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PAGE TWO Inside Wellington - Second Section of the Wellington Advertiser, Friday, March 18, 2011

Public Service Announcements

Curious visitor - Julianna Golka, 6, of Guelph, got a close look at many exhibits on March 6 at the Wellington County Museum’s Egypt, Gift of the Nile. photo by David Meyer

St. John Ambulance Saint-Jean

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March 25, 26 & 27 April 29, 30 & May 1 May 28, 29 & 30

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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. *** Volunteers are the lifeblood of the Alzheimer Society of Dufferin County. Whether you have a bit of time or you want to get involved on a regular basis, there are a number of ways you can help. For more information, please contact Elaine Graham, Volunteer Coordinator at 519-941-1221.

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, Belwood 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. *** Pioneer Games Day In a world without technology, just how did pioneer kids have fun? Join us and find out. All ages. Drop in between 10am-noon or 2-4 pm. Wellington County Library – Fergus Branch. *** Brighton Chapter O.E.S. Euchre in the Masonic Hall, St. Andrew’s Street Fergus. For more information call Betty or Roy at 519-7878250.

Mar 19

Pancakes and Sausage Breakfast with Real Maple Syrup.

Sponsored by the Belwood Lions at the Belwood Hall from 8-11am, Adults $7, age 3 and 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 and Sandwich Luncheon and 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 26. 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. 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. ***

Knox Ospringe Presbyterian and Community Church, corner of Highways 124 and 125, pot luck and games night A social evening for all ages. 6pm. For more information contact Nora 519-856-4453 *** St. Patrick’s Day Party. Royal Canadian Legion Br.134 Mount Forest. Featuring the music of The Mainlanders. Meat Draws, Irish Stew and green beer. 3pm- midnight. *** Canada Bloom Bus Tour Fundraiser, organized by Guelph Museums 519-836-1221. Trip to Canada Bloom. Early bird guided tour lead by hosts Rodger Tschanz, Karen McKeown and Liane Howell. Departing at 7am and arriving back in Guelph by 5pm. $75 per person. Trip limited to 36 people.

Mar 20

Gospel Meetings- All are welcome- Artel Centre 355 Elmira Rd. Unit 120 and 122, Guelph. 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. *** Instrumental & Vocal Concert, Sunday March 20 from 2-4pm.

Arkell United Church Cost $12. Light refreshments to follow.

Tickets 519-824-0217. All Welcome.

Mar 21

Centre Wellington Connection invites all ladies to our dinner meeting at 7674 Colbourne St. E., Elora, 7pm. Guest speaker. $17 inclusive. RSVP 519-846-5459 or 519-846-5252.

Mar 23

Plan to join the Elora and Salem Horticultural Society at their monthly meeting Wednesday, March 23, 7:30pm, 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 Theatre 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. *** March 23 -27 Agatha Christie’s A Murder Is Announced at Fergus Grand Theatre. Tickets available at 519-787-1981. Proceeds to Centre Wellington Food Bank. Please bring a non-perishable food item. *** Public board meeting of the Waterloo Wellington Community Care Access Centre (WWCCAC) takes place at our Guelph office, located at 450 Speedvale Avenue West, Suite 201, Guelph, from 5-8pm. Our meetings are open to the public.

Mar 24

Euchre - St. Mary Family Centre, Mount Forest - 7:30pm $2.50 includes light lunch and prizes. *** Carol McMullen Seminar ‘Focus on Learning Problems’.

7-9:30pm at the Drayton Christian Reformed Church (88 Main Street East). Pre-registration not required. Suggested donation of $10 per person to help cover expenses. Transportation arrangements provided if required, contact Teresa Dekker 519-638-2542. *** Spark of Brilliance Free Workshop 7-9pm. Faith Lutheran Church, 290 Belsyde Avenue, Fergus. We will be planting spring bulbs in pretty mugs to use as a gift or for home. All materials supplied and refreshments provided. For more information, please call: 519-8435742 ext. 561.

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. 8pm. Sundays 2:30pm. Box Office 519-855-4586. *** Alma Optimist Beef Barbecue. 5-7pm. Alma Community Hall.

Tickets: Adults $12, children $4 at the door. *** March 25 and 26- Royal City Ambassadors hold Annual Show “Harmony Playlist”. 7:30pm at River Run Centre in Guelph; including the Southern Ontario Youth Chorus. *** March 25-26- Transition Guelph will be hosting Resilience 2011: A Community Festival. A full schedule of events can be viewed at www.resilience2011.ca.

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. *** Continued on page 11

Inside Wellington - Second Section of The Wellington Advertiser, Friday, March 18, 2011 PAGE THREE

Trevor Ashbee: For horticulturist, local means grown in the garden

by David Meyer

FERGUS Trevor Ashbee could be considered a perfect transplant to Centre Wellington.

He was born in Sussex, England and his father was a gardener who was good enough, in fact, to have worked in his later years with Christopher Lloyd, the renowned British gardener and author of numerous books, many of which are still read avidly today.

It was only natural that young Trevor Ashbee followed in his father’s planting furrows and became a gardener, too.

Doing that in England, serious about gardening and famous for its gardens, is different than in Canada.

“I was born and raised in a garden,” he said with a grin.

He did a three-year apprenticeship and eventually became the head gardener in Rye, in Sussex County, at the southern tip of Great Britain. Then he emigrated to Canada in 1969, bringing all his skills and love of plants and gardening with him. For 20 years, Ashbee worked in Guelph in the horticultural department, and the beautiful and much admired Riverside Park was his workplace.

From there, he decided to go into his own landscape design business, and did that for five years. Then, Cambridge needed a horticulturist, and Ashbee commuted from Guelph to Cambridge for the next eight and a half years.

Around the turn of the century, he and his wife moved north of Fergus to a “rural property” consisting of 23 acres that had been pretty much untouched for years. It was the time of county amalgamation, and Ashbee accepted a new Centre Wellington Township position of horticulturist. It was, he noted the first such position ever in Wellington County and, “the last one, so far.”

His first turf, if such it may be called, was an old greenhouse at the former site of

Centre Wellington District High School. He managed to obtain some old benches and using those, began growing plants for the township parks.

Eventually, Centre Wellington was able to obtain two greenhouses measuring 72 by 20 feet, and placed them behind the Fergus community centre. When he ran into budget difficulties and had no cash for benches to set all his flower pots and boxes on, he used bricks as a base and covered them in old snow fence culled from the roads department and that system still works fine today. From those greenhouses, Ashbee grows and spreads greenery and decorative flowers across the township.

Right now, he said, is the time to start planning to plant, even with a good deal of snow on the ground and the earth still frozen.

“I think it starts this time of year,” he noted, looking at his work bench, which had a container half full of cuttings that will sprout to become decorative plants.

“Especially if you have grow lights; start seeds at home or in a nice, sunny window sill.”

He said now is an optimum time to take cuttings for such things at coleus and for flowers for hanging pots. It is also good to start annuals like petunias and marigolds.

He has some advice, too, for perennial growers. “If you’re starting them now, they will grow summer to fall. They won’t flower until into next year.”

There are other plants, biennials, such as foxglove, and some purple coneflower, which flower every couple of years.

“It depends on what people purchase,” he said, adding gardeners working with such plants should simply ensure those plants are watered well into the fall to ensure their survival and good growth.

Ashbee recommends a “soil-less” mixture for starting

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Time of the season - Centre Wellington Township horticulturist Trevor Ashbee has begun taking cuttings to propagate plants. He says we are fast approaching the time to get plants started indoors - or in a greenhouse for those who have one. photo by David Meyer

plants. He said it should contain 90% peat moss and 10% vermiculite. He said it is “clean and it holds moisture well.”

For vegetables though, it is a different matter, and he suggested waiting a while. He warned that starting tomatoes and peppers too early means they will grow too elongated. Waiting a few weeks to get those started allows them to be “hardened off” (gradually placed outside to get them

are generally long gone, particularly in towns.”

“They can’t be bothered,” he said, citing a list of reasons, not least of which is time and effort. “They have to spray, maintain.” He noted, too, people these days have homes on smaller lots and little time for upkeep of a garden.

But, he said, for the beginner, getting started is easy.

People can purchase trays, seeds, soil and cuttings from

“It’s nice to go outdoors and pick a tomato.”

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ready for the outdoors).

“No earlier than the end of March or early April,” he said of starting tomatoes and peppers. Many gardeners insist vegetables should not be planted outdoors until the week after the May 24 long weekend to protect them from frost.

Ashbee said with the economy in turmoil, many have predicted food prices are going up, and he has a simple solution to fighting that; planting a garden. He said the best way to use local food is to grow it.

Plus, he said, garden produce can be canned, preserved and made into other foods, such as chutney. “The way gas prices are, prices [of food] are going to skyrocket.”

Ashbee is aware the days where families fed themselves from their efforts in the garden

any one of several nurseries or hardware stores in the township, all of which offer not only equipment like pots, trays, and cell packs, but also advice.

Then they are ready to start seeding. And, he said, people can always phone him (his cell phone number is 519-9940217).

Ashbee said all of Wellington County is becoming known for planting trees, a situation of which he approves.

The United Nations recently cited the county’s Green Legacy tree planting program as one worth emulating around the world.

As for what types of trees, Ashbee said, “People should try to stick with native plants.

They’re hardier and need less watering. They put up with the winters we get.”

Among those types are maple, ash, every type of spruce, pine, as well as oak and tamarack. That last one has qualities Ashbee particularly appreciates because it loses its needles and changes colour.

He said when it comes to planting trees and shrubs, “Look for something that is going to have some winter interest.” He said dogwood turns red, and makes a nice contrast in the snow, and other shrubs with variegated foliage produce a view of interest.

When it comes to shrubs, Ashbee added, “Don’t be afraid to intersperse shrubs with perennials and ornamental grasses.”

He particularly likes those grasses, and said they are becoming very popular. “Most nurseries sell them,” he said.

“Cut them back in early spring and they’re there all summer.

They give movement in the summer, colour and structure,” and they also provide wildlife habitat. When shrubs are interspersed with perennials, they will attract butterflies to the yard, for even more colour.

Despite the decline of vegetable gardens, he said, Centre Wellington and several other places in Wellington County are home to avid gardeners and active horticultural societies.

Many people are still keenly interested in growing things, and only a few years ago, gardening was considered one of the top avocations and hobbies among Canadian citizens.

He is particularly impressed with Centre Wellington’s interest in not just plants, but all kinds of trees, too. There is a group surveying the urban for-

est of Centre Wellington and there are tree plantings going on regularly.

As for Ashbee, his greenhouses provide all kinds of plants for decorative baskets hung along Fergus and Elora streets, as well as in planters and street plots. He also supplies all the local parks with greenery and flowers, trees and shrubs.

He has another duty, too, although not many people would be aware of it.

“Any building with landscaping has to be passed through me,” he said, explaining that when people apply for zone changes to develop, they have to create a site plan. That includes landscaping requirements, and Ashbee comments on those proposals. His job is to ensure the developer plants the proper species, which, in his mind, means native plants that will thrive.

He likens the county Green Legacy program that sees planting trees everywhere in Wellington to “a green movement,” and added, “I can’t imagine a town any place without plants and trees and shrubs.

It’s not just the environment but the wildlife and beautification.”

And at the end of the day when he returns to his home in the country, Ashbee keeps busy with his own 23 acres. He said he has so far done serious work on two of them, building a garden in the best British sense.

Of course, it might seem rough, going from work at work to work at home, but, he said, “I don’t classify it as work. It’s a hobby … It’s relaxing. Very relaxing.”

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Senior Lifestyles

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Understanding Alzheimer’s disease (MS) -- Despite first being described more than 100 years ago, Alzheimer’s disease remains a mystery for many reasons. Much of that mystery surrounds the causes of Alzheimer’s, which are still unknown.

Named for German physician Alois Alzheimer, Alzheimer’s disease was first described in 1906. While much has been studied since then, the precise cause, and a subsequent cure, is still difficult to pinpoint. However, since Dr. Alzheimer first described the disease more than a century ago, much has been learned about it, and families would be wise to ascertain as much as possible about this disease.

What Is Alzheimer’s?

According to the Alzheimer’s Association, Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive and fatal brain disease.

As the disease progresses, brain cells are destroyed, resulting in problems with memory, thinking and carrying on daily activities. For some patients, the disease progresses rapidly.

Such patients will quickly lose their abilities to perform daily activities, including work, hobbies and maintaining a social life. Others, however, can maintain relatively normal lifestyles long after their initial diagnosis.

Though it’s common to assume dementia is a part of Alzheimer’s, that’s not entirely true. Alzheimer’s is actually a form of dementia and is, in fact, the most

common form. In some instances, Alzheimer’s combines with another common dementia, vascular dementia, wherein blood flow to the brain is reduced. Because the brain is so connected, when one area begins to deteriorate or slow down, that negatively affects the rest of the body as well.

Therefore, when Alzheimer’s settles in, the rest of the body is affected, be it rapidly or gradually.

What Are the Risk Factors?

C h a n c e s are, before Dr. Alzheimer first described the disease, Alzheimer’s was likely just considered a normal part of aging. While age is the greatest risk factor (most individuals with the disease are over the age of 65), there are other considerable risk factors as well. * Family history: Over the years, research has indicated that those with a parent, brother or sister with Alzheimer’s are at a greater risk for the disease than those without a family history. What’s more, the risk further increases for those with more than one family member with Alzheimer’s. * Head injury: As research continues, it reveals other potential risk factors besides heredity and genetics. One such development is the link between serious head injury and

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The Alzheimer’s Organization advocates protecting your head by buckling your seat belt, wearing a helmet when riding a bicycle or motorcycle, and, particularly for the elderly, fall-proofing a home. * Connection of the head and the heart: Research has also begun to show the relationship between heart ailments and Alzheimer’s disease. Because the heart is responsible for pumping blood to the brain (each heartbeat pumps roughly 20 to 25 percent of your blood to your head), ailments such as heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, and diabetes can have adverse effects on brain health as well. That, in turn,

Dear Editor: The warmer weather will be arriving shortly, and we have some exciting volunteer opportunities to offer during the spring and summer seasons, here at the Wellington Terrace Long Term Care Home.

Our duet wheelchair bicycles will be made available to our residents from May until October to enjoy bike rides throughout our property and on the Cataract Trail.

We welcome volunteers 18 years of age and older for this volunteer role, and thorough training and orientation to the duet bikes is provided.

This is such a rewarding volunteer experience, to be able to spend some one-to-one time with residents on a warm day, and to witness their smiles and pleasure from the bike ride is simply unforgettable.

We have several current weekly volunteer opportunities available as well. We are looking for a manicure assistant on Tuesday afternoons from 2 to 3pm, helping our recreation staff provide a spa afternoon for our residents. We are also

looking for a volunteer to independently facilitate a weekly trivia program on Tuesday mornings.

Some of our residents would greatly appreciate a visit with a volunteer who might read to them or help them on the computer.

Our hairdresser is also looking for assistance any Tuesday to Friday afternoon, helping residents to and from our inhome salon.

Every afternoon we offer hot and cold drinks and refreshments in our River Café, and we are looking for a volunteer to supervise the café for one to two hours any afternoon. We are always looking for dining room assistants to help residents at meal times, particularly evenings and all weekend meals.

For more information about our volunteer roles, contact Mary Black Gallagher at 519846-5359, extension 266, or by email at maryb@wellington. ca.

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Dealers are free to set individual prices. ©The Best Buy Seal is a registered trademark of Consumers Digest Communications, LLC, used under license. ©For more information go to iihs.org/ratings. 1With purchase or lease of most new or demonstrator 2011 GM vehicles delivered from dealer stock between March 5, 2011 and May 2, 2011, and with payment of an additional $0.01, customers receive a Preferred Price™ fuel savings card at participating dealers, redeemable for $0.20 per litre on 5,000 L of fuel. Chevrolet Cruze LS-1SB is eligible for 5,000L; all other Cruze models and Chevrolet Aveo will receive 2,500 L of fuel. The $0.20/L savings includes applicable taxes. Cards valid as of 72 hours after delivery. Cards valid only at participating Petro-Canada retail locations (and other approved North Atlantic Petroleum locations in Newfoundland) and not redeemable for cash. Offer excludes 2011 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible and and PDJ Trucks. GM reserves the right to amend or terminate this offer and/or the program for any reason in whole or in part at any time without notice. Petro-Canada is a Suncor Energy business™ Trademark of Suncor Energy Inc. Used under licence. ▼Offer applies to new or demonstrator 2011 MY Sierra Light Duty Extended and Crew Cab C/K Models, 1SF, 1SB, 1SD (excludes hybrids) delivered between February 1 and May 2, 2011 at participating dealers in Canada. Dealer order or trade may be required. Offer available to retail customers only and consists of a pre-installed Chrome Accessories package (grille, 6” tubular assist steps, door handles and mirror caps) (“PDJ Truck”) valued up to $1500 (tax exclusive). This offer may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives available on GM vehicles. GMCL may modify, extend or terminate this offer, in whole or in part, at any time without notice. Conditions and limitations apply. See your GM dealer for details. +To qualify for the GMCL Cash For Leases Bonus under Lease Busters’ Cash For Leases program, you must: (i) be a Canadian vehicle leasing customer with at least four months remaining on your lease; and (ii) execute and complete a lease transfer by listing your vehicle pursuant to a lease-take-over listing on leasebusters.com. Lease listing and transfer fees apply. Cash For Leases Bonus, a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive), is available to eligible retail customers, for use towards the purchase/finance/lease of a new eligible 2010/2011 MY Buick/Chevrolet/GMC/Cadillac vehicle delivered between 01/13/2011–06/30/2011. Incentive may not be combined with certain other offers. Some conditions apply. GMCL may modify, extend or terminate offer in whole or in part at any time without notice. GMCL is not responsible or liable for the Lease Busters lease-take-over program. 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ENTERTAINMENT YTV set to launch Splatalot with Canada’s largest obstacle course

TORONTO - A medieval castle, a sludge filled moat and face-planting spills each week - welcome to Splatalot, Canada’s newest physical game show filled with big wipes and laughter.

The show is produced by former Fergus resident Matt Hornburg. It features Canada’s largest obstacle course, set up in nearby Dufferin County, and all 26-episodes highlight 12 thrill-seeking teen contes-

tants, dubbed Attackers, who compete in three cringe-inducing rounds: Cross the Moat, Storm the Castle, and Steal the Crown.

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collaboration with local playwright Vince Masson, is presenting Crime and Passion, an anthology of five one-act plays on March 26 at 2 and 8pm at the Ennotville library.

The first half of the show features three plays written by Mason, all of which delve into the criminal underworld, with everything from theft, to murder, to crooked cops. There’s even the frozen bank account of an African millionaire thrown in for good measure.

All three plays show what happens when more-or-less good people wind up doing bad things.

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Grinder creative and executive director Eric Goudie. The first is a re-telling of The Reeve’s Tale, a bawdy story of medieval England by Geoffrey Chaucer, while the second is The Heart of Eden, an original musical romantic comedy.

Putting it all together is a small ensemble of actors drawn from several communities in Wellington County and beyond. The cast of five men and two women bring a wide range of experience to the production, from formal training to extensive backgrounds in community theatre to some who are appearing in a play for the very first time.

Tickets are $15 each, and are available from any cast member or by calling 519-7807593. Seating is limited. Some of the plays contain coarse language, stage violence, and mildly suggestive humour.

medieval-themed gladiators, do their best to protect the castle from the Attackers - leaving one to be crowned Prince or Princess of Splatalot.

Hosted by comedian Matt Chin and Jason Agnew, who

Urban wildlife habitat gardening workshop at The Arboretum, University of Guelph Discover how to provide much needed sanctuary for a diversity of wildlife - right in the back yard.

Guest instructor Leslie Work will offer at The Arboretum’s an urban wildlife habitat gardening workshop on April 8 from 9am to 4pm.

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Parents, visit our booth and guess the number of green coffee beans in the jar – closest guess wins a half pound of 100% organic, fair trade fresh roasted coffee beans.

DRAYTON - The 2011 summer theatre season will kick-off soon at the Drayton Festival Theatre and staff are preparing for the arrival of professional artists, all of whom will need a place to stay during their engagement at the theatre. “We are very excited about the upcoming season,� said Alex Mustakas, artistic direc-

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Yvonne Schieck, facility manager at the Drayton Festival Theatre, added, “We rely on the community’s support to maintain the calibre of productions that our patrons have come to expect. “Our accommodation partners generously open their homes and cottages to our

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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 GROWING YOUR FARM PROFITS

by John C. Benham The Growing Your Farm Profits workshop planned for Friday, March 25 to be completed Friday, April 1 is full to capacity. So the next GYFP workshop will be held in the Elora OMAFRA meeting room on Tuesday, March 29 to be completed on Tuesday, April 5, 9:30am to 3:00pm.

This workshop has several people signed up already so don’t delay in signing up since space is limited.

This is your opportunity to attend the workshop and complete the Action Plan and then have cost share funds available to ask a qualified farm advisor to help you review your present financial position and explore ways to meet your financial goals.

Cost Share money is also available for computer training, book keeping, financial management, marketing courses, succession planning and business strategies.

Here is your chance to explore niche marketing. So that you don’t miss out, call John Benham at 519-846-3394 to sign up.

FACTSHEETS AND PUBLICATIONS The following free factsheets/publications are now available: 2011 FIELD CROP BUDGETS, Publication 60, New. 10-067: Using Less Energy on Dairy Farms, Agdex 770/400; New. 10-071: Corrosion of Roof Truss Gusset Plates in Farm Buildings; replaces 94-035.

10-075: Canada Pension Plan; replaces 08-045.

10-077: Rodent Control in Livestock and Poultry Facilities; replaces 07-009.

10-063: Nutrient Management Act, 2002, Composting of Cattle On-Farm; New. 10-069: Adjusting, Maintaining and Cleaning Airblast Sprayers; replaces factsheet 00-035.

10-059: Horse Barn Ventilation; replaces 09-031.

10-089: Engineering Requirements for Farm Structures, Agdex 714; replaces 04-013.

2010 SUPPLEMENT, Fruit Production Recommendations 2010-2011, Publication 360SE; this supplement is an update to OMAFRA Publication 360, published March 2010.

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2010-2011, Publication 363SE; this supplement is an update to OMAFRA Publication 363, published February 2010.

10-087: Organic Dairy Production, Agdex 410/81; New. 10-095: Feeding Cattle Beyond Optimum Market Weight and Finish, Agdex 425/54; New. 10-097: Pesticide Contamination of Farm Water Supplies, Recommendations on Avoidance, Clean-up and Responsibilities, Agdex 607; replaces 00-099.

10-099: Anatomy, Physiology and Reproduction in the Mare, Agdex 460/30; replaces 88-060.

11-001: Pesticide Drift from Ground Applications, Agdex 607; replaces 88-118.

11-003: Anatomy, Physiology and Reproduction in the Stallion, Agdex 460/30; replaces 88-061.

To order OMAFRA publications and factsheets: Visit any OMAFRA Resource Centre or check the Service Ontario website at www.serviceontario.ca/publications or call 1-800-668-9938 or contact the Agricultural Information Contact Centre by calling 1-877-424-1300.

CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF FARM ADVISORS (CAFA) CAFA’S 7TH ANNUAL ONTARIO PROVINCIAL CONFERENCE Thursday, June 2, 2011 - Quality Inn & Suites, Woodstock; check the website for information www.cafanet.com.

Featured Speakers: • Dr. Brian Evans, Chief Veterinary Officer, Chief Food Safety Officer, CFIA, Ottawa: Food safety: good is not good enough • Dr. Lauren Baker, Ph.D., Director, Sustain Ontario: Good food gap - 4-H Ontario • OSCIA, on Growing your farm profits • Andrew Campbell, Fresh Air Media: The social shift – and where agriculture fits Farmer Panel with: • Martin & Teresa Van Raay: The whole pig • Patty Thompson: King Cole Ducks Limited • Trish Fournier, General Manager Lake Erie Farms • Dr. Glenn Fox, University of Guelph: Implications of the Green Energy Act for Ontario COMING EVENTS: Mar. 21 Grain Farmers of Ontario, March Classic, London Convention Centre: www.gfo.ca.

Mar. 24 Grower Pesticide Safety Course, Elmira. Course starts at 8:45 a.m. To register, call Farmers Plus at 519-669-5475.

Mar. 28 Grower Pesticide Safety Course, Elmira. Course

starts at 8:45 a.m. To register, call Farmers Plus at 519-669-5475.

Mar. 30 Grower Pesticide Safety Course, Guelph. Course starts at 8:45 a.m. and Separate Exam 3:00 p.m. To register, call Woodrill Farms at 519-821-1018.

Mar. 30 & 31 London Swine Conference at the London Convention Centre, London. The registration deadline is March 16th. There is no registration at the door. For more information, check the website at: www.londonswineconference.ca or call Linda Dillon at 519-482-3333 or send an email to: linda.dillon@ ontario.ca to register.

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by Theresa Whalen CFA Farm Safety Consultant “When you identify and control hazards on your farm, you can prevent an incident,” said Ron Bonnett, Canadian Federation of Agriculture president. “Nothing happened because you followed your farm safety plan and it worked.”

“Plan Farm Safety” is the three-year theme of the Canadian Agricultural Safety campaign. Each aspect of the theme is being promoted with a year-long campaign. Last year the campaign, highlighted Plan with safety walkabouts and planning for safety. This year, the focus is on Farm, including implementation, documentation, and training.

And next year, emphasis will be on Safety including assessment, improvement and further development of safety systems.

The year-long Farm campaign will be launched with Canadian Agricultural Safety

Week (CASW), March 13 to 19. The Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) and Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA) deliver CASW in partnership with Farm Credit Canada and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.

Prevention and problem solving bring benefits, not only of better knowledge, skills, and attitudes, but also better quality, productivity, and cost control without losses due to injury or illness. Here are six key questions to ask as a general guide to this process.

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Agriculture has many variables such as weather, equipment, and human resources, among others. Try to anticipate possible problems.

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to minimize the variables? Set priorities in terms of how serious it might be if it happens, and how probable it is that it might happen.

4. What are your contingency plans in the event of an incident? Write them down and let everyone you work with know where they are.

5. Are you prepared to learn from a close call? Note lessons learned and share them with the people who need to help improve safety on your farm.

6. Do you involve everyone in identifying and controlling safety risks? Hold regular safety meetings. Depending on the number of employees, set up a safety committee. Listen, learn, and act. In farm safety, the old adage, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure is as true as ever. And it all starts with a plan followed by action.

For more information on this and other farm safety topics visit www.planfarmsafety. ca.

4-H Ontario launches new website

GUELPH - 4-H Ontario is pleased to announce the launch of a complete re-design of 4-HOntario.ca. This new site is designed to be an exciting communication tool and support resource.

Stephanie Craig, 4-H Ontario’s Website Coordinator, explained; “I like to think of the new site as a 24/7 hub of 4-H information. It will excite and engage users, encourage communication, and enhance connection between 4-H stakeholders across the province.”

Everyone interested in, or involved with, 4-H Ontario will

be able to easily find what they are looking for. The site is split into six (6) sections: About 4-H, Youth, Volunteers, Alumni, Media and Support 4-H. Information available through the site centers around 4-H Ontario’s key areas of focus; youth development and membership support to the 52 local 4-H Associations that make up 4-H Ontario.

4-HOntario.ca will be a helpful tool and connection piece for current members, volunteers and alumni, and also for those interested in engaging in 4-H Ontario’s

programming for the first time.

Potential members, volunteers and supporters will find the information they need to become involved, and the key reasoning on why 4-H is so life changing. The new site has a more personal touch – including stories, photos and testimonials of youth members, and volunteers who, through 4-H, had experiences of a lifetime.

Over the upcoming months increased functionalities and a full integration with the 4-H Ontario Membership Database will be launched. 4-HOntario. ca and the new Membership.

FAMILY DAY AT THE MARKET! March 19 ● ● ● ●

face painting ice cream making spinning & carding demo meet the farmers and makers

Arthur Greenhouses Best Baa Farm Cedarwood Honey Emerson Bowman Fergies Fine Foods Frabert’s Fresh Foods Fresh and Tasty Mushrooms From My Garden to Yours Growing Spaces Harmony Meadows Alpaca Infusion Coffee Roasting Co. Little B’s Bakery Mapleton’s Organic Nana’s Pies in the Sky Personal Touches Savour Elora Fergus Sure Choice Produce Whole Circle Farm For more information: www.elorafarmersmarket.ca

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Rural Life

Canada helps turkey farmers with new opportunities ARTHUR – PerthWellington MP Gary Schellenberger announced on Feb. 28 that the federal government is spending over $500,000 for Golden Valley Farms Inc here.

That repayable contribution will help the company improve its processing line, providing farmers with more opportunities to get their products to market.

“Canada’s Economic Action Plan is helping Golden Valley Farms Inc. improve their operational efficiency through the purchase of new equipment to speed up their production line,” said Schellenberger. “This new technology will help the company increase its production and create new jobs for the

local community.”

Golden Valley Farms will use the money to purchase and install new packaging equipment in its facility in Arthur.

The new equipment will allow its turkey bacon to be processed through the high pressure (hyperbaric) system to enhance food safety, improve productivity and efficiency and increase shelf life. The project is expected to result in the creation of new jobs.

“We are very pleased that the government of Canada has partnered with us in this new technology,” said Keith Hehn, general manager of Golden Valley Farms. “This is very important not only for Golden Valley but our industry as a whole. It brings new technology to our industry that will

enhance food safety as well as plant efficiency. This partnership will help us remain leaders in our industry.”

The federal loan is being delivered by the AgrifFlexibility fund a fiveyear, up to $50-million initiative designed to enhance the competitiveness of the agriculture processing sector in Canada.

It provides support to existing companies for projects that involve the adoption of innovative and new-to-company manufacturing technologies and processes that are essential to sustaining and improving the sector’s position in today’s global marketplace.

For more information on this program visit www.agr. gc.ca/api.

Federal help - Perth-Wellington MP Gary Schellenberger, recently toured Golden Valley Farms Inc., in Arthur, where he watched the slicing and packaging of turkey bacon. The facility is jointly owned by P&H Foods, and Pillers Sausage and Delicatessen Ltd. From left: general manager Keith Hehn, and Schellenberger. contributed photo

CFFO suggests steps to fuel Ontario with crops instead of coal

by Nathan Stevens OMAFRA and Ontario Power Generation recently held a forum to determine the overall feasibility of “purpose grown energy crops” in Ontario.

In this case, a purpose grown energy crop is one grown to be burnt for electricity instead of coal. The session focused on the different factors needed to make growing those crops work in Ontario.

There were a variety of speakers sharing a wide range

of information on the different options that growers have in that area of production. Some of the key messages included: - Farmers in Ontario can grow energy crops such as switchgrass and miscanthus.

Standard foraging equipment can get the job done, which means that new technology for harvesting those crops is not a necessity.

- There is a shortage of policies and programs to encourage producers to undertake those projects. It takes three years for the crops to reach

a level of maturity where the harvest is significant. Even something as simple as a lending program that compensates for that lag time would reduce the risk for producers and be a solid first step for the early adopters.

- The ability to harvest crop residues like corn stover and wheat straw for energy in Ontario is very limited. The maximum amount that can be removed, from a soil sustainability perspective, is not that significant an amount. Once other harvesting costs have

been factored into the equation, the prospects are even less promising.

- The great big unknown in the equation is what price Ontario Power Generation is willing to pay farmers for purpose grown energy crops.

Farmers can grow those crops, but it really is unknown if they can do it profitably in Ontario.

Taking a wider view, there are other challenges emerging in moving this project forward.

It will be a challenge to convince farmers to try those alternative crops when prices

for traditional crops – corn, soybeans, and wheat – are at stellar levels for cash crop producers.

Finally, there is growing uncertainty about the Ontario government’s commitment to expanding renewable options, especially given the troubles some Microfit solar producers are facing.

There may be completely different companies involved in those different projects, but the perception among farmers that might engage in both is that the reliability of this initia-

tive is wavering at best.

There is considerable effort going into determining the feasibility of agricultural biomass for combustion energy.

Farmers have the ability to grow these crops, but there is the need to get the policies, programs, and most importantly, the price right to move ahead on this project. *** Nathan Stevens is the Research and Policy Advisor for the Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario.

Income estimates are validating risk management needs

by Bette Jean Crews, President, Ontario Federation of Agriculture Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) released three reports last week about the future of Canada’s agriculture sector.

In them, AAFC provides a positive outlook for the sector, with higher than expected

net farm incomes projected for 2010. While the reports paint a healthier picture for the agriculture industry, they also point to the volatility and unpredictability of the industry.

AAFC reported last year that the Ontario net farm income for 2010 could be a devastating loss of $500-million. Volatile markets and a

favourable growing season have changed that projection to a positive net farm income of around $816-million for Ontario.

The new estimate is also above the TD Bank Financial Group’s annual outlook report on Canadian agriculture that forecast a positive $97-million net farm income in Ontario in

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2010.

That report was only released in November.

While the news is welcomed by the farm community it simply demonstrates how volatile the farm business environment can be. It serves as a reminder that farmers cannot hedge or insure themselves against this income risk. We need a collective risk insurance program shared across farmers and governments.

Each province has a unique footprint in the Canadian agriculture sector, each with its

own strengths and weaknesses.

The market risks across provinces are different as are the risks faced across each of the commodity sectors. The similarity across all provinces and commodities is the singular need for workable and predictable programs to enable farmers to sustain their farms across these volatile swings in income – swings that are dictated by forces well beyond the control of good farm managers.

OFA continues to work closely with industry partners through the Ontario Agriculture Sustainability Coalition (OASC) to ensure the programs needed.

We are working with federal and provincial governments to agree to the programs that will help manage volatility and make our businesses more predictable. Our economy relies on a healthy agriculture sector.

In 2009, the Ontario farm sector generated $3.5-billion in GDP before considering depreciation. With a stable and pre-

Past Chair Bill VanAndel 8410 Concession 8 RR2 Moorefield ON, N0G 2K0 519-638-3447 billou@hsfx.ca

Vice Chair Jake H Bouwman 6528 3rd Line, RR3 Fergus ON, N1M 2W4 519-843-5228 jake_bouwman@xplornet.com

Chair Arnold Vervoort RR1 Fergus ON, N1M 2W3 519-843-6335 vervoort@live.ca

Secretary-Treasurer Jack Kuipers 9069 Bride Rd RR2 Harriston ON, N0G 1Z0 519-338-9973 jdkuipers@wightman.ca

Members Jeff Van Soest RR2 Moorefield, ON N0G 2K0 519-638-2814 soesty@sonicwaves.ca

Erik Zieleman 7080 Wellington Rd 16, RR1 Belwood ON NOB 1JO 519-848-5436 erikzieleman@grandvalley.com

359 Woodlawn Rd., W. Guelph

Randy Kent 5956 Jones Baseline RR2 Elora ON, N0B 1S0 519-787-1365 kentonvalefarms@gmail.com

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Amanda Jefferson RR1 Fergus ON, N1M 2W3 519-843-1400 heyrocky@hotmail.com Frank Kieftenburg 8567 Con 4, RR3 Moorefield ON, N0G 2K0 519-291-5578 kieftenburg@tdtech.ca

Gerald Koeslag 5591 Wellington Rd 2 RR3 Clifford ON, N0G 1M0 519-327-8684 wilko@wightman.ca

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dictable outlook, the potential goes well beyond that level of economic contribution.

We are also keeping close contact with the Ontario Ministry of Finance to advise on the fiscal and policy needs required for a sustainable and profitable future for farming.

We met with Finance Minister Dwight Duncan three months ago to outline our pre-budget agenda for farming. In it, we agreed that risk management programs are needed to safeguard Ontario’s agriculture sector for generations to come.

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s farm income projections clearly demonstrate that agriculture is not a predicable industry in turbulent times.

Although the outlook for our industry appears to be positive based on recent reports, it is our responsibility to prepare for the future risks and external pressures we will undoubtedly face as farmers. It is time we learned from our mistakes and our forecasts.

Applications for the farm

The farm office is changing.

Gone are the days of the farm office with the big desk and the filing cabinets. Now farmers can do the same work from the Wellington County Junior Farmers

519-824-9150 www.gvw.ca

All donations and proceeds to local food banks Sunday March 20, 2011 5:00 - 7:00 pm at Drayton Agricultural Hall (Elm Street) $5 with donation of non-perishable food item $7 without donation For Tickets: Romy Schill 519 669-4146 Jen van der Meulen 519-638-0378 wellingtonjf@jfao.on.ca

seat of a tractor with a smart phone that fits in the pocket.

Learn tips, tricks, and techniques to improve the performance of a blackberry; find out about applications that are specific to farming needs; and much more.

The facilitators will be Richard Kaufman and Kelly Ward from OMAFRA. The date is March 23 from 1 to 3pm at Grey Ag Services in Markdale. The cost is $10 per person. to register call 519986-3756 by March 22.

For more details, call the Grey Ag Services at 519-9863756.

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FROM PAGE TWO Karaoke Contest - Fergus Legion until March 26. Grand Prize $1,000. *** Arthur Legion Karaoke. 8:30pm. *** Centre Wellington District HS Aboriginal Program Native Heritage Day. Doors Open at 11am and the Opening Celebration will be at 12pm. Presentations and demonstrations which will honour the old ways. Admission is by donation, proceeds to the Southern Ontario Aboriginal Diabetes Initiative. All ages event.

Jack: 519-843-2500, ext. 522. *** Knox Ospringe Presbyterian and Community Church, corner of Highways 124 and 125, scrapbook and crafts day Bring your favourite craft and chat. 9am-3pm. Lunch provided. Donation to charity gratefully received. For more information contact Nora 519-856-4453. *** Curl For The Cure Bonspiel. Supporting our Community. Held at Fergus Curling Club. Raising money for six local charities.

Looking for interested curlers/curling teams. Please contact Bruce Hawkins 519-787-0132. *** Crystal Anniversary Dinner and Auction, 5pm at the Guelph Place, 492 Michener Rd., Guelph. Purchase a glass of sparkling wine for a chance to win a 1/4 carat diamond. Enjoy dinner, live music, games and prizes, silent and live auction with dynamic auctioneers. Tickets: $50. For tickets, information or to donate please call 519-836-1110. *** 4th Annual Alma PS Ecofair 10am-1pm, Alma Public School.

Local businesses are welcome to attend as vendors free of charge.

This event is free for the community and includes lots of local vendors, hands on activities and crafts, and reptiles. Contact Angie Litzen for more details angielitzen@gmail.com.

Mar 27

It’s for the Birds at the Guelph Lake Nature Centre, 2-4pm. Please call to register 519-836-7860. $5/person. We will go on short hike to look for winter birds and include a stop at the chickadee tree. Afterwards, join us in building a birdhouse that you can take home. There is a $10 fee/bird house. Bring a hammer and lots of muscle power. Birdhouses are limited so please call to register. *** Palmerston Legion Jamboree- 1pm. 519-343-2400. *** 24th Formosa Farm Toy Show and Sale. 9:30am-4pm. Knights of Columbus Hall, Fire #1658 Hwy 9, between Mildmay and Walkerton. Admission $2. Food and refreshments available. For more info. Call John or Gerry Benniger at 519-392-6207. *** Gospel Meetings- All are welcome- Artel Centre 355 Elmira Rd. Unit 120 and 122, Guelph. 6pm. *** Arthur Legion Kid’s Karaoke, up to age 18. 2pm. For info. call Linda 519-848-2622. *** Eduard Klassen, folk harpist and speaker who was born and raised in Paraguay will perform at Calvary United Church, 48 Hawkesville Rd., St. Jacobs at 7pm. Free will offering.

Refreshments will follow the concert. All welcome. *** St. Patrick’s Spring Bazaar and Tea at Church of Our Lady Guelph. 12-3:30pm. *** Royal City Volleyball co-ed volleyball tournament in Guelph.

Recreational and intermediate divisions only. Prizes. Proceeds to charity. For info. call 519-822-6353.

Mar 28

Bullying hurts everyone involved. You can learn to prevent bullying and support those challenged by bullying by attending a twonight workshop in Guelph with therapist Susan Dafoe-Abbey.

“Making Sense of Bullying,” workshop is scheduled for March 28 and April 4. The March 28 workshop will be held at St. Patrick Catholic School and the April 4 workshop will be held at Holy Rosary School. Free. For information, please call 519-822-0200 or 519-824-5620 to reserve a spot. Seating is limited. *** Genealogy Workshop 2-3pm. Travel by Sea: Finding your Ancestors in Ship Lists and Immigration Papers. Registration required. Wellington County Library – Fergus Branch.

Mar 29

The Probus club of Centre Wellington meets the last Tuesday of every month except Dec. at Aboyne Hall 10am. All seniors welcome. *** Rummage Sale plus Bake Sale at Arthur United Church from 1- 8pm and Wednesday, March 30, 2011 from 9am-1pm. Great selection of used clothing for all sizes and lots of homemade baking.

to discuss “Gardens of Ecuador”. All are welcome to attend. *** FREE Lunch and Learn about Falls Prevention presented by Phillips Lifeline and EWCS Seniors: 12-1:30PM. EWCS Seniors Room (Centre 2000) Erin. Contact Sherri 519-833-0087 to register for this informative event. We gladly accept donations.

Mar 31

Tiny Tot Thursday in the Children’s Museum 9:30 – 11:30am, Guelph Civic Museum, 6 Dublin Street South 519-836-1221. A fun drop-in program for children ages 1 to 4 and their caregivers.

Admission - $2. *** Guelph Legion moves to new location around the corner to 57 Watson Parkway South, Guelph. Legion members will actually be doing the bulk of the move to the new building on Sunday, March 27th, 2011.

Apr 1

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. *** April 1-3 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. *** April 1 & 2 - A Musical “Rescue In The Night”. The Story of Daniel In The Lions’ Den. St. John’s United Church, Belwood, April 1 at 7:30pm. April 2, 2pm. Free-Will offering at door. *** April 1, 2, 7, 8 and 9 The Grey Wellington Theatre Guild presents “Marion Bridge” 7:30pm. and April 3 at 2pm. at the Harriston Town Hall Theatre. Tickets $15. For more information, or Visa/ Mastercard sales, call the box office at 519-338-2778. *** Guelph Legion, first event in new branch will be Veterans Coffee Hour 11 am – 57 Watson Parkway South, Guelph.

Apr 2

Elmira Maple Syrup Festival. Come taste the tradition at the World’s Largest One Day Maple Syrup Festival. Fun for the whole family: Pancakes with Maple Syrup, Sugar Bush Tours, Craft Show & Sale, Antique and Collectibles Show & Sale, Toy Show & Sale, Petting Zoo, outdoor mall with food and craft vendors, and an expanded kids area by the arena. www.elmiramaplesyrup.com. *** Trinity United Church, Grand Valley. Spring Fling.

Pancakes,sausage and fresh maple syrup served from 8:301pm. Maple syrup for sale.

Adults-$5, Children under 12-$3, Preschool free.

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 fourth week of March ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, a night out on the town with friends is just what you need right now. After a series of days where it has been work, work, work, some recreation is necessary.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 A special moment that you were counting on hasn’t arrived just yet.

Libra. You may be wondering if it’s ever going to happen. Don’t worry, soon you will get the answer.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, take a breather because you will need to rest up for the week ahead. A supervisor is watching you like a hawk so there will be no chance for goofing off.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, instead of focusing on all the things you have to get done, figure out a way to help others. Tasks won’t seem so monotonous if they’re for the greater good.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, a momentary lapse of judgement could cause a ripple effect.

Think through all of your choices quite thoroughly to avoid a potential problem down the line.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, be the bigger person and end an argument. Where is this confrontation getting you anyway?

Once this occurs many other things will fall into place.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, nobody can guess what you’re thinking so you have to give some clues as to what you want.

Indecision will leave others confused, and you don’t want that now.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 Matters of money are your utmost concern, Capricorn. With the tax filing deadline looming, you may realize some good news is coming your way that will fatten your wallet.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, if only you could snap your fingers and everything would be taken care of. Unfortunately, things don’t work like that and you have to put forth some effort to solve a problem.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 Make the most of a situation at work, Aquarius. Networking with the right people can open up opportunities in the future that may be just what you’re looking for.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, ease up on your social schedule because others cannot keep up with the mania. It’s time for some quiet reflection and moments to yourself.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, expect to be the shoulder to cry on when a friend needs some urgent advice. It’s a role you do well.

CALLING ALL BUSINESSES! TEAM CHALLENGE!

Apr 3

St. George’s Anglican Church Harriston, Roast Beef Buffet Dinner. Eat in, pick up or delivery (Harriston only delivery) Price $12 per person, from 4-6pm. Everyone welcome.

JUNE 17-18, 2011

CW Community Sportsplex Fergus 7:00 pm - 7:00 am

Apr 4

Monticello United Church Roast Beef Dinner, 4:30-7pm. Adults $12.50, Students $5. Tickets at the door.

Have some fun and challenge another local business to see who can raise the most funds - submit a team together and participate in this unforgettable event.

Donate, register a team or volunteer at: www.relayforlife.ca/fergus

Apr 7

Belwood Lions Jamboree.

7:30pm Belwood Hall. Come and Play, Sing, dance & just enjoy the Entertainment. $5 pp.

(Performing musicians: Free).

Call 519-843-7011 for information.

Apr 8

Harriston Community Foodgrains Bank Spring Banquet. 6:30pm.

Knox-Calvin Presbyterian Church, Harriston. Dinner: $15.

Tickets available from John Crispin 519-338-2899.

Mar 30

Rockwood and District Lioness “Ham & Scalloped Potatoes Dinner” At Rockmosa Community Centre, Rockwood at 6pm.

Adults $15, Children (12 and under) $7, Children (under 5) Free.

For tickets or info. call 519-856-2912 or 519-856-9650 or any Lioness member. *** The Grand Valley and District Horticultural Society welcomes Clara Bauman to their meeting at Trinity United Church 7:30pm

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water levels in rivers and streams to predict if a flood is going to occur. The municipality will

FLOODS

For more information on flooding in your area, please visit your local Conservation Authority website: Grand River Conservation Authority www.grandriver.ca Maitland Valley Conservation Authority www.mvca.on.ca Saugeen Conservation Authority www.svca.on.ca Credit Valley Conservation Authority www.creditvalleyca.com

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Demonstrate generosity and spirit Have achieved outstanding results as a volunteer Inspire others to service Have made an extraordinary

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all are welcome to the reception: Friday, March 25, 7:30 pm 0536 Wellington County Rd. 18 Fergus, Centre Wellington, Ontario, N1M 2W3 519.846.0916 1.800.663.0750 ext. 5221 info@wcm.on.ca www.wcm.on.ca

For more information, call: 519.822.0912 or download an application form at: www.volunteerguelphwellington.on.ca or www.wellington.ca.

Flood Warning Message: These messages are sent to municipal officials when a flood is occurring. This message explains the amount of flooding that’s forecasted so the municipality can respond appropriately. The urban areas of Drayton and Harriston are at the greatest risk from severe floods.

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The 2011 National Volunteer Week Committee and Wellington County Council want to recognize volunteers in Wellington County who:

Ontario Conservation Authorities are responsible for monitoring water levels in rivers and streams to predict flooding. The Conservation Authority rban areas of Drayton and Harriston are at the will advise our municipality if a flood is going to occur. The municipality will respond to the flood emergency. cal Conservation Authority website: Three levels of flood warning messages: andriver.ca High Water Safety Bulletins: vca.on.ca Bulletins are sent to radio, television and ca.on.ca newspapers to make the public aware that the editvalleyca.com rising water levels in river and streams could onservationhalton.on.ca make it unsafe for recreational use. Major onservationhamilton.ca flooding is not expected.

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County Communications Page The Wellington County Library is working to make its facilities accessible for all patrons in the County.

Wellington Advertiser will be closed Monday, 21 until Monday, April, to install a new circulation desk, and surrounding flooring.

The Aboyne Library Branch for publication: March March 18, 2011 Aboyne patrons are asked to returnbyitems the Fergus or Elora branches and re-direct book holds to other local branches. prepared PhiltoDietrich Wellington County Museum & Archives

UPCOMING WORKSHOPS FOR WOMEN OF WELLINGTON & SAUGEEN AREA (WOWSA) WOWSA is a local organization which supports women in business through education, encouragement and net-working.

WOWSA is hosting thee upcoming workshops in Wellington County.

BUSINESS RESOURCE PANEL Friday, March 25, 7:45 - 9:30 am, St. Mary’s Hall, Mount Forest Business Resources Panel: Judi Riddols, Guelph Wellington Business Enterprise Centre and Dave Barrett, Saugeen Economic Development Corporation will highlight key business resources available in our area.

FINDING & RESEARCHING YOUR TARGET MARKET Friday, April 15, 7:45 - 9:30 am Harriston Community Auditorium, Harriston

Conservation Halton www.conservationhalton.on.ca

Market research will assist you setting objectives, tactics and strategies for protecting and growing your business.

Conservation Hamilton www.conservationhamilton.ca

This workshop provides information and strategies to stay energized and effective while working from home.

To find out if you are in a flood prone area, contact the County of Wellington Planning Department at: 519.837.2600, or your local Building Department.

WORKING AT HOME EFFECTIVELY Thursday, May 26, 6:00 - 8:00 pm, St. Mary’s Hall, Mount Forest

COST: Chamber of Commerce Members $12, Non Members $15 CONTACT: Belinda Wick-Graham, Town of Minto 519.338.2511 ext. 41

Mount Forest Chamber of Commerce 519.323.4480

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