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Lifelong friends to star in ‘Mantracker’ episode by Chris Daponte

MAPLETON TWP. - David Ellison and Matthew Klumpenhouwer never really believed their application to appear on the television series Mantracker would amount to anything.

Respectively known as “Rusty” and “Klumpy,” the lifelong friends waited for over a year to hear if their video application - three times the suggested length and sent in on a whim simply because they enjoyed the show - would be accepted.

Klumpenhouwer, who now lives in Perth County but resid-ed in Palmerston at the time, says show officials called to invite them on last May and

offered only three weeks notice - but he still accepted the invi-tation on the spot.

“I didn’t even call Rusty to see if he was interested,” Klumpenhouwer said with a laugh. “I didn’t even ask my wife.”

Ellison, who lives with his family on a farm on the west side of Mapleton Township, says the reaction of their fami-lies and friends to the news was “mixed,” but most embraced the idea.

“Both our wives knew it wasn’t an opportunity that comes around every day,” said Ellison.

So the pair flew out to Colorado and spent several days filming the hour-long

episode for season six of Mantracker, which features real-life cowboy and tracker Terry Grant hunting his “prey” - pairs of Canadians trying to make it on foot to a finish line, usually about 40 kilometres away, before Grant captures them.

And on May 22 at 9pm, almost one year exactly after the episode was filmed, it will air on the Ontario Life Network (OLN). Of course, Ellison and Klumpenhouwer are sworn to secrecy about the outcome of the show, but they make no bones about how difficult it was.

“It was a lot more danger-ous than we thought it would be,” Klumpenhouwer said, not-

ing a scar on his arm from trying to traverse the rocky terrain and cliffs in Delores Canyon. “We never thought we’d put our lives in danger like we did.”

But that’s all part of the fun, adds his partner.

“We did everything we pos-sibly could to win,” Ellison said. “We left it all out there.”

Klumpenhouwer, who acknowledged he is the less “athletic” of the pair, said he prepared physically through a “crash diet” and intense physi-cal regimen.

Ellison watched dozens of Mantracker episodes and made notes about where pre-vious contestants had gone

Dynamic duo - David Ellison, left, and Matthew Klumpenhouwer take a seat atop the horses usually ridden by “the Mantracker” himself, Terry Grant, far left, and local guide Garnett Weese. Ellison, of Mapleton Township, and Klumpenhouwer, of Perth County and formerly of Palmerston, will star in an episode of Mantracker at 9pm on May 22 on the Ontario Life Network. submitted photo

Mapleton council supports local food group Taste Real with $500by David Meyer

MAPLETON TWP. - Council here has supported a local food promotion group with $500 after hearing a del-egation on April 12.

Gayl Creutzberg came to explain the Guelph Wellington Local Food initiative called Taste Real.

“There really is value in the local community supporting local businesses,” Creutzberg said, adding that farmers and businesses are now creating a foundation to do that.

She said the Taste Real pro-

gram would make local food more accessible to tourists and residents and also for those who might not be able to afford fresh local food.

The next step in the promo-tion is to get local food placed in schools and day care centres, and at community events, as well as having local restaurants involved.

Taste Real will undertake the promotion of such things as farmers’ markets. In 2008 those had economic impacts of $641-million to $1.9-billion.

“There are 318,000

people eating in Guelph and Wellington County,” Creutzberg said in her report.

“If a third of regional resi-dents [the survey includes Waterloo Region] had access to and spent $10 of their gro-cery budget on local foods each week, this would contribute over $1-million to the local economy each year.

“Better yet, if all resi-dents purchased 10% of their food locally, there would be $45-million spent locally.”

She said for $500, the town-ship would receive a number

of benefits, including the use of the Taste Real logo on mar-keting and event materials and merchandise (as approved by the brand management group).

The township would also receive input on marketing, promotions, Taste Real prod-uct development, and use of the brand, as well as com-mittee involvement and rotat-ing membership on the board. That provides council with an inside opportunity to ensure its stakeholders are featured when opportunities arise.

The township will also par-

ticipate in collaborative, region wide projects and funding pro-posal. The township would also have a chance to be first to take part in new programs such as trails, events, and festivals.

Finally, the township would have its logo on the Guelph Wellington Local Food map and website, and collaborative advertising, public relations, media and social media pro-motions for the township and stakeholders.

Councillor Jim Curry asked how such clubs as Rotary could access local food information

to buy locally for its events.Creutzberg said Taste Real

has a data base. And, for exam-ple, all a club member would have to do is type in “ground beef” in order to find out where to buy it locally.

She also noted local pro-ducers are listed on the food map.

Martin Tamlyn, who has worked in the area for an organic company and was with Creutzberg to support her pre-sentation, said the local fall fair could be a Taste Real event. He

Federal candidates faced large number of questions at debate

by David MeyerALMA - With five political

candidates on the dais, it might have seemed impossible they would agree on anything - but one consensus did emerge here on April 19.

All of them agreed the Alma Optimists’ new hall is beautiful and a job well done. They made mention of it sev-eral times prior to the debate and during it.

But when the first ques-tion was asked last week for the candidates in the Perth-Wellington federal riding, that

consensus disappeared.A crowd of over 80 peo-

ple listened as the candidates replied to a question about a delay in income splitting until the budget is balanced.

Conservative Gary Schellenberger said the delay is to get the deficit under control. His party plans deficit reduc-tions for four years, at 25% a year until 2014, and then will introduce income splitting.

Green Party candidate John Cowling said his party favours doing it immediately.

MPs sparring over role of municipalities in processTORONTO - Wellington-

Halton Hills MPP Ted Arnott has accused Minister of the Environment John Wilkinson of refusing to account for alleged contradictory promises on industrial wind farm con-sultations.

During a special “late show” debate on April 19 in the Ontario Legislature, which was held at his request, Arnott took the minister to task for statements he felt were less than candid to his constituents.

“On numerous occasions,

this minister has failed to clar-ify his own remarks to his own constituents,” Arnott charged. “For failing to correct his own record, for failing to uphold even the most basic standards of truth, he owes his constitu-ents an apology.”

Arnott was referring to a meeting held in May 2010, when the minister appeared to promise that if municipalities refused to sign off on wind farm applications, the Ministry of the Environment would not

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Spaling, McGinn advance to 2nd round of NHL playoffs

by Chris DaponteWELLINGTON CTY.

- Nick Spaling and Jamie McGinn, both natives of Wellington County, have advanced along with their respective teams to the second round of the National Hockey League (NHL) playoffs.

Spaling, who hails from Drayton, actually scored two

goals on Sunday - including the game winner - in game 6 to lead the Nashville Predators to a 4-2 series win over the Anaheim Ducks.

And Fergus native Jamie McGinn’s team, the San Jose Sharks, defeated the Los Angeles Kings on Monday to win that series 4-2.

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wrong. And the pair ran from Palmerston to Harriston to “see where [they] were at” and to “get the blisters out of the way” after purchasing new footwear.

“It broke our spirits too, I think,” Ellison said with a laugh.

But in the end, it was all worth it. Both men count the experience as a very positive one and, whether they wanted

it or not, they have become local celebrities of sorts, as the news has spread in their local communities and online through sites like Facebook.

“Every time I go to the feed store or the hardware store, people ask me about it,” Klumpenhouwer said.

One of the most common questions, of course, is how the pair fared.

“We’ll let the audience decide,” Ellison said, adding

the goal was to come within 3km of the finish before getting caught. “It should be worth the watch.”

Asked how the experience affected their friendship, both Klumpenhouwer and Ellison joke around at first, then they look at each other in acknowl-edgement of a certain tiff at 2am one night during the film-ing.

“We had one tense moment,” Klumpenhouwer

said, though they now laugh it off.

“We gelled well together from start to finish,” Ellison added. “At the end of the day, I think it solidified our relation-ship even more.”

For more information on OLN or the Mantracker series, visit oln.ca. To view Ellison and Klumpenhouwer’s applica-tion video, visit youtube.com and search “Mantracker farm-ers Klumpy and Rusty.”

said to Curry, “Call me, Jim.”Curry replied, “We’ll be in

touch.”Councillor Neil Driscoll

asked if Taste Real will pro-mote any food grown in the county. Creutzberg said it would, and organizers would like to get larger farms involved.

Mayor Bruce Whale said restaurants could take part, but he wanted to know if local items sold there would need a

Taste Real logo.Creutzberg said, “To

become a Taste Real mem-ber, we want restaurants to buy from five member producers.”

That means produce grown in the county. Creutzberg also said there will be spring and fall tours of farms arranged, with 15 to 20 farms open to the public to promote food grown locally. Those will be on May 28 and Sept. 24.

Whale said the promo-tion does affect a large part of

Wellington County, but added he sees an Elmira promotion involved. Creutzberg said tour-ism and food “know no bound-aries.” She said Conn-grown tomatoes are sold in Elmira, and it is often Wellington resi-dents who buy them and bring them back to the county.

Chief Administrative Officer Patty Sinnamon said the Wellington County eco-nomic development group has talked extensively about the promotion, and is planning

an event in September, where local chefs will participate.

Whale said 80% of the omega 3 milk available in Ontario is produced in Mapleton, but there is noth-ing to designate that, and several companies provide it, with a major one located in Georgetown.

He told Creutzberg council would make its decision later in the meeting, and when that issue arose, council passed it unanimously.

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Lifelong friends to star in ‘Mantracker’ episode FROM PAGE ONE

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MS walks raised $4.4-million province wideTORONTO - More than

19,618 people in communities across Ontario walked to end multiple sclerosis at the MS Walk last week.

Participants walked and wheeled route lengths typically ranging from 2 to 10 kilome-

tres, with the common goal to end MS. More than $4.4-mil-lion in pledges was raised.

Proceeds will help provide services for local people with MS and their families, as well as fund research into the cause and cure of multiple sclerosis.

“I know how overwhelming a diagnosis of multiple scle-rosis can be to a family,” said Cheryl Amar, whose family was inspired to join the MS Walk after daughter Jaclyn was diagnosed with multiple sclero-sis last fall.

The MS Society of Canada’s next fundraising event is the MS carnation campaign, which will take place from May 5 - 7. That kick off MS Awareness Month across Canada. Visit mssociety.ca, or call 1-800-268-7582 for information.

Liberal Bob McTavish said it is a good idea but won’t happen because the country is a long way from a balanced budget - and Stephen Harper squandered a $13-billion Liberal surplus.

Christian Heritage Party candidate Irma DeVries favours income splitting, but her party would abolish income tax and support a consumption tax.

NDP candidate Ellen Pappenburg said her party has always had balanced budgets “no matter where they were in government” but Conservatives favour large companies that take jobs to other countries.

Someone asked what candi-dates thought about voters who do not like the party leader but want to support a good local candidate.

McTavish said that is diffi-cult. He said the way he sees it in the future, parliament is run by its 308 MPs.

Cowling said in Canada’s system, people vote for candi-dates and not parties. His party favours proportional represen-tation voting.

DeVries said it is time to break up the prime minister’s

powers, such as the ability to make patronage appointments.

Schellenberger was blunt. “Anyone who votes for Gary Schellenberger votes for Stephen Harper.”

Someone asked how to jus-tify tax cuts.

Schellenberger said Canada has one of the lowest tax rates on corporations in the world and, as a result of cuts over the last five years, corpora-tions such as Tim Hortons’ head offices have returned to Canada. He said the cuts “will create more jobs.”

DeVries said there should be no tax cuts for corporations.

Pappenburg said if corpora-tions get tax breaks, it is people

who have to compensate for that lost cash. She said big companies got tax breaks and still moved jobs out of Canada.

Cowling said subsidies to oil companies in Canada are over $1-billion “yet they are the most profitable in the world.” His party would remove those subsidies “immediately.”

McTavish said tax reduc-tions started under former Prime Minister Paul Martin, and they did make a difference for companies then. He said instead of working in the past few years, that extra tax cash “went straight to the bottom line.” Liberals would hold tax cuts to 2010 levels.

Someone asked how to

attract young farmers.Pappenburg advocated an

“orderly market system” and said Canada will have to pro-tect its farmers in trade agree-ments.

Cowling said the key is to “make farming profitable.”

McTavish said a good risk management system is vital, and the Liberals would consult with farmers and see what they think is best.

DeVries said the average farmer is over 52, and the quota systems need to be managed so young people can afford them. She also likes personal income security accounts, similar to RRSPs, where farmers could save in good years and have cash available in bad times.

Schellenberger said it is tough when a 150-acre farm in the riding recently sold for $14,000 per acre, and young farmers cannot borrow the money to get started.

He said $2.3-billion in equalization payments are going to Ontario to aid agri-culture.

Another question was directed to Schellenberger about veterans and how to help them when they suffer after giving service to Canada.

Schellenberger is the chair-man of the veterans affairs committee for parliament. He said there were upgrades for veterans aid before the elec-tion. He said in 2006 there was a new Veterans Charter imple-mented, but, “Parts of it didn’t work very well.” He added the committee is working on issue to help veterans.

DeVries said Canada’s Armed Forces deserve the best equipment and veterans and wounded deserve the best treat-ment, including counselling for post traumatic stress syndrome.

Pappenburg said veterans have been “left in the lurch. That has to change.” She said Russia did not succeed in Afghanistan, so why does Canada think it can.

Cowling said it was “moral-ly reprehensible” to take away veteran support. “I think it blew up in the Conservatives’ faces.”

McTavish agreed with Cowling, but added, “I take Gary at his word great improve-ments were made in this.”

Someone wanted to know about immigration policies for Canada.

DeVries said it is a big issue, because only one in ten

accepted is actually screened. She said the immigration department “is broken.” And she would like to see a morato-rium until there are corrections.

Pappenburg said “We are all immigrants - a lot of us.”

She said “Years ago, it was not easy.” Now, she added, “We get people here with skills and we don’t help them” to work in their area of skill. She cited doctors, in particular as a problem.

Cowling said Canada is “doing as well as we can,” and there is no population prob-lem we have to solve.” He would like to see better lan-guage training and sustainable immigration “rather than open the floodgates.”

McTavish said he is unaware of any Liberal plat-form on immigration.

Schellenberger said when his party came to power, “The backlog was enormous.” He added last year 260,000 people immigrated to Canada, one of the biggest groups in the coun-try’s history.

“We are trying to get skilled people,” he said, adding the government is concerned with ‘queue jumpers and human smugglers.”

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Bank provides $10,000 to support nursesBuilding on a commitment

to support health care and nurses, RBC has announced $20,000 in donations to North Wellington Health Care Corporation and the Groves Hospital in Fergus.

The equal donations will fund training programs and educational opportunities that will allow local nurses to pro-vide “leading-edge” health care

to the community. The bank will be launching

the Nursing Excellence awards program during National Nurse’s Week (May 9 to 13).

The community is invited into the RBC Fergus and Mount Forest branches to read stories of six exceptional nurses and vote for the nurse they feel is most deserving of a bursary for professional development.

The winners will use the bursary for training programs and continuing education to further develop their skills and provide advanced health care services to the community.

“Continuing education pro-grams are a vital component in the ongoing training and professional development of nurses,” said Gianni Accettola, NWHC manager.

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We admit the federal election began its life as a snorer, but it has at least picked up the pace to a point where a number of Canadians are actually watching now.

In the Perth-Wellington and Wellington-Halton Hills ridings, the ones that affect Wellington County, there is stark contrast in choices. In Perth-Wellington, we sat in on a debate in Alma on April 19. We were surprised and pleased at the responses of candidates, particularly from three parties that have never had a taste of power on the federal scene. It was instructive to see the spirit the Green, New Democratic and Christian Heritage Parties demonstrated. John Cowling, Ellen Pappenburg and Irma DeVries brought a passion for Canada and for righting what they see to be federal wrongs. It was easy to understand why their parties have been picking up votes and interest.

It is the opposite in Wellington-Halton Hills. The NDP and Christian Heritage candidates have not attended candidates meet-ings. Reporters and meeting organizers have lamented there is not even a phone number for that NDP candidate. She has no signs, no pamphlets we have seen, no advertising and, by her efforts, little interest. Her counterpart in the Christian Heritage Party, Jeffrey Streutker (who shall be named because he is at least listed and easy to contact), has also run a silent campaign, but he will com-ment freely and is easy to reach by telephone because he uses high technology that allows a caller to track him down.

We wonder, though, why it is that if these are truly national parties, they field candidates in the race only in name. Is that $2 per vote per year of our tax dollars what makes some parties field so many candidates every year?

We note, too, after listening to Conservative MPs Gary Schellenberger in Perth-Wellington and Michael Chong in Wellington-Halton Hills, that their opening speeches carry the same themes and, in some cases, the same words. If nothing else, they are showing a fair amount of discipline, something party leader Stephen Harper is hoping will lead to a majority on May 2.

Meanwhile, across some of the country, the media were going gaga over Jack Layton and the NDP; something that brought about an acute sense of déjà vu. We followed Bob Rae’s campaign in 1991 when he suddenly became premier - almost by accident. But Layton has done hard work in Quebec and is on the verge of marginalizing the Bloc Quebecois. Had Michael Ignatieff done the same there and across the rest of the country, instead of expect-ing somehow to have people return his Liberals to power as the natural governing party, he might actually have had a chance on May 2. Call it yet another time the Liberals failed to do the work to convince people they are fit to govern.

Now it might be too late. If the NDP rise continues and it becomes the leader of the opposition, Ignatieff will be gone, and perhaps the Liberal Party along with it. Mr. Ignatieff might secretly have liked the idea of becoming prime minister via a coalition, but in third place he can never hope to hold that office. Layton would.

On the other hand, if the Conservatives win a majority, we can at least expect one thing. Chong has stated marginal parties get the majority of their funding from the $2 taxpayer subsidy, which is paid every year. Without it, he said, the Bloc Quebecois would whither away. So, likely, would the Green Party, whose candidate in Wellington-Halton Hills, Brent Bouteiller, has stated gets about 70% of its funding from taxpayers. Chong, and we, too, do not like the idea of funding separatists. Getting funded only by donations means people exercise control over all parties.

It will take time to determine what is going to become of the parties and their leaders. One good bet is at least one, maybe two, and possibly three or four, might be gone by the beginning of the next election. That’s not all bad.David Meyer

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NOTICE TO RESIDENTS - ROAD CLOSING (DRAYTON)During the week of May 2 to May 8, 2011 there will be a Main Street E. closure at Wellington Street and a Wellington Street S. closure at Main Street. Also there will be a half lane closure on Main Street W. at Wellington Street. Please follow the directions of the Traffic Control Officer.

Signs will be posted informing traffic of these closures 1 (one) week in advance.

2011 DOG TAGSEvery owner of a dog within the Township is required to obtain a license before the 15th day of May, or within 21 days of becoming a dog owner. Registering your dog (s) demonstrates responsible pet ownership and helps with the identification and safe return of your pet.

FEES: First Dog $15.00 AFTER MAY 15th: First Dog $25.00 Second Dog $30.00 Second Dog $40.00 Third Dog $45.00 Third Dog $55.00

If your dog is picked up by the Township’s Canine Control Officer (Jo-Alan Animal Care Services) and it does not have a 2011 tag, you may incur additional fees and charges. The municipality has a respon-sibility to all tax payers to ensure animal control services are funded from the collection of dog licenses and not from the general tax levy.

Number of Dogs: No owner/occupier of a premise in the Township shall keep more than three (3) dogs on one property.

If you require further information regarding kennel licenses, please contact the Municipal Office.

A. THE SUBJECT LAND is described as Lot 164 and Part of Lot 163, Hamlet of Alma, Township of Mapleton, with a civic address of 41 Elora Street North, Alma. The property is approximately 1182 sq.m. (0.29 ac) in size and is occupied by a building which was used as the former Community Hall. THE PURPOSE AND EFFECT of the amendment is to rezone the subject lands from Institutional to Residential. The applicants are proposing to convert the existing building into a residence and utilize approximately 25% of the floor area to operate a small home based business. The property is currently designated Hamlet in the Official Plan.

B. THE SUBJECT LAND is described as Part of Lot 13, Concession 7 (P), Township of Mapleton, with a civic address of 6903 Sideroad 18. The property is approximately 40 ha (100 acres) in size and is occupied by a residence and barns. THE PURPOSE AND EFFECT of the amendment is to permit a second residential dwelling in the form of a garden suite/ mobile home for a temporary ten year period. The intended use of the garden suite is for the accommodation of family members. The second dwelling will be approximately 960 square feet and will be attached to the main dwelling by a breezeway.

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Memories of Drayton “Bus” Fifty some years ago Brock

Davis, who worked for the Drayton Advocate newspaper, wrote an article reminiscing about the railway.

It seems well worth sharing

it and the accompanying pic-ture, from a post card.

“An awe-inspiring expe-rience remembered from Drayton boyhood in the early 1920s is being under the rail-way bridge as the mighty

Grand Trunk locomotive thun-dered overhead. The bridge of those days replaced the original one on the old Wellington Grey and Bruce line. A few years back it was replaced by the present one which was built for

export to China but came hear when the Korean War upset the Orient.

“Many are the memories revolving around the old rail-road bridge. We felt a veritable Balboa when first we attained

its summit and gazed west on the vast Conestogo valley below. One time Mr. Neuert (he lived where Jim Robertson is now) was part way across when a train happened along. Although not a young man, he was able to cling safely to the side of the bridge as the CNR hurtled by. When we think of the Grand Trunk, the Drayton ‘bus’ invariably comes to mind. Joe McCrea used it to transport railway travelers to and from the village. It had probably been a stage coach. It was mounted well off the road; passengers entered by the rear door to which was attached a long leather strap connect-ing through the bus to Mr. McCrea driving his horses out front: it always fascinated us to think he could pull this strap and close the door without dis-mounting.

“Inside the bus, redolent with the ‘horsey’ aroma and commercial travellers’ cigars, passengers sat down each side; luggage was carried on the roof

outside, which had a metal rail-ing around it. The bus’ exterior was painted a bright yellow.

“The bus gave way to the automobile, and eventu-ally John McIsaac took over from Mr. McCrea, who had become manager of the tele-phone office. Until compara-tively recent times, horses were still used in winter in the days before snow plowing.

“The winter bus, a frail canvas-sided affair, was pre-cariously mounted on two sets of sleighs; it was none too warm inside, light at night was provided by an oil lantern that hung by the back door. One stormy day this winter bus became air-borne on the station road, with only the weight of the horses preventing its flight.

“But the era is over. On Saturday a steam-powered passenger train will chug into Drayton station for the last time on regular schedule. Hail! O! Diesel Railiner!”

submitted by Jean Campbell

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A little story about God’s power

Ah, Sovereign LORD, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you (Jeremiah 32:17).

My sister-in-law, Hanna, was visiting with us one day. She had been suffering since she was a teenager with debili-tating back pain. It had gotten so bad in recent years that she remained bent over for days, sometimes hardly able to move. She had gone to therapy on numerous occasions, with-out much relief.

Their visit was almost over and her husband had gone out to the car and was packing the trunk in preparation for their drive home; about an eight-hour drive from where we live. As she perched on the edge of the piano bench, wincing in obvious discomfort, my wife and I simply and quietly went over and started to pray for her.

After we prayed we waited.Then I asked, “Does it feel

any better?”She seemed to hesitate, not

sure of what to say or not want-ing to say something that might reveal any lack of faith.

“Just be honest,” I said.“No, I don’t,” she replied.So we prayed again quietly,

and waited, thanking the Lord

for the fact that by His stripes we have been healed.

“Do you feel any better now?” I eventually asked.

She started moving her back and her arms around, stretching this way and that.

“I ... I think so ...” she replied hesitatingly at first. Then she continued, “Yeah, it does feel a bit better.” So, we carried on, thanking the Lord for the work He was doing.

Well, the long story short is that by the time they had driven about an hour the pain had completely left. Not only so, it was still gone when they arrived home. The next morn-ing, expecting to get out of bed with much discomfort, Hanna got up and went about her

duties ... absolutely free of all pain. Furthermore, in spite of a small “backlash” wherein she briefly prayed and it left her immediately, she has been pain-free ever since.

This account has been repeated time and time again throughout the world in the lives of numerous people in all lands and times. Stories of healing, with medical confir-mation, over and over again.

This experience can be yours also.

When and as God is made alive to you and in you by His Holy Spirit, He will do every-thing and anything He desires to do, for “with God noth-ing will be impossible” (Luke 1:37).

PAGE SIX The Community News, Friday, April 29, 2011

By Laurie Langdon

Drayton Location10 Wellington St North

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And the winner is … - An important part of the Festival are the adjudicators. Before awards were handed out, adjudicators took the time to positively critique each student’s presentation. Adjudicator for ensembles, vocals and guitar classes was Luca Gagliano of Toronto; adjudicator for piano, violin, original com-position and vocal classes was MaryLynn Woods, of Guelph; and piano adjudicator was Tania Vroenhoven, above, of Hamilton.

“Be the change you want to see in the world” is a quote which speaks to many.

In response to the plight of the 1.2 million orphaned Zambians, the GEMS group of Palmerston feels compelled to try to change their circum-stances.

The GEMS program is a Christian girls ministry which mentors girls both here in North America and in Zambia.

For the past five years a group of women have trav-eled to Zambia in the spring to train women to teach and mentor girls in a coun-try where women and girls are not valued. These five women come from Michigan, Charlottetown and Acton, including Palmerston GEMS Leader, Irene Drost.

After hearing their sto-ries these women recognized Zambia’s need for education, especially for orphans with little or no resources, and felt the need to effect change by building a school.

The Chief of the Chongwe district, Zambia heard of their plan and donated 25 acres of land for a school and thus the Esther School Building Project was begun.

An evening of musical entertainment has been orga-nized as a fundraising effort for the Esther School Building Project in Zambia.

A Celebrate Spring! con-cert will be held on May 14 at 7:30pm at the Drayton Reformed Church and will feature the Horst Singers, No Strings Attached, Lindsay Shaw, Kara Shaw, Peter Schofield and Paul & Michel Allard.

Intermission will include desserts.

This is an opportunity to make a difference in the life of a child and “be the change.”

Tickets are $20 and are available at the door, at Shaw Music in Fergus or by calling Irene Drost at 519-338-2671.

Fundraising concert

is May 14

Top notch performances - This group was one of several piano classes performing and competing in the Drayton Music Festival on Monday. The festival featured competitions in a variety of instrumental, vocal, duet and ensemble classes. Pictured here are Jarrod Dobben, Alanna Parker, Sydney Nielson, Dania Wood, Francis McKnight and Jodenne Hesselink (Class OP3-1). photos by Wilma Mol

Strumming to the beat - Many young musicians anxiously awaited to perform at this year’s Drayton Kinsmen Music Festival on Easter Monday. This was the 8th anniversary of the festival and organizer Derek Moore quipped that with the continued support of the Drayton Kinsmen, hopefully in the future there will be an 80th anniversary

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GAMEY- A most sincere thank you to Dr. Donald and his crew at the Drayton Medical Centre, CCAC and the caring nursing team at Palmerston and District Hospital, to Pastor Jeff McCracken for his friend-ship and touching service, the Heritage Funeral Home (Mary and Ken Thompson), Mary-Lou Fletcher (pianist), Joanne Schots (remembrance video), the Drayton United Church women for the delicious lunch following the service, to Pat, Nadine and Robert for always being there for us and to our wonderful friends and neigh-bours for the calls, visits, flowers, donations, cards and food to our home through this difficult time. Ray was indeed blessed with 82 years and we were fortunate to have had the support of each of you along the way.

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Looking for help - Five Perth County farmers are looking for combines to assist them in harvesting 160 acres of soybeans in five minutes. They are hoping to set a world record and raise funds for the Canadian Foodgrains Bank through the Harvest for Hunger Project. Richard Van Donkersgoed, Peter Rastorfer, Mike Koetsier, Randy Drenth and John Tollenaar hope to raise over $200,000 in the field, which then could be matched by CIDA. The land for the soybeans has been donated; they just need combines. Anyone interested should contact Randy Drenth at 519-327-9504. photo by Sharon Grose

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Tanis Cowan knew a great

music opportunity when she

saw it five years ago, after

being introduced to a unique

program called Music for

Young Children (MYC).

Having taught private piano

lessons for 15 years, Ms. Tanis,

as her students call her, was

looking to expand her teaching

horizons and her music studio,

and found it through MYC.

Ms. Tanis recognized the

program’s potential since it had

never been offered in Drayton,

it was fun for students, parents

and teacher, and it offered a

piano-keyboard program for

children as young as 3½ in a

group setting. “I loved the idea of group

lessons, since it’s always more

fun to explore and learn in a

group, regardless of the topic,”

explained Ms. Tanis.

She also liked that it was a

program that was tested, tried

and true, being taught by more

than 800 teachers to over

24,000 students on three differ-

ent continents and touting

Canadian origins, being found-

ed in 1980. MYC’s mission statement

is to “provide the best quality

music education to young chil-

dren by blending the pleasure

and the joy of music making

with sound instruction.”

MYC’s interactive system

motivates and engages parents

and children, nurturing family

bonds and delivering valuable

co-learning experiences while

developing a firm, fundamental

understanding of music.

A unique aspect of MYC is

the parent learns along with the

child because they are so

involved. In fact, Ms. Tanis

credits the success of the pro-

gram to the parents of her stu-

dents.“I am the teacher once a

week; they are the at-home

‘coach’ several days a week,”

she said.An initial goal for each of

Ms. Tanis’ students is to devel-

op the happy habit of practic-

ing. She encourages her stu-

dents to practice by giving a

special “super duper” sticker

each week. “Practicing does not need to

be long; 10 to 15 minutes a day

to start,” she said.Ms. Tanis’ creativity shines

through by offering several

extra practice incentives

throughout the year to ensure

students attain their musical

goals. Once students have col-

lected enough stickers on their

“happy practice thermome-

ters,” they have a party. This

year, to celebrate the 2010

Olympics, students earned

paper mittens for five happy

practices. The mittens were

placed on the studio wall in the

shape of the 5 Olympic rings.

When the rings were com-

plete students enjoyed an

Olympics music class. This

past year Ms. Tanis encouraged

the students not only to prac-

tice but also to think of others,

by practicing for pennies. Once

the pennies were all collected

they were donated to Camp

Bucko, for burn victims.

For the upcoming year she

is planning two new incentives;

a “Tree of Thanks” incentive

around Thanksgiving time and

a “Seed Incentive” in the

spring. Of course, special holi-

days are incorporated into Ms.

Tanis’ MYC classes, such as

Canada Music Week,

Christmas, Valentine’s Day and

Easter. Theme days are

planned as well. Throughout the year her

students participate in a

Christmas concert, and a spring

recital and have the option to

participate in the Palmerston

Canada Music Week Festival

and the Drayton Music

Festival.“Children are so receptive

to music that it makes sense to

use this medium to spark their

creativity and develop their

skills and confidence at an

early age” said Ms. Tanis.

She offers four of MYC’s

music programs: Sunrise,

Sunshine, Sunbeam and

Moonbeam. Children who

complete the most advanced

level of MYC are well pre-

pared for early intermediate

piano studies, or the study of

another instrument.

Sunrise is a pre-keyboard

music and movement program

that teaches music concepts

through singing, rhythm and

games. This program is for

children ages 2 to 4 and devel-

ops listening awareness, fine

motor skills, social interaction,

confidence and attention span.

Children can easily attend with

a grandparent or caregiver, plus

siblings can attend the class as

well.The Sunshine keyboard

program is geared towards

children ages 3½ and 4; the

Sunbeam keyboard program

toward ages 5 and 6; and the

Moonbeam keyboard program

is for ages 7 through 9. All

three keyboard programs inte-

grate creative movement,

rhythm, singing, music theory

and composition for parent and

child in a weekly one-hour ses-

sion. Participating in a MYC

class helps children develop

listening, reading, fine and

gross motor, social skills and

has been proven to enhance

children’s social development

and learning skills, improve

memory and problem solving,

and bolster confidence and

self-esteem.Ms. Tanis also offers a

Music Pups program, which is

especially unique since it is a

music program for babies. This

is a playful and creative music

and movement class for parents

with children ages newborn to

age 4. Children are introduced

to a wide variety of musical

scales, tonal and rhythm pat-

terns and instruments that help

to stimulate musical growth.

Each child participates at his or

her own level. To find out more

about Pups and to view class

videos visit themusicclass.com.

The ultimate success of any

MYC program lies behind the

teacher and Ms. Tanis is no

exception to that rule. It’s obvi-

ous she is an enthusiastic

teacher who cares a great deal

for her students. “Their struggles are my

struggles,” she states. “And

their triumphs are equally tri-

umphant for me.”For more information visit

www.myc.com, email tanis-

[email protected] or

call 519-638-5715.

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It’s been three years since the


brought their service and exper-

tise to Drayton; in fact April 12,

2011 marks that anniversary.

Located on Wellington St. in

Drayton, the school has seen

nothing but success since open-

ing it’s doors. Karen Martin

took on her role as the Drayton

Manager after recognizing a

gap in driving school services

being offered in the area. The

response from both parents and

students has been very posi-

tive. When asked about their

opinion of the course, student

feedback expressed that there

was a positive energy from the

instructor, fun games to play

while learning useful informa-

tion and new techniques and

that the interaction between

the students and instructor was

great. When asked if they would

recommend the course, 99% of

the students say yes, citing the

main reasons as being: that its

“easier on insurance”, “can get

G2 fast” and “the instructor is

awesome,” fun and easy to

understand.”Owner/Instructor Paul

Coombe credits the school’s

success to a number of reasons.

Namely, the school offers small-

er classroom ratio per teacher/

student and it’s award win-

ning instructors: Paul Coombe,

Shahnam (Sean) Mirzaie and

Shahab Mirzaie. All three

instructors bring a high level of

expertise in training and instruc-

tion. Coombe has 19 years of

experience, and takes pride in

the fact that his schools boast

an over 95% road-test success

rate with it’s students. All three

instructors have earned a reputa-

tion as not only the best trained

and most experienced instruc-

tors but also as the most patient

and caring instructors for new

drivers. This is exactly the type

of approach needed in order

for students to gain confidence

on the road, and translates into

superior results for the school’s

students. Mirzaie is the Drayton

location’s main instructor and

also teaches courses on how to

maneuver safely through skids

and defensive driving tech-

niques through his Skid School

course. He has also worked for

the Ministry of Transportation

as a training examiner and cur-

rently trains new instructors.

The Drayton Branch of the

Fergus Elora Driving School

offers courses designed to

teach all aspects of safe driv-

ing, including defensive driv-

ing, freeway and highway

driving, night-time driving

and collision avoidance tech-

niques. Flexibility has been

the key to the school’s suc-

cess. Students can complete

their in-car instruction during

a lunch break, spare, or after

school since pick up at Norwell

District Secondary School in

Palmerston is offered. Whether

it is a weekday, weekend, eve-

ning or daytime the staff strives

to work around student’s sched-

ules. As proof of that, a June

25, 28, 29 & 30th course has

been scheduled when Drayton

students will have the option

of taking courses in Fergus

and then completing the in-

car portion of the course in

either Drayton or Fergus. “It’s

a nice feature for those students

who are unable to attend the

Drayton in-class dates this sum-

mer” says Martin. The school

always strives for improvement

and makes every effort to adapt

their courses to meet the needs

of its students. In response to

parental request the school has

added a new deluxe package

which offers more in-car time

in the city. The package will

offer an additional 3 hours to the

regular package which can be

added in at anytime. The regu-

lar package includes 2 trips in

the city, once to Kitchener and

once to Guelph. While in the

city students practice entrances

onto the 401 and take a sample

road test. The deluxe package

offers an extra 3 hour of driving

practice, of which almost two

hours will be spent in the city

limits focusing on city driving.

Call the school for more details.

Because the school is MTO

approved, successful graduates

are eligible for insurance dis-

counts, which is a great incen-

tive to train with the school.

The school offers a variety of

courses, including the beginners

driving course refresher courses

for the G2 exit test, defensive

driving courses, private senior

lessons and on road assessments

for those individuals requiring

license renewal (due to an acci-

dent or age related)..

Martin stresses that she

would like to see the school

expand even further and wel-

comes input from the commu-

nity to determine whether there

are other courses the school

should be offering. The school has been grow-

ing steadily “It is this kind of

community support that encour-

ages us,” says Martin. The

next Beginner course will be

offered April 24, May 1, 8, 15

and July 6-9 and consists of 20

hours of classroom training, 10

hours of Private in-car and 10

hours of homework. Successful

Graduates can be licensed in

eight months, four months ear-

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for more information just call

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approve them. Both the Wellington

Advertiser and the Community News reported his statements in their May 21 editions.

“Either he didn’t know what he was talking about, or he deliberately misled the peo-ple who turned out to express their legitimate concerns about wind farm proposals for their neighbourhoods,” Arnott said after last week’s late show debate.

One of the minister’s con-stituents attended the May 2010 meeting and, in a recent email to the minister, with a copy sent to Arnott, backed up the newspapers’ account. “You gave us the impression that the municipality had the right not to sign if they felt the company had failed to address concerns by the municipality.”

But by allowing a wind farm proposal for Mapleton Township to proceed even though it lacked the municipal consultation form, Arnott said Wilkinson betrayed his previ-ous statements. Mapleton and Wellington County had each chosen not to sign that suppos-edly required form.

“Instead of doing the right thing and acknowledging he was wrong, he chose to attack me,” Arnott said. “But it’s not about me. Opposition MPPs have a responsibility to hold

the government to account; when a minister makes mis-leading statements, we must call attention to them.”

He concluded: “In the final analysis, his constituents will hold him accountable as well.”

Wilkinson’s responseWilkinson also released a

statement after the two MPPs held a debate.

He defended the wind ener-gy project of the government.

Wind Energy projects pro-vide lease income to landown-ers and new income opportu-nities for municipalities,” he said. “A 50 megawatt wind farm generates a minimum of $150,000 in tax revenue for municipalities and another $150,000 in annual lease pay-ments for rural landowners.”

He added, “Municipal con-sultation is an essential part of the renewable energy approvals process. We want to hear from municipalities. Our act actually says that, by law, companies must provide municipalities an opportunity to have their say.”

He said, “Our renewable energy approval process is coordinated, efficient, and transparent.

But Wilkinson was not as adamant as he was in May 2010 when he said municipal consultation was going to be required.

He told Arnott, “Again, a municipal consultation form is

the primary way we hear from municipalities. I encourage municipalities to fill it out – tell us your concerns – because we will make the company address any reasonable ones or the project will not go forward. But they are not limited to that form– we will take their com-ments in any form they choose to provide them.”

Wellington County decided it will not take part in the consultation process, but the county Warden, Chris White, has contacted Wilkinson over the issue.

Wilkinson said of that, “That’s why I’m pleased that Warden White and the County of Wellington wrote to me – their feedback is now included in the submission that will be thoroughly reviewed and decided on.

Wilkinson added, “I want to be clear. Not signing the form is not a veto, but we will say no unless municipalities have had an opportunity to have their say.” He also charged that a Progressive Conservative gov-ernment would remove wind turbines as an issue.

He said the Green Energy Act has benefited people in his riding and in Arnott’s.

“Many of those people are local farmers, small businesses and families in my riding and in the riding of the member opposite.

That’s who I’m standing up for today – they work hard everyday to underpin our rural economy. That’s why I’m proud to be part of a govern-ment that is supporting them.

He added, “We already know that your leader [Tim Hudak] wants to rip up these contracts. Kris Barnier, staffer in his office said, ‘We need to be perfectly clear, a PC government will shut down all of the planned expansion of the micro Feed In Tariff plan. There will be no new contracts.’ Your plan will hurt farmers, hurt local business owners, and hurt parents want-ing cleaner air for their kids

Wilkinson said, “So you have repeatedly accused me of being contradictory so let me be very clear … We believe in the values of the Green Energy Act – cleaner air, transparent and consultative process, and new jobs and supporting our local farmers and businesses.”

Arnott, Wilkinson still sparring over municipal role in wind farm process

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On Saturday morning the Drayton Minor Hockey organiza-tion will be patrolling Drayton, Rothsay and Moorefield, collecting beer, liquor and wine bottles. We would also like to help support the Drayton area foodbank by collecting non-perishable items to help keep the shelves full. We will have a trailer set up as the main drop off in the Drayton Foodmarket parking lot and will gladly accept your donations there also.

Thank you in advance from your Drayton Minor Hockey Association

drayton MInor HoCKEy’S

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Saturday May 7tH, 2011FroM 10aM - 2PM

raIn datE: May 14

Spaling’s goals were his first two of the post season, and his second goal could be viewed as one of the most important in franchise history.

The game winning goal - the predators added an empty netter with 10 seconds remain-ing to win the deciding game 4-2 - sealed the series victory for Nashville.

It was the first time the franchise ever advanced past the first round of the playoffs in its 12-year history.

“It’s kind of surreal right now,” Spaling told The Tenessean, a local Nashville newspaper. “To win a round, let alone score in the game, is really exciting for me and the team. It’s just been great.”

Following the win, Predators head coach Barry Trotz heralded the play of Spaling, who centres the team’s third line.

“Nick Spaling is not known for scoring a lot goals, but there he is scoring big goals,” Trotz told NHL.com.

Spaling, 22, played 74 reg-ular season games for the team and registered 14 points (eight goals and six assists).

But his playing time increased as the season wore on and teammates have com-mented on how well rounded he has become as a player.

In addition to his two goals in game 6 on Sunday - he now has four points in the playoffs - Spaling logged 17:32 of ice time, had three shots, two hits

and won seven of 10 face-offs.“He will do whatever it

takes to help the team,” line-mate Jerred Smithson told The Tenessean.

“He just goes out there every shift, every night, and battles hard. He does all the little things right. For him to get the success he’s getting right now, it’s great to see.”

Spaling himself is quick to credit linemates and team-mates, and said he is just look-ing forward to moving on to the next round.

“Everybody is excited right now,” Spaling said in The Tenessean. “To win our first playoff series, we’re pumped. Now we want to keep it going.”

If Chicago beats Vancouver in game 7 of their series (the results were no known by press time), Nashville will be meet-ing Detroit in the second round. If Vancouver wins, Nashville will be playing Vancouver.

There is no chance Spaling’s team will meet McGinn’s unless it is in the Western Conference finals and both Nashville and San Jose win their respective round two series.

Unlike Spaling, McGinn had somewhat of an inauspi-cious end to the first round of the playoffs.

Though his team won 4-3 in overtime on Monday, McGinn, 22, left the game with just over three minutes remaining after he slammed Brad Richardson into the boards and was given a five minute major penalty for charging and an automatic game misconduct.

The call, and specifically the severity, was questioned by some following the game, especially considering the hits that have gone unpenalized in this year’s playoffs, includ-ing one hit from behind by Philadelphia Flyers centre Brad Richards on Buffalo’s Tim Connolly on Sunday.

It was McGinn’s second game in the playoffs, during which he has amassed 15 pen-alty minutes.

During the regular season, the Fergus native played 49 games and registered six points and 33 penalty minutes.

The winger, known for the energy he brings to the table, has spent the past three seasons splitting time between San Jose - where he plays on the third or fourth lines - and the team’s American Hockey League affiliate, the Worcester Sharks.

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Spaling leads team to first ever series win; McGinn penalized for hit

NICK SPALING

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