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Second Sectionfebruary 25, 2011

Public Service AnnouncementS Join us during February’s Heart Month at the King and Queen of Hearts Luncheons in support of the North Wellington Chapter of the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Royal Canadian Legion Mount Forest - Feb. 25 from 11:30am to 1:30pm. Tickets are $8 at the door. For more information call 519-837-4858.

***Trying to find time to look after you? When planning to keep well and healthy, don’t forget Hospice Wellington’s free Wellness Programs for those suffering from a life threatening disease or for their caregivers. We offer activities such as gentle exercise, guided meditation, circle support time, Therapeutic Touch and Reiki. Mondays 9:30 to 11:30am at Groves Memorial Community Hospital, Fergus. For those grieving or bereaved, “Walk with Purpose” a weekly walking program: Thursday’s in Elora 10 – 11am start from the Cenotaph opposite the Municipal offices. Start taking care of you by calling Hospice Wellington 519-836-3921 to register.

***The Victoria Park Seniors Centre in Fergus has a wide variety of programs for all including fitness, computer, dance, health and wellness, arts and music, general interest and everyday drop in programs. Call 519-787-1814.

***Register now for the 2011 “Chase the Tornado Race 10K “ taking place Sunday May 29, 2011 in Grand Valley. You can learn more on-line www.rundufferin.com/tornadoes. $30 registration, $20 for members, kids free.

***Tickets now available for BBBS Just for Women, Just for Fun fundraiser on April 30. Workshops, refreshments, lunch, raffles, silent auction. 519-323-4273.

***Easter Eggs, Chocolate Fondant Filled Eggs. White/Dark Chocolate crosses $2 and Bunnies $1 for sale, Place your order now. Call St. Andrew’s Church 519-843-3565. Proceeds to Mission of the Church.

Feb 25Victoria Park Seniors Centre - Wii Bowl for Kids Sake supporting Big Brothers Big Sisters of Centre Wellington. 9:30am - 1:30pm. One hour time slots. For a minimum donation of $10 per person, come out and try Wii Bowling. Phone VPSC at 519-787-1814 to schedule a bowling time.

***Victoria Park Seniors Centre: Computer Class, 2pm, Digital Photos to Movies. Call 519-787-1814 to register.

***Card Party. 7pm at Church of Our Lady, 28 Norfolk Street, Guelph. $3 to cover costs of lunch and prizes.

Feb 26Elora Legion Saturday Night Dance 8pm. Join Marion’s Band upstairs in the Maple Leaf Room for an evening of dancing. 519-846-9611.

***Marsville Lions Community Breakfast. $5 per person. Marsville Hall. Last Saturday of every month. 7:30-10:30am. Also, recy-cling of wine bottles, beer bottles and cans, pop cans.

***Karaoke contest at Fergus Legion every Saturday 9pm -1am until March 26th. Grand Prize $1,000.

***Arthur Legion Karaoke, 8:30pm.

***Adult / Senior Skating. 8-9:50pm. Exhibition Park Arena, Guelph. Cost - $7 / person. Contact 519-836-1015. Join us for fun, exer-cise, music and friendship.

***Erin Air Cadets 6th annual Lasagna Dinner, Raffle Table and Silent Auction. 6pm. Erin Legion Hall. Live music by the EDHS Band. Tickets and info. 519-833-2505.

Feb 27The Return of Bigfoot at the Guelph Lake Nature Centre 2-4pm. Please call to register 519-836-7860. This is your last chance to strap on snowshoes and join us for an afternoon of great fam-ily fun. Remember that snowshoes are limited so please call to reserve space. Program fee applies: $10/adult, $5/child, $25/family of 4.

***Fergus Wedding Showcase, Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex, 550 Belsyde Ave. E., Fergus. 11am-4pm. Complete with bridal fashion shows, and catering showcase, the Fergus Wedding Showcase is a chance to sample the best local wedding services to plan the wedding of your dreams. $7. Proceeds support Cystic Fibrosis Canada. Info. 519-843-4852.

***Palmerston Legion Jamboree- 1pm. 519-343-2400.

***Arthur Legion Kid’s Karaoke, 2pm. Up to age 18. For more info. call Linda 519-848-2622.

***Bowl for Kids Sake supporting Big Brothers Big Sisters of Centre Wellington. Come out to Woodlawn Bowl, Guelph and have a great time bowling with friends, family or coworkers. Phone 519-787-0106 for more information or to book a time.

***Royal City Volleyball co-ed volleyball tournament. Recreational and intermediate divisions. Prizes. For more information call 519-822-6353.

Feb 28Victoria Park Seniors Centre: NEW- Deeply relaxing, Reflexology

$20. To book your ½ hour appointment, call 519-787-1814. Appointments are available every other Monday each month from 12:30-3:30pm, 10:15- Seminar: “Healthy Heart” presented by the Registered Dietitian with the Upper Grand Family Health Team.

mAr 1Seniors Games of Floor Shuffleboard, Darts, Euchre & Cribbage registration at 1:30, games begin 2pm. Guelph Legion.

mAr 3Belwood 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.

***Straight Talk on Death and Dying - Wanda Morris, Executive Director of Dying with Dignity, will present the case for Doctor- assisted End-of-life, which is a compassionate choice, respecting an individual’s autonomy over their own life. Please join us at Harcourt Memorial United Church, 87 Dean St., Guelph, at 2pm. No charge. More information at 1-800-495-6156.

***Wellington North 2011 Job and Volunteer Fair. Victory Community Centre 320 King St. E. Mount Forest. 1-6pm. 519-323-3647 ext. 6205.

mAr 4Community euchre, sponsored by the Optimist Club of Puslinch, at the Puslinch Community Centre at 7:30pm. $3 per person. Refreshments provided, 50/50 draw, all welcome. Call Neil Smith for info. 519-837-3838.

***Ebenezer United Church, 12274 Guelph Line, is hosting The World Day of Prayer, prepared by the Women of Chile. Our speaker will be Wilma Welch, a former missionary. 9:30-10am coffee. Service starts at 10am. All welcomed.

***World Day of Prayer St. James Anglican Church Fergus, 2pm. Everyone welcome.

***World Day of Prayer 7:30pm. St. John Catholic Church, Arthur. Praying for the country of Chile. Theme “ Many Loaves”. Refreshments served at the Parish Centre, Georgina St. All welcome.

***World Day of Prayer 2011 service, 2pm, written by the women of Chili. St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 210 Silvercreek Pkwy. N, Guelph. Speaker: Dr. Sid Effer. Everyone is welcome to attend.

***World Day of Prayer Service will be hosted by Rockwood United Church at 1 pm. Lunch and fellowship will follow the service.

mAr 5Hoot and Howl at the Guelph Lake Nature Centre, 7- 9pm. Please call to register 519-836-7860. $5/person. We will be going out on a night hike to look for owls and coyotes. There will be a short introductory slide show before we head out on the prowl.



***Jam Session 2-5pm Fergus Legion, Club Room, 500 Blair Street. Free admission, everyone welcome.

***Ham & Bean Supper at 6:30pm. At Norfolk Street United Church, corner of Norfolk & Cork Streets, Guelph. Entertainment to follow by Guelph Wellington Men’s Club Choir. Tickets: $12/person, $6/children 5 – 12 . Call 519-822-6165.

***Guelph Chamber Choir’s “Songfest 2011: Folk & Family Concert featuring James Gordon, Tannis Slimmon, and local choirs including Centre Wellington Singers. At Harcourt Memorial United Church, Guelph. 8pm. Tickets: $20 each or 4 for $60. 519-763-3000.

mAr 7March 7th to the 30th. The Grand Valley and District Horticultural Society Silent Auction at the Grand Valley Library. Please drop by to check out the many interesting items up for auction. Many great gardening items as well as gift certificates to kick off the gardening season.

mAr 8Pancake Supper. Arthur & Area Community Centre. Hosted by Grace Anglican Church. 5-7pm. Adults $12, children $6, pre-schoolers free.

***The Royal City Quilters’ Guild (RCQG) will have its monthly meeting at 7pm at the Three Willows United Church, 577 Willow Rd. Guelph. Guests are welcome to join the meeting for $5. For more information call Judy 519-822-2658.

***You’re invited to Melville United Church Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper. 5-6:30pm. Free-will offering.

***Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper at Palmerston United Church, 5–7pm. Adults $8, 12 and under $4, preschoolers free. Call 519-343-2746, 519-343-3721. Proceeds to Foodgrains Bank.

***All you can eat Pancake Supper, 5-7pm. St. Alban’s Church, Grand Valley. Adults/teens $ 8, children $ 4. Tots free.

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PAGE TWO Inside Wellington - Second Section of The Wellington Advertiser, Friday, February 25, 2011

FERGUS - On Feb. 12 it was about -10C with the wind-chill in beautiful north Fergus, affectionately referred to as “Gordon-North” by those that call the community home.

The residents of “Gordon-North” showed their amazing generosity by donating over $2,000 worth of groceries to the Centre Wellington Food Bank.

Matthew Cole and his fam-ily spearheaded the initiative. They hand-delivered letters about the food drive a week in advance and were amazed

how many people had their generous donations ready to go, even waiting on the front step if they weren’t home.

“The response was truly heart warming,” said Cole.

“Thank you to all of the residents who donated their pantry items, sometimes down to the last can, and for the volunteers that made this spe-cial event happen. January to March are the slowest months for donations, so we are hap-py to help. Please look for us again next year on the second weekend of February.”

The door-to-door team - From left: Jeff Grenier, Cameron Grenier, Devyn Cole, Matt Cole and Jenn Cole, all of Harper Cres. Arend Otten, the driver, took the photo.

Sorting crew - The team at the CW Food Bank, getting ready to sort and weigh the donations. submitted photos

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HILLSBURGH - “My mother swore up and down that the first word out of my mouth was ‘horse.’ ”

Joanne Milton wonders if that was just her mom’s way of suggesting she was horse crazy, and she also wonders how she could have missed “mama” and “dad.”

But there is no doubt what-soever, about Milton’s love of horses. Her home just south of Hillsburgh is filled with horse décor, and she collects art - paintings and art works of her own horses. She even has an oil painting of a horse she painted in her teens.

She was born in Engelhart, about 120 miles north of North Bay, which hardly seemed a Mecca for the equine set, “but, almost everybody’s got a horse or a pony out on the back 40. But it’s really not horse coun-try.”

She bought her first horse at 16, and “I really got into it.”

The result was, after high school, taking a two year equine course at Humber College’s Rexdale campus, which she lamented is no lon-ger offered. The buildings are all torn down.

“I ended up working with standardbred race horses,” she said of her first job out of school in her early 20s. A few years later she worked with standardbreds for veterinarian Don Furness, of Rockwood.

“I taught his kids to ride. I did the books, and helped out with the horses at the farm, and at the track when needed.”

That was the late 1980s. Milton had been teaching riding since she was in high school, mainly to her friends, and she noted she took to that calling naturally.

“There’s a lot of teachers in my family. I’m the only one that teaches horse,” she said.

She now operates Rustic Meadows on Trafalgar Road, which has horses and is home to a covey of wild turkeys. One of her yearlings “likes to chase them when they get into her paddock. She likes to see them fly. She runs into a group in a field and goes, “Wow, that was fun’.”

Milton is currently down to just six horses at the 84-acre farm, which she said is unusual for her.

“It’s been a long time since I’ve had a stall for each one. In the summer, there’s usually ten.”

She also keeps some horses at a farm on the Orangeville Road near Fergus, where she provides lessons in the win-ter. In the summer, she works from Rustic Meadows. She also holds winter horse classes and discussions there for inter-

ested people; everything from veterinary talks to bringing in specialists from various horse disciplines.

She has been teaching riding for over 30 years and breeding reining prospects since 1995. Milton has been a Canadian Equestrian Federation Level 1 western riding coach since 1996. She received her judge and instructor certification from the World Sidesaddle Federation Inc. in 2000, becoming the first Canadian to achieve that certification.

She said sidesaddle teach-ing is what is really making her well known in the horse world. Over the first decades of her involvement, she was spread thin, something common in the equine world.

“There are 150 breeds and 150 disciplines,” she said by way of explanation. She knew a few people in many disci-plines, but not a lot in any one of them. She learned sidesaddle almost by accident.

“I had a chance to try it once, in college,” she remem-bered. “I’ve always thought it was interesting.”

But that was the extent of her involvement - then.

Years later, she was dem-onstrating reining on her horse, Cricket, in Milton at the Agricultural Museum and Deb Smith, of Pickering was dem-onstrating the art of sidesaddle in preparation for the Royal Winter Fair.

Smith was hoping to get her two horses prepared for the crowds at the Royal. But, one of the two horses was unable to handle the crowds in Milton and could not work at the Royal. Smith’s second horse came up lame, leaving her wondering what to do.

“I was walking past [and heard Smith lamenting her problems]. I said, teach me to ride sidesaddle and you can use Cricket all you want.”

It was a deal. Smith came to Rustic Meadows and in five minutes, Milton was mastering sidesaddle riding.

“Two weeks later, we took Cricket to the Royal and did three demonstrations a day for seven days,” she said.

It was the start of a friend-ship for Smith and Milton, and the start of Milton’s love of sidesaddle riding - and teach-ing it. She had one horse whose first ever jump was accom-plished with a student in the saddle.

She likens riding sidesaddle to perching on the corner of a desk, but warns would-be rid-ers that the good sidesaddles are counterbalanced, and the saddle “has to fit you and the horse. Don’t pull grandma’s sidesaddle out of the attic and

go galloping across the fields. When it’s fitted, it’s very com-fortable.”

Another benefit of sidesad-dle riding is it’s actually easier on some riders. Milton said when her arthritis is acting up, she can ride a horse astride for about 20 minutes and she pays for that, but she can ride side-saddle for two hours with little

discomfort. There were drawbacks to

the discipline, though.“A lot of people tend to

think that sidesaddle is danger-ous because a lot of women did get killed,” she explained.

Women who wanted to ride 100 years ago had only the option of sidesaddle because it was not considered ladylike to ride astride. In the old fox hunts in Great Britain, many women “rode to hounds,” with all that entailed, including jumping fences, gates and rock piles. Any slips off the saddle in those circumstances could have deadly consequences, although many women were as good as (and maybe better) their male counterparts. Men dressed to ride; women dressed differently to be able to ride.

Milton said of the acciden-tal deaths from dragging, “It was not because of the side saddle, but yards of cloth in the dress got caught on the horn. That’s what killed them.”

Which leads to another facet of Milton’s horse career. She sews. In fact, she sews horse costumes. Her current “work in progress” is a costume she uses for sidesaddle demonstrations. It is huge, with over 22 metres of cloth in it.

“It’s not historically cor-rect,” she said. “I don’t want to get killed. So, I make them open.”

That means if she suffers a fall, the entire costume comes apart. Her sewing motto is, “Velcro is a wonderful thing.”

It beats being dragged.She sews mainly in the win-

ter, and does not limit herself to just costumes for riders, but also sews reins and bridles and does decorative work on horse gear.

“I learned to sew as a kid. My home economics teacher would be turning over in her grave because of my big, hors-

ey stitches.”She said she was always

nervous and a doctor told her when she was 17 she need-

ed to do something with her hands. That doctor’s sugges-tion: “Take up smoking.” She ignored that advice.

Instead, she took up nee-dle and thread, something she already had experience with, and is pleased with her choice. She learned crafts that help with her horse decoration sew-ing: macramé, knitting, cro-cheting, cross stitching and fancy stitching.

“A lot of that I do on the machine,” she said.

But, with all the lessons and demonstrations she is involved in, she is forced to limit sew-ing to the winter, usually from “January to March and that’s it. I don’t know how on earth I found time for a full-time job.”

Her lesson schedule at Rustic Meadows is very flex-ible and the teaching is cus-tom tailored to each individual student. Milton specializes in beginner riders, teaching the “balanced seat,” and its varia-tions. Students are taught the basic riding positions and learn to understand the mechanics behind all reining maneuvers.

She likes to expose new-comers to many available disciplines in the horse indus-try, so they may make their own choices about which they would like to pursue. Once students begins to specialize, she will help them find a coach in their chosen field, unless of course, they choose reining or sidesaddle.

Some of her former and current students are competing very successfully in reining, dressage, hunter/jumper, west-ern games, western pleasure and trail. She does not push competition though, and many students are just enjoying their contact with horses.

Horses from the Rustic Meadows Breeding Program are being enjoyed by their new owners and are beginning to make their mark in the show pen.

She also does custom sew-ing, specializing in custom western show shirts and jack-ets.

For information, visit www.rusticmeadows.com or call 519-855-6865.

Joanne Milton

teaches, ridesand creates

by David Meyer

“I learned to sew as a kid.My home economics teacher

would be turning over in her gravebecause of my big, horsey stitches.”

- Joanne Milton

Inside Wellington - Second Section of The Wellington Advertiser, Friday, February 25, 2011 PAGE THREE

Sew sew - Joanne Milton teaches all kinds of riding and has done so since she was a teen. But another of her youthful passions, sewing in all its types, allows her to create costumes for sidesaddle riding, as well as custom western shirts and jackets. She also decorates horses’ reins and bridles. photos by David Meyer

Riding out - Joanne Milton believes in safety first when it comes to all riding,

and particularly sidesaddle. She designs her costumes with that in mind, and

uses velcro to make sure if she falls, velcro prevents her being dragged when

the cloth catches on the saddle.

Another season of Mounted Games Across Canada had con-cluded - and very successfully.

The Mounted Games hosted a clinic at Grand River Raceway on Jan. 22 with Debbie Ottier from Sharpe Farm Supplies. Her topics were nutrition, worming, and vaccinations - to mention a few topics.

The clinic included isola-tion procedures, current dis-eases that are posing a threat, the importance of water and a basic nutrition lecture.

Participants learned about what to feed their horses, when to supply supplements, whether to feed first or second cut hay, hay cut hay - or both, and how much is too much.

The Mounted Games Across Canada annual general meeting followed the clinic.

The Mounted Games are a series of relay type races com-pleted while on horseback.

All that is required is simply a sense of balance, coordina-tion, and determination, mixed with the desire for fun, friend-ship, and good sportsmanship.

The organization is family oriented and encourages par-ticipants of all ages and abili-ties. Whole families often take part in the sport where the kids have a chance to cheer mom or Dad - or maybe both - to the finish line.

Game formatTeam competition was the

original format of the games. They are now also played by individuals and pairs of riders.

As with many sports, mounted games are enjoyed by competitors of all age groups, all levels of riding ability, and game skills levels. The same general rules, however, apply to all divisions: no whips, no spurs, no unsporting or bad behaviour.

A team consists of five rid-ers and ponies. In each game, four out of the five riders com-pete, allowing the team the flexibility to play its four best riders for any particular game.

In pairs, the race is run with two riders. It is often easier for two friends to train and com-pete together instead of orga-nizing a team of five.

In an individual competi-tion, only one rider competes, and if any mistakes are made it is easy to see whose fault it was (the rider’s, not the pony - who is only following orders.)

The ridersRiders range in age from

youngsters of 7 to “more expe-rienced” in their 60s. Until recently, there was an age limit of 21, but that was changed so there is no age maximum. Riders over age 23 may com-pete in the Open Class and later

they can move into the Forever Young class.

The poniesTop players and teams

may prefer a particular type of pony, but anyone with an equine buddy can get started and have a lot of fun. Almost any horse or pony can become a Games pony. Pedigree is not a requirement.

But, with that in mind, the horse or pony will be subjected to a number of diverse chal-lenges, including coordination, flexibility, obedience and a willingness to be with other horses. Mount and rider will need to learn the requirements of each game, props, sounds (such as the popping of bal-loons and flapping flags, etc.)

Another benefit is that this repeated exposure to those types of distractions helps the animal to be more stable for the rider - thus making the horse or pony a much better riding experience for all levels of rider. Those benefits can also prove quite valuable as well when exposed to other disciplines. Gaming is one ingredient that can help make riding in any discipline more pleasurable.

The Grand River Raceway venue last month brought riders from Port Perry, Newmarket, and the Fergus-Elora area.

Organizers have tried to make the Mounted Games as competitively friendly for families and individuals. The games challenge the ability, the agility, and a desire for fun, speed, and above all else, the safety of those involved.

As with all clubs or groups, the games can only be as suc-

cessful as those who organize and volunteer at the events. Organizers are always looking for new members to share the load. The volunteers, at this year’s competitions, made for a smooth transition from race to race.

WinnersThe winner of a show blan-

ket for high points at the com-petition this year was Stacey Bootsma, of Newmarket. The Spirit of Competition blanket for the individual who stepped up to help other riders went to Maddie Chavin, of Elora.

For information about the Mounted Games, visit www.mgac.ca.

PAGE FOUR Inside Wellington - Second Section of The Wellington Advertiser, Friday, February 25, 2011

EQUINEMounted Games Across Canada group held clinic in Elora in January

The winner - Stacey Bootsma, of Newmarket, achieved the highest points total at the Mounted Games Across Canada for 2010 and was presented with a blanket for her horse.

Inside Wellington - Second Section of The Wellington Advertiser, Friday, February 25, 2011 PAGE FIVE

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A chronic hacking cough, decreased exercise tolerance and increased effort in breath-ing – do any of these clinical signs of respiratory disease sound familiar? And then the unwelcome news - your horse is suffering from Small Airway Inflammatory Disease (SAID), the equine equivalent of human asthma; also known as Chronic Obstructive Respiratory Dis-ease (COPD), or in layman’s terms, “the Heaves”.

Horses, by nature of their habitat and diet, are at high risk of exposure to environmental allergens, in particular minute dust particles which may pre-dispose to small airway inflam-matory disease (SAID).

An “allergen”, by defini-tion, is any substance capable of inducing an allergic or hy-persensitivity reaction in the body. With SAID, this reac-tion involves narrowing of the small airways in the lungs and inflammation of the lung tis-sue where oxygen exchange occurs. The result is reduced intake of air, reduced trans-fer of oxygen from the lungs

to the blood stream and hence reduced exercise tolerance and performance on the horse’s behalf. In extreme cases, sub-stantial effort is required to breathe, even at rest, character-ized by increased abdominal effort as the horse tries to force air through its lungs by actively contracting and relaxing its ab-dominal muscles – the classic “heavy” horse.

In animal housing, 70%-90% of the dust is organic in nature, meaning that it is bio-logically active and can induce an inflammatory reaction in the respiratory system.

Included in this organic barn dust are particles of feed such as grain and hay chaff, dried fe-cal material, hair and skin cells, pollen, insect parts, moulds, fungi, viruses and bacteria; all of which have the potential to act as allergens in stimulating a hypersensitivity reaction in the horse’s respiratory system. Our job, as horse owners, is to rec-ognize this danger and do our best to manage our horses’ en-vironment to reduce the level of exposure to “organic dust” and hence the risk of SAID.

Let’s face it. To a large ex-tent, SAID is a man-made dis-

ease; a product of housing hors-es where ventilation may not be adequate, bedding and feed may be dusty and the feeding of preserved roughage, name-ly hay, is a mainstay of our horses’ diet. While our inten-tions are honourable, we often fail to recognize that, in fact, we may inadvertently be pre-disposing our horses to SAID. Do horses need to live indoors? No! With proper shelter from environmental elements such as wind, rain, snow and sun (a

three-sided run-in shed works well), a continuous source of fresh water, sufficient feed intake to generate body heat and maintain body condition, and blanketing, if required, the majority of horses will happily survive outdoors year round. In countries where horses are left outdoors and where hay is not a mainstay of their diet, the incidence of respiratory disease drops dramatically. A major predisposing factor in per-formance decline or even the

eventual inability to perform at all, relates to how we keep horses. Much of this can be at-tributed to poor ventilation in horse barns. To compound the issue, SAID is not the only type of respiratory disease related to poor barn ventilation. Hors-es are extremely sensitive to drafts and high humidity, com-monly found in older, poorly ventilated barns. Drafts and high humidity are both known to predispose horses to viral and bacterial respiratory infec-

tions, especially in young foals. Does this mean that all horses housed indoors are destined to develop respiratory disease? Absolutely not. By recogniz-ing problem areas and taking proactive preventive measures; we, as horse owners, can ensure that our horses receive proper air quality in their housing.

In the April issue of the Equine Feature, we’ll discuss what measures can be taken to improve the air quality in older horse barns.

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are not meant to be in a stable. They never were.”

John Aditajs has used that philosophy to help turn Deer Run Stables, just south of Brucedale, into a farm known around the world for its stable products.

“We try to make it easy for them to live in stable,” he said of a flooring system that encourages horses to sleep while lying down, just as they would in a pasture. There are two reasons why horses might choose to sleep standing up, and those are because it hurts them to lie down or it hurts them to get back up.

Aditajs said he hates see-ing a vet drive in because it means big money will be leaving. He believes a good bedding system can save on vet bills. He said none of his horses get hock sores because the SoftStall flooring mimics a pasture. It has give in it.

Aditajs was a marketer with a beer company, but when that job ran down in 2000, he want-ed to work from home. His wife, Laurie, is the horse fanat-ic in the family. He concluded, “SoftStall was born from my laziness.”

He was referring to that most necessary and tedious job of mucking out stalls. He knew most stalls for horses were covered with rubber flooring because it was easier on horses than concrete. But urine had nowhere to go, and even when shavings absorbed it, it was still a dirty job.

SoftStall comes in a rub-

ber-encased therapeutic pad that uses recycled rubber. It is durable and is easily installed without having to use screws. Because rubber is sewn into pockets, it does not bunch up or lift, leaving stall floors soft and even; it is lighter to handle than rubber mats, has no creases so urine cannot seep through,and is easily maintained.

Aditajs said using shavings more like kitty litter than the regular shavings allows a stall mucker to see places that need cleaning, and the amount of shavings that are used is much less than for regular rubber mats - again saving money.

He sells the system in Ontario for Champagne Industries Inc., of Calgary. That company was special-izing in stalls from recycled rubber for cows, and Aditajs

figured if it worked well for them, it ought to work for horses. Alan Champagne agreed and a new horse floor-ing system was underway.

Two years later, SoftStall was the first company of its kind in Ontario, and Aditajs said it became the number one therapeutic bedding for horses.

Today, “People call me and tell me ‘My horses is lying down for the first time in 10 years’,” he said. “It’s a cleaner environment because we’re turning the stall into a giant cat litter box.”

Horse owners say the stall system reduces their shavings costs from 30 to 50 per cent. He is working on a system of pellets that absorb five times their weight in urine, and he already uses odour absorbent shavings, which means the

barns with SoftStall smell less like barns.

As an accompaniment to the floors, the company also has SoftWall, a padded rubber sim-ilar to the flooring. Aditajs said the walls protect horses known for kicking, and there are no loose pieces for horses to chew or tear. He said one horse was known by its owner as a “stall destroyer” but SoftWall elimi-nated that. The horse stopped kicking, and Aditajs said it was because horses kick to make noise, and there was no noise coming from a rubber wall.

Yet another product for the company is called Flexi-Grid. It is a series of mat squares made from rubber that is flex-ible and filled with square holes. The idea behind it is to lay it down, fill the holes with

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whatever is underneath (like sand, light gravel, or even shavings). The mats are laid out for walkways that are easy on the feet of horses and peo-ple. Aditajs says they are easy to clean as well.

He used SoftStall at the World Equestrian Games in Lexington, Kentucky last year, and he supplied walkways. They are ideal for entrances to barns and paddocks, because they fit the contour of the land and will not lift or separate, and they can be disinfected regularly for areas that require quarantine. For the horse, those mats, running 3-feet by 3-feet with two inch holes in them, provide a soft cushion.

Aditjas said he has other ideas for improved stall materials, and he has asked Champagne to start experi-menting. He likes the idea that all the products are environ-mentally friendly. They are made from millions of recycled tires. Six million tires annually are converted to the company’s products. He noted, too, he not only supplies horse barns, but also zoos. Ideas for new prod-ucts simply keep coming.

Like rubber sidewalks. He has already supplied the Toronto Zoo with a walkway, and supplied one for the winter Olympics. People have been contacting him about his prod-ucts.

He is hoping municipalities will see the efficacy of using rubber sidewalks. They can be put it place, last for years and

when work is needed below them, they can be removed, the work done and then be replaced. With concrete, the sidewalks are removed and have to be rebuilt - a big cost.

The Rockwood medical centre has a rubber sidewalk from his company, although Aditjas said he doubts many people are aware of that. He noted in winter, it is among the first parts of the property to melt when weather warms, for the simple reason rubber heats faster than concrete. Aditjas said he was recognized for the

Las Vegas Invitational jumping competition in 2005, although the promoters skipped town without paying prizes they pro-moted. “Even there we were recognized,” he remembered, noting the event was one of the biggest scandals ever in the horse world.

In the meantime, the small farm near Rockwood is send-ing goods all over the world, including the Middle East, Germany, Australia and the Orient, not to mention across Canada and heavily into the United States.

A who’s who of interna-tional riders and people in the equestrian industry have helped because they love the products. Ian Millar, of the Canadian Olympic Show Jumping team said, “Anything that benefits a horse has got to be good; we find SoftStall truly benefits horses.”

Tim Grubb, a British and U.S. Olympic Equestrian team member, added, “Finally, a stall flooring system that makes sense. SoftStall is a remarkable product and I have seen the positive effects it has already had on the horses I work with.”

Dr. Wendy Vala, the world renowned veterinarian for neo-natal care, said, “Until SoftStall

I used to use real mattresses for sick foals. SoftStall has created a very safe environment for recovering foals. I find with SoftStall in place, weak foals can stand easier and are pro-tected if they fall.”

Balanced Image trainer Doug Nash phoned Aditjas about his horse’s health since

moving to SoftStall. The stud had not laid down to sleep for over 18 years, and so did not get Rapid Eye Movement sleep, the best for those need-ing rest. After switching to SoftStall, the horse, which has stud fees in five figures, not only became more active, but his sperm count increased.

To contact Aditjas at his new company, eco-flex Recycled Rubber Solutions, email [email protected], or visit eco-flex.com or watch a presentation at eco-flexso-lutions.com or email [email protected] or visit softstall.com. He can also be reached at 519-856-1500.

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The best time to plant a tree was a decade ago; the next best time to plant a tree is – today.

The author of that statement is unknown, but was likely the owner of a horse or two and knew full well the con-nection between planting trees and horse health. So go ahead, order some native trees for planting this spring and one’s local conservation authority will help to get started with a tree plan.

Generally, the best place to plant trees for horse health is just outside the perimeter of the pasture. Planting native trees as opposed to ornamental varieties is important, as they benefit the natural ecosystem and are generally resistant to insect pests and disease. It is important to not over plant and totally shade the pasture, select species that are non-toxic, and select trees that suit wet or dry site conditions.

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horse, and providing a more comfortable living environ-ment. The leaf litter provided by trees as they drop leaves each fall improves the soil fer-tility of the pasture, resulting in improved nutrient uptake by the horse.

Conservation authorities offer native tree and shrub planting programs at cost, and will provide landowners with advice on species selection suitable to the watershed and beneficial to the horse. Some examples of native and non native trees not recommend-ed around the pasture are red maple (Acer rubrum), Cherry (Prunus sp) and Black Locust (Robinia pseudocacia) due to their toxicity to horses and other livestock.

Other dangerous trees include oaks (Quercus sp), horsechest-nut (Aesculus hippocasta-num), the Kentucky coffee tree (Gymnocladus dioicus), pin cherry (Prunus pensylvanica), pine (Pinus sp) and yew (taxus sp). If there already are some of those trees on the property and they are small enough, sim-ply transplant them out of the horses’ reach. If they are too large, fencing around them or re-aligning pasture fencing is a simple solution to protect horses.

Spring is an excellent time to plant, as bareroot trees can

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This article was prepared by the healthy lands for healthy horses steering committee, which is comprised of repre-sentatives from the Ontario Equestrian Federation’s Horse Facilities Council, Uxbridge Horseman’s Association, Ontario Trail Riders Association, Equine Guelph, University of Guelph, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and vari-ous Conservation Authorities. Funding for events organized by this committee has been pro-vided by the Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association from the Nutrient Management BMP Demonstration Grant funding project.

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offered.Dr. Sandra Olsen, Curator

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at the American Museum of Natural History and now at the Museum of Civilization in Canada.

Joining the line-up of spe-cial guests will be Dr. Jeff Thomason, hoof researcher with the University of Guelph, sharing his insights on the anatomical changes of the horse (in particular the hoof) throughout 55 million years of evolution.

Derek Nelson, former-ly world affairs analyst for Thomson News Service, will be sharing his insights on the military role of the horse and its impact on several world battles that changed the course of history.

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It is currently operating an online survey about the horse industry and its operation. The survey is open to everyone (including children with paren-tal consent), and it will take about 15 minutes to complete

Taking the survey will help Equine Guelph develop

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The survey will take approximately 15 to 20 min-utes to complete and includes four sections: industry demo-graphics; education research, and communication

At the end of the survey, all participants will have the option to enter a draw to win one of two gift certificates

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The purpose of the survey is to identify specific needs and priorities of the horse industry. More specifically, it will be used to attempt to evaluate Equine Guelph’s cur-rent education and research programs and determine the effectiveness and weaknesses of disseminating the informa-tion back to the industry.

In addition, Equine Guelph will attempt to address spe-cific needs and priorities of the industry as they relate to education and research.

Volunteer will complete the survey provided either by email (through the link pro-vided) or downloaded from the Equine Guelph website.

The nature of the survey is such that questions should not cause any type of dis-comfort or distress. Anyone who encounters a question he

would prefer not to answer, he can leave that question blank and move on.

Participants will benefit directly from the proposed research by furthering Equine Guelph’s knowledge of the horse industry, as well as long-term from the proposed research because the results of the current research will be applied to the development of programs specific to the needs and priorities of the horse industry.

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A weekly press release prepared by the staff of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. If you require further informa-tion, regarding this press release, please call the Elora Resource Centre at 519-846-0941. Office hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. For technical information, call the Agricultural Information Contact Centre at 1-877-424-1300 or visit the OMAFRA Website: www.omafra.gov.on.ca

AG STUDENTS SPEAK OUT CFBMC LAUNCHES ANNUAL EXCELLENCE AWARD

FOR AGRICULTURAL STUDENTS CONTESTEach year, the Canadian Farm Business Management Council

(CFBMC) holds the Excellence Award for Agricultural Students Contest. The Award is designed to help students develop their communication skills by having the opportunity to voice their opinion on a on a subject related to farm business management. Submissions are collected from agricultural students across Canada and three winners are awarded a $1,000 cash prize to help them further their education in agriculture.

The Excellence Award for Agricultural Students continues to be a popular means of connecting with the next generation of professional farm managers while challenging them to reflect on the important issues facing the industry. To keep this contest up to date with social media trends and appeal to a greater audience, the Council is asking for video submissions.

Agricultural students are asked to submit videos, responding to the following question:

As a future farm manager, how will you balance the environ-mental stewardship necessary for the safeguarding of our water, air and soil with the need to be productive and competitive in a global economy?

The winning videos will be posted and archived on CFBMC’s official website www.farmcentre.com and winners will be announced through popular press. Videos should be 3-5 minutes in length. The content should keep the attention of the audience while being informative and innovative.

Applicants must be 16 years of age as of Dec. 31, 2010 and be enrolled in a field related to agriculture or agri-food at a recognized post-secondary educational institution. All applica-tions must be received no later than March 31, 2011. For more information about the Award and to fill-out the online application form, please visit the New Farmer Section on CFBMC’s official website, www.farmcentre.com.

Students who wish to obtain information about other awards and scholarships can also access CFBMC’s bilingual directory of agriculture scholarships across Canada.

ENVIRONMENTAL FARM PLANby John C. Benham

There are still a few spaces left for the next Environmental Farm Plan workshop to be held on Wednesday, March 6 in Arthur at 10am to 3pm. This workshop will then be completed on

Wednesday, March 23. Lunch is provided. Don’t put off register-ing by calling 519-846-3394 since space is limited. Completing your EFP workbook and having it approved will qualify you to receive financial assistance to do improvements that you will note in your EFP Action Plan.

GROWING YOUR FARM PROFITSby John C. Benham

The next Growing Your Farm Profits workshop is filling up very quickly so don’t miss out. Friday March 25 is the first day of the workshop to be held in the Elora OMAFRA meeting room at 9:30am. The workshop will be completed Friday, April 1. Lunch and refreshments will be provided at no cost. This is a great opportunity for you to upgrade your farm business management with financial assistance. To sign up and for more information, call John Benham at 519-846-3394.

COMING EVENTS: Mar. 1 Grower Pesticide Safety Course, Elora. Exam starts at 10am. To register, call Ontario Pesticide Education Program at 1-800-652-8573.Mar. 1 Wellington Federation of Agriculture, monthly Board meeting at OMAFRA Boardroom, 6484 Cty. Rd #7, Elora. Note 7:30pm winter start time. For information contact Secretary, Lisa Hern at 519-848-3774 or email: [email protected]. 1 - 3 Ontario Agricultural Irrigation Conference being held at the Elm Hurst Inn, Ingersoll. Contact Mary Margaret McDonald at 519-674-1500 X 63592 or email: [email protected]. 2 Grower Pesticide Safety Course, Guelph. Exam starts at 10am. To register, call Woodrill Farms, 519-821-1018.Mar. 3 Waterloo Federation of Agriculture, monthly board meet-ing at the St. Agatha Community Center. For information contact Secretary, Richard Cressman at 519-662-2790, or email: [email protected]. 8 Getting Started in Aquaculture, Alma Aquaculture Research Station, University of Guelph. Full-day workshop: key requirements of initiating/operating a fish farm. Pre-registration and further information: http://www.aps.uoguelph.ca/aquacentre/aquacentre/workshops.html or email: [email protected] or phone 519-824-4120 ext 52689.Mar. 9 - 10 Profitable Pastures “Maximizing Pasture Profits from Another Perspective”, Elmwood and Stirling. Keynote speaker Todd Wallace, Manitoba. Pre-registration required, $35 includes hot roast beef dinner. Call 519-986-1484/877-892-8663, registra-tion deadline: March 4th. Mar. 9 - 11 Western Fair Farm Show, Western Fair Entertainment Centre, London. Information at 1-800-619-4629/519-438-7203;www.west-ernfair.com/shows/farm.html.

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Eastern Breeders Inc. and Gencor announce plans to merge on July 1GUELPH - With the solid

backing of their voting del-egates, Eastern Breeders Inc. (EBI), of Kemptville, and Gencor, located here, will join to become a $30-million company that will serve the combined operations of 8,583 members.

At a delegate day vote held simultaneously at the head offices of EBI and Gencor on Feb. 8, both groups gave strong consent to merge into

one company that will service all of Ontario, New Brunswick, PEI and Newfoundland and Labrador. To finalize the merger, a two-thirds majority approval of the 56 delegates from EBI and 71 from Gencor was required.

EBI president John deVries said, “Producers in Ontario, Newfoundland, New Brunswick and PEI have sent us a clear message. They want a strong AI organization that

can adapt to our rapidly chang-ing industry.

“East-Gen, a member of the The Semex Alliance, hopes to be an organization positioned well for the future. It hopes to build on the strengths of each company while focusing on our values of commitment to cus-tomers, to youth, and to being breeder-owned and governed.”

Gencor President Brian Anderson added, “I am pleased that our membership has

endorsed the plan put forward by both boards of directors. Much care and effort has gone into laying a solid foundation for the new company to build on in the future. Everyone involved deserves our thanks.”

The new company will adopt the interim name East-Gen and will have its administrative head office in Guelph, while the Guelph and Kemptville sites for housing, production and distribution

will be maintained.Together, Gencor and EBI

house close to 750 bulls for the Semex Alliance, including some of the most sought after sires in the world.

The agreement was made easier due to many programs, events, ads, fleet rates, ben-efits and insurance programs the two companies already has in common.

East-Gen will inseminate an estimated 270,000 females

with close to 500,000 units of semen sold annually.

A transitional board of directors has been established comprised of six from each of Gencor and EBI.

Together the 12 directors will elect an executive and the begin the process to select a new general manager. EBI’s and Gencor’s boards will con-tinue their current obligations until the amalgamation, which will come into effect July 1.

GUELPH - Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and Grain Farmers of Ontario chair-man Don Kenny recently returned from a trade mission in Belgium to advocate for a tolerance level for future ship-ments of genetically modified food.

The European Union, Canada’s largest export market for soybeans, currently has no tolerance for even minuscule

traces of unapproved genetical-ly modified material in import-ed grain shipments. Meetings were held with EU commis-sioners, Members of Parliament and industry representatives to emphasize the importance of supporting science-based trade regulations.

“Canada exported almost a million tonnes of soybeans to the EU in 2009 and the zero tolerance rules are a big

threat to future exports,” said Kenny. “Allowing a low-level presence of unapproved GM in future grain shipments would be a great benefit to our soy-bean farmers.”

Last year was a phenom-enal year for soybean produc-tion in Ontario, Quebec and Manitoba, with a record 4.2 million tonnes produced. Of that, approximately 2.7 million tonnes was exported.

“Grain Farmers of Ontario is committed to protecting and expanding our soybean export markets and this trip was an excellent opportunity to dis-cuss this important issue with EU officials,” said Kenny.

He said Grain Farmers of Ontario was proud to represent Canada on the trade mission and thanked Ritz for advocat-ing for a low-level tolerance of unapproved GM material

in future grain shipments from Canada.

GFO is the largest commod-ity organization in Ontario, representing Ontario’s 28,000 corn, soybean and wheat farm-ers. Those three crops cover five million acres of farm land across the province, generate over $2.5-billion in farm gate receipts, result in over $9-bil-lion in economic output and have created over 40,000 jobs.

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WELLINGTON CTY. - On Feb. 9, a diverse group of organic producers met at Magda Farm and Trout Lily Nursery near Rockwood for an in-depth discussion on seed-ling production, organized by the Ecological Farmers of Ontario (EFO).

The farmers were mainly vegetable growers, many pro-ducing for local farmers mar-kets as well as community shared agriculture programs.

The main topic focused on seed starting mixes, with pro-ducers commenting on where they source their materials, including on-farm compost-ing of livestock manure, and what has worked for them, as well as challenges they have encountered and solutions.

Some of the issues covered related to irrigation water and compost quality, as well as materials that could function as alternatives to peat, which is viewed as a largely non-renewable resource.

Potential alternatives include coir (coconut fibre), “leaf mold” from decomposed tree leaves, mushroom com-post and bark as a by-product of the forestry industry.

Alternative types of con-tainers were discussed includ-ing biodegradable cowpots, which are made from cow manure and are a new product on the Canadian market.

Winstrip seedling trays were also presented. The 50 and 72 cell trays demonstrated were made from durable, rigid plastic and are expected to last 10 years or more.

They have features that provide for greater aeration of seedlings and reduced root spi-ralling, resulting in healthier transplants.

Finally, soil blocks, as a viable alternative involving no containers whatsoever, were presented. They are made using a small soil press that provides for a container-less block with a small divot in the centre for seeding.

Seedlings grown in those blocks can then be transplanted into successively larger blocks prior to field planting.

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PAGE FOURTEEN Inside Wellington - Second Section of The Wellington Advertiser, Friday, February 25, 2011

A Murder Is Announced at the Grand Theatre March 23

Murder, mayhem are Shear Madness when they take over Country PlayhouseWATERLOO - Anyone

who ever wanted to put their detective skills to the test will enjoy Shear Madness, on stage from March 16 through April 10 at the St. Jacobs Country Playhouse.

This comedy whodunit has entertained over nine mil-lion people around the world, and due to popular demand, is making a return to Kitchener-Waterloo.

“Shear Madness offers an exceptionally entertain-ing theatre experience that is unlike any other,” said Alex

Mustakas, artistic director of Drayton Entertainment. “It’s filled with local references and hilarious improvisation. In fact, the audience becomes part of the show, engaging with cast, helping them put clues together and ultimately determining the outcome.”

Set in a Waterloo Beauty Salon, Shear Madness has an ordinary day of hair cuts and manicures spin out of control when a murder takes place in the apartment above the salon, prompting a full-blown police investigation. Immediately,

everyone in the salon becomes a suspect. And like any good mystery, everyone wants a stab at solving the crime.

The performers on stage enlist the audience to figure it out by prodding them to ask questions, recreate events and even vote for who they think is responsible for the offence.

Wade Lynch is back to take on the role of Tony Whitcomb, the proprietor of the Shear Madness Unisex Hairstyling Salon. Theatregoers embraced him as the flamboyant char-acter in the much lauded 1998

and 2002 productions at the Schoolhouse Theatre in St. Jacobs. Mary Ann Conk is Barbara DeMarco, the gum-chewing manicurist and Whitcomb’s over-the-top side-kick.

The Shear Madness custom-ers - socialite Eleanor Shubert (Liz Gordon, returning to the role), antiques dealer Eddie Lawrence (Gordon Gammie), and cops Nick Rosetti (Kevin Sepaul, also returning to his role) and Mikey Thomas (David Cotton) - are also con-sidered suspects. But who-

dunit?“The appeal of this pro-

duction is self-evident,” said Mustakas. “It combines two popular forms of entertain-ment - murder mystery fused with up-to-the-minute comedy - while introducing a level of audience participation that is rarely seen in live theatre. This show is filled with spontaneous humour that makes it different every time you see it. Patrons come back again and again to witness a different outcome.”

Shear Madness is direct-ed by Bob Lohrmann, who

is the associate artistic direc-tor for the Kennedy Centre in Washington D.C., where Shear Madness has broken numerous box office records during its unprecedented 24-year run.

Tickets are selling quickly. Theatregoers are encouraged to call the box office to avoid disappointment.

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

Winners announced forFête Romantique draw

GUELPH - Fête Romantique was again a big winner for Guelph Arts Council, raising over $11,000 in support of the council’s arts and heritage ser-vices and programs in the com-munity.

This year’s winner of the grand prize was Valerie Harrison, of Guelph, a long-time supporter of the Arts Council.

She and five guests were treated to a multi-course din-ner co-ordinated by Platters Catering and Events and served by members of Guelph Arts Council on Feb. 12. The dinner was in a local heritage home and came complete with a com-plimentary limousine service

provided by an anonymous donor.

Twenty-seven other people also won Fête Romantique draw prizes. While most of those were from Guelph, there were three Wellington County people who won prizes at the draw event on Jan. 27

Gary Bryant, of Elora won a $50 gift certificate for fine art framing. Elysia Delaurentis and Ernie Kalwa, of Elora, won four Guelph Youth Singers tickets to the 2011 spring con-cert on May 28 and one CD.

Janet Johnson, of Rockwood, won a one-night bed and breakfast stay for two at Willow Manor bed and breakfast.

Norm Foster’s Bedtime Stories for adults onlyGEORGETOWN - It is

very hard to sleep while laugh-ing one’s self silly at a com-edy opening at the John Elliott Theatre here on Feb. 25.

Norm Foster’s Bedtime Stories is directed by Georgetown Little Theatre’s Pamela Niesiobedzki-Curtis. Many of the cast and crew are from the Erin and Rockwood area.

The troupe runs through Foster’s sextet of funny, naugh-ty and heartfelt interconnected bedroom scenes, searching for love and understanding in their

divergent life journeys.Niesiobedzki-Curtis said,

“There are many logisti-cal challenges to the smooth changeover of characters and scenes when presenting this type of play, but you will not be disappointed ... Foster, like his American counterpart, Neil Simon, creates true-to-life characters that he places in challenging situations ... Foster pulls us in with laughter then calmly lets us have it, right where it hurts.”

The first story sets the scene for the five tales to follow.

Eddie (Rob Long), a washed up radio announcer has destroyed his marriage to the lovely Laura (Heather Stock) through his endless schemes to find success. This time, however, he has gone too far.

He has a sweet, middle aged couple (Mark Tiller, Margaret Brady) on his radio show. Unknown to him, his “sex on the radio” scheme touches the lives of many of his listeners throughout the evening hours that follow.

The humour is a little off the wall, with sight gags remi-

niscent of Abbott and Costello.Bedtime Stories is

Georgetown Little Theatre’s entry in the Association of Community Theatres - Central Ontario’s Festival. The adjudi-cation takes place on March 4.

Bedtime Stories opens at the John Elliott Theatre, 9 Church Street, Georgetown, on Feb. 25 and has evening performances at 8pm on Feb. 25, 26, March. 2, 3, 4, and 5.

For the first time the troupe is offering a Sunday matinee at 2pm on Feb 27. For tickets call 905-877-3700.

Shear MadnessBy Paul Pörtner

March 16 - April 10

The most popular comedy in the history of Drayton Entertainment returns to St. Jacobs!

Discover why everyone is dying to see this screamingly funny whodunit... Where everyone’s a suspect... And the audience gets to solve the crime!

St. Jacobs Country Playhouse40 Benjamin Road E, Waterloo

519-747-77881-855-drayton (372-9866)

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Until March 26thSemi Final March 19th Grand Final March 26th

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Fergus Legion Br.275519-843-2345www.ferguslegion.ca

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FERGUS - A strange message appears in the per-sonal column of the Chipping Cleghorn Gazette: “A murder is announced and it will take place on Friday, October the thirteenth, at Little Paddocks - at six-thirty PM. Friends please accept this, the only intima-tion.”

So it is that a group of friends nervously wait by the clock to see if it is a practical joke or if someone will in fact be murdered when suddenly the lights go out. Soon Agatha Christie’s famed spinster sleuth, Miss Marple, is on the case to figure out the motive behind the murder.

Vision Theatre Productions is presenting its sixth annual murder mystery in support of the Centre Wellington Food Bank. All of the plays to date have been written by the woman dubbed “The Queen of Crime” and they have grown in popularity over the years. Vision has added an extra day this year to accommodate the demand for tickets.

A Murder Is Announced is a story of concealed iden-tity, money, jealousy, love and murder. The play features the nosey and inquisitive ama-teur sleuth Miss Marple, who quickly finds herself among the list of suspects in this twist-ing tale.

The money raised from the production since its begin-ning in 2005 has gone to the

Centre Wellington Food Bank. To date, more than $10,000 has been donated. March is a critical time for the food bank as that is when the shelves are often at their barest. Audience members are encouraged to bring a non-perishable food item for the food bank.

This year, Vision Theatre Productions welcomes Simon Leibovitz as director. He has more than 30 years of direct-ing experience having directed or acted in several of Agatha Christie’s plays.

A Murder Is Announced runs at the Fergus Grand Theatre March 23 to March 26 at 8pm and March 27 at 2pm. Tickets are available at the box office by calling 519-787-1981 or online at www.fergusgrandtheatre.ca.

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For Adults Aged 21 & uP.Belly dance is a gentle aerobic exercise that strengthens and tones the entire body, promoting flexibility and boosts self-esteem.

this mysterious and ultra-feminine dance style has been passed down from mother to daughter for 100’s of years. It’s

a great make-over for body and mind. Classes are held at Victoria Park Centre for 6 wks, 150 Albert st. W. Fergus.

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Celebrating 100 Years of International Women’s Day at the Elora Legion’s Maple Leaf room at 7pm. Join us for an evening of fun, food, awareness, silent auctions. Live streaming of global celebra-tion. Call Cinda for more info. at 519-843-1034. Sponsored by the Grandmothers of the Grand.

***Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper at St. James Anglican Church, Fergus. 5 - 7pm. Adults $8, Children 10 and under $4.

***All you can eat Pancake and Sausage Supper. St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church Alma. 5-7pm. Adults $9, Children 6-12 $4, Children under 6- Free. Family $22.

***Barrie Hill United Church - Pancake & Sausage Supper. 5-6:30pm. Adults $8, Kids 5-12 $4 and under 5 FREE. Everyone welcome. Info. 519-767-3168.

mAr 9Rockwood and District Lioness Euchre and Bridge Night. Rockmosa Community Centre, Rockwood at 7pm. $5 a person. Lunch and prizes to follow.

***The Grand Quilt Guild meet at 7:30pm at the Royal Canadian Legion Fergus. Guest speaker Virginia Ingleby from Undercover Quilts in Fergus. Everyone welcome. Contact www.thegrandquilt-guild.ca

mAr 10Arthur Agricultural Society, upstairs hall. 7:30pm. Arthur Community Centre. All welcome.

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

***Larry Halyk, Stewardship Coordinator for the Wellington County Stewardship Council, discusses the restoration of Marden Creek. This event is part of Guelph Field Naturalists Indoor Programs. All are welcome, 7:30pm, University of Guelph’s Arboretum Centre, www.guelphfieldnaturalists.org.

mAr 11Ham & Scalloped Potato Dinner, Drayton Legion Branch 416 at 5:30pm. $12 adults, $6 for kids 6-12 years, children under 6 years free.

mAr 12Karaoke contest at Fergus Legion every Saturday 9pm -1am until March 26. Grand Prize $1,000.


***Mixed Cribbage tournament. Registration 12pm. Play 1pm sharp. Entry fee $20 per team. Prizes. Elora Legion, 110 Metcalfe St. Elora. Contact the Sports Officer for more details 519-846-9611.

***Jammin’ at the Legion, Drayton Legion Branch 416 at 2pm. Come to play, sing, dance or just enjoy.

***St. Patrick’s Dance. DJ entertainment Lindsay Morgan. 8pm – Guelph Legion.

mAr 13Alma Optimist Toy Show and Sale. Alma Community Centre. Set up 8-10am, show 10am-4pm. Admission $3, children Free. Call John Broadfoot 519-843-1055.

mAr 14Until March 18- March Break Environmental Day Camp at the Guelph Lake Nature Centre. Fun nature activities for kids aged 6 to 10. Please call or visit our web site www.grandriver.ca for more information.

mAr 15Cancer Support Group 3rd Tuesday of every Month, 10am -12pm. Upper Grand 753 Tower, St. 1st Wednesday of the month, Lunch Out. Contact, Joyce B. 519-843-3213 or Judy D. 519-843-3947 Ext: 100.

***March Break Program-Grand Valley Public Library Presents: Waterwood Theatre, 2pm at the Grand Valley Community Centre. Admission $3 or three shows for $8. “O IS FOR OGRE” is an original story about a boy named Owen, who just loves books. 519-928-5622.

***Guelph Township Horticultural Society POT LUCK supper and awards held at Marden Community Centre, 7368 Wellington Road 30. 6:30pm. Bring your favourite food to share along with own dishes and cutlery. Invited guests, door prizes. Entertainment by Al Parrish, former member of Tanglewood, singer, songwriter. Contact Secretary 519-822-5289.

***Iron Horses: Riding the Rails into Canada’s Past – Historical Storytelling. Ruth Stewart-Verger brings train tales to life, includ-ing the story of a train robbery, stories of railroaders from her own family and the story of the 1902 train wreck just 2 miles north of Waterloo. Theatre, Waterloo Region Museum, 10 Huron Rd. (just off Homer Watson Blvd.), Kitchener, 7:30pm. $15, $12 for seniors and students. Advance ticket purchase recommended. Contact 519-748-1914.

mAr 16March Break Program-Grand Valley Public Library Presents:

CHRIS MCKHOOL, 2pm at the Grand Valley Community Centre. Admission $3 or three shows for $8. 519-928-5622.

mAr 17March Break Program-Grand Valley Public Library Presents: REPTILIA, 2pm at the Grand Valley Community Centre. Admission $3 or three shows for $8. Hands-on investigations of reptiles and amphibians and how they relate to the world in which they live. 519-928-5622.

mAr 18Free Public Skate 2-3:30pm Grand Valley District Community Centre. 519-928-5622.

***Barrie Hill United Church St. Patrick’s Ham Dinner. Featuring The Irish Stew Game. Starting at 6pm. Ticket $20 each. Call Yvonne at 519-824-2519

mAr 19Pancakes & Sausage Breakfast with Real Maple Syrup sponsored by the Belwood Lions at the Belwood Hall from 8-11am, Adults $7, Children age 4 to 12 $, age 3 & under free.

***Derby League Soccer proudly presents: Free Soccer Day. Men (aged 18+) are invited for a FREE game of pick-up Soccer at the Royal Distributing Athletic Performance Centre from 12-2pm. This is your chance to beat the winter blues with a game of indoor Soccer. Representatives will be there to answer questions about Derby League Soccer and the upcoming 2011 season. Please sign-up by e-mailing us at [email protected].

***Adult / Senior Skating. 8-9:50pm. Exhibition Park Arena, Guelph. Cost - $7 / person. Contact 519-836-1015. Join us for fun, exer-cise, music and friendship. Fergus Brass Band.

***Soup & Sandwich Luncheon & Bake Sale at St. Mary Family Centre, Mount Forest. 11:30am-1:30pm. Adults $7, children 5-10 $4.

***St. Patrick Dance at St. Mary Parish Centre, Mount Forest 8:30pm-1am. Music by the Moore Family. $10 in advance, $12 at the door. Call Bert at 519-323-4931 or Dan at 510-323-4690 for tickets.

***Mount Forest Legion Branch 134 - euchre tournament - two per-son teams. $20 per team. Registration 11:30am - 12:45pm. Play starts at 1pm sharp. For details call 519-323- 3196.


mAr 23 Plan to join the Elora and Salem Horticultural Society at their monthly meeting Wednesday, March 23rd, 7:30 pm, at Heritage River Retirement Community, 25 Wellington Drive, Elora. Master Gardener Robert Pavlis will share some of his “Gardening Tricks”. Everyone welcome.

mAr 24 Euchre - St. Mary Family Centre, Mount Forest - 7:30pm $2.50 includes light lunch and prizes.

mAr 25 March 25 – April 3 Century Church Theatre, Hillsburgh. “The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomens’ Guild Dramatic Society Murder Mystery”. An off-the-wall comedy by David McGillivray and Walter Zerlin Jr. Directed by Dale Jones. A Century Theatre Guild production. Fridays & Saturdays 8pm. Sundays 2:30pm. Box Office 519-855-4586.

mAr 26 Elora Legion Saturday Night Dance 8pm. Join Country Versatiles upstairs in the Maple Leaf Room for an evening of dancing. 519-846-9611.

***Marsville Lions Community Breakfast. $5 per person. Marsville Hall. Last Saturday of every month. 7:30-10:30am. Also, recy-cling of wine bottles, beer bottles and cans, pop cans.


mAr 27It’s for the Birds at the Guelph Lake Nature Centre, 2-4pm. Please call to register 519-836-7860. $5/person. We will go on short hike to look for winter birds and include a stop at the chickadee tree. Afterwards, join us in building a birdhouse that you can take home. There is a $10 fee/bird house. Bring a hammer and lots of muscle power. Birdhouses are limited so please call to register.

***Palmerston Legion Jamboree- 1pm. 519-343-2400.

***24th Formosa Farm Toy Show and Sale. 9:30am-4pm. Knights of Columbus Hall, Fire #1658 Hwy 9, between Mildmay & Walkerton. Admission $2. Food and refreshments available. For more info. Call John or Gerry Benniger at 519-392-6207.

mAr 29The Probus club of Centre Wellington meets the last Tuesday of every month except Dec. at Aboyne Hall 10am. All seniors welcome.

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Inside Wellington - Second Section of The Wellington Advertiser, Friday, February 25, 2011 PAGE FIFTEEN

MOUNT FOREST - People dealing with cancer now have another service they can rely on, thanks to the generous sup-port of Cancer Patient Services.

“Cancer Patient Services volunteers provide excellent help to people needing trans-portation to appointments and other non-medical support,” says Suzanne Trivers, execu-tive director of the Mount For-est Family Health Team. “With this collaborative pilot project, we can offer additional support that was not available before.”

The Mount Forest Family Health Team has added a Can-cer Care Coordinator to their team of health care providers.

Carol Armstrong, a long-time Mount Forest resident, is available part-time Monday to Friday to help people with their cancer journey. Arm-strong will connect people to services they need, be a contact person to help with questions or concerns, translate “medical speak,” ensure appointments are remembered or rearranged and, most importantly, be a listening ear and support for people living with cancer.

This position is a pilot proj-ect funded for one year by Can-cer Patient Services.

“People often tell our vol-unteers about their difficulties

when we are providing trans-portation services. Without ac-cess to the health care team we cannot always help with these issues,” explained Grace Cou-pland, Chair of the Committee that studied the needs of cancer patients in the community.

“As part of the health care team, Carol will be able to communicate directly with Community Care Access Cen-ter (CCAC) staff, specialists’ offices and cancer treatment centers on behalf of the pa-tient.”

The pilot project was de-veloped after a meeting with Cancer Patient Services, North Wellington Healthcare, Water-loo Wellington CCAC, Water-loo Wellington Hospice Pallia-tive Care Network and Mount Forest Family Health Team.

After much discussion, the group determined that the fund-ing would be closer to home in the Family Health Team. The pilot project will evaluate the need for this service in the community. All data collected is kept anonymous.

To access this service, for transportation information, to become a volunteer with a can-cer patient or for more informa-tion, contact Carol Armstrong, Cancer Care Coordinator, at 519-323-0255 ext. 5014.

Cancer Patient Services available in Mount Forest

ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20Aries, the easy road isn’t always the

ideal one to take. Try challenging your-self this week, and you may be surprised at the things you learn about yourself.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21Taurus, it’s hard to pass up a

proposition from a friend, but that’s just what you must do this week to avoid being sidetracked. There will

be other opportunities.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21Gemini, once you make up your mind it is difficult to talk you out of something. But when a friend asks you not to inter-

fere, honor this person’s wishes.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22There are few things that you find you can’t tackle this week, Cancer. The ones that give you pause aren’t worth the effort anyway. Lucky days

are ahead if you’re looking.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23Leo, think about an offer that is made on Wednesday as it could be time for a change. Sagittarius enters your life

in an interesting way.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22Virgo, it’s easy to offer up excuses but it’s not so easy to get the job

done. Change your strategy because the one you’ve adopted for a while

now isn’t working.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23Libra, it’s time to make up your

mind about an important change in your life. This week devote all of

your attention to the pros and cons of this situation.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22Now that a certain obstacle has been climbed, you can start to relax and enjoy yourself, Scorpio. Not that

there won’t be any additional chal-lenges; they will just be a little easier.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21Sagittarius, there’s not much that needs your attention this week, so concentrate on something that is

recreational or relaxing. Think about going to a spa or on a vacation.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20Capricorn, you are in dire need of a change of scenery, but a vacation is just not in the cards right now. The

solution could be to take a car trip or make a short visit with friends.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18Aquarius, take a few moments to acquaint yourself with the new

changes that have occurred. Once you do you will quickly realize how

much better things are now.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20Stop and take a deep breath this week,

Pisces. You’ll find that you don’t have to zip through at a break-neck pace anymore.

Horoscopes- For the first week of March -

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.

FEEDBACK - HOW ARE WE DOING?Do you have an idea for an upcoming issue?Andrea Ravensdale, Communications Officer

519.837.2600, ext. 2320* or [email protected]*ALL CALLS CAN BE MADE TOLL FREE TO 1.800.663.0750

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ALTERNATE FORMATS OF THIS PUBLICATION AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.For more information, contact: Jennifer Cowan, Accessibility Clerk, at: 519.837.2600, ext. 2373* or [email protected]

Is Your Child Entering Full Day Kindergarten?Your local school and service providers are committed to working towards providing special needs services that consider the best interests of families and their children as the Full Day Kindergarten Early Learning Programme unfolds.

If your child has special needs and you have questions about how services will be provided in full day kindergarten, contact the people working with your child or the school prinicpal for more information.

IS YOUR CHILD ENTERING FULL DAY KINDERGARTEN?Your local school and service providers are committed to working towards providing special needs services that consider the best interests of families and their children as the Full Day Kindergarten Early Learning Programme unfolds.

If your child has special needs and you have questions about how services will be provided in full day kindergarten, contact the people working with your child or the school principal for more information.

March 3 1:30 p.m. Accessibility Elora Library, Community Room

March 8 9:00 a.m. Roads Administration Centre, Keith Room 1:00 p.m. Solid Waste Services Administration Centre, Keith Room

March 9 9:00 a.m. Police Services Administration Centre, Guthrie Room 1:00 p.m. Social Services Administration Centre, Guthrie Room 4:30 p.m. Information, Heritage & Seniors Wellington Terrace, Board Room

March 10 9:00 a.m. Land Division & Planning Administration Centre, Keith Room

March 15 9:30 a.m. Administration, Finance & Personnel Administration Centre, Guthrie Room

March 31 10:00 a.m. County Council Administration Centre, Council Chambers.

COUNTY ADMINISTRATION CENTRE, 74 WOOLWICH STREET, GUELPHWELLINGTON TERRACE, 474 WELLINGTON ROAD 18, FERGUSELORA LIBRARY, 144 GEDDES STREET, ELORA

PLEASE CALL DONNA BRYCE, COUNTY CLERK, AT: 519.837.2600, EXT. 2520* TO CONFIRM MEETING DATES AND TIMES, AS MEETINGS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

March 2011Committee Meeting Dates

Days and Hours of Operation at County Waste Facilities

Waste Facilities accepting small loads only

For more information contact Solid Waste Services (SWS):519.837.2601 or toll free 1.866.899.3248 or visit www.wellington.ca

SUN/MON

TUE WED THU FRI SAT

Waste Facilities accepting large and small loads

Closed Open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Closed Open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Aberfoyle**6922 Concession 4Township of Puslinch

Riverstown**7254 Sideroad 5 WestTownship of Wellington North

Belwood**8585 Wellington Rd 19Township of Centre Wellington

Elora6549 Gerrie RdTownship of Centre Wellington

Harriston**5668 Highway 23, Town of Minto

Rothsay8495 Wellington Rd 7Township of Mapleton

Closed Closed 8-4 Closed 8-4 8-4

Closed 8-4 Closed 8-4 Closed 8-4

Closed 8-4 Closed 8-4 Closed 8-4

Closed Closed 8-4 Closed 8-4 8-4

**Sites with weigh scales (Hours subject to change. County waste facilities are closed on Statutory Holidays.)NOTE: General waste fees apply. No charge for Blue Box materials.

IS YOUR CHILD ENTERING FULL DAY KINDERGARTEN?Your local school and service providers are committed to working towards providing special needs services that consider the best interests of families and their children as the Full Day Kindergarten Early Learning Programme unfolds.

If your child has special needs and you have questions about how services will be provided in full day kindergarten, contact the people working with your child or the school principal for more information.

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