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The West Elgin Dramatic So-ciety (WEDS) is celebrating 40years in business without acancelled show. The streak willcontinue thanks to a nifty com-edy, which opens this week.

Paying homage to the screw-ball comedies of the 30s and40s, “A Little Murder NeverHurt Anybody” by Ron Bernasis a spoof about a man’s mid-life crisis and his hilarious at-tempts to get rid of his wife. It

turns into a year-long match ofwits, with plenty of murder,mayhem and slapstick.

Jesse Cnockaert, who playsDetective Plotnik, says, “Thisshow puts WEDS back on itsfeet.” As does the talent of di-rector Jenny Phillips, the sixcast members and other nu-merous volunteers.

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Clinton Line water-main completed

The completion of the ClintonLine watermain in the Townshipof Southwold was officially cel-ebrated March 15 at the Town-ship’s offices in Fingal.

The Clinton Line watermainnow loops the end of the water-main on Wonderland Road tothe watermain on Sunset Road.

Originally, the WonderlandRoad watermain ended at theFord Assembly Plant, the oper-ations of which providedenough pressure to pump waterto households further down theline in Southwold. However, withthe plant closing and the waterdraw discontinued, the new wa-termain was necessary to keepwater circulating and maintainsafe drinking water for resi-dents.

“I understand the importanceof safe, clean drinking water forthe community,” said MPP JeffYurek who attended the com-

pletion ceremony. “This is oneof the key elements we need inour daily lives.”

The Government of Ontariocommitted up to $552, 634(66%) to the project through theOntario Small Waterworks As-sistance Program.

“The Township of Southwoldis thankful for the provincial

government’s contributions tothis project,” said SouthwoldMayor Jim McIntyre. “Safedrinking water for all of our res-idents has been and will con-tinue to be a priority for ourcommunity.”

Work began on the project inDecember 2011 and the 1.9kmof watermain pipe was commis-sioned in January 2012, withsystem monitoring and land-scape restoration taking placein February.

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Bethany Mink as Bunny and Joe Hughey as her fiancé Donald ham it upwith Stacia Lett, Denise Nodden and Ian McFarlane in a new comedy at theWEDS Theatre in Dutton. (Photo by Brian Wilsdon)

A spitting good timeStraffordville Watermelon Festwins two awards

Festivals & Events Ontario (FEO) recog-nized the Straffordville Watermelon Fest asone of the 2012 Top Festivals and Eventsin Ontario at its Annual Conference in Ni-agara Falls March 5. In addition, the localsummer event was presented with a 2012Festivals & Events Achievement Award for

Most Innovative Partnership with the Mu-nicipality of Bayham.

"We are delighted that Straffordville Wa-termelon Fest has been recognized by Fes-tivals & Events Ontario," said organizerPauline Schram. "We’re just a fun-filledevent providing entertainment for the com-munity and loving every minute of it!"

In 2012, Watermelon Fest will celebrateits 15th anniversary on August 25. The freeevent includes a parade, children’s activi-

ties, local musical entertainment, a water-melon-eating contest and a popular water-melon seed-spitting contest.

"It is an outstanding achievement for afestival to make the Top 100 Festivals andEvents in Ontario," said Bayham MayorPaul Ens. "This partnership is successfulas a result of community support, innova-tive ideas and volunteer efforts and willbenefit the community by attracting visi-tors to the area."

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The Nominating Committee of the St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital (STEGH) Board

of Governors is seeking individuals prepared to offer their time, energy and expertise to

serve as voluntary Board Members. The Board is comprised of eleven (11) elected and

six (6) ex officio members. Three (3) members are completing their annual term and

will stand for re-election. One additional member has completed three (3) terms, and

will not stand for re-election. Elected positions can be filled by residents of the City of

St. Thomas, or of a municipality within Elgin County. One position is at large and may

not be limited by geographic restrictions. The Nominating Committee is required to pre-

pare a slate of candidates for the Board that may be equal or greater than the vacant po-

sitions.

The STEGH Board values its skills-based composition and recruitment approach and

is guided by a policy governance model as it pursues the Hospital’s vision to deliver an

excellent patient care experience. Members of the Board are volunteers who serve without

remuneration for a three-year term.

Interested individuals should have an understanding of large, complex and diverse or-

ganizations, and appropriate skills that align with the work of the board and success of

the Hospital. In addition, the ability to work in a team environment, and commit the

time required to effectively under take the duties of a Board member, to commit to on-

going governance related education, and a willingness to eventually assume leadership

roles within the Board structure are desirable attributes.

St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital is a community general hospital serving the citizens

of Elgin County and the City of St. Thomas. The Hospital has an annual operating

budget of $78 million for 2012/2013, with approximately 850 full and part time em-

ployees, and 85 Medical Staff.

If you have an interest in the St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital Board of Governors,

please contact the Hospital at 519-631-2030 ext. 2104 or visit our web site at

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The deadline for submission is 4:00 pm, Friday, April 6, 2012.

Elections will be held during the STEGH Annual General Meeting on Tuesday June 5,

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Helping kids with disabilities succeedBev Walpole (left) and St. ThomasMayor Heather Jackson interviewLucas Abdey, a local Easter Sealchild, during the St. Thomas LionsEaster Seal Telethon March 11. The10-hour fundraiser raised over$12,000 to assist disabled childrenin the community. Organizers wishto thank all those who participatedand donated to make this a suc-cessful event.

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The County of Elgin and Cityof St. Thomas encouragegroups to celebrate the area’sunique culture by holding localspecial festivals and events. Insupport of this goal, the CFEPPoffers contributions to commu-nity groups that take it uponthemselves to organize festi-vals and events that are eco-nomic drivers for thecommunity.

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ate significant economic gainsby attracting visitors from out-side the community."

In order to be eligible to re-ceive the CFEPP contributionan event’s sponsoring organi-zation must be located in ElginCounty or St. Thomas, must bea registered charity, non-profitorganization or community or-ganization and the event mustbe held in Elgin County or St.Thomas. Successful applica-tions for 2012 will best meetthe Elgin-St. Thomas TourismMarketing Plan goals of in-creasing the number of peoplethat visit the area, the durationof their stay and the moneythey spend while in Elgin-St.Thomas.

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Go Megan!

It’s the ultimate dream ofmany young athletes – to par-ticipate in the Olympic Games.

But for Megan Muscat of St. Thomas, a track andfield athlete with cerebral palsy, the goal was theParalympic Games. She qualified for the 2010Games held in Beijing and came in 14th in the200-metre race and 16th in the 100-metre. “Theexperience was over the top for me,” she says.

So she wants to try again – this time, for the2012 Paralympic Games in London, England tak-ing place in August. The twenty-six year old saysshe needs to attend as many meets as possibleto rack up wins to attend the Calgary Nationalsin June, where the qualifying athletes for the Par-alympics will be chosen.

But she needs help getting there. Kathy Wolfe-Reynolds, owner of T-Zone Vibrations in St.Thomas where Megan works out, has createddonation cans that will be circulated around area

businesses and organizations. People are en-couraged to make a donation by dropping in theirextra change.

Megan needs $3,000 for her training expenses,but says she will donate any money over thatamount to a local charity.

Eight girls will be selected for the Paralympictrack and field team, and Megan says she has apretty good shot at it. “I’m one of the best girlsin my classification,” she says. Her love of thesport shines through in her face. “My favouriteevent is the 100 metre. I just love the thrill of get-ting out of the blocks.”

Her enthusiasm comes naturally since she wasborn into a huge sports family. “I grew up withsports and am a very competitive person. I hadto top my brother,” she laughs. “I just have to goout there and be the best.”

Look for cans at local establishments, such asT-Zone Vibrations, Kenny Iguana’s, Central UnitedChurch or Princess Avenue Banquet Hall. Or ifyou want to host a donation can at your work-place for a few weeks, call Kathy at 519-637-2111.

Terry Carroll

What? We’re also TV?

When Nancy and I foundedwhat became The Weekly News

and Elgin This Month, a standard joke from somepeople was, “How does it feel to be a mediamogul?” I strove for a Yogi Berra kind of answer.Something like, “If you can’t imitate a mediamogul, don’t pretend to be one.”

But after the last couple of weeks, I guess Ihave to pretend to be one. We are now TV. Andthere’s a story for how we got here.

Last year, during the Canada Post lockout,when we were going to be licked as a businessif we didn’t know exactly what was going on –and fast – I paid a lot of attention to newspaperwebsites. And what I saw was what people arecalling convergence. Many of these sites are run-ning video footage online – a version of televisionnews – with nary a hint of CRTC regulation. Atthe time, I simply observed what was going on,and stored it away.

Next, I had a long conversation with BryanBakker at a Chamber of Commerce BusinessAfter Five. Bryan had launched his own businesscalled bizbio.tv, and the principle source of rev-enue for him is business videos. But he has awide range of interests, including documentaries,and marketing in general.

I accepted his invitation to be a guest on his on-line show, Parallels. I had a cold, I have a facemore suited to radio and a voice more suited toprint, but it was fun.

Bryan then started talking about a video versionof The Weekly News. After some testing, we wentto air in early March. Our editor, Dorothy Gebert,is the writer and the main “talking head,” andshe is really good. Along the way, she confessedthat, at university, she spent a lot of time hangingaround the radio station. That experience shows.

Check out our video blog on bizbio.ca, Face-book, Youtube, or link to it fromtheweeklynews.ca.

I think we got here by following another YogiBerra saying: “When you come to a fork in theroad, take it.”

Community Snapshot

Help an athlete achieve her dreamPaul Swaby, former Toronto Argonauts player and now promotional manager for T-Zone Vibrations, seeds a dona-tion can with a toonie to help athlete Megan Muscat (centre) to qualify for the London Paralympic Games, as St.Thomas T-Zone Vibrations owner Kathy Wolfe-Reynolds looks on.

The St. Patrick’s Day Riot inLondon will become a part of thehistory of the Forest City and anoccasion of shame and foolish-ness. It’s not the first time thatSt. Patrick’s Day parties have ledto civil disobedience and prop-erty damage, but it is certainly

the worst so far.Before I retired, I taught at Fanshawe College

for 24 years, and the young people I workedwith were gifted and ambitious. Most studentsare still dedicated to becoming good citizens,but some are a bit addled. Once the riot wasover, 13 people were charged and 7 were stu-dents at Fanshawe. They are among the goonswho set a CTV News Cruiser ablaze and dam-aged more than a dozen police cruisers. Outsideof property damage, rioters and emergencyworkers were injured with flying bricks and beerbottles.

Parents of students at Fanshawe may be cu-rious enough to ask their kids what they weredoing Sunday night. A team of investigators isreviewing footage of the riot posted online andinterviewing witnesses to identify those respon-sible. People at the scene were taking cell phoneimages of the rioters and many are already on-line, much as the rioters were in Vancouver. Itmay take time to track them down, but Londonpolice, many of whom are nursing wounds frombricks and bottles, are dedicated to stopping thisfoolishness. Yes, there were goons out in fullforce, and if you see the footage, there were alsogoonettes.

In future, there will be full patrols on FlemingDrive for the coming St. Paddy’s Days. If theFanshawe students arrested can account fortheir innocence, they should be allowed to re-turn to college. If not, they should be expelled. Itwill mean less crowded classrooms, and theirforfeited tuition will help people who are seriousabout education.

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Dear Editor,I wish to thank three young

people who went above and be-yond on my behalf.

On February 9, as I was driv-ing from Elgin Mall to the trafficlight at Wellington Street andFirst Avenue, the transmission inmy car broke. I could not moveforward and wondered what Iwas going to do.

A young man in the car behindme offered to help and turnedon his indicator lights to alertother drivers. He also moved mycar backwards (since it was theonly way it would move) tothe side of the road and stoodbehind me while he and hisfriend phoned CAA for me.

After they left, another youngman pulled up behind me andused the flashing lights on hiscar to protect me from otherdrivers until a tow truck arrived.

I would like to thank thesethree young people very muchfor helping me, especially sinceit was just a few days after Ran-dom Acts of Kindness Day.

Christel CyrPort Stanley

Editor:On reading recent comments

on the Police HeadquartersBuilding, it appears that somepeople have blinders on and re-fuse to look at practical alterna-

tives that will satisfy the needfor Police HQ expansion, at acost to the taxpayer of possiblymuch less than $19 million. I,along with several others, arethankful to Aldermen Cosens,Kohler and Yusuf who raise thisquestion, while others are proneto fear-mongering.

I attended an escorted tour ofthe current Police Headquartersand without a doubt they re-quire much more space than14,000 sq.ft. Shortly, the provin-cial courts will vacate spacethat they currently occupy in thepolice building. With this addi-tional space, there will be31,000 sq.ft., yes, more thandouble what is now available, torenovate and expand. This al-ternative was dismissed by theconsultant (Rebanks, Pepper,Littlewood), as not feasible andexcessively costly, even thoughthey were fully aware of the ad-ditional space becoming avail-able.

The focus of senior manage-ment of the Police Dept. is noton a state-of-the-art, flashy ed-ifice, but on an adequate, func-tional building from which toserve the citizens of St.Thomas. Of course their eyeswidened with the $19 millionfacility being proposed by theconsultant and the Police Build-ing Committee. This Committeewas given a mandate to inves-tigate a new building; but, whenpresenting their findings to CityCouncil, should they not alsohave mentioned the alterna-

tives? Anyone have a hiddenagenda?

Regarding the cost to evaluatean alternative, isn’t it wiser tospend a few thousand dollarsinstead of a few million? TheChairman of the ProtectiveServices Committee said thatthe entire process had costclose to $1 million. How muchof this was paid to the consult-ant and why did it take themmore that 4 years to presentCouncil with their plan? At theJanuary 25 council meeting, theChairman said that the approvalof the $19 million plan was a“no brainer.” Really?

I understand that expansion ofthe Police HQ has been post-poned over the last few years,while other city projects tookpriority, such as the CourtHouse, Fire Dept., ValleyviewSeniors’ Home, etc. Let us nowput every effort into expeditingthe decision on a Police Head-quarters that will serve our lawenforcement officers for manyyears to come. They have neverdemanded a top-of-the-line,brand-new Lincoln Continental,as long as they were assured ofa used, completely overhauled,functional, safe and secureCrown Victoria (with the possi-bility of attaching a trailer for fu-ture expansion).

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Elgin County Business Devel-opment Coordinator KateBurns presented the BusinessRetention and Expansion Re-port, part of the county’s initia-tive to cultivate local businessgrowth. Eleven local busi-nesses in the energy sectorwere interviewed on factors in-cluding business climate, fu-ture plans, businessdevelopment, markets, fi-nances, workforce develop-ment and training. “There’s ahigh degree of local decision-making in this sector, meaningthat a lot of the companies’headquarters and decision-making are here in Elgin,” saidBurns. “Eight of the elevenbusinesses plan to expand orrenovate in the next threeyears.”Local Food Plan

Kate Burns updated councilon the Elgin County Local FoodPlan, part of the county’s eco-nomic development strategy.The plan’s objective is to in-crease local food in schools,retirement homes, hospitalsand restaurants, as well asconnect farmers to consumers.The plan will increase aware-ness of local food throughwebsite communication, socialmedia, classroom kits, local TV,radio and print ads and a farm-connect program. “We hope toget off the ground and runningin the spring when all the cropsare growing,” said Burns. SWEA membership

The county will renew itsmembership with the South-western Ontario Alliance(SWEA) for a cost of $4,000 for2012. SWEA’s objective is tolink government, business, in-dustry and the academic sec-tor to generate economicgrowth in Southwestern On-tario. The county is entitled tothree voting members and rep-resentation in the SWEA Advi-

sory Committee. On CouncillorJim McIntyre’s suggestion,Warden Bill Walters and Coun-cillor Cameron McWilliam wereselected to sit on the commit-tee along with GeneralManager of Economic Devel-opment Alan Smith.

Rural library guidelinesDirector of Community and

Cultural Services Brian Mass-chaele reported that the Ad-ministrators of Rural and UrbanPublic Libraries of Ontario(ARUPLO) adopted the revised2nd edition of Guidelines forRural/Urban Public LibrarySystems. The second edition of

the document includes guide-lines for facilities, hours of op-eration, staffing, collectionsand technology, and best prac-tices for space allocations,branch locations, collectionsand programs. “This documentis a good articulation of whywe feel that libraries are ex-tremely important to our com-

munities in terms of sustainingthem,” said Masschaele.Tweedsmuir digitizationfunding

The Elgin County Archives re-ceived a $1,000 donation fromthe Elgin Historical Society tofund the digitization of theElgin County Women’s InstituteTweedsmuir History Books.

“This money will join the$6,000 we have received fromthe Ontario Genealogical Soci-ety to further extend the proj-ect. We’re well underway,” saidDirector of Community andCultural Services Brian Mass-chaele. “This funding will allowus to do further volumes in theproject.”

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Jeff Yurek, Member ofProvincial Parliament for Elgin-Middlesex-London, addressedElgin County Council at itsMarch 13 meeting with an up-

date on provincial issues.Last week, Yurek voted

against a bill for the South-western Ontario DevelopmentFund, a $20 million fund thatthe Liberals are proposing willcreate jobs and bring businessto the Southwest region.

“There are no guaranteesthat the money is going to getto our area with the biggercities of London, Sarnia, Wind-sor, Stratford and Woodstockbidding on $20 million a year,”Yurek said. “The DrummondReport was very clear that newspending and business subsi-dies are not the best path totake at this time because thedebt and deficit continue togrow.”

Yurek stressed that the gov-ernment should directly ad-dress problems businessesface in Ontario, including taxstructure, excessive red-tapeand high energy costs.

The bill passed second read-ing with the support of the NDPand will go to a committee ofwhich Yurek is a member. He

assured council that he willfight to see funds come to ruralareas.

Yurek also touched on theannouncement that theprovince is ending the slotsprogram at racetracks in On-tario.

“Going around the riding,there’s quite a few horse-breeders in our area and theoffshoots of supplying thehorse-breeders,” said Yurek.

“I’m hoping the governmenthas a Plan B for this program.It’s been a good contractagreement between the gov-ernment and horse racing in-dustry to share revenues.”

Yurek said Conservativeswant to see a solid plan withthe upcoming budget, and hewould like the province to stepin and help municipalities col-lect on $12 million of outstand-ing fines.

“That’s money that can bewell used in infrastructure, andcan be used toward our ElginGeneral Hospital,” said Yurek.

When asked by CouncillorDave Mennill about bringingthe St. Thomas Elgin GeneralHospital redevelopment projectto the provincial budget, Yureksaid he’s 100 percent behindthe project and has met withHealth Minister Deb Matthewsabout it.

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The St. Thomas/Elgin Anti-Bullying Coalition hosted“Words & Fights: Twitter &Likes CAN HURT ME” February

24. This event was the first,large-scale awareness eveningthat the Coalition, founded in2010, has hosted. The goalwas to connect with residents,find creative solutions to endbullying and bring awarenessto the ever-increasing preva-lence and severity of bullyingin today’s society. The eveningwas a huge success.

Over 110 people from ElginCounty came to the Talbot TeenCentre and participated in afun, entertaining and dramaticnight. A bullying scenario wasplaced on every table and dur-ing their meal the audienceparticipated in discussions re-garding the situation. The re-sponse was overwhelming.The Coalition intends on col-lecting the data, formalizingthe findings and posting theideas in an upcoming newslet-ter.

The free event included a fullmeal and great entertainment.Courtney Lawton sang for thecrowd while volunteers of Des-tination Church served a deli-cious meal donated by theLondon Muslim Mosque. ArthurVoaden Secondary School JazzBand provided music duringdinner.

Afterwards, Anne Taylor tookthe audience on a personal

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Headlining the night waswell-known slam poet and au-thor Shane Koyzcan. Shanewas launched into the spotlightwith his performance of “WeAre More” during the 2010Winter Olympic opening cere-monies in Vancouver.

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Library staff and many cus-tomers imagined an ideal li-brary – a place that was bright,warm, open, accessible andpleasant to use. The intent ofrevitalizing the library was todevelop the building as a des-tination – a place to be, ratherthan a warehouse for materi-als.

Because, the interior of thebuilding needed major alter-ations and renovation, libraryservices moved to a temporarylocation in Elgin Mall in April2011. Demolition beganshortly after the move andconstruction lasted until De-cember of 2011, with the li-brary moving back to therenovated building in January2012. After working hard to get

everything in place, get thecollection housed, the comput-ers reconnected, and servicesback on track, the St. ThomasPublic Library officially cele-brates its re-opening on March29.

The library now offers an ac-cessible facility the communitycan be proud of. The re-orga-nized configuration welcomesnatural light, making the bestuse of the many windows. The

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When children’s librarianHeather Robinson took on theadditional responsibilities of li-brary revitalization project co-ordinator for the St. ThomasPublic Library, she said shewas given these words of ad-vice: “You’ll work harder thanyou ever thought you wouldand be faced with problemsyou won’t know the answersto, so you’ll have to find outthings quickly.” Heather saysthose words were right. “But itwas still the opportunity of alifetime for me,” she says.“How often do you get to ren-ovate a library?”

The 1970s building on CurtisStreet was showing its age andneeded sprucing up. “It wasoutdated. It was dingy. Therewas too much admin spaceand not enough public space,”Heather says.

The original idea was to stayin the building duringthe revitalization. Butwhen it looked likethe process wasgoing to take threetimes as long andcost three times asmuch, staff decidedto move to a tempo-rary location in ElginMall to facilitate con-struction.

Heather went tosite meetings everytwo weeks andmade inspection vis-its once a week, consultingwith architects, constructionworkers and designers. “Itwent slowly at the beginning,”she says, “and then in thesummer everything began tomove quickly.”

Renovation work was almostcomplete by December whenbooks and materials were

moved back into the buildingand the library re-opened inJanuary. “It was anti-climac-tic,” Heather remembers. “Itfelt like we were showing off

our house be-fore it wasready.” Therewas still a lot todo with fixingoutstanding is-sues and deco-rating thespaces.

But she wasamazed thatpeople startedusing the libraryalmost immedi-ately. “Right

away, they embraced thespace,” she says. “The feelingwas that the library wastheirs.”

Heather says people havetold her that they like the mod-ern, open concept and enjoythe colours. “And the staff feela great sense of pride in thisplace too,” she says.

Already attendance is up withover 1,000 people through thedoor every day. “We’ve had todouble up some of our pro-grams, especially the pre-school ones,” she says, “butnow we’ve got a programmingroom, which we didn’t havebefore, so we can do that awhole lot better now.”

She’s looking forward to theopen house March 29 whereshe hopes people will see theamount of thinking that wentinto the process of renovatingthe library. “It’s time to cele-brate.”

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Study shows West ElginCommunity Health Centrepatients use hospitals less

A new study released lastweek demonstrates that Com-munity Health Centres (CHCs)are the most effective modelfor keeping people out ofemergency departments –even though the populationsthey serve have more complexhealth care needs.

The study, conducted by theInstitute for Clinical EvaluativeSciences, investigated sevenmodels that have differentmethods for compensatingfamily physicians. The studyzeroed in on differences in de-mographics of the populationsserved, as well as how oftentheir patients or clients usedthe emergency department.

Community Health Centresserve individuals, families andcommunities that often facebarriers to health and wellness.These barriers may includepoverty, culture, language andcomplex and/or chronic healthconditions – including mentalhealth and addictions. But de-

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Emergency department useby people served by othermodels of care, however, washigher than expected. Emer-gency department use by Fam-ily Health Team clients, forexample, was 13 percent morethan expected, even thoughthe study showed they servehealthier and wealthier popu-lations.

Elgin County is served by twoCommunity Health Centres:West Elgin Community HealthCentre in West Lorne and Cen-tral Community Health Centrein St. Thomas.

West Elgin Community HealthCentre is one of the region’s

success stories. Only 10 per-cent of its clients are in the top40 percent of income earners,and are therefore more at riskfrom negative health impactscaused by other social deter-minants of health such as in-adequate transportation,housing and food. But despitethis characteristic, West Elgin’sclient use of emergency de-partment resources is 43 per-cent less than would beexpected.

“This study shows the excel-lent work that CommunityHealth Centres are doing bothhere in West Elgin and acrossthe province,” says AndyKroeker, executive director ofWest Elgin Community HealthCentre. “Our team is doing agreat job of providing care thatallows our clients to avoid un-necessary trips to our localhospitals that cost the healthcare system more money.”

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West Elgin Community HealthCentre is one of the region’s successstories.

St. Thomas Police are investigatinga break, enter and theft to a resi-dence on Applewood Crescent.

Sometime overnight of February17, suspects entered the homethrough an unlocked rear door

while the family was upstairssleeping. Stolen was a 50-inch

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Skate board parkAt the March 19 council

meeting, the gallery wascrowded with supporters of theskate board park north of Cen-tre Street which was demol-ished March 13 due to safetyconcerns. They had come tovoice their concerns, but wereunable to speak because theyhad not followed the correctmethod of addressing council.CAO/Clerk Wendell Graves ex-plained that anyone wishing tomake a deputation needs tosend in a request to the Clerk’sDepartment. He also said thata report would be coming backto council on April 9 regardingthe future of the skate park.Iron Horse Festival request

Organizers of the Iron HorseFestival made their annual re-quest for the closure of TalbotStreet between August 23 to26. However, because of con-cerns expressed over the lossof business from the Down-town Development Board, al-derman Gord Campbell askedif any consideration had beenmade to locating the festivalelsewhere in the downtown,possibly on vacant railwaylands. Jayden Abel, presidentof the Iron Horse Festival,replied saying that the possi-bility had been looked at butthat electrical cabling on TalbotStreet was perfect for theirneeds and would be costly toinstall anywhere else.

CAO/Clerk Wendell Gravessaid that the city is looking athow the rail corridor could beadapted to be the location ofmany festivals, not just the IronHorse. “We are just on thecusp of getting those details.I’m sure we can work aroundthose logistical things,” hesaid. Most aldermen agreedthat there was no time to relo-cate the festival this year, buturged organizers to consideran alternate location.East Side servicing project

Lloyd Perrin, Director of

Physical Services at the Mu-nicipality of Central Elgin, ad-dressed council regarding thelong-standing joint project forthe servicing of the residencesand businesses on lands alongthe Central Elgin and St.Thomas municipal boundary.The area takes in 1,140hectares, with 150 hectares inSt. Thomas. He outlined themaster plan that would happenin four phases from 2012 to

2015, including the building ofpumping stations, forcemainsand sewers. The cost to St.Thomas would be $1.171 mil-lion, with Central Elgin’s por-tion being $23.661 million. Hesaid that Central Elgin councilhas committed to movingahead with the project. St.Thomas council will considerthe cost of the project in theupcoming Part 2 CapitalBudget deliberations.

Gas tax moneyConsultant Christina Bruce of

DPRA Canada presented rec-ommendations regarding cap-ital investments the city couldmake using $8 million in gastax funding that the city will re-ceive. In order to receive thisfunding, the city is required tocomplete a Capital InvestmentPlan outlining how designatedprojects meet environmentalsustainability criteria. Christinaoutlined 14 projects that would

meet the criteria, includingSunset Drive slope stabilization,Jaycee Pool rehabilitation, en-ergy retrofit to municipal build-ings, as well as variousintersection, sidewalk and roadimprovements.More hours for Parks Dept.

The Parks Department askedfor additional employee hoursin the fall for grass cutting tocompensate for the loss of stu-dent workers who leave inSeptember. Alderman Dave

Warden said that consideringthe weather recently, the de-partment may need to startcutting grass in the spring aswell. He also asked how staffwill be handling requests toopen ball diamonds and soccerfields because of the warmerweather. Ross Tucker, directorof parks and recreation, saidthat he doesn’t have the staff toopen these facilities early andwill open as usual on May 1.

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With roots grown down intoGod's love, Pearce WilliamsChristian Centre (PWCC) haskept strong for 50 years inElgin County. Working from itsstrength, grounded in its be-lief that every child deservesa week at camp, the trailblaz-ing summer camp and retreatfacility has been Called toGrow.

Following a year-long explo-ration of opportunity, the lead-ership team has developed avision for PWCC that will seethe long-established experi-ential learning centre becomeOntario's prime destinationfor innovative educationalprograms. Led by ExecutiveDirector Joe Richards andCampaign Chair, former ElginCounty Warden, Bonnie Vowel,PWCC today launched its $4.5million Called to Grow Capi-

tal Campaign – the largestfundraising campaign inPWCC's 50-year history – tofulfill the first stage of thisnew vision.

Monies raised, in part, willfund the creation of two newtargeted programming campson the 180-acre property:World Camp, which will de-liver novel approaches inteaching Canada's next gen-eration of leaders a betterglobal understanding of howpeople live and work in devel-oping countries; and FarmCamp, which will inventivelyillustrate and teach individu-als how to cultivate gardensto produce food and re-sources for residents of Elginand citizens of the world.

Other major projects includethe construction of a fully,self-contained 50-person re-

treat facility to better servicePWCC's ever-growing adultclientele, a new pool, a fullyaccessible bathroom building,a new septic system, winter-izing of cabins, a greenhouseand a community space ofworship.

"Our vision will enablePearce Williams to continueits effectiveness as a lifechanging, challenging and es-sential experience," saysRichards. "And our service tothe community will be greatlyenhanced – through thesenew programs and new facil-ities. Our influence reachescampers and groups from allover Ontario and beyond."

"We are blessed to havesuch a wonderful place soclose to home where our fam-ilies can enjoy such a pristinecampground offering pro-

grams for all ages by youthwho are employed for thesummer months," saysVowel, who serves PWCC asCalled to Grow CampaignChair. "The camaraderie ex-perienced by those who at-tend stays with them for life

as witnessed by the frequentvisitors from years gone by."

To become involved in thiscampaign, contact JoeRichards, PWCC Executive Di-rector, 519-764-2317 (office),519.636.4285 (mobile) [email protected]

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by Gladys Terichow Alarmed by the continuing vi-olence in Syria and consistent

reports that unrest is likely toescalate and spread to neigh-bouring countries in the com-

ing months, Mennonite CentralCommittee (MCC) has begunpreparing for a humanitariancrisis in the region.

About 20,000 Syrians havealready fled to Turkey, Lebanonand Jordan and the flow ofpeople is increasing, said RickJanzen, a director of MCC’sprograms in the Middle East.

MCC has launched a$500,000 Middle East Crisisappeal to assist partner organ-izations as they provide hu-manitarian aid and buildpeace. At this point, MCC’s re-sponse includes:

1. Emergency assistance –food, medicine and non-fooditems for Syrians affected byviolence and in need of basicsupplies.

2. Relief kits – people in theU.S. and Canada are encour-aged to assemble kits anddrop them off at their nearestMCC office or warehouse.

3. Building peace – grass-roots, community efforts thatencourage conflict prevention.

Janzen, who travels often tothe Middle East and visitedLebanon, Jordan, Iraq andPalestine in early February,said he was startled by the

heightened fears of sectarianviolence and political unrestacross the Middle East.

“Everywhere we went, weheard outlooks for the futurethat were devastating andominous,” said Janzen. “Nowis the time to put our peacetheology to work; our partnersare calling on us to supporttheir efforts at conflict preven-tion and peace building.

A significant part of MCC’sresponse will assist partner or-ganizations in Lebanon to ex-pand efforts that strengthenconflict prevention strategiesand disaster preparedness.This includes training womenpeace builders, media training,encouraging dialogue amongyoung leaders, trauma trainingand more.

MCC has been working in theMiddle East for more than 60years and currently supportspeace and development workin Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan,Iraq, Iran, Syria and Palestineand Israel.

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“Tempting Providence”now on at theGrand Theatreby Ric Wellwood

On Sunday, March 18,Deirdre Gillard-Rowlings gaveher 500th performance asMyra Bennett, frontier nurse.She is the lead character in aplay about remote Newfound-

land after the First World Warcalled “Tempting Providence,”now playing at the Grand The-atre in London. She leadssome of the finest ensembleacting I have seen in sometime.

In the play, Myra, an Englishwoman, comes to the colony ofNewfoundland on atwo-year contract.Her encounterswith the down-to-earth populationlead to some fasci-nating stories and afull evening of qual-ity theatre.

When Max Mazumdar per-formed his role of Oscar Wildein London a few decades ago,I didn’t realize he would leaveus the legacy of Theatre New-foundland and Labrador. It isfar better than a simple re-gional theatre and its nine-yeartravels performing RobertChafe’s “Tempting Providence”has been the stuff of legend.

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Going greenAvery Omerod, 5, (left) and Amber Wencel, 6, are "Irish for a day" at the St. Patrick's Day Ceildhat the Knights of Columbus Hall in St. Thomas March 17. The girls worked at Irish craftswhile the Keltic Knights performed Emerald Isle tunes. The Ceildh included music, dance, foodand family fun.

Carrying the yokeAylmer girls Heather Willsey and Brooklyn Melvin take turns carrying the yoke, part of the ac-tivities at the Springwater Syrup Festival every weekend in March. Volunteer Ryan McDonaldexplains how it fits in with the pioneer method of producing syrup. (Photo by Brian Wilsdon)

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W.E. Dramatics Society“A Little Murder NeverHurt Anybody”, March22, 23, 24, & March29, 30, 31, West ElginPerforming Arts Cen-tre, Adult $15,Stu-dents/Seniors $10.519-762-2862 or519-762-5662.

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Faith Christian Acad-emy, Faith Church, Fri-day, March 23, hostinga silent auction andcommunity dinner,roast beef and chickenbuffet. Tickets $20 inadvance. 519-633-0943.

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Sports, 41 JonasStreet. Supportingminor sports in St.Thomas since 1966.

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March 28 LentenLunch Noon HourRecital Programme, $7,featuring Angus Sin-clair. Trinity AnglicanChurch. Church withPurple Steeple. Lunchfollowing, Soup, Sand-wiches, Dessert.

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Legion Country Jam-boree, Wednesday,March 28. 5-6:30pmpasta dinner, $6, serv-ing 5:30-6:30. Enter-tainment 7-11pm. St.Thomas Legion, Br. 41.24 John St. Everyonewelcome.

Weekly Card Club,Wednesday, March 28,2-4pm, St. John'sChurch on Flora St.Bring a friend. Freewill offering.

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Laugh & Learn Com-edy Improv GradShows. Come out andsee our local talent!Friday, March 30 andSaturday, March 31.Elgin Theatre Guild, 40Princess Avenue. $5 atthe door.

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Optimist Spring Pan-cake Breakfast inLyons (north ofAylmer). All You WantTo Eat, Sunday, April 1,9am-12:30pm. $6, 3-11 years old $3.

April 4 Lenten LunchNoon Hour Recital Pro-gramme, featuringWayne Carroll. TrinityAnglican Church.Church with PurpleSteeple. Lunch follow-ing, Soup, Sand-wiches, Dessert. Cost$7.

Auxiliary Easter BakeSale, Wednesday, April4 in Hospital Atrium,8:30am until12:30pm. Free park-ing in rear of Hospital.

Field Naturalist Meet-ing, Friday, April 6,7:30pm, Knox Church,St. Thomas, "Action inGrandmas Gardens:Fact, Fancy & Folklore"by Amelia Angel &Miles Evans. 519-631-5279.

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St. Andrew’sUnited Church

60 West Ave.Rev. Joan GoldenSunday Service &

Sunday School 10:30am

Knox Presbyterian ChurchHincks Street at Wellington Street

519-631-2414Minister: Rev. Mavis Currie

Organist and Choir Director: Dr. W. D. CarrollMarch 25th, 2012 10:30am

The Fifth Sunday of LentSermon: A Journey to Easter - Listening to the GPS

Please Join us!We’re Celebrating 175 Years of ServiceCOME AND WORSHIP WITH US,

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Trinity Anglican ChurchThe Church with the Purple Steeple

Wednesday Morning Eucharist 10:00am Sunday Services

9:00am Holy Communion [BCP]10:30am Holy Eucharist and Sunday School

Dr. Doug Leighton officiatingMarch 28 - Lenten Recital

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Double CelebrationDavid & Harriett DeJonge’s 20th Wedding

Anniversary & David DeJonge’s 75th Birthday

OPEN HOUSE April 6th- Good Friday - 2 pm to 5 pm

Port Stanley Royal Canadian Legion #410. 310 George St., PORT STANLEY (beside the lift bridge)

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Port Stanley Commu-nity Policing presentsAnnual Easter EggHunt, Saturday, April 7,11am, starting at theLibrary ending at theLegion. Kids fingerprinting.

Annual Easter Celebra-tion in Sparta, Satur-day, April 7,11am-3pm. Free funfor the kids-draws,Easter egg hunt andpictures with theEaster Bunny.

The Canadian CancerSociety is offering afree 6 week self-man-agement program“Living Well BeyondCancer” starting April10 from 6–8:30pm.To register 519-432-1137 ext. 3915.

Parkinson SupportGroup Meeting, Tues-day April 10, 2-4pm.,Knights of Columbus,265 Wellington St. Info519-631-9313.

Hospice Visiting Volun-teers Needed, Trainingwill be held April 11-May 30. Please callVON for more informa-tion 519-637-6408.

Steel Magnolias byRobert Harling. April12, 13, 14, 19 (sold-out), 20, 21 at 8pm.April 15 & 22 at 2pm.Elgin Theatre Guild, 40Princess Avenue. Tick-ets: $15. Call 519-633-8530.

April 13, Beef Supper,Odd Fellows & Re-bekahs Hall, 54 MooreSt. Doors open 4pm,serving 5-7pm. Adult$10, child 6-12 $5,under 5 free. Ticketsat door, eat in/take out.519-631-3494.

St. ThomasCrimestoppers rainbarrel sale, Saturday,April 14. Support ourlocal initiatives. Pleasecall Grant at 519-631-0740 for more infor-

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Babysitting Course,April 14 and 27, UnionCommunity Centre,Children 10 yrs andolder. Call to register519-631-3840.

Shopping Bus toVaughan Mills Malland IKEA, Saturday,April 14 leaving fromSt. Thomas. EveryoneWelcome, $42 perperson. For informa-tion or to book a seatcall 519-852-2161.

Ham & Turkey Bingo,Sunday, April 15.Doors open 12:30pm.St. Thomas Legion, Br.41. 24 John St.Everyone welcome.

PD Day Program at theUnion CommunityCentre, April 20 from9-4pm. Call to register519-631-3840.

COMPUTERSWILSDON COMPUTER SERVICES -Basic setup, operating system in-stall/upgrade, internet setup/repair,Tune-Up, recommended safety suite,rescue disc, data transfer, databackup. In-Home service available.Call Sara or Ian Wilsdon 519-633-9638.

DANCEBALLROOM DANCE LESSONS – StartsMonday, March 19 in St. Thomas.Learn to dance Waltz, Foxtrot, Swing,Rumba, Cha-Cha and more. Singlesand couples welcome. ContactMichael Murphy 519-983-6290,[email protected] LINE DANCING – Thursdaynights in St. Thomas. Learn to danceRumba, Cha-Cha, Salsa, Samba. Nopartner required. Contact MichaelMurphy 519-983-6290,[email protected]

MUSIC LESSONSPIANO, VOICE AND THEORY LESSONS.Ages 5 and up. Thirty minute lessons.Meg McTaggart (Barber) 519-631-5640.

PAINTING SERVICESLOEWEN PAINTING, Interior, Mudding& Taping, Drywall Repairs, WallpaperRemoval, Cover Stains, Free Esti-mates. Call 519-630-8809. [email protected]

PETSTOY POODLE PUPS, ready to go, vet-checked, dewormed, non-sheddingand non-allergenic. $350. Call 226-927-0604 or 519-859-3731.

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SPORTSElgin United Soccer Club OpenHouse, Join us April 4th, 7pm forsnacks and an introduction to ElginCounty’s newest soccer club. Askquestions and learn about the ElginSoccer Training Sessions. Email yourRSVP and qualify for a draw to seeToronto FC live! Visit www.elgin-united.com for how to enter! 133Curtis Street St. Thomas upstairsroom.

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ANDERSON, DOROTHY IRENE of St. Thomas, passed awaySaturday, March 17, 2012 in her 88th year. A funeral washeld March 21, 2012. Williams Funeral Home Ltd.ANKENMAN, RUTH (nee BEAUPRE) of St. Thomas, passedaway Friday, March 16, 2012 in her 104th year. Visitationat the Sifton Funeral Home, St. Thomas on Thursday, March22 from 2-4 & 7-9 p.m. Funeral service at the funeralhome on Friday, March 23, 2012 at 1:30 p.m. Sifton Fu-neral Home.CUMMINGS, PHILIP ELMOND, (MIKE) of London, passedaway Thursday, March 8, 2012 in his 87th year. Privatefamily service. West Lorne Chapel of Denning Funeral Di-rectors Ltd.DURNEZ, ROGER GRIEL of RR #1, Union, passed awayWednesday, March 14, 2012 in his 84th year. A funeralservice was held March 17, 2012. Williams Funeral HomeLtd.ELVIDGE, EDNA ROSELYN of St. Thomas, passed away Sun-day, March 18, 2012 in her 79th year. A funeral servicewas held March 21, 2011. H.A. Kebbel Funeral Home.FREEMAN, LLOYD SHERWOOD of St. Thomas, passed awayon Monday March 12, 2012 in his 82nd year. A funeralservice was held March 16, 2012. Williams Funeral HomeLtd.GIBSON, ANNA KEAYS of St. Thomas, passed away onThursday, March 14, 2012 in her 89th year. Family inter-ment, Royal York Cemetery, Islington. H.A. Kebbel FuneralHome.

HEBERT, ORVAL FRANCIS of St. Thomas, passed away Mon-day, March 12, 2012 in his 88th year. A memorial servicewas held on March 16, 2012. Sifton Funeral Home.MOCKUS LIUDVIKA (KAZEMEKAITIS) of Rodney, passedaway Thursday, March 15, 2012 in her 89th year. FuneralMass was celebrated March 17, 2012. Rodney Chapel ofDenning Funeral Directors Ltd.PEARCE, MATTHEW of RR #3, St. Thomas, passed away onTuesday, March 13, 2012 in his 18th year. A funeral servicewas held March 16, 2012. H.A. Kebbel Funeral Home.VINCE, RUTH ELIZABETH ROWE (STEWART) of St. Thomas,passed away Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at the age of84. A funeral service was held March 17, 2012. WilliamsFuneral Home Ltd.YORSTON, MRS. SONDE (nee DONOGHUE) of St. Thomas,passed away Friday, March 16, 2012 in her 71st year. Vis-itation at the Sifton Funeral Home, St. Thomas onFriday, March 23, 2012 from 7-9 p.m. Funeral service atthe funeral home on Saturday, March 24, 2012 at 11:00a.m. Sifton Funeral Home.

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Community Bulletin Boards After a courageous 5 month battle with cancer, Jeff passedaway peacefully at his home in Bronte Village. Jeff was bornin Leamington, Ont. and raised in Wheatley, Ont., graduatedfrom the University of Toronto with a B.Sc. in Physiology andPsychology, later to graduate from Palmer College of Chiro-practic in Davenport, Iowa. He was a well respected Chiro-practor in the Bronte area for the past 11 years (formerlyTruelife Chiropractic, now Live Well-Health & Healing Cen-tre)

Jeff Beleutz was one of four children born to the late NickBeleutz, survived by his mother Jeanette (Stan), and was thebeloved husband of Vinnie Russo, beloved daughter SamanthaBeleutz and children of Vinnie, Gabriel and the late ChristianDi Rollo. Jeff will forever be remembered by his devotedbrothers Gilbert (Tina), Rodney and the late Nicky. Along with

caring in-laws, Francesco and Evelina Russo, Joe and the late Lucy Russo, Anna andRichard Tremblay, Benny and Sandy Russo, Italo and Leslie Russo. He will be re-membered and missed by all his nieces and nephews, along with countless other friendsand family whom were blessed to know him. He enjoyed playing and watching sports,canoeing and taekwando. Dr. Jeff was a wholehearted supporter of the Oakville Com-munity, and a respected member of TOWARF Marine Rescue of Oakville.

Jeff touched and helped the lives of many people through his Chiropractic work, smile,generosity, and maintained positive outlook on life; a look that carried onwards to thevery end.

“I am love and I am light,” he said.

Funeral Services were held in Oakville on Monday, March 19, 2012. The family re-quests in lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his memory to Sick Kids Founda-tion, for Juvenile Arthritis (www.sickkidsfoundation.com) or to The Darling Home forKids, The Christian Di Rollo Hospice Wing, (www.darlinghomeforkids.ca) Onlinecondolences and memories for the family can be shared through www.glenoaks.ca

Dr. Jeffrey DerrickBeleutz D.C.

(January 1967 - March 2012)Resident of Oakville,

Ontario.

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Do youhear it?

A recent sur-vey revealedthat 40 collegestudents in thesame class

submitted the same paper,which they all downloadedfrom the Internet. When con-fronted about the issue, one ofthe students said, "Well we've

been under a lot of stresslately." So that makes itokay? Really?

This makes me wonderabout our culture's insistenceon discarding absolutes. I'mwondering if sooner or laterthat way of thinking will back-fire.

And talking of backfiring, Iused to drive a truck years ago,hauling fresh fruit and produceout of the Vineland area. We

traveled extensively in andaround the Kitchener, Stratfordand Wiarton areas. My bosswould teach us to downshiftwhen we came into smallertowns as a sign that we weremaking the effort to slow downa bit. One particular truckwould often backfire when itwas downshifted. We thoughtit was amusing to watch peo-ple, out in their yards, jump afew inches when the old truckbackfired.

But, now I'm wondering if oursociety is listening for anybackfiring. For example, withthe discarding of absolutes,sexual immorality simply does-n't exist anymore. That hasgone the way of the 8-trackplayer I used to have in mytruck. Cheating, stealing, in-tegrity, righteousness and pureold justice are quickly becom-

ing things of the past. I recall a person I once talked

to who explained to me he hadfathered 23 children. I wassurprised and responded,"Twenty-three?" His re-sponse. "Well, not with onewoman. What do you take mefor?" He didn't want to knowmy answer to that.

So, listen. Something isbackfiring. Are we aware?

And that, is something tothink about.

Something To Think About... Pastor Cusick: ww.stpa.on.ca

What a way to spend a birthdayWilfred McKibbin of St. Thomas turned 88 on March 15 and spent the morningwalking around the top deck of the Timken Community Centre 88 times, plus2 more laps for good measure (it took 3 hours 45 minutes). Wilfrid said he didit just for fun, having done the same thing on his 87th birthday. He walks atthe Timken Centre in the winter months for exercise and around the commu-nity in good weather.

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