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Public Service announcementSThe Victoria Park Seniors Centre in Fergus has a wide variety of programs for all including bus trips, fitness, computer, dance, health and wellness, arts and music, general interest and everyday drop in programs. Registered programs may be taken by anyone over 18 years old. Don’t be disappointed register early for all programs and seminars. Check out our website at www.centrewel-lington.ca or call 519-787-1814.

***Euchre at Victoria Park Seniors Centre, Fergus. Every Thursday 7:30pm. $2 members.

***Summer is a slow time for donations at our Food Banks. We are always in need of non-sugar cereal, oatmeal, canned fruit/veg-etables, cereal bars, hearty soups/stews, crackers, cookies, peanut butter, frozen meals/meats, toiletries. Please think of your local food bank next time you are at the grocery store.

Fri. aug. 3The Guelph Guild of Storytellers are returning for another season of “Teas and Tales in the Garden”. 10:30 -11:30am in the Guelph Enabling Garden located in Riverside Park, 689 Woolwich Street North, Guelph. Please bring a lawn chair and your mug to enjoy these free events. This week: Donna McCaw, Frank Toplin. For more information please call Bev at 519-821-1312.

Sat. aug. 4Knox Presbyterian Church in Conn, and the community, hosting a yard and trunk sale, plus free barbecue. 8am - 2pm.

***Benefit Dance in memory of Captain John Alles 27 year Veteran of Centre Wellington Fire Rescue- Elora Station. Hosted by the Fergus Firefighters Association. Fergus Legion, 500 Blair St., Fergus 8:30pm-1am. $15/person. Music by the local band “Backroads”, assorted BBQ treats for a nominal charge served throughout the night. Donations in lieu greatly appreciated. Tickets available from any Fergus Firefighter or call 519-843-1950.

***The 2012 Fresh Water Jamboree will be held at Riverside Park at the Bandshell. 11am to 11pm, Rain or Shine. Fun for everyone!

Sun. aug. 5Sunday Night Showcase Concert - with Ephraim Frey & Old Tyme Country 7pm; free, Gore Park bandstand, Elmira.

***McKee Cemetery Memorial Service. 2pm. Speaker Gary Faris. In case of rain, service will be held at St. John’s United Church, Belwood. Please bring lawn chairs.

***Fifth Annual Kirking. John Galt Day Sunday Celebration 12:30pm. Church of Our Lady Immaculate. 28 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario.

mon. aug. 6Sacred Heart Church, Kenilworth will be hosting their annual Garden party and Buffet supper. 4-7pm. Adults: $12, Children 5-12: $5 and under 5 will eat for free. Draws, bingo, games of chance. Everyone welcome.

tueS. aug. 7“From Your Home To Our Fair” Harriston-Minto Ag Society Exhibitor’s Information Night. 7-9pm. Harriston United Church. Learn how to present fair entries. Directors from all sections will demonstrate and answer questions. Children and adults welcome, new and returning exhibitors. Light refreshments. Contact Tami

Ross 519-338-3917.Wed. aug. 8

Euchre. Harriston, Legion #296, Harriston. Start at 8pm. Light lunch provided. $5 per person. Bring a partner. For more informa-tion call 338-2843.

***Christian Farmers Association Annual Summer BBQ. 6:30pm. Wim & Betty Denhartog’s at 7915 Wellington Rd. 109, Arthur. Please bring your own: salad and dessert to share, utensils, plates, cups, lawn chairs. For more info. please call any board member or Wim Denhartog 519-848-2709.

thurS. aug. 9Arthur Agricultural Society meeting. 7:30pm. Upstairs hall. Arthur Community Centre. All welcome.

Fri. aug. 10The Guelph Guild of Storytellers are returning for another season of “Teas and Tales in the Garden”. 10:30 -11:30am in the Guelph Enabling Garden located in Riverside Park, 689 Woolwich Street North, Guelph. Please bring a lawn chair and your mug to enjoy these free events. This week: Ann Estill, Sandy Schoen. For more information please call Bev at 519-821-1312.

***Until Aug. 12- 67th Annual Fergus Scottish Festival and Highland Games. Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex. 550 Belsyde Ave East, Fergus. Scotland… without the airfare. Highlights will include the Thursday night parade, Friday night Tattoo. IHGF Men’s Championship, and first ever CSAF Women’s National Championship. Box Office/Registration phone: 1-866-871-9442.

***Guelph Optimist Club- All You Can Eat Roast Beef Dinner includes pie, cake, tea or coffee. Serving from 5-7pm. Adults: $15, under 8: $5. Tickets at door. 89 Beechwood Ave., Guelph.

Sat. aug. 11The Woolwich Community Lions Club event in the parking lot of Foodland, Elmira. 9am-4pm. Drive a Ford event – come out and take a car for a test drive (one test driver per household). Classic Car Show & Shine, Bbq, Bouncy Castle, Games, prizes. Registration call Sandy 519-638-2523. Beer Garden, Live Band “Cowboy Up”. Classic Movie at Lions Hall, Elmira 4-8pm. Grease Lightning Dance 8pm-1am at Lions Hall. 50s Theme, dress as your favourite Grease character. Tickets: $10 advance, $12 at the Door. Tickets call: 519-669-5800. All proceeds to Elmira District Community Living Van Project.

Sun. aug. 12Sunday Night Showcase Concert - with the Burie Family (Bluegrass/ gospel from Wisconsin), 7pm; free, Gore Park band-stand, Elmira.

***Greenfield Cemetery, Arthur. “The Community and Decoration Day Service”. 3pm, Bring a lawn chair. In case of rain, St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church. Donations gratefully accepted for Monument Restoration Fund. More info. 519-848-2900.

mon. aug. 13Guelph Enabling Garden Knit Knites 2012 at the Guelph Enabling Garden 6:30pm, weather permitting. This is a unique way to spend an evening in a beautiful setting along the river. Come with your own knitting project, folding chair and learn tricks of the trade or teach others. Please bring a mug if you would like to enjoy tea. The Guelph Enabling Garden (located in Riverside Park by the Speed River) is fully accessible and welcomes folks of

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

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Greenfield Cemetery, Arthur Community memoriAl

And deCorAtion dAy ServiCeSunday, August 12 at 3 p.m.

Officiating Clergy: Rev. Jim Walton, Eagle’s NestColour Party: Arthur Branch, Royal Canadian LegionMusic: Salvation Army Band, Listowel Corps

Bring a lawn chair. In case of rain, service will be held at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church.

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The lord willing Britton Loyal Orange Lodge #677, will be holding it’s

156th Anniversary at Wallaceville Methodist Church.

All Royal Scarlett Chapters, Royal Black Knights, Ladies Orange Benevolent

Association, True Blue, Crystal Chapters, OYB, Apprentice Boys and Everybody

welcome to attend August 5th. Parade starts at 10am, service at 11am.

Lunch and Remembrance Service at Mount Hope Cemetery.

Reverend Don Vair officiating.

GUELPH - Kortright Hills Neighbourhood Group (KHNG) is holding it’s annual Nostalgic Movie in the Park Night and inviting the commu-nity to join this public event on Aug. 13 behind Kortright Hills Public School.

Event highlights include pre-movie activities, popcorn, refreshments (for a small fee) and the film Ghostbusters.

People are encouraged to dress as their favourite ghostbuster.

The Kortright Hills Neighbourhood Group has been committed to “creat-ing a village in the city” for all our community members. Their goal is to build a healthy, vibrant community spirit, while at the same time having fun.

The movie night has a rain date of Aug. 15.

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MINTO - Ask Paisley Perrie what she likes best about speed skating, whether on wheels or blades, and her response is immediate.

“Going fast. I think that’s what makes it exciting for me,” she said. “I am an extremely competitive person.”

So competitive, in fact, that she rolled over all her com-petition in the junior ladies (age 15 to 20) category at the recent Canadian In-line Speed Skating Championships, held July 14 to 18 in Quebec.

Perrie finished first in the 300, 500 and 1,000 metre sprints, as well as the 10 and 15 kilometre track events in Quebec City, breaking her own Canadian records in the 300m and 500m events in the pro-cess. After just one day’s rest, she competed at the national road course championships in Laval, placing first in all four of the distances she entered: 200m, 500m, 10km and 20km.

That performance earned the 15-year-old Minto youth a spot on the three-member Canadian team for the 2012 World In-Line Championships in Italy from Sept. 14 to 18.

Having skated at the nation-al level on both ice skates and roller blades, Perrie does not find the prospect of competing on a global stage intimidating.

“When you know thousands of people are watching you, for some people, that makes them really nervous, but it just pumps me up more,” she said.

Paisley has both the resume and the pedigree to back up her confidence. She has been on skates since she was about two years old, when she donned a set of roller blades for a 10km competition. She didn’t com-plete the race.

“She went around the track once and said, ‘That’s enough for today’,” her father Alex Perrie recalls.

However, she did develop a love of skating that has led her to high-level competitions in Ontario, Quebec, western Canada, the United States and Europe.

Her father was a member of Canada’s first roller sports team in 1973. To say he’s sup-portive of Paisley’s skating endeavours would be quite an understatement.

In the Perries’ backyard is a 200-metre in-line skating track, built to international compe-tition standards. In hindsight, Alex says he wouldn’t have banked the original track, so it could be used for ice-skating in the winter. He has recently added a smaller, floodable, flat oval to the backyard complex.

The elder Perrie under-stands the need to create one’s own opportunities, noting there is no government funding for in-line skating and few training facilities in this country.

The Perries’ backyard track is the only banked facility in Canada. Originally built for the four Perrie children to skate on, it has become the site of the Canadian In-line Training

Centre, offering training oppor-tunities to in-line skaters from across the country.

Despite her track record and confidence, Paisley knows she will be a long shot to make the podium in Italy next month. In-line skating is much bigger in Europe, China and Japan than in North America, and major competitions are held almost weekly. She will also be competing against skaters up to five years older.

Still, despite her young age, this won’t be her first exposure to the intense level of competi-tion in Europe. When she was in Grade 3, Paisley skated in a competition in France and between Grades 4 and 7 she skated each year at events in Germany.

“It’s really tough,” she says of the competition overseas. “When I was younger, I did pretty well when I went to Germany. But I had more time back then to practice,” she explained, noting the pressures of high school compel her to spend more time hitting the books than she once did.

Although in-line skating is racing - “not roller derby” - Alex stresses, with fields as large as 40 to 60 skaters on the track vying for position at over 30km/h, contact and injuries do occur. Paisley has taken more than a few elbows from other competitors over the years and is anticipating some hard jockeying at the worlds. The prospect doesn’t seem to bother her.

“I love big pack races, espe-cially sprints. I’m not a dirty skater, but I’m not just going to let people beat up on me either,” she said.

Paisley returned from Quebec on July 19. After a long weekend at home, she headed back to Montreal to spend four weeks at an in-line training camp. Despite the quality of her facilities at home, she knows she needs to train and compete with other skaters to stay sharp.

“The more skaters I can train with the better,” she said.

While in Montreal, she will train on wheels by day and spend evenings working with ice skating coach Steve

Robillard to be ready for the next winter season.

As an ice skater, Paisley has Olympic aspirations. Despite the depth at both long and short track disciplines in Canada, it’s not a dream that’s out of reach for this determined youngster.

By the age of 13, she had pretty much re-written the Ontario record book for youth ice skaters in both long and

short track speed skating, hold-ing a total of 14 provincial records in various age catego-ries. In 2010 she won her fifth Ontario long track champion-ship in a row and claimed the Canadian long track champion-ship for the second year.

Over the 2011-12 season, she also enjoyed success on both long and short tracks. She won the provincial Long Track Championships for junior females and represented Team Ontario at the Canadian Age Class Long Track Championships, where she fin-ished second overall. She was also named to Team Ontario in short track, but suffered a heart-breaking last-minute set-

back.“In the last minute of the

last practice before nationals, I slipped just before the line,” she recalls.

Tensing up just before she hit the boards, she ended up with a deep muscle contusion in her back. She couldn’t walk, much less skate, when nation-als were held a few days later.

“She had the best season of

any girl in Ontario,” said Alex.However, he noted the

depth of experienced skaters in Canada means there is plenty of competition for spots on the Canadian Olympic team. Still, her prospects were high enough that prior to the win-ter games in Vancouver in 2010, CTV selected Paisley as a legitimate Olympic hopeful, to be part of their “Do you Believe” series of promotional television commercials.

While some coaches dis-courage, or even forbid, their ice skating prospects from in-line skating, Paisley has no problem c h a n g i n g

gears.“I can switch pretty easily

between them. “It’s easier because they are

in different seasons. I have my style for ice and I have my style for in-line.”

Alex adds, “Some of the best ice speed skaters are former in-line skaters,” cit-ing Olympic medalist Cindy Klassen as one example.

Once an ice skater makes the national development team, there is government money to assist with training and compe-tition expenses. However, the same is not true in the in-line world, where the expense of training and travel fall on the skater’s family.

Fortunately, in Paisley’s case, her home community is behind her.

A group of members from the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 296 in Harriston has formed the Paisley Perrie Booster Club and are organiz-ing a family day at the Legion on Aug. 25 to raise funds.

The club has set a goal of $8,000 to sponsor Paisley’s trip to the World Championships. Both Branch 296 and the branch 296 Legion Ladies Auxiliary have donated $1,000 to kick-start the fund, which will be administered through an in-trust bank account.

Family day will be a day of fun and games, featuring activities for youngsters, teens and adults. The day will also

feature non-competitive in-line races to give youngsters a chance to try out the sport for themselves.

“There will be something for the whole family,” says Norm Brown of Harriston, chair of the organizational committee. Anyone interested in helping out at the family day event is encouraged to call Brown at 519-338-3674.

Ross Wilkie, another member of the booster club, attended a recent Minto council meeting to seek the town’s sup-port. The town came through with a financial donation of $300, a pledge from individual council members to come up with some special items for a silent auction, and the town’s support for closing Mill Street for the family day races.

“I think she is doing an exceptional job. She is an amazing young lady,” said Minto mayor George Bridge. “Whatever we can do to help her get to the worlds we will certainly try and do.”

The auction will be a major part of the fundraising effort. Items up for bid will be on dis-play at the Harriston Legion on Aug. 24, with bidding to close at 5pm on Aug. 25.

The committee is canvass-ing local businesses for sup-port, but Wilkie notes individu-als are also welcome to make donations of cash or auction items. Anyone wishing to con-tribute may call Wilkie at 519-338-3707.

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“When you know thousands of people are watching you, for some people,

that makes them really nervous, but it just pumps me up more.”

- Paisley Perrie, 15-year-old in-line skater from Minto.

Taking on the world:

Paisley Perrie headed to global competition

by Patrick Raftis

Full flight - Paisley Perrie rounds a corner in full flight during a race at the 2012 Canadian In-line Speed Skating Championships in Quebec. The 15-year-old placed first in all nine races she entered. photo by Denis Lemay Cover photo (by Patrick Raftis): Perrie on the track in her own backyard near Harriston.

Home track - The Canadian Inline Training Centre, a.k.a. Paisley Perrie’s backyard. submitted photos

Ready to roll - Paisley and her siblings ready to roll at a young age in this 1998 photo. From left: Evan, Elizabeth, Paisley and A.J. Perrie.

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Country legends - Colleen Aynn and Aaron Solomon star in Johnny And June, playing at the Drayton Festival Theatre until Aug. 11. submitted photo

by Kelly WaterhouseDRAYTON - Thanks to

Hollywood, most of us know the love story of music legend Johnny Cash and country song-stress June Carter.

Their characters are now iconic figures, living on in tele-vision footage reels, a block-buster movie and recordings.

Therefore, audiences must give credit where credit is due, and Drayton Entertainment deserves it for taking on such a challenging story in a live theatre performance.

Using stock footage and real voice overs in a montage provides a backdrop through-out the show and was an inter-esting use of technology, mar-rying the past with the present.

Narrating the audience through the ebb and flow of the songs and monologues, June Carter, played by the vibrant Colleen Aynn, guides the story along from the initial Folsom Prison recordings, through to Cash’s addiction, their stage history, and even the wedding proposal in London, Ontario.

If you love Johnny Cash, (and I do), you can’t help but

be skeptical that anyone can pull off that deep baritone voice or stoic stature.

Aaron Solomon proves that he respects the heart and soul of his character when he dawns the Man in Black perso-na, reaching deep in his vocal range to pull off strong, low notes.

While the audience appreci-ated, and even joined in with Cash’s hit songs, some of the more impressive renditions included less popular songs like Cocaine Blues, The Long Black Veil and 25 Minutes To Go.

Audiences appreciated Solomon’s renditions of the standards too, like Ring of Fire, Walk the Line, and Don’t Take Your Guns to Town. Humourous renditions of Dirty Old Egg Sucking Dog, and A Boy Named Sue, were well received.

Impressively, Solomon never steps out of character or tone. His portrayal of Cash is both humble and sensitive.

Solomon manages to por-tray a man with a tortured past without delving into the

demons and, like his charac-ter, Solomon clearly loves to sing for the sake of sharing his gift, with no doubt a range far beyond what this baritone role allows.

To his credit, Solomon also brings to the stage the boyish affection that Cash felt for his beloved June.

Aynn epitomizes the cheer-ful, vibrant June Carter with grace. She represented the grounded woman behind the man, who shines in her own right.

Embodying her character, Aynn revived classics like Keep on the Sunny Side, and Juke Box Blues and Will the Circle Be Unbroken with com-posed elegance.

Audiences were spellbound when Aynn showed another side, bringing her rich, sultry vocals to the original blues heat of Crescent City Blues. She was very charismatic in her role.

Johnny and June is at the Drayton Festival Theatre until Aug. 11. For tickets call 519-638-5555 or visit www.dray-tonfestival.com.

REVIEW: Johnny and June shine in Drayton Festival Theatre production

TORONTO - A group of artists is setting out on a ten-day poetry and music tour by canoe down the Grand River in southwestern Ontario.

The group, calling itself Fish Quill Poetry Boat, will be paddling from Elora to the Six Nations of the Grand River Territory and performing in cafés, arts centres, and heritage sites along the way.

The group is comprised of six poets/performers in three canoes: Moez Surani, Kevin MacPherson Eckhoff, Leigh Kotsilidis, Linda Besner, and Darryl Whetter, with Toronto musician Jack Marks. Local guest poets and/or musicians will also be joining them at each venue along the way.

The tour begins with the Elora Farmer’s Market at noon

on Aug. 11, West Montrose Kissing Bridge on Aug. 12, West Bridgeport’s Gallery on the Grand on Aug. 13, Cambridge’s O’Keefe Cottage Cafe and Ice Cream Parlour on Aug. 15, with more stops on the route to the Aug. 19 show at Six Nation’s Chiefswood National Historic Site.

Performances take place at 7pm and are free of charge.

“Many of these towns and villages are not included on standard Canadian reading tours,” said Leigh Kotsilidis, one of the tour’s organizers.

“But before roads, rivers were the communication sys-tems, and the towns that line Canada’s rivers are rich in his-tory.

“We hope to give riverside residents a greater sense of

ownership of and connected-ness to contemporary literary culture.”

Chiefswood is the only surviving pre-Confederation Native mansion in Ontario, and is the birthplace and childhood home of celebrated writer and performer Tekahionwake, also known as E. Pauline Johnson, best known for her iconic canoeing poem The Song My Paddle Sings.

2011 marked the 150th anni-versary of Pauline Johnson’s birth.

“We believe that the Fish Quill Poetry Tour is a great way to feature contemporary poetry and creativity at a site known historically for fostering literary creative dreams,” said curator Karen Dearlove.

The tour also includes Paddle with the Poets Day, a family activity taking place on Aug. 19.

The public is invited to rent a canoe or bring along their own and join the group at noon at Newport Bridge in a paddle to Chiefswood, featur-ing poetry and music en route.

The Grand River Conservation Authority and Charitable Research Reserve are sponsoring the tour and will be giving presentations at select venues.

For more information con-tact Kotsilidis at 514-884-9283 or at leighkots@yahoo.ca.

Poetry boat sets out on Grand River

FERGUS - The Wellington Artists’ Gallery will host a new exhibition featuring the works of Constance Noyle.

Noyle’s exhibition, entitled Southwestern Ontario, is col-lection of paintings reflecting her life in the regions from Windsor to Guelph, including Point Pelee, Chatham, London, St.Thomas, Elora, Paris, Fergus, Rockwood, Niagara Falls, Georgian Bay. England is included in the show because

that is where Noyle has roots.Noyle has taught waterco-

lour and oil in Windsor for 20 years. Some of her students from Windsor will be sharing space in her exhibition.

Southwestern Ontario is on exhibit from July 28 to Aug. 31. An opening reception will take place Aug. 11 and 12 from 2 to 4pm. Refreshments will be provided. The Wellington Artist’s Gallery is located at 6142 Wellington Rd 29.

Gallery hosts new exhibit

Friday august 10, 2012 • Minto Optimist Food Booth• Beer Tent • Wellington County Museum Display “Railway Images of Minto” • Robin Rich Jazz Trio • Unveiling of Railway Heritage Murals

saturday august 11, 2012 • Community Wide Yard Sale• Wellington County Museum Display “Railway Images of Minto”• Minto Optimist Food Booth• Beer Tent• Celebrity Handcar Races• Handcar & Jigger Demonstrations• Farmers’ Market• Vendor Market • Story Telling by Chad Martin “NoOneGoes Taking Palmerston’s History to New Places”• Anniversary Ceremony for Heritage Lions & Armour Stone

• Carry-on Women’s Institute Anniversary Cafe• Grand River New Horizons Band• Streetball Tournament • Railway Heritage Video Preview • Harmonaires • Story Telling by Stephen Thorning “History of the Bridge and Rail Yard.”• Dinner on the Bridge

sunday august 12, 2012 • Pancake Breakfast • Railway Heritage Video Showing• Beer Tent • Minto Optimist Food Booth• Bluegrass Edition• Model Railroad Display • Minto Optimist Car Show• The Pleats

For complete details on all events visit www.palmerstonpedestrianbridge.com

Or call 519-338-2511 Ext. 241

by Patrick RaftisDRAYTON - The

Underground Railroad Music Festival returns to Drayton this year, with new acts and a new angle on the history of the early black pioneers of the region.

The fourth annual festival will be held on Aug. 18 at Centennial Park.

Organizer Diana Braithwaite says last summer’s event, the first held in Drayton, was the largest so far.

“Every year the festival is growing in numbers,” said Braithwaite, who estimates between 500 and 600 people attended over the course of the day-long event in 2011.

The first two festivals were held in nearby Glen Allen, which was considered a main terminus of the Underground Railroad, the term for a series of safe houses and individuals who helped black slaves reach Canada from the United States in the early 1800s.

Braithwaite says the Drayton location provides sev-eral advantages.

“We have more parking and it’s just such a nice park. It also helps that we’re close to the shops in town,” said Braithwaite, who adds the fes-tival is continuing to evolve.

“Each year we try to add a bit of different entertainment and also a bit of interesting history.”

Guest speaker Timothy Epp will provide this year’s historical element, with a talk on the connection between the early African-American pio-neers and the local Mennonite community. Braithwaite said the area Mennonite commu-nity played a part in helping the former slaves and freed blacks who came to this area get settled.

“They shared their farm-ing expertise and techniques and eventually quite a few of them became friends,” said Braithwaite.

The line-up for the 2012 festival features several return-ing musical acts, including North Carolina soul artist Curley Bridges, acoustic blues master Harrison Kennedy, crooner Donavan Locke and Braithwaite, based out of Toronto, and her partner Chris Whiteley.

“This year we have a really exciting new group, an electric blues band called Blackburn,” said Braithwaite, adding the Toronto-based group has per-formed across Canada and internationally. “They’re a really rockin, up-tempo band.”

Definitely new for the festi-val is an old-time country blue-grass “jamboree,” featuring two-time Juno Award-winner Jenny Whiteley, along with Juno-nominee Amy Milan, Dan Whiteley and Joey Wright.

“We felt that since we were in the country, we should cel-ebrate that type of music too,” said Braithwaite.

The rest of the line-up for the 2012 show includes Melissa Adamson and the Weary Travellers, winners of the Harry Jerome Award for Arts, and Miss Angel, billed as the “Mississippi Delta Queen of the Blues,” who will appear with Colin White.

Early settlementsAt its peak in 1840, the

Queen’s Bush settlement was home to some 2,000 black set-tlers. But the settlement died out almost as quickly as it began, when the government

ordered the area surveyed and black settlers could not afford to buy the land they had settled.

When slavery was abolished south of the border in 1865, most black settlers returned home to their native land. Yet some black settlers remained in former Peel Township and continued farming well into the 20th century.

A few descendants of those settlers still call Waterloo and Wellington County home, but most are widely dispersed across Ontario and beyond.

Braithwaite’s mother Rella,

a descendant of the original settlers, attended past festivals.

Together with musician Chris Whiteley, Braithwaite organizes the festival, which annually attracts musicians from across Canada and the U.S., bringing a message of freedom and dedication through gospel, folk, jazz and blues music and prayer.

Tickets are available at www.ticketscene.ca/events/5977. For more infor-mation visit www.braithwait-eandwhiteley.com or call 416-857-4951.

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Singing the blues - Harrison Kennedy, billed as the “Acoustic Blues King,” performed at the 2011 Underground Railroad Music Festival in Drayton and is among the performers who will return for the 2012 festival, set for Aug. 18 at Centennial Park.

photo by Patrick Raftis

Festival favourites - Organizer Diana Braithwaite and Chris Whiteley will return for the fourth annual Underground Railroad Music Festival in Drayton on Aug. 18. Advertiser file photo

GUELPH - The 2012 Fresh Water Jamboree will be held at Riverside Park’s bandshell on Aug. 4 from 11am to 11pm, rain or shine.

The event is an annual one-day family music festi-val established to help raise awareness about fresh water in Wellington County, the prov-ince and across Canada.

“We’re expecting to see 1,000 or 2,000 people at the event this year,” said festi-val organizer Chris Williams. “We’ve had so many local

musicians and artistic commu-nities become involved in this event, it’s quite exciting.”

Be The Artist, a Guelph-based organization that pro-motes musicians and environ-mental initiatives, launched Guelph’s first green music fes-tival in 2008.

“The Fresh Water Jamboree was created to help bring focus and awareness to our depleting fresh water supply, and also to help promote local musicians and artists,” said Williams.

The day-long event will

feature performances by a variety of musicians and groups, including Shane Philips, Chynna Lewis, Anthony Damiao, The Lullaby, Space Crayons, Peter Slack, Cornelius and The Damn Dirty Apes, Galye Ackroyd and Presentation Water Watchers.

A presentation for the Fresh Water Awareness group will be made.

There will also be a chil-dren’s play area and food and refreshments will be available.

The Fresh Water Jamboree

is a non-profit organization and is organized by Be The Artist (www.betheartist.ca).

For more information on the event, contact Chris Williams or Paul Van Dyk at freshwater-jamboree@gmail.com or visit-www.freshwater.betheartist.ca.

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The event runs from Aug. 10 to 12, featuring hundreds of Highland dancers, vendors, athletes and musicians joining together to celebrate the heri-tage and culture of all things Scottish in a town renowned for its Scottish roots.

To kick things off, the party starts in the heart of down-town Fergus on Thursday eve-ning with the Pipes, Plaid and Pageantry Parade beginning at 7:30pm at Victoria Park, the corner of St. David Street and Albert Street. The route will go west St. David Street to Blair Street and end at the Fergus Legion.

Now in it’s second year, the parade has become a family favorite kick-off to the week-

end.The parade, presented in

partnership between the festi-val and Fergus Legion Branch 275, will include a band salute to Mayor Joanne Ross-Zuj and Legion president, Greg Manion.

Veterans will be present, as part of the reviewing stand, to be honoured by the bands in a fitting tribute to their service.

Parade organizers invite groups, teams or clubs to reg-ister to join in the festivities. Forms are available online at www.fergusscottishfestival.com.

Downtown restaurants, pubs, the Fergus Legion and the Fergus Grand Theatre will feature live music throughout the weekend, including both local performers and interna-tionally-recognized artists.

Wandering pipers and per-formers will entertain passers-by in the downtown core.

A main stage will be in front of the Fergus branch of the Wellington County Library, for set shows to take place beginning at noon on Friday, running until 4pm.

Older Voices theatrical group will be offering histori-cal costumed walking tours on Friday at 11am and 2pm to give visitors and locals alike a whole new view of Fergus and its proud history.

The highlight will be a Ceilidh Concert at the Fergus Grand Theatre at 8pm Saturday night. The evening will feature performers such as Tommy Leadbeater, James McKie, Terry Van Dreumel,David Leask, Janice Howie and Nick Gush.

Tickets for the Ceilidh are $25 or $15 with a festival wristband. Contact the Fergus Grand Theatre at 519-787-1981 or visit www.fergusgrandthe-atre.com for more details.

For a complete line-up of the downtown Fergus enter-tainment visit www.fergusscot-tishfestival.com or call 519-787-0099.

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A grand beginning - The Pipes, Plaid and Pageantry Parade kicks off the four-day weekend of festivi-ties for the Fergus Scottish Festival, on Aug. 9 beginning at 7:30pm from Victoria Park and heading along St. David Street. submitted photo

FERGUS - This year’s festival will be home to the inaugural National Women’s Championship Heavy Events competition.

Twelve competitors from across Canada will partici-pate in the Canadian Scottish

Athletic Federation (CSAF) Women’s Championship.

The heavy events will include tossing a caber, throw-ing a sheaf, a hammer and a stone of varying weights in a sport that requires distance, accuracy and height.

These athletes will compete each day, culminating in the naming of a winner of the dis-tinguished title on Sunday.

Representing Fergus is Jackie Greig, of the Fergus Scottish Festival’s Board of Directors.

Games host first women’s championship

Hometown pride - Jackie Greig will represent Fergus in the inaugural Canadian Scottish Athletic Federation Womens Championship. submitted photo

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August 10, 11 & 12, 2012Visit fergusscottishfestival.com or call 1 866 871 9442 for more information.

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The OMAFRA ReportA weekly report prepared by the staff of the Ministry of Agriculture,

Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA). If you require further information, regarding this report, call the Elora Resource Centre at 519-846-0941. Office hours: 8:30am to 5pm

For technical information, call the Agricultural Information Contact Centre at 1-877-424-1300 or visit the OMAFRA Website: www.ontario.ca/omafra

ONTARIO CATTLEMEN’S ASSOCIATION: LEADER-SHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

Announced in the fall of 2011, the OCA board of directors com-mitted to a pilot project in collaboration with the Rural Ontario In-stitute to deliver a training program for beef producers that want to improve their leadership skills. This long-term investment will not only provide industry leaders with the knowledge and confidence to excel, it will provide stronger leadership capabilities for the entire association. The first class of graduates completed the program last week in Peterborough. Throughout the three sessions the group was trained on effective communications, meeting management, organi-zation governance and beef industry issues.

The fall session is now scheduled and will begin with three multi-day sessions over a period of four months beginning in September, 2012. Applications are available online by visiting: http://www.cattle.guelph.on.ca/programs/leadership.asp. Application deadline is August 24, 2012.

100 YEARS OF LEARNING TO DO BY DOINGDid you know that 4-H has been around for almost 100 years?

The year 2013 will officially mark the 100th anniversary of 4-H in Canada. As part of the celebration, organizers are looking for contri-

butions to build a virtual history project about 4-H.The history project will live online and will showcase 4-H from

its origins in Roland, Manitoba all the way to the program that it is today. We want to celebrate everything that 4-H has been able to ac-complish, as well as the future of this great program.

If you have any historical materials that you would like to share, it is a very easy process. You can upload photos, videos, articles and documents on the website and help tell the amazing story that is 4-H!

For information or to upload your contribution to the E-History Project: http://www.4-h-canada.ca/100/en/e-history.

IS YOUR FARM BUSINESS A COMMERCIAL GREEHHOUSE, LANDSCAPE NURSERY

OR VEGETABLE FARM?Through a special project offered for the 2012 cropping year, with

support provided by the Canada-Ontario Farm Stewardship Program (COFSP), additional cost-share funding is available to support com-mercial greenhouse, landscape nursery and vegetable farms imple-menting selected Best Management Practices (BMP) focused on im-proving water quality, water quantity and water management issues.

The BMP’s include:• runoffcontrolprojects• bufferstripestablishmentinriparianareas• tilewatertreatmentsystems• improvedpesticidemanagementwithsupport forequip-

ment modifications to increase accuracy of applications • nutrient use efficiency projects including recycling and

treatment systems • water efficiency projects including reduced wash water

volumes and low volume irrigation systems.

To be eligible, a farm business must: • BealegalfarmentitywithauniqueFarmBusinessRegis-

tration Number (FBRN) or equivalent• Have a Third Edition Environmental Farm Plan (EFP)

deemed appropriate through peer review.Cost share is set at either 30 per cent or 50 per cent, up to the

category cap.For more information and application forms, contact John Ben-

ham at 519-846-3394. COMING EVENTS:

Aug. 7 - Wellington Federation of Agriculture, monthly Board meeting, at OMAFRA Boardroom, Elora at 7:30pm. For informa-tion, contact Lisa Hern at 519-848-3774 or email: jplh@golden.net.

Aug. 10 to 12- Drayton Agricultural Fair, Drayton. Call for more information: 226-444-6500 (*part day).

Aug. 16 - Wellington County Plowing Match - the plowing begins at 10am. Hosted: by “Webfoot Farm” -The Morris Day Family. Loca-tion: 6374 Wellington County Rd. 7 (1 mile South of Elora).

Aug. 20 and 27 - Growing Your Farm Profits two-day workshop at Everdale Farms, 5812 6th Line, Erin from 9:30am to 3pm. Sign up electronically at: www.ontariosoilcrop.org/workshops or phone Liz at 519-638-3268.

Aug. 21 and 24 - Open Farm Days for the whole family at Ig-natius Jesuit Centre, 5420 Hwy. 6 North from 3:30- 6:30pm. Visit: http://ignatiusguelph.ca for details.

Aug. 22 - FEASTT (Fertilizer Efficiency and Strip Tillage Tour) offers Corn and Soybean Growers New Technologies. Companies: Alpine Plant Foods, Clean Field Services Inc., MK Martin Enter-prise Inc., Can East Equipment Limited, and Monosem. Location:

Clean Field Services Inc, 7668-8th Line, Drayton - morning and afternoon sessions are available - at 10am and 3pm - each with a meal to follow. Admission is $10/person with all proceeds donated to charity. Contact or to register, Marli at: engelandm@nachurs-alpine.com or 1-800-265-2268.

Aug. 22 - OCC Corn Re-search Update Day, Ridgetown Campus, Pioneer Room RDC Building Agenda, 8:45 Refresh-ments; 9:00 Welcome; 9:10 Dr. Luc Bourgeois, Bayer Crop-Science Seed Treatments and Bees; 9:50 Ian Nichols, Weather Innovations Incorporated Corn Yield Trends: How Much Credit Should the Weather Get?; 10:50 Dr. Liz Lee, University of Guelph, Sorting Out the Genet-ics Behind Plant Density Re-sponse; 11:30 Crosby Devitt, Grain Farmers of Ontario Corn Research: Where do we go from here? 12:15 Barbeque Lunch at Picnic Shelter; 1:15 Ridgetown Campus Plot Tour, Dr. Peter Sikkema Weed Control, Dr. Dave Hooker Corn Agronomy; 3:30 Conclude. (Note: There is no charge for the day, but please register your intention to attend by emailing: davidtmorris@rogers.com).

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5:00 pm - Gates, Exhibits & Midway open6:30 pm - Truck Pull

Saturday,August 11, 2012

7:30 am - Gates open 10:00 am – Exhibits open

10:30 am - Heavy Horse Show11:30 am - Goat Show

12:00 pm – Dairy Cattle Show, Midway opens1:00 pm – Garden Tractor Pull

2:00 pm – Pet Show2:00pm – Arm Wrestling Tournament3:00pm – Peter Mennie the Magic Guy

4:00 pm – Baby Show6:00pm - Tractor Pull

Sunday,August 12, 2012

7:30 am – Gates open9:00 am – Exhibits Open, Miniature Horse Show

12:00 pm – Beef Cattle Show, Midway opens 12:30 pm – Sheep Show

2:00 pm – Demolition Derby5:00 pm – Midway closes

Vendors open:Friday 5:00 p.m. to 10 pm,

Saturday 10:00 am to 10:00 pmSunday 11:00 am to 3:00 pm

Licensed facility (beer garden) All Weekend

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OTTAWA - Whether it’s on a backyard patio or at a favourite local restaurant, Canadians are encouraged to remember where their food comes from on Aug. 4 for Food Day Canada.

“It’s an annual midsummer celebration of our tremendous agriculture industry,” said Agriculture Minister, Gerry Ritz.

The goal is encourage con-sumers to make their meals Canadian all year long.

“Food Day Canada is a yearly reminder of what can be achieved when farmers, food producers, retailers, and restau-rants come together to deliver safe, high-quality Canadian food to families across Canada and around the world,” Ritz said.

Food Day Canada started nine years ago as The World’s Longest Barbecue - a response

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WELLINGTON CTY. - Farmers should find it easi-er to take advantage of the Wellington County Rural Water Quality Program (RWQP) because of some improvements made this year.

Grant rates for a variety of projects have increased. In addition, some new types of projects are now eligible for grants under the program which is administered by the Grand River Conservation Authority.

The program helps farmers undertake projects that protect water on their land. Among the improvements, the maxi-mum grant for a manure stor-age tank has risen to $25,000 from $15,000. Grants pay 50 per cent of the cost.

The maximum grant for

plugging unused wells has risen to $2,500 from $1,000. Grants pay 100 per cent of the cost.

In addition, several new types of projects are now eli-gible for grants including tile drain control structures, cover crops and natural area restora-tion and creation.

This is the first major over-haul in grant rates since the program started in 1999. The changes were made to reflect the increased cost of the proj-ects. Other eligible projects include stream fencing, tree planting, manure storage, ero-sion control, fuel storage, and well upgrades.

Farmers must have com-pleted an Environmental Farm Plan on their property to be eligible for grants.

Since the program began, farmers have received over $3.3 million in grants to assist in the completion of over 1,100 projects to protect water qual-ity on farms in Wellington County.

The Wellington RWQP was initiated in 1999 by the County of Wellington and the City of Guelph.

It is financed by contribu-tions from the municipalities to the GRCA which administers the program.

For more information on RWQP grants, contact the Grand River Conservation Authority at 519-621-2761. Information on the new rates can be found on the GRCA website at www.grandriver.ca in the Rural Water Quality Program section.

OTTAWA – National and provincial representatives of 4-H across Canada met in St. John’s, Newfoundland recently for the 4-H Canada annual con-ference and general meeting.

Elected for a second one-year term as president and a vice-president were respective-ly Rob Black, of Fergus, and Valerie Pearson.

Jennifer Bishop and Rob Schmeichel were elected as new members of the Canadian 4-H Council board of direc-tors. Also new to the council board is Kirsten Bevandick, who replaced Matthew Tweedy as president of the Youth Advisory Committee.

Bishop, of Annapolis Royal, Round Hall, Nova Scotia is owner of Bishop Farms Ltd., and a high school science teacher with the Annapolis Valley Regional School Board, Bishop was elected as a rep-resentative for the Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmers Program.

Schmeichel, of Regina, Saskatchewan, is a director of marketing programs at Farm Credit Canada (FCC), a 4-H corporate representative for FCC to Canadian 4-H Council, and a volunteer with various community organizations.

Bevandick, of Oyama, British Columbia, is presi-dent of the Youth Advisory Committee, graduating last May from the University

of British Columbia with a Bachelor of Science in Agroecology and is working on a dairy farm in the Shushwap region of B.C.

The council board of direc-tors is as follows:

- Rob Black (president), individual member;

- Valerie Pearson (vice-president), Saskatchewan 4-H;

- Judy Shaw (past presi-dent), Syngenta;

- Donna Bridge, individual member;

- Jennifer Christie, John Deere Ltd.;

- David A. Hovell, 4-H Foundation president;

- Linda Porter, 4-H New Brunswick;

- Gerry Sullivan, 4-H

Newfoundland and Labrador Inc.;

- Michael Trevan, University of Manitoba;

- Jennifer Bishop, Canadian Outstanding Young Farmers;

- Rob Schmeichel, Farm Credit Canada; and

- Kirsten Bevandick, Youth Advisory Committee president.

One of the country’s longest-running and most respected youth organizations, 4-H allows Canadian youth to explore, learn and discover, while expanding their horizons.

In 2013, 4-H will celebrate its 100th anniversary. More than 7,900 trained volunteer leaders help 26,000 4-H mem-bers develop self-confidence and learn a variety of skills.

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Milton museum - The Ontario Chapter 20 International Harvester Club and Country Heritage Park in Milton held a huge show July 20 to 22. The show included International Harvester trucks, scouts, cub cadets, tractors, dozers, equipment, toys, and memorabilia. The 2012 “red power” show was held in conjunction with Country Heritage Park’s All Color and Toy Show. photo by Country Aerial Photography

Improvements made to rural water program

to the border closures Canada’s beef industry was experiencing at the time.

It has grown substantially, with hundreds of restaurants now on board, and it continues to influence the menus of many home-cooked meals, helping Canadians better understand the contribution the agricul-tural sector makes to Canada’s economy.

Canada’s agricultural indus-

try accounts for some two mil-lion jobs and contributes 8% to Canada’s Gross Domestic Product.

“Our farmers and food pro-cessors create some of the most delicious, safest, and freshest food products found on din-ner plates around the world,” said Ritz. “On Aug. 4, I chal-lenge all consumers to have a Canadian meal, at home or in one of the 300 restaurants across the country that are

showcasing Canadian menus on Food Day Canada.

Anita Stewart, of Elora, Food Day Canada found-er, said, “We encourage all Canadians to join the party and visit a participating restaurant, or simply plan a personal get-together.”

For more information about Food Day Canada 2012, including recipe ideas and a list of participating restaurants, visit www.fooddaycanada.ca.

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round about - The hay is being harvested at farms throughout the area and despite the dry weather, crops seem to be in good condition like the yield at this farm just north of Arthur. photo by Kris Svela

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Final registration nights will be held at the leisure shows: • MondayAugust27th,6-9pm

Elora Community Centre, • TuesdayAugust28th,6-9pm

Centre Wellington Sportsplex, Fergus.

A late fee of $50.00 will be applied after August 31st, 2012. A $30.00 service fee will be levied for all returned cheques.

Returning players must register online through website by August 31st, 2012. For further information please contact:

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Game on - Saving trees was never more fun than at the NeighbourWoods fundraiser on July 21 at Bissell Park. Vying for a ball are, from left, Toni Ellis, Matt Vermeulen, Rhonda Duncan, Hilary Eastmure, Randall Howard, Mike McIntyre. submitted photo

3-on-3 tournament raises funds for local ash treesELORA - Fifty basketball

enthusiasts and fans turned up at Bissell Park here on July 21 for a 3-on-3 basketball tournament, a fundraiser for NeighbourWoods’ Save Our Ash Tree Fund.

Everyone played a mini-mum of three 10-minute games.

Teams included senior citizens, executives, students, teachers,NeighbourWoods summer staff and members of the Centre Wellington District High School basketball team.

A barbecue lunch capped off the fun morning.

Prizes were awarded to the winning team of Sam Goindi, Caleb Maclong and Alyssa Hoag.

Award for best team spirit went to players Laura Carrie, Sam Carrie, Riley Marra, Ramsey Marra and Josh Taylor.

The dunk competition was won by Reid Goindi and the three-point competition was won by Josh McEachern

The event raised $330 from the entry fee and sponsors.

NeighbourWoods’ Save Our Ash Tree Fund is a proj-ect to inoculate at least six of the area’s best public ash trees against the Emerald Ash Borer.

For more information about this threat to Ash trees, or to find out how to protect ash trees, contact NeighbourWoods at 519-846-0841 or on line at eloraenvironmentcentre.ca.

C. WELLINGTON - The Fergus Elora District Soccer (FEDS) U-12 boys travel team headed to Owen Sound recent-ly to play the Scenic City Cup.

The first match was against Kitchener’s U-13. The FEDS team played well but was unable to score in a 1-0 loss.

The second game against Owen Sound ended in a 2-2 tie. Scoring for FEDS were: Jake Cousineau and Eli Visscher.

In the third game the team came up against Huron United and finished with a 4-1 win. Scoring for FEDS were: Carlen Golding, Rocco Furfari, Eli Visscher and Ben Shafer.

The final playoff game was a rematch with the Kitchener U-13 boys. The boys were again unable to get one past Kitchener’s Jolly Green Giants and suffered a 4-0 loss, landing them in second place.

Team officials say Gabriel Vos was outstanding in net throughout the tournament.

The team then returned home on July 23 to regular season play, logging a 2-0 win against Guelph, at Simpson’s Field in Elora.

Scoring for FEDS were Golding and Visscher. Vos got the shutout in net.

FEDS U-12 travel team brings home silver

Worth the trip - The FEDS U-12 travel team returned home from the Scenic City Cup as silver medal winners. The team includes, in front, goal-keeper Gabriel Vos. Second row, from left: Calum Offer, Rocco Furfari, Willem Wantenaar, Kye Hamilton, Jake Cousineau and Thomas McFarlane. Third row: Carlen Golding, Mike Ferguson, Ben Shafer, Zach Decorso, Kyle Harkins, Ashton Martin, Jacob Bott and Eli Visscher. Back row: coaches Dean Ferguson, Sam Furfari and Thomas Wantenaar. submitted photo

Game on - The Centre Wellington Ball Hockey Club is hosting its first women’s 5-on-5 ball hockey tournament Sept. 7 to 9 at the new facility at 7450 Wellington County Road 18 in Elora. Registration is now open for 12-player teams, with three games guaranteed. For more information or to register call 226-384-9978 or visit www.cwballhockey.com.

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Women’s ball hockey

tournament set for fall

LONDON, ENGLAND - The province of Ontario, including several Guelph ath-letes, is well represented at the ongoing Summer Olympic Games here.

This year, 118 Ontario ath-letes and 29 Ontario coaches are representing Canada and competing for a spot on the podium.

Among the Ontario ath-letes at the games are several Guelph natives, including:

- Natalie Achonwa, of the women’s basketball team;

- Andrew Ford, swimmer in the 200m individual medley; and

- Eric Gillis, marathon.Of the 118 Ontario athletes

at the Games, 90 have ben-efitted from Ontario’s Quest for Gold program that helps athletes reach the highest level

of international competition by providing access to high-per-formance training and competi-tive opportunities.

“The [province] is proud to support Ontario athletes who give everything to achieve excellence in sport,” said Michael Chan, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport.

“Programs like Quest for Gold support a strong provin-cial sport system that helps our athletes demonstrate their skill, strength and stamina in international arenas like the 2012 London Olympics. Congratulations to all our athletes as they prepare for London.

“Your commitment and contribution to sport give Ontarians and Canadians great reasons to be proud.”

Quest for Gold recipients

will be competing in more than 50 events at the London Olympics, including:

- boxer Mary Spencer, vying for gold in the first Olympic women’s boxing event;

- Jessica Zelinka, entering her second Olympics and com-peting in two events: the gruel-ling heptathlon and women’s 100-metre hurdles;

- Adam Van Koeverden, looking to add to his three Olympic medals in sprint kayak;

- Ian Millar, making his tenth Olympic appearance and seeking to bring home another medal in show jumping with his horse Star Power; and

- Karen Cockburn, looking to extend her winning streak on the trampoline by earning a medal for the fourth con-

secutive time at the Olympic Games.

Ontarians will also have the opportunity to cheer on its ath-letes when the Greater Golden Horseshoe plays host to the highly anticipated 2015 Pan/Parapan American Games.

“The [province] was proud to lead the bid to bring the 2015 Pan and Parapan American Games to Ontario,” said Charles Sousa, Minister responsible for the Pan/Parapan Am Games.

“The ‘People’s Games’ will stimulate the economy and build much needed sport facili-ties for our athletes to train and compete right here at home.

“Our athletes will make us proud as they become cham-pions on the world stage in London this summer and in Ontario in 2015.”

Several Guelph athletes representing Canada in London

Reunion - Twenty-two years ago Drayton Entertainment opened its doors and one of the first acts was The Mantini Sisters. The July 19 opening of Big Band Legends at St. Jacobs Country Playhouse saw the return of The Mantini Sisters (from left: Ann, Sandra and Barbara), as well as two newspaper founders that have been cover-ing Drayton Entertainment from day one: John Hafermehl of the Mildmay Town Crier and Bill Adsett of the Wellington Advertiser. submitted photo

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Tues. Aug. 14Guelph Twp. Horticultural Youth group meet at Pavilion behind Marden Library. 7pm. Bring a recycled container and flowers to make a design called “Rainbow” in. This is an entry for OHA convention at Niagara, Aug. 17. Contact leader: 519-836-9535.

***Annual Flower and Vegetable Show - Elora and Salem Horticultural Society –7-9pm. All entries must be placed the night before – Monday, Aug. 13 – between 7 and 9pm at the Elora Community Centre. Novice, junior and adult categories, all entries welcome. Entry tags are available for pick up at the Elora Information Centre on Mill Street East.

Wed. Aug. 15Holstein Drama Group presents Fiddler on the Roof. Optimist Community Centre, Holstein. August 15-18; 22 - 25 at 7:30pm August 19 & 26 matinees at 2:30pm. For tickets and information contact: 519-334-3310, 519-323-3327 or 519-369-6167. Adults $18, 6–12 yrs. $12, 5 and under Free.

***Until Aug. 26 - Century Church Theatre, 72 Trafalgar Rd, Hillsburgh. Summer Festival continues with the madcap comedy, “Nobody’s Perfect”, by Simon Williams, starring Trevor Smith Diggins, Linda Spence, Wayne Moore and Logan Barbosa, and directed by Jo Phenix. It’s a side-splitting tale, with a wild and happy ending. Box Office 519-855-4586.

THurs. Aug. 16Arthur and District Horticultural Meeting. Arthur Curling Club Flower and Vegetable Show. 8pm. 519-848-3245. Arthur Youth Society 3rd Flower and Vegetable Show, Arthur Curling Club. 6pm. 519-848-5806.

fri. Aug. 17The Guelph Guild of Storytellers are returning for another season of “Teas and Tales in the Garden”. 10:30 -11:30am in the Guelph Enabling Garden located in Riverside Park, 689 Woolwich Street North, Guelph. Please bring a lawn chair and your mug to enjoy these free events. This week: Bev Matson, Joan Holland. For more information please call Bev at 519-821-1312.

sAT. Aug. 18Spirit of the Hills 2012, Hillsburgh’s Family Fun Day 10am-2pm. Trafalgar Road, Hillsburgh. Classic car show, games for the kids, face painting, silent auction, children’s crafts and storytelling, vendors, food, musical entertainment. Info: 519-855-4010 or 519-855-6343.

***Explore the soulful music at the Underground Railroad Music Festival from 12 to 7:30 pm at Centennial Park in Drayton. For more information call 416-857-4951. Don’t miss this fantastic live musical celebration of Black History!

***Grand Valley Rodeo at Kimstep Farms Grand Valley. 2pm. Join in the excitement of rodeo events. Don’t miss the BBQ -5:30pm.

and Settler’s Creek Concert - 9pm. Rain or shine. 519-928-5368.***

Belwood Lions Fish Fry. Seatings 5pm and 6:30pm at the Belwood Hall. Advance sales only. Adults $14, Children 12 and under $8. Fish supplied by Howell Fish. Takeout available. Call 519-843-7011 or 519-843-4319 for Tickets.

sun. Aug. 19Sunday Night Showcase Concert - with the Paul Weber Family Band 7pm; free, Gore Park bandstand, Elmira.

***Ellis Chapel Sunday afternoon services with the theme of Social Awareness. Guest speaker - Kaylie Tiessen, Mennonite Centre Committee. 2:30pm, followed by refreshments in the garden. The chapel is located at 6705 Ellis Road in Puslinch Township and can be reached from Wellington Rd. 34, 32 or Townline Road.

***The Grove Cemetery Memorial Service. Location - Grove Cemetery. 2:30pm. Please bring lawn chairs. Guest speaker Mr. Gary Faris. In the event of rain, service will be held in St. John’s Community Church, Orton.

Mon. Aug. 20Until Aug. 24 - St. Paul’s Lutheran Church “Best Friend Forever” Vacation Bible School, where children will learn about Jesus, our “BFF”. 6:30-8:45pm each evening at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 27 Mill St., Elmira. Admission is free. A freewill offering to sup-port a VBS ministry in Nicaragua will be taken each evening. For children ages 3-14. For more information or to register, call 519-669-2593.

***Until Aug. 24- Operation Overboard: Vacation Bible School. 9am-12pm at 290 Belsyde Ave. E. Faith Lutheran Church, hosted by St. James Anglican and Faith Lutheran, all school-age children welcome. Stories, songs, games and crafts.

Tues. Aug. 21Cancer Support Group. Upper Grand 753 Tower St. S. Near the Hardware store. Wheelchair accessible. First Wednesday of the month lunch out. Contact Joyce 519-843-3213 or Judy 519-843-3947 Ext. 100.

Wed. Aug. 22Guelph TWP. Horticultural Society’s Summer Flower and Vegetable Show. Afternoon tea 2-4pm. The public is invited to help us celebrate 90 years. Free will offering. Marden Community Centre and Library building. Viewing at 7pm with awards at 8pm. Note to Member exhibitors, both adult and youth: Entries to be in Tuesday, Aug. 21, between 6:30-8:30pm. Rules are in your yearbook, along with floral and photography classes. Contact: secretary 519-822-5289.

THurs. Aug. 23The Harriston & District Horticultural Society flower show in the auditorium. 7pm. Speaker: Melanie Marjoram. Topic: “Flower show judging.” Exhibits placed 10am-1pm. Refreshments.

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ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20Marked improvement is on your hori-zon, Aries. As new possibilities seem to rise without cause or reason, you see the silver lining in the cloud.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21Taurus, it’s difficult when you feel like you’re being pulled in too many directions. This may require sitting down and making a priority list to get started.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21Don’t try to mask your emotions this week, Gemini. It is OK if others see the truth about how you feel. Let others explore the honesty in your expression and actions.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22Cancer, if you haven’t done so already, plan a trip to somewhere for a respite from the grind. Try to book something that is outside of your comfort zone.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23Leo, your energy is infectious and many people notice how well you keep going when others will simply tire out. You’ll need that energy for work this week, too.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22Virgo, a big opportunity comes your way that you shouldn’t pass up. Resist the urge to point out all of the nega-tives and focus only on the positives for the time being.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23There’s more than meets the eye to a particular situation, but you seem biased, Libra. Consider all sides of the situation before you decide which side you’re on.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22It’s finally time for you to relax, Scorpio. After weeks of running here and there, you now have the oppor-tunity to simply kick up your feet and enjoy yourself.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21What you may view as some inno-cent comments could be viewed much differently from someone else, Sagittarius. It’s better to censor your-self when you can.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20There is no easy way around the work you have to get done, Capricorn, but there are plenty of helpers who may be able to pitch in and lend a hand.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18Stop looking to others for solutions to your problems, Aquarius. The only one who is qualified to handle them is you and possibly a spouse or romantic partner.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20Pisces, this week you feel like you’re walking around on a cloud. But you know well you have everything han-dled.

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Forget the diet – make the decision to purchase fresh, local produce. Feel good about avoiding preservatives, excess salts and sugars by purchasing nutritious products grown locally.

In its Food Charter, Guelph and Wellington recognize that local food is better for our environment, our local economy and our health.

The average North American meal travels 2,400 km to get from field to plate and contains ingredients from 5 countries. More time on the roads means more greenhouse gases created.

Timing is key! Did you know up to 89% of vitamin C is lost from leafy vegetables 48 hours after being harvested? Fresh, local produce is a healthy choice for our families. Feel good about providing your family with the best and have fun doing it.

Support our agri-food businesses – Without farmers, we can’t eat. It’s important we support our local agri-food industry as these dollarsare then spent in our communities.

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100TH ANNIVERSARY PALMERSTON PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE CELEBRATIONPresented by the Palmerston Lions Club

August 10-12Palmerston Lions’ Heritage Park

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This project is funded by the Government of Canada through the Department of Canadian Heritage Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage Fund.

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All County of Wellington offices, library branches, transfer stations and landfill sites will be closed Monday,August 6, 2012.

There will be no changes to curbside collection of waste and recyclables.

AUGUST 10-12 DRAYTON FAIRGROUNDS

AUGUST 24-26 PALMERSTON FAIRGROUNDS

SEPTEMBER 1-3 MOUNT FOREST FAIRGROUNDS

SEPTEMBER 6-9 ARTHUR FAIRGROUNDS

SEPTEMBER 7-8 PUSLINCH COMMUNITY CENTRE

SEPTEMBER 14-16 HARRISTON-MINTO COMMUNITY COMPLEX

SEPTEMBER 14-16 CENTRE WELLINGTON SPORTSPLEX

OCTOBER 5-8 ERIN FAIRGROUNDS

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