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PAGE TWO Inside Wellington - Second Section of the Wellington Advertiser, Friday, March 4, 2011

Egypt, gift of the Nile comes to Wellington County Museum and Archives

ABOYNE – Discover the wonder and mystery of the ancient Egyptian civilization. Organized by the Royal Ontario Museum, this very popular travelling exhibit, Egypt, Gift of the Nile, is on display from March 5 until May 1, 2011 at the Wellington County Museum and Archives.

Fed by fertile soil along the river and protected from foreign invasion by the vast deserts, this ancient culture lasted thousands of years. A life-size replica sarcophagus, original artifacts and models illuminate the life of a rich and complex society influenced by the ebb and flow of the Nile.

Inspired by Egypt, Gift of the Nile, is our March Break Dropin Afternoons running from

March 14 -18 from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Themes include: Monday - Mummies and Archaeology, Tuesday- Food and Clothing, Wednesday - The Nile and Transportation, Thursday - Paper and Society, Friday - Hieroglyphics and Egyptian Art. Special guests, crafts and activities will be part of each afternoon. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Admission is by donation.

The Wellington County Museum and Archives is located on Wellington Road #18 between Fergus and Elora, and the galleries are open weekdays from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm and 12:00 pm to 4:00pm on weekends and holidays.

Public Service Announcements

The Victoria Park Seniors Centre in Fergus has a wide variety of programs for all including fitness, computer, dance, health and wellness, arts and music, general interest and everyday drop in programs. Call 519-787-1814. *** Register now for the 2011 Chase the Tornado Race 10K taking place Sunday May 29, 2011 in Grand Valley. You can learn more on-line www.rundufferin.com/tornadoes. $30 registration, $20 for members, kids free. *** Tickets now available for BBBS Just for Women, Just for Fun fundraiser on April 30. Workshops, refreshments, lunch, raffles, silent auction. 519-323-4273. *** Easter Eggs, Chocolate Fondant Filled Eggs. White/Dark Chocolate crosses $2 and Bunnies $1 for sale. Place your order now. Call St. Andrew’s Church 519-843-3565. Proceeds to Mission of the Church.

Mar 4

Community euchre, sponsored by the Optimist Club of Puslinch, at the Puslinch Community Centre at 7:30pm. $3 per person.

Refreshments provided, 50/50 draw, all welcome. Call Neil Smith for info. 519-837-3838. *** Ebenezer United Church, 12274 Guelph Line, is hosting The World Day of Prayer, prepared by the Women of Chile. Our speaker will be Wilma Welch, a former missionary. 9:30-10am coffee. Service starts at 10am. All welcomed. *** World Day of Prayer St. James Anglican Church Fergus, 2pm.

Everyone welcome. *** World Day of Prayer 7:30pm. St. John Catholic Church, Arthur.

Praying for the country of Chile. Theme “ Many Loaves�.

Refreshments served at the Parish Centre, Georgina St. All welcome. *** World Day of Prayer 2011 service, 2pm, written by the women

of Chili. St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 210 Silvercreek Pkwy. N,

Guelph. Speaker: Dr. Sid Effer. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Invites applications for Board of Directors and ***

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Church at 1 pm. Lunch and fellowship will follow the service.

Groves Memorial Community Hospital is a dynamic small community *** hospital governed by a dedicated volunteer Board of Directors.

Garnet Rogers Concert.

Elora Acoustic Cafe Special Concert $ #( ! " # # % " ! ## " The Board welcomes and encourages community involvement through Series. 8pm. Opening Acts - Rich Burnett and Nick Gush. Tickets broad community representation on our Board and Committees for a $15 in advance and $20 at the door. three year term. ***

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Interest in health care as a committed team player with a range of Arthur Legion Fish and Chip Night. 6 - 8pm. $10. skill and knowledge are needed, including those whose backgrounds

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introductory slide show before we head out on the prowl. on a board committee, please contact Lori Forbes at 519-843-5331 *** # x

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Karaoke contest at Fergus Legion every Saturday 9pm -1am until % Interested applicants are encouraged to forward a letter of introducMarch 26th. Grand Prize $1,000. tion and resume for consideration to: ***

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Cut off date for applications: Thursday March 17, 2011 Free admission, everyone welcome.

Did you know there are other opportunities for volunteering ***

$ and supporting your local community hospital?

Ham & Bean Supper at 6:30pm. At Norfolk Street United Church, Groves Hospital Volunteer Association www.gmch.ca corner of Norfolk & Cork Streets, Guelph. Entertainment to and Groves Hospital Foundation http://grovesfoundation.com # ( & ) ! # ## # ! follow by Guelph Wellington Men’s Club Choir. Tickets: $12/ are also actively recruiting for Board of Directors , ! ! " person, $6/children 5 – 12 . Call 519-822-6165. ! % " ! $ #( " # *** 346 #+ +) ! $") # ! 2 2 4 Guelph Chamber Choir’s Songfest 2011: Folk & Family Concert featuring James Gordon, Tannis Slimmon, and local choirs '* .629/ 854-7388 including Centre Wellington Singers. At Harcourt Memorial * ! "0 + ! $"+ # United Church, Guelph. 8pm. Tickets: $20 each or 4 for $60.

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Gospel Meetings- All are Welcome- Artel Centre 355 Elmira Rd.

Unit 120 & 122 at 6pm.

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Elora Co-op Preschool Spaghetti Fundraiser Dinner at the Elora

Community Centre, between 4:30 and 7:30pm.

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Healthy Choices Wellness Show 11am-5pm. The Cambridge

Sunday March 6, 2011 Games start at 1pm - Doors open at 11am

share the wealth package $15 - main program package $25 (both packages are required - extra strips available)

“proceeds to local community projects�

Held at Grand River Raceway

7445 Wellington County Rd. 21, Elora

www.ferguselorarotary.com Held under lottery license #M634122.

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

Newfoundland Club, 1500 Dunbar Rd, Cambridge. Free admission for a cash donation to the Power of Hope.

Mar 7

March 7th to the 30th. The Grand Valley and District Horticultural Society Silent Auction at the Grand Valley Library. Many great gardening items as well as gift certificates to kick off the gardening season.

Mar 8

Pancake Supper. Arthur & Area Community Centre. Hosted by Grace Anglican Church. 5-7pm. Adults $12, children $6, preschoolers free. *** The Royal City Quilters’ Guild (RCQG) will have its monthly meeting at 7pm at the Three Willows United Church, 577 Willow Rd. Guelph. Guests are welcome to join the meeting for $5. For more information call Judy 519-822-2658.

*** Melville United Church Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper.

5-6:30pm. Free-will offering. *** Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper at Palmerston United Church, 5–7pm. Adults $8, 12 and under $4, preschoolers free. Call 519343-2746, 519-343-3721. Proceeds to Foodgrains Bank. *** All you can eat Pancake Supper, 5-7pm. St. Alban’s Church, Grand Valley. Adults/teens $ 8, children $ 4. Tots free. *** Celebrating 100 Years of International Women’s Day at the Elora Legion’s Maple Leaf room at 7pm. Join us for an evening of fun, food, awareness, silent auctions. Live streaming of global celebration. Call Cinda for more info. at 519-843-1034. Sponsored by the Grandmothers of the Grand. *** Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper at St. James Anglican Church, Fergus. 5 - 7pm. Adults $8, Children 10 and under $4. *** All you can eat Pancake and Sausage Supper. St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church Alma. 5-7pm. Adults $9, Children 6-12 $4, Children under 6- Free. Family $22. *** Barrie Hill United Church - Pancake & Sausage Supper. 5-6:30pm.

Adults $8, Kids 5-12 $4 and under 5 free. Everyone welcome.

Info. 519-767-3168. *** Waterloo Wellington Community Care Access Centre. Longterm Care Home Information Session - find out how to access long-term care homes in our Region. 5- 6:30pm. Evergreen Seniors Centre, 683 Woolwich St. Guelph. Admission is Free.

Please contact Patti Hirsch at 1-888-883-3313 ext. 5190. *** Rural Women’s Support Program will be hosting an Open House in celebration of the 100th International Women’s Day. The event will take place 479 St. Patrick St. W. Fergus from 12 - 3pm. All are welcome! *** Homemade Pancake, Sausage and Ham Supper at Mount Forest United Church, 5-7pm. Tickets at door are $7/adults, $4/kids 5-12 years, $22/family ticket. For info. call 519-323-1910.

Mar 9

Rockwood and District Lioness Euchre and Bridge Night.

Rockmosa Community Centre, Rockwood at 7pm. $5 a person.

Lunch and prizes to follow. *** The Grand Quilt Guild meet at 7:30pm at the Royal Canadian Legion Fergus. Guest speaker Virginia Ingleby from Undercover Quilts in Fergus. Everyone welcome. Contact www.thegrandquiltguild.ca

Mar 10

Arthur Agricultural Society, upstairs hall. 7:30pm. Arthur Community Centre. All welcome. *** Euchre - St. Mary Family Centre, Mount Forest. 7:30pm $2.50 includes light lunch and prizes. *** Larry Halyk, Stewardship Coordinator for the Wellington County Stewardship Council, discusses the restoration of Marden Creek.

All are welcome, 7:30pm, University of Guelph’s Arboretum Centre.

MAR 11

Ham & Scalloped Potato Dinner, Drayton Legion Branch 416 at 5:30pm. $12 adults, $6 for kids 6-12 years, children under 6 years free.

MAR 12

Karaoke contest at Fergus Legion every Saturday 9pm -1am until March 26. Grand Prize $1,000. *** Adult / Senior Skating. 8-9:50pm. Exhibition Park Arena, Guelph.

Cost - $7 / person. Contact 519-836-1015. Join us for fun, exercise, music and friendship. *** Mixed Cribbage tournament. Registration 12pm. Play 1pm sharp.

Entry fee $20 per team. Prizes. Elora Legion, 110 Metcalfe St. Elora. Contact the Sports Officer for more details 519-846-9611. *** Jammin’ at the Legion, Drayton Legion Branch 416 at 2pm. Come to play, sing, dance or just enjoy. *** St. Patrick’s Dance. DJ entertainment Lindsay Morgan. 8pm – Guelph Legion. *** Arthur Legion Irish Pub Night . 8:30pm. *** Free Celebration of recent upgrades at the Arthur Community Centre. Breakfast for first 200 people from 10–11am. Official Ceremony at 11am, Children’s Entertainer, “Dan the Music Man� from 11:30am – 12:30pm. Call 519-848-3620, Ext. 35 for more info. *** St. John Catholic Women’s League, Arthur annual St. Patrick’s Day bazaar 1:30-3:30pm at our Parish Centre on Georgina St., Arthur. Come & enjoy our tea tables, penny table, craft & country tables and lots of draws & prizes!

Mar 13

Alma Optimist Toy Show and Sale. Alma Community Centre. Set up 8-10am, show 10am-4pm. Admission $3, children Free. Call Continued on page 11

Inside Wellington - Second Section of The Wellington Advertiser, Friday, March 4, 2011 PAGE THREE

Resa Lent Vegetarian cookbook filled with warmth and local memories

by Mike Robinson

ELORA - Resa Lent has a lot to savour.

It’s not exactly April in Paris - but while the rest of us are bundled up in a typical Canadian winter- Lent and her Desert Rose Café Cookbook will be in Paris attending an international awards ceremony.

She left for Paris on Feb. 28 for the awards ceremony to be held on March 3 at the Folies Bergère Theatre in Paris.

“It’s now been short listed for Best Vegetarian Cuisine 2010,” Lent said.

She said that along with her book, there is one from the UK, one from Croatia, and a book from France in that category.

Over 1,000 people are expected to be at the event.

She said that from a recent email she had received, she learned that there were already 51 countries being represented at the awards ceremony.

Earlier this month braving a local winter storm, Lent was at the Elora Farmers Market signing copies of her book.

Visitors had the opportunity to chat with Lent, and sample some treats from the pages of her book.

What’s all the fuss?

The Desert Rose Café Cookbook had already won the Canadian English class in the best vegetarian cuisine cookbook category in the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards and it is now one of four on the shortlist for the top prize out of all the vegetarian cookbooks submitted from around the world. The locally produced cookbook is already in its second printing.

It is not just recipes, but also with photos, memories, and stories of the people who all became part of the Desert Rose Café family and a piece of Elora history.

Lent explained, “It’s something I’ve been wanting to do for probably 25 years. My customers have asked me since the day I opened the Desert Rose if they could get the recipes ... but I never got around to it.”

“Finally, two years ago, I ‘officially’ closed the Desert Rose. That didn’t last long.”

Lent now operates Desert Rose Catering. “That’s a whole other story,” she laughed.

But closing the restaurant provided her with the time to actually write the book.

“I sort of took [on the book]

as my full time job.”

As a result, Lent said she was able to complete it in roughly four months.

“I had all the recipes, it was just a matter of testing them.

I would decide on the three I would make that day. I’d make those three - make all the changes - then I’d send them off to Marilyn Koop, who was the designer.”

Koop typeset the materials, and Lent said, “It was a lot of work as we hand placed all of the photographs in the book.

It was a very one-to-one kind of a job.”

Lent and Koop discussed all the details of the work, from the location of the photographs, the recipes even where illustrating lines would be placed.

In describing her book, Lent said “It’s recipes, photos, and stories about Elora over the past 30 years.”

And it is those stories that Lent believes, makes the book really special.

In a tale spanning roughly three decades, there is always a beginning.

She first started cooking in the early 1970s, when she was a group leader with Canada World Youth.

“The kids and I were living north of Kapuskasing on an Indian reserve. We had to cook our own food and the kids wanted Kraft Dinner and would have been happy with spaghetti out of a can ... I was horrified.”

Lent said she ended up taking a trunk full of lentils, legumes, beans, and all kinds of herbs and spices on the train with her up to the Constance Lake Indian Reserve.

“And that is where I started cooking.”

She said she always cooked a bit when she was younger and was always interested in it.

“My mother was a really great cook.”

Lent moved to Elora in 1977 and started work at the Elora Mill, and later, the Nightingale Tea Shop. “All the time, I dreamed about what I could do with that space.”

She ended up working at Café Floriel on Mill Street for 10 months, but kept thinking she could do something on her own.

“In 1979, I finally took the plunge and on May 17, 1979 I

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Desert Rose Café Cookbook - Resa Lent’s recent book recently won the Gourmand World Cookbook Award for CanadaEnglish and is now on the shortlist of four books competing for Best Vegetarian Cuisine 2010 at the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards in Paris, France this weekend. photo by Mike Robinson

opened the doors of the Desert Rose.”

Lent explained that a Desert Rose is an actual stone from the Sahara Desert. She had stayed in Africa for a year in 1971.

“It’s always been kind of a lucky thing for me and I always have to have one in the building.”

All the recipes in the book are vegetarian, and were recipes she has used in the popular restaurant over the years.

looked at what I’ve written about my small town, my community, and recognized what a really incredible special place it is. That’s what this book is.

It’s all about this community.”

She has sold over 2,000 books, and sales have just crossed the one year mark, she added.

“I had to do the second printing four months after the first printing. That’s how fast they went,” Lent said.

She considered those sales

“I love that someone from really far away has looked at what I’ve written about my small town, my community, and recognized what a really incredible special place it is.”

- Resa Lent Many were regular menu items or dishes people had requested.

“At the top of most pages, there’s a little story about the recipe itself or some of the people who’ve come to mind as I cook these recipes.”

She noted that last year there were over 8,000 cookbooks submitted from across the world. Those books represented 47 languages and 34 countries, Lent said.

“It’s a short list now,” she enthused. “It’s pretty phenomenal. It’s exciting, it’s really exciting.”

For Lent, the book does not need to do anything more than what it has already accomplished.

“I’m so over the moon about this. I love that someone from really far away has

to be “spectacular.”

Books are available locally at Santé Health Food Store and The Village Olive Grove in Elora, and at Roxanne’s Reflections in Fergus.

Barb Lee, of Savour Elora Fergus, was equally thrilled with Lent’s accomplishments.

“I’ve known Resa for years.”

Lee said that last year when Lent wrote the cookbook Savour Elora Fergus thought it would be a wonderful opportunity to bring it out into the public eye for people who might not be aware of Lent’s accomplishments.

“Along with our loyal locals, there quite a bit of visitor traffic, to the Elora Farmers Market” Lee said.

She added that one of the goals under the Savour Elora

Fergus banner is to promote local talent from a culinary perspective whether it is chefs, restaurants, or makers of wonderful food.”

The Gourmand World Cookbook Awards were founded in 1995 by Edouard Cointreau. Every year, they honour the best food and wine books.

The objectives of the awards are: - to reward and honour those who “cook with words”; - to help readers find the best out of the 26,000 food and wine books produced every year; - to help publishers with international rights to translate and distribute food and wine books; - to help book retailers find the 50 food and wine books that each year should be offered to clients; - to create an opportunity to access the major markets in English, Chinese, German, Spanish, or French for books originated in other languages; and - to increase knowledge and respect for food and wine culture, which promotes peace.

The winners in each language are announced in November, and compete for the Best in the World, announced the following year at a gala dinner.

There is a large impact for nominees and winners of the Gourmand World Cookbook awards.

Winning entries get more visibility in the marketplace and higher sales, often with new print runs. Translations and international rights deals are negotiated.

Winners can use stickers

to announce their award to the public. They issue press releases in their local markets, which helps make the Gourmand Awards become known worldwide.

The winners give permanent presence to the awards on their internet sites, in publishers catalogs, and in books and authors’ biographies.

The Gourmand World Cookbook Awards are the only truly international competition for their type. There are many local or national awards for food and wine books, with many different categories.

In order to fully represent the diversity of food and drink publishing around the world, Gourmand World Cookbook Awards have 41 categories for cookbooks and 18 more sections for drinks books.

In 2009, over 6,000 books were received for entry, from 136 countries.

The books have first to qualify in a national competition, with results announced in December.

They represent their country in the Best in the World competition, which are proclaimed the following year.

There are no entry fees. The competition is free and open to all.

Books may be entered by anyone: authors, publishers, or even readers.

The jury decides in which category the books will compete, and it may change nominees from one category to another at the final jury meeting.

The jury may decide that awards for some categories remain vacant, and there may be more than one winner per category.

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ENTERTAINMENT Last chance to see In a World Created By A Drunken God at Theatre Orangeville

by Chris Daponte ORANGEVILLE - Few bonds in life are stronger than that between a father and son.

And few emotional scars can be more deep-seeded and difficult to heal than those inflicted during a lifelong absence of that bond.

It’s heavy stuff, but thanks to brilliant acting performances, In A World Created By A Drunken God manages to engage, entertain and enthral Theatre Orangeville audiences, despite the arduous subject matter.

The play opens with the newly-single, Native Canadian Jason (played by Trevor Duplessis) preparing to move from his modest Toronto apartment back to a Native reserve with his mother.

It’s clearly not a banner day in Jason’s life, and his problems are compounded right away with the arrival of stranger Harry (Kurt Spenrath).

As it turns out, Harry’s

arrival is no accident. In fact, it’s more of a monumental gift-seeking mission that has brought the American hospital fundraiser north of the border.

A nervous and anxious Harry explains in due course that he is in fact Jason’s half brother, as over 30 years ago, Harry’s father had an affair with Jason’s mother while up north on a hunting trip.

Harry explains that his father managed to keep the affair, and Jason’s birth, a secret - that is until a recent health scare prodded his old man to come clean.

An understandably shocked and dismayed Jason wonders aloud why he should care, prompting Harry to drop the bomb: that their father will die soon if he does not receive a life saving kidney transplant, and Jason may be the only match for a donor.

That announcement sets of a whirlwind of confrontation - both verbal and physi-

Scott Woods brings new show to city GUELPH - Renowned Canadian fiddler Scott Woods, of Fergus, will be pulling into the city to deliver a live presentation of his all new show called All Aboard.

It is an old time fiddle variety show featuring Canadian Open and Canadian Grand Master fiddle champion Woods and his band of performers. The show delivers a collection of old time fiddle music in the style of Canadian fiddle icon Don Messer, along with traditional country songs, gospel favourites, trick fiddling, and some Canadian step dancing.

The Scott Woods Band travels across Canada each year performing a limited number of engagements, all of which help to support churches, charities, and other community groups.

The concert will take place at Norfolk Street United Church on April 9 at 7pm and proceeds help to support the church’s outreach projects.

Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for kids 12 and under and can be purchased at the church, corner of Norfolk and Cork Streets, 9am until noon, Monday through Friday or by calling 519-822-6165.

cal - between the two, who despite very different pasts and upbringings, have a lot in common, including recent break-ups with women, a love of hockey and, ironically, a sincere appreciation for those who raised them.

Jason struggles to even consider the request, insisting his real father was his grandfather, and his birth father’s “cathartic confession was one of convenience only.”

The pair argue and fight constantly throughout the production, taking the audience on an emotional journey - highlighted by themes of material versus sentimental possessions, loyalty versus betrayal, right versus wrong and the value of forgiveness - that reveals from both sides just how crucial it is for sons to have a father, and vice versa.

Jason’s dilemma, and indeed his final decision (which will not be ruined here), will split audience members, both individually and collectively, as they try to decipher what they would do in the same situation.

It’s a remarkable story from playwright Drew Hayden Taylor featuring two complex and interesting characters, who are brought to life with unadulterated fervour by Duplessis and Spenrath.

Both are exceptional in their respective roles, skillfully unfolding layers of emotions, memories and heartache as if they were their own.

Audiences will be blown away by the powerful performances of both, although its Duplessis

Brotherly love? - Kurt Spenrath and Trevor Duplessis star in In a World Created by a Drunken God, playing at Theatre Orangeville until March 6. submitted photo who carries the production in many scenes.

Spenrath has done an excellent job of directing and Duplessis adds some fine choreography during the fight scenes. The set and lighting design, from Beckie Morris and Steve Lucas respectively, are perfect.

And while the subject matter may be serious, it’s not all drab conversations and doom and gloom here. Quite the contrary; In A World Created By A Drunken God features many

moments of levity and a few running jokes throughout the production.

Some may find the colourful language - including a plethora of “F-bombs” - offensive, but it actually adds to the effectiveness of the script by ensuring the characters remain believable.

Other than an odd beginning to the second act that seems out of place, it’s hard to find much of anything not to like with In A World Created

By A Drunken God.

It’s an impressive dramatic production highlighted by commanding performances and an original story that, regardless of its outcome, manages to relay an inalienable truth: “there’s a hell of a lot more to family than just a few strands of DNA.” In A World Created By A Drunken God plays six shows a week until March 6. For tickets call 1-519-942-3423 or 1-800-424-1295 or visit www. theatreorangeville.ca.

Irish Rovers coming to Drayton theatre on March 9

DRAYTON - The Irish Rovers are returning to Ontario to celebrate 45 years of music with their Home in Ireland tour.

And on March 9 that tour will be stopping at the Drayton Festival Theatre.

This year, The Irish Rovers celebrate 45 years since their debut release, appropriately titled The First of The Irish Rovers. Their latest release, Gracehill Fair, which, as most of their albums over the last decade, was recorded in both Canada and Ireland on

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their own record label, Rover Records. The CD includes new original, rollicking drinking songs for which the band is best known, as well as a selection of original ballads.

The story of the Irish Rovers begins in Canada, where the 16-year old George Millar and 23-year old Jim Ferguson, both new emigrants from northern Ireland, met in Toronto at an Irish function. George’s cousin, Joe Millar, immigrated to Canada the following year and was recruited as he stepped off the plane. After several suc-

cessful months in Ontario as The Irish Rovers, the trio made their way to Calgary, Alberta, to join forces with George’s brother, Will.

The success of their first album, lead to a second, which included a sweet little song which they had been playing in the clubs, called “The Unicorn”.

Today, The Irish Rovers continue to perform in theatres around the world, with original members George Millar (also a prolific songwriter), and Wilcil McDowell. Will Millar

left the group in 1994, and sadly Jimmy Ferguson passed away in 1997. In 2005 Joe Millar also retired from the band, while his son, Ian (who inherited his father’s golden tones) took up the family ranks.

Big Sean O’Driscoll joined the lads in 1995, the charmingly hilarious John Reynolds has been playing with the band for nearly 20 years, and drummer, Fred Graham has been touring with the lads since 2007.

Additional details of their story can be found online at http://irishroversmusic.com.

Join in the

Celebration We’re celebrating the completion of upgrades to the Arthur & Area Community Centre.

Including: New Elevator, Auditorium Flooring, Accessible Washroom and Re-Pavement of the Parking Lot.

Saturday, March 12th, 2011

Arthur & Area Community Centre, 158 Domville Street

FREE Breakfast from 10am until 11am to the first 200 people!

Served by the Arthur Lions Club

FREE Official Opening at 11am ENJOY Children’s Entertainer “Dan the Music Man” from 11:30am until 12:30pm www.danthemusicman.com

Inside Wellington - Second Section of The Wellington Advertiser, Friday, March 4, 2011 PAGE FIVE

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Pollock in the Park - Area residents spent part of the day at the Macdonald Stewart Art Centre creating Winter Rhythm, a 15-foot drip painting reflecting the spirit of local residents. photos by Mike Robinson

Pollock in the Park just one of many activities at Macdonald Stewart Art Centre to celebrate Family Day in the community

by Mike Robinson GUELPH - At the Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, Family Day was all about bringing art into the family.

The centre offered numerous activities on Feb. 21 to make art informative and enjoyable for people of all ages.

Pollock in the Park is inspired by American artist Jackson Pollock who used sticks and brushes to create large and enthusiastic abstract works.

At the centre, participants young and older joined in creating Winter Rhythm, a 15-foot drip painting reflecting the energy and diversity of the community.

Aidan Ware, coordinator of education and development, explained that Pollock in the Park made use of the 15 foot canvas to create the drip paint-

ing.

Ware said “We encouraged the people to move to the music and feel able to free up in the expressionist activity.”

The rest of the day included meeting Ehryn Torrell and Annelore Schneider who are internationally acclaimed artists visiting the arts centre.

Ware noted that drama was also key to the day with at Art Act, where participants were to be divided into groups and assigned paintings on which they would create plays to express their interpretation of the work.

That day, Ken Danby’s artwork was brought from the centre’s collection to complement a special screening of a rare documentary on his life and work.

The original centre structure was built in 1904, the school’s vision was to amal-

School is first to win piano in give-away FERGUS - Emmanuel Christian School here is the first school to win a piano in celebration of 15th anniversary of Pianohouse Burlington, Canada’s piano store for used and new pianos.

The company is giving away one digital piano each month throughout 2011.

Emmanuel Christian School had the most votes for January.

Happy principal Henk Nobel has picked up the instru-

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The school is excited to use the instrument in its music program.

The contest is open to all elementary and high schools in Canada. To participate, just register a school at the www. pianos.ca website.

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gamate small rural schools into one larger school with qualified teachers, an initiative known as the “Macdonald Movement.”

The school closed in 1972 and reopened as The Macdonald Stewart Art Centre; a public gallery that annually presents 15 exhibitions of contemporary and historical art drawn from regional, national and international sources. A major thrust of the program is to feature the 4,000 piece University of Guelph and Art Centre collections that cover 300 years of Canadian art. Visit the gallery and adjoining outdoor sculpture park.

The centre is open year round from Tuesday to Sunday but only by appointment in August. Admission is free but donations are gratefully accepted.

Creative spirit - Aisling and Logan Carr take part in Pollock in the Park, a Family Day activity at Guelph’s Macdonald Stewart Arts Centre.

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Grants are now available to farmers for various environmental projects CAMBRIDGE - More than $700,000 is available this year to farmers and rural landowners throughout the Grand River watershed for environmental improvement projects.

Applications are being accepted for grants from the Rural Water Quality Program, which is administered by the Grand River Conservation Authority.

Farmers and rural landowners can apply for grants for projects such as: - tree planting along streams, on retired farmland or to create a windbreak; - construction of fencing along streams to keep livestock out; - development of nutrient management plans, - improvements to fuel, chemical, or fertilizer storage and handling systems; - well upgrades;

- erosion control; and - in Waterloo Region and Wellington County, construction of manure storage facilities.

In Wellington County, the program is also open to landowners in Minto, Wellington North, and Erin even though some or all of those municipalities are outside of the Grand River watershed.

“This is a good time of year for landowners to be thinking about what projects they want to do this year,” said Tracey Ryan, supervisor of conservation services for the GRCA. “We have staff available to talk to landowners and help them with their applications.”

Grants range from 30 to 100 per cent, depending on the type of project. The landowner contributes the balance in cash, materials, or labour.

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the program comes from the Region of Waterloo, County of Wellington, City of Guelph, City of Brantford, and County of Brant. In addition, additional money is provided by Trees Ontario, the RBC Blue Water Fund, Environment Canada, and the Monsanto Conservation Fund.

Since the program began in 1999, landowners have invested more than $30-million in 3,000 projects, with grants totaling more than $10-million.

More than one million trees have been planted on 1,500 acres of fragile land, along watercourses or to create 50 kilometres of windbreaks.

Fences have been installed along 130 kilometres of stream banks. In Waterloo and Wellington, about 310 farms have improved their manure storage facilities.

Valentine competition winners - From left: Mackenzie Ross, Madison Ross, and Bailey Pinder, three members of the Superstars Baton Club trained by Krista DiStasi of Fergus, They competed in Thornhill at the annual Miss Valentine competition. Approximately 40 athletes gathered to vie for the Valentine and Sweetheart Cup and Miss Valentine pageant. Pinder, 14, of Mildmay, won Adv X-Strut, Adv Solo, Adv 2-Baton, Adv 3-Baton, and 2nd in Adv Rhythmic. She also won the senior Valentine Cup. Mackenzie Ross, 13, of Cambridge, was fourth in Adv X-Strut, third in Adv Solo, second in Adv 2-Baton and won the pre-teen Valentine Cup. Madison Ross, 10, of Cambridge placed third in Int. X-Strut, fifth in beginner solo, third in beginner 2-Baton and fifth in the pre-teen beginners Miss Valentine Pageant.

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Have we learned anything from agricultural history? had attended a workshop enti- in other parts. Trade conflicts

by Henry Stevens I’m a firm believer in pay- tled The Globalization of the had erupted and the victims of ing attention to the lessons of Farm Crisis while on vacation that war were family farmers in in Europe. The workshop was all countries. history.

Not only were farmers in With that in mind, I took attended by 15 representatives great interest in some speeches from global church related developing countries driven from past CFFO leaders that organizations. They examined out of business by the massive our staff recently uncovered rural ministry in the midst of over production subsidies of when searching through the hunger and abundance, trade western governments, but the organization’s archives. And conflicts, debt crisis and the drive to the lowest possible it has led me to ask, “Have threat to small land holders and prices also hurt family farmers in North America. we learned anything from his- family farmers.

Sikkema observed that the At that time in history, tory?”

One of the speeches was there was a global farm crisis agricultural crisis of that era written by then vice-president – caused by the overproduction was preceded by the financrisis of theAM early 1980s. food in some parts of the cial Sid Sikkema in 1986.

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as a result and here in Canada, we saw many penny actions.

Sound familiar? Could this scenario play itself out again with today’s looming debt crisis?

According to Sikkema’s observations, there were two food strategies operating in the world of that day. One had food self-sufficiency as its number one goal. The second strategy was complete free enterprise. The countries pursuing the former strategy tended to have experienced hunger, while the latter coun-

tries hadn’t, and were seasoned exporters. Sikkema said that when the goal is efficiency over self-sufficiency, people are taken out of the equation.

He predicted there would be a massive exodus of family farmers globally, including here in North America, as a result of multilateral free trade worldwide. Under free trade, self-interest was noted as the priority. The steady flow of wealth and power into the hands of a few was said to be the end result.

According to Sikkema,

destroying family farmers all over the world for the sake of efficiency is unjust. He believed farmers should be colleagues, not competitors.

Today, we continue that drive for efficiency, largely by taking on more debt, buying out our neighbours, and seeking to export even more.

That begs me to ask, “Have we learned anything from history?”

Henry Stevens is the president of the Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario.

Please join us for a Community Open House

Puslinch Community Centre 23 Brock Road South, Aberfoyle, Ontario

Thursday, March 17, 2011 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Nestlé Waters Canada is hosting a Community Open House at the Puslinch Community Centre to share information about its application to renew its existing permit to take water.

Poster boards about the Company’s current activities will be on display and subject matter experts will be available one-on-one to answer questions about all aspects of the permit process.

This Community Open House is just one example of ongoing communications undertaken by Nestlé Waters Canada to keep the community properly informed about its business. The Company is committed to working with the community to generate sustainable solutions.

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For more information about the Community Open House or the Company’s other communications activities, please contact John Challinor II, Director of Corporate Affairs, at: Email: john.challinor@waters.nestle.com Telephone: 1-888-565-1445, ext. 6441 Website: www.nestle-waters.ca

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Agricultural Information Contact Centre | 1-877-424-1300 | www.ontario.ca/omafra

The OMAFRA Report A weekly press release prepared by the staff of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. If you require further information, regarding this press release, please call the Elora Resource Centre at 519-846-0941. Office hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. For technical information, call the Agricultural Information Contact Centre at 1-877-424-1300 or visit the OMAFRA Website: www. omafra.gov.on.ca HAPPY HEALTHY HORSES EQUINE EDUCATION COMES TO ERIN This spring, horse owners can take part in “Happy Healthy Horses”: A four part horse education series. Tuesday, March 22 and 29, April 5 and 12, 7pm – 9pm hosted by Stewart’s Equipment (Brisbane) and Equine Erin.

This course is designed for the existing horse owner, small operator or stable manager. Learn from the professionals on how to better manage your horses, farm or stable. Save time, money and heartache by learning more about your equine friend.

Happy Healthy Horses Course Schedule and Instructor Information: • Tuesday, March 22 – Healthy Horses Save You Money: Pasture and Manure Management, How to access Grant Money, presented by, Enviro-Agri Specialist, Mark Eastman, CVCA (Healthy Horses Program) M.Scn., P.Ag. and Certified Crop Advisor, Neil Millson Woodrill Ltd. (Seed Company).

• Tuesday, March 29 – When To Call The Vet: Colic, Injury, Vaccines, Teeth and Prevention, presented by Dr. Brianne Henderson, D.V.M., Equine Guelph/University of Guelph.

• Tuesday, April 5 – Nutrition: They Are What They Eat – Hay, Pasturing and Supplements, presented by Alf Budweth, B.Sc., Agr. and Nutrition, University of Guelph, Budson Farm & Feed Co. • Tuesday, April 12 – Build Right, Buy Right - Save Money and Time: Equine Fencing and Equipment, presented by McArthur’s Fencing & Stewart’s Equipment.

The program will take place at Stewart’s Equipment, Brisbane, ON (Trafalger Rd. and Hwy. 124). Early bird registration: $99, after March 5th: $120/course, $35/night, HST included. Price includes: Course materials, refreshments and door prizes. For more information, call Bridget Ryan at 519-855-4562, or check

the website: www.equineerin.com, or email EquineErin@gmail. com. All course participants will qualify for a chance to win a Free Equine Guelph On-Line Course – $500 value. For more information on continuing education at the University of Guelph/ Equine Guelph, check the website: http://www.equineguelph.ca.

SOUTHWEST ONTARIO LOCAL FOOD CONNECTION: FARMER / FOOD BUYER NETWORKING EVENT Tuesday, March 29 - Western Fair Farmers’ and Artisans’ Market, Confederation Bldg., 900 King Street, London - 12pm to 5pm.

Join Southwest Ontario Local Food Connection as we present the 3rd annual Farmer/Food Buyer Networking Event. This event provides the opportunity for cooks and chefs, food retailers, food service, institutional food providers, food processors and food distributors to meet and develop business relationships with local farmers and producers.

Agenda: 10:30am – Exhibitor Setup; 11:30am – Complimentary lunch, featuring local ingredients, will be offered to exhibitors; 12pm – Welcome and Opening Remarks; 12:10pm – Open Business Networking Forum; 2:50pm – Networking Forum Ends; 3pm – Educational Seminars for farmers and food buyers (30 minute sessions); 5pm – Conclusion.

Please Note: Space is limited, therefore, availability will be on a first come first served basis. Registration deadline: Tuesday, March 22. To register contact: Karen Eatwell – National Farmers Union. Email: kareneatwell@execulink.com / Tel: 519-232-9638 or 1-800-832-9638 or check website: www.southwestontariolocalfoodconnection.ca/farmer_buyer_networking.html.

“TASTE IT” GALA Tuesday, March 29 - Western Fair Farmers’ and Artisans’ Market, Confederation Bldg., 900 King Street, London - 5pm to 9pm.

Come out and enjoy this wonderful culinary event showcasing farmers and chefs to stimulate your tastebuds. “A celebration of Local Food not to be missed!” Cost: $20 per person includes 5 complimentary tasting tickets. Further information: www.southwestontariolocalfoodconnection.ca, info@localfoodconnection. ca; 519-438-5942.

COMING EVENTS: Mar. 8 Getting Started in Aquaculture, Alma Aquaculture Research Station, University of Guelph. Full-day workshop: key

requirements of initiating/operating a fish farm. Pre-registration and further information: http://www.aps.uoguelph.ca/aquacentre/ aquacentre/workshops.html or email: aquacntr@uoguelph.ca or phone 519-824-4120 ext 52689.

Mar. 9 - 10 Profitable Pastures “Maximizing Pasture Profits from Another Perspective”, Elmwood and Stirling. Keynote speaker Todd Wallace, Manitoba. Pre-registration required, $35 includes hot roast beef dinner. Call 519-986-1484/877-892-8663, registration deadline: March 4.

Mar. 9 - 11 Western Fair Farm Show, Western Fair Entertainment Centre, London. Information at 1-800-619-4629/519-4387203;www.westernfair.com/shows/farm.html.

Mar. 16 Soil Test Clinic, Markdale with Peter Johnson, 9:30pm - 12pm. Bring your questions and your soil tests. Pre-registration is required. Call Ray Robertson, 519-986-3756.

Mar. 16 Soil Test Clinic, Listowel with Peter Johnson, 1:30pm - 4:30pm. Pre-registration is required - please call Cathy Dibble at 519-463-9737.

Mar. 17 Harmony Organic: Stratford Rotary Complex, 353 McCarthy Road, Stratford, 10am - 4pm, presents Dr. Temple Grandin “Creating the Best Life for our Animals” and speaker - Hubert J. Karreman V.M.D. Advanced registration required; $40.00 includes organic buffet lunch. For information, call Sue 519-291-9733 or email: sue@harmonyorganic.ca.

Apr. 2 Elmira Maple Syrup Festival. For more information, phone 1-877-969-0094 or website: www.elmiramaplesyrup.com.

Geothermal Information Night - Listowel Tuesday, March 8, 2011 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm 590 Nichol Ave S, Listowel Join us to learn about the installation process, benefits and details of a geothermal system.

Find out how it works and bring any questions you may have. See a system in operation. Refreshments provided.

For more information contact Bostech Mechanical Ltd. 519-291-1933 info@bostech.ca

Centre Wellington’s Ducks Unlimited readies for 25th annual fundraiser FERGUS – Some groups come and go, and others go on and on.

Place Centre Wellington’s Duck’s Unlimited Canada chapter in that latter bunch.

The group is holding its 25th annual fundraising dinner on March 26 this year at the Fergus community centre.

Since this is a particular celebration, the regular dinner and auction will be preceded with a wine and cheese reception starting at 5pm, and there are a number of other special events being planned throughout the evening.

Ducks Unlimited Canada is a registered charity and was founded in 1938. It works with governments, conservation authorities, and private landowners to improve critical wetland breeding areas for waterfowl and other wildlife.

Agricultural and urban development have drastically reduced such breeding areas, causing significant declines in waterfowl populations. Money raised at the banquet will help build, on private or public lands, control structures that improve and stabilize water conditions, thereby increasing wildlife breeding areas.

The Centre Wellington Chapter is one of more than 300 local groups across Canada that raise funds for the work of DUC. The main attractions at the DUC dinners have been the auction and raffle of high quality items contributed or sponsored by local or national

business organizations.

All contributions are given full recognition in the dinner program and during the auction or raffle. For example, a cash contribution of $125 or more will sponsor the framing of a Ducks Unlimited exclusive wildlife print, and the contributor’s name will be attached to that item. Those who donate $250 or more received a beautiful print.

Harvey Miller has been soliciting donations for the banquet for years, and is quite proud of Centre Wellington’s success with its event.

He said the average profit from the dinner over the years has been $12,000, but that has jumped recently to closer to $15,000. “We do really good,” he said, adding that the guests will come from as far away as Hamilton, Orangeville, and Creemore.

“We’ve always had a really good crowd,” he said.

Contacts for the club include treasurer Stan Whiston at 519-469-9606 or whistrob@ hotmail.com, Davin Ciglen, at 519-855-9876, or Miller, at 519-843-3431.

There are a number of types of tickets available: - a couple’s ticket, $75, which includes two dinners, and one DUC membership and Conservator subscription, and two entries in the door prize raffle; - single ticket, $50, includes dinner, a DUC membership and Conservator subscription,

and door prize entry; - table ticket, $300, includes eight dinners, four DUC memberships and subscriptions, a reserved table, and entry into a special raffle; - a DUC member ticket is $25, for one dinner and entry in the door prize raffle. To qualify, present a currently-active DUC membership number; and - DUC member and guest ticket, $50, or, as a member, buy a ticket covering the cost of two dinners and entries in the door prize raffle. Present the DUC currently active member number to qualify.

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The Bobolink needs more than just protection from farming operations

by Bette Jean Crews, President, Ontario Federation of Agriculture Ontario has legislation and regulations that serve to protect threatened and endangered species.

How can anyone argue with that? The protection of species and preservation of biodiversity are important goals for our society so that future generations continue to enjoy a robust and diverse ecology.

Many species are already protected in Ontario, ranging from owls to salamanders.

Generally, the habitat of those

ensure their farming businesses remain viable while ensuring habitat is preserved.

However, the province needs to take a very serious look at two important issues around its endangered species process.

First, a small group of experts has declared the bobolink as “threatened.” The MNR has no recourse but to invoke the habitat protection regulations. But the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) says that bobolinks are native to 46 jurisdictions spanning North, Central, and South America. They are occasionally sighted in a further eight European counties.

Furthermore, the IUCN classes bobolink as “least concern,” meaning that in the eyes of its global panel of scientists, the bobolink “does not qualify for critically endangered,, vulner-

habitat for endangered species.

Nonetheless, Ontario farmers are cooperating in finding innovative ways to contribute to our biodiversity.

We are doing so without compensation and society is benefitting from our efforts.

Now we face yet another challenge as the province of Ontario moves the Bobolink to the list of threatened species, bringing the full force of habitat protection regulations onto landowners. The complication is that the bobolink enjoys tall grass for nesting. Tall grass is in short supply in Ontario so hay is the next best thing.

That affects an estimated 30,000 farms across the province. We will work with the Ministry of Natural Resources to ensure the economic impact and disruption of normal farm practices is minimized. We will work with affected farmers to

species is on and around farmland. That is not surprising as relatively few such species would thrive in, or migrate to urban areas.

As a result, the burden of providing and protecting habitat rests on the shoulders of a few – notably on the shoulders of farmers. However, farmers own land to produce food and energy, provide economic stimulus to Ontario, and contribute to an improved environment. Those functions are compatible. The incompatible duty imposed by legislation and regulation is the protection of

able or near threatened.

If the global community does not consider bobolink imperiled globally, if it is not an indigenous species in Ontario, and if it ranges across 46 jurisdictions spanning North, Central, and South America, then why does Ontario list it as a threatened species at the possible expense of Ontario farmers?

The OFA calls on the Ontario government to further investigate the situation leading to the bobolink being declared as “threatened.”

Secondly, the potential widespread impact of that declaration really emphasizes that it is just two per cent of our population paying the costs of habitat protection. If Ontario is serious about endangered species, then we must get everyone involved. Ontario needs to create new habitat. Let’s not

rely on the farmers’ fields that are used to generate economic activity. Let’s grow tall grass in the urban green spaces that are now cut for cosmetic purposes only. We call on our urban cousins to insist our cities plant timothy and stop cutting grass.

That is a serious proposition. Not only will it provide habitat but it will save our cities millions of dollars in grass cutting and lawn maintenance costs. Perhaps we could see some bobolink on the south lawn at Queen’s Park next spring.

If Ontario is serious about protecting species, then it is time to actually get serious and stop sloughing the issues onto the backs of farmers. We need to ensure the species needs protecting and we need to provide habitat on public land. Get serious Ontario.

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this year’s conference did not disappoint.

Over 900 farmers, agricultural representatives, faculty, and students gathered at the University of Guelph’s Rozanski Hall Jan. 22 for the largest conference to date.

“It is organized by farmers, for farmers. We have a tremendous amount of industry support to deliver the program, but at the end of the day, this is their conference,” said conference chairman Julia Whalen.

“We continue to be energized each year by the enthusiasm and uptake for the programs from the farm community. Our number of attendees continues to increase each year, which is a solid indicator of the type of enthusiasm and confidence that farmers also have in the program,” report the organizing committee.

Delegates were able to design their agenda from over 50 sessions. Chris St. Clair, of The Weather Network, chosen

by Canadians as Canada’s most dependable weatherman, was the keynote speaker.

International speakers are always popular and this year’s line-up included Douglas B. Beegle, a distinguished Professor of Agronomy and Soil Fertility specialist at Penn State University; Dr. Emerson Nafziger, Professor of Crop Sciences and Extension Agronomist, University of Illinois; Thomas R. Overton, Associate Professor, Department of Animal Science, Cornell University; Arland Suderman, a market analyst and feature writer with Farm Futures, Illinois and Dr. Larry Corah, of Kansas, vice president, Certified Angus Beef (CAB).

“As someone who has spent

nearly 30 years producing and providing extension information in the major agriculture state of Illinois, I was impressed to see such a large and enthusiastic crowd on campus on a dreary Saturday to participate in a learning event. While we all use modern means of communication to provide agricultural information today, there is no substitute for the sort of interactions possible in such a setting,” said Nafziger.

Organizers are always looking to present new and innovative programs and an addition to the program line-up for 2011 was the partnership with beef symposium, which offered concurrent beef-specific sessions. Organizers were pleased with the new relationship and the opportunities it presented.

“The partnership with Farm Smart drew a good crowd of young enthusiastic producers who were keen to learn from the exceptional line-up of speakers,” said Brian Pogue, the beef cattle program lead with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and one of the beef symposium organizers.

The conference is a joint project of the Golden Horseshoe and Heartland Regional Soil and Crop Improvement Associations, in partnership with the Ontario Agricultural College (OAC), OMAFRA and various agri-business partners.

The next event will be the in-field crop diagnostics and demonstration sessions offered at a Farm Smart Expo on July 14. Its 4-H Expo will follow on July 15.

Session proceedings and program updates for all the Farm Smart events will be posted online at www.uoguelph. ca/farmsmart.

Horticultural Society Report The Harriston & District Horticultural Society held the February meeting in the auditorium on Monday February 14, 2011. The new president Diane Ireland Kelly opened the meeting with “O Canada”.

After discussing the business we enjoyed the speaker Dr. Wm Van Sickle. He has been gardening for twenty – two years in Harriston.

We listened to some of his experiences of planting too early or too late.

Most of the plants he starts

indoors and transplants to the garden when the weather gets warm.

If you plant your potatoes in different areas of your garden each year you can avoid the bugs. He grows sunflowers for the birds to feed on. Bill makes pickles, spaghetti sauce and other sauces from the vegetables.

After the meeting was adjourned, a lunch and social time was enjoyed.

Submitted by Alice Douglas.

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Century Church Theatre offers murder mystery comedy FROM PAGE TWO John Broadfoot 519-843-1055.

*** Gospel Meetings- All are Welcome- Artel Centre 355 Elmira Rd. Unit 120 & 122. 6pm.

Mar 14

Until March 18- March Break Environmental Day Camp at the Guelph Lake Nature Centre. Fun nature activities for kids aged 6 to 10. Please call or visit our web site www.grandriver.ca for more information. *** Harriston & District Horticultural Society meeting. 7:30pm.

Minto Community Auditorium. Speaker: Caitlin Hall, Reroot (organic C.S.A.) Topic: Growing Organic Vegetables. Everyone welcome.

Mar 15

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

Upper Grand 753 Tower, St. 1st Wednesday of the month, Lunch Out. Contact, Joyce B. 519-843-3213 or Judy D. 519-843-3947 Ext: 100. *** March Break Program-Grand Valley Public Library Presents: Waterwood Theatre, 2pm at the Grand Valley Community Centre.

Admission $3 or three shows for $8. “O IS FOR OGRE” is an original story about a boy named Owen, who just loves books.

519-928-5622. *** Guelph Township Horticultural Society POT LUCK supper and awards held at Marden Community Centre, 7368 Wellington Road 30. 6:30pm. Bring your favourite food to share along with own dishes and cutlery. Invited guests, door prizes. Entertainment

by Al Parrish, former member of Tanglewood, singer, songwriter.

Contact Secretary 519-822-5289. *** Iron Horses: Riding the Rails into Canada’s Past – Historical Storytelling. Ruth Stewart-Verger brings train tales to life, including the story of a train robbery, stories of railroaders from her own family and the story of the 1902 train wreck just 2 miles north of Waterloo. Theatre, Waterloo Region Museum, 10 Huron Rd. (just off Homer Watson Blvd.), Kitchener, 7:30pm. $15, $12 for seniors and students. Advance ticket purchase recommended.

Contact 519-748-1914. *** The Guelph and Area Chapter of the Schizophrenia Society of Ontario will be meeting at 7:30pm at the Evergreen Centre 683 Woolwich Street, Guelph. The chapter offers support and education for families dealing with schizophrenia and other related mental health issues.

Mar 16

March Break Program-Grand Valley Public Library Presents: Chris McKhool, 2pm at the Grand Valley Community Centre.

Admission $3 or three shows for $8. 519-928-5622. *** Seed Exchange. A seed exchange is where gardeners meet and trade their saved or excess seeds. Bring an envelope of seeds & take an envelope or make a donation. Make sure you label & date the envelope. Fergus & District Horticultural Society 7pm.

Victoria Park Centre. Everyone welcome. For info. call Ron Stevenson 519-822-5289. *** Fergus & District Horticultural Society Meeting: 7:30pm. Fergus - Victoria Park Centre. Topic: “Gardening Myths” Speaker: Robert Pavlis. Everyone welcome. Please call Helen for info.

519-843-3131.

Mar 17

March Break Program-Grand Valley Public Library Presents: Reptillia, 2pm at the Grand Valley Community Centre. Admission $3 or three shows for $8. Hands-on investigations of reptiles and amphibians and how they relate to the world in which they live.

519-928-5622. *** St. Patrick’s Day Supper, 5-7pm at Mt. Forest United Church.

Beef Stew, salad, rolls, dessert. Tickets at door are: $10/adults, $5/kids 5-12 years, $22/family ticket. For info. call 519-3231910. *** Jamboree St. John Parish Centre 160 Georgina St. Arthur. Start time is 7pm. For cancellation info. due to weather call 519-848-6723. *** March 17-19 - Erin Community Theater presents Stepping Out - a comedy. Erin Centre 2000 8pm. Adults $20, students/seniors $15.

To reserve call 519-855-6748.

Mar 18

Free Public Skate 2-3:30pm Grand Valley District Community Centre. 519-928-5622. *** Barrie Hill United Church St. Patrick’s Ham Dinner. Featuring The Irish Stew Game. Starting at 6pm. Ticket $20 each. Call Yvonne at 519-824-2519. *** Come to the cabaret. St. Teresa of Avila Church , 19 Flamingo Drive, Elmira is presenting Cabaret in the Church Hall. 7:30pm.

Tickets $15 per person, at the church office 519-669-3387. *** St. John’s United Church Euchre. 7:30pm. Admission $3. *** Melville United Church Annual Irish Stew Supper. 5-6:30pm. $10 per person. $25/ family. Tickets at the church office 519843-1781.

*** Arthur Legion Wing Night. All you can eat $12.

Mar 19

Pancakes & Sausage Breakfast with Real Maple Syrup sponsored by the Belwood Lions at the Belwood Hall from 8-11am, Adults $7, age 3 & under free. *** Derby League Soccer proudly presents: Free Soccer Day. Men (aged 18+) are invited for a FREE game of pick-up Soccer at the Royal Distributing Athletic Performance Centre from 12-2pm.

This is your chance to beat the winter blues with a game of indoor Soccer. Representatives will be there to answer questions about Derby League Soccer and the upcoming 2011 season. Please signup by e-mailing us at info@derbyleaguesoccer.com. *** Adult / Senior Skating. 8-9:50pm. Exhibition Park Arena, Guelph.

Cost - $7 / person. Contact 519-836-1015. Join us for fun, exercise, music and friendship. Fergus Brass Band. *** Soup & Sandwich Luncheon & Bake Sale at St. Mary Family Centre, Mount Forest. 11:30am-1:30pm. Adults $7, children 5-10 $4. *** St. Patrick Dance at St. Mary Parish Centre, Mount Forest 8:30pm-1am. Music by the Moore Family. $10 in advance, $12 at the door. Call Bert at 519-323-4931 or Dan at 510-323-4690 for tickets. *** Mount Forest Legion Branch 134 - euchre tournament - two person teams. $20 per team. Registration 11:30am - 12:45pm. Play starts at 1pm sharp. For details call 519-323- 3196. *** Karaoke contest at Fergus Legion every Saturday 9pm -1am until March 26th. Grand Prize $1,000. *** Arthur Legion Jamboree. 2- 5pm. For info. call Nancy 519- 8485702. *** Dance in the New Alma Community Hall. 8pm-12am. With Marion’s Country Band. Admission $10. *** Organic Stone Soup: A Local Organic Food Skills Fair - 11am2pm. St. George’s Church, 99 Woolwich St, Guelph. Join Canadian Organic Growers Perth-Waterloo-Wellington for a family fun event all about helping yourself to local organic. There will be a storytelling and children’s activities about organic food and farming, as well as a series of food demonstrations on growing, buying, cooking, and preserving local organic food. A simple soup lunch will be served and other organic goods will be available for purchase at a mini organic farmers’ market. Pay what you can - free parking.

HILLSBURGH - The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomens Guild Dramatic Society Murder Mystery is an off-the-wall comedy by David McGillivray and Walter Zerlin Jr. It is directed by Dale Jones.

The show is another in the series, as the Farndale ladies make another attempt to put on a play.

The Farndale Murder Mystery takes place on a British housing estate where a group of determined, but not-tooaccomplished amateur players struggle to perform their version of a typical murder mystery. They may be sincere, but they’re cursed with poor acting, an over-abundance of props, and sets that just won’t behave themselves.

This show runs the gamut from a botched opening to a

cobbled-together ending when one of the players has to go home to look after an errant offspring.

Patrons can enjoy a preshow dinner right at the theatre, catered by Qzine, of Hillsburgh on the first Friday of every play for $14.95.

Dinners must book the dinner with theatre tickets.

Also, a bus will pick-up any groups of 20 to 45 that purchase tickets. Call 519-8554586 for details.

The show is a Century Theatre Guild production and it runs Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, and on Sundays at 2:30pm. The show runs March 27 to April 3 at the Century Church Theatre in Hillsburgh.

Call the box office at 519855-4586 or www.centurychurchtheatre.com.

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Mar 20

Gospel Meetings- All are welcome- Artel Centre 355 Elmira Rd. Unit 120 & 122. 6pm. *** St. Patrick’s Day CWL euchre at Sacred heart Church, Kenilworth at 8pm. Admission: $2.50. Penny table, door prize, 50/50 draw and light lunch, everyone welcome.

Mar 23

Plan to join the Elora and Salem Horticultural Society at their monthly meeting Wednesday, March 23rd, 7:30 pm, at Heritage River Retirement Community, 25 Wellington Drive, Elora.

Master Gardener Robert Pavlis will share some of his “Gardening Tricks”. Everyone welcome. *** March 23-26 Erin Community Theater presents Stepping Out - a comedy. Erin Centre 2000 8pm. Adults $20, students/seniors $15.

To reserve call 519-855-6748. *** Euchre Party – Alma Community Centre, 7:30pm. $3 per person.

Prizes, lunch.

Mar 24

Euchre - St. Mary Family Centre, Mount Forest - 7:30pm $2.50 includes light lunch and prizes.

Mar 25

March 25 – April 3 Century Church Theatre, Hillsburgh. “The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomens’ Guild Dramatic Society Murder Mystery”. An off-the-wall comedy by David McGillivray and Walter Zerlin Jr. Directed by Dale Jones. A Century Theatre Guild production. Fridays & Saturdays 8pm.

Sundays 2:30pm. Box Office 519-855-4586. *** Alma Optimist Beef BBQ. 5-7pm. Alma Community Hall.

Tickets: Adults $12, children $4 at the door.

Mar 26

Elora Legion Saturday Night Dance 8pm. Join Country Versatiles upstairs in the Maple Leaf Room for an evening of dancing. 519846-9611. *** Marsville Lions Community Breakfast. $5 per person. Marsville Hall. Last Saturday of every month. 7:30-10:30am. Also, recycling of wine bottles, beer bottles and cans, pop cans. *** Karaoke contest at Fergus Legion every Saturday 9pm -1am until March 26th. Grand Prize $1,000. *** Arthur Legion Karaoke. 8:30pm.

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Horoscopes - For the second week of March -

ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, think about a point you want to make and then carefully form your words. You want to leave no room for misunderstanding with a pending situation.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, you can be hopeful that there will be a sudden change in your current situation, but chances are things will be more gradual, especially starting this week.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, after some careful consideration, take matters into your own hands. Whether this will work to your advantage still remains to be seen.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, make things a little easier on yourself this week by making a few changes. Dine out one night and let the beds go unmade a few days.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, once you commit to an idea this week, there is no turning back. So you’d better be sure this is the path you want to take. Others aren’t so sure.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, while socializing you may find that you have to chat with some people you’d rather avoid. Be personable this week and avoid arguments.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, be appreciative and grateful when others are being friendly.

Oftentimes people want to do right by others without an ulterior motive.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, it has taken a lot of patience to make it through the last few months. But finally the silver lining is in sight, so sit back and enjoy the respite.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, seek some professional advice when some unwanted health symptoms arise. It’s never good to risk your health for the sake of convenience.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, you will get just what you have been asking for. But once you get your hands on the prize, you may find it’s not as great as you had expected.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Look twice before you leap, Libra, because it will not be easy to reverse what you do once the plan is in motion. Leo is along for the ride on this adventure.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, the early part of the week is bound to be filled with a lot of activity. But come Thursday things wind down quite nicely.

PAGE TWELVE Inside Wellington - Second Section of The Wellington Advertiser, Friday, March 4, 2011

February County Council Highlights ·

Museum & Wellington Place Administrator, Bonnie Callen, will retire from her position after 32 years of service on Friday, April 29th.

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After 11 years as County Chief Librarian, Janice Hindley has accepted the position of Museum & Wellington Place Administrator. Janice will begin her new position at the end of April.

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The County Archives addition was recently honoured by Heritage Centre Wellington with a Certificate of Excellence.

Wellington County Library (WCL) March Break is March 14 – 19

The Wild West @ Your Library!

County Archives Addition Honoured

Calling all cowgirls and cowboys!

Mosey on down to your nearest WCL branch for heaps of Wild West fun!

In celebration of Ontario Heritage Week, Heritage Centre Wellington recently honoured the archives addition at the Wellington County Museum with a Certificate of Excellence. The new 7,500 square foot building tripled the size of the former archives facility, providing needed space for the museum’s growing archival collection. The archives addition was recognized for its dedication and commitment to honour and retain the heritage qualities of the original nationally historic museum.

Congratulations

• Line Dancing • Wild West Storytime • The Great Train Ride • Life on the Trail • Scavenger Hunts • Pioneer Life • and much more!

Pick up a March Break brochure at any branch, or visit: www.wclib.ca.

All programmes are free.

Many require registration and fill up quickly, so call or visit your nearest branch today.

Plus – don’t forget to draw out your card and lasso some books for some great Wild West Reading!

Local Food Banks: Items Needed

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Local food banks in Wellington County are looking for the following items: • Canned fruit • Canned pasta • Canned stews • Cereal • Diapers (size 4-6) • Canned juice • Liquid laundry detergent

• Canned meat • Tea and coffee • Canned tuna • Skim milk powder • Pasta • Hygiene products • Cookies

• Pasta sauce • Granola bars • Toilet paper • Minute Rice • Jam • Dish soap • Crackers

What can I do with leftover paint and cleaning products?

If you would like to drop off any of the above items, contact your local food bank at: CENTRE WELLINGTON FOOD BANK

Fred Aleksandrowicz

519-787-1401

MINTO FOOD BANKS Harriston Palmerston Clifford

Bev May Liz Stemmer Bruce Kaufman

519-338-2825 519-417-4774 519-327-8588

WELLINGTON NORTH FOOD BANKS Arthur

Mount Forest Marg Rapp

519-848-3272 519-655-2137

EAST WELLINGTON COMMUNITY SERVICES Erin & Guelph/Eramosa Gillian Riseborough

519-833-9696

DRAYTON FOOD BANK

519-638-2035

ALTERNATE FORMATS OF THIS PUBLICATION AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. For more information, contact: Jennifer Cowan, Accessibility Clerk, at: 519.837.2600, ext. 2373* or Jenniferc@wellington.ca

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Hold them to take to an HHW Event Day. There are seven HHW Event Days in 2011, starting in June and ending in October.* Visit www.dowhatyoucan.ca for additional options.

The Selected HHW Depots at County Waste Facilities cannot accept these items. * Dates and locations will be advertised starting in April.

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