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SECOND SECTION TO THE WELLINGTON ADVERTISER

DECEMBER 18, 2009

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PAGE TWO Inside Wellington - Second Section of The Wellington Advertiser, Friday, December 18, 2009

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DECEMBER 23

Family & Children's Services of Guelph & Wellington needs Volunteer Drivers in the city and in the county to provide transportation services to and from appointments for our children and families. Mileage reimbursed/orientation and training provided.

Especially needed are drivers available before school and again immediately after school for court-mandated or medical appointments. For more information about this and other volunteer opportunities, please contact Eva Marmurek at 519-824-2410, ext. 509. *** The Wellington County Learning Centre is selling Christmas wreaths for $20 during the month of December. All proceeds from the sales are going to the United Way of Guelph Wellington.

Decorated wreaths are made from cedar and pine ready to be hung on your door. Call 1-888-368-7889. Delivery available to Fergus, Elora and Belwood. Or pick up at 179 George St. in Arthur. *** Volunteers Needed – East Wellington Community Services New To You store in Erin requires clothing sorters on Monday, Thursday and Friday afternoons. If you are interested in seeing firsthand the kinds of great clothing donations we receive and then choosing what would be most suitable for sale, this is the volunteer position for you. If you have availability on any of these days, please contact Gillian at 519-833-9696 x 222. *** The Canadian Cancer Society is in urgent need of volunteers for the following: Telephone Volunteer Recruiters- recruit volunteer canvassers for our 2010 Residential Campaign. Fergus 2010 Relay for Life Planning Committee. Telephone Support.

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DECEMBER 18 Victoria Park Seniors Drama Group's Christmas Performance: "Ebenezer Scrooge" 2pm. all welcome! *** Brighton Chapter No 201 Order of the Eastern Star in Fergus is holding a euchre at Fergus Masonic Hall, 310 St. Andrew St. W. at 7:30pm. Light lunch provided. All are welcome. Cost is $5.

Contact Muriel Brown 519-787-0554 for further information. *** Shepherd's Play! 7pm & December 19, 2pm. Enjoy a magical performance of the nativity in a barn above the cows, by the Trillium Waldorf School community. Admission is by donation; pay what you can. Don't forget warm clothing and blankets! Venue: Fourfold Farm Barn, #7682 4th Line Nichol Rd., Elora.

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Listowel Legion Branch 259. Sunday Brunch at Parkview Gardens, 10am - 2pm. $5 per plate. *** Annual Christmas Cantata performed by area choirs. St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, Mount Forest 2:30pm and St. John’s Roman Catholic Church, Arthur, December 21, 2009 at 7:30pm.

Admission - Free will offering and food bank items. *** Children and Youth Present the “Christmas Story." Join us at Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church, 290 Belsyde Ave. E. Fergus. 10am service. All are welcome. *** “Christmas Celebration " followed by pot-luck lunch. You and your family are invited to Family Builder Christian Church (a family- integrated church) at Nassagaweya Community Centre 11264 Guelph Line (8 km north from Hwy 401; north of 15 side rd) Milton. Worship service starts at 10:30am. Tel: 519-856-9201 or visit www.familybuilderchurch.com *** Christmas Cantata at Alma United Church at 7pm. Freewill offering for foodbank. Alma United Church, Rebecca Street Alma. *** Alma Santa Claus Parade at 2pm Main Street, Alma *** Alma United Church Sunday- School Christmas Play 10:30am.

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DECEMBER 21 Victoria Park Seniors Centre: Christmas Social with the VP Ensemble (hot apple cider & Christmas goodies!) 1:30pm. No charge!

DECEMBER 24 Ballinafad United Church invites you to Christmas Eve in the Stable. 6:30pm. 4917 Eighth Line, Erin. Just north of Halton/Erin Townline. Come celebrate the true meaning of Christmas. A portion of the proceeds will go to local food banks. Dress warmly. For info. Contact 905-877-4743. *** Knox Church Elora, Christmas Eve Service, 11pm. Guest speaker Kees Vandermey. Everyone welcome. *** St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Arthur invites you to join in the Candlelight Christmas Eve Service. 7:30pm. *** Christmas Eve Family Service 7pm Alma United Church, Rebecca Street Alma. *** St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church Arthur, 7pm. Christmas Eve Candlight Service. Everyone Welcome. *** St. Paul's Anglican Church, Mount Forest...Christmas Eve Service, 8pm. and Christmas Day Service, December 25 at 11:00am (a said service).

DECEMBER 28 Until December 30 – Winter Adventure Days Guelph Lake Nature Centre 2pm – 5pm. Take a time out from hectic holiday schedules with three half day programs for families during the Christmas break. We will be indoors and outdoors, so please dress for the weather. Registration for these special days is mandatory, so please call well in advance. Parents must accompany children 5 years and younger. $10/participant. Please register at 519-8367860

DECEMBER 30 We will be holding our regular La Leche League meetings the last Wed. of every month at 7:30pm at 60 Woodlawn Rd. In the town hall room. We also offer daytime meetings at the same location the second Friday of every month at 1pm. Children always welcome. Call Nicole for more info. 519-836-0800.

DECEMBER 31 Elora Legion Branch 229- Dance. Featuring “Country Versatiles”.

110 Metcalfe St. Elora. *** Listowel Legion Branch 259. New Year's Eve Dance - Parkview Gardens. Dance to ZAMM. 9pm - 1am. $10 per person. Pot Luck. *** New Year’s Eve Dance 8pm. Everyone Welcome. The Royal Canadian Legion Colonel John McCrae Memorial Br. 234, 919 York Rd., Guelph. Inquiries 519-822-1565. *** Plan to attend the New Years Eve Dance at the St. Mary's Family Centre, 8pm-1am. Music by Derek Moore. Phone 519-323-1599 or 519-323-2316 for tickets. *** New Years Eve Dance 9pm-1am. $16 per person. Entertainment by the Riverstone Ramblers Band. For tickets contact the Harriston Legion at 519-338-2843 for tickets. *** New Year's Eve Family Skate at Arthur Arena 7-8:30pm.

Countdown celebrations 9pm in Upper Hall. Admission: Donation to Food Bank or Mission Fund. Children 12 & under must be accompanied by adult. Sponsored by St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church. *** St. Mary’s Family Centre Mount Forest will host a New Years Eve Dance, 830pm- 1am. Live entertainment, noise makers, lunch provided. 519-323-1599, or 519-323-2316 for tickets.

JANUARY 7 Belwood Lions Country Jamboree at Belwood Hall at 7:30pm.

Come play, come sing, come dance, or just listen for info. phone 519-843-6111 or 519 843-8347.

JANUARY 8 Optimist Club of Puslinch, Community Euchre. 7:30pm. At the Puslinch Community Centre. $3 per person. Refreshments provided. 50/50 draw. All Welcome.

JANUARY 9 Erin Legion Branch 442 winter season of darts and euchre begin at 2pm. If you would like to play, please sign up at the bar. Bar darts are available and no skill is required. *** Continued on page 7

Inside Wellington - Second Section of The Wellington Advertiser, Friday, December 18, 2009 PAGE THREE

Arthur resident John Braby to carry Olympic torch through Guelph

by Mike Robinson John Braby, of Arthur will be carrying the Olympic Torch in Guelph on Dec. 28. He’s scheduled to run at 8:20am on Eramosa Road. Here, he shows just a portion of his Vancouver cheer kit.

68 year old grandfather ready to roll WELLINGTON CTY. - It was a simple pop-up ad on the internet that took John Braby from online banking to carrying an Olympic Torch.

In an interview at his home in Arthur, Braby said one of the pop-up ads invited people to carry the torch. “And I thought - yeah, I can do that.”

About two weeks later, he was on the iCoke website and saw the same thing.

He applied to there as well.

Under two weeks later, he received an email response from Coke that stated they had the application and that if he was serious, to draft a short essay on how he lived Olympic - “which really meant how do you live an active life.”

When he applied to the Royal Bank, his essay was about what he was going to do to make Canada a better place in 2010. He wrote that he had joined Habitat for Humanity and was part of the build committee in Arthur for the first one ever in that community.

“That’s making life better for a whole family, here in town.”

When Coke asked me to write about being active, he wrote about being a 68-yearold grandfather of four grandsons - at the time ages 12, 11, 10, and 9.

“Coca-Cola loved it. They came back immediately and said, “We will nominate you to VANOC, and we’ll sponsor you.”

While there were pages and pages of documentation, Braby said it essentially boiled down to “be a good boy, don’t embarrass the Olympics, and can we do a police check on you? I was surprised, and a bit impressed that they were being that careful.”

After that, there was a one page letter that he had been selected and was given his designated torch number.

“What actually came first, was the red T-shirt from Coca Cola, a special souvenir made out of recycled Coke bottles.

On the back, was a map of the whole route, plus some interesting statistics on the event.

His wife, Marie, said, “I laugh at this because John doesn’t have an athletic bone in his body ... to see him as part of the Olympics.”

He said, “I’ve never done anything athletic - except for what the army made me do.”

2010 OLYMPIC TORCH BEARER JOHN W. BRABY HOME: ARTHUR WHERE: Guelph, Dec. 28, 8:30am Eramosa Road near Montgomery.

He said the next thing that arrived was a kit from Coke and an email of electronic artwork, and to “tell the world you’re now a torch bearer.

Then came my Vancouver cheer kit, again from Coca Cola and the Royal Bank.”

He pointed to a number of items in the kit including a Coke bottle that will light up, a bunch of flags to give to his family to encourage them to cheer him along, and a hand-

“When I go out practicing my run, I carry it up in the air to get used to the weight.

It might seem like overkill ... but it’s fun.

My kids just love it.

They think its a hoot when I tell them these things.” book with all the rules in it.

The other thing in the cheer kit is a plastic shopping bag, but when it is unzipped it turns into a banner that can be used to cheer him on.

In the handbook was a suggestion that he practice, carrying something of approximately the same weight as the torch.

He said 300 metres may not seem a long distance for an athlete, but is a fair bit of time to hold 3.25 pounds in the air.

Braby’s practice torch is an inverted Coke bottle, which turns out to weigh roughly the same amount as the Olympic torch.

“When I go out practicing my run, I carry it up in the air to get used to the weight. It might seem like overkill ... but

it’s fun. My kids just love it.

They think its a hoot when I tell them these things.”

He was not finished receiving support.

“Then came my uniform, which included a set of Olympic red mitts, which are different than the ones in the stores.

They have a non-slip surface to grip the torch.

“With the rest of the uniform ... I’m ready to roll.”

“I’m carrying the torch on Monday, Dec. 28, at 8:20am on Eramosa Road, in Guelph.”

His run starts at the intersection of Eramosa Road and Montgomery, heading towards Orangeville.

He, like many torchbearers, had little information about who else was carrying the torch or when.

“I don’t know who I receive the torch from, or who I pass it on to. I get that briefing at 6am on the morning of the run.

“There are some pretty specific instructions, which I find wonderful. The organization behind this is phenomenal.”

“At that point, we get instructions how to light the torch, how to carry it and how to pass it on.”

All the runners are being shuttled to and from their run.

He also noted that for family members, there is a webcam covering all of that on CTVOlympics.ca, Braby said.

“So I’m able to tell my family and friends who can’t cheer me on, that if they are watching the webcam at exactly the time I’m running, or probably running, they’ll be able to see me.

As the day gets closer it’s kind of exciting.”

He added there are family members talking about heading to Guelph to see him run - even though it is in the early morning. He added that he is not just going to carry the torch during the Guelph event.

Because Braby also serves as a member of Wellington North’s economic development committee, he will be heading to Mount Forest later that day to take part in the celebrations there.

“By then I will have my torch.”

He has already decided to buy his torch at the end of his run.

“I will have my torch and my uniform and go to the party there.”

The run is heading through Mount Forest at 12:30pm.

Fergus resident Michael Pinkney gets a jump start on Olympic run in Woodstock WELLINGTON CTY. Michael Pinkney will be getting a head start on the Olympic spirit as his participation begins a day earlier than most runners in the county.

Pinkney, of Fergus, will be carrying the Olympic Torch through Woodstock on Dec. 27 at 11:17am - just before reaching the city hall.

“I got involved with the Olympic Torch run to be a part of something that has the ability to unite people from across the world. I don't possess the athletic talent to be in the Olympics so this was one of my shots to be somehow associated with that magical feeling of something so special,” he said. “I am a high school teacher in Orangeville and I also wanted to be able to share some of that magic with them.”

Pinkney’s entry was, “I

2010 OLYMPIC TORCH BEARER MICHAEL PINKNEY Home: Fergus WHERE: Woodstock, Dec. 27, 11:17am near city hall

“This was one of my shots to be somehow associated with that magical feeling of something so special” simply pledge to help continue to make Canada a wonderful

place to live for my unborn child. I will live stronger. I will not be afraid to share my ideas and thoughts. I will take risks and I will support those around me. I will spread my enthusiasm for life through the people I interact with and leave those around me with a smile or a little bit of my enthusiasm.

“Coaching and mentoring the youth of today is what is going to continue to make this the wonderful place that I grew up in. Many people took time out of their lives to teach me many skills that were applicable on and off the play areas.

“Continuing that tradition and providing others with energy, morals, and knowledge will help continue the cycle of kids doing everything that was an option in the CREATE stronger communities tab.”

Fergus resident Kim Zinger will take torch through Durham on Dec. 28 DURHAM - Even after the Olympic torch has made its pit stops in Wellington County, local connections carry north as Fergus resident Kim Zinger is one of the official torch bearers through Durham.

In an email to the Advertiser office, Zinger wrote, “The uniform has arrived and so have the red and white mittens. I’m scheduled to run Dec. 28 at 1:30pm. I will be starting along Lambton Street West and running to Bruce Street (Highway 4). My torchbearer number is OTR060-094 for those of you who would like to come and cheer me on.”

She said the experience is amazing her.

“I still sometimes can’t believe the opportunity I’ve been given. I received my notification just before my birthday in August. It is such an honour to be part of this relay and a part of history in the making as I join all the other Torchbearers in carrying this symbol of unity across Canada.”

Zinger’s pledge was to create healthy environments and a blue water future. Her goal is to drive less or take public transit.

She wrote that “driving less not only protects our environment by reducing toxic emissions into our air it also provides exercise which promotes healthy bodies. Walking, biking, and use of public transportation

2010 OLYMPIC TORCH BEARER KIM ZINGER Home: Fergus WHERE: Durham, Dec. 28, 1:30pm Lambton St. W. to Bruce St. (Hwy. 4)

allows us to become more familiar with our own community and the people that live in that community as well. It's a win win.”

“One thing I really liked about this is that it was open to all Canadians.

Everybody had the same opportunity to do it, and I think it brings the country together in celebration ...”

She said the essence was to use her car less and instead to run, walk or bike.

That approach decreases car emissions, “but the other thing it does, it means a healthy body through exercise and you’re out meeting your neighbours.

It’s helping to build some community.”

She and a friend had seen advertisements on television and thought, “It would be really cool to do that.”

Zinger applied in January or February and filled out online forms with her pledge.

She heard around the end of May that she had made it into the second round.

At that point she learned she would be told in six to eight weeks if she actually made it into the final group.

“Then I got the message in August I’d made the final cut.

It was pretty exciting.”

She felt bad for a friend who did not get in.

“It’s been really exciting.

But they tell you to take your time and enjoy it ... to really be in the moment. Even at the handoff point, they say to just hold it and take in how you are feeling.”

She added that she has also been training.

“I started running last year with a local group.”

She said family and friends are very excited for her.

“One thing I really liked about this is that it was open to all Canadians. Everybody had the same opportunity to do it, and I think it brings the country together in celebration ... in the spirit of the Olympic flame and the unity”.

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Seniors informed of the benefits of exercising regularly OTTAWA – As Canadians get older, their bodies and lives change, some of these changes can lead to chronic diseases like diabetes, heart disease, and various kinds of cancer.

Sometimes people assume those conditions are a natural part of growing older, but research indicates that those chronic diseases might occur because Canadians are not active enough. It is estimated that 60 per cent of older Canadians are “inactive.” Those inactive older adults are unable to reap the health benefits of a healthy active lifestyle.

The Canada Safety Council, along with the Active Living Coalition for Older Adults, encourages older Canadians to maintain and enhance their well-being and independence through a lifestyle that embraces physical activity and active living.

“Fortunately or unfortunately, depending on how you look at it, as we age, many of the illnesses and diseases that we acquire are brought on, or influenced by, our lifestyle,” said Patricia Clark, national executive director of the Active Living Coalition for Older Adults. “The unfortunate aspect is that these diseases may have been prevented with a healthier lifestyle, but the fortunate side, is that with modifications to our current lifestyle we can still significantly reduce our risk of many illnesses.

“It is not too late for older adults. We can re-educate ourselves to be active and healthy after years of a non-active lifestyle.

Active living includes everyday activities such as, walking, dancing, housework, gardening, cycling, swimming, cross-country skiing, golfing, and many other activities. Physical activity is an important part of a healthy active lifestyle.

Walking is one of the best ways for older adults to keep active. Even walking just a little bit helps. Exercise epidemiologists have revealed the biggest health improvements are found in individuals who were not doing any activity and have now started to walk 1.6 kilometres a day, (one mile or 2,000 steps). But there are also big improvements between 2,000 steps a day and 4000 (two miles or 3.2km) a day, and continued improvements when people get up to 6,000 steps (three miles or 4.8km).

Walking is great for legs and lungs, heart and head. It allows people to live a healthier life, as well as a better quality of life.

Why is it important? Benefits from regular physical acti-

vity include, better physical and mental health, more energy, fewer aches and pains from movement, weight maintenance, stronger muscles and bones, and reduced stress.

“The research confirms the important role that physical activity can play in the prevention of, or reducing the occurrence of, many diseases and illnesses, such as heart disease, obesity, high blood pressure, Type II diabetes, osteoporosis, stroke, depression, colon and breast cancer, etc,” said Clark.

“It’s never too late - a little walk every day can go a long way to reduce your risk of illness and disease.”

People should be active, in a way that suits them, on a regular basis. Walking is an ideal exercise for many people – it does not require any special equipment, and it can be done any time and any place, and is generally a safe activity, which is especially good for seniors.

A study in Finland considered over 16,000 men and women from the National Registry of Twins. The Journal

of the American Medical Association reported that twins who walked regularly cut their risk of premature death by 44 per cent, when compared with their sedentary siblings.

Walking provides great value to a life, and with little amount of effort, people can achieve health benefits.

Canada’s Physical Activity Guide for Older Adults recommends that generally an older adult should be physically active for 30 to 60 minutes every day, by doing activities that improve endurance, balance, strength, and flexibility.

Activities such as swimming and gardening, and any of the activities mentioned are great ways to keep healthy.

Getting started is as easy as taking a walk around the block a few times a week. Once people get comfortable with that, walk a little further, or walk a little faster. As they progress they will want to walk at a pace as if they are late for an appointment, but people should not push themselves.

Generally, people can exercise safely if they start at an easy level and slowly work up to a harder one. If they have not exercised for some time or want to try a harder exercise, they should talk to their doctor or a health care practitioner to determine what exercise is best

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Regardless, exercising does the body good, but merely reading research on how good exercise is for them will not convince them until they discover the benefits for themselves. Every little bit helps – start exercising to a healthy active lifestyle today.

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Olympic Torch will pass through area three times Dec. 28 WELLINGTON CTY. Thousands of everyday Canadians are lacing up their running shoes and practising for their moment in the spotlight as official torchbearers in the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay.

Quite a few residents from Wellington County will be sharing that spotlight.

Three stops While many communities can be justifiably proud of the Olympic torch coming through town, the 2010 Olympic Torch Relay Route heads through Wellington County three times on Dec. 28.

Torch crews will pass through on the travels from Kitchener to Guelph in time for an early morning run in Guelph.

Arthur resident John Braby will be a participant in that run.

Next, it is off to Erin for a community run through town.

The torch then leaves Wellington for stops in Alton, Orangeville, and Shelburne, before coming back for a quick run through Mount Forest.

Although the run heads north to Durham, where Fergus resident Kim Zinger will be running, residents of Wellington North will be having a celebration of their own at the Mount Forest sportsplex with an afternoon of activities.

Times, locations Although the Vancouver Olympic website www.vancouver2010.com does provide detailed maps of torch runs in various communities along the route, those maps are posted only at a set point prior to the run.

Because of the deadline for Inside Wellington, maps for the

runs in Guelph, Erin, and Mount Forest were not available - but they should be available by Dec. 18. on the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay website w w w . v a n couver2010.com/torchrelay.

Selection process About 70 per cent (8,500) of 12,000 positions for torch bearers, were available to the general public. Many of those were awarded through contests

by Coca-Cola and RBC, and supported by the government of Canada.

Approximately 12,000 people from coast to coast to coast will run, walk, paddle, wheel, sail, and even fly when their turn comes during the history making 106-day, 45,000-kilometre journey across Canada, that started in Victoria, with the Olympic Flame's arrival from Greece.

In November 2008, when the 1,030 communities along the torch route were announced, two complementary initiatives started to allocate a total of 8,500 public torchbearer spots.

The first was application programs run by Coca-Cola and RBC in partnership with the Vancouver organizing committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC). Canadians applied from every corner of the country by submitting details on how they will commit to live more active lives, or are inspired to create a better Canada.

The second initiative was the awarding of the remainder of the 8,500 public spots through other programs, such as the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay Aboriginal

HALTON HILLS - This weekend, the eyes of the world will turn to the Town of Halton Hills as the Olympic Flame arrives in Norval as part of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay, presented by Coca-Cola and RBC and supported by the government of Canada.

“Everywhere you look in Halton Hills, excitement is building for the arrival of the Olympic Flame and everyone is invited to come out and cheer it along its journey to Vancouver.” said Mayor Rick

Bonnette.

“On Saturday, Dec. 19, we’re expecting hundreds, maybe thousands, to turn out for this emotional once-in-alifetime opportunity to see the Olympic Flame in person, right here in our town and feel inspired by its universal message of peace, brotherhood, and friendship.

The Torch Relay will arrive at approximately 6:57am, as part of a convoy of vehicles, that will include torchbearer shuttles, media vehicles, and relay support vehicles and pol-

program and the nearly 200 relay route celebration communities who have selected local torchbearers to carry the flame as part of their community celebrations.

In addition to the public torchbearer programs, which will see an unprecedented number of people selected, approximately 30 per cent of the total torchbearer positions were allocated to groups, such as Canada's national winter sport organizations, the Canadian Olympic committee, and VANOC's 60-plus Olympic Games sponsors, who are critical to the success of the relay and the 2010 Winter Games.

A small number of positions have also been awarded to well-known Canadian and international figures who embody the Olympic Spirit and have made Canadians proud through their inspirational accomplishments or are Canadians that have gained international acclaim. Torchbearers will carry the flame contained in the curved metre-long winter white torch, designed and manufactured by Bombardier, while wearing keepsake uniforms created by the Hudson's Bay Company.

About VANOC VANOC is responsible for the planning, organizing, financing and staging of the XXI Olympic Winter Games and the X Paralympic Winter Games in 2010. The 2010 Olympic Winter Games will be staged in Vancouver and Whistler from Feb. 12 to 28, 2010. Vancouver and Whistler will host the Paralympic Winter Games from March 12 to 21, 2010.

Visit www.vancouver2010.com.

McGeoch to carry the flame through Hanover HANOVER - Elora resident Cynthia McGeoch, will be carrying the Olympic flame in Hanover on Dec 28, 2009 Her pledge was to “Create stronger communities. Get involved with my community through volunteerism. I plan to volunteer with the local Girl Guide troop. I want to be a positive and strong role model for the young girls in our community.”

She is running at 2:18pm on Monday, Dec. 28 in Hanover along 10th Street from, 5th

2010 OLYMPIC TORCH BEARER CYNTHIA MCGEOCH HOME: ELORA WHERE: Hanover, Dec. 28

I want to be a positive and strong role model for the young girls in our community.”

Avenue to 3rd Avenue.

“I’ve grown up watching the Olympics and as a regular Canadian this is a great way to participate and share in the Olympic spirit. I was fortunate enough to have done the torch relay back in 1988 in Newfoundland and thought it would be fun to do it again and in another province. I am proud to be a torchbearer and to have the opportunity to participate in such a great event that unites the whole country.”

Elora resident Brenda Jordan to carry Olympic torch through Alliston on Dec. 29 ALLISTON - While other people will be finalizing their plans for New Year’s Eve, Brenda Jordan, of Elora, will be making the most of the final days of 2009.

Jordan will be carrying the Olympic flame through Alliston on Dec. 29.

She is just one of 120 individuals from across Canada picked through the Olympic Torch Relay Incentive through the partnership of McDonald’s and Coca Cola.

In April, restaurants competed for one of the 40 slots available in each region. Each store voted on three crew members they thought would best represent the restaurant chain based on green and active lifestyles. After submitting essays, Coke then made the final decision.

Jordan’s essay was about

2010 OLYMPIC TORCH BEARER BRENDA JORDAN HOME: ELORA WHERE: Alliston, Dec. 29

“It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity,” living green from her gardening and working to protect the environment by saving water and using environmentally friendly products.

She said she was excited once she found out she was chosen.

In preparing, she started exercising on the treadmill and

running with her dog.

“It’s only a quarter mile, but there’s still pressure,” she said.

Family and friends are excited for her as well.

Some of them from the restaurant intend to be out to cheer her along while she runs in Alliston.

Hers is the run between Owen Sound and Barrie.

“They’re going to carpool over.”

She will be running Victoria to Dufferin, towards the high school.

Jordan added that with it being dusky at that time of day, the flame should be a bit more visible.

She, too, had heard little about those who were running, and has heard only of those who have already done the run.

“It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity,” she said.

Mount Forest makes the most of Olympic spirit On Dec. 28, the eyes of the world will turn to Wellington North as the Olympic Flame arrives here with the Vancouver

2010 Olympic torch relay.

“Wellington North is honoured to be part of that event,” Mayor Mike Broomhead said

recently.

For more details go to the township website at www.wellington-north.com.

Olympic torch in Halton Hills this weekend

Other Known 2010 Olympic Torch Bearers and where they’ll be taking part in the relay

ice cruisers.

“As residents, this is your opportunity to get the message out to your neighbours and friends about this truly historic event,” he said. “Get your red and white out and prepare to get up early with that morning coffee, tea, or hot chocolate. It will be stopping just in front of the Halton Hills Sports Museum at 7:21am, then off to downtown Georgetown via Mill Street (approximately 7:30am).

“For those of you living in Acton, the torch should be

Additional Participants From Within Wellington County:

Known Participants Guelph Area:

Matthew Rae Meaford, Dec. 29 Lee Elkas Alton, Dec. 29 Cynthia McGeoch Hanover, Dec. 28

Stanley Bragg Guelph, Dec. 28 Erin Maier - Guelph, Dec. 28 Jacqueline Gagnier Guelph Dec. 28

entering the lovely town at approximately 7:57am at 4th Line.”

One of the torchbearers in Acton will be Guelph resident Andres Rozzie.

The mayor added, “There are recommended strategic viewing areas which we think will be your best bet to catch a glimpse of the torch– these areas are indicated as yellow stars on the route map. They are approximate torch handoff locations, and where one of our 25 volunteer ambassadors wearing green hats will be Andres Rozzie Acton, Dec. 19 Richard Currie Winona, Dec. 20 Susan Phillps Niagara Falls, Dec. 20 Mike Wheeler Amherstburg, Dec. 23

available to answer your questions.”

Temporary rolling road closures will ensure the safety of the torchbearers and spectators lining the relay route. The crowd will see a different torchbearer carry the flame approximately every 300 metres through the community as it travels on its 45,000-kilometrelong journey across Canada the longest domestic Torch Relay in Olympic history.

To celebrate the arrival of the flame, the community is planning various events in Frank Riddler Guelph, Dec. 28 Helen Stoumbos Huntsville, Dec. 30 Known Torchbearers Running Locally: Isabelle Brulotte [Ottawa} Mt Forest, Dec. 28

Georgetown and Acton providing opportunities for a full of fun and celebration, visit www.haltonhills.ca.

The 106-day Olympic Torch Relay will visit more than 1,030 communities and places of interest in every province and territory. On Feb. 12, the Olympic Flame will make its way to downtown Vancouver to light the Olympic Cauldron before a television audience of three billion people worldwide, signalling the kick off to the start of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games.

Ron McRae [Cambridge] Mt Forest, Dec. 28 [Residents from within Wellington County were invited via an advertisement in the Wellington Advertiser on Dec. 4 to contact for this feature.]

HOROSCOPES - For the third week of December ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 Here are a few days when you can have your cake and eat it too, Aries. Taking charge or assuming a new responsibility should go very well this week.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 If you've made any recent gaffes, Leo, this week you have the opportunity to reverse what you have done. You will also find that critics become admirers. Imagine that!

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 You find clarity and romance this week, Taurus, and it's certainly fine by you. Problems that seemed difficult to smooth over all but disappear in the next few days.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 After a few sketchy days, things change for the better, Virgo. Highly beneficial influences should boost work and cashflow. Romance also blossoms.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 This week should be a walk-in-the-park type of week, Libra. Enjoy the break you will be getting and take a deep breath of fresh air. Work issues are resolved on Friday.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 This week stressful influences recede and there's an emphasis on romance and fun, Gemini. Put on your party clothes and take that special someone for a night out on the town.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, this week you will be fun company and able to generate a great mood among others. An idea you thought was crazy could gain lots of steam.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Travel plans are in your future, Scorpio. Now the only trouble is figuring out where to go. Use the week to scour the Internet or touch base with travel agents.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 If you take advantage of the fun aspects of the week, Sagittarius, you can enjoy being the center of attention.

Just don't let the fun go so far that you forget your responsibilities.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 For a while you have been treading on eggshells, Capricorn, but you don't have to worry about doing that this week.

Let your hair down and don't worry about anything.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 Things should become clearer and easier this week for you, Aquarius. That uphill struggle will be more of a downhill dash. A domestic matter comes to the forefront.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 Cash matters should improve, Pisces, but not enough that you can spend frivolously. Pursue cost-effective recreation.

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 on page 2

Inside Wellington - Second Section of The Wellington Advertiser, Friday, December 18, 2009 PAGE SEVEN

JANUARY 9

JANUARY 17

Harriston –Minto Agricultural Society Annual Meeting 8pm. To be held at Harriston Seniors Hall. Lunch provided.

Erin Legion Branch 442 Annual Senior Turkey Dinner. Fun starts at 3pm with cards and great music. Dinner will be served at 5pm.

Please call if you plan to attend 519-833-2212.

JANUARY 12 Parkinson’s Society, Guelph-Wellington Chapter, 2pm Zehr’s Community Room Imperial Rd/Paisley Blvd. Guelph. Dr. Barbara McKinstry, a Naturopathic Doctor, will speak to us about “Building a Health Team. Contact: Chris Young 519-829-1749. *** January 12 - Puslinch Seniors' Euchre Club: Present and former Puslinch residents are invited to join us for friendly euchre games at the Puslinch Community Centre from 1:30-3:30pm on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month starting January 12th, 2010.

JANUARY 13 Rockwood & District Lioness Euchre & Bridge Night. Rockmosa Community Centre, Rockwood at 7pm. $5 a person. Lunch & prizes to follow.

JANUARY 14 Thursday, January 14: Eden Mills Natural World Series presents Everton resident Quentin Johnson: - Micronutrients: Hidden Hunger at 7pm, Eden Mills Community Hall. For info. call Barb Marshall 519-856-4463. *** Euchre - St. Mary Family Centre, Mount Forest - 7:30pm $2.50 includes lunch and prizes

JANUARY 16 Winter Stories Campfire Program Guelph Lake Nature Centre 7 – 9pm $5/person. Please register at 519-836-7860. We will do some star gazing (if the weather permits) while we sit around the campfire and share winter stories. Dress warmly and bring a mug for hot chocolate.

JANUARY 19 The Schizophrenia Society, Guelph and area monthly meeting.

7:30pm at the Evergreen Centre, 683 Woolwich Street. Anyone touched by or interested in schizophrenia is welcome. Info. 519822-8781.

JANUARY 24 Erin Legion Branch 442 monthly Jamboree on the 4th Sunday of every month (in the upper hall). Everyone welcome!

JANUARY 25 Erin Legion Branch 442. Want to Square Dance and meet new people? 4H and the Legion offer Square Dancing on the 4th Monday of the month in the upper hall. Cost is $3 for students, adults $5 and the entire family $6. No talent necessary. We can dance you through it!

JANUARY 26 January 26- Puslinch Seniors' Euchre Club: Present and former Puslinch residents are invited to join us for friendly euchre games at the Puslinch Community Centre from 1:30-3:30pm on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month.

JANUARY 28 Euchre - St. Marys Family Centre, Mount Forest - 7:30 pm $2.50 includes lunch and prizes.

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Dancers at the Fergus Christmas Parade 2009. photo by Natalie McKay

AND

ENTERTAINMENT Doors Open Fergus – Elora welcoming participants in 2010 FERGUS – It is official.

Heritage Centre Wellington and Elora Fergus Tourism will join forces again for their third annual Doors Open Fergus and Elora 2010.

Doors Open is a unique one day heritage event that opens spaces throughout the community. The event is free and is an opportunity for visitors and residents to explore community buildings, private homes, and heritage sites. The event can feature public, commercial, private and not for profit structures that are part of what weaves and shapes the fabric of the community’s past.

Parks, places of worship, places for fun, creativity, and

recreation will all be part of the Doors Open sites in Elora, Fergus, and rural Centre Wellington.

Visits to all Doors Open Fergus-Elora sites, will be guided or have volunteers to show visitors surroundings and all properties. In 2009, 15 sites were featured including the Elora library celebrating its 100 anniversary, Thomson Funeral Homes, the Elora Centre for the Arts, and a crowd favourite - the Elora Mill Inn. Rural properties were also featured such as Forest Gait Farms and Lynwood Gardens - the home of the Ashbee Family.

The organizing committee

is recruiting sites for the 2010 program. Each is coordinated with the committee and an easy check list is provided to ensure each site has the necessary resources to make its experience with Doors Open a positive and rewarding one.

For an organization either private or public that may be interested, the committee would be happy to provide information and a consultation if interested readers would like to consider participating.

Already five participating sites have registered for the 2010 program, registration has been applied for and plans are under way to complete the site list by Jan. 5.

“In order to be included in the printed Doors Open program, site selection, photos, and descriptions need to be in place by mid-January,” said Deb Dalziel, “Our committee is at work gathering necessary information for the January provincial deadline.”

A joint undertaking of Heritage Centre Wellington, Wellington County Museum and Archives, and Elora Fergus Tourism, Doors Open Fergus and Elora is also part of Doors Open Ontario an Ontario Heritage Foundation province-wide initiative to celebrate community heritage.

Museum launches advance tickets for Canadian Premier Kitchener, ON – Tickets for The Museum’s highly anticipated upcoming feature exhibition, Our Body | The Universe Within, which opens in January, are now on sale.

Our Body is an examination of the human body as never before seen in Waterloo Region – with the use of real human body specimens. The exhibition, which features 20 polymer-preserved human bodies and more than 200 organs and partial body specimens, will take viewers through an unforgettable journey of the human

body to provide an up-close look inside the skeletal, muscular, respiratory and circulatory systems clearly shows how lifestyle choices directly affect our health.

In an effort to appeal to children of all ages The Children’s Museum is also presenting other interactive components to bring awareness to different aspects of health.

From a traveling feature called Germs, Germs, Germs to interactive equipment contributed by area hospitals, universities and corporations in the health

field to a speaker series, The Museum is mounting a show that will appeal to a large audience.

Buyers looking to purchase tickets in advance can do so until December 31st at a discounted adult rate. Tickets purchased before January also guarantee that buyers can be among the first to see the exhibit in its first two weeks which already has five sold out evenings.

Other benefits include extended January weekend hours and discounted merchan-

Our Lady Peace at Centre for two shows KITCHENER – Our Lady Peace will recreate its Clumsy and Spiritual Machines records in their entirety on two separate nights in Kitchener early next year.

The band has chosen some of the country's best theatres to ensure the sound and lights will be of the highest quality during what may be its most adventurous, entertaining live performance ever.

Band member Raine Maida said, “Be prepared for the most comprehensive OLP show to date as we'll also be playing a full second set of songs from all our other records at both shows."

Our Lady Peace at Kitchener’s Centre In The Square will perform the entire Clumsy album, which included the hits Superman's Dead, 4AM, Auto-

dise.

Tickets to see Our Body are on sale now and available online at www.TheMuseum.ca.

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matic Flowers, and Clumsy the first night, and for select cities, the second night will feature the band's concept album Spiritual Machines with songs such as Life, In Repair, and Right Behind You. Both full album performances will be followed by a set of all Our Lady Peace hits derived from its catalogue of seven albums.

Tickets are on sale and are available at Centre In The Square box office, or charge by phone at (519) 578-1570, or Order online at www.livenation.com or www.centresquare.com Tickets are $42.50 and $49.50 plus fees and service charges.

ELORA LEGION BR. 229

Coming Events 519-846-9611

Hall Rental Available

Tuesday Night - 8 Ball League Tuesday Night - Euchre 519-833-2114 ext 31

NOW PLAYING

“DISNEY’S A CHRISTMAS CAROL” (14A)

Saturday 3pm

TURKEY DRAWS

519-833-2114 ext #31

ENTERTAINMENT “SECOND WIND”

Tickets: Children $4.25, Adults $9 Call for Birthday Packages!

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GUESTS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME

PAGE EIGHT Inside Wellington - Second Section of the Wellington Advertiser - Friday, December 18, 2009

The

County of Wellington “Connecting Citizens with County News”

CHRISTMAS DAY Friday, December 25, 2009

HOLIDAY GREETINGS FROM THE WARDEN

BOXING DAY Saturday, December 26, 2009

2009 has been a fantastic year for Wellington County!

LANDFILL SITES AND TRANSFER STATIONS All County waste facilities will be closed:

SOLID WASTE SERVICES DEPARTMENTAL CLOSURES & CHANGES TO SERVICE

NEW YEARS DAY Friday, January 1, 2010

CURB/ROADSIDE GARBAGE AND BLUE BOX COLLECTION To ensure you are not missed, place your County user pay bags & blue boxes to the curb/roadside by 7 a.m.

Regular Collection Day Collection Reschedule Date Friday, December 25 Monday, December 28 Friday, January 1 Saturday, January 2 The Solid Waste Services office at the Administration Centre will be closed from December 25, 2009 to January 3, 2010.

County Council and staff have demonstrated strong leadership, and have accomplished a lot this year!

We opened the Arthur Library and Medical Facility, the new Drayton Library, the new Mount Forest Community Services Centre, renovated the Elora Library, broke ground on 55 new affordable housing units in Fergus and the new Archives addition at the Museum. We launched the rural broadband initiative and the Immigrant Settlement and Adaptation Programme. Over 155,000 trees were planted all over Wellington County as part of the Green Legacy Programme, and staff raised over $41,0000 for the local United Way! 2010 is going to be another exciting year in Wellington County!

On behalf of County Council and staff, I wish you a very happy and safe holiday season.

For more information, contact Solid Waste Services (SWS): (519) 837-2601 or 1-866-899-0248.

Warden Joanne Ross-Zuj

FESTIVE RIDE PROGRAMME UNDERWAY The Ontario Provincial Police Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (R.I.D.E.) festive season programme has begun and runs through January 2, 2010.

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.

2010

WELLINGTON COUNTY COUNCIL STANDING COMMITTEES * Warden is ex-officio member of all Committees

ADMINISTRATION, FINANCE & PERSONNEL Warden Ross-Zuj Councillors Chris White (Chair), Tosh, Green, Anderson

WELLINGTON COUNTY POLICE SERVICES BOARD Warden Ross-Zuj Councillor Lynda White Members: Jim Connell, Linda Austin, Russ Spicer ROADS

INFORMATION, HERITAGE & SENIORS Warden Ross-Zuj Councillors Whitcombe (Chair), Broomhead, Innes, Mackenzie Public Members: Sherry Clarke, Jamie Couper, Debbie Cudney, Sheila Gamble PLANNING & LAND DIVISION Warden Ross-Zuj Councillors Trachsel (Chair), Hall, McKay, Green

Warden Ross-Zuj Councillors Finnie (Chair), Wilson, McKay, Anderson SOCIAL SERVICES Warden Ross-Zuj Councillors Tosh (Chair), Maieron, Innes SOLID WASTE SERVICES Warden Ross-Zuj Councillors Wilson (Chair), MacKenzie, Trachsel, Chris White WARDEN'S ADVISORY Warden Ross-Zuj (Chair) Councillors Finnie, Tosh, Trachsel, Whitcombe, Chris White, Lynda White, Wilson

County of Wellington Administration Centre 74 Woolwich St. Guelph, ON N1H 3T9

DEPARTMENTAL CLOSURES & CHANGES TO SERVICE Administration Centre OPEN December 24 until noon CLOSED December 25 through January 4 Museum & Archives OPEN December 24 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

CLOSED December 25 & 26 OPEN December 27 & 28 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. (museum only) OPEN December 29 & 30 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

OPEN December 31 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

CLOSED January 1 OPEN January 2 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. (museum only)

www.wellington.ca

Library Branches OPEN December 24 & 31 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Aboyne, Erin, Fergus, Harriston, Hillsburgh, Palmerston, Rockwood CLOSED December 24 & 31 Arthur, Clifford, Drayton, Elora, Marden, Mount Forest, Puslinch All branches are CLOSED December 25, 26 & 27, and January 1.

Branches are OPEN during regular hours December 28 – 30.

Social Services CLOSED December 25 CLOSED December 28 OPEN December 29 - 31 during regular hours CLOSED January 1

Job Postings Resumés will still be accepted during this time via email, fax or the drop box at the Administration Centre.

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