Inside Wellington July 5, 2013

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Second Section July 5, 2013

Wicked weather watcher: Storm chaser David Patrick

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This self guided tour of six of Grand Valley’s spectacular gardens.

10am-3pm. Maps are available in the village. *** Damascus Beef BBQ. Damascus Community Centre. 5-7pm.

Adults $12, Child $ 5, Preschool Free. Take-outs available. Call for Tickets: 519-848-3246, 519-848-3120, 519-848-2206. *** July 6 & 7 - Art in the Yard - 10am-5pm. Artists showing Original work on the grounds of the Elora Centre for the Arts, 75 Melville St. Elora. Art, Live Music, Food, Kids Creative area. 519-8469698. *** Living Well & Wise Show Health & Wellness Event. Royal Canadian Legion #442, 12 Dundas Street, Erin. 10am-6pm.

Alternative health & energy treatments. Angel guidance, psychics and mediums. Herbal remedies, holistic, nutrition and more. $5 admission. Kids under 12 free. Proceeds to local charity.

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Horoscopes ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 Someone you just met can help you to make the most of a difficult situation, Aries. It shouldn’t take too long for you to get back on track and into a groove.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, make sure you assert yourself more in an important meeting this week. Asserting yourself can help you get ahead at work. Otherwise, you may get overlooked.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, take the initiative regarding a big project this week. Others might want to take the lead, but trust your instincts and take the bull by the horns.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, take time this week to finish all of those little projects that have fallen by the wayside. Take advantage of some free time to catch up and clear your slate.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Negotiations will be especially rewarding this week, Leo. Your suggestions are readily accepted, and you do not have to persuade others much at all.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, nothing is free in life, so don’t get fooled when someone promises that you will get something without having to work for it. It’s in your best interest to keep working hard.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, you have strong opinions, so don’t be afraid to have your voice heard. People will be receptive to your views, even if they border on the philosophical.

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SAGITTARIUS -Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, don’t worry about a nagging suspicion that you will receive bad news this week. Keep yourself busy so you aren’t sit around worrying unnecessarily.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 Someone new to your social situation has you feeling a little suspicious, Capricorn. You’re not sure if you can trust him or her just yet. New facts will come to light this week.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, take some time this week to further hone some unique abilities that set you apart from others in your group of friends.

You will soon be able to showcase your skills.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, there are a lot of curious people around who want to learn about what you’re doing.

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Sun. Jul. 7

Guelph Horticultural Society Garden Showcase 2013, 1 to 5:30pm.Theme “Spaces for Living”. Selection of artists and craft persons set in each garden, refreshments, door prizes. Tickets: $10 per person (under 12 free). Call Lynn Near 519-837-8875.

Mon. Jul. 8

36th Annual Norm Jary ARC Industries Golf Tournament. Cutten Fields in Guelph. Shot gun start at 11am. Tournament includes 18 holes golf /cart. Lunch Buffet, dinner. Prize table, Live and silent auction. Call Doreen Rye 226-314-0829.

Tues. Jul. 9

Until July 12 “Everywhere Fun Fair” Kids Camp at Elora United Church. 9am-noon, for children finished JK to Grade 5. Lots of games, crafts, Bible stories, music and more. $15 week for first child in family, $10 week for each additional child. For more info. call Barb at 519-846-2542. *** Arkell United Church Summer Social. 600 Arkell Road, Arkell.

Music, cards, lunch and dessert. 12-4pm. Draw prizes. Tickets are $10, call Penny at 519-822-6709.

wed. Jul. 10

Ontario Forage Expo. 10am. Ikendale Farm 358 Con. 12, Greenock, R.R. #4 Walkerton West of Huron Tractor Twp. Rd.2 “In field” demonstrations, exhibits, speakers. 1-877-892-8663. *** Euchre. Harriston Legion Branch 296, Harriston. Start at 8pm.

Light Lunch provided. $5 per person. Bring a Partner. Call 519338-2843.

Thurs. Jul. 11

Arthur Agricultural Society meeting. 7:30pm. Upstairs hall, Arthur Community Centre. All Welcome. *** Upper Credit Humane Society’s Annual Golf Tournament.

Eagle Ridge Golf Club, R.R.#4 11742 Tenth Line, Georgetown.

1:30pm. Shotgun start. Golf, Dinner/Silent Auction: $175; Club Link Members $120; Golf only: $145; Dinner and Silent Auction $50. Registration or sponsorship info.: Laura 416-706-7406.

fri. Jul. 12

Guelph Optimist Club Roast Beef Dinner. Serving 5-7pm. All you can eat. 89 Beechwood Ave., Guelph. Includes pie, cake, tea, coffee. Adults $13, Under 8 $5. Tickets at the door. 519822-9581. *** Cold Plate luncheon, Knox Presbyterian Church, Palmerston.

11:30am-1pm. $13 for adults. Under 12 Years $6. For tickets call 343-3428 or 343-3805.

Sat. Jul. 13

Sunday July 7, 2013 Admission $45 – includes all games (extra strips available)

$15 redeemable slot play coupon provided to each bingo player

“Proceeds to local Community projects” Held at Grand River Raceway

7445 Wellington County Rd. 21, Elora

www.ferguselorarotary.com Held under lottery license #M713235.

FERGUS ELORA ROTARY FOUNDATION Staffed by: Centre Wellington Rotary Club and Fergus Elora Rotary Club

Country Dance. Alma Community Centre, 8pm. $10. Dance to Tri Country Classic Country. *** Guelph Horticultural Society Annual Flower Show “Summer’s Glory” Old Quebec Street Mall, Guelph. Noon- 4pm. 37 classes of horticulture including roses, lilies, and other perennials and annuals. Six designs with “Wedding Fever” as the theme. Come out and see “Summer’s Glory” in flowers. ***

Hey, Kids!

Summer Bible Camp!

July 15 – 19 9:00 – 11:45 am (ages 5 – 11)

Crossroads Community Church

(across from the water tower in Harriston) Registration is FREE - call Rachel at 338-5581 or register online at www.mycrossroads.tv

Guelph-Wellington Master Gardeners are holding a series of summer talks, called Garden Gab Sessions, at the Guelph Enabling Garden in Riverside Park, 689 Woolwich Street North, 10amnoon. For information email mgguelph@hotmail.com.

tues. Jul. 16

Cancer Support Group, Upper Grand, 753 Tower, St., S. Fergus.

Every 3rd Tuesday of each month, 10am-12noon. Lunch Out -1st Wednesday of each month. Wheel chair accessible. Please contact Judy D. 519-843-3947 Ext: 100 or Joyce B. 519-843-3213.

Sat. Jul. 20

Country Dance. Alma Community Centre, 8pm. $10. Dance to Country Troubadours. *** Elora Festival - Jorge Miguel Flamenco Ensemble. Traditional and contemporary Flamenco through music, song and dance.

7:30pm, Gambrel Barn, $40+HST, eyeGo & uGo available. 519846-0331.

Sun. Jul. 21

The Mount Carmel Cemetery Memorial Service. 2:30pm on the grounds. If inclement weather prevails, the Memorial Service will be held at St. John’s United Church, Belwood.

Mon. Jul. 22

Until July 26- Everton Community Church “Babylon” Vacation Bible School. 9am-12pm. Children aged 4-11 yrs welcome. Call Beryl at 519-856-9603 to register. *** Until July 26 -Vacation Bible School at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Clifford. The theme is “Go Tell It On The Mountain”.

9am-12pm. Stories, singing, worksheets, crafts, water balloons, play, and snacks. Come and bring a friend, you will have lots of fun. *** Until July 26 – Free Vacation Bible School, for kids going into K-8, daily 9am–12pm (open at 8:45) at the Palmerston Evangelical Missionary Church. Call 519-343-3740.

Fri. Jul 26

Ladies Coffee Hour in Rockwood, last Friday of the month, 9:3011:30am. Everyone welcome. St. John’s Anglican Church, 112 Guelph St. For more info. call 519-856-9211. *** Alma Optimist Beef BBQ. 5-7pm Alma Community Centre. $12.

Sat. Jul. 27

Country Dance at the Elora Legion featuring Marion’s Country Band. Starts at 8pm. Cost $10 per person, lunch provided. Call 519-846-9611. *** Marsville Lions Community Breakfast. $5 per plate. Marsville Community Centre. Last Saturday of every month. 7:30-10:30am.

Sausage, eggs, bacon, pancakes, toast, juice, tea, coffee. *** Guelph-Wellington Master Gardeners summer talks, “Garden Gab Sessions”, at the Guelph Enabling Garden in Riverside Park, 689 Woolwich St., N. 10am-noon. mgguelph@hotmail.com. *** Steven Page. Former Barenaked Ladies star brings blend of power-pop, disco, jazz, and folk to the stage. 7:30pm, Gambrel Barn, $45+HST. eyeGo & uGo available. 519-846-0331.

tues. Jul. 30

CW Probus Meeting. Speaker Paul Holyoke, Wellington Social Justice Group Action. “Another side of Wellington.” Facilitator: Barb Lynden. 10am. Aboyne Hall at Wellington County Museum.

Retired seniors welcome.

Fri. Aug. 2

Steve Bell & Trio. This two-time JUNO Award-winner delights with his mastery of guitar and voice. Elora Festival. 7:30pm, Gambrel Barn, $40+HST. eyeGo & uGo. 519-846-0331.

Sat. Aug. 3

Until August 4 - ANTIQUE & FJORD HORSES Fundraiser for the Canadian Foodgrains Bank. Sat.10am–5pm, Sun. 12–5pm with a CFGB 30th Anniversary Celebration Service at 3pm with supper to follow. Bring lawn chairs & cameras. Beautiful horses, antique John Deere tractors, classic cars, antique buggies, wagons, plows, gas signs & stationary engines. Live music, food.

Donations (cash or cheque) to CANADIAN FOODGRAINS BANK. 102081 Con 6, West Grey, at the farm RR2 Ayton. For more info: 519-665-2303. *** Circle the Sea. Cruise around the world with flute, violin, and cello trio, Sonic Escape! 3pm, St. John’s Church, Elora, $35+HST. eyeGo & uGo. 519-846-0331.

Sun. Aug. 4

McKee Cemetery Memorial Service. 2pm. Speaker: Doug Sargent. In case of rain, service will be held in St. John’s United Church, Belwood. Please bring lawn chairs. ***

Guelph Optimist Club

Roast Beef Dinner

Friday, July 12th, Serving 5-7pm All You Can Eat

89 Beechwood Ave., Guelph Includes Pie, Cake, Tea or Coffee.

Adults $13, Under 8 $5.

Tickets at the door. 519-822-9581

Inside Wellington - Second Section of The Wellington Advertiser, Friday, July 5, 2013 PAGE THREE

Chasing the wind: Wicked weather is local man’s passion

by Patrick Raftis

the warning was issued “almost instantaneously.”

Patrick followed the tornado until it dissipated, watching it touch down twice in a wooded area at around 8:15pm.

While the touchdowns generated only a “couple of bursts of dirt,” the tornado would have caused considerable damage in a populated area.

“It would rip a roof off, knock some trees down. I mean it wasn’t strong, but that’s deceiving too. I’ve seen little baby tornadoes like this just tear things apart.”

In addition to calling in the tornado warning, Patrick tweeted the storm and streamed live video to his website. Afterward, he provided Environment Canada with copies of his material for verification and study purposes.

Catching an unexpected tornado like the Kenilworth storm was a coup acknowledged by Patrick’s peers.

“No thunder - no lighting - like six drops of rain … that was a really big rarity. A lot of people said, ‘I don’t know how you caught that.’”

Patrick, who was born in Saskatchewan, moved to Ontario in the 1970s and has lived in Fergus since 1995, where he operates his own business installing flooring for food processing plants.

“That’s my day job,” he said, noting storm chasing, while serious business, is just a hobby for all but a few.

“There are a few professional storm chasers who make money at it, but most of the time it is strictly a passion and a hobby. As far as return on investment, it’s probably one of the worst out there.”

Ironically enough, Patrick became interested in storm chasing after actually being chased by one while on a twoweek road trip in the United States about 20 years ago.

He was on his way to visit Mount Rushmore when, “a tornado touched down in front of me. “I had absolutely no clue it was coming. I didn’t even have camera with me that was working,” he recalls.

The following day, he had another close encounter.

“I was driving down the highway and a transport truck flew by me - must have been doing 80 miles an hour - and

Cover photo: David Patrick with his specially-outfitted storm chasing vehicle.

then two cop cars with their lights on flew by me and I looked in my rearview and there was a tornado behind me.”

Upon returning home, Patrick headed to the library to find as much information as he could about tornadoes and other weather phenomena.

“The internet was in its infancy then, so you had to basically order books,” said Patrick, who literally taught himself “how to read the weather.” The payoff, he notes, was far from immediate. He tracked down his first tornado near Arthur in 1997.

“It took me almost five years to see my first ‘chasing’ tornado, where I forecast it and I actually caught it,” he said.

“Nowadays you could go

big. Thought they were fine – and they just got caught.” The three researchers, he says, were trying to drop probes into the storm, “and it just ate them. It’s the risk. That’s what they were there for.”

Experienced storm chasers, says Patrick, know how to minimize the risks by proper positioning and use of protective equipment.

“You have to know where you are in the storm to stay away from it,” he said, adding that it’s best to follow the storm, because tornadoes rarely reverse direction.

Large-scale hail that often accompanies tornadoes can be almost as dangerous as the wind, says Patrick.

“I’m more scared of hail than I am of storms. They can do a lot of damage. Anything golf ball and bigger, if it hits you in the head, you’re dead it’s as simple as that.”

Patrick’s current chasing vehicle is a pickup truck with a custom-built cage on the roof, which protects the top of vehicle and folds out to cover the windshield.

“Some guys have full containment systems all over all the windows,” said Patrick, adding, “That’s a three or four thousand dollar investment. If I lived in the States, yes, I’d do it, because you have more large hail storms.”

The storm chasing fraternity has grown considerably since Patrick first took up the practice.

“There’s more and more chasers around than 15 or 20 years ago, but the technology has allowed us to talk. I never knew there were other storm chasers until three or four years into my chasing,” he recalls.

The 1996 movie Twister, which starred Helen Hunt and depicted storm chasers working together to create an advanced weather alert system and putting themselves in the crosshairs of violent tornadoes, did spark considerable interest, Patrick says.

The movie, he points out, “put a lot of people into it, because they thought that any storm you could go after you’d

motorists or other serious consequences.

“I like looking at thunderstorms just for the lighting. It’s one of Mother Nature’s most powerful tools,” he said.

Storm chasing as a hobby can be costly and challenging.

Patrick has followed twisters around the area, including the one that hit Centre Wellington in 2005, and others in Mildmay and Shelburne. He has also made numerous trips to the United States.

On one such trip to Kansas about a dozen years ago, Patrick found himself literally in the eye of a couple of storms.

“I’ve actually got caught in two small tornadoes. Basically in both of those instances it was because they were buried in rain. I couldn’t see them.”

“I’m more scared of hail than I am of storms ... Anything golf ball and bigger, if it hits you in the head, you’re dead - it’s as simple as that.”

- Fergus storm chaser David Patrick. down to the states and it would be weeks. I mean, the technology that allows you to forecast where these storms are going to occur and the amount of information you can have in your car, with your phones and the internet, makes it a lot easier to predict and get there.”

For Patrick, storm chasing is about many things, including the thrill of the hunt, but it’s also about constant learning.

“No two storms are the same,” he notes.

While tornadoes are the Holy Grail for most storm watchers, Patrick does follow other types of weather events as well.

“I do all types of weather. I go out looking for ice storms, flooding … winter type of storms, blizzards and storms like that are interesting as well,” he said. However, he noted such storms aren’t generally as “media exciting” unless they include serious damage, large numbers of stranded

In those cases, said Patrick, tornado warnings had not been issued and he thought he was simply dealing with a thunderstorm.

“They went right over the truck. They buffeted me around, but I mean in a weak tornado, it’s not going to do a lot of damage to you,” he explained, noting the tornadoes were “relatively small,” with winds of around 130 or 140 kilometres an hour. Stronger twisters, he points out, can include winds up to 250 or 300km/h.

“You can’t even grasp it.”

One such storm around El Reno, Oklahoma killed three storm chasers in May. Veteran chaser and documentary producer Tim Samaras, 55, was killed by a tornado along with his son Paul Samaras and Carl Young. Patrick met the men a couple of times in 2012.

He said the group was watching a small multiplevortex tornado, “and it just got

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FERGUS – When Environment Canada issued a tornado warning for this region on June 1, it was local storm chaser David Patrick on the ground providing the heads up about the unexpected twister.

Patrick, a Fergus resident, was looking at some computer models and satellite images of area weather and talking to a couple of other storm chasers at about 6:30pm that evening when he decided a chance, albeit a slight one, existed to witness a major weather phenomenon.

He took off for the Palmerston area, where his research had indicated tornado formation was possible.

When he got there, he discovered “a lot of cloud movement, but not much was really going on.” He decided to head home when a hunch sent him travelling towards the Kenilworth area, where he suddenly saw the back of the storm up-drafting.

“A thunderstorm that creates tornadoes and huge hail, they really have a definition of their own,” explains Patrick.

“The whole storm was kind of ragged and then all of a sudden it just tightened up and that means that all the energy is condensing in the area. Then it started to create what’s called a wall cloud. That formed, and I said, ‘Okay I’m going to call the government.’”

Patrick is part of CANWARN, a network of volunteer ham radio operators and storm chasers who receive specialized training from the federal government and are authorized to contact Environment Canada when they sees unusual weather activity. There are about 5,300 CANWARN volunteers in Ontario and over 60,000 across the country.

The meteorologist who took Patrick’s call that evening was skeptical when he said he was looking at a rotating thunderstorm with a wall cloud, because there was little rain and “not even lightning anywhere.”

A few minutes later, Patrick called back and said, “I think you’ve got to issue something on this. You gotta issue a tornado warning.”

When Patrick told the meteorologist, “I got a funnel crowd forming right on top of me,”

see a tornado. So a lot of people went out there and started buying all the stuff, outfitting cars and all that stuff, and never saw a tornado. ‘Why am I not seeing a tornado?’ Well it’s tough.

It’s not easy to see a tornado.”

Patrick says the instant access to Twitter and Internet video of storms has made people think such events are more accessible than they really are.

Though people can watch the events as they are happening, he explains people don’t realize, “This guy has driven probably 600 miles, been up 14 hours and that culminates in seeing this tornado that probably lasts two minutes. He probably spent $500 on gas and hotels.”

Last year in May, for example, Patrick took a sevenday trip through Wisconsin, Kansas, Missouri and Illinois, covering some 9,200km.

All told, he estimates he’s probably travelled over 200,000 miles in pursuit of wicked weather.

“I don’t chase like I used to now that I have kids,” says Patrick, who has daughters aged two and five years old.

“I’m a little bit more reserved. I won’t go plunging into the unknown like I used to. Even more so with people dying now. It’s just not worth it,” he said, noting his wife, Kristy used to chase storms with him, but stopped once they started a family.

In his early days as a storm chaser, Patrick recalls working with a satellite receiver, which he used to pick up television and radio stations.

“You had a weather radio in your car and if you were lucky you could pick up TV,” he remembers.

Today, “There’s so much more information that tells you where you need to go. It really makes it very easy to chase if somebody’s experienced in reading what’s going on in the storm.”

Patrick’s storm chasing exploits can be followed on Twitter @wwxchaser and on his website at ontarioweather. com, which includes links to his YouTube page.

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ENTERTAINMENT Insights exhibition on now at museum Grassland Summer Music Series continues ABOYNE - One of the longest running juried art exhibitions in Ontario, Insights, has returned to the Wellington County Museum and Archives providing new experiences for all art lovers.

Presented by the Elora Arts Council and the museum, the exhibit runs until Sept. 1. “This exhibit provides artists with an opportunity to showcase their creativity in an outstanding venue alongside 50 others from the area,� said curator Susan Dunlop. “With over 200 people attending the opening reception, it proves to be one of the Museum’s most popular exhibitions.�

The show features a variety of mediums of artwork, featuring local artists. From over 300 submissions, 97 pieces were chosen by jurors Sara Angelucci, Yael Brotman and Barry McCarthy.

Local prize winners include: - Second prize – Ellen Langlands Memorial Award: Julia Vandepolder, of Hillsburgh, for “Stitch and Weave #2� (medium oil on panel);

ELORA - The Grassland Summer Music Series is in full swing at the new green space downtown Elora.

Featuring free events held each Sunday from 2 to 4pm, the series is presented by the merchants of Elora and runs until Aug. 11. Featured events are as follows: - July 7, Shannon Kingsbury (music from her debut release, Luminocity, which earned acclaim from the Huffington Post and Echo Weekly); - July 14, The Bicycle Opera Project, presented by Elora Fergus Tourism, and The Elora Youth Singers, directed Sharing insights - The annual Insights juried art exhibition opened on June 19 with a reception introducing the various mediums of artwork, many produced by local artists. Jacqueline Tate and Melanie Morel, chair of the Insights Committee, admire glass and ceramic pieces. The show runs until Sept 1. submitted photo Drawing award: Gail Root, of Rockwood, with “Early Morning, Banderos Bay� (chalk pastel); - Fibre award: Melanie Morel, of West Garafraxa Twp, with “Winter in the Forest� (weaving).

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with the sounds of Scotland during the week with a musical line-up presented by the folks at the Scottish Festival: - Aug. 11, The Boo Radley Project, presented by Riverfest Elora, featuring musicians from Elora and Guelph showcasing a fusion of jazz, funk and alternative music with a quirky and dynamic stage presence (the band will be fresh off their performance at this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hillside Festival; it will also perform at Riverfest on Aug. 17).

For more information, contact Haydn Watters, series coordinator, at grasslandelora@gmail.com.

Open youth auditions for Oliver July 14 DRAYTON - Drayton Entertainment is pleased to announce that local youths will have the opportunity to perform as orphans in the upcoming production of Oliver! at the Drayton Festival Theatre.

Auditions will take place on July 14 at the Drayton Festival Theatre. Pre-Registration is required. Sign-in begins at 12:30pm and auditions will run 1 to 4pm.

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Sorry ... Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m Canadian opens July 10 CAMBRIDGE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Dunfield Theatre Cambridge presents its third production of the season, Sorryâ&#x20AC;Ś Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m Canadian starting next week.

The Drayton Entertainment original production, featuring new material by renowned comedian Dave Broadfoot,

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The starring Mountie, of course, is Aitchison who takes to the stage as his beloved alter ego, RCMP Constable Archibald F. Inkster. A talented four-piece band comprised of Fred Smith, Bobby Prochaska, Duncan Cameron and Duff MacDonald will present lively and heartfelt renditions of music from the Great Canadian Songbook. The Ballagh Bunch, a group of four Teeswater siblings, will dance up a storm and the cast is rounded out by Constable Inksterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dim-witted nephew, Clifford F. Inkster, played by Frank Parks.

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Saddle up for the Mapleton Rodeo MOOREFIELD - With the inaugural Mapleton Rodeo just days away, organizers say it’s time dust off your hat and shine up your boots and get ready for the July 5 to 7 event.

“The Optimist Club of Moorefield and The Kinsmen Club of Drayton have planned a fantastic weekend filled with food, fun, live music and of course the New Holland Elite Series Rodeo,” says marketing co-chair Ron Funnell.

“When we began planning for the Mapleton Rodeo, our core mandate was to focus on the development of a fun family weekend.

“As such, the Mapleton Rodeo kicks off with a family barbecue on Friday night. At-

tendees will enjoy live musical performances from local entertainers while enjoying a fantastic dinner prepared by the Opti-Mrs. Club and many volunteers.”

Saturday’s events kick off early and include food vendors, exhibitors and lots of action to entertain the young and young at heart. The Big White Barn entertainment tent starts off the day with “open mic” performances followed by The J’N’L Reptile Rescue Show at noon.

At 2pm The New Holland Elite Series Rodeo takes to the ring for an action-packed event.

At 4pm the fun moves from the rodeo ring to the arm wrestling station, as the Ontario Arm Wrestling Association presents

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Saturday evening includes a triple bill of music. Local New Holland Dealers (ESM, McGavin and Robert’s Equipment) present a concert featuring popular musician, Randy Smart, performing at 7:30pm followed by local favourites “Loose Change” opening for headline performer Jamie Warren, presented by CKNX Radio.

Sunday’s schedule starts at 8pm with a “Cowboy Breakfast” that will include Bre-Creative, a clown show with face painting and balloon art for the children.

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Learn the ropes of featured events and enjoy the ride with Rodeo 101 are in a cloverleaf pattern. She must circle the first barrel the opposite direction of the second. She will circle the second and third barrel in the same direction and then race back to the starting line where the clock stops.

Bumping a barrel is permitted, but if it is knocked to the ground, a five second penalty is added to the time.

Team roping Team roping is the only rodeo event that features two contestants. The team is made up of a header and a heeler.

The header ropes the horns, then dallies or wraps his rope around his saddle horn and turns the steer to the left for the other cowboy, who ropes the heels.

The heeler must throw a loop with precision timing to catch both of the steerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hind legs.

Once both roperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s have made a catch and pulled their horses and steer to a stop, and are facing each other, the time clock stops.

Bare back bronc riding In bare back bronc riding the rider holds onto bareback rigging, which looks like a suit-

MAPLETON - Spectators love the action-packed excitement of a rodeo, but they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t always understand how the competitions work or what is involved. Here are some basic guidelines of the rodeo events: Tie down roping Tie down roping is an authentic ranch skill that originated from working cowboys.

Once the calf has been roped, the cowboy dismounts and runs down the length of the rope to the calf.

When the calf is on the ground, the cowboy ties three legs together with a six-foot pigging string. Calves must be given a head start, and if the cowboyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s horse leaves the box too soon and breaks the barrier, a 10-second penalty is added to the roperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time.

In calf roping, a tenth of a second can often make the difference between winning and losing.

Barrel racing The event is a horse race with turns. The cowgirlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time begins as she rides her horse across the starting line of the arena.

She makes her run around three upright barrels, which

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MOOREFIELD - The Mapleton Rodeo has announced J â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; L Reptile Rescue, sponsored by Exo-Terra, will be part of the rodeo weekendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s schedule of events.

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Each time the horse bucks, the cowboy brings his knees toward his body, keeping his heels against the horse and his toes turned out, then stretches his legs out again before the horseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s front feet reach the ground again. Higher scores reflect a hard bucking horse, a controlled ride and a welltimed spur stroke. The rider must not touch the animal or his equipment with his free hand or he will be disqualified.

Steer wrestling This event was originally called â&#x20AC;&#x153;bull doggingâ&#x20AC;? and requires the cowboy to lean from a running horse onto the back of a 600 pound steer, catch it behind the horns, stop the steerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s forward momentum and wrestle it to the ground with all four of its legs and head pointing the same direc-

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High scores reflect hard bucking bronc and a controlled, well-timed spur stroke.

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Bull riding Bull riders place a flat braided rope around a bull that weighs almost 2,000 pounds.

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Rural Life

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A weekly report prepared by the staff of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food (OMAF) and the Ministry of Rural Affairs (MRA). If you require further information, regarding this report, call the Elora Resource Centre at 519-846-0941. Office hours: 8:30am to 5pm.

For technical information, call the Agricultural Information Contact Centre at 1-877-424-1300 or visit the OMAF and MRA Website: www.ontario.ca/omafra TRAINING WORKERS ON WORKER PRACTICES

by Wayne Du, On-Farm Food Safety Specialist Food safety programs are becoming a requirement of doing business in Ontario. The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food (OMAF) and the Ministry of Rural Affairs (MRA) are here to help you keep up to date on the latest food safety practices, ensuring you meet your buyer requirements, expand your market access and continue to keep Ontario’s food safe.

Worker Practices is an important food safety topic and training in this area will have a big impact on reducing food safety risks for your farm. Workers can contaminate food, food contact surfaces, water supplies and packaging materials if they do not follow good worker practices. Worker practices focus on food safety risks associated with eating, drinking, smoking and chewing tobacco or gum, wearing jewelry and storage of food and other personal belongs at the workplace. Good worker practices are especially important on farms that have workers coming in direct contact with the product such as handling eggs, honey, fruits or vegetables or milking livestock.

Training workers on worker practices is essential to safe food production and is a requirement of all food safety programs. If workers don’t know it, they won’t do it. So make a commitment to food safety and train your workers today.

Worker practices require employers to: • Develop written procedures for worker practices. These include who, what, how, where and when associated with carrying

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out the practice correctly.

• Provide designated areas for eating, drinking, smoking and storage of food, drink and other personal belongings. The designated areas must be separate from production, handling, packaging and storage areas. Clearly identify and label these areas to ensure workers use them correctly.

• Train workers, especially those newly hired, on worker practices. Ensure that workers clearly understand the expected practices and their food safety responsibility. Keep signed (by both the trainer and trainees) and dated training records.

• Designate someone to monitor your workers and ensure that they are following the worker practices all the time.

• Retrain your workers at the start of each season and if an incident has occurred.

Worker practices require workers to: • Store personal food, drink, medication and other personal belongs such as jewelry, watches, badges, and others items in the designated areas.

• Eat, drink or administer medication in a designated area such as in a lunchroom.

• Avoid the use of glass bottles or brittle plastics.

• Refrain from smoking, chewing tobacco or gum and spitting in or around food production, handling and storage areas.

• Avoid wearing jewelry, nail polish, badges, pins, or similar type items at work.

Food safety is everyone’s responsibility. Make food safety training your priority! To attend one of our free online workshops on Work Practices and other important food safety topics, visit us at: www.ontario.ca/foodsafety or call: 1-877-424-1300. Food safety practices keep agri-food businesses competitive, productive and sustainable.

PUT MORE LOCAL FOOD ON YOUR TABLE Eating local is convenient and easy, just pick up a copy of the

2013 Taste Real Local Food Map from your local library, farmers’ market or Taste Real partner locations in Guelph and Wellington County. Your local Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food and Ministry of Rural Affairs resource centre also has copies available.

The Taste Real Local Food Map is your guide to finding fresh food grown close to home. Inside you’ll find a list of local food destinations, including farms, restaurants, retailers, farmers’ markets and caterers, that will help you and your family put local food first.

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COMING EVENTS July 9: Ontario Canola Growers Association Canola Crop Tour; 10am at Holmes Agro, Orangeville; Contact: Carrie James, 519986-3519.

July 10: Forage Expo; 10am to 3:30pm. Admission is free.

Dave Kuntz, Ikendale Farm, 1062 Concession 14, Carrick, RR4, Walkerton. Check the website for more information: http://www. ontarioforagecouncil.com/programs/ontario-forage-expo.html.

July 11: FarmSmart Expo and Youth Day – all day event at the University of Guelph, Elora Research Station, 6182 2nd Line, Ariss (south of Elora, one block west of County Road 7). NEW THIS YEAR! The FarmSmart Expo Youth Day Event will be combined with FarmSmart Expo. To Register call: 1-877-424-1300.

July 11-13: Ontario Maple Syrup Producers summer tour in Cornwall, Ontario. For more information, visit: http://www.ontariomaple.com/pages/summer_tour/.

Aug. 6: Wellington Federation of Agriculture, monthly board meeting at OMAF and MRA in Elora at 7:30pm. For information contact Lisa Hern at: 519-848-3774 or email: jplh@golden.net.

Sept.10-12: Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show: http://www.outdoorfarmshow.com/.

GFO, SeCan Fund announce new professorship at University of Guelph GUELPH - The Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO) and SeCan, the largest supplier of certified seed to Canadian farmers, have announced a new partnership to fund a professorship in wheat breeding in the department of plant agriculture at the University of Guelph.

The announcement and official signing of the contract, was held at the university on June 26.

“This position was created to address the acute need for cereal breeding, especially winter wheat breeding, in Ontario,” explained Henry Van Ankum, chair of GFO. Since 2010, eastern Canada has lost through retirement all four permanent public wheat breeders who were conducting research in the province, two of whom were dedicated to winter wheat and whose research was

critical to the establishment of winter wheat as a key crop in the province.

“Grain Farmers of Ontario is looking forward to providing input and guidance on the direction of the research that will be conducted by the new wheat breeder,” said Van Ankum.

“The goal is for our farmermembers to benefit from the development of new, locallyadaptable varieties with the functional qualities desired by end users.”

The new professor will focus the majority of their time on wheat breeding and also participate in the Ontario Cereal Crop Committee, which acts as a recommending body for cereal registration and coordinates cereal performance testing.

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address key priorities for wheat producers, such as disease tolerance and resilience to factors like variable and extreme weather.

SeCan’s chair Quentin Martin noted, “SeCan has a long-standing productive relationship with University of Guelph researchers and we look forward to working with the new wheat breeder “This strategic investment is a perfect example of the public, private and producer partnerships that will continue to drive the success of both Ontario’s grain farmers and SeCan’s independent seedsmen.”

It is expected that the position will be filled in 2014.

The GFO stated in a press release that it “looks forward to working closely with the selected candidate.”

SeCan has been a major supporter of plant breeding in Canada since 1976, returning more than $77 million in royalties and research funding.

SeCan represents more than 450 varieties in 27 crop types

Funding education - The Grain Farmers of Ontario and SeCAN Fund announced the creation of a professorship in wheat breeding through the University of Guelph. Making the presentation, from left, were: Hugh Earl, associate professor, Department of Plant Agriculture at the University of Guelph; Henry Van Ankum, chair of the Grain Farmers of Ontario; and Quentin Martin, chair of SeCan. submitted photo - developed by public and private sector breeding programs.

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Drayton’s Victoria Rumph catches on with national women’s softball squad

Fastpitch fundraiser - The Hill United Chiefs, ranked second in the world by the International Softball Congress, came to Moorefield on June 26 to play the South Perth All Stars in a game to raise funds for Moorefield Park improvements. About 200 people attended the event, which opened with a youth game between the Palmerston Marlins Squirt girls and the Belmore Sting boys U-12 squad. TOP: Shortstop Josh Brohman of Drayton, third from left, with his South Perth All Star teammates during the announcement of the line-ups. ABOVE LEFT: Daphne Culp takes a lead off first base during the youth game. ABOVE RIGHT: Mapleton softball stars Victoria Rumph, left, of the Canadian national women’s softball team, and Lydia Kalbfleisch, who will pitch for the Canada’s entry in the Maccabi Games in Israel this summer, teamed up to throw out the ceremonial first pitch. photos by Patrick Raftis

by Patrick Raftis DRAYTON – A local athlete has been named to Canada’s national women’s softball team for two upcoming international events.

Victoria Rumph of Drayton was named to the team by Softball Canada on June 21.

Rumph and her teammates will compete at the U.S. World Cup of Softball from July 11 to 14 in Oklahoma City and the Canadian Open Fastpitch International Championship from July 16 to 22 in Surrey, B.C. Following these two events, the coaching staff will select a final roster of 17 players to represent Canada at the Women’s Pan American Championship, scheduled for Aug. 10 to 18 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Gilles LeBlanc, manager of marketing and communications for Softball Canada, said Rumph was named to the team after attending an evaluation camp in Brampton earlier this month. LeBlanc said Rumph is one of two catchers named to Team Canada.

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VICTORIA RUMPH made the national team on June 17. Having attended four previous national team camps, Rumph felt she had a good shot, especially given the recent retirement of one of the previous national team catchers.

“But still, when you get that call and they tell you you made it, your first though is it’s hard to grasp and it’s difficult to believe it,” she said.

Rumph just completed her senior year at Youngstown State University in Ohio, batting .291 with six home runs and

35 RBIs in 46 games in 2013.

This spring she became the Youngstown State career leader in runs batted in, breaking the previous record of 119.

While she won’t be eligible to play, Rumph plans to return to Youngstown to complete her degree in exercise science next year - and will help out with the team as an assistant coach.

Rumph is the daughter of Brian and Tina Rumph of Drayton. She began playing at a very young age in local leagues in Wellington County before she started playing with Guelph teams at age 14.

She was named female athlete of the year three times at Norwell District Secondary School, where she also played hockey, volleyball, basketball, soccer and badminton.

During the past few summers, she has played with the Guelph Gators and also in a women’s league in Kitchener.

Earning a spot on the national team means she won’t be seeing much action with either of her regular summer leagues this year.

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Marlin Squirts - Palmerston Marlin Squirt Selects team members include, front row from left: Chloe Kaye (Moorefield) and Sydney Iles (Mount Forest), Middle row: Meghan Ash (Listowel), Brooklyn Officer (Mount Forest), Paige Coffey (Arthur) and Daphnie More (Moorefield). Back: McKenna McGovern (Mount Forest), MacKenna Iles (Mount Forest), Leah Herrfort (Listowel), Daphne Culp (Moorefield), and Jana Bieman (Moorefield). Absent are: Rachel Tisdale (Mount Forest) and coaches Kelly Culp, Jeremy Culling, Tesza Culp and Mike Roantree (all from the Moorefield area). submitted photo

Marlins Squirt Selects off to good start PALMERSTON - The Palmerston Marlins Squirt Select team’s season has started with great success.

The team has been in the gym since late January developing the fundamentals of softball skills and it shows on the diamond. In early May they played a four-team exhibition series with Kitchener, Ancaster and Cambridge and returned undefeated.

In their first tournament

in Waterloo the team finished with three wins and two losses.

Both losses were to the teams then seeded first and second in Ontario.

Recently the young Marlins entered the John Cross Memorial Tournament in Cambridge and were awarded the gold medal. Every player on the team, contributed to the 69 runs-for count, through either batting in runs or crossing the plate. The members of

the rock-solid pitching squad - Leah Herrfort, Paige Coffey, McKenna McGovern and Daphne Culp - were key components in allowing just six runs against the “Baby Fish.”

The Niagara Falls Teddy Bear Tournament and the Mount Forest Fireworks tournament will round out this team’s tournament play, as they prepare for the Provincial Grand Championships in Byron at the end of August.

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June County Council Highlights

Long Service Employee Retirement

• Centre Wellington Mayor Joanne Ross-Zuj was elected Ontario Caucus Chair for the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.

• On June 20, Wellington County received its Safe Community designation.

On June 30, Frankie Shaw, a long serving employee at the Puslinch Library Branch, retired with over 25 years of service.

Wellington County Council and staff wish Frankie all the best in her retirement.

• The Puslinch Library Branch received a “New Library Building Award” from the Ontario Library Association.

• Wellington County Economic Development was successful in receiving a $95,000 grant from the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Employment (MEDTE) under the Communities in Transition Programme.

Puslinch Branch receives Ontario Library Association Award The County’s Puslinch Library, designed

by L. Alan Grinham, was recognized by the OLA New Building Award. The purpose of the award is to encourage and showcase excellence in the architectural design and planning of libraries in Ontario.

The 5, 000 square foot building was constructed using the County’s Green Legacy Building Standards. The branch is also completely accessible, includes a multipurpose room available for public rental, has meeting space for the Puslinch Historical Society, houses public computers and is equipped with wireless internet.

A gas fireplace provides a pleasant reading environment for patrons.

Wellington County has become the 28th Ontario municipality to be designated a “Safe Community.” On June 20, a community event was held at the Mount Forest Community Centre to celebrate this accomplishment. The Safe Communities Committee would like to thank WellingtonDufferin-Guelph Public Health, McDonald’s and Nestle Waters for sponsoring this celebration.

Summer Sizzle 2013 Celebrating 13 years of Summer Music and Education A piano pedagogy symposium for teachers and senior students and Keyboard Kamp for students ages 8-20!

The 2013 award presentation will take place in Toronto on July 9. A list of all recipients can be found on the OLA’s website: www.accessola.org Meeting Room Rentals Meeting rooms are available at the Arthur, Clifford, Drayton, Elora, Harriston, Marden, Mount Forest, Puslinch and Rockwood branches.

The rentals rates are as follows: $15.00/per hour $50.00/1/2 day $100.00 for a full day Please contact the branch for availability.

July 21 - 23 Mount Forest and District Sports Complex To learn more about the designation and the process, visit www.safecommunities.ca.

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