Closure of a section of Sunset Drive for maintenance has resulted in heavy traffi c in-stead moving down Chester Street, causing complaints from residents and leaving city council wondering what can be done.

Sunset Drive, between Chester Street and Elm Street, was closed Sept. 3 to allow for a slope stabilization project, which is expected to last for more than two months.

A detour was set up to redirect traffi c along Elgin Street and Wilson Avenue.

The trouble is, not every driver respects or notices the intended detour route, resulting in a high volume of vehicles heading down Sun-set and then turning onto Chester, giving that street more traffi c than it was ever intended to deal with.

“We have to remember that probably the ma-jority of people using that road aren’t from St. Thomas and don’t know our local streets. We really have to hold their hands as they come

through town,” said alderman Mark Cosens at a Sept. 9 city council meeting.

Mark suggested that the problem could be solved with better signage to make the detour route more clear. He recommended more de-tour signs leading up to the intersection of Tal-bot Street and Wellington Road. To increase the chance of keeping vehicles off Chester, Mark also recommended pushing the road clo-sure back to Bush Road.

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APPLEFEST:It’s September and the Elgin apple  harvest is in full swing. Rod Forsythe picks his own apple at Great Lakes Farms on Union Road near Port Stanley on Sept. 7. � e farm was also a stop on this year’s self-guided Elgin Farm Adventure Tour, hosted by the Elgin Federation of Agriculture

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The railway is returning to St. Thomas.

Despite the city’s claim to fame as being a railway city, people haven’t been able to ride the rails in downtown St. Thomas for de-cades.

That will all change Sept. 20 with the grand opening of the city’s newest railway station, a rep-lica of the London & Port Stanley (L&PS) Railway Station, at 600 Talbot Street.

The grand opening begins with a ribbon cutting at 4 p.m., followed by an inaugural train ride.

An event of this magnitude, meant to revitalize the city’s down-town core and draw in tourism, needs more than just one day to properly mark the occasion, so the celebration continues all weekend.

Saturday will include train rides every hour from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. from the station to Parkside Collegiate Institute and back.

In the corridor, there will be live music, crafts for kids, and station tours.

A downtown art market, featur-ing local artists, will be held, along with a sidewalk sale organized by the Downtown Development Board.

The Caboose Pull, a United Way fundraiser, will be held Saturday with the kick-off being at noon at the Elgin County Railway Mu-seum.

Hourly train rides will continue on Sunday starting at noon.

There will also be a vintage car show in the Moore Street parking lot from noon until 4 p.m., and a L&PS exhibition at the Railway Museum.

All aboard new train station

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CE BUZZ2013 Citizen AwardsNominations are now open for Central Elgin Volunteer Service and DistinguishedCitizen Awards. These awards recognize and honour Central Elgin residents whosevolunteer efforts have made a significant impact towards the development andadvancement of recreational sports, arts and culture or community and social services,who have competed or been recognized at the provincial, national or internationallevels in sports or arts and culture, or who have contributed in a meaningful andsignificant way to Central Elgin.

To view eligibility criteria, or obtain a copy of the nomination form, please visit our website.Details can be found under Civic Centre. Nominations will be open until Friday, September 20.

2013 Final Tax Installment Due Dates2013 Final Tax Installment due dates are September 16th and November 15th.

Accessibility Advisory Committee Members RequiredThe Municipality of Central Elgin and the County of Elgin are seeking one committee memberfor the Joint Accessibility Advisory Committee (JAAC) to advise the councils on accessibilitymatters. The JAAC’s mandate is to advise the Municipality of Central Elgin and County of Elginon the implementation of accessibility standards and removal of barriers.

If you are interested in serving on the JAAC, or wish to learn more about the Committee, pleasecontact Jennifer Cowan, Accessibility Coordinator for an application form at 519-631-1460ext. 167 or jcowan@elgin-county.on.ca, County of Elgin, 3rd Floor Human Resources, 450 Sun-set Drive, St. Thomas ON N5R 5V1.

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Public Hearings/Meetings for Planning ApplicationsPublic Hearings will be held on Monday, September 16, 2013 for the followingPlanning Applications:

• 6:50 pm – Minor Variance Application No. 12/13, 159 Bessie Street• 7:00 pm – Minor Variance Application No. 13/13, 279 Dufferin Street• 7:10 pm – Minor Variance Application No. 14/13, 424 Tower Heights Drive• 7:20 pm – Minor Variance Application No. 15/13, 269 Sunset Drive

Public Meetings will be held on Monday, September 23rd, 2013 for the followingPlanning Applications:

• 7:10 pm – Proposed Zoning By-Law Amendment, Part of Lot 17, Concession11,Geographic Township of Yarmouth, 46052 Mapleton Line

• 7:20 pm – Proposed Zoning By-Law Amendment, Part of Lots 19 & 20,Concession 3, Geographic Township of Yarmouth, 46001 Sparta Line

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION regarding these applications is available for inspectiondaily, Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 P.M at the Municipal Offices and at the Central ElginPlanning Office, 9 Mondamin Street, St. Thomas.A copy of the complete formal notice of publicmeeting is also available at www.centralelgin.org by clicking “Public Notices”

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Summer company StudentS:Student participants in the elgin Business resource centre’s (eBrc) Summer company program gathered at the eBrc office on South edgeware rd., St. Thomas, for a program wrap-up and networking event aug. 28. The program gives students, ages 15 to 29, resources to start and run their own business over the summer. The students created a diverse number of businesses this year, from lawn care to a dove release business. They were treated to pizza and drinks, and heard from guest speaker Kim davis, who runs her own business called Inside elgin, who spoke about the do’s and don’ts of starting your own business. Back row (L-r): mae Legg, Business counsellor (eBrc), Henry Klassen, andrea Hunniford, Lydia Bloemenda, rebecca van Harn, and monica Bergen . Front row (L-r): Lydsay collard, Quin Saarloos, Helena Klassen, and devon Smale. absent: angelo Lerullo, James Simpson, naomi Hiemstra and Samantha dunseath.

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East Elgin schools get new rooms and equipmentMalahide says no to fi rehall voteAt a recent meeting of Malahide Council,

the following motion was passed concern-ing the possibility of holding a referendum on the number of fi rehalls in the township: Resolved that “No action be taken at this time with respect to the possibility of in-cluding a question on the ballot regarding the potential closure of a fi rehall(s) as a part of the 2014 Municipal Election.” In favour – Mennill, Wales, Jenkins, Moore; Against - Widner, Glinski, Wolfe.

“Closing a fi re hall serves no real practical purpose. In fact, it would be a detriment as it would increase the response time to cer-tain areas putting some Malahide citizens in a more vulnerable position and poten-tially causing us to lose our accreditation, which would increase fi re insurance rates. This would all be for the saving of $20.00 per capita. We have four effi cient fi re halls manned by dedicated volunteers.Why change that?” said Mayor Dave Mennill.

Aylmer council says no to rabbit sellingAylmer Council in last week’s session de-

clined the request from David Welch to keep

rabbits and doves at 4-78 Beech Street as, notes Councillor John Vandemeersch, By-law 09-06 Paragraph 9 prohibits the keeping or breeding of any wild animal for commer-cial purposes.

Mr. Welch has 30 days to comply with the bylaw.

EECC youth horseshoes club(Contributed by Penny Hilliker) – “The

East Elgin Community Complex Youth Horseshoes Club was successful at the On-tario Horseshoe Pitching Championships Aug. 25 in Peterborough.

Kaitlyn Pond won the girls’ division for the third straight year and Justin Luyt won the boys’ title.

Placing second on the girls’ side was Van-essa Riley with Stacey Pond fi nishing third.

Kyle Luyt came in second in the boy’s division. Girl’s champion Kaitlyn carried a perfect fi ve-win, no-loss record and a 45 per cent ringer average, with 90 ringers over the tournament’s 200 tosses.

Justin fi nished with a three-win, two-loss record with a 34 per cent average to defeat brother Kyle, winner of the Canadian cham-pionship this season. The Aylmer-area club is coached by Keith Lindsay.

Ex-Aylmerite wins teaching award (Information from Walden University and

from Dr. Lynn Lysko, formerly of Aylmer): – Recently it was announced that Dr. Lynn Lysko, who received a Doctor of Education (Ed.D.), was awarded Walden University’s Frank Dilley Award for Outstanding Doc-toral Study for her research, An Analysis of Governance Policies and Practices in One School District Regarding English Learners.

Dr. Lysko is currently the Assistant Super-intendent of Education Services in Atwater, California. The Frank Dilley Award for Out-standing Doctoral Study is bestowed annu-ally upon a Walden graduate.

Dr. Lysko is a native of Aylmer and a graduate of EESS.

She taught in Ontario high schools for 16 years before moving to California in 2000 to become a high school principal.

Grow-op in Springfi eld (From Elgin OPP) – The Elgin OPP ex-

ecuted a search warrant recently at a garage located on Ron McNeil Line in Springfi eld. Police seized cannabis marihuana plants from an indoor grow operation along with grow equipment.

The estimated street value of the controlled substance is approximately $283,000.

As a result, Police arrested and charged a 32-year old London man with production of marihuana and production for the purposes of traffi cking.

East Elgin school update Area students returned to school last week

and faced some new surroundings.McGregor Public School in Aylmer

opened a new four room full day Kindergar-ten addition and have added a new shed to accommodate outdoor play equipment.

Immanuel Christian School in Aylmer in-troduced new playground equipment at the east end of the building.

Straffordville Public School also reno-vated two classrooms to accommodate their full day kindergarten program.

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by shipping coal and carrying tourists. Popularity of the au-tomobile in the 1950s brought about the end of passenger ser-vice.

The replica station was built for the International Plowing Match in 2010, but was taken down and put into storage. It has been rebuilt, brick-by-brick, at its new location on Talbot. Rail tracks had to be reinstalled from Centre Street through to the north side of Talbot Street so the train could travel.

“St. Thomas really wanted to carve out their own identity for tourism,” said Megan Pickers-gill, tourism coordinator. “It was a long process.”

The replica station will also be

the new home for the city’s tour-ism offi ce, which will be moving there from city hall. The replica station will not only be more prominent than the old offi ce, but it will be open year-round.

“People come here from out of town and they’re looking for an experience. It’ll be really excit-ing when we’re at a point we can provide that for them,” Megan said. “We have a lot of festivals ... from Day out with Thomas to FreshFest, and we want to be able to bring all this together and showcase it.”

A paved area, suitable for walking and biking, was cre-ated between Wellington and Kains streets. Near Centre street, there’s a section that goes east and connects to the CASO Sta-tion.

Alderman Tom Johnston strongly opposed hav-ing the closure begin at Bush Road, saying that the problem they are trying to solve wouldn’t go away; it would just be pushed one street sooner. Tom envi-sions that vehicles heading down Sunset will fi nd the road closure, now at Bush, and will just divert up Stanley Street, which is the nearest turn.

“People are going to take the shortest way, so if you stop it at Bush line, I know for a fact all that traffi c going doing Chester right now is going to go straight up Stanley,” he said.

Tom instead wanted the road closure to be moved all the way to the intersection at Talbot and Wel-lington, to make certain vehicles don’t head down Sunset.

Mark said that he understood Tom’s reasoning, but couldn’t support a road closure all the way to the Tal-bot and Wellington intersection because it would be too diffi cult to enforce.

“When we say we’re putting a full road closure, we

still have to allow residences to go into that area ... we can’t ticket anybody. We can’t enforce it legally,” Mark said. “I don’t see the point of closing a road if we can’t enforce the closure ... [the police] can’t ticket anybody. They don’t know if you’re visiting a friend on Sunset drive, or what it is you’re doing.”

Mark argued that improving the signage on the road would help get the traffi c to move where in-tended, so that cars turning onto Stanley won’t be as bad as Tom expects.

After some debate, council agreed to a full road closure from the intersection of Bush Line at Sunset to a point just north of Elm Street, with the exception of transit vehicles and buses.

Tom remained unconvinced that improved signage would do the job, and was the only member of coun-cil to vote against the motion.

If heavy traffi c does end up moving through Stan-ley Street and complaint phone calls start coming in, council may fi nd themselves revisiting Tom’s sug-gestion of a full road closure up to Talbot and Wel-lington at a future city council meeting.

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The event is a playful way for men to raise awareness of issues relating to sexual assault and domestic violence. Participat-ing men are invited to walk one mile in the park, literally in a woman’s shoes, to raise funds.

Proceeds raised will go to Violence Against Women Services Elgin County for emergency transportation services, ac-cording to Administrative Assistant Pam Dyck.

The Women’s Place emergency shelter is a safe-haven for women living in fear of abuse who need a safe place to go. The shelter is open 24-hours with emergency transportation to safety. Drop-in counsel-ling is available anytime of day with a qualified, professional counsellor.

“The shelter has been in St.Thomas for 35 years and helped literally thousands of women,” said Liz Brown, Executive Di-rector for Violence Against Women Ser-vices Elgin County.

According to Liz, the funding for the Emergency Transportation provides a means to bring women to the shelter for protection and/or 24 hour drop in counsel-ling as they may not be able to talk on the phone.

“Last year service was provided to 2,134 women aged 16–91 years old in Elgin County. With the elderly, sometimes the caretaker has been responsible,” she said.

Last year’s walk in St. Thomas raised $12,400 from 48 people walking.

This year’s walk begins at 2:00 p.m. and will be followed by a wrap-up and award ceremony. This year’s walkers will have quite a walk in store for them, with this year’s target goal of raising $22,000.

The funding for the walk is raised by pledges. Contact Pam Dyck at (519) 633-0155 or by email: pdyck@vawsec.on.ca.

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On Sept. 3, it was high-heeled shoes all around to promote the upcoming Walk a mile in her  Shoes event on Sept. 22 at Pinafore Park in St.Thomas. (L-r) Darryl Pinnell, St. Thomas Police Chief, andre reymer, aylmer Police Chief, Jim malik, Operations manager of St. Thomas-elgin emS, Brad Fishleigh, elgin OPP Commander, Greg Dafoe, elgin OPP Staff Sergeant, rob Broadbent, St. Thomas Fire Chief. absent: Don Crocker, Central elgin Fire Chief.

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The 2013 Elgin County Plow-ing Match was held Sept. 7 at the Jones family farm on Dexter Line, Union.

The day started with a pancake breakfast and then the competition featuring 13 different classes from walking with a two horse team, to antique tractors and plows to mod-ern tractors, elected officials, La-dies and Queen of the Furrow.

Amy Reymer became this years’ Elgin Queen of the Furrow. The competition for the Queen includ-ed an interview and an impromptu speech.

At the 2013 International Plow-ing Match to be held Sept. 17-21 in Mitchell, Ont., Amy will compete with 35 other girls from across the province to be the On-tario Queen.

Sara Little, the current Ontario queen, is a graduate of the Uni-versity of Guelph.

“ I had to be interviewed where I was judged on how I communicate with people, as well as plow and give a speech. I then get to travel the province and promote the In-ternational Plowing Match for the year, go to fairs, talk to the Legis-lature and they give you a free car for the year,” she said.

This is the 100th anniversary of the International Plowing Match.

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(L-r): emily Ungar, 2013 elgin County Princess, Sara Little, 2013 Ontario Queen of the Furrow and amy reymer,  2013 elgin County Queen of the Furrow. The queens are shown here standing with Barney the horse.

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New PreSideNT:Peter devlin, the new presi-dent of Fanshawe College, mingles with Fanshawe students, aldo rempel and michael Neufeld. devlin toured the St. Thomas/el-gin campus Sept. 6, which was one of his stops as he toured regional campuses in St. Thomas, Simcoe, woodstock and Tillson-burg. There are 300 stu-dents registered at the St. Thomas/elgin campus this Fall.

If Maurice Beaudry had never made the decision to move from Ste Rose du Lac Manitoba to the “land of op-

portunity in tobacco country,” St. Thomas might never have had the following: Two Magna plants, a 25 per cent More Life In St. Thomas campaign, the design for the Knights of Columbus Hall on Wellington Street or a runway at St. Thomas Airport long enough for private jets to land.

Maurice’s name is not on any of these things, but he was one of the movers and shakers behind all of them.

When he died Sept. 4 at the age of 81, the area lost a good one.

He came out of Depression-era poverty on a farm in Manitoba, one of 10 children, a man who had lost his mother when he was 13, and went on to have careers in real estate, City economic development and thoroughbred horses. In his life, he bought and sold property, real estate and horses (in addition to a host of civic and accomplish-ments too numerous to mention).

As his son Kevin said at his funeral, he was a dreamer and a doer, a hard work-ing man who was always on the go and never gave up until he got what he wanted. “There were no limits to what Maurice

could dream up,” Kevin said. You might find him at two or three in the morning at a coffee shop, working on a pad of pa-per, figuring out how to pull off the next venture.

The 25 per cent More Life Campaign, launched in the early 90s, was just one example.

Maurice came to St. Thomas Elgin Home Builders and convinced them to approach the advertising agency that had developed a campaign to lure people from Toronto to Vaughan.

With Maurice and the Home Builders, the agency invented the 25 per cent More Life In St. Thomas slogan. It hit London hard, helped fuel a mini real estate boom here and is still talked/joked about.

The Magna story connects the extension of the airport runway Maurice championed with his love of thoroughbreds. With the extended runway, Magna’s Frank Stronach could a land corporate jet, and Maurice and Frank shared a love of the ponies – perfect catalysts that set the stage for Presstran and Formet locating in the Railway City.

Maurice was a huge fan of St. Thomas, although he would have been the first to admit that not quite everyone was a fan of him. Such is the life of the cowboy.

It’s easy to imagine him negotiating with St. Peter.

“Yes, I know it’s heaven, but think what it could be like if you moved that cloud over there, and made this one twice as long. Pete, work with me on this. You have to dream big.”

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The view from here

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Twenty-five percent more life

Here’s a quote from the City of St. Thomas website:

“St. Thomas has an outstanding waste management program. Recognized as a national leader, our local efforts in managing solid waste and recycling have been the model used for development of similar programs throughout North America.”

Yes, well, here’s a street-level update for all of us:

We can do better, a lot better.A quick walk on recycling day shows

residents not separating paper and card-board from glass, aluminum and plastic. It reveals citizens ignoring the # 1 and #2 restrictions on plastics. Heck, some people are putting items in blue or grey boxes that belong in green bins. Or putting all recyclables in one bin.

It must drive the recycling workers nuts. Time to do better, starting now.

----------------After reading last week’s View From

Here about questionable natural gas resell-ers, Phil DiLosa who owns Chef Bondi Pizza in St. Thomas gave us a shout. He’s been the victim of an odd online misrepre-sentation.

The website menupix.com advertises: “Come in Monday and receive 50 per cent off any size Classic Pizza” at Chef Bondi.

The problem? Phil never authorized the special. When a customer came in looking for it, Phil had to turn him away.

“I don’t even have a website,” Phil says with a laugh.

And here at The Weekly News, we add, “Stick with print first. You never know what you’re getting online.”

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Even though it’s underway, I can’t get excited about the Toronto In-ternational Film Festival, known

to the cognoscenti as TIFF.If the stars didn’t show up and walk that

mystical red carpet, there would only be films and most people would wait until the films came out on pay-per-view or on the late show as a rerun. It saves everyone the trouble of dealing with Toronto traffic.

All the film clips I see feature screaming teenage girls. I wonder if Brad Pitt needs to wear earplugs.

To achieve stardom requires good luck and usually good looks.

Some people go to TIFF just to confirm that some humans can actually look that good.

I, however, am not impressed. They all put their pants on one leg at a time, just as we all do.

Some seem to forget their undies, but by and large they are only people who earn millions for just a few weeks of work.

Of course, TIFF is a cash cow for Toronto, particularly the restaurants and hotels.

Certain establishments have boosted their room rates to as much as $10,000 a night!

I know the stars can afford it, but it seems to be a terrible rip-off, nonetheless. Even as a tax write-off, it seems awfully unfair. I know it’s too late for this year, but ahead of TIFF 2014, I am sending invitations to Nicole Kidman, Sandra Bullock, and Meryl Streep to stay at my home for a mere twelve hundred a night. With the thousands they will save they can easily afford limo service for the 120 minute trip.

Their money will give them a lovely basement room with an attached two-piece bath and a lovely sofa bed (queen size). I am prepared to hire a homeless person to separate the brown Smarties from the other colours and place them in a beautiful decorator cereal bowl next to the bed. It will be a stay they will never forget.

Is anybody feeling starstruck?

Brian Wilsdon Photo

smile dAd, hAppy 40Th:“ yeah,they got me!” said Blair wilson as he walked out of his Chestnut street home Thurs-day to a field of 40 smiling faces and flamingoes in honour of his birthday. Neither his wife Janet, nor kids logan and Tori, knew who placed the surprise greeting.

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Pulling out all of the stopsWhy ride a train when you can pull it?That may seem like an odd question, but

The United Way has actually figured out how to motivate people into pulling with all their might to try to move a 100,000-lbs caboose.

That reason is good will, which with enough people really can move the seem-ingly immovable.

The annual Caboose Pull is back, and will be held Sept. 21 at the St. Thomas Railway Museum grounds. Teams will take pledges and then take a heavy rope and try their best to pull a caboose that weighs about seven times that of Jumbo the elephant. Kick-off is set for noon.

The United Way Elgin-St. Thomas will use

the funds raised to support local community programs and agencies, such as Big Broth-ers Big Sisters, The Canadian Mental Health Association, Canadian Red Cross, the Fam-ily YMCA of St. Thomas-Elgin, and others.

Donated money from last year’s caboose pull was used to fund 29 community pro-grams through 18 local agencies.

In 2012, Elgin-St. Thomas United Way helped fund programs that provided home-less people with food and shelter, transpor-tation from Aylmer and surrounding area to important appointments in St. Thomas, and taught children how to develop healthy and safe relationships while living without vio-lence.

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A normal life is something many take for granted.

Since 10-year-old Sarah Berger of St. Thomas was diagnosed with leukemia two year ago, a normal life was something she left behind, and hopes to get back one day soon.

This month, Sarah and her parents are promoting the Gold Ribbon campaign in St. Thomas, raising awareness of childhood cancer and reminding people of the impor-tant role blood donations play in cancer treatment.

“By being an ambassador family, our job is to promote the blood donor clinic in St. Thomas, to let people know that children with cancer need blood too,” said Harold Berger, Sarah’s father.

For the second year, the Gold Ribbon Cam-paign is partnering with Canadian Blood Services to seek blood donors from across the country. Every year, 1,700 children are diagnosed with cancer, and the campaign’s goal is to collect 1,700 units of blood, one for each patient. Even that much is only a start; a child with cancer may need up to five units of blood every week.

Leukemia is a type of cancer of the blood and bone marrow. After Sarah was first diag-nosed, she spent four months in the hospital. Chemotherapy and a lot of needles followed as Sarah visited the hospital about once a week for the first year.

Leukemia may suppress white blood cells,

which the body needs to fight off disease. Sarah’s cancer has compromised her im-mune system, and even a slight fever can send her to the hospital. Sarah has received blood products on five occasions to boost her immune system after her blood count dropped to low levels.

“It’s been horrible,” Sarah said.Sarah’s hospital has a bravery bead pro-

gram, where kids are given different co-loured beads for each procedure or event while visiting the hospital. Kids can use the beads to make necklaces.

In the last two years, Sarah has collected three necklaces worth of beads, and she has an expected six months of treatment left to go.

September is Childhood Cancer Aware-ness month. A blood donor clinic will be held at the Timken Community Centre, 2 Third Avenue, St. Thomas, on Sept. 18 from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.

“Can everybody please give blood so the kids can have a normal life?”Sarah said.

Even before his daughter was diagnosed, Harold knew about the importance of blood donations. He has donated blood every two months for the last 15 years.

To register a blood donation as part of the Gold Ribbon Campaign, visit blood.ca/joinpartnersforlife and use partner ID #GOLD013121. You may also like them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/GoldRib-bonCampaign.

Going for Gold Ribbon

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The Berger family, Harold, Jennifer and 10-year-old Sarah, are an ambassador family for this year’s Gold Ribbon cam-paign in St. Thomas. Their family is spread-ing awareness about childhood cancer and the importance of blood donations. Sarah was diagnosed with leukemia over two years ago.

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John DiRenzoSales Representative519-857-3490

Centre City Realty Inc.

Professional Real Estate Services1010 Talbot St., St. Thomas

Brokerage

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Independently owned and operated brokerage

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Cozy, quaint homes attract many home buyers and renters. Be it a cottage-style house or a studio apartment, smaller liv-ing spaces often involve getting creative with storage.

People live in a smaller homes for a va-riety of reasons. Some choose to live in a smaller home so they can be right in the thicks of things in a city or urban center. Others scale back on living space in an effort to save money. But storage space in small quarters is often at a premium, and thinking creatively is a necessity to keep the home tidy and items out of view.

Rainy or chilly days are the perfect times to tackle indoor organization proj-ects. When the outdoors isn’t beckoning, you can devote all of your attention to ad-dressing storage issues in your home. To begin, take inventory of what you have, going through your possessions and de-termining what can stay and what can go. Part with anything you haven’t used in quite some time.

The next step is to sort items and get organized. Then you can find a place for everything. For example, if you have a dozen bath towels but only one sauce pot, you will need to find more room for linens than kitchen cookware. You may need to borrow space from one area of the home to give to another area. The following are some additional tips to increase space in an otherwise cramped home.

* Add shelves. Increase cabinet and

closet space by adding shelves into them. This may double or even triple the amount of usable space, especially if you custom-ize the shelving to fit storage containers you use to store everything from shoes to craft items.

* Opt for dual-purpose furniture. Benches with lids that lift up and sofas that convert into guest beds are just a few of the many ways you can keep a small home neat and increase storage space. An ottoman is a great place to store extra blankets and linens, while a trunk or crate with a sturdy top can be used in lieu of a traditional coffee table to keep books or board games.

* Think vertically. When floor space is at a premium, you may need to look up for storage. Frequently used pots and pans can be hung from a decorative rack in your kitchen. Use magnets on jars to store a spice rack on the wall near the stove. Racks above cabinets or on doors can be used to store everything from shoes to jewelry to toiletries. Shelving in children’s rooms can store lesser used toys away from the floor. Empty walls are valuable real estate in a small home, and tall bookshelves can house a number of different things.

* Take advantage of oddly shaped crev-ices. If you have space under a staircase or a spot by a dormer or in an attic eave, use the space to store items.

* Use see-through storage containers.

Many people find that plastic storage bins are neater and more stackable than boxes. See-through bins enable you to quickly find items so that you are not searching around the house for lost items and cre-ating a bigger mess along the way. Clear storage containers work in the refrigera-tor, too. You can more easily spot left-overs, and uniform stacking containers free up more room for bulkier items.

* Make use of space beneath your bed. There likely is ample room to store more things than just dust bunnies beneath your bed. A bed frame with built-in drawers is the perfect place to keep bed linens and out-of-season clothes.

* Opt for an armoire. Armoires are not exclusive to bedrooms. Armoires can be used in dining spaces or in dens to store items out of sight. An armoire can be used when retrofitted with a pull-out shelf as a laptop desk, storing all office items be-hind closed doors when not needed.

* Improve storage in the bathroom. Try to choose a vanity that has under-the-sink storage so you will have a place to store some toiletries. Home improvement cen-ters sell cabinets and etageres that can be placed above the toilet tank as a storage space for bathroom items. In the shower, hang a second tension-loaded shower curtain rod on the inside of the shower enclosure that can be used to hold bags of kids bath toys and other toiletries, keep-ing them off the tub ledges.

Increase storage in tight spaces

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ClaSSiC tWo-StoreySpacious 2 storey brick home with 3 bedrooms,2 Bathrooms. Order detached garage. Main floorhas, a family room, living room, dining room eat-in kitchen and enclosed porch. 2 levels has 3bedrooms all with hardwood. There is a walk-upto an attic that could be finished. A must to See!

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Come taKe a looK!!!Backing onto farm and land this 3 bedroom home is special.Beautiful knotty pine finished basement. Formal living room plusgreat room. 2 baths. A must to see. Early possession possible.

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3 bed in desirable Orchard Beach locationoverlooking the lake. Many, many updates.

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Vacant, completely updated brick ranch in the hospital area ofSt. Thomas, with attached garage and lovely landscaped privateyard. 3 plus 1 bedroom shining hardwood floors, new windows,new appliances and spacious rec room. See you Sunday!

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$ 519,800

GorGeouS vieW – laKe aCCeSS532 upper SprinG, port Stanley

• Location, location, location• Beautifully kept century home• Family room looking into rear yard• Eat-in kitchen plus formal dining• 5 bedrooms. Ensuite in master suite• Oversized double garage. Lots of privacy

$ 334,800

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1st time offered on the market! Gorgeous custom built home inLynhurst.You will be impressed with all of the quality upgradesincluding; Newcustomcherry kitchenwith granite countertops,open concept main level, new hardwood, 2 newly renovatedbathrooms, new furnace windows, duraloc roof. Finished fromtop to bottom on a property overlooking the ravine. Beautifullandscaping withmature trees create your own private oasis torelax. Call Karen Dench for your Personal Viewing.

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PRICE ADDRESS CITY TIME AGENTS NAME BROKERAGE FIRM NAME PHONE MLS#

$127,500 175 Wellington Street St. Thomas 2PM-4PM Cindy Van Acker Royal LePage Triland Realty 519-852-2245 527559

$155,000 41 Hammond Street St. Thomas 1PM-3PM Carolyn Baines Royal LePage Triland Realty 519-719-1490 525156

$179,900 199 Queen Street Dutton 1PM-3PM Matt Pfeifer/Greg Pfeifer Royal LePage Triland Realty 519-633-0600 527497

$208,900 42 Cavanaugh Crescent St. Thomas 2PM-4PM Richard/Helen Haddow Remax Centre City Realty Inc. 519-495-0789 525964

$211,777 48433 Rush Creek Line Port Bruce 1PM-3PM Karen Dench Royal LePage Triland Realty 519-633-0600 527889

$269,900 1 Watson Crescent St. Thomas (Lynhurst) 1PM-3PM Greg Earl Royal LePage Triland Realty 519-878-7140 N/A

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$124,500 224 Centennial Avenue St. Thomas 1PM-3PM Kodi Becker Royal LePage Triland Realty 519-860-7766 522468

$149,900 136 Alaunia Street London 1PM-3PM Cindy Van Acker Royal LePage Trland Realty 519-852-2245 527873

$164,900 77 Locust Street St. Thomas 1PM-3PM Marc Sopoco Royal LePage Triland Realty 519-633-0600 526443

$167,500 131 Myrtle Street St. Thomas 1PM-3PM Rob Kilmer Royal LePage Triland Realty 519-633-0600 523556

$192,500 17 Hepburn Avenue St. Thomas 1PM-3PM Garry Morritt Royal LePage Triland Realty 519-872-8380 526003

$197,500 33 Hitch Avenue St. Thomas 1PM-2PM Betty Lynn Cassis Royal LePage Triland Realty 519-670-9436 524921

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New this year will be Tom Bishop’s Wild West Show, Sept. 28. The show will feature cowboys and girls perform-ing trick riding and daredevil stunts at the grandstand between 2 and 4 p.m.

“We hope it gives the community a

chance to come together and meet old friends, new friends, enjoy a weekend,” said Anna Tokarz, who is serving her sec-ond year as president of the Wallacetown Agricultural Society. “The fair now tries to educate as well as entertain the com-munity. We always try to have something people maybe do not know about agricul-ture.”

On Friday the fair prince and princess contest will be held at 6:45

p.m. in the Entertainment building, fol-lowed by the Ambassador of the Fair con-test at the grandstand.

On Saturday, get started early by check-ing out the Agricultural and Antique Dis-plays in the infield, and a beach volleyball tournament at the infield corral.

The day continues with a pet show in the 4H building at 10 a.m., and the Birds of Prey show at 11 a.m. Dotsy the Clown, an-other new attraction this year, will perform

in Entertainment Alley at 12:30., 2, and 4:30 p.m.

The Agricul-tural Tent will feature standard-bred horsemen who will come out to talk about horses, and the egg trailer where people can learn about egg pro-duction. There will also be animals includ-ing horses and sheep. The Wal-lacetown’s Got Talent Show will be at 7:30 p.m. in the Entertain-ment Building.

On Sunday, the Demoli-tion Derby will take place at 1:30 p.m. at the grandstand. See the full schedule at www.wallace-townfair.com.

Big Brothers/Big sisters making a differenceLife changing relationships is what Big

Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) of St. Thomas Elgin is all about.

The organization was incorporated in 1970 with the goal of providing friendships for young boys in father-absent homes. By 1983, a Big Sisters program emerged in the community and the two organizations merged to provide youth mentoring services to children in need.

BBBS offers a wide range of mentoring opportunities to meet the varied needs, not only for the children, but also for the vol-unteers.

Volunteers who become big brothers and big sisters are matched based on compat-ibility with a child from the waiting list. For an investment of only a few hours each week, volunteers can change the lives of a child by giving them the friend or mentor figure they need to achieve their potential.

Currently, BBBS of St. Thomas Elgin has a waiting list of 26 kids.

“There aren’t any formulas for success, but we have found over the years when our volunteers and kids get together and spend

time doing things they both enjoy doing, that friendship is grown,” said Barb Mat-thews, executive director.

Sandra Ryckman is a local mother of a 12-year-old son who currently sits on the BBBS waiting list.

Her son, Matthew, lost his father when he was seven.

Sandra tries to give her son everything he needs, but to try to find a male-influence, she has reached out to the BBBS.

“It’s important for a child who is growing up in a single family dwelling, even though we’re really tightly bonded, to experience things outside that circle. See a different way of doing things,” Sandra said.

Matthew is built to be a football player, according to his mother. She is hopeful a big brother is the kind of person who can help Matthew develop in a way that she isn’t able to.

Kara Matschke has been volunteering her time as a big sister for more than eight years.

She was paired up with an eight-year-old girl who she stayed matched with until the girl turned 16. Just last month, Kara was

matched up with a her new little sister, a nine-year-old girl.

“I think spending time with the girls, I learn a lot and we share a lot,” said Kara.

Kara only spends a few hours a week with her little sister, but the importance of the role she plays is immeasurable.

Being a big sister is something Kara rec-ommends to anybody who asks her about her experience.

“When it means that much to somebody, an hour means so much,” Kara said.

Besides big brothers and big sisters men-toring, BBBS has in-school mentoring pro-grams. For one hour a week, mentors meet with their mentee and engage in activities such as board games, crafts or just hanging out in the playground.

Group mentoring opportunities are also available.

‘Go Girls!’ is a program for girls ages 12-14 that focuses on physical activity, bal-anced eating and self-esteem.

The program consists of seven mentoring sessions, held over a 7-10 week period, after school within school facilities.

For boys, ‘Game On!’ is a program that includes seven 75-minute core sessions that focus on non-traditional physical activities, complemented by healthy eating support.

There are also mentoring opportunities for couples and families.

Couples for Kids provides a child, age 7-14, to a couple of “Bigs” who have been in a positive relationship for at least two years.

The Big Bunch program involves two adult volunteers who are matched with a group of three or four boys or girls from the waiting list. As a group, they take part in ac-tivities such as mini golf, movie trips and tobogganing.

Read more about BBBS and the volunteer opportunities available at bbbselgin.org, or vist them at 146 Centre Street in St. Thomas during their Open House Sept. 18 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

This year, BBBS St. Thomas Elgin, will celebrate its 43 year, while Big Brother Big Sisters of Canada celebrates its 100th anni-versary at a Vintage Prom to be held Sept. 14 at the CASO Station.

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The City of St. Thomas joins leading municipalitiesin understanding the role played by culture ingrowing the local economy and enhancing qualityof life.

The City has initiated the Cultural ResourceMapping Project! The public is encouragedto participate in the Project by completingthe Community Survey and by attending theCommunity Forum, scheduled for Tuesday,October 1st at the St. Thomas Elgin MemorialCommunity Centre Auditorium. Registrationwill begin at 6:30 with the forum running from7:00-8:30p.m.

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Instructions to juries have always included cautions against discuss-ing the case with others, or paying

any attention to press accounts of the trial. Nowadays more is required.

In an article in the Duke Law & Tech-nology Review, U.S. District Court Judge Amy St. Eve (Conrad Black’s judge) and attorney Michael Zukerman talk about the implications of the “explosive growth of social networking.”

They point out that Facebook, Twitter, and other social networking tools have “placed enormous pressure on one of the most fundamental institutions – the impar-tial jury.”

When you consider statistics like 350 bil-lion daily worldwide “tweets”, and throw search engines like Google into the mix, “explosive” seems an inadequate descrip-tor.

As far back as 2010, Reuters reported that such online diversions raised serious questions about juror impartiality and the ability of judges to control courtrooms.

According to the Duke article, an infor-mal survey of former jurors conducted by the authors concludes that jurors treat their oath seriously. While that may be true for most, one can hardly expect those who have transgressed to openly admit it.

Recently an Arkansas murder conviction was overturned when it was discovered that one of the jurors was tweeting during the trial and deliberations. That juror even tipped off a reporter when the jury finished its deliberations.

It was also discovered that a U.K. juror polled Facebook friends about how she should vote during deliberations.

The Toronto Star recently reported on a case currently before the Ontario Court of Appeal, suggesting that the problem may also reside close to home.

In that appeal, the court has been asked to set aside drug-related convictions against two men, based upon the revela-tion that a juror was overheard at a Tim Horton’s saying that fellow jurors had searched online for information that wasn’t presented in court.

The solution hopefully lies in much firmer, clearer, and uniform instructions for jurors to follow about the importance of keeping within the bounds of evidence seen and heard in the courtroom.

The authors of the Duke article currently reject “draconian measures such as blanket technology bans or throwing jurors in jail,” arguing that this would impinge on the willingness of jurors to serve.

When asked to comment, local Crown Attorney, Doug Walker, says:

“It would be my strong hope that the members of the jury take this instruction to heart and follow it. I would find it upset-ting if someone were convicted or acquit-ted based on rumours going through social media.”

Yet another example of how advancing technology is forever changing the world we live in.

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The North America Railway Hall of Fame (NARHF) was founded to maintain, preserve and honor railway history by preserving the memory of people, events, structures, railway art forms, rolling stock, technical innovations, railway workers and trains, and inventions in the railway history.

On Sept. 17, the NARHF exhibition gal-lery will officially open on the second floor of the Canada Southern Railway Station at 750 Talbot St. in St. Thomas.

The gallery contains archival photographs of Hall of Fame inductees and an interactive tablet giving access to information on the 83 inductees brought into the Hall of Fame since 1999.

The gallery also contains arti-facts associated with inductees, including building materials from the historic Canada Southern Railway Station, a commemora-tive sign of Jumbo the elephant, a model of a Timken roller bearing, objects related to the history of the Railway Hospital Association, and archival materials connected with the Charity Helpmate Lodge. The opening takes place between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m.

The timing of the opening is meant to coincide with the same week of festivities marking the return of a St. Thomas to Port Stanley passenger train service operating out of the re-created London & Port Stanley Railway Station on Talbot Street.

Service first began on this origi-nally London to Port Stanley line 157 years ago, on Sept. 25, 1856.

The London & Port Stanley Railway was a 2008 inductee to the Hall of Fame. Port Stanley Terminal Rail, operators of the new service between St. Thomas

and Port Stanley, was a 2012 inductee. The Canada Southern Railway Station was a 2001 inductee.

This event also marks the launch of the organization’s website, www.narhf.org, and the launch for the 2014 round of nomina-tions to the North America Railway Hall of Fame.

The development of the gallery and web site was supported by grants from the Government of Ontario’s Job Creation Partnership Program and the Museum and Technology Program.

Exhibition gallery of history

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Where did your puppy come from?We have seen news clips about puppy

mills. But what are they, and where are they? And why are they still operating

For those of us in animal rescue, these questions haunt us. Surely these opera-tions don’t operate in our community. Surely the government would shut these operations down if they knew about them?

I prefer to call these operations “breeding factories”. They may include inhumane facilities, lack of proper vet care, overbreeding of dogs, and an environment that few people would consider happy or healthy. When the miller decides the dogs are no longer able to breed or they receive younger dogs, they “get rid of” the dogs they no longer need or want. The millers will

often only deal with a select few people who take the dogs the miller no longer wants. The miller has every right under Ontario law to dispose of the dogs they no longer want. Volunteer rescuers offer to take these unwanted dogs into their rescue organizations to find new homes. All Breed Canine Rescue has been involved in many “puppy mill” rescues. All too often the dogs we receive are scared, filthy, overbred, and have lived in chicken wire cages for most of their lives. They most often have bad teeth, matted fur, and other health issues.

So when you buy your puppy, ask to see the puppy’s mother and father dog. Reputable breeders will encourage you to spend time with mom and dad dog, see the environment the puppy was born in, and discuss the puppy’s health and temperament. Puppies bought in stores or off the internet may very well be

puppy mill puppies. Purchasing a puppy from anyone other than a recognized or responsible breeder only contributes to the factory breeding that goes on right under our noses in our community.

Animal advocates have argued for many years that the laws that allow these operations to continue need addressing. Some headway has occurred, but we still have a long ways to go.

Kismutt Rescue has led the way in the education of the public regarding factory breeding and puppymill operations in SW Ontario.

You can read more by going online at www.kismutt.com.

All Breed Canine Rescue will continue to advocate for these dogs. You can help by visting nopuppymillscanada.ca and speaking with Ontario Member of Par-liament, Jeff Yurek MPP, about changing the laws to protect animals.

Lois Jackson

Weekly News Correspondent

It’s time for some of Central Elgin’s cit-izens to get the recognition they deserve.

Nominations are now open for the Cen-tral Elgin Volunteer Service and Distin-guished Citizen Awards, so members of the community can point to their friends and neighbours who they think have made a difference.

These awards recognize and honour Central Elgin residents whose volunteer efforts have made a significant impact to-wards the development and advancement of recreational sports, arts and culture or community and social services, who have competed or been recognized at the pro-vincial, national or international levels in

sports or arts and culture, or who have contributed in a meaningful and signifi-cant way to Central Elgin.

To view eligibility criteria or obtain a copy of the nomination form, visit cen-tralelgin.org/content/citizen-awards.

Nominations for the awards will be open until Sept. 20.

Central Elgin award nominations open

Jesse CNoCkaert Photo

new purpLe steepLe priest:reverend Valerie kenyon, left, has been welcomed as the new priest at trinity anglican church on southwick street, st. Thomas. The church had previously been without a perma-nent priest for the last two years. Valerie takes over from canon Brenda clarke, who had been filling in at the church over the summer. The members of the church have come to call themselves the purple steeple people, after the church’s purple-painted steeple. Malcom wood, right, a former warden of the church, offers Valerie her own purple people shirt.

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I want to be three years old again - however, there is another stipulation to my request. I want to be three-

years-old again, forever!This came to light yesterday. My wife

and I were looking after our three year old grandchild and she came up with the great-est lines.

Here’s one. We are loading yellow beans into a plastic bag at a roadside farmer’s fruit stand. I was telling her that I loved yellow beans.

Her response was as follows: “So does my Daddy.”

“No, your daddy doesn’t like any veg-etables,” I say.

“Oh, yes he does Papa,” came the reply. “He loves popcorn.”

Yes, I want to be three - because popcorn miracu-lously becomes a vegetable.

After that we, stop in at a particular store that has a tiled fl oor. Inside the front door, the store has a big fi ve-foot square mat. The mat is a rubber one with thousands of little stubs. Obviously, a great mat for wiping your dirty shoes on; but not to my grandchild. She is quite taken up with the stubs and decides that the best way to examine them is to stop, sit down and feel the stubbies. This is what she proceeds to do.

She happily sits down and rubs the mat, giggling.

I decide not to stop her - and deep inside wanting to sit down beside her and feel them too. However, I’m an adult; you’re not supposed to do those kind of things. You have to be proper, busy, and full of activity.

You have to be in a hurry. You have to feel important. You have to accomplish so many things in a set period of time.

You have to be suitable, competent, and useful. If you insist on having fun, it has to be after you punch out. If you want to feel the stubs on a rug, you have to do it after hours, and you can’t tell people you like how they feel - or they may lock you up!

I think being a kid is just simply easi-er. But, you have to stay around that three-year-old age. Don’t grow any older and don’t get wiser!

Being wise is the problem. Being wise means a whole lot of people will expect a whole lot of things from you.

To me, on a more personal note - heaven must be like this.

It must be like being a three-year-old forever. You can exist in a total trust envi-ronment with not a care in the world.

You go for a walk with a three-year-old, and a walk is just that - a walk. It is for no other purpose. Not to walk off dinner. Not to get some fresh air. It’s just a walk. And, it can take a long as you want - because there is nothing else that needs to get done - after all you are going for a walk.

That to me, is heaven. I want to make sure I get there - how about you? And that, is something to think about.PHOTO BY SALVATORE VUONO

I didn’t want to believe my father was stealing from his job as a road worker, but when I got home all the signs were there.

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AGRICULTURAL LANDSFOR SALE BY TENDER

THE FOLLOWING PRIME AGRICULTURAL LAND IS OFFERED FOR SALE IN THE COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX:

• South half Lot 16, Concession 2, being Part 2 on Plan 34R-1593, formerly in theTownshipofDelaware, now in theMunicipality ofMiddlesexCentre,County ofMiddles- ex, containing 101.319 acres,more or less with 100 workable acres (no bui ldings). THE PROPERTY FRONTS ON CARRIAGE ROAD AND RUNS EAST TO BELLSROAD.

ANYONE INTERESTED IN SUBMITTING A BID ON THE ABOVE PROPERTY MUST CONTACT THE UNDERSIGNED AT THE CONTACT INFORMATION PROVIDED BELOW TO REQUESTA TENDERPACKAGE. TENDERPACKAGESWILL BEAVAILABLEONORAFTERTHE27TH DAYOFAUGUST, 2013.

BIDS MUST BE RECEIVED IN A SEALED ENVELOPE CLEAR- LY MARKED WITH THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE BID- DER AND PROVIDED TO THE UNDERSIGNED NO LATER THAN4:00O’CLOCK INTHEAFTERNOONONTHE8THDAY OFOCTOBER,2013ATTHEADDRESSSETFORTHBELOW.

FAILURE TO SUBMIT A BID PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TENDER PACKAGE MAY RESULT IN SUCH BID BEING DISQUALIFIED. THE PROERTY IS SUBJECT TO A RESERVE BID AND THE OWNER RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REJECTANYBID.

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AITKEN, Irene Marie of Aylmer passed away on Wednesday, September 4, 2013 in her 89th year. A memorial service was held on Monday, September 9, 2013. H.A. Kebbel Funeral Home.BEAUDRY, Maurice Hector of St. Thomas passed away on Wednesday, September 4, 2013 in his 82nd year. Mass of the Christian Burial was celebrated on Saturday, September 7, 2013. Williams Funeral Home Ltd.BUECKERT, Bernard of Aylmer passed away on Friday, September 6, 2013 in his 83rd year. A funeral service was held on Tuesday, September 10, 2013. H.A. Kebbel Funeral Home.CHAPPLE, William Alfred “Bill” of St. Thomas passed away on Monday, September 2, 2013 in his 71st year. The family received friends on Saturday, September 7, 2013. Williams Funeral

Home Ltd.FITKOWSKI, Mary of St. Thomas passed away on Friday, September 6, 2013 in her 93rd year. A private family service will be held. Williams Funeral Home Ltd.GORDON, Doris Emily of St. Thomas passed away on Friday, September 6, 2013 in her 90th year. A funeral service was held on Wednesday, September 11, 2013. Williams Funeral Home Ltd.HESELTINE, James Park “Jim”, of St. Thomas, passed away on Wednesday, September 4, 2013, in his 84th year. A funeral service was held on Monday, September 9, 2013. Sifton Funeral Home.MACKAY, Lynda Louise of St. Thomas passed away on Wednesday, September 4, 2013 in her

64th year. A funeral service was held on Monday, September 9, 2013. Williams Funeral Home Ltd.McCLUSKEY, Margaret of London passed away on Thursday, September 5, 2013 in her 77th year. Mass of the Christian Burial was held on Tuesday, September 11, 2013. Williams Funeral Home Ltd.O’CONNOR, Theodore Wilfred “Bud” of St. Thomas passed away on Friday, September 6, 2013 in his 81st year. A funeral service was held on Wednesday, September 11, 2013 . Williams Funeral Home Ltd.SWEET, Charles Edward “Charlie” of St. Thomas passed away on Tuesday, September 3, 2013 in his 64th year. A funeral service was held Saturday, September 7, 2013. Williams Funeral Home Ltd.

WARD, Florence of St. Thomas passed away on Thursday, September 5, 2013 in her 102nd year. A private family funeral was held on Monday, September 9, 2013. Williams Funeral Home Ltd.WARD, Helen of Aylmer passed away on Monday, September 9, 2013 in her 100th year. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, September 12, 2013. H.A. Kebbel Funeral Home.

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The St. Thomas Cribbage League every Tuesday evening at 7:00 p.m. beginning September at the Seniors Centre. Contact Dave at 519-631-2844Aylmer Blood Donor Clinic, East Elgin Community Centre, Thursday, Sept 12, 2:30 – 7:30pm. In honour of Emily Beck, childhood cancer survivor. 1-888-236-6283September 12- Duff Largie Beef Supper. 5 pm - ? Adults $12 Children 6-12 $5 under 5 free The Talbot Teen Centre Spaghetti Dinner Thursday September 12, 2013 5:00pm - 8:00pm!! Tickets $10 Adults $5 kids Give us a call at 519-631-8820 Karate Classes begin on Sept. 12th - Thursdays 7:30 - 9 p.m. at Union Community Centre. To register or for more info. call Vicki at 519-631-3840.Grab & Go Roast Pork Dinner Friday, Sept 13, St. Mark’s United Church Pick-up 4:30-6:30 Pay at door $12 Odd Fellows & Rebekah’s Temple, 54 Moore St. Supper Friday Sept. 13, 5pm – 7pm $10 pp. Call 519-631-3494Ferndale Family Barbecue & Fundraiser for playground equipment, Saturday, September 14, McBain Line off Wellington Road 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.Yard sale at 134 South Edegware Rd on Saturday September 14th. From 8 am to ? Large variety of items. Proceeds to Animal Aide. Elgin County Railway Museum 25th Anniversary Celebration Sat. Sept. 14, 7-10 pm. Guest speaker Steve Peters, hors d’oeuvres, refreshments. $15 pp, $25/couple. 519-637-628414th Annual Stinger Classic 2km Fun Run at Pinafore Park. September 14 at 9:30. Open to elementary students. Sponsored by Optimist Club of St. Thomas. FreeDoors Open - One Day Exhibit Elgin Business Resource Centre 56 John

St. N. Aylmer Saturday Sept 14, 2013 from 10 - 4. Free Admission. Sept. 14-15, Heritage Farm Show at Backus-Page House Museum. Heritage skills and farming demonstrations, threshing machine, small and large equipment, musical entertainment.Ball Hockey Tournament in support of Canadian Cancer Society September14-15. Hosted by Gray & Fick Engineering. Register at BHi London at 519-455-2255Sept 14 & 15 Sat. & Sun Sept 21 & 22 Sat. & Sun Hawk Cliff Weekends- Raptors on display monarch butterfly tagging 11 am and 2 pm each day - weather permitting. Info- 519-633-5678Roy Leblanc and band sing gospel Elvis style Sunday September 15, 2:00pm Port Stanley Arena tickets $25:00 tel. 519-631-4533 or 519-782-3264 Fundraiser for Christ Church Anglican Port Stanley United Church 171st. Anniversary Sunday, September 15, 2013 11:00 am Guest speaker Nora Sanders, General Secretary for the United Church of Canada. Refreshments VON Public Foot Care Clinics Aylmer Knights of Columbus September 16 8:30am-12pm, 58 Beech St. Call 519-765-4334 for an appt. Legion Week 24 John St. Monday September 16th Soup & Sandwich $5.00 11:30 - 1 p.m. Everyone Welcome Legion Week 24 John St. Tuesday September 17th Corn Beef & Cabbage $7.00 11.30 - 1 p.m. Everyone welcome VON Public Foot Care Clinics Belmont United Church September 17 9am-12pm, College St. Call 519-644-1421 for an appt. September 17, Tuesday, Creating into a Mystery/Prayer Shawl Group 10:30 am at St. Andrew’s United Church 60 West Ave. for info 519-631-4558 Everyone is Welcome Low Impact Circuit Training Classes begin Sept. 17th - Tuesdays from 7 - 8 p.m. To register call Vicki at 519-631-3840. Every Tuesday Euchre Club...September 17 from 2 - 4 pm St John’s Church. We serve the best goodies. Hope to see you at the tables. Freewill offering. 519.631.7368 100 Mile Harvest Dinner Wed. Sept.18 4:30

and 6:00 sittings 6387 Quaker Road-Meeting house Adults-$12, Kids-$6, Under 6 free Call 519-775-9953 or 519-782-3301 for infoAlzheimer Society Elgin-ST. Thomas September 18, 2013- Coffee and Cookies Terrace Lodge 475 Talbot St. E., Aylmer 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Griefshare support group for people who are grieving the death of someone close to them Thursdays 7 - 9 pm Sept 19 - Dec 12. Fellowship Church St. Thomas. Info, 519-637-0283 Legion Week 24 John St. Wednesday September 18th Meatloaf $7.00 11.30 - 1 p.m. Everyone welcomeLegion Week, 24 John St.Thursday September 19th Chicken Dinner $7.00 11.30 - 1 p.m. Everyone welcomeFriday September 19, - Thursday Euchre Games & Dessert, 7 pm at St. Andrew’s United Church , 60 West Ave. Everyone Welcome for info 519-631-4558 Sept. 19, Anniversary Incorporation Dinner, Pearce Williams Christian Centre, 6 p.m. Entertainment The 5 Guys, silent and live auctions. Tickets $30, order at 519-764-2317September 20th Ham & Scalloped Potatoes $7.00 11.30 - 1 pm. Everyone WelcomeSeptember 20- Meal & A Movie 5:30 pm Movie “Bruce Almighty” at St. Andrew’s, 60 West Ave. RSVP and info 519-631-4558, everyone welcome Optimist Ham Supper Lyons Community Hall (north of Aylmer) Sept20 4:30 & 6pm Take Out Available Adults $12 Advance tickets 519-765-4328 Mapleton Church Youth Program19th Fall Into Fashion (fashions by Tan Jay). September 20, 2PM, at St. Thomas Christian Church. All proceeds to local charities. $15 includes refreshments. 519-631-7490.Serenity House Hospice Cancer Support Group Friday, September 20, 9:30am – 11:30am CASO Station 750 Talbot St. Suite 202. 519-637-3034Aylmer-Malahide Museum & Archives exhibit Advertising: Promoting the product, The Brand and the Business until Sept 21, 2013 new hour. Mon - Thurs 9-5 and Fri 9-1.Clothing/Shoes/Purses/Bedding/Linen

& Boutique Sale, Saturday, September 21, 8:00 - 11:30 a.m. Central United Church, corner Wellington & Moore St sElgin Singles Mingle Bowling/Games Night at Park n Bowl 1016 Talbot St, Sat. Sept. 21, 2013 7:30 pm – 12. Cost $15.00 3 games and shoes. Elgin SingleS Mingle on Facebook.14th Annual Stinger Classic 2km Fun Run at Waterworks Park. September 21 at 9:30. Open to elementary students. Sponsored by Optimist Club of St. Thomas. FreeCanadian Cancer Society’s Wheels of Hope – Car Cruise Event Sat, September 21. London to Port Stanley 2 hour Car Cruise starts 10 am IBEW Local 120 6688 Tempo Rd. LondonCome support Elgin-St. Thomas United Way! Join our Caboose Pull on September 21. It’s easy to do, just get a team together and call Melissa at 519-631-3171Saturday, Sept 21 Wheels of Hope cycling event - featuring 4 cycling distances (75km, 7.5km, 750m, 75m), vendors, onsite activities and demonstrations for the whole family. 519-432-1137.Every Tuesday Euchre Club...September 24 from 2 - 4 pm St John’s Church Do you like to laugh and have a great time? Yes? Join us! Free will offering. 519.631.7368Drum Circle...Tuesday, September 24 at 7 pm St. John’s Church Family friendly. Instruments available. Absolutely no experience necessary. 519.631.7368September 25, Wednesday, Bible Questions at St. Andrew’s United Church, everyone is welcome. info 519-631-4558September 25, Boston Pizza dinner for United Way, at Boston Pizza 5:30-7pm, $20/person. Tickets at Mudge’s, Ted’s Place, Charlton Meats and Elgin-St. Thomas United Way.‘Hostas’ discussed by Lyn Bisschop St.Thomas Horticultural Society Public Meeting Wed. Sept 25th, 2013, 7:00 p.m. at Monsignor Morrison Catholic

School, 10 South Edgeware Road.September 26- Thursday, Kickers 6pm at St. Andrew’s United Church , mid week group ages 5- 13 , games music craft everyone welcome for more info 519-631-4558Wed., Sept. 25, 11:30, the St. Thomas Public Art Centre’s Women’s Committee is hosting its’ first luncheon of the new season. For more info, 631-4040

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UNION UNITED CHURCH6008 Stonechurch Rd.519-631-0304

Sunday Services and Sunday School are at 9:30 am

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Watch for your copy of theL & PS Corridor Commemorative Booklet,

delivered with next weeks issue ofThe St. Thomas Elgin Weekly News.

More details at: www.railwaycorridor.com

SCHEDULE of EVENTSSCHEDULE of EVENTSFriday Sept 20th

Saturday and Sunday are FREE to attend and OPEN TO ALL!

Friday Sept 20

Saturday and Sunday are FREE to attend and OPEN TO ALL!

Saturday Sept 21st

Sunday Sept 22

RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONYTRAIN LEAVES (Sold Out)

HORTON FARMERS MARKETYEAR OF THE RAILWAY (At the Public Library )SUNNY’S RAIL DAYS (Specials at Sunny’s

Bar and Tavern)LIVE MUSIC (Located in the Corridor)TRAIN RIDES (All ages! Leaving every hour)DOWNTOWN ART MARKET (St. Thomas artists)L&PS EXHIBITION (At the Elgin County

Railway Museum)CRAFT TIME (Located in the Corridor)SIDEWALK SALE (Downtown businesses)BX TOWER (See how the rail tracks

were controlled)L&PS STATION (Tour the new station)LEGEND’S (Kids BBQ, Beer garden for the adults)CABOOSE PULL (United Way Fundraiser,Railway Museum)

LIVE MUSIC (Located in the Corridor)VINTAGE CAR SHOW (Moore Street parking lot)TRAIN RIDES (All ages! Leaving every hour)L&PS EXHIBITION (At the Elgin County

Railway Museum)BX TOWER (See how the rail tracks were controlled)L&PS STATION (Tour the new station)

Friday Sept 20

Saturday and Sunday are FREE to attend and OPEN TO ALL!

Saturday Sept 21

Sunday Sept 22

Friday Sept 20

Saturday and Sunday are FREE to attend and OPEN TO ALL!

Saturday Sept 21

Sunday Sept 22

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L&PS STLEGEND’SCABOOSE PULLRailway Museum)

LIVE MUSICVINTTRAIN RIDESL&PS EXHIBITION

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8 AM - NOON |9 AM – 5 PM |

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