news in the paper. Stories of heroism, charity, kindness and more are published weekly in our case, daily in others, by the minute online. The question, it seems, is what do people remember? Apparently mostly the bad stuff, which I feel says more about human nature than any media preoccupation with negativity. All that said, there’s no shortage of grim stuff either, from the latest Donald Trump outrage to our Canadian finance minister’s recent follies. Nuclear brinkmanship between the U.S. and North Korea, multiple massive refugee crises around the globe, whole islands in ruins from unprecedented weather events, the list goes on. On other hand, media outlets are reporting unemployment is down and GDP growing in Canada, painting a rosy economic outlook. Canada’s big banks were reporting this week that Ontario’s economy is surging after years of lagging behind the oil-producing provinces and, yeah, as of this writing, the Leafs are in second place in the NHL and, get this, the odds-on (albeit kind of early) favourite to win the Stanley Cup. Perhaps that’s not enough to completely counterbalance the foregoing list of vexations, but it’s cause for some optimism at least. Locally, a skim through this week’s Community News reveals a page one story of a local youth winning a battle with cancer and leading his schoolmates in fundraising for the Terry Fox Foundation this fall and: - local volunteers, donors and an area radio station raising over $320,000 for hospitals in the region; - plans for a large-scale memorial tree planting in memory of local resident Paul Day; - a donation of $20,000 from the Drayton Kinsmen Club toward a splash pad for youths in Mapleton; and - plans for the fifth annual Empowerment Day, a hugely successful inspirational event originated and organized by Mapleton elementary school students. And that’s not even all the good news contained within this week’s eight-page edition. Look for yourself. Yep. There’s also some bad news in this week’s edition, but I think, at least this week, it’s actually outnumbered by the positive stories. Now there’s some good news for you. Enjoy!
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Superstitions explained by museum staffer By Caroline Sealey DRAYTON - The dictionary defines superstitions as any belief or practice that is irrational. Are you superstitious? Is the number 13 lucky for you? Wellington County Museum and Archives program assistant Kyle Smith discussed superstitions with congregate diners on Friday the 13th of October. The event was hosted by the Seniors Centre for Excellence in Drayton. “Superstitions can be personal and contain wishful thinking,” Smith said. “I am wearing my Pittsburgh Penquins T-shirt. Will my team win because I’m wearing this shirt? Not likely, but it makes me feel better to wear it.” Folklore was shared and changed over time. Waterloo County folklore in the Mennonite culture during the 1950s consisted of tales and medical remedies. Tying a red sock from the left foot around a patient’s neck was believed to cure a cold. The hair of a dog rubbed into a dog bite would heal the wound. A black cat coming towards a person in England was considered good luck. A black cat moving away from an individual would take away the luck. North Americans consider a black cat to be bad luck at any time. “In the museum’s collection is a jar of cat tail hair. Cat tail hair was rubbed into skin bitten or scratched by a cat, to stop the bleeding. The hair was also used in diapers to making them more absorbent,” Smith said.
Lucky T-shirt - Wellington County Museum and Archives program assistant Kyle Smith spoke on superstitions at the October congregate dining program hosted by the Seniors’ Centre for Excellence, Drayton. A fan of the Pittsburgh Penquins, Smith wears his lucky T-shirt each Penguins game when cheering on his team, hoping the team pulls off a win. Although not superstitious, Smith says it feels good to support the team by wearing the shirt. Photo by Caroline Sealey “Friday the 13th, a day that motorcyclists make a road trip to Port Dover, is a case of bikers putting on their leathers and looking tough,” Smith said. “No one really knows why it is unlucky and there is no statistical relevance to the day being different than any other day.” Smith explained that up until the 1920s and ’30s, Halloween was considered an adult holiday. Adults dressed as hockey players, Shakespearian characters, flappers, cowgirls and witches. Parties were filled with good fun, drinks and fortune
telling. By the 1930s children celebrated the occasion and dressed up in their parents’ clothing. Trick or treating first began in Canada in Calgary, Alberta. Children in the community were encouraged to go door to door collecting candy. Smith told the group about a variety of stories along macabre and haunting themes. He discussed phantasmagoria, a type of horror theatre using one or more magic lanterns to project frightening images such as skeletons, demons and ghosts onto walls, smoke or semi-transparent screens, which was popular in the Victorian era. Seances were also a popular in Victorian times, Smith noted. Unfortunately charlatans took advantage of those wishing to contact the dead. In Buffalo, New York the Fox sisters made table knocking popular. Because of their double jointed big toes they were able to respond to questions by cracking their big toes, scamming séance participants along with giving them false hopes. Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King built a shrine for his deceased mother in his office, Smith told the group. King was thought to ask his mother what to do throughout his political life. Spirit photography was another scam, said Smith. Photographers were able to double expose a negative, producing a photograph with a deceased person’s photo along with the person being photographed. “Alien” sightings became popular in the 1950s. Smith said two alleged sightings
were recorded in Palmerston within one week of each other in July 2001. The first incident occurred in a forest where curly haired creatures, clothed in white robes, were spotted taking soil samples from the ground. The second incident was the discovery of brown-haired creatures with devices unknown to the observers also in a forested location. Orange flying discs had been reported in the area at the time. In the Belwood Lake area a slow flying banana-shaped object was chased by police to the Richmond Hill area where it crash landed. The object contained a telephone number of a Chicago professor who was conducting weather experiments. Acton is the hotspot for alleged “Sasquatch” sightings in the region, said Smith. On Dec. 16, 2004, a large upright, seven-foot-tall figure with dark brown fur was spotted west of Acton by a gentleman driving to work early in the morning. In 1881, so another story goes, a human arm was left on a table in a science room at the Mount Forest high school. The science teacher shut the door of the room and proceeded with his board of trustees meeting that evening. The police were called, grave sites were checked and the science teacher disappeared. A one-armed body was found buried at a construction site on Dublin Street in Mount Forest. The body snatching school teacher was also studying to become a doctor. Smith ended the presentation with a card trick involving an audience volunteer.
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150 Facts - Part 2 It is hard to imagine today, but in the 1800s Maryborough Township contained 54 per cent upland forest, 32% lowland forest, 12% swamp and 2% marsh. The upland forest was mainly covered in sugar maples, beech and elm trees, along with some hemlock, basswood, birch and black cherry trees. The lowland forest contained soft maples, white elm, balsam fir, hemlock, black cherry and yellow birch trees. It is interesting to note two trees named the Balm of Gilead and the Canada Plum were only identified in Maryborough Township. The Balm of Gilead is a balsam popular found in more northly areas. This information is taken from The Flora of Wellington County by Dr. Richard Frank, published
in 2009. This book also contains a section on the “First People’s uses of Plants and Trees.” Maryborough Township received its name in 1840 from William Wellesley-Pole, first Baron of Maryborough, Queen’s County, Ireland. The area, surveyed in 1849 by Patrick Callaghan, contained 56,775 acres of land. Originally the land was set aside as a Clergy Reserve or the “Queens Bush” (land set aside and held by the government of Upper Canada). In 1854, the Reserves were abolished and the lots were surveyed into farm lots of 200 acres and put up for sale. Three quarters of the township is watered by the Conestogo River and its watershed. Incorporated in 1851, Maryborough Township has more bridges than any other
township in Ontario. Many of the early settlers came from the British Isles. By 1881 the township population peaked at 4,551 people. The 1998 population was 2,564. Moorefield was settled by Reverend Richard Moore in 1852. He built a log cabin in the area that is now 18 Robb Street. Richard Moore’s son, Reverend George Moore, was given a parcel of land by the Crown in 1866. When it was determined that the railway was coming that way, George agreed to donate four acres to the railway station on the condition that the area be named Moore’s Field. Over time the ‘s’ was dropped and the name became one word. The 1905 train schedule for Moorefield had trains leaving to go east at 8:44am, 1:25pm and 4:28pm, and west at 12:03, 4:40 and 7:22pm. In 1883, Moorefield had
Council approves switch to biennial Community Guide By Patrick Raftis MAPLETON – Council has formally approved a plan to switch to biennial production for the Mapleton Community Guide. On Oct. 10 council authorized staff to proceed with the economic development committee’s recommendation to forego the creation of a 2018 community guide and prepare a request for proposals for the creation of a biennial community guide, beginning in 2019. The guide has been produced annually since 2014. However while a sur-
vey included with the 2017 guide resulted in “positive” feedback, it also generated “many suggestions to move away from publishing an annual guide,” according to a report from economic development coordinator Tammy McQueen. The report also suggests moving to a two-year cycle will “better align with the election schedule (2019-20 and 2021-22).” Urban guidelines Council also authorized staff to move forward with the economic development committee’s recommendation to proceed with imple-
mentation of new Urban Design Guidelines. The guidelines, developed through the municipality’s Community Improvement Plan (CIP), will provide direction for future revitalization and development in the urban centres within the township. They will also be used to assess and evaluate applications to the CIP incentive programs. The guidelines were developed with the assistance of consultants from Stempski Kelly Associates at a cost of $10,420.
four churches, two blacksmiths, three hotels, two general stores, two grocery stores, two shoe stores, two harness shops and one each of a hardware store, cooperage, bakery, drug store, tailor, paint shop, delivery stable, and wagon shop. John Murray of Moorefield bought his first car, a new Model T Ford costing $610, in 1913. This car, the second car in the area, had carbide lights that were lit with a match. Rough country roads in the area meant Murray needed to buy 21 new tires in two years. In 1933, the Moorefield Post Office burned down. Local boys figured out where the coin drawer would have landed through the burnedout floor, and went digging through the ashes for the drawer. Colonial Apartments in Moorefield began as the
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Cultural moment - Local author and publisher Glynis Belec provided the monthly Cultural Moment at the Oct. 10 Mapleton council meeting. Belec, a longtime Mapleton resident, has authored six children’s books, contributed stories to numerous anthologies and operates a small press publishing house, Angel Hope Publishing. Belec’s writing career began with a weekly column in the Community News. Photo by Patrick Raftis
Floodlights were installed in 1951 and the Community Centre was built in 1967. The lower addition was constructed in 1976, funded by a Wintario grant. For decades, couples would have to book the hall a year in advance for wedding receptions. The Mapleton Historical Society would like to encourage anyone interested in the history of Maryborough Township to locate copies of the two history books on the township for more information. These random, unrelated tidbits have been taken from the two books. Anyone with pictures or stories on the township is asked to contact Liz Samis at 519-669-9209 or Deb Oxby at 519-638-2769. Submitted by Liz Samis
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By Glynis M. Belec
Not my plans? I am an agenda person. I love my agenda. I have to have my agenda. Writing my plan for the next day is one of the last things I do before I drift off to dreamland. If I don’t have a completed daily agenda, my day seems fractured and incomplete. So last week, when my day did not go as planned, I contemplated going back to bed. But, instead, I chose to whine. It was at that point that I noticed I had missed something a day prior, when I returned from an out-oftown event.
I had not heard about the terrific winds that played havoc in our area. When I arrived home, the weather had settled and I only learned about the unwelcome winds that gusted in my absence, so I looked outside - straight ahead. When I happened to step out on our back deck the next morning, I realized that I perhaps should have looked left, too. Our portable canvas and metal storage shed that had stood solid for four years, was now uprooted, upended and had obviously been lifted up in the air, over the fence and was now upside down in the neighbour’s yard.
The contents were scattered and strewn. We hadn’t noticed and it seemed our lovely neighbours hadn’t seen it, either. But I sure did this morning. “God. Seriously? You know how much I have to do today.” My agenda was full. I began to whine. Company was coming and the last thing I felt like doing that day was battling with the bulky, mangled metal and canvas monstrosity. I had to make meat pie and apple crisp. I needed to get my Dad up and I had deadlines. But I also had to get outside and figure out what to do.
The neighbours weren’t answering the door. My husband wasn’t answering his phone. My moaning intensified. “Why me, God? Why now, God?” Do all things without grumbling or complaining. Philippians 2:14 That still small voice came a-whispering again: “Glynis, seriously?” My mind drifted to James 1: 2-4 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and com-
plete, not lacking anything. Then I remembered Texas and Florida, and Las Vegas and Somalia, lost children, exploited women, persecuted men ... my silly mangled metal and scattered contents didn’t seem to matter anymore. I left a text message for my hubby to call when he got a second. I got Dad up and ready to face the day. He was up in good time and we weren’t in a rush. The telephone rang. My husband would be home in a few hours. Just enough time to whip up a meat pie and apple crisp. Company would be coming soon. The kettle was on.
And my day continued. The meat pie and apple crisp were delicious. We enjoyed our company. Hubby came home just in time to enjoy some dessert and then we headed outside and worked together to clean up and toss out. Dad had a nap. I met a deadline and all was well with our corner of the world. Tonight, I will write in my agenda again. I will copy some of the things I didn’t get done the day before. But I will also perhaps write, at the top of my to-do list, Proverbs 16:1 [NLT]: We can make our own plans, but the Lord gives the right answer.
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Rodders help hospital - Members of the Mapleton Custom Rodders Car Club recently presented a cheque for $1,000 to Dale Franklin, Palmerston and District Hospital Foundation development officer. The funds, raised at the club’s annual car show, will be used to help fund the mobile X-Ray unit needed in the hospital’s emergency department. This successful event, which registered 206 cars and welcomed over 700 spectators to the Moorefield Ball Park, brought the Mapleton Custom Rodders’ cumulative donation to $5,500. Submitted photo
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questioned social services minister Helena Jaczek in the legislature. “OASIS tells me there are 20,000 families stuck on waiting lists. That’s outrageous. It’s totally unacceptable,” said Pettapiece. “Community agencies want to help, but this government has been nickel-anddiming them for years.” In response, the minister
said the government is dedicated to their care and noted the government has doubled the funding to the sector to $2 billion. She added, “We recognize there is more to do. In fact, in this year’s budget, a budget the opposition voted against, we committed a further $677 million over four years.” Yet Pettapiece pointed out there are 710 requests for community agency services
in Perth-Wellington alone. Later in the afternoon, Pettapiece met with members from OASIS and discussed budget pressures community agencies are facing, including a nine-year freeze in core operating funds and pay equity obligations. “The [developmental services] system is badly broken, and I think the minister understands that,” said Pettapiece in his question.