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APPLE PRODUCER GETS SUPPORT FOR EXPANSION

OMB dismisses Hawk Ridge subdivision planConcerns about noise from nearby industries scuttle bid for 44-unit development in Elmira

STEVE KANNON

Concerns about noise impacts has the developer of a proposed Elmira sub-division going back to the drawing board. The concerns, in fact, formed the basis of last month’s decision by the Ontario Municipal Board to dismiss Hawk Ridge Homes’ action against Woolwich Town-ship.

The developer had brought the legal action because it claimed the township was dragging its feet on a decision about the 44-unit (26 single-family and 18 semi-detached dwellings) subdivision planned for 36-68 Union St.

In rendering a decision, however, OMB vice-chair J.V. Zuidema declared Hawk Ridge Homes had not satisfactorily ad-dressed some of the township’s concerns, particularly as they relate to noise. The 5.5-acre site, a former apple orchard front-ing on Union Street, is located adjacent to a variety of industrial facilities, most no-tably Sulco Chemicals and Chemtura Co. Truck traffic and a nearby rail spur were noted trouble spots.

Zuidema dismissed claims by the devel-oper’s consultants that downplayed the potential impact of noises from the sur-rounding industrial uses.

“In this case, the measurements taken show railway shunting noises occur many evenings each week at random hours.

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St. Jacobs Funfest rolls out a second time later this month

Building on its rela-tionship with the nearby fire station, St. Jacobs Place retirement commu-nity is preparing for the second annual St. Jacobs Funfest. The free event will be held July 26 at 10 Water St. in St. Jacobs, with all voluntary pro-ceeds once again going to the Woolwich Fire Depart-ment.

The money will be used almost exclusively to improve safety-training programs.

“Were not sure how much they are going to raise yet; there’s always equipment the guys can use, but probably the ma-jority is for fire education for the public,” said Dale Martin, the township’s deputy fire chief.

By provincial regulate, fire departments are re-quired to provide signifi-

cant fire safety training. Every year the department is required to purchase some training equipment and a significant amount of educational literature and any funds provided by the impending festival will help to ease the strain on the fire department’s own budget for manda-tory public education pro-grams.

Last year, Funfest at-tracted some 500 visitors despite scorching-hot summer temperatures, managing to raise more than $2,000 for the fire department. Organizers are working even harder this year to get the word out, having launched a media blitz. Information is available online and post-ers will be put up around entrances to the village closer to the date of the event.

The festival holds a promise of raffles, horse-

drawn rides, children’s entertainment and live music under circumstanc-es that, this year, are bet-ter suited for hot weather. With last year’s disap-pointment over an early close to the festival, the upcoming event will take into account heightened temperatures and longer periods of entertainment.

“Last year it was the hottest day of the sum-mer and people were disappointed that we shut down at, I believe it was 3 o’clock, and they said that if it was later they could bring the family. So we de-cided this year it would be an evening event” says St. Jacobs Place executive di-rector Marlen Boisvenue.

Instead of a daytime event, the festival will take place in the evening, start-ing 5 p.m. and ending at 9 p.m., with entertainment sheltered from the worst of the heat by tents. There

will be a covered outdoor patio where desserts will be served and chilled wa-ter bottles will be available at various stations around the grounds. The fire sta-tion, located steps from the festival’s location, will also have its doors open in

order to provide visitors with relief from the heat.

“We know that like with any volunteer fire depart-ment, financing is always an issue and we just want-ed to help out and make their life easier as well,” said Boisvenue of the im-

petus for the event. The Woolwich Fire

Department has been generous in helping the retirement community with its fire plan and has made staff available to the community’s needs, she explained.

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The second annual St. Jacobs Fun Fest will be held on July 26 with all voluntary proceeds going to the Woolwich Fire Department. Last year the event raised $2,000 for the department. [FILE PHOTO / THE OBSERVER]

Family-friendly fundraising event is a way for St. Jacobs Place to show its appreciation for community support

Dry weather may bring of ban on open firesIf you’re in the mood for toasting some marshmal-lows, hopefully you got your fill over the long week-end, as Woolwich contem-plates a ban on open fires during the prolonged hot, dry spell.

The first week of July brought a continued stretch of hot weather, yet resi-dents have thus far been spared from a burn ban.

That state may be short-lived, however, according to deputy fire chief Dale Martin. Though calls to the fire department remain minimal, he noted the drier it gets, the greater the pos-sibility for an increase in grassfires and related inci-dents.

“They’re calling for some extremely hot weather this week, so it’s a good possibil-ity there will be a ban put on for the week,” said Mar-

tin Tuesday afternoon.The hot, hazy and humid

weather we saw this week is likely to continue, with En-vironment Canada senior climatologist Dave Phillips predicting a summer re-flective of the weather this week: higher temperatures than normal and increased humidity due to scattered showers and occasional thunderstorms.

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ELENA MAYSTRUK June. Temperatures have been well above normal, so it’s a continuation of the pattern of the warmth and humidity we are seeing this week with temperatures that could be up to the mid thirties – 32, 34 degrees in your area, where normally it would be up to 26.”

Phillips said periods of scattered showers and in-creased humidity will also likely continue over the summer, yet that does not

negate fire-related dangers. The unusual spike in tem-perature this season also increases the number of dry spells for the region, mean-ing even more precipitation would be needed to prevent grassfires and smog alerts.

Though Phillips predicts a warm, dry summer, he adds this week’s weather is hard to sustain and the region will likely get some cooler breaks.

“There will be some

Canadian air coming in, which will be rather re-freshing and people will be pleased when that comes in because it will be a lot of warm and humid days that we will have to deal with for a good chunk of the sum-mer.”

The prospect of grass-fires – and subsequent bans on open fires – depends entirely on the amount of rain the region gets, Martin explained.

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In the new constitution the board of management is improving on clauses in order to expand their membership and represent more of Elmira’s entrepre-neurs and professionals. Where previously Elmira’s BIA represented downtown retail businesses almost exclusively, the growth in other professional busi-ness sectors over the years calls for a change in how the organization represents itself and its professional affiliates.

“We have a lot of retail and professional busi-nesses in the BIA area and to better service the busi-nesses in general we need to have more people from different aspects of busi-ness.” Says BIA secretary and business owner Freda Walker.

While many downtown business locations in other Waterloo Region towns are

retail-heavy, Walker said Elmira’s main locations are growing in other ways as well. Non-retail businesses have sprung up over the past 10 to 15 years and are so far lacking in represen-tation from the organiza-tion. The new constitution includes room for a maxi-mum of 12 members, where currently the organization has only six. The BIA hopes to use this change in or-der to diversify its base of members. BIA chair Jen Patterson explains that all business owners are welcome to join but also that she would like to see a broader representation of Elmira businesses in the organization.

“We would love to see some representation on the board from some of these businesses, more of the ser-vices side in town. Right now its predominantly re-tail. We don’t have anyone from the banks in town, we don’t have anyone from the insurance companies in town, and right now all of the representation is on the retail side.”

As to when this constitu-tion will be up for approval, there is no exact schedule as of yet, but Patterson pre-dicts a date sometime in July or August.

“We are planning to ap-prove it unless we have

It’s garden season and no one knows it better than the Elmira Horticultural Society. A garden tour is set to take place around Elmira and surrounding areas Sat-urday (July 7). The event runs from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and will showcase different styles of gardens in the Con-estogo area. Coordinator and board member Barb Smith

predicts recent weather should make this an interest-ing event.

“Its difficult to say what will be growing; the weather has been really dry lately, so it will be interesting to see what is growing. It will be a nice surprise for visitors,” she said.

Tickets for the tour can be bought at two locations in Woolwich; Brian’s Photo in Elmira and St. Jacobs Coun-

try Gardens will be selling tickets at $10s each for the self-guided tour of six garden locations in Conestogo. The lineup consists of various styles of gardens, presenting possible gardening ideas for visitors. The sites are varied, ranging from river rock gar-dens to assorted berry gar-dens and raised flower beds.

Guests can find interest-ing ideas for their designs by viewing the original and

unusual ways in which the plant arrangements are set up. Gardeners struggling with shady spots in their yard can view locations with an abundance of shade as well as plants growing in many diverse environ-ments. Visitors can also look forward to seeing an award-winning garden among the six locations.

The event’s a go, no mat-ter what the weather offers

up.“The tour will happen in

rain or shine and if it rains we won’t complain because we certainly need it.”

All proceeds from the tour, Smith said, will be used for the Elmira Horticultural So-ciety’s yearly book donations to the library, beautification of the town, the Junior Gar-den Club and Elmira’s recent addition, the Kate’s Kause playground in Gibson Park.

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Elmira Youth Centre provides a range of local and offsite activities to help kids stay active in summer

Summer can be boring for students who do not have pre-planed activities set up for them.

The Youth Centre at the Woolwich Memorial Cen-tre has plenty of activities in store for pre-teens and teenagers.

Over the summer months youth will have the chance to take part in many activities in and around the centre and offsite, including trips to a driving range, batting cages and Bingemans in Kitchener where they can enjoy the water park, mini golf or go for a lap around the go-cart track.

Daily onsite activities will include pool tourna-ments, skateboarding events and a jewelry mak-ing night.

“We always have new plans for the youth in the summer,” said Kelly Chris-tie, director of community support at Woolwich Com-munity Services. “The youth can enjoy swimming or working out with a per-sonal trainer at the gym, they can go rock climb-ing and even going to the movie theatre.”

Joining the Youth Centre is a great way for youth to spend a fun summer meet-ing friends and trying new things said Christie.

Prizes will also be given throughout the summer for participating in various activities.

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“The OEB has said they will allow us now to apply for funding to recover what we have spent and we have submitted an application.”

Up until April, users paid another fee for the meters. In the region the fee was $1.

“The OEB did allow us to charge $1 a month to our customers from day-one when the smart meters were set up. We knew that we spent more than that and after we worked out all our costs the actual in-crease is $1.03 more until we have paid off what it cost us.”

The proposed fees would make up costs incurred by WNH that were not recov-ered. No new fees have yet been approved by the On-tario Energy Board.

WNH spent more than $10 million installing the meters at 52,000 homes and businesses in its terri-tory of Waterloo, Woolwich and Wellesley. Approxi-mately 9,000 meters were installed in Woolwich.

The new meters allow for time-of-use billing in which the utility charges more for power consumed at peak times of the day. The goal is to use higher prices to encourage a reduction in energy consumption.

The new meters charge users different rates de-pending on when the con-sumer uses electricity. The

three different rates are peak time, mid-peak and off-peak hours.

Smart meters allow con-sumers to monitor their usage and manage their consumption.

The system is meant to balance overall consump-tion and reduce peak de-mand for power in Ontario.

The idea behind the

smart meters is to give the consumer more control over their electricity bills.

The meters are not just designed to help consum-ers save on their energy consumption; they are also remotely connected to the local utility company and inform the utility when power goes out in a neigh-bourhood.

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Waterloo North Hydro have applied to the Ontario Energy Board to institute a new user fee to help recoup the cost of installing smart meters. [COLIN DEWAR / THE OBSERVER]

OMB: Onus is on developerWNH seeking fee increase for smart metersUtility awaiting provincial clearance to start collecting money to recover the costs it incurred to change over its metering system, with customers to pay

Waterloo North Hydro (WNH) customers may soon see an extra fee on their hydro bills, as the local distributor is look-ing to recoup the cost of installing so-called smart meters.

WNH has applied to the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) for permission to institute the new user fee.

“The (OEB) has directed local distributors to apply for the capital costs for the installation,” said Albert Singh, the utility’s chief financial officer. “The con-version of meters to smart meters was something that the province mandated and we did not get money or funding to do that.”

Hydro companies across the province had to spend their own money to up-grade the technology, said Singh.

Two years ago the prov-ince told all the utility providers in Ontario that they would be charged with installing the new meters.

“Eventually, the end-use customer pays for every-thing,” said Singh. “The idea is that the end-use customers will benefit from the smart meters.”

The average Waterloo customer pays around $120 each month for hydro, ac-cording to Singh.

For Waterloo North Hydro customers, the average increase to cover the cost of the new meters

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This can neither be seen as “infrequent” or “so infre-quent,” as claimed by the applicant, he wrote in his report.

“After hearing the evi-dence of the expert noise consultants, the Board de-termines that the relevant criteria under subsection 51(24) have not been ad-equately addressed such that I cannot endorse Hawk Ridge’s development pro-posal.”

The noise issues were just part of the objections raised by the township, Waterloo Region, industrial neighbours, environmen-talists and homeowners in nearby residential areas. While most of the other concerns were addressed in talks with the developer, said township director of engineering and planning Dan Kennaley, the noise-attenuation measures remained the outstanding divide.

That hurdle was identi-fied in the OMB report.

“The issue of noise was the key area of disagree-ment between Hawk Ridge and the region including the sources of noise from the industrial neighbours as well as a rail-line used by these industries.

“In a nutshell, Hawk Ridge’s and the region’s noise experts did not agree on the appropriate stan-dards to be used.”

Those disagreements included the appropriate decibel levels, the height of berms and the mainte-nance of elements such as sound barriers, Kennaley

explained.Given the divide and the

OMB decision, what hap-pens next depends on the developer, he added. It’s up to Hawk Ridge Homes to submit a workable plan.

“If the applicant address-es the noise concerns ... if they want us to give them additional time to address the issue, we would do that. If they satisfy us and the region, they might be able to proceed.

Changes would be need-ed to the subdivision plan currently on file, which requires a zone change. The zoning in place today allows for residential devel-opment. The change being sought would permit high-er density, with smaller lot sizes. In either scenario, a large section at the north end of the property would remain as open space due to the floodway and flood fringe designations as-signed to the drain running through the land.

The plan under consider-ation would see the homes developed around new access points to the land, which would likely involve the extension of Bauman and College Streets, with the main entrance from First Street rather than Union Street.

Some of that might have to be changed in order to accommodate the noise issues.

To date, Kennaley hasn’t heard anything from the developer about its inten-tions. In absence of a new submission, the township will close the file on the subdivision application.

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Texting and cycling don’t mix, as Elmira incident clearly showsA cyclist was travel-ling along South Park-wood Boulevard in Elmira about 12:30 p.m. last Satur-day when he crashed into a parked car while texting.

The cyclist was look-ing at his cell phone when he ran into the back of a

JUNE 29

12:20 AM | Police were notified about a gray Sunfire driv-ing erratically along Sawmill Road near Conestogo. When police found the vehicle it was travelling along Northfield Drive. Police asked the driver for a roadside breath sample but the man refused. The driver was given a three-day suspension and his vehicle was seized for seven days

Home sales, prices on the rise

During the first half of the year sales of residential properties via the Multiple Listing System of the Kitchener-Waterloo Association of Realtors (KWAR) totaled 3,454, a slight increase of 0.1 per cent over last year’s first-half results and consistent with the previous five-year average of residential sales year-to-date.

In June, there were 596 residential sales, a 12.2 per cent decrease compared to the same period last year.

Sales in the first half of 2012 included 2,278 detached homes (up 0.8 per cent), 267 semi-detached (down 8.9

per cent), 217 townhouses (up 2.4 per cent), and 668 condominium units (up 2.3 per cent).

On a year-to-date basis, the average sale price of all residential sales increased 3.4 per cent to $312,661, compared to 2011. Detached homes sold for an average price of $356,596, an increase of 3.5 per cent compared to last year. The average price of condominium units sold during the first half of the year was $209,563, an increase of 1.9 per cent over 2011.

Painting the town red and white

Marking Canada Day, the Elmira BIA

looked to wrap the downtown in red and white, purchasing Canada Day flag banners and placing them throughout the downtown on the lamp poles on Church and Arthur streets.

The group also encouraged its members to decorate accordingly, making it a contest. The winners were Brian’s Photo (retail business) and Woolwich Community Services (profes-sional business).

WCDSB seeking new trustee

The Waterloo Catholic District School Board is seeking applicants to fill a trustee vacancy representing Waterloo,

Wellesley and Woolwich. The vacancy was created by the assignment of current trustee Fr. Robert Hétu to a parish in Acton, Ontario. Hétu is currently based at St. Clement parish in St. Clements.

Under the Education Act when a trustee vacancy occurs the board of trustees may choose to either call a by-election or appoint a member to serve the remainder of the departing trustee’s term. Based on past precedent, the board of trustees has chosen to employ a candidate interview process and appoint a qualified candidate.

Provincial legislation also stipulates any applicant to fill the vacant seat

must be: a Canadian citizen at least 18 years of age -- and a resident of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo; a baptized Roman Catholic, who is shown as an English-language Roman Catholic school board supporter on the municipal assessment list; not an employee of the Waterloo Catholic District School Board or any other district school board or school authority in Ontario.

Interviews will be held in the Boardroom on Aug. 13. Applicants must provide a signed résumé and confirmation of their qualifications (suggested length: 3-5 pages) by July 27. For more information, visit www.wcdsb.ca.

Hyperbaric biz move official

Woolwich council last week approved a zoning change that makes official an Elmira business’ move to an industrial mall on Howard Avenue.

Thomas and David Drake, owners of the eight-unit building at 56 Howard Ave., requested the zone change to accommodate a new tenant, Reimer Hyperbarics. The amendment was needed to permit what is deemed a clinic – high-pressure oxygen treat-ment – and associated research and development in a location with general industrial (M-2) zoning.

parked car, damaging the rear windshield. The man was not wearing a helmet and was taken to Grand River Hospital with minor injuries. He’s being held responsible for damage to the car.

3:30 PM | A 38-year-old Fergus man driving a green Fiat was travelling north on Arthur Street in Elmira when he stopped to turn left onto Whippoorwill Road. As he proceeded through the lights an unattended horse-drawn buggy ran into the front of his car. The car had to be towed from the scene and the horse had a laceration on its leg. Police notified the owners of the horse and buggy. No charges were laid

and no injuries were reported.

JUNE 30

7:30 AM | A small car drove into the Stone Crock Restaurant in St. Jacobs. The vehicle damaged the outer wall but did not penetrate into the building. No charges were laid. No injuries were reported.

10:15 AM | Police were contacted about clothing found on Lerch Road near Chilligo Road in the south end of Woolwich. The clothing was scattered across the roadway. This type of incident has occurred many times over the years and both the regional and Ontario Provincial Police have been trying to find the cause. Anyone with information about this incident or others like it are asked to contact the Elmira detachment.

11:30 PM | Police were con-tacted about a vehicle on fire along

Three Bridges Road. When police arrived they found a Volkswagen SUV fully engulfed in flames. The vehicle had been reported stolen from a Kitchener address. The investigation continues.

JULY 1

1:30 AM | Police are investigating an incident at Schnurr’s Grocery Store in Linwood. A substantial amount of damage occurred to the store. Police are asking anyone with information to contact the Elmira detachment.

1:50 PM | Police were contacted about a red pickup truck driving around the parking lot near the Foodland store in Elmira. The truck was kicking up dirt, spinning its tires and performing donuts. When police arrived they issued a warning to the driver.

JULY 2

1:15 PM | A handicap sign was damaged in the parking lot behind the Shoppers Drug Mart at the cor-ner of Arthur and Church streets in Elmira. Police are still investigating.

JULY 3

7:00 AM | While driving along Oriole Parkway a police officer performed a random license plate check on a vehicle driving in front of him. The officer discovered the driver of the vehicle had a disqualified license. The driver had his license taken away and his car impounded for 45 days. The man will be required to appear in court in the near future.

9:30 AM | Police found a green mountain bike on South Parkwood Boulevard in Elmira. The bike can be picked up at the Elmira detachment by its rightful owner.

11:35 AM |Waterloo North Hydro crews were contacted to conduct repairs following a collision involving a dump truck and an electrical pole near the intersection of Shantz Station Road and Menno Street in Breslau. As a result, Shantz Station Road between Rider Road and Vance Road was closed for six hours. Also closed was Menno Street from Fountain Street to Shantz Station Road. The driver of the truck was charged with turn not in safety. No injuries were reported.

2:15 PM | A gravel truck lost its load while driving along Fountain Street in Breslau. The spill spread across the road, cover-ing 100 feet. A Region of Waterloo crew was called in to clean up the gravel. The driver was charged with having an insecure load

Mike Martin (left) and Jason Martin are part of a four-man restoration crew from Country Lane Builders who this week started work on the bandstand in Elmira’s Gore Park. [ELENA MAYSTRUK / THE OBSERVER]

BIA: Group looks for more involvement from members

some opposition at our next July meeting,” she noted.

The constitution is in its final stages of completion, with defined BIA bound-aries as well as lists of af-filiates, procedures and sub-committees. Patterson said this effort is necessary because Elmira’s BIA is the only such organization to date without a full consti-tution.

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FROM | 3 resentation of local busi-nesses the BIA hopes the new constitution will improve on volunteerism and aid in bringing in more clientele to the downtown area. August promises to be a busy month for the orga-nization, with plans to hold family events in promotion of Elmira’s entrepreneurs and local efforts. The BIA is holding a Family Fun Night with an outdoor theatre on Aug. 10 from 3 to 11 p.m. and a sidewalk sale Aug. 9-11.

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“We are holding a sum-mer Olympic-type event and we will have different challenges for the youth to participate in,” said Chris-tie. “We will have a hockey shootout, a baseball throw, Frisbee golf, air hockey tournaments and even hip-pie horseshoes.”

In order to accom-modate all the students taking part over the sum-mer, the Youth Centre has hired a new summer youth worker, Brynna Wasylycia, who will assist with on and offsite activities at the centre. She’ll be working alongside the two other youth workers.

“She will help with the youth when we hold our Fun in the Sun event, and during our walking tours of downtown, trips to Gib-son Park and our nature photography walk. All our events are always super-vised.”

An annual membership to the Youth Centre is $30, and provides youth with a place to access the inter-net, pool tables, movies, books, gaming systems and a chance to participate in offsite activities. Offsite outings will cost youth an additional fee, ranging from $10 to $15 per activity.

“We are very accom-modating. Whatever the

youth have shown an in-terest in we try to make it happen.”

The summer program began on July 3 and the centre will remain open Tuesday to Friday from 1 to 10 p.m. The centre is geared for youth aged grade 6 to 19 years old. For more information on Youth Centre activities this sum-mer, stop by the Woolwich Memorial Centre or Wool-wich Community Services to get a calendar of events or visit www.woolwichcom-munityservices.com for more info or you can visit the Youth Centre’s blog at www.woolwichyouthcen-treblogspot.com.

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St. Teresa Catholic School is about to look a lot different as a backhoe tears up the sidewalk in front of the school and construction workers from C. L. Martin begin to remove trees and walk ways in front of the building this week. A $2-million addition is in the works, with plans to have it ready for students by the spring of 2013. [COLIN DEWAR / THE OBSERVER]

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Allie Slade, 7, of Elmira reacts to the slime she made at the Summer Playground held at the WMC on Thursday. [COLIN DEWAR / THE OBSERVER]

Summer Playground program helps fill kids’ holiday schedule

No more sitting on the couch for kids in Woolwich. The Summer Playground program is in full swing, keeping kids aged 5 to 12 busy until Aug. 17. This week marked the begin-ning of a seven-week sum-mer activities schedule, organized by the township.

In her second year as Summer Playground supervisor, Shannon Koebel is excited about the changes to this year’s program. Where last year’s Summer Playground camp was limited to the main Elmira location, the cur-rent program is enjoying success at the various loca-tions around Woolwich. Kids’ activities will be taking place all around the township, including loca-tions in Elmira, Breslau, Bloomingdale and Cones-togo. Each week Summer

ELENA MAYSTRUK Playground events will be held in Elmira and another Woolwich community. Elmira and Breslau are first up on the list of loca-tions with Mad Science and Pawley's Reptiles as the theme. On Wednes-day kids enjoyed a day of activities like side walk chalk drawing and soccer, while Thursday held a day themed around making “slime” and learning to interact with reptiles.

The main Elmira lo-cation at the Woolwich Memorial Centre accepts a maximum of 40 kids a day while outside loca-tions with two volunteers at each accept up to six-teen. Kids five to seven are placed in to Summer Fun groups, while kids aged eight to twelve enjoy Sports and Leisure.

Koebel said the program is accepting fewer kids into the program this year

due to a decrease in the number of volunteers.

“We used to have three age groups, but we have less leaders this year.”

Despite a drop in staff, the incorporation of vari-ous Woolwich locations to the program is an excit-ing prospect, one that has been very well received.

“The parents were really accepting when their kids signed up, we just hope to have a fun summer filled with different themes,” said Koebel.

The main attraction for parents and children is the incorporation of off site locations. The activities last all day with lunch breaks and air conditioned rest stops in between. Kids who sign up can look forward to daily swims, free time in the mornings, events like rock climbing and visits to Bingeman Park and African Lion Safari.

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The annual Maryhill car show was held on June 23. Classic cars ranging from a 1926 Ford Coupe to 1949 Plymouth Deluxe and Pontiac Arrow and Ford T-Bird were on hand for car enthusiasts to look over and reminisce of days gone by. [COLIN DEWAR / THE OBSERVER]

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MEET THE NEW TEAM, same as the old team.The resignation of Bev Oda – she of limos and OJ fame

– was an ideal impetus for Stephen Harper to make a long-awaited cabinet shuffle. Instead, what we got was the an-nouncement the ineffectual Julian Fantino would replace Oda as the minister responsible for doling out international development money. Fantino’s spot as associate minister of National Defence in charge of procurement would be filled by Bernard Valcourt, a former Mulroney-era cabinet member now serving as the minister of state for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency. That’s it.

Oda has been an embarrassment for her lavish spending habits. It brought to light the Conservative’s fiscal misman-agement in a way that resonated with Canadians. She had to go. The mismanagement will remain.

Fantino, an ersatz star recruit, was getting flak for the F-35 fiasco and has been moved to a less sensitive portfolio.

That there were no others involved in the shuffle tells Ca-nadians two things: Harper is fine with the incompetence of his current crop of ministers and the cupboard is bare when it comes to alternatives on the back benches. Otherwise, we’d be rid of the likes of Tony Clement, Vic Toews, John Baird and Dean Del Mastro, the party’s pitbull who’s at the center of the latest investigation into suspected breaches of the Elections Act.

The list of transgressions and suspected misdeeds is long, both in cabinet and throughout caucus. Yet Harper has stead-fastly refused to censure anyone, despite a repeated commit-ment to integrity and accountability. Actions, of course, speak louder than words. No one involved in the many Conservative scandals has been punished, let alone gone to jail. Oda, for instance, didn’t lose her cabinet post after she altered a docu-ment and then lied to Parliament about doing so, nor was there any condemnation with each revelation of lavish spend-ing habits.

Even with massive wastes of tax money, the G8/G20 boon-doggle, for instance, there was nothing but denial coming out of Ottawa. The $1.3 billion wasted on a photo op was insulting. Far worse was the Conservatives’ attack on civil liberties and Canadian values. Revelations the government may have used funds earmarked for border infrastructure to spread $50 mil-lion around Clement’s Parry Sound-Muskoka riding prior to the G8 summit were swept under the rug, bringing scorn on the government.

Harper’s response? Blame the messenger. Harper has a history of attacking watchdogs, especially those who bring to light his government’s numerous failures. Directly refuting his pledge for openness, Harper cut the budget of Canada’s Information Commissioner after the department began high-lighting problems with the country’s access to information process. Robert Marleau’s reports had been embarrassing to a government that maintains it’s all about transparency.

Harper’s decision was not surprising, however: his record is clear. Harper fired Environment Commissioner Johanne Gelinas; also sacked was Canadian Wheat Board president Adrian Measner, who challenged government plans to change the way the board operates; his actions led to the resignation of information commissioner John Reid; he squabbled with both Chief Electoral Officer Marc Mayrand and predecessor Jean-Pierre Kingsley; he worked against Commissioner of Official Languages Graham Fraser;

Harper locked horns with former ethics commissioner Ber-nard Shapiro. The head of Statistics Canada quit over plans to scrap the mandatory long-form census, a decision Harper long maintained was supported by the agency.

Called out on these failures, Harper is dismissive. And in-tent on more of the same, as indicated by this week’s “shuffle.”

Mismanagement to remain a Harper hallmark

There are cynics among us who would argue that the European Union’s oil sanctions against Iran, which went into full effect on July 1, are a double triumph for Israel’s Prime Minister Bin-yamin Netanyahu.

If you assume that the real reason for his apparent hysteria over the alleged threat of Iranian nuclear weapons is to divert inter-national attention from illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, then his strategy has been a spectacular suc-cess. The main reason that Israel’s allies are imposing these sanctions is to head off an Israeli military strike against Iran that would destabilize the entire re-gion – and in the meantime, nobody is talking about the Palestinians.

In addition, the wily Ne-tanyahu gets a bonus, for these sanctions really are going to hurt Iran economi-cally. Iran is Israel’s most dangerous and implacable

Turning the screws on Iranians will make them hurtenemy, and suddenly its oil exports, and with them its hard currency earnings, are going to be cut in half. Not a bad return on an Israeli pol-icy that cost nothing except some threatening rhetoric.

To be fair, not everybody is convinced that Netan-yahu’s wild talk about at-tacking Iran is just hot air. A whole parade of senior Israeli military and intel-ligence officials has gone public to say that there is no imminent threat of Iranian nuclear weapons, and that attacking Iran “pre-emptively” would be deeply stupid. Clearly, they think Netanyahu really is a mad dog – but many others remain unconvinced.

In any case, the ques-tion of the moment is not Netanyahu’s strategy. It is whether these sanctions will hurt Iran so much that it will have to give up its cherished program for an independent capacity to enrich nuclear fuel in order to make the pain stop. The answer is: probably not, but they’re going to hurt a lot.

The European Union normally takes about one-fifth of Iran’s exports. If Iran cannot find new markets elsewhere, the loss of those

exports would be serious but not crippling. However, at the same time the United States is imposing puni-tive measures on countries elsewhere in the world that continue to buy Iranian oil, and Europe has banned its maritime insurance com-panies from selling cover to ships carrying Iranian oil.

European companies still dominate the global market for maritime insur-ance, so that matters: South Korea, for example, will stop buying Iranian oil this week. And while the most powerful countries outside Europe can safely defy the American threat of punitive measures, knowing that they can negotiate exemp-tions for themselves, many weaker countries have no choice but to obey the American demands.

A week ago (June 27), an Iranian official admitted privately that the country’s oil exports had already fallen 20 to 30 per cent from the normal level of 2.2 million barrels a day. It is estimated that by July 1, the day all the sanctions came formally into effect, lost sales of Iranian oil amount-ed to more than a million barrels a day – that is to say,

about half of the usual total.This is not a trivial matter

for Tehran. Given that the price of oil is also signifi-cantly down, and that Iran is now discounting oil sales to its traditional customers heavily to keep them from defecting, its ability to pay for imports is going to be se-verely constrained – this in a country where the average price of 10 basic foods has already risen 70 per cent in three months.

And there is another mat-ter as well. Iran is already storing oil offshore in tank-ers, but that is clearly only a short-term solution to the problem of what to do with the unsold surplus. It is also cutting back on how much oil it pumps: the latest fig-ures from the Organisation of Petroleum-Exporting Countries say that Iranian production is already down by 720,000 barrels per day.

But after a certain point Tehran can no longer deal with the problem by just cutting production at all its wells; it has to start shut-ting some of them down completely. Re-starting pro-duction later can be tricky, and some wells will be

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Summertime brings out the classic car enthusiast in all of us

You don’t have to go far or wait long – almost any night of the week there’s an event somewhere – to check out some kind of gathering of classic cars, from old Model Ts to iconic ‘50s Chevys and ‘70s mus-cle cars.

Summer is full of such events, including the re-cent Kruisin’ with the King and the annual Autorama. It seems we can’t get enough of the old cars.

It would be easy to chalk this up to nostalgia. That undoubtedly plays a part in the appeal: in checking out the cars last week, I had an eye for the muscle cars of my own youth. I’m sure others were doing the same. Still, there were plen-ty of young people there checking out the vintage models. In my own case, I found plenty of interesting cars that predate my own youth.

Part of the appeal lies in the interesting styles. Today’s cars certainly don’t

have the design elements so prevalent in the past – just think about the mas-sive fins found on some of ‘50s classics. New cars are all about aerodynamics, to the point where many models appear indistin-guishable.

When I attend such car shows, I can’t help but think about American Graffiti, George Lucas’ bril-liant early film. Of course, that was all about nostal-gia. Released in 1973, it was an ode to a period just a decade earlier – taking place one summer’s night in 1962. The timeframe was no coincidence, predating the assassination of John F. Kennedy, the height of the Vietnam War, the summer of love and Woodstock. It was a time before inno-cence was lost.

Lucas has said the story was semi-autobiographical. Born in 1944 in Modesto, California, he would have been 18 in the summer of ’62. The movie he wrote certainly takes a rosy view of the period. His nostal-gia for the time is shared by millions of boomers, but also by those that fol-lowed. Events based on the

film, especially those in Modesto itself, routinely draw hundreds of classic cars and thousands of en-thusiasts.

The ongoing appeal led Detroit to design retro ver-sions of the classics, includ-ing Ford’s Mustang and Thunderbird and Chrysler’s Charger and Challenger, not to mention the recently axed PT Cruiser.

The American brands aren’t the only ones jump-ing on the retro band-

wagon. In fact, it’s likely Volkswagen got things roll-ing with its new Beetle. The Mini Cooper, a British clas-sic now made by BMW, has been a huge hit. In Europe, the revamped FIAT 500 is the talk of the industry.

Nostalgia is not going away, especially when it comes to our love affair with cars and trucks. That’s true even with gas at $1.40 a litre, though the market may shrink – it will be in-teresting to watch the sales

numbers for the new itera-tions of the Challenger and Camaro.

Each year, there seem to be an ever-expanding selection of styling and design concepts, which reminisce that of the clas-sic cars from the 1930s to the late ‘70s. Many new vehicle designs incorporate parts that bring to mind the appearance of the early hot-rods. There are an abundance of examples of this styling from many

of the different manufac-tures, many of which have created mass demand and consumer appeal. In ad-dition to small hints of the past incorporated into new designs, there are new cars created to meet the consumer demand for this type of vehicle.

Many of the new vehicle designs share hints of retro styling. These designs bring back memories of earlier cars built in the era of hot rods and early mus-cle cars. The new Chevrolet Camaro is a good example of this type of design, fea-turing design elements from ‘70s and ‘80s Camaro, which featured an almost identical shape.

While the market for full-retro cars may have peaked – the Thunderbird and PT Cruiser, among oth-ers, is no more – the trend seems to be to incorporate elements that provide retro styling into new cars in or-der to avoid stagnation.

For the Detroit 3, ham-mered hard by the market (we’ve already heard of another round of layoffs), the gamble is that nostalgia for the past will help them survive into the future.

How are you spending your summer?

This summer I’m working for college, working out with my trainer and spring board diving.

» Cassandra Snider

Working at St. Jacob’s Market

» Ertug Ozel

Enjoying the market and going to the Rock in the Park concert in London.

» Jannet Finney

We’re boiling from the heat.

» Vince Pallen

I’m getting used to being a new mom. You can’t really plan for anything if you don’t know what is going to happen.

» Pamela Fane

"Maybe all pets should be licensed if the township is looking for more money." Bev Ryan | page 10

The turnout at a recent car show in Maryhill is indicative of our enduring attraction to classic automobiles. [colin dewar / the observer]

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permanently damaged by the shutdown. The longer the sanctions last, the more difficult it will become for the Iranian regime.

Yet there is almost no chance that Iran will back down. You do not have to assume that the regime re-ally wants to build nuclear weapons to explain its defi-ance. This is a country that has faced a century of ex-ploitation and humiliation at the hands of the West, and even those Iranians who loathe the regime will close ranks in defence of their nation’s right to enrich its own nuclear fuel.

On the other side,

be licensed if the town-ship is looking for more money. Instead of pay-ing people to go door to door collecting money, a better idea is have them go around checking for backyard breeders, i.e. puppy mills. Oh, wait, we couldn't have that because then that would mean fewer dog tags to sell.

Bev Ryan | WInTERbouRnE

President Barack Obama will go on tightening the screws, because he dares not gamble that Netanyahu is only bluffing about at-tacking Iran at least until he has won re-election this November. There is no sign that other oil-exporting countries are going to show solidarity with Iran, and there is enough oil on the market at the moment that nobody else is going to go short of the stuff because of the embargo.

So it is going to be a long confrontation, and a mis-erable experience for the average Iranian. But for the rest of the world, it will just be a news story.

Percentage of edibles Canadians toss into the garbage every year: 40%. That amounts to $27 billion worth of food that goes into landfill and compost each year.

» Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association president Kevin O'Dwyer on how his union became the first to settle with the province on a two-year wage freeze in a deal that also ends the banking of sick days.

"oECTA remains at the provincial discussion table with the aim of negotiating a fair and reasonable agreement that protects the interest of our members and strengthens the classroom environment for our students, while recognizing the fiscal realities facing the province."

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Players from Elmira, Guelph, Elora, Waterloo and Kitchener all com-peted in the annual Canada Day Elmira Lawn Bowling Club tournament. The club, which has been hosting the event for years, also marked its 85th season.

The Elmira club first opened its greens in 1928 and was located downtown before moving to its cur-rent location on Mocking-bird Drive in 1979.

“This is a big tournament for our club and we have a lot of people who want to play. We have never had

an open spot during game day,” said Harold Heimpel, former president of the El-mira Lawn Bowling Club.

The maximum number of teams that are capable of competing in the tourna-ment is 24, with two mem-bers on a team.

The first round of the

tournament is a draw, pair-ing teams up against one another. Winners of the first round would then pre-cede to play other winners while losers would play los-ers. The third round would have two-time winners competing against each other with the top teams

winning $100.Lawn bowling, also

known as bowls, is a sport that originated in the 12th century and is played by men and women of all ages. 

“It is something that can be done at any age. The game doesn’t require you to be an elite athlete like

some sports,” said Heim-pel. “Skill and strategy are the two main factors that are involved and these can be successfully developed over time.”

The objective of the sport is to roll biased balls so that they stop close to a smaller ball called a jack. It is played on a flat pitch, nor-mally outdoors on natural grass known as a bowling green which is divided into parallel playing strips called rinks.

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Margaret Moloy of Elora competed in the annual Canada Day lawn bowling held at the Elmira Lawn Bowling Club on July 1. [COLIN DEWAR / THE OBSERVER]

Some 48 bowlers competed in the tournament as the club celebrates its 85th season in Elmira. [COLIN DEWAR / THE OBSERVER]

Not all that long ago, an enterprising outdoors guide in the American Midwest was fined $465 for leading a group of tour-ists on a weeklong Bigfoot hunt.

Let’s break this down shall we?

Here’s a guy who has now led several of these hunts. Each takes about 26 people on a hiking and camping excursion through the heart of what they’re told is Bigfoot country. Cli-ents gladly pay a little more than $500 a head for the opportunity too. No Bigfeet are harmed. No clients are harmed.

He makes $13,000 an ex-cursion, minus the price of smores and marshmallows. In the end, he gets fined $465 in total. It’s hardly fair – but only because Bigfoot isn’t getting a cut.

If it were up to me, I’d hire this guide as our new Minister of Finance.

Talk about brilliant. I know there are people

who think he’s taking ad-vantage of gullible clients.

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GALEA: Reasons for pursuing Bigfoot

But I don’t feel sorry for them at all. Call me cyni-cal, but I suspect even they have their motives.

The story I read never made it clear why there they are hunting Bigfoot in the first place. But let’s give this some serious thought.

It certainly can’t be for the meat because anything with feet that big can’t smell very good. And it’s not for the trophy, because no wife in their right mind would allow it.

Therefore, the only other answer is fortune and glory.

Remember, the coun-try that finally discovers Bigfoot – and right now Canada, the U.S., Russia, China and Nepal are in the running – will, with the right coaching and steroid masking, almost certainly win gold at the World Barefoot Waterski-ing Championships. And think of the World Cup soccer advantage any na-

tion would have with old Bigfoot in net.

In fact, it doesn’t take a genius to understand that having Bigfoot as your star player would be good for any sport franchise. And managing him could make you rich and famous.

That’s why I’m certain that those guided hunts are probably filled with sports scouts, publicists and agents. So I say they deserve what they get.

Bigfoot, after all, under the right management team, is a gold mine. The endorsements alone – ev-erything from foot powder and disposable razors to running shoes – would be worth millions. And, in the off season, he could stomp grapes for a local winery.

Put that way, $500 seems like a paltry price to pay for a chance at discovering the next big thing in sports and celebrity.

But why stop at this?Maybe the food industry

could use his foot as a stan-dardized unit of measure

for subs and hotdogs, so we could finally have true foot longs. Perhaps child educa-tors could use his toes to demonstrate the This Little Piggy game to children with poor eyesight.

Alright. Perhaps I’m tak-ing this a bit too far.

When you actually give it some thought, this is a very sad indictment of human-ity’s greed. We’re looking to exploit this poor creature for our own selfish, mon-etary gain. We don’t even stop to consider that he might be sensitive about his feet, especially if they aren’t indicators of other things.

I suggest we ought to stop and think that Big-foot might be shy for good reason. Maybe his name is Marvin, for instance. And perhaps he doesn’t like the idea of being referred to by his most obvious physical feature.

I can’t think of anything worse in fact. I know I hate it when people call me Handsomeface.

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Former Elmira Sugar King defenceman Dennis Wideman was traded to the Calgary Flames from the Washington Capitals on June 27.

Wideman then signed a five-year contract worth $26.25 million, a cap hit of $5.25 million annually.

Calgary obtained Wideman for defenceman Jordan Henry and a 2013 fifth-round draft pick.

Over his career in the NHL Wideman has scored 67 goals and earned 184 points in 535 games with the St. Louis Blues, Boston Bruins, Florida Panthers and the Capitals.

Last season the 29-year-old potted 11 goals and 35 assists in 82 games with Washington.

Wideman spent the 1998–99 season with the Kings, scoring 18 goals and 48 points in 47 games before being drafted by the Sudbury Wolves of the OHL.

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rink and the players take turns to roll their bowls from the mat towards the jack and build up the head.

A bowl may curve out-side the rink boundary on its path, but must come to rest within the rink bound-ary to remain in play.

Lawn bowling at the club generally begins during the long weekend of May and runs through until Labour Day weekend in September. Members bowl on Tuesday and Thursday evenings and take pride in the club’s casual and non-competitive atmosphere.

“This is one of the great-est clubs in the region. Ev-eryone here is so friendly and willing to help out and no one makes the sport very competitive,” said Guelph resident Warner Gregg, who was competing

in the tournament.Heimpel said most lawn

bowlers either play or played five-pin or 10-pin bowling and this is a natu-ral progression into the sport.

It is a popular sport the world over, including the United Kingdom, South Africa, Australia, New Zea-land and Canada.

The club has members ranging from teenagers to seniors in their late 80s.

“It is great to see a large range of ages playing the sport. It just takes some time to learn the skills needed for the game but anyone can be taught that,” said Heimpel. “It is a very social sport and most people play for that aspect of it”

The next tournament at the club is the Ray “Tippy” Weber Memorial tourna-ment to be held on Aug. 5.

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The Breslau Badgers defeated the visiting AW Millwright Chiefs on Tuesday by a score of 9-2. The win gives the Badgers a record of 3-4 for the season. (Top) Badgers’ Brandon Horn prepares to swing, Jamie Simpson, pitches during the game and Chiefs’ Ben Heinbuch strikes out in the third inning. [COLIN DEWAR / THE OBSERVER]

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When Ontario farm-ers speak to consumers, they come back time and again to a popular, digest-ible message: We produce safe, affordable food . But when farmers speak to governments, the message changes. According to a new survey by the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, the province’s leading gen-eral farm organization, the message basically says this: We produce safe, afford-able food … but we can’t if we are over-regulated.

Indeed, simplifying regulations has emerged as Ontario farmers’ top concern, according to the survey of more than 700 of the federation 37,000 members. It was the first survey of its kind, designed as what the federation calls a “gut check” of members’ concerns.

And it showed almost 90 per cent ranked regula-tions – generally regarded as red tape as the issue they most wanted the federation to speak to governments about.

Half of them said they were most concerned with regulations that impose costs to their businesses, as well as the regulatory pro-

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The federal govern-ment is investing in local apples. To the tune of $1.5 million, as Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and Member of Parliament for Kitchener-Conestoga Har-old Albrecht announced Wednesday afternoon at the Martin’s Family Fruit Farm southwest of St. Ja-cobs.

The money will help fund a new facility and processing line for apple crisps and cider.

Construction has already begun on the 17,000-square-foot apple-processing facility being built on Donway Court in Elmira’s south field indus-trial park. The facility is expected to create 30 new full-time positions in the township when the compa-ny has the plant in full pro-duction by mid-November.

The Martins considered locating the new facil-ity on the home-farm on Lobsinger Line, but soon recognized that the project was larger than what the existing site could accom-modate. At that point, they started looking around the region for a suitable site. The Martins were encour-aged to locate their new facility in Elmira by town-ship officials.

Company president Kevin Martin understands the risks that come with their business and the need to anticipate future trends and opportunities.

“To make it in our indus-try, you also really have to be passionate about what you do,” he said. “Elmira is the perfect spot for this facility. It has the land available, we have a very short timeline and we needed something that was ready to go as far as a fully-serviced property – staying within the region was attractive as we could keep on our good source of employment.”

The Martin family has had a passion for apples for more than 40 years when Martin’s father, Leighton, planted 100 apple trees on the farm. Since then the family has been establish-ing and expanding the fruit business.

The operation now has more than 750 acres of or-chard in production and a packing plant that handles and markets fruit from some 40 additional grow-ers across Ontario.

Keeping the business a family operation is im-portant, as three Martins actively run the company. Steve Martin manages the on-farm retail operations; Ken Martin is the opera-tions manager; and Kevin acts as president.

While passion is impor-tant, the steady growth of the business has come as a direct result of understand-ing market trends and making key investments at the right times.

“We have been investing in new technology, new plantings and new apple

varieties to help provide Ontario with the safest, healthiest apples in the world,” said Martin. “Our new line of apple crisps and slices is a demand we have found for healthy op-tions and an opportunity to provide extra value to our

products.”Over the last decade

there have been additional orchard acquisitions and plantings by the farm as well as the construction of a state-of-the-art cold storage facility, upgraded

Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz was at Martin’s Family Fruit Farm Wednesday afternoon to announce a $1.5-million loan that will help the company build a new facility in Elmira. [colin dewar / the obserer]

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cess. Governments have set up advisory groups to help them set policies and pri-orities, but farmers appear to still want more input, which is where groups such as the federation come in. Many think regulations are urban driven and made in isolation, without consid-ering their impact on food production.

The flip side of this is that food production has an impact on the environ-ment, which affects urban Ontario, too. And poli-cies that influence urban Ontario do not normally originate in rural Ontario, despite the impact on both. This is the first such survey

by the federation, so there’s no benchmark to say how the latest concerns com-pare to previous years.

But there’s no question this is a trend. Rural Ontar-io feels disconnected from the provincial and federal power base. That was obvi-ous in the last provincial election, in the division between political parties who’ve come to dominate rural versus urban Ontario. Now, everyone is fighting for turf.

The need to close the rural-urban gap is vital. It was noted again at the re-cent annual general meet-ing of the Rural Ontario Institute, where speakers described that as a use-

ful role for the institute. New chair Rob Hannam of Guelph has a direct line to farmers – his family is one of the province’s lead-ing farm families, and he is well positioned to move the institute further in that direction, should that be the decision of the board.

The gap isn’t going to fix itself. Issues are emerging daily that require a greater understanding between rural and urban Ontario. For example, a drought in the U.S. Midwest is pre-dicted to cut short the sup-ply of corn and soybeans. What does that mean for food availability, let alone consumer prices? Is this yet another sign of climate

change, or a blip? And on another topic,

what about bird flu? It caused global panic a few years ago when it spread from country to country, and even sparked the Hol-lywood movie Contagion, which dramatized how a seemingly isolated rural problem could suddenly become an international disaster. Well, bird flu has reared its head again this week in Mexico, with news that nearly one million poultry birds have been killed to try to stop a new outbreak of the disease. Health officials say the problem is localized and that the disease doesn’t pose a threat to humans,

but such problems put ev-eryone on high alert.

They also underline why urban policy makers think they need to exert author-ity over rural activities.

And that thinking won’t go away. Greater commu-nications between urban and rural Ontario will help each understand the other better.

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packing lines and a series of plant expansions.

The Elmira the plant will be a production line that will slice apples into rings, with the skins left on, then dehydrate and package them without any addi-tives or preservatives. The byproduct from the apple crisp line will be used to produce apple cider. The facility will use less-than-perfect apples while adding to the ability of the farm to use the full crop.

The mass production and processing capacity for this type of crisps does not currently exist in the sec-tor, said Martin.

“It is because of the gov-ernment’s support through the Agricultural Innova-tion Program that we were able to establish our new venture,” he explained, add-ing the partnership will be creating new opportunities to contribute to the growth and sustainability of the Ontario apple industry.

The Agricultural Innova-tion Program is a $50 mil-lion initiative announced as part of Canada’s Eco-nomic Action Plan. The program boosts the de-velopment and commer-

cialization of innovative products, technologies and processes in the agricul-tural sector.

“The Martin Family Fruit Farm provides jobs for Waterloo and markets for Ontario apple producers and is an excellent example of powerful and effective branding, marketing and growing a farm business. Their success lies in their customer focus and their innovative approach in business,” said Albrecht.

According to the Cana-dian produce marketing association Canada’s fresh fruit and vegetables market contributes approximately $5 billion to the economy and provides direct em-ployment to more than 90,000 Canadians.

“The Martins exemplify the modern state-of-the-art

family-run operation and their success has provided nearly 200 jobs to the com-munity and income to the farmers who supplement the food supply,” said Ritz. “The Martin line of apple crisps is an excellent example of how Canada’s agriculture sector is inno-vating to meet the growing demand for healthier, more natural foods.”

The $1.5-million invest-ment is a loan from the government and the repay-ment schedules will be worked out through the contribution agreement and based on profitability, added the minister.

For more information about the Agricultural Innovation Program and other Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada programs, visit www.agr.gc.ca.

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Martin’s Family Fruit Farm president Kevin Martin discusses the expansion plans, accompanied by Kitchener-Conestoga MP Harold Albrecht and Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz. [colin dewar / the obserer]

Ritz, Martin and Albrecht sample some of the apple crisps that will be produced at the company’s new facility. [colin dewar / the obserer]

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Songs and stories aplenty on TappCountry music legend Gordie Tapp performs Sunday afternoon at the Commercial Tavern in Maryhill

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Having worked with George Burns, who was still making people laugh at 100, Canadian icon Gor-die Tapp knows the secret to longevity: keep doing what you enjoy.

Tapp celebrated birthday number 90 last month and is still active telling jokes and singing songs, as will be the case Sunday after-noon at the Commercial Tavern in Maryhill.

He has no plans to slow down, as he’s no fan of the alternative.

“Staying active keeps you young. I’m only 90,” he laughs down the line from his home in Burlington.

“I’m afraid of retirement. I had a lot of friends who retired and I don’t have them anymore.”

Performing has been a part of Tapp’s life since he stepped on stage, har-monica in hand, to sing at a school show at the age of 5.

“There’s a Rainbow ‘Round My Shoulder,” he said of the Al Jolson song on offer that day. “Funny the things you remember. I remember it clearly, like it was yesterday.”

By the time he’d reached double digits, he and his guitar were part of lo-cal performances in and around his London-area home.

After a stint in uniform with the “Army Show” from 1942-46, he graduated from Lorne Greene’s Radio Arts Academy in Toronto in 1947 and helped launch

radio stations in Niagara Falls and Guelph. From that experience, he became a founding member of the Main Street Jamboree on both radio and television, broadcast from Hamilton. Tapp later joined Country Hoedown – the precur-sor to The Tommy Hunter Show – bringing with him the character of Cousin Clem. Both Tapp and his alter-ego would go on to international fame in the

long-running Hee Haw, which aired from 1969 to 1993.

After so many years in show business, Tapp has plenty of tales to relate, which is an ideal situation from the man comedian Foster Brooks introduced to U.S. President Gerald Ford as “the world’s great-est storyteller.”

You can bet some of those stories will be part of the mix Sunday afternoon.

Listen, for instance, about how the hat once used as a prop by the legendary Jimmy Durante became Cousin Clem’s topper to this very day. Or how, while on one of his many trips to entertain Canadian troops, he was in Egypt when the Six-Day War erupted.

“I’ve entertained ever since I was 5 – I’ve got some stories to tell,” he laughs, noting the goal has always been to entertain

an audience, no matter the size or location.

“I just enjoy making peo-ple enjoy themselves.”

Just how successful he’s been at doing that – as evidenced by his Order of Canada and Order of On-tario – is summed up in his autobiography, What’s On Tapp?, released in 2007. He’s likely to have a few copies of the book, along with CDs, DVDs and even some old cassettes, avail-

able while in Maryhill.“I tell people all the pro-

ceeds go to a poor family of which I’m the head,” he jokes.

The legendary Gordie Tapp, joined by the Weber family, performs at the Commercial Tavern July 8 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $20, available at the venue, 1303 Maryhill Rd., or by calling 519-648-3644. For more information, visit www.commercialtavern.ca.

The legendary Gordie Tapp’s career spans decades, including time on Country Hoedown (top left, with Tommy Hunter) and as Cousin Clem on Hee Haw (bottom left). He’s amassed plenty of stories in his 90 years, as can be found in his 2007 autobiography, What’s on Tapp? Some of those stories are sure to be part of his performance Sunday afternoon at the Commercial Tavern.

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1993 DODGE 3/4 ton Cummins Turbo diesel pickup. 5 speed manual and posi track rear end in excellent condition. $3000 o.b.o. 519-669-2669.

2003 Dodge Grand Caravan. 204,000 km, runs well. $1,300. As is. O.B.O. Call 519-669-4743.

RENTALS

APARTMENT FOR RENT-DOWNTOWN Elmira. One bedroom, $650/mth + hydro. No smoking, no pets. Responsible indi-viduals only need apply as retail store below is prior-ity. References required. Email billnorris@rogers.com for more information.

ELMIRA – NEWER one bedroom. Close to down town Elmira. Ideal for retired person or working individual. No pets, no smokers please. Available Aug. 1. $650/mth + utilities. Call 519-669-2212.

COTTAGE FOR RENT on Lake Huron north of Sauble Beach. Great weeks still available. www.rentmycot-tage.snappages.com

ELMIRA - 2 Bedroom apart-ment for rent Available Sept. 1st, on main floor with attached garage. With in unit laundry, new lami-nate floors throughout. Washer, dryer, fridge & stove supplied by landlord. $1,200 mthly including utilities. Phone Mildred Frey 519-669-1544. Cell 519-741-6970.

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10 Day Shift Positions Available

Responsible to the Shift Foreman, you will contribute to the smooth flow of merchandise through the Distribution Centre by picking, packing, and performing other functions, ensuring health and safety regulations are adhered to. You are able to perform strenuous physical activities including walking, standing, bending and lifting, have excellent attention to detail, and good reading, writing, and number skills. High school graduation or equivalent preferred.

Forward your resume, referencing “Temporary Material Handler” in the subject line, by Friday, July 20, 2012 to: Dayna Weber, Recruitment, Human Resources Department, Home Hardware Stores Limited, 34 Henry St. W., St. Jacobs, ON N0B 2N0 E-mail: hr@homehardware.ca Fax: 519-664-4711 Phone: 519-664-4975 (Microsoft Documents Only)

Our St. Jacobs Distribution Centrehas the following opportunities...

AUCTIONS

AUCTIONS

AZ DRIVERSWe are looking for AZ Drivers for our facility located on the outskirts of Heidelberg.A minimum of two years driving experience and the ability to work a variety of hours are required. You will earn an hourly rate of $18.50 and work primarily within a three hour driving radius.Please respond by fax (519-699-0333) or in person to 3135 Boomer Line, St. Clements.A current CVOR and Drivers Abstract are required.We thank all applicants; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls please.

FARM & MACHINERYCONSIGNMENT

AUCTIONSale to be held at

#7213 LINE 86, WALLENSTEIN

Approx. 6 kms West of Elmira

SATURDAY, AUGUST 4TH AT 10AMAccepting Good Consignments

Very Competitive Commission Rates

GERALD BOWMAN AUCTIONS& APPRAISALS LTD.RR#2 DRAYTON, ONOffice: 519-638-5708Cell: 519-501-2444

Police, Municipal, Bankruptcy, Fleets & Others

Sat July 14th 9:30am

M.R. Jutzi & Co

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to be held at

PARTIAL LIST ONLY!!!

No Buyer’s Premium!

AUCTION

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2007 Durango SLT2006 Ford E250 Cargo Van2006 Saturn Vue2005 Astro Cargo Van2005 Explorer E/B2004 Sienna Wgn2002 Odyssey Wagon2004 Jeep TJ Sport 4x42003 Ford F250XL P/U2002 Ford F250S/D 4x42- 02 Chev 2500HD 4x4’s2000 Ford F150 XL80 Edel 665 Sailboat

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Buy your bike from us and get a FREE annual inspection!

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AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES

GENERAL SERVICES

TIRE

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519-669-3232

WHERE TIRES ARE A

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101 Bonnie Crescent,Elmira, ON N3B 3G2

Complete Collision Service

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Elmira, ON

RUDOW’S CARSTARCOLLISION CENTRE

1-800-CARSTAR519-669-3373

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21 Industrial Dr.Elmira

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D&H CONCRETE

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27 ARTHUR ST. S., ELMIRA519.669.3658

FOR ALL YOUR HOME DECORATING NEEDS.

DECORATINGSINCE 1961

READ’S

36 Hampton St., Elmira

20 years experience

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repairs

free estimates

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Randy Weber

519.669.1462519.669.9970

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Ltd.

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Celebrating Our 17th Year At

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Lois Weber519-669-3985

Elmira

Over 20 Years Experience

Custom Sewing for Your Home

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HOME IMPROVEMENT SERVICES

HOME IMPROVEMENT SERVICES

ALMA, ONTARIO | PHONE: 519.846.5427

Since1998•Final grading

•Lawn repair & complete seeding •Well equipped for large stoney areas•Spike Aerator/Overseeding•Site prep for Garden sheds, sidewalks etc.•Natural & Interlocking Stone •Retaining Walls, Walks & Patios•Help for Top Water & Drainage issues•Rain Water collection systems

Murray & Daniel Shantz

ST. JACOBS GLASS SYSTEMS INC.

TEL: 519-664-1202 / 519-778-6104FAX: 519 664-2759 • 24 Hour Emergency Service

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1600 King St. N., Bldg A17St. Jacobs, Ontario N0B 2N0

• Store Fronts • Thermopanes

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COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL SERVICES

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FARMING SERVICES

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REAL ESTATE LISTINGS

Paul MartinSALES REPRESENTATIVE

CALL DIRECT

519-503-9533CALL DIRECT

519-503-9533www.homeswithpaul.ca

$500.00 donation will be made to WCS Family Violence Prevention Program with every home bought or sold by Paul in

Woolwich.

Solid Gold Realty (II)Ltd., BrokerageIndependently Owned and Operated

3 Arthur St. S., Elmira | 519-669-5426

Alli BaumanSALES REPRESENTATIVE

CALL DIRECT

519-577-6248CALL DIRECT

519-577-6248www.elmiraandareahomes.com

A donation of $300.00 will be made

with any home bought or sold through Alli or Bill.

Kitchener - Whether you are starting out or ready to retire, this cheerful bungalow has everything you desire. The fresh decor will have you feeling right at home the moment you walk-in the front door. Just steps from Breithaupt Park & trails, schools, public transportation and all amenities. Updates include carpeting in basement (May 2012), Furnace (2004), Roof (2007), all windows replaced, updated electrical - 125 Amp, freshly painted. MLS 1224289Call Bill or Alli direct.

$275,500$275,500LOOK NO FURTHER!

LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION!

OUTSTANDING AGENTS. OUTSTANDING RESULTS.

Elmira - Now professionally painted w/neutral. This spacious & extremely well kept home is complete, w/mf laundry, master 2pc ens, sep DR, lg bright LR w/hardwood flrs & huge window. Fin’d basement incl: RR w/wood burning FP, 3pc bath, bedrm, den/office or 5th bedrm possibility & lr workshop. Fabulous big yard great for your family or entertaining. MLS 1217714 Call Paul direct.

FRESH NEW LOOK!Elmira - Bungalow on spacious corner lot in mature neighbourhood. Central to all schools. This updated bungalow is perfect for a young or retired couple. Featuring: newer kitchen with french door leading to bright living room with fireplace, hardwood throughout. The finished basement is complete with big rec room, office, bathroom and bedroom. MLS 1227545 Call Paul direct.

Elmira - This well maintained 1 1/2 storey single detached home features main floor bedroom, bathroom & laundry, A/C, all appliances and a 16ft x 24ft detached garage/workshop. Ample space is yours with the main floor addition and added basement. MLS 1224745 Call Bill or Alli direct.

RETIREMENT AT ITS BEST!$241,900$241,900

Waterloo - 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom condo features fabulous sunroom, 2 fireplaces, ensuite, and large walk-in closet in master. The big living room/dining room is equipped with a lovely built in sidebar. Bright dinette surrounded by windows. Convenient underground parking. Automatic membership to Willowells Club. MLS 1221386 Call Paul Direct

$299,000$299,000FANTASTIC CONDO!

Drayton - Luxurious, custom built home loc’d in quiet area. 3100sqft + huge fin’d bsmnt. Spacious kit designed w/cooking & entertaining in mind! Unique & exceptional home, spacious but still makes you feel right at home. Beautiful sun rm w/hot tub overlooking fabulous private yrd w/gazebo, pond & waterfall, beautifully gardens. Stamped concrete drive & lg patio w/retractable awning. MLS 1218027 Call Alli or Paul direct.

LUXURIOUS$539,000$539,000

Elmira - This home is equipped for 2 families! Front and side entrances, separate garages, separate laundry rooms, separate bathrooms, living rooms and 2 huge kitchens. Fantastic opportunity for large family/families complete with 7 bedrooms. Perfect for the hobbiest 3 car garage & detached 4 car garage/workshop. Large yard 87x250ft over looking farm land just steps to golf course. MLS 1225049 Call Paul or Alli direct.

2 FOR 1$799,000$799,000

$338,000$338,000

Elmira - This fixer upper is in need of your TLC Extremely affordable single detached quaint home on sizable lot. Complete with 3 bedrooms, office and airy kitchen there are many possibilities. MLS 1221934 Call Paul direct.

$159,000$159,000HANDYMAN DREAM

COME TRUE!

NEW PRICENEW PRICE

LOOKING TO BUILD?WE HAVE THE LOT. DO YOU HAVE THE PLANS?Bring them to us and we will price them for you. Will build to suit your needs and wants. MLS 1214447 Call Paul direct.

BIRDLAND BACKSPLIT WITH POOL!Elmira - Well-kept 3 bedroom backsplit on a quiet street, central to all schools. Finished rec room with gas fireplace. Large covered deck overlooking the refreshing in-ground pool and perennial flower beds. MLS 1228155 Call Alli or Paul direct.

ATTRACTIVE FAMILY HOME ON A BEAUTIFUL CORNER LOT

Elmira - This must see 3+1 bedroom home is tastefully finished from top to bottom. Separate dining room, maple hardwood, walk-out to private deck overlooking private fenced yard are just a few features this birdland home has to offer. Appliances included, central vac, central air, steel roof, gas fireplace, ample parking. Won’t last long!!! MLS Call Bill or Alli direct.

$349,000$349,000

Bill NorrisSALES REPRESENTATIVE

CALL DIRECT

519-588-1348CALL DIRECT

519-588-1348www.elmiraandareahomes.com

SOLD!

$359,000$359,000

FEATURE PROPERTYFEATURE PROPERTY

NEW LISTINGNEW LISTING

$339,000$339,000SOLD!

NEW LISTINGNEW LISTING

$437,500$437,500SOUGHT-AFTER PARK AVE

LOCATION!Century brick home full of original character with modern updates. Features original maple hardwood, separate dining room, wood fireplace in family room, gas fireplace in master bedroom and a fully finished basement, private yard with deck and patio area. Central to schools, ball diamonds, Recreation Complex and downtown. True front porch living at its best!! MLS 1231098 Please call Bill or Alli direct.

OPEN HOUSE - Sat. July 7, 2-4 P.M. 16 Meadowlark Rd., Elmira

OPEN HOUSE - Sat. July 7 & Sun. July 8 2-4 P.M. | 5 Sunset Place, Elmira

OPEN HOUSE - Sat July 7 , 2-4 P.M. 38 Ann St., Elmira

CLASSIFIED | 21THE OBSERVER | SATURDAY, JULY 7, 2012

WHETHER YOU’RE STARTING OUT OR EMPTYING THE NEST. START YOUR PROPERTY SEARCH HERE.

BEAUTIFUL 3 ACRE COUNTRY PROPERTY - 2 storey 4 bedroom house with wrap around porch, and large partially covered deck. Large kitchen w/island and separate eating area. Built in stove top/oven. Family room has a unique oak fireplace/propane heated. Large main floor laundry. Heated ceramic flooring on main floor level. Finished basement consisting of rec room, pool table/games room. Central air/vac. Large double car attached garage and large 3 bay shop. THE COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF THIS PROPERTY, CAN BE VIEWED ONLINE AT COMFREE.COM/326822. REALTORS WELCOME. $995,900

OPEN HOUSE - SAT. JULY 7 & SUN. JULY 8, 1-4 P.M.2368 NORTHFIELD DR. ELMIRA

PRICE REDUCED

$359, 900 ELMIRA. - 4 Level backsplit on quiet crescent in sought-after location. 3+ bedrooms, 2 newly renovated baths, new flooring through-out, large driveway and single car garage. Potential for basement apartment. Please call to view. 519.669.3880

OPEN HOUSE - FRI. 6-9, SAT 10-5, SUN 10-212 CARDINAL ST., ELMIRA

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FOR RENT.WITH REAL INVESTMENT YOU WILL SEE A REAL RETURN. MAKE THIS SPACE YOUR NEW HOME. ADVERTISE WITH US TODAY.

REAL ESTATE LISTINGS

MIDWESTERN REALTY INCBROKERAGE

519-338-3541www.midwesternrealty.ca60 Elora St. S., HarristonHarriston Office: 519-338-3541

FORDWICH: 2 storey brick 3 bedrm home. Living rm, dining rm (both with hardwood flrs), E/I kitchen, main flr laundry, storage room, front porch & 1 ½ bathrms. Insulated garage (23’6 x 23’6). Insulated & heated shop (35’ x 47’). Commercial & residential zoning. Great business opportunities or hobby spot for anyone! $219,000.00. Call Keith Gray, Sales Rep. at (519) 338-3541 (H120044)

$219,000$219,000

Keith GraySales Representative

Independently Owned and Operated

LET OUR 50+ YEARS OF

EXPERIENCE WORK FOR

YOU!

Brad Martin Broker of Record, MVA Residential

Res: 519.669.1068

Julie Heckendorn Broker

Res: 519.669.8629

Tracey Williams Sales Rep.

Cell: 519.505.0627

R.W. THUR REAL ESTATE LTD.45 Arthur St. S., Elmira

519-669-2772www.thurrealestate.com

Brokerage

MOVE-IN CONDITION! - Renovated on both levels. Open concept kit./din. area/ liv. rm. Two remodelled bathrooms. Furnace and CAC 2 yrs. old. Shingles 5 yrs. Lovely rec. rm. w/gas fireplace, games room w/walkup to double garage. Private deck area. New MLS $299,000.

OPEN HOUSE SAT., JULY 7/12 1-3 P.M. 67 CHURCH ST. W., ELMIRA

YOU’LL BE IMPRESSED - with this lovely fam. rm addition. Oversized dining area. Main flr. laundry, bathrm. and master bdrm. Huge rec. rm. w/high ceiling. 2 bdrms upstairs. Newer doors, windows, furnace & deck. Long driveway. A short walk to downtown. MLS. $265,900.

WEST MONTROSE- Only 2 blocks from the covered bridge! Huge lot backs to farmland. Detached dble. garage/workshop. Large kitchen open to den. Main flr laundry. Main flr. master bdrm. Sunroom. 3 bdrms. Gas heat. Unspoiled bsmt. Oversized garage. EXCL. $299,900.

BUILDING LOT - in the village of West Montrose. Build your own dream house on .35 acre lot bordered by trees and backing to farmland! Municipal water available. 87’ of frontage. NEW EXCL. $199,900.

COUNTRY RETREAT -on 12 acres over looking the countryside. Exceptionally well built. Gourmet kitchen, open concept. Covered patio. Enjoy the view of the pond from several rooms! TRIPLE garage. Everything you’d expect and then some! NEW MLS. $899,000.

Bonnie BrubacherBroker of Record

Shanna RozemaBroker

Jason ShantzBroker

Laurie LangdonSales Representative

Elmira@royallepage.ca | www.royallepage.ca/elmira

90 Earl Martin Dr., Unit 1, Elmira N3B 3L4

519-669-3192

Independently Owned & Operated, BrokerageElmira Real Estate Services

When you buy or sell your home with us, part of our commission supports women’s shelters & violence prevention programs.

OPEN HOUSE: SAT. July 7, 2-4P.M. 3390 Lobsinger Line

COUNTRY SETTING

$369,000. ST. CLEMENTS. 16 x 24 ‘ workshop with hydro and insulation; large lot overlooking greenspace; huge deck; roof partially replaced in 2010; 3 bedrooms, 2 baths. MLS

OPEN HOUSE: SUN. July 8, 2-4P.M. 39 Dales Drive, Drayton

GREAT STARTER HOME

$184,900. DRAYTON.This semi detached offers new roof, new gas furnace, freshly painted kitchen, 3 bdrms, 2 baths, walkout from dinette to new deck and fenced yard backing onto green space. MLS

OPEN HOUSE: SAT. July 7, 2-4P.M. & Thurs. July 12 3-6P.M. | 22 Knapp Rd., Elmira

PRICES STARTING AT...

... $319,900. ELMIRA.Model offered for sale at $365,000 including upgrades & quick possession! Choose from other two storey plans or bungalow plans. Quality features include gas fireplace, ceramic floors, rounded corners, gorgeous kitchens, ensuite baths and much more. Come and see for yourself or call for further details. MLS

IN GROUND POOL

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BIRTHDAYS, ANNIVERSARIES, MARRIAGE ANNOUNCEMENTS, BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS,

STAG & DOE. SHARE IT ALL!

FAMILY ALBUM

BIRTHDAY BIRTHDAY

ANNIVERSARY DEATH NOTICES

OBITUARY

ANNIVERSARY

BIRTH NOTICE

Happy 1st BirthdayJackson Travis Vogel

July 7, 2012

It’s been so much fun, we can’t Believe our little all star is turning one. You’re an amazing little boy and brother. Lots of love from Mommy, Daddy and your BIG sister Kaylin. We love you now, always and forever.

25thAnniversary Party!

For Linda and Bill Rowe

July 7th, 8pm-1am at the Elmira Legion

Happy 60th AnniversaryMom & Dad

July 9, 1952

Love Always,Your Children & Grandchildren

BRUBACHER, GLADYS | Passed away peacefully at Freeport Health Centre on Friday, June 29, 2012 in her 89th year.

CURRIE, MARGARET ROSE (JANZEN) | Passed away peacefully at Hilltop Manor in Cambridge, ON, on Tuesday, June 19, 2012, ten days after her 99th birthday. Local relative is her sister-in-law Emily Janzen of Breslau.

HOLMES, FLORENCE MARGARET | Passed away peacefully in Caressant Care Nursing Home, Listowel, on Friday, June 29, 2012, in her 102nd year. Local relatives are her grandson Steve Chapman and his wife Holly of Elmira.

KOMER, RENE | Passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 4, 2012 at the KW Health Centre, at the age of 94. Local rela-tives are her son Kerry Komer and his wife Judy of Elmira.

MILLER, DORIS C. | It is with deep sorrow that we announce the sudden, but peaceful passing of Doris Miller, of St. Jacobs, on Sunday, July 1, 2012, in her 86th year.

WAGLER, LUELLA | Passed away peacefully at Bonnie Brae, Tavistock, on Tuesday, July 3, 2012, in her 91st year. Local rela-tives are her daughter Grace (Len Kuepfer) of Heidelberg.

WOW! Urias Weber’s turning 80!

Family and friends are invited to an Open House, Sunday July 8th from 2-4pm at 53 Duke St., Elmira. Your presence is his gift. His loving family hopes you’ll come to celebrate 80 wonderful years.

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Brindley, Lewis S.Passed away peacefully, at Lisaard House, Cambridge, on Tuesday, July 3, 2012 at the age of 71.

Beloved husband of Iris (nee: Bluitt).

Loving father of Diana Coupal, Sven Brindley (Nancy), David Brindley, Collette Gaucher, Karen Patterson (Andy), Robert Brindley (Darlene), Laura Dunham (Dave) and Rebecca Moser (Sonny).

Cherished grandfather of many grand-children and great-grandchildren.

Survived by many nieces and nephews.

Predeceased by his parents James and Ada Brindley, his step-mother Helen Keith, his brother Jim and his sister June.

Lewis’ family received relatives and friends on Friday, July 6, 2012 from 2-2:45p.m. at the Henry Walser Funeral Home, 507 Frederick St., Kitchener, 519-749-8467. A memorial service was held in the chapel of the funeral home immediately following the visitation at 3p.m.

As expressions of sympathy, donations to the CCAC or the Lisaard House would be appreciated by the family.

Visit www.henrywalser.com for Lewis’ memorial

Claire Teresa DowJune 27th 2012

Lynne and Jack Dow are happy to announce the safe arrival of their new daughter Claire Teresa. Claire was born June 27th 2012 at 8:29AM at Grand River Hospital in Kitchener.

MARRIAGE

Paul & Darlene Wagler of Millbank, Ontario are happy to announce the marriage of their son Nathan Paul to Brittany Jade, daughter of Dan & Arvada Yoder of Sugarcreek, Ohio on Saturday, July 7, 2012. The wedding is in Ohio but an Open House/Reception is planned in Hawkesville, Ontario on Saturday, July 28, 2012 from 2-5 pm at the Countryside School gym. We welcome friends and relatives to come celebrate with us and bless them in this new journey.

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OBITUARYOBITUARY

WHALE, Marion W.

Passed away peacefully on Wednes-day, July 4, 2012 at St. Mary’s General Hospital, Kitchener. Marion (Hodge) Whale age 89 years of Elmira, former-ly of Drayton was the beloved wife of the late Percy S. Whale (Oct. 6, 2007). Dear mother of Karen and Jim Lind-say of Fergus, Brian of Drayton, Shir-ley Hill, Ray (Heather) all of Elmira. Also lovingly remembered by her six grandchildren, Ron (Ginette) Lindsay, Donna (Steve) Rogers, Linda Rogers; Mike (Lori), Shane (Janis) and Trevor Hill, her 13 great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandson, and by Cory, Melissa and Geoff. Marion was the last surviving member of her family having been predeceased by her parents Mor-rison and Ethel (Kirkpatrick) Hodge, her sister Mildred (Stinson) Arbuckle and two brothers William and Eric Hodge. The family will receive their relatives and friends at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira on Sunday July 8th from 2-4 & 7-9 p.m. A private fam-ily service will be held with Interment to follow in Bethesda Cemetery. In Marion’s memory, donations to Trin-ity United Church or the St. Mary’s Hospital Foundation would be ap-preciated as expressions of sympathy.

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COLCLOUGH, Andrew Miles

Passed away peacefully on June 28,2012, at 9 p.m. after a four yearbattle with cancer. Andy was born inColchester, England on December31, 1948. He is survived by his wifeJoy, and son Todd, living at home,and son Stephen and daughterRebecca of Worthing, UK. He alsohas a sister, Susan Bradbury in theUK, and a brother, John in France.He will be missed by numerousfamily and friends. The visitationand memorial service took place on Thursday, July 5, 2012, atWallenstein Bible Chapel, 4522Herrgott Rd. Visitation was from 12:30 p.m. until 1:45 p.m. Thememorial service began at 2 p.m.,followed by a lunch. There was a com-mittal service at Hawkesville Cemetery, at approximately 4:15 p.m., for those who wish to attend. Many thanks go to the doctors and nurses at the Cancer Centre and to the Care Partners nurses who came into our home. No flowers please. Bring or send a donation for Lisaard House, of Cambridge, to whom we remain indebted and grateful for theextraordinary level of care, that hereceived. You are appreciated.

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MUNICIPAL | REGIONAL PUBLIC NOTICESFAMILY ALBUM CONTINUED

2012 Celebrations

to the following for their support and involvement

Woolwich Summer Playground Staff

Byron ShantzElmira Fire DepartmentElmira Girl GuidesElmira Home HardwareElmira Insurance Brokers

Elmira Optimist ClubElmira Sugar KingsFoodlandKlazz the KlownRobin in the Hood

Thank You

MAKING A SPLASH IN WELLESLEY AS THE MERCURY RISES

Kids were trying to beat the heat this week by playing at the Wellesley water park. From top left, Caden Pitsch, 6, enjoys a bucket of water being dumped on him, Zander Williams, 7, reacts to water overflowing in a tube, Seth Wallace, 6, uses a water gun and Henry Hare, 4, plays on the water piano. [COLIN DEWAR / THE OBSERVER]

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LIVING HERECOMMUNITY GROUP / EFFORTS WELL RECEIVED

Another reason for theatre group to celebrate: mortgage burning

Another feature you will find locally and in your LOFT box this week are garlic scapes. These lovely items make an in-credibly tasty version of pesto and can be used in this week’s Caprese Salad recipe or can be frozen and used in any of your favor-ite pesto applications at a later time.

This pesto is quick and easy to make so there is no need to set aside half of your day for this kitchen experiment. A great tool to have on hand for this recipe is an immersion blender (looks like a magic wand). This tool is one of the best investments you can make to enhance your kitchen appliance inventory if you don’t al-ready own one. It can be used for quickly blending salad dressings and soups, pureeing fresh garlic, or whipping together reci-pes like pesto, hummus or homemade tapenades. The best part about this tool is that you can blend your recipe within the con-tainer that you are storing it in, which means less cleanup.

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COLIN DEWAR

Everyone that has made a seemingly endless string of monthly mortgage payments looks forward to the time when the last pay-ment is made. Traditional-ly many people would have a “mortgage burning” party to celebrate the noteworthy accomplishment.

That is exactly what the Elmira Theatre Company (ETC) did last weekend.

After its annual awards banquet everyone headed outside for the big celebra-tion of the evening.

“The Elmira Theatre Company is now debt-free, with the mortgage loans paid in full,” said Chris Grose, the organization’s promotions chair. “It was a very exciting moment and it feels really good to be in a place where we can just focus on doing what we do well and maintaining it.”

It only took six years for the theatre company to pay off its debt of $169,400. Over those years the com-pany raised funds from holding productions, which amounted to $51,700 towards the mortgage, and fundraising donations to the tune of $40,100. Along with grants of just over $20,000 and proceeds from regular bingo games held in Kitchener, the organiza-tion reached its total.

“The biggest fundraiser for us has been bingo. For the last three years we have had volunteers run that for us. Those bingo games

Year-end banquet and awards highlighted by putting group in a debt-free situation

it will be up to the execu-tive committee to decide whether or not to continue with the fundraiser.

As part of the overall plan to pay off the mort-gage the theatre increased

their productions from three shows to four over the season.

“We did that to generate more income and to help pay off the loans that we had,” said Grose, adding

the company is thinking of returning to three produc-tions a year now that the mortgage has erased.

Before the financial papers were burned, mem-bers of the organization where treated to 10-minute readings of the 2012-13 season productions at the banquet.

“It was a great evening filled with wonderful re-flection on the past season and an introduction to the new season. The directors put together some actors to act out some scenes from each play and that gave all of us an idea of what to ex-pect over the next year. The readings went over really well with everyone in at-tendance.”

The four shows in the 2012-2013 playbills are Har-vest written by Ken Cam-eron and directed by Gord Davis, Nunsense written by Dan Goggin, directed by Joe Brenner, Shorthanded written and directed by Michael Grant and The Murder Room written by Jack Sharkey, directed by Michelle Kreitzer.

As part of the award banquet three awards were handed out with Sandy Weiler being the recipient of the ECTie award, Allison Bird Brenner receiving the life time achievement award and Sherry Heine was the recipient of the Betty Klinck Memorial Newcomer Award.

raised a big chunk of the money we needed, raising more than $56,000,” said Grose.

The company plans to continue holding the bingo nights for a short while and

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Iris Miltenburg, ETC’s vice-president of productions, throws a copy of the theatre company’s mortgage into the fire as the theatre company celebrated the paying off all of its loans at the annual award banquet held on June 30.

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JULY 7

Elmira & District Horticultural Society fundraising garden tour. 9 a.m – 2 p.m. Tickets $10. All gardens on the tour are in the town of Conestogo this year. For tickets or more info call Barb at 519-669-8239.

JULY 8

Elmira Legion Hungryman’s Breakfast. Christmas in July with Santa. 8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Adults $6; 6-10 $3; 5 & under free.

JULY 9

Elmira Theatre Company Script Reading Café. 7-9 p.m. at Robin’s Nest Coffee House. Members of the Community are welcome to join Elmira Theatre Company members over a cup of coffee, as a listener or reader of Neil Simon’s play, “Plaza Suite”. For more information contact Kathy Fahey 519-669-1298.

JULY 10

Let’s Go on an Epic Adventure Tuesday, July 10 to Friday, July 13 - Join us at the Elmira, St. Clements, Linwood, St. Jacobs Bloomingdale and Wellesley Branches and Let’s Go on an Epic Adventure with the Imagine TD Summer Reading Club! This free program includes stories, crafts, and activities for children ages 6-12. Join us as we learn about explorers and discuss everyday adventures by reading fun books and making cool crafts. For more information, please email libhq@regionofwaterloo.ca, or contact your local branch. Limited Space available.

JULY 12

Paddling Puppeteers & Birds of Prey – at St. Clements Branch Library. Join us for The Paddling Puppeteers at 10:30 a.m. Come along with Honest Frankie the Frog as he takes a ride through the history of Ontario’s waterways. This event is free for children of all ages. Space is limited so pick up your complimentary ticket today!

JULY 13

H.U.G.S. Program – 9:15-11:15 a.m. Meet with other parents to discuss parenting and child health issues. Topic: Children’s Feet and Footwear – What shoe is best? A chiropodist from WCHC will discuss children’s footwear. No registration required. Held at Woolwich Community Health Centre, 10 Parkside Dr., St. Jacobs. Call Heidi at 519-664-3794, ext. 237 for more information.

JULY 16

Birds of Prey – at Elmira Branch Library. Join us for the Birds of Prey show from the Canadian Raptor Conservancy at 2 p.m. Enjoy free-flight demonstrations and commentary about the birds. This show is recommended for children 5 and up. Tickets are $3 per person or two for $5; everyone attending the show must have a ticket. To purchase tickets in advance, or for more information, please contact the Elmira Branch Library at 519-669-5477 or elmlib@regionofwaterloo.ca.

JULY 17

Imagine music, art, and dance Tuesday, July 17 to Friday, July 20 - Join us at the St. Clements, Linwood, St. Jacobs Bloomingdale and Wellesley Branches for

Imagine music, art, and dance with the Imagine TD Summer Reading Club! This free program includes stories, crafts, and activities for children ages 6-12. Join us as we see art, dance, and make music by reading fun books, playing games and making cool crafts. For more information, please email libhq@regionofwaterloo.ca, or contact your local branch. Limited space available.

The Dilly Dragon Magic Show with Owen Anderson at 2:30 p.m., at Wellesley Branch Library. This show is recommended for children 5 and up, but younger siblings are welcome. Tickets are $3 per person or two for $5 for each of the special events; everyone attending the show must have a ticket. For more information call the Wellesley Branch Library 519-656-2001.

JULY 18

Stamp Camp – at Elmira Branch Library. Join us from 7 to 8 p.m. for beginner stamp collecting. Free for ages 5 to 105. Space is limited. Event will take place at the library located at 65 Arthur St. S in Elmira. For more information call the Elmira Branch Library at 519-669-5477 or elmlib@regionofwaterloo.ca.

JULY 19

Children’s Movie Day – 2-4:15 p.m. at Elmira Branch Library. Join us from 2 to 4:15 p.m. for a Children’s Movie Day! Showing will be Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe. Tickets are $1 each and every person attending must have a ticket. Children under 5 must be accompanied by an adult. Admission includes popcorn and a drink, please no outside snacks. The event will take place at the library, 65 Arthur St. S in Elmira. For more information call the Elmira Branch Library at 519-669-5477 or elmlib@regionofwaterloo.

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

WEIRDNOTES

OBSERVER CROSSWORD PUZZLERSUDOKU

People with physical impairments often dream of themselves without any restrictions

Q. “In my dream, I couldn’t find my wheelchair but it didn’t matter, I was walking to the night club anyway, getting ready to go danc-ing,” reported a born paraplegic. What’s so remarkable about such dreams by people with physical impairments, and what do they say about the classic “conti-nuity hypothesis”?

A. The continuity idea holds that dreams are

linked to our waking real-ity, that they incorporate the thoughts, feelings and events that we experience while awake, says Anil Ananthaswamy in “New Scientist” magazine. (Ob-viously there are limits to this, as when people fly in their dreams.) Challenging this domi-nant idea are studies by Alan Hobson of Harvard Medical School and Ursula Voss of the University of Bonn in Germany, who collected dream reports of paraplegic subjects and of those born deaf and unable to speak. The team was startled to find that 80% of the dream narra-tives of the deaf gave no indication of the impair-

ment, with many able to speak and others hearing and understanding dream talk. For people born para-lyzed, their dreams often had them walking, run-ning or swimming, none of which they had ever done in their waking lives. As Hobson and Voss theorize, “Our brain has the genetically deter-mined ability to generate experiences that mimic life.” In other words, under-scores Ananthaswamy, “Dreams could be laying the groundwork for real life, and without them our brain may not be prepared for wakng experiences. But, Hobson admits,

‘that’s an intuition’ that needs to be empirically tested.” Q. Pop-quiz on one of your favorite subjects: your body. Who was Glu-teus Maximus? Who has more bones, you or that baby next door? Ever stuck your finger into your nares? Have you used your glossal organ lately? Is your pollex or your hallux more within reach? More embarrass-ingly, has anyone ever had to ostercog you to a taxi?

A. Your ancient Roman-general-sounding gluteus maximus is actually the largest muscle of your

body, that you’re likely sitting on right now, says Anu Garg in “Another Word a Day.” Babies naturally have more bones than you do, starting out with more than 300, but after many fusings end with more like 206 in adulthood. Meanwhile, out of po-liteness, please don’t stick your finger up your “na-res,” Latin for “nostrils.” Of the same root (nas-) are nose, nuzzle, nostril, nasal and pince-nez. Your “glossal” organ is your tongue, from the Greek “glossa.” (Chame-leons capture creatures with their huge glossal ap-pendages.) Nearer at hand is your “pollex,” Latin for

“thumb”; “hallux” is the “big toe.” Finally, “oxter” is from Old English “oxta,” for“armpit.” While in some locales around England oxter has fallen into disuse, the verb “oster-cog” can still be heard in Ireland, meaning “to drag somebody along by their armpits.” “People often need to be ostercogged to a taxi after they have had one drink too many” (Wes-ley Johnson of N. Ireland).

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

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The ETC also announced the beginning of regular script reading cafes to be held in the community as they kick off the new season. The idea came for the readings when Grose heard about a company in Kitchener that holds script reading as a fundraiser and thought the idea would work well in Elmira.

The first script reading will take place July 9 at 7 p.m. at Robin’s Nest Cof-feehouse with a reading of Neil Simon’s Plaza Suite. All members of the com-munity are welcome to come and join in with the reading or sit back and en-joy as the entire script will be read.

Every other month members of the company will be reading the scripts that may or may not be considered for future pro-ductions.

“Not all the scripts we will read will be turned into one of our plays and this is a great way for the community to come and hear something different and participate if they want. It will be a lot of fun to take this out to the community, plus it lets people know that there is a theatre here in town and helps to spread the word out about us.”

CHEF’S TABLE: Making the most of the fresh options now becoming available in markets

THEATRE: Group has plenty of reasons to celebrate

KIWANIS CLUB SUPPORTS LITERACY IN SCHOOLS

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ful and reminded me of fresh summer tomatoes produced here in Ontario. Insalata Caprese is one of the simplest and most de-licious of dishes. Although fresh young basil is one of my favorite herbs, I use a garlic scape pesto to mari-nate the mozzarella cheese in my version of this salad. Traditional Insalata Cap-rese includes only fresh, local, vine ripe tomatoes, fresh mozzarella cheese, basil or pesto and finally the best extra virgin olive oil that you can afford. No vinegar of any kind is used in traditional versions of this salad; however, you may have come across the addition of balsamic vinegar in a restaurant here in Canada. Make this beautiful salad with Flo-ralane tomatoes or using tomatoes and herbs from your garden when the time comes.

Garlic Scape Pesto1 cup garlic scapes, chopped1 cup EVOO1/2 cup basil, chopped1/4 cupfresh parmesan cheese, grated1/4 cup pine nuts, walnuts or pecans or a mix!Salt and pepper to taste

Combine all ingredi-ents into a container for blending using immersion

blender (or place all ingre-dients into a blender) and puree until smooth (you may need to add more oil to make it smooth). Add salt and pepper to taste. Transfer into small con-tainers or jars to freeze some or store in refrigera-tor for up to a week.

Insalata Caprese1 ball of fresh mozzarella cheese, sliced2-3 fresh vine ripened toma-toes, sliced3-4 tbsp of garlic scape pesto 2-3 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil to finishSalt and pepper to garnish

If time allows, you may marinate your cheese with pesto for a few hours before serving. If you are pressed for time, in a mix-ing bowl, coat your moz-zarella with pesto and then arrange slices on serving platter. Add slices of toma-toes on top of cheese slices and drizzle with olive oil. Decorate your platter with a few extra drizzles of olive oil, garnish with salt and pepper, and serve imme-diately.

ABOUT THE AUTHORChef Ryan Terry owns FLOW Cafe & Catering in Elmira. The Red Seal chef also owns and operates The Pizzeria in Grand Bend. More information can be found at his website, www. flowcatering.ca.

Park Manor PS students Daniel Gallant, Jesika Wilson, Sheldon Metzger and Daniella Gough check out some of the books donated by the Kiwanis Club of Elmira. Park Manor, John Mahood, Floradale, Riverside and St. Teresa are all recipients of $600 donated annually for literacy programs. [SUBMITTED]

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ETC held its annual award banquet where three major awards were handed out. Back row: Paul Dietrich (president) Gord Grose (past president), Iris Miltenburg (VP productions), Mic Michenfelder (VP administration) and Pam Webb (treasurer). Front row: Michelle Kreitzer (secretary), Sandy Weiler (recipient of the ECTie award), Allison Bird Brenner (recipient of lifetime achievement award). Sherry Heine (not in photo) was the recipient of the Betty Klinck Memorial Newcomer Award. [SUBMITTED]

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INELMIR

ACanada Day celebrations were held at Gore Park in Elm

ira last Sunday. The event saw hundreds of residents com

e out to be entertained by clow

ns, musical bands and m

embers of the Robin in the Hood troupe. (Top left) Evan Hall, 2, learns to use a fire hose, Hilary Baum

an, 11, arm

wrestles Ryan Leis, Klazz the Klow

n entertains children as her partner Tickety-Boo makes balloon anim

als and hats. Guests enjoyed ice cream

and hot dogs served by mem

bers of the Optimist Club.

[colin dewar / the observer]