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PAGE TWO Inside Wellington - Second Section of the Wellington Advertiser, Friday, January 13, 2012

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Public Service announcement

The Victoria Park Seniors Centre in Fergus has a wide variety of programs for all including bus trips, fitness, computer, dance, health and wellness, arts and music, general interest and everyday drop in programs. Registered programs may be taken by anyone over 18 years old. Check out the group’s website at www.centrewellington.ca or call 519-787-1814.

Fri. Jan. 13

Guelph Country Dance 8pm. At St. James Anglican Church, Guelph. No partner or previous experience necessary. This month the band is Relative Harmony, and the caller is Judy Greenhill.

Admission $10. Free parking. No street shoes on the dance floor please.

sat. Jan. 14

Here’s How it Works: Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle! Find the answer below.

Horoscopes - For the third week of January-

ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, you’re in a good mood, and you begin to express your inner child this week. You want to participate in as many activities as you can.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, your idealistic view of work this week may win you extra points with the boss. This is especially true if you continue to put your head down and work hard.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, although the week proves to be very busy, somehow you’re able to sail through without a worry. That’s ideal for keeping stress levels at a minimum.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, things seem to be even keel at home, but there is something that will pop up this week that will catch you off guard. Stay alert and you will handle it effectively.

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, your physical energy is high this week, and that gives you a little more hop in your step. It also enables you to get a lot of things accomplished.

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, you like to work behind the scenes and not be the center of attention. But this week you may be even more out of the limelight than ever.

Others may wonder if you’re there.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, you could have a series of very productive days this week. You are at the top of your professional game and are actually enjoying the feeling of power.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, getting together with a few coworkers or friends and having a night out could be just what you need this week. It’s time to relax and kick back.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 You have specific goals, Capricorn.

But you can’t let ambition rule your life. Sometimes it is best to just enjoy the moment and the people around you.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, others may want you to explore uncharted territory. While momentarily sceptical, you soon could realize this is an opportunity that does not come along too often.

PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, though you may try to keep your feelings to yourself this week, it won’t be hard for others to discern your mood.

Winter Stories Campfire Program. Please call the Guelph Lake Nature Centre at 519-836-7860 to register. 7-9pm. Winter nights, there’s nothing like them! Come out and enjoy a pleasant winter evening. We will do some stargazing (if the weather permits) while we sit around the campfire and share winter stories. Dress warmly and bring a mug for hot chocolate. *** Harriston-Minto Agricultural Society Annual Meeting, 8pm, at Harriston United Church Fellowship Hall. Young and John Street, Harriston. For more info. contact Laverne Stinson 519-338-5566 or 519-338-3903. *** Old Time Dance 8pm - 12am. $10/person, light lunch provided.

Band - Marion’s Country Band. St. John Parish Centre, 160 Georgina St., Arthur. *** Adult/ Senior Ice Skating. 8-9:50pm. Exhibition Park Arena, Guelph. Cost - $7/ person ($10 on band nights). Join us for fun, exercise, music and friendship! Contact 519-836-1015. *** Elora Cataract Trail. At this time of year it will be a weatherdependent hike. We could cross country ski or hike or both on the trail between Erin and Cataract. Start time is 1pm. Call Mike for details. All welcome. Leader: Mike Curtis Erin 1-905-8774134. Level 1. Speed Moderate. *** Frosty Frolics at the Hillsburgh Branch Library, 98B Trafalgar Rd., Hillsburgh. Children in JK to Grade 1 are invited to join us from 10:30-11:30am as we curl up with some warm winter reading, make a craft and enjoy a snack. Please register. 519855-4010.

Sun. Jan. 15

Fergus Legion Community Breakfast. 9-11:30. $6. *** Jamboree Harriston Legion Branch 296. Admission $5. Doors open at noon, entertainment starts at 1pm. Supper $10, served at 4:30. Musicians, Singers, Dancers and Spectators Welcome. For more information call 338-2843 or e-mail legion296@wightman. ca. *** Ghtc Speed River Trail Blackbridge-To-Lake Roads Xc Ski, Or Snowshoe 5.5 km. We return to the wildest part of the Speed River Trail Section 3, skiing on an established ski track or following behind on snowshoes with a pub stop option. Meet 1:30pm at Guelph’s covered bridge parking lot east of Gordon Street.

All welcome. Leader: Bill Mungall wmungall0809@rogers. com Level 2. Speed Moderate.

Here’s your opportunity to saveyour lives.

Here’s opportunity to save lives.

Tues. Jan. 17

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, your fantasy life is very vivid right now, and it may put a little fun and spice to your everyday activities.

Find inspiration through dreams and other desires.

Here’s your opportunity to save lives.

CENTRE WELLINGTON donor clinics

FERGUS Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex, 550 Belsyde Ave, Fergus

Cancer Support Group 3rd Tuesday of every Month, 10am-12pm.

Upper Grand 753 Tower, St. Fergus. 1st Wednesday of the month, Lunch Out. Contact, Joyce B. 519-843-3213 or Judy D. 519-8433947 Ext: 100. *** Stroke Support. The Guelph/Wellington Chapter Of Stroke Recovery Canada Monthly meeting. Harcourt Memorial United Church 87 Dean Ave Guelph. 12 Noon. Please bring a sandwich, beverages and light dessert will be provided. For more information please call the office at 519-822-5111.

Wed. Jan. 18

Arthur Legion, General Meeting. 8pm *** Downloading eBooks 101 at the Hillsburgh Branch Library, 98B Trafalgar Rd., Hillsburgh from 6:30-7:30pm. Thinking of buying an e-Reader or already have one, and wondering how to download free books from the library? Learn the basics to help you get started. Please register. 519-855-4010.

Thurs. Jan. 19

Jamboree St. John Parish Centre 160 Georgina St. Arthur, Ontario. (Next to St. John Church). Start time is 7pm. For cancellation info. due to weather call 519-848-6723. *** Guelph Hiking Trail Club Slide Night. 7-9pm. Zehr’s Community Room, Imperial and Paisley Roads. All welcome.

Fri. Jan. 20

Euchre Harriston Legion Branch 296. Start at 8pm. Light Lunch provided. $5 per person. Bring a Partner. For more information call 519-338-2843. *** Arthur Legion Wing Night. 6-8pm. All you can eat $12. No take outs.

sat. Jan. 21

“Beat the January Blahs” Roast Beef Dinner. Melville United Church . $15/adult. Tickets 519-843-1781. V.P.S.C. Ukulele Band to perform. *** Arthur Agricultural Society Annual Meeting. 10am Lower hall Arthur Community Centre, Speaker Rob Black- President Canadian 4H Council. Pot Luck at noon. Penny table. All welcome. *** Country Dance, Alma Community Hall. $12. Dance to Bill Beattie Band. *** Arthur Legion Jamboree. 2-5pm. For more information call Nancy 519- 843-5702. *** Robbie Burns Night, Fergus Legion, 500 Blair St. S. Doors open at 5:30pm. $45 per person. For tickets call 519-787-0099. *** Adult/ Senior Ice Skating. 8-9:50pm. Exhibition Park Arena, Guelph. Fergus Brass Band playing centre ice/ cost $10. Join us for fun, exercise, music and friendship! Contact 519-836-1015. *** Fergus Devils Annual Dinner and Dance. Cocktails 6pm, Dinner 7pm, Dance 9pm - 1am. DJ, Silent Auction, 50/50. For information or tickets please call 519-787-3203 or 519-787-0230.

sun. Jan. 22

KidsAbility Annual Skating Party! 12-2pm. Victoria Road Recreation Centre, 151 Victoria Road North Guelph. Free!

Register: 1-888-372-2259 ext. 6300. *** Al & Friends will be hosting an evening of Gospel Music and Praise at St. John’s United Church in Belwood at 7:00 p.m. A time of fellowship will follow the service.

Tuesday January 17, 2012, 2pm-8pm

Mon. Jan. 23

Scaredy Squirrel at the Hillsburgh Branch Library, 98B Trafalgar Rd. Hillsburgh. 2:30-3:30pm. Scaredy Squirrel is coming to the library, but he is worried! We need your help to show him how to conquer his fears. Join us for stories and fun activities, and after his visit, you will be able to bring home your own Scaredy Squirrel. For children in JK to Grade 3. Please register. 519-8554010.

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Plan to attend the Elora and Salem Horticultural Society’s Annual General Meeting and Potluck. 6:30pm at the Heritage River Retirement Community, 25 Wellington Drive, Elora. Please bring one potluck item and your own dishes and cutlery. Beverages will be provided. Everyone welcome! *** Victoria Park Seniors Centre: Robbie Burns Lunch. The special menu will include traditional Scottish fare and the haggis carried into the room led by a piper in full dress with Burns’ “Address to a Haggis” given. Limited seating. 12pm. $8 member / $9 non. Call 519787-1814 to reserve.

Inside Wellington - Second Section of The Wellington Advertiser, Friday, January 13, 2012 PAGE THREE

Fur-friendly fashion: Creations by Rose McCulligh

by Kelly Waterhouse

FERGUS Rose McCulligh’s business is going to the dogs - and she wouldn’t have it any other way.

Making four-legged fashion creations is no hobby for the seamstress; it’s her full-time gig. What started out of necessity has grown into a business model that proves doing what one loves can be profitable.

More importantly, it can be fulfilling.

Pierre’s Dog Fashions started in 1963 when McCulligh, a busy mother of six, got the idea to take her at-home clothing alteration business in a new direction.

“We didn’t have a lot of money and we had all these kids,” she explained. “I couldn’t go out to work.”

Encouraged by the growth of her alteration business, McCulligh started to create clothing pieces and even decided to enter some of her handiwork in a fashion show for children’s wear. That was the start of everything.

“I had enough material left over from that show, so I made an outfit for my mother’s dog,” she said, adding, “I figured, why not?”

So she made a few more dog outfits just for fun and the response was great.

“First the alteration business took off, then the dog business took off,” she reflected, laughing. “I was a busy lady when I look back on it now.”

McCulligh credits the support of her husband of 59 years, Calvin, who passed away in 2007, for helping her to make the business a success at a time when most women did not run a business while raising a family.

“Cal went along with me for anything,” she said. “We always worked well together.

He was a big help.”

The young couple had lost their young son, Peter

Calvin, to a sudden illness in 1958 and decided to name their new business in his honour, choosing to use the French translation of his name.

It must have been a blessing, because 48 years later, at the resilient age of 83 years, McCulligh sews on.

“I am so lucky. So much of my time is spent around dog people and they are such nice people,” she said.

McCulligh’s product line has grown to include everything from the fashionable to the practical. There are place mats, beach towel outfits, bandanas and “snooties” to warm ears. “Puppy paws” wipe off wet dogs and rain coats keep them dry. There are pyjamas for lounging and even puppy fold-out couches for small dogs.

For breeders there are training panties for day or night urine absorption, dribblers pants for dogs who need it, and the item that makes McCulligh herself giggle, the “humper rompers” for male dog protection.

With more than 80 designs to her credit, including individual designs and accents to suit the personality of owner and dog alike, there is nothing McCulligh relishes more than the challenge of getting the perfect fit for whatever breed of dog patters through her door.

From the lean girth of great Danes to the muscular build of a Rottweiler; from the full fur of a German shepherd to the thin-built whippets, she’s got a look to fit them.

Even the short and stocky build of a British bulldog or the tiny chihuahua is no challenge for McCulligh, whose attitude is, “If it’s not right, I’ll make it right.” Prices range anywhere from $20 to $120.

“The greatest challenge is the great Danes,

because the belly is big and wide at the front and then it goes thin at the back,” she explains.

Every dog coat is custommade, based on the design requests of the dog owners.

McCulligh personally measures the pooches for a proper fit, with careful consideration given to adequate space around the neck and waist. Despite having no formal pattern set, Rose knows her coats like the back of her hand.

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“You can’t beat the quality of Rose’s coats,” said Jayne Ford, of Fergus. “They are handmade and [strong] around the edges, so they last.”

Ford recently bought a tweed coat for her dog Jozie, a seven-pound shih-poo. Ford believes small dogs need the warmth in the winter, so she wanted to invest in a proper coat that would last.

“This coat is really sharp and very conservative but classy looking,” Ford said.

“I am so lucky. So much of my time is spent around dog people and they are such nice people.”

- Rose McCulligh, on her home-based business “I use the very best material and triple layer them,” she said. “I take great pride in my sewing.”

In all her years of business, she has had only one dog coat returned and that issue was owner-error. Satisfaction is always guaranteed.

There may be pride in the stitches, but McCulligh’s dog coats are stuffed full of love, with attention to detail that comes from someone who clearly has a passion for her work.

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“Rose wanted everything to fit Jozie perfectly. She even did an alteration, so it is truly customized. You can pick the material you want and she’ll make it fit. She puts little details on it too, like buttons, belts, collars, whatever you want.”

Wendy and Dave Smith arrived from England several years ago with their dog Frodo, a 70-pound boxer who was about to experience his first Canadian winter.

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deep chest,” Wendy Smith said. “Rose made us a fabulous army camouflage coat. It has lasted five winters, so she obviously did a good job.”

The fabric choice, Smith joked, was at the request of her husband who insisted that the fabric “could not be anything girlie that might affect the dog’s confidence with other dogs.”

“Rose has a great sense of humour too,” Smith added, laughing as she recalled she even had Frodo model a pair of swimming trunks in a fashion show. “She was even willing to get beneath Frodo to measure him so his coat fit perfectly, and all the while he was grumbling in protest.”

The charm in Pierre’s Dog Fashions is not merely in the product, but in the relationships formed and the experience of connection between McCulligh, her customers and their pets.

“When people come to see the coats, I feel like this is fun for them,” McCulligh said.

“People who have dogs are a different kind of people. They are very relaxed and friendly and they sure never forget me.”

How could they?

McCulligh’s designs have become part of Fergus folklore, like when her doggie fashions participated in the 2008 sesquicentennial fashion show for the town, featuring Fergus themed costumes on four-legged models. “[Bert] Crockett was the first manager of the Fergus Pool. All of the kids in Fergus adored him. He always wore white pants, white shoes, a white shirt and black belt and cap.

Everyone knew Mr. and Mrs. Crockett, so I knew I had to make costumes of them for the show.”

Adam Fergusson, the founder the town, was also represented in an old fashioned suit, along with Dr. Abraham Groves, founder of the Groves Hospital. McCulligh even has plaids and tartans to represent Fergus colours and some of the founding families who want to dress their pups in their ancestral kilt and tam patterns.

For those who are looking for more formal puppy attire, McCulligh has fre-

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quent calls for wedding outfits, from tuxedos to bride gowns, ring-bearers and wedding parties. From the bow tie to the tiara, she’s done it all, including a 17-dog wedding performance on the main street of Fergus. In fact, during the interview, a call came for a wedding outfit for a dog set to walk someone up the aisle.

No doubt her favorite memory is the response she received in 1964, after Rose fashioned a kilt and tam set in the Stewart tartan for one of the corgi dogs of Queen Elizabeth. After researching the approximate size of the dog breed through the Corgi Society of Canada, she sent the suit along with a personal note about herself, her hometown of Fergus and the nearby Royal City (Guelph).

“I remember the day I went to the Fergus post office to send the package to the Queen,” McCulligh said.

Even more thrilling was the response from the Queen’s staff: “The Queen was deeply touched by your kind thought in sending the tartan kilt and tammy for her dog, but her Majesty bids me explain to you that owing to her rules in these matters, it is not possible for her to accept your generous gift and I am therefore returning it to you.”

For Rose, that was honour enough.

Whether it is a proper design fit for a queen or a stylish leather jacket fit for the pet of a Harley Davidson biker or a NASCAR-themed coat for a racing fan, McCulligh has a fabric for it all.

“I always enjoy eyeing up new designs and I love fabrics,” McCulligh said. “I’ve got lots of ideas. I have fun no matter what they are. I get so excited about them all. It’s made me who I am today.”

McCulligh has crafted a reputation she can be proud of, with repeat customers who have become friends spread out beyond Wellington County to southwestern Ontario, Toronto and the GTA, and even into Manitoba.

Most of the work comes from word of mouth; the best kind of advertising.

“This is what I do and I love it,” she said. “I get to make people happy. They love the coats for their dogs and I love to make them.”

And that’s the dog-gone truth.

PAGE FOUR Inside Wellington - Second Section of The Wellington Advertiser, Friday, January 13, 2012

s HEADER s e n ll e W & Health

Fad diets don’t work - take the healthy path to permanent weight loss

by Dr. Michael Long Come on people, is life ever that easy? Is it realistic to believe all the pounds packed on from years of poor eating decisions can be overcome in a couple weeks?

Unfortunately, many people gamble their health on the outrageous weight loss claims of fad diets. It’s understandable why they do it, because when they are faced with a choice between something seemingly fast and easy, and something slow and tedious, fast and easy wins every time.

Common sense has enough

wisdom to be weary of things “too good to be true”, but not enough sense to steer people completely wide of them. Even if there is the smallest sliver, the slightest glimmer, of hope that people can achieve goals with ease, they jump right on board.

Fad diets have been all the rage for the past three decades.

There is constantly some new variety in the media, undoubtedly sponsored by some famous person and loaded with images of miserable fat “before” people transformed to a shining slimmer “after” people.

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But the fine print of every diet straight out tells people it does not work: “results not typical.” But there is no harm in dropping a few extra pounds through a restrictive diet, right?

Wrong. Extreme caloric restrictions do not achieve permanent weight loss. They put extra stress on the body and equate to a negative health burden.

Inter-conversion of nutrients All food can be broken down in to three main types of biochemicals: proteins (amino acids), fats (fatty acids) and carbohydrates (sugars).

These three food classes are the foundation for all fad diets.

Each diet has a specific take on the ideal proportion of food components through the restriction of protein, fat, carbohydrate or a combination thereof.

Unfortunately, the body is too intelligent for simple food class restriction to even work.

In order to function, the body requires specific levels of each food component. These levels are very tightly regulated, since each serves a vital role in merely being alive. And

in all of its wisdom, the body has created a redundant system whereby each nutrient can be inter-converted to the others, in order to deal with times where certain nutrients are not available in nature, or when restricted by choice. Sparing the gory biochemical details, here is the metabolic pathway to show these inter-conversions.

This is a good thing, since it would be difficult to sustain a healthy state when purposely restricting a specific nutrient.

If on a low carbohydrate diet, the body will make the amount of carbohydrate necessary for proper function, regardless of whether one eats it or not.

This comes at a major energetic burden, and makes it difficult for the body to maintain levels in order to promote optimal health.

Starvation mode When a vital nutrient is withheld, the body reacts by going in to starvation mode. In this mode, the body alters its metabolism in order to produce sugar, the only nutrient (besides ketones) used by the brain for

energy.

In severe starvation, fatty acids derived from fat stores are converted in to ketone bodies, in order to feed the brain.

However, in mild starvation, a state induced by fad diets, the body breaks down muscle to liberate amino acids, which are then converted to sugar.

Thus, mild starvation leads to the depletion of muscle, not fat.

Fad diets make people fatter There is no doubt weight is lost when it is starved of a nutrient.

As already mentioned, in mild starvation the body breaks down primarily muscle, and some fat. However, what happens when you go off the diet, since they are never sustainable?

Well, the body reacts by storing all the nutrients it can, in order to recuperate from the nutritional assault placed upon it. But that’s not the worst part.

The weight lost from breakdown of muscle and fat is immediately regained by a confused body as only fat, since muscle only reforms with weight bearing exercise.

So now, not only will people regain all the weight they lost, they will also have a higher proportion of fat than muscle.

Do this off and on for many years, like the typical dieter, and it equates to a very flabby, weak body composition.

Fad diets do not work.

Billions of dollars are spent a year on these diets, which no doubt is why those selling such diets make them seem so easy and appealing. They provide their own independent research, which is totally biased, unrepresentative and misleading.

Permanent weight loss is only achieved through healthy, nutrient dense food choices at a caloric intake minimally less than one’s calculated daily energy expenditure, in conjunction with daily low impact exercise.

If you are not meeting weight goals, think about health, and lose weight healthily, and according to the real scientific evidence.

Michael Long is a doctor of naturopathic medicine at Optimum Integrative Health Centre in Fergus.

Tips to succeeding in with New Year’s resolutions

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This course will be a low-impact, high-intensity workout for the intermediate/advanced exerciser looking for a workout that is tough on the heart, but easy on the joints. This circuit style workout, takes you through a series of cardio moves, each performed for about one minute with little or no rest between exercises.

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by Kristina Dunn The new year has arrived and for some, resolutions are in order.

Every year many people say they want to get healthier, be more active and contribute more effort to their overall wellness. Whether it be choosing a better diet, joining a gym or starting a walking routine, it can be hard to make a lasting change.

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Annual Fergus bonspiel fundraiser has new name, more beneficiaries

by Chris Daponte FERGUS - The annual fundraising bonspiel at the Fergus Curling Club will have a new name this year, but what hasn’t changed is the desire of organizers to help local causes.

“It’s a feel-good thing about giving back to the community,” said Bruce Hawkins, chairman of the event, which has raised more than $144,000 over six years.

Previously known as Curl for the Cure, the bonspiel had annually supported local and national cancer charities.

Organizers have changed the name to Curl for a Cause, and for the second year, the event will benefit six local notfor-profit organizations.

“It’s a far more appropriate name,” said Hawkins.

He explained all funds raised this year will be “curler directed” to any one of the following local groups: Big Brothers and Big Sisters, Community Living, the food bank, KidsAbility, The Door and Women in Crisis.

“Those people do good work in the community ... yet it’s always the big guys that get the money,” Hawkins said, explaining the impetus for changing and adding beneficiaries of the event.

Proceeds from the event, which regularly welcomes 96 teams, has increased steadily over its six-year history, culminating with $31,486 in 2011.

Money is raised four ways: - through pledges raised by cutlers (which can range from $50 to over $3,000); - selling advertisements on T-shirts given to participants; - donations from local individuals and businesses for a silent auction; and - selling ads on event programs (new this year).

“We try to encourage the philanthropist in everyone,” Hawkins said.

He added organizers are very thankful for the great support from within the community for the event, which features mostly local teams with a few from Guelph and the odd one from as far away as Oakville.

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For technical information, call the Agricultural Information Contact Centre at 1-877-424-1300 or visit the OMAFRA Website: www. omafra.gov.on.ca MARK THIS DATE ON YOUR CALENDAR Saturday, January 21 – Farm$mart Agricultural Conference and Beef Symposium – Since its inception in 1998 the leadingedge topics and dynamic speakers assembled by FarmSmart organizers have continued to draw a larger audience with each successive event. Last year’s conference did not disappoint, with over 900 farmers, agri-business representatives, faculty and students gathering at the University of Guelph’s Rozanski Hall in January 2011 for the largest FarmSmart Conference to date. Throughout this year’s daylong event conference delegates will be able to custom design their agenda from the over 50 session topics focusing on business, livestock, field crops, energy and the environment, computer applications, global perspectives and general agricultural themes. Sessions run concurrently through the six time slots, with delegates convening for the afternoon keynote address of special guest speaker Guido Hoener, editor of Top Agrar, Germany’s leading monthly farm magazine (circulation approx. 112,000).

Other international speakers confirmed include: Ken Ferrie, an independent consultant and co-founder of Crop-Tech Consulting in Illinois; and Virgil Robinson, Pioneer Hi-Bred Limited’s Market Analyst Manager, an outstanding fundamental and technical analyst with over 35 years experiences whose analysis of commodity market activity is highly regarded on the national American speaking circuit. Leland (Lee) Leachman of Leachman Cattle, in Colorado is the keynote speaker for the Beef Symposium, held in conjunction with the FarmSmart Conference, speaking on “The

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Farm and Food Care opens for business

GUELPH - Awareness, appreciation, information.

Collectively, these three words comprise the mandate of Farm and Food Care Ontario, which officially opened its doors this month in Guelph.

Farm and Food Care is the first coalition of its type in Canada, bringing together tens of thousands of livestock, crop and horticulture farmers and related businesses with a man-

date to provide credible information on farming to Ontario’s public.

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Building on the legacy of OFAC and AGCare, Farm and Food Care will focus on building public trust and confidence in food and farming through a variety of initiatives including public outreach and media relations, issues management, public speaking and training, resource development, and industry partnerships.

An interim 12-member board of directors has been elected from amongst the 2011 OFAC and AGCare boards to serve until Farm and Food Care’s inaugural annual meeting on April 17.

Two advisory councils will be formed in addition to the Board, with an emphasis on farm animal care and the environment. These councils will play a pivotal role with the new organization, providing a forum for proactive dialogue and direction with many stakeholders.

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COMING EVENTS: Jan. 13-GFO-District#11 Meeting (Dufferin, Simcoe, Halton, Peel, York) of the Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO) at the United Church in Elmvale, starting at 10:30 a.m. For information call 1-800-265-0550 or Director, John Morrison at 705-435-7598.

Jan. 16 - GFO-District # 7 Meeting (Waterloo/Oxford) of the Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO) Craigowan Golf Course start at 10:00 a.m. For information call GFO at: 1-800-265-0550 or Director Fred Wagner at 519-648-2175.

Jan. 25-31 - Centralia Swine Research Update, KirktonWoodham Community Centre, Kirkton. Watch for details at: http://www.centraliaswineresearch.ca/.

Jan. 26-29-Guelph Organic Conference – “Seeds of Co-operation”. The 4-day event includes international speakers, seminars & intro workshops on key topics including, G.E. foods, organic production/certification, changing climates, eco-villages, earth buildings, farmland protection & food security. From producer to consumer, the workshops offer something for everyone. PLUS, there is an Organic Expo/Tasting Fair with 150+ exhibitors (includes 30 food samplers) on Saturday/Sunday, free to the public. For more information: http://www.guelphorganicconf.ca/.

Jan. 28 - 2nd Annual Ontario Organic Awards/Dinner from 7:00 to 11:00 p.m. at the River Run Centre, 35 Woolwich Street, Guelph. Cost: $45 general public, $40 students and OCO members. Contact: info@organiccouncil.ca or call 519-827-1221.

Jan. 31-Wellington Farm and Home Safety Association Annual Meeting - Alma Optimist Beef Supper in Alma Community Hall at 7:00 p.m. Guest Speaker Eleanor Wood. Contact: Walter Grose, Secretary at 519-846-9788.

Feb. 8 - Grower Pesticide Safety Course and Separate Exam 8:45 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Elora OMAFRA boardroom. To register, phone Ontario Pesticide Education Program at 1-800-652-8573.

Survey confirms farmers use mobile technology REGINA - Canadian producers are keeping up with the times when it comes to the use of mobile technology.

Farmers have been as quick to purchase a smart phone (29%) as other Canadians (30%), according to a recent Farm Credit Canada (FCC) panel study.

It’s the same story for tablet use. Six per cent of producers own a tablet, as do 6% of Canadians. Tablet adoption is expected to be highest among current smart phone users. More than half (53%) of Canadian producers who own a smart phone today plan to buy a tablet within two years.

With a strong web connection these devices can turn vehicles and farm machinery into a mobile office where producers can conveniently place orders, market products and monitor weather, interest rates and grain markets, for example.

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FCC’s chief operating officer Rémi Lemoine said, “Canadian producers are innovative and have historically adopted new technology. So we weren’t surprised by the survey results.

“However, it does emphasize that organizations like ours and others which serve the complex and dynamic industry of agriculture need to be considering ways to make information increasingly technology friendly.”

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Japan’s Food Safety Commission will conduct a risk assessment on each country. In 2010, Canada’s exports of beef under 21 months of age to Japan totalled $81.4 million. A significant increase in exports is expected with expanded access.

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Guest speakers & presentations from the Ontario Cattlemen’s Association will be featured as well as the Annual Meeting.

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ENTERTAINMENT Settlers Creek Band to compete in national online reality music show

by Kelly Waterhouse FERGUS - Settlers Creek Band may have hometown roots in Wellington County, but it is taking its unique country music across the country and virtually around the world.

In March, the band will be featured in a new online music competition show, From Far and Wide, competing against 16 other independent Canadian musical acts.

“The show started about three years ago as an online radio show,” said Jeremy Panda, the show’s creator and executive producer. “This is going to be an unpretentious Idol-type show; very grassroots, independent and authentic.”

The esteemed panel of judges includes Panda, Renee Rodenkirchen as director, Mark Spicoluk of Universal Records and the Indie label Underground Operations, Don Kitchen from Universal Music, Katy Maravala of Distort Records and music producer Sean Gugula.

It was Gugula who encouraged Settlers Creek Band to join the competition. He coproduced their debut album but despite their professional link, his support did not guarantee the band a spot.

“They had to be voted down

against 80 other bands for a final slot,” Panda explains. “It was all about the music and the sound. It’s not hard to know what really stands out; it’s pretty true.”

Settlers Creek Band is proud of that recognition.

“We are the only country band in the competition,” said lead singer Lucas Rogerson.

“Everyone else are alternative music artists.”

More than 800 individual artists and bands across Canada applied, but only 16 were chosen for a spot in the competition, which will feature six episodes, including four preliminary rounds for the 16 finalists, then a fifth episode where the panel of judges will meet each band and discuss their critiques.

The sixth episode, to be filmed at Chalet Studios in Claremont, Ontario will conclude with a winner of the series.

“We will be working with the winning artists to record a six song EP at Chalet Studios and then Rene and I will help them build six videos that will tell a story with the record, and give them a product out of it,” Panda said.

Rogerson and his bandmates were excited to have made the final cut but are real-

istic that the work is still ahead of them.

“It’s something brand new for us that we haven’t experienced before,” said Rogerson.

“It’s going to be interesting to hear the opinions of independent producers and hear what the judges have to say.”

The band filmed its initial episode on Dec. 6 in a clearedout barn in Marsville.

“It was freezing cold but they had a good time,” said Allan Boynton, the band’s manager.

This show provides another monumental career move for a band, who’s debut self-written CD Line in the Dirt saw them release two singles, Wanna Go and This Town, both of which were well received by Canadian country radio stations and the subsequent online music download fans.

“Sixty-one radio stations in Canada have picked up the singles,” said Boynton, noting the band has gained a lot of radio support in both Ontario and British Columbia.

“For the week of Oct. 24, they had the most active Indie download in North America through the Digital Media Download Services” Boynton said.

“It’s not bad considering

Rocking the country - Hometown country group Settlers Creek Band is set to compete in From Far and Wide, an online reality music show promoting independent Canadian musical talent set to air in March.

Bandmates vying for a video and recording contract, from left, are: Greg and Chris Eisen, Sean Bruder, Bryce Butcher and Lucas Rogerson. photo by Kira Crungle we don’t have any money from record labels or sponsors.”

This summer the band shared the stage with Lady Antebellum, Dierks Bentley, Johnny Reid and Dean Broady.

“We won the 820 CHAM House Band Contest, which involved a private house party and then a few commitments down in Hamilton

for the launch of the Canadian Country Music Awards,” said Rogerson, who added the highlights included their pre-launch performance of the awards week-long festivities, including an opportunity to perform in Jackson Square during the FanFest event.

Buddy Holly Anniversary Concert comes to county HARRISTON - A touch of Broadway is coming to town when Buddy Holly: The Anniversary Concert hits the Harriston Town Hall Theatre on Jan. 28 and the Fergus Grand Theatre on Feb. 4.

This ensemble show features the talents of Jeff Giles, best known for his starring role in The Buddy Holly Story, the official musical show about the legendary rock and roll pioneer who died in a tragic plane crash on Feb. 3, 1959.

In Canada, Giles has starred as Holly in Charlottetown PEI, where he was also featured on CBC television, and in Hamilton, where the show

sold-out the Theatre Aquarius for a month.

The two Wellington County shows will celebrate the music of Buddy Holly’s famous, final tour known as The Winter Dance Party which debuted in January 1959.

In fact, the Harriston show will take place on the exact same date The Winter Dance Party performed at the Million Dollar Ballroom in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Amazingly, the Fergus show will occur on the very same weekend as Buddy’s infamous plane crash with the Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens.

The death of the trio was later

immortalized in the famous Don McLean song American Pie, and is often referred to as “the day the music died.”

Songs performed by Giles in the show feature all of Holly’s biggest hits including Peggy Sue, That’ll Be the Day, Rave On, It’s So Easy and more.

As a special bonus, Buddy Holly: The Anniversary Concert will also feature music from the other headlining acts on the Winter Dance Party tour including The Big Bopper, Ritchie Valens, plus Dion and the Belmonts.

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music, interesting stories, lots of laughs and the audience is encouraged to join in throughout the show.

Tickets are now on sale for only $20/$25 and seating is limited.

Showtime is 7:30pm on Jan. 28 at the Harriston Town Hall Theatre and tickets can be purchased at Harriston Home Hardware or by phoning the theatre box office at 519-3382778.

Showtime is 8pm on Feb. 4 at the Fergus Grand Theatre, 244 St. Andrew Street West and tickets are available at 519-787-1981 or on-line www.

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Museum begins Gallery Concert Series on Jan. 15 ABOYNE - Wellington County Museum and Archives opens its 2012 Gallery Concert Series with Venturi Winds Quintet, featuring Greg Stroh on flute, Beryl Hultin on oboe, Mark Carbone on clarinet,

Judy Douglas on horn player and Lutzen Riedstra on bassoon.

This performance will highlight the pieces these artists most enjoy playing for their audience. It will begin with a

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Kill Joy brings suspense to local theatre

by Kelly Waterhouse FERGUS - A new theatre production features a cast made up entirely of local youths with an independent spirit.

Kill Joy is a murder mystery written and directed by 15-yearold Jacob Hunter, a student at Centre Wellington District High School (CWDHS).

“We started around December last year and finished the copy on Easter,” Hunter said. He credits the play’s producer, 15-year-old Chloe Crawford, for editing the script.

Together with a cast and crew made up of friends from CWDHS ranging in age from

14 to 17, Hunter has started a new theatre group, Arlekins Theatre Productions.

“I am really into theatre,” Hunter explains. “I have been in many plays with different theatre groups myself. But for this play, I just felt I had the need to write.”

His play takes place in Chicago during the late 1960s, where a murder has taken place, an innocent man has been accused and the work of a female police officer uncovers more than anyone wants her to know.

Inspired by his fascination with the shroud of mystery around the murder of John.

F. Kennedy, Hunter says his play is “loosely based on his murder.”

Making the play a reality is bittersweet for Hunter, who started the project with the support of his grandfather Bruce Hunter of Belwood, who passed away in October.

In his honour proceeds raised from the play will go to Vets Without Borders, a program Bruce Hunter worked with as a professor at the University of Guelph.

Kill Joy runs from Jan. 20 to 22 at the Fergus Grand Theatre.

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Museum and Archives on Jan. 15 at 2pm. Tickets are available at the door.

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BUDDY HOLLY ANNIVERSARY CONCERT

STARRING

9:00am - 11:30 am

JEFF GILES

Community Family

Breakfast

FROM

“THE BUDDY HOLLY SHOW”

$6 adults $3 kids (Under 10)

Mixed Cribbage Tournament Sat. Feb. 4th

$1,000 Prize Money based on 60 teams. For details call Branch

Fergus Legion Br.275

519-843-2345

www.ferguslegion.ca Hall Rental & Catering Available

PLUS THE MUSIC OF Tickets $20 ON SALE NOW!

BIG BOPPER RICHIE VALENS

HARRISTON TOWN HALL THEATRE SATURDAY JANUARY 28, 2012 - 7:30PM CALL 519-338-2778

OR VISIT HARRISTON HOME HARDWARE

PAGE EIGHT Inside Wellington - Second Section of The Wellington Advertiser, Friday, January 13, 2012

ROADS WINTER MAINTENANCE Winter is here and the County of Wellington 2011/12 winter road maintenance programme is underway. County plow trucks are ready to clear the roads covered with snow.

IT’S A NEW YEAR! Why Not Consider A New, Rewarding Volunteer Role?

For winter road conditions on Wellington County Roads, contact Central Garage 24/7 at: 519.821.2090 or 1.866.799.4166. This number is available until April 6.

Wellington Terrace Long Term Care Home is recruiting volunteers to assist our residents who are no longer able to assist themselves at meal times.

Watch for the flashing blue lights of county plow trucks. When approaching from behind, slow down, stay back and be patient, DO NOT PASS around them.

The commitment is one hour a week, and can be flexible to meet your own scheduling needs. Our meals are served at 8:45 am, 12:45 pm and 5:45 pm.

Questions?

Engineering Services, Roads Division T: 519.837.2601 E: roadsinfo@wellington.ca

Contact: Mary Black Gallagher T: 519.846.5359 x 266 E: maryb@wellington.ca.

We look forward having you join our Volunteer Team at Wellington Terrace!

SAFE MEDICATION DISPOSAL Is your medicine cabinet full of unused or expired medication?

Safely dispose of medication: • At any County of Wellington Household Hazardous Waste event day • By contacting your local pharmacist

WINTERFEST

at the Museum

Never dispose of medication down the toilet or sink, or throw it out in the garbage. These practices may have a harmful effect on the environment. www.wellington.ca

January 21, 22, 23 1:00 to 4:30 pm Come celebrate winter at our first annual Winterfest!

CELEBRATING 25 YEARS

Each Day: Crafts, activities and displays inside the Museum.

Snowshoeing, snow golf, tobogganing, and snow angels outside.

Saturday, January 21: presentation on huskies and sledding by Irvinevalley Kennel at 1:30 and 3:00 pm and rides during the rest of the afternoon.

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Sunday, January 22: Horse drawn sleigh rides from the stables of Shelly Hayes.

Monday, January 23: Animal Tracks interactive hike by Grand River Conservation Authority.

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We’re celebrating 25 years of diverting waste from landfill through the County’s blue box programme. The programme has grown and changed over the years, and we’re growing again. We are very excited to announce that three new materials have been added to our programme: beverage cartons, drinking boxes, and frozen food boxboard boxes.

Visit www.wellington.ca for more information.

ALTERNATE FORMATS OF THIS PUBLICATION AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FEEDBACK - HOW ARE WE DOING? For more information, contact: Jennifer Cowan, Accessibility Clerk, at: Do you have an idea for an upcoming issue?

519.837.2600 x 2373* or Jenniferc@wellington.ca Andrea Ravensdale, Communications Manager County Communications Page 519.837.2600 x 2320* or andrear@wellington.ca Wellington Advertiser *ALL CALLS CAN BE MADE TOLL FREE TO 1.800.663.0750 for publication: January 13, 2012 prepared by Phil Dietrich Wellington County Museum & Archives