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SECOND SECTION TOTHE WELLINGTON ADVERTISER

APRIL 23, 2010

EQUINE

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTSApril 1-30 Door to Door Canvass for Canadian Cancer Society. Inneighbourhoods that aren’t being canvassed, we’re mailingenvelopes and hanging donation forms on doorknobs. Fight Back.Please donate.

***Hospice Wellness in Elora. Our Wellness Program is focused onreducing stress, providing support and sharing feelings for thoseliving with a life threatening illness, their friends and family whoare primary caregivers and those who are bereaved. WeeklyTuesday evenings from 7-9pm. Tai Chi, Guided Imaginery,Therapeutic Touch and Reiki. Pre-registration required throughHospice 519-836-3921 all services are free. Heritage RiverRetirement Community at 25 Wellington Drive, Elora

***Saturday May 15 to Saturday May 29 during open hours. LongestBack Door Book Sale Ever! Wellington County Library – FergusBranch will hold its annual Back Door Book Sale from Somethingfor everyone! Fill a bag for $5.00. (Downstairs in the Children’sDepartment.)

APRIL 232010 Neil Diamond Forever Diamond Tribute Show and Dinner(Limited # of tickets will be sold). The Royal Canadian LegionColonel John McCrae Memorial Br. 234, 919 York Rd., Guelph.Inquiries 519-822-1565.

***Seminar: Counting Sheep and Can’t Sleep 9:30 -11:30am.Seminar: Lives of Poets and Their Works 9:30-11:30am. Pleasecall the Victoria Park Senior Centre at 519-787-1814 for informa-tion and to register.

***Euchre Harriston, Legion #296 Harriston. 8pm. Light Lunch pro-vided. $5 per person. Bring a partner. For more information call519-338-2843.

***Louise Marshall Hospital Auxiliary's Spring Luncheon will beheld at the Mount Forest Legion from 11:30 to 1:30. The menu isbeef on a bun with salad and homemade pie for $8.

***Churchill Community Church Spring Tyme event on Fri., 4-8pmand Sat. 7:30am-1pm consisting of an indoor garage sale, plant,bake and vendor's tables, raffle, penny sale, silent auction, kid'scarnival, BBQ and refreshments. Churchill Church is located atthe corner of the Erin Third Line and the Erin-Halton Townline.

***Chili Supper followed by musical Hootenanny Arkell UnitedChurch, 5-7pm, Open Seating. Adults $10, Under 12yrs $5.Tickets: Glenna 519-824-0217, Marg 519 824-4909, Betty 519822-3149. Come for dinner, stay and listen to lively, toe-tappingmusic performed by your community neighbours.

***Silent Auction for Grace Church. 5-8pm Arthur Legion. Chililunch and pie available.

***St. Teresa of Avila CLW is holding a Garage Sale at St. Teresa ofAvila Church Hall, 19 Flamingo Dr., Elmira. Friday evening 4-8pm, Saturday 7am-12noon. For more info. call Carol at 519-669-5392.

APRIL 24Elora Legion Branch 229, 110 Metcalfe St. Elora, Saturday Night

Dance. Entertainment by “Bill Beattie”. For info. call Judy Alles

519-846-5582.

***Elora and Salem Horticultural Society’s Annual Tree Planting –a 150 year tradition in our community. For more information callIan Rankine at 519-846-0085.

***Sweet 16 Celebration for the Elora Environment Centre. Dance tothe sassy jazz of Indigo Riff, enjoy local foods and brews and viefor great draw prizes. Advance tickets $20. All proceeds go toNeighbourWoods, working to tend our urban trees. More infor-mation and ticket locations, 519- 846-0841.

***The Upper Credit Humane Society will be holding a Rabies andMicrochip Clinic 10am - 2pm at Elmira Farm Service, Ospringe(SE corner Hwy.124 and 125, north of Acton). Rabies vaccination$20; Microchip $30. Visa or cash. Dogs should be on leash, andcats crated. Information: 519-833-2287 or www.uppercredit.com.

***Pub night at Harry Stone's. Benefitting The Ride to ConquerCancer. 9pm-2am live music, door and raffle prizes. Luncheon at12am. $5 a ticket, $7 at the door.

***Roast Beef Dinner at Knox-Elora Presbyterian Church 5 - 7pm.Adults $12, 8 and under $6. Call 519-846-0680 or 519-846-8061.

***Centre Wellington Children's Drama Group Presents: "WaitingFor Gudrow" at 7pm. Admission is $10 for Adults and $7 for chil-dren.

***Wilf Kidnie Memorial Cribbage Tournament. Two person teams.Starting at 1pm. Sharp. Royal Canadian Legion, Br. 226 Arthur.$20 per team. Registration opens at 11:30am.

***GRIESS Synchronized Skating Teams present a “Rib Dinner andElvis Tribute Artist Shon Carroll”. CW Sportsplex, Fergus. Ticket$25 available at the Scotiabank in Fergus, for more informationplease call 519-843-5470.

***Arthur Legion Br. 226 Karaoake. 8:30pm.

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Elimination Draw and Dance sponsored by Mapleton ArenaXpansion committee at P.M.D. Arena. Cash prizes, 50"T.V.w/entertainment system, 42 " T.V., Laptop, Blackberry, NintendoWii. Music by Settlers Creek Band. $500. Draw at 9pm. $50 perticket. For tickets or more info. call 519-638-7723.

***City Wide Concert of Praise Featuring the Salvation Army GuelphCitadel Band and Guelph Community Christian School Bands andChoirs at 7pm at The Salvation Army 1320 Gordon St. GuelphTickets are $5/person or $12/family of 3 or more. For informationcall 519-836-9360.

***Cheltenham United Church Annual Beef BBQ 5-7pm CreditviewPublic School King St. and Mississauga Rd. Adults $16, Kids $6.Takeout Available 905-838-3417.

***St. John’s Church, Belwood, Spring Fling Variety Show at7:30pm. Local talent. Tickets $7, children $4. Call 519-843-3639.

***Live music 8pm. Come on in and enjoy the sounds of Kent Tocherat The Red Chevron Club; 34 Elizabeth St., Guelph. Everyone19+ welcome.

***Everdale’s Annual Seedy Saturday, 10am – 3pm. Find seeds andtransplants for your garden. Kids activities, workshops, organiclunch and more. More information: www.everdale.org Adults: $6;Students/Seniors $4; Under 17 Free.

***K of C Spring Ham Roll. Bridgeport Rod and Gun Club. 1229Beitz Rd. RR #1 Breslau. 8pm Evening of chances for turkeys,grocery hampers, money. Also Penny Table, Crown and Anchor.Free. Call Mike for more details 519-648-3394.

***Life Skills Day- For Life Skill Leaders, Members and Parents atthe Alma Community Hall, Alma 9am – 3pm. Registration – 8:30am. This is a Special Day for the Life Skill Members and Leadersand Parents. Members – please feel free to bring a friend - prefer-ably a non-4-H member. There will be ten (10) workstations forthe members to attend throughout the morning. For more info.contact Barb McAllister 519-824-2959.

***Electronics Recycling Day 9am-3pm Erin Community Centre, 1Boland Dr. Erin. No charge for Wellington Country Ratepayersonly. Food bank donation accepted. For a list of acceptable oldelectronics call 519-837-2601 or 1-866-899-0248.

***The Maples Women’s Institute Old time Family Dance at TheMaples School, 2nd Line Amaranth. 8pm- 12am. Marion’sCountry Band. $10/couple, $20/family. Ladies lunch provided.

***Doors Open Guelph - Guelph's finest buildings open their doorsfor free public tours. 10- 4pm. Informationwww.guelpharts.ca/doorsopenguelph or 519-836-3280 orgac@sentex.net.

***Country Breakfast - at Rockwood United Church, 8- 11am.Tickets at door: Adults $7, Children 5-11 $5, Family deal $20 (2Adults and 2 or more Children). Info. contact: Darlene 519-856-9506.

***April 24 and 25 The Aberfoyle Junction 0-scale model railwayshow. 10am-4:30pm. Adults $8, Seniors and Students $6,Children $5. Aberfoyle, on the east side of Brock Road, just oppo-site the gravel company, 1.5km north of Hwy 401, exit #299.Watch for road signs. Call 519-836-2720.

APRIL 25Knox Presbyterian Church proudly presents Scott Woods "ByRequest" on tour at 7pm. 20 Quebec Street, Guelph. Tickets $20and $10 child. Call Carol at 519-767-0866.

***Centre Wellington Rotary Club presents the 5th Annual GrandTaste, 1-4pm at the Grand River Raceway (upper level), Elora.Tickets, $25 per person. Available at Scotiabank in Fergus, EloraGeneral Store and the Uptown Café in Elora. Proceeds to theGroves Hospital Foundation CT Plus Campaign.

***Ham Supper, 4:30- 6:30 St. Paul's United Church, Metz. Adults$10, 5-12 years- $5, Preschool free, Tickets at door.

***Saugeen Valley Fur and Feather Association 7am-noon. MountForest Fairgrounds. 320 King St. E. No charge. Buy, sell, trade.Please patronize our food booth. No food vendors.

***Centre Wellington Singers “Love is in the Air" concert, 3:30pm.Melville United Church, Fergus. Tickets: $12 Adults, $5 12 andunder. From members, at door or reserve at 519-843-2935.

***Cut-A-Thon for Parkinson’s Acqua Hair Salon, 98 WyndhamStreet N., Guelph. 10am-3pm Wash, Cut and Blow-dry - $35.Includes refreshments and a gift bag. (Cash or cheque only please)Call 519-822-4353 to book.

***Jamboree at the Palmerston Legion, starts at 1pm followed by aRoast Beef dinner. Takeout meals available.

APRIL 27Ontario Genealogical Society “I found some of my ancestors ina pile of newspapers". 7:30pm. Zehrs Community Room, 1045Paisley Rd., Guelph. Speaker: Don Hinchley, President, OntarioGenealogical Society. For more info. call 519-836-3999. Free.

Continued on page 15

SundayMay 16, 2010

Games start at 1pm - Doors open at 11amshare the wealth package $15 - main program package $25

(both packages are required - extra strips available)

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Held under lottery license #M634122.FERGUS ELORA ROTARY FOUNDATIONStaffed by: Centre Wellington Rotary Club

and Fergus Elora Rotary Club

Held at Grand River Raceway 7445 Wellington County Rd. 21, Elora

“proceeds to localcommunity projects”

FERA Draw - The Fergus Elora Retail Alliance (FERA) Shop Localprogram draw was held at Sun Art in Elora. Making the draw isstore owner Michael Kavanagh, Fergus BIA representative JuliaTyndale-Biscoe and Centre Wellington Chamber of Commerce rep-resentative Garth Green. The winner is Bonnie Purdy of Fergus whowon a $50 gift certificate to The Gorge Cinema in Elora. A ballot willbe drawn for the FERA draw next week (Apr. 26-28) fromDreamland Pet & Equine. Thanks to all of the participating storesand all of the local shoppers.

PAGE TWO Inside Wellington - Second Section of The Wellington Advertiser, Friday, April 23, 2010

The ROTARY CLUB of Fergus Elorapresents a CHARITY BALL with...

BIG BANDThe Toronto All-Star

Saturday, May 8th at 7pmSit down dinner | Centre Wellington Sportsplex, Fergus

$60 per person (cash bar) | Semi-formal dressDance demonstration, door prizes, silent auction

For tickets call: Russ Spicer (519) 843-1632Scott Giddy (519) 831-2537

or any Fergus Elora Rotarian you know!

Roast Beef DinnerKNOX-ELORA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Saturday, April 24 5-7:00 p.m.

Adults $128 & under $6

Tickets 519-846-0680 or 519-846-8061

People visiting the Oakes -muir Bashkir Curly horse web-site belonging to Gregory andSonja Oakes will find that itoffers services in German andFrench, as well as English.

That seems somewhat fit-ting since the Oakes familywill be hosting the annual gen -eral meet ing of the AmericanBashkir Curly Horse Registrythis summer at their farm - andthey expect to attract peoplefrom all over the world whohave fallen in love with theBashkir Curly horse.

Sonja speaks German andwill help translate for thosewho have difficulty at variousseminars that will be part of theannual meeting program. Themeeting will take place at theirfarm and at other venues inGuelph, where members willattend lectures and seminarswith horse experts.

There are many theoriesabout where the curly horseoriginated, and many think the“curly” part of the horse camefrom the Bashkir region ofRussia, hence its name. Othersthink it came from the Lokaihorses, of Tajikistan.

So far, there is no definiteproof of the horse’s origin, butwhat is known is the earliestdocumented curly horses inNorth America were withNative Americans in the WinterCount of 1801-02.

Gregory Oakes said theLakota Sioux and Crow, tradi -tional feuding tribes, were doc -u mented as stealing curly hors-es, one from the other. And, henoted, curly horses were

kept for generations by severalranching families in the UnitedStates.

The breed may go backeven farther than that. He said atomb found in China by arche-ologists had pictures from theShang Dynasty of Six Heav -enly Horses of the WarriorKing. The dates for the ShangDynasty, one of the first inancient China, are given as c.1600 – 1046 BC. One of thehorses in the pictures had curlyhair.

Gregory said there are lotsof references to the curly horsein Europe, particularly Ger -many and Austria, and there aretales that Napoleon capturedsome of them and took themback to France.

He said because of their oddcoats, many American ran chersmistakenly thought the horseswere diseased, and slaught eredthem.

Gregory Oakes is the cur -rent president of the AmericanBashkir Curly Registry, and hesaid there were many goodhorses lost to the breed due tothat mistake.

He remembers Peter Paint,a famous curly, who wasrescued by associ ation mem-bers and who was in such poorcondition he had to be nursedback to health for two yearsbefore he was in any conditionto take up his career as a stud.He lived another five years.

It was a family in Nebraska,Gregory said, who saw a pic-ture of a curly horse in

Ripley’s Believe it or Not, anddecided that since they had ahorse with similar curly hair, acurly horse is what it must be.Hence the “American” in thebreeder registry name. Thatregistry is recognized all overthe world, and it accepts onlyoffspring of curly horses.

Curly horses have severaltraits that make them unique.

They are hypo-allergenic,which means the horse is lesslikely to cause a person who isallergic to horses to have anallergic response. Often those

symptoms are less severe - ifthey are present at all, and thatallows people with allergies toenjoy curly horses when theycannot go near other breeds.

Of course, one of the domi-nant traits of the horse is itsbeautifully curled hair, butsome horses with the curlyhorse genetics do not showmuch in the way of curly hair.Others, as Sonja puts it, “looklike sheep,” because their hairis so curled.

Further, the horse is desir -able because it comes in all thecolours of the horse world,from roans and buckskins topaints and palominos. As fortheir abilities, curlies seem todo well in just about every dis -cipline desired of a horse.

They are known for beingversatile, hardy, gentle horses.They are actively used in mostof the standard disciplines forother horses such as: competi -tive and classical dressage,hunter-jumper, eventing andcombined driving. There havebeen curly horses used in thewestern disciplines of barrels,reining, gymkhana and West -ern pleasure.

They are also used astrail horses, pack horses,and search and rescuehorses.They com pete inendurance and com -petitive trail riding. Manyare used as 4-H and PonyClub mounts or astherapeutic hors es, andthey are wonderful withchildren due to theirgentle nature.

Sonja works withchildren who havedifficulties re lating toothers, and she usesthe curly horses forEquine Assist ed

Growth and Learning. She saidit is amazing that children whohave difficulty relating to peo-ple can bond so easily with ahorse.

She said when those kidsget onto the horse and arenervous, the horse seems to be -come nervous, too. Fortunately,the curly horse has a great tem -perament and can sense themood of the rider.

She said it was instructiveto watch as a nervous child be -came more confident on thehorse, and the horse became

more confident and easy tohandle.

Sonja also noted the curlyhorse seems to be able to takeits very competitive andathletic nature from competi -tions, and transfer to being do -cile when it comes to beingwith children. Her own daught -ers, Emily and Elana have beenriding curly horses since theywere 3 years old.

Curlies are also incrediblyhardy.

Gregory said the farm’shorses are bred to foal in lateMay or early June, but onetime a stallion got through afence on the farm and, un -known to anyone, met upwith a mare. Oakes said hewas going to work early onemorn ing on the coldest dayof Feb ruary, and he couldnot believe that he saw afoal in the pasture. Themare had the foal, and keptit alive all night in -32degrees temperatures.

“It’s the perfect kind ofhorse for this weather,”said Sonja of the horse’shardiness.

Elana and Emily immedi-ately dubbed the new foalChilly Willy.

It is alive and well on thefarm today. Sonja said it simplygoes to show how hardy thecurly horses are.

She and Gregory startedtheir farm in the mid 1990s.Whe n they saw a picture of acurly horse, they consideredbuying it for a couple of days,and found they had waited toolong.

It was sold. But they wereintrigued and started look ingfor other curlies and wound upwith the sire, dam and brotherof the horse they had missed

buying. The business was on itsway.

They now own the largestherd of curly horses in Canadaon their 94-acre farm alongCounty Road 7, just north ofHighway 6 and south ofPonsonby. The OakesmuirCurly Horse operation has hadas many as 80 head there, but itwas down to 75 in Februarybecause the breeding and salesopera tion recently found newhomes for several curlies.Sonja said they sell curlies allover the world and sales areparticularly brisk in Europe,the southern United States andAlberta.

As the herd grew, so too didthe farm operation. It now con -tains several paddocks and ariding ring, plus a trailer office.The business is coming togeth-er one piece at a time and, asGregory noted, “Rome wasn’t

built in a day.”Sonja said the Oakesmuir

farm sold one curly horse toGermany, and that horse wonthe reining championship ofEurope, in a discipline that isnormally dom inated by quar -ter-horses.

Others the farm has bredbe came top competitors indressage and eventing, and onehorse they sold “clears five feet[in jumping competitions] likethere’s no tomorrow.”

Bringing in peopleSonja and Gregory Oakes

are looking forward to hostingthe 40th convention of the Am -eri can Bashkir Curly Registry

meeting July 31 to Aug. 2. Themeetings have been held re cen -tly in Nevada, Calgary, Ken -tucky, Texas and, last year, inGermany.

Gregory has attended thelast ten meetings, and said theirbid to act as host was finallyac cepted. “Quite a few breed -ers want to showcase the con -ven tion.”

He said one reason the farmwas chosen is, “People want tocome here.” He cited Guelph’seducational facilities and thebeauty of Centre WellingtonTownship. He said it is famousand the convention will bearranged so visitors can sight-see.

“It just seems right,” hesaid. Sonja added, “There’sjust so much to see here.”

Gregory noted the MintoCup of lacrosse will be held onthat weekend, and at the GrandRiver Raceway’s Industry Day,

the Battle of

Waterloo will be run -another feature that is likely toattract horse lovers.

The Oakes family agreesthat Wellington County is be -coming a key horse area.

Sonja said horse operationshave always been in the coun-ty, but the expansion of theequine program and facilitiesat the University in Guelph, therace track in Elora and easyship ping and airport access inTor onto means the area willcon tinue to be important forhorse breeders and other horseopera tions for a long time tocome.

Sonja and Gregory Oakes

to host hundredsat their horse farm

by David Meyer

(cover photo by Helen Michel)

“Rome wasn’t built in a day ” - Gregory Oakes

Inside Wellington - Second Section of The Wellington Advertiser, Friday, April 23, 2010 PAGE THREE

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Jocius can think of no betterplace to host the first everEquine Expo than southeastWellington County.

“This is horse country,” saidJocius. “It’s a huge industry inthis area.”

As president of Canada’sOutdoor Shows Ltd. (COSL),Jocius said the organization hastried unsuccessfully for manyyears to include the equineindustry in its annual farmshow in Woodstock, promptingofficials to look at a show ded-icated solely to horses.

“We’ve been talking aboutit for a number of years,” shesaid, noting the Ontario horsepopulation is about 350,000.“There’s definitely a needthere.”

So COSL, along with itspartners - the University of

Guelph, Equine Guelph, theOntario Equine Federation,Equine Canada and the OntarioFederation of Agriculture - willhost the inaugural Canada’sOutdoor Equine Expo fromJune 4 to 7 at the University ofGuelph’s Arkell research sta-tion, located at the corner ofArkell and Victoria Roads.

Jocius said that site waschosen due to the area’s hugehorse population and alsobecause the property is thefuture home of the proposed600-acre Ontario EquineCentre.

She answers without hesita-tion anyone who asks whyCOSL would not just use theWoodstock site.

“That’s not the centre of theequine industry - WellingtonCounty is,” she said, noting thecounty boasts the fourth largestconcentration of horses in

North America.“It’s quite a natural fit to

host it here in WellingtonCounty.”

The Equine Expo likes toconsider itself “the business tobusiness show,” concentrating

on education, technology trans-fer and new techniques forthose already “actively”involved in the industry, Jociusexplained. She said the organ-izers will “start out reallysmall,” with the hope of host-ing larger shows in the future atthe Ontario Equine Centre.

“But we’re offering quite abit in our first year,” she noted.“I think it’s really exciting.We’ll see where it rolls fromhere.”

The four-day trade showwill cater to all breeds and con-centrate on a large range of top-ics, she added, includingequine nutrition, housing, hoofcare, equipment, training,health care, medical services,reproduction and more.

Jocius said organizers havebooked a real cross-section ofspeakers, with perhaps thebiggest name being John

Campbell, the legendary har-ness racing driver who hasamassed over 10,000 careervictories and more than $265-million in purses and wasinducted last year into theCanadian Sports Hall of Fame.

The Equine Expo will dedi-cate one full day - June 7 - tothe racing industry, to addressissues and technologies as theyapply to standardbred, thor-oughbred and quarter horses.The day will also feature atrainers and owners scrum ses-sion and a fundraising event forrace horse adoption programs.

The show will require localzoning approval, but if therecent reaction from Puslinchcouncil is any indication, thatshouldn’t be a problem.

“This is very good news forour community,” Mayor BradWhitcombe said at an April 7council meeting. “It’s a good

kick-off for the whole equinecentre ideal.”

The mayor added the eventshould be “very professionallyrun,” given COSL’s success thepast 16 years with the farmshow.

Councillor Matthew agreed,calling the Equine Expo a“great opportunity” for thetownship.

Canada’s Outdoor EquineExpo will run from 2 to 5pm onJune 4, with a gala that eveningorganized by Equine Guelph,and from 9:30am to 5:30pmJune 5 to 7.

Parking will be free andadmission to the show will be$15 for adults, $5 for youthsaged 6 to 17 and free for kidsunder 6. Organizers are alsooffering a three-day event passfor $25.

For more information visitwww.equineexpo.ca.

First ever Outdoor Equine Expo coming to Puslinch in early June

ELORA — Thrifty Crownwas a big winner for four localbusinesses during Grand Riv -er’s opening night of the 2010race season on April 12.

The six-year-old horsemanaged his first win of theseason in the track’s featuretrot, which was also the inaug -ural Local Biz Night Race.

More than 160 people from34 local businesses took part inthe promotion, which pairedeach business with a starter inthe eighth race.

All participants met theirhorse prior to the big dance andwere decked out with signs tocheer on their steed at posttime.

Thrifty Crown’s represen ta -

tives were from SecondChance Employment; A WeedBit Natural: eco store; AtHome Bookkeeping Solutionsand Stonehurst B&B. Each ofthem received a trophy to keepin their workplace, and a staffparty for 20 at Grand River

Race way. The first annual Local Biz

Night was a joint-effort be -tween the raceway, the OLGSlots at Grand River Racewayand the Centre WellingtonChamber Of Commerce.

Racing continues at the

raceway on Monday andTuesday nights through Apriland May, then switches to aMonday, Wednesday, Fridayschedule for the remainder ofthe summer, starting in June.

For more information, visitGrandRiverRaceway.com.

Area businesses big winners at opening race night

Grand River Raceway season launched with many new featuresELORA - Grand River

Raceway kicked off its 2010live racing season on April 12with a line-up of new features.

The Elora oval will stage 69cards during its seventh season,which spans April throughOctober. With the addition ofWed nesday race nights begin -ning in June, the half-miletrack will feature racing onMonday, Tuesday, Wednesdayand Fri day nights, in variedspots, throughout the seven-month schedule.

Paddock reportThe track's interactive, be -

tween-races Tarmac Show willfeature a new behind-the-scen -es segment on Monday nights.The Paddock Report debuts onopening night with host DarrylMacArthur reporting live fromthe backstretch. MacArthur, atrainer and former president ofthe Ontario Harness Horse As -sociation, will interview raceparticipants each Monday nightfor a fresh and candid take onthe evening's action.

Geared to provide viewers

with enhanced access to handi -capping information, the Pad -dock Report will endeavour tofurther Grand River Raceway'sgoal of engaging fans and fos -tering a deeper understandingand appreciation of harnessracing.

Viewers across all interestlevels will find value in theshow's mandate to demystifythe factors that effect perfor -mance, including equipment,track conditions, driver andtrainer changes and shoeing, toname a few.

The Paddock Report willalso provide real-time updatesand invite viewer questionsthrough the Grand River Race -way Twitter and Facebook ac -counts.

Opening weekApril 12 will also mark the

debut of the inaugural LocalBiz Night event.

Thirty-two local businessesand their staff will enjoy acocktail reception, dinner, andthe races before meeting thehorse they've been paired with

in the Local Biz Night Race. The winning business scor -

es a staff party for 20 and willshowcase the Biz Night trophyin their workplace until nextyear's event.

On April 13, the top per-formers of Grand River's 2009season will be honoured withvideo vignettes and award pre-sentations throughout the racebroadcast.

PricingRace fans will enjoy a new

price structure for the Captain’sQuarters tiered dining roomoverlooking the racetrack.Buffet selection has increased,but the prices have dropped to$9.99 per person for Monday,Tuesday, and Wednesday racenights throughout the 2010 sea-son.

The premiere buffet onFriday nights is $23.99 per per -son, with a reduction forgroups of 12 or more.

Coming eventsApril 19 kicks off the first

of four major Grand RiverRace way Geek Squad handi -

capping tournaments offeringmore than $12,000 and fourspots in the $25,000 TrotNational Handicapping cham -pionship.

Harness racing buffs willvie for major bragging rightsand $5,000 in cash and prizesin the all-new Geek SquadTrivia championship. Quali -fying legs will be staged for$750 apiece on the firstWednesday night of eachmonth (June through Septem -ber) in the Captain's Quarterstiered dining room.

The top 10 teams of twofrom each qualifier advance tothe $2,000 final on the lastWednesday night of the season(Sept. 15).

The cost is $15 per person,including dinner and all appli-cable taxes and gratuities. Eachqualifying leg consists of 60harness racing trivia ques tions,posed between the races on theTarmac Show.

The track's marquee event,Industry Day, celebrates its20th anniversary in 2010. The

Aug. 2 afternoon card will fea-ture Grand River's signaturerace, the $300,000 Battle OfWaterloo and its companionrace for fillies, the $150,000

Battle Of The Belles.Post time for the season-

opener on April 12 is 7:15pm. For more information, see

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About 300,000 people wat -ched along the route as a horse-drawn caisson carried Kenne -dy's casket down the WhiteHouse drive, past rows ofsoldiers, along PennsylvaniaAve nue to the Capitol Rotundato lie in state. The only soundsas the cor tège made its way tothe Capitol were the muffleddrums and the clacking of hors-es’ hooves, including the rider-less horse Black Jack.

That riderless horse sym -bolized that a leader had de -parted. And while that was asad occasion, horses have beenused in rituals and celebrationsas well as funerals.

Today, Mike Knauer runs abusiness that offers horses forceremonies and celebrationsthat include weddings, parades,and, yes, some funerals. Withhorses standing in state, he alsooffers four different uniformsand up to four riders for peoplewho want them.

Every year in a Parade toBethlehem, he is part of it,dressed as a Roman soldier. Hiswife, Mon ica, also rides whenmore than one rider is needed.

He owns a 15-acre farm justacross the Wellington Countyline in Milton Township, andsaid in an interview he hasnever been asked to providemore than four horses and rid -

ers, but he could if requested.Knauer is a life-long horse

lover. He was born in Australiato missionaries who worked inNew Guinea for seven yearsand returned to Germany.When he was there, Knauersaid a family member used tofarm using a horse, and he fellin love with equines.

“I swore that when I couldafford it, I would get one,” hesaid with a laugh.

That love affair never abat -ed. He came to Canada andended up working with amoun ted security force inToronto for 30 years. Duringthat time, he had numerous ad -ventures, and came to under -stand that people see horses ina different way than they dopeople or other animals.

“It’s an impression - and aninteresting look,” he said. “Youbasically have to speak less.”

He tells of the time he wastrying to keep a tough park inthe city alcohol and drug free,dealing with winos and othertoughs. After a while, they notonly kept their own boozeaway, they forced other stran -gers who came around to getrid of their booze, too.

He credits the horse, andalso to being friendly but let -ting people know he had a jobto do, and he intended to do it.Plus, when a horse is 17.3hands high, it can be prettyintimidating. He said many ofthe toughs simply admire thehorse’s muscles, and othersnoted that, after tossing haybales around, its rider was pret -ty muscular, too.

His company is known asMUST - Mounted Unit Secur -ity Guards, with honour guidesas a specialty sideline.

“We’ve done security atfootball games,” he said. Oneyear, there was a stabbing, sohe was asked to patrol. Afterthat, the crowds were well be -haved, and all he had to do wasride around the field during

tense moments, and be in frontof crowds that seemed to beabout to get out of control. Theteams asked him back afterthat, and one made the horseand rider a mascot and had apicture taken with the team.

Knauer said he got involvedin all kinds of riding, frompleasure to jousting. He likeshistory and medieval times, buthe stopped after a while be -cause he found that all sportsseem to have their poli tics, and,“I hate politics.”

About three years ago hegot the idea for using horses inceremonies. He learned thatwhile there are places wherehorses are used for ceremonialpurposes, “It’s not really avail-able to the public.”

He said his thinking was,

“If somebody really loves hors-es, why not have an honourguard of horses?”

People seemed to like thatidea.

He mixes the cere monialriding with security work.People who shopped at StoneRoad Mall in Guelph aroundChristmas time have likelyseen him riding security, and hesaid he has made many friendsthere - although he is amazedthat people will place parcels intheir cars and not only leavethem unlocked, some will walkaway without even closingtheir door. He helps them out,as well as those who forgetwhere they park. Sitting on atall horse allows him a goodview not only of thieves, but ofrows of parked cars.

“There’s something thatattracts people,” he said ofmounted security work. “Peo -ple approach you - and tell youwhat’s going on.”

Knauer said he has testedhis limits, and he designs all ofhis uniforms, including hissecurity ones, based on years ofriding experience. He notedthat one time he was riding in -32° weather. He said, “Forty-five minutes later, I went backinside. I tested what I can toler-ate. At -28°, I can go for fivehours.” He designs his capesfor that weath er so they canflow over the horse’s back andkeep it warm, too.

Knauer loves horses andtalks passionately about thebond that is forged betweensome riders and their mounts.He noted that some ridersnever manage that, but in theend, the friendship degree isusually decided by the horseitself. He remembers one timewhen he rescued a horse fromQuebec that was going to besold for horse meat.

He learned the horse wasunridable, it kicked, and wascompletely wary of people. Helearned nobody could pick upany of the horse’s feet, and thatis necessary to keep the feetclean. Further, it had a splithoof. It’s owner had bought itas a yearling and after eightyears, simply gave up on it.

Knauer said his own black-smith was unable to pick up a

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For more information call 519-794-4844 or 519-787-5177.www.SermonOnTheMount.org

Sterrett is an Internationalspeaker, horse trainer andcertified counsellor.He uses horses in variousstages of training inSermon on the Mount®presentations to illustratelessons for life.

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SATURDAY - Gates open at 1:00 pm. Rescue Junction begins at 5:30 pm andSermon on the Mount at 7:00 pm.

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They provide an equine honour guard for parades, weddings, funerals and other occasions. Knaueralso does security work, and he designs the uniforms. He can provide four horses for a job, and saidit is likely he could manage up to six.

LightPercheronslook regal at17.3 hands

hoof to clean it because thehorse was so unused to suchthings. Knauer worked with itfor two weeks. He showed ithow he picked up and cleanedthe hooves of his other horses.“It took me four days to get herto eat an apple,” he remem-bered, noting that horse hadnever had an apple and didn’tunderstand it was edible.

After six weeks, a womanblacksmith who weighed nomore than 95 pounds managedto work on the horse’s hooves.“She didn’t need my help atall,” he said.

He was told the horse hatedchildren. Today, it goes to anearby mission and gives ridesto dozens of kids as a volun-teer service Knauer provides.Not only is she gentle withthem, she actually lowers herhead so the kids can pet her.

“She’s never shown anysign of aggression,” he said,noting the horse gives rides forseveral hours and seems tolove the work. “That’s nicewhen you can rescue some-thing and get them a secondlife.”

He gives all of his horsesthorough training so that theyare used to such things as loudvehicles, trucks approaching,and even TV booms swingingtowards them during parades.

On the road

Knauer has a large, clean,and neat horse trailer that heuses to transport his horses tovarious job sites. His retinueincludes someone who comesbehind the horses when need-ed and cleans up after them.He said it is all part of the serv-ice.

Knauer is slowing gettinginto the digital world as hisbusiness grows. He is current-ly working to put together aweb site that will give peopleaccess to his services. He saidhe does not yet have a webaddress, but he hopes it will beup and running within a coupleof weeks.

In the meantime, peoplecan reach him at 519-853-5559, or 416-725-5897, oremail him at knauerhors-

es@yahoo.ca.

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Recognized by Standard -bred Canada, the training pro-gram is providing the skills andknowledge to gain an entrylevel position in the racing sec-tor.

“In many cases, grooms areleft to learn on their own andoften are not sure how theiractions are impacting the be -haviour, health, and perfor -mance of horses in their care,”said director of Equine GuelphGayle Ecker. “The Groom OneCertificate will prepare stud -

ents for their role as a groom byproviding the necessary com -bination of experience and edu -cation to be successful in thisindustry.”

The certificate consists offour phases, including a hands-on orientation session conduc -ted by Equine Guelph, a sixmonth work term, where stud -ents are assisted in finding awork placement, a 12 week on -line interactive course hostedby the Office of Open Learn -ing, and a skills assessment.

Registrations are now beingaccepted for the online GroomOne educational program. That12 week program begins May17. The online program is aunique opportunity for students

to continue to work in theirhome community while attend -ing classes via the internet.Students can register throughthe Office of Open Learningwebsite at www.open. uo-

guelph .ca. The Groom Onecertificate is awarded whenstudents complete all fourphas es of the program, but stu-dents are able to register andcomplete the Groom One on -line course on its own.

“I was very pleased to hiresomeone from the course,” saidStandardbred trainer CasieColeman. “This student's been

here about two years now andis working out well. He hadbeen taught quite a bit throughthe program, and I could thenteach him my way of doingthings for my stable. I would bepleased to hire students fromthat program again."

Groom One is designed fornewcomers to the horse in dus -try who wish to become em -ployable grooms at either aracetrack or training or board -ing facility.

Students can register for theonline program at Office ofOpen Learning.

Harding to take reins of REACHRichard Hard ing has

accepted the full time positionof Chief Executive Officer andExecutive Director of the $7-million Regional Equine &Agricul tural Centre of HuronInc. (REACH) facility in

Clinton.REACH Huron is a 35 acre,

65,000 square foot facility, pur-pose designed as a state of theart training and event centre forthe equine and agriculturalindustries.

Georgian Horse Expo comes to Mount Forest fair grounds in JuneMOUNT FOREST - June

26 and 27, the Georgian HorseExpo will be coming to the fairgrounds here.

The day will feature Ser -mon on the Mount, a horsetrain ing semi nar, blue grassmusic by Res cue Junction andhorsey vendors from all overOntario. Each night at 7pm fea-tures, Sermon on the Mount,with Dr. Lew Sterret, who willbring lessons for life from thelan guage of the horse.

Sterrett, of Miracle Moun -tain Ranch in Spring Creek,Pennsylvania, uses horses invarious stages of training in hispresentations.

“Our purpose is to help peo -ple understand how healthyrelationships develop and howthey can experience harmonyand success in their own lives,”he said.

There is no admission char -g ed, although donations areappreciated.

As international speaker,horse trainer, and certifiedcounsellor, Sterrett has devel -oped several video and TVseries. He shows how a train -er’s character wins the heart ofthe horse, setting the stage forfuture success in all areas oftraining.

The presentation is given totens of thousands of peoplethroughout the United Statesand Canada each year. Peopleof all ages and backgroundsand horse or non-horse enthu -siasts welcome his presentationinto their communities as a

challenging and encouragingexperience. Some have said, “Itis a picture worth a thousandwords.”

On the Sunday afternoonthere will be a principle-basedtraining seminar with Sterrett.Visitors can learn the funda -mentals of horse handlingalong side a master horse train-er. Sterrett will demonstrate histraining principles and tech -niqu es on a variety of horses,illustrating that the principlesare designed for horse and han-

dler success.Admission is free, but seat-

ing is limited. There will alsobe a large number of horserelated ven dors on the grounds,and visitors will find every-thing from boots, and tack to T-shirts and popcorn.

The weekend is designed toprovide entertainment for thewhole family. The schedule is:

- June 26 - Gates open at1pm. Rescue Junction beginsat 5:30pm, and Sermon on theMount at 7pm; and

- June 27, Cowboy Churchat 11am, principal based train-ing seminar at 1pm, Music by

Rescue Junction at 5:30pm,and Sermon on the Mount at7pm.

Visit georgian shows. infofor in for mation or call 519-794-4844.

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FERGUS - Tartan Day wasthe theme celebrated at theGoofie Newfie, BreadalbaneInn, Goose & Gridiron, TheBrewhouse, and StonecreekTap and Grill recently.

Tartan Day is a celebrationof Scotland, its people, its her-itage, its history and its culture.From the declaration ofArbroath on April 6, 1320,which triggered the birth ofdemocracy for the people ofScotland, to the contributionsmade by Scots and the descen-dants of the Scottish people, it

is the reason to celebrate allthings Scottish.

Tartan Day was first cele-brated in Canada in 2004 andthen joined by the UnitedStates. It is a new celebrationbut is getting more populareach year.

Tartan Day in Scotland is aweek long celebration withevents taking place all over thecountry starting on April 6. InNorth America, Scots andScottish descendants celebrateproudly by wearing their tartan,sharing in fellowship, Scottish

fare, songs and stories andmusic from their homeland.

With the growing enthusi-asm generated by last year’sevent, pub owners from aroundFergus were eager to becomeinvolved again.

The Fergus ScottishFestival found using the tartanday to launch musical acts fea-tured at the coming 2010Fergus Scottish Festival andHighland Games worked well,and agreed to coordinate musi-cians and information on high-lights of the festival and pro-vide festival ticket giveawaysat each location.

Contests to award thosetickets included Scottish trivia,wearing the most tartan, orother ideas.

The venues and performerswere: Breadalbane Inn, BobMacLean; Goose & Gridiron,David Leask and JamesMcKie; The Brewhouse,Inverness; The Stone Creek,Celtic Powerhouse; and theGoofie Newfie, FiddlestixCeltic Rock Band.

A special treat for the eventwas the involvement of 11-year-old fiddler LiamMcGlashon, of Hamilton. Hewas just 6 when he picked up[the fiddle. At that time, he andhis family were living onPrince Edward Island.

McGlashon, who started outplaying kitchen parties, con-ventions, trade shows, andcharity fundraisers, progressedto entertaining tourists fromaround the world when cruiseships came to the island.

His family returned to itsnative Hamilton, butMcGlashon is becoming wellknown as “the fiddle kid,”studying under Lance Elbeck.

He has performed through-out Ontario, Nova Scotia, andPEI, including Hamilton Place,Copps Colliseum, and the AirCanada Centre.

The Fergus ScottishFestival had McGlashon makehis Fergus debut during TartanDay and looks forward to hav-ing him perform at the FergusScottish Festival Aug. 13 to 15.

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Grey Wellington Theatre Guildproudly presents the comedy

The OddCouple

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Directed by Patrick C. Smith

April 30, May 1, 7, 87:30pm (New Time)

May 2 & 9 at 2pmHarriston Town Hall Theatre

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For more information or Visa/MasterCard salescall the box office at 519-338-2778.

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Fairview Ladies LeagueRegistration Night

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Pick a pack of pipers - Dustin Stephens, Rob Dickie, Scott Farlinger, and Ken Sturgeon were just a few pipers touring the streets as Fergus celebrated TartanDay recently. photo by Mike Robinson

Rotary club presents Big Band on May 8

FERGUS - The RotaryClub of Fergus Elora is excitedto present a “charity ball” onMay 8 at the sportsplex inFergus.

Starting with a sit down din-ner at 7pm, the event will fea-ture the sounds of The TorontoAll-Star Big Band, which isfamous across Canada forreviving the spirit, style andsound of music from the 1930sand 40s.

Tickets for the semi-formalevening event, which will alsofeature a dance demonstration,door prizes and silent auction,are $60 and can be purchasedthrough any Rotarian, includ-ing Russ Spicer (519-843-1632) and Scott Giddy (519-831-2537).

About the bandThe Toronto All-Star Big

Band pays homage to the gold-en age of the “big bands.”

Its programming, choreog-raphy and cultural nostalgia,has earned its cast of young tal-ent a great reputation through-out Ontario and in the U.S..

The band has played far-reaching theatrical engage-ments and gigs that have

included the Port Hope JazzFestival, Port Elgin Big BandCelebration, BeachesInternational Jazz Festival, ArtPark in Lewiston N.Y. andToronto’s famed Palais Royaleand Casa Loma.

The Toronto All-Star BigBand provides one of the mostintense and stimulating youthmusic programs in Canada.Behind its extraordinary enter-tainment, it engages cream-of-the-crop young musicians fromacross the GTA in a rigorousregime of rehearsals, work-shops and performances withinternational stars such asBuddy deFranco, EddieDaniels, Larry Elgart, ClarkTerry, Cleo Laine and JohnDankworth.

The band has also workedwith Canadians like PeterAppleyard, Tommy Ambrose,Phil Nimmons, Oliver Jones,Ranee Lee and the great JackieRichardson. In June of 2009the band even worked with thelegendary Benny Golson.

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A portion of the proceedswill benefit Camp Oochigeas,which assists children livingwith cancer.

There will be two perfor -mances: 2:30pm and 8pm.

At 17, Power has alreadyopened for major countryartists, recorded a debut albumwith Nashville producer Char -lie Craig and performed duringthe Country Music Associa -tion’s Fest Week. She played awell received showcase for themusic industry at Canadian

Music Week in Toronto inMarch.

Power now lives in Fergus,but was born and raised inLindsay, along with eightyounger siblings. A singeralmost since the day she wasborn, her mother says even hercries as a baby had a melody.

By age 9, she wanted totake vocal lessons. By 13, shewas singing at local festivals,jam borees and nursing homesand at 15 she added guitarplaying to her repertoire and isnow learning piano. She beganper forming as a solo artist aswell as doing shows with herband.

Her talents with a song sooncaught the ear of EMI Pub -

lishing’s and Nashville produc -er Craig who produced her firstEP in 2007. He then went on toproduce her Laura Powerdebut album with musiciansfrom Lee Ann Womack’s band,Billy Ray Cyrus’s band, andone of George Jones back-upsingers, in 2009. The albumincludes her first original re -corded song, Something More.

Power opened for MichelleWright at the 2008 PalmerRapids Country Jamboree to ahuge audience and a grandreception as well as ravereviews. She then headed toNashville to appear at manywell known venues during FestWeek. LAURA POWER

Applications available for8th annual Art in the Yard

ELORA - Art in the Yard isback, for its eighth year, show -casing more than 50 visualartists in every discipline.

The outdoor show and saleis at the Elora Centre for theArts on July 10 and 11. It is amajor fundraiser for the centre.

It is enhanced with free cre-ative workshops for all ages,live music, entertainment, andfood.

The centre invites appli -cations for exhibition from allartists, artisans, and craftsworkers in a wide range of

forms. Fine, decorative, andapplied arts in all media will beconsidered. Entries will beselected by a jury of pro fes -sional peers to ensure a highpresentation of unique originalmaterial only.

Deadline for entries is May5. Artists are encouraged toapply early as space is limited.

Application information isavailable on line at www.-eloracentreforthearts.ca orby calling the Centre 519-846-9698.

Elora Writers festival holding extra contests this JuneELORA - For the seventh

year, local writers are encour -aged to submit their stories andpoems to the Elora Writers’Festival open writing competi -tion or the new young writerscontest.

Both are features of theannual Elora Writers’ Festival,which takes place on June 6 at1pm at Heritage River in Elora.

The festival’s open writingcompetition presents an op -portunity for writers of any ageor experience to win prizes fortheir unpublished short stories

(up to 2,000 words) and poetry(up to three poems, 75 linesmaximum). The winners willbe announced by competitionchairman Julia Browne duringthe intermission of the festival.

For the first time, teen andjunior writers have their ownevent: the Young Writers Cont -est, chaired by Guelph authorJean Mills. With the support ofthe Elora Arts Council and theCommunity Resource Centreof North and Centre Well ing -ton, young poets and shortstory writers can win cash

prizes of $100, $75, and $50(teens) and $75, $50, and $25(junior). Judges include Kitch -ener-Waterloo writer HeatherWright, whose book WritingFiction: A Hands-On Guide forTeens, will be published thisspring.

Last year’s competition at -trac ted almost 300 entries fromacross Canada.

With local spon sors, Millshopes to attract more youngwriters from area schools. Shewill announce the winners ofthe Young Writers Contest at a

special pre-festival celebrationat Heritage River at 11am onJune 6, before the festival read-ings get underway.

The entry deadline is May3, so writers are encouraged tovisit the Elora Arts Councilwebsite at www.artscouncil.-elora.on.ca for contest detailsand entry forms.

For more information, con-tact Browne (for the opencompetition) at juliacbrowne-@netscape.net or write toMills (Young Writers Contest)at jrmills@rogers.com.

Festival Singers hold finalwinter show Sunday

ELORA - On April 25 at3pm in St. John’s AnglicanChurch, the Elora FestivalSing ers will present the finalconcert in their 2009-2010winter series.

The performance, SpringFever deals with renewal,fresh ness, and all things spring.

Music will include songsfrom some of the most belovedmusicals, such as Les Miser -ables, Guys and Dolls, Okla -homa, The Secret Garden, andThe Sound of Music. Makingtheir way into the Elora Fes -tival Singers repertoire will benumbers from more recentmusicals such as Rent andWicked. Several of the singers

will be featured in smaller en -semble numbers and as solo -ists.

Artistic Director Noel Edi -son said, “In planning for thisconcert, we realized that ouraudience enjoys the opportu -nity to hear their singers in fullensemble as well as in soloselections and have chosen themusic that will best highlighttheir talents.”

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At 11am, visitors are invit-ed to attend the opening of thenew exhibition, Life in theTrenches. Along with photo-graphs and a private collectionof trench art, the exhibitincludes objects that wereexcavated in 2007 by volunteerarchaeo lo gists known asDiggers. McCrae House islocated at 108 Water Street. Formore information please call519-836-1221 or visit guelph.-ca/museum.

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Wellington Theatre Guild isperforming The Odd Couple onstage this spring.

But, this time, it’s NeilSimon’s female ver sion of theplay about mismatched room -mates who strain a long-timefriendship when they are com -pelled to share a domicile.

Veteran Patrick C. Smiththinks the female version ofSimon’s classic comedy is evenfunnier than the original.

Smith is directing the GreyWellington Theatre Guild’sspring production, which bendsthe gender and provides a freshtwist on a story that has be -come familiar to audiencesthrough stage and screen pro -ductions, as well as long-run -ning television series.

The play stars Harristonresident Annilene McRobb asOlive Madison, and DianeMontgomery, of Durham, asFlorence Unger.

Montgomery’s previousstage experience in cludesThere Goes The Bride, Whatthe Butler Saw, Watch It Sailor,Run for Your Wife, and Betweenthe Teeth. Also a playwright,Mont gomergy’s published

work Girls’ Night Out was per -formed at the Inner StageTheatre, in Guelph.

McRobb’s previous credits,all with the GWTG, include:Belles, Hot Property, BesideYourself, and On Golden Pond.

The cast also includes Gin -ny Hawkrigg-Williams, ofDur ham; Amber McCraney, ofLis towel; Mary Ellen van denBroek, of Mount Forest;Angela Boersma, of Ayton;Richard Jaunzemis, of Har ris -ton and Scott Cooper, of Dray -ton.

The Odd Couple, femaleversion opens April 30 andruns May 1, 7 and 8 at 7:30pm(Note: new time) , with mati -nees on May 2 and 9 at 2pm.

Tickets are $15. For moreinformation, or Visa or Mas ter -card sales, call the box office at519 338-2778. Tickets are alsoavailable at Harriston HomeHardware;

Blooms ’n’ Things, Palmer -ston; Garrett’s Hardware, Clif -ford; Pandora’s Pantry, Listo -wel and Shoppers Drug Mart,Mount Forest.

Grand talent competitionThe GWTG is seeking the

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Amateur acts of all typesand ages are eligible to com -pete for $1,000 in prize money,with the first place winner tak-ing home $500.

Second prize is $300, whilethe third prize winner willreceive $200.

Auditions will be held at theHarriston Town Hall Theatreon May 12, 13 and 14, begin -ning at 7:30pm. Auditions must

be booked in advance by call -ing (519) 338-3481.

Limit ed audi tion space willbe book ed on a first-come-firstserve basis. Finalists, as select-ed by a panel of judges, willparticipate in the “Grand” finalcompe ti tion on June 12, 2010.

Tickets for the Grand finalcompetition are available at$15 by calling the box office at519-338-2778, or at HarristonHome Hard ware.

Neat versus slob - Dianne Montgomery, left, and Annilene McRobbstar as Florence Unger and Olive Madi son in the Grey WellingtonTheatre Guild's coming production of The Female Odd Couple.

Fibre artists to host showGUELPH - Connections

Fiber Artists are hosting TheOntario Network of Needle -workers. The exhibit is open tothe public, between 10am and3:30pm on May 6 at KortrightPresbyterian Church, 55

Devere Drive here. Everyone is invited to visit

ven ders selling stitchery sup -plies and fiber artists stitcheryexhibition from 20 guilds,

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Lady pirates hit stagein Elmira musical

ELMIRA – The ladies aretaking over in this ElmiraTheatre company’s musicalpro duction of Lady Pirates ofCaptain Bree.

The production is directedby directed by Deb Deckert,with the music director HeatherMorris, and it is produced bySue Rose.

As Captain Bree and herlady pirates take over and hiscrew jumps ship, Captain Jenn -

ings is left with a sailor whocan’t swim, a gang of motleyprisoners, and demanding,wealthy passengers.

It runs from April 29through till May 15 at theElmira Theatre, 76 HowardAvenue in Elmira. Tickets are$18 each and are availablethrough the Centre in theSquare box office, 519-578-1570 or 1-800-265-8977.

GUELPH - It is time for thestart of Guelph Arts Council’sannual walking tours.

The guided tours, which areoffered on selected Sundaysbe tween April 25 and October17, trace Guelph's heritagethrough its architecture, peo-ple, and stories that contributeto the city’s character.

The five include:Downtown Walkabout, inGuelph's current downtown;The Slopes of the Speed, whichexplores the Speed Riverwhere many of Guelph's largestand most distinguished historichomes are located; Altar andHearth, the area west of down-town including several historicstone churches and manyhistoric homes represent ing avariety of architectural styles;

Brooklyn and the College Hill,one of Guelph's early industrialsections on the south side ofthe Speed River, as well as thearea that de veloped around theOntario Agricultural College;and Ward One Guelph, whichcovers the area southeast of thedowntown, between the Speedand Eramosa Rivers, and fea-tures a diversity of historicarchitecture and its people.

All tours start at 2pm.. Theytake about two hours and cost$3 per person. Tour bookletsare available for $5 each at thearts council office and otherretail locations. For tour datesand other information, contactthe office at 519-836-3280; fax(519) 766-9212; or emailgac@sentex.net; or guelph -arts.ca/guelphartscouncil.

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GUELPH - This is thefourth of Guelph Musicfest inthe recital hall of the GuelphYouth Music Centre, runningtwo consecutive weekendsfrom May 14 to May 22.

The theme From Russiawith Love highlights the per-formance of the St. PetersburgString Quartet on May 15 at

8pm.The St. Petersburg was

founded in 1985 as theLeningrad Quartet and blazed atrail through internationalchamber music competitions,winning first prize at the all-Soviet Union String Quartetcompetition, the silver medaland a special prize at the Tokyo

International Competition ofChamber Ensembles, amongothers.

The St. Petersburg will playQuartet no. 1 by Shostakovich,Nocturne by Borodin, Quartetno. 2 by Prokofiev, and Quartetno. 1 by Tchaikovsky.

Guelph Musicfest opens onMay 14 at 8pm with a violin

recital Sadie Fields, accompa-nied by Ken Gee) at the piano.Fields is flying home fromEngland where she studiesadvanced violin with GyörgyPauk at the Royal Academy ofMusic.

In addition to all solo violinworks by Tchaikovsky, the pro-gram includes Sonata in Gmajor by Mozart, the SpringSonata by Beethoven, and theviolin Sonata by Janacek.

On May 21 at 8pm hasMusic for Violin and Viola,played by violinist JerzyKaplanek and violist ChristineVlajk.

Both of are members of thePenderecki String Quartet. Theprogram includes two-part In -ventions by J.S. Bach, the Duofor violin & viola in E-flat byMozart, and Trauermusik byHindemith.

David Gilham appears, inthe series finale on May 22 at8pm, with The Ridge Trio. Theensemble includes Belgiumcellist Thomas Landschoot andpianist Chiharu Iinuma andhusband David). He has beenperforming with Chiharu since1998, with concerts in China,Canada, and the United States.He also performs in the Ari -anna Quartet, artists-in-resi-dence at the University ofMissouri.

The group will perform theTrio in G major Gypsy Rondoby Haydn, the Piano Trio in Eminor by Shostakovich, andPiano Trio no. 1 in D minor bySchumann.

Anyone who cannot attendall the concerts can have theirunused tickets given to a finan-cially-challenged music lover.The donor name will be listedin the printed program as a sup-porter of Guelph Musicfest.

The cost for all the concertsis $150.

Single tickets are $35 foradults, $30 senior, $25 student

For the complete series, it is$120 for adults, $105 seniors,$85 student (four concerts).

For other ticket options,phone 519-993-7591.

Tickets can be mailed out orare available at The Bookshelfand the Guelph Youth MusicCentre next week.

Chamber choir offers spectacular Vespers of 1610 on May 1GUELPH- The voices of

the Guelph Chamber Choir willfill the Church of Our Lady ina 2010 recreation of Montever -di’s masterpiece, Vespers of1610 as the choir brings its cel-ebratory 30th anniversary sea-son to a climax on May 1, at8pm.

A work of monumental pro -portions, the Vespers featureseight soloists and de mands achoir adept enough to cover toten simultaneous vocal parts,fully supported by an or -chestral array of early Baroquestrings, cornetti, sackbuts, re -cord ers, and more.

Immense in scale, Mon te -

verdi’s Vespers of 1610 was themost ambitious work of sacredmusic before Bach. It bridgesthe spiritual traditions of Ren -ais sance music with the morehumanist values of the Baroqueage.

Conductor Gerald Neufeldhas drawn from the vocal tal-ents of the community with aline-up of local and nationalsoloists including DanielCabena, Rebecca Collett, ChrisFischer, Marcus Kramer, Ste -ph anie Kramer, Neil McLaren,Jennifer Enns Modolo, andGeoffrey Sirett.

Neufeld said, “It is a privi -lege to perform a work of this

magnitude and historical signi -ficance the way it might havebeen performed in San Marcoin Venice.

The Church of Our Lady isan ideal venue to re create awork with so much col our andimagination as a final concertfor our 30th anni versary sea-son.”

The Guelph Chamber Choiris presenting the work at thecity’s core, the visually andacoustically splendid Churchof Our Lady.

When John Galt foundedGuelph in 1827, he announcedthat “on this hill would one dayrise a church to rival St. Peter’sin Rome.”

The current building is thethird church to stand on thissite, whose prominent sightlines across the city are pro -tected by city law. It is Cana -dian architect Joseph Con -nolly’s undisputed masterwork,built of local limestone in theGothic Revival style.

Construction started in1877, but took more than 50years to complete.

It is a good venue for theperformance of Renaissanceart.

Attend a special podiumtalk on early instruments im -mediately before the perfor -mance at 7pm.

Hear and see how instru-mentalists of the 17th centurywork to produce music withlive interactions with the musi-cians.

Tickets are available

through the River Run Centreby calling 519-763-3000, on -line at riverrun.ca or at thedoor at Church of Our Lady.Choir and board members willalso sell tickets.

Tickets are are $25 each(students and eyeGO: $10 and$5).

To lear more, visit www.-guelphchamberchoir.ca orcall 519-836-5103.

Grand finale - The Guelph Chamber Choir completes its 30th season on May 1 with Montever di’s mas-terpiece, Vespers of 1610. The performance will be held at the well known Church of Our Lady, the“church on the hill,” in Guelph. contributed photo

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APRIL 28Elora and Salem Horticultural Society’s Monthly Meeting –7:30pm - Donna Zarundy from the Dufferin Garden Centre will speakon “Out of the Sun and Into the Shade”. Heritage RiverRetirement Community, 25 Wellington Drive, Elora. Everyone isWelcome.

***Gardening with Micorrhizae (Fungi) with John Renault, present-ed by the Grand Valley Horticultural Society at Trinity UnitedChurch 7:30pm, everyone welcome! For more info. contact Julie519-928-2949.

***April 28-30- 22nd Annual Wellesley Home and Garden Show. 5-9pm. Over 70 Vendors. Wellesley Arena, 1000 Maple Leaf St.,Wellesley. Admission is free. Donations to the Food Bank ofWellesley/Wilmot Region will be appreciated. Door prizes. 519-656-2731.

APRIL 29The Arthritis Society’s Chronic Pain Management Seminar 1-3pm. No charge! Please call the Victoria Park Senior Centre at 519-787-1814 for information and to register.

***The Arboretum, University of Guelph presents Dufflebag TheatreRumpelstiltskin - interactive children’s theatre - 6:30pm $8 / per-son - call for tickets 519-824-4120 ext. 52358.

***The Arthritis Society Chronic Pain Management Workshop inFergus 1-3pm at the Victoria Hills Seniors Centre. Free 2 hourworkshop that will show you techniques to reduce your arthritispain. It looks at the sources of arthritis pain and various painrelief tools, along with helpful exercise tips and an overview ofhow to overcome anxiety and depression as it relates to arthritis.

***Back by popular demand. In Motion/ Mount Forest FamilyHealth Team Walking Group. Orientation 6:30pm Claire StewartMedical Clinic. Limited seating. 519-323-0255.

APRIL 30Art and Hobby Show 1-3 pm. Free! Exhibitors needed–book yourtable early! Please call the Victoria Park Senior Centre at 519-787-1814 for information and to register.

***Harriston Legion #296 Dinner. 5-7pm. Tickets $12, Childrenunder 12 $6, Preschoolers Free. Come on out and enjoy a homecooked meal. For more information call 519-338-2843.

***The Odd Couple - Female Version. Presented by Grey WellingtonTheatre Guild at Harriston Town Hall Theatre. 7:30pm. May 1, 7and 8. Matinees: May 2 and 9 at 2pm. For more information, orVisa/Mastercard sales, call the box office at 519-338-2778.

Encounter Evening. Come and join with us for an evening ofPraise and Worship. Everyone Welcome 7:30 pm. MardenLibrary and Community Centre Marden Road, R.R. 5 Guelph. Formore information contact: Mike Gordon: 519-829-5424.

***Karaoke 8pm. The Red Chevron Club, 34 Elizabeth St., Guelph.Everyone 19+ welcome.

***Simplicity Parenting Lecture and Workshop with Author KimJohn Payne M.Ed. Presented by Trillium Waldorf School, Guelph.Lecture 7-9pm; Saturday May 1, Workshop 9 am - 1pm NorfolkUnited Church, Guelph. Singles $15/$30; Couples $25/$55;Students $10/$20. Childcare available Saturday. For more infor-mation and to register, visit www.trilliumwaldorfschool.com orcontact Connie Watson at 519-821-5140.

***Fish Fry at Alma Community Hall Friday April 30, 5-7 pm. Fishby Howell's. Hosted by Alma Community Recreation Associationwith proceeds from the event going to purchase playground equip-ment for the new park in Alma. Tickets available at Alma TownConvenience store, need more info. call Doug at 519-846-0764.

***Greg Ernst and sons from Luenenburg Nova Scotia providing anevening of special music- Alma United Church, Rebecca StreetAlma, 8pm. Free will offering. Need more info. call 519-846-0135.

***Fish Fry at Holstein Knox Presbyterian Church 5-7pm. Adults$12, Children ages 6-12 $6.

MAY 1Spring Craft and Bake Sale, 11am-4pm at the Guelph Legion, 919York Rd. Free Parking and admission. Lunch available. If inter-ested in being a vendor or for more info. please call Janet at 519-265-2226. Deadline for vendors booking is April 10.

***Dinner and Dance - Listowel Legion, Parkview Gardens - Doorsopen at 6pm. Entertainment by Peter Irwin - Elvis Impersonator.$20 per person.

***The Third Season Opening Ceremony of Wellington Artists’Gallery and Art Centre will take place at 2pm. The Gallery, situ-ated at 6142 Wellington Rd. 29, RR4 Fergus, will be open dailyfrom 10am- 5pm May 1- November 13. Telephone 519-843-6303.

***Basement Sale 8am - 12pm St. James Anglican Church 171Queen St.E. Fergus.

***Family Games Night at Knox Ospringe (corner of Highway 24and 25), 6pm for a pot luck supper followed by games at 7pm.Nora 510-856-4453.

***Benefit dance for Groves Hospital Foundation. 7pm EloraLegion, 110 Metcalfe St., Elora. It features three live bands:Transit, Bill Beattie Band, and, the Greytones. Silent auction, andcash bar/food is available. Tickets $15 each and can be purchasedfrom The Royal Canadian Legion, Elora, and by phone: 519-843-5852 or 519-846-1011.

***Guelph Township Horticultural Society will be handing out FreeGreen Legacy trees at Marden Community Centre grounds. 8am.Also a Plant Sale and Bake Table to help raise funds for theEnabling Garden at the rear of the Community Centre. Your dona-tions of food in clean, clear containers, and plants, labelled, if pos-sible, appreciated. Call Jean 519-822-5289 for more information.Check out the spring blooming plants at the Enabling Gardenwhen you are at the Library.

***Arthur Masonic Breakfast 8- 10am Masonic Hall, Edward Street,Arthur $6 per person. Everyone Welcome.

***Arthur Legion Br. 226 Jamboree. 2-5:30pm. Free admission.519-848-5702.

***Annual Indoor yard sale 8:30am- 1pm, 500 Whites Road, inPalmerston. Donations accepted Friday. Come out for our veryextensive sale which includes plants and baking too. For moreinformation call 519-338-3920 or 519-338-3043. Proceeds toCoffee Break Bible Study.

***Tips and Tools for Beginning Storytellers Workshop at theArboretum, University of Guelph . Guest Instructor Ann Estill -$55 - pre-register by calling 519-824-4120 ext. 52358.

***Organic Vegetable Gardening workshop at Everdale, 10am – 4pm.Learn all you need to know to grow your own vegetables. $85.Pre-registration required: www.everdale.org.

***Grandmothers' Necklace Book Launch. 2-4 pm at St.Philip'sLutheran Church 236 Woodhaven Road, Kitchener. Anthology ofpoetry and prose by award winning authors and other profession-al writers. All profits go to the Stephen Lewis Foundation to helpsub-Saharan African grandmothers raising their orphaned grand-children.

***Trash and Treasures Sale at St. John's United Church, Belwood.8-11 a.m. Tables for rent. Phone Wendy 519-787-7658, or ChurchOffice 519-843-1227.

***Giant garage sale sponsored by IODE-Royal Wyndham Chapter,8am- 12noon, 185 Janefield Ave., Guelph.All proceeds to charities.

***Photo Car Rally at the Palmerston Legion, 1pm. 4 per team, din-ner and prizes included. Call 519-338- 5896. Please bring a digi-tal camera. Objective is to follow a predetermined route to takephotos and answer trivia questions. Theme is the Clue boardgame.

***May 1st, May 2nd- Elora Festival and Singers Annual Book Sale.9:30am-5pm. Elora Curling Club. 60 David St. W., Elora. Freeadmission and parking. Over 50,000 gently used books, games,LPs, CDs, sheet music. 519-846-0331.

***St. Mary’s CLW Bake and trunk sale. 9am-2pm 267 Geddes St.Elora. Baked goods, garage sale items.

***The Rockwood Firefighters Association is hosting Yuk Yuks onTour at the Rockmosa Community Centre. 6:30pm. For ticketscall 519-856-8274.

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ARIES Mar 21/Apr 20This week will be a positive one, Aries.That’s thanks to your inherent tendencyto be hardworking in all aspects of life.Your level of motivation can’t be topped.

TAURUS Apr 21/May 21Financial gains will increase this week,Taurus. This could be due to work withfriends or siblings, which enables yourcash flow to grow. Now’s the time for

purchase power.

GEMINI May 22/Jun 21You could find your thought patterns

are a little more unrealistic than in weekspast, Gemini. Don’t make careless

decisions that you will regret later on.

CANCER Jun 22/Jul 22Cancer, this week you prove more assertive

than ever before. It could be becauseyou have your eyes on a prize and you’re

ready to make your goals a reality.

LEO Jul 23/Aug 23Finances are of the utmost importance,

Leo. You need to enforce financial planning in your life and avoid anyform of speculation. Otherwise you

could be in trouble.

VIRGO Aug 24/Sept 22Expect some levels of pressure and

stress to rise this week, Virgo. Healthissues may infringe on your ability to

do your work to the best of your ability.

LIBRA Sept 23/Oct 23Libra, you will experience growth dueto a lot of hard work and dedication.While this week may seem all aboutgetting ahead, there is some time for

kicking back as well.

SCORPIO Oct 24/Nov 22You will find overall stability and happiness with your family life,

Scorpio. Rather than letting work pressures lead your life, focus more

on your home relationships.

SAGITTARIUS Nov 23/Dec 21You will experience some challenges

and hurdles this week, Sagittarius, butthey are nothing that will keep you

down for long. Help from a friend getsyou out of a pickle.

CAPRICORN Dec 22/Jan 20Positive things outweigh the negativeones this week, Capricorn. That’s agood thing for you, seeing as you’ve

needed to turn your luck around. Leo is a pest on Tuesday.

AQUARIUS Jan 21/Feb 18A reunion with a friend could increase

your income in an unexpected way,Aquarius. Gains can come out of the blue

and from sources you never imagined.

PISCES Feb 19/Mar 20Your mind is angry and unsettled, Pisces.Do not make any major decisions while

you are feeling aggressive. It couldprove troublesome.

HOROSCOPES- For the first week of May -

Here’s How it Works: Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down intonine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, columnand box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using thenumeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier itgets to solve the puzzle! Find the answer below.

Last Ticket Drawn: 2009 Cobalt LT

2nd Last Ticket Drawn: 50” TV

3rd Last Ticket Drawn: 37” TV

4th Last Ticket Drawn: Laptop

5th Last Ticket Drawn: Nintendo Wii

10 Elimination Draws of $100

Last Ticket Drawn: 50” TVw/entertainment system

2nd Last Ticket Drawn: 42” TV

3rd Last Ticket Drawn: Laptop

4th Last Ticket Drawn: Blackberry

5th Last Ticket Drawn: Nintendo Wii

10 Elimination Draws of $50

ONLY 1,000 Tickets To Be Sold

$50 Per Ticket

Mapleton Arena Xpansion

Elimination Draw FundraiserDance: Settlers Creek Band

SUPPORT YOUR ARENA EXPANSIONAge of MajorityTickets available through:Tickets available through:

April 24 / 2010P.M.D. Arena Complex, Drayton

2 Early Bird

Draws of $100

March 17 & April 14

Age of Majority

9:00 p.m. Draw $500(Must be in attendance to win)

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Over one hundred artists participating, including work by:

John Kissick • Ron Shuebrook • JoAnne Harder

Eva McCauley • Jim Reed • Meredith Blackmore

Rick Worthington • David Grieve • Tony DeLuca

Alice Zillerberg • Jacob Grodzinski • Tim Murton

Phil Irish Marilyn Koop • Sylvia Galbraith

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County of Wellington“Connecting Citizens with County News”

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Municipal Office7275 Sideroad 16

Puslinch Community Centre (Green Shed)23 Brock Road South in Aberfoyle

Rockmosa Community Centre74 Christie Street in Rockwood

Marden Community Centre7368 County Rd. #30

Centre Wellington Public Works7444 County Rd. #21

Municipal Works Yard5684 Trafalgar Road

Municipal Building Shop5941 Highway 89

Kenilworth Works Yard7490 Sideroad 7 West in Kenilworth

Township Office(519) 638-3313

Township Office(519) 763-1226

Township Office(519) 856-9596

Township Office(519) 846-9691

Town Office(519) 855-4407

Town Office(519) 338-2511

Township Office(519) 848-3620

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Monetary donations to Arthur &Mount Forest Horticulture Societies

MUNICIPALITY DATE TIME LOCATION CONTACT DONATIONS

Municipal Tree Distribution Days REMINDER

6th Annual TOWN OF ERIN

CENTRE 2000 - 14 Boland Drive in the Village of Erin127 Vendors! Something for everyone!

SHOW

Home &LifestyleMAY 1 10:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.

HillsburghTransfer Station

will bepermanently closed

at end of daySaturday,

May 1, 2010.

Residents

our

Town of Erin Rural Residents2 County of Wellington blue boxes weredelivered to the end of your lanewaythe week of April 20.If you have not received them by Friday, April 23rd, contact SWS.

THE FIRST 2 ELECTRONICS RECYCLING EVENT DAYS IN 2010Event days run from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. All Wellington County ratepayers may par-ticipate at no charge. Cash and non-perishable food donations will be collected tosupport local food banks.

Saturday, April 24 - Erin Community Centre1 Boland Dr., Erin

Saturday, May 1 - Harriston County Roads Garage9160 Wellington Rd. 5, Harriston

For a list of the 2010 electronics recycling event days, and the acceptable materialslisting, visit: www.wellington.ca or contact SWS.

For more information, contact Solid Waste Services (SWS):(519) 837-2601 or toll-free 1-866-899-0248.

SERVICE AND EVENT REMINDERS

All County ofWellington residentsand businesses canuse any County of

Wellingtonwaste facility.