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residents assisted in the search for a downed airplane that crashed southwest Moorefield, claiming four young lives last Friday night.
Harvey Bults arrived at his home on Sideroad 3 in Mapleton about five or 10 min-utes after the crash. By that time, his son, Curtis, was out in the field on his four-wheeler ATV searching for the source of a loud sound heard by Curtis and Harvey’s wife, Heather.
“They had no idea what it was, they just heard a loud noise,” said Bults.
“At this point the dogs were barking and just going wild.”
Shortly afterward, Curtis returned from an unsuccessful search of the field and was pre-paring to leave for a ball game. Harvey was getting ready to go to the game as well, when neighbours Steve and Lori Nicholls, who had seen the plane coming down while out walking their dog, arrived at the Bults’ home.
“They said, ‘Heather you’ve got to call 911, a plane just crashed in your corn field.’ ”
After talking to the neigh-bours, Curtis headed back into the field to resume the search, which was soon joined by police and Mapleton fire-fighters responding to the 911
call that came in at 8:30pm, and other neighbours who had either seen or heard something related to the crash. Guelph-Wellington EMS also respond-ed to the scene.
At about 10:20pm, after an extensive search of the area, a single engine, four-seater Cessna aircraft was located by some of the firefighters in the corn field.
At the request of police officials on the scene, Bults said he used his tractor to clear a path through the corn for emergency vehicles to follow.
All four occupants of the plane were pronounced dead at the scene. Bults said it was dif-ficult for everyone to learn the fate of the plane’s passengers.
“You’re searching and you’re thinking and everyone’s
hoping that we didn’t see what we thought we saw - because the plane went behind some trees and you hope that it got itself righted and got out of it’s spin.
“It was very unfortunate that it happened,” he said.
Police said information was received around 8:20pm from RCC (Rescue Coordination Centre) Trenton that a single-
engine Cessna aircraft had disappeared off radar and an Emergency Transponder Signal had been activated but they were unable to identify the location.
Members of the West Region OPP Emergency Response Team and Canine Unit were called to the scene to assist with a ground search.
Killed in the crash were pilot Marko Misic, 20, of Toronto and three passen-gers, Mohammed Shahnawaz Zia, 23, of Toronto; Wasay Rizwan, 27, of Toronto and Victoria Margaret Luk, 19, of Mississauga.
All four victims were trans-ported to Hamilton General Hospital for a post-mortem examination.
Investigators from the Transportation Safety Board of Canada and local coroner Dr. John Vanderkooy attended the scene. They were assisted by members of the Wellington OPP Crime Unit and the West Region OPP Technical Identification Services Unit.
Preliminary investigation revealed the aircraft was rented from the Waterloo Wellington Flight Center (WWFC) and departed the Waterloo Region International Airport in Breslau at 6:10pm. The plane was head-ed to Toronto, then Niagara Falls, before returning.
Transportation Safety Board investigator Ken Webster told the Community News the agen-cy’s investigation is still in the early stages.
“We’ve brought the plane back to our facility in Richmond Hill for further investigation,” said Webster, adding representatives of the airplane manufacturer will assist with the investigation.
“We take a look at all the systems and the components,” and consider other factors, such as weather, while attempting to determine the cause of the crash, he explained. Webster said there is no set time frame for completing the investiga-tion.
“We want to do as thorough an investigation as possible,” he stated.
However, he added, “If we uncover any serious safety deficiencies, we don’t wait for the final report. We publish the results to industry and safety regulators as soon as possible.”
Officials posted a state-ment on the WWFC website mourning the loss of the vic-tims and calling Misic “a long time pilot” who was recently honoured as the centre’s top commercial pilot.
Instructors and staff remem-bered Misic as “a bright, enthu-siastic and positive young man who loved aviation.”
Tragic airplane crash in area claims four young lives on weekend
Fatal flight - The crash of a single-engine Cessna aircraft in a corn field off Mapleton Sideroad 3 on Friday night claimed the lives of four young people from the Toronto area. Transport Safety Board photo
Bird of prey - Junior fair ambassador contestant Mallory Emmerson takes part in the Birds of Prey Show, assisted by Sam Trentadue, at last weekend’s Palmerston Fair. More fair coverage on page 8. photo by Mike Robinson
by Patrick RaftisMAPLETON TWP. -
Municipal councillors in Ontario will be legally respon-sible for local water supplies under Safe Drinking Water Act legislation that goes into effect on Jan. 1.
Mapleton councillor Mike Downey wants to ensure coun-cillors here are ready for the change.
“Have we done anything to get trained on this?” he asked at the Aug. 14 council meeting.
Mayor Bruce Whale responded there was some
training given to councillors two years ago, as part of their orientation sessions.
Downey said he raised the issue after reading an article in an area newspaper outlining the new responsibilities.
He suggested councillors should have some more inten-sive training than what has been provided so far.
“We should be going to Walkerton, to the water cen-tre,” he said, in reference to the Walkerton Clean Water Centre, a research and training centre set up in the wake of the
Walkerton water crisis in 2000.Clerk Patty Sinnamon
explained that under the new legislation, staff are still responsible for operating the water system.
“As councillors, you are responsible to see that we fol-low all the regulations,” she said.
Whale said council should look into further training pos-sibilities in preparation for the increased responsibility.
Under the new legislation, councillors are obligated, as owners and operators of the
system, to be responsible for the local water system.
That responsibility includes being informed about water system operations and issues, although they are not expected to become experts.
Sinnamon also advised council the municipality’s con-tract with the Ontario Clean Water Agency (OCWA) to operate the local system expires in December.
She said township staff are currently researching options for future operation of the local system.
Councillors to assume responsibility for water
by Patrick Raftis MAPLETON - A Drayton
company is seeking permis-sion to upgrade its property by adding culverts and closing in a ditch along the road in front of the business on Industrial Drive.
Jack Bosman, vice-president of Norwell Dairy Systems, told council at its Aug. 14 meeting there are cur-rently three culverts connecting the company’s property to the road. However, the open ditch area in between is difficult to maintain.
Bosman would like to con-nect all the ditch area with culverts and cover them with appropriate fill and topsoil, “to make this site much more attractive.
“It would just make it a lot neater on my property,” said Bosman, who stated his com-pany is prepared to foot the bill for the work.
Mayor Bruce Whale agreed Bosman’s proposal would improve the look of the prop-erty and the industrial park.
“I don’t think anyone on council is happy with the look
of it right now,” said Whale. However, he noted the change would affect more than just the Norwell Dairy Systems prop-erty.
“This was our first attempt at creating an industrial park and, at that time, the route decided upon was open ditch, and the engineers are still rec-ommending open ditch,” said Whale.
Included in the council package was a June 7 report from the engineering firm of R.J. Burnside and Associates. The report notes the subdi-
vision was designed with a rural cross section with open ditches, and indicates several concerns about modifying the design, including the need to install sub-drains in order to prevent potential road heaving. The engineers state a swale would still be needed on top of the culvert in order to intercept runoff.
“By replacing the ditch with a swale and culvert, there is a potential for water to pond up along or on the road, which can cause erosion and/or potential
Drayton business seeks permission to add culverts
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The Community News, Friday, August 31, 2012 PAGE THREE
On Saturday morning the Drayton Minor Hockey organiza-tion will be patrolling Drayton, Rothsay and Moorefield, collecting beer, liquor and wine bottles.
We would also like to help support the Drayton area foodbank by collecting non-perishable items to help keep the shelves full. We will have a trailer set up as the main drop off in the Drayton Foodmarket parking lot and will gladly accept your donations there also.
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Bronze medalists - The Palmerston Marlins Bantam girls fastball team earned a bronze medal at the Eastern Canadian Championships in North River, Nova Scotia last weekend. The team made it to the semi-final game, but lost 7-2 to the host Nova Scotia team, finishing with a 5-3 record and a bronze medal. Sarah Seifried of Drayton received the tournament all-star outfielder award, while Brianna Donaldson of Gorrie was named an all-star at second base. Team members, front row from left, are: Larissa Hill, Emily Duck, Michaela Tolton, Kadie Morrissey and Sarah Seifried. Middle: Brandi Grose, Briana Donaldson, Sierra Bertrand, Samantha Binkley, Nicole Ross and Jessica Thompson. Back: manager Dwayne Binkley, head coach Mark Matheson, coach Laura Matheson, coach Paul Tolton and coach Jane Tolton. submitted photo
safety issues,” the report states.Other issues to consider
include “setting a precedent” and the long-term maintenance requirement of additional infra-structure.
Bosman noted there is cur-rently “minimal water run-off” reaching the ditches.
While acknowledging the engineering concerns, council-lor Neil Driscoll felt council should take some action.
“Water doesn’t flow there now, so culverts aren’t going to hurt. Our engineer prob-ably does recommend the open ditch, but something’s not working, so why don’t we just fix it?” Driscoll asked.
“We would have to go back to our engineers, but certain-ly we could do that,” Whale replied.
Councillor Mike Downey pointed out that water from an additional 25 acres behind Bosman’s property is supposed to run to the roadside ditches as well.
“Even though there is not a lot of water there today, there could be in the future. I’m not in opposition, but I would want to have an engineer’s report,” Downey stated.
Council agreed to consult with public works director Larry Lynch and the project engineers before making a final decision.
FROM PAGE ONE
Norwell Dairy seeks
okay for culverts
WELLINGTON CTY. – Upon returning to school chil-dren will be very enthusiastic and energetic, as well as dis-tracted, as they meet and greet numerous friends they haven’t seen all summer long.
Personal safety will not be first and foremost on their minds, but unfortunately all it takes for an accident or tragedy to occur is one brief lapse in judgement.
There are approximate-ly 32 schools in Wellington County, including primary and secondary schools that educate over 12,000 students and Wellington County OPP want to do everything possible to ensure the protection and safety of the children attending these schools.
“Children are our most pre-cious and vulnerable resource and keeping them safe is a priority of Wellington County OPP,” said acting inspector
Susan Gray.With more children on the
streets and buses back out on the roads, now is a good time for everyone to reacquaint
themselves with some road safety tips.
Motorists must alwaysstop for school buses
Motorists traveling in both directions must stop when approaching a stopped school bus with upper red lights flash-ing. A flashing stop arm will swing out when passengers are boarding or exiting the bus. Once all passengers have boarded, the stop arm will fold away.
Do not start moving until the red lights have stopped flashing and the bus begins to move ahead.
Fines and chargesVehicle owners - not just
drivers - can be charged if their vehicle illegally passes a stopped school bus.
Fines for a first offence range from $400 to $2,000 and six demerit points. Each additional offence could mean $1,000 to $4,000, six demerit points and possible jail time up to six months.
School bus safety tipsAlways be at the bus stop
on time. Never run to or from the bus. Wait for the bus at a safe place away from the road. Wait for the bus to stop before approaching it to get on.
Remember - if you can touch the bus you are too close.
The driver will tell you when you can board. Walk up steps hanging on the hand rail. Never push or shove.
If you drop something when you are boarding or exiting the school bus, leave it. Never stop to pick it up.
Ensure children are aware that within 10 giant steps of the school bus is the danger zone.
Sit facing the driver, keep the aisles clear and always lis-ten to and obey the bus driver.
“By reinforcing good road safety habits among ourselves and our children, we can help to keep them safe throughout the school year,” said Gray.
“By taking a few moments to talk to your children about safety, could mean the differ-ence between life and death. It’s worth the time.”
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PAGE FOUR The Community News, Friday, August 31, 2012
Water training vitalMapleton councillor Mike Downey raised an important issue at
council’s most recent meeting.Downey reminded councillors that as of Jan. 1, they would be-
come legally responsible for providing safe water to their commu-nity, along with municipal councillors across Ontario. That’s when provincial legislation comes into effect putting the onus on council members, as the owners and operators of local water systems.
The legislation changes things only in a technical sense, as by all practical realities, councils are already responsible, morally and electorally, if not legally liable, for all things municipal. Still, councils everywhere should be ensuring they are prepared to carry out their duties in regard to providing safe water. Councillors aren’t expected to become experts in the technical intricacies of chlorina-tion, but they will need to understand the province’s regulations well enough to ensure trained staff are carrying them out. That will mean asking a lot more questions of water system operators than has traditionally been the case in many instances.
In that respect, perhaps vigilance is the most significant ex-pectation being placed on elected officials. One of the lessons of the water tragedy in Walkerton, which set the province on its current legislative path regarding water a dozen years ago, is that reports and records presented to council aren’t always what they seem. Walkerton PUC manager Stan Koebel and his brother and co-worker, Frank, admitted during criminal proceedings to falsify-ing reports and, ultimately covering up the e-coli contamination of the towns’ water supply, which led to seven deaths and hundreds of illnesses in May of 2000. That an employee responsible for such a key safety issue as drinking water would ever again be so derelict in their duty is hard to imagine, but council members would do well to remember that reading and understanding reports isn’t al-ways enough. Even absent outright fabrication, reports can contain errors and omissions that could prove just as deadly if ignored.
A provincial environment ministry guide for municipal coun-cilors on provincial safe drinking water legislation stresses that even if the drinking water system is operated by a corporate en-tity other than the municipality, such as the Ontario Clean Water Agency (OCWA), an owner is not relieved of their duty to ensure the act is being adhered to, and councils should take measures if they find it isn’t.
The online guide contains a 26-point checklist of actions coun-cils can take to become better informed guardians of the local wa-ter supply. These range from simply becoming familiar with their own municipal water system to reviewing the drinking water emer-gency plan with the operator.
Twenty-six points is a fairly lengthy checklist and the guide it-self runs 40 pages. The Clean Water Act itself is a massive 30,000-word tome, not even counting the accompanying regulations. While no one suggests municipal councillors should be able to cite chapter and verse from the act, those numbers help to illustrate the scale of the responsibility being placed on councillors, who also have a lot of other matters, many with their own heavy legislative learning curves, to deal with.
Much of the training emphasis from area councils seems to be on ensuring councillors are aware of their responsibilities in this vital area. One has to wonder if that’s enough. Downey suggested at the Aug. 14 meeting that training from the Walkerton Clean Wa-ter Centre might be in order. Much of the centre’s course calendar focuses on certification programs aimed at system operators and technicians. However the centre does offer a workshop entitled “Safe Drinking Water - Lessons from the Outbreaks.” The course provides a comprehensive review of several waterborne disease outbreaks that have occurred in Canada and the United States over the past few decades. The focus is on what was learned from these disasters and how to avoid making the same mistakes in the future. Sounds like a good place to start.
Patrick Raftis
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School bus safety tips for motorists and students
All aboard - Wellington County OPP reminds motorists, parents and students about school bus safety issues to ensure this school year is a safe and positive one for more than 12,000 area students.
TORONTO - A new survey says while breakfast is a priori-ty, it is skipped by the majority.
While teary bedtimes or family dinners can make afternoons and evenings tax-ing for parents, it’s mornings that Canadian parents have declared the hardest.
Six out of 10 Canadian moms and dads say morning is the most stressful period of the day, according to the results of a new poll conducted by Ipsos Reid on behalf of Breakfast Cereals Canada.
“As a mom and a dieti-tian, I know how crazy and chaotic the morning can be,” said Andrea Holwegner, a reg-istered dietitian and mother of one.
“It’s important not to skip
breakfast. Eating well in the morning is easier - and faster - than many parents think,” Holwegner said.
“Many breakfast cereals are an important source of whole grains and help kids meet their daily fibre recommendations – which otherwise isn’t so easy to do.”
Not taking enough time to take care of their own needs also ups the stress factor for many parents. Among those who reported spending lower amounts of their time on them-selves, 71 per cent say it’s the most stressful part of the day.
“Breakfast cereal is a deli-cious, convenient, nutritious and economical option for busy Canadian families,” said Kathryn Fitzwilliam, executive
director at Breakfast Cereals Canada.
“It’s our hope that by understanding what’s causing parents stress in the morning and by providing some sim-ple solutions to get the family involved in preparing a healthy breakfast, we can help them smooth out crunch time.”
Think outside the boxIf you are looking for a
change from cereal with milk, try one of these equally quick morning options, as fea-tured in the Morning Crunch Time Thrival Guide at morn-ingcrunchtime.ca:
- combine fruit, yogurt and cereal in a parfait glass. Spread nut butter on a banana and roll it in your favourite cereal;
- add bran cereal to a fruit smoothie to boost fibre con-tent;
- freeze a batch of muffins or cereal bars using bran or whole grain cereal;
- sprinkle high fibre cereal and fruit atop frozen pancakes or waffles;
- make trail mix by combin-ing cereal, nuts and dried fruit in a portable container; or
- if you do need to dash and dine, bring a bag of cereal and a portable cup of milk.
Cereal factsAn important source of
whole grains. For many break-fast cereals, a 30 gram portion counts as one serving of grain products from Canada’s Food Guide. Cereal is an easy way to meet daily recommended intakes for fibre. Breakfast cereals, including pre-sweet-ened varieties, contribute only five per cent of the added sugar in childrens’ diets.
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DRAYTON CRC YOUTH GROUP for teens in Grade 9 and up. All youth are invited to come and hang out in the youth room. Starts Mid September and meets every other Wednesday. Activities include: Games, Bible Study, Snacks, Outings, Retreats and Outreach.
Drayton Christian Reformed Church, 88 Main St., DraytonMonday, September 10, 2012 7:30pm-8:30pm
RegiSteR foR theSe fun youth ClubS!
Gems is a Girls Club for girls in grades 4-8. This year’s theme is “Think Right: Win the Fight”. Registration fee: $45. Starts Mid September and meets every other Monday.Activities include: Games, Crafts, Badge-work, Snacks and Bible Time.
CADeTs is a Juniors & Seniors Boys Club for boys aged 7-14. Registration Fee: $50 plus $15 for shirts for new cadets. Starts Mid September and meets every other Tuesday.Activities include: Games, Crafts, Badge-work, Snacks and Bible Time.
For more info, contact
Bryan Deen at 519-574-7696 or [email protected].
For more information about any of these clubs please visit www.draytoncrc.com
geMS, CaDetS anD youth gRoup
RegiStRation
Sat., September 8th, 2012DoorS open at noon
the Masonic Hall, 61 Wellington St S, Drayton
BBQ and Karate Demonstration | everyone Welcome
Mapleton Martial artS& Sensei Christina Graf invite you
open HoUSe
www.cngk.ca
We are a non-competitive local league playing out of Drayton & Palmerston Arenas,
involving boys & girls from Grades 1-8. Games are one afternoon per wk.,starting at 4:00 & ending at 5:15.
Includes 1/2 hr. warm-up, skills & 5 min. devotional.Starting last week of September and goes till end of March.
For more information please contact :Dirk Kuepfer 519-638-2362 [email protected]
CheCk Us OUT!
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hOCkey LeagUe
Piano-Keyboard,singing, rhythm and more!
Group music classes for children ages 2 to 8.
TM Call Tanis Cowan519.638.5715
Music Pups available for babies & toddlerswww.themusicclass.com
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DRAYTON - The Mapleton Preschool welcomes the appointment of new teach-er Amy Robinson (RECE).
She recently moved to Drayton from Elmira with her husband and two children and is very excited about teaching in a small town community setting.
Robinson graduated from Conestoga College in 2005 in Early Childhood Education and has been actively teaching, most recently at the University of Waterloo children’s pro-gram.
The focus for her will be to help students develop strong social and communication skills while preparing them for kindergarten, along with an emphasis on literacy. She intends to accomplish this by
using a “play-base” curriculum which encourages having fun while learning. Robinson notes preschool is an excellent step-ping stone not only for kinder-garten, but for life.
The Mapleton Preschool is a co-operative venture run by a board of directors, a teach-er/supervisor and volunteers. The school is always looking for volunteers, and is open to high school students looking to complete community hours.
Offering morning classes and located in the Community Christian School in Drayton, the school provides early learning for children aged two to five.
To meet Robinson, or find out more about the school call 519-638-3331 or email [email protected].
Local preschool hires new teacher
Bright young minds - Surrounded by her students and their sib-lings, Amy Robinson looks forward to kicking off the 2012-2013 school year at Mapleton Preschool. submitted photo
Drayton Location10 Wellington St North
Unit 1, Drayton
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paint | draw | sculpt | textile dye | experiment
groups | individuals |birthdays | home schoolers
| ages 4-94 Creative Jolt Nights
| Writers UniteWater colour | Tues’ 10am-12 | adults | starts Sept 11
Dive into Drawing | Tues’ 4-5pm | ages 8-12 | starts Sept 11 Junior Artists | Wed’s 4-5pm | ages 4-7 | starts Sept 12
Mega Media mimic a master | Thurs’ 3:45-5pm | 8 + up | starts Sept 13
Sculpting alternating Sat’s | Sat’s 9:30-noon | open age | starts Sept 15
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Registration Dates: Friday March 18th 5-9pm Saturday March 19th 9-5pm
16 Spring St. Drayton On. N0G 1P0
Class Schedules & Tuition Fees Available at Registration
Dance & Fitness Classes for Children & Adults
For more information Call: 519-404-7786 6-9pm weekdays
2012-2013Dance & Fitness
RegistRationSeptember 5-6 - 7-9 pm
@the studio16 spring street,
Drayton on n0g 1P0Couples Social Dancing Friday evenings 7-8pm
beginning September 28
Jazz | Ballet | Hip Hop | Musical Theatre | Contemporary Stretch & Strength | Bootcamp | Zumba
Check out our website for more info and schedules!
[email protected] | 519-638-3532www.footlightsdrayton.ca
Back-to-school means back to morning crunch time
ALMA - After a busy sea-son last year the Alma guid-ing groups are gearing up for another fun-filled year with
the girls. Alma has a Spark, Brownie, Guide and Pathfinder unit in their small town. With Sparks starting at five years
old (senior kindergarten) and Pathfinders in Grades 7, 8 and 9, there were 48 girls registered in the Alma Guiding groups.
Local groups had a very successful year. The Sparks and Brownies worked on out-looks and keys and visited the fire station, dentist office, Home Depot, local vet clinic and earning numerous badges. The girls learned new songs and completed the Sing Ontario Sing challenge and earned the Queens Jubilee crest.
Brownies attended a Bubbles Camp at Camp Conestogo and enjoyed meet-ing girls and leaders from other units and making bubble crafts and activities. The Sparks and Brownies meet on Wednesday nights - Sparks from 6:30 to 7:30pm and Brownies from 6:30 to 8pm - at the Alma Community Centre.
The Guides and Pathfinders also had a busy season with camps, badges and outings. The Guides attended the Serengeti Bush Camp at the Toronto Zoo and experienced meeting the animals after the zoo was closed. The Guides and Pathfinders also went to Rockwood Conservation Area for a weekend camp and the Pathfinders enjoyed a winter camp at Camp Wyoka near Clifford, where they tried out snowshoes and toboggan-ing and made tray favours for Groves hospital. Guides and Pathfinders meet on Monday nights from 6:30 to 8pm also at the Alma Community Centre.
Alma guiding will be hold-ing an information night on Sept. 5 from 6:30 to 8pm at the Alma Community Centre. For more information about guid-ing in Alma, or if interested in becoming a leader, contact Marlene Skerritt at 519-846-0328.
There’s nothing richer than friendship
Every now and then, we’ll read a story in the newspaper about someone who has passed away and the local people have always referred to him as “the Hermit of Hoedown Holler” or something like that.
He will be a legend in the area – living in a shack in the woods both summer and winter - and only coming into town for needed supplies. He is a curiosity to us. We’re not used to hearing about people who remove themselves so radically from other human contact.
Our assumption often is that this person has been hurt so badly in life that he just
wanted to be left alone and was happier that way. It’s not a lifestyle we celebrate ... most of us wouldn’t choose that for ourselves or for our loved ones.
And yet, notice that the Hermit of Hoedown Holler had to come out of the woods some time. Even a person who pre-fers the wilderness has to rely on others for sustenance. We are made to live in community.
It’s a fact of survival for all of us: we need each other. When we don’t reach out for contact with others, we trend to lose our balance.
We have God to guide us and give us strength, but the One who created us never intended for us to live as islands unto our own.
Another fact is that togeth-er, we are stronger and our lives are enriched. Creation
is so wonderfully made. Each animate and inanimate thing in nature fits together with some-thing else.
As we all flow through life, we come to rely on others to sustain us. Fellow creatures provide us with love, nurturing, challenges, guidance, wisdom, strength and companionship. We are called to take care of each other.
Friendship is precious and life-sustaining. A theologi-cal definition of the Middle English word friendship is: the relationship among Christians (and I will add all faiths to that) that enhances the love of God and others that is self-affirming and bonding.
The wonderful thing about friendship is that friends can share a love that can be divided again and again and still not
be diminished. It is a bless-ing to be shared. Most people, whether religious or not, have an understanding and appre-ciation that everything in life is linked in some way. We are all linked to one another through our common humanity.
And yet, it is unfortunate that so many people today live in isolation.
We don’t know the names of our neighbours. We have people living on our streets who live their own versions of the Hermit of Hoedown Holler. Today’s society is full of people who live alone with-out family or friends close by.
What are we willing to do about today’s spiritual isola-tion? I’m not asking about someone else’s spiritual health – I’m asking about our own. We shouldn’t sit and wait for
those we know who are alone to come out of their homes to find us. It is up to us to go to them and extend the hand of friendship. Old friends can feel comfortable like family and accept us as we are, and new friends can excite us and let us re-invent ourselves because they don`t know our past mis-takes. They give us permission to be renewed.
Ecclesiastes 4 tells us that: “two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labour: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity any-one who falls and has no one to help them up.”
Don’t think that passage or this article is about being partnered up, two by two. It’s not. It’s about living in com-munity and how each of us has
the power to enrich another person’s life and heal another’s hurts. And when we do that, we end up making our own lives richer as well when we live in the fullness of God’s Creation.
In today’s world, we all know people who have no one. What are we going to do about it? Our faith is based on hope, and so hopefully, this week we can all make a new friend. The wonderful way that God has made us means that we need him or her to enrich our life, and our new friends need us.
Spiritually, physically and emotionally – we are joined together as members of one family. So whatever you do, know that you don’t have to do it alone. Someone needs you by their side and you need them to create the joy of true friend-ship and community.
PAGE SIX The Community News, Friday, August 31, 2012
By Rev. Rosemary Godin,Minister,
Moorefield-Rothsay United Church
Celebrations
On your graduation from the University of Waterloo
for achieving your Bachelor of Arts,
Honours Legal Studies in May 2012.
We are so very proud of you and wish you great happiness
and success in the future.
Love your family.
Congratulations Scott McKee
Alma Guiding ready to start new year
Guides visit zoo - Alma Girl Guides in front of their bush tents at the Serengeti Bush Camp at the Toronto Zoo. submitted photo
Congratulations to Larry and Anne Brouwer
who will celebrate their 40th Wedding Anniversary on Saturday, September 1.
May God continue to grant you many more happy years together! Thanks for everything Dad and Mom!
Love all your Kids and Grandkids!!!
Happy 40th Anniversary!
CLASSIFIEDSThe Community News, Friday, August 31, 2012 PAGE SEVEN
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Campbell, barbara margaret ellen(Nee Cooper); of Drayton passed away suddenly at Grand River Hospi-tal, Kitchener on Wednesday, August 22, 2012 in her 76th year. Beloved wife of Kenneth Campbell for 56 years. Dear mother of Kenneth Camp-bell Jr. and his fiancé Gail Loveday of Kitchener and Richard Campbell and his wife Darlene of Drayton. Loving grandmother and great grandmother of Erin Campbell of Waterloo, Holli Campbell of Lindsay and Julie Camp-bell of Kitchener; Curt Campbell and his wife Rebecca and their daugh-ters Katelynn and Allyson of Delhi, Brent Campbell and his wife Jordan of Thomasburg and Cory Campbell and his wife Patricia and their son Parker of Napanee. Loved sister of Bertha Evans of Palmerston. Sister-
in-law of Lillian Wilson of Kitchener and Collin Campbell of Palmerston. Predeceased by her parents Oswald and Edna (Nagel) Cooper, one grand-son Ian in infancy, three sisters Hazel Cherry, Nora Vardy and Greta Rock, four brothers James, Carl, Dellman and Arnold Cooper and sisters-in-lawRamona Maidment, Eldora Schneider and Patricia Campbell. The family re-ceived friends on Sunday, August 26, 2012 at the Heritage Funeral Home, Drayton where Rev Ted Willingham conducted the Funeral Service in the Funeral Home Chapel on Monday, Au-gust 27th, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. Inter-ment Bethesda Cemetery. As expres-sions of sympathy, donations to the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated by the family.
OBITUARY
The successful candidate will be responsible for ice maintenance, building maintenance, and janitorial services associated with winter operation of the PMD Arena complex, Drayton, Ontario. The position will require evening and weekend shifts to supplement regular permanent and permanent part-time shifts. Applicants must have valid Ontario G license and a clean drivers ab-stract. Preference will be given to candidates who possess WHMIS, First Aid/CPR certificates. This position will require considerable interaction with the public, strong customer relations skills are es-sential. Rate of Pay - $15.79 - $18.03 per hour Position effective – September 30 – April 1, 2013 To Apply: Submit your resume by 12:00 pm (noon), Friday September 14, 2012 in an envelope marked “Seasonal Arena Attendant” to: Larry Lynch (CONFIDENTIAL)Director of Public WorksTownship of MapletonP.O. Box 160, 7275 Sideroad 16Drayton, ON N0G 1P0Phone: 519 638-3313 Fax: 519-638-5113Email: [email protected]
We thank all applicants for their interest. The Township of Mapleton is an equal opportunity employer.
Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.
The Corporation of the Township of MapletonPublic Works
The Municipality invites applications for the position of
SEASONAL ARENA ATTENDANT:PMD ARENA, DRAYTON
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Locals, visitors embraced ‘wood’ theme at Palmerston Fair last weekend
Fair fun in Palmerston - Visitors and participants had a fine time at the Palmerston Fair, Aug. 24 to 26. Clockwise from above: Ethan Ringelberg came from Troy, Ontario for the Holstein show; the local Early Learning Centre float in the fair parade; Minto council members ride Old 81 in the parade; youngsters dressed for the fair theme ‘Wood you come to the Palmerston Fair?’; Doug Fotheringham and Lauren DeVries serve up a Taste of Minto. photos by Mike Robinson
