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cyclist dies after being hit by truck
Police trying to determine if road conditions played a role in death of Melvin Martin
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2009: the year of the stand-pat budget
Municipalities look to tighten belts, but taxes still likely to make notable rise despite falling costs
STEVE KANNON
mitments and services when it comes
to setting tax rates for 2009, the budget
year now under discussion.
The economic downturn will curb In Woolwich Township, for instance, a
new spending, but don’t look for any three-year contract with workers calls
tax cuts from local government. Hard for an annual pay increase of three per
times and lower prices are unlikely cent, refl ecting a fi xed jump in one of
to translate into anything more than the largest items in the budget: labour
smaller increases in the rates paid by costs. The new Woolwich Memorial
area residents.
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A Woolwich man riding his bicycle to work north of Elmira
early Thursday morning died when he was struck by
a pickup truck .
Melvin Martin, 34, was pronounced dead at the scene of
a collision on Arthur Street, near Florapine Road, at approximately
6:40 a.m.
He had been cycling on his way to work when he was hit
from behind by a pickup truck in the poorly lit stretch of
icy road.
Waterloo Regional Police are still piecing together what
happened, but at this point it is believed that the cyclist
and the pickup truck were travelling in the same direc-
Those and other demands make it unlikely
the township could freeze or roll
back taxes. In fact, millions of dollars
in spending on new facilities, including
the rec. complex, require a twoper-cent
additional tax bump. Still,
Woolwich will be looking for ways to
recognize the current economic climate.
“We’re looking for a balance between
the tough economic times and previous
budget commitments,” he said.
“We’ve got some tough choices about
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what stays and what goes.”
Much the same scenario is playing
out in Wellesley Township, where
Mayor Ross Kelterborn wants council
to take a close look at all expenditures.
Other than for immediate health or
safety concerns, he’s looking for a budget
that contains no new spending.
“I have instructed staff and department
heads that, other than things
that are a safety issue, I don’t want to
see any new items,” he said, noting the
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Stronger measures needed
in Breslau trespassing battle
Grobe Nursery wins parking concession, but off-roading problems
will take more time and money to deal with, says Woolwich
STEVE KANNON
Perry Grobe argues
parking restrictions
near his Breslau-area
nursery are hurting
his business, and doing
nothing to deter off-road
vehicles from trespassing
on adjacent land.
That much was an easy
sell to Woolwich council,
which this week eased
parking rules on Greenhouse
Road.
The off-roading issue
remains far more intractable,
however.
Addressing council
Tuesday night at its
inaugural meeting in
Woolwich’s new council
chambers, the operator
of Grobe Nursery said
parking restrictions approved
in August have
been largely ineffective
in addressing the problem
of trespassing vehicles,
including trucks,
all-terrain vehicles and
dirt bikes.
“The bylaw is not solving
the problem. It’s
causing problems for
us.”
The company has seen
customers use the shoulder
of the road during
the peak seasons in the
spring and at Christmas
for the past 40 years.
With the new parking
bylaw, the overflow traffic
had nowhere to go, he
explained.
Councillors quickly
came on side, eventually
voting to allow parking
along the east side of
Greenhouse Road, from
Kramp Road to Victoria
Street. They were less
cooperative, however,
on the matter of a Grobe
truck parked on Greenhouse
Road to act as an
advertisement to passing
drivers on Hwy. 7.
Both the township and
the Ministry of Transportation,
which has
jurisdiction over the
highway, have taken issue
with the advertising
strategy. Coun. Murray
Martin suggested the
parties sit down to negotiate
a settlement, and
called on staff to get a
legal opinion about the
township’s options.
Clerk Christine Broughton
noted the truck is
parked in violation to
the bylaw. Even if Grobe
applied for a sign at that
location, the township’s
sign bylaw would not
permit it. There are also
outstanding issues with
the MTO.
While that disagreement
could be sorted out
in relatively short order,
far more time will be
needed to deal with trespassing
off-road vehicles.
The township, Waterloo
Region and various
landowners have been
meeting to address the
problem. Barriers and
signs have been erected,
and an enforcement blitz
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was undertaken over the
summer, to no avail.
Grobe told councillors
off-road vehicles were
using the land as recently
as last weekend, providing
them with photos
of various access points
away from the township
roads where parking
restrictions were introduced
in August.
He called on the township
to deal with trespassers
quickly, noting
reports to bylaw officers
or police aren’t dealt
with in a timely manner.
“To say the response
has been less than swift
would be an understatement,”
he said.
More enforcement has
to be done in the evenings
and on weekends,
when the trespassers
are using the land, he
added.
Broughton noted bylaw
officers have been out
evenings and weekends,
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municipality must live
by the same constraints
faced by residents.
“The way I look at
running the township
business is the same as
running my personal affairs.”
At Waterloo Region,
where budget talks are
further along, restraint
may be the order of the
day, but the numbers are
still pointing at a tax increase
of almost five per
cent: 3.3 in general levies,
and another 1.6 for
the Waterloo Regional
Police Service.
As with the lower-tier
governments, the region
has its hands tied by previous
commitments, explained
Chair Ken Seiling.
He’s also bracing for
an increased demand on
social services, including
jumps in the welfare
rolls, but council is aiming
for a “stand-pat” budget.
“We’re not looking to
take on anything new,
that’s for sure,” he said
in an interview. “We’ve
got to tread water to a
certain degree. We’re going
to be as tight as we
can.”
Property taxes will generally
increase even as
inflation drops and input
costs – most notably
those tied to the price of
oil – have taken dramatic
dips.
In the past couple of
years in particular, municipalities
have been hit
hard by rising costs for
energy, transportation
and construction materials
such as asphalt and
concrete. The building
boom also led to higher
prices for infrastructure
projects such as road
resurfacing and sewer
work.
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Budgets: Previous
commitments leave
little wiggle room
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The annual inflation
rate in October fell to 2.6
per cent, down significantly
from 3.4 per cent
in September, according
to Statistics Canada. Real
prices actually dropped
one per cent in that period,
the biggest monthly
decline since June 1959.
Despite a reversal in
that trend, the savings
haven’t shown up on municipal
doorsteps, local
officials say.
“We’re not seeing evidence
of deflation. In
fact, some projects are
exceeding budget,” said
Seiling.
Municipalities also face
pressure to take part in a
focus on infrastructure
spending to stimulate
the economy. Both the
federal and provincial
governments are looking
at stimulus packages,
with upgrades to
roads, bridges, water
and sewers high on the
priority list. Some of the
money funneled into this
pump-priming will make
its way into the jointfunding
programs that
have channeled millions
into the region and both
townships.
However, infrastructure
funding from Ottawa
and Queen’s Park
still require the township
to spend some of
its own money. Recent
programs have been
split three ways between
each level of government.
“The township has to
cover its own share in
such projects,” noted
Brenneman.
Cutting back on infrastructure
projects,
while perhaps helpful as
municipalities look to
control spending, might
prove counterproductive
under the circumstances,
said Seiling.
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“I was thinking, ‘how can I help? How can I make a difference?’”
Cody Petrosino
A CARING GESTURE Cody Petrosino holds an armful of the clothes and toys he collected for st. Vincent de Paul in november. The 12-year-old rallied his school and community to help him collect a truckload of warm winter garments
for the agency.
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The spirit of can-do
Collecting clothing and toys for those in need all in a day’s work for 12-year-old Conestogo boy
JONI MILTENBURG
At the Optimist Club charity hockey
tournament last weekend, 12-year-old
Cody Petrosino of Conestogo was in
charge of handing out T-shirts to players
and volunteers. When another volunteer
showed up to take over for him,
Cody had his system all worked out.
Shirts are sorted into large, extralarge
and 2XL and stacked in piles
of 10, he patiently explained to a
man several decades his senior,
sounding as if their ages were reversed.
That’s just the kind of kid Cody is,
said his dad John. He sees something
that needs to be done and just takes
care of it. So when he wanted to do
something to help less fortunate families,
he took the initiative and organized
a clothing drive.
“I call this one Panthers Winter
Warmth,” Cody explained. “What
you do is you collect winter items
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Between Nov. 1 and 26, he collected a
truckload of used clothing, toys and
games.
“We did toys this year too, like dolls,
stuffed animals, but in mint condition.
It’s used, but it’s not overly used.”
Cody was inspired by his nursery
school teacher, a woman named Susan
O’Toole. She ran an unofficial community
agency from the Conestogo Public
School, helping out more than 400 families
in need in Woolwich.
“Susan always used to come to me,
you know, we have a family in need
or we have a situation that they need
help, clothing, food, money, whatever,”
said John Petrosino. “[Cody] would always
see me doing that, so he wanted
to run with this.”
“I was thinking, ‘how can I help?
How can I make a difference?’” Cody
said. “Our school’s already doing food
drives and stuff, so I’m like, ‘what else
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full of warm clothing for O’Toole to
distribute.
Cody vividly remembers when
O’Toole’s husband called him last year
and told him Susan wanted to talk to
him.
“She had a little boy come in and he
started crying and she asked him why
he was crying, and he finally got his
first pair of winter boots.”
This year illness prevented O’Toole
from doing the distribution, so Cody
delivered his truckload of warmth to
St. Vincent de Paul.
Cody is already planning to expand
his collection next year.
“I want to make maybe a little organization
called Winter Warmth. That’s
the big picture,” he said. “We were going
to do the region, but if we could do
it nationwide, that’d be awesome. But
I don’t think it’s going get that far, at
least not soon. [It would] be good to
have it regional.”
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Municipal tax increases just compounding the problem
The economic downturn
is not to anyone’s
liking, but
something good
might come of it if
governments are
forced to review
their budgets on a
line-by-line basis
looking for savings.
I’ve long argued that many, including
local municipalities, simply use last
year’s budget as the baseline for this
year’s, adding on another inflationary
increase (as a minimum), and ignoring
the compounding impact that practice
has on the taxes we pay.
I’ve never bought into the “it’s only
four or five per cent” argument or its
corollary, the “it’s only X dollars more
per year” claim. That’s a poor stance
in any given year, but really falls apart
when you take five plus four plus three
plus four plus three plus …
In that simplified five-year example, a
person paying $3,000 a year in property
taxes would pay $3,150 in the first year
of increases, which, as politicians argue,
isn’t the end of the world. But after
five years, that tax payout would be
$3,684.71. Extend those increases year
after year – tax jumps are the norm,
after all – and the compounding does
a real number on what the homeowner
shells out, usually with nothing more
to show for it.
Each new bit of spending, and each
year’s increase, always makes sense at
the time, or at least finds enough people
to say so. It’s only over time that
we see the full impact – the death of a
thousand cuts.
The Record has run some telling stories
about spending in the region and
its cities, particularly when it comes to
the growing size of government, and
the resultant budget increases. Politicians
and administrators defend their
actions, but the numbers are damning.
That’s not to say we have to aim for
a tax freeze every year: costs rise, and
councillors need to give heed to the longer
term, investing in infrastructure
and setting aside reserves for future
projects. But approving increases by
default makes no sense either. That’s
especially true in tougher economic
times, when politicians of all levels
must resist the urge to simply pass the
expense along to the public in the form
of higher taxes.
It’s rare, however, to find politicians
onside with that idea. Oh, some will
agree to it – in theory. Few will act on
it.
In that vein, Kitchener councillor
John Gazzola has been something of a
voice in the wilderness.
Although often finding himself in the
minority – sometimes a minority of
one – he’s usually the voice of public
apprehension during debates sparked
by the numerous big-ticket spending
issues around the city’s council table.
This, after all, is the city where council
has bought up large stretches of the
downtown with little redevelopment
on the horizon, despite some off-thewall
proposals over the years.
The result has been a steady increase
in the size of government and its bud-
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get and, therefore, taxes. That’s been
especially true in this decade, when
times have been good indeed.
Now, with the economy sinking, you’d
think council would be embracing the
cuts necessary to cope with a new reality.
Apparently not.
“Times are tough, but is seems nobody’s
told our council and staff that
– it’s business as usual in Kitchener,”
says Gazzola. “We don’t seem to be prepared
to make some tough decisions.”
In bad times, some short-term thinking
is required in order to help residents
weather the storm. Current budget
numbers call for a five-per-cent tax
increase, which just won’t do as people
face losing their jobs and money is
harder to come by, he argues.
“I want to get us as close to a zero per
cent tax increase as possible without
cutting services.
“We need to leave a few dollars in people’s
pockets so they can spend a little
in the economy to keep things going.”
Now’s the time for municipalities to
undo the tendency to look at last year’s
budget as the base, and just add onto
that without reviewing how they got to
this stage, he adds.
“Otherwise, it just keeps building and
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JoHN ALbRECHT
John’s Nursery
How long have you been in business?
We purchased the first acre of land in 1964. We
started this from scratch, my wife and I. When
we came, this was just cornfield.
Where did you come from?
We’re from Germany, from Bavaria. Lots of
good beer there.
What’s the busiest time for Christmas
trees?
building – but we can’t do that.”
He also wonders why it is that lower
costs for such things as energy, transportation
and building materials
aren’t reflected in municipal budgets.
Those savings, along with increased
funding from the federal and provincial
governments, should be reflected
in next year’s taxes, he says, though
admittedly he’s not optimistic.
“When we do have reduced costs, we
tend to find other ways to blow it,” he
said of the money.
The problem, he argues, is that it’s
too easy to come up with excuses to
continue spending, because it’s easy to
pass the costs along to the public.
“It’s a one-way street. And it’s not
sustainable.”
Even on his own council, he’s not
optimistic there will be any positive
changes – “I have trouble getting people
to agree with me,” Gazzola says of
his council colleagues.
And sounding more like a journalist
than politician, he’s not holding
out much hope politicians will move
to hold the line on spending and taxes.
“If this was an election year, it would
be no problem: we would find a way.”
From the 12th to the 19th . But people with balsam
and Fraser firs, they can put them up early.
When do you start cutting?
We cut the first ones Nov. 21.
What’s your favourite type of tree?
My favorite is still the balsam fir, because it
has that nice aroma, that smell to it.
With the green movement, do more people
want potted trees?
When times are bad, there’s more demand
for potted trees. When times are good, there’s
more demand for cut. It’s a real trend.

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WCS receives
$6,500 from
Handymen
Home Hardware stores ltd. this
week made a $6,500 donation to
Woolwich Community services as
part of the celebration of founder
Walter Hachborn’s 70 years in the
business. in june 1938, Walter
Hachborn took a job as a stockboy
at a local hardware store and
launched what would become a
noteworthy career spanning seven
decades.
The donation was raised by
Home employees through various
means, all of which served to celebrate
Hachborn’s milestone. Home
Hardware employees purchased
paper bowties, a trademark of
the founder, on which they wrote
personal messages; purchased
autographed copies of the History
of Home Hardware book; or, made
general donations. The cheque
was presented at the company’s
st. jacobs headquarters by Hachborn
and Paul straus, vice-president
and CeO of Home Hardware,
to Cynthia Hastings, WCs board
chairperson, and board member
brenda sokolowski.
Paisley voted
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vice-chair
elmira’s Harold Paisley has been
elected vice-chairman of the
Waterloo region District school
board. He’s the trustee for Wellesley/Woolwich.
meeting Dec. 1, trustees elected
Kitchener trustee mike ramsay as
the new chairman.
The two positions are elected annually
at the board’s first meeting
in December. A trustee may hold
the position for no more than two
consecutive years.
$8.6 million
reasons
to celebrate
it’s been five years since the slots
facility opened at the grand river
raceway following the organization
was forced out of elmira by
successive decisions at Woolwich
council.
The facility is marking its anniversary
today (saturday).
Olg slots at grand river raceway
has been an economic force
in the Township of Centre Wellington
and area, creating 157
direct jobs with an annual payroll
of more than $6.3 million, which
goes back into the community
through the purchase of personal
goods and services by employees.
As the host community for Olg
slots at grand river raceway,
Centre Wellington has received
more than $8.6 million in non-tax
gaming revenue since the facility
opened.
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Lighting up the night in Wellesley
Village gearing up for annual Christmas tradition, which also serves as fundraiser
MARC MIQUEL HELSEN
Wellesley will get a
shower of light on Dec.
12 as the Wellesley and
District Lions Club kicks
off the Christmas season
with the 17th annual
Tree of Light celebration
at the village park.
Following the Christmas
parade at 6:45 p.m.,
the colourful tradition
will make for more than
just a cheery experience,
said event coordinator
and Lions Club member
Marilyn Bisch.
“It’s very rewarding; I
really get excited when
I see the money going
up … we’re helping out
the children and the seniors
and the families in
Wellesley Township that
need help with food. It’s
a very, very nice function,”
said Bisch, who
has been organizing the
event for four years.
The money collected
through the purchase
of light bulbs that cover
the tree is then donated
to the local Meals on
Wheels program and
the Community Action
MARC MIQUEL HELSEN
Already a popular tradition
among Canadians
with a sweet tooth, the
Girl Guide cookie sales
pitch will boast another
feature this year: reduced
trans fats.
“We’ve been working
with our baker for the last
couple of years trying to
find a formulation that
doesn’t compromise the
integrity of the cookie in
terms of flavour or consistency,”
said Shauna
Klein, manager of marketing
for Girl Guides of
Canada (GGC).
inc.
furniture
Program for Children
(CAPC). Bulbs can be
purchased for $5 each
at donation booths located
at a dozen stores
throughout the village.
Businesses as well as individuals
may donate as
many bulbs as they want,
the results of which will
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ALMoST TIME marilyn bisch, organizer of the 17th annual Tree of light Ceremony in Wellesley Dec. 12, hopes that residents will help make Christmastime
a little brighter for others by buying a bulb for the tree.
be posted at the CIBC.
Donations will be accepted
until Dec. 31.
Last season, the holiday
event garnered some
$6,305 for local charities,
a significant increase
from the previous year’s
figure of $3,140.
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“The economy is not
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need help and now even
more than before because
of what’s going
on with Canada and the
economy.”
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Taking the trans fats out of Girl Guide cookies
Organization to begin selling popular treats, having found a recipe that retains taste
The newly revamped
classic chocolate and vanilla
cookies will have
0.1 grams of trans fat in
each two-cookie serving
– 90 per cent less trans fat
than their predecessors
– and will be available in
the spring of 2009.
While the move was
promoted by a desire to
reflect a growing consumer
concern with
healthier eating, GGC
was also concerned with
maintaining the flavour
of the chocolate and vanilla
sandwich cookies
that for many people
have become synonymous
with the organiza-
tion.
“My colleagues have
[tried them] and they
say that they can’t tell
the difference between
the two cookies … that’s
partly why it’s taken us
until now to get the cookie
reformulated, because
we wanted to be sure that
the taste wasn’t compromised
in any way.”
With the taste issue resolved,
local Girl Guides,
who typically sell boxes
of cookies at shopping
malls, supermarkets, or
by going door-to-door,
will be taking pre-orders
next month for cookie
deliveries in the spring.
Though still too early
to assess whether the
cookies will sell better
than their fattier predecessors,
local Girl Guide
leader Lynne Snell is
confident they will fare
well.
“I think anybody’s always
looking for some
way to reduce their fat –
especially when it comes
to sweets, because we all
have a sweet tooth,” said
Snell with a chuckle.
While pre-ordering
cookies should help
determine production
numbers, it will also provide
the girls with another
valuable learning
experience, said Klein.
“It’s another aspect of
the whole cookie-selling
process whereby the girls
are actually learning entrepreneurial
skills by
doing this; they’re very
involved with the planning
and the execution,
they’re learning about
finance, all of that, so,
this is just another step,
another aspect .”
GGC has been selling
cookies for 81 years. The
majority of the $11 million
raised through annual
cookie sales and a
chocolate mint cookie
sale in the fall go to-
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THE OBSERVER | Saturday, December 06, 2008
Young area residents
among 4-H honourees
JONI MILTENBURG
Several youth in Woolwich
and Wellesley townships
were honoured recently
with awards from
the Waterloo 4-H Association.
Jacob Nederand of
Maryhill was named
the outstanding intermediate
member for
2008. Emily Strenzke,
also of Maryhill, and
Zac Williams of Wellesley
shared the award
for outstanding junior
member. And Tarah Joy
Martin of Winterbourne
won the Richard Lichty
memorial award for the
» From cover
tion when the vehicle
struck Martin, ejecting
him from the bicycle.
Emergency personnel
called to the scene were
unable to revive him.
“We did CPR on the fellow;
that was started by
the time the rescue truck
arrived on the scene,”
said Dennis Frey, Floradale
district chief with
the Woolwich Fire Department.
“The weather had
changed. Started getting
cold, anyways, after the
rain,” he said of conditions
at the time.
Although temperatures
dropped Thursday
morning, following a
wet and mild night, and
ice began to form, at the
time of the collision the
roads were not icy, said
Sgt. Fred Gregory of the
police traffi c branch.
“It was that type of
morning where the roads
were getting worse as we
got there; the road conditions
at the time were not
as severe as they were,
say, two hours later.”
Police ruled out alcohol
as a factor, but are
still trying to determine
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Nederand as a “wonderful
young man, always
very helpful.” Nederand
has been an active member
for fi ve years and
completed a number of
club projects, including
veterinary, mountain
biking and pizza. He
competed in a number
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4-H Club, including
the inter-county judging
competition held in
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“There’s nothing that
she backs away from,”
Drummond said of
Strenzke, who won a
number of titles this
year, including champion
junior dairy showman
at the Grand River
4-H show. He added that
Williams’ parents sometimes
have to tell him
that he can’t do everything
because he would
like to try.
Drummond said Martin
was a natural choice
for the Richard Lichty
award, which is named
in honour of a former
director of the associa-
Fatality: Police looking for witnesses
whether speed and improper
illumination
might have contributed
to the collision.
“It’s pretty dark out
there; it’s a dark road,
there are no street lights;
it was just before sunup,”
said Gregory.
“I think it’s fairly
common out in the rural
areas, in Woolwich
Township, that there are
bicycles moving around
and pedestrians and
horse-and-buggies that
may not be well lit, but
please, pay attention and
recognize that they may
be out using the roadways,”
he added.
Arthur Street was
closed between Reid
Woods Road and Sandy
Hills Drive for several
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“That’s just the type of
person she is, very organized.”
Those award winners
were chosen from 155
members in Waterloo
Region in 2008. The association
offers a wide
variety of clubs, ranging
from veterinary to
paintball, trail riding to
cooking with milk.
Drummond acknowledged
that 4-H isn’t just
about farming anymore.
“4-H has gone so far beyond
agriculture. We’re
all about health, environment,
life skills and
agriculture. That’s what
4-H is.”
RESCUE EFFoRT emergency personnel responding to the scene on Arthur street north Thursday morning were
unable to revive the struck cyclist, who was pronounced dead at the scene.
PHOTO | PAT merliHAn
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fatality.
Martin had been cycling
alone, and the driver of
the pickup truck was its
sole occupant, but police
believe others may have
been in the area at the
time – they’re hoping
witnesses will contact
them with relevant information
by calling 519-
570-3000, ext. 8856.

THE OBSERVER | Saturday, December 06, 2008 NEWS | 7
»WellesleY resPOnDs
One more kick at the amalgamation can
Citizens For Better Government looking for municipal input in deciding what comes next
MARC MIQUEL HELSEN
Looking at its next steps, the Citizens
For Better Government (CFBG) is unlikely
to get a green light from municipal
offi cials. The organization hosted
a discussion Thursday that delegates
from Wellesley and Woolwich townships
were scheduled to attend.
Discussing the issue Monday night,
Wellesley councillors laid out a clear
position: they’re not interested.
“My role there would be, defi nitely,
to tell them that this is not a good idea
for municipalities, especially the outlying
areas. I certainly want that voice
heard there,” said Coun. Jim Olender
in an interview before the meeting.
» From page 03
but the township has limited resources
and manpower. Waterloo Regional
Police have stepped up patrols, but
enforcement on that end is out of the
township’s hands.
“We have a big job, a lot of work
ahead of us to solve the problem,” she
admitted.
Chief administrative offi cer David
Brenneman said the only way to
Warmth: Take-charge attitude
» From page 03
He’s already enlisted the help of
Kitchener-Conestoga MP Harold Albrecht,
who promised to spread the
word and set up a drop-off point in his
constituency offi ce next year. He’s also
hoping to get other schools in the area
to spread the word and collect items.
Cody’s plan to expand the collection
Although the purpose of the CFBG
meeting wasn’t to discuss the merits
of its recently published fi nal report
in which the group advocates amalgamation
of Waterloo Region’s municipalities,
Olender said his message
would be abundantly clear that such a
move is not in the rural municipality’s
best interest.
Furthermore, bringing up the issue
in these tumultuous economic times is
especially inappropriate.
“In theory it sounds wonderful but in
practice, as we know, from anywhere
in Ontario that it’s been done it hasn’t
worked out anywhere. And anybody
whom I’ve talked to who came from
small places like here, they lost out,
big-time. Their services diminished,
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be successful is active enforcement,
which will come with increased costs.
Even then, the township will have to
be in it for the long haul.
In a related matter, the township has
started the process to close the road
stub at the south end of Greenhouse
Road, with the idea of discouraging
illegal dumping and parking. Council
will discuss the matter Tuesday
night.
was news to his father, but John wasn’t
overly surprised.
“We’ve always tried to encourage our
kids – you know, they don’t do without
anything so it’s nice to take some time
out of their lives to volunteer and help
other kids or families.
“He’s always a take-charge [person].
He likes to be the leader.”
PHOTO | jOni milTenburg
their taxes went up, the big centres
took all their brand new equipment,
dumped off their garbage.”
Advocating amalgamation of the
region’s seven municipalities, CFBG
released a report in October, “Finding
a Better Way,” in which it presented a
number of alternatives to replace the
existing two-tier system. Representatives
of the group then attended local
councils to present their fi ndings.
CFBG’s preferred form of amalgamation
calls for the elimination of each
of the existing municipal councils
(a total of 51 politicians), replacing
them with one city council comprising
26 ward councillors and a mayor.
Ward councillors would be assisted
by 26 unelected community councils
intended to provide a local voice on a
Lights: Community fundraiser
» From page 05
The lighting ceremony will take place
at Wellesley Park following the parade.
MP Harold Albrecht (Conservative –
Kitchener-Conestoga) will be on hand
to turn on the lights, which will remain
lit at night until January.
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centralized government.
Historically, such proposals for further
amalgamation have met with
cool and unenthusiastic responses
from both Woolwich and Wellesley
councils.
Despite the obvious potential for
disagreement, however, this week’s
meeting was to take a more fl uid approach.
“Really, the intent of the meeting
… is to determine interest and further
discussion of the report and its
recommendations to see whether or
not there is any interest in this,” explained
Randy Gosse, director of legislated
services/city clerk with the
City of Kitchener.
“If there is no interest, I would suspect
it will just end right there.”
Cookies and hot apple cider will be
provided throughout the evening by
Wellesley Apple Products and the
Wellesley and District Lions Club.
A carol sing will take place afterwards,
led by this year’s Wellesley Idol
winner Jordan Goeree.

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Early snow taxes townships’ road-clearing budgets
Both Woolwich and Wellesley find themselves plowing through their 2008 snow-removal funds
MARC MIQUEL HELSEN
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winter in 2008, township
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“I would have happily
waited until December
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of the budget,” said Barry
Baldasaro, operations
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municipality is $100,000
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Township road crews
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It was a similar situation
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“I would say we’ve got
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Owing to the heavy winter
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with an early arrival of
winter this November,
work crews in Woolwich
and Wellesley are
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In 2008, Woolwich budgeted
$518,000 for snow
removal and Wellesley
township spent approximately
$204,000 to keep
its roadways clean.
A single Sunday snowstorm
last year cost the
township $26,000; it costs
the municipality approximately
$210 per hour
to run each of its eight
vehicles, which on such
a job, would have been
working simultaneously.
The fact that both
townships are now tapping
the final dregs of
their snow removal budgets
doesn’t come as a
surprise: snow removal
budgets are often expended
by March, leaving
a shortfall for the
tail-end of the year in
November or December.
Neither McLaughlin
nor Baldasaro is in panic
mode, however.
Both administrations
possess reserves in their
overall works budgets to
cover the costs of freak
winter years. Their
snow-clearing budgets
» From page 05
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THE OBSERVER | Saturday, December 06, 2008 NEWS | 13
»lAW & OrDer
Christmas lights, but no holiday cheer
cle was towed from the scene.
» November 26
7:10 PM | A single-vehicle rollover
occurred on Ament Line.
It appears the driver lost control
of the vehicle while eastbound
on Ament Line due to
poor weather conditions. The
driver suffered minor injuries.
No charges were laid.
» November 27
8:40 PM | Some youths were
reported to be throwing snowballs
at passing vehicles in
the area of Arthur Street and
Oriole Parkway in Elmira. The
area was checked, but the
individuals were not located.
Police remind the public that
people who throw objects at
vehicles can be held responsible
for damages.
» November 28
5:55 PM | A vehicle struck a
hydro pole on Scotch Line
Road near New Jerusalem
Road in Woolwich Township.
The vehicle had been eastbound
on Scotch Line when
the driver maneuvered out
of the way to make way for
a horse-and-buggy. The driver
then lost control while on the
snow covered roadway, entered
the ditch and struck the
Winter roads take a toll
9:30 PM | Police attended two
residences on Peregrine Crescent
in Elmira, where it was
reported that some Christmas
decorations were damaged.
Officers followed some footprints
in the snow to another
local residence, where two
young males were located.
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residents of a neighboring
house because
the latter had left their
lights on for long periods
of time. In retaliation,
the other family
shone a big spot light
into the neighboring
residence. Police spoke
to both homeowners
and mediated the dispute.
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the driver was treated at the
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11:20 PM | Police were called
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had gotten out of hand; police
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»EDITORIAL
Divisive Harper must step aside
In having the House prorogued, Stephen
Harper has missed the opportunity to do
the honourable thing by resigning. Even
with this move – not unexpected from
someone of his ilk – he still must go.
All of the events unfolding on Parliament
Hill – and all of what will follow
– are the direct responsibility of the
Prime Minister. He set the fire, and he’s
been fanning the flames. The blatantly
political move in last week’s economic
update was entirely his, revealing his
true colours despite claims this would be
a more cooperative Parliament.
Even with the House suspended courtesy
of Governor-General Michaëlle Jean’s
ill-considered decision, Harper still does
not have the confidence of the majority
of Canadians. His position is even less
legitimate given Thursday’s tactics. The
only way for the Conservatives to regain
any credibility is to jettison Harper, who
Canadians have three times judged undeserving
to lead a majority government.
He’s clearly buying time to cling to
power, his only goal, knowing his career
would be over if the Liberal/NDP coalition
forms a government.
»VERBATIM »THE MONITOR
“This is what so many of us were worried about during the election: the
context of a Tory victory in an economic crisis, because we know that
there is this pattern of using an economic crisis to push through policies
that were nowhere during the campaign.”
Naomi Klein reacts to the happenings on Parliament Hill
Backed into a corner, and seeing power
slip away from him, Harper showed he
wants to stay at all costs, lying, misleading
the public about how parliamentary
democracy works and playing the worst
kinds of divisive politics.
In seeking prorogation, he employed delaying
tactics he railed against when in
opposition during Paul Martin’s Liberal
minority government.
Equally hypocritical are his arguments
against coalitions and seeking the support
of the Bloc Québécois. He’s attempted
both, having suggested the same thing
to Gilles Duceppe in 2004. And newly revealed
documents show the Alliance party
seeking a partnership with the Bloc
as early as 2000. Since his first minority
win in 2006, Harper has often relied on
the support of the other parties, including
the BQ, to get measures through the
House.
Since going on the offensive against the
Liberal-NDP coalition, Harper has been
taking broad shots at the BQ, attempting
to paint the support of Bloc MPs as somehow
illegitimate, despite relying on them
himself at times. This strategy risks
THE OBSERVER | Saturday, December 06, 2008
alienating Quebecers, a group he had
been courting – extra funding, nationhood
status – in a bid to gain a majority.
His tactics are transparent: polarize
the country by shouting “separatist” at
every opportunity, including the inflammatory
address on national television
Wednesday night.
Following the decision to suspend Parliament,
Harper had the temerity to suggest
he’s been preaching cooperation all
along. He also referred to a fiscal stimulus
plan for the economy as his mandate
from October’s election, despite repeatedly
telling Canadians there was no economic
crisis and that his party would
have no part of any bailouts.
To be clear, the coalition alternative is
no panacea, yet remains a better choice
than a government led by a prime minister
devoid of his remaining credibility.
The time lag – the House won’t sit again
until Jan. 26 – should allow the Liberals
to push Stéphane Dion aside to bring
someone such as Ralph Goodale forward
as the interim leader, and perhaps prime
minister, when MPs vote on the Conservative
budget.
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»HARD TALK | RAFE MAIR
Coalition versus the Tories? A pox on all their houses
Wow! What larks!
Could the scene
in Ottawa happen
anywhere else? We
stand on the cusp of
a political miracle
which might see the
rejected and dejected
leader of the Liberal
party about to become
the prime minister of Canada.
The facts are not much in dispute. The
Conservatives, a minority government,
baited the opposition with a bill that
would take away the public funds they
get for election purposes. Yes, there it is
folks. We may have a situation where
voters will be asked to support a coalition
of Liberals, New Democrats and
separatists because these three parties
have had their taxpayer dollars for election
expenses taken away.
Can’t you see and hear voter indignation?
Stand up to those wicked Tories
who would take away from us good guys
taxpayer-funded lolly designed to help
us get elected! I can hear the cry rolling
across the nation … give the Liberals,
BQ, NDP and Greens their slush funds
back! Now if that isn’t an emotionpacked
issue, I don’t know what is.
I have to tell you up front. I don’t like
Stephen Harper or his government.
The problem is, I don’t like the others
much either. But if I were asked to vote
for a coalition put together by bringing
in the Bloc Quebecois, I just couldn’t do
it. Politics and cynicism are synonyms
but this would be too much. I have to
think that Jack Layton and Stéphane
Dion have thought of this and realize
that they could be forcing an election
»INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS | GWYNNE DYER
Four harsh truths about climate change
About two years
ago, I realized that
the military in
various countries
were starting to
do climate change
scenarios in-house
– scenarios that
started with the scientific
predictions
about rising temperatures, falling
crop yields, and other physical effects
– and examining what that would do
to politics and strategy.
The scenarios predicted failed states
proliferating because governments
couldn’t feed their people; waves of
climate refugees washing up against
the borders of more fortunate countries;
even wars between countries
that shared the same rivers. So I started
interviewing everybody I could get
access to: not only senior military
people, but scientists, diplomats and
politicians.
About 70 interviews, a dozen countries
and 18 months later, I have
reached four conclusions that I didn’t
even suspect when I began the process.
The first is simply this: the scientists
are really scared. Their observations
over the past two or three
years suggest that everything is happening
much faster than their climate
models predicted.
This creates a dilemma for them, because
for the past decade they have
been struggling against a well-funded
the public doesn’t want over a trivial
issue brought on because the Liberals
and New Democrats are cynical
enough, indeed unpatriotic enough, to
bring the Bloc Quebecois into the government.
The scent of power, even momentary
power, is very tempting. It does strange
things to otherwise quite normal people.
But I simply can’t believe that Dion
and Layton could be so dumb. If they
are, no wonder the public gave Harper
office instead of them.
Now we have the constitutional lawyers
prowling through dusty old manuscripts
to see what happens if Harper is
defeated in the House and pops across
the way to Governor General Michaëlle
Jean’s digs asking for an election writ.
Her Excellency will have been well
prepared with the precedent set in 1926
in what’s known as the King/Byng affair,
the only problem being no one can
agree on what precedent was set.
In 1925, then prime minister Mackenzie
King formed a minority Liberal
government. In 1926, he was defeated
on a confidence motion whereupon he
went to governor general Lord Byng
and sought dissolution of Parliament
and an election writ. Byng refused and
called upon Tory leader Arthur Meighen
to form a government, which he did.
It lasted a week, Meighen lost a confidence
motion and an election ensued
which was fought by King on the basis
that Lord Byng was wrong. King was
returned with a majority.
Before going on, two important constitutional
events took place after the
King/Byng dustup that may well affect
what interpretation one might infer
campaign that cast doubt on the phenomenon
of climate change. Now, finally,
people and even governments
are listening. Even in the United
States, the world headquarters of climate
change denial, 85 per cent of the
population now sees climate change
as a major issue, and both presidential
candidates in last month’s election
promised 80 per cent cuts in
American emissions of greenhouse
gases by 2050.
The scientists are understandably
reluctant at this point to announce
publicly that their predictions were
wrong; that it’s really much worse
and the targets will have to be revised.
Most of them are waiting for overwhelming
proof that climate change
really is moving faster, even though
they are already privately convinced
that it is. So governments, now awakened
to the danger at last, are still
working to the wrong emissions target.
The real requirement, if we are
to avoid runaway global warming, is
probably 80 per cent cuts by 2030, and
almost no burning whatever of fossil
fuels (coal, gas and oil) by 2050.
The second conclusion is that the
generals are right. Food is the key issue,
and world food supply is already
very tight: we have eaten up about
two-thirds of the world grain reserve
in the past five years, leaving only 50
days’ worth in store. Even a one degree
C (1.8 degrees F) rise in average
global temperature will take a major
from that crisis.
At the time of the crisis, the Governor-
General was seen not only as the King’s
representative in Canada but also seen
as representing Great Britain. In other
words, the GG not only was the king’s
Canadian representative, he also represented
the residual powers of the monarch
as king of the United Kingdom.
After the crisis and after King was
returned with a majority, the U.K.
government issued a declaration that
the role of Governor General was as
a representative of the sovereign in
Canada only. Known as the Balfour
Declaration, it acknowledged that the
Dominions were equal in status to the
United Kingdom, and that each Governor
General would henceforth function
solely as a representative of the Crown
in their respective Dominions, and not
as an agent of the British government.
Arcane, perhaps, but none the less important
for that.
Next came the 1931 Statute of Westminster,
which changed Canada from
being a “self governing Dominion” to
a full and equal member of the British
Commonwealth of Nations, later
simply the Commonwealth of Nations.
Here’s what section 2 (2) says:
“No law and no provision of any law
made after the commencement of this
Act by the Parliament of a Dominion
shall be void or inoperative on the
ground that it is repugnant to the law
of England, or to the provisions of any
existing or future Act of Parliament of
the United Kingdom, or to any order,
rule, or regulation made under any
such Act, and the powers of the Parliament
of a Dominion shall include
bite out of food production in almost
all the countries that are closer to the
equator than to the poles, and that
includes almost all of the planet’s
bread-baskets.
So the international grain market
will wither for lack of supplies. Countries
that can no longer feed their
people will not be able to buy their
way out of trouble by importing grain
from elsewhere, even if they have the
money. Starving refugees will flood
across borders, whole nations will
collapse into anarchy – and some
countries may make a grab for their
neighbours’ land or water.
These are scenarios that the Pentagon
and other military planning
staffs are examining now. They could
start to come true as little as 15 or
20 years down the road. If this kind
of breakdown becomes widespread,
there will be little chance of making
or keeping global agreements to curb
greenhouse gas emissions and avoid
further warming.
The third conclusion is that there is a
point of no return after which warming
becomes unstoppable – and we are
probably going to sail right through
it. It is the point at which anthropogenic
(human-caused) warming triggers
huge releases of carbon dioxide
from warming oceans, or similar
releases of both carbon dioxide and
methane from melting permafrost,
or both. Most climate scientists think
that point lies not far beyond two de-
the power to repeal or amend any such
Act, order, rule or regulation in so far
as the same is part of the law of the
Dominion.”
Thus we had a king and he was also
king of England but in Ottawa he was
the king of Canada with his prerogatives
limited by Canadian law and custom.
Judging from what I’m reading, modern,
which is to say since I left law
school in 1956, legal opinion seems to
be that if the Tories lose a confidence
vote, the Governor General may refuse
to give Mr. Harper his election writ
and can ask Dion to try to form a government.
I respectfully disagree. I believe
that since 1926, the Balfour Declaration
and the Statute of Westminster
in 1931, combined with our Constitution,
parliamentary custom is that if a
prime minister seeks dissolution and
an election writ, he shall have them. It
is a matter of custom in the absence of
specific constitutional fiat. The custom
in the U.K. has certainly changed to
where no monarch would dare refuse
a prime minister his election and I believe
that’s the custom now in Canada,
though I admit this is inferential not
stated.
Now that’s behind us, let me make
what I believe should be the final verdict.
In our House of Commons we
have an enclave of childish adults who,
rather than deal with the immediate
and soon to be upon us even worse financial
crisis, play with public affairs
as if they were the students’ council of
a small high school (with apologies to
students’ councils across the land.)
grees C hotter (3.6 degrees F).
Once that point is passed, the human
race loses control: cutting our own
emissions may not stop the warming.
But we are almost certainly going to
miss our deadline. We cannot get the
10 lost years back, and by the time a
new global agreement to replace the
Kyoto accord is negotiated and put
into effect, there will probably not be
enough time left to stop the warming
short of the point where we must not
go.
So – final conclusion – we will have
to cheat. In the past two years, various
scientists have suggested several
“geo-engineering” techniques for
holding the temperature down directly.
We might put a kind of temporary
chemical sunscreen in the stratosphere
by seeding it with sulphur
particles, for example, or we could artificially
thicken low-lying maritime
clouds to reflect more sunlight.
These are not permanent solutions;
merely ways of winning more time to
cut our emissions without triggering
runaway warming in the meanwhile.
But the situation is getting very
grave, and we are probably going to
see the first experiments with these
techniques within five years. There is
a way through this crisis, but it isn’t
easy and there is no guarantee of success.
As the Irishman said to the lost traveller:
If that’s where you want to go,
Sir, I wouldn’t start from here.

16 | COMMENT & OPINION
»LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Like Garry Morden, all
firefighters deserve thanks
To the Editor,
Bob and I recently lost
a very dear friend, Garry
Morden, the fire chief
for the City of Mississauga.
Garry had to deal with
a lot of paperwork and
meetings in his job,
but he liked to join his
crews, sometimes to
support and encourage
them, but often just to
grab a hose and be part
of the action.
In his years as chief,
he helped to develop the
Mississauga emergency
medical response procedures
and advocated
aggressive fire prevention
and public education
programs because
he believed there is no
honour in fighting a fire
that could have been prevented.
Some of you will remember
the 1979 Mississauga
train derailment.
A CP freight train carrying
dangerous chemicals
derailed, forcing
more than 200,000 people
to be evacuated. Garry
and many other brave
souls battled the resultant
fires. The “firemen’s
cancer” that Garry died
from probably had its
beginnings during that
very dangerous time.
Recently, after a visit to
see Garry, he e-mailed
me saying, “Today I was
introduced to our latest
To the Editor,
NDP leader Jack Layton
and Liberal leader
Stéphane Dion by joining
a separatist coalition
have betrayed the
country of Canada.
This unholy pact with
the devil will move
Canada closer to a
breakup by alienating
class of recruits. Boy!
It seems like yesterday
that I was sitting in their
chairs (1977). Time flies.
Aside from joining the
clergy, I can’t imagine
a way that I could have
served that would have
been more fulfilling. The
fire service is an amazing
tradition of service
and comradeship.”
On Sept. 24, Garry was
invited to unveil a plaque
and plans for a $30-million
fire and emergency
training centre that will
be named the Garry W.
Morden Centre to honour
him and his legacy.
Our town volunteer
firemen and others like
them throughout our
country will probably
never have a building
named after them, yet
they regularly demonstrate
the same heroism
as our friend Garry.
They risk their health
and their lives to protect
us and save us from fires,
automobile accidents
and other emergency
situations.
I’m thankful to each
and every member of
our local fire department,
past and present,
for the heroic service
they give our community.
You, like our friend
Garry, are heroes day in
and day out.
Donna McFarlane
Mount Forest
Coalition proposal
a betrayal of Canada
the West and giving
fresh hope to the separatists
in the province
of Quebec.
The Prime Minister
of Canada must be
elected by the will of a
free people, not by the
will of three people.
Brian McHugh
Elmira
»OBSERVER Q&A
“No, not really. I don’t like
Stephane Dion. I think it’s just
a power grab.”
» John Eby
“Harper screwed us, he lied …
and lied, but if we put the other
guys in, you can’t win. No matter
who ... we’re screwed. I would
say ‘no.’ Everybody wants to get
bailed out. If I can’t pay my bills
I can’t go to the government and
go ‘help me, help me.’”
» Brian McKenna
» Chris Willis
»THE VIEW FROM HERE | SCOTT ARNOLD
“Definitely not. For a start, I
don’t agree with the coalition
and secondly I don’t agree with
how they’re doing it. They say
they’ve been voted in … they’re
not voted in.”
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Do you support the opposition bid to topple the Harper government?
“No. I don’t support that one
iota. They’re so far apart with
their policies it would never
work because they’d be fighting
amongst themselves. And I think
Harper should have his chance
to see what he can do. They’re
not even allowing that.”
» Paul Hartwright
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Economic gloom hangs over local shoppers
Retailers taking steps to encourage us to get out to the stores this holiday season
MARC MIQUEL HELSEN
The economic crisis that
has plunged the country
into political turmoil
and world markets into
disarray is not sparing
Waterloo Region.
“The whole year has
been tough. As soon as
the stock market crashed
we noticed the difference
immediately; it’s been
really slowing down,”
said Elmira Home Hardware
dealer and BIA executive
member Krista
McBay.
“People just aren’t parting
with their money
as much as they have
been.”
Typically a recession-resistant
business, McBay’s
hardware store has seen
a slide in sales throughout
the last year she said
and consequently, the
dealer has had to implement
some changes, such
as digging up inventory
and slashing prices. She
will also likely have to
stock fewer items in the
near future.
“Everything is under
a fine magnifying glass
right now,” she said.
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on the village’s tourist
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“This year we didn’t let
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in fact, we probably advertised
more this year
in a concentrated period
of time than we ever
have. We’re hopeful that
our retailers will see
some good sales this season,”
said Jenny Shantz,
manager of St. Jacobs
Country, the destination
marketing brand that includes
the factory outlet
mall and the farmers’
markets.
“We have concentrated
more on attracting [local]
people to St Jacobs,
probably more than any
other year.”
While sales might have
dropped in the village,
however, it appears the
outlet mall has seen an
increase in purchases
as shoppers look for
bargains. Aware their
customers are watching
what they buy, retail
stores are working
harder to lure Christmas
shoppers over the
threshold.
“The retailers are being
very aggressive trying
to kick-start the holiday
season,” said Ron Mc-
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Carville, a University of
Waterloo professor who
specializes in marketing
and consumer behaviour.
“The holiday season …
comprises most of the
retail world’s sales for
the year and they need
to make it go, they’ve
stockpiled supplies –
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Big chain stores and
retail outlets are slashing
prices and offering
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every holiday season,
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with bright and festive
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Premier Dalton
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money where they can
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sell, said McCarville.
“McGuinty is just encouraging
people to do
what they already want
to do.”
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tailers are struggling to
make ends meet while
others are doing really
well, he added, noting
that it is difficult to identify
specific trends as all
sectors are experiencing
both highs and lows, simultaneously.
“It’s like a lake: the lake
is full of fish, but the fish
aren’t everywhere in the
lake – they’re in certain
spots and not at all in
others, so it depends on
where you drop your
hook.”
All the discussion of
doom-and-gloom scenarios
– bailouts, stimulus
packages and the like –
by governments and the
media seems only to add
fuel to the concerns.
“The scary thing is the
worse the media and the
worse the government
starts talking about the
economy, the less people
start spending and that
just snowballs the effect,”
said McBay.
“If people would still
spend their money, be
smarter about it, but
still spend their money
locally, then that will
help bolster the economy,”
she suggested, noting
she hopes that local
shoppers will act on the
low Canadian dollar and
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519-581-1044
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Whether you want to discover the underwater world of scuba
diving, or you are a seasoned diver upgrading to the newest lines of
equipment, Tri-City Scuba Centre is your full service dive shop.
For those getting wet for the first time, the PADI open water sport
diving certification course taught by the qualified instructors at Tri-
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world-wide. Courses combine classroom instruction and theory, plus
practical in-pool experience & skills evaluation, followed by a written
exam and supervised open water dives. Initial costs include the
basic snorkeling equipment and course fee, which includes course
materials and certification card. Once certified, you may purchase a
complete line of scuba equipment from Tri-City Scuba Centre or
rent the equipment as needed. As you gain experience, you may
choose to enroll in more advanced levels of certification. Tri-City is
Kitchener’s only PADI 5 Star Instructor Development Centre.
Inexpensive refresher courses are ideal for divers whose skills are a
little rusty and are heading south this winter.
It was related interest in the sport of diving that led owner Chris
Epp to launch Tri-City Scuba Centre on September 1, 2004.
Tri-City Scuba Centre features an extensive selection of
equipment from Oceanic, Pinnacle, Cressi-Sub, Henderson, Zeagle,
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For some people, a pair of shoes serves a simple function and
buying new shoes doesn’t receive much consideration. For others,
however, stylish new shoes that blend fashion with function truly
affect how they feel on an emotional level. These people believe that
there is the ideal shoe for every event, occasion, mood, outfit or
lifestyle situation to help them feel good and look fabulous. For these
people, the ultimate temptation lives at Heel Boy.
Whether you need shoes for a corporate environment, a dress
shoe for a wedding or prom, casual footwear to knock about or sexy
styles that complete that little black dress, Heel Boy has brought
together a collection of classic designs plus the hottest new looks for
the season. The selection of styles, materials, and colours are
unsurpassed. Look to such names as Nine West, Steve Madden,
Kenneth Cole, Franco Sarto, Hush Puppies, Miss Sixty, Uggs,
Colcci, Sorel, etc. Some men’s shoes are also available.
The goal of owner Chloe Raincock and the helpful,
knowledgeable staff at Heel Boy is to ensure you are completely
happy with your purchase. From helping guide your footwear
choices to assisting with fittings for the right blend of comfort and
function, they are there to guarantee an enjoyable, successful
shopping experience.
Whether it’s classic pumps, high heels, evening shoes, dress
shoes, and more, plus sandals, boots for all seasons, and
accessories like handbags—from funky to eclectic, make Heel Boy
your destination. Stop in often as new lines are arriving regularly!
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355 Weber St. North, Waterloo 519-746-1070
(corner of Columbia St.) www.meineke.com
Since 1972, Meineke Car Care Center has become recognized as
one of North America’s leaders in mufflers, exhaust systems and
brakes, but that’s not all they do. They have evolved into a network
of true neighbourhood service and maintenance centres, providing
complete automotive service for domestic and import vehicles alike.
Whether it’s preventative maintenance and oil changes, engine
cooling system and transmission flushes, new CV joints, or expert
service for suspension, alignment, steering, climate control,
replacement and performance exhausts, plus M.T.O. safety
inspections, Meineke covers your every need.
The Meineke (pronounced “Mine-A-Key”) location in Waterloo
opened in July 1986 and recently came under new ownership. The
Congi Family has over 30 years of experience serving the region
from B.A.C. Auto Body at 29 Weber Street North in Waterloo (519-
884-9511). Family members include CFL Grey Cup Champion Luca
Congi of the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Meineke Car Care Centre
Waterloo is overseen by General Manager John Congi, and Shop
Mgr. Manny De Amorim.
Your Meineke service experience begins with a free visual
inspection and estimate. They will then explain technical information
into terms anyone can understand, and recommend repair,
component replacement or suggest the next anticipated service
interval. All work is performed by skilled technicians who have the
experience, reference materials and resources to handle today’s
complex automotive technology. You also get the peace of mind
knowing that the Meineke guarantee backs everything they do and
is honoured at over 900 locations across North America.
The Latest Fashion With Traditional Service
181 Park St., Waterloo 519-741-9993
(between Union St. & John St., near Clarica bldg.)
www.marknunes.ca
Finding the right fashions for your image and allowing you to enjoy
all the benefits of well tailored clothing is the role of the clothing
specialists at Mark Nunes Clothier & Tailors.
This company has been dressing men in style since 1999. Owner
Mark Nunes brings over 20 years of tailoring experience and is
knowledgeable of different body fittings and how they relate to your
unique proportions. Mark and the staff can help you to choose
colours, fabrics and textures that are complimentary. They may also
want to know details of your present wardrobe so that any
recommendations will compliment and enhance existing garments.
Mark specializes in custom made suits, hand cut and hand sewn
using the finest fabrics under their own Bespoke label, plus on-site
alterations to ensure that your new garment will fit well and provide
unparalleled comfort.
From suits and business casual to weekend sportswear and
outerwear, something can always be found at Mark Nunes Clothier
& Tailors to enliven your fashion sense. Choose from handsome offthe-rack
and custom-made suits, shirts, jackets, overcoats, slacks,
sweaters, belts and ties. Some of the leading designer labels can be
found in their collections.
Syd Silver Formals are also available, with attention to fittings
second to none. Whether it’s for a wedding, graduation or any other
black tie affair, Mark Nunes will ensure you look your best.
For personal wardrobe consultation and assistance from people
who understand the value and benefits of a long term
client/consultant relationship, look no further than Mark Nunes
Clothier & Tailors. Also, visit their Styles on Park store at 189 Park
Street for fine women’s apparel.
Gift Certificates are available just in time for the Holidays!
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1069 Victoria St. N., Kitchener 519-342-2614
(near Frederick St.) 1-888-342-2614
296 Victoria St. N., Kitchener 519-749-9802
(at Lancaster St.) 1-866-749-9802
The choice of a used car is a bit more complicated than that of a
new car. Not only do you have to choose a make and model, you
have to contend with decisions such as mileage, condition, and age.
Plus, some additional factors such as financing and warranties carry
more importance when you consider a used car. That’s why the
decision of where to buy may be equally as important as what to buy.
Carimex Auto Sales & Service Ltd. has built a reputation as the
ideal destination for those looking for a “good used car”. Owner
Ziggy Mioduszewski has retained a sales staff that is courteous,
knowledgeable and takes the time to determine a customer’s
lifestyle, needs and budget to help guide your choices. Rather than
using high pressure sales tactics, they let the quality of the vehicle
and their low prices speak for themselves.
Carimex features a large selection of 200-250 vehicles on
inventory, allowing you compare and test drive a number of cars,
trucks, SUVs and vans. You can search their inventory on-line at
www.carimex.ca and pre-approve your financing!
When you choose a used vehicle from Carimex Auto Sales &
Service Ltd., it undergoes a mechanical inspection from their
certified technicians on staff, and is cleaned, certified, e-tested and
ready for the road when you pick it up. They also handle all the
licensing requirements on your behalf. You always get fair value for
your trade-in.
Pre-owned vehicles from Carimex come with either the balance of
the factory warranty or available aftermarket Lubrico warranty for
peace of mind. Flexible financing can be arranged on-site (OAC).
The Logical
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255 King St. N., Waterloo 519-888-0411
(just north of University Ave.)
www.opticalillusionsinc.ca
At Optical Illusions they know that looking good starts with seeing
well! They are committed to offering only the highest quality frames
and newest lens technologies to ensure you of the clearest,
sharpest, most comfortable vision you have ever experienced.
Dispensing Opticians Randy L. Smart and Doug Sulkowski, the
qualified, experienced eyewear consultants at Optical Illusions,
have worked with customers to make sure that their eyewear is fitted
expertly.
Optical Illusions has eyewear fashions to define or recreate your
image. Whether it’s something fun and flirtatious, classic and
conservative styles, or fashion forward styles that keep from aging
you unnecessarily, they have you covered. From plastic frames and
strong, lightweight metal frames to hot new “rimless” styles, Optical
Illusions has brought together a collection to satisfy the most
discriminating tastes. Look to such brands as Giorgio Armani, Calvin
Klein, Silhouette, Gucci, Emporio Armani, Tommy Hilfiger, Guess,
Modo, Elizabeth Arden, Fysh, Oxydo, Gant, Jai Kudo, Oakley and
others.
Sooth your eyes from bright light and the sun’s harmful rays with
sunglass solutions from Optical Illusions. You can get cool designer
brands, custom clip-ons fabricated on-site, prescription sunglasses,
or photochromatic lenses that darken automatically in sunlight.
Eye exams can be arranged on-site for your convenience. Repairs
and adjustments are no problem. Optical Illusions Inc. has been a
truly full service eyewear solution since 1995.
THE OBSERVER | Saturday, December 06, 2008
4 Hachborn St.,
(west off King St.)
St. Jacobs
519-664-3307
1-800-203-9623
www.reichards.com
Reichard’s specializes in supplies for quilters. Quilting is a
needlework process in which layers of a quilt (wadding sandwiched
between two layers of fabric) are attached to each other with
continuous stitches, either by hand or with a sewing machine. The
stitching of patterns into the quilt layers add strength and decoration
to the quilt. The quilt is used primarily as a bed covering, or in
different shapes as a decorative piece adorning a wall, folded over a
chest, as a framed masterpiece, etc. North Americans have adopted
quilts as a symbol of what they value about themselves and their
family, local or national history.
With a history dating back to 1924 in Elmira, Reichard’s has been
operating from St. Jacobs since October 7, 2008. The store is owned
and operated by Leslie Irvine, who along with her staff will help you
choose the products to meet your needs.
Reichard’s can supply everything you need including over 5,000
bolts of beautiful cotton fabrics, plus batting, frames, hoops, notions
and more. They are also a dealer for the line of Baby Lock sergers
and sewing machines.
The staff at Reichard’s will help you cut the right amount of
material that you need. They can also offer helpful advice drawn
from years of experience to help you succeed with your project.
People of all ages and backgrounds are attracted to quilting as an
independent activity or done in the fellowship of friends. The quilting
bee conjures up an image of community members working together
on patterns that have been passed down through the generations.
Whether it’s someone who has been creating quilts all their lives or
a newcomer looking for quilting classes to learn the art of quilting,
Reichard’s is a destination for the supplies, advice and service you
need under one roof.
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Quality Comes
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105 Northland Rd.
Unit D
Waterloo
519-885-2739
www.brewhouse.ca
Whatever your taste, you can make a sensational wine or beer to
call your own with the help of owners Wade Borden, Shawn Voisin
and the specialists at The Brew House—the oldest operating brew
on premises in Ontario, founded 20 years ago.
When it comes to Wine, The Brew House allows you to choose
from over 100 varieties of red and white wines, fruit wines, sherry,
port or ice wine styles, made from the finest 100% pure varietal
grape juices and concentrates from Winexpert. They also offer
refreshing wine coolers, ciders, and hard lemonade.
It takes you just a few minutes to mix the yeast, juice and other
ingredients that make your great wine. Then, for four to eight weeks,
The Brew House’s staff will monitor and tend to your wine until
fermentation is complete. At that time, you come back to The Brew
House for about 30 minutes, to bottle, cork, seal and label your wine
using the latest in easy-to-use automated equipment. Plus, you can
choose from a large selection of wine labels to make your finished
wine look as great as it tastes—perfect for wedding wines.
If you prefer Beer, a big difference with The Brew House is that
their unfermented beer or “WORT”, a boiled mixture consisting of
malt, hops and water, can be pre-made for you in custom kettles by
the staff. With their “Brew For You Service”, the customer need only
add the yeast to a fermenting vessel, cutting the actual brew time
from the traditional 45-60 minutes to about 5 minutes. Return 2-3
weeks later to The Brew House to bottle or can your ready to drink,
all-natural brew—it’s that easy! A keg and draft set-up is available for
parties and special occasions.
From the large, clean facility with great parking to the carry-in/out
service, The Brew House is all about Service & Quality. Gift
certificates are available—ideal for the Holiday Season!
The Home Makeover Specialists!
1486 Victoria St. N., Kitchener 519-570-3380
(at Lackner Blvd. light) www.simpsonsflooring.ca
Your home receives plenty of activity and routine daily. From the
viewpoint of how a home makes you feel, each has its own
personality and style—just like you. It is the personal touches that
make them unique, enhancing their functionality and fashion. If you
are tired of the scenery in your home, maybe it is time for a makeover
from Simpsons Flooring & Home Makeover Centre.
It all begins with a personal visit to their newly remodeled
showroom at the 10,000 square foot store, where some of the most
current flooring products in the industry are displayed to help inspire
you.
Let the experienced, non-commissioned sales team at Simpsons
Flooring & Home Makeover Centre help you choose flooring that
really speaks to you. They offer the newest designs in tile, including
ceramic, porcelain, natural stone, stainless steel tile, etc. They have
a large selection of hardwood flooring, beautiful carpet and area
rugs, resilient vinyl, laminates and more.
More than just name brand flooring at big box pricing, Simpsons
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consult, create, inspire and remodel—a total solution from concept to
completion.
Owners Dwayne & Karen Mitchell have brought together a team
of qualified designers, licensed insured trades and other specialists
whose aim is to ensure the highest quality service standards backed
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From bathrooms and kitchens to decks, basement finishing or
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»FOOD FOR THOUGHT | OWEN ROBERTS
Molecular farming targets magic bullets
New companies
forming in the current
economic environment
are rare,
but here’s one:
Plantform. It’s a
biotechnology enterprise,
emerging
after years of research
which have
established Guelph and Plantform’s
co-founder, University of Guelph environmental
biologist Prof. Chris Hall
and his research group, as leaders in
molecular farming.
Hall described the fledgling venture
as part of a presentation he made last
month at the university for the News@
Noon newsmaker series, sponsored
by the University of Guelph/Ontario
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and
Rural Affairs partnership. It’s a testament
to how far he’s come in the past
decade that he’s been putting diseasefighting
antibodies into plants, part of
that time as the prestigious Canada
Research Chair in Recombinant Antibody
Technology.
Antibodies, says Hall, are magic bullets.
They’re the defense mechanisms
the animal world naturally mounts
when an infectious agent enters the
body. When they’re introduced through
biotechnology into the plant’s genetic
code, the plant will go on to produce
seed with the antibodies. Later, grown
plants can be harvested and the antibodies
extracted.
In these plants, antibodies are relatively
easy to find, because they don’t
occur there naturally. Hall’s been us-
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ing tobacco for his studies, because
it’s a non-food plant, and compared to
most North American plants, its leaves
are huge, so it generates significant
biomass. That means he can harvest
more antibodies per plant.
And those antibodies are needed now.
A treatment for one type of breast cancer
is a commercial antibody-based
drug, administered to as many as
10,000 Canadians annually. It’s expensive
– more than $30,000 for a year’s
treatment – and Hall believes a generic
version of this antibody could be created
much more affordably, in plants.
Indeed, his research group has already
produced small quantities in tobacco.
Now, they’re testing it to make sure it
behaves the same way as the commercial
version, and to decide whether it
goes on to clinical trials.
Antibodies have many other uses,
too. And that’s where Hall’s Ontario
Agricultural College training comes
in – antibodies can also be left in plants
to give them resistance to certain environmental
contaminants.
For example, some 17 students and
technicians in Hall’s laboratory are
working with him on a way to give
greenhouse plants resistance to a
pesky blight- and rot fungus called
Pythium aphanidermatum. It spreads
quickly by spores, and currently has
no effective control. The antibody
they’re working towards would help
plants put up resistance to infection
caused by the spores of the fungus.
Another use being developed in Hall’s
laboratory is bioactive paper, in which
the harvested antibodies can be bound
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Pathogens that come in contact with
the antibody on the paper would be
captured, and then taken out of commission.
Hall envisions filters can be
made from this antibody-based paper
to remove pathogens from water in
home applications, as well as largescale
city water facilities.
In fact, Hall believes all kinds of products
are possible with this antibodybased
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costs are low, less than a few dollars
per gram. He’s certain they’ll be
needed – in fact, he’s predicting a capacity
crunch. But the process needs
streamlining to extract the antibodies
in pure form from tobacco, and new
technology must be developed to make
purification from plants efficient and
affordable.
That’s where Plantform comes in.
Hall hopes it’s an answer to not only
the production of inexpensive antibodies,
but also to the purification
problems associated with getting the
antibodies out of plants.
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24 | SPORTS
»THE NOT-SO-GREAT OUTDOORSMAN | STEVE GALEA
Veteran hunters know weight should be put on gradually
Yesterday, a friend
of mine called to
tell me that he had
just arrowed a
280-pound swamp
buck.
I responded in the
accepted manner.
“My back is out.”
“It’s OK,” he replied.
“I’ve already got it out of the
woods.”
Those few simple words led to a miraculous
recovery.
He then went on to tell me that he
only had to drag the deer 200 yards in
the snow to get it out, which is further
proof that he’s young.
» From page 23
goalies and defencemen – it turns
into a shootout,” Haddaway said.
That said, the all-star game – like the
top prospects game later in the season
– attracts scouts from American
and Canadian schools and teams.
Brown said the scouts aren’t the
first thing he thinks of, but it is on
his mind.
“I know a lot of the guys in the
league now, especially the older guys
in the all-star game and it’ll be fun
first, but you also have to think that
these are the best guys in the league
and you’ll have to perform.”
Now bear in mind that my friend is
a man of the cloth, and I’m not just
talking Mossy Oak here. No sir, he’s a
real life minister.
Because of that, when he says that
the buck weighed 280 pounds, I believe
him – give or take 200 pounds.
OK, just take.
Even so, all this is forgivable since
he’s relatively new to hunting. Having
said that, there are major problems
with his story that any veteran
would have avoided.
The main problem here is that he
has already started out at an unreasonable
place.
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even an 11th commandment,
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that deer gain both antlers and body
size with time. Here’s a simple question
which illustrates the point:
which deer weighs more, a 140-pound
animal shot last year or a 140-pound
animal shot just this morning?
Now most rank amateurs would invoke
some sort of weird science and
tell you that both animals weigh exactly
the same. Of course, this is pure
hogwash. The 140-pound deer shot
this morning has had very little time
to grow in weight, story, and antler
size. At best, it is 200 pounds.
On the other hand, the 140-pound
deer shot last season has had a full
year to increase in size and legend
status – with the right hunter and setting,
such a deer might top out at a
field-dressed weight of 300 pounds.
My minister friend has forgotten
this. And though it doesn’t seem like
such a big deal right now, mark my
words, it will be a problem a year
from now when he brags about the
500-pound monster buck he shot in
2008.
I suspect that ministers have been
defrocked for less.
I guess he got a little overeager in
his original story and that’s understandable.
Hopefully, the rest of us
will learn a thing or two from his ex-
THE OBSERVER | Saturday, December 06, 2008
PUBLIC MEETING ON 2009 REGIONAL BUDGET
Public meetings are scheduled to gather public input on the Year 2009 Regional Budget.
Several critical public policy issues are being addressed during this budget process. The final
public input meeting will be held on:
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2008
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150 FREDERICK STREET, 2ND FLOOR, KITCHENER
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ample.
The sad part is, as a minister, he
could have really put that deer to really
good use – in every sermon between
here and next hunting season.
Its gradual size gain could have easily
been explained or at least compared
to the miracle of the fish and loaves.
But not now. He’s already overstepped
the accepted boundaries.
Because of this, people are going to
be suspicious of the veracity of his
story. Talk about a waste of a good
deer.
In a sense, I feel responsible for the
whole thing. You see, I have helped
my friend get into hunting and was
with him on his first few real hunts.
If only I had spent more time congratulating
him on that 12-pound
woodcock. Then maybe things might
be different.
In any case, I guess my friend has a
very hard lesson to learn in the next
year or so. First, about the length of
time you need to marinade an old
bruiser of a swamp buck, and then
about how to develop a deer-hunting
story so that your conscience can live
with the final result.
Thank goodness that problem is
not mine. This year, I only took a
140-pound button buck.
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THE OBSERVER | Saturday, December 06, 2008 SPORTS | 25
Girls look to have a good season on ice
JONI MILTENBURG
strength of a boy,” he said. “So
if they don’t work on their
shooting, they don’t have the
Two years ago, the EDSS girls’
strength they need.”
hockey team missed CWOS-
SAA because of Erin Zach. The
high-scoring forward notched
the game-winning overtime
goal that knocked Elmira out
of the regional finals.
With Zach scoring goals for
IN CONTROL Stephanie Straus
outpaces a Resurrection defender
on her way to the net Nov. 27.
EDSS won the game 4-2 to give
them a 2-0 record starting the
season.
The girls will have a chance
to see how they stack up before
the playoffs start, at a provincial
tournament in February
where they’ll come up against
some of the top seeds in Ontario.
their side this year, the team is
“We’ll probably be tied for
looking forward to a winning
first in February,” Swatridge
season. Zach had five goals in
said, only to be drowned out
EDSS’ 10-0 pasting of Huron
by a storm of superstitious
Heights in their season opener,
knuckles rapping on wood.
and added another in their 4-2
“I said probably and I said
victory over Resurrection.
tied,” he reminded his play-
“I knew her before she moved
ers.
here because she used to score
Swatridge isn’t making any
too many goals against us,”
guarantees, except that his
said coach John Swatridge.
team will be working hard.
“Erin has a bit of a reputation,
He’s considering adding a sec-
so when she came into the ofond
weekly practice as they
fice last year to say that she
get closer to the playoffs, but
was coming to Elmira, I was actually
called down by the viceprincipal
to meet her.”
“You should have seen them
jump when I said Erin was moving,”
added Amanda Schwindt,
who plays with Zach on a team
outside of school.
Sitting in his classroom with
three of his senior players,
Swatridge said it’s a sign of
how strong the team is that
they had to cut two players after
filling four openings. Zach
is filling one of the spots created
when several senior players
graduated.
Two of the new recruits, Josslyn
Denstedt and Sam Nosal,
are ringette players, making a
stab at playing hockey for the
first time. Their speed is an
asset on the ice, and they’re
quickly adjusting to shooting
a puck; both girls logged
points in their first game. The
team has also added sisters Yi
and Maggie Wang between the
posts.
Swatridge is counting on
Zach, Schwindt, and his other
senior, Melissa Kaleta, to lead
the team, but they’re only part
of what makes this possibly the
best team the school has had.
“I think we’re strong in all positions
right now,” Swatridge
said. “The last few years we’ve
had weak spots.”
“On the other teams you have
to beat just one player; our
team’s good because we have a
lot of players you have to watch
out for,” Schwindt said.
All three lines scored in each
of the first two games.
“That’s important because traditionally
if we’ve played really
good teams at the provincial
level or CWOSSAA, they usually
have one good player that
you can key on and you check
them into the ground,” Swatridge
said. “When you’ve got
three lines, they can’t check all
three lines. They might check
one, but they can’t check two.”
That’s not to say the team
doesn’t have things to work on;
they have yet to score on a power
play, so that’s one area that
needs practice. And Swatridge
wants to see them working on
skills, particularly shooting.
“Girls don’t have the natural
notes it will be tough for the
girls to find time between outside
hockey, school and jobs.
EDSS is eyeing Southwood
Secondary School, the team
that beat them last year in a
shootout. Southwood was the
top-ranked team before the
season started. The Lancers
were ranked fourth, a fact that
made the three seniors laugh
outright.
“Oh, that’s gonna change,”
Zach said. “That’s gonna
change in a real hurry. It’s
good, though, ‘cause we’re the
underdog coming up.”
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While some locals likely
cursed the early onslaught
of snow, others
celebrated it.
Indeed, though snowmobilers
won’t be hitting
the official trails this
weekend, many are already
planning for a long
and snowy winter.
“It’s a little premature.
We’ve got about twothirds
or three quarters
of the trails done now,”
said Johnathan Martin
of the Elmira Snowmobile
Club, referring to
the prep work required
to run a fluid arterial
system of trails. Such
work includes the installation
of trail signs and
stakes, and the trimming
of overgrown bushes in
some areas.
Typically, the snowmobiling
season in the
Elmira area begins at
the end of December. If
the recent weather pattern
prevails, however, it
looks as though enthusiasts
of the sport will be
able to hit up the trails as
THE OBSERVER | Saturday, December 06, 2008
SHUTOUT SUCCESS The Woolwich Bantam LL #1 Wildcats swept the Norwich weekend tournament on Nov. 29,
allowing no goals against in three games. Back row: trainer Barry Keen, Alex Martin, Grady Keen, assistant coach
Tom Arndt, JP Reitzel and manager Gord Maier. Second row: head coach Dave Baker, Jeff Martin and Charlie
Pavanel. Third Row: Joe Fife, Tim Baker, Sam Maier, Lucas Bauman, AJ Priester, Conner Venier, Brent Eby, Brayden
Frey and Jordan Arndt. Front: tournament MVP Tyler Mayberry.
Early snow a
boon to sledders
early as next week.
“That is really early,”
said Martin.
Snowmobilers would
love a repeat of last
year’s formidable winter
season. Aside from a
three-week interruption
in January, when warm
temperatures and heavy
rains hit the region,
forcing snowmobilers to
rest up, 2008 likely found
a place in local record
books.
“Last year was actually
a really good season –
one of the best we’ve had
in 10 years,” said Martin,
noting the club doubled
up on its sale of yearly
permits.
After the previous
year’s late arrival of winter
in mid-January, last
season’s early start in
mid-December was a certain
boon. This season’s
early snowfalls are a positive,
but the trails will
require wet snow, which
makes for good packing
and grooming, followed
by cold temperatures
hardening trail surfaces,
and then consistent
snowfalls.
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THE OBSERVER | Saturday, December 06, 2008 SPORTS | 27
»JUNIOR B
Kings drop two in weekend play
Coach looking for consistency; team releases goalie Jager, brings in new recruit
JONI MILTENBURG
The Elmira Sugar Kings
have made another change
between the pipes, releasing
backup netminder Cam Jager
and picking up Jake Williams
from the Junior A Oakville
Blades.
The roster change follows
a weekend where the Kings
dropped a pair of games, losing
4-1 to Stratford on Nov.
28 and 7-3 to Cambridge two
days later.
“First period on Friday
against Stratford was as
well as we’ve played, and we
came out of it 1-1,” said coach
Geoff Haddaway. “We didn’t
react really well after that, we
didn’t compete hard enough
and I think that spilled over
to Sunday.”
Bill Terpstra scored Elmira’s
fi rst and only goal against
Stratford on a feed from Tyler
Kuntz. The Cullitons responded
with a goal in the fi rst period,
two in the second and
a fourth in the fi nal frame to
walk away with the win.
On Sunday, the Kings allowed
three goals in the fi rst
half of the fi rst period, and
then struggled to play catchup.
Just 30 seconds into the
game, Kyle McNeil was
handed four minutes for high
sticking. Cambridge capitalized
seconds later, with Cody
Hall hitting the mesh on a
feed from Anthony Colizza
and Greg Virgo.
Colizza added a goal of his
own, scoring unassisted at
7:24. The Winter Hawks made
it a 3-0 lead when Hall (Dustin
Faith) bagged his second at
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Things got off to a rough
start in the second period,
with McNeil handed a crosschecking
penalty before the
action started. After a brief
fi ght at 3:52, Kyle Blaney and
the Hawks’ Brett Priestap
were thrown out for ‘making
a travesty of the game.’
The Kings fi nally got on the
board midway through the
period, when Josh Ranalli
found the mesh on a feed from
Brent Freeman and McNeil.
The celebration was shortlived
though, as Cambridge
came back with three goals
in quick succession.
Brandon Passley (Virgo)
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shorthanded at 11:29. At
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and Colizza caught the defenders
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Wysman, with Virgo bagging
the point. Less than a minute
later, Hall (Colizza, Nathan
Ableson) scored his third of
the game on a power play. The
Kings were facing a fi ve-goal
defi cit as they headed to the
dressing room at the end of
the second.
Haddaway said he didn’t
need to say much to his players
at that point; they knew
what needed to be done.
“I challenged them to reveal
their character and to reveal
their pride. And I don’t
know if I even had to do that;
it would have come out anyway.”
The Kings emerged from
the dressing room with fresh
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few minutes as though they
just might pull off a comeback.
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snagged a pass from Tyler
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defence, skating in on
keeper Dave Clement unopposed.
McNeil coolly drew
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slotted the puck in behind
him.
A few minutes later the
line of McNeil, Freeman and
Ranalli combined for a power
play goal, with Ranalli netting
the tally. Then the scoring
machine went off the
rails; the Kings had some
close chances, including loose
rebounds and a slapshot that
rang off the post, but couldn’t
fi nish.
With fi ve and a half minutes
left in the game, Josh Webber
(Colizza) blasted a slapshot
into the Kings’ net to make
the fi nal score 7-3.
“I thought we were getting
back into the game and then
we gave up a soft one and
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The coach acknowledged
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that hurt the team. Some of
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captain Trent Brown being
on the injured list, but Haddaway
said that’s no excuse.
“It’s certainly a big blow to
the lineup when you have a
captain and an assistant out;
there’s a reason those guys
have letters on their shirts.
That certainly hurt, but no
excuses. You’ve gotta play.”
Haddaway said Williams
came highly recommended
from Oakville and he will
hopefully help the team turn
things around.
“He’s not here to be the saviour,
he’s just here to help us
get better.”
The 6’4” Montreal native
played just four games with
the Blades and found himself
out of a job after Oakville
acquired a fourth goalie released
from the Sarnia Sting.
The Kings have also acquired
17-year-old Zac Salomon
from Cambridge in exchange
for Addison Fisher.
Haddaway said the other
players have already taken a
shine to the fast, hard-working
young player.
“He’s not going to score 15
or 20 goals or anything like
that, but this year his job is
to get used to Junior hockey
and provide a spark when we
need it.”
The Kings will be looking
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on the Guelph Dominators
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THE OBSERVER | Saturday, December 06, 2008
SCORECARD »
Submit your sports scores to Joni:
WOOLWICH LIGHTNING
BELLE B RINGETTE
Nov. 25
Kitchener 6 Woolwich 4
Goals: Nikki Kutchaw, Barb Huegle, Megan
O’Hara, Nikki Bisbee (Nikki Kutchaw
x2, Lara Bisbee, Rebecca Walker)
WOOLWICH REDHOTS BELLE RINGETTE
Nov. 26
Woolwich 4 Guelph 0
Goals: Michelle Poole x2, Steph Thomas,
Jenna Petker (Christina Wilkinson,
Jenna Petker, Tabitha Horst, Michelle
Lee)
WOOLWICH ATOM LL #1
Nov. 29
Woolwich 4 Ayr 2
Goals: Benton Weber, Walker Schott,
Jake Lewis x2 (Nik Langer, Nic Campagnolo)
WOOLWICH PEEWEE GIRLS
HOUSE LEAGUE
Nov. 26
Woolwich 4 Waterloo 0
Goals: Lize Schuurmans x2, Erin Graham,
Kendra Yantha (Erin Graham x2,
Emily Schuurmans x2, Jennesa Babcock,
Lize Schuurmans, Breanna Campbell,
Brooke Davenport)
Shutout: Carrisa Truax, Sarah Brunkard
Nov. 29
Woolwich 4 Cambridge 0
Goals: Erin Graham x2, Breanna Campbell,
Lize Schuurmans (Cassidy Bauman,
Lize Schuurmans, Blaire Snyder,
Breanna Campbell)
Shutout: Sarah Brunkard, Carrisa Truax
WOOLWICH NOVICE GIRLS
Nov. 29
Woolwich 4 Kitchener 3
Goals: Kambel Beacom x2, Nicole Snyder,
Morgan Hanley (Holly Faries, Monica
Wang)
WOOLWICH PEEWEE LL #2
Nov. 29
Plattsville 4 Woolwich 2
Goals: Nathan Dowdall, Mackenzie
Turchan (Troy Nechanicky, Nathan
Dowdall)
Dec. 2
Embro 3 Woolwich 3
Goals: Stephen McCabe, Troy Nechanicky,
Zeke Schneider (Stephen McCabe)
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Nov. 28 – Game 1
Woolwich 3 Dundas 1
Goals: Danyal Rennie, Connor Runstedler,
Mathieu Fife (Greg Huber x2, Kelby Martin,
Liam Dickson, Garrett Schultz, Connor
Runstedler)
Game 2
Port Perry 3 Woolwich 2
Goals: Connor Runstedler, Blake Doerbecker
(Mathieu Fife, Connor Runstedler)
Nov. 29 – Game 3
Caledonia 5 Woolwich 1
Goal: Kelby Martin (Tyler Moser)
WOOLWICH BANTAM LL #2
Nov. 29
Woolwich 4 Paris 1
Goals: Conor Jansen, Brad Talbot, Bradley
Thomas, Lucas Nosal (Matt Schwindt,
Christian Davenport x2, Dan Faries, Jordan
Weber, Luke Yaeger)
WOOLWICH MINOR BANTAM A
Woolwich tournament
Nov. 15 – Game 1
Oshawa 4 Woolwich 3
Goals: Kyle Bauman, Jake Moggy x2 (Kaitlin
Doering x2, Matt Schiek, Evan Buehler,
Eric VanGerwen, Eric Hanley
Game 2
Woolwich 5 Ajax 1
Goals: Evan Buehler x3, Matt Bannon,
Jake Moggy (McKinley Ceasar, McKenzie
Martin, Kaitlin Doering x2, Eric Hanley x2,
Eric VanGerwen
Nov. 16 – Game 3
Woolwich 3 Innisfil 0
Goals: Evan Buehler, Matt Schiek, Jake
Moggy (Jake Moggy, Eric VanGerwen, Kyle
Bauman, Mitch Kernick, Adam Brubacher,
Evan Buehler)
Shutout: Garrett Good
Nov. 16 – Consolation final
Woolwich 4 Ajax 1
Goals: Jake Moggy x2, Evan Buehler,
McKinley Ceasar (Matt Schiek x2, Evan
Buehler, McKinley Ceasar, Jake Moggy x2,
Zak Smith)
Nov. 29
Woolwich 3 Brampton 1
Goals: Evan Buehler x3 (McKinley Ceasar,
Jake Moggy)
Nov. 30
Woolwich 2 Brampton 2
Goals: Evan Buehler x2 (Jake Moggy,
McKinley Ceasar, Matt Schiek)
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WOOLWICH MIDGET LL #1
Nov. 27
Woolwich 3 Twin Centre 3
Goals: Justin Martin, Trevor Cummings,
Nolan Beatty (Brandon Lamers, Nolan
Beatty, David Hahn, Trevor Cummings)
Nov. 29
Woolwich 5 Beverly 2
Goals: Zach Bauman x2, Scott Shea,
Darrin Brubacher, Trevor Cummings
(Darrin Brubacher, Zach Bauman x2)
TWIN CENTRE MIDGET BB GIRLS
Nov. 30
Twin Centre 5 Petrolia 1
Goals: Emily Sanderson x2, Melanie
Freeman, Steph Baril, Kailey Esbaugh
(Melanie Freeman x2, Ainsley
Smith x2, Contessa Brenner, Stephanie
Straus, Leanna Howorth, Laurie Reid,
Emily Sanderson)
WOOLWICH BANTAM AE
Nov. 26
Woolwich 4 Fergus 3
Goals: Jordan Moore x2, Sebastian
Huber, Evan Yantha (Sebastian Huber,
Josh Simpson x2, Quiten Hunter-Rhodes,
Kirk Tuffnail x2, Tim Baker)
Nov. 30
Arthur 4 Woolwich 2
Goals: Evan Yantha, William Frank
(Mackenzie Martin, Sebastian Huber)
WOOLWICH PEEWEE LL #1
Nov. 29
Woolwich 2 Twin Centre 1
Goals: Matt Lalonde, Brodie Keen
MINOR MIDGET A
Nov. 28
Hespeler 5 Woolwich 3
Goals: Alex Albrecht, Ted Sebben, Ben
Brown (Weston Morlock, Ben Brown,
Brandon Nickel, Graham Colby)
WOOLWICH ATOM B GIRLS
Nov. 27
Woolwich 4 Waterloo 0
Goals: Cassandra Tuffnail, Taylor
Rempel, Marlee Kernick, Rachel Weber
(Marlee Kernick, Leau Bauman,
Meghan Martin, Rachel Weber, Cassandra
Tuffnail x2, Caitlin Pickard, Emily
Willms)
Nov. 29
Woolwich 5 London 2
Goals: Erika Morrison x2, Cassandra
Tuffnail x2, Caitlin Pickard (Taylor
Rempel, Megan Chapman)
Nov. 30
Woolwich 3 London 0
Goals: Jaimee MacDonald, Megan Lair,
Megan Chapman (Cassandra Tuffnail,
Emily Willms, Megan Lair)
WOOLWICH NOVICE LL #4
Nov. 29
LL #4 6 LL #5 2
Goals: Ryan Belanger, Chad Hoffer
x2, Josh Martin, Ben Lenaers, Mitchell
Lee (Eli Baldin, Ben Lenaers, Ryan
Belanger)
Nov. 30
Woolwich 7 Beverly 0
Goals: Ryan Belanger, Cyrus Martin,
Troy Baird x2, Eli Baldin, Mitchell
Lee, Josh Martin (Joseph Boehm, Chad
Hoffer, Ryan Belanger)
WOOLWICH MAJOR NOVICE
Nov. 30
Brampton 4 Woolwich 3
Goals: Jordan Lee, Matthew MacDonald,
Keanan Stewart (Cole Altman x2,
Sam Davidson)
TWIN CENTRE ATOM C GIRLS
Nov. 29
Twin Centre 4 Stratford 3
Goals: Erika Lebold x4 (Jessica Harnack,
Deanna Mainland x2)
WOOLWICH MINOR NOVICE LL #1
Nov. 29
Woolwich 13 Plattsville 0
Goals: Brody Waters x4, Bradley Hale
x2, Garrett Reitzel x2, Owen Lucier,
Matthew Dunn, Owen Hill-Ring, Noah
Scurry, Ryan Elliott (Cole Campbell,
Jackson Hale)
Shutout: Riley Demers
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WOOLWICH BANTAM LL #1
Norwich tournament
Nov. 29 – Game 1
Woolwich 7 Caledonia 0
Goals: AJ Priester, Sam Maier, JP Reitzel
x3, Jordan Arndt, Joe Fife (Sam
Maier x3, JP Reitzel, AJ Priester x2,
Jeff Weber, Charlie Pavanel, Tim Baker)
Shutout: Tyler Mayberry
Game 2
Woolwich 7 Embro 0
Goals: AJ Priester, Charlie Pavanel x2,
Braden Frey x2, Jordan Arndt, JP Reitzel
(Brent Eby, Jordan Arndt x2, Grady
Keen x2, Tim Baker, Charlie Pavanel,
Alex Martin, Sam Maier, AJ Priester)
Shutout: Tyler Mayberry
Championship
Woolwich 3 Dorchester 0
Goals: JP Reitzel, AJ Priester x2 (JP Reitzel
x2, Sam Maier x2, AJ Priester)
Shutout: Tyler Mayberry
WOOLWICH MIDGET GIRLS LL
Nov. 30
Woolwich 2 Waterloo 0
Goals: Nikki Bisbee, Carly Ellis
RUSSELL PEEWEE AE
Nov. 29
Woolwich 6 Wellington 2
Goals: Owen Griffiths x2, Calvin Cressman
x2 (Owen Griffiths, Calvin Cressman
x2, Joseph Dubue, Nigel Baldin)
WOOLWICH ATOM LL #2
Nov. 29
New Hamburg 3 Woolwich 2
Goals: Tyler Martin, Max Bender
Nov. 30
Woolwich 4 Ayr 3
Goals: Jared Beacom, Alex Turchan x3
(Ryan Diemert, Tyler Martin x2, Michael
DeVries)
WOOLWICH NOVICE LL #3
Nov. 29
Woolwich 5 Ayr 4
Goals: Nolan McLaughlin x2, Mackenzie
Willms x2, Zac Pickard (Nolan
McLaughlin x2, Brady Brezynskie)
Nov. 30
Ayr 4 Woolwich 1
Goal: Nolan McLaughlin
WOOLWICH NOVICE LL #2
Nov. 29
Woolwich 6 Plattsville 0
Goals: Bruce Martin, Isiah Katsube x2,
Austin Cousineau x3 (Luke Haugerud,
Kayden Zacharczuk)
WOOLWICH MAJOR PEEWEE
Guelph power play tournament
Nov. 28 – Game 1
Guelph 2 Woolwich 1
Goal: Bo Uridil (Wes Martin)
Nov. 29 – Game 2
Woolwich 4 Woodstock 4
Goals: Alex MacLean x2, Johnny Clifford,
Wes Martin (Matt Lair x2, Timmy
Shuh, Adam Cook, Bo Uridil, Alex MacLean,
Adrian Gilles)
WOOLWICH PEEWEE #3 ST JACOBS LI-
ONS
Dresden tournament
Nov. 28 – Game 1
Stoney Creek 4 Woolwich 3
Goals: Cole Burkhart, Tanner Horst,
Austin Horst (Austin Horst, Cole Burkhart
x2)
Nov. 29 – Game 2
Woolwich 3 Caledonia 0
Goals: Tanner Horst, Carson Kyte, Kyle
Arsenault (Colin Hartwick, Carson
Kyte x2, Kyle Arsenault, Austin Horst,
Jacob Cornwall)
Shutout: Aalt Morris
Nov. 30 – Semi-final
East Lambton 2 Woolwich 0
GRAND RIVER NOVICE LL #5
Nov. 29
LL #4 6 LL #5 2
Goals: Cameron Mailette, Riley Shantz
(Griffen Rollins)
WOOLWICH PEEWEE B GIRLS
Nov. 23
Woolwich 2 Cambridge 0
Goals: Rebecca Luis, Cora Kieswetter
(Emily Chapman, Megan Thoman, Lauren
Lawson, Michelle Bauman
Shutout: Lauren Lesage
Nov. 29
Woolwich 5 Buffalo 0
Goals: Kendra Harold, Emily Chapman,
Rebecca Luis, Lauren Lawson x2 (Cora
Kieswetter, Rebecca Luis, Megan
Thoman x2, Landis Saunders)
Shutout: Lauren Lesage
LLFHL WOOLWICH BANTAM B GIRLS
Nov. 30
Woolwich 3 Norfolk 0
Goals: Maggie Arai, Melanie
Schwartzentruber, Jasmin Fritz (Lindsey
Bauman x2, Kayla Wilging x2, Jasmin
Fritz)
WOOLWICH MINOR PEEWEE A
Barrie tournament
Nov. 28 – Game 1
Woolwich 2 Barrie 1
Goals: Harrison Clifford, Adam Jokic
(Adam Jokic, Luke Brown, Alex Uttley)
Game 2
Woolwich 3 Innisfil 1
Goals: Matthew Leger, Harrison Clifford,
Adam Jokic (Harrison Clifford,
Matthew Leger, Grant Kernick, Alex
Uttley)
Nov. 29 – Game 3
Woolwich 4 Grimsby 0
Goals: Evan Martin, Matt Leger, Harrison
Clifford, Grant Kernick (Harrison
Clifford, Cole Lenaers, Matt Leger,
Grant Kernick)
Nov. 30 – Semi-final
Woolwich 3 Barrie 2
Goals: Harrison Clifford, Alex Uttley,
Adam Jokic (Matt Leger, Luke Brown)
Final
Woolwich 4 North London 2
Goals: Jason Gamble, Nick Pavanel,
Matt Leger, Harrison Clifford (Alex
Uttley, Jason Gamble, Grant Kernick,
Harrison Clifford, Evan Martin)
WOOLWICH RUSSELL ATOM AE
Nov. 29
Woolwich 4 Arthur 4
Goals: Nathan Schwarz, Alex Taylor,
Nick Kieswetter, Brant McLaughlin
(Alex Taylor, Nathan Schwarz, Cameron
Rose)
Nov. 30
Woolwich 3 Hespeler 2
Goals: Mathew Uhrig, Brett Henry,
Aaron Weigel (Nick Kieswetter x2, Gareth
Rowland)
WOOLWICH MAJOR BANTAM A
Nov. 30
Wellington 5 Woolwich 3
Goals: Dalton Taylor, Ryan Ament,
Weston Morlock (Ryan Ament x2,
Weston Morlock, Logan White)
Dec. 2
Hespeler 3 Woolwich 2
Goals: Clinton Deckert, Stephen Kardasz
(Justin Schlupp, Jake Kernick, Logan
White)
WOOLWICH MIDGET A
Nov. 26
Woolwich 6 Owen Sound 0
Goals: Ben Aheir x4, Troy Bauman,
Teddy Sebben (Kevin Howorth x3, Nathan
VanGerwen, Teddy Sebben, Caleb
Redekop, Stevie Clemente)
Toronto tournament
Nov. 28 – Game 1
Woolwich 3 Gloucester 2
Goals: Troy Bauman x2, Jonathon Weber
(Luke Shantz, Devon Mantler, Nick
Timmerman, Robbie Hinschberger)
Game 2
Woolwich 12 Toronto Ice Dogs 0
Goals: Ben Aheir x3, Luke Shantz x3,
Kevin Howorth x2, Robbie Hinschberger
x2, Nick Timmerman, Nathan
VanGerwen (Nick Timmerman x4, Devon
Mantler x2, Caleb Redekop, Luke
Shantz x2, Kevin Howorth x3, Ben
Aheir x2, Nathan VanGerwen, Alex
Dunn, Troy Bauman, Jonathon Weber)
Nov. 29 – Game 3
Woolwich 2 Hamilton 0
Goals: Nick Timmerman, Robbie Hinschberger
(Ben Aheir, Devon Mantler,
Troy Bauman)
Semi-final
Woolwich 6 Toronto Eagles 0
Goals: Nick Timmerman x3, Nathan
VanGerwen, Robbie Hinschberger, Ben
Aheir (Alex Dunn, Josh Wade, Kevin
Howorth x4, Ben Aheir x2, Troy Bauman,
Stevie Clemente, Nick Timmerman)
Final
Woolwich 5 Ajax 0
Goals: Ben Aheir, Troy Bauman, Kevin
Howorth x2, Robbie Hinschberger
(Luke Shantz, Jonathon Weber, Stevie
Clement x2, Nick Roth, Ben Aheir x2,
Caleb Redekop, Devon Mantler)
BOWLING SCORES
Ending Nov. 21
Queen of the lanes is Bonnie Oxby of
the Monday afternoon ladies league.
Her 607 triple included a 283 single.
King of the lanes is Bob Merner. He
rolled a 751 triple with an impressive
284 single. 300 singles were thrown by
Richard Detweiler (303), George Tughan
(302) and Terry Horst (301).
MIxED LEAGUES: Darlene Martin
540(192), Russ Soeder 530(201), Ruth
Ann Clement 527(191), Sharon Soeder
488(186) and Jason Decosta 467(175).
Doubles thrown were Ron Tindall
489(261), Marlene Tindall 434(250),
Merv Brubacher 427(249) and Bryon
Winfield 410(246).
+55 LEAGUES: Marie Brubacher
611(214), Laverne Martin 598(230),
Robert Harlock 586(250), Arlene Rau
571(235), Orton Gingrich 549(193), Rowene
Harlock 517(226), Muriel Hayes
513(179), Millie Krupp 509(201).
LADIES: Wendy Holowchuk 609(227),
Connie Kilbey 582(208), Marg DeVries
559(262), Henny Vanelswyck 550(218,
Roz Schaefer 540(208), Dorothy Cherry
521(203).
MEN: George Tughan 708(302), Pat
Schedler 691, Wilf Doll 667(268), Rod
Bauman 654(273), Allister Gough
620(218), Peter Snyder 615(243),
Izzy Bowman 606(231), Robert Wall
602(225), Dennis Brubacher 597(229).
YOUTH BOWLING: Pee Wee: Natalie
Green 239(84), Bantam division: Bryanna
Gevaert 289(100), Quentin Mayer
425(176), Jacob Fulcher 307, Tony
McIntyre 303(146). Juniors: Aaron Arbuckle
461 (192), Ben Straus 521(186),
Travis Martin 405 (138), Jason Detweiler
451(162), Shae-Lynn Arbuckle
437(165), Jennifer Malina 400 (157),
Holly McIntyre 435(161). Senior division:
Jordan McCullough 432 (161).
Elmira Bowl is looking for a photograph
of the downtown building
(1940’s), when it was a Bowling Alley
– the shingle overhang part of Brown’s
Men’s Store. The original downtown
league, The Country Gents, still exists
at Waterloo Lanes.
Dec. 1, 2008
The top of the Queen of the lanes this
year so far is Dorothy Cherry with a
372 single and 566 double. Top of the
King of the Lanes is Darrell Schinkle
with 363, 352 and 305 singles. Wayne
Martin of the Town men’s league
bowled 338, 317 and 307 singles and
an 854 triple.
Other 300 games this season are Geoff
Pasher, 346 single with a 802 triple;
Kyle Brubacher 338, Richard Detweiler
333, 303, Manny Metzger 326, Matt
McCullough 324, Mike Martin 320,
Gord Johnson 319, Terry Horst 313, 301,
Albert Martin 313, Larry Martin 312,
Byon Good 308, Randy Rank 307, Don
Patterson 306, Sid Brubacher 305, Phil
Amy 304, Merv Brubacher 303, Allister
Gough 303,George Tughan 302, Carolyn
McCullough 301, Hank Brubacher
301 and Izzy Bowman 301.
275 singles or better have been bowled
by Albert Martin 287, Marie Brubacher
286, Gene Ruppel 285, Dick Bolender
283, Bonnie Oxby 283 and Brenda Luasctt
278.

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»JUNIOR DEVELOPMENT
Jacks fighting for the turnaround
Losing streak extends to eight games with weekend losses; need to play as a team, says GM
JONI MILTENBURG
With the midway point of
the season behind them, the
Wellesley Applejacks are
looking to turn things around
over the next 18 regular season
games.
Last weekend the Jacks
dropped decisions to Ayr and
North Middlesex, deepening
their losing streak to eight
games.
General manager Dave Litt
said it will take solid teamwork
to snap them out of the
slump.
“I think right now we’ve got
to get them to play as a team
and not as individuals. A
good team effort will get us
out of this and get us through
the season.”
On Nov. 29, the Jacks lost a
hard-fought contest to Ayr
3-2.
Tom Collins got the Centennials
on the board first in the
opening frame, beating keeper
Kent Stoltz unassisted at
the 9:36 mark. In the second
period Matt VanLavne made it
two for Ayr at the 16:06 mark,
on a feed from Kody Pickett.
That second goal served as
a wake-up call to the Jacks,
and they stormed back into
the game. Ben Jeffries scored
the first for Wellesley at 16:30,
deflecting a Dan Berwick shot
over the goalie and into the
back of the net. Just 15 seconds
later, Chris Armstrong
tied things up with a power
play goal on a pass from Scott
Litt and Pat Doyle.
The Centennials reclaimed
the lead in the third period
when Pickett converted on a
David Murray pass at 2:35.
The Jacks tried to keep up
the momentum of the second
period but couldn’t find the
mesh again as shots bounced
off the posts and Ayr keeper
Kyle Debus pounced on rebounds.
With a minute and a half
left, coach John Tsai pulled
Stoltz from the net and sent
six attackers in pursuit of a
tying goal. Ayr lobbed several
shots down the ice, trying
for an empty-net goal;
two went wide and a third
glanced off the post before
a faceoff in Wellesley’s end
forced Tsai to send the keeper
back out.
The match ended at 3-2 in
regulation.
REACHING The Wellesley Applejacks’ Brett VanGerwen
scrambles for the puck in front of Ayr’s net Nov.
29. The Jacks dropped a 3-2 decision to the Centennials,
the first of two weekend losses.
Litt said Sunday night’s
game against North Middlesex
was much the same story.
“We got in a hole and couldn’t
dig our way out of it … Got
into a big deficit, battled hard
to get back. [A] couple of soft
goals and that was the game.”
North Middlesex took an
early lead, scoring three un-
answered goals in the first period.
Wellesley fought back in
the second frame, with Doyle
banging the puck in unassisted
44 seconds in.
The Stars made it 4-1 with
a power play goal at 2:20, but
the Jacks weren’t out of the
game yet. Geoff Parr notched
a point at 4:48 on a feed from
PHOTO | JONI MILTENBURG
Dan Shackleton. A minute
into the third period, Brett
VanGerwen slotted the puck
in unassisted to put the Jacks
within one of tying it up. But
two more goals for North Middlesex
put a comeback out of
reach and the game ended
6-4.
When a team is down in
points, frustration often turns
into frequent trips to the penalty
box. But for the most part
the Jacks stayed out of the
box, logging only nine penalties
over the weekend.
Litt said limiting penalties is
something the team has been
working on, and he’s proud of
the way the players are doing
on that front.
“[We’re] much improved
from the past. That’s one of
the keys to winning hockey
games, is being disciplined
and playing five on five instead
of shorthanded. I’m
very happy with that part of
the game.”
After playing host against
Mount Brydges on Friday, the
Jacks have a chance to even
the score against Ayr when
the teams face off tonight
(Saturday) in Wellesley. Game
time is 7:30 p.m.

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THE OBSERVER | Saturday, December 06, 2008
ENTERTAINMENT »
»IN CONCERT
Soulful interlude
Joni NehRita to perform at Maxwell’s Music House
STEVE KANNON
The Christmas tunes have been
coming through the P.A. systems
in stores since the pumpkins
were going out the back
door. The decorations soon followed.
If you’re looking for a
little interlude, Joni NehRita’s
got a soulful option for you.
Backed by a band that includes
Elmira native Adam Bowman
on drums, she’ll be performing
songs from her catalogue at
Maxwell’s Music House in Waterloo
on Wednesday (Dec. 10).
“People can expect some good
grooves. Adam, the drummer,
loves funk and the guitar player
loves jazz, so there’s going to be
a good sound,” she said in an interview
this week.
“There will be no holiday music,”
she added with a laugh
– even she needs a break from
it. Spending part of her time
teaching music (piano and
voice) to young students, she’s
heard plenty of carols of late.
Originally from Toronto, Neh-
Rita now calls Guelph home,
bringing with her a unique
sound – “soulful, with a hint of
jazz.”
“It draws on … the simple soul A SOUND ALL HER OWN Joni NehRita gives more than a passing nod to the ‘70s
music in the ‘70s, when soul mu- – “my absolute favourite era of music” – with her melodic version of soul. She’ll be
sic was also pop music.”
performing in Waterloo Dec. 10.
A list of infl uences that liter- sonal viewpoint.
opening the night, going on
ally goes from Stevie Wonder Canadian Idol fans perusing stage at 8:30 before joining the
to Noam Chomsky – go ahead, her page may fi nd her a familiar band when NehRita goes on
check out her Myspace page and face: she was a top 30 fi nalist in about 9:30 p.m. – a relatively ear-
see for yourself (www.myspace. the fi rst year of the contest. ly show to refl ect the midweek
com/joninehrita) – her song- Along with Bowman, NehRita status.
writing refl ects a desire to mix will be backed by Dave Thomp- The concert will be held at
catchy, upbeat music with some son (guitar), Matt Lima (bass) Maxwell’s Music House, 220
social commentary, but nothing and Dee Murray (backing vo- King St. N., Waterloo. Tickets
heavy Scene It handed, Ad:Layout more 1 02/12/08 from a 10:59 per-AM
cals). Page 1Thompson
will also be are $7, available at the door.
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»AT THE REGISTRY
There really is a Santa
The proof is to be found as young
actors stage the holiday classic
STEVE KANNON
Skeptic, true believer or fence
sitter? What’s your take on
Santa Claus?
At this time of year, there’s
only one right answer. And in
case you need reminding, the
K-W Children’s Drama Workshop
Theatre has just the thing
for you: Miracle on 34th Street.
The play, performed by young
actors from across the region,
runs Dec. 11-14 at the Registry
Theatre in Kitchener.
The timeless story is especially
relevant today as fewer kids
seem to be taking note about
Saint Nick.
“It’s all this realism – parents
are telling their children that
he isn’t real. He is. He’s the
spirit of Christmas – he lets us
know that there’s hope,” said
the group’s artistic director,
Leslie Hill, herself a believer
in what Santa represents.
She hopes this play will help
rekindle the magical feelings
about Santa Claus and the
yuletide season.
“Santa Claus is the hope and
the spirit of Christmas, which
is all about focusing on the
family and friends – what’s really
important.”
This production of Miracle on
34th Street is true to the classic
movie starring Maureen
O’Hara, John Payne, Natalie
Wood and Edmund Gwenn,
right down to the 1947 setting.
In this beloved Christmas
tale, Kris Kringle is the personifi
cation of good will and
holiday spirit. As Macy’s holiday
Santa, he is so enchanting
to children and shoppers that
he is perceived to be dangerous
by fellow employees, who plot
to ruin him. Things take a turn
for the worse and a young girl’s
belief in Santa and the magic
of the holiday is at stake in the
climactic courtroom battle.
“This is almost identical to
the original movie,” said Hill
of the play. “It’s the story everyone
loves. People will see
the old story.”
Miracle is the latest undertaking
for the theatre company,
a non-profi t group now
in its 14th season of teaching
children, typically eight to 16
years of age, the art of acting
and performing. The company
does three shows annually, garnering
a larger audience each
year, said Hill.
Today, about half the audiences
out for the show are
friends and families of the
young actors, but the other
half are the general public
who come out for the show,
drawn by family-friendly
plays aimed at young viewers.
With this production, KWCD-
WT will be doing four shows
for school kids (Dec. 9-12) to
go along with fi ve public offerings.
Miracle on 34th Street runs
Dec. 11-14 at the Registry Theatre.
Tickets are $17 for adults,
$8 for children under 12 and $12
for seniors and students, available
from the K-W Children’s
Drama Workshop Theatre box
offi ce at 519-725-3586, ext. 2 or
through the K-W Bookstore
in Kitchener and The Gospel
Lighthouse in Waterloo.

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WWW.OBSERVERXTRA.COM | 519.669.5790 EXT 104
Colour
increases
readers’ attention
span & recall by
82% * 82% * % * %
Colour
makes an
impression that is
39% * 39% * % * %
more
memorable.
TAKES
THE
LEAD...
Colour
can improve
brand recognition
by up to
80% * 80% * % * %
*Sources: Case & Company, Management Consultants; Bureau of Advertising, Colour in Newspaper; Advertising Maritz Motivation, Inc., Southern Illinois
IN PRINT.
ONLINE.
IN PICTURES.
IN DEPTH.

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CLASSIFIED DEPT. »
519.669.5790 | 1.888.966.5942
HELP WANTED
WAREHOUSE POSITION
EGS Electrical Group Canada, a leading
manufacturer of industrial electrical equipment
is seeking a Warehouse worker. Prospective
applicants must have good communication
skills and a grade 10 education.
The position involves preparing various
products for shipping by consolidating
packages as per customer orders. Complete
miscellaneous warehouse duties including the
receiving of all in-coming supplies or customer
returns and ensures proper documentation.
Interested applicants would send their resumé in
confidence to:
EGS Electrical Group Canada Ltd.
99 Union Street
Elmira, Ontario, N3B 3L7
Attn: Human Resources
Email: Human.Resources@egscanada.com
We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected
for an interview will be contacted. No telephone calls please.
HELP WANTED
HELP WANTED
Weekday Kitchen Help
20-40 hours/week
Please send resume or application to:
Anton Heimpel
At The Crossroads Family Restaurant Ltd.
384 Arthur St. S., Elmira
or fax to 519-669-0430
SALES & SERVICE
AUTOMOTIVE
2006
2005
2005
2005
2005
2005
2001
SALES & SERVICE
2007
2008
PT CRUISER Aluminum Wheels, Automatic
fi nished in White. 44,000KM. $11,500.
HONDA CIVIC 5 Sp Transmission fi nished in
Silver. 71,000KM. $10,995.
GMC ENVOY 7 Passenger, Leather, fi nished in
Titanium. 63,441KM. $18,500.
ESCAPE XLT 2WD Automatic. Finished in Blue.
83,000KM. $12,500.
F150 XLT 4X4 Extended Cab, Automatic, fi nished
in Blue. 52,000KM. $16,500.
EQUINOX AWD Finished in Red. 69,000KM.
$12,000.
WINDSTAR SPORT Quad seats, Finished in Blue.
189,000KM. $3,995.
HELP WANTED
It’s all about community service
47 Northside Dr., St. Jacobs, ON
519-664-2281
RENTALS HEALTH CARE
WOOLWICH
MEMORIAL
CENTRE ICE
TIME
47 Northside Dr., St. Jacobs, ON
Call Recreation
Oce
519-669-6025
to request ice
at the NEW
COMPLEX
Starting in
September 2009
» Taxi Drivers Wanted.
Fax resume to: 519-669-
0071 or email jobs@acetaxi.
ca No phone calls please.
TRAINING &
519-664-2281 LESSONS
DOING THEIR PART Members of the 1st Elmira Cubs, discovering there was a need for certain items at the
Woolwich Community Services food bank, took up the challenge in earnest. On Dec. 2, the boys and their
leaders presented what they’d collected to WCS volunteer Iris Brindley.
CHRISTMAS TREES
FLOATING
CHRISTMAS TREES
PLACING A CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENT | Classified ads can be obtained in person,
by phone | fax from Monday to Thursday 8:30am-5pm or Friday 8:30am-4pm. Email queries
to classifieds@woolwichobserver.com 24/7 - email will be replied by next business
day. All classified ads are prepaid by Visa | MasterCard | Debit | Cash | Cheque unless on
account. Deadline is Thursdays by 10am.
Kept indoors & out of the weather!
Premium Quality
FAX | 519.669.5753 EMAIL | sales@ObserverXtra.com
Corner of Hwy 6 & Sideroad 18
Phone: 519.843.5394
FOR SALE
Elmira’s LARGEST selection
of major brand computers
COMPUTERS
COMPUTERS
LAPTOPS
MONITORS
SERVICE SERVICE
Come see our showroom at:
112 Bonnie Crescent, Crescent Elmira ra r
519-669-5551
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51/2 to
12 ft.
tall
AUTOMOTIVE COMING EVENTS
RENTALS
AUCTIONS
Monthly PUBLIC Vehicle
AUCTION
Sat. Dec 13th » Mature Care Giver with
2 1/2 years agency experience.
Willing to assist seniors.
Please call
519-669-3535.
» Give the Gift of Music
this Christmas! Guitar &
Bass Lessons, Musical Instruments
& Accessories.
Gift Certificates available.
Call 519 -669-5885.
CHILD CARE
» F/T & P/T position available.
Nutritious meals,
weekly themed units. Near
Catholic school and on
Public School bus route.
519-210-0080.
FOR SALE
» Hauser Bevelled Glass
top dinette table. 42”X42”
with black wrought iron
base. 4 grey, padded, black
wrought iron chairs, shell
shaped back. $1000.
519-746-2518.
» Ikea Single Loft Bed with
desk, forest green, metal
construction. $50 or $75 with
mattress. Call
519-210-0080.
» Hip Barn Roof (classic)
109ftx32ft, hand made
truss, double wide, original
2x4, 6, 8, etc. Tobacco
scaffold complete, Conklin
lumber, bottom to top and
1946 plus WW2 galvanized
steel needs only paint. 1pc.
move possible, to move to
new foundation or disassemble.
Must see to appreciate
strength. Also 40x60ft
barn, 1934, barn Board,
beams, 1963 galvanized
roof. Phone 519-984-2604
Kingsville.
» Roxton Colonial Diningroom
set. 8 pieces including
buffet/hutch. Table 41” x 61”
and two 18” leaves, 4 chairs
and 2 captains chairs. $700.
519-746-2518.
HORSES
» Florapine Stables -
Horse boarding, newly
renovated facilities. Riding
corral, bush trails,
full board and outdoor
board with good shelter.
Outside board $175;
with stall $275. For more
information call Galen
& Kathy Weber at 519-
669-4227.
AUTOMOTIVE
» 2008 Dodge Caliber
SXT - 24E sport pkg.
2.0L, CVT Trans, air,
tilt, cruise, pw. pdl, AM/
FM CD radio, alum. road
wheels. Finished in silver.
Only 22,600 kms.
$17,900. Voisin Chrysler
519-669-2831.
» 2004 Jeep Gr. Cherokee
Laredo 4X4 - 4.0L
6 cyl., auto, fully loaded
including alum. road
wheels, finished in silver.
Only 88,000 kms.
$14,900. Voisin Chrysler
519-669-2831.
» 2005 Dodge Gr. Caravan
SE - 3.3L V6, auto,
fully loaded including
» Will pick up your unwanted
or scrap car or Christmas
truck. I will pay you up
to $150 for your full-size Artisan
scrapper. Call Brad @
519-572-0987 for quick Sale
and free removal.
Locally made pottery,
jewellery, organic soap
RENTALS
and so much more!
Saturday, Dec 6, 10am-4pm
» 2 Bedroom Spacious
Sunday, Dec 7, 12pm-4pm
apartment in century home.
2 Elmira Locations!
Incl. laundry, hydro, gas, 26 Arthur St. N.,
water. No smoking, no pets. (519.669.3012)
$800. Available Jan. 1, 2009.
&
Call 519-669-0648.
10 Riverside Dr. W.,
(519.669.3408)
» Elmira - 2 bedroom
Unique gifts for
town house. Please, no everyone on your list!
smoking, no pets. $875
plus utilities. Suitable for
quiet tenants. Call 519-743-
7479. One parking space
included.
» One Bedroom Apart-
» Elmira - 2 BR basement ment for rent, downtown
apt. available Dec. 1st. Elmira. No pets. Available
Only $750 + util. Please call immediately. $525/mth plus
519-744-3711.
hydro. 519-502-9051.
to be held at
Breslau Airport Road Auction Complex
5100 Fountain St., N. Breslau (Kitchener)
» New Mattress Sets! All
sizes- from $298/set/taxes
included. Call about our
free sheet offer. Footwear,
household, toys, baby items,
and much more. Nearly
New Centre, Linwood, 519-
698-0088. Tues. - Fri. 9-5,
Sat. 9-3. We can deliver.
FIREWOOD
» Winter Is Coming! Order
now! Seasoned firewood,
will deliver. Phone
519-698-2781.
PETS
» Megamutts Dog Training
- Gift certificates available
for 2009 classes. Next
session starts Jan. 21.
www.megamutts.com or
519-669-8167.
WANTED
» Wanted - Pine & Spruce
logs. Any size over 3” x 3
ft. Call Steve at
519-575-3658.
rear heat/air, quad seating,
pwr. driver seat,
alum. road wheels, DVD
entertainment system.
Finished in black, only
74,250 kms. $12,900.
Voisin Chrysler
519-669-2831.
» 2006 Dodge Gr. Caravan
SE - 3.3L V6, auto,
Stow N Go, fully loaded
including rear air/
heat, pwr. driver seat,
a l u m . r o a d w h e e l s ,
5yr/100,000 kms, gold
plan plus service contract,
finished in magnesium.
Only 61,702 kms.
$16,500. Voisin Chrysler
519-669-2831.
» 2006 Dodge Gr. Caravan
SXT - 3.8L V6, auto,
Stow N Go, fully loaded
including rear heat/air,
pwr. driver seat, Pwr.
sliding doors, alum. road
wheels. Finished in inferno
red. Only 46,345 kms.
$17,700. Voisin Chrysler
519-669-2831.
9:30am
90+ Government, Police, Repo, Bankruptcy, Fleets & Others
2008 Ford RANGER XLT S/C Pickup
2006 Chevrolet AVEO
2006 Kia RIO LS
8 + 01/06 Crown Victoria’s
2005 Crysler PT CRUISER GT
2005 Bulck LeSABRE
2 - 2005 Chev CAVALIER’s
2003 Chev AVALANCHE 4x4
2 - 03 Chev & Dodge Cargo Van’s
4 - 01/03 Ford E350 Diesel Amb’s
2003 KIA SEDONA LX Wgn
8 - 00/01 Chev, Ford & Dodge Pickup’s
5 - 01/02 Taurus, Gr AM, MARQUIS & Intrepid’s
99 Ford F250 4x4 Dump/Plow
99 Ford F450 Diesel Dump
10 - 95/98 Ford & Dodge Dumps, Vans & Pickups
99 AVENGER * 99 VENTURE
96 Saturn SL-1 * 97 Honda CR-V
3 - 97 Harley-Davidson Police Motorcycle’s
99 STERLING LT9513 TA CANUK Rolloff
2000 IHC 4900 Diesel SA 24’ Alum Van
3 - Ford, Flat-Allis & JD 4x4 Loader Backhoes
95 Ford C800 SUNVAC II Sweeper Vac
2 - 79/80 Ford LTS8000 TA Dumps
PARTIAL LIST ONLY
All Vehicles Driven through Heated Sales Arena!!!
Including Cars From The Kidney Foundation!
No Buyer’s Premium!!
VIEWING: Friday, December 12th, 2008 - 1pm to 5pm
TERMS: $500.00 Cash Deposit on Each Vehicle, or as announced
M.R. Jutzi & Co
www.mrjutzi.ca 519-648-2111
and
ADVERTISING POLICY | All advertising is accepted subject to the Publisher’s discretion.
The Publisher will not be responsible for damages arising out of errors in advertisements
beyond the amount paid for the space occupied by that portion of the advertisement in
which the error occured. Please check your ad on the first day of publication. The Observer’s
responsibility, if any, is limited to the charge for the space for one insertion only.

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Read on for some great fun and games that
teach about life in the Philippines!
he _________ was once
made up of the Sky (on
top), the Sea (at the bottom),
and a large Bird which flew
constantly between the first
two. The Bird grew ________
of flying since he didn’t have
any place to ________, so he
started an _________ between
those two best of friends, the
Sky and the Sea.
The Bird told the Sky that the
Sea wanted to ________ him
with her mighty waves. Then
the Bird told the Sea that the
Sky wanted to hit her with
_________ . The Sea reacted
by throwing _________ of
water towards the Sky.
The Sky moved even higher,
but when he saw the Sea’s
waves _________ some more,
he then threw soil towards the
Sea. The soil quieted the Sea
and also made the Sky lighter.
The soil turned into 7,000
___________ and that is how
the Philippines came to be.
Children in some villages in the Philippines ride to
school in a three-wheeled vehicle instead of a school
bus. Use the code to find out what these are called.
4 3 1 8 5 7 2
A = 7 B = 2 C = 5 D = 1
E = 3 I = 8 P = 4 S = 6
COCONUT
MYTH
UNIVERSE
WAVES
ARGUMENT
DRINK
PALM
SOIL
LUMBER
QUIETED
BIRD
CHILD
PEOPLE
PLACE
HIGHER
Puzzle answers, games, opinion polls
and much more at:
www.kidscoop.com
People in the
Philippines use every
part of the coconut palm.
Unscramble the answers to find out what each part is used for:
The coconut palm is so treasured that many families plant one whenever a child is born.
Can you find each palm’s identical twin? Can you find the one palm with no twin?
Do the math to learn how to count to 10 in the Philippines.
LEAVES: dashe
COCONUT
SHELLS: doofriwe
FLOWER NECTAR: a sweet nikrd
TRUNK: brumel
COCONUTS:dofo
Rewrite headlines
from the sports pages
so that they mean the
opposite.
Find the words in the puzzle,
then in this week’s Kid Scoop
stories and activities.
D E T E I U Q A
M H I G H E R E
E C A L P G S T
H S A R U R P B
K O E M E E A I
U N E V O B L T
C N I P A R M Y
T N L R E W A U
U E I O D R I B
C
O
C
O
N
U
T
T
L
A
Y
S
D
L
I
H
C
N
The national flag of the Philippines
was adopted in 1898 when the
Philippine Islands declared their
independence from Spain.
The red band stands for courage and
the blue for noble values. The white
triangle stands for the country’s
struggle for freedom from Spain. The
sun in the center of the triangle stands
for liberty. The eight rays of the sun
stand for the eight provinces that first
fought for freedom. In the corners of
the triangle are three stars that
represent the three main regions of
the Philippines.
Do you think it is important
to have friends from
other countries?
Why or why not?

34 | CLASSIFIEDS | SERVICES | REAL ESTATE | FAMILY ALBUM
BY THE
NUMBERS
EASY MEDIUM HARD
THE OBSERVER | Saturday, December 06, 2008
Community Information Page
THE TOWNSHIP OF WOOLWICH
"Proudly remembering our past;
confidently embracing our future."
PUBLIC NOTICE OF INTENT
Public Notice of Intent to Stop Up and
Close Part of Greenhouse Road (untravelled
portion of road allowance)
TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the
Township of Woolwich will consider a by-law on December
9, 2008 that proposes to stop up and close the road
stub at the south end of Greenhouse Road to discourage
illegal dumping and parking. Notice is hereby given in
accordance with the Municipal Act as amended and the
Township’s Public Notice By-law. At the meeting, Council
adversely affected by stopping up and closing the road
stub. Any questions concerning the above notice may be
directed to the Deputy Clerk of the Township of Woolwich
by calling (519) 669-1647, Extension 6005.
PUBLIC NOTICE OF INTENT
Public Notice of Intent to Rename A
Highway (Dorathea Place)
TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the
Township of Woolwich will consider a by-law on December
9, 2008 that proposes to rename Dorathea Place
as Kraftwood Place in response to a request from the
owners of property fronting onto Dorathea Place. Notice
is hereby given in accordance with the Municipal Act as
amended and the Township’s Public Notice By-law. At
the meeting, Council shall hear any person who claims
change. Any questions concerning the above notice
may be directed to the Deputy Clerk of the Township of
Woolwich by calling (519) 669-1647, Extension 6005.
OVERNIGHT PARKING
BAN
Effective December 1st to April 1st, parking is prohibited
on all Township roads and streets from 2:30 a.m. to 6:00
a.m. to facilitate winter road maintenance operations.
Vehicles found parked overnight on Township roads
during the parking ban or on Regional roads at any
time will be ticketed. For further information, please
call 519-669-1647 extension 6009 or 6005.
P.O. BOX 158, 24 CHURCH ST. W.
ELMIRA, ONTARIO N3B 2Z6
WEBSITE: www.woolwich.ca
ADULT FITNESS
MONDAYS, TUESDAYS AN
THURSDAYS (9 WEEKS)
7:00 – 8:00 PM
AT PARK MANOR SCHOOL
YOGA CLASSES
MONDAYS, TUESDAYS O
WEDNESDAYS (9 WEEKS)
7:00 – 8:30 PM
AT PARK MANOR LIBRARY
BALLROOM DANCING
TUESDAYS (9 WEEKS)
8:30 – 9:30 PM
AT ST. JAMES LUTHERAN CHURCH
PILATES CLASSES
TUESDAYS OR THURSDAYS
AT PARK MANOR (9 WKS)
TUES. & THURS.. 7:00 – 8:00 PM
LEVEL 1 - BASIC
TUES. 8:15 – 9:15 PM
LEVEL 2 – ADVANCED
ADULT BADMINTON
MONDAY OR THURSDAY
(15 WEEKS)
8:15 – 10:15 PM
AT PARK MANOR
Dog Tags for 2009 are now available to be purchased
at the following locations:
Township of Woolwich Office at 24 Church Street
West, Elmira.
Village Pet Food Shoppe, 10 Church St. W.,
Elmira
Creature Comfort Pet Emporium, 1553 King Street
North, St. Jacobs
Eldale Veterinary Clinic, 150 Church Street West,
Elmira
Breslau Animal Hospital, 2057 Victoria St. North
(Unit 3), Breslau, Ontario.
TEL: 519-669-1647 or 519-664-2613
FAX: 519-669-1820
RECREATION WINTER PROGRAMS
Starting week of January 5, 2009
2009 DOG TAGS
ADULT VOLLEYBALL
AFTER HOURS
EMERGENCY:
519-575-4504
TUESDAY (16 WEEKS)
8:15 – 10:15 PM
AT ELMIRA HIGH SCHOOL (SINGLE)
LINE DANCING
THURSDAY (6 WEEKS)
5:00 – 6:00 PM
AT ST. JAMES LUTHERAN CHURCH
IRISH DANCE
WEDNESDAYS (9 WEEKS)
6:15 – 7:15 PM AT PARK MANOR SCHOOL
RECREATION OFFICE WILL REMAIN OPEN WEDNESDAY,
DECEMBER 10TH UNTIL 7:30 PM FOR REGISTRATION
PURPOSES. (FRONT DOOR ONLY)
Email: gspencer@woolwich.ca
Registration Forms available at www.woolwich.ca
Completed Registration form and post dated cheque
(dated January 2, 2009) may be dropped at 24
Church Street West.
REGISTER AT RECREATION OFFICE, 24 CHURCH ST. W.,
ELMIRA
OR CALL 669-6025 OR 664-2613 ext. 6025 FOR
MORE DETAILS.
The Township reserves the right to cancel classes if
insufficient registration.
The fees before April 15th are:
And after April 15th are:
HOW TO PLAY:
Fill in the grid so that every row,
every column and every 3x3 box
contains the numbers 1 through
9 only once.
Each 3x3 box is outlined with a
darker line. You already have a
few numbers to get you started.
REMEMBER: you must
not repeat the numbers 1
through 9 in the same line,
column or 3x3 box.
Find the answers to this week’s
puzzles on page 39.
©2008 Cathedral Communications Inc.
If you have found a dog or lost your dog please call the
Township Office at 519-669-1647 Extension 6106.

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HOME »
HUNTERS
159 William St., Palmerston
(Across from Home Hardware)
DRAYTON
Coach House Realty
Inc. Brokerage
OFFICE PHONE: 519.343.2124
*SALES REPRESENTATIVES:
Edith McArthur * 519.638.2509
Marg Sorensen * 519.343.4489
Kathy Robinson * 519.343.4816
Spacious home on big lot 81’x159’. 3+2 bedrms, 3 bathrms,
spacious kitchen w/ pantry & inviting eating area, separate
diningrm, gas fireplace in livingrm, finished basement, central
air & vac, dishwasher, water softener, walkout to deck. Call
Marg Sorensen to view 519.343.4489 and put this home on
your Christmas wish list. Excl. $369,900.
BRAD MARTIN
Broker of Record
MVA Residential
Res: 519-669-1068
BROKERAGE
JULIE
HECKENDORN
Broker
Res: 519-669-8629
READY FOR CHRISTMAS!
ELMIRA New home w/an open
concept main floor. 3 baths
(ensuite) Walkin closet. Large
kitchen. Main flr. laundry. Walkout
basement. Dble. garage. Lots of
upgrades. MLS $355,000.
R.W. THUR REAL ESTATE LTD.
45 ARTHUR ST. S., ELMIRA
519-669-2772
ALLI
NORRIS
Sales Rep.
Cell: 519-577-6248
OPEN HOUSE
EXISTING CHURCH! Seating
capacity 175+, Major addition
at rear in 1986, incl. full
basement. Ideal for office,
lofts, etc. C-1 Zoning. MLS.
$649,000.
COMMERCIAL Bldg. approx.
3450 sq. ft. avail. close to
downtown. (2 storey addition
- 1987) Storefront, office space
& suspended ceilings. Gas heat
& air cond. Other adjoining lots
available. MLS. $289,900.
BILL
NORRIS
Sales Rep.
Cell: 519-588-1348
TRACEY
WILLIAMS
Sales Rep.
Cell: 519-505-0627
SUN. DEC. 7 th , 2-4 PM
71 Edward St. S., Drayton
SPACIOUS - 4-level back split
in the quiet village of DRAYTON.
Oversized kitchen w/ walkout to
covered deck overlooking deep
lot. 3+1 bedrooms, 2 baths,
dble garage. MLS. $234,900.
INVESTMENT PROPERTY
ELMIRA maintained 5 plex,
always fully occupied! Laundry
in each unit. One 3 bdrm. unit.
New roof (‘05). Lots of parking.
Shows a good return on your
investment! MLS. $509,000.
NEW HOME (to be built) by
quality builder. 1521 sq.ft.
Open concept main floor, incl.
kitchen, dinette and great rm.
w/cathedral ceiling. 3 bdrms,
incl. huge master with double
closets. MLS. $269,900.
THE FREY TEAM
Len Frey
SALES REP*
Mildred Frey
BROKER**
519-669-1544 24hrs
17 Church St. W., Elmira
www.thefreyteam.com
Wendy Taylor
BROKER**
wendy@thefreyteam.com
frey@golden.net
Lisa Edwards - SALES REP* lisaedwards@rogers.blackberry.net
OPEN HOUSE - ELMIRA
Sunday December 7, 1:30-3:30PM
$249,900 - 111 OAKCLIFFE, ELMIRA. Better
than New! Approx 1,414 sq. ft. Newly fi n.
Basement, Basement, eat-in kit, maple cabinets,
main fl oor hardwood& ceramics. Ceramic
backsplash, updated light fi xtures, master bdrm
ens., 3 bths & rough in basement. Walkout
from gr. rm. to deck w/pergola shed and privacy
fence. MLS. CALL WENDY** TO VIEW.
MAPLETON $399,900- Lovely 2 storey home
3+1 bedroom home on just under 5 acres.
Wooded lot. Secluded, appliances included,
basement fi nished, w/ extra bathroom, except
carpet on balance of Floor. If your looking
for country within 30 min of waterloo,
don’t pass this one up. MLS. CALL MARY
LOU TO VIEW
ELMIRA $349,900. Remodelled century
home on mature street. Updated dining
room, pocket french doors, garage/studio,
2 gas fp., new f/r addition. Lots of wood
and wide baseboards. Cedar deck at rear.
MLSCALL WENDY TAYLOR** TO VIEW.
Barry Kurtz
Broker of Record
Tel: 519-763-4500
Fax: 519-837-1442
490 Woolwhich St., Guelph, ON N1H 3X5
$228,900
Mary Lou Murray
SALES REP*
marylou@mmrealestate.ca
OPEN HOUSE - ELMIRA
Sunday December 7, 2-4PM
$209,900 - 13 ASPEN CRES. ELMIRA
GREAT DEAL. Perfect for first time buyer
needing lots of space. Nice open kitchen
with large dining area. 3 bedrooms, 1 in
finished basement, rec room, gas heat
stove and moveable bar w/fridge. MLS
CALL MARY LOU** TO VIEW.
ELMIRA $299,900- Large lot with mature
trees. Presently being used as 2 units with sep.
metres, furnaces & hot water tanks. One unit
has some updates. 2nd unit has unique older
fi xters. (ie) cookstove with pipe to chimney.
Carpet free. Roof replaced 2006. Main fl oor
laundry & cold cellar. MLS CALL WENDY
TAYLOR** TO VIEW.
MAPLETON $299,900- Approx. 1/2 acre
in the country backing to farmland. 3 +
1 bdrm, 2 bth in small rural community.
Renovated kit w/island. Newly fi nished
basement with stone fi replace. Walkout to
deck, fenced yard and inground pool. MLS.
CALL WENDY TAYLOR** TO VIEW.
You’ve Come to the
right place
to find a home.
Super clean 3 bedroom backsplit,
Eat in kitchen, living room with
laminate fl ooring, rec room has
walk up. New heating and air
conditioning system, updated
bathrooms, Great family home
backing on to park. Immediate
possession possible.
OPEN HOUSE - Sunday Dec 7, 2-4PM
12 Aspen Cres. Elmira
ELMIRA
REAL ESTATE
Independently Owned & Operated, Brokerage SERVICES
BONNIE
BRUBACHER
Broker of Record
SHANNA
ROZEMA
Broker.
DARREN
ROMKEY
Sales Rep.
LAURIE
LANGDON
Sales Rep.
519-669-3192
90 Earl Martin Dr.,
Unit 1, Elmira
N3B 3L4
DALE
KELLER
Sales Rep.
THIS WEEK'S FEATURE PROPERTIES
MONIQUE
BRUBACHER
Sales Rep.
OPEN HOUSE - SATURDAY | 2-4PM
PARADIGM HOMES
42 ROBERTA ST. ELMIRA
$320,000 | Base price for this spacious open
concept bungalow, great potential in the
unspoiled basement. Also offered 4 Bdrm
2 storey 2050 sq ft, still time to pick your
colours. Come and see the quality standards
and options offered. Excl.
OPEN HOUSE - SATURDAY | 2-4PM
THE PERFECT SETTING!
18 SMITH DRIVE
$249,900 | DRAYTON | This home built in 1977
on a 1/2+ acre lot features crown molding in
living area, main floor laundry, a pristine patio,
an electo-magnetic water softener, newer
windows, central air, an inviting family room
with gas fireplace and lots of storage space.
Mmmm...especially pleasant! New MLS.
OVER 2000 SQ. FT.
$384,500 ST. JACOBS | This 1923 home
has been thoughtfully and perfectly restored
including the 2002 two storey addition
with beautiful charm and character.
Grand kitchen, spacious master with luxury
ensuite. Not to forget the captivating enclosed
front porch and studio/ attic. MLS.
MAKE YOUR MOVE!
$299,900 ELMIRA | 60ft wide mature
lot, mainfloor family room with wood
burning fireplace, eat-in kitchen,
living/dining room. MLS.
MARTIN GROVE VILLAGE
CLOSE TO FARMERS MARKET
$96,000 WATERLOO | Many generous
updates. Offers 2 Bdrms, 4pc bath,
laundry, bright kitchen, 4 appliances
and a great yard. MLS.
ELORA STREET LAND
1.9 ACRE BUILDING LOT
$74,900 ELORA | Just East of Rothsay,
backing onto reforested area and across
from open farmland. Zoning for hobby
barn as well. MLS.
Further Information: WEBSITE: www.royallepage.ca
EMAIL: Elmira@royallepage.ca
Solid Gold Realty (II) Ltd., Brokerage
Independently Owned and Operated
4B Arthur St. S. Elmira www.remaxsolidgold.biz
OFFICE: 519-669-5426
DIRECT: 519-572-2669
EMAIL: bert@remaxsolidgold.biz
REDUCED
REDUCED
REDUCED
$247,500
$127,000
$1,450,000
BERT MARTIN,
GREAT STARTER! Great home in small
community oers main oor family room, three
bedrooms, formal dining and living rooms,
renovated bathroom, some new windows,
hi/e gas furnace. MLS.
LEASE SPACE! Approximately 2,000 s/f of
commercial with oce and warehouse.
Zoning allows many uses. Located in a busy
plaza with lots of parking. Only 10 minutes to
Waterloo. MLS. Call for details.
Your referrals are
appreciated!
BROKER
COUNTRY BUNGALOW! Good home on large
lot with mature trees oers three bedrooms,
country kitchen with custom cabinets, family
room, recroom, detached garage/ workshop
and paved double drive. MLS.
FARM! Square 100 acres, 90 workable, cash crop
and hog operation with nishing and nursery
barns, drive shed, older livestock barn, 1500 s/f 3
bedroom bungalow with new kitchen and
attached double garage. MLS. Call Bert to View.

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1. Actor Pitt
5. Crow’s home
10. Golden Triangle country
14. Apple’s apple, e.g.
15. Egg producer
16. ___-bodied
17. Missing from the Marines, say
18. Bright circle?
19. Au naturel
20. Doofus
21. Like some wells
23. Free from obscurity
25. Second person singular past
form of do
28. Amateur video subject,
maybe
29. Kosher ___
32. “Bingo!”
33. Beauty
35. Big sheet
36. 40 winks
37. The brightest star in the sky;
in Canis Major
40. Shallow briefcase
42. “___ say!”
43. Arctic ___
45. “Absolutely!”
46. ___ maison (indoors): Fr.
47. A short time
48. Toni Morrison’s “___ Baby”
50. “The Playboy of the Western
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World” author
52. A cooler area on the sun’s
photosphere
56. Television program, esp. one
to raise funds
60. Aesop’s also-ran
61. “Beowulf,” e.g.
63. Fern leaf
64. Decorated, as a cake
65. Dungeonlike
66. Animal with a snout
67. Go through
68. Sundae topper, perhaps
69. Brightest star in Virgo
70. Countercurrent
DOWN
1. A white sauce of fat, broth, and
vegetables
2. Part of a spur
3. Ancient assembly area
4. A state of inactivity
5. Fruit often confused with a
vegetable
6. “___ Heartbeat” (Amy Grant hit)
7. Breathe hard
8. European tongue
9. Unfl edged or nestling hawk
10. Hawaiian island
11. More than adequate quantity
12. Aged
13. “Didn’t I tell you?”
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22. Dostoyevsky novel, with
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24. Introduces a conditional
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26. Persian potentates
27. Bind
29. Bride and groom say “I __”
30. Brio
31. On, as a lamp
33. “Holy smokes!”
34. Eurasian rose
35. At liberty
37. “Buenos ___”
38. Dry (off)
39. Trick taker, often
41. Dairy cattle from Ayr, Scotland
44. At the same time that
48. Treeless plain in the Arctic
regions
49. Indefi nite article appears
before words beginning with
vowels
51. Small lizard
52. ___ boom
53. Walked nervously
54. Companion of Artemis
55. Lingerie item
57. New newts
58. Mouth, in slang
59. Arizona Indian
61. Tokyo, formerly
62. When it’s broken, that’s good
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»STRANGE BUT TRUE | BILL & RICH SONES
The future of marriage appears to be on the Internet
Q. If not in
heaven, where
are marriages
more often
made today?
A. Finding
true love on the
Internet has
become more
likely than at work or a party, at least
in the U.S. and especially if you’re
over 45, says New Scientist magazine.
That’s according to a Harris Interactive
online survey of more than 10,000
Americans who married in 2006-2007.
“Wanting to get married and not going
online will soon be seen as equivalent
to trying to find an address by driving
around randomly, without using
a map,” says Galen Buckwalter of
eHarmony, a Pasadena, California,
matchmaking company.
By one survey, 19% of couples met
online compared to 17% at work and
17% through friends. For those aged
45-54, this rose to 31%. (Younger people
may find it easier to meet potential
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partners through avenues such as
college.) As online dating spreads, so
too will techniques for gauging the
attractiveness of potential mates, says
Andrew Fiore of the University of
California, Berkeley. “People aren’t
that great at describing themselves
accurately, so expect more experiential
online dating activities and games that
help you get to know someone.”
Q. There are exactly five strawberries
in a small basket when five
people come along and each takes
one of them. Now how can it be
that one strawberry remains in the
basket?
A. Easy if you’re not guilty of
jumping to conclusions or reading in
assumptions, says Danica McKellar in
Kiss My Math. Let’s say the last person
gets to the basket and seeing the sole
remaining strawberry, takes both the
strawberry AND the basket together.
This way there is still one strawberry
left in the basket, fulfilling the above
assumption-free inquiry.
Q. Identify the toroid-shaped some-
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thing that used to be in our cars
four at a crack, though not so much
anymore. But you still may find
toroids in your cupboard, even in the
occasional swimming pool.
A. That’s the shape of an old automobile
tire’s inner tube or a pastry donut
or a piece of breakfast cereal called
a Cheerio. In geometry, a “torus” is
a surface formed by moving a circle
through 3-D space, the word being
Latin for a cushion of this shape.
Q. What ever happened to Oscar
Digby in The Man Who Disappeared
and to a certain dead cat at the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology
(MIT), said to have suddenly disappeared
one night?
A. Digby, as the story unfolds, is
tricked into dining with people who are
after his knowledge of a vast treasure,
says Jearl Walker in Flying Circus of
Physics. The police, learning of the
danger, surround the place, and during
their wait hear a muffled banging and
nothing more. At midnight they march
into the house and search it thoroughly,
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TRUCK REPAIR
Qualified Licensed Mechanics Ready to Serve Your Needs.
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Monday-Fridays
6am-6pm
Saturday
6am-2pm
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TRUCK & TRAILER REPAIR & MAINTENANCE
Mobile Services | CAT and Cummins Diagnostics
Government Emissions Testing | Air Conditioning
Aluminum and Steel Welding | Hydraulics
Government Safety Inspections
CALL KIRBY, Service Manager | 519.669.8420
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even ripping out walls. No Digby. Then
one of the searchers finds blood on a
stone-crushing machine located near a
large vat of liquid air. Apparently, Digby’s
body, after being dipped and frozen
in the cold liquid, had been pulverized
by the machine and then scattered
before the police closed in. Without a
body or today’s DNA technology, the
police in the case could do nothing but
cringe at their discovery.
Regarding the cat, when Walker was a
student at MIT, the story circulated of a
quarrel between dormitory roommates,
prompting one to sneak into the room
with a dead cat and a large vat of liquid
nitrogen taken from a campus lab.
Holding the cat by the tail, he dipped it
into the liquid, waited for it to freeze,
then hurled it at the wall, shattering
it into myriad pieces that littered his
roommate’s bed and thawed into a horrible
mess.
“I hope the story was fictional -- an
urban myth invented by older students.”
PLUMBING
(Send STRANGE questions to
brothers Bill and Rich at
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SHARPENING
ELMIRA’S SHARPENING
HEADQUARTERS
Have your skates
sharpened with us
four times, and the
fifth one’s FREE!
Knife and Scissor Sharpening
See store for details.
WINDOW COVERINGS
PLUMBING
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Steve Plumbing
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FAMILY ALBUM »
BIRTH NOTICE
Thompson - Marcia, Rob and
big sister Samantha are excited
to announce the safe arrival of
Cole Roger Robert on November
25, at 3:55am weighing 8lbs 6 oz.
Proud grandparents are Marlene
and Roger Ritchie of Elmira, Grace
Thompson of Wingham, and Bob
Thompson of Wingham.
RETIREMENT
PLACES
OF FAITH LOCAL CHURCH SERVICES DIRECTORY
Sunday, December 7, 2008
9:15am & 11:00am
Series: In The Beginning
“Near Sighted Tower Builders”
519-669-1296
Check out our website www.woodsidechurch.ca
Sunday School
During Worship
FREEDOM 54!!!
BILL noRRIs
heidelberg Roads supervisor
Bill is retiring on December 11th,
2008 from the Region of Waterloo,
Roads Department after 33 1/2 years
of service. Bill will be spending his
spare time at R.W. Thur Real Estate
Limited in Elmira.
ConGRATULATIons!!!!!!!
Love Ruth, Jodi, Alli and Dana
Trinity United Church
ELMIRA
Minister:
Rev. Dave Jagger
Sunday Worship: 10:55am
Visit our new website on: www.wondercafe.ca
ENGAGEMENT
Kirk & Mary Ellen Genereux
are happy to announce the
engagement of their daughter
opal martine to Colin Lawrence
son of Larry and Janice Partridge.
The wedding is planned for
September 12, 2009 at St. Teresa of
Avila Church in Elmira.
THANK YOU
oUR ThAnKs
We wish to express our heart felt
appreciation and thanks to our friends
and neighbours for the kind expressions
of sympathy following the loss of our
dear son Garry on October 22, 2008 at the
Mississauga Credit Valley Hospital.
The many calls, cards, and flowers
received were comforting and treasured.
Garry received his schooling in Elmira;
he was married to Denise Dunn, had two
sons Jason and Shawn, and a grandaughter
“Lindsay”. He joined the Mississauga fire
department in 1977 - and was appointed the
Fire Chief in 1999. He loved the job he shared
with so many. The city of Mississauga and
fellow fire fighters bestowed great honour
and respect upon Garry. Mayor McCallion
said in part “we have been blessed by his
leadership and dedication”. We thank
everyone for your kindness.
~Edwin & Joyce Morden
519-669-3973
www.ElmiraAssembly.com (Across from Tim Horton’s)
JOIN US
SUNDAYS
AT
10:30AM & 6:30PM
BIRTHDAY
mervin B snyder
Is 80 Years Young!
Come to an open house and
celebrate with his family and
friends Sunday Dec. 14, 2008
2-4pm at the Elmira Legion.
Best wishes only please.
SUNDAY,
DEC. 7,
2008
DISCOVERING
SUPERNATURAL STRENGTH
519-669-1459
www.elmiracommunity.org
Bloomingdale
Mennonite Church
Pastor: Mary Mae Schwartzentruber
Sundays - 9:45 am Family Worship Service
11:00 am Sunday School for all ages
519-745-2411
www.bloomingdalemennonite.com
Telephone....................519.669.5790
Toll Free .......................1.888.966.5942
Fax...............................519.669.5753
Email............................ads@observerxtra.com
Sundays @ 10:30am
John Mahood PS
BIRTHDAY
Making it count in Toronto tourney
An open house to celebrate
Edna habermehl’s
100th birthday will be held
Sunday, December 7th, 2-4pm
at Chateau Gardens, Basement
Activity Room, 11 Herbert
Street, Elmira. Your treasured
memories are a valued gift.
Best wishes only.
TORONTO TRIUMPH The Woolwich Midget A team swept to victory in a tournament in Toronto last weekend,
with four shutouts in five games. Back row: coach Rick Moser, assistant trainer Jeremy Wideman,
assistant coach Ryan Dowler and trainer Kevin Moser. Second row: Devon Mantler, Josh Wade, Nathan Van
Gerwen, Troy Bauman and Rob Hinschberger. Third row: Kevin Howarth, Nick Timmerman, Jonathan Weber,
Steve Clement and Mark Fackoury. Fourth row: Luke Shantz, Nick Roth, Ben Ahier, Caleb Redekop and Alex
Dunn. Front: Andrew Moser and Brandon Death.
HEARING
ASSISTED
NURSERY
PROVIDED
Welcome to
CALVARY UNITED
St. Jacobs
519-664-2311
“Making Faith
Live”
Sunday Worship
9:15 am - 10:15am
Faithsteps 10:30am - 11:50am
519-669-5030
WHEELCHAIR
ACCESSIBLE
SUNDAY
SCHOOL
Upbeat Family
Worship &
Sunday School
10:00 am
St. Teresa
Catholic Church
No God, No Hope; Know God, Know Hope!
Celebrate Eucharist with us
Mass times are:
Sat. 5pm, Sun. 9am and 11:15am
519-669-3387

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EVENTS CALENDAR » DEATH NOTICES
HUMMEL, Ann
(nee Wilhelm)-
Passed away peace-
Since 1987 - DentureTech
fully at Leisrueworld, in
“A GOOD JOB DONE EVERY TIME”
Skilled craftsmanship. Quality materials.
Since 1995 - Denturist
Elmira on Thursday, No-
CONSTRUCTION STARTS HERE.
Kleensweep
DENTURE
vember 27, 2008 at the
age of 85.
Home
Allen Morrison,
Rugs and
WEBER, Edna
Carpet Care Upholstery
Auto
Agent/Owner (Mrs. Urias B.) –
COLLEEN
•Residential
•Commercial
•Personalized Service
•Free Estimates
West Montrose, ON
T. 519.669.2033
Cell: 519.581.7868
3435 Broadway St. Hawkesville
519-699-4641
www.freybc.com
Allen Morrison
Life
Insurance Inc.
Investments 25 Industrial Drive,
Elmira, ON N3B 3K3
Group
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Business
Fax: 519.669.4282
FREE CONSULTATION
After Hours Emergency
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Disability
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Peacefully passed in
to the presence of the
Lord, surrounded by her
loving family, on Friday,
November 28, 2008, at
KW Health Centre. Edna
(Sauder) Weber, in her
76th WOODS, Verna –
Passed away peacefully,
on Tuesday, November
25, 2008, at KW Health
Centre, age 72 years.
year, of St. Jacobs.
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DECEMBER 6
» Breakfast With St. Nicholas – 8:30 a.m. (before the Elmira Santa Claus Parade).
Trinity United Church, 21 Arthur St. N., Elmira. Hosting a Pancake and Sausage
Breakfast is $5 per person. Bring your camera and have a picture taken with
Santa. Advance tickets only – available at the church offi ce or at Read’s Decorating,
27 Arthur St. S. Everyone welcome! For more information, call 519-669-5560.
» Twin City Harmonizers Annual Christmas Concert – Calvary United Church, 48
Hawkesville Rd., St. Jacobs. There will be two performances, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
featuring special guests The Chord Spinners from St. Jacobs. Admission $12.50 for
adults, children under 12 are free. Tickets can be purchased at the church offi ce
519-664-2311 or 519-885-5012. Refreshments will be served after each performance.
The church is wheelchair accessible and has hearing assistance.
» The Paradise and District Lions Club in St. Clements – new fundraiser – The Tree
Of Light. Bulbs can be purchased for $5/bulb and may be purchased in memory of
a loved one if desired; $50 purchases a string of lights. Offi cial lighting will take
place at 6 p.m. beside the library in St. Clements, Lobsinger Line. Join us for caroling
and complimentary apple cider. To purchase bulbs, please contact Annette
Kuhn at 519-699-5917.
» Christmas Tea and Cookie Walk – 1-4 p.m. Afternoon tea, sandwich & squares
$3; fancy cookies $3/dozen. Hosted by the Ladies Auxiliary R.C.A.F. A. Wing 404,
510 Dutton Dr. Waterloo. For more information call 519-885-9978.
» Nith Valley Singers – 7:30 p.m, Steinman Mennonite Church, Baden. Millennium
Choral Organization, Glory! Glory! A Christmas Journey. Alfred Kunz Artistic
director/conductor. Guest choir – The Gloryland Chorus. Adults $18, Children $10,
Seniors/Students $15. Tickets available Upper Case Books. For information, call
519-662-3291.
» Celebrate Christmas Nativity Set Display open house at Alma United Church,
2-7 p.m. See diverse interpretations of the birth of Jesus. Children’s display too.
Light refreshments, free admission.
» Third Annual Songs of The Season with Jeff Poolton; 7:30 p.m. at All Saints
Anglican Church, 685 Highpoint Ave., Waterloo. Free admission. Donations
gratefully accepted to benefi t Anselma House. Additional information and music
samples available at www.myspace.com/jeffpoolton.
DECEMBER 7
» Breakfast With Santa – Hungry Man’s Breakfast at the Elmira Legion; 8:30 a.m.
– 1 p.m.; $5/person, all you can eat. Proceeds to Canadian Riders Association.
» “The Gifts Of Christmas Revisited” will be presented by The Cantata Choir
of Knox-Elora and St. Andrew’s Presbyterian churches; 7:30 p.m. at St. Andrew’s
Presbyterian Church, Alma. Free-will offering and fellowship hour.
DECEMBER 11
» Community Carol Sing – 7:30 p.m. Everyone is invited to sing Christmas carols
by the lit tree in front of the Elmira Public Library. Ask a friend, neighbour or colleague
to join you. Hot cider provided. Info – Marilyn 519-669-5548.
DECEMBER 12
» CBC Reading of A Christmas Carol at Woodside Bible Fellowship; 7:30 p.m.,
200 Barnswallow Dr., Elmira, with CBC personality Kerry McKee. All proceeds go to
the Family Violence Prevention Program – Woolwich Community Services. Tickets
$15 available at the church offi ce 519-669-1296 or Woolwich Community Services
519-669-5139.
» H.U.G.S. Program, 9:15-11:45 a.m. For parents and their children (0-5 yrs) at
Woolwich Community Health Centre. Topic: Spend some time with Santa and
cookie exchange; 519-664-3794.
» St. Teresa’s Annual Christmas Dinner will be held at St. Teresa of Avila Church,
19 Flamingo Dr., Elmira. Meal begins at 6 p.m. Take-out can be picked up at 5:30
p.m. Tickets available at the parish offi ce Monday to Friday 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. or by
calling 519-669-3387. Adults $15; children 6-12 yrs $7.50; children under 5 free.
Door Prizes. Last chance to purchase tickets is Dec. 8. All Welcome!
DECEMBER 14
» “The Gifts Of Christmas Revisited” will be presented by The Cantata Choir
of Knox-Elora and St. Andrew’s Presbyterian churches; 7:30 p.m. at Knox-Elora
Presbyterian Church, Elora. Free-will offering and fellowship hour.
» Christmas In Winterbourne – Come join our annual sing-along at 7 p.m. Music
by Monday Night Jam Club and guests. Refreshments and bake sale. Fun for the
whole family. Chalmers Presbyterian Church. Free-will offering will be taken. Donations
for the food bank would be appreciated.
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