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An active member of the community since leav-ing a teaching post at the University of Pennsylvania for Elmira in 2008, Dan Holt feels prepared to take on a leadership role in the Township of Woolwich. Having joined the race with Scott Hahn and Ruby Weber for council’s Ward 1, Holt says taking a mea-sured, pragmatic approach to growth is his top priority.

“One of the things I think we need to be careful of is we don’t want to grow so fast that we outgrow what we all love about Elmira,” Holt said at his home on Spruce Lane. “We need to make sure that we take care and plan the flow of traf-fic, we plan for the sewer systems, the lighting of the streets and the way that the community interacts so that we don’t become what people who come here want to avoid. … Elmira is

This week’s re-released pro-vincial budget, now with a majority Liberal government in place, met with mixed reactions from local groups.

While the legislation – identical to the plan put forward on May 1 that triggered the June 12 election – con-tains numerous infrastructure allot-ments for Waterloo Region, including two-way all-day GO Transit service to Toronto and a new Highway 7 be-tween Kitchener and Guelph, local officials say the proposal creates un-certainty regarding provincial fund-ing to small, rural municipalities.

“On the one hand, we are very encouraged by the government’s commitment to infrastructure fund-ing, especially considering our infra-structure deficit and other municipal

New entrant makes it a race in Ward 1Dan Holt sets his sights on council seat, becoming third candidate vying for two seats available in Elmira

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a growing community and we need some leadership into the future, we can’t stand still because if we do we will fall behind.”

Holt moved to Elmira when his wife Colleen Willard-Holt accepted the position of Dean of Edu-cation at Wilfrid Laurier University. The pair fell in love with the area, and with plenty of spare time upon retiring from his own career teaching education and psychology, Holt put his expertise in social ser-

Provincial budget gets mixed reviews locallyWoolwich likes stable infrastructure funding, worries about other cuts; opposition pans lack of movement on deficit

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Thinking about back-to-school shopping will likely make students groan right now, but the twelfth annual backpack program is in full swing at Woolwich Community Services.

The service provides the backpack and the supplies to fill them to families who might otherwise have a hard time getting ready for resumption of classes.

Kelly Christie, director of community supports, said they’re accepting donations of new school supplies and cash. They expect to distribute 160 to 175 backpacks this year, but they’ll prepare for 200.

“We set up the day before and we don’t fill back-packs,” Christie said. “We believe that the kids should have the choices.”

Supplies will be catego-rized according to grade levels so the temptation to choose items they don’t need isn’t there. They’re also all non-identifiable, so no one will know if a child’s supplies came through the program or were bought by their parents.

“They get to pick out if there’s a certain character they like and we happen to have their backpack or if they’re all about purple and pink then they pick purple and pink,” Christie said.

Last year they also start-ed giving out lunch bags with a sandwich container and two snack containers. She said this ensures every-one has a way to take their food to school, in conjunc-tion with the lunch crunch program that provides noon meal supplies to fam-ilies from low incomes.

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Anyone from junior kindergarten to college is eligible for the program if they’re from a low-income family.

“We’ve had some kids come in needing stuff for college. We’ve had parents returning to college come in and get their school sup-plies,” Christie said.

The backpack program relies on donations from service clubs, churches, and community members. Christie said it’s always been well supported that way.

“Some kids can come in, pick their backpacks and off they go,” Christie said.

“Other kids, they try on every backpack and every zipper. It’s hilarious but it’s fabulous that they get to choose it.”

She said the program’s importance lies on every child starting school on an equal playing field. Each year students are expected to bring more supplies that used to be provided by the school. She said this puts extra strain on tight budgets, which keeps the program well used.

“We take care of the people in our community and then we have a healthy community, young people that are going to grow up to have positive experiences at school and stay in the school system.”

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program families will also be able to partake in the Brush-Book-Bed program, started by Coleton Ben-ham. He has collected more than 150 toothbrush-es, books, and 40 pairs of pajamas so far to donate to local students.

“I think it’s absolutely fabulous because it will reach the families that would benefit from those and it will also be nice timing as far as getting the kids in a nice routine,” Christie said.

Families can come in to get their backpacks and supplies from August 27 to 29. Donations can be dropped off at WCS (73 Arthur St. S., Elmira) from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. by August 22.

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of the Chemtura Public Advisory Committee and a member of the Sulco Com-munity Advisory Panel, the Woolwich Council Property Standards Committee, the Region of Waterloo Com-pensation Committee and the Elmira Theatre Com-pany. Past service includes work on the Woolwich Counselling Centre’s board, the mayor’s task force for alternative uses of old township hall in Elmira, the region of Waterloo’s Crown Ward Educational Team and Community Care Concepts.

“I’ve worked in various kinds of social services all my life, in education, and at one point a long time ago I was the executive director of the arthritis foundation,” Holt said. “I think that in education and working with various com-munity organizations, I’ve seen the benefit of working with boards and commit-tees, and I understand the value of input from a lot of different sources. Of course at some point you have to have leadership and not just continue to just get input because you have to make decisions and follow through with those deci-sions.”

Leadership is about more than just getting your way, Holt explained. The key is to use reason and logic when approaching complex issues, while also keeping an open mind to the opinions of others.

“One of the main things as a leader is you have to spark everyone’s imagina-tion,” he said. “You have to give them something that they can see as something they desire and also some-thing that they buy into. … So it becomes their idea and their project and a part of their thinking, so then they can buy into it and

help shape it. If you impose it, and just say this is what we are going to do, then it doesn’t work because they will resist it. Even if they like it they will resist it.”

Decades worth of ex-perience in public policy have provided a wealth of knowledge and experience which Holt believes would be valuable on council.

“One of the reasons I am most interested in running is because I know that as a council member, I can affect change on another level,” Holt said. “On a board or a committee, I am working down here (below), on council I’m working up here (above), which deals with the vari-ous components that the boards and the committees are working on, but (also) look at the overall picture and get much more of an overview, instead of just being one specific thing. It doesn’t mean I’m going to quit some of the boards, but I want to be able to do more to affect change. “

Asked what the main issues he would like to address on council, Holt said keeping the transfer station and the No Frills open, eliminating heavy truck traffic in downtown Elmira, and maintaining and developing the public services people enjoy.

“I am at the point in my life when I have the time and energy to de-vote to being a part of the solution and I want to be able to contribute to the betterment of our community and the lives of people who live here,” Holt said. “I believe I have the ability to ask ques-tions, listen, analyze the answers, and make deci-sions which will result in positive outcomes. I vol-unteer on various boards and committees in order to do just that and I want to continue to contribute in a direct way and with a broader scope.”

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Kelly Christie is gathering new school supplies and cash donations at Woolwich Community Services for the annual backpack program. [WHITNEY NEILSON / THE OBSERVER]

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It is unclear if Wool-wich will feel the squeeze though, since cuts in the past haven’t always result-ed in decreases in provin-cial funding.

“I have to be cautious in talking about that because even though the cuts start-ed about a year a go, in the last go-round with fund-ing cuts, (the government changed) the formula to determine how much each municipality is going to get and ours actually went up slightly,” Brenneman said. “So whether in fact we are going to see a cut remains to be seen, but chances are we will and obviously that is concerning.”

For its part, the organi-zation representing munic-ipalities in the province, the Association of Munici-palities of Ontario, says it’s looking forward “to more detail on $100 million permanent, predictable infrastructure funding for small, rural and northern municipalities.”

The Progressive Conser-vative Party, predictably, denounced the budget for doing too little to address

Ontario’s soaring debt.“It is troubling in the fact

that Ontarians will pay the price for higher borrowing costs and will take billions out of priority services, or everyone’s wallets,” Kitchener-Conestoga MPP Michael Harris said.

Brenneman says the Lib-erals are in a bind; eager to “invest in the people” as the campaign slogan went, while faced with the reality of a $290 billion debt that will rack up nearly $11 bil-lion in interest payments this year.

“I would say I’m not surprised by the budget. Through our continued discussions and advocacy with the province, we have continued to hear that the Liberal government was trying to come up with an appropriate way to provide predictable, stable and continuous types of infra-structure funding because they realized the serious-

ness of the infrastructure deficit. And we’re also not surprised in the least that they are trying to proceed with the OMPF cuts, just because we do realize the fiscal situation the prov-ince finds itself in.”

Unfortunately, Brenneman continued, financial difficulties tend to be downloaded from the federal and provincial governments to the mu-nicipal level, leaving local politicians with difficult decisions.

On the infrastructure side, the government pro-poses new dedicated funds totalling some $29 billion over the next 10 years for highways, public transit, roads and bridges. Based on population, more than half would go to the Great-er Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA), with other regions of Ontario divid-ing up the remaining $14 billion.

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INSPECTION GOES UNDERGROUND

Construction workers drilled holes through the No Frills parking lot July 16, as part of environmental due diligence related to the potential sale of the property. [SCOTT BARBER / THE OBSERVER]

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Back in the foldBryan Larkin, who spent the past

two years as head of the Guelph department, is the new chief of police in Waterloo Region.

Larkin started his policing career as a constable with the Waterloo Regional Police Service and rose to the rank of divisional commander. His service also included time as executive officer to the chief of police.

Larkin returns to the region having served most recently with the Guelph Police Service: two years as chief and one year as deputy chief.

The appointment of a new chief follows the retirement of Matthew Torigian earlier this year.

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Waterloo North Hydro this week issued an alert in response to reports of utility customers being scammed in other parts of Ontario including Sudbury, Thunder Bay and Toronto.

According to the reports, the utility says, customers are receiving phone calls from people claiming to be from the ‘termination department’ of their

local electric utility. The calls are being made from a 1-800 phone number and victims are being threatened with having their electrical service discon-nected if they do not immediately provide payment in the form of a pre-paid debit card or wire transfer.

Waterloo North Hydro says the fraudulent collection activity is nothing like its process, which involves multiple notices prior to disconnection, including an automated reminder call. In addition, the utility always hand delivers a final notice to the service address prior to any disconnection occurring.

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With a new majority government, Kathleen Wynne is waffling on a promise to enhance GO Transit service to Waterloo Region, says Kitchener-Conestoga MPP Michael Harris.

In question period this week, Harris said Wynne refused to clarify

comments she made claiming that the Liberal government would “im-mediately” add additional GO Trains to the Kitchener line

“Earlier this year, Kathleen Wynne said it would take until 2016 to deliver the GO Trains she cut four years ago as transportation minister,” said. Harris, the Conservatives’ transporta-tion critic. “Under pressure from the media, the Premier changed her tune yesterday, claiming she’d be ‘imme-diately’ adding the additional trains. But when I asked her to clarify her comments in question period today, she refused to even acknowledge my question.”

JULY 5

6:00 AM | A grey 2011 GMC pickup driven by Waterloo man was westbound on line 86 at Wollis Road in Woolwich Town-ship when the driver fell asleep at the wheel. The vehicle left the roadway, entered the ditch and collided with a hydro pole. The pole was sheared off and the vehicle flipped onto its roof. The driver was uninjured. He was subsequently charged with ‘care-less driving’ under the Highway Traffic Act.

JULY 6

3:30 PM |A woman driv-ing a blue 2002 Chrysler was eastbound on Line 86 in the area of Reid Woods Drive west of Elmira when she swerved to avoid a groundhog. She lost control of

While Wynne stayed seated, Transportation Minister Steven Del Duca rose at Queen’s Park to clear up the Premier’s comments and explained that no new GO Trains would be on the Kitchener line until 2016, said Harris in a release.

“Here is just another case where the Liberals say one thing and do another,” Harris said. “Clearly, Kathleen Wynne doesn’t want residents in Waterloo Region to know that her promise to add two GO Trains to the Kitchener line by 2016 is just a re-announcement of the expansion plans she axed four years ago as transportation minister.”

Kitchener man arrested for Bloomingdale break-in; puppy returned to family unharmedWaterloo Regional Po-lice arrested 42-year-old Mark Stroeder of Kitchener Monday in connection to a July 1 break-in at a residence in Woolwich Township.

While the family was away watching Canada Day fireworks, police allege Stroeder stole jewelry and a six-month-old boxer puppy named Justice from the Durant Road address.

With the help of the pub-lic, police located the pup-

py and returned him home to his family unharmed. Stroeder is also accused of breaking into a trailer on July 4 at a Kitchener trailer park.

He has been charged with two counts of ‘break and enter commit,’ ‘posses-sion of stolen property un-der $5,000’ and breach of his probation. The accused was remanded into custody and will appear in court again on July 23.

her vehicle, left the roadway and entered the ditch before rolling over. There were no injuries and no charges.

JULY 9

6:00 AM | A grey 2001 Pontiac driven by a Plattsville man was northbound on Hallman Road in Wilmot Township when the driver fell asleep. The vehicle left the roadway and rolled over in the ditch. The driver was to hospital by ambulance with minor injuries. His vehicle was severely damaged. The man was charged with ‘careless driving.’

JULY 12

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Wilmot Centre Road, causing both to fall from the bike. Both parties received minor injuries and the woman was transported to Grand River Hospital by ambulance as a precaution. No charges were laid.

JULY 14

2:45 AM | A stolen blue 2011 Hyundai was involved in a single-vehicle crash on Jigs Hol-low Road in Woolwich Township. Police report it appears that the vehicle was being operated at a

high rate of speed and attempted to negotiate a corner on Jigs Hollow Road near Hill Street when it left the road, entered the ditch and rolled over. By the time emergency crews arrived, the suspects had fled the scene and the vehicle was totally engulfed in flames. No injuries were reported. The investigation is continuing. Anyone with information is asked to contact south division at 519-650-8500, ext. 2299 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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Global Egg Corporation launched its expansion in Elmira with a groundbreaking ceremony July 10.. Pictured are Kevin Lashbrook, Scott Brookshaw, Bill Gray and Aaron Kwinter. [WHITNEY NEILSON / THE OBSERVER]

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THE GOOD NEWS: THE Canada-wide mini-mum wage increased in a four-decades study. The bad news: it increased by one cent.

Statistics Canada this week reported that in 2013, the average minimum wage in Canada amounted to $10.14 per hour. The 1975 minimum wage translated into 2013 dollars was an almost identical $10.13.

On second thought, that’s not good news.Worse still, that stagnant minimum wage gained ground

on the average wage. In 2013, the average hourly earnings of employees amounted to $22.27, meaning the minimum wage corresponded to 46 per cent of the average hourly earnings. The ratio of the average minimum wage to aver-age hourly earnings increased from 41 per cent in 2005 to 46 per cent in 2013 because the average minimum wage rose faster than the average hourly earnings.

While still deemed an inadequate living rate, the mini-mum wage (which rose to $11 in Ontario last month) has actually been steadier of late after periods of fluctuation, adjusting for inflation.

Between 1975 and 1986, for example, the real minimum wage declined from $10.13 to $7.53, before increasing to $8.81 in 1996. Up to 2003, the real minimum wage re-mained stable at around $8.50. Since 2003, the real mini-mum wage increased by almost two dollars, from $8.27 in 2003 to $10.14 in 2013.

Also of concern is the fact that a larger percentage of the labour force is earning minimum wage, reaching 6.7 per cent last year from five per cent in 1997.

Not surprisingly, young workers are most likely to be earning the minimum. In 2013, 50 per cent of employees 15 to 19 years old were paid at minimum wage. Among those aged 20 to 24, the rate was 13 per cent. As well, the jobs of-ten associated with young people and those with less edu-cation were those likely to pay just the minimum. Overall, the proportion of paid employees at the minimum-wage rate was 17 per cent in retail trade industries and 27 per cent in accommodation and food services industries. To-gether, these two industries accounted for more than 60 per cent of all employees earning the minimum wage in 2013, Statistics Canada reports.

This jibes with studies in Canada and the U.S. showing parents today are increasingly convinced their children will be less well off than they were. The figures back up that sentiment, as the great prosperity that flowed out of the postwar years in particular succumbs to constant at-tack.

The majority of us have seen our real incomes decline. Studies show the gap between rich and poor is growing, even during the best of economic conditions. The trend that started in earnest 30 years ago has been exacerbated by the recession from which we’re still theoretically emerging.

We’re spending more time at work, but 80 per cent of us are getting a smaller share of Canada’s economy, in good times and in bad. Only the richest 20 per cent are experi-encing gains, and most of those gains are concentrated in the top 10 per cent.

You can expect that trend to continue in earnest, aided by the slow recovery from the recession – what some say is a systemic shift to lower incomes and a decreased stan-dard of living.

We may well emerge from the effects of the great reces-sion, but the real goal will be to reverse the downward pressure on the middle-class society that emerged in the postwar era.

More work for minimum wage, not keeping pace

Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestin-ian Authority, said some-thing cryptic last week, shortly after the Israelis began their latest round of attacks on the Gaza Strip. Condemning Hamas’s conditions for accepting a ceasefire as “exaggerated and unnecessary,” he of-fered his condolences “to the families of the martyrs in Gaza who are fuel to those who trade in war. I oppose these traders, on both sides.”

What could he mean by that? Surely he was not suggesting that Prime Min-ister Binyamin Netanyahu of Israel and the leaders of Hamas, the Islamist orga-nization that has effective control of the Gaza Strip, have a common interest in perpetuating the current bloodbath for at least a little while longer.

Yes, he was suggesting exactly that, and he was quite right. This is the third “Gaza War” since late 2008 – they come around

War and death in the Gaza Strip all about political posturingmore often than World Cups in football – and each one has followed the same pattern. Some Israelis are kidnapped and/or killed, Israel makes mass arrests of Hamas cadres in the West Bank and launches air and missile strikes on the Gaza Strip, Hamas lets the missiles fly, and away we go again.

A few wrinkles are differ-ent this time. The kidnap-ping and murder of three young Israeli hitchhikers in the West Bank, probably by Palestinians who had links with Hamas (although it denies responsibility), was followed by the torture and murder of a young Pales-tinian, probably by Israeli vigilantes.

The ceasefire signed after the last round in 2012 was already being violated by both sides for some months before the real shooting started a week ago. And, most important-ly, Hamas had achieved a political reconciliation of sorts with Mahmoud Ab-bas’s rival organization that rules the West Bank as the Palestinian Authority. But although every turn of the wheel is a little bit differ-ent, the pattern remains

the same.So why would Prime

Minister Netanyahu be willing to launch Israel’s third war against the Gaza Strip in eight years? Be-cause the nature of his po-litical alliances with other parties on the Israeli right, and especially with the settler lobby, means that he could not make a peace deal that the Palestinians would accept even if he wanted to (which he prob-ably doesn’t).

That’s why he was in-strumental in sabotaging the Oslo Accords, the theo-retical basis for a peaceful “two-state solution” to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, during his first term as prime minister in 1996-99. Back in power in the past five years, his primary excuse for not moving on negotiations has been that Mahmoud Abbas could not deliver peace because he controlled only the West Bank, while the intransi-gent Hamas ruled the Gaza Strip.

Then Abbas stitched to-gether a compromise that brought Hamas back into a unity government three months ago, and Netan-yahu claimed that he could

not be expected to negoti-ate with a government that included the “terrorists” of Hamas. So is he now trying to destroy Hamas so that Abbas can rule unhindered over all the Palestinian ter-ritories and become a suit-able partner for peace? Of course not.

Netanyahu knows, on the evidence of the previ-ous two wars, that Hamas can be battered into tem-porary quiescence but not destroyed. He also prob-ably realizes that if he did manage to destroy Hamas, its place would be taken by a less corrupt and much more extreme Islamist out-fit that might really hurt Israel. He is just doing this, with no expectation of vic-tory, because Israeli public opinion demands it.

Hamas’s motive for wanting a little war are more obvious and urgent: it has lost almost all its sources of funding. Iran stopped funding its budget to the tune of $20 million per month when Hamas sided with the Sunni rebels in the Syrian civil war.

Egypt stopped helping it after last year’s military

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A snapshot of the area's built environment shows what we've lost

Looking at Philippe Elsworthy’s photos of some of the old buildings in Kitchener-Waterloo, you can’t help but think about what’s been lost.

He’s been shooting streetscapes in the area for more than 40 years. Some of his subjects have subse-quently been demolished. In fact, while he had no intention to document the built environment per se when he started, eventu-ally he began looking out for structures that seemed likely to be slated for the wrecking ball.

To be sure, some of the buildings that disappeared needed to go. Others weren’t anything special. But all too often progress for progress sake saw old, character-filled structures fall to make way for ugly, soulless buildings (think about Kitchener’s old city hall making way for a failed urban shopping mall). Or, perhaps even more in-sultingly, for a vacant, weed-filled lot.

Elsworthy exhibition, Evolving Urban Land-scapes: A Photographic Memoir, is something of a walk down memory lane. I was particularly struck by a photo of the old City Hotel that used to grace King Street in Waterloo, demolished for what now “adorns” the block across from Waterloo Town Square, itself a question-able development.

The old hotel was one of the earliest spots I fre-quented when arriving in the area, the scene of many musical experiences and related activities. Its pass-ing was something to la-ment given what followed.

Apparently, Elsworthy is of the same mind.

“What an opportunity that would be if it was still there,” he says. “It would have atmosphere you couldn’t buy for money.”

Having been document-ing streetscapes since 1970, he’s seen plenty of changes. His photos prove that. They can be seen at the Joseph Schneider Haus Museum in Kitchener, the display part of Building Waterloo Region, a festival of exhibitions and related

events exploring the past, present and future of pro-gressive architecture and design in Waterloo Region. Elsworthy will be at the museum Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. to give a presenta-tion, including a slide show featuring more images from his unintended cata-logue of the cities’ past.

“I didn’t set out with a notion. It’s one of those things that happened bit by bit.”

Gradually, he became in-terested in photographing buildings that were likely to disappear, something he still does today – he almost always has his camera with him when he leaves the house.

Right now, he’s taking stock of those buildings that might be called mod-ernist, those built between, say, 1945 and 1975.

Much from the period would be what many, my-self included, would deem ugly. Elsworthy is more diplomatic – “It’s hard to be objective about the near past ... about your own time” – but does admit many of the newer build-ings lack character. As much as some of the brutal,

concrete buildings of that era aren’t attractive, the newer architecture is sim-ply homogenous: cookie-cutter buildings that can be found anywhere and everywhere, providing no connection to the place they’re built.

That’s especially prob-lematic in Kitchener and Waterloo, where the built environment is generally ugly or, at best, neutral. There are a few nice older buildings that have sur-vived overzealous demoli-tion – the Walper Hotel and the CIBC bank across the road in Kitchener, for instance, examples we can agree on – but there’s no real brilliant architecture, no grand mansions or other notable specimens that can be found in other cities. Instead, they’re working-class cities that relied on industry. What K-W did have was lots of factories, though many of those were knocked down before we realized what those else-where figured out long ago: people like old buildings, and the factories of yore make great conversions into funky offices and lofts.

Kitchener managed to

hang on to a few – think about the Kaufman lofts, Lang Tannery hub and the under-construction Breithaupt block – while Waterloo is almost bereft. It’s ironic, he says, that the high-tech companies as-sociated with Waterloo are heading to Kitchener be-cause of those repurposed factories.

That kind of reuse of old buildings – factories turned lofts, old rowhouses becoming trendy restau-rants – is destined to be-come, well, a thing of the past given the ugly, poorly built structures that have been the norm for most of the postwar period.

Like so many things to-day, architecture is dispos-able. Look around at the newer buildings: do you really think they’ll be here in a century? As is the case with electronics, cloth-ing and cars, for instance, the buildings are typically made on the cheap, intend-ed to be discarded as they quickly wear out or suffer the fickleness of fashion and trendiness.

Along with being neither pleasing enough to keep nor built with craftsmanship

worth retaining, today’s new buildings are often designed in such a way that they couldn’t easily be maintained and rebuilt in order to extend their lives.

There’s every reason to believe none of these buildings will survive long enough to take on the pa-tina of a bygone era. The scrap heap is a likelier fate.

The disposable nature of much of the new building stock – think just about ev-ery highrise building, in-cluding all the new eyesores in the region – reinforces the longstanding criticisms of Prince Charles, the most prominent lightning rod in the debate over modern architecture.

Quotes like this are legion: “I’m afraid if a building is of a fashion-able design today it almost inevitably condemns it very quickly to becoming unfashionable – tired look-ing, outdated, no longer ‘contemporary.' And so, within thirty or forty years, they are ripe for demolition and replacement.”

In another irony, that’s precisely why Elsworthy is photographing some of the local examples.

What do you think of the provincial budget?

"It’s the same old story; they aren’t looking out for the people. "

» Norm Byford

"I’d like to see the government work towards a better relationship with teachers. "

» Sachin Kotecha

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» Katie Brogan

"More should be done to protect the environment."

» Arielle Dalley

"It doesn’t do enough to engage post-secondary students."

» Sonya Dyck

"Is there any consideration to what this bylaw amendment will do to property value of homes in the immediate area?" Helen and Garry Gunn | 8

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coup against Mohamed Morsi’s Muslim Brother-hood government, and closed the tunnels under the border through which the Gaza Strip received most of its imported goods. Those imports were Hamas’s main source of tax revenue. Hamas is broke, and if it stays broke its control over the Strip will weaken.

Whereas a war with Israel will rally the local Palestinians to its support, and if enough of them are killed Egypt and the Gulf states may feel compelled to give Hamas financial aid. So the only real ques-tion is how many dead Pal-estinians will satisfy both Netanyahu’s need to look tough and Hamas’s need to rebuild popular support at home and get financial help from abroad?

On past performance,

the magic number is be-tween a hundred and a thousand dead: around 1,200 Palestinians were killed in the 2008-9 war, and 174 in 2012. After that – assuming that only a handful of Israelis have been killed, which is guaranteed by the fact that Israeli air and mis-siles strikes are a hundred times more efficient at killing than Hamas’s pa-thetic rockets – a ceasefire becomes possible.

We have already crossed the lower threshold of that range of Palestin-ian deaths in the current mini-war, so a ceasefire is theoretically possible now, but both sides will probably press on for at least another few days. Then the ceasefire will be agreed, and both sides will start thinking about the next round, only a few years from now. But the dead will stay dead.

While just 7% of Canadians say they are devoutly religious, two-thirds say they believe in a God of some sort. Only 40% of Canadians think religion is good for society, while 10% think it's bad. The rest are non-committal. Nearly two-thirds of Canadians describe worship services as "boring."

» Linda Terry, executive director of the Social Planning Council of Cambridge and North Dumfries, points out the consequence of simply indexing the minimum wage to CPI, an improvement, rather than working to adjust it upward

"This legislation puts the cart before the horse. With the minimum wage stuck below the poverty line, the government is inadvertently trapping workers and their families in poverty for the next five years."

» From the July 19, 2008 edition of the Observer

As the fifth and final Dan Snyder Memorial Golf Tournamentwrapped up in Elmira, there was a mix of emotions in the air. Although the $500,000 overall fundraising goal for the Woolwich Memorial Centre was exceeded, participants were unsure they wanted the yearly event to end. “It was a little bit emotional I suppose,” said Graham Snyder. “We hate to see it end, but on the other hand, there will be some new beginnings.”

YOUR VIEW / LETTER

There’s an alternative to new Hwy. 7

To the Editor,Your July 12 edition in-cluded articles on “Harris on transportation file,” and Owen Roberts on “Curb Loss.” They are on oppo-site extremes, with Michael Harris favouring grand ex-pressways slashing across valuable farmland. I have written to Harris about this and in reply received only a request for a donation.

An expressway is not needed. Ontario cannot afford the immense cost. A perfect template exists for an expansion of the pres-ent Highway 7: Highway 10 from the 410 to Orangeville was expanded to four lanes with a median, accommo-dates existing businesses and sideroads, comfortably handles at least as much

traffic as Highway 7. It can be replicated at perhaps one third of the cost, time, and land degradation of the planned expressway.

DAVID PALECZNY | CONESTOGO

Linwood horse issue raises many questions

To the Editor,There are questions and

concerns after attending the public meeting at the township council cham-bers on July 8 to discuss the zone change applica-tion for 5209 Ament Line in Linwood.

It is my understand-ing that at the meeting, the members of council were to listen to any com-ments or presentation in favour and/or opposition to the application. How were the opinions of some of the councillors allowed in the discussion? What is

the relevance to this bylaw application to other vil-lages in the township that allow horses? Who decides whether the amendment will be allowed, those who have valid concerns or township councillors, who have already displayed a bias opinion on this mat-ter?

There was no mention of any written letters received prior to the meeting. Only two in opposition and one in favour of this zone change were read at the meeting. Was council made aware of all written repre-sentations received prior to the meeting?

According to the pro-posal to keep two horses on the property, there will be site-specific regulations to allow the keeping of horses within the exist-ing detached shed. Con-cerns were raised as to the type of alterations that would be completed. Who would have the final say as

to whether the final struc-ture would be acceptable? Will the neighbouring property owners have ac-cess to the building plans prior to any construction starting?

At the meeting it was suggested that a corral could be allowed. There is no mention of a corral in the zone change ap-plication. How was this allowed as part of the discussion? Does this not require an application to be submitted to council? In addition, we now have a possible situation that manure is not contained in the shed. As suggested by the applicant, removal on a monthly basis is not acceptable for the timely disposal of manure from two horses.

Is there any consider-ation to what this bylaw amendment will do to property value of homes in the immediate area?

HELEN AND GARRY GUNN | LINWOOD

SPORTS | 9THE OBSERVER | SATURDAY, JULY 19, 2014

SPORTSGOLF / ON THE CIRCUIT

Golfer ramps up his game, building off strong showing Having shot a personal-best round, Garrett Rank is looking for more at U.S Public Links Championship

SCOTT BARBER

GALEA | 10

OPENCOUNTRY

Really, it could happen to anyone

The other day, I was sitting at the new fly-tying bench I constructed on the weekend tying a minnow pattern that uses ram’s wool for the head and big glass eyes to bring it to life.

I had never tied this par-ticular pattern before, but my first one turned out beautifully. I should have taken that as a sign.

The eyes are the last thing to affix upon these minnow imitations and that comes after you’ve lit-tered your fly tying bench with the ram’s wool that you’ve clipped shaping the fly into a more minnow-like profile.

So on the second fly, after clipping the head to a fine shape, I got the super glue gel out and turned the eye over to apply a bit.

Now, let me just say right now that super glue and I have never gotten along particularly well. It’s not like I haven’t tried to make amends for all those years of calling it crazy. Honestly, I have.

Regardless of my ef-forts, however, that glue has always had it out for me. And so when I tried to apply the gel to the glass eye on that fly, it simply wouldn’t come out. So I

NOT SO GREAT

OUTDOORSMAN /

STEVE GALEA

Elmira’s Garrett Rank is playing the best golf of his career.

Fresh off shooting a personal best (and course record) 62 and finishing second at the Players Ama-teur Championship at the Berkeley Hall Golf Club in South Carolina, the Golf Canada team member is poised to add more hard-ware to his trophy shelf this weekend at the U.S Public Links Championship.

In the stroke play cate-gory, Rank finished in a tie for 17th with a score of one under par. But the big prize comes in the match play event, where Rank has bat-tled through to the round of 32. If his strong play con-tinues, he could grab top honours on July 19.

While the results have been solid, Ranks says his game has been “really inef-ficient on and around the green,” noting a second round that included four three-putts and no up and downs.

The U.S. Public Links is an event the 26-year-old has had success at in the past, having won the stroke play portion last year.

“I think I felt really com-fortable and tried to play as best as I could,” Rank told The Observer after his 2013 victory. “The first time I went, it was an eye-opening experience. The next year, you feel a little

bit more comfortable, but still a little bit nervous. But the more tournaments you play, the more comfortable you feel.”

While he has won numer-ous tournaments in his golfing career, including two Ontario University Association Champion-ships and one Canadian University/College Cham-pionship while a student at the University of Waterloo, each event poses unique challenges.

Take for example the final round of the Players Amateur on July 12.

After starting the day six shots up on his nearest competitor, Rank launched his tee shot just a couple yards out of bounds of the seventh hole and after four-putting carded a qua-druple-bogey. That error allowed Scott Vincent of Zimbabwe to catch up and eventually surpass him for the title.

After the meltdown, Rank stayed positive, tweeting, it was “fun to be in contention and to shoot my personal best … Got to get comfortable playing with (the) lead and closing tournaments. It will come with more opportunities.”

Fortunately, in the gauntlet that is the amateur golfing circuit, he didn’t have to wait long, having started the Public Links event the very next day at the Sand Creek Station Golf Course in Newton, Kansas. Elmira’s Garrett Rank tees off at the Players Amateur Championship at Berkeley Hall Golf Club in Bluffton, South Carolina. [SUBMITTED]

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squeezed the bottle a bit. And then it came out a whole lot, mostly missing the glass eye and hitting the palm of my hand.

My immediate reaction – which I know, in hind-sight, was the wrong one – was to rub my hand with the other hand.

Right now a lot of you are thinking that I was stu-pid enough to glue both hands together. Wrong.

The Woolwich Memo-rial Centre pool will see plenty of action this Sat-urday as the Elmira Aqua-ducks put their summer swim training to good use at the season’s semi-finals.

Victoria Nicholson, head coach, said to get a ribbon they have to place in the top eight of their race.

“A lot of our swimmers have been finishing in the top eight,” Nicholson said. “They’ve been doing really well that way.”

She said many of them have been improving their personal best times, which

I was far stupider than that. You see the bits and pieces of black ram’s fur that clung to my other hand – because that’s what ram’s fur does best – prevented me from doing that.

Instead, they affixed themselves to the glue and the next thing you know I was experiencing every teenaged boy’s worst nightmare – a hairy palm. A horribly hairy palm, ac-

gives them something to focus on. Each of the 23 swimmers will be compet-ing in at least three events plus a relay at the semi-finals.

“There aren’t as many swimmers in this session as we’ve had in the past, but they’re still doing real-ly good and working hard.”

She thinks the numbers are down because of other extracurricular activities or family holidays. The team tends to grow in the fall and winter sessions.

This week they practiced twice, working on sprints, dives, and flip turns. They also talked about different

tually.What made this even

worse was that Jenn and I needed to do some grocery shopping and she called me from my man cave to remind me of this.

So I went upstairs, hairy palm and all.

Fifteen minutes later, while we were in aisle three, when I handed her some cling wrap, and she noticed my hand.

“Wh….wh…why is your

techniques and ways to improve their stroke skills.

“They usually swim about two lengths for whatever stroke,” Nich-

palm covered in black hair?” She asked, quite nervously.

I find in situations like this, it’s never a good idea to make a big deal of it, so I said, quite casually, “Oh, it happened while I was downstairs at my new fly-tying bench.”

“Never mind,” she yelped. “I don’t think I want to know.”

And so for the rest of our shopping excursion

olson said. “We try to get them timed. We post it on an Excel document so they can see how they’re im-proving.”

she mumbled things about psychiatric evaluations and insisted that I keep that hand in my pocket. Heck, she wouldn’t even let me help bag groceries.

And when I met an old friend in the parking lot and he put out his hand to shake, she actually leapt between us to prevent it. She stopped me from wav-ing back at everyone we met on the drive home too.

Fortunately, later that

To keep the swimmers focused, the coaches walk beside the pool motivating them, and giving breaks when needed. They also do theme nights, like Mo-nopoly night where they’ll have to do a different skill depending on what tile they land on, on the board.

They’ve already com-peted in Fergus and Kin-cardine this summer. How much swimming they do depends on their age cat-egory.

“If you’re 8 and under, you’re only doing one length of either front crawl, back crawl, breast stroke or butterfly,” Nich-

night, we managed to re-move the ram’s wool from the palm of my hand.

She then asked me if I thought the flies I tied were worth all the trouble.

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She shook her head and then conceded, “No harm done, I guess.”

But, between you and me, she hasn’t high-fived me since.

olson said. “When you’re nine and 10, it’s the same except for front crawl you do two lengths. When you’re 11 and 12 you’re do-ing two lengths for front crawl, back crawl, and breast stroke, but not but-terfly. And then when you’re 13 and up it’s two or four lengths.”

The Aquaducks had three first-place relay finishes, and 57 top eight individual finishes at the Fergus swim meet. Finals will be on August 9 at the Wilmot Recreational Com-plex. More information can be found online at www.elmiraaquaducks.com.

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Five years ago, Pam Esbaugh was stuck in a rut. She had a stable job, a loving husband and a baby boy on the way, but she didn’t feel fulfilled.

“Before my son was born I was a factory worker for about seven years,” Esbaugh said. “The money was great, but I just wasn’t happy. I was very low energy and when I looked in the mirror I didn’t like what I saw. I was just go-ing day to day, working for the weekend.”

Working on the line at an automotive plant, life became very repetitive and unsatisfying; her self-esteem was low.

So Esbaugh told her hus-band she needed to make a drastic change.

“I went on maternity leave, and after that I was at the point where I just didn’t want to go back. It was re-ally hard, going from being pregnant and working those swing shifts and hours and I didn’t know how I could go back with a young child. My family comes first and I realized that I needed to take care of myself first if I’m going to take care of my son.”

A member at Pinacle Health and Fitness in El-mira, Esbaugh overheard an instructor talking about a job opening. While she had never considered fitness training as a possible career before, the idea piqued her interest.

“Something just came over me where I felt like life was just too short and so what if I fail, I’m going to go for it,” she said.

The gym manager told her about the personal training course run by Can-Fit Pro, a three-day crash course designed to help aspiring trainers learn the basics.

“It was very overwhelm-ing,” she said of the course held at the University of Guelph. “It was three days of all this information all at once and I felt like “Oh my gosh, how am I going to do this?’ But I soon learned that it’s not about what you learn through the books, it’s about your experiences.”

She was able to gain that practical knowledge by working her way up from the front desk at the gym where she learned from co-workers and members who she says are “like a family.”

Elmira woman finds change is for the betterNot happy with the rut she was in, Pam Esbaugh gave life an overhaul, starting with her fitness levels

Three years later, Es-baugh is able to help im-prove people both mentally and physically as a personal trainer.

“I get to help change people’s lives,” she said with a smile. “I take them through almost all of the experiences that I’ve gone through, good and bad, and everything I’ve learned to use it as a tool to help change them. That can be exercise, nutrition, stress relieving exercises, I take a very holistic lifestyle ap-proach here. I believe that if someone comes in and is not feeling like their best, there are so many different aspects to look at. Are you eating right? Are you sleep-ing well? What are your stress levels like?”

Some of her favourite healthy living strategies don’t even require the dumbbells or treadmills of the gym, such as yoga, meditation and plant oils. Giving your self time each week to relax and reflect is critical for stress relief she explained.

Setting personal goals is also important, as she dem-onstrated last fall by taking part in the K-W Oktoberfest Natural Classic fitness com-petition.

“I competed in the figure category and took home second place,” she said. “In figure they are looking for very lean, muscle defini-tion, posture and things like that.”

It took 12 weeks of rigor-ous training and dieting to shape her body for the con-test, she said.

“I hired a coach because I’m the type of person where if I’m going to do something I’m going to do it right. … She made me up a meal plan where I was basically eating the same thing (ev-eryday) and weighing my food. So I was preparing all of my meals at the same time and it was a lot of work. I was eating six small meals a day, like oatmeal, chicken, lean meats, white fish, qui-noa, things that are very high in protein.”

By the end, she was physically and mentally exhausted. She learned to listen to her body and how to balance her nutritional and fitness needs. It was a very rewarding experience.

“It was literally only like five minutes that I was up on stage. They make you do a couple turns and a couple poses. … It was an amazing indescribable high. In that moment all of the work I put in was worth it. Going into it I wasn’t doing it just for myself, I wanted to show the people at Pinacle and anyone else in my life that if you really put your mind to something and want it bad enough you can do it.”

Now, Esbaugh loves go-ing into work everyday, and says just walking through the door puts “an immedi-ate smile” on her face.

“I changed as a person,” she said. “I started having more energy and I started liking what I was seeing in the mirror. Today I can say that I am truly happy and that I’ve found something that I love to do. I love help-ing people.”

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Family looking to add some convenience in Heidelberg

When it comes to most forms of waste, our society spends more time and en-ergy dealing with it than preventing it. But a new report says that’s a wrong-headed approach to Cana-da’s $27-billion food waste problem. It’s calling on the food industry to take the lead on getting everyone from farmers to consumers involved.

The report, Develop-ing an Industry-Led Ap-proach to Addressing Food Waste in Canada, was co-authored by Dr. Mar-tin Gooch, CEO for Value Chain Management Inter-national. He says farmers are among those who are losing significant profits to food waste, through the cost of inputs that go towards producing food that is lost along the value chain or thrown away.

He claims up to 40 per cent of everything farm-ers raise or grow becomes waste.

Given that figure, there’s a lot of room to improve and keep some of that money in growers’ pock-ets, which will ultimately help keep the price of food in check.

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New owner of Forwell variety store is keen on making changes, including the addition of a gas bar

Ahmed, Noor, Sidra, Husnain and Kinza Haji all chip in at the Forwell Super Variety in Heidelberg. [SCOTT BARBER / THE OBSERVER]

When Ahmed Haji pur-chased the Forwell Super Variety in Heidelberg last year, he heard the store didn’t have a very good reputation in the commu-nity.

“A friend from the area told me that people didn’t like that store,” he said. “She told me the prices were too high and that peo-ple didn’t like to go their anymore.”

But he wasn’t fazed. Instead, he saw it as an op-portunity.

“I felt like it was a good thing, because I could show people that if they give me a chance, they will like what we are do-ing here. Word of mouth is the biggest thing. Most people who have come into the store have come back again, which is a big plus point for me.”

Having operated the 3 for 10 pizza restaurant in Kitchener for many years, Haji understands the importance of customer service.

“I tell my customers to just give me one chance. If you aren’t comfortable here with me, my family, my employees or the prod-uct, please let me know. I will try my best to correct it, and if I cannot I will tell you the genuine reason why I cannot do it.”

Now, he is looking to ex-pand the business by add-ing a gas bar.

“People tell me that they don’t like having to drive out of the area to get gas,” he said. “Especially in the winter, when the weather is very bad, older people want to be able to fill up close to their homes.”

In fact, some customers have lamented that when they need a couple litres of gas for their lawnmowers or snow blowers, depending on the season, they have to waste several litres of fuel just to get to the station to fill up. Others want a place in town where they can get their coffee and gas in one stop before heading out to work in the morning, he said.

That’s why Haji started the process of having the property on Lobsinger Line just west of Kressler Road re-zoned by Wellesley Township to allow for a gas bar.

There will be a public meeting to discuss the idea on August 19 during the regular meeting at the council chambers in Cross-hill.

Township planner Geoff VanderBaaren said infor-mation about the proposal will be distributed to com-munity members prior to the public meeting.

VanderBaaren added, “the (gas station) in St. Cle-

ments closed a few years ago, so there is nothing real close. I don’t have any par-ticular issue with the use. Some of the details need to get hammered out, in terms of getting vehicles in and out, and the fuel deliv-ery trucks in and out in the best way. But in terms of the location for a gas bar, it seems reasonable to me.”

Haji says the gas bar is just one of the ways he hopes to expand the busi-ness. In the future, he wants to add a coffee shop or a pizza restaurant and he may even look into the pos-sibility of adding an LCBO agency store since the St.

Clements location closed.Eldest daughter Noor

said she hopes the busi-ness will continue to grow because her family enjoys working in Heidelberg.

“The people are very patient here; it’s not like when we had the pizza shop in Kitchener where people always seemed to be in a rush.”

Haji agreed.“Everyone has been very

nice and polite. It is a very nice place to be. Now when I have my children working at the store, I never have to worry about leaving them here, because the custom-ers are so kind.”

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dollar opportunity for the industry to come to-gether, reduce food waste, improve efficiencies and start capitalizing on what is currently being sent to landfill and composting,” says Gooch. “Farmers are paying for inputs used to grow food that is thrown away … and this is a form of waste, too. Ultimately farmers get paid for what gets sold to consumers, not for what gets thrown away.”

He notes that food waste is highly visible during fresh fruit and vegetable season, when people typi-cally buy in greater vol-umes – such as an entire basket of fruit (often at discounted prices) rather than a few pieces – and

rarely get to the end before the lot goes bad.

The report estimates about 10 per cent of food is wasted on the farm. This results from such factors as incorrect planting, management and harvesting, over-production, over-feeding, climate change, weather conditions and lack of connectivity downstream to processors and other participants in the value chain.

But the real hotspot for waste is in the kitchen. Fruits and vegetables haven’t changed much over the years, but con-sumers have. Once, a lot of people canned, and those who bought mega-size baskets of tomatoes, for example, from farmers’

markets or roadside stands were destined to spend the next day or so putting them up for the fall or win-ter. Little would be wasted.

But canning and other time-honoured (and time-consuming) food preser-vation traditions are not mainstream anymore, ow-ing to changing lifestyles and demographics. Along with safety and quality, people want convenience –and clarity. They need help knowing how to pre-pare the kind of fresh food that’s coming off fields and orchards now, beyond just plucking it out of a basket.

They need more guid-ance, such as recipes, and more options, such as smaller-sized pack-ages, even if they’re less

economical. If they don’t have that knowledge and those options, chances are the fresh food they will go to waste. I think people would rather pay more for a smaller quantity, and use it all, than pay less for a larger amount and watch it rot.

Some producers have been ahead of the food-waste, consumer-education curve for years. Others are catching up, as is the industry itself. Ad-vanced storage approaches for some commodities, aimed at longer shelf life, are being researched with support from the Ontario government at the Univer-sity of Guelph and else-where.

Ultimately, those ap-proaches will help. But

with 50-plus per cent of food waste in the value chain being attributed to

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Beyond the Rhinestone CowboyWichita Lineman, now playing at the St. Jacobs Country Playhouse, celebrates the music and life of Glen Campbell

Gentle on My Mind. Galveston. By the Time I Get to Phoenix. Rhine-stone Cowboy. A long string of hits is certainly something we know about Glen Campbell.

His years as a session musician. Filling in for Bri-an Wilson with the Beach Boys. Television fame. A long list of accolades we’re maybe not so familiar with – 70 albums over 50 years, including gold, platinum and double-platinum of-ferings, with worldwide sales pushing 50 million copies.

Oh, and four marriages, some drug and alcohol problems, a comeback al-bum, a goodbye tour and a battle with Azheimer’s that saw him enter a care facility earlier this year.

There’s plenty to know about Glen Campbell. And then there’s the music, which deserves to be cel-ebrated: the reason why Leisa Way created Wichita Lineman, the show now playing at the St. Jacobs Country Playhouse.

“I’m a huge fan of his,” said Way of Campbell, cit-ing his talent as a country/pop crossover hit decades before that became com-mon. “He paved the way for the artists today.”

In looking deeper into his music and life, Way discovered a “fascinating story.”

Born into a family of 12 in Arkansas in 1936, Campbell moved to Los Angeles in 1960, becoming a session musician. His

Time I Get to Phoenix was an even bigger hit, fol-lowed by I Wanna Live and Wichita Lineman in 1968. Campbell was on his way.

Asked to host a sum-mertime television show by Tommy Smothers of Smothers Brothers fame, Campbell was so suc-cessful he was given a show of his own, the Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour, which pulled in 65 million viewers a week. His show featured a variety of musi-cal guests, from Johnny Cash to Neil Diamond, and was instrumental in launching the careers of some young perform-ers, including favou-rite guest Anne

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Aaron Soloman stars as Campbell, with Way and other artists playing the parts of some of the Goodtime Hours’ notable guests. Randall Kempf, for instance, appears as Kenny Rogers.

Wichita Lineman visits Campbell’s days with The Beach Boys, and show-cases other famous tunes

such as Roger Miller’s comic hits “Dang Me” and “King of The Road” as well as Campbell’s popular duets with Tanya Tucker, Bobbie Gentry and Anne Murray.

The show features a long list of catchy tunes, said Way, pointing to Camp-bell’s great ear for songs.

“He really had a knack for hit music.”

Along with the songs, Wichita Lineman touches on other aspects of his life: the wives (the fourth one turned out to be the one),

the drugs and drink-ing, his recovery

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“We don’t dwell on the negative stuff. We don’t cover it up, but it’s a cel-ebration of this wonderful performer,” said Way.

Campbell’s 2011 diagno-sis of Alzheimer’s lends an extra air to the tribute, she added.

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Shift OperatorEFS-plastics is a fast growing business, specialized in plastic recycling and compounding. We are looking for a motivated shift operator. The individual must be able to work in a Team environment and willing to learn.

Your tasks will include monitoring a processing system, housekeeping and unloading trucks.

A successful candidate must have a G license, a forklift license and problem solving skills are an asset.

Resume to: [email protected] or Fax 519-418-3378

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MECHANICAL DESIGNER/DRAFTERResponsibilities • Production of detail drawing and bills of material for fabricated equipment • Liaise with in-house estimating, technical and shop staff • Assist fabricators and installers in solving problemsRequirements • Must have throrough knowledge of drafting principles • Must have the ability to use 3D modeling software • Must be familiar with MS Office Applications • Experience with Solidworks an asset • Successful applicant will posses strong organizational • Skills and attention to detail.Qualifications: • Graduate drafting apprentice/technologist or equivalent with related experience • Experience in a mechanical fabrication environment an asset

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P.O. Box 247, Elmira, ON N3B 2Z6Attention: Human Resources

WE’RE LOOKING FOR:

Construction Millwrights1-2 Years ExperienceAssets: • Arc Welding• Blueprint Reading • Agricultural background an asset • Leadership Ability

Fitter Welder(minimum 3 years experience)(must be able to pass CWB welding test, G.M.A.W. F.C.A.W.)

Mig Welder(must be able to pass CWB welding test, G.M.A.W. F.C.A.W.) Are you capable of: • Layout of plate and sheet metal from blueprints • Able to work with minimum supervision • High quality workmanship • Regular and punctual attendance

WE OFFER:• Competitive wages • Company uniforms • Pension plan • Company benefi ts

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BULK FEED TRUCK DRIVER (Heidelberg Mill)

To deliver bulk feed to Customers using truck and trailer. Monday to Friday, approximately 7am to 5pm with some Saturday work required. Must have a valid AZ license and a good driving record. We offer competitive wages and a good benefit package.

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PART TIME - Elmira Based furniture finishing company now hiring for a part time position approx. 15 - 20 hrs per week. Please fax resume to: 519-669-8820 or call 519-669-3143.

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AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 1, 2014. $850.00 plus hydro. Drayton 2 bedroom unit with in unit laundry. Laminate floors throughout. Washer, dryer, fridge & stove supplied. 1st floor unit. No steps from rear yard. No pets, no smoking in unit. Call Mildred Frey 519-669-1544 or direct 519-741-6970.

TWO BEDROOM, EXTENSIVELY renovated, large apartment in Elmira available Septem-ber 1st or earlier. Features include granite countertops, in suite full sized washer and dryer, stainless steel kitchen appliances includ-ing stove, refrigerator, dishwasher, and microwave, hot water tank, controlled entry system, fire alarm service, air conditioning, private balcony, parking and large storage locker. $1,275.00/month with free August move in. Visit our website www.dukeoferb.ca or call 289-242-1736 or 519-291-0944

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Notice of the Passage of a Development Charge By-Law by The Regional Municipality of Waterloo

Take Notice that the Council of The Regional Municipality of Waterloo passed By-Law 14-046 (the “By-law”) respecting Regional Development Charges on the 27th day of June, 2014 under section 2 of the Development Charges Act, 1997 (the “Act”);

And Take Notice that any person or organization may appeal the By-law to the Ontario Municipal Board under section 14 of the Act, by filing with the Clerk of The Regional Municipality of Waterloo a notice of appeal setting out the objection to the By-law and the reasons supporting the objection. The last day for appealing the By-law is August 6, 2014

The By-law applies to all lands within the geographic boundaries of The Regional Municipality of Waterloo and, accordingly, no key map is provided in this notice.

The By-law imposes development charges for the following services: General government, Police Service, Emergency Medical Services, Airport, Operations, Transit Services (cities), Library Services (Townships), Transportation, Water Supply and Wastewater Treatment. Development charges are imposed with respect to all residential and non-residential development, subject to certain exemptions and discounts. The rates set out in the By-law are effective August 1, 2014 and are subject to adjustment on January 1 of each year thereafter in accordance with the Act.

A copy of the complete By-law is available for examination in the Office of the Regional Clerk, 150 Frederick Street, 2nd Floor, Kitchener, Ontario N2G 4J3. Regular office hours are Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The By-law is also available at www.regionofwaterloo.ca.

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REAL ESTATE LISTINGS

3 Arthur St. S., Elmira519-669-5426Solid Gold Realty (II) Ltd., Brokerage

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Paul Martin

519-503-9533

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Elmira - Fantastic Bungalow with Pool is just minutes from Elmira, St. Jacobs and Waterloo. The Large paved driveway guides you to the Double Attached garage, Single detached garage and 32ftx22ft heated workshop! This bright home has an updated Kitchen with double sided fireplace from dinette to living room, Main floor laundry, and Separate dining room. Master is equipped with ensuite and slider walk out to pool. MLS 1431647. Call Alli or Paul direct.

UPDATED CONDOKitchener – Featuring controlled entry in welcoming lobby. Casual Elegance in this updated 2 bdrm, 2 bath, condo complete w/sep DR & in-suite laundry. Excellent location w/easy access to 401, shopping, Conestoga College & close to trails. Well maintained building w/indoor pool, exercise rm, party rm, sauna & underground parking! Recent updates: Laminate flooring, Baths 2013, Kit cabinets 2009. All appliances incl’d. Just move in & enjoy! MLS 1424165. Call Paul or Alli Direct.

$174,900$174,900

ROOM TO GROWDrayton - Located just outside of town this Swiss style home is nestled in this huge lot. Built with family in mind complete with living room, family room, rec room and 4 bathrooms... Lots of room to grow and run you will be impressed. Many updates include; updated bathroom, roof 2013, furnace 2014, paint throughout and flooring, 32 ft. x 24 ft. workshop with hydro. MLS1427516. Call Paul or Alli Direct.

$599,900$599,900

Drayton - Large 2500sqft home plus finished basement! Located on large fenced corner lot with irrigation system. This open concept home is equipped with tons of living space; family room, living room, upper floor great room and rec room. Entertaining will be a breeze in this separate dining room and hot tub on the deck. Laundry made easy with main floor laundry. All appliances included. MLS1427519. Call Paul or Alli Direct.

2500 SQ. FT. HOME$379,000$379,000

Drayton - Located on 6 acres this extraordinary home is nestled in picturesque scenery. Featuring: Private lane, 1500 sqft, (30ft x 50ft) workshop with 60amp service, and 1600sqft home. Finished top to bottom with an open layout this rare find is extremely well kept. Wall paper to be removed and painted a neutral colour. MLS 1428181. Call Paul or Alli direct.

PRIVATE HAVEN!$649,000$649,000

Elmira - Large home in sought after area. Fabulous property with perennial beds and mature trees. This 3+2 bedroom home is equipped with nice sized kitchen, separate dining room, living room and recroom. Updates: Roof 2008, windows, furnace, a/c. Appliances included: fridge, stove, washer, dryer. MLS 1431350. Call Alli or Paul direct.

LOCATION, LOCATION!$349,000$349,000

Elmira - Backing onto greenspace. This freehold townhome features; 3 bathrooms, 3 bedrooms - two generously sized bedrooms and large master with his and her closet walk through to 4 piece cheater ensuite. Bright living room with gas fireplace and walk out to deck in fully fenced yard. Finished basement. Attached single garage. MLS 1431053. Call Alli or Paul direct.

PERFECT STARTER HOME$279,900$279,900

$343,900$343,900

YET TO BE BUILT!Drayton - Beautiful Mansfield III Home. Various Prices and Plans available. Model Home is at 46 Bedell Open: Mon, Tues, Wed 1-7pm and Sat, Sun 1-4:30pm. MLS 1427903. Call Paul or Alli direct.

2.62 ACRE PROPERTY!$659,000$659,000

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Elmira - Overlooking farmland. Welcoming entrance in this open concept home, equip’d w/huge kit & dinette open to GR w/vaulted ceiling. Lg windows to watch sunsets while enjoying indoors or while entertaining guests on your back patio. Lg 3 bdrms & upper flr lndry. MLS 1431691. Call Paul or Alli direct.

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A gorgeous 3 bedroom custom built bungalow with over 3500 Sq ft of finished living space located on a professionally landscaped 1 acre property. This house has it all, you can enjoy the morning sunrise from the covered rear porch and the sunsets from the covered front porch. The large kitchen with walk in pantry flows into the main living area with 11 ft, lighted trayed ceilings. The master bedroom features a reading nook, ensuite bath, walk in closet and access to the rear 3 level patio with custom gazebo. Downstairs you'll find as much finished living space as the upstairs complete with a 3 piece bathroom huge rec room. This house has to many options to list a few which are truss roof system ( no supporting walls) 2.5 car garage with over 1800 sq ft of newly paved driveway, solid ash trim, insulated basement floor,on demand owned water heater, over $90,000 in landscaping etc.

$399,900

Hobbyist’s dream home on 1/3 acre!

3692 Lobsinger Line, St. Clements

Newer detached heated/insulated 30’x18’ workshop; 40’x20’ in-ground pool; dbl drive-thru garage to fenced yard; 4+1 bedrooms, oak updated kitchen, finished rec room w/kitchen-ette, inside workshop under garage with walk-up to garage. Move in ready home. MLS 1431437. Call Tina!

Twin City Realty Inc., BrokerageIndependently Owned and Operated

Tina TorokSales Representative519-885-0200Cell: 519-500-0940Email: [email protected]

Featuring a gourmet maple kitchen with a large island/breakfast bar, a welcoming great room that includes a gas fireplace with oak mantel, a luxurious ensuite bath, a huge basement with 5 oversized win-dows and patio in the fully fenced back-yard. Quick access to Conestoga mall, the expressway and the 401. Enjoy the St. Jacobs farmer’s market and the village shops! MLS# 1431265

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TRIPLEX - Lovely, updated 3 bdrm. unit (presently owner occupied) Large front porch. Remodeled kitchen, granite countertops. Updated bathrm. (Jacuzzi). Pre-engineered floor-ing. Lge. att’d garage. Walkup attic, full bsmt. Two one bdrm. apartments w/separate meters. Lots of parking. MLS.

$509,900WEST MONTROSE - spacious bungalow on a 229’ deep lot (almost 2600 sq.ft.) Large dinette with lots of windows (faces south). 14’ D.R. Fr. Drs. To L.R. Main flr. fam. rm. (gas f.p.) 3 large bdrms. (4pc. ensuite) Good serv. Entry. Main flr. laundry. Separate entry to bsmt. Lots of driveway! NEW MLS.

$589,000

NEW LISTING

NEW LISTING – updated 3bdrm. home with a lovely inground pool. Lots of extra yard for a young family! Carpet free (except upper family room). Ensuite bath (whirlpool & corner shower). Spacious main flr. (ceramic in kitchen) 6 appliances included). Central air & vac. NEW MLS.

$359,900

IMMACULATE open concept home. Kitchen w/island, open to dining area and spacious great room w/cathedral ceiling. Ce-ramic & hdwd. on main level. Powder room.3 bdrms. (Oversized master bdrm. w/lots of closet space). Large rec. room w/lami-nate flooring. 3pc. R.I. Great neighbourhood. MLS.

$354,900

MATURE TREES. Newer windows, roof, eaves. Hdwd. floors. Din. Room & eat-in kitchen. Cac. Rec. rm. 4th bdrm.& newer 3pc. bath. Walkup bsmt. Shed w/hydro. MLS.

$309,900LOCATION! Close to walking trails and across from a park. Oak kitchen, walkout to patio. Spacious rec. room & 2pc. Private driveway. Shed. MLS.

$269,900QUIET LOCATION! Short walk to downtown. Updated maple kitchen, w/o to patio. Pine floors in spacious L.R. and D.R.Carpet free home. Fin. rec. rm. Lots of potential in the insulated attic w/lots of natural light. Metal roof in 2011. Newer windows. MLS.

$329,900

LOADED WITH CHARACTER! Century home w/natural woodwork, hdwd. floors & 2 staircases. Cozy liv. rm. w/gas F.P., Oak kitchen. Private master w/ensuite. Updated bathrms. Det. garage & lovely yard. MLS.

$499,900LINWOOD - Unique, custom home on over 1acre, backing to greenspace & overlooking the countryside. Main fir. master w/ensuite OR upper master bdrm., ensuite & hobby room. 9’ ceilings in lower level w/lge. windows. MLS.

$639,900

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Drayton Ridge | $364,900 The Brighton lll model, by Verdone Homes is one of many exciting models to be built. This two storey home boasts 1730 sq ft of open concept with main floor great room and 3 generous bedrooms upstairs with custom features. Various prices and options available. MLS Call Dale, to have the best selection.

NEW LISTING | Fergus | $373,900Former model 4 bedroom with loads of upgrades. Privacy deck and partially finished basement. MLS call Dale.

Palmerston | $169,000Charming updated century home in a quiet neighbourhood, with a large fenced yard and stamped concrete patio to enjoy the outdoors. Inside is an eat in kitchen, a large open great room, office or den, gas fireplace, wood floors, and 3 bedrooms up. Loaded with character. MLS Call Dale

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NEW LISTING!Elmira freehold (no condo fees) townhouse on quiet street offers 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, eat-in kitchen, walkout to large deck, patio and fenced yard, finished rec room and single garage. MLS $254,900. Call Bert to view.

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ELMIRA - 6-PLEX$1,095,000 Century Building. Captivating extensive renovations have transpired quaint and unique apartments. 4- 2 Bedroom & 2- 1 Bedroom units, each w/walk outs to a private balcony or deck, truly inviting! Brand new appliances in each including in-suite laundry. Open parking lot, locker rooms. Opportunity to for owner occupy or total rental investment. NEW MLS.

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BRUBACHER, ERMA | Passed away on Wednesday, July 16, 2014, at St. Mary’s Hos-pital at the age of 31 years. Daughter of Menno B. and Sarah (Martin) Brubacher of RR1, Elmira.

BRUDER, HERBERT | Passed away peacefully at Leisureworld Care Giving Centre, Elmira on Friday, July 11, 2014.

PUGH, REV. G. ELIZABETH | April 22, 1928 - July 16, 2014 Bette passed away peace-fully into the presence of her Lord and Saviour at Leisureworld Care Giving Centre, Elmira, at age 86.

STEWART, WILLIAM ALAN | Died peacefully Wednesday, July 16, 2014 at Chartwell (Chateau Gardens), Elmira. Alan was born November 23, 1918.

WYSZYNSKI, GLORIA | Passed away on Friday, July 11, 2014 at Nithview Community, New Hamburg. She was born 78 years ago in Wellesley Township.

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LIVING HEREHERITAGE / EVOLUTION

It’s official, preserv-ing season has begun. So far, we have pickled asparagus, garlic scapes, sauces for the barbecue and a load of strawberry jam. Other than children’s laughter, my favourite sound is the familiar “ting” of the jar. The mes-sage says, “I’m ready, when you are!”

Katherine certainly had fun making the jam to-day. The huge pots on our lovely new stove would give any baker a spring in their step. When I saw how many strawberries we had, I was reminded of a ban-quet we once catered: 250 champagne flutes and too many strawberries to men-tion. Then there was the question, “will there be enough berries?” Thank-fully there were, although we did make the zaba-glione twice that night.

I didn’t realize it back then, but this is also a great gluten-free recipe. It was rare to encounter a celiac at that time, but this works well for today’s needs and is so simple. I would suggest a simple meringue, macaroon or

Preserves and more: time for strawberries

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WHITNEY NEILSON

The old Woolwich Township hall in Cones-togo had seen better days. Dark and outdated, it was infested with bats. Matt and Jacqueline Ninaber took matters into their own hands.

The couple purchased the property in 2012 and started renovations late last sum-mer. Nearly a year later, it looks a lot more like home.

“Originally I was look-ing at the church in Win-terbourne and it was just so big that I was, like, ‘I can’t do this,’” Matt said. “And I looked at this, and I [thought] ‘it’s cute but it’s falling apart and nobody re-ally saw the value in it.’”

Jacqueline wasn’t exactly sold on the idea from the get go, either. But Matt put up an offer after being tipped off that it was being put back on the market, and the bid was accepted. Now, looking at the open con-cept and high ceilings, she wouldn’t have it any other way.

“I love my kitchen,” Jac-queline said. “I really like how it’s open and I was able to customize it.”

Matt always dreamed of buying a fixer-upper, and this sure fit the bill. What used to have two ceilings and ’80s-style paneling on the walls looks more like a modern loft, with large rus-tic windows.

It originally was built as a Mennonite church in 1888 and was turned into the Woolwich Township hall in 1939.

Matt did a lot of the de-molition himself. His family

Once a church and the township hall, Conestogo building gets an overhaul to serve as family’s home

works in the construction industry so they helped do some framing and drywall. From there, they hired local people they knew, including plumbers and electricians.

They started the demoli-tion soon after purchasing the property, but had to take a break.

“We were planning on being done this over a year ago and we just got into problems with zoning,” Matt said.

The building’s makeover is extensive. They took it right back to the wood beams and brick. Because it wasn’t insulated they took out the floor, put in a

they used to live was very boxy and had low ceilings, which she disliked. Now they have lots of light and space.

“Just because of how big the windows are there’s

so much natural light in here,” she said. “I really like that.”

The couple who grew up in Waterloo and Fergus actually decided to move to Conestogo in part be-cause of the property.

“We’ve always liked the small town,” Jacqueline said. “The thing I love about Conestogo is it’s close enough to the city but it’s not the city.”

Matt notes they have the school down the street, two parks, and family close by to boot.

All that’s left for the in-

side renovations are fram-ing the windows and doors and adding doorknobs.

“After that it’s just aes-thetics,” Matt said. “After we’re done the inside we have to start working on the outside. There’s a lot of wood that needs to be replaced around the trim and some bricks need to be taken out and re-mortared.”

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Jacqueline and Matt Ninaber are almost finished inside renovations to their new home, the former Woolwich Township Hall in Conestogo. [WHITNEY NEILSON / THE OBSERVER]

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“It was just a box,” Jac-queline said. “It was four walls and a dirt floor. Every-thing that you see in here beside the windows is brand new.”

They kept the wood that used to be attached to the ceiling beams and used it to make stairs to the second level. What’s left will be made into furniture.

While the couple had carte blanche on the inside, the building’s heritage des-ignation put limits on any exterior changes. They have to keep the original wooden

window frames, which must remain white. The township hall sign out front will stay, along with the white markings across the roof, the front door frame, and the white window ledges.

They’re building a shed out back and might build a garage later on if the town-ship will allow it.

Jacqueline said where

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WOOL PROCESSING - THE Schneiders will be washing, carding, spinning and dyeing wool all week. Mon. to Sat. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. Joseph Schneider Haus, 466 Queen St. W., Kitchener. All ages. $2.25, $1.50 senior/student, $1.25 child, $5 family. For more information 519-742-7752.

JULY 22

ELECTRONIC BINGO UPSTAIRS AT the St. Clements Community Centre, 7 p.m. Sponsored by the Paradise & District Lions Club. For more information, contact Joe Brick 519-699-4022.

JULY 23

DINO WEDNESDAY - COME travel to the age of dinosaurs with the University of Waterloo’s Earth Sciences Museum, every Wed. in July and August, the Museum will be holding free tours for the public. Earth Sciences Museum, 200 University Ave. W. Waterloo. All ages, free. For more information 519-888-4567.

FAIRY DOLL HOUSE AT Elmira Branch Library (8 years and up). 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Create your very own Fairy Doll House! Part of Summer Reading Club. $3 per ticket or 2 for $5. For more information please contact Elmira Branch Library, 65 Arthur St. S., Elmira. 519-669-5477 or [email protected].

JULY 24

MULTI WEEK PROGRAM - Storytime (3-5 years) , 9:15-10 a.m. at Bloomingdale Branch Library. Eureka! Hands on activities may include stories, songs,

rhymes and crafts. Children 9 and under must have a parent/caregiver (12 years or older) in the library for the duration of the program. For more information contact the Bloomingdale Branch Library, 860 Sawmill Rd., Bloomingdale 519-745-3151.

JULY 25

H.U.G.S. PROGRAM – MEET with other parents to discuss parenting and child health issues. Topic: Park Day in St. Jacobs. Meet at the park on Water Street at 10 a.m. No childcare; bring your own snack. Return to Woolwich Community Health Centre in case of rain! No registration required. Call Heidi at 519-664-3794, ext. 237 for more information.

KIDS CLUB - (AGES 6 and up) 2 - 3 p.m. at Wellesley Branch Library, 1137 Henry St. Wellesley. Summer Reading Club - Eureka! Join us for a fun experience as we read books, make crafts and more! Weekly themes fly it, mold it, fold it, twist it, glue it, build it, invent it. Children 9 and under must have a parent/caregiver (12 years or older) remain in the library for the duration of the program. For more information contact Wellesley Branch Library 519-656-2001.

JULY 26

VISIT THE WTHHS HISTORICAL Room at the Old School, 1137 Henry St. Wellesley between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. and enjoy displays and interesting historical facts about Wellesley Township. Free admission.

BOARD GAMES DAY IN Breslau, 1-11 p.m. Join us for our next board games day at the Breslau Community Centre (100 Andover Dr.). New people are always welcome. For more information, email

[email protected]. Admission $2. Children under 16 welcome to participate if accompanied by an adult who is also participating.

FOLK MEDICINE - REMEDIES, salves, charms and brews are on the menu this week. Time-honoured recipes for herbal medicines will be brewed up Pennsylvania-German style. Mon. - Sat. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Sunday 1-5 p.m. Joseph Schneider Haus, 466 Queen St. S., Kitchener. All ages: $2.25, $1.50 seniors/students, $1.25 child, $5 family. For information call 519-742-7752.

JULY 29

ELECTRONIC BINGO UPSTAIRS AT the St. Clements Community Centre, 7 p.m. Sponsored by the Paradise & District Lions Club. For more information, contact Joe Brick 519-699-4022.

TWEEN TIME: LEARN TO Make Balloon Animals (9 - 13 years) 6:30-7:30 p.m. at Wellesley Branch Library, 1137 Henry St., Wellesley. Space is limited. Create balloon creatures that you can use to dazzle your friends and family. This program is generously sponsored by the Wellesley Lions Club and is part of the Summer Reading program. For more information contact he Wellesley Branch Library at 519-656-2001.

JULY 30

THA AMZING CORBIN (ALL ages) at Elmira Branch Library, 2-2:45 p.m. Join us for a Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious experience! The Mary Poppins-themed magic show is sure to delight adults and children alike. All ages. Tickets are required and everyone in attendance must have a ticket. $3 per ticket or 2 for $5. For more information contact the Elmira Branch Library 519-669-5477.

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Strawberry Zabaglione 1 lb strawberries, quartered (3 cups) 4 large egg yolks 1/4 cup sugar 1/4 cup ice wine

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