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Community euchre sponsored by the Optimist club of Puslinch, 7:30pm at the Puslinch Community Centre. $3 per person. Lunch provided. 50/50 draw. All welcome. For information call Neil Smith at 519-837-3838. *** Kids Christmas Shopping Night, 3:45-6:30pm. Alma United Church. Kids shop in safety. All items under $10. Christmas bake sale for adults. Info. 519-638-3293. *** St. Teresa’s of Avila Church Annual Christmas Dinner 6pm. 19 Flamingo Drive, Elmira. Limited number of tickets available, $15 adults, $7.50 children. Call the church office at 519-669-3387. *** Until Dec. 23 – Join us for the holiday traditional Dickens’ classic “A Christmas Carol” at Theatre Orangeville. Showtimes are Thurs./Fri./Sat. Evenings - 8pm, Wed./Sun. Matinees - 2pm, Saturday, Dec. 10-3pm. *** Arthur Legion Fish Night 6–8pm. $10.

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St. John’s Anglican Church Rockwood Christmas Bazaar, 9am2pm. Church Hall. Baked goods, crafts, penny table and tea room and more. *** Christmas Bake Sale/Grocery Hamper Draw. St. Joseph’s Parish, Listowel. 10am–2pm. St. Mary’s School, 1209 Tremaine Ave., Listowel. For more info. call Doris 519-291-4376 or Don 519638-7705 or Melanie 519-291-4109. *** Adult/ Senior Ice Skating 8 - 9:50pm. Exhibition Park Arena, Guelph. Cost - $7/ person. Join us for fun, exercise, music and friendship! Contact 519-836-1015. *** Christmas Craft Sale from 10am-3pm at the new Guelph Legion, 57 Watson Pkwy. South in Guelph. Free parking and admission.

Lunch available. For more information please call Janet at 519265-2226. *** Fergus Legion Jam Session. Come join in. Non-members welcome. 2-5pm. *** Fergus Christmas Parade -1:30pm. Theme “Christmas Around The World”. For information call 519-787-1987. *** Christmas Bazaar / Bake Sale at Erin United Church from 10-3.

Wheel chair accessible. For more info. call Vida at 519-833-2273. *** Christmas Cookie Walk 9am -12pm, at the Church of St. David and St. Patrick, 520 Speedvale Ave., Guelph. Large box $10 and small box $5. Specialty and gluten free tables too. Everyone is welcome. *** Sparkles in the Willows at Three Willows United Church, 577 Willow Rd. Guelph from 10am -2pm. Bake Table, vintage jewellery, crafts, books, silent auction. Luncheon 11am -1:30pm. Cost $6. Children under 6 free. *** Knox Ospringe annual Christmas Bazaar 9am-3pm. Poinsettia sale, hot lunch available, crafts and much more. To book a table or for information contact Nora at 519-856-4453. *** St. John CWL, Arthur – Christmas Bazaar and Tea. 1:30-3:30pm.

St. John Parish Hall, Georgina Street, Arthur. Bake Table, Penny Table, Craft Table, Draws. Something for Everyone! *** Bring your family to this year’s The Road to Bethlehem, a live Nativity scene with carol singing and treats. 6- 8:30pm at The Ignatius Jesuit Centre, 5420 Highway 6 North (1/2 km north of Woodlawn Rd.). Admission by donation—please bring a reusable mug for cider. For more information phone Craig 519-824-1250

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*** CWDHS Medieval Murder Mystery Dinner at 6 pm. Four-course dinner, entertainment and marketplace $25. Call 843-2500 x625 for tickets/more information. *** Dec. 3 and 4 Christmas Show at Aberfoyle Junction Model Railway Fall Show. 10am-4:30pm, Adults $8, children $5. Snack bar, gift shop. Barrier free access. From Hwy 401, Exit #299 (N. to Guelph) Old Hwy 6. 1km north of #401. South of Aberfoyle.

Watch for signs. Call 519-836-2720. *** Alma Jingle Bell Rock. 8:30pm-1am. Alma Community Centre. $10 per person. Music by AJ the DJ. Casual dress. Donation to the food bank appreciated.

Sun. Dec 4

Centre Wellington Singers “Celtic Christmas” concert, 3pm.

Melville United Church, Fergus. Tickets $12 Adults, $5 12+ under. From members, at door or reserve at 519-843-5419. *** Knox-Calvin Presbyterian Church, Harriston Presents “Cricket Vocal Ensemble” “Christmas Peace”, a Concert of both sacred and contemporary music at 3pm. Everyone is welcome. A freewill offering will be received. *** Hike the trail Elora Cataract Trailway. 10am start. Gerrie Road entrance, Elora. Rain, Snow or Shine. For more info. 519-8432800.

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Dec.5 and 7 Auditions! Century Church Theatre is holding auditions for Bernard Slade’s Romantic Comedy at 7:30pm at the theatre in Hillsburgh. Needed are four women and two men. Please contact the director Dale Jones 519-855-6873. *** The Ennotville Historical Library will be holding the annual Christmas Potluck Dinner. 6:30pm at the library. Everyone is welcome.

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Guelph Arts Council Shmoozefest. River Run Centre, 35 Woolwich St., Guelph, 5-7pm. Artists are invited to bring posters, brochures, business cards. Book a 2 min. spotlight to introduce yourself or your event, call 519 -836-3280. *** Pepper Cards Harriston Legion Branch #296. Start at 1:30pm sharp. Come on out and have some fun.

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Scott Woods performs at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 325 St. George St., West, Fergus. 7pm. Adults $20, children $10. Call for tickets 519-843-3565. *** Festival of Northern Lights, Owen Sound Senior bus tour. $25 per ticket for return transportation plus cost of dinner at Swiss Chalet. Call Rick Eller, East Wellington Community Services at 519-833-9696. *** “The Great Christmas Giveaway, The Gift Goes On” Christmas Pageant. Performed by students of Community Christian School.

8pm at The Drayton Reformed Church, 74 Wellington St. Drayton. Everyone is welcome.

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Students On Ice: A journey to the Antarctic

by Kelly Waterhouse

We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future.

– Franklin D. Roosevelt ELORA - Camille Slack and Serena Soucy are going to change the world.

For them, there is no doubt about it. At 16, the girls know it. Their confidence is matched only by their belief the future of the planet is not a cause or a project, but a responsibility and the time for action is now.

On Dec. 27 Slack and Soucy, childhood friends and Centre Wellington District High School students, will embark on the adventure of a lifetime. They will brave the frozen frontier of the Antarctic on a 15-day expedition that will forever change their perspectives, and ultimately, their lives.

They have been accepted into the Students on Ice program, an educational expedition that takes students, artists, scientists and teachers to the world’s polar regions to study issues around climate change and delicate biodiversity. “It is a little like going to another planet,” said Students on Ice founder and executive director Geoff Green. This will be his eighth expedition.

“It’s not an experience you can put into a box. Students will be exposed to ... a greater global perspective and greater connection to nature, about different sciences; like climate change, environmental issues, flora and fauna... It’s very a very broad and multi-faceted experience.”

Slack and Soucy were among six accepted from Ontario - and the only two from Wellington County.

They will join 55 other students from across Canada, the United States, Iceland, India, Germany, New Zealand and Australia.

“The bottom line is we’re looking for students who are interested and passionate about doing something like this,” Green said. “It’s not a vacation, it is an educational program.

We look at their interest and what

they will do with [what they learned] afterwards.”

The two had a competitive edge after participating in a four-credit interdisciplinary program offered through the Upper Grand District School Board called the Community Environmental Leadership Program (CELP). Academic advisor Joel Barr encouraged them to apply after seeing their commitment to environment.

Soucy said one her favourite parts of CELP was the Earth Keepers, which involved teaching grade 5 students outdoors. “I fell in love with teaching them, with inspiring them to see the beauty of nature. One of the things I did was called a diary walk. I took them on a tour of the property where I could point out different things, like getting them to walk in the woods with their head up ... I wanted them to look up and really see the all the amazing things there are to see around them.”

Through CELP, Soucy discovered a passion for inspiring children to make a personal connection with nature.

“Serena is a leader ... perhaps the most mature and confident 16-year-old I have met,” Barr said. “There is a sense of wonder and awe in Serena while she shares her love and knowledge of the natural world that I have never seen before from my students. Kids feel her sincere passion; it is infectious.”

Meanwhile, Slack is looking at ways to build solid community partnerships between CELP and other schools, broadening the scope of education and skills she acquired there. She plans to form a youth council for like-minded students interested in environmental issues.

“Camille is driven by a strong sense of social justice and her desire to work for environmental solutions, beginning with changes in her own life,” Barr said.

“Conscious decisions on food sourcing and best

Ready for the adventure of a lifetime - Serena Soucy, left, and Camille Slack will join the Students On Ice Antarctic expedition, a first-hand study on climate change and biodiversity. The journey will explore southern South America, the Antarctic Peninsula and surrounding Southern Ocean. photo by Kelly Waterhouse

practices for lowering her personal ecological footprint was her first start.”

He said Slack and Soucy volunteered this past summer at a local community shared agricultural farm.

Slack and Soucy are in their school’s eco-club, while balancing an active role on school sports teams and adding an environmental high-skills major to their French immersion studies.

Their journey to the Antarctic begins in Ushuaia, Argentina, where they will spend two days preparing for the Antarctic, including hiking

sentiment: “Sea sickness is not going to ruin this.”

A positive attitude will be key when confronted with what Green described as an actionpacked itinerary, where any given day can include visiting an international station, a penguin colony, watching whales and sea birds, seeing the wandering albatross or hiking a glacier.

“I am really excited to see the animals and the different wildlife,” admitted Slack.

“Serena has taken out books from the library about different types of animals and what they eat, and where they live. I can’t

“The power of youth is pretty amazing if they are given the proper tools and experiences.”

- Geoff Green, executive director of Students on Ice.

wait to get to see that.”

Soucy is interested in the impact of the depleting ozone layer and hopes it will help her understanding of what she will experience in the Antarctic.

“I think my research will help me [like when I see the penguins],” she said. “I will actually understand what they’re doing and why they’re doing it, so I think this will give more meaning to what we are doing there.”

Slack agreed. “We have learned a lot about the changing migration patterns too, because this [trip] is a study of climate change and so we learn how [the planet is] getting warmer sooner is making these animals move sooner, which is disrupting how things normally go … So I feel like it is going to be really eye-opening to see how their lives are going to be affected by what we’re doing.”

That’s exactly what Green wants his students to feel.

“The underlying thing is that this trip connects kids to nature on a level that is in their heart and in their bones,” he said.

“Because when they stand on a glacier or they look into the eyes of a polar bear, they connect and we are so disconnected from the natural world.

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Then they will board the specially designed ice-class M/V Ushuaia expedition vessel, a former U.S. research ship that will be a floating home, complete with seven Zodiacs that allow students and crew to explore the Antarctic region.

“We head out the Beagle Channel, which is pretty spectacular, and set sail across the Drake Passage, and it takes two days,” Green explained.

“It can be pretty rough seas, some of the roughest in the world. There can be quite a bit of seasickness, but that’s part of the process. And then they’ll see Antarctica.”

Soucy admits seasickness is a fear, but shares Slack’s

that’s part of the process, to give everybody a really powerful or transformative experience. It has to be that way.”

To balance that, Green has a team of educational leaders to help the students. They participate daily in a host of workshops and lectures, provided by scientists, educators, photographers, visual artists, musicians and a film crew recording the journey.

“The lead singer for the band the Great Lake Swimmers [Tony Dekker] is going to be on the trip,” Soucy said. “And when they told me that he was coming I was so excited that for sure, I am bringing my guitar. He’s going to be offering singer-songwriting classes on the ship. That is definitely going to be one of the many, many highlights of the trip for me.”

Before she can focus on the highlights to come, Slack faces the challenge of raising the $13,500 for the trip in a short period of time. But she is not one to give up.

“I’m trying to fundraise my way there,” she said. “I have been emailing people and will be asking local service organizations and groups for support.”

Her first official fundraiser will take place on Dec. 7 at Bungalow 55, a cooperative centre for social change on Geddes Street.

Slack will be holding an information night to present details of her trip, discuss her plans and sell baked goods.

Other plans are forthcoming.

Soucy said, “My parents have been saving for a long time, knowing that one day I was going to go and do something like this,” she said.

“We’ve never done big family vacations. I am very lucky that they are able to fund my way and I really appreciate it.”

The real work begins when Soucy and Slack return home.

Green stressed students understand the trip to Antarctic is a privilege. Part of their acceptance to the program is based on their planned projects to share their experiences afterwards.

“These students have a responsibility to make a difference when they get home, to educate their communities and make a difference in the rest of their lives to payback the experience,” said Green.

That won’t be a problem for the Centre Wellington youths.

Slack already has her plan laid out.

“My initial idea is to do a

photo journalism exhibit and pair the photos with stories from a journal I plan to keep on board the ship,” she said.

“I hope it will grow to become something more.”

Soucy wants to continue her work with children.

“I want to go into elementary schools and do presentations with a slide show of my photos and share information from my journals about what I learned and saw,” she said.

“I plan to create a handson component to it as well, to bring in something that the children can work with, get inspired by and take home to tell their parents. Through them it will create a whole network.”

Both are willing to do presentations to community groups and organizations.

People who sponsor Slack or want to follow them on their journey are invited to view their daily online blogs and photos at www.studentsonice. com/antarctic2011.

Before they even set sail, the duo is well aware their optimism for the future will be shaken, but it is clear their determination to effect change will not.

“When we get home we’ll think, ‘Okay that was amazing, but holy cow, we have caused this problem, now how can we work to get out of it’?” Slack said.

Added Soucy, “I think one of the toughest things is to be able to come back to our community and not feel so pessimistic about everything.

“We will have to work back to that feeling of hope.”

Already, Slack and Soucy are examples of why Students on Ice exists and why there is hope for change.

“It is a cornerstone of the global ecosystem and by exposing youth to these places, well, I think there has never been a more important time to do this,” Green said.

“The power of youth is pretty amazing if they are given the proper tools and experiences.

They are future leaders, and if we truly believe that, we need to provide and support opportunities for them today.

So if the community can get behind it, what they are doing is greater than just supporting these two girls.”

For more information on their journey, to help Camille raise funds or to book the students to speak about their experiences, contact them by email (Slack at camilles1@hotmail. com and Soucy at tansyfairy@ hotmail.com).

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ROCKWOOD - The farming community here is presenting its 19th annual Farmers’ Santa Claus Parade of Lights on Dec. 8 at 7pm.

The annual parade, which is a popular event with locals and visitors alike, runs through the streets of Rockwood and features local farm families and machinery adorned with festive decorations and Christmas lights.

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Santa’s route - along County Road 27, Alma Street and the 4th Line - will be closed to traffic from 6:45pm until the end of the parade.

Parking is available throughout the village and on the 4th Line (look for signs north of the railroad tracks).

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Rural Life

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For technical information, call the Agricultural Information Contact Centre at 1-877-424-1300 or visit the OMAFRA Website: www.omafra.gov.on.ca GROWING YOUR FARM PROFITS

by John C. Benham On Thursday, January 12th the next two day Growing Your Farm Profits workshop is planned to be held in the OMAFRA meeting room at 9:30 a.m. Lunch and refreshments will be provided. The workshop will be completed on Thursday, January 19th.

At the workshop you will have the opportunity to complete a self assessment of your farm business financial status. Farmers can invest up to four days with a farm business advisor reviewing and analyzing their financial situation. The benefit is the establishment of a benchmark for 6 key financial ratios and a review of the farm’s viability.

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If you as the owner of a farm business wish to stay in business on a sound financial basis you must know your cost of production of the major product you sell, could you, with confidence, tell me?

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ENVIRONMENTAL FARM PLAN

by John C. Benham We have just completed another Environmental Farm Plan workshop with a good turnout. At the present time the next EFP workshop has not been scheduled, but I expect later in January. To sign up call John at 519-846-3394 or email: wellington@ontariosoilcrop.org or go online at: http://www.ontariosoilcrop.org/workshops/.

HARVEST AND WORKER HYGIENE

by Colleen Haskins, OMAFRA We are nearing the time of harvest for many commodities, which undoubtedly is one of the most crucial times for adhering to safe food practices. During this time, it is imperative to ensure that all workers have been trained in safe food handling practices, and have a clear understanding of the food safety risks with improper personal hygiene. Although there are many areas of worker hygiene that need to be addressed during training, the most important practice is that of proper hand washing, especially when dealing with ready to eat (e.g., pome fruit) and high risk commodities (e.g., berries, tomatoes and leafy greens). Evidence of this training along with understanding and acknowledgement of this practice is imperative during an audit. There are step-wise procedures, posters and training resources (hand washing easels) available to you, free of charge, to assist in training your workers in proper practices. For these and other resources, call 1-877-424-1300, or visit our website www.ontario.ca/ good-ag-practices. Food safety questions? Ask us. We can help.

ONTARIO BEEF CATTLE FINANCIAL PROTECTION PROGRAM The Ontario Beef Cattle Financial Protection Program protects cattle sellers when a licensed dealer defaults on payment. Effective July 1, 2011, important changes have been made in the program to:

enhance the protection for sellers and licensed dealers, and reflect modern banking practices. For information on changes, how the program works, making a claim and a licensed dealer list visit: www. omafra.gov.on.ca/english/food/inspection/index_fpu_page.htm or call Jim Wideman, OMAFRA at 1-888-466-2372, ext 63886.

COMING EVENTS: Dec. 2 Wellington Soil & Crop Improvement Association Education Day & AGM – Alma Bible Chapel. Come for lunch & a full day of speakers & displays on current cropping research & technology. For information & registration contact Linda McFadden at 519846-5215, or email: linda.mcfadden@wightman.ca.

Dec. 6 Wellington Federation of Agriculture, monthly board meeting at OMAFRA Boardroom, 6484 Wellington Rd. #7, Elora.

For information, contact Lisa Hern at 519-848-3774 or email: jplh@ golden.net.

Dec. 8 19th Annual Farmers’ Santa Clause Parade of Lights through the streets of Rockwood at 7:00 p.m. Everyone welcome!

2012: Jan. 4 & 5 19th Annual Southwest Agricultural Conference, University of Guelph, Ridgetown Campus. Watch for details at: http://www.southwestagconference.ca/.

Jan. 4 - 6 Central Ontario Agricultural Conference - held at Georgian College, 1 Georgian Drive, Barrie (Duckworth & Bell Farm Road entrance). This is a 3 day series of educational programming for farmers. This conference is formerly known as “Ag Info Days”, and consists of a series of themed days for various farm commodities, accompanied with industry trade show booths & displays.

Registration costs $25, or $30 including a hot lunch. For information see: http://www.centralontarioagconference.ca/ or contact Connie Brown: 519-726-9300 ext. 1224.

Jan. 4-10 Grey Bruce Farmers Week - Themed education days for Beef, Dairy, Goat, Sheep, Horse, Youth, Ecological and Crop Farmers, all held with an industry Trade Show at the Elmwood Community Centre. For information see: http://www.greyagservices.ca/ grey-bruce-farmers-week.html , or call Grey Agricultural Services at: 519-986-3756.

Jan. 21 Farm$mart Agricultural Conference, Rozanski Hall, University of Guelph. Mark your calendar and watch for details at http://www.uoguelph.ca/farmsmart/.

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ENTERTAINMENT Town’s troupe offers Norm Foster comedy ELMIRA - The Elmira Theatre Company is presenting Sadie Flynn Comes to the Big Oak written by Norm Foster and directed by Sue Jennings weekends until Dec. 3.

Looking for a new lease on life, convicted husband killer Sadie Flynn gets off the bus in Big Oak after her release from prison. Soon after her arrival the gossip mill at the local café starts working overtime as strange things begin to happen in the small town.

The production is a dinner theatre and runs Thursdays with a show only, plus Friday and Saturday at 7pm and

Sunday at 5pm. The Thursday shows start at 8pm.

Special rates available for Christmas party groups of 24 or more. Contact Gord Grose at 519-846-5329 for details.

The Elmira Theatre is located at 76 Howard Ave., Elmira.

Dinner and Show tickets are $48 each, and show only tickets are $18. All tickets are available through the Centre in the Square box office, 519578-1570 or 1-800-265-8977.

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The 2011-12 season also launches Classical Connect, GSO’s new under 30 ticket series. Anyone under 30 can purchase a regular priced ticket for $20 from 6pm Friday until the Sunday concert time of 3pm. Tickets are available online or in person for best available seats. Proof of age is required at time of collection.

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GUELPH - The Guelph Symphony Orchestra’s Christmas offering is a blend of classics and festive seasonal music presented on Dec. 11 at 3pm at River Run Centre.

It welcomes the Grand River Chorus, with international opera star baritone James Westman, and performs music

by Bach, Handel, Vaughan Williams, and Tchaikovsky.

The audience is invited to join for the annual sing-along.

Making her debut this season, artistic director and conductor Judith Yan hopes the second concert of the season will bring Guelph audiences into the Christmas spirit.

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Fête Romantique’s early bird winner from Elora GUELPH – The early bird winner for the local Arts Council fundraiser, Fête Romantique, was selected on Nov. 3.

Elora resident Elysia DeLaurentis’ ticket was selected by council board president Mary Calarco. DeLaurentis won a pair of 2012 tickets to all Guelph Fab 5 Festivals: Hillside, Guelph Jazz Festival, Guelph Contemporary Dance Festival, Eden Mills Writers’ Festival and the Festival of Moving Media.

This is the first year for the

council to partner with Guelph Fab 5.

DeLaurentis said, ”I’m an art lover who works in the heritage field, and (my husband) is a musician, so each year we buy tickets knowing that the money raised by the Guelph Arts Council is used for the continuing promotion and support of local arts and culture. That’s usually enough to make us happy, but …winning is also fun. We’ve got an exciting year of art and music to look forward to in 2012” Tickets are still available,

but time is running out. The final draw takes place on Dec. 6 at the River Run Centre as part of Schmoozefest.

The grand prize is a progressive dinner for eight, valued at over $2,500, and it treats the grand prize winner and seven guests to a gourmet traveling feast.

The group tours via limousine, experiencing multiple courses hosted at multiple secret venues. The progressive dinner date for the event is selected by the winner.

Secondary prizes such as gift

certificates, service vouchers, restaurant coupons and festival tickets will also be drawn Dec. 6.

Tickets are two for $25 or $15 each, and may be purchased at the Guelph Arts Council office (519-8363280), Wyndham Art Supplies, Guelph Artisans Store or Framing and Art Centre (Gordon Street location).

Details are available online at www.guelpharts.ca/feteromantique Fête Romantique, now entering into its 26th year.

More auditions at Century Church Theatre

HILLSBURGH - Century Church Theatre here is holding open auditions for its Summer Festival Season on Dec. 10, at 10am at the theatre.

Actors will need to be available for weekday matinees and daytime rehearsals. An honorarium will be paid.

Late Flowering, by John Chapman and Ian Davidson, directed by David Glover, will play July 11 to 22, with rehearsals starting June 25.

Roles to be filled are three females aged 35 to 60.

Rehearsal times during the final week of June may be adjusted

to accommodate teachers still in school.

Nobody’s Perfect, by Simon Williams, directed by Jo Phenix, will play August 15 to 26, with rehearsals starting on July 30. Roles to be auditioned are a teenage girl, age 14 to 16, and a woman 35 to 45.

Auditions will consist of readings from the scripts. No monologues are required. More details, and a link to excerpts from the plays is available on request to jophenix@sympatico.ca, or call 519-855-4586. www.centurychurchtheatre. com.

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25 Year awards - Employees with 25 years of service received plaques from county council recentlyFrom left: Dina Lodder (Wellington Terrace, nursing); Catherine Creary (Wellington Terrace, nutrition); April Temple-Spears Wellington Terrace, nursing); Warden Chris White; Krista Cudney (Wellington Terrace, nutrition); Linda Dickson (emergency management); Aldo Salis (planning); and Dale Brown (engineering, roads). photos by Sharon McCorquodale

Museum’s Christmas Festival is Dec. 11

15 Year Plaque - Wellington County council honoured some long time employees at its meeting recently. From left: Roman Delicart (social services, Ontario Works), Lori Richer (social services, Ontario Works), Marilyn Vanderploeg (library) and Warden Chris White.

ABOYNE - Enjoy the festive season with an afternoon of Christmas cheer at the Wellington County Museum and Archives.

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New this year, organizers are also inviting visitors to bring from home an ornament that will decorate the tree and become part of the museum’s Christmas decoration collection.

The entertainment will feature the Not So Grand Players and a few friends from Performance Studios. In the late afternoon, stay to enjoy a “Poor House” drama, writ-

ten and performed by Centre Wellington District High School students.

Tour the seasonal gallery, recreating Christmas time at the Poor House; imagine what that day would be like for the inmates who lived here.

Seasonal refreshments and traditional crafts will be available in the Nicholas Keith Room.

Special Festival Day admission is $2 per person, refreshments by donation.

The Wellington County Museum and Archives is located on Wellington Road 18, between Fergus and Elora.

Fergus BIA to light up Grand River, downtown Fergus - The Fergus BIA is lighting up the night in downtown Fergus.

Lighting will be installed under the Milligan Footbridge crossing the Grand River, shining throughout the gorge, downstream to the whirlpool and grotto and upstream to the rapids.

“Everyone is really excited about lighting the beautiful Grand River gorge in downtown Fergus,” said BIA Chair, Jackie Fraser. “Many stopped by to see the test run on Nov. 1 and we’ve had ‘glowing’ feedback on our downtown Fergus Facebook page ever since.”

To brighten the dark win-

ter season, the BIA has also installed festive lighting and gorgeous lighted bows for most of St Andrew Street.

On Dec. 2 at 7pm the BIA will host its annual Christmas tree lighting in front of the library, just in time for Santa’s arrival at the parade the next day. Be sure to stop by for hot apple cider and carolling by the Centre Wellington Singers.

The BIA is hoping the installation of the falls lighting can happen in time for Moonlight Madness on Dec. 16. Officials want to thank Centre Wellington Hydro, Triton Engineering and township staff for all their work.

Kinsmen to host Portraits of Honour National Tour FERGUS - The Fergus and District Kinsmen are inviting everyone to remember, honour and celebrate the Canadian Forces by attending the Portraits of Honour National Tour.

On Dec. 8 the tour will stop in Fergus at the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 275 (500 Blair Street) for a public viewing from 10am to 6pm, with a remembrance ceremony at 11am and a tribute dinner at 6pm.

The Portraits of Honour mural is 10 feet high by 40 feet wide, and is an oil-oncanvas tribute to the brave Canadian men and women who have served and sacrificed in Afghanistan.

Portraits of Honour endeavours to raise both awareness and funds in support of Canadian Forces personnel and

their families.

All proceeds from the Portraits of Honour National Tour benefit the Military Families Fund and select Military Family Resource Centres. For additional information, visit www.portraitsofhonour.ca.

A tribute dinner will take place at the Fergus Legion at 6pm, featuring special guest Terry Kelly, who wrote A Pittance of Time. Artist Dave Sopha will also be in attendance. Tribute dinner tickets are $35 per person.

To order tickets to the dinner, or to show additional support for Canadian soldiers, sailors and aircrew, please contact the Portraits of Honour national office at 519-843-4745 or info@portraitsofhonour.ca or 1-181 St. Andrew Street East in Fergus.

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FROM PAGE TWO Beef Dinner at Conestogo Masonic Hall, 61 Wellington St. Drayton 5:30-7pm. Tickets $12 Call 519-638-2123 or 519-6382047.

Sat. Dec 10

Adult/ Senior Ice Skating 8 - 9:50pm. Exhibition Park Arena, Guelph. Cost - $7/ person. Join us for fun, exercise, music and friendship. Contact 519-836-1015. *** Annual Breakfast with Santa at the Belwood Hall. 8-11am, Adults (age 13 & up) $5 ea, Children (age 4 to 12) $2.50 ea, Children age 3 and under are free. Photos available for $7 with emailed image. *** Century Church Theatre, Hillsburgh. Ring of Fire: A Johnny Cash Experience. Rapidly becoming Canada’s favorite tribute to The Man In Black. 8pm. Box Office 519-855-4586. *** Dec. 10 and 11 The Hilltop Singers Present Comin’ Up Christmas.

Sat.- 7:30pm, Sun.-2:30pm. St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Fergus. Tickets - $12. Available at the Church Office 519-8433565 or from any Hilltop Singer. *** Red Cross Babysitting Course for young people ages 11 and over.

9am-3pm. Cost: $55. Pre-registration is required. Space limited to 14 participants. Hillsburgh Branch, Wellington County Library, 98B Trafalgar Road, Hillsburgh. 519-855-4010. *** Old Tyme Dance 8pm-12am. $10/person, light lunch provided.

Band - Country Ways. St. John Parish Centre, 160 Georgina St., Arthur. *** Breakfast with Santa sponsored by the Clifford & District Lions Club, the Rotary Club and the Redwood Restaurant and the many suppliers. 8-11am at the Redwood Restaurant.

Sun. Dec 11

Winter Trees. Please call the Guelph Lake Nature Centre at 519836-7860 to register. Learn how to identify trees by using the three “B’s” – branches, bark and buds. 2-4pm, $5/person. *** Stories of Christmas (A Journey Around the World to Celebrate the Birth of a King), by joint choir of Knox-Elora and St. Andrew’s Alma. 3pm at Knox-Elora Presbyterian Church. Freewill offering. Refreshments and fellowship following. ***

Elora and Bethany United Church presents Christmas in the Country - corner of Church and Geddes Streets. 3pm. A story of love and forgiveness. Refreshment follows. Free will offering to EUC Outreach. *** Eden Mills United Church, 7:30pm. A Reading of CBC’s Stewart McLean’s Polly Anderson’s Christmas Party by Chris Wilson, with folk music by James Gordon. Admission: Food Bank donation.

Mon. Dec 12

8th Annual Ladies Community Christmas Carols by Candlelight Service. St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Arthur. Enjoy an evening of special music and fellowship. 7:45pm. Refreshments following. All welcome.

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TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, financial pressures can quickly turn a good week into one full of stress.

There are things out of your control, but you can take back your finances.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Accomplishing some goals this week may not bring you closer to the love you seek or the recognition you desire, Libra. It is essential to refocus your efforts.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, although you may prefer to avoid a confrontation with someone and move on, you have to face the problem head-on. Otherwise nothing will be resolved.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, even though you care about your coworkers, you are not very cooperative this week. You prefer to remain low-key, and you’re not planning on being a social butterfly.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 Keep up the appearance of being a strong leader at work and at home, Sagittarius. You don’t realize just how many people are watching your actions and using them as an example.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, issues may arise over the path you have chosen. This uncertainty could cause you to mask your feelings with humor, but someone will see the truth.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, relationship drama arises when you have a desire for relationship security but also want to be independent. There is no reason you cannot find a compromise.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, as much as you may want to help a friend make his or her dreams come to fruition, you simply do not have the time to devote to this project this week.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, you have been keeping up with all of the social events in your life but they are wearing you down considerably. It’s time to give yourself a timeout.

ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, you may be all talk early in the week, but when Friday rolls around, you will have nothing much to say.

Fortunately you have other things to fall back on.

Wed. Dec 14

Euchre Harriston Legion Branch #296. 8pm. Light Lunch provided. $5 per person. Bring a Partner. For more information call 519-338-2843. *** Christmas Traditions Around the World. 6:30-7:30pm. A family event at the Hillsburgh Branch Library, 98B Trafalgar Road, Hillsburgh. To register phone 519-855-4010.

Thur. Dec 15

Jamboree. St. John Parish Centre, 160 Georgina St. Arthur (Next to St. John Church) 7pm. For cancellation info. due to weather call 519-848-6723.

Fri. Dec 16

Punch Party/Silent Auction.

Start at 5pm. Harriston Legion Branch #296. Entertainment by the “Fabulous 4”. All are welcome to join in the fun. Silent Auction tables. Bidding Ends at 10pm. Donations for this can be dropped off at the Legion. Draws and Entertainment so come on in and enjoy. For more information call 519-338-2843.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, you know what you have to get done, but you are stalled by fear of making the wrong choices.

You could turn to running around as a distraction.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, someone doesn’t approve of what you are doing but you can’t figure out why. The reasons will reveal themselves in time.

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PAGE TWELVE Inside Wellington - Second Section of The Wellington Advertiser, Friday, December 2, 2011

NOVEMBER COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS · The Green Legacy Awards of Excellence were handed out to Brad Whitcombe (Individual Award) and Bishop MacDonnell Life Skills Class (Organization).

· New OPP Operations Centre slated to serve the northern end of the County. The new proposed location is Teviotdale.

· Under the “Investment in Affordable Housing for Ontario Programme,” $5.4 million dollars will go towards the delivery of Affordable Housing to

Wellington County and City of Guelph residents over the next ten years.

· Tambro Construction of Guelph was awarded the contract for the reconstruction of Central Garage.

HOW ABOUT A WORKSHOP? SIGN UP FOR WORKSHOPS AT THE EMPLOYMENT RESOURCE CENTRE

FESTIVE R.I.D.E. PROGRAMME UNDERWAY The Ontario Provincial Police Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (R.I.D.E.) festive season programme runs November 25 through January 2, 2012.

Impaired driving remains the leading criminal cause of death in Canada. O.P.P. officers will be out in full force across the province in an effort to remove the threat of the impaired drivers and reduce the death toll on Ontario roads.

County of Wellington O.P.P. Officers continually conduct R.I.D.E. spot checks throughout the year, and will also be on the lookout for aggressive drivers, those speeding and people not wearing seat belts.

Help keep our roads safe. If you drink, don’t drive.

2011 CHILD CARE AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE

Sunday, December 11 12:00 to 4:00 pm 12:45 to 2:30 pm Sing along with the Not So Grand Players and listen to festive favourites by our friends from Performance Studios 2:30 pm Visit with Santa!

FIRST STEPS DAY CARE Category: Living Your Philosophy

WILLOWDALE CHILD CARE AND LEARNING CENTRE Category: Partnerships with Families

FIRST STEPS DAY CARE Category: Partnerships with the Community

SARAH LOUGHRAN Category: Quality Programming within Private Home Child Care

∙ Job Search Strategies ∙ Résumé Essentials ∙ Interview Skills ∙ Résumé Enhancement ∙ Introduction to Computers ∙ Word Processing ∙ Internet Beyond Job Postings ∙ Cover Letters ∙ Career Decision Making

CHRISTMAS FatESTIVAL the Museum

Congratulations to all the programmes who were nominated and to this year’s award recipients:

JACK AND JILL DAY NURSERY Category: Professional Development

In December, the following workshops will be offered:

To register, or for more information, please contact the ERC at: 519.823.7887 or theerc@wellington.ca

Licensed child care programmes in Wellington County and Guelph strive to provide the highest quality of care to children and families. Each year, the child care community recognizes this effort through the Child Care Awards of Excellence.

FRED A HAMILTON Y CHILD CARE Category: Programme Evaluation

Since May 2007, the Employment Resource Centre (ERC) has been developing and offering dynamic employment related workshops for Wellington and Guelph residents.

THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING SPONSORS: • The County of Wellington • Homewood Health Centre • Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health • The Co-operators • Guelph Community Health Centre • Community Resource Centre of North and Centre Wellington • Donna Lero and the University of Guelph Centre for Families, Work and Well-Being.

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

3:00 to 4:00 pm Watch a “Poor House” drama written and performed by Centre Wellington District High School students Discover “Christmas at the Poor House,” a special exhibit that recreates Christmases of the past.

Decorate Our Tree Bring an ornament from home that will become part of the Museum collection.

Admission $2.00 per person

Enjoy seasonal treats and simple crafts all afternoon!

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