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Second Section June 1, 2012

GRAND QUILT GUILD: 15 YEARS SHARING A LOVE OF QUILTING

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PAGE TWO Inside Wellington - Second Section of the Wellington Advertiser, Friday, June 1, 2012

Public Service announcement

Comfort of home - Mike McManus enjoyed the Wellington Advertiser on a recent trip to Willemstad, Curacao. submitted photo

ECT holding show auditions FERGUS - The Elora Community Theatre is issuing an audition call for people aged 10 years and older, and no experience is necessary.

The troupe is performing Tom Sawyer Adventure, ECT’s first play of the 2012-13 season, running Nov. 9 to 11 and 15 to 17 at the Fergus Grand Theatre.

Auditions will be held on June 10 from 2 to 6pm at St. James Anglican Church on

Queen Street in Fergus. There is no preparation needed to audition.

The organizers need: 10 to 15 boys aged 10 to 18, 10 to 15 girls aged 10 to 18, six men over 30 and four women over 30.

This is an opportunity for first time actors as well as more experienced youth and adults.

For information call Deb Stanson at 519-496-6481 or email debstanson@gmail.com.

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The Victoria Park Seniors Centre in Fergus has a wide variety of programs for all. Registered programs may be taken by anyone over 18 years old. Check out our website at www.centrewellington.ca or call 519-787-1814. *** The Grand Valley Library is showcasing two Riverbend Artists in its Revolving Gallery during May and June. Leah Michell re-creates traditional blocks and motifs in her quilts, wall hangings, and home decor, and Sonia Valana of International Images is a nature and travel photographer who captures the beauty and energy of her surroundings. Their works will be displayed in the Grand Valley Library at 4 Amaranth Street East, Grand Valley. *** Grandmothers of the Grand meets the third Wednesday of the month at Heritage River. Please join us if you are interested in helping us raise awareness and funds for the AIDS/HIV pandemic in Africa, specifically for the Stephen Lewis Foundation - Grandmother to Grandmother Campaign. For more information call Elly at 519-843-1528. *** Family & Children’s Services of Guelph & Wellington needs Volunteer Drivers to provide transportation services to and from appointments for children and families. Especially needed are Drivers available before school and/or immediately after school for court-mandated or medical/clinical appointments. Mileage reimbursed/orientation and training provided. For more info. contact Eva Marmurek at 519-824-2410, ext. 4822. *** Casting Call. The Grey Wellington Theatre Guild is casting for an original Blues Musical, ‘Job’s Blues’ A modernized adaptation of the biblical story of Job. Five women and seven men are required.

Be prepared to audition with a blues’ song. For more information call - 519-338-3681. Show Dates – November 2012

Fri. june 1

Dinah Christie with HOPE. 7:30pm at Mount Forest United Church. Heartfelt songs and stories all wrapped in the warmth of humour and laughter. Tickets $10 available at the door. For more info. call Paula Solway at 519-323-1168. Hosted by H.O.P.E. Committee of Wellington North.

Sat. june 2

The Upper Canada District Canadian Horse Breeders Association Canadian Horse Pageant. Hidden Meadow Farm, 5806, 2nd line Erin. 10am- 4pm. Admission is free. Demonstrations of the Canadian Horse in harness, under saddle, jumping, and classical dressage. Marathon cart rides will be available in the morning.

Silent and live auction of new and used tack/equipment. All proceeds are used by the UCD to educate and promote Canada’s national horse. For more info. call Geoff Pantling at 519-8556498. *** A Chamber Music Concert, featuring musicians from Sinfonia Toronto and Incontri di Canna Ensemble. Dublin Street United Church, 8pm. Doors open at 7:30pm. Proceeds benefit Trillium Waldorf School. Tickets $20/adult, $10/student in advance from River Run Box office, 519-763-3000; tickets at door $25. *** Annual Chicken Barbecue, Nassagaweya Presbyterian Church, 3097 - 15 Sideroad, east of Guelph Line. 4:30-7pm, eat-in or takeout $15. Call 905-854-1055. *** St. John Ambulance Babysitting Course, 9am–4pm for young people ages 11 years and up at the Hillsburgh Branch, Wellington County Library, 98B Trafalgar Rd. Hillsburgh. Fee: $50. Preregistration required. Space is limited to 14 participants. For information phone 519-855-4010. *** Scrapbooking and Crafts day at Knox Church Ospringe. 9am3pm. Join us to work on your own projects. Lunch provided, donations to the food bank gratefully accepted. For more information call Nora at 519-856-4453. *** Spirit of the Hills Concert and Dance featuring the Muir Family Band. 8pm - Midnight at the Hillsburgh Community Centre, Trafalgar Road, Hillsburgh. Tickets: $20 per person available by phoning 519-855-6343 or 519-833-2571. Fundraiser for The Let’s Get Hillsburgh Growing Committee. *** Minto Optimist Bob-Tail Truck And Car Show. Car Show - June 2 only. June 2-3 at Palmerston Arena. Pork Chop Supper 5-7pm.

Sunday breakfast 8 -10:30am. More info. and tickets call 519343-3862. *** Maryhill CWL and KofC Luau Dinner. Maryhill Heritage Community Centre, 2 seating’s: 5:30 & 7pm. Roasted pig, potatoes, veg, salads etc. Adults $15, children 6-11 $7. Advance tickets only. Call Mike 519-648-3394, Doug 519-648-2939 or Mary 519-822-9287. *** Harriston and District Horticultural Society 11th Annual Garden Festival. 8am-2pm. Mill Street Park, Harriston. Free admission.

Contact: Linda at 519-338-3012. *** Erin Community Tree Planting. 9am-noon. We provide all equipment needed; you just need to wear sturdy shoes. Rain or shine.

Please dress for the weather. High school students are eligible for volunteer hours. Light refreshments provided. For more information, please contact Lindsey Jennings 1-800-668-5557 ext. 385.

The Rotary Trail off of Delarmbro Drive. Parking: Please park at the gravel parking lot off Wellington Rd. 124.

Sun. june 3

Optimist Club Of Centre-Wellington Junior Golf Tournament. $350 entry fee includes lunch – Wildwinds. Prizes, winner goes on to compete in the Optimist District Golf Tournament. For more information contact Jim Dandy 519-843-5142. *** Community Decoration Day – 1:30pm Marymount Cemetery and Woodlawn Memorial Park, Guelph, 3pm. *** Sunday Night Showcase Concert – Lynn Russworm CD release party, 7pm; free, Gore Park bandstand, Elmira. *** Music in the Park at the Hillsburgh Historical Park on Trafalgar Rd. Hillsburgh (beside the Exchange Hotel) 2-4pm featuring the Mip Power Trio (Rock with a twist of folk). Bring your lawn chairs and enjoy an afternoon of music. If it rains, the performance will be cancelled. Sponsored by The Let’s Get Hillsburgh Growing Committee. For information 519-855-6343 or 519-8332571. *** East Luther Grand Valley Cemeteries Annual Memorial Service at 2pm. Grand Valley Union Cemetery. Please bring lawn chairs.

Info. 519-928-5652. *** “Slide by Slide” trombone quartet, in concert. Knox Presbyterian Church, 20 Quebec Street, downtown Guelph. 3pm. Tickets: $20 (adults) and $10 (students/children), available at the door or by reservation, 519-821-0141.

Mon. june 4

Guelph Enabling Garden Knit Knites 2012 at the Guelph Enabling Garden 6:30pm, weather permitting. Experienced and new knitters welcome. Come with your own knitting project, folding chair and learn tricks of the trade or teach others. Please bring a mug if you would like to enjoy tea. Please visit www.guelphenablinggarden.blogspot.com for more details and events. *** June 4 to June 16- Cleaning Out the Cupboard used book sale during open hours at the Hillsburgh Branch, Wellington County Library, 98B Trafalgar Rd., Hillsburgh. Find some great summer reading and entertainment for the beach or cottage. For information, phone 519.855.4010.

Wed. june 6

St. Thomas Church, Harriston Chicken BBQ. 5-7pm at the arena pavilion. Adults $ 12.50, Children 10 and under $6. Advance tickets only. Call Grace 519-343-518.

Thurs. june 7

Belwood Lions Jamboree. 7:30pm, Belwood Hall. Come and Play, Sing, Dance & just enjoy the Entertainment. Admission $5pp. (Performing musicians: Free). Call 519-843-7011 for information. *** Please join the Guelph Enabling Garden Horticultural Therapist at 7pm on Riverside Park, 689 Woolwich Street North, Guelph for the free teaching session “Herb Container Gardening”. Get tips, seeds and cuttings to learn how to make portable herb gardens suitable for patios and balconies. For info. call 519-993-5323.

Fri. june 8

Friday & Saturday. “Wingfield’s Progress” Fergus Grand Theatre, 244 St. Andrew St. W. 8pm The spectre of urban development looms on the Seventh Concession and Walt sounds the alarm.

Can he mobilize the neighbourhood to save the rustic splendour of Larkspur? Find out in part two of this hilarious series. Adults $35/ Box Office: 519-843-4852. *** St. Teresa of Avila Annual Garden Party, 19 Flamingo Drive, Elmira. Community BBQ, 5-8pm. Lots of fun for everyone, bouncies, bingo, penny table, horseshoes etc. Evening ends with fireworks at 9:30pm. *** St. John’s United Church, Belwood. Euchre. 7:30pm

Sat. june 9

St. John’s Anglican Church Plant Sale. 12 noon - 4pm, Lloyd Dyer Park in Rockwood. All plants $1 -$5. *** Garage sale and car wash. Elora Canadian Reformed Church 8am12pm. 6674 Wellington Road 7, just north of Salem. There will lots of treasures for everyone, including a bake table and car wash. *** Friends of South Luther School grand reopening at 2pm.

Refreshments to follow. Wear period costume. Bring lawn chair.

All welcome. *** Walk for ALS. 5km walk around the outdoor track located at 320 King Street East, Mount Forest. 8:30am registration opens, 10:30am opening ceremonies, 11am walk start. Food, prizes, great people and awesome music all for a cause in need of a cure. 519323-8208 for inquiries, Ashley Teeter. *** Meat Roll. Harriston Legion Branch #296. 4-6pm. For more information call 519-338-2843. *** Old Time Country Fiddle Music & Variety Show at Duff’s Presbyterian Church. 401 and Cty Rd. 46, Puslinch. 2pm and 7pm.

Tickets: $15. Refreshments to follow. For Tickets call Wendy McDonald 519-763-9764 or Ida Law 519-824-3329.

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Inside Wellington - Second Section of The Wellington Advertiser, Friday, June 1, 2012 PAGE THREE

Grand Quilt Guild: 15 years sharing a love of quilting

by Mike Robinson

C. WELLINGTON TWP. - Are they just a bunch of material girls? They are - and darn proud of it, too.

Members of the Grand Quilt Guild have been gathering for over 15 years to share their love of quilting.

Sue Foard, chairman of the steering committee for the Quilts on the Grand show, said 2012 marks the guild’s 15th anniversary.

It started in 1996 with 24 members, “Now there are 92 members and we continue to grow. We welcome new members and guests.”

And out of the 24 founding members, “we still have seven as part of the guild.”

Publicity chairman for the show Linda Austin said there was a group that did home quilting, but wanted to get together and share.

Foard said one difference between quilting individually or as a group is the fellowship and sharing. She cited the example of someone learning a new technique and being helped by more experienced quilters who share new skills.

Sometimes it means bringing in presenters such as Bill Fitches, of Oshawa, who is well-known for his specialty of liturgical embroidery.

Austin said another part of the meeting is show and tell, where members show their work and answer questions. “If someone finds an easier way to do something, they can share it with other people.”

Although a not-for-profit group, Foard said there is some formality in that there is a handbook that outlines the guild’s constitution, rules and details of how speakers and workshops are handled.

“We have a mandate to do outreach community projects,” Foard said.

Charity work over the past 15 years includes the creation of table runners and placemats for the Centre Wellington Food Bank and Meals on Wheels, wall hangings or wheelchair bags for Wellington Terrace and Caressant Care, colourful pillowcases for Portage, smaller quilts and PJs for the Power of Hope, Comfort Remembrance Quilts for the mothers of spouses of fallen soldiers, and Quilts of Valour for injured soldiers when they are flown to Germany from combat areas.

The guild also collects items for the Centre Wellington Food Bank.

Because of all that, it often seems if quilters had a motto it might be “Ask not what your fabric can do for you, but what you can do for your fabric.”

Austin said members are good at collecting stashes of material from different places.

“Many of those pieces of stash will end up in community outreach projects.”

Catching the quilting bug Austin said, “I was always a sewer. I sewed my children’s

clothing and I sewed clothing for myself years ago.”

Then she went back into the workforce as a teacher and as a principal.

“When I retired, I decided I wanted to get into quilting because I thought it would be a different type of craft. I took a course - and then I got hooked.”

She said when she travels, she spots fabric and grabs it.

She travelled extensively in Australia, while her son was doing an internship and working on a doctorate to become a medical doctor.

“When went to Australia I picked up a lot of fabric ... It took me a long time to actually put something together.”

Austin created a quilt from the Australian material and it, too, will be shown at the coming show.

Foard was also a teacher and curriculum leader with the Upper Grand District School Board, “but I never sewed - not a stitch.”

Friends, including Austin, got her involved doing quilted placemats and a small wall hanging. From there, she took a course at a local store and got hooked about three to four years ago.

“I’m improving all the time, but believe me, I’m one of the beginners in the show.”

Grand Quilt Guild - Though representing just a few of the local guild, these are members involved in the creation of the quilt representing the heritage and buildings of Centre Wellington. From left: Mary Rowan, Esther Clark, Judy Eckhardt, Drika Foster, Judy Howse Ward, Susan Harrop, Lois Eveleigh, Marnee Ewasko and Betty Hill. photos by Mike Robinson

time.”

But, she added with a laugh, “It drives our husbands nuts because we’re always bringing materials into the house.”

Harrop quipped that a few years back there was an article in a quilting magazine that local guild members took to heart as they turned that article into the skit Gone Shopping. That skit shows members coming home from grocery shopping.

“We unload most of our groceries, down to the last box - a big cereal box.”

Inside the box were all the quilting supplies bought that day without the husbands knowing. “We pulled out the rulers, the thread, and kits one can buy. They were none-thewiser ... because how many husbands help put groceries away?”

She added, “We had such

“It’s a great learning experience and there is a real camaraderie.”

- Grant Quilt Guild member Susan Harrop Foard said the level of experience at the show ranges from beginners to the very experienced, including artisans and those who design their own work. She said some members have won significant awards for their work - such as at the International Plowing Match or local fairs.

But Foard added, “Some people just do it for the love of quilting, for friends or families. I can’t imagine entering a competition. I just do it for the fun of it.”

For guild members like Susan Harrop, involvement began in 2000 when she was asked to be chairman of the quilt show for the International Plowing Match when it was held near Elora.

Harrop knew how to sew as a result of her involvement in 4-H as a youngster.

But, she said, there is a big difference between sewing clothes and quilting.

She’s served on the executive for a number of years and is co-past president of the guild.

“It’s a great learning experience and there is a real camaraderie,” she said of the group.

As much as she has learned, she feels she still has a long way to go.

“It is a pastime that you can pick up and put down any-

laughter that night, everyone had fun.”

What’s involved?

Austin said one of the most important aspects of quilting is picking the fabric and knowing what colours work together and create interest. Plus, a decision is needed on a pattern - whether it already exists or is something personal. She added a quilter also needs to be accurate when sewing and cutting.

“If they are not quarter inch seams, it doesn’t go together as well.”

She said once the top is created, it is sandwiched with the batten and the backing.

At that point, the quilt is either hand quilted or machine quilted.

Many guild members still do their quilting by hand.

Once an identification label is included, the quilt is either shown, given away or kept for personal use.

“When someone starts to quilt, I think its a good idea to take a lesson or to work with someone, because there are a lot of tricks to the trade,” Austin said.

Foard added the “guild workshops are offered for a reason.”

Austin said, “There’s always something to learn and you never accomplish everything.”

She quipped, “We all have unfinished objects ... We call them UFOs.” Foard said with so many existing designs and patterns, it seems everyone has a favourite. She cited a well-known underground railway pattern.

In addition to ready-made patterns, Austin said there are designs that go back years and years in traditional quilting.

Specifically, she described a recent display of log cabin quilts at the Wellington County Museum and Archives.

“Those were made not with store bought materials, but from fabrics from materials people had in their homes.”

She explained there are more modern quilts, designed by the quilter, often with additional embellishments.

And the guild represents both types of quilters, she said.

Foard explained one set of speakers visiting the guild showed members how to utilize old, antique grain sacks to be incorporated.

She said some of the local members like to collect antique fabrics, linens and lace to use in their quilts.

“There are all kinds of ideas.”

The time involved depends on the project, said Foard.

And that is one of those cases where size might not be the issue. Austin said with some miniature quilts, the stitches are so tiny it may actually take longer than a larger quilt.

Guild member Terry Towells is one of three members currently overseeing the guild’s library, which has about 220 books.

“All the members are welcome to borrow them,” she said.

Those books are categorized into different applications, such as how-to blocks, themes, labelling or even binding. The books range from those helping beginners to lessons for the more experienced quilter.

Lists of the book topics are also kept on the guild website and there are book reviews in the guild’s newsletter.

“Its a good resource for anyone starting quilting or [who] has been quilting for years,” Towells said.

In addition to regular additions and the culling of the library from time to time based on members’ interests, that library has now expanded to include DVDs.

Other uses - Bill Fitches of Oshawa offered insights into other uses for quilting. His specialty is liturgical embroidery and he is holding up a blue Advent cope. His sister Carol Baxter is a member of the Grand Quilt Guild.

Structures quilt 2002 Austin said the Structures Quilt for Centre Wellington was designed and created in the summer of 2002.

“The idea was to bring Centre Wellington home to anyone who would see the quilt,” she said.

The boundaries became the borders of the quilt, which focussed on buildings and locations of interest. Some dug through personal archives for inspiration while the Irvine Bridge image came from a pamphlet advocating the saving of the bridge.

The Grand River flows through the community, so it, too, became a focal point.

Starting in the autumn of 2002, guild members began the daunting task of organizing all the components for the project into a coherent and pleasing whole.

Though members attempted to maintain relative positioning, some creative licence was taken where visually or structurally needed.

Throughout the process, members often reminisced about the events they had enjoyed in those places they were depicting.

“The quilt now belongs to the Wellington County Museum. We’ve just borrowed

it back so we can show it in our show,” said Austin. “The guild members who worked on it are very proud of it, and we hope it will bring back memories for those who look at it.”

Quilts on the Grand is a celebration of guild’s 15th anniversary and the tradition of quilting. About three quarters of the members submitted one to three items for the show.

It is the group’s first public quilt show.

The show is not a juried competition, but rather a friendly display of quilting at various skill levels from beginning to experienced. There will be ballots for viewers to choose their favourites.

The show is at St. James Anglican Church in Fergus on June 8 from 10am to 6pm and on June 9 from 10am to 4pm.

Austin estimated there will be over 150 quilts there created by guild members.

Admission is $5 and the building is wheelchair accessible.

For more information about the show or the guild, contact Foard at 519-846-5577 or Austin at 519-843-4171, or visit guild website www. grandquiltguild.ca.

There is additional video online at www.wellingtonadvertiser.com.

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ENTERTAINMENT Artist: Theatre games offer a fun, creative way to improve self confidence

by Chris Daponte FERGUS - Being entertained is reason enough for James McQueen Public School students to love the theatre games workshops offered this month by Lisa Du Fresne.

“It was lots of fun,” said Tyler, a grade 6 student.

Classmate Kelsy said students enjoyed using their bodies to spell out letters on the gym floor and to create a haunted house.

But Du Fresne, a Guelph

artist who received a grant through the Ontario Arts Council, says the games offer much more than just fun.

“Theatre games are a noncompetitive, game-based exploration of expression and creativity,” said Du Fresne, who trained at Jacques Lecoq Ecole de Théâtre in Paris, France.

She added the workshops are great for improving students’ self esteem, listening skills and public speaking abil-

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Principal John Cassano called the workshops a “winwin” for the school and students.

“This is participatory ... the children are actively involved,” said Cassano, explaining the benefits of the workshops over mere presentations. “[It helps] to develop self expression and social expression skills.”

He said he is very appreciative of the help from school council, which has been very supportive with a number of projects, including the theatre games workshops.

Du Fresne said she loves working with the students, and also feeds off the workshops herself.

“There’s truly a unique energy that comes from a child,” she said, adding she loves the family-like atmosphere at local schools.

“Fergus is a magical place ... it’s so inclusive; it’s just wonderful.”

Fun and games - Guelph artist Lisa Du Fresne leads students through a theatre games workshop last week at James McQueen Public School in Fergus. photo by Chris Daponte

Guelph Little Theatre receives more honours SAULT STE MARIE From May 15 to the 20 here, four theatre productions from across Ontario participated in the prestigious Theatre Ontario Festival.

They were the Northeastern Gore Bay Theatre’s The Attic, The Pearls & Three Fine Girls; Eastern Ontario’s Peterborough Theatre Guild’s The Mouse House; Southwestern Ontario with Guelph Little Theatre’s Picasso at the Lapin Agile; and

Greater Toronto and Central Ontario’s The Curtain Club’s The December Man. The competition was fierce and although the best production award went to The Mouse House, written by Robert Ainsworth, Guelph Little Theatre came home with many nominations and awards.

Individual adjudicator awards for outstanding costumes went to Sarah HarknettDunbar, Julia Loncke; out-

standing performance by a female in a supporting role was won by Amiliah Goodrich; outstanding performance by a male in a supporting role was taken by Rob Gray, with honourable mention to Carlo Adamo.

Honourable mention for outstanding performance by a male went to Gord Cameron; outstanding technical achievement was awarded to Paul Briggs, Mark Sears, Bruce

Bennett; and honourable mention for outstanding set design went to Paul Briggs.

The cast of Picasso at the Lapine Agile also won the award for outstanding ensemble work and the crew received honourable mention for its outstanding visual presentation.

The GLT opened The Laramie Project on May 25.

Check the website for further information at www.guelphlittletheatre.com.

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ENTERTAINMENT Norm Foster’s ‘sleeper’ hit takes over St. Jacobs theatre WATERLOO – The St. Jacobs Country Playhouse continues its 2012 season with Norm Foster’s Bedtime Stories.

There is a lot happening between the sheets in the intricately balanced story about the lives, loves, and challenges faced by 15 everyday people including a former radio announcer, a shy middle-aged couple, a rock star who’s not getting any younger, a hopelessly inept dancer, a man who meets with his high school crush, and a pair of bungling thieves.

They are all searching for love and understanding in their divergent life journeys in the innovative look at six funny –

and very different – bedroom scenes.

Artistic director of Drayton Entertainment Alex Mustakas said, “This sharply written production is really six comedies in one. Audiences will enjoy seeing how these seemingly different stories ultimately converge to tell a universal tale of life and love.�

Chris McHarge is the director. McHarge has directed over 60 productions including the world premiere of Foster’s musical Sitting Pretty.

The creative team includes set and lighting designer Stephen Degenstein, and costume designer Nicole Del Cul. The cast is comprised of

School’s fundraising concert runs on June 2

Oddities and Curiosities - The show by that name includes this piece

by Tanya Zaryski. It runs at the Strata Gallery in Elora to June 10.

Sculptor has show at village downtown gallery ELORA - Strata Gallery’s current exhibition is works by Tanya Zaryski titled Promise: Oddities and Curiosities.

Zaryski is a painter and glass blower with a unique and whimsical style. The new sculptural works she created for the show are at the forefront of current three-dimensional work.

The works combine weathered wood and found objects with clay sculpture and blown glass. The works use human heads and arms in striking combinations with the abstract wood and glass pieces.

Zaryski said pictorial narratives re-invent scenes she remembers from her childhood

growing up on a farm in rural Ontario.

Zaryski began her art training at the University of Toronto, studying art history, painting, drawing and sculpture, before discovering glass blowing at Sheridan Collage.

Upon graduation she completed three years as an artist-inresidence at the Harbourfront Glass Studio in Toronto. She currently lives and works in the Beaver Valley near Georgian Bay. ‘Promise: Oddities and Curiosities will run to June 10.

Strata Gallery is at 62 Metcalfe Street in Elora. For more information visit www.stratagallery. com.

GUELPH - The Trillium Waldorf School has announced an event fusing internationally accomplished musicians with an invigorating chamber music program.

A Chamber Music Concert features musicians from professional chamber ensembles, Sinfonia Toronto and Incontri Di Canna, and “promises the audience an unforgettable experience� said Connie Watson, a member of the event’s planning committee.

The concert will be held, June 2 at 8pm in the Dublin Street United Church in Guelph.

Sinfonia Toronto is an established chamber orchestra, performing regularly in the Glenn Gould Studio, CBC, Toronto, as well as touring internationally.

Ensemble members appearing in Guelph include: Erika Crino, piano; Sarah Boyer, violin; Eun A Jo, violin; Julian Knight,viola; William Findlay, cello; and Calum Macleod, bass.

The Incontri di Canna Ensemble is an international chamber music festival in Calabria, Italy, directed by William Findlay, who will perform cello at the Guelph concert.

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Each performer tackles multiple roles.

Bedtime Stories has a threeweek engagement at the St. Jacobs Country Playhouse,

June 13 through 30.

Tickets can be purchased at the St. Jacobs Country Playhouse box office or by calling 519-747-7788 or toll free 1-855-372-9866) or online at www.stjacobscountryplayhouse.com.

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“William is a national treasure,� said Watson of Findlay, who in 1963 earned a position in the Toronto Symphony, becoming its youngest member, and since 1969 has continued to play with that symphony.

The stirring concert program will include Mozart’s Divertimento in D major K.136, Beethoven’s Quartet Op.18 No.4 , Schubert’s piano Quintet (known as The Trout), and Puccini’s Crisantemi.

Proceeds from the show benefit Trillium Waldorf School. For tickets, contact the River Run Centre box office at 519-763-3000 or 1-877-5202408.

Regular ticket prices are: $20 in advance, $25 at the door, and $10 for students.

Groups of 10 or more can obtain tickets for $15 per person by contacting the school directly.

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Group seeking models for the 2013 Faces of Farming calendar distributed to thousands of Ontario media, chefs, grocery stores and politicians and is sold through the Farm & Food Care website, office and local outlets.

Project manager Kelly Daynard said she continues to hear new and unique stories from the participants each year – stories that are captured in the captions that appear below each photo.

“We’re hoping that this contest will identify even more of those stories that should be told - stories that clearly identify the passion farmers have for their careers, their way of life and some of the struggles they have often had to overcome to get to where they are today.”

Farmers and farm families are encouraged to enter the contest by submitting a photo and an essay of 400 words or fewer describing their farm and their pride in farming by answering the following questions: - names and ages of all entrants as seen in the photo; - address, including county or region, and phone number; - a short description of the farming operation, including types of crops grown, livestock raised, products sold; - history of the farm and number of generations farming, etc.; - any other details that make

GUELPH - It is often said there is no such thing as a typical farmer - that Ontario’s farm community is comprised of tens of thousands of outstanding farmers.

Every one of the thousands of them could be considered unique for the way they grow their crops, raise their livestock or manage their environmental practices.

Farm & Food Care Ontario is celebrating the heart and entrepreneurial spirit of Ontario’s farmers by launching a new contest to feature a farmer or farm family that is proud and passionate about farming. The winning farmer or farm family will be featured on a page in the 2013 Faces of Farming calendar.

The calendar, now entering its eighth year, has featured the faces and stories of almost 160 farmers and farm families since it was expanded to include all types of farmers in 2005.

The goal of the project is to break stereotypes about Ontario’s farmers and get some important messages about modern farming to the public. The calendar is successful every year as it features compelling and creative photographs to capture the interest of anyone who opens the cover by introducing real farmers and telling their stories.

Each year the calendar is

Who will be the next face of farming? - The call is now out for models to represent Ontario’s outstanding farmers in the 2013 Faces of Farming calendar. the story unique, including community involvement, environmental initiatives, unusual hobbies or backgrounds, etc.; and - what makes them the perfect candidate for this project

– describe why one farmer or the entire family is proud and passionate about farming.

All entries must be received at the Farm & Food Care office no later than June 15, when they will be reviewed by a

panel of judges. The winning family will participate in a professional and memorable photo shoot in July, will receive complimentary copies of the calendar and two tickets and accommodation for the 2012 Ontario

Harvest Gala and calendar launch on Nov. 1, in Guelph.

Entries can be emailed to info@farmfoodcare.org or mailed to 100 Stone Road West, Suite 106, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 5L3.

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Most aggregate resources are extracted from Ontario’s rural areas and a lot of that from under good farmland.

Unfortunately, the committee scheduled four days of hearings during prime planting season, when most of its biggest stakeholders – Ontario farmers – couldn’t possibly attend. The OFA maintains the timing for the review of such an important piece of legislation is

by Mark Reusser, Ontario Federation of Agriculture Recently the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) criticized the provincial government’s standing committee on general government for rushing the review of the province’s Aggregate Resources Act. The act is legislation to balance the need for aggregates such as sand and gravel with the protection of other important resources such as water and agricultural lands.

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too tight. Nevertheless, its representatives have commented to the standing committee and made a 10-page submission on the issue.

The Aggregate Resources Act is important because although Ontario covers a vast and diverse area, a mere 5% of the province’s land base is suitable for agriculture. Of that, a small proportion includes class 1, 2, 3 or 4 soils. It is critical that aggregate extraction be prohibited on prime agricultural land (classes 1 to 4) including special croplands. Loss of productive soil by any means is simply not a sustainable practice, and as the stewards of highly productive agricultural land, Ontario farmers have a keen interest in ensuring public policy does not jeopardize or destroy that perpetual resource.

Ontario’s farmers require and deserve the assurance that the presence of aggregates on or adjacent to a farm will not be the end of that farm.

Too often, prime agricultural land is sacrificed for societal needs, including urban uses, aggregates, recreation and natural heritage.

Current aggregate policies ignore the long-term costs to agriculture, the immediate and ongoing loss of productive land and the loss of production from lands under extraction. And there are social costs; displaced farmers either exit the industry or relocate, while farm supply businesses and services lose a portion of their customer base.

When land is used for aggregate extraction, the OFA insists on a stronger commitment to rehabilitation in gen-

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eral, and rehabilitation back to agriculture in particular. There must be a financial penalty for operators who fail to achieve their rehabilitation commitments, and a stringent inspection regime to verify rehabilitation actions and achievements.

As a province, Ontario must minimize activities that lead to a loss of our agricultural lands

has been described as a premier forage demonstrating event.

The latest in forage equipment will be demonstrated in the field as well as a forage related trade show and forage information will be included.

The event will present a wide array of demonstrations and activities related to the forage industry. It is co-sponsored by the Ontario Forage Council, OMAFRA, and Perth County Soil & Crop Improvement Association. This year: - watch the major equipment companies demonstrate forage machinery in side by side field trials; - listen to keynote speakers on forage related topics; - visit with forage and forage related trade show exhibitors; and - lunch will be available served by Perth County Cattleman’s Association.

There is no admission charge for the farming community. Everyone is welcome.

Demonstrations start at 10am.

For more information contact Ray Robertson at 1-877892-866 info@ontarioforagecouncil.com www.ontarioforagecouncil.com.

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A weekly report prepared by the staff of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA). If you require further information, regarding this report, call the Elora Resource Centre at 519-846-0941. Office hours: 8:30am to 5:00pm.

For technical information, call the Agricultural Information Contact Centre at 1-877-424-1300 or visit the OMAFRA Website: www. omafra.gov.on.ca MOST OF THE CORN IS IN, NOW TO SOYBEANS...

OMAFRA – from OMAFRA Field Crop Report Corn: Greg Stewart Corn planting is 95 % complete across the province. Emergence is good to excellent in most areas with the majority of the corn in the 1-3 leaf stage. Weed control should be the priority as the crop approaches the critical 3-4 leaf stage. Cutworm injury has been reported in some areas south of London. Scout fields that had significant weed growth before planting. Guidelines for post-emerge UAN application: 1) UAN (fan nozzle) and herbicide - max. 2 leaf corn, 2) UAN (fan nozzle) no herbicide - max.

3 leaf corn, 3) UAN (streamer nozzle) - max. 6 leaf corn. Loss of N through volatilization will be greater if surface applied UAN does not receive rainfall to incorporate into the soil. Possible strategies are: 1) delay application until rainfall is more likely, 2) apply additional N (15%) to compensate for losses, 3) add a urease inhibitor (i.e. Agrotain) to reduce volatilization losses or 4) switch application strategies to sidedress injection.

Cereals: Peter Johnson/Scott Banks Winter cereals are far ahead of normal development. Rye and barley are in full head, advanced wheat fields are at head emergence. Combines need to be ready to harvest two weeks earlier than ever before. Dry weather and low fusarium risk has some growers questioning the need for fusarium control. Remember that the fusarium fungicides Caramba and Prosaro give foliar leaf disease control and improve straw yields and quality, along with reduced fusarium and DON concentrations in the grain. Leaf disease pressure remains low with some powdery mildew pressure.

Aphid populations are building in wheat fields along the Lake Erie shoreline. Scout!

Spring cereals continue to progress with early fields at first node (GS 31). Many producers are waiting to apply herbicides to get more value from the fungicide application. Early fungicides have little yield impact in spring cereals. If weed pressure is significant, or grass weeds are an issue, this decision may cost growers in lost yield potential.

Soybeans: Horst Bohner Fifty to sixty per cent of the crop is now seeded. Some producers are finished. Very early planted beans have emerged. Under cool conditions it can take 30 days for beans to emerge. In warm temperatures beans can emerge in 4 to 7 days. Crusting has been a problem in a few areas, but not a significant problem so far. If fields were not rolled right after seeding, make sure to check how much growth there is on the seedling before rolling. Beans should not be rolled during the hook stage of emergence. If the beans are close to emergence wait for the unifoliate stage before rolling.

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by John C. Benham Have you ever wished you had better computer training or bookkeeping instruction and more sound financial management of your farm business? Well, on Tuesday, June 5, there is an opportunity to learn more about these concerns. The workshop will be completed on Tuesday, June 19 and will be held in the Elora OMAFRA meeting room, 9:30am to 3:00pm. Lunch and refreshments provided. Many other subjects important to your farm business management will be discussed. You will not be required to discuss anything about your own business, but it will be an opportunity to learn from other farmers how they handled various situations. We keep hearing good comments about these workshops.

Pre-registration is required. You may register online at: www. ontariosoilcrop.org/workshops or call Liz at 519-367-5587.

Don’t delay as this workshop is filling up quickly.

Deferred payments are now permanently allowed GUELPH – Discussions between the provincial government, grain handlers and Ontario’s farmers have concluded and deferred payments will now be permanently allowed under the Grains Act beginning July 1.

Grain Farmers of Ontario and the Ontario Agri Business Association have been working with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and Agricorp for more than a year and a half to resolve the issue of deferring payments on grain. As a result, two regulations related to deferred payments, basis contracts and payments for grain sold out of storage have been brought up

to date and approved by the provincial legislative committee and filed with the Registrar of Regulations in Ontario.

Chairman of Grain Farmers of Ontario Henry Van Ankum said, “This has been a rewarding process to go through. A problem was identified by farmers and the grain handling industry and we all pulled together including representatives from government to find a long term solution that will benefit everyone. The government should be commended for how quickly we have resolved this issue.”

The specific changes to take place on July 1, 2012 are: - deferred payments will

be allowed permanently in the Grains Act; - all deferred payments under 180 days are eligible for declining coverage under the insurance provisions of the Grain Financial Protection program, and the dealer will simply be required to provide the producer requesting the deferred payment with written confirmation of the date on which the deferred payment arrangement was entered into, the date or dates on which payment is to be made, the amount of each payment and the total amount of all payments, the initial payment for basis contracts has changed from 75% to 60%, and elevators/dealers

will have five trading days to pay for grain sold out of storage, which has changed the terms of payment from pm the next trading day to 2pm on the fifth trading day.

Deferred payments have become a significant item in the marketing tool box and are used by an increasing number of farmers across Ontario.

For more information on the changes to the Grains Act, refer to the published regulations in The Ontario Gazette from May 19 or view the amending O.Reg. 260/97 (general) under the Grains Act at http://bit.ly/ Kw5Bs4 and the new regulation O.Reg.

Fruit growers appreciate support in wake of crop damage VINELAND – Ontario’s apple and tender fruit growers are appreciative of the concern and support they are receiving from consumers, media and the provincial government as they assess unprecedented weather damage to this year’s crops.

Ontario Minister of Agriculture Ted McMeekin, , met with industry leaders May

10 while touring a Beamsvillearea orchard to get a first-hand look at the widespread damage that has affected farmers across the province.

“We’d like to thank the minister for meeting with us today and personally viewing the extent of some of the damage,” says apple farmer Brian Gilroy, chairman of the Ontario

Apple Growers. “The spin-off effects of this crisis will be felt far beyond the farm gate.”

The summer-like weather earlier this year brought blossoms early, leaving them vulnerable to recent frost and cold temperatures.

Frost damage resulted in some trees not bearing any fruit, and if they do, at much

COMING EVENTS June 5 - Wellington Federation of Agriculture, monthly board meeting at OMAFRA Boardroom, Elora at 7:30pm. For information, contact Lisa Hern at 519-848-3774 or email: jplh@ golden.net.

June 6 - National Farmers Union Waterloo-Wellington Local, monthly board meeting at 7:15pm at the Husky Farm Equipment, Alma. (They meet every first Wednesday of the month).

June 7 - Canadian Association of Farm Advisors (CAFA) – Ontario Provincial Conference, Quality Inn, Woodstock. Details available at: www.cafanet.com.

June 9 - 17th Annual Children’s Farm Safety Day for Waterloo Region from 9:30am to 1:30pm. Event will be held rain or shine in Woolwich Township at: Dennis & Helen Martin, 1220 Lundy Rd., RR#1, West Montrose. Registration by Friday, June 1st. For more information, contact Lois 519-696-2667 or check the website: www.waterlooruralwomen.org.

June 19 & 20 - Ontario Pork Congress. Mark your calendar; check website: http://www.porkcongress.on.ca/.

June 24 - Local Food Fest – a celebration of local food and copies of the 2012 local food map available at Ignatius Jesuit Centre with children’s area, workshops and more. Visit the website at: www.guelphwellingtonlocalfood.ca.

July 4 & 5 - SouthWest Crop Diagnostic Day, Univ. of Guelph, Ridgetown, 8:15 a.m. Check the website: http://www. diagnosticdays.ca/.

July 12 - FarmSmart Expo, University of Guelph, Elora Research Station, Elora. Watch for details at: http://www.uoguelph. ca/farmsmart/.

July 13 - FarmSmart Expo Youth Day at the University of Guelph, Elora Research Station at 8:45am. Check the website: www.uoguelph.ca/farmsmart/.

July 23-27 - 4-H Conference Career Sen$e; Application Deadline: June 11th, Guelph. See website for details: http://www.4hontario.ca/youth/opportunities/conferences/default.aspx.

West Luther 4-H Club learned about hooves May 16 was the second meeting of the West Luther 4-H Beef Club.

The meeting was on hoof trimming at Jim Lindsay’s barn. Chris Vervoort was asked to come and talk to the club about hoof trimming.

Vervoort talked about how to properly look after cows’ feet by regular trimming, bedding and also feeding habits.

He then did a trimming demonstration.

The next thing the members did was talk about grooming and fitting the show calves.

Members were also shown how to properly train the hair

lower yields than normal.

Some fruit will have visible damage.

Initial assessments indicate up to 80 per cent of the province’s apple crop has been affected, as well as an estimated 30 to 40 per cent loss in peach production and a virtually complete devastation of the cherry and plum crops.

OFA salutes decision on bio-processing in Sarnia GUELPH - The Ontario Federation of Agriculture is pleased with the May 16 BioAmber announcement to proceed with the construction of a world class bio-processing plant in Sarnia.

BioAmber will source local feedstock including corn and wheat beginning in 2013 to produce bio-succinic acid, used in food and beverages, industrial chemicals and pharmaceuticals.

“This is wonderful news for the local economy,” said OFA president Mark Wales. “In addition to the jobs that will be created, local sourcing of feedstock enhances transportation logistics and reduces costs.”

Once BioAmber is running at full production, it is expected to create a new opportunity for the marketing of corn and wheat for Ontario farmers. The company’s initial grain requirement is equivalent to 15,000 to 20,000 acres of production per year. The green chemistry involved in BioAmber’s processes will also support the manufacturing of other products in the Sarnia industrial complex, making the complex a more robust offering overall.

“Ontario farmers have proven their ability to produce high quality crops in a sustainable manner,” said Wales. “Farmers are committed to programs such as the Environmental

Farm Plan, and we are proud to see our environmental efforts carry through the value chain.”

This initiative supports Ontario producers’ efforts to find new markets for biomass crops for energy, bio-products or bio-processing. Since 2010, OFA has been examining opportunities to enhance biomass value chain initiatives based on funding received under the “Generate Energy for Ontario by Developing an Innovative Agricultural Biomass Value Chain Sector” project.

Spending on the project has been provided by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada through the Canadian Agricultural

Adaptation Program (CAAP).

In Ontario, this program is delivered by the Agricultural Adaptation Council.

The Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) is the largest general farm organization in Ontario, representing 37,000 farm families across the province. As a farmer-led organization based in Guelph, the OFA works to represent and champion the interests of Ontario farmers through government relations, farm policy recommendations, lobby efforts, community representation, media relations and more.

OFA is the leading advocate for Ontario’s farmers and is Ontario’s voice of the farmer.

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to grow and when to clip show calves. Other tips learned were: - tie up a calf for 20 minutes each day so it gets used to the halter; - don’t water the calf with the same pail in which it was washed; - blow the hair on the calves the way it is being trained to grow. The more work on the calf, the quieter it will become.

We closed with the 4-H motto.

Our next meeting will be held on June 6 at 7pm at Hill’s Herford and Angus farm in Rockwood. submitted by Jessica Swanston,

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McGinn giving back: NHL star returns home for hockey, lacrosse fundraiser

by Chris Daponte FERGUS - Despite all his success, National Hockey League star Jamie McGinn hasn’t forgotten his roots.

The Fergus native and Colorado Avalanche forward annually spends his summers on Lake Belwood and next weekend he will host a fundraiser to benefit two local groups that played an integral part in his development as an athlete and a person.

The idea materialized this spring after sportschirps.com - a website that sells T-shirts adorned with images of athletes, with a portion of proceeds going to the athlete’s charity of choice - approached McGinn with a shirt idea.

He jumped at the opportunity, and he certainly had no trouble choosing the minor hockey and lacrosse associations in Centre Wellington as the beneficiary of sales of his “Ginner 11” shirts.

“That’s where I started,” said McGinn, who played both

sports growing up in Fergus.

“It’s a good chance to give back to the community - I’m really excited about that.”

But the 23-year-old did not stop at online shirt sales.

In cooperation with lacrosse and hockey officials, as well as several local businesses, he will be hosting an event on June 9 at Dixon Home Hardware in Fergus to raise even more money for the two associations.

Dubbed “Ginner Gives Back Day,” the event will run from 11am to 1pm and include a barbecue, photo and autograph opportunities, and a chance to purchase Ginner 11 shirts in person.

In fact, $6 from every shirt sold at the June 9 fundraiser will go to the local lacrosse and hockey associations, whereas online orders result in $4 going to the athlete’s charity of choice.

Proceeds from the barbecue - the food will be donated

by Dixon’s - will also help the cause, and to raise even more

Giving back - Fergus native and Colorado Avalanche forward Jamie McGinn will be at Dixon Home Hardware in Fergus on June 9 for a fundraiser that will include a barbecue, autograph and photo opportunities, and sales of his sportschirps.com T-shirt, right, with proceeds going to local minor hockey and lacrosse associations. money, McGinn, his family, friends and local businesses have become sponsors for the event ($1 per shirt sold, to a maximum of 150 shirts).

Combined with the funds from sportschirps.com, that means for each shirt sold, the donation to minor lacrosse and hockey should well exceed the

$20 shirt price.

“Our goal is to sell as many shirts as possible,” McGinn told the Advertiser.

That would also please minor lacrosse and hockey officials, who were ecstatic with McGinn’s decision to help out in his home town.

“The news that Jamie want-

ed to do this for our organization was completely unexpected and a pleasant surprise that was met with great appreciation from our organization,” said Brent Hyndman, promotions director with the Centre Wellington Minor Lacrosse Association.

“We anticipate that there will be a good turnout for the event and will encourage all of our players and their families to drop by to purchase a T-shirt and some lunch.”

Hyndman added his association will likely use funds it receives from the event to purchase more equipment or jerseys.

Minor hockey president Kevin Cassidy, whose organization plans to use the revenue it receives to assist with skills development, is also very excited about the June 9 event.

“It’s a big pat on the back for the entire community that Jamie’s chosen to do something [here],” said Cassidy. “We’re thrilled with the opportunity to

participate in this function ...

We’re really looking forward to it.”

He added the opportunity to meet a professional athlete is very rare, particularly for young kids.

And yet it is McGinn, who last week was returning to the area after a vacation, who seemed most excited about the fundraiser.

“I always wanted to give back to the community, but I just wasn’t sure how to do it ... I thought this was perfect,” he said.

“What better way to help than to raise money for minor hockey and lacrosse? That was a big part of my life growing up and I want to make sure other kids have the same opportunity.”

For more information about the event or to become a sponsor call 519-843-4752 and ask for Bob McGinn. To order a Ginner 11 shirt online at any time, visit www.sportschirps. com.

Anderson leads Ontario to championship

Karate winners - Students from Elora Gorge Karate Dojo recently travelled to Brussels for Bak’s Martial Arts Children’s Shiai. The event had students test their skills in Kata, Kumite and weapons. The group included, from left: front, Madelyn Richardson, Cole Hopkins, Kirin LeGrow, Francesca VanEsch, Sarah Clark, Sheadon Sullivan and Brayden Fletcher; back, Sensei Bill Stimpson, Astrid Van Esch, Jim Kurtz, Natalia Van Esch, MacKenzie Nelson, Blaire Bauman, Dave Lyons and Jerry Van Esch. Andrew Gardner was absent when the photo was taken. submitted photo

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Richmond, B.C. - Fergus native Patrick Anderson scored 27 points, 14 rebounds and 13 assists to lead Team Ontario to 76-52 win over host British Columbia on May 20 to win the national championship wheelchair basketball tournament.

Ontario claimed the Robert W. Jackson Trophy as national champions, putting an end to B.C.’s string of five wins in a row.

Anderson’s triple double was the only one in the tournament, during which he led with 24.4 points per game. He shot 70% from the field (first overall) and 83% from the freethrow line (second overall).

Anderson, 32, is widely regarded as one of the top wheelchair basketball players in the world.

Correction

There was incorrect information on the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Centre Wellington golf tournament article in last week’s issue. The June 16 tournament is sponsored by Greg McCabe from Reliable Motors in Fergus.

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McGinn hopes to re-sign with Colorado Avalanche

by Chris Daponte FERGUS - While now may be the time for Jamie McGinn to relax and enjoy his summer on Belwood Lake, he is already looking forward to re-signing with the NHL’s Colorado Avalanche.

As of last week, the Fergus native was unsigned for next season, but he wants to rejoin the Avalanche.

“We have a good young team,” he said. “I’m really looking forward to it.”

McGinn, 23, registered 13 of his 37 points this season in just 17 games after being traded from the San Jose Sharks to

the Avalanche.

“I just started playing hockey again,” he said of his torrid scoring pace. “I wanted to show the fans and my teammates that I could contribute ... That’s what I want to do; I want to score goals and make an impact.”

McGinn added that increased playing time with stars like Paul Stastny and David Jones helped him increase his production.

While he learned a lot in San Jose and a had a great experience with the Sharks, McGinn said he relishes having a larger role in Colorado.

May 6, Inside Wellington - Second Section of The Wellington Advertiser, Friday, June 1, 2011 2012 PAGE PAGE FIFTEEN ELEVEN

Youth art symposium is June 9

FROM PAGE TWO

*** Learn Taoist Tai Chi™ in a weekend. Open House. 11am. The entire set is given in a special condensed format in a weekend starting Friday June 15, 6-9pm, continuing Saturday June 16, 9am -noon and finishing on Sunday June 17, 9am-12 noon at 54 Cardigan Street Guelph. Call 519-836-7390. *** Old Time Dance. 8pm - 12am. $10/person, light lunch provided.

Band - Marion’s Country Band. St. John Parish Centre, 160 Georgina St., Arthur. *** Arthur Legion Br. 226 Pork Roast. Afternoon entertainment.

Supper 6pm. Meal $12. For more info. call 519-848-2622. *** Annual Yard and Bake Sale, Faith Lutheran Church. 290 Belsyde Ave. E. Fergus. 8am-12noon. Something for every one. *** Kid’s Bike Rodeo, Child’s Seat Belt Clinic and Official Launch of the Road Watch program. 9am-1pm.. Harriston Community Centre Sponsored by the Town of Minto Safe Community Committee in partnership with the Minto Optimist Club and the Wellington County OPP The top boy and girl will win a new bike.

Come see the OPP’s Mounted Police Unit, the OPP Motorcycle Unit and Roll Over Simulator. To book an appointment time for the Child’s Seat Belt clinic, call Marilyn at 519-343-5770.

sun. june 10

Royal Canadian Legion Listowel. Jamboree. Elizabeth St., Listowel. 1-5pm. Roast beef dinner, served at 5pm, $9. Call 519291-2569 for info. *** Sunday Night Showcase Concert - with U-Turn (country band from Kitchener/Cambridge), 7pm; free, Gore Park bandstand, Elmira. *** Music in the Park at the Hillsburgh Historical Park on Trafalgar Rd. Hillsburgh (beside the Exchange Hotel) 2-4pm featuring Southpaw (Bluegrass music). Bring your lawn chairs and enjoy an afternoon of music. If it rains, the performance will be cancelled. Sponsored by The Let’s Get Hillsburgh Growing Committee. For information 519-855-6343 or 519.833.2571. *** Fergus Legion’s Decoration Service with take place at Belsyde Cemetery at 2pm.

Mon. june 11

The Harriston & District Horticultural Society meeting, Minot Community Auditorium. 7:30pm. Speaker: Jim Mabee, Tillsonburg Ontario. Topic: Roses. Door Prizes and refreshments.

Tues. june 12

RCQG June meeting 7-9pm at Three Willows United Church on 577 Willow Road, Guelph. Artist Lyn Barrett-Cowan will be our guest speaker. Guests are welcome to join the meeting for $5 each meeting. Membership is $37 for the full year. For more information, visit the www.royalcityquiltersguild.ca or email Judy.

RCQG@gmail.com. *** Guelph Township Youth Horticultural group meet at Pavilion behind Marden Library to make a Bird Bath and learn how to attract birds to your garden. 7pm. Contact Leader: 519-836-9535 for more info. Club is open to youth 6 to 18, and parents are encouraged to remain and assist the leader.

Wed. june 13

The Grand Quilt Guild meets on the second Wednesday of each month, at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 275, 500 Blair Street, Fergus. All are welcome - door open at 7pm and meeting concludes at 9:30pm. *** Euchre, Harriston Legion 296, Start at 8pm, light lunch provided. $5 per person. Bring a Partner. For more information call 3382843.

Thurs. june 14

Arthur Agricultural Society meeting. 7:30pm. Upstairs Hall.

Arthur Community Centre. All Welcome.

Fri. june 15

Listowel Ham Supper /Garden Party at the Listowel Agricultural Hall. A family affair for all ages. Adults $12.50, children $5, pre-schoolers free. For advance tickets please call Gloria 519-2913648 or Bev 519-291-4400 ext 3. *** Until August 24, the Fergus `New to You` shop located at 695 St. David Street North will be open until 7:30pm on Tuesday and Friday evenings. Proceeds from sales at the shop are donated to Groves Hospital. *** Minto Safe Community Committee Youth Dance 7-10pm.

Harriston Legion. End of School Beach party with a limbo Contest. Entry is $4. Drinks and pizza will be available for sale.

For further information, please contact Todd Pridham at 519-3233130. *** All U Can Eat Wing/Pub Night. Harriston Legion Branch 296.

Entertainment provided. 6:30pm till we run out, $12 per person.

Call 519-338-2843. *** 2012 Mixed 3 Pitch Tournament, Harriston Legion 296. Entry

Fee $175 per team. Guaranteed 3 Games. Four Girl Minimum on Field. Food Available all day. Prize Table, Home run Derby. For more information contact stevechambers99@hotmail.com. *** Rummage Sale. Three day sale Fri- Sat, Mon., 8-4pm. Clothing, books, household items and baking. Melville United Church, 300 Tower St. Fergus (across from Post Office). 519-787-0570. *** Arthur Legion Br. 226 Wing Night 6-8pm. All you can eat $12.

No take outs. Entertainment.

sat. june 16

Yard and Bake Sale St. John’s United Church, Belwood. 8-1pm.

Proceeds to building Fund. Something for everyone. *** Sunrise Galloping Gourmets Charity Fundraiser at the Sunrise Farm in Puslinch, 2:30-7pm. Celebrity meet and greet: Celebrity Chef Kary Osmond - CBC’s ‘Best Recipes Ever’ and Host: Tommy Hunter – ‘Canada’s Country Gentleman’, gourmet dining, live and silent auction, children’s riding demos. For info. and tickets call Lynne at 519-837-0558 ext. 31. *** The Annual Puslinch Lake Home Tour. Five lake homes will be on view. 10am to 4pm. Boat departure is 10am from the Old Marina restaurant dock at a cost of $25/person. Land tickets are $20/person using your vehicle. Tickets can be purchased at the Old Marina. For more information call: 519-658-0367 or 519220-0582. *** Rockwood & District Lioness and Lions Clubs present “The Good Brothers”. 5th Annual Dinner and Dance. Dinner 6pm, dance 9pm. Rockmosa Community Centre. $30 per person. For tickets call 519-856-9419 or 519-856-9650.

ELORA - The Rural Youth Artist Group presents its fourth art symposium on June 9 at the Elora Legion from 11am to 3pm.

The Symposium is meant to explore alternative urban art forms.

The event will feature a number of talks and demonstrations by professional artists such as DJ BNuts, tattoo artist Andrew Ottenhoff and graffiti writer Zaque Cheetham.

The presentations will be followed by a free pizza lunch and group discussion.

“We are hoping to break some commonly held stereotypes about urban art forms,” said project researcher Katie Southwood.

Chelsea Campbell, a fellow project researcher, added, “It’s bound to be quite an experience.”

All are welcome to attend.

Volunteers are needed for the event. The group encourages students in need of volunteer hours to sign up. For information or to be a part of the event email Trish VanKatwyk at tvankatwyk@gmail.com.

Skier honoured by city GUELPH Erin Mielzynski, who made history in March when she became the first Canadian woman to win a World Cup slalom race since 1971, was recently honoured

by Guelph council.

But first, Mielzynski stop ped by her former high school, Bishop Macdonell, where she was recognized at an all-school assembly. In addition to speaking to the students, Erin met with faculty, student leaders and athletes.

That evening, Mielzynski was celebrated at a Guelph council meeting, where Mayor Karen Farbridge made a special presentation.

Mielzynski, now 21, made history on March 4 in Ofterschwang, Germany when

she became the first Canadian woman to win a World Cup slalom race since Betsy Clifford in 1971.

Mielzynski is a former water-skier who won a silver medal at the 2006 world waterskiing junior championships before focusing full-time on alpine skiing.

The Georgian Peaks Ski Club member has been part of the Canadian Alpine Ski Team since 2008 and made her Olympic debut at the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, BC, finishing 20th in the slalom. She finished 16th in slalom at the 2011 world championships.

Following her win in Germany this year, Mielzynski is ranked 13th in the world.

Sun. June 17

Sunday Morning Community Family Breakfast at Fergus Legion, 500 Blair Street. 9-11:30am. $6 per person, $3 kids under 10.

Everyone is welcome. *** Sunday Night Showcase Concert - with Randy Morrison & Flat River, 7pm; free, Gore Park bandstand, Elmira. *** Music in the Park at the Hillsburgh Historical Park on Trafalgar Rd. Hillsburgh (beside the Exchange Hotel) 2-4pm featuring Maximum 60 (50’s & 60’s music). Bring your lawn chairs and enjoy an afternoon of music. If it rains, the performance will be cancelled. Sponsored by The Let’s Get Hillsburgh Growing Committee. For information 519-855-6343 or 519-833-2571. *** Last community breakfast of the season 9-11:30am. Fergus Legion. *** Eramosa Union Cemetery Memorial Service at 2 pm at the cemetery please bring chairs for seating. In case of inclement weather service will be at Barrie Hill Church. *** Ellis Chapel Sunday afternoon services with the theme of Social Awareness. Guest speaker - Wayne Foster, Ontario Christian Gleaners. 2:30pm, followed by refreshments in the garden. The chapel is located at 6705 Ellis Road in Puslinch Township and can be reached from Wellington Rd. 34, 32 or Townline Road.

Mon. June 18

Guelph Enabling Garden Knit Knites 2012 at the Guelph Enabling Garden 6:30pm, weather permitting. This is a unique way to spend an evening in a beautiful setting along the river. Experienced and new knitters welcome. Bring a knitting project and folding chair. Please bring a mug if you would like to enjoy tea. The Guelph Enabling Garden is fully accessible and welcomes folks of all ages and abilities. Please visit www.guelphenablinggarden. blogspot.com for more details and events. *** Elmira & District Horticultural Society. 7:30pm. Demo with Master Gardener Mary Ann Gilhuly: Making your own Hypertufa planters. Trinity United Church, Elmira. New members welcome.

Tues. June 19

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

Upper Grand 753 Tower, St. Fergus. 1st Wednesday of the month, Lunch Out. Contact, Joyce B. 519-843-3213 or Judy D. 519-8433947 Ext: 100. *** Guelph Township Horticultural Society celebrates its 90th year with a Barbecue and Mini Flower Show. 6:30pm, pavilion behind Marden Library- 7368 Wellington Rd. 30. Please bring salad or dessert to share, along with family cutlery and dishes. Flower entries for youth and adult members to be 6-6:30pm. Chris Earley, of Guelph Arboretum, will equip us with binoculars and nets to identify dragonflies, butterflies and birds. Bring your camera. Call 519-822-5289 for more info. The public is always welcome.

Wed. June 20

Until June 29th. National Soaring Championships held at York Soaring Association. June 20 to 29. Come out and see some amazing flying. York Soaring Association Airfield, located on the South/West corner of Hwy 109 and 5th Line West Garafraxa. *** Arthur Legion Br. 226 General Meeting. 8pm.

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 first week of June -

ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 An agreement will be nullified before you even get started, Aries. It is time to come up with a different plan of action if you want better results.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, with so many creative ideas constantly whirling in your head, it can sometimes be difficult zeroing in on one. Luckily this week you will get things in order.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Relationship woes have slowed you down, Taurus. It could take a few days before you return to full speed.

Delegate some of your responsibilities, if necessary.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, avoid passing judgement on someone else close to you. Listen to their problems and work with them to find a good solution.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, you’re giving off so much creative energy that people may flock to your side for the next several days.

This newfound celebrity could be an asset.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 There’s no use procrastinating on something that needs to get done this week, Capricorn. It will only prolong the amount of time you have to worry about it.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, there is no easy way around something you need to get done at work. Being scatterbrained this week may add to the pressure of getting things done.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, you have to ask a lot of questions to get to the root of a problem that’s been bothering you. You have the personality to get to the answers easily.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, patience and motivation is all you need to start tackling that to-do list. Finding a partner to help will make the work go twice as fast.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, an unexpected partnership could arise this week. While it may be bumpy at the start, after a few days, the two of you will have worked out all of the kinks.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, after some busy months, you are ready for a vacation. This welldeserved respite could be an elaborate trip to some place exotic, if you should so choose.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, others often look to you for inspiration. You will not disappoint this week when you offer some unique ideas.

PAGE TWELVE Inside Wellington - Second Section of The Wellington Advertiser, Friday, June 1, 2012

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158,000 trees were planted under the County’s Green Legacy Tree Planting Programme this spring.

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Grand River Raceway, 7445 Wellington County Rd. 21, Elora

July 28

Brucedale County Roads Garage, 8436 Wellington Rd. 124, Rockwood

August 11

Minto Township Office, 5941 Hwy 89, Minto Township

September 15

Aberfoyle County Roads Garage, 7396 Wellington Rd 34, Puslinch Township

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Wellington Terrace Long Term Care Home recognizes Seniors Month.

Proudly serving seniors for over 40 years.

For other disposal options, visit: www.makethedrop.ca.

2012 Green Legacy Programme Wrap Up • Over 1.4 million trees planted since the Green Legacy Tree Planting Programme began in 2004.

• 158,000 trees planted in Wellington County this spring.

• 34 schools had over 2,340 students plant 25,800+ seedlings.

• Over 2,800 grade 4, 5 and 6 students helped grow the trees at the Green Legacy Nursery.

• In 27 schools, 8,750 primary students started 15,000 trees in their classrooms.

• All 7 municipalities held “Tree Days”, each distributing some 5,000 trees in exchange for non-perishable food items and donations to the Arthur and Mount Forest Horticulture Societies.

• 2,500 volunteers helped to grow the trees at the nursery.

• Over 14,500 volunteer hours.

• Over 40 schools participated in the programme.

• 20 schools will receive the Green Legacy Kids Who Care Award for environmental excellence.

Every student in the school participated in the Green Legacy Programme.

Thank you to everyone who helped make the 2012 Green Legacy Programme a success!

2013 order forms will be available at: www.wellington.ca on October 1.

The Green Legacy Nursery is busy preparing for next year.

If you would like to volunteer, please call Brenda Walsh at: 519.546.4788.

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