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THE OBSERVER » Saturday, December 10, 2011
CHRISTMAS
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Jingle all
the way
Hundreds welcome
Santa as he visits
the Elmira parade
WEEKEND WEATHER
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IT’S HIS TIME With Christmas just around the corner, ol’ Saint Nick took some time to make an appearance at Elmira’s Santa Claus Parade Dec. 3. See page 23 for more photos of the event.
Wellesley looking at permits, $200 fee under new fence bylaw
Colin Dewar
Wellesley residents looking
to install a fence or
modify an existing one face a
raft of new paperwork and a
permit fee under a proposal
discussed this week by township
councillors.
Currently the bylaw regulates
the height and description
of fences for the township.
The revision would
require residents to obtain a
permit from the township’s
building department prior
to construction or alteration
of any fence within the
settlement area boundaries,
with a price tag of $200.
Over the last year there
have been numerous requests
made to township
staff regarding the construction
of fences within
the settlement both before
and after construction. Staff
members have been answering
questions about location
of fences in proximity
to property lines, height restrictions
and the types of
fences that are allowed.
When a fence is erected
that does not meet the requirements
set out in the
Opinion...............12
Business.............15
Living Here.........18
Sports...............24
NEWS
current bylaw, staff must
spend considerable time to
have the issue corrected.
By creating a requirement
to obtain a permit prior to
erecting or altering a fence
staff would be able to review
> SEE FENCE ON PG. 05
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THE OBSERVER » Saturday, December 10, 2011
Continuing
a classic
Elmira author’s first novel follows the characters of Dickens’
classic A Christmas Carol
Colin Dewar
Over the years there have
been many different
versions of Charles Dickens’
classic A Christmas
Carol. From the original
tale to films, cartoons even
the Muppets have told the
story of Ebenezer Scrooge
being visited by the three
ghosts of Christmas.
But whatever happened
to Scrooge after that night?
Author Roy Weber
explores that story in his
first novel, Unscrooged.
“Everyone does A Christmas
Carol. With so many
different versions out
there I thought ‘no on has
done a sequel.’ Something
happens to Scrooge after
the original story ends,
and this is the story that
follows afterwards,” said
Weber at a book signing
held Nov. 26 at the Elmira
library.
The story, which picks
up a short time after the
original events take place,
sees Scrooge once again
visited by Jacob Marley,
who has been given an
opportunity to have a
transformation much like
Scrooge’s in the original.
Jacob is saddled with the
ability to see all the misery
in the world but is unable
to do anything about it or
intervene. But he will gain
the new power to intervene
in the lives of others if
Scrooge is able to find someone
and transform their
heart before midnight.
“The whole story is about
Scrooge going out into
the world and changing
a heart,” said Weber, an
Elmira resident.
Using characters developed
by Dickens was easy
for Weber who has been a
huge fan of the 19th century
author ever since he travelled
through England to visit Dickens’
homestead in London
and researched his career,
reading some of his newspaper
and magazine work.
“I was mindful and reflecting
on how he wrote and
why he wrote,” said Weber.
“Dickens was examining
social morals and it was a
great writing on the state of
society in those days, which
was the foundation for the
story. This story is also
a tale about redemption,
forgiveness and transformation
of someone’s heart and
mind.”
Keeping with the timeframe
established by Dickens,
Weber did a lot of
research to keep the story
true to the era, adding a few
historical elements, including
an encounter with then
prime minister of Britain,
Earl Grey, who is a business
associate with Scrooge.
“The tea Earl Grey was
named after him and I have
in the story that their business
relationship is Scrooge
establishing a tea trading
company,” said Weber.
“Grey was involved with
initiating legislation for the
> SEE BOOK ON PG. 04
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SO THE STORY GOES
Elmira resident Roy Weber
has written his first novel,
Unscrooged, a follow-up to
Charles Dickens’ classic A
Christmas Carol. Proceeds from
the sale of the novel are going to
a children’s charity.
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NEWS
Kate’s Kause has reached the semifinal
round of the Aviva Community
Fund online voting competition. Voting
lasts only 12 days, from Dec. 5-16.
Aviva is giving away $1 million in
grants to community projects.
Using social networking and the
support of local high schools students
from Bluevale Collegiate, Waterloo Collegiate
and Elmira District Secondary
School, Kate’s Kause has inched closer
to the final judging round in the large
category of $100,000-$150,000.
Kate’s Kause is fundraising to build
an inclusive and accessible playground
in Elmira that will service all of the Waterloo
Region. The playground will be
different from existing structures due to
the rubberized surfacing, sensory equipment,
vestibular and proprioceptive
equipment, and a ramping system that
allows everyone access to the slides,
including children with physical disabilities,
new families with babies in strollers,
and grandparents and caregivers.
The charity has already raised over
$180,000 for the playground, which
will cost approximately $250,000.
There is a voting terminal at the
customer service desk at the Woolwich
Memorial Centre for the public to use
or they can vote at www. avivacommunityfund.org.
> Lock it or lose it,
police advise
Holiday shopping time is also a bonanza
for thieves, Waterloo Regional
Police remind residents. To that end,
they’ve launched the annual “lock it
or lose it” campaign, a province-wide
crime prevention initiative to remind
the public that it’s best to take the
time to lock their vehicles and protect
their valuables by keeping them out
of sight. Shoppers should also be be
mindful of their surroundings at all
times.
The “O Come Divine Messiah” ecumenical
concert at St. Teresa of Avila
Church in Elmira will take place Sunday,
Dec. 11. Incorrect information appeared
in last week’s edition.
As well, the celebration of song will
feature performers from Hawkesville
Mennonite Church and Zion Mennonite
Fellowship.
> Clarification
A letter in last week’s edition incorrectly
identified a local veterinary clinic
as offering discounted services in connection
with stray animals.

NEWS 4 THE OBSERVER » Saturday, December 10, 2011
LAW & ORDER
Police issue caution about common phone scam
December 1
> > 7 AM | A 20-year-old
Wallenstein woman driving
a 2012 black Chevy Cavalier
eastbound on Line 86 near
Herrgott Road slowed down for
traffic when she was hit from
behind by a 2003 grey Chevy
Malibu driven by a 51-year-old
Harriston woman. No injuries
were reported and no charges
were laid. Minor damage was
sustained by both vehicles.
> > 10:10 AM | A collision
occurred at Raising Mill Gate
and Park Avenue in Elmira
when a 33-year-old woman
from Kitchener driving a
2006 grey Nissan Altima was
hit by a 22-year-old Fergus
woman driving a 2004 Pontiac
Sunfire. The Fergus woman
was driving into the sun and
drove through a stop sign.
No injuries were reported
and moderate damages were
sustained to the vehicles. No
charges were laid.
December 2
> > 8:40 PM | Police and
firefighters responded to a
pickup truck fire on Lichty
Road in Wellesley Township.
Police were contacted Wednesday afternoon
about a fraud where a man calls elderly people
pretending to be their grandson asking for
money to avoid being charged with an offence.
Police advise the public to never give out personal
information over the phone, including
social insurance numbers or banking information.
The fraud department will be informed of
the phone calls.
When emergency crews arrived
the vehicle was fully engulfed
in flames. The Wellesley Fire
Department managed to
extinguish the fire with no
injuries. The blaze is currently
under investigation as it
seems suspicious.
December 3
> > 12 AM | A 17-year-old
Floradale woman driving a
green 2003 Chevy Malibu
along Arthur Street in Elmira
experienced a malfunction
with her window defroster
causing her windshield to fog
over. The woman proceeded to
pull over but struck a hydro
pole near Union Street. No
injuries were reported and no
charges were laid.
> > 12:40 PM | A collision
occurred on Hawkesville Road
near Three Bridges Road in
Woolwich when a 2007 grey
Toyota Sienna driven by a
77-year-old Listowel man
drove through a stop sign
and struck a 2007 black
Chevy Silverado driven by a
21-year-old Listowel man. The
77-year-old man was charged
with disobeying a stop sign.
Significant damage was
sustained to both vehicles, but
no injuries were reported.
> > 3:15 PM | A 2010 black
Nissan Altima was in the
parking lot at the Stone Crock
Restaurant on King Street in
St. Jacob when an unknown
vehicle hit it and drove away.
The car sustained minimal
damage and no injuries were
reported as the car was empty
at the time. There are currently
no suspects but police are
continuing to investigate.
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December 4
> > 10:40 PM | A 53-year-old
Elmira man was reversing
his 2002 silver Hyundai onto
Burlwood Drive in Elmira when
he struck a 2010 red Ford
Fusion parked on the street. No
injuries were reported and no
charges were laid.
December 6
> > 7:25 AM | A 76-year-old
abolition of the slave
trade, and I mention
that as well in the
book. Where the fiction
comes in is Scrooge
asks him to take on
the task of abolishing
child labour, which
was very prevalent in
the industrial age and
that is one of the subplots
in the story.”
Weber hopes the historical
references keep
the reader interested
with the new tale.
Although this is his
first novel it is not the
first time Weber has
written. He has written
two stage plays and is
a regular columnist for
the Cambridge Times
and Waterloo Chronicle,
writing on small
business topics.
Thinking ahead,
Wellesley man was charged
with ‘disobey a stop sign’ when
he drove a transport truck
through a stop sign, hitting
a 26-year-old Moorefield man
heading northbound in a 2002
silver Nissan Maxima at the
intersection of Manser Road
and Schummer Line near
Moser Young Road. The car
was severely damaged, but no
injuries were reported.
Weber hopes to write
a trilogy following the
characters from his
book as they go out
into the world.
“I feel there will be
another sequel to the
sequel following the
young man, Tobias,
who is a street kid that
Scrooge focuses on in
this book – I can see
another story involving
that character.”
In the spirit of A
Christmas Carol,
proceeds will go to a
children’s charity, A
Strong Start Literacy
Program. The charity
focuses on grade one
and two students that
are falling behind and
gives students a solid
foundation in reading.
“I will never gain
financially from this
book. This is a project
for the charity and all
ROLLOVER Floradale
firefighters responded
to a single-vehicle
accident on Fourth
Line in Mapleton early
Thursday morning after
a Pontiac G5 swerved off
the road and rolled into a
field. The driver, the only
occupant in the car, was
examined by paramedics
at a nearby farmhouse.
December 7
> > 9:00 AM | Police responded
to a call about a break-andenter
at an abandoned barn on
Victoria Street near Breslau.
When police arrived they found
two adults attempting to steal
scrap metal from the property.
The two adults were arrested
and are facing charges of
‘breaking-and-entering with
intent.’ All the property was
returned to the barn.
Book: Proceeds to go to charity
> CONTINUED FROM PG. 03
IN HIS WORDS Roy Weber
reads a excerpt from his new
novel, Unscrooged, at a book
signing at the Elmira Library.
the proceeds from the
sales will always go
to the charity,” said
Weber, adding it was
always intended even
before he wrote the
novel that it would be a
fundraiser for charity.
The books are available
at independent
booksellers across
the region, including
Riverworks Books in
St. Jacobs.

THE OBSERVER » Saturday, December 10, 2011
5 NEWS
Wellesley launches strategic plan exercise
Lillico of the benefits of
James Jackson
having such a plan.
The staff and council “In order to deter-
of Wellesley have bemine where an organigun
to ask themselves zation is going, it needs
what they would like to know where it stands
their township to look and where it wants to
like in the next few go and how it will get
years, and are develop- there.”
ing a long-term stra- Lillico examined the
tegic plan to get them strategic plans of eight
there.
other municipalities
Fire chief Andrew in the province when
Lillico revealed the ba- developing Wellesley’s
sic outline of that plan plan, and he said that
during the last com- he decided to use 2014
mittee meeting held in as his guidepost for
Crosshill on Nov. 29, this plan because that
and he discussed the will mark the final year
purpose and the goals of the current term of
of Wellesley’s strategic council.
plan heading into 2014. He defined the plan
“A strategic plan and as a flexible strategy
strategic objectives will where “the past meets
(help) drive your bud- the future” of Wellesley
get and the allocation Township.
of your resources,” said “It’s very important
that we highlight the
word flexible, because
plans change,” he added.
“This is our roadmap
for the next four years.”
Over the next six
months, senior staff
will review possible
mission statements to
guide the vision of the
township, define strategic
initiatives that they
would like to achieve,
such as reducing the
environmental impact
of their everyday operations,
they will look
at objectives to go with
those initiatives such
as replacing all light
bulbs with more energy-efficient
ones, seek
input from the public
as to where they would
like to see the township
headed over the next
four years, and finally
seek council approval.
The public input portion
would likely occur
in April, with final
council approval coming
in June, said Lillico.
The length of planning
involved in establishing
this strategic
plan is important in
order to ensure that everyone
involved – from
staff to the public – are
properly consulted and
their concerns and
opinions are voiced, he
said.
Councillors praised
the report, in particular
the call for public consultation.
“I like that idea of
trying to get the public
to buy into this and into
the process,” said Coun.
Herb Neher.
In order to determine
where an organization
is going,
it needs to know
where it stands and
where it wants to
go and how it will
get there.
Andew Lillico
“One of the biggest
problems is that people
are not fully aware of
how their money is
spent. They complain
that their taxes are going
up by two or three
per cent, but they really
don’t have an understanding.”
Mayor Ross Kelterborn
did have some
concerns about how
the strategic plan fit
into the 2012 budget
process, and while Lillico
did admit it was a
little late in the year to
begin such a procedure,
he added that one of the
benefits of having such
a long-term plan is if
something doesn’t fit
into the budget for 2012,
it can be moved ahead
and adjusted for in the
next budget because of
the flexibility the plan
permits.
Rather than a hard
and fast set of rules, it
is more of a guide as to
where council and the
township want to be
heading, Lillco said.
“Council shouldn’t be
frustrated if we don’t
achieve a goal, just ask
why? We can then adjust
for it the next year
and move on with it.”
Fence: Councillors balk at cost, but will look at rules aimed at problems
> CONTINUED FROM COVER
the proposed location,
to see that it does not
cross or lies on property
lines or effects
drainage swales, chief
building officer Rik
Louwagie told councillors
meeting Tuesday
night in Crosshill.
Fence heights and
designs can be checked
over by staff to make
sure they are following
the bylaw, thereby alleviating
the problem
of altering fences after
they are constructed,
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he explained.
The permit application
would require a
site plan and construction
detail to be provided
by the resident,
who will also have to
determine the location
of the lot lines.
Councillors Herb Neher
and Shelley Wagner
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Louwagie said the fee
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“It doesn’t take long
to kill an hour or two
at one of these site visits
– $200 in my opinion
would cover our costs
and we would not be
making any extra money
on that.”
Louwaige was open,
however, to suggestions
of lowering the fee.
“I have a concern
over the entire matter,”
said Neher. “People are
paying taxes as it is and
now it feels as if we are
starting to nickel and
dime them. I have a
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small fence that I just
put up and now I have
to pay for a permit if I
want to fix it or change
it? I feel that this is just
hitting taxpayers with
another $200.”
Will McLaughlin,
executive director of
operations, told council
that there has been
a fair amount of abuse
concerning residents
and their fences, and
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have any recourse
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“This is all about
helping people in the
early stages of their
fence construction and
making sure we do not
have to go out and tear
down work that has already
been completed,”
said McLaughlin.
Coun. Jim Olender
suggested the amendment
be reworked and
then brought forward
to council with a new
fee, adding $200 was
too much and people
are already complaining
about having to pay
a permit fee to install
decks on their property.
“There seems to be
more and more fences
being put up year after
year and though I am
flexible on the fee I feel
it is always a good idea
to have a policy regarding
details like these,”
said Mayor Ross Kelterborn.
Council deferred
making a decision on
the amendment until
more information was
available to them and
the $200 charge was readjusted.
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NEWS 6 THE OBSERVER » Saturday, December 10, 2011
Holiday Schedule
All routes are on a regular schedule including school specials with the
exception of the following:
December 19, 2011 to January 1, 2012
ROUTE 17:
Service frequency is reduced Monday to Friday during morning
(6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.) and afternoon (2:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.) rush hours
ROUTES 110, 111, 116 are not in service
December 26, 2011 to January 1, 2012 only
ROUTE 3, 9, 11, 13 & 25:
Service frequency is reduced Monday to Friday during morning
(6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.) and afternoon (2:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.) rush hours
ROUTE 7 & :
All extra university trips not in service
ROUTE 12:
Service frequency is reduced during all time points for the Waterloo
portion of the route
School Specials:
All university and secondary school specials are not in service
December 25: Christmas Day
Routes 1, 3, 8, 11, 20, 25, 51, 52, 55, 56, 58, 59, 60,
65, & 71:
Sunday service schedule
ROUTE 7:
Special Christmas Day schedule
:
No service on Christmas Day
December 26: Boxing Day
Sunday service schedule
December 31: New Year’s Eve
FREE service from 6:00 p.m. to end of service and extended service on
late evening routes.
January 1: New Year’s Day
Sunday service schedule
Check public schedules for details or refer to www.grt.ca for
more information.
Winter Service Changes effective
December 19, 2011
For more information:
visit www.grt.ca, Transit terminals or
call 519-585-7555
519-585-7555
TTY: 519-575-4608
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Service offers light for the longest night
James Jackson
As Christmas draws
nearer, it may be hard
for some to get into the
holly-jolly mood.
Whether it’s the uncertainty
related to a
lost job, the pain of the
recent death of a loved
one, or the anguish of
a medical or healthrelated
problem, there
are some who will have
trouble adjusting to the
festive season.
That is why St. Matthew’s
Evangelical Lutheran
Church in Conestogo
will be hosting their
sixth-annual Longest
Night ceremony on Dec.
21, also referred to as
“Blue Christmas.”
The ceremony recognizes
that despite this being
a joyous time of year,
there is still the reality
of pain, sadness and insecurity
in people’s lives.
“Many people can feel
saddened at Christmas
and just feel out of sync
with the holiday,” said
PUBLIC MEETINGS ON 2012
REGIONAL BUDGET
Public meetings are scheduled to gather public input on the 2012 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 14, 2011
6:00 p.m.
REGIONAL COUNCIL CHAMBER
150 FREDERICK STREET, 2ND FLOOR, KITCHENER
If you are interested in Regional services you may wish to attend.
Final budget approval for user rates (water and wastewater) is scheduled for Wednesday,
December 14, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. and final budget approval for all other Regional services is
scheduled for Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at 7:00 p.m.
Notice of these meetings is being given in accordance with the Municipal Act as amended and
the Region’s notice policy.
Please visit our website (www.regionofwaterloo.ca) for more information on the Regional Budget
or pick up a budget package at the Council & Administrative Services Office, 150 Frederick Street,
2nd Floor, Kitchener. To speak to a Finance Department staff person on the budget, please call
Allan Wong at 519-575-4705.
You are welcome to attend any of the scheduled budget meetings or the Council meetings. For
a copy of the budget schedule please visit our website. You will only be allowed to register
as a delegation at the public input meeting on December 14, 2011. Please call the Council &
Administrative Services Office by 12 Noon on Thursday, December 8th at 519-575-4420 to register
to speak. If you require accessible services to participate in these meetings, please contact Council
& Administrative Services by Thursday, December 8th, 2011.
Kris Fletcher
Regional Clerk
Monika Wiesner, the
pastor at St. Matthew’s.
The non-denominational
Christmas service
– which coincides with
the longest night of the
year – is an acknowledgement
of that sadness
and strives to create
a safe place for people
to grieve their loss or
honour a loved one. Last
year saw upwards of 70
people attend.
“We received a lot of
positive feedback,” said
Wiesner, a former oncology
nurse who lost both
her parents during the
holiday season.
“Often there is an unspoken
expectation that
grief and pain should
remain out of sight, and
there is the expectation
that we’re all joyous and
bubbly at this time of
year,” she said, adding
that those expectations
can in fact enhance the
feelings of loneliness
and despair as it tends to
isolate people even more.
The service includes a
candle-lighting ceremony
as well as Christmas
carols such as ‘Silent
Night’ which are more
reflective of the more introspective
atmosphere
of the service.
The service is also designed
to give those who
attend a renewed sense
of hope. When they arrive
at the church they
are in the midst of the
longest night of the year
– when the sun shines
for the fewest hours –
but once they leave, they
gain new hope knowing
that the days will start
getting longer.
The service beings at
7 p.m. at St. Matthews’s
church located at 131
Flax Mill Drive in Conestogo
on Dec. 21. Following
the service those in
attendance are welcome
to remain and chat and
enjoy refreshments. The
church is wheelchair accessible
and anyone who
needs a ride is asked to
contact the church, (519)
664-2760.
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That sentiment may be
a harder sell to young
kids at Christmas,
when they’re eagerly
awaiting Santa’s arrival
and gifts stacked
under the tree.
In that regard, Jordyn
Kelly is not any
different, except the
senior kindergarten
student at St. Teresa
School in Elmira decided
she would like
to give a gift back. Being
five-years-old she
doesn’t have a lot of
money to spend, so she
decided to give what
she could: 11 inches of
her hair.
She donated her ponytail
to Locks of Love,
a non-profit that provides
wigs to financially
disadvantaged children
in Canada and the
United States suffering
from long-term medical
hair loss. The organization’s
goal is to
return a sense of self,
confidence and normalcy
to children suffering
from hair loss by utilizing
donated ponytails
to provide the highest
quality hair prosthetics
to children.
Jordyn and her mother
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ing a lot about children
suffering from cancer
and having to deal with
hair loss after a family
friend, three-yearold
Sara Forwell, was
diagnosed with a rare
form of cancer, Rhabdomysarcoma,
and lost
all her hair due to the
chemotherapy treatments
she had to undergo.
“It has been a topic
of conversation in
our house for a while
as we saw our friends
go through this and
seeing their little girl
with no hair we explained
to Jordyn what
was happening,” said
Heidi. “We also had
other friend’s children
donate their hair and
(Jordyn) wanted to
help out too.”
Jordyn thought she
had too much hair
and needed to share it
wanting to give another
little girl some hair
for Christmas.
To donate to Locks of
Love, donors must be
willing to part with a
minimum of 10 inches
measured tip to tip as
that is the length needed
for a hairpiece. The
hair must be in a ponytail
or braid before it is
cut and must be clean
and completely dry before
it is mailed in.
“This was a major
change for Jordyn, she
has always had long
hair and she cut it just
above her shoulders,”
said Heidi, adding she
was very proud of her
little girl.
Jordyn went to Guys
and Dolls Hair and Spa
on Oriole Parkway in
Elmira to donate her
hair, leaving with a
new hair bob that was
quite the talk at her
school the next day.
“A lot of the teachers
and older students noticed
her new hair and
thought it was amazing
and loved that she
had cut it for Locks of
Love,” said Heidi.

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NEWS 10 THE OBSERVER » Saturday, December 10, 2011
One year in, Woolwich mayor
happy with the progress made
Budget currently under discussion may prove to be the largest challenge to date
Steve Kannon
Todd Cowan isn’t one to stand on
ceremony. The newish mayor has
made Woolwich council meetings
a more relaxed affair – he’s fond of
a joke or two, and not above corny
ones. That’s one part who he is and
one part a desire to make council
more approachable to township residents,
especially at times when they
come forward to speak at meetings.
But since being sworn in a year
ago, Cowan has also made council
more politicized, using his years as
a Queen’s Park insider to be more
vocal at the provincial level.
Reflecting this week on his first
year in office, Cowan is mostly
pleased with the effort, based largely
on making his way through the
list of targets in last fall’s election
campaign. From promising to make
Woolwich greener to making government
more responsive, he feels
he’s on the right track.
On the environmental front, he
points to Elmira’s Victoria Glen Park.
The township recently acquired two
parcels of land from the Region of
Waterloo and will set about rezoning
the area as parkland, removing the
residential zoning that was part of
the previous council’s proposal to develop
some of the land. Cowan also
cites the township’s toughened gravel
pit policy, which bolstered its decision
to deny an application for a site
new Conestogo from Hunder Developments
– “We’ve taken a pretty strong
stand on that” – and the ongoing cultural
heritage landscape designation
for the area surrounding the historic
West Montrose covered bridge.
Cowan has also been hands-on
with the Chemtura Public Advisory
Committee, which has undergone a
complete refocus with all-new members.
Most recently, the township
has agreed to bring in Dr. Gail Kranztberg,
a McMaster University civil
engineering professor and special-
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done to date and to help the committee
form a list of priorities.
As part of his platform, Cowan
called for a full, department-by-department
review of the budget. He
also wanted to see councillors given
more responsibility over individual
departments. The formation of a
council liaison system early in its
mandate addressed the latter, while
councillors are taking part in their
first full budget process right now
in preparation for 2012. Cowan is
optimistic the township will find efficiencies
to reduce expenditures, especially
in the parks and recreation
area, which last year went $550,000
over budget.
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they’re spending, making sure people
are getting good value for their
dollar,” he said.
To that end, a cost-benefit analysis
should be applied to all spending.
He acknowledges that the staff has
grown in recent years, but there’s no
indication that the public is being
any better served for the increased
costs – a review is in order. In that
vein, he’s also concerned about customer
service.
“That was a complaint that I heard
in the campaign … that when dealing
with staff it wasn’t always topnotch.”
Outside of the township administration
proper, Cowan said the focus
is promoting development, particularly
on attracting high-tech businesses
given the close proximity to
Waterloo. Through organizations
such as Communitech and Canada’s
Technology Triangle (CTT), he’s
been trying to boost Woolwich’s profile.
With the help of Mercedes Corp.
and Quarry Integrated Communications,
St. Jacobs could be an ideal
destination, he added.
Similarly, regional plans for the socalled
eastside lands means huge development
potential for the Breslau
area, where Thomasfield Homes has
tabled a plan for a large mixed community
featuring residential, commercial
and industrial uses.
“I’m trying to be more involved in
helping them to highlight Woolwich
– promote, promote, promote. I’m a
little more engaged in targeting and
attracting business here,” he said.
“It’s about highlighting the township,
keeping Woolwich in the limelight.
“I want to keep Woolwich in the
picture as far as a place to move to
and a place to locate your business.”
Development in St. Jacobs and
Breslau will certainly be a priority
moving into his second of a fouryear
term. The Thomasfield proposal
and a planned park-and-ride GO
station will certainly keep Breslau
on the front burner. Likewise, ongoing
talks about a biogas plant, the redevelopment
of the former Procast
site and the impact of growth in the
south end on the downtown will put
Elmira issues front and center, as
will more detailed discussions of a
bypass route around the core.
Cowan also plans to continue to
be vocal at Queen’s Park. The township
is certainly more active at the
provincial level, meeting with ministers
and senior staffers to push the
township’s agenda, specifically its
concerns about firefighting regulations
and the resultant costs, gravel
pits and the Green Energy Act.
“We’re actually doing something
here, meeting with ministers and
with opposition parties,” he said.

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OPINION 12 THE OBSERVER » Saturday, December 10, 2011
OPINION
Once the bloom goes off the rose, it almost never comes
back. So where does Russia go from here?
Gwynne Dyer column on page 13
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With snow will come the usual sidewalk issues
The snow has been confined to a
few light dustings so far – knock
township has a contractor clear the
walkways.
plan to clear all walkways in Elmira,
expanding the coverage area and
– but would create a few other issues,
most notably delays around clear-
on wood – but sooner or later it will You might think that service would enhancing the equipment used to ing the snow off of sidewalks near
come with vigour. The first order be more widely welcomed than it is, do the job in an attempt to reduce schools. Those high-traffic routes
of business will be dealing with the as someone else is doing the work. the number of complaints about the were where the contracting out of
large number of driving mishaps, as Problem is, as the first real snowfall service. A good idea in principle, but services began, eventually expanding
many of us are suddenly forced to is likely to reveal, people will com- one that hasn’t always succeeded to the entire town. They’re still given
remember that it’s no longer July out plain about how long it takes crews in practice – some people are never priority, which means uniform – but
there on the roads. The second will to arrive, about the thoroughness and going to be happy with the level of not perfect – plowing. The system
be actually removing the stuff from about the inevitable ripping up of service offered by the township. has worked reasonably well, but can
streets, sidewalks and driveways. lawn edges. Some will simply clear Perhaps the only solution, and one prove problematic when the accu-
The lack of snow has been ideal the sidewalks in front of their homes, discussed by previous councils when mulation of snow is less than two
for township road budgets heav- rather than wait, a job that everyone deliberating over the snow-clearing inches: not enough to make clearily
strained from the wintry early else in the township is required to contract, is to simply have all towning a priority, but enough to impede
months of the year – this year’s do – they don’t have a service, only ship residents clear their sidewalks, parents with young children with
budget runs through Dec. 31, and if a bylaw compelling them to do the as set out in a bylaw adopted five strollers, for instance, as well those
this weather holds so too might the work.
years ago. Residents must clear the with restricted mobility.
black ink.
In Elmira, complaints about the sidewalks in front of their home The issue is not on council’s radar
Many of us, of course, will grum- condition of the sidewalks surfaced within 24 hours of a snowfall under a right now, but depending on how
ble about shoveling out the driveway almost immediately following the threat of a fine for failing to comply. the weather turns out when winter
– the less there is to do, the better. implementation of the township’s Having everybody do their own arrives in earnest, public reaction
But, as always, it’s the sidewalks sidewalk-clearing measures. From clearing would alleviate some of might just bring it to the fore. There’s
that will prove the most contentious, the initial smaller-scale contract, the complaints – and save Elmira nothing like sidewalks to create vocal
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THE OBSERVER » Saturday, December 10, 2011
Russia’s Putin seems to be overstaying his welcome
hroughout the day, it was like re-
“Tceiving reports from a war zone,”
said Communist Party deputy head
Ivan Melnikov on Sunday, speaking
about the thousands of calls he had
received from regional offices about
ballot-box stuffing and other violations
in the Russian parliamentary
elections. But despite the manipulation,
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s
United Russia Party got fewer than
half the votes this time, down from
almost two-thirds in 2007.
Putin’s party will still form the next
government, since it can easily form
a coalition with smaller pro-regime
parties in the Duma, but it has lost the
two-thirds majority that let it amend
the constitution at will. And Putin
will still return to the presidency in
March’s presidential elections, but the
erosion in his popular support is suddenly
visible for all to see.
The first clear sign that Russians
were getting fed up with Putin came
two weeks ago, when he made an unheralded
appearance at a martial-arts
fight at the Olympiyskiy Stadium in
Moscow. That wasn’t surprising, as he
makes a great public show of his own
prowess in the martial arts. But when
he climbed into the ring to congratulate
the winner, the audience began
to boo and whistle at him. They didn’t
stop until he left.
It was all broadcast live on Russian
state television, and subsequently
went viral on YouTube and the Russian
social media. There is no credible
rival to Putin on the scene, but neither
is it certain any more that he will
serve out the full six years of his new
presidential term. He is wearing out
his welcome.
He really was welcome when the
first post-Soviet president, Boris
THE VIEW FROM HERE
International
Affairs
GWYNNE DYER
Yeltsin, handed the presidency to him
in 1999. Yeltsin’s drunken and corrupt
conduct of state affairs had discredited
“democracy” in the eyes of most
Russians, and Putin presented himself
as the new broom who would sweep all
that away.
He wasn’t exactly that: the price he
paid for being named interim president
when Yeltsin finally quit was to
let him and his cronies walk away
untouched with their stolen wealth.
But as Russians got to know him, they
mostly liked what they saw.
During Putin’s two terms as president
in 2000-2008, he stabilized the
ravaged economy: average salaries increased
fivefold and the GDP grew by
almost eight per cent a year. High oil
prices helped, but it was an impressive
performance nonetheless, and when he
left the presidency three years ago he
could still do no wrong in the eyes of
most Russians.
He left it because Russia’s constitution
forbids a third consecutive term
as president. It was a nice gesture, but
he didn’t really leave power. His close
ally Dmitry Medvedev was elected to
the presidency, and then Medvedev
appointed Putin as prime minister. In
practice, Putin went on taking the big
decisions himself – including the decision
to return as president next year.
But the past four years have not been
as kind to Putin as the first eight. The
economy has stagnated, and the scale
of the corruption has grown too large
to ignore. (He is not personally corrupt,
but everyone thinks he tolerates
the massive corruption among his allies
in order to maintain their loyalty.)
So when he announced in September
that he would run for the presidency
again in March, something seems to
have snapped.
There were two straws that broke
the camel’s back. One was his and
Medvedev’s public admission that
they had agreed on the swap long ago.
Everybody kind of knew that, but it
was still galling to have Putin’s total
ownership of the state apparatus
rubbed in their faces. The other was
the fact that while Putin was prime
minister, he amended the constitution
so that the presidential term is now
not four but six years.
In the past couple of months, Russians
have suddenly woken up to the
reality that they may face another
12 years of him as the all-powerful
president (he’s only 59 now), and a lot
of them have realized that they don’t
actually like that prospect. Hence the
steep fall in United Russia’s share of
the vote last Sunday – and, probably, in
Putin’s share of the presidential vote
next March.
He’ll still win, of course, but it may
be a long and miserable six years for
him unless the oil price goes through
the roof and Russia experiences another
economic boom. Once the bloom
goes off the rose, it almost never comes
back. So where does Russia go from
here?
Russia doesn’t need another revolution.
Despite the chronic abuses of
power, the perversion of the courts,
and the intimidation of the media,
Russia could re-emerge as a real
> SEE DYER ON PG. 14
BY SCOTT ARNOLD
With the year winding down, residents will have a lot to say about whether councillors
deserve presents or a lump of coal in their stockings come Christmas morning.
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What is your
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for the common
cold?
I use honey and water. I find that
works best for my throat.
> Cynthia Conrad
Chicken soup.
> Heather Ball
My mom used to steam the room if I
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> Erin Somerville
Soup and television.
> Alex Boudreau

OPINION 14 THE OBSERVER » Saturday, December 10, 2011
Capitalism has become the biggest religion of them all
B orn
from religion, including
roots in paganism and animism,
Christmas has become much less
about any theism and much more
about the largest of the isms: capitalism.
As noted in the story about Chalmers
Presbyterian Church in last
week’s edition, fewer of us are attending
church, leading to the demise
of traditional churches. Far more of
us will spend time at the mall than at
church this holiday season.
We’ve long decried the secularization
of Christmas, with Santa supplanting
Jesus and gifts trumping
family time. Spend, spend, spend is
the mantra – now more than ever
given consumerism as the salvation
for the faltering economy.
The economic focus of Christmas
is a clear indication that capitalism
is our new religion, as early
20th century thinkers such as Max
Weber and Walter Benjamin noted,
sagely predicting some of the worst
excesses we see today.
Benjamin, in an unfinished essay
called Capitalism as Religion,
does not equivocate: “Capitalism is
a pure religious cult, perhaps the
most extreme there ever was.”
He writes, “One can behold in
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Steve Kannon
capitalism a religion, that is to say,
capitalism essentially serves to satisfy
the same worries, anguish, and
disquiet formerly answered by socalled
religion.” By that he suggests
that rather than finding answers,
guidance and meaning in traditional
religion, we turn to another
construct in capitalism. Solace at
the mall, rather than the church.
Benjamin was clearly influenced
by the writings of fellow German
philosopher Max Weber, who almost
two decades earlier at the turn of
the century wrote The Protestant
Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism,
which attributes the rise of the mercantile
system to the teachings and
work ethic of the likes of Martin
Luther and John Calvin.
“Remember, that time is money,”
Weber wrote in 1905. “He that can
earn ten shillings a day by his labor,
and goes abroad, or sits idle, one
half of that day, though he spends
Dyer: Putin isn’t just some thug
> CONTINUED FROM PG. 13
democracy quite smoothly if Putin
ever decided to let it.
Could he lead Russia through such
a transition? It is not to be excluded,
for Putin is acutely conscious of his
place in history and would not want
to end up being rejected at the polls
or, even worse, being forced to yield
power by a popular revolt. Better to
hand the country over in good condition
and retire gracefully in four
or five years’ time. He is egotistical
and arrogant, like most powerful
people, but he is not just a thug.
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but sixpence during his diversion
or idleness, ought not to reckon
that the only expense; he has really
spent, or rather thrown away, five
shillings besides.[...]Remember, that
money is the prolific, generating
nature. Money can beget money, and
its offspring can beget more, and
so on. Five shillings turned is six,
turned again is seven and threepence,
and so on, till it becomes a
hundred pounds. The more there
is of it, the more it produces every
turning, so that the profits rise
quicker and quicker.”
That kind of reasoning gave rise
to the investment system: money
makes money. That accession was
driven by Protestantism’s demands
that followers throw themselves
into their work – becoming devoted
to their craft, or calling (a very
religiously-charged word applies to
a vocation) – and the demand that
the money generated by that work
not be used for personal luxuries
and aggrandizement – a philosophy
certainly long since abandoned. The
money generated though the diligence
of workers could not be spent
on themselves, the church (where
modesty was key) or charity (which
was frowned upon, seen as encouraging
lack of industry), but could be
channeled into investments, giving
rise to capitalism, he argued.
Benjamin took that line of
thought one step further: “Christianity
in the time of the Reformation
did not encourage the emergence
of capitalism, but rather changed
itself into capitalism.”
So, capitalism isn’t so much a new
religion as it is the evolution of the
old one.
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Certainly that’s not at odds with
what we see today, especially in the
pronouncements of the Christian
right in the U.S. and, to a lesser
extent, in the ideologies espoused by
the current government in Ottawa.
Just think of how convoluted
the finance industry has become,
complete with language that is as
incomprehensible to most as Latin
was to the average churchgoer in
Luther’s time. Those who manage
the system have cast themselves
as priests, interpreting the higher
order to the rest of us. And the entire
system is based on faith, belief
that the bits and bytes stored on a
computer actually represent money
and economic activity, despite our
doubts. Our hesitation is justified,
as the mess created by the make-believe
system of credit default swaps
and subprime mortgages clearly
revealed – it was all smoke and mirrors.
Despite the debunking, many
remain among the faithful, and the
system rolls on. We have faith it
will get better despite lessons to the
contrary.
The traditional religions have
taken note, however. Their representatives,
including archbishop
of Canterbury and Pope Benedict
XVI for instance, have condemned
the global financial system and its
practitioners for providing nothing
of value. Worse still, the system
has done harm to untold millions
of people. They’ve seen that money
has ceased to represent anything,
but has become something with
intrinsic value of its own, which is
clearly not the case … unless you’ve
bought into that particular brand of
religion.
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BUSINESS
Protecting the supply
IF IT AIN'T BROKE ... Local dairy
producer Ralph Martin of Ontowa Farms
stands behind the Canadian supply
management system.
With Canada looking to get in on
the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the
system is under fire from abroad
Colin Dewar
As Stephen Harper’s government
angles to join the
Trans-Pacific Partnership
(TPP), a trade group within
the Asia-Pacific region, the
country has come under fire
for its supply management
programs. The scrutiny has
some producers worried.
Canada’s policy on supply
management in the dairy
and poultry industries is
seen as a stumbling block to
entering the TPP. The Conservative
government has
said that though they are
willing to negotiate with
the TPP they will defend
the supply management system,
just as other free trade
agreements signed by Canada
were created without canceling
the program.
The trade talks have the
controversial supply management
system in the spotlight,
pitting the farmers
who benefit against other
farmers – see the Canadian
Wheat Board issues – and
consumers, who pay higher
prices for products such as
milk, cheese and chicken.
According to Neil Currie
general manager at the Ontario
Federation of Agriculture,
supply management
is a quota system built to
protect farmers from fluctuating
changes in prices
for their poultry and dairy
products. It also places up
to 300-per-cent tariffs on imported
poultry and diary
products (depending on the
product) while completely
keeping out foreign producers.
The Canadian government
realized in the late 1960s that
without production regulation,
the Canadian market
would have a surplus of agricultural
products, which
would, in turn, trigger a
sharp decline in producer
prices. That led to the creation
of supply manage-
ment.
The system controls domestic
production and imports
for five specific commodities
– eggs, milk, chicken, turkey
and broiler-hatching eggs –
with supports saying it benefits
customers, processors,
governments and taxpayers
while giving a voice to farmers
in the marketplace, said
Currie.
“There are three elements
to supply management. One
is production discipline or
the ability to only produce
what the marketplace domestically
is looking for. The
second is the ability to price
the product based on a cost
of production formula, and
in exchange for those first
two the government has tariffs
that are set high, for eggs
it is at 163 per cent,” said
Harry Pelissero, general
manager at Egg Farmers of
Ontario.
With supply management,
consumers get good value
for their money and a reliable
supply of quality food
at reasonable prices. Farmers
work together to adjust
what they grow and make
with what customers need
and want and they receive
their returns from the marketplace,
he argued.
“Supply management is a
good thing for both farmers
and consumers,” said Pelissero.
“Comparing the systems
in Canada versus the United
States we see that Canada
has a system that is transparent
in the sense that we
know what it costs to produce
a litre of milk or a
dozen eggs whereas in the
States they have support
payments through taxpayer’s
subsidization. So it may
appear to be cheaper at the
supermarket in the U.S. but
in fact consumers are paying
twice, once at the check out
and once through their tax
dollars.”
Canadian farmers receive
no government subsidies or
taxpayer dollars.
Pelissero said groups like
the Canadian Restaurant
and Foodservice Association
would have consumers
believe that the price
they pay for eggs or milk
in grocery stores will drop
only if supply management
boards are dismantled.
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BUSINESS
PHOTOS » COLIN DEWAR
“They are complaining that
if they could get the products
cheaper it would translate
into lower costs for consumers
but we lowered the
price of eggs three or four
years ago and saw no drop at
the grocery store and just recently
we raised the price of
eggs by a nickel based on the
cost of production and most
of the retail outlets took a
dime, so it is bit of a farce.”
Supply management
brings stability to the Canadian
market, supporters
maintain. Before the system
was applied and the price
of eggs or milk increased,
farmers simply increased
supplies but when prices
dropped, some farmers lost
money and even went bankrupt
and then less supply
drove the prices up again
and the cycle would repeat
itself.
The management system
was established in the 1970s
with dairy being one of the
first commodities to operate
a national supply management
system, it is managed
by the Canadian Dairy Com-
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BUSINESS 16 THE OBSERVER » Saturday, December 10, 2011
Working Hard to
Keep You Rolling
Helping
People
to Look
& Feel
Good
112 Oriole Pkwy., Elmira 519-669-8234
(at Flamingo Dr., in the Birdland Plaza)
Guys & Dolls Salon & Spa is renowned for offering precision hair
cutting and styling, texture changes and chemical services such as
colouring and highlights that are guaranteed to meet your needs.
Staff member Natalie specializes in updo’s for bridal parties so
everyone feels beautiful on that special day.
Serving the region for almost 30 years, Guys & Dolls Salon & Spa
has been a company that has never rested on its laurels. This
business is always becoming more diversified in its service offerings
and ready to introduce new products. It’s been over 10 years now
since their Spa was introduced. This makes Guys & Dolls a onestop
3,000 square foot facility for total beautification.
If you want spa and esthetics services that beautify and rejuvenate
plus therapeutic treatments for a more youthful appearance, Guys &
Dolls Salon & Spa offers facials, soothing manicures and pedicures,
gel nails, lash & brow tinting, as well as waxing and massage
treatments—all guaranteed to make the new you feel complete.
Guys & Dolls Salon & Spa can also recommend results-oriented
hair care, styling and finishing products from Matrix (Biolage,
Vavoom, Design Pulse), Kenra, American Crew, as well as OPI nail
products.
Owner Lori Weber invites you to call Guys & Dolls Salon & Spa
to book not just an appointment, but an experience. You can also
visit them online at www.guysanddolls.ca.
Gift cards and spa packages are available—ideal for Holiday
gifts!
4 Hachborn St.
St. Jacobs
(west off King St.)
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 3,000
bolts of 100% cotton fabrics, plus batting, frames, hoops, notions,
patterns, threads, books, and more. The store now offers
consignment sales of products created by two local women including
stained glass and hand painted pottery pieces.
Reichard’s offers sewing and quilting Classes, from beginner to
advanced, plus Sewing Clubs. Their main floor classroom has plenty
of windows for natural light. Their team of instructors has the
experience in colour selection to help your projects to be successful
and beautiful. March Break sewing classes are available for the
whole family.
Reichard’s is your destination for quilting supplies, classes, and
the service you need—all under one roof.
30 Oriole Parkway East, Elmira 519-669-4400
Owner Chris Thompson at Thompson’s Auto Tech Inc. has built
the reputation of his business on the premise that if they perform
repairs and factory-scheduled maintenance, replacing only what is
needed, they will earn the customer’s trust. They also know that if
they treat the customer with respect, fairness and honesty, they will
have loyal customers who will gladly refer friends and family. That’s
what has kept customers coming back since 1997.
Their technicians make every effort to remain current with the ongoing
changes in automotive technology so that they can properly
diagnose and repair any condition that your vehicle may be
experiencing. With computers becoming commonplace in most
systems in the average vehicle today, the people at Thompson’s
Auto Tech make use of specialized diagnostic tools, reference
materials and their own experience to keep you rolling.
Thompson’s Auto Tech Inc. provides tune-ups, expert service on
brakes, shocks & struts, exhaust, climate control, Castrol lube-oilfilter
service, plus M.T.O. safety inspections. Ask about their
MotorVac Carbonclean service designed to decrease emissions and
improve engine performance. They are an accredited Ontario Drive
Clean Test & Repair facility.
To ensure that your vehicle meets its original performance
standards and maintains its warranty requirements, Thompson’s
Auto Tech installs parts that meet or exceed OEM specifications.
Call Thompson’s Auto Tech Inc. soon for your service
appointment.
“Where tires are a specialty, not a side line.”
35 Howard Ave., Elmira 519-669-3232
www.oktireelmira.com
If you have been getting by each winter on all-season tires without
bouncing off of a curb, landing in a ditch or dinged up in a fender
bender, count yourself as lucky. Research has shown that on icy and
snowy surfaces at highway speeds a car with winter tires skidded 15
car lengths, while the car with all season radials slid 19 car lengths
from the point of braking. Cornering and acceleration from a
standing stop are also vastly improved with winter tires.
Today’s winter tires available at OK Tire Store (Elmira), with their
special rubber compounds and unique tread patterns, bring renewed
confidence to drivers and enhance your family’s safety.
OK Tire Store (Elmira) is your local O.K. Tire centre with the
best brands in all-season, performance and winter tires, plus winter
rims and cool custom wheels. Choose from Bridgestone, Firestone,
Kumho, Continental, General, Pirelli, Toyo Tires, and others.
Formed in 1953, O.K. Tire Stores has grown to become
Canada’s largest independent chain of tire retailers with the buying
power of over 270 locations. They offer value, selection and
warranties that can’t be beat. Owner Rob Bowman and the staff at
OK Tire Store (Elmira) ensure that exceptional service is provided
for every vehicle entering the shop.
With 4 service bays including 1 tall bay, the staff can get you back
on the road quickly. A road service is available for disabled vehicles,
plus an on-farm service. In February 2011, they installed a new
state-of-the-art Hunter tire balancing unit to handle big truck tires.
Customer loyalty rewards include Aeroplan Miles with your
purchase at O.K. Tire.
Home Owners helping homeowners
22 Church St. W., Elmira 519-669-5537
Elmira Home Hardware is the ultimate place for gift shopping as
they feature such a vast array of practical, quality built, value-priced
items.
Since acquiring the business on March 1, 2004, owner Krista
McBay has been dedicated to meeting your needs and keeping you
coming back with an ever-growing diversified selection. The Elmira
store has a convenient location, well-stocked showroom, plus a
friendly and knowledgeable staff.
Elmira Home Hardware offers an excellent selection of nationally
recognized brands as well as many Home-brand private label products
created by leading manufacturers, including Benchmark tools, and
Beauti-Tone paints (rated #1 paint manufactured in Canada).
This store showcases home improvement supplies, hardware and
fasteners (including bulk bins of nails), lighting, plumbing and
electrical products, cleaning supplies, small appliances, lawn and
garden equipment and supplies, barbecues, auto accessories,
housewares, giftware, and toys. Other offerings include sporting
goods, hunting-camping-fishing supplies, work wear, bottled water,
V-belts, pulleys, and a 2,000 square foot Farm Supply Department.
They also offer consumer electronics including audio-video products,
telephones, computer accessories and electronic gadgets galore. To
keep your home cozy, look to Elmira Home Hardware for wood
stoves from Drolet, plus repair parts and maintenance supplies for
your wood stoves.
Customer loyalty rewards include Aeroplan Miles with your
purchases.
305 Arthur St. S., Elmira 519-669-0041
1229 King St. N., St. Jacobs 519-664-1544
Tim Hortons in Elmira has been serving the region for 10 years
now. Their popularity is largely attributed to consistent quality you
can always count on with “Always Fresh” products plus friendly,
efficient customer service to help keep you going with your busy life.
The Tim Hortons displays are always filled with your favourite
muffins, bagels, tarts, cookies, croissants, tea biscuits, danish,
cinnamon rolls, donuts, plus Timbits®—The Bite-sized Treat. Now
far beyond a place for treats, Tim Hortons has many meals with a
variety of sandwiches, bagelwiches & wraps, chili, soup, breakfast
sandwiches, oatmeal, yogurt & berries, and new beef lasagna
casserole.
A newer product from Tim Hortons are Real Fruit Smoothies
bursting with a full serving of fruit and available in two flavours. Add
low fat yogurt for a creamier taste.
In addition to the traditional Tim Hortons Blend Coffee, you can
choose from Steeped Tea, Specialty Tea, and Hot Chocolate, and the
newer Specialty Hot Beverages such as Latte, Mocha Latte, and
brewed-on-the-spot Cappuccinos made with premium Espresso.
From its foundation in 1964, Tim Hortons has become the
neighbourhood meeting place for families and friends in communities
throughout North America. This is possible due to an everexpanding
network of over 3,750 outlets in Canada and the U.S.
Whether you need it to go with fast take-out or drive-thru window,
or decide to eat in, Tim Hortons in Elmira & St. Jacobs welcomes
you to make them part of your day.
2065 Floradale Rd., Floradale 519-669-2300
Founded over 13 years ago, Earlidale Meats is family business
locally directed by owners Andrew & Esther Martin who took over
the company in 2009. The specialty of their business is the cutting,
wrapping and quick-freezing of the amount of beef, pork or turkey for
your needs. They are known for custom cutting, processing, retailing
and wholesaling. Their plant is totally gluten free!
As a meat processing company, Earlidale Meats offers you
specific additional services like custom cutting the amount of meat
you require for your family. Their products have characteristic
flavours unique to their prepared meats, patties and sausages. Meat
is their main business as opposed to a sideline, so the products are
always guaranteed fresh.
Earlidale Meats caters to wise consumers with their home freezer
service. They will cut, wrap and quick freeze the amount of meat
specified, allowing you to purchase large orders when available at
lower prices instead of buying from meal to meal.
Earlidale Meats has it all in beef — roasts, steaks, ground beef,
and ribs, while in pork products you can find hams, roasts,
tenderloin, ribs, bacon, chops, pig tails, sausage and pepperettes.
They are renowned for their sausages whether plain, smoked, garlic,
cheese, and maple cranberry. For deli meats, you can find salami,
bologna, summer sausage, and various rolls — honey, pizza, bacon
& cheese, all beef, and turkey. The retail store also sells farm fresh
eggs, maple syrup, Pine River Cheese, and custom gift baskets for
personal or corporate gift giving.
If you appreciate the difference in superior meat products and you
also like value for your dollar, you need only stop in at Earlidale Meats.
Your Local Full Line Chrysler Dealer
361 Arthur St. S., Elmira 519-669-2831
www.voisinchrysler.com
Voisin Chrysler Ltd. is one of Canada’s 440 Chrysler dealerships.
It opened in Elmira in 1955 as H&R Voisin Motors at 15 Arthur St. N.
by brothers Harold & Roman Voisin and is truly a family business,
today directed by Harold’s daughter/Dealer Principal Cleo Kropf,
and husband Mike Kropf, and their son Colin Kropf. They promote
a stress-free shopping zone with no gimmicks & no hassles.
Voisin Chrysler offers the full complement of Chrysler products
with 16 new and redesigned models for Canada’s largest showcase.
Chrysler has 14 vehicles getting 35 mpg or better (highway).
Chrysler models include 300 sedan, Town & Country van, and allnew
200 mid-size sedan and convertible which get 42 mpg on the
highway. The Dodge models include Avenger sedan, Caliber
compact crossover, Challenger Muscle Car, Charger sedan, Ram
pickups, Canada’s #1 selling minivan- Grand Caravan, and Canada’s
#1 selling crossover-Journey. For 2011, Dodge Durango SUV has
returned. Their Jeep line up includes compact SUV’s such as
Compass, and a wide variety of mid-size SUV’s such as Grand
Cherokee, Liberty, Wrangler 4x4, and the most fuel efficient and
affordable 4x4 in Canada-Patriot.
Check out the Used Inventory on the lot or on-line. Voisin
Chrysler only keeps the best quality certified vehicles with low
kilometers in stock.
Service standards are also maintained at Voisin Chrysler Ltd.
Factory trained technicians use advanced technology and equipment
necessary for prompt, professional diagnosis and repair using
genuine Mopar parts designed to meet your vehicle’s performance
standards. They also service other makes & models, whether
purchased there or not.
Ask about their great finance rates on New and Used, and their
special “Customer Choice” Financing Plan.
My Health. My Way.
11 Arthur St. N., Elmira 519-669-1653
(at Church St.-NorthEast Corner)
Shoppers Drug Mart ® has been serving the Elmira area since
1998. Since opening their new format store on October 1, 2008,
Shoppers Drug Mart ® has brought convenience, service and
selection to new levels. The new look, larger size, and boutique style
cosmetics & fragrances department is just the beginning.
Get the benefit of programs you’ll only find at Shoppers Drug
Mart ® , such as the HealthWATCH System ® . Their prescription and
patient information record system helps prevent allergies or
contraindications from occurring before you take your medications,
and provides an informative printed medication sheet, plus labels that
help you identify medications quickly and accurately. Get
HealthWATCH Easy Refills by Telephone or Online.
Whether it’s fulfilling your health care needs, or providing guidance
on over-the-counter medications and natural remedies, your
HealthWATCH ® pharmacists such as Christin, Ann, and owner
Stefan Gudmundson will provide a personal consultation with you.
The staff is also there to help you find a card for someone special,
or provide Lotto Centre products, or exclusive LIFE Brand products—
a selection of over 1,000 premium quality private label products that
cost less.
Photofinishing and digital prints are made fast, easy and
convenient with easypix ONLINE (www.easypix.ca). Then just pick
up your prints at this Shoppers Drug Mart ® .
Other store features include an Informed Magazines & Books
section, Healthy Living section, plus Foods and Beverages galore.
This store also offers Free Prescription Delivery. You get valuable
reward points every time you use your free Shoppers Optimum
card.
www.shoppersdrugmart.ca

THE OBSERVER » Saturday, December 10, 2011
Put the brakes on the wheat board battle
17 BUSINESS
Ottawa got caught speeding earlier
this week. And wow, talk about
being mad at the cop who blew the
whistle.
On Wednesday, Ottawa was
nabbed for trying to get rid of the
Canadian Wheat Board too fast for
the law. It doesn’t like the board
for allegedly restricting farmers’
marketing freedom (according to
the wheat board act, farmers must
sell their export wheat and barley
through the board) and it wants it
essentially gone by August. It’s put
forward new legislation, Bill C-18,
called the Marketing Freedom for
Grain Farmers Act, to take away its
monopoly.
That’s fine. A democratically elected
government can change things if
Food For
Thought
Owen Roberts
it wants to, and if it follows whatever
rules are in place for making
change.
But it hasn’t, says Federal Court
judge Douglas Campbell. Section
47.1 of the current Canadian Wheat
Board Act says altering the marketing
arrangement for export grain
and barley is only possible through
a vote of farmers. Ottawa’s tried to
sidestep that law, which was written
to prevent exactly what it’s trying
to do.
Here’s why. The board was established
in 1935 to help Depressionera
prairie farmers unite and find
the best prices for their grain. By
law, the board is run by farmers,
not the government. It has a lot of
clout, selling prairie grain into 70
countries. Those who support it are
as passionate about it as those who
oppose it, maybe more so.
But there’s no reason to keep it if
most farmers say it’s run its course.
If they don’t want it anymore, let
them decide democratically, like the
law says.
Ottawa, though, disagrees with
this interpretation of the law. It’s
portrayed the wheat board as an
archaic, nefarious oligarchy bent on
Fast-moving Ottawa said immediately
it will exercise its right to
appeal – just like any speeder, who
figures an injustice has been served.
Most speeders, though, are contrite,
even during their appeal.
But for its part, Ottawa is vowing
to speed again. Wednesday’s ruling
did nothing to deter it. “Let me be
clear,” said Agriculture and Agrifood
Minister Gerry Ritz, “we will
never reconsider western wheat
and barley farmers’ fundamental
right to market their own wheat and
barley.”
I’ve always thought it would be
wonderful to be a Canadian senator.
But this week, I’m not so sure. The
Senate has to approve legislation,
and Ottawa wants the marketing
monopolistic control. Ottawa says it freedom law pushed through. But
won’t support a farmer vote because even though the Senate is heavily
it’s not changing the grain market- peppered with Tories, how can it do
ing arrangement – it’s abolishing it. so with a clear conscience? A judge
As well, the ruling party, the has said the government broke the
federal Tories, says that part of its law by not seeking farmers’ consent.
campaign platform included getting Doesn’t that mean anything?
rid of the wheat board. The fact it Ottawa, do the right thing. Put the
won with a majority shows support matter to a vote of farmers, like the
for its position, it says.
law says. If they agree with your
Whether you like the wheat board position, you can have confidence
or not, whether you think market- moving forward. If they don’t, you,
ing freedom is the best or the worst and they, can figure out some com-
thing for farmers, the act says farmpromise.ers get to vote on it. On Wednesday, Compromise. That’s the Canadian
Supply: Feds sending mixed signals
judge Campbell reminded Ottawa
of that. It broke the law, he said.
Consultation and consent of farm-
way, be it in Woolwich Township,
Weyburn, Saskatchewan or West
Vancouver, B.C.
> CONTINUED FROM PG. 15
their local dairies and the closer you
were to the larger centers or cities
ers was not sought.
The current approach is not.
mission.
Local dairy farmer Ralph Martin,
owner of Ontowa Farms located
east of Elmira, says he fully stands
the richer the farmers were because
they had the fluid contracts.
“Farmers from Waterloo or Oxford
County heading east to Toronto Give the gift
behind the supply management system.
“I know we have to live within the
where the privileged farmers and
the outlining areas did not have
lucrative contracts,” said Martin. of education...
regulations but it works very well
for farmers as it helps us to forward
plan because we know the numbers
we have to work with and that is
“Then when the milk act established
the milk marketing board all the
milk went through a central desk
and then out to the dairies; the indi-
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not the case in many jurisdictions,” vidual quotas or contracts were now
he said, adding there are issues to gone because everyone fell under the
work out and supply management one organization and it brought eq-
has changed a lot since it was esuity to the whole industry.”
tablished and it should continue to With supply management, farm-
change to meet the demands. ers don’t want to supply a lot be-
Martin says there is a lot of history cause they don’t want to be dumping
behind the supply management sys- products in Canada or onto other
tem and before the system farmers countries' markets at below costs of
would have individual quotas with production as it doesn’t do them any
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people want to be hard on that they
should turn their fingers back on
themselves and look to see how they
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in Canada and we look after each
other here and that is why we have
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LIVING HERE
Cross country, one stretch at a time
Local medal bearers happy to be part of the Rick Hansen Relay
ATTABOY Rick Hansen Relay medal bearer Jacob Galbraith gets a round of high-fives as he runs past his schoolmates in front of Riverside Public School in Elmira on Tuesday morning.
James Jackson
For Corin Metzger, a silver
medalist on the U-25 Canadian
women’s wheelchair
basketball team as well as
a member of the provincial
and national sledge hockey
team, a relatively short
250-metre jaunt down Ernst
Street to the Woolwich Memorial
Centre on a Saturday
afternoon should be no big
deal.
But last Saturday was no
ordinary day for Metzger,
as she completed the final
portion of the Rick Hansen
Relay that passed through St.
Jacobs and Elmira. With the
silver relay medal dangling
around her neck and nearly
100 supporters behind her,
Metzger rolled into the WMC
to a thunderous applause.
“It’s really heavy,” said
Metzger with a laugh, referring
to the medal which
weighs 400 grams (or about
one pound) that each bearer
will carry along the 12,000km
trip from Newfoundland
to British Columbia, retracing
Rick Hansen’s original
Man in Motion marathon 25
years ago.
“I think it’s a tremendous
honour to be a part of this
in order to create change for
the future. It’s a great thing
to be a part of,” she added.
Metzger, 19, has spinal
bifida and was only one of 13
medal bearers that participated
in the relay as it passed
through the township, first
on Saturday then again Tuesday
morning before it continued
on to Elora, Fergus and
Orangeville.
Other carriers on Saturday
included Jordan Wardorp,
Carla Mantel, Chere Davidson
and Dianna Weltz in St.
Jacobs, and Halle and Kim
Detweiler, Kirsten Sills-Ouellette,
Amanda Clemmer and
Metzger in Elmira, day 102
of the nine-month journey
that began on Aug. 24 and is
set to end in Vancouver May
22.
Zoe Hahn, Chris Kurz,
Jacob Galbraith and Heather
Weber also took part when
the relay returned on Tuesday
after it passed through
Guelph.
The cross-Canada journey
is aimed at raising awareness
of the work of the Rick
Hansen Foundation to make
our world more inclusive
for those with disabilities,
to raise funds for spinal
cord injury research, and to
celebrate the 25th anniversary
of the original Man in
Motion marathon.
“Twenty-five years ago
when Rick Hansen started
out on his journey, he
brought what was then a
unique (idea) that if you
dream, nothing is impossible,”
said foundation ambassador
Taposhi Batabyal, who
is also confined to a wheelchair.
“If you dream, you can
PHOTO » JAMES JACKSON
achieve anything. If you
dream, you are only limited
by what you can dream. You
are limited by nothing, only
by the power of the mind.”
More than 7,000 people will
share in the medal bearing
duties before the relay finally
reaches its destination, and
that shared responsibility is
a testament to the fact that
no one in this world can get
anywhere on their own.
“Rick found that out early
on when he was injured,”
said Jamie Levchuk, the
director of the relay.
“He required so much help
> SEE RELAY ON PG. 19
MAKING IT LOCAL Medal bearers Corin Metzger (left), Halley Detweiler (middle) and Zoe Hahn (right) are joined
by a large crowd of supporters as they make their way towards the WMC along Ernst Street in Elmira last Saturday
afternoon.
PHOTO » JAMES JACKSON

THE OBSERVER » Saturday, December 10, 2011
Polenta, a break from all
the Christmas cooking
From The
Chef's Table
Kirstie Herbstreit & Jody O'Malley
This time of year is busy for many
people, especially those in retail
and service, and us chefs, who are
happily working over time to feed
holiday folk. On a rare night off, the
question always comes up: “what’s
for dinner?” And after cooking all
day, we want something quick and
satisfying. That often means taking
something that may have been
leftover from the day before, and
turning it into something new.
Our Polenta ‘Lasagna’ is just that.
Polenta is an Italian ‘peasant’s’ dish
of cornmeal cooked with water or
milk and then finished with cheese
and butter. The result is a thick and
creamy porridge that is fantastic
served in place of rice, potatoes or
noodles with a rich stew or pasta
sauce. It is quick to prepare if you
purchase ‘instant’ polenta or just 30
minutes if you use regular cooking
polenta. You can find packages
of ‘Cornmeal for Polenta’ at any
specialty grocery store, especially
Vincenzo’s in Waterloo.
Now the beautiful thing about
polenta is that it is almost better the
next day. After the polenta is cooked
and served, immediately pour
the leftovers in a plastic-wrapped
lined pan (a loaf pan, for instance).
Refrigerate immediately for a few
hours or overnight. The polenta
then firms up and can be sliced. We
then fry it to a golden brown in a
little butter or oil and then bake it
with various sauces and cheese, as
you would a lasagana.
Bring the milk, water and salt to a
boil in a medium saucepot;
Take a fistful of cornmeal and add
it in a fine stream to the liquid (like
sifting sand through your fingers) –
whisk constantly to avoid lumps;
> > Chefs Kirstie Herbstreit and Jody O’Malley are
both Red Seal certified chefs. Together they run The
Culinary Studio, which offers classes, demonstrations
and private dinners. To contact the chefs, visit their
website www.theculinarystudio.ca.
Basic Polenta
> > 2 cups water
> > 2 cups milk
> > 1 tsp salt
> > 1 cup cornmeal for polenta (not instant)
> > 1-2 cloves Ontario garlic, chopped
> > Salt and pepper to taste
> > 4 tbsp butter
> > 4 tbsp grated parmesan cheese
Continue to add cornmeal this
way and whisk until it is all incorporated;
Reduce the heat to low and stir
with a wooden spoon frequently,
about 20-30 minutes, until it is tender
and thickened ;
Stir in butter and parmesan and
season with salt and pepper;
Enjoy immediately or pour into a
plastic wrap lined pan to cool.
Fried Polenta
> > 1 recipe cooked and chilled polenta
> > Canola oil
Turn out chilled polenta onto a
cutting board; cut into triangles,
squares or other desired shape;
Heat a non-stick pan over medium-high
heat;
Add a light coating of canola oil;
Carefully place polenta pieces
in pan (you may have to do this in
batches);
Brown on each side, about 2
minutes a side; reserve on a baking
sheet;
Keep warm in a low oven, or
continue to use in a baked dish with
tomato sauce, leftover meat (such as
chicken pieces or hamburger) and
cheese (such as mozzarella, cheddar
or goat’s cheese).
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Relay: For spinal cord injury research
> CONTINUED FROM PG. 18
– friends, family, doctors, coaches,
mentors – for him to rebuild his life
and what better way (to commemorate
25 years) than to move from a
man in motion to many in motion.”
Standing on the upper level of the
WMC overlooking the pools and the
front foyer, Levchuk also praised the
township for its work towards becoming
a more inclusive community.
“I see automatic doors, I see an
elevator, I look to my right and see
a ramp leading down into the pool
– this is fabulous progress we’ve
made, but we can still go further and
we know with the help of everyone
across Canada we will.”
For Weltz, an able-bodied participant
who completed the final leg of
the St. Jacobs relay, the work of the
foundation over the past 25 years has
been critical in raising awareness
for those living with a disability.
“I think able-bodied people are not
aware of the obstacles that are out
there,” she said. “Everyone has to be
more aware; everything should be
accessible.”
She also recalled watching clips on
television when Hansen first crossed
Canada, and said that the true
beneficiaries of his work and others
like him will be the young men and
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SUDOKU
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.
WORD SEARCH
EASY
HARD
Angelic
Baby
Bells
Bread
Camel
Card
Cedar
Chimney
Crib
Dasher
Dolls
Donkey
Elves
Fir
Flock
Gift
Gloria
Green
Ham
Happy
Holly
Holy
Icicle
Inn
Ivy
Joseph
Joy
Lord
Mary
Mass
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Party
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Pine
Port
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Yule
> SOLUTIONS: Find the answers to all of the puzzles on pg. 36
THE CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1. Cry plaintively
6. Nipper
9. Boys
13. Musteline mammal of
prairie regions of United States
19. Should, with “to”
20. ___ Today
21. The upper angle between
an axis and an offshoot such
as a branch or leafstalk
22. Brooks Robinson, e.g.
23. Subscribing to capitalistic
competition
26. A man who collects, or
deals in, rags
27. A hat made of felt with a
creased crown
28. Kind of triangle
30. Appear
31. A meeting for boat races
34. Ancient greetings
35. ___ power
36. Any of various small
insectivorous American birds
chiefly olive-grey in colour
39. An aromatic hydrocarbon
40. One who, or that which,
reveals
43. Any thing
44. Diffident
45. Domestic
46. Swelling from excessive
accumulation of watery fluid
in cells
47. Antiquity, in antiquity
48. Spatially or metaphorically
from a lower to a higher
position
49. ___ gin fizz
51. Capital on the Dnieper
54. “Cogito ___ sum”
55. Complain whiningly
58. ___ Mix
59. Of or related to the anus
60. Catalan painter Joan
61. “___ for the poor”
65. Of me or myself
66. “Rocky ___”
67. Very cheap
71. Assortment
73. Aviary sound
75. Copper
76. Completely sealed;
completely airtight
78. Breakfast, lunch or dinner
80. Assess
81. ___ constrictor
82. Food sticker
83. Completely enveloping
85. “To ___ is human ...”
86. Juicy fruit
89. A flatbottomed jar made
of glass or plastic; used for
chemistry
93. Second of two
95. The quality or state of being
inalienable
98. Split
99. A very short skirt
100. Bleed
101. A chronic disorder when nutrients
are not absorbed
102. Hinder or restrict with or as if with
a hedge
103. Icelandic epic
104. Chester White’s home
105. Japanese alcoholic beverage
made from fermented rice
DOWN
1. Resoundingly successful and
popular
2. Artificial bait
3. Ancient
4. An idea accepted as a demonstrable truth
5. Dorm room staple
6. Quote, part 3
7. “It’s no ___!”
8. Correspondence
9. Hawaiian tuber
10. x, y or z
11. Throw or cast away
12. Ace place?
13. Divine
14. “-zoic” things
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17. Euripides drama
18. Extra inning
24. Bother
25. Church song
29. On or to the left
32. “I see!”
33. “Don’t give up!”
36. Competes
37. “___ be a cold day in hell ...”
38. Change
41. A public promotion of some
product or service
42. Major type of cancer in the blood
50. A person or firm that employs work under
52. “I” problem
53. “I do,” for one
55. Starchy tuber
56. “Gimme ___!” (start of an
Iowa State cheer)
57. Marked by warmth of
feeling like kindness and sympathy
62. The post or function properly or
customarily occupied or served by
another
63. Like some vases
64. Locale
67. Bach piece
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68. A master’s degree in arts and
sciences
69. simple past tense and past
participle of peter
70. Auditory
71. (Greek mythology) sea nymph
who was a daughter of Oceanus
and Tethys
72. Certain Arab
73. Hack
74. “Aladdin” prince
75. Tree of the genus Catalpa with
large leaves and white flowers
77. Eventually
79. Foreign dignitaries
80. A laminated metamorphic rock
similar to granite
81. “Twelfth Night” character
84. “Chicago” lyricist
86. “Scream” star Campbell
87. “We the Living” author
88. Hip bones
90. A Scottish church
91. Small ornamental ladies’ bag
for small articles
92. Bakery selections
94. What “it” plays
96. Cashew, e.g.
97. “___ calls?”

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LIVING HERE
IT’S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS The 19th annual Elmira Kiwanis Club Santa Claus Parade rolled through the streets of Elmira last Saturday morning. About 20 floats and
seven bands helped entertain the hundreds of children and parents who came out to watch. Highlights included the Kitchener Rangers’ giant inflatable hockey player, the Region of Waterloo ceremonial police
marching band, members of the Elmira fire crew handing out candy to children, and the big man himself – Saint Nick.
PHOTOS » JAMES JACKSON

SPORTS 24 THE OBSERVER » Saturday, December 10, 2011
SPORTS
MIXED EMOTIONS The Sugar Kings celebrate Brett Priestap’s third-period goal in the Kings 4-1 win over
Brantford last Sunday night.
Kings rebound from loss with
convincing win over Brantford
After Listowel snapped team’s four-game streak, strong effort
from Smith, Baleshta and Campbell get them back on track
James Jackson
The Elmira Sugar Kings saw
their four-game winning
streak halted Dec. 2 in a 6-4
loss to the Listowel Cyclones,
but followed it up two days
later with one of their stronger
performances of the year,
a 4-1 win over the Brantford
Golden Eagles at home.
It was the third meeting of
the season between Brantford
and Elmira but the first one
to end in regulation, as Elmira
took the first match 3-2 in
overtime back on Sept. 18 and
Brantford responded with
their own 3-2 win in a shootout
on Oct. 30.
The Kings’ head coach was
pleased with the effort in
Sunday’s win over one of the
tougher teams in the league.
“From top to bottom I
thought we had an outstanding
game,” said Dean DeSil-
James Jackson
After jumping out to a 22-5-1
start to the 2011/2012 season,
the Elmira Sugar Kings
have been rewarded by having
five players and three
members of its staff named
to the upcoming all-star
game to be hosted by Elmira
on Jan. 9.
va. “Our best players and our
veteran players were our best,
and it carried right on down
to everyone on the bench.”
The Kings were led by the
line of Andrew Smith, Lukas
Baleshta and Brady Campbell.
Smith scored Elmira’s
first three goals of the game
for his second hat-trick of the
season, with Baleshta assisting
on all three.
“They were outstanding tonight.
They were dangerous
every time they were on the
ice,” said the coach. “Andrew
Smith did what he does best,
going to the net and scoring
goals, Brady was strong on
the puck all night and had his
chances, and Balestha was
outstanding on faceoffs and
on the penalty kill and the
powerplay.”
The game started slowly for
the Kings as Brantford came
out flying and had them on
Steep learning curve for
senior boys’ b-ball squad
Colin Dewar
The Elmira District Secondary
School senior boys’
basketball team have a long
road ahead this season – the
squad knows that it will take
a lot of work to pull together.
Last year the school did
not enter a senior team into
the WCSSAA basketball
league because of a lack of
player interest.
With only three students
willing to commit to the
squad, a part-time team was
formed that would practice
once a week, played exhibition
games and entered a few
weekend tournaments.
By making a less competitive
team last year a few
students were persuaded to
come out who might not have
otherwise tried basketball.
Five Kings named to Midwestern Conference all-star team
On Tuesday the league revealed
the names of the 23
players headed to the game
to represent the Midwestern
Conference, including the
following Kings (stats updated
as of Dec. 8):
Goaltender Nick Horrigan
(14-4-0-1, 2.35 goals against
average, .920 save %);
Defenceman Craig John-
their heels for the first five
minutes. The Kings didn’t record
their first shot on goal
until the 5:41 mark of the period,
but in the second half
of the period the team started
to loosen up and make some
good plays.
The highlight of the period
came with just 2:30 left on the
clock when Baleshta weaved
his way across the Golden Eagles
blue line and made a nice
drop-pass to Smith, who fired
a quick wrist shot into the
top corner past the glove of
Brantford’s Bryce O’Hagan to
make it 1-0. Colton Wolfe-Sabo
picked up the other assist on
the goal.
Smith struck again at 8:57
of the second period on one of
the more creative goals that
the Kings have scored this
season. After Baleshta recov-
> SEE KINGS ON PG. 31
son (4 goals, 8 assists, 6 penalty
minutes);
Forwards Andrew Smith
(26 goals, 22 assists, 88 penalty
minutes), Riley Sonnenburg
(16 goals, 19 assists, 27
penalty minutes), and Brett
Priestap (13 goals, 26 assists,
16 penalty minutes);
Trainer Gary Schaefer;
Equipment managers
PHOTO » JAMES JACKSON
After a year away from league
play, Lancers are back in the fray
PHOTO » COLIN DEWAR
Bill Ferrier and Lyle Binkley;
The five players named
to the starting lineup is the
most for any team in the
Midwestern Conference, as
Brantford and Stratford each
had four players named, and
Stratford also had one alternate
player named to the
team, which will be coached
“The team was a little low
key last year compared to
this year where we have the
commitment from a lot of
players,” said head coach
Brian Carter. “Playing in
the WCSSAA league is a
full time gig; it takes a lot
of commitment as we have
to play four nights a week
and a couple of weekends.
Last year we had a few guys
that didn’t see basketball as
their number-one sport and
this year we have a bunch of
young players but it should
work out.”
This season the majority
of players are in Grade
11 and those older players
are missing a full year of
playing and have a lot of
time to make up this sea-
> SEE BASKETBALL ON PG. 28
FINDING AN ALLEY Lancer Takuya Shibayama works his way around
Cassidy Pomeroy of Bluevale at the EDSS gym Tuesday. Bluevale beat EDSS 56-27.
by Phil Westman and managed
by Jason Lott, both of
the Stratford Cullitons.
The Midwestern Conference
will take on the Golden
Horseshoe all-stars in a twogame
series starting Jan. 9
at the Dan Snyder arena in
Elmira starting at 7:00 p.m.
Game 2 is Jan. 23 in Stoney
Creek.

THE OBSERVER » Saturday, December 10, 2011
In a rut? The only thing to do is wait it out
Just yesterday morning, I was driving
my daughter home when I saw
something that almost made me
embarrassed to be a man – and this
time it wasn’t a fanny pack.
Rather it was a doe crossing the
road in front of me, followed by a big
old buck. And the contrast in behaviour
was startling.
The doe, it seemed, was completely
aware of its surroundings
and essentially as cautious as ever.
It bounded across the road knowing
full well that an SUV was approaching.
It might even have looked both
ways before crossing. Oh, she was
cool and in control.
The buck, on the other hand,
followed her trail with that dazed
Not-So-Great
Outdoorsman
Steve Galea
and confused look that is typically
worn by teenage boys in health
class – complete with the appropriate
amount of drool. To say he was
oblivious to the fact that he was
crossing the road is an understatement.
His nose was to the ground
following the scent of a doe in heat.
And, like males of every species at
dangerous times like this, his caution
and common sense flew out the
window.
The worst part is I have been hunting
this buck, on and off, since the
archery season began. And all I’ve
got to show for it is a couple of trail
camera photos taken at night after
legal hunting hours.
He’s a big old boy with a very nice
set of antlers and he got that way by
being cautious. If he’s not nocturnal,
then he’s very close to it.
But all this changed when the does
came into heat, once again. I tell
you, it’s embarrassing and frustrating.
After all, what does she have that
I don’t? Sure she’s got big doe eyes.
But, look at the accompanying photo
– so do I. Maybe she’s a bit sleeker
and prettier, but she doesn’t know
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him like I do.
Yes, I’ve studied his travels, set out
trail cameras and fed him his favourites
– bags of apples and a bit of
corn. But, even after all that, he acts
like he doesn’t know I exist. Then
again, like all males in a similar
situation, he’s not thinking straight.
He used to visit my set up at all
hours of the morning. But, you
know, he wasn’t fooling anyone – I
know he’s spending time with her or
one of the other does who are willing
to give it away.
Sure, I’m bitter. Can you blame
me?
I’ve waited patiently in my stand
Jacks split a pair of close matches in weekend action
After edging Ayr 2-1, Wellesley comes up short in battle against Delhi
James Jackson
Last weekend presented the Wellesley
Applejacks with a couple of
goaltender duels, and they managed
to beat the Ayr Centennials 2-1 on
their home ice on Dec. 2 but fell 3-1
to the first-place Delhi Travellers
last Sunday night at home.
The head coach said he was
pleased with their effort against
Ayr, but added that the team just
couldn’t make it click against Delhi,
who improved to 3-1-0 against
Wellesley this year.
“We played a real strong road
game against Ayr on Friday, but
give Delhi credit, they’re first in
this league for a reason and they’re
a real good team,” Kevin Fitzpatrick
said of the team’s collective effort
over the weekend.
“Both games had a real playoff atmosphere
to them.”
The game in Ayr was a closechecking
affair, with neither team
finding the back of the net in the
first period, each registering eight
shots on goal.
In the second, Ayr’s Tyler Gauth-
ONE OF 40 Wellesley’s Josh Heer kicks out his right pad to make a first-period save during last
Saturday’s 3-1 loss to Delhi. Heer finished with 40 saves in the loss.
ier beat Jacks goaltender Josh Heer
at 7:41 to give the home team a 1-0
lead, but Jacks captain Rob Hinschberger
got that one back just over
seven minutes later on the powerplay
from Mark Hamilton and Mitch
Metzger at 14:51 to take the teams
into the second intermission tied.
In the third, Reid Denstedt of the
Jacks collected his fifth of the season
at 6:18 from Tyler Eckert and
Spencer Geoffrey, and that was all
PHOTO » JAMES JACKSON
his team would need as Heer made
37 saves to preserve the win for the
Jacks.
Two nights later Wellesley returned
home to test their mettle
against the first-place team from
Dehli.
In the first period Delhi struck
early with a goal from Corbit Morrison
at 2:17. The Jacks lost the faceoff
to the right of Heer, and two
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Delhi players ended up all alone in
front and Morrison squeaked a shot
through the pads of the Jacks goaltender.
Delhi had a chance to go up 2-0
with a prolonged 5-on-3 powerplay at
17:15 of the first, but Wellesley’s penalty
killers did a good job of keeping
the Delhi forwards to the outside,
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SCORECARD
ST. CLEMENTS U16
JUNIORS HOUSE LEAGUE -
GIRLS
NOV. 26
St. Clements 4,
Wellington North 0
Goals: Lauren Crawford x2,
Laura Runstedler, Sarah
Wetteskind (Lauren Crawford,
Emma Schultz, Sarah
Wetteskind, Meaghan Dietrich)
Shutout: Emily Green
DEC. 4
Hanover 5, St. Clements 2
Goals: Laura Runstedler,
Sarah Wetteskind (Rachel
Carere, Meaghan Dietrich)
WOOLWICH NOVICE DS -
GIRLS
DEC. 2
ORANGEVILLE WINTER
CLASSIC DS TOURNAMENT
Woolwich 2, Leaside 1
Goals: Ella Campbell,
Maddie Goss (Delaney Keen,
Maddie Goss, Ella Campbell)
DEC. 3
Woolwich 3, Mississauga 2
Goals: Julia Doerbecker x2,
Haylee Clemmer
(Lexi Runstedler x3,
Karissa Schouppe, Julia
Doerbecker, Larissa
Musselman)
DEC. 3
Woolwich 7, Orangeville 0
Goals: Haylee Clemmer
x2, Maddie Goss x2, Ella
Campbell, Lexi Runstedler,
Delaney Keen (Ella Campbell
x2,
Julia Doerbecker x2,
Delaney Keen, Lexi Runstedler,
Maddy Goss, Maddie Goss,
Maggie Sabean)
Shutout: Charlisse Roth
DEC. 4
Woolwich 2, Leaside 0
Goals: Maddie Goss,
Haylee Clemmer
(Julia Doerbecker,
Haylee Clemmer,
Payton Ravelle) Shutout:
Charlisse Roth
TWIN CENTRE NOVICE LL
#1 - GIRL
NOV. 19
Twin Centre 11, Kitchener 0
Goals: Marlee Fraser x4,
Katie Lee x4, Kara Dietrich
x2, Megan Haid (Katie Lee x2,
Brooklyn Reid x2, Avery Haid
x2, Marlee Fraser x2, Taylor
Storey, Halle Murray, Chloe
Hislop, Avery Bender, Macoda
Pitsch, Kendra Pauser)
NOV. 23
Twin Centre 4, Waterloo 2
Goals: Marlee Fraser x2,
Katie Lee, Lindsay Miller
(Brooklyn Reid x2,
Lindsay Miller)
NOV. 25
STRATFORD TOURNAMENT
Twin Centre #2 4,
Twin Centre #1 1
Goals: Marlee Fraser
(Taylor Storey, Chloe Hislop)
NOV. 26
Twin Centre 7, Grand River 0
Goals: Kara Dietrich x2,
Halle Murray x2, Chloe Hislop,
Katie Lee, Marlee Fraser
(Marlee Fraser x2, Kara
Dietrich,
Chloe Hislop, Katie Lee,
Brooklyn Reid, Avery Haid)
NOV. 27
Twin Centre 7, London 1
Goals: Marlee Fraser x3,
Katie Lee, Kara Dietrich, Chloe
Hislop, Brooklyn Reid (Katie
Lee, Kara Dietrich, Avery
Bender, Macoda Pitsch, Kendra
Pauser)
NOV. 30
Twin Centre 3, Burlington 2
Goals: Marlee Fraser x3
(Katie Lee, Avery Bender)
TWIN CENTRE NOVICE LL
#2 - GIRLS
DEC. 3
Twin Centre 11, Waterloo 0
Goals: Emily Krueger x5,
Claire Higgins x2, Mia
Thompson, Kirsten Livingston,
Megan Jantzi, Mackenna
Krulicki (Mackenna Krulicki,
Emily Krueger, Claire Higgins,
Kirsten Livingston)
Shutout: Lauren Skanes
TWIN CENTRE ATOM LL
7547 - GIRLS
NOV. 30
Twin Centre 3, Grand River 0
Goals: Blythe Bender, Laura
Martin, Jordyn Torti
(Marissa Lebold)
Shutout: Kylee Zacharczuk
DEC. 3
Twin Centre 6, Stratford Aces 0
Goals: Marissa Lebold x2,
Blythe Bender, Jayna
MacDonald, Jordyn Torti,
Taylor Hartung (Briony Jantzi,
Taylor Hartung, Laura Martin,
Olivia Bolender)
Shutout: Kylee Zacharczuk
WOOLWICH ATOM B - GIRLS
DEC. 4
Woolwich 1, Stoney Creek 0
Goals: Hannah Petrosino
(Jade Lipczynski, Abigail
Burkholder)
Shutout: Cailyn Wilkie
TWIN CENTE HERICANES
PEEWEE LL - GIRLS
DEC. 3
Woolwich PeeWee Girls House
League Hockey Tournament
Twin Centre 5, Grand River 0
Goals: Tiana Bruns x2
Emma Banbury x2 Libby
Henderson (Tiana Bruns
Julia Dakin Grace Kalbfleisch)
Shutout: Riley Barnhardt
DEC. 3
Niagara Falls 2, Twin Centre 0
DEC. 3
Twin Centre 1, Saugeen Shores
1
Goals: Emma Banbury
(Tiana Bruns Grace
Kalbfleisch)
WOOLWICH PEEWEE B -
GIRLS
DEC. 4
Woolwich 1, Mount Forest 0
Goals: Megan Chapman
(Abi Martin)
NOV. 25
STRATFORD TOURNAMENT
Twin Centre 3, Zorra 1
Goals: Deanna Mainland,
Leah Sebben, Jocelyn Oja
(Jocelyn Oja, Lauren Quehl)
NOV. 26
Twin Centre 2, Ancaster 2
Goals: Lauren Quehl,
Sophie Jantzi (Jocelyn Oja)
NOV. 26
Twin Centre 3, Sarnia 0
Goals: Leah Sebben x 2,
Sophie Jantzi (Lauren Quehl,
Laura Ridge, Sophie Jantzi)
Shutout: Tiffany Towns
NOV. 27
Twin Centre 4, Kincardine 0
Goals: Laura Weber, Leah
Sebben, Sophie Jantzi,
Lauren Quehl (Jocelyn Oja,
Lauren Quehl, Sadie Diebold,
Laura Ridge)
Shutout: Tiffany Towns
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
Ilderton 4, Twin Centre 1
Goals: Laura Weber
WOOLWICH BANTAM B –
GIRLS
DEC. 2
Woolwich 2, Kitchener 2
Goals: Emily Schuurmans x2
(Hannah Weber, Blaire Snyder,
Brooke Mulder,
Cassidy Bauman)
DEC. 4
Woolwich 0, Grand River 0
Shutout: Autumn Campbell
TWIN CENTRE MIDGET LL
#1 – GIRLS
NOV. 23
Twin Centre 5, Kitchener 0
Goals: Brittany Wagner,
Shannon Lorentz, Sarah
Miltenburg, Mackenzie
VanBargen, Janessa Heywood
(Callie Churchill x2, Sarah Van
Allen, Mackenzie Van Bargen,
Jill Sebben, Shannon Novak,
Jessica Dunbar)
Shutout: Lindsay Dietrich
NOV. 29
Twin Centre 4, Wilmot 2
Goals: Janessa Heywood,
Sarah VanAllen, Mackenzie
Van Bargen, Holly Lorentz
(Dominique Bruns x 2,
Sarah Miltenburg x 2,
Holly Lorentz, Emily Detzler)
DEC. 5
Twin Centre 3, Woolwich 2
Goals: Mackenzie VanBargen
x2, Carling Cisecki (Sarah
VanAllen x2, Shannon Lorentz,
Sarah Miltenburg)
TWIN CENTRE MIDGET LL
#2 - GIRLS
DEC. 4
Twin Centre 3, Woolwich 0
Goals: Shelby Smit x2,
Megan Kroetsch (Amanda
Kuiack, Contessa Brenner,
Megan Kroetsch, Ali Hergott,
Kaitlyn Jantzi)
Shutout: Kathryn Sutherland
DEC. 4
Twin Centre 3, Kitchener 0
Goals: Amanda Kuiack,
Ali Hergott, Megan Kroetsch
(Contessa Brenner, Kara
Lumgair, Becky Jantzi)
Shutout: Kathryn Sutherland
WOOLWICH MIDGET B -
GIRLS
NOV. 26
West Seneca 2, Woolwich 1
Goals: Marissa Woodburn
DEC. 3
Woolwich 2, Brampton 0
Goals: Amy Calenda, Jasmin
Fritz (Katharine Hoffman x2,
Corey Hinsperger,
Natasha Runstedler)
Shutout: Linny Lesage
DEC. 4
Woolwich 2, Kitchener 2
Goals: Katharine Hoffman,
Jasmin Fritz (Lea Olsthoorn,
Corey Hinsperger)
WOOLWICH TYKE (MINOR
NOVICE) SELECT - BOYS
DEC. 2
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TOURNAMENT
Woolwich 2, Brampton 2
Goals: Adam Pauls, Tyler
Brezynskie (Jocelyn Pickard)
DEC. 2
Woolwich 6, Peterborough 3
Goals: Tyler Brezynskie x2,
Mitchell Hartman, Andrew
Gear, Shelby Rempel,
Sebastian Garrett (Sebastian
Garrett x3, Mitchell Hartman,
Jocelyn Pickard, Ian Speiran)
DEC. 3
Woolwich 8, Erindale 1
Goals: Carter Rollins x3, Ian
Speiran, Mitchell Hartman,
Sebastian Garrett, Adam
Pauls, Reid Burkholder (Carter
Rollins x2, Zack Bender, Ian
Speiran, Tyler Brezynskie,
Andrew Gear, Shelby Rempel)
DEC. 3
Woolwich 4, York Mills 1
Goals: Shelby Rempel, Carter
Rollins, Tyler Brezynskie, Reid
Burkholder (Tyler Brezynskie x2,
Sebastian Garrett)
DEC. 4
Peterborough 4, Woolwich 1
Goals: Mitchell Hartman
(Sebastian Garrett, Tyler
Brezynskie)
WOOLWICH NOVICE LL #1
- BOYS
DEC. 3
Woolwich 6, Embro 0
Goals: Ben Fretz x3, Mac
Benham, Ben Moyer, Nolan
Williamson (Ben Fretz, Corbin
Schmidt, Nolan Williamson)
Shutout: Connor Dingelstad
DEC. 4
Woolwich 6, Paris 0
Goals: Mac Benham x2, Ben
Fretz x2, Logan Beard, Ben
Moyer (Logan Beard x3, Ben
Moyer x2, Nolan Williamson x2,
Nolan Bridge, Ben Fretz, James
McCormick)
Shutout: Connor Dingelstad
WOOLWICH NOVICE LL #2
- BOYS
DEC. 3
Woolwich LL #2 6,
Woolwich LL #4 5
Goals: Lucas Carson x3,
Patrick Perry x2, Liam Eveleigh
(Carter Cousineau x3, Ryan
Williams x2, Andrew Buehler,
Gavin Wright, Ryerson
Chamney, Michael Wang, Liam
Eveleigh)
WOOLWICH NOVICE LL #3
DEC. 3
Woolwich 4, Ayr 0
Goals: Keith Mikel, Matt Yorke,
Brady Gingrich, Aiden Von
Kannen (Jordan Chang, Brady
Gingrich)
Shutout: Dominic Roth
WOOLWICH NOVICE LL #4
- BOYS
DEC. 2
Woolwich 5, Tavistock 4
Goals: Simon Shantz x3, Lucas
Radler, Tanis Uhrig (Sam
Siopiolosz x2, Jackson Dumart,
Tanis Uhrig, Dustin Good,
Thomas Hill-Ring)
DEC 3
Woolwich LL #2 6,
Woolwich LL #4 5
Goals: Simon Shantz x3, Lucas
Radler, Sam Rawlinson (Dustin
Good x2, Nolan Karger, Daniel
Kelly, Sam Rawlinson,
Thomas Hill-Ring, Tanis Uhrig,
Owen Hackert)
WOOLWICH ATOM LL #1 -
BOYS
DEC. 2
6-0
Goals: Matthew Brubacher x4,
Blake Richardson, Ryan Parrott
(Connor Kroetsch,
Andrew Kieswetter, Jake Good,
Liam Hanley)
Shutout: Cal Schell
DEC. 3
Woolwich 7, Paris 0
Goals: Andrew Kieswetter x2,
Matthew Brubacher, Ryan
Parott, Jake Good, Kyle Deyell,
Blake Richardson (Ryan
Parrott, Matthew Deyell,
Nathan Curtis, Cole Campbell,
Kyle Deyell)
Shutout: Cal Schell
WOOLWICH ATOM LL #2 -
BOYS
NOV. 26
Woolwich 10, New Hamburg 3
Goals: CJ Sider x6, Joseph
Boehm x2x, Matthew
Fleischmann, Tanner Mann
(Tanner Mann x3, Jonathan
Dinglestad x2, Joseph Boehm,
Matthew Feischmann,
Matt Dunn, Max Nitsche,
Brannon Slade, Brendan Grant)
WOOLWICH ATOM LL #3 -
BOYS
DEC. 2
Woolwich 3, St. George 0
Goals: Nathan Maier,
Matthew Thaler, Ian McGregor
(Simon Zenker x2, Tyler
Newton, Eric Martin)
Shutout: Liam O’Brien
DEC. 4
Woolwich 9, Paris 1
Goals: Noah Bauman x3,
Sullivan Keen x2, Simon
Zenker, Nathan Maier, Corbin
Kaufman, Nathan Kocher
(Simon Zenker x2, Nathan
Kocher x2,
Tyler Newton x2, Nathan Maier)
WOOLWICH MINOR ATOM
AA - BOYS
DEC. 3
Oakville 1, Woolwich 0
DEC. 4
Woolwich 1, Orangeville 0
Goals: Ryan Elliot (Brett Allen,
Nathan Taylor)
Shutout: Zack Verwey
DEC. 5
Woolwich 6, Guelph 1
Goals: Dawson Good x2,
Brett Allen, Mitch Lee, Connor
Bradley, Isiah Katsube
(Keaton McLaughlin x2,
Mitch Lee, Connor Bradley,
Trevor Ferretti, Isiah Katsube)
WOOLWICH MAJOR ATOM
AA - BOYS
NOV. 25
Guelph Powerplay
Woolwich 2, Chatham 1
Goals: Austin Cousineau,
Kayden Zacharczuk (Sam
Davidson, Lukas Shantz,
Griffen Rollins)
NOV. 25
Woolwich 1, Barrie 0
Goals: Austin Cousineau
(Mackenzie Willms,
Kurtis Hoover)
Shutout: Riley Demers
NOV. 26
Collingwood 2, Woolwich 1
Goals: Brody Waters
NOV. 26
Woolwich 4, Richmond Hill 4
Goals: Josh Martin x2, Brody
Waters x2 (Mackenzie Willms
x3, Brody Waters, Josh Martin)
NOV. 27
Orangeville 2, Woolwich 1
Goals: Jacob Code (Kurtis
Hoover, Austin Cousineau)
DEC. 5
Regular season
Woolwich 1, Orangeville 0
Goals: Brody Waters (Eli
Baldin)
Shutout: Riley Demers
TWIN CENTRE ATOM AE -
BOYS
DEC. 3
Twin Centre 3, Caledonia 1
Goals: Brock Krulicki, Tyler
Zyta, Cameron Hoy (Jack
Koebel, Brock Krulicki, Blair
Bender)
DEC 6
Twin Centre 3, Six Nations 2
Goals: Devon Lee, Tyler Zyta,
Josh Hubert (Alex Kaufman,
Peter Holmes, Cameron Hoy,
Curtis Butler, Caleb Wellman)
WOOLWICH ATOM AE - BOYS
DEC. 1
Woolwich 9, Dundas 1
Goals: Matthew Steringa x2,
Zac Pickard x2, Jackson Hale,
Jake Clemmer, Travis Weber,
Ben Weigel, Ryan Belanger
(Jake Clemmer x2, Zac Pickard,
Seth Morrison, Hunter Schmitt,
Travis Weber, Ben Weigel)
DEC. 4
Woolwich 5, Acton 0
Goals: Hunter Schmitt,
Travis Weber, Hunter Weigel,
Zac Pickard, Ben Weigel
(Jackson Hale x2,
Hunter Schmitt, Travis Weber,
Kieffer Beard)
Shutout: Jody Weiss
WOOLWICH PEEWEE LL #2
- BOYS
DEC. 3
Woolwich 5, Plattsville 0
Goals: Nathan Horst, Ryan
Diemert, Tegan Schaus,
Noah Rawlinson, Emmett
Bartley (Max Bender x2,
Keean Dowdell, Austin
Whittom, Nathan Horst, John
> SEE SCORECARD ON PG. 27

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Wang, Ryan Diemert) Shutout:
Terry Chau, Alex Harnock
WOOLWICH PEEWEE AE -
BOYS
DEC. 5
Woolwich 3, Hespeler 0
Goals: Benton Weber x2,
Cade Schaus (Jonny Martin,
Cade Schaus, Mitch Rempel)
Shutout: Ryan Conrad
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Goals: Nick Berlet x2, Alex
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Connor Bauman, (Jared
Beacom x2, Jacob Cornwall x2,
Nick Berlet, Connor Bauman)
DEC. 4
Woolwich 3, Beverly 2
Goals: Alex Taylor, Bradley
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A - BOYS
DEC. 2
Hespeler 3, Woolwich 2
Goals: Colby Bond, Greg Huber
(Greg Huber, Ryley Cribbin)
DEC. 4
Woolwich 5, Hespeler 0
Goals: Brant McLaughlin,
Tyler Moser, Matheiu Fife, Greg
Huber, Jayden Hipel (Garrett
Schultz x2, Connor Runstedler
x2, Connor Goss, Brant
McLaughlin, Ryley Cribbin,
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Shutout: Connor Duench
DEC. 5
Centre Wellington 5, Woolwich 0
WOOLWICH BANTAM MAJOR
A - BOYS
DEC. 2
Woolwich 4, Owen Sound 1
Goals: Josh Kueneman, Cole
Conlin, Cole Lenaers, Harrison
Clifford (Troy Nechanicky, Alex
Uttley, Scott Martin, Harrison
Clifford)
DEC. 4
Woolwich Atoms claim top prize in Dorchester tourney
WINNING WEEKEND Woolwich Atom LL#4 were the tournament champs in Dorchester Dec. 2-4. In close matches throughout the
weekend it came down to a game between Woolwich and the undefeated Belmont Atoms. By the final buzzer a goal by Jesse Martin in the
second period gave the LL#4's the win, goalie Nick Lee another shutout this season, and all players the championship medal. Sharing
the weekend win are (from front) Nick Lee, Dante Del Cul, Cameron Martin, Nick Lunz, Jordan Dickieson, Ben Martin, Ryan Moser, Seth
Horst, Jesse Martin, Jacob Wiseman, Ryan Martin, Parker Merlihan, Caden Sellars, Alex Devore, Tyler Horst, Benjamin Witmer. Coaches:
Pat Merlihan, Terry Martin, Ken Martin, Kevin Moser.
Call Christine
519.669.2097
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Owen Sound 2, Woolwich 0
WOOLWICH MIDGET LL #1
DEC. 4
Woolwich 3, St George 2
Goals: Alex David x2, Nick
Bauman (Alex David)
WOOLWICH MIDGET LL #2
- BOYS
NOV. 25
Woolwich LL #2 4,
Woolwich LL #3 3
Goals: Cole Burkhart, William
Frank, Shane Young, Cole
Martin (William Frank, Shane
Young, Cole Burkhart)
WOOLWICH MAJOR MIDGET
A - BOYS
NOV. 19
Woolwich 5, Brampton 4
Goals: Matthew Townsend x3,
Nathan Playford, McKinley
Ceaser (Eric Hanley x2, Jordon
Moore x2, McKinley Ceaser,
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SUNDAY
December 11, 2011
SPORTS
Dan Snyder Memorial Arena at 2:00 PM
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Ryan Ament, Dalton Taylor)
NOV. 25
Southpoint Tournament
Woolwich 2, Lorne Park 1
Goals: Evan Yantha, Matthew
Schieck (Nathan Playford,
Ryan Ament, Dalton Taylor,
Justin Neeb)
NOV. 26
Woolwich 3, Orangeville 3
Goals: Ryan Ament, Nathan
Playford, Logan White
(Matthew Schieck x2)
NOV. 26
Southpoint 4, Woolwich 2
Goals: Matthew Schieck,
Dalton Taylor (Ryan Ament,
Evan Yantha, Justin Neeb)
NOV. 30
Brampton 5, Woolwich 2
Goals: Sebastein Huber,
Ryan Ament (Jordon Moore)
Galea: Ready when
the buck stops here
> CONTINUED FROM PG. 25
for him to show.
I’ve managed my scent, used the wind in my
favour, set up near one of his regular hangouts
and patterned him to the point where I know his
favourite trails. I’ve done all the things a person
should do to get his buck!
And then she shows up and all that means
nothing! Just one doe in heat and all of his wellestablished
routines are forgotten. Where’s his
self-respect?
Call me crazy but I’m not just going to give up
on him. After all, once he sows his wild oats he’s
going to realize that she was using him. And then
he’ll come back to me. Oh yes he will.
In the mean time, I’ll spend a little more time
in the woods and use a doe in heat bleat call just a
little more often. But I won’t change locations or
try to desperately follow him around the woods.
After all, no one likes a stalker.
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SPORTS 28 THE OBSERVER » Saturday, December 10, 2011
Basketball: Lancers back in the league
PHOTO » COLIN DEWAR
> CONTINUED FROM PG. 24
son but there are hopes of
developing and getting better
by the end of the year.
“It’s going to be a tough year
because the guys that should
have a year experience are
missing that and we have a
younger squad than most
schools,” said Carter. “The
Grade 11 players are new
to the league and it is a big
jump going from junior to
senior but there is potential
for later on in the year but
in the beginning we are going
to take a lot of lumps and
the boys know that and are
working hard and that is all
we can ask of them.”
There are no star players
that the team can rely on
this year said Carter, it is
all about the team coming
together and working hard
and showing how effective
they can be as squad.
So far the season has been
hard with the team losing two
games, their first against Waterloo
Collegiate 56-13 and on
Wednesday at home against
Bluevale Collegiate 56-27.
“The team has a lot of hustle
and the guys never pack it
in, it will take some time but
I am sure we will see some
good results from the guys.”
GETTING SOME AIR Walker
Stewart from EDSS drives to the net
beating Garrett Large (12) and Jake
Becker (20) of Bluevale Collegiate
during high school basketball action.
Hericanes win in Stratford
Kids take to the ice with Kops at annual event at the Wellesley area
THE BIG PUSH Waterloo Regional Police Const. Agnes
Wyrzykowska is pushed along the ice during a skating
drill called the Driver Training Obstacle Course at the
13th annual Kids and Cops event held Dec. 3 at the
Wellesley arena.
DRILL PRACTICE Youth players from across the township were invited to
participate in a wide range of hockey training drills, from racing against members
of the police service and having their speed measured by officer Stephen Malolepszy,
to shooting and stick-handling drills.
THEY'RE CHAMPS The Twin Centre Hericanes Novice 2 team won the
championship in the Festival City Challenge Stratford Aces Tournament Nov.
25-27 by a score of 4-1. The team went undefeated in four games. Front row:
Kirsten Livingston, Mackenna Krulicki, Emma Sommer. Second row: Claire
Higgins, Mia Thompson, Bella Kuchma, Lauren Skanes, Reese Looser. Third row:
Megan Jantzi, Nicole Hehn, Emily Krueger, Katya Pym, Rachel Janzti. Back row:
Rhonda Kuchma, Shawn Thompson and Jen Sommer.
Novices are Silver Stick champs
OFF TO THE INTERNATIONALS The Twin Centre Novice Rep team
participated in the Wasaga Beach Regional Silver Stick "B" Qualifier tournament
Nov. 26-27. They won all four of their games and won the championship by
defeating Ayr 13-2. Back row: Coaches Jamie Hislop, Jeff Stemmler, Duane
Gowing, Paul Schnarr, Brent Murray. Middle row: Brayden Hislop, Jonathan
Gervais, Jacob Thompson, Sam Erb, Evie Adam. Front row: Austin Stemmler,
Michael Hayes, Kyle Kraemer, Curtis Bisch, Jaxson Murray, Easton Gowing.
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Optimist Charity Challenge nets $25K
EVERYONE PITCHING IN The 11th annual Optimist Charity Challenge held Nov. 26 in Elmira
raised more than $25,000 to help fund KidsAbility. Optimist member Brad Nickel (centre) said it was
an enormous success and even the Sugar Kings, including Cass Frey (left) and Brodie Whitehead
(right) got involved this year.
PHOTO » JAMES JACKSON
29
SPORTS
Atom Hericanes take bite out of tourney
TOP SPOT The Twin Centre Hericanes Atom Local League won the Barrie Sharkfest Tournament
over the Nov. 18 weekend. Players include: Kylee Zacaharczuk, Charlotte Birrell, Olivia Bolender,
Taylor Hartung, Briony Jantzi, Marissa Lebold, Caitlin Livingston, Jayna MacDonald, Laura Martin,
Jordyn Torti, Emily Whitney, Blythe Bender, Tyana Bruns, and Nikki Beam. Coaches Chris Martin, Lee
Zacharczuk, Jeff Jantzi and trainer Sheila Lebold.
Kitchener Rangers put on a show at Kids and Cops event in Wellesley
HOCKEY'S FUTURE The Kitchener Rangers of the OHL held a brief practice at the Wellesley arena as part of the Kids and Cops event held last Saturday. Right, Rangers centre Curtis Meighan makes a
pass to Brent Pederson. Below, goaltender and Team U.S.A. junior hockey hopeful John Gibson watches a shot get past him during a team scrimmage.
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SPORTS 30 THE OBSERVER » Saturday, December 10, 2011
Jacks: Team looks to get back in the win column facing last-place Norfolk
> CONTINUED FROM PG. 25
and Heer kicked aside
any shots that made it
through.
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chance of the period
came on a shorthanded
rush at 17:50, when
Connor McLeod broke
in alone on goal. His
initial shot was stopped
by Delhi’s goalie Nick
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rebound over the net.
Soveregn would
make amends for that
miss just 6:50 into the
second period, how-
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ever, when he calmly
finished off a 3-on-2
rush with linemates
McLeod and Eckert by
firing a nice pass from
McLeod into the top
corner, glove side.
The game was poised
to head into the third
tied at two goals apiece,
but late in the period
the Jacks were their
own worst enemies.
After a giveaway by
Blair Witmer about
halfway into the Delhi
zone, followed by a bad
pinch by defenseman
James Mildon, Delhi
broke away with a 2-on-
1 rush and put the puck
past Heer with just
eight seconds left on
the clock.
It was enough to
send Fitzpatrick from
the bench and into the
dressing room early in
a fit of anger.
“We made about
three straight mistakes
on that play,” he said.
“We had a line out
there thinking they
would try and score
with a dozen seconds
left, when all they had
to do was chip it into
the corner.”
In the third period,
the Jacks mustered as
much offence as they
could against Delhi,
but couldn’t come
close to beating Heath
again, who was strong
all night and finished
with 24 saves. Delhi tallied
an empty-net goal
at 19:51 to seal the deal.
Heer was again excellent
in goal for the
Jacks, making 40 saves
in the loss.
“He is outstanding
and gives us a chance
to win every game,”
said Fitzpatrick of his
goaltender. “He’s been
a big addition to our
club.”
The Jacks look to get
back in the win column
when they open a
three-game home stand
tonight (Saturday)
against the last-place
Norfolk Rebels (1-16-
2) at 7:30 p.m. Look for
plenty of goals because
the last time these two
teams met Wellesley
got the edge by a score
of 10-7.
FOCUSING IN Jacks captain Rob Hinschberger prepares to take
a shot on goal during the second period of Wellesley’s loss to Delhi
last Saturday. Hinschberger was held off the score sheet for just the
third time in 12 games this season.

THE OBSERVER » Saturday, December 10, 2011
Kings: Tough weekend in store, including home game against Cambridge
> CONTINUED FROM PG. 24
ered the loose puck at his own
blueline, he spotted Smith
breaking down the right wing
and out of the zone.
Baleshta made a high, arching
pass over the heads of everyone
and it landed right in
front of Smith as he neared
the Brantford blueline, giving
him a clear line to the net.
Smith made no mistake as
he made another quick wrist
shot into the top corner count,
making it 2-0.
Baleshta said his drop pass
and the alley-oop were the result
of trying to relax out on
the ice and be more creative,
something the trio talked
about with their coach before
the game.
“We want to bring some fun
into the game,” said Baleshta.
“They’re some different
things I’ve seen on Sportscentre
and I’ve been trying to integrate
them into my game,
and it worked out alright tonight.”
Smith finished off the hattrick
with his third of the
night at 15:58 of the second by
capitalizing on another play
started by Baleshta.
The centre won a faceoff to
the left of O’Hagan and pulled
the puck back to defenceman
Wade Pfeffer, whose wrist shot
led to a big rebound which
Smith calmly deposited into
the back of the night past the
diving goalie to make it 3-0.
Brantford’s Mike Riley tallied
a shorthanded marker at
17:53 to make it 3-1, but Brett
Priestap sealed the win just
under three minutes into the
third period on the powerplay
with his 13th of the year from
Riley Sonnenburg and Will
Cook.
The three goals by Smith
give him a total of 26 on
the year, eclipsing the 25 he
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him just two behind the
league-leader Brad McClure
of Stratford.
Baleshta also moved into
third in the league with 31 assists
and he said he has embraced
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who are both great goal scorers.”
Slightly overshadowed by
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Listowel where he allowed
five goals on 28 shots.
Desilva said there was no
question in his mind that he
would go back to his number
one goalie against Brantford.
“Friday night was a tough
game in Listowel he’d like to
have it back, but he was very,
very focused (against Brantford)
and there was no hesitation
to go with him.”
Horrigan made the big
saves when he needed to, particularly
in the third when
Brantford really turned it on
and fired 18 shots on goal.
“For the first time in a few
games I felt like my movement
was good,” said Horrigan.
“I don’t know what it was,
you just go through stretches
of the season where your feet
aren’t where you want them
to be, but I felt good tonight.”
The Kings face a tough
weekend ahead. After a stop
in Owen Sound Friday, they
travel to Brantford Saturday
for a rematch against the
Golden Eagles, and return
home for a Sunday afternoon
tilt against Cambridge. Starting
at 2 p.m., the game includes
the club’s annual teddy
bear toss, so be sure to bring
a bear to throw on the ice after
the Kings score their first
goal.
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HELP WANTED
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Dairy Cheq is looking for a motivated person to join us on the
research and development team in our Waterloo location.
The primary role will be to aid in the development and testing
of new products. As a Test Technician, there will be a mix of
hands on work and office work.
Responsibilities include:
• Maintenance and repair of testing equipment
• Conducting tests on prototype mattresses in the shop
and on farms
• Monitoring ongoing tests and recording results
• Documenting test results
• Attention to detail and a keen eye for finding problems
and troubleshooting solutions
• Assist with installations of prototype products on
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• Fabricating concept products and testing devices
• Maintain warehouse
• Future potential for technical training of Promat dealers
• Ideal candidate would possess skills in fabricating,
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• Knowledge and experience in the dairy industry is
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We require a Bookkeeper/
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Sunday Worship: 10:30 am
Sunday School during Worship
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Your DVDs aren’t permanent, but all is not Lost
What tips did the future
Q. baseball pitcher pick up in
his college physics class?
He learned that a spinning
A. ball may curve as much as 12
inches on its way to the batter,
says physicist Louis Bloomfield in
How Things Work.
Its direction depends on the axis
of the baseball’s rotation, tending
toward the side of the ball turning
toward the pitcher. A ball thrown
with backspin experiences an upward
lift force, enough to make the
ball hang in the air unusually long
and appear to “hop.”
For some pitches, the trickery
stems from lack of spin: a knuckleball,
for instance, has almost no
rotation, with the airflow over the
ball’s seams pushing the ball sideways
and causing it to “flutter.” But
throwing a spinless ball requires
great skill, enticing some pitchers
to resort to lubricating their fingers
to get the ball to slip on out.
“Like its legal relative, this socalled
spitball dithers about and is
hard to hit. The same is true for a
scuffed ball. Now class dismissed
-- with an “A” for the pitcher and a
“K” for strikeout of the beleaguered
batter.
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• Funding exclusions
• Application process
Prior to adoption, Council will host a public meeting to obtain input with respect to the updated policy. The meeting will take place during a regularly
scheduled Council meeting on the following date and location:
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Township of Woolwich Administration Office, 2nd Floor
24 Church Street West in Elmira
7:00 p.m.
For further information, including the draft policy, contact the Clerk’s Department at the Township of Woolwich during regular business hours
(9 am – 5 pm) at (519) 669-6005.
Christine Broughton,
Municipal Clerk
Strange
But True
Bill & Rich Sones
to think I won’t be able to hand
down my ‘Lost’ box set to my
daughter someday.”
Relax! By that time, she’ll
A. likely think of DVDs the way
you think of your late grandfather’s
Benny Goodman 78s, answers
Brendan I. Koerner.
Actually, your discs could last for
half a century -- the lifespan of a
DVD-ROM when treated with the
utmost care. But let’s face it, your
living room no doubt gets too cold
or too hot, too humid or too dry,
and worse, you probably keep your
DVDs in their original packaging.
Archivists store their discs vertically
in cases that don’t contact the
surfaces.
Luckily, there are methods for
ripping those “Lost” discs for
storage in the cloud (Google it).
Whoosh! “Throw those pieces
of worthless plastic away, secure
in the knowledge that when
your daughter shoves you into
an old folks home, you can exact
sweet revenge by making her sit
through the program’s entire
run.”
From a Cleveland, Ohio
Q. reader: “Thanks for your
calculations that to see from
downtown across Lake Erie
to Canada, you’d need an
observation tower about 1,500
feet high! Now I’m wondering,
how far can the human eye see,
anyway?”
When we view the moon, we
A. are seeing something about a
quarter of a million miles away;
the sun, 93 million miles. Under
ideal conditions and with good
vision, we can see the Andromeda
galaxy 2.5 million light years
away -- each light year corresponding
to about 6 trillion miles.
So there really is no “farthest
distance” we can see; it’s only
limited by how big and bright the
intended object is.
Of course, looking horizontally
through the atmosphere is a different
matter, as weather and air quality
do limit the distance. Yet under
good conditions, it is possible to see
50 miles and even farther, from an
airplane, for example.
Zas your body really been
Q. with you as long as you
think it has?
Surprisingly, the vast major-
A. ity of your body is younger
33
CLASSIFIEDS
than “you” are, such as the
cells lining your gut that are
replaced every five days or so,
says Graham Lawton in “New
Scientist” magazine.
The outer layer of your skin
turns over every two weeks and
you get a new set of red blood
cells every four months. Using a
variant of carbon dating, Jonas
Frisen of the Karolinska Institute
in Stockholm, Sweden, has discovered
that the average age of a
fat cell is about 9.5 years, a bone
cell 10 years, and a muscle cell 15
years. Your heart cells are on average
six years younger than you
are and if you live beyond age 50,
about half of them will have been
replaced.
The exception in this procession
is your brain, most of
which stays with you for life;
but even here, some cells in
your cerebellum and hippocampus
are younger than you are.
“All if this puts the idea of
lifelong personal identity into
perspective,” says Lawton.
Think about it.
> > Send STRANGE questions to brothers
Bill and Rich at strangetrue@cs.com
DID YOU
KNOW?
The Township of Woolwich
has a Sign By-law.
It says the message of a sign
must relate to the property on
which the sign is located.
Signs cannot be placed on any
property, including a
road allowance,
without the permission
of the owner.
A copy of the
Township’s Sign By-law
is available at
www.woolwich.ca.

CLASSIFIEDS 34 THE OBSERVER » Saturday, December 10, 2011
REAL ESTATE
Solid Gold Realty (II) Ltd., Brokerage
Independently Owned and Operated | 180 Weber St. S., Waterloo
Alli Bauman
SALES REPRESENTATIVE
CALL DIRECT
519-577-6248
www.elmiraandareahomes.com
OFFICE 519-888-7110
Paul Martin
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CALL DIRECT
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www.homeswithpaul.ca
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Bill Norris
SALES REPRESENTATIVE
CALL DIRECT
519-588-1348
www.elmiraandareahomes.com
FEATURE PROPERTY
$274,900
REDUCED FROM $289,000
SOUGHT AFTER BIRDLAND LOC’N
Elmira - Huge, beautiful, corner, treed lot full of perennials offers potential for pool or
addition. Cathedral ceilings throughout main floor. Bright, open kit w/breakfast bar.
Hardwood floors in airy living room. Whirlpool bath, Gas fp in Rec room, laundry rm walk
out, Lg 19x24ft storage rm. MLS Call Paul direct.
$475,000
$303,000
$303,000
$849,000
$453,900
FABULOUS HOME
Only minutes to Waterloo. This family
oriented home is complete with 3rd flr.
family rm and laundry, separate DR., 4
bdrms. Airy eat-in kitchen with reverse
osmosis, breakfast bar & island, lrg LR
w/gas fireplace. Basement w/o to
fenced yard. Put your personal touches
on the unfinished basement. MLS Call
Paul direct.
QUALITY BUILT
SEMI DETACHED
Elmira - This open concept, raised bungalow is
currently being built by Huron Homes in mature
area. Close to downtown, walking distance to
restaurants & banks. Complete w/deck, MF
laundry, spacious master w/lg closet & 4 pc
ensuite. Double garage (17.5 x 20 ft) perfect for
storage & still easily have parking for 3 vehicles.
Convenient separate side entrance.
OPEN CONCEPT
RAISED BUNGALOW
Elmira - This quality built semi detached home is
currantly being built by Huron Homes in mature
area. Close to downtown, walking distance to
restaurants & banks. Complete w/deck, MF
laundry, spacious master w/lg closet & 4 pc
ensuite. Double garage (17.5 x 20 ft) perfect for
storage & still easily have parking for 3 vehicles.
Convenient separate side entrance.
EXECUTIVE
HOME
Elmira - with inlaw suite including w/2
bdrms, full kit, bath, & lndry. Grand 87 x
250 ft lot overlooking farm land just steps
to golf course. 3car garage & detached
4car garage/workshop Perfect for car buff
or hobbyist. A must see home! MLS Call
Paul direct.
NEW VERDONE HOME
Elmira - Meet “Olivia”, another fabulous home by
Verdone. 2216sqft plus fin'd bsmnt. Many quality
finishes some incl: Ceramic, Hrdwd, oversized trim
& mf crown moulding. MF lndy, spacious LR,
Dinette walk out to covered 16.4 x 9.4ft deck.
Fabulous must see kit built for convienience, French
drs to mf den. Lg master w/crown moulding, 2 walk
ins, lg beautiful ens w/free standing tub &
oversized glass shower. MLS Call Paul Direct
FEATURE PROPERTY BRIGHT &
SPACIOUS
Linwood - Very well kept
home, truly a rare find.
Charming original wood
details like trim, railings &
built-ins add to the personality
of this home. Equip’d w/3
lg bdrms, very lg bath, MF
lndry & a DR so big it will fit
any lifestyle. Many updates.
Situated on a lg private lot
backing onto stream. MLS
$195,000
$624,000
$349,900
$262,900
$615,000
$749,900
Call Paul direct
IMPRESSIVE HOME
On picturesque setting. Only 20 min to Waterloo.
Spacious grand foyer w/curved oak staircase &
french drs leading you to through this
exceptional home. Complete w/sep DR, MF
laundry, LR, FR& fin'd basement. Master w/FP,
walk in closet & captivating ensuite complete
w/stand up shower & corner whirlpool bath. Sit
back & enjoy the lg deck overlooking inground
kidney shaped pool w/brick privacy wall &
country setting. MLS Call Paul direct.
FLORADALE SIDESPLIT
Beautiful home in excellent condition in
quiet, peaceful village of Floradale. Your
ideal family sized home with four
spacious levels. Walk-out from your
country kitchen to deck and enjoy the
exceptional flower beds and gardens.
Central air, central vac, some updates,
wood stove. MLS Please call Bill or Alli
direct.
MOVE RIGHT IN!
Very nice and well kept 3 bedroom home in
Drayton. Very impressive with open concept.
Spacious kitchen with an island. The great room
with cathedral ceiling has a walkout to a fenced
and treed backyard with a private deck for
entertaining. Finished basement with large L
shaped rec room and roughed in for future
bathroom. Double garage and driveway. MLS
Please call Bill or Alli direct.
CHARMING
Heidelberg - This uniquely designed, one owner
home, is a rare find! Beaming with lots of natural light,
you will love the bright open concept layout, making
entertaining a pleasure. Walk up your spiral staircase
to your very private loft style master bedroom and
spa ensuite bathroom featuring a three-way fireplace
and a whirlpool tub. Enjoy your beautifully
landscaped yard with fish pond while relaxing in the
quiet court location. MLS Please call Bill or Alli direct.
HOBBY FARM
Woolwich - Loc’d on 20 acres. Spacious 2400
sqft bungalow equip’d w/MF lndry, sep dr, huge
fin’d bsmnt & walk up to garage. Open kit & FM
w/wood fp. Master w/huge walk in closet &
attractive slider to 3 tiered composite deck
w/hot tub. 25x36 ft insulated, heated shop,
100amp w/bathrm & phone. 20,000 sqft 2
storey barn equipped for chickens or turkeys,
currently empty. 17 acres of bush w/trail, mostly
hardwood & poplar. MLS Call Paul direct.
‘Tis the season
of giving
ABOVE AND BEYOND Laurel Martin
(left), manager of client care at the Elmira
Royal Bank, and branch manager Darcy Krahn
took some time on Tuesday to thank Gloria
Lillico for knitting some 24 pairs of mittens
and a dozen hats for the less fortunate in the
area. The items are being kept on a “mitten
tree” at the front of the bank.
PHOTO » JAMES JACKSON

THE OBSERVER » Saturday, December 10, 2011
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Independently Owned and Operated
3 Arthur St. S. Elmira • www.remaxsolidgold.biz
OFFICE: 519-669-5426
DIRECT: 519-572-2669
EMAIL: bert@remaxsolidgold.biz
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Call Bert For Your FREE Market Evaluation
Your referrals are appreciated!
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Call Bert to view. MLS.
$379,000
COUNTRY ACREAGE!
Great property on the edge of town
backing to river offers century home with 3
bedrooms, 2 full baths, large family room
addition, attached single garage, 5 acres of
manicured orchard with a mix of fruit trees,
12 acres workable. Three one storey out
buildings totaling 10,000 s/f. Cold storage,
apple juice processing equipment
included. MLS. Call Bert to View.
$375,000
COMMERCIAL
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Two adjoining offices in Multi-Tenant
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two offices, reception area, kitchenette
and bathroom. Located in busy plaza
10 minutes from Waterloo. MLS. Call
Bert to view.
BUYING OR SELLING?
You’ve come to the right place
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ELMIRA REAL ESTATE SERVICES
Independently Owned & Operated, Brokerage
90 Earl Martin Dr., Unit 1, Elmira N3B 3L4
519-669-3192
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Great lot backing onto greenspace,
double driveway & 1.5 car
garage, finished basement. MLS
VILLAGE OF MOOREFIELD
$369,900. 1700+ sq ft
Bungalow on secluded
wooded lot. 3 Bedrooms,
formal living & dining rooms.
Eat in Kitchen, double garage
and fully finished basement.
Amazing space. MLS
LOOKING FOR THE
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3pc ensuite, walk-in closet & private w/o to deck & hottub.
Attached 2 car garage & parking for 6+
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Broker
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CLASSIFIEDS
MONIQUE ROES
Sales Representative
ELMIRA’S 4 BEDROOM BEAUTY
$464,900. Attractive design and
décor including an amazing open
concept kitchen/ dining/family
room complete with gas fireplace
and Entertainers Island. The open
solid oak staircase to the 2nd floor
overlooks the cozy dining/den
boasting 21’ ceiling and gas
fireplace. Luxurious ensuite
includes separate soaker tub and
tile shower, upper hall, remaining
bedrooms and bath offer generous
space for your family. MLS
NEW PRICE
$179,900 DRAYTON. FIRST
TIME HOME BUYERS!
Affordable and Spacious home in
a nice neighborhood! Eat in
kitchen with fridge, stove and
dishwasher, large family room,
living room with gas fireplace and
walkout to deck, and fenced
backyard (lot size: 32.8’ x 164’). 3
bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, single
car garage with double driveway.
5 APPLIANCES INCLUDED! MLS
BROKERAGE
R.W. THUR REAL ESTATE LTD.
45 ARTHUR ST. S., ELMIRA
519-669-2772
BRAD MARTIN
Broker of Record,
MVA Residential
Res: 519.669.1068
OFFICE SPACE FOR LEASE -
Approx. 3000 sq. ft. Large open
room w/hardwood floor. Full unfin.
basement. Private offices, board
room and washrooms. Large
parking lot. Lots of storage areas.
Great exposure on a busy highway
between Elmira & St. Jacobs. NEW
MLS $2,500/MONTH.
N I C E O L D E R H O M E o n
the edge of town. Natural
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overlooking the deep yard.
Family room and living room. 2
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TRACEY
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Cell: 519.505.0627
AFFORDABLE BACKSLPIT SEMI
on a deep fenced lot. Parquet floors
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ceramic flr. Replacement windows
and furnace. Newer rec. room with
walkup to back yard. Deck. Shed.
Updated ele. panel. Central air.
Lots of storage! MLS REDUCED
to $209,900.
CONESTOGO Lovely .78 acre
propery backs to wooded area.
This home boasts character
throughout - hand laid hdwd. flrs,
solid oak doors & trim, hand carved
staircase. 3 bdrms. + nursery/
hobby room. Insul. workshop.
Brick driveway. 1 block to public
school! MLS $629,900.
info@woolwichobserver.com
519-669-5790

CLASSIFIEDS 36 THE OBSERVER » Saturday, December 10, 2011
REAL ESTATE
ELMIRA
INCOME PROPERTY
AUCTION
Sat. Dec. 17 ** 10:00 a.m.
44 Church St. W., Elmira
Duplex Plus Apartment. R6 Residential/
Commercial Zoning. Many possible uses.
Make plans now to buy!
Inspect: Monday, Dec. 12 from 12 - 2 pm
Also selling contents of home on auction day.
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DEATH NOTICES
>
> BRUBACHER, Elam - Passed away peacefully on Thursday,
December 1, 2011 at the KW Health Centre. Elam Brubacher in
his 66th year, of Elmira.
> > FLYNN, Melissa Kylene (nee Kieswetter) - 1979 - 2011
On November 23, 2011, after visiting with her family, who
reluctantly left all stating “I Love You”, Melissa was listening
to music, smiling as usual and sending someone a message
on her phone, and she suffered a cardiac arrest. Melissa came
to peace on Saturday, December 3, 2011 at Toronto Western
Hospital following complications after surgery. She was 32,
the cherished daughter of Ronald and Donna Kieswetter of
Wellesley
> > PANAGAPKA, John Gavin - Left us on December 5, 2011 at
his home near Grand Valley, shortly before his 47th birthday,
after facing cancer with courage and dignity. Local relatives
are his brother Paul and his wife Denise of Elmira.
> > RIEDSTRA, Richard - Peacefully passed away at Parkwood
Mennonite Home, Waterloo on Wednesday, December 7, 2011,
at the age of 84 years. Richard Riedstra, formerly of Elmira.
> > ROTH, Mahlon - Peacefully went to meet his Maker, after
a short illness at the Stratford General Hospital, on Saturday,
December 3, 2011, Mahlon Roth of Wellesley (Lisbon) in his
91st year.
> > RUNSTEDLER, Margaret Evalyn (nee Coulter) - Of
Wellesley, passed away at Grand River Hospital in Kitchener on
Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at the age of 69 from Creutzfeldt-
Jakob Disease.
> > SNELLING, Harold George - Of Goderich and formerly of
Drayton, passed away peacefully at the Alexandra Marine
General Hospital, Goderich on Wednesday, November 30, 2011,
in his 91st year. Local relatives are his in-laws Marie Snelling
and Mildred and John Sanders all of Elmira.
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DECEMBER 9
> > H.U.G.S. Program – 9:15-11:15 a.m.
Meet with other parents to discuss
parenting and child health issues. Topic:
managing children’s anger; Kidslink will
have suggestions for parents. Held at
Woolwich Community Health Centre, 10
Parkside Dr., St. Jacobs. Call Heidi at 519-
664-3794, ext. 237 for more information.
DECEMBER 10
> > St. Jacobs Optimist Club’s annual
Breakfast With Santa at the St. Jacobs
Community Centre; 9 a.m. – noon.
DECEMBER 11
> > “O Come Devine Messiah” An evening
of Advent and music presented by Elmira
area churches including: Floradale
Mennonite, Gale Presbyterian, Hawkesville
Mennonite, St. James Lutheran, St. Teresa
of Avila, Trinity United, Zion Mennonite
Fellowship and Elmira Mennonite; 7 p.m.
at St. Teresa of Avila Church, 19 Flamingo
Dr., Elmira. Admission is free, goodwill
offering accepted, wheelchair accessible.
Proceeds to Woolwich Counselling Centre.
For more information call 519-669-3387.
> > Hungryman’s Breakfast with Canadian
Riders & a visit from Santa Clause.
Proceeds to families in need. 8:30 a.m.
– 1 p.m. All you can eat ham, sausage,
fried or scrambled eggs, pancakes, home
fries, beans, toast & jam, coffee, tea and
juice. Adults $6, 6-10 yrs $3, 5 & under
free. Royal Canadian Legion, 11 First St.
E., Elmira.
> > Menno Singers present a concert
entitled Brother Heinrich’s; 3 p.m. at St
Peters Lutheran Church Christmas and
Other Tales (40 Queen St. N, Kitchener).
Brother Heinrich’s Christmas is a
delightful and humourous Christmas
fable set to music by John Rutter in
1982 with narrator (Dale Mieske), choir
and small orchestra. It tells the story
of a humble and reclusive 14th century
Domenican monk Heinrich Suso and
his musically gifted donkey Sigismund.
Tickets are $20 for adults, 5 for children
and students. Available at Music
Plus, Mennonite Credit unions, Choir
members and at the door.
DECEMBER 13
> > Holiday Family Storytime at Wellesley
Branch 6:45-7:30 p.m. Join us at
the Wellesley Branch of the Region
of Waterloo Library. Recommended
for families with children 2-8 years
old. It’s free! For more information
call the Wellesley Branch Library at
519-656-2001 or email wellslib@
regionofwaterloo.ca.
DECEMBER 15
> > Weekly Bingo 7 p.m. at Elmira Lions
Hall, 40 South St., Elmira. All proceeds
go to support the many projects of
the Lions Club of Elmira. For more
information call 519-500-1434.
DECEMBER 16
> > Meatloaf Dinner $7. Royal Canadian
Legion, 11 First St., Elmira. 6 p.m.
DECEMBER 17
> > The Waterloo Regional Police Male
Chorus with special guests the Ceremonial
Bank of the Waterloo Regional Police
Service will perform “We Need a Little
Christmas” at Grandview Baptist Church,
250 Old Chicopee Dr., Kitchener at 7:30
p.m. Proceeds from this year’s concert will
go to the Waterloo Region Sexual Assault/
Domestic Violence Treatment Centre.
Advance tickets $13 for adults and $7 for
children and can be purchased from Choir
Members. Tickets at the door $15. Tickets
can also be ordered by calling the chorus
voice mail 519-208-9326.
> > R J Kruisselbrink Sisters in Concert 7:30
p.m. at Wallenstein Bible Chapel. Free-will
offering. Proceeds International Needs –
Ghana. For more information 519-934-
2608.
> > Christmas in Bridgeport – An evening
of Music to Celebrate the Birth Of Our Lord
with Seborah Klassen; 7 p.m., Bridgeport
United Church, 40 Bridge St. E Kitchener.
Admission is free with a ticket. A free-will
offering will be received. Tickets available
by calling the church 519-745-0931.
> > St. Clements Santa Claus Parade
starting at 1 p.m. Ending at Lions Park,
St. Clements for hot dogs, hot apple cider
and a visit with Santa. All donation kindly
accepted. For more information call Paul
Hergott 519-699-5730.
DECEMBER 18
> > Menno Singers invite the community
to a Singalong Messiah at 3 :00pm at St
Jacobs Mennonite Church 1310 King St. N,
St. Jacobs. Handel’s Messiah is of course
the most well known musical telling of the
Christmas story (part I), continuing with the
rest of the story of Jesus (parts II and III).
> > Simply bring a score (we will have some
loaners on hand) and your sense of humour
and adventure as we sing through some
of the favourite Choruses and Arias with
absolutely no rehearsal whatsoever. We will
sit in voice parts, with room for an audience
of those who simply want to listen. We will
be joined by a small orchestra and soloists.
The Singalong is a fundraiser, so we invite
you to bring your donations (tax receipts for
donations over $20). Come and sing the
Christmas story! www.mennosingers.com,
info@mennosingers.com.
DECEMBER 22
> > Weekly Bingo 7 p.m. at Elmira Lions
Hall, 40 South St., Elmira. All proceeds go
to support the many projects of the Lions
Club of Elmira. For more information call
519-500-1434.
DECEMBER 23
> > H.U.G.S. Program – 9:15-11:15 a.m.
Meet with other parents to discuss
parenting and child health issues. Topic:
A visit from Santa! Christmas crafts and
activities! Held at Woolwich Community
Health Centre, 10 Parkside Drive, St. Jacobs.
Call Heidi at 519-664-3794, ext. 237 for
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THE OBSERVER » Saturday, December 10, 2011
James Jackson
Woolwich Community Services
received an unexpected
boost to its food bank
reserves last week when employees
from Chervin Kitchen
and Bath donated more
than 3,500 non-perishable
food items on the morning
of Nov. 29.
The food was collected
throughout the month of November,
and even those involved
were shocked by the
grand total of goods collected
– easily surpassing their
initial goal of 500 items.
“Two of our employees
alone each brought in 500
items themselves, so that
was already double our goal,
and between everyone else
we got 3,656 items,” said employee
Twila Erb.
“They kind of went crazy
but they had a lot of fun with
it.”
To help boost their competitive
spirits, the company
divided the more than
James Jackson
are going to be experiencing
While the Christmas season
is meant to be a time for
their first Christmas without
a loved one due to the death
of that loved one, whether
family fun and good cheer, that’s a parent or a sibling or
those dealing with the loss of a grandparent or a friend or
a loved one over the past year even a pet,” said program di-
can find it to be a very difficult rector Beth Mason.
time, particularly children. She said that Christmas is
That is why the Woolwich typically a very special time
Counselling Centre has or- for children, who are excited
ganized their annual Christ- about the joy and the gifts,
mas grief session on Dec. 12 but those feelings of happi-
to help children from the ages ness are often conflicted with
of four to 11 discuss their feel- sadness over the loss they
ings towards the upcoming have experienced.
holiday M&T Business season. Card Ad:Layout 1 04/03/09 This 10:22 AM program Page 1 gives them
“It is aimed at children who a chance to reflect on the up-
39
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Company food drive greatly exceeds expectations
100 employees into 11 teams
and promised prizes to the
groups that collected the
most food. Those prizes were
distributed at the company’s
annual Christmas party held
last Monday evening, where
they also unveiled the total
sum of food to WCS’ Kelly
Christie.
“She was amazed actually,”
said Don Harloff, execu-
tive director of WCS. “The
amount was astounding. We
were aware that they were
planning to make a donation
of some items but we
didn’t really know what that
meant.”
Harloff said some of the
food would go towards their
annual Christmas hamper
program, but the majority
of it would be held over un-
WCC session helps those dealing with loss at Christmastime
coming holiday and remember
the past and cope with the
present, Mason said.
“What we do is validate and
normalize their feelings and
talk about those feelings that
they might be experiencing.”
Aside from feeling guilty
about looking forward to
the holidays, children can
also become angry if others
around them show feelings of
joy at Christmas.
“They can think ‘Why is
everyone else happy? How
dare they be happy,’” added
Mason.
At the session, counsellors
til the new year. The agency
typically hands out between
50 and 60 food hampers
weekly during the year, and
this food would help keep
those hampers topped up.
“As we get into February,
March and April when
our donations don’t tend to
be as large as we need, this
will certainly help to ensure
that our families are well
will work with the children
to find ways of incorporating
that loved one into the holiday
season so that children
will feel like they are not being
forgotten.
That includes activities
such as making a special ornament
for the Christmas
tree, hanging the loved ones
stocking and filling it with
memories of that person
then reading them aloud on
Christmas morning, lighting
a special candle at Christmas
dinner to represent that person,
or decorating the home
with items that symbolize
PHOTO » SUBMITTED
ITEMIZED WCS’ Kelly Christie (left)
accepts a donation of 3,656 food items
last week for the organization’s food
hamper program from Chervin Kitchen
and Bath employees Lisa Burg, Janine
Frey, Twila Erb and Lynette Frey.
cared for throughout those
months.”
Every year employees of
Chervin Kitchener and Bath
– which has two local offices,
a showroom in Waterloo and
a manufacturing facility in
Hawkesville – organize a
charitable drive and a few
years ago they had a teddy
bear drive that also far exceeded
their expectations.
Erb said the food drive
was just a tangible way for
the employees to give back
to their communities at this
time of year.
“It’s not just throwing
money back at a problem,
it’s more of a personal connection
to be able to go out
and pick up this food for
someone who doesn’t have
any.”
their hobbies or interests.
“We don’t want to forget
about them or sweep that
under the carpet and not acknowledge
that that loved one
isn’t around this Christmas,
but to incorporate that into
this Christmas so they can
feel better about it.”
The Christmas grief session
will be held Dec. 12 from
6:30 p.m. to 8. There is a $15
charge, though families unable
to afford the cost are still
welcome to attend. It will be
held at the Woolwich Counselling
Centre at 65 Memorial
Ave. in Elmira.

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