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The power centre in St. Jacobs would see the addi-tion of a Value Village loca-tion and a rearrangement of the Walmart store to al-low for more grocery items under a plan introduced this week at Woolwich council.

To proceed, the projects require the township to amend both its Official Plan and the property’s zoning.

While a Value Village store is a permitted use, current restrictions mean it couldn’t be built until the second phase of the entire power centre project. At the Walmart location, the grocery component is restricted to 6,000 square feet inside the 134,000 sq. ft. building, so changes are necessary to allow that area to expand to 25,000 sq. ft.

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Value Village store proposed for St. Jacobs power centreDeveloper also wants changes to allow for more grocery space at Walmart location to meet demand

Developments’ plan were unveiled at Tuesday night’s public meeting. Dan Ken-naley, Woolwich’s director of engineering and plan-ning, said the developer had submitted reports, including market studies, backing the suitability of the proposed changes.

For Ed Fothergill of Fothergill Planning & Development, a planning consultant for operator SmartCentres, the amend-ments sought by the com-pany reflect changes in the market.

“It’s important to react to these changes, to keep up.”

At the Walmart store, the larger grocery section is in keeping with the offerings at other Walmart locations, driven by market demand, just as grocery chains are continually adding general merchandise to their loca-

power centre | 4Cancer lost the race on April 28, as local cyclists gathered at the Woolwich Memorial Centre to participate in the Woolwich Great Ride ‘n’ Stride. Approximately 100 people participated in the annual event, raising $10,500 for the Canadian Cancer Society. [will sloan / the observer]

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Noting that in “recog-nizing good play, some-times you get backed into a corner,” Wellesley Mayor Ross Kelterborn made good on a promise to Centre Hastings Township Deputy Reeve Tom Simpson by wearing a Centre Hastings Grizzlies jersey at April 30’s Wellesley council meeting.

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stemmed from a bet made between Kelterborn and Simpson based on the out-come of a playoff game in the Ontario Minor Hockey Association between the Grizzlies and the Twin Cen-tre Stars Atom AE teams. The Centre Hastings govern-ment suggested that if the Stars lost, then Kelterborn would have to either wear a Grizzlies jersey during council, or fly the Centre

Hastings flag at Wellesley’s municipal building for a week.

“If by any chance we lose, I would do the same,” wrote Simpson.

“I have the enviable task of wearing a sweater to-night,” deadpanned Kelter-born to council on Wednes-day. “I hope it’s a summer sweater.”

While the Twin Centre team lost their third and

final game of the series on March 24, Kelterborn, who attended the game with Coun. Jim Olender, called it “an excellent game sports-manship-wise, playing-wise.”

In a letter that accompa-nied the jersey, Simpson wrote, “With all sports, there is always a team that comes out victorious and a team that gives its best. Your coaching staff, players,

and parents should be com-mended for being your com-munity ambassadors.”

Kelterborn added, “The minor hockey coaches, in my opinion, got from their people what they set out to do, and that’s to promote good sportsmanship and cit-izenship in our township.”

Kelterborn also requested that a copy of Simpson’s letter be made for the Stars’ coaching staff.

Ross Kelterborn dons the sweater of the Centre Hastings Grizzlies at Tuesday's Wellesley council meeting to honour a bet.

EDSS students’ short film draws accoladesElmira students Darci Jones, Elise Conlin and Kirsten Brick won prizes for directing and writing at Waterloo’s Charlie Film Festival. [will sloan / the observer]

other people’s videos and were like, ‘Aaah, ours isn’t as good as this one!” remembered Darci Jones. “But I guess it was.”

The two-and-a-half-minute film tackles the issue of same-sex marriage in an abstract way: it is a piece of stop-motion animation about apples and oranges, and what happens when two apples or two oranges fall in love with each other.

“The only resistance we got is, when we explained our idea, people looked at us like we were crazy,”

said Kristen Brick.Elise Conlin added,

“When we were walk-ing down the hall with our bag of oranges and apples, someone was like, ‘That’s so stupid, why would you ever do that?’”

“I was really surprised,” said Tom O’Connor, me-dia studies teacher at EDSS. “This is a school that kind of gets a repu-tation for being a little closed-minded, so I was really excited to see peo-ple take on the subject like that.”

The short film arrives

at a time when same-sex marriage is a hot topic both in the United States Supreme Court, and in the court of public opin-ion. While same-sex mar-riage has been legal in Canada for a decade, ho-mophobia remains a fact of life, especially in high schools.

The students suggest that the unconventional storytelling style may have helped its reception.

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Improvements to Wellesley splash park move ahead

Additions are coming to the Wellesley Splash Pad, as township council approved enhancements to the Wellesley Commu-nity Centre play area. In anticipation of the park’s opening in mid-June, the Wellesley Lions Club will cover the cost of additional benches and landscaping plants for shade, as well as a new gazebo.

Jen Sommer, Lions member and splash park committee representative, noted community requests for more seating and shade areas in her presentation to council on Tuesday night. The gazebo was proposed as a memorial for Melissa Flynn, a committee mem-ber who died of a cardiac arrest in November 2011 at age 32.

“She was very instru-mental in all the plan-ning and fundraising and building of the project, so that was a real loss to our community,” Sommer told council.

“It’s a big structure for a memorial, but it was her site and her vision, and I think it’s appropriate for the amount of work that she put into that project.”

Wellesley landscaper Derek Brick worked with

wiLL sLoan the committee to draft a plan for the gazebo, trees, and benches, which may eventually be used as me-morials. (The Wellesley Horticultural Society will dedicate a tree in memory of their late member Mar-jorie Runstedler). Sommer said the design includes “about a dozen additional trees and half a dozen addi-tional benches.” Wellesley director of facilities Brad Voisin confirmed that there would be room for the ad-ditions.

While splash park op-erations have largely been taken over by the Lions Club, the splash park com-mittee periodically “brain-storms” ideas, noted Som-mer. The estimated cost of the additions is $9,000, including $6,000 for the gazebo. “We’re hoping that we can run it through our splash park account so that we can get back some of the HST by order-ing through township,” said Sommer, who hopes to bring the cost down to $7,700. No fundraising will be required.

Council approved the en-hancements unanimously, and also pledged to review and determine suitable locations for the enhance-ments, to be handled by Voisin.

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Village store now reflects slower-than-expected growth at the power centre, he added. Phase one, which covers 230,000 square feet of the 305,000-sq.-ft. project, was anticipated to be built out years earlier. Currently, 157,000 sq. ft. of space has been built. The addition of a 24,500-sq.-ft. building would bring phase one to about 80 per cent complete.

SmartCentres has identi-fied the delay in getting the at-one-time-controversial development off the ground as a factor in the slower growth there. Over the years of delay, promi-nent would-be tenants found other locations to build or lease space, leav-ing fewer potential clients once the St. Jacobs centre got rolling.

“The whole project has slowed down,” said Fothergill.

With the construction of the Value Village store, the developer expects a boost in overall business – “new investment ... brings new investment.”

While the stockyards area is the subject of an on-going secondary planning review by the township, the changes proposed by the developer are “minor enough” not to have any impact on that process, Kennaley said in response to a question from Coun. Mark Bauman.

Coun. Allan Poffenroth, meanwhile, raised the possibility of an expanded grocery area at the Walmart drawing the attention of grocery chains in Waterloo, in turn putting pressure on the city to withhold cross-border water and sewage services.

Kennaley said he would expect the city to stick with current agreements, dealing with servicing as a technical issue, not a politi-cal one. Fothergill noted

the changes would have no impact on the overall servicing levels for the site agreed to at the beginning, as the footprint of the site would not change.

As well, marketing stud-ies have shown there would be no negative impacts on existing retail areas in Waterloo or Woolwich, he added.

Aside from the developer, nobody else addressed the issue at the meeting, nor were there any members of the public in the gallery, a far cry from the often-charged public meetings that greeted the Walmart-anchored project when it was still on the drawing board in the late-1990s.

Tuesday’s meeting was for information and input purposes only. A decision on the applications will come some months down the road after planning staff have reviewed the documentation and com-piled a recommendation for council.

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Giving a boost to a fundraising event for the Autism Speaks advocacy group, Woolwich council this week agreed to waive the rental fee at the Bre-slau Community Centre on May 26. That’s when a group of local women with children diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder will hold a “mom-to-mom sale” in support of their Walk Now team drive.

Something akin to a garage sale, the event al-lows individuals to sell their own items, as well as providing space for “mom entrepreneurs” to

Woolwich waives fee for Breslau rental in support of autism fundraiser

promote their businesses, Deidre McCulligh, one of the organizers, told coun-cillors meeting Tuesday night.

So far, the group has 10 to 15 vendors signed up at $25 per table.

The community centre room normally comes with a daily rental rate of $495.30, said director of recreation and facili-ties Karen Makela. With a 30-per-cent discount for non-profit groups, the fee would still be $349.12.

Pointing to the difficulty of launching a new event that organizers would like to see become an annual one, Mayor Todd Cowan

suggested making the room available for free this time around.

“I would be willing to waive the fee,” he said, putting a motion on the floor.

Walk Now for Autism Speaks is Canada’s largest grassroots autism walk program, and is Autism Speaks’ signature fun-draising and awareness event, taking place in communities across Canada and the United States. 

All proceeds from the Breslau mom-to-mom sale, to be held May 26 from noon to 8 p.m., will go to the non-profit group.

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John DeLong services up some haddock, while Calvin and Sydney prepare to enjoy their meals at the Calvary United Church’s 16th annual fish fry on April 30. [will sloan / the observer]

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6:57 pm | Police responded to a theft at a residence in the 1500 block of Maryhill Road in Woolwich Township. It is believed that the intruders had kicked in the front

The driver of a vehicle under police escort at-tempted an unsuccessful escape from the officer on scene after being asked to come into police head-quarters for further inves-tigation on the morning of April 27.

The tractor-trailer op-erated by a 52-year-old Guelph man was stopped on Kossuth Road near the Cambridge-Woolwich boundary when an officer became concerned about the load in the trailer and asked the driver to follow him to police headquar-ters for a mechanical in-spection.

At Maple Grove and Fountain Street, the driv-er of the truck stopped following police and at-tempted to flee down Fountain Street North. The officer made a U-turn

Truck driver attempts to flee police, resulting in long slate of charges

and pursued the vehicle with sirens on.

The driver pulled into a private driveway along Fountain Street where he was arrested and transported to the South Division. He was later released on a promise to appear.

The driver was charged with two Criminal Code offences and 15 provin-cial offences, including obstructing police and fleeing police, having an insecure load, incom-plete vehicle inspection records, driving without complete licence docu-ments, an obstructed licence plate, improper tires, defective brakes and a broken horn. The vehi-cle was impounded under the Highway Traffic Act until the conclusion of the court proceedings.

door between 9 a.m. and 6:20 p.m., taking cash and coin valued at ap-proximately $5,000. Suspects have not been identified at this time and the investigation is continuing.

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3:44 pm | A collision between a white Ford pickup truck and a blue Chevy pickup occurred at the intersection of Southfield Drive and Union Street in Elmira. The Chevy was travelling westbound on Southfield Drive when the Ford, which had been stopped at

Union Street, began to enter the intersection and struck the Chevy. There were no injuries. The driver of the Ford was charged under the Highway Traffic Act.

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6:00 pm | Witnesses called police to report a male driving a pickup truck while dragging two dogs behind the truck on Bleams Road in Wilmot Township shortly after 6 p.m. Responding officers arrested a 63-year-old Wilmot man and charged him with two counts of animal cruelty. The dogs were inspected and their injuries were not considered life-threatening. Police wish to commend the citi-zens for taking action to prevent further suffering of the animals and contacting authorities.

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2: 17 pm | A black GMC pickup rear-ended a Honda minivan on Arthur Street North in Woolwich Township. Both vehicles had been travelling northbound on Arthur Street approaching Oriole Parkway in Elmira. Minor injuries were sustained in the incident and the driver of the GMC was charged with careless driving.

1:37 pm | A two-vehicle col-lision occurred on Benjamin Road in Woolwich Township. A VW Jetta northbound on Benjamin Road made a hasty left turn in front of a southbound Honda Civic, causing the two vehicles to crash. There were no injuries, but the driver of the Jetta was charged with making an unsafe turn.

Though crews from three Woolwich stations were called out Tuesday afternoon to the Krums plant north of Elmira, a small electrical fire was quickly extinguished prior to the full rollout. [steve kannon /the observer]

Woolwich awards Line painting job

Woolwich will spend $55,000 this year and $52,000 in each of the two following years to do pavement marking in the township, this week awarding a three-year contract for the work to Provincial Maintenance Inc.

Director of engineering and planning Dan Kennaley told councillors meeting Tuesday night the emphasis will be on centre-line painting in order to enhance safety on township roads. The work will also involve other lane markers, stop bars and turning arrows.

The new contract represents significantly lower prices – the cost in 2012 was $69,000 – which Kennaley attributed to a shift to a three-year deal instead of annual tenders. The longer terms may have generated interest from larger operators who have better economies of scale.

Provincial Maintenance’s bid was the lowest of four received, with the highest bidder coming in at more than twice the price.

Cressman named to Hall of Fame

Eight more names were inducted into

the Waterloo County Hall of Fame on April 28, including Wilmot native Elsie Cressman who helped found the first midwifery clinic in St. Jacobs.

Cressman grew up an Old Order Mennonite in Wilmot before leaving Canada to become a missionary nurse at a leprosarium in Africa. After many years on the continent she pursued midwifery at an institution in England before returning to Waterloo Region and continuing her career as a midwife in the local townships.

Other inductees include Galt running champ Ab Morton; James Schmidt, Ayr news editor and volunteer firefighter;

emergency crews respond to roLLover

Local emergency crews responded to a single motor vehicle rollover on Line 86 near Floradale May 1 at around 5:30 p.m. A female driver and sole occupant of a black sedan was travelling west on Line 86 when the vehicle hit the road shoulder, causing her to lose control, enter the ditch and roll over. The vehicle drove through a fence and came to a rest in an upright position on a farm property. The driver sustained minor injuries and a small section of Line 86 was blocked while police investigated. [elena maystruk / the observer]

Kitchener volunteer Tom Clancy; Ron Smith; Clarence Diefenbacher; Ron Schelgel; and golfer Anthony Matlock.

The Hall of Fame was set up in 1972 and is currently located at the Waterloo Regional Museum .

New appointee to rec. board

Janek Jagiellowicz was appointed by township council as the new chairperson of the Wellesley Recreation Service Board at this week’s meeting. Jagiel-lowicz, a trustee at the Waterloo Region Catholic District School Board, is replac-

ing Keith Milne, who resigned in January due to work commitments.

The Wellesley Recreation Service Board plans events and makes recommenda-tions to township council on use of recreational facilities.

Council approves road closures

A pair of upcoming events will involve temporary road closures approved this week by Woolwich council.

First up, Elgin Street West, Evening Star Lane and Feodore Street in Conestogo will be closed from 5 to 11:15 p.m. on

May 18 for the Conestogo-Winterbourne Optimist Club’s annual Victoria Day fireworks display.

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The spring weather was an extra draw as visitors flocked to the Wellesley arena for the home and garden show this week. [will sloan / the observer]

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A local high school student soon gets a chance to document talked-about issues with fresh eyes as she joins a Wilfrid Laurier University initiative in Haiti this month. From May 9 to 19, a group con-sisting of WLU staff, stu-dents, Ministry of Educa-tion representatives and, for the first time, EDSS Grade 10 student Karley Sider of St. Jacobs will visit northern Haiti and collaborate with WLU af-filiations in the country.

“I’m going to be the so-cial media aspect of the trip. I’m going to be tweet-ing and blogging while I’m down there. As well, I’m going to be in charge of taking photos and captur-ing videos. I’m also going to work with the Laurier group at the schools and nutrition centres and work a lot with kids,” Sider said.

Bringing a youthful eye to work in HaitiEDSS student Karley Sider will use photos, social media to document WLU-led trip to impoverished nation

eLena maystruK Her father Steve Sider, part of WLU’s faculty of education, has visited the county many times with his students. After seeing his daughter express some interest in media, he in-vited her along as a social media liaison to document the trip.

The WLU group will work with a Haitian uni-versity, the local ministry of education and a local nutrition centre, and local students and teachers.

This year the travellers have collected a number of Blackberry devices, used and brand new, donated by the Waterloo-based company. The smart-phones will be given to school principals to ease communication gaps be-tween Haitians and their Canadian counterparts. Sider will be documenting those transactions as well.

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about culture-shock, new surroundings and exotic cuisine, she is still going forth with conviction and a positive attitude.

“I thought this would be a great way to learn about a completely differ-ent culture. I’m excited to learn and experience new things,” she said.

With her camera, Sider hopes to capture the af-termath of the 2010 earth-quake that devastated Haiti. For an in-depth look at social issues and WLU’s presence in the country, Sider will document a day in a life of a Haitian high school student for a series created by WLU about kids in places like Haiti and South Africa.

“[She] is hoping to cap-ture a story, kind of like a day in a life of a 16-year-old girl who is going to high school. That’s kind of the model for that proj-ect,” said Steve Sider.

The city the group will visit is Cap-Haitien, the second largest city in Haiti but fairly distinctive from Port-au-Prince, Steve Sider explained. WLU has made connections with local au-thorities and educational bodies in the area and on this trip the team will be involved in a number of activities including teaching foreign language classes and leadership workshops with local school principals. WLU students will also work at the local nutrition centre and preschool in an effort to solidify partnerships in the city’s organizations.

Much of Karley Sider's work will be used by the university to create pro-motional material for the program, giving future travellers an idea of what they will encounter. She also hopes to use her work in future personal proj-ects.

EDSS student Karley Sider of St. Jacobs will be joining her father and a Wilfrid Laurier University excursion to northern Haiti as the group’s official social media rep and videographer. [elena maystruk / the observer]

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and make a film like this helped legitimize those feelings in our school.”

“Love is Universal” is viewable on YouTube. “Against the Grain,” a short film by Emily Sider, Katie Glofcheskie, Caro-lina Cabral, and Blythe Pearce, also won an award for art direction, and can be seen at http://vimeo.com/44205534.

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The students’ film about same-sex marriage drew attention to the issue at school. [will sloan / the observer]

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In 2011 and 2012, the Kin Club of Woolwich’s annual Grand River Amazing Race sent its well-meaning par-ticipants through slippery slides, canoe detours, ob-stacle courses, and plenty of mud, all in the name of charity. With visions of exhaustion dancing in their heads, participants may well ask: what is the course for 2013?

“It’s top secret!” said Siobhan Furst, co-chair and designer (with Leanne Husk) of the competition. “I could tell you, but then I’d have to kill you, or something.”

Well, we wouldn’t want that. How about the obsta-cles? TV viewers familiar with the reality show upon which the race is modeled may have memories of rac-ers becoming mired in all manner of roadblocks and U-turns.

“Everything remains top secret – much like the TV show, you don’t know what’s coming ahead!”

Fair enough. A few things we do know: on Sat-urday, July 20, teams of two or three will depart from the West Montrose Family Campground (6344 Line 86) for a five-kilometre trek. And lest visions of a certain CBS reality show frighten you away, Furst assures everyone, “We try

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to make it so that anybody can do it. You can walk the race if you wanted to … and the challenges may not be easy to do the first time, but you’ll absolutely be able to do them.”

She added, “We have balanced the challenges between having to use your intellect and having to use your brawn.”

The real competition, it seems, comes before the whistle blows. Now enter-ing its third year as part of the Kin Club’s Family Fun Weekend, the Grand River Amazing Race raised $22,000 in pledges in 2011 and $42,000 in 2012. Now, the club has set $60,000

as its 2013 fundraising goal.

This year, contestants can choose from five charities for their donation: Woolwich Community Services, Women’s Crisis Services of Waterloo Re-gion, Parents for Commu-nity Living, Kissing Bridge Trailway, and Skate Elmira.

And good news: industri-ous types whose friends have deep pockets might have a chance to find out early what awaits them on the terrain. “If you’re a great fundraiser, and you have friends who really like you, who donate money, you get an opportunity to have some of the script re-

vealed,” said Furst.Why else should people

participate? “It’s all about having fun, not taking yourself too seriously, and getting some exercise in.

“If you have a good friend who you’ve thought, ‘Oh, I should be on The Amazing Race with them,’ this would be the race for you.”

The registration pe-riod for the Grand River Amazing Race opened on Wednesday. Prospective racers can sign up at www.grandriveramazingrace.ca. The registration fee is $20, and the minimum fundraising amount is $150.

The Kin Club is hoping to raise $60,000 for five charities during its annual Amazing Race on July 20. [file photo]

giving Kate's pLace a boost

Kate’s Place was the place on April 27 as Kitchener-Conestoga MPP Michael Harris presented the Kiwanis Club of Elmira with an Ontario Trillium Fund donation of $149,000 for additions to the Elmira playground. Kelly Meissner, who named the park for her Angelman-afflicted daughter Kate, designed the playground to be fully accessible for disabled children. [will sloan / the observer]

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It started with just a box of old records, but a new initiative headed by representatives of the Wellesley-North-Easthope Agricultural Society and Wellesley’s Historical So-ciety will help celebrate an anniversary this fall. A committee in Wellesley is already working towards collecting historical objects and documents of one of the biggest fall events in the village: the Wellesley North-Easthrope Fall Fair,

Wellesley fair on the hunt for pieces of its historyeLena maystruK celebrating its 160th anni-

versary this September.Wellesley Township Her-

itage and Historical Society curator Nancy Maitland recently documented and sorted a number of his-torical files from past fairs, including records belong-ing to Mary Lichty-Neeb of the ag. society.

“I don’t think they’d been looked at for a long time. …I brought them home and sorted them out and now I have a list. The earliest record they have goes back to 1935,” said

Maitland. One of the more compel-

ling documents Maitland sorted was an academic paper written by a former Wilfrid Laurier Univer-sity student around 2002, studying trends in prizes given out at three different fairs in Erin, Wellesley and Tavistock.

“I contacted the professor and she said it was from a local history class and peo-ple chose an area that they were from to write about. We can’t seem to locate him, his name was John W.

Bell,” Maitland said. She hopes to contact the

student in order to under-stand where he gathered his sources.

The box contained a photo album as well, and a Wellesley woman has loaned Maitland a scrap-book of fair material. Mai-tland has scanned both to use in a slide show at this year’s fair.

The box also contained financial reports and ac-counts from past fairs (from 1935-1983), minutes of the agricultural society’s

annual meetings, and a large hand-drawn prize ribbon.

Maitland and members of the agricultural society now ask that the public pitch in with the hunt for history as well. Locals are invited to dig through their musty attic boxes and do-nate or loan any interesting or historically significant documents related to the Wellesley fair.

Some of the items or-ganizers are looking for may include: prize lists, photos and slides, movies,

minutes of past meetings, newspaper clippings and awards or ribbons.

Depending on what can be gathered come fall, Mai-tland says the committee might create a presenta-tion and a display for the public.

Those wishing to share any information or histori-cal objects in their posses-sion can e-mail Beth Schlu-eter at bluebird@cyg.net, Mary Lichty-Neeb at mli-chty@executlink.com or Nancy Maitland at info@wellesleyhistory.org.

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“Who let the dogs out?” asked Baha Men in their breakout song. On May 26, the answer will be the Lions Foundation of Canada, which is bringing the Purina Walk for Dog Guides to Elmira for the ninth year running.

The annual five-kilo-metre trek through Elmira helps raise money to train and donate dog guides to six categories of Canadians with disabilities: visually impaired, hard of hearing, children with autism, peo-ple with epilepsy, people with medical or physical disabilities, and people with type 1 diabetes (a new category introduced this year).

Lisa Colombo, whose 10-year-old son Mat-thew was diagnosed with autism, discovered the Lions’ Breslau-based dog-breeding and training pro-gram four years ago. She said that Cash, the family’s Lions-sponsored dog, has helped her son immeasur-ably.

“It helps the individual go from their home into the community,” said Co-lombo. “For me, that’s the biggest thing: just help-ing Matthew navigate the world outside of home.”

“I can’t believe the change in Matthew since Cash came into his life,” added Nancy Booth, event organizer from the Wool-wich Community Lions Clubs. “The first year, he really shied away from people. He didn’t really say a whole lot. Now, if he sees me at school he comes up behind me and taps me on the shoulder and talks

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Getting out for a walk with the dog guidesAnnual fundraiser for Lions Club's extensive training program will take place May 26 in Elmira

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away. He never did that before.”

Events like the Walk for Dogs Guides are critical to the Lions’ fundraising mis-sion. When dogs are select-ed, they have to be trained for just under a year. After that, the matching process can take two to four weeks, to help build a relationship between the client and the dog. Booth estimates that the cost to train one dog for the Lions can be in excess of $20,000.

“What most people don’t realize is the dogs are do-nated from the Lions Club at no cost. The Lions Club solely depends on dona-tions and fundraisers,” said Booth.

“With autism, the push right now is to have chil-dren diagnosed early to help with support early on,” said Colombo. “As a

child moves into adult-hood, if they’ve had the diagnosis early on, and support is put in place – therapy, support, a guide dog, adapting programs – their life looks very much different.”

The walk departs from the Kissing Bridge Trail (Arthur Street entrance) at 9 a.m. on May 26. More information on how to register and donate can be found on www.walkfor-dogguides.com. Matthew Colombo will be among the participants, and is ac-cepting donations at www.purinawalkfordogguides.com/donationWalker.cfm?WalkerID=9438.

Lisa Colombo added, “Being in this walk is a great opportunity to Mat-thew and us to just give back to an opportunity that we’ve been given.”

Jordan Booth, Cameron Booth, and Matthew Colombo take their positions on the Kissing Bridge, where the annual Walk for Dog Guides will depart. [will sloan / the observer]

Matthew Canon’s guide dog Cash was donated by the Lions Club as part of their autism program.

The Woolwich and regional food banks are asking everyone to “Dig In” today (May 4) for the annual one-day food drive meant to stock the shelves with much-needed items for monthly hampers.

“The items vary through-out the year; items that we are always in need of are canned fruit, canned fruit juice. People don’t think often of donating personal hygiene products so tooth-paste, shampoo is some-thing that we also need quite often,” said WCS’s Kelly Christie earlier in the week.

Locally, donations can be made at the Elmira Foodland and No Frills locations, as well as Food-land in St. Clements, with all food items dropped off at the three grocery stores heading straight to the lo-cal food bank. Excess re-serves will then be given to the Food Bank of Waterloo Region.

The top items most needed at the food bank include: condiments (ketchup, mayonnaise), canned fruit and juices, cookies and baking mixes, instant coffee, sugar, flour, shampoo, toothpaste and canned meats.

While many people are used to pitching in at Thanksgiving and Christ-mas, there’s a need to stock the larder at this time of year. The next food drive

WCS’s Kellie Christie shows some of the items needed to fill food bank shelves. The “Dig In” food drive takes place today (May 4) at No Frills and Foodland grocery stores in Woolwich and Wellesley. [elena maystruk / the observer]

is for Thanksgiving ham-pers in the fall. The Elmira Kiwanis Club also hold an

annual food drive for WCS Christmas goodwill pro-gram later in the year.

Gravel pit or money pit

Fully in support of the Municipality of Trent Lakes’ call for the province to cover legal costs associated with gravel pits, Woolwich councillors had their reservations about the effectiveness of a motion to that effect.

Meeting this week, they opted to draft their own letter reiterating the township’s concerns about the onerous and expensive Ontario Municipal Board process that often accompanies aggregate extraction applications.

One solution, as noted by director of engineering and planning Dan Kennaley, is to collect more royalties from gravel pit operators. As it stands, municipalities are paid on pennies per tonne, with total revenues that don’t even cover the cost of wear-and-tear inflicted by gravel trucks.

For Coun. Mark Bauman, the issue will continue to be a problem for municipalities until the province steps in and helps reduce the legal hoops and resultant financial burdens.

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The CiTy of WaTerloo is on the right track with plans to eliminate nine staff positions. Sure, the number is not enough and the city is downplaying the cost-savings angle, but it’s a start.

The rationale for getting rid of the jobs stems from an evaluation of all positions to see where they fit into the mu-nicipality’s core services. Those given the axe were deemed to fall outside that definition. Unfortunately, the city paid $150,000 for a consultant to tell it what senior bureaucrats should have been able to figure out on their own.

As well, the cuts only amount to one per cent of the 900 people on the city’s payroll.

The exercise is a good one. It’s the tendency of all bureau-cracies, especially the government kind, to become bloated: empire building, budget padding, the desire to work less by adding bodies to spread the workload and a host of other featherbedding measures can lead to unnecessary addi-tional staff. Add to that the rarity of questioning whether a program or department added in the past is still relevant today, and there’s certainly fat to trim in every government, even those as small as Woolwich’s, for instance.

As we’ve noted here many times, a case can be made for every expenditure, every request for funding received by municipal councils. That doesn’t mean it’s a good enough case to warrant the cost. Nor does approval of the spending guarantee that enough people benefit to justify the tax hit.

Take the case of transit. The decision to extend a bus to St. Jacobs and Elmira was made despite the fact only a few hun-dred people would use it, while burdening everyone in the township – including those far removed from the bus route – with the $450,000 price tag. Given that the figure represents about a six per cent tax hike, the township would be much better served if that money were channeled into, say, infra-structure. (And let’s not get started on the LRT.)

The same process could, and should be applied to every dollar spent by government, from municipal through to the wastrels in Ottawa. That it’s not speaks volumes about the disconnect between the politicians and bureaucrats intent on what they want rather than on what’s in the public interest.

That’s not to say, of course, that there’s nothing of value done by governments. Far from it. In fact, most of the spend-ing goes to essential and important programs, from health care and education to plowing the roads and filling the potholes. In those areas, and they are some of the largest cost centres when it comes to vacuuming up tax dollars, the question becomes whether or not we’re getting good value, good management and ideal outcomes. Time and time again, the answer is no. Much of that has to do with staff costs – another popular topic here. In fact, a much-studied issue of late, with reports indicating the public service is overcompensated and that paying more and more – typi-cally well above inflation and the taxpayers’ ability to pay – to the likes of teachers, firefighers, doctors and nurses has done nothing to improve the services and, in many cases, actually eroded the quality of service due to reallocation of limited dollars and resources.

With a growing demand for core services – the likes of roads, bridges and water pipes municipally, through to healthcare at the provincial and federal levels – growing even as real incomes stagnate in the productive private sec-tor, the time is ripe for prioritizing. As with the Waterloo example, that means eliminating that which is not really needed and which serves too few at too high a cost. A one-per-cent cut only scratches the surface.

Gov'ts need to get back to basics with spending choices

first of all, dismiss all those news stories say-ing that the Assad regime has started using chemical weapons against its own citizens, and that this has crossed a “red line” and will trigger foreign military intervention in Syria. It is conceivable, though highly unlikely, that Assad’s troops have used poison gas against the rebels. It is not credible that any foreign leader is going to order his troops to go into Syria and stop the war.

The “evidence” for the Assad regime’s use of sarin (nerve gas) is flimsy, and it’s easy to see why the opposition fighters might choose to fabricate it. Equally flimsy evidence about alleged “weapons of mass destruction” was used to justify the Ameri-can invasion of Iraq. Why wouldn’t the Syrian reb-els have a go at the same game?

Moreover, there is no plausible reason why the Syrian regime would use

Reality in Syria goes well beyond chemical weaponspoison gas. It would confer no lasting military advan-tage on the government forces, and the political costs of being caught do-ing it would be significant. But even if the accusations were true, it would make no real difference.

President Bashar al-Assad’s Russian and Chi-nese supporters would be embarrassed, but they would not drop their vetoes at the UN Security Council and authorize foreign mili-tary intervention in Syria. And even if they did autho-rize it, there would be no volunteers for the job.

No Western government – nor any Arab govern-ment, either – is willing to put soldiers on the ground in Syria. Meddling in a civil war is rarely a good idea, and the Baathist regime’s army could inflict very se-rious losses on an invader. Even imposing a no-fly zone would mean Western pilots dead or downed, be-cause Syria’s air defences are modern, competent and extensive.

U.S. President Barack Obama may talk sternly about how the use of poison gas by the Syrian regime would be a “game-

changer” – but he doesn’t specify just how the game would change. He also spends much more time talking about how shaky the evidence is, because he has no idea what he would actually do if it were true. The one thing we can be sure of is that he would never send American troops in.

So if there is not going to be any foreign military in-tervention, when is the Syr-ian civil war going to end? Not any time soon.

From time to time the rebels overrun an air base here or a frontier post there. This is usually re-ported as proof that they are making progress, but half the time they lose their conquests back to the regime some weeks or months later. The front lines have scarcely shifted at all in Aleppo in the past six months, and the regime is even recapturing some of the Damascus suburbs that fell to the rebels last year.

The Syrian army lacks the numbers to hold down large tracts of countryside permanently, but it has never let the rebels close the main north-south freeway that links Damas-

cus, Homs, Hama and Aleppo. Assad’s divisions even re-opened the high-way linking Damascus to Tartus and Latakia on the coast recently, after many months of closure. If they are not actually winning the war on the ground, they are certainly not losing it.

Saudi Arabia and Qatar continue to feed weapons to the rebels, but not in quantities that would give them a chance of winning. This is probably because they have become increas-ingly nervous about the kind of regime that would replace Assad’s dictator-ship after a military victo-ry. They wanted to replace Assad’s secular regime with a government controlled by Sunni Muslims, but they do not want to put a fanatical Islamist regime in power.

That, at the moment, is precisely what an insurgent victory would produce, for the jihadi extremists of the al-Nusra brigades are by far the most effective fighters on the rebel side. The pros-pect of a radical Islamist regime has also convinced many moderate Syrians that they must prevent the

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Liberals back NDP auto insurance plan; benefits remain to be seen

in a purely defensive move to prevent a non-confidence vote over this week’s budget, the Ontario Liberals have agreed to legislate a 15-per-cent re-duction in automobile in-surance rates in return for support from the NDP.

Few of us will have a problem with that, despite the fact the government is acting primarily on self-interest. We’re all over-paying for car insurance, though the industry would have you believe otherwise. Drivers, however, have no sympathy for automobile insurers that have sent premiums that are already the highest in the country spiraling upward again and again. Citing investment losses and higher costs, insurance companies have boosted rates well above in-flation year over year, espe-cially since the recession of 2008, created mostly by the financial services industry itself.

The last round of such

large increases prompted the provincial government to temporarily freeze rates in 2003, with an attempt to roll back costs by about 10 per cent. Partially success-ful, the regulations have been under a steady attack from the insurance indus-try, which is eager to pass on its investment losses to you. Your mutual funds may have taken a beating in this economy, but you have no recourse. Insurers, on the other hand, have your wallet to fall back on, and they’ve been getting the go ahead for the last year or so to do just that.

Currently, insurers in Ontario are pressing for caps on payouts for, among others, injuries sustained in collisions. The idea is to limit claims for minor injuries, the so-called nui-sance claims. Although the stance has some merit – there are people who try to milk the system – it is seen as another step by insur-ance companies to reduce coverage while continuing to boost rates.

That, of course, is not how the industry sees it, though it is the bottom line that remains the number-

one concern. It wants reforms to the system that will reduce its costs and liabilities before premiums come down.

“We understand why the finance minister is con-cerned about auto insur-ance rates – so is the auto insurance industry. How-ever, lower rates will not be sustainable if the system is still broken,” says Ralph Palumbo, an Insurance Bureau of Canada vice-president. “We caution the government that cutting rates, without first reform-ing the system, will threat-en the ability of insurers to protect Ontario’s drivers.”

In a recent report, the IBC claims that between 2008 and 2010, the Ontario auto insurance industry lost $2 billion. The organi-zation fears that quick rate cuts without “fixing the system” could turn a profit in 2012 to another potential $1 billion loss across the 90 insurance companies that sell auto insurance in Ontario.

Ontario drivers, particu-larly those in the Greater Toronto Area, gener-ally pay much higher auto insur ance premiums than

other Canadian drivers. While this is partly due to high claim costs, Ontario also has one of the most comprehensive and highest benefit levels in Canada. The total cost of auto insur-ance injury claims in On-tario rose by 150 per cent between 2005 and 2010, even though the actual number of injury claims rose only 30 per cent over the same period.

Auto insurance fraud is a big problem in Ontario, ac-cording to the government and the industry. Insurer estimates put its value at 10 to 15 per cent of all premi-ums paid in Ontario during 2010 – as much as $1.3 bil-lion.

IBC continues to push for changes that favour the industry, saying they will benefit the public ... per-haps, eventually.

Some of that mantra was reflected in Finance Minister Charles Sousa's statement in announcing his government would go along with the NDP pro-posal.

"This will be legislated. Reducing auto insurance claim costs is part of the government’s plan to lower

premiums for Ontario driv-ers. We will crack down on fraud, make roads safer and ensure people enjoy good benefits, security and proper care.”

The NDP has made auto insurance the cornerstone of its demands in return for support of Thursday’s bud-get. The party says changes are necessary because even with the reforms requested by the industry, premiums have not fallen. In 2011, for instance, rates increased despite payouts for acci-dent claims falling by 50 per cent due to regulatory changes. The NDP say a 15-per-cent cut would save the average driver $225 per year.

Absent in the debate has been the on-again, off-again issue of a public insurance program like the lower-cost versions in other provinces.

Proponents of public auto insurance say such a plan would take greed and profit out of the mix, elminate predatory and discriminating practices and offer coverage at lower prices.

Almost all of the criti-cism has come from the

industry itself and its supporters on the right, essentially negating their position.

One big bogeyman re-mains, however: the spec-ter of yet another misman-aged government program. You can’t blame Ontarians if they’re a little skepti-cal about a public system given the possibility of cor-ruption, bureaucratic bloat and a culture of workplace entitlement in the govern-ment sector, all of which could easily erode some of the benefits to consumers.

Like health care, howev-er, the benefits of a public system outweigh the risks.

As the Consumers’ As-sociation of Canada has pointed out, public auto insurance systems in other provinces provide far more stability at rates far below what drivers pay to private insurers.

Facing increasing energy costs across the board, higher taxes and expenses outstripping inflation – and many private-sector wage increases – consum-ers are primed for getting something back from the

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"So if there is not going to be any foreign military intervention, when is the Syrian civil war going to end? Not any time soon." Gwynne Dyer | page 12

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fall of the Assad regime, even though they loathe it.

A year ago, the battle for Syria seemed to be turn-ing into a straightforward struggle between the Sunni Muslim majority, some 70 per cent of the population, and the various minorities, Shia, Christian, Alawite and Druze, who backed the Assad regime because they feared Sunni domina-tion. It’s probably more like 50-50 now, because many Sunni Muslims are equally repelled by the alternative of a radical Islamist tyr-anny.

There are no opinion polls to confirm this shift

in Sunni opinion, but the evidence is there in the loyalty and the combat ef-fectiveness of the Syrian army, most of whose rank-and-file troops are Sunni Muslims. So what should we hope for, in this almost hopeless situation?

The least bad outcome, at this stage, would be a stealthy military take-over of the regime that discreetly removed Assad and his cronies without abandoning the principles of the secular state, and then isolated the jihadis by reaching a generous peace settlement with the other elements of the rebel forc-es. How likely is that? Not very, unfortunately.

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After the first maxi-meet event at Jacob Hespeler on April 25, EDSS athletes and coaches are still not sure of where they stand this year. Cold weather, snow and rain during the training meet prevented some athletes from attend-ing, so many don’t have a proper gauge of their readiness.

“No one really knows any results. Not everyone even competed,” said head coach Melanie Austin.

She is optimistic, howev-er, as every year individual EDSS athletes snag some lofty wins at both regional and provincial levels, she boasted, adding that the 40-student turnout this year is somewhat unusual but not unexpected.

“Some of the kids that got cut short in the winter season want to be active again; all of the spring sports are pretty full.”

Students also trained in track events at the same location on the morning of May 3, with the next maxi-meet scheduled for May

It’s the start of a new game for the Wellesley Ap-plejacks, as longtime head coach Kevin Fitzpatrick is stepping down from the Junior hockey team. Fitz-patrick’s resignation con-cludes a run as coach that has lasted on-and-off for 18 of the team’s 25 years.

“It was just time,” said Fitzpatrick, who will re-tain a position as general manager while the league undergoes reconstruction. “I found last year, with my travel schedule with work and other commitments, it was a drain.”

Rob Way, assistant coach for the 2012-2013 season, is stepping into the position, and Fitzpatrick said he’s the right man for the job.

“The biggest thing I saw him bring this year was his enthusiasm,” said Fitzpatrick. “I’ve known Rob for a long time. We played Junior B together – that’s a long time ago. He really wanted to take over as head coach … and I think he’ll do a great job. He knows the system, he knows what the team is about.”

“It was a very participa-tory coaching staff,” said Rob Way. “Kevin was al-ways seeking input and al-lowed me free reign work-ing with the defensemen.

Fitzpatrick intends to remain as GM while the Ontario Hockey Associa-

9. After that there are two days of competition at the WCSSAA level set for May 15 and 16 followed by Cen-tral Western Ontario Sec-ondary School Association games on May 22 and west regional Ontario Federa-tion of School Athletic As-sociations (OFSAA) games starting May 31, followed by OFSAA June 6 to 8.

Five EDSS staff mem-bers are taking the lead in training this year, over-looking throwing events, long distance running, sprinting and jumping events respectively, with Austin doubling as the javelin coach.

“We always have individual athletes that do really well – track and field is unique that way. We usually have a handful of kids that could make it to the regionals or even all of Ontario like OFSSA.”

Austin also noticed an uptake in javelin this year, something she thinks is due to a local role model.

“We have a lot of javelin throwers or kids trying to learn how to throw javelin and I think that’s because we have a girl who has a full scholarship to the States for that. That might have pulled out more athletes that want to try it,” she said.

Senior EDSS stu-dent Jas-

EDSS student Coleton Williams practices his discus throw for the track and field events, near the school’s home field on Tuesday. [elena maystruk / the observer]

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The EDSS girls’ soccer team hosted Glenview Park Secondary School on April 30. EDSS won the game 3-0 on goals scored by Jennifer Floto, Kacie Martin, and Emily Chapman. [elena maystruk / the observer]

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Playing to the baser instincts in devising a new turkey-hunting strategy

The other day, I was turkey hunting when the bird I was working was intercepted and shot by another hunter set up across the field on private property. That hunter had no decoys and as far as I could tell wasn’t calling. It appeared he was waiting to ambush a bird and the one I was calling fit the bill perfectly.

You win some; you lose some.

In any case, this got me

thinking that perhaps I need to re-evaluate my decoy spread and the way I hunt.

The idea behind hunt-ing over a decoy is very simple. The hens are meant to look like females who are looking to get bred. The jake is supposed to look like the upstart kid who is hemming and haw-ing about doing the job because he doesn’t want to look too needy or uncool. Plus, he probably has no idea how to go about it and is fighting a breakout of pimples.

In this scenario, the big old gobbler is meant to see this, strut on over, kick

sand in the scrawny kid’s face and walk off with the swooning ladies. Then he spends the morning loving and leaving them.

I thought about this and then a simple idea hit me.

Maybe an old gobbler doesn’t want to fight. Maybe he also doesn’t want to breed with young fit hens that are looking for nothing but tawdry, short-term physical rela-tionships where conversa-tion is minimal and the connection is as shallow as moose pee on a flat rock.

Maybe what the gobbler wants is something more permanent, meaningful and lasting. Maybe, he’s

looking for someone who he can talk to as well – a special someone who he can take long walks on the beach with while remi-niscing about the good old days. Maybe he wants someone who is willing to provide guidance and tell him when he’s dressed like a slob or when his shirt and tie doesn’t match. Maybe he’s looking for a soul mate.

OK, probably not.A gobbler is, after all, the

closest thing to a Nean-derthal that I know of. All he wants to do is fight and breed this time of year. He has all the sensitivity of a wooden leg and all the

subtlety of a North Korean leader. In short, he is a bully and a jerk.

To bring one in, you need to sweeten the pot and think about what a degenerate bully really wants.

That’s why next time I’m setting up my decoys, they will be wearing skimpy bikinis. Just to clarify, I mean the hens only – I am not a weirdo.

The jake, on the other hand, will be wearing a pocket protector, carrying a slide ruler and a gener-ous amount of lunch mon-ey. He might even have a Smurfs lunch pail.

I am also considering

setting up a toilet nearby so that the gobbler might use it to give the jake a swirly, too.

I’ll admit that my plan seems a little far-fetched, especially since I believe my decoys would probably look way better in a one-piece swimsuit – perhaps something slimming with a high thigh and a bit of cleavage. Even so, I believe this ought to make the dif-ference and appeal to the predatory instincts of the particular gobbler I have in mind.

But if it doesn’t, it will at least ensure that other tur-key hunters give me plenty of space.

Pushing students to swim, bike and run for glory, the Tinman Triath-lon is a time-honoured tradition at Elmira District Secondary School. Organiz-ers are gearing up again for May 28.

“We’re still getting entries in, but we are hoping to have about the same as last year, which was about 450 [students],” said EDSS phys ed. teacher Laurie Murray.

The event will make use of the pool at the Woolwich Memorial Centre. After that, athletes will move to a transition area at the back of the WMC before riding their bikes along Snyder Avenue to the Kissing Bridge Trail. Cyclists will make a right turn and ride to Northfield Avenue before turning around and racing to Floradale Drive and back to the WMC. Participants then drop their bikes and

start to race on foot start-ing from Snyder Avenue, past Sugar King Drive and Bluebird Place, then to First Street and Barnswallow Drive and Lions Park. The racers will circle back and end the race on the EDSS home field.

Last year EDSS hosted 18 different schools from Wa-terloo and Wellington coun-ties for the one-day event consisting of a 375-metre swim, a 15-km bike ride and a 5-km run.

EDSS students fared well last year, with a junior boys second-place triathlon win-ner (Brandon Berchtold) coming in at 1:04:22 and a fifth place in the senior boys category (Keith Weber) at 1:05:21. For the girls se-nior Jenny Norris took sixth place clocking in at 1:14:02, and in the triathlon relay category, EDSS students Keenan Courtis, Morgan McPhee and Matt Bannon clocked in at 52:44 taking first place.

“We’re the only ones crazy enough to run it,” Murray joked when asked why EDSS hosts the event every year.

“In the country, there is not as much traffic, I think that’s part of it. It’s easier to get a permit for it when you are in a smaller town and the fact that we have the Kissing Bridge Trail just down the road is one of the reasons we get the permit for it because the bikers are not on the streets.”

As for the training in-volved, Murray said some students are more serious about the competition than others.

“A lot of kids do relay so they only have to do one of the events. But the kids that do the full thing, many of them train fairly hard for it. I know that some of them are already coming to the pool every morning, or to practice before their event on lunch hours,” she said.

The students and staff

Keith Weber and other students dedicated to this year’s Tinman Triathlon, hosted by EDSS, are already beginning to prepare for the three-part competition that will have them swimming, cycling and running against many other schools in the region on May 28. [elena maystruk / the observer]

EDSS prepping for this year’s Tinman Triathlonparticipants are split into categories ranging from ju-nior girls and boys singles, staff singles and junior and senior girls singles. There are also junior and senior boys and girls relay teams that compete in single events, an open mixed re-lay for both boys and girls and a staff relay team. First place winners in each cat-egory receive medals, and ribbons are given out to teams finishing in the sec-ond to sixth places.

The event is also pro-moted through a video linked to the EDSS website. Created by students Tyler Seguin and Scott Carerre, it shows an EDSS athlete going through the motions before and during the com-petition.

ELENA MAYSTRUK

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jAcKS: Assistant to take over from head coach, who’ll retain general manager’s duties for now

From | 15

tion realigns the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League to merge with the equivalent from Niagara District. Next season, the

Jacks will play in a divi-sion with teams from Del-hi, Norwich, Woodstock, Paris, Ayr, Tavistock, and New Hamburg.

“That’s going to be a huge change for us, and

past year has prepared him for the Junior league’s new challenges.

“The biggest thing to understand is, these kids at this point in life have other things – university, home, girlfriends,” said Way. “When they’re in mi-nor hockey when they’re growing up, they’re pretty focused on hockey and that sort of life. As they get

the local rivalry with New Hamburg should be inter-esting,” said Fitzpatrick.

Way spent years prior to his association with the Jacks coaching Waterloo Minor Hockey, and the

older and they get to col-lege or university, that’s a juggling act for them.

Not that it’s always a challenge. Currently final-izing the rest of his coach-ing staff, Way is using last year’s positive experiences to outline goals for the 2013-2014 season.

“We want to continue to bring in great quality kids,” Way said. “We had

a great dressing room at-mosphere last year, and I really believe you can take a bunch of kids who get along really well and have a common goal, and as a total make them better than they might be indi-vidually.

“We really did a lot of that last year, and I think we need to build on that this year.”

Departing coach Kevin Fitzpatrick will stay with the Applejacks as general manager during league restructuring [Will sloan / the observer]

EdSS gIRLS WIN SLO-pITch MATchUp AgAINST vISITINg EASTWOOd cOLLEgIATE SqUAd

The EDSS girls’ slo-pitch team successfully hosted their first home game of the season, beating out visiting Eastwood Collegiate Institute for a 12-8 win. The team’s next outing is against Resurrection Catholic Secondary School on May 6. The next home game is May 13 against Grand River Collegiate Institute. [elena maystruk / the observer]

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Both KW Lightning Midget and Major Midget Girls won gold at their respective Division 1 Provincial Tournaments this past weekend. Woolwich Township continues its tradition of producing top basketball talent for the teams. [submitted]

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Students had a rough go of the first practice meet last week due to poor weather but came out in scores to practice on sunnier fields this week. [elena maystruk / the observer]

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A thorough cleaning, however, doesn’t necessarily mean an all-day job. Innovative products to bright-en up tired outdoor furniture are a homeowner’s best friend. Take a look at a few more tips to spruce up your outdoor space:

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• Clean windows, doors and outdoor coach lights to brighten up your home inside and out.

• Restore your outdoor deck. Protect fabrics from water dam-age, stains and colour fading with an outdoor Fabric Seal.

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BUSINESS DIRECTORY: Presented by the Woolwich ObserverDECK CARE TIPS FROM A PRO TO PROTECT YOUR WOODEN INVESTMENT

As the nice weather approaches, we all start to ex-plore one of our favourite entertaining and relaxing areas, the great outdoor living space. As we look at this space, we begin to notice that it may be a little dirty or that the surface of our deck is a little tired looking. The first thing to think about is how to protect the investment and prolong its life. The two main causes of damage to any exterior wood surface is water and ultra violet rays. Although some outdoor woods might have preservatives, insect repellants and naturally long life in outdoor constructions, they are still susceptible to dam-age from water and UV rays. You can do a simple splash test by pouring water onto the surface and if the water penetrates into the wood it needs to be protected. If the wood is starting to look gray, the surface may be showing signs of ageing from the sun and black mould and mildew could be growing on the surface.

“You can do a simple splash test by pouring water on to the surface and if the water penetrates into the wood it needs to be protected.”

The best way to protect your deck is to make sure you clean the surface prior to applying a water repellant product. Using a deck cleaner on the surface is key to removing oxidation, dirt, mould, mildew and dead wood fibers. Cleaners with brighteners in them can also restore the natural colour of cedar. Some believe that using a pressure washer by itself will clean the surface. Although a great tool in the right application it does not remove all the mould or mildew and can damage the wood surface by removing wood fibers.

Once the deck has been cleaned and has had time to dry you will want to protect against water damage and ultra violet rays. You may also like to add a little colour back into the wood. With the improvement of

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Social media a boon for charities

Ontario, and indeed Canada, is looking to ag-riculture to help spur on economic recovery.

Ontario food exports increased to $10.8 billion in 2012, a jump of more than $900 million compared to the previous year. Accord-ing to the province, every $10-million increase in agricultural exports creates almost 130 new jobs here. Provincially and nationally, agricultural exports figure prominently in our trade balance.

Slowly, we’re getting away from exporting main-ly raw commodities. Earlier this week at a ceremony in Toronto, the Ontario government recognized Niagara-based Pillitteri Estates Winery with the 2013 Ontario Food Exporter Award. Pillitteri sends “food” to more than 30 countries, including China, where it operates 25 wine retail stores.

It’s not all about exports, though. Domestically, On-tario is home to Canada’s largest food processing sector, accounting for

Land use issues prevail as farming leads economic recovery

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Non-profits can benefit from some of the communication strategies more commonly seen in the business world

ELENA MAYSTRUK

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An entrepreneurial mindset and the tactics that come with it are not only an asset in the busi-ness community but also in the not-for-profit sec-tor. Nowhere is that more clear than with adopting social media, say a slew of recent surveys.

Putting the technology to work can help non-profit groups generate donations, recruit volun-teers and raise awareness in the community.

“If an organization isn’t using social media they are missing a huge marketing opportunity. I think they are missing a huge target audience. Certainly, a younger de-mographic is using social media. The ones that aren’t on it and aren’t leveraging it are just miss-ing a great opportunity,” says Social Venture Part-ners Waterloo Region ex-ecutive director Jennifer King.

Social Partners is made up of supporters who contribute a set annual sum to the organization, which then provides cash grants and professional volunteer time to support-ed organizations such as the Woolwich Counselling Centre and Strong Start in Waterloo Region.

“It’s part of your overall marketing strategy: why wouldn’t you use social media? It just takes a little planning and being con-

sistent but the payoff is huge. There are many or-ganizations in [Waterloo Region] that could speak to it increasing aware-ness – it goes way beyond donations, it’s about how can you get people to know about your cause and then take action?” King added.

Findings by Charity Intelligence Canada note that while charitable giv-ing has risen in recent years (Statistics Canada reported an increase of 2.6 per cent from 2010 to just under $8.5 billion in charitable donations in 2011), charities now face higher expectations from the public to act in a busi-ness-like manner.

“I wouldn’t use the word ‘business,’ because I think they are different. Business is business and charities are charities. I would say that yes, it’s more important than ever to have better processes and better tools. It’s act-ing entrepreneurially as opposed to acting like a business,” King said.

At Social Venture Part-ners Waterloo Region, members recently cited a compilation of statistics published on Nonprofit Tech 2.0, a blog created by Heather Mansfield, au-thor and owner of DIOSA Communications, a social media and mobile tech company in Missouri.

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3,000 businesses that em-ploy about 100,000 people across the province. And at yet another level, the proposed Local Food Act in Ontario has the potential to spark regional economies here, and create a closer connection between farm-ers and consumers.

And while food seems to be the only common de-nominator in all this, here’s another production factor that deserves a lot more attention: land.

Land is often taken for granted, booted around like some political football

as Avectra, a software company servicing non-profit organizations, and Waggener Edstrom World-wide, a Microsoft-affil-iated communications agency, among others in the communications and social media sphere.

Stats coming out of the United States show that causes involving animals (41 per cent) and children (37 per cent) are the most talked about by social me-dia savvies. Below that are health and wellness ini-tiatives (19 per cent) hu-man rights topics (18 per cent) and environmental projects (16 per cent).

“Those stats that came out have a lot of resources to put into research,” said King.

Findings out of Waggen-er Edstrom also show that more than half of the re-sponders in a U.S. survey who engaged with causes via social media were inspired to take further action (59 per cent made monetary donations, 53 per cent volunteered).

Keeping up with such statistics is useful to non-profit organizations and supporting institu-tions. Knowing the ins and outs of social media tools, and knowing how to track their media pres-ence is also essential for non-profits wishing to increase their online pres-ence. Jonathan Grover, founder of iNot For Profit in Waterloo – a company that creates mobile apps for charities and non-profit organizations – says using social media has a “fantastic” return on in-vestment, taking into ac-count the organization’s individual online efforts and the increased expo-sure provided by online tools.

“Charities and non-profits are excellent at

and generally disregarded for its pivotal role in food production. But behind the headlines, land issues particularly in rural areas have moved from the back burner to centre stage. And they affect nearly everyone.

The public is invited to register to take part in a conference about such is-sues on May 14 at the Delta Hotel in Guelph, when the University of Guelph’s Institute for the Advanced Study of Food and Agri-cultural Policy presents Exploring Rural Land Use: Issues, Institutions and Change. The institute is

part of the Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics, in the Ontario Agricultural College.

Among the issues that will be discussed are land values. Farm Credit Can-ada, the country’s biggest lender to agriculture, says factors such as a strong agricultural economy, low interest rates, growing world food demand and higher commodity prices drove the average value of Canadian farmland up 10 per cent just during the sec-ond half of 2010. What’s the potential impact of high

land prices on food prices? And when it comes to

issues, how about rural land use for energy produc-tion, which has resulted in controversies over wind power and wind turbines? Then there’s gravel extrac-tion, which has always been a front-page issue around here, and more recently turned potato fields near Shelburne into a land-use battleground.

Outside of primary agri-culture, but still affecting it significantly, are First Nations land use and own-ership issues. The Idle No More movement under-

prevalence.” Organizations starting

out in social media must move from the role of a content generator – creat-ing an online community through sharing informa-tion – to what he calls the moderator role. This is when the organiza-tion can provide a forum for open dialogue with an engaged community, regularly maintain that dialogue and introduce

lined how unresolved such issues remain. But with the potential for them to turn ugly fast, it’s unlikely they’ll stay that way for long.

Many rural land-use issues point to what’s popularly called the right to farm. Some farmers say if they’re going to produce food for Ontario, Canada and the rest of the world, they need concessions when it comes to matters such as noise and odour. They say their right to farm, so to speak, should (at least sometimes) trump what others say is their right to

new resources.The other issue, he says,

is non-profits fear losing control of their message online.

“It’s a very different way of thinking. Organizations have typically been very cognizant of controlling the message that gets out there. They have to come to that understanding that when they open that public forum, lots of great things can come from it,

pristine air and tranquility. The same goes for land

taxation, here and around the world. If governments look to farming to pull their provinces or countries out of an economic slump, they need to be flexible when farming asks for help get-ting the job done.

The keynote speaker for the Guelph land issue conference is Chief Robert Louie from BC, who’ll be discussing the framework agreement on First Na-tion land management. To participate, register at www.ExploringRuralLan-dUse2013.eventbrite.ca.

but they have to be aware that there can also be negative comments,” Gro-ver said.

King concedes that of-ten start-up businesses deal with the same issues as new charities: tight budgets and limited re-sources.

“So, a thing like social media, whether it’s low-cost or no-cost, the ques-tion is, why wouldn’t you do it?”

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SOCIAL MEDIA: It just makes sense for non-profits to make use of the low-cost/no-cost option

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achieving their mission, but not always at letting people know how well they’ve achieved their mission,” Grover said.

He added, “Social media is the new way to connect with the younger generation to begin to

engage them in those causes. Right now, a lot of the techniques that have typically worked for con-necting with constituents don’t resonate in the same way for these generations and we think that’s why social media has so much

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“I’m going to say tal-ent, number one, because he had the respect of the entire industry through-out his career,” said David

Rogers, director of Drayton Festival Theatre’s tribute show, The Songs of Sinatra.

“When he first started out, people didn’t even know what he looked like, only from record covers, so he was truly ‘the voice.’ When he started out, we didn’t have YouTube and television and videos – we had radio, and that’s where we learned about Frank Sinatra.”

Fair point, and The Songs of Sinatra, which opens May 8, will give us millennial skeptics plenty of opportunity to consider the range of Sinatra’s ca-reer. The seven-man en-semble goes through the whole or part of nearly 50 songs from all stages of Ol’ Blue Eyes’ life, from the

teen idol who sang “Jeepers Creepers” in the ‘40s to the “Strangers in the Night” balladeer of the ‘60s to the white-haired elder states-man who brought gravitas to “My Way” in the ‘80s and ‘90s.

“I was a fan of his mu-sic,” said Rogers, “but the more I researched him and listened to his music, I learned things, like he re-ally did songs in one take. Those were the days when there was no editing, no pitch control, and when you listen to it, wow, he was a master.”

Not to say that his per-sona didn’t play a role in his appeal, of course. “He did become ‘the boss,’ ‘the chairman of the board’ – people just respected him,”

said Rogers. “He was who every man wanted to be: he had the great-looking women around him all of the time, and he had his buddies, and he was the epitome of that era. Even the way he dressed.”

Kevin Forestall, George Krissa, Graham Parkhurst, Adam Francis Prouxl, Chris Sams, Michael Vanhe-val, and Chris Zonneville perform as the “Sinatra Seven,” but while Sinatra is a popular subject of im-personators, don’t expect them to put on a fedora and throw their jackets over their shoulders.

“I told the boys to have a listen to Sinatra, as much as you can – listen, listen, listen – and then when it comes time to put the show

together, stop listening because we don’t want to imitate him,” said Rogers.

“We want the flavour of Sinatra, we want the feel of Sinatra, but don’t try to do what he does because no-body can.”

While Sinatra didn’t write songs, his voice had a way of colonizing them. How often do you think of Paul Anka when you think of ‘My Way’? Rogers and the Sinatra Seven have

made a conscious effort not to compete.

“For ‘My Way,’ I said, ‘Well, nobody can sing this as a solo, so let’s do it as a seven-part harmony – an anthem to Frank Sinatra.’ That just blows the audi-ence away, when younger guys who probably didn’t even know the song when they were growing up are singing this great tune.”

The Songs of Sinatra runs from May 8 to June 1, eight shows per week, at the Drayton Festival The-atre. Tickets range from $20 to $40, and can be purchased by calling 519-638-5555, at www.drayton-festivaltheatre.com, or at the theatre box office, open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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auction saLe of Antique tractors, tools, household effects, antiques and miscel-laneous items, to be held at 17 William St. in Elmira (off Arthur St. North) for Neil McDougall, on Saturday, May 11th @ 10:00 a.m. Gerber Auc-tions Ltd. 519-699-4451.

auction saLe of 25 year old brick bungalow, household effects, antiques and miscel-laneous items, to be held at 4086 Princess St. in Millbank for Arlan and Marion Erb, on Saturday, May 18th @ 9:30 a.m. Gerber Auctions Ltd. 519-699-4451.

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NOTICE OF STUDY COMMENCEMENT East Side Lands Sanitary Pumping Station & Forcemain

Environmental AssessmentTHE STUDYThe Regional Municipal-ity of Waterloo (Region) is initiating a Class Environ-mental Assessment (Class EA) for a Sanitary Pump-ing Station & Forcemain to service the area known as the “East Side Lands”. As part of the 2003 Regional Growth Management Strategy, the East Side Lands were identified as a significant opportunity for employment development in the Region. The study area is located in the east-ern portion of the Region surrounding the Waterloo Regional Airport and cov-ers an area of just over 4000 hectares encom-passing portions of the City of Kitchener, City of Cambridge and the Town-ship of Woolwich (See Key Plan Map).

The Region, in partner-ship with the City of Cam-bridge and Township of Woolwich, is nearing completion of a Master Environmental Ser-vicing Plan (MESP), which will summarize and provide recommendations for the water and wastewater servicing requirements of the East Side Lands. The MESP expanded on the recommendations of the Region’s 2007 Wastewater Treatment Master Plan (WWTMP) for wastewater servicing of this area. This Class EA study will build on the approved MESP and WWTMP.

For the purpose of this study, the East Side Lands are divided into two stages of develop-ment. The Stage 1 boundary represents an area that requires a sanitary servicing strat-egy for developments in the short term, while Stage 2, known as the “Broader East Side Lands”, will focus on a long term servicing strategy for the entire study area. This study will identify and evaluate alternatives for wastewater servicing of each stage of develop-ment, and recommend the preferred strategy.

THE CLASS EA PROCESSThe study is being developed in accordance with a “Schedule B” Municipal Class EA and will include public and stakeholder consultation, evaluation of alternatives, an assessment of the potential impacts of the proposed alternatives and identification of measures to mitigate any adverse impacts. Upon completion of the study, an Environmental Study Report (ESR) documenting the process will be available for public review and comments for a period of 30 calendar days prior to approval by Regional Council.

The public consultation process is vital to this study as the Region wants to ensure that anyone with interest in the project has the opportunity to get involved and provide input to the decision making process. Public Information Centres (PICs), advertised in advance, will be scheduled to solicit input from key stakeholders and public.

COMMENTSWe encourage you to provide us with any suggestions or comments that you may have about this study. All comments will be posted as part of public record with the exception of personal information.

To provide comment or request additional information, please contact either of the listed Project Team members below:

Notice of Public Information Centre PROPOSED REGION OF WATERLOO

SIGN BY-LAW

The Region of Waterloo will be holding a public information centre to introduce a draft Regional By-law respecting signs on Regional roads. The proposed Sign By-law addresses all types of unoffi cial signs on Regional roads including election signs, business accessory signs, farm accessory signs, mailbox accessory signs, open house signs and poster signs. The proposed Sign By-law establishes requirements for unoffi cial signs including:

• Location and placement; • Size, shape, construction and content; • Impacts to the function of the road; • Number of signs and timing of placement; and • Sign removal.

Staff are also proposing an amendment to the Region’s Tourism and Essential Services Signing Policy to allow tourism signage on Regional roads for agri-toursim activities.

When: Tuesday, June 17, 2008, drop in 4:00 - 8:00 p.m.Place: Regional Administration Headquarters (lobby) 150 Frederick Street, Kitchener

This public information centre is being held for the purpose of providing information and receiving comments from the public. A copy of the draft By-law is available for review in the Clerk’s Offi ce, Region of Waterloo, 2nd fl oor, 150 Frederick Street, Kitchener or on the Region’s website at:

www.region.waterloo.on.ca - tab Newsroom, tab Public Notices

If you have questions concerning the By-law, please contact Nancy Button, Manager, Transportation Engineering at 519-575-4520 or by email at bnancy@region.waterloo.on.ca

If you require accessible services to participate in this meeting, please contact the above noted person by Tuesday, June 10, 2008.

All comments and information received from individuals, stakeholder groups and agencies regarding this project are being collected to assist the Region of Waterloo in making a decision. Under the Municipal Act, personal information such as name, address, telephone number, and property location that may be included in a submission becomes part of the public record. Questions regarding the collection of this information should be referred to the person indicated above.

Nancy ButtonManager, Transportation EngineeringRegion of Waterloo150 Frederick Street, 7th FloorKitchener, ON N2G 4J3

Mr. Dave Arsenault, M.Sc., P. Eng.Project EngineerRegional Municipality of Waterloo150 Frederick Street, Kitchener ON N2G 4J3Phone: 519-575-4757 ext. 3682

Mr. Duane Lindner, P.Eng.Manager of Infrastructure Associated Engineering (Ont.) Ltd.Suite 203, 51 Breithaupt St, Kitchener, ON N2H 5G5Phone: 226-214-3188 ext. 5301

Notice of pesticide use Please be advised of the application of Larvicide to the following loca-tions for the control of West Nile Virus Vectors;

• Sewage Lagoons• Ditches and Depressions• Catch Basins

Between May 10, 2013 and October 31, 2013, municipalities within the Region of Water-loo will be conducting a larviciding program under the authority of the Region of Waterloo Medical Officer of Health to prevent the development of mosquito larvae into vectors of West Nile Virus. The granular formulation of the larvicide Bs (Bacillus sphaericus) (Vecto-lex® CG PCPA #28008) will be applied to sewage lagoons within the Region, where larvae are present. The liquid formulation of the larvicide Bti (Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis) (Vectobac® 1200L PCPA #21062) or (Vectobac® 200G PCPA #18158) will be applied to standing water in ditches and depressions throughout the Region, where larvae are pres-ent. The pellet formulation of the larvicide methoprene (Altosid® PCPA #21809) or the pelleted/pouch formulation of the larvicide Bs (Bacillus sphaericus) (Vectolex® WSP PCPA #28009) will be placed into standing water in catch basins throughout the Region, where larvae are present. All larvicide will be applied by Ministry of the Environment licensed applicators or trained technicians employed by GDG Environnement Ltée.

For additional details on exact locations and dates of treatments, please call Region of Waterloo Public Health at 519-883-2008 or GDG Environnement at 1-888-567-8567. You can also visit our website at: www.regionofwaterloo.ca/fightthebite

Notice of Public Information Centre PROPOSED REGION OF WATERLOO

SIGN BY-LAW

The Region of Waterloo will be holding a public information centre to introduce a draft Regional By-law respecting signs on Regional roads. The proposed Sign By-law addresses all types of unoffi cial signs on Regional roads including election signs, business accessory signs, farm accessory signs, mailbox accessory signs, open house signs and poster signs. The proposed Sign By-law establishes requirements for unoffi cial signs including:

• Location and placement; • Size, shape, construction and content; • Impacts to the function of the road; • Number of signs and timing of placement; and • Sign removal.

Staff are also proposing an amendment to the Region’s Tourism and Essential Services Signing Policy to allow tourism signage on Regional roads for agri-toursim activities.

When: Tuesday, June 17, 2008, drop in 4:00 - 8:00 p.m.Place: Regional Administration Headquarters (lobby) 150 Frederick Street, Kitchener

This public information centre is being held for the purpose of providing information and receiving comments from the public. A copy of the draft By-law is available for review in the Clerk’s Offi ce, Region of Waterloo, 2nd fl oor, 150 Frederick Street, Kitchener or on the Region’s website at:

www.region.waterloo.on.ca - tab Newsroom, tab Public Notices

If you have questions concerning the By-law, please contact Nancy Button, Manager, Transportation Engineering at 519-575-4520 or by email at bnancy@region.waterloo.on.ca

If you require accessible services to participate in this meeting, please contact the above noted person by Tuesday, June 10, 2008.

All comments and information received from individuals, stakeholder groups and agencies regarding this project are being collected to assist the Region of Waterloo in making a decision. Under the Municipal Act, personal information such as name, address, telephone number, and property location that may be included in a submission becomes part of the public record. Questions regarding the collection of this information should be referred to the person indicated above.

Nancy ButtonManager, Transportation EngineeringRegion of Waterloo150 Frederick Street, 7th FloorKitchener, ON N2G 4J3

THE SECOND INSTALLMENT

OF 2013 INTERIM PROPERTY

TAXES IS DUE

FRIDAY MAY 10, 2013

DIDN’T RECEIVE A BILL? Non-receipt of a tax bill does not waive your obligation to pay and you may incur a penalty. If Canada Post has assigned a PO Box number or you have moved since your last billing please provide that information by calling 519-669-6000 and we will update our records accordingly.

NEWLY CONSTRUCTED BUILDING ALERT: If you have been paying taxes on land only, you may be subject to a Supplementary Tax Bill later this year, effective date of occupancy.

Marion Pollard, CMTC (A)

Manager of Revenue/Tax Collector

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auction saLe of 9 acre hobby farm, machinery, household effects, antiques and miscellaneous items, to be held at 5721 Wellington Rd. 86 bordering Ariss (10 minutes east of Elmira, 5 minutes west of Guelph) for The Catharine Meyer Estate, on Monday, May 20th @ 9:00 a.m. Gerber Auctions Ltd. 519-699-4451.

auction saLe of Brick bungalow on \’bd acre lot, camper, car, household effects, tools and miscellaneous items, to be held at 4833 William Hastings Line, in Crosshill, for Glenn Uhrig & Val Phillips, on Satur-day, May 4th @ 11:00 a.m. PROPERTY: 3 bedroom, 34 year old, custom built brick bungalow with attached garage, front porch & deck, situated on a nicely landscaped, private .57 acre lot. This recently renovated home has new North Star windows, 6 year old roof, central air & vac, open concept main floor with large kitchen, bright sitting room, bathroom, washroom, main floor laundry, good flooring, lots of closets, and finished basement with large rec-room, 2 bed-rooms, office, 2 cold rooms & utility room. Heat - oil furnace & an air tight wood stove. WORKSHOP/BARN - 30 X 40ft. well insulated 2 storey structure with concrete floor & coloured steel siding. Circular drive. Water- Drilled well. Zoning-”SC” Settlement Commercial. NOTE - Plan to view this well kept property! An updated house and an enticing workshop provide many options including various business opportunities. 10 minutes to Waterloo. See www.auctionsfind.com/gerber for photos and terms. TO VIEW - Call 519-699-9461 Auctioneers -Gerber Auctions Ltd. 519-699-4451 or 698-0138 2827 Hutchison Rd. R#1 Millbank (Crosshill) Gerber Auctions 519-699-4451.

thurs may 23 at 12:00 noon - Clear-ing auction sale of riding lawnmower; enclosed trailer; work trailers; small farm machinery; house trailer; scrap iron; and miscellaneous items to be held at 2411 Fischer Hallman Rd approx 3 kms east of New Dundee or 2 kms north of Roseville for Hans and Evi Stren-zke. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519-656-3555 www.jantziauctions.com

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sat. may 11 at 10:00 AM: clearing auction sale of property with 3 bedroom brick bungalow; truck; household effects; antiques; collect-ables; furniture; and miscellaneous items to be held at 4 Campbell Place in Wellesley for Aaron L and Katie Jantzi. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519-656-3555. www.jantziauctions.com

Wed. may 15 at 10:00 AM - Clearing auction sale of antiques; collectables; furniture; household effects; tools; and miscel-laneous items to be held at the St. Jacob’s Community Centre in St. Jacob’s for the estate of the late Shirley Lorentz with addi-tions. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519-656-3555 www.jantziauctions.com

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Elmira - SENIORS DELIGHT, close to all amenities. This Bungalow has it all, tastefully decorated and finished top to bottom, complete with main flr master bdrm, laundry & 2nd bdrm/office. Enjoy your deck with privacy fence and enough backyard to get some exercise. Basement has a large recroom for entertaining & guest bdrm & bath ready for your out of town friends to visit you. For the man of the house a separate workshop to tinker in or simply another room for storage. MLS 1321463. Call Paul or Alli direct.

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INGROUND POOL (saltwater) – well maintained, open concept home with numerous updates. Great location – close to all amenities & schools. Large master bdrm. Fin. rec. room w/gas stove, office & 4 pc. bath. Covered deck. Pool house. Well landscaped. MLS

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SOUTHEND PROFESSIONAL BLDG.$11.25 sq. ft. of finished office space available. Great natural light, reception, 2 board rooms, private and combined offices, kitchenette on main floor, main and 2nd floor washrooms, Excellent convenient parking. MLS

A MUST SEE BUNGALOW LOFT$559,900 | ELMIRA Welcoming foyer, accent pillars and art niche, Brazilian Cherry hardwood floors, maple kitchen with stainless appliances, main floor master w/ensuite, large upper level loft with 4 pc bathroom, partially finished basement with walk-up to oversized dbl garage. MLS

ELMIRA /GOLF COURSE– ½ ACRE $649,000 Contemporary design offers a striking front foyer, entertaining sunken living/dining room with cathedral ceilings, natural hardwood flooring throughout. Covered patio. EXCL

FOR SALE OR LEASE- ELMIRA$2,400,000/$12.23 sq. ft.Divisable options for the warehouse, separate entry/and over head doors. Call for additional details. Overall space of 21250 sqft includes warehouse and offices. Ideal location for easy access to Hwy#85 and expressway. MLS

GLEN ALLAN .85 Acre$679,000 To be built 2400 sq ft scenic elevated property overlooking farmland, tucked away on a dead end road. Walk out basement, double garage, option to bring your own plan. Artist concept Only EO&O. EXCL.

4 BEDROOM, 4 BATHS$539,000 ELMIRA. . Ceramic and maple hardwood flooring, generous kitchen/dinette with walk in pantry, walk out to patio, gas fireplace in family room and rec room, beautifully finished basement complete with kitchenette great for entertaining. MLS

HARDWOOD FLOORING$379,900 ELMIRA. Spacious 2-storey w/2nd floor family room, open concept main floor w/walkout to covered verandah & roomy fenced backyard, gas fireplace, master bdrm ensuite, ceramic flooring, & central air. Call to view!! MLS

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eLmira - 1 bedroom, very new and modern. Quiet 6-plex. Laundry and parking on site. Perfect for single professional or retired individual. Non smokers, no pets please. Available June 1. $660 + utilities. Call 519-669-2212.

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one bedroom 2nd floor apartment available in Elmira. New flooring & paint. Separate entrance, heat & parking included. Hydro extra. Absolutely No smoking, No pets. $650.00/month. Phone 519-741-7405.

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10 acre Lot- Lot 18 conces-sion 12 Mapleton Twp.10 acre lot available to build your Country estate approxi-mately \’bd hour drive from Elmira. Within commuting distance of Waterloo, Guelph, Drayton or Listowel. Level lot sloping up gently to the rear with 400 ft. frontage. This is a rare find. For further infor-mation Call Peak Realty Ltd Elmira 519-669-1544 and ask for Mildred Frey-Broker or direct @ 519-741-6970 .

50 acres for sale. Grey Highlands-Osprey. 30 acres workable, the rest bush. House needs serious repairs. Drilled well. Immediate close if desired. $180,000. 519-856-0381 evenings.

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ComING EVENtS

the eLmira & District Hor-ticultural Society will be holding their annual peren-nial plant sale on Saturday, May 11, from 8 a.m.- 12:00 noon at the corner of Industrial Dr. and First St. in Bristow Park (new location). Bring your donations to the park between 6 - 8 p.m. on Friday, May 10. You will receive one plan voucher for every two plants you donate! Just make sure you pot your plants in a clean container before the sale and make sure it’s labeled with either the botanical or common name. Include any other info that may be helpful ie. colour of bloom, sun/shade etc. No invasive plants please! Contact Louise Bexton at 519-210-2110 for more information.

GARAGE SALES

annuaL Lighthouse min-istries Int. garage sale, bake sale & BBq, Fri. May 10, 7 a.m.- 8 p.m.; Sat. May 11, 7 a.m. - 2 p.m. Sat. 10:30 a.m. bag sale. Gerald Bowman Auction building, Wallen-stein.

garage saLe - May 2, 3,4 from 7a.m. - 5 p.m. 57 Park St. St. Clements. Double stroller, playhouse, toys, kitchen items, table/4 chairs, Guitar Hero, golf items, car seat, and much more!

heideLberg annuaL toWn-Wide Garage Sale. Saturday, May 11, 2013. 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. Over 80 homes participate yearly. Bargains galore and something for every taste and budget. Rain or shine. $5/ per participating house-hold. Money goes toward park rejuvenation and com-munity events. For more information. 519-699-4571.

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muLti famiLy. chiLdren’s clothing, mens suits, Tupper-ware, bedroom set, ped-estal for Whirlpool washer, baking, lots more! May 3, 9-8; May 4th, 7-1. 118 First St. W. Elmira.

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Thank YouThe family of Don Martin would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to all our friends and relatives for prayers, food, flowers and cards which we received during the loss of our loved one. Also, for the many charitable donations in memory of Don. A special thanks to all who helped make Don’s “Celebration of Life” a memorable experience. To Rev. Fred Redekop for his words of comfort, and the Dreisinger Funeral Home for your compassionate, caring help. Your thoughtfulness will always be remembered.

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Beacom, Murray Ross 1930-2013

Murray peacefully ended his earthly journey on Sunday, April 28. He was the third son born to Harry and Hilda Beacom of War-wick Township, Lambton County. Growing up on the farm gave him a lifelong interest in the country. He was never happier than when he was at his own hobby farm or later in life helping Karen and Rod at the farm. He developed a strong desire to plant trees and did so as part of the Woolwich Clean Water-ways Group. Murray, a professional engineer and graduate of University of Toronto, was a well respected teacher of Science at Elmira District Secondary School for 23 years. He is remembered by many former colleagues and students. Murray was a former member of the Elmira Lions Club, acted for a number of years as treasurer of the Elmira Boy Scout Association and was an active member of Calvary United Church. Murray is survived by his wife Barbara; children Andrew, Karen (Rodney Martin) and Sean (Kendra); and son-in-law Mark Hildebrand. He was an in-volved and loving Papa to Jared and Taya Beacom; Amanda, Tori and Meghan Mar-tin; Emily and Troy Hildebrand; Mackenzie, Kambel and Caden Beacom. He was prede-ceased by his parents, brother Donald (1998) and daughter Christine Hildebrand (2012). At Murray’s request cremation has taken place. Memorial visitation was held at Calvary Unit-ed Church, St. Jacobs on Wednesday, May 1 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. A memorial service to celebrate Murray’s life was held at Calvary on Thursday, May 2 at 11 a.m. followed by a re-ception for friends and family. A private fam-ily burial will be held at a later date. In Mur-ray’s memory, donations to Waldenstrom’s Foundation of Canada or Calvary United Church would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy. We will be forever indebted to the staff at Leisureworld Elmira for their com-passionate and loving care of Murray during his time with them. Arrangements entrusted to the Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira.

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Happy BirthdayAkela!

You always DYB, DYB, DYB’d with the best of ‘em!

Hope your May 1st Birthday wasLord Baden Powell worthy!

brubacher, david | Died suddenly as a result of a farm accident on Friday, April 26, 2013 at RR# 4 Listowel. David Brubacher, age 45 years.

fLeming, david | Peacefully, at Listowel Memorial Hospital on Thursday, April 25, 2013, Mr. David Howard Fleming of Listowel, in his 73rd year. Local relatives are his son Leonard Fleming and his wife Laura and his sister-in-law Jayne Fleming all of Elmira.

moyer, dorothy | Passed away suddenly on Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at St. Mary’s Hospital, in her 76th year. Dorothy was born, raised and spent most of her life at RR #1 West Montrose.

martin, soLomon m. | Passed away on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at his home, RR 1, Wallenstein, at the age of 83 years.

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LIVING HEREAFTER WORK / A REASON TO CELEBRATE

Heidelberg man’s retirement has been a long time in the making

Finally, it’s that time of the year where the sun is shining and gardens are calling for some much needed attention. We all know working on the gar-den can be a great source of exercise and you can definitely work up an ap-petite in the process. I always think of having mushrooms and toast when gardening: it’s that earthy taste that doesn’t make you feel like a slug on a rock.

This is an easy recipe that takes you leaps and bounds in the flavour spectrum. Oh, and if you don’t feel like firing up the old BBQ, then just toast your favourite baguette in the oven or toaster oven.

In addition to mush-rooms, I think about spinach when gardening. Nothing beats a fresh spinach salad with a tangy honey Dijon dressing. You can really use whatever salad veggies you like and any protein or even add quinoa to this salad for ad-ditional fiber and protein. We have given you our favourite version of it and we hope you enjoy it and possibly make your own version next time.

It’s time for recipes that go with the gardening mood

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WILL SLOAN

RETIREMENT | 39

Nelson Martin has worked for 62 years at Jones Feed Mills Ltd. – from age 17 all the way to 79. Yet despite his decades on duty, the Heidelberg resident was caught off guard when his bosses an-nounced plans for an open house to mark his retire-ment.

“I didn’t want nothin’,” said Martin. “I told ‘em, I’m not a guy to have a big to-do about something – I made a living in 62 years, and what’s that about, you know?”

Oh, come now, Mr. Mar-tin. After 62 years of work, far outside of the glory of the spotlight, surely you must derive some small enjoyment from the atten-tion and adulation?

“Well… I…” Martin paus-es for reflection.

“Yes!” interjects Vera, his wife of 58 years.

Martin laughs. “No, I… I don’t… I don’t fancy it, put it that way. But I’ll take it. Not that I was looking for it. I’m just not that type.”

Indeed, it took a certain amount of negotiation to convince Martin to even take part in an in-terview for the Observer. “He’s very humble and very modest,” notes Bert Pletsch, head of interna-tional sales and develop-ment at Jones Feed Mills, and an organizer of the open house. “Doesn’t seek any attention at all.”

All of which is part

Nelson Martin feted this week for his 62 years of service at the Jones Feed Mill in the village

of a work ethic that has endeared him to his col-leagues and employers for decades, said Pletsch. “He’s one of those old-fashioned workers that is always here early, always very consci-entious, wanted things done right. … Always very honest, and just a pleasant guy to be around.”

It was April 1, 1951 when Martin logged his first day

at the plant, then called Hoffman Feed Mill, after being laid off from his previous job on a poultry farm. Looking for work, the 17-year-old Martin heard from his future brother-in-law that the feed mill was hiring, and was rec-ommended to the owner, Amos Hoffman.

“He didn’t know me from John Henry,” recalls

Martin. “But he phoned me on Saturday and wondered if I wanted to work for him, and I said sure. He said, ‘Come in on Monday.’ He didn’t know me, he hadn’t seen me before – nothing!

“I went down on Mon-day morning and started working … and the rest is history.”

Martin began his long tenure by working manual

labour in the mill, and then spent time as a truck driver. When an appendix removal halted his truck work, Martin moved into the plant’s office, where he worked into the late ‘90s, when the mill was acquired by Jones Feed Mills.

In 2000, Pletsch eased back on the responsibili-ties, and spent more than a

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For 62 years, Nelson Martin “had a job at the mill,” while wife Vera Martin “had a job raising the kids” at their Heidelberg home. [WILL SLOAN / THE OBSERVER]

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MAY 4

MARYHILL KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS & CWL Luau Dinner. Two sittings 5:30 & 7 p.m. Adults $15; children (6-11) $8; under 5 free. Maryhill Heritage Community Centre. Advance tickets required. Contact Mike Rundstedler 519-648-3394; Doug Zinger 519-648-2939, Mary Campagnaro 519-822-9287.

ELMIRA LEGION LADIES AUXILIARY Gourmet Chicken Dinner; 6 p.m. Downstairs; $10/person.

MAY 5

BRESLAU HIKE 2-4 P.M. Join hike leader Lisa to hike the Walter Bean Trail near Breslau. For more hike information visit www.healthywoolwich.org or call Paul at 519-664-3643. A Woolwich Healthy Communities Month event.

ST. JACOBS MENNONITE CHURCH presents Mozart’s Vespers, with choir, soloists and orchestra. 4 p.m. at St. Jacobs Mennonite Church, 1310 King St. N., St. Jacobs. Free-will offering supporting Woolwich Community Services.

TWO-HOUR HIKE ON THE Walter Bean Trail, Breslau. 2 p.m. Families Welcome! Join Lisa to hike the Walter Bean Trail near Breslau. For more info contact Paul at 519-664-3643.

MAY 6

LADIES COME JOIN US for an evening of fun, food and fashion. Spring into Fashion at Creekside Campus for a fundraiser for Cystinosis. Help us fund a cure for Cystinosis. Light lunch at 5:30 p.m. with fasions from

Seasons and Taya with silent auction items and door prizes. Tickets $15, contact Dianne Strausee 519-699-4019. For more information on Cystinosis please visit www.gabbieswish.ca.

MAY 7

MOVIE AFTERNOON FOR ADULTS – 1 p.m. at Elmira Branch Library. Tickets are $1 each and every person attending must have a ticket. Admission includes light refreshments, please no outside snacks. Visit rwlibrary.ca or call the library for current movie listings. Event takes place at the library located at 65 Arthur St. S. in Elmira. For more information, contact the Elmira Branch Library at 519-669-5477 or elmlib@regionofwaterloo.ca.

ELECTRONIC BINGO – 7 p.m. Upstairs at the St. Clements Community Centre sponsored by the Paradise & District Lions Club. For more information contact Joe Brick at 519-699-4022.

MAY 8

HOWELL’S FISH FRY. GALE Presbyterian Church, 10 Barnswallow Dr. Elmira. Continuous serve from 5-7 p.m. Tickets $15 per adult, $7.50 for children under 12. Tickets available from the church office 519-669-2852, Lee 519-669-8217 or ask a church member.

ST. CLEMENTS CATHOLIC SCHOOL will be hosting a silent auction and open house at the school, 3639 Lobsinger Line, St. Clements. The evening will begin at 6 p.m. Lots of prizes to bid on, raffle table and BBQ. This event is to support various school activities. For more information visit http://stclement.wcdsb.ca

SENIORS COMMUNITY DINING AT noon (doors open at 11:30), Calvary United Church, 48 Hawkesville Rd. St. Jacobs. Cost: $11. Community Care Concepts invites you to join us for a hot noon day meal, fellowship and entertainment. Call 519-664-1900 for more information.

SPRING LADIES NIGHT OUT. Home Grown Beauty – Natives for Carefree Gardeners. 7:30 p.m., Woolwich Community Health Centre, 10 Parkside Dr. St. Jacobs. We’ll have some fun with Nina April for “Wild Things Plant Farm of Minto”. Bring a plant from your garden to exchange that night. Enjoy refreshments and fellowship.

MAY 9

NEW HORIZONS IS A group for zoomers, boomers and seniors. Dave Schultz, manager of communications for the Grand River Conservation Authority, will speak on current issues in the Grand River Watershed. Get informed, socialize and have fun. Admission is $2 per person. Meetings are 10-11:30 a.m. At Maryhill Fire station, 17 Charles St. E., Maryhill. For further information contact Joan Haid at 519-648-2742 or by email at jehaid@explornet.ca.

ME? BREASTFEED? – FIND out about breastfeeding, discover how breastfeeding can fit in your lifestyle, learn how to breastfeed successfully. Workshops are held monthly throughout Waterloo Region. Next workshop in St. Jacobs on May 9 at 6:30 p.m. Woolwich Community Health Centre, 10 Parkside Dr., St. Jacobs. Contact Michelle Buckner at 519-772-1016 or mbuckner@kdchc.org for more information.

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Celebrate Eucharist with usMass times are:

Sat. 5pm & Sun. 9am & 11:15am

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Trinity United Church, Elmira“Our mission is to love, learn & live by Christ’s teachings”

Sunday Worship: 10:30 amSunday School during WorshipMinister: Rev. Dave Jagger

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Sunday Worship: 10:30 am

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9:45am Sunday School

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Hopping Thursday’s7-8:30pm Programs for all ages

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SUNDAYS @ 10:30AM Services at Park Manor School

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Sunday, May 5thWhen You Feel You’re Sinking

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Finding The Way Together

Zion Mennonite Fellowship-The Junction-

Sunday School 9:30amWorship Service 10:45am

REACH WITH LOVE. TEACH THE TRUTH. SEND IN POWER. Rev. Paul Snow

Service at 10:30am

Sunday School at 9:30am

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9:15 & 11:00 AM

Completing31 weeks of

Sunday, May 5th

“Celebration Sunday”

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Sun. May 5, 11amEmpowered

To ServeRon Seabrooke

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St. Paul’sLutheranChurch Pastor: Richard A. Frey

Sharing the Message of Christ and His Love

9:15 Sunday School10:30 Worship Service

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Grandma: Heart Bypass Friday at 6:30am

THE KIDS WERE HAVIN’ A BALL AT OPTIMIST TOURNEY IN ELMIRA

The Toronto Maple Leafs had a tough go of it in their first playoff game, but a happier fate befell the Backstreet Bulldogs at the Optimist Club of Elmira’s ball hockey tournament on April 27 at Park Manor PS. The young team scored a 4-1 victory over Woolwich Attack to win the afternoon tournament. [WILL SLOAN / THE OBSERVER]

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STRANGE BUT TRUE / BILL & RICH SONES PH.D.

WEIRDNOTES

Portrayals of The Last Supper change as food security increases over the years

Q. Going by artistic renderings of the event, how much was eaten at “The Last Supper”?

A. That depends on what years you’re talking about, say Daniel L. Schacter et al. in “Psychology: Second Edition.” When researchers Brian and Craig Wansink analyzed 52 paintings of “The Last Supper” done between 1000 and 1800, they noted most of them show bread, fish and wine

on the table, with portions starting out at roughly size 3 out of 10 (with 10 representing a very large portion) and staying that way for some 400 years. But by about 1500, they had grown to 4 out of 10, then all the way up to 7 out of 10 by 1800, and extrapo-lated to close to 9 out of 10 by today! Interestingly, “the main dish increased 69% in the paintings, the size of the plate increased 66% and the bread 23% over the time period stud-ied” (from psychologist Susan Albers in “Comfort Cravings”). As the Wansinks said, the centuries-old tenden-cy of portion sizes to get bigger and bigger reflects

“the gradual shift from food insecurity to food abundance” and may help explain why obesity rates keep rising.

Q. Who’s the “hip-pocampus hero” of the bird world, displaying its prodigious long-term memory?

A. A Clark’s Nutcracker that “during winter and early spring can locate up to 6,000 caches of pine seeds it had buried earlier,” answers David G. Myers in “Psychology in Everyday Life, Second Edition.” Among all animals, this member of the crow family is contender for

champion memorist. According to Scott Haber of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, “Not only do the lives of Clark’s Nut-crackers revolve around their pine seed diet, but the pines themselves have been shaped by their relationship with the nutcrackers.” In fact, the seeds the birds don’t re-trieve play a crucial role in growing new pine forests.

Q. Do you often dream in colour, or stay with black and white? How old are you?

A. A study of more than 3,000 subjects by Japanese social scientists (Okada et al. in the journal

“Dreaming”) revealed that young people sometimes dream in colour, while older folks seldom do. The transition from colour to black & white takes place gradually as subjects age. The data based on respon-dents ranking the frequen-cy of their dreaming in colour are consistent with prior studies of dream diaries and alarm-clock wakings of sleepers. The data further suggest a “generational” shift: between 1993 and 2009 there was an increase in colour-dream frequency among 20- to 50-year-olds, though this is less pronounced than the age effect. While it’s unclear why colour occurs less

frequently in dreams among older groups, the popular (though specula-tive) explanation for the generational shift involves the introduction of colour television. Colour TV sales skyrocketed in Japan in the early 1970s, and most of the 20- to 50-year-old respondents in the 2009 survey would have grown up with colour TV, while most of the earlier (1993) ones would have started off watching black & white.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS Bill is a journalist, Rich holds a doctorate in physics. Together the brothers bring you “Strange But True.” Send your questions to strangetrue@compuserve.com.

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Add garlic and sherry and cook for 1 minute;

Add cream, salt, pep-per and finish with fresh parsley;

Pile on your favourite grilled baguette and serve.

Honey Dijon Yogurt Vinaigrette1/2 cup honey

3 tbsp Dijon mustard

1/2 cup plain yogurt

1/4 bunch fresh chopped tarragon

Salt and pepper to taste

Combine all ingredients in a small mixing bowl, finishing with tarragon.

Garlicky Mushrooms on Grilled Baguette2 tbsp oil

2 cups any variety of mush-rooms you like, chopped

3-4 cloves garlic, diced

1 oz sweet sherry

3/4 cup heavy cream

Fresh parsley to garnish

Salt and pepper to taste

Place a large pan on high heat then add oil. Once the pan is smoking add mushrooms and cook until golden brown;

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1/4 cup red onion, sliced thin

1/2 cup cherry tomatoes, halved

1/2 cup cucumber, sliced and halved

4 cups baby spinach

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decade packaging birdfeed and cleaning up around the mill on a part-time basis.

“Not very many people are in business in the same place for 62 years,” added Pletsch. “He’s become a friend to a lot of people, and I’ve appreciated the opportunity of getting to know him.”

Throughout all these years, Martin worked with-in walking distance from his home, where he and his wife Vera raised a fam-ily of five children. Since then, the family brood has expanded to include 12 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

“The oldest one turned 36,” said Vera Martin. “So we are old, aren’t we?”

“I always said, I had a job at the mill, she had a job raising the kids,” said Martin.

Any way you slice it, 62 years is a lot of time to spend at one company. For Martin, it was time well spent.

“I loved my job. Some people say, ‘Oh, you work in one place all the time.’ Well, I loved what I was doing, got along with cus-tomers, and met different customers all the time … I supported myself for years, and what else?”

As for the secret to his longevity, Martin is less certain. “I always say I must have done something right for all those years!”

The open house for Nel-son Martin takes place on

May 3 at Jones Feed Mills, 2555 Lobsinger Line in Hei-delberg, between 10 a.m.

and 2 p.m. There will be a green egg barbeque be-tween noon and 1 p.m.

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Nelson Martin logged his first day of work at the Heidelberg mill in 1951. [WILL SLOAN / THE OBSERVER]

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