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Elgin Theatre Guildproduction all aboutrelationships
You may have seen the 1989movie, but “Steel Magnolias”was originally based on the1987 play by Robert Harlingabout lifelong friendships un-folding at Truvy’s Beauty Salon.As the title suggests, the mainfemale characters may seemas delicate as magnolias butactually are as tough as steel.
“The talent level in this playis really high,” says directorRoss Hepburn, referring to thecast of the new Elgin TheatreGuild production that features
Judy Cormier, Lynda Nowlan,Jennifer Leack, Rachel Sherret,Kim Kaitell and Charlene McN-abb.
“This play is not a comedy,but there’s a lot of fun in it,”Ross says. “I’ve never heard somany good one-liners.”
IF YOU GO…Steel MagnoliasWhen? Apr. 12-14 and 19-21at 8pm, Apr. 15 and 22 at 2pmWhere? Princess Ave. Theatre,40 Princess Ave., St. ThomasCost? $15 each, $10 Apr. 12previewMore info? 519-633-8530 orwww.elgintheatreguild.ca
Tax increase of 2.6%for residents
After almost five hours of de-liberations over the Part 2 Cap-ital Budget, Operations Budgetand grant requests, St. ThomasCity Council approved the 2012Budget at its April 2 councilmeeting.
With gross expenditures of$104,675,710 and gross non-tax revenues of $62,798,389,the municipal tax levy came inat $41,877,321.
“What’s the bottom line for taxpayers?” asked Alderman DaveWarden. It means a municipalproperty tax increase of 3 per-cent, but coupled with the pre-liminary education property taxof 0.221 percent, the overall in-crease in residential propertytax is 2.6 percent.
These figures do not includeany money for the redevelop-ment of the St. Thomas ElginGeneral Hospital. Council fol-lowed a joint decision by theCity and Elgin County to waituntil the province clarified whata “re-scoped” redevelopmentwould look and cost like.
The budget also did not putmoney forward for a new policeheadquarters, but designated$250,000 to investigate what itwould take to renovate the cur-rent building.
Alderman Jeff Kohler askedthat $100,000 be axed from the
Road Operations budget since ithad been such a mild winter. Hesaid he wanted to get thebudget back to 2010 levels ofan average winter.
Director of EnvironmentalServices John Dewancker saidthat the budget had alreadybeen cut back $220,000 to ac-
count for the lack of work thiswinter, and further reductions“would do us in.” Council mem-bers voted to keep the money inthe budget.
Mayor Heather Jackson didnot want to put money into theaging Jaycees pool and said anew pool should be considered
instead. However, Alderman Tom John-
ston said the money to upgradethe facility was coming from theFederal Gas Tax fund, which didnot affect tax payers, whereconstruction of a new poolwould. The motion was carriedto keep it in the budget.
St. Thomas city budget approved April 2Volume 7 No. 48
Judy Cormier is Truvy, Jennifer Leack is Shelby and Rachel Sherret is Annellein the Elgin Theatre Guild’s production of “Steel Magnolias” at the PrincessAvenue Playhouse. (Photo by Claudia Hepburn)
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St. Thomas Treasurer William Day (left) discusses an item in the 2012 Budget with CAO/Clerk Wendell Graves during the St. Thomas city council meeting April 2.
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The St. Thomas Elgin GeneralHospital (STEGH) redevelop-ment project was on the chop-ping block as a way to savemoney when the Ontario Budgetwas handed down March 27.Although STEGH’s redevelop-ment project was not cancelled,the Budget said it would be sig-nificantly scaled back or “re-
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At a meeting March 30, a jointcommittee of County and Citycouncils said that they sup-ported the redevelopment proj-ect as it was originally proposedand recommended that councilscommit to supporting the hos-pital project in future budget de-
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In accordance with this reso-lution, St. Thomas city council,in its April 2 budget meeting, didnot include a contribution to thehospital, but emphasized itscommitment once the scope ofthe project was redefined. ElginCounty council will state its po-sition at its next meeting April10.
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by Heather Newton DerksThe recently re-named
Aylmer-Malahide Museum &Archives opened its doors foranother season complete witha brand new series of exhibits.
The museum’s 35th anniver-sary season kicked off with agrand opening celebrationMarch 24 with MP Joe Preston,MPP Jeff Yurek, Elgin CountyWarden Bill Walters and AylmerMayor Jack Couckuyt in atten-dance. Staff also unveiled themuseum’s new exhibit called“The Doctors and Nurses ofAylmer, Present to Past.”
“I love the display on thenurses’ stuff,” said MP Joe Pre-ston. “My mother was a regis-tered nurse her whole life. Justseeing the nurse’s cape backthere, I can remember howmany times where the six of uskids were playing with mom’snursing cape, pretending wewere vampires, and Mom say-ing ‘Put the cape away.’ It’sgreat to see.”
The museum is open Tuesdayto Friday from 9am to 1pm and2-5pm and Saturday from11am to 4pm.
“We give guided tours and wehave crafts for children con-nected to every exhibit that wedo,” said Pat Zimmer, museumcurator. “We also have interac-tive activities so that if peoplecome in with a family they canreally get involved with the dis-play.”
For the 35 years it has beenopen, the museum has been lo-cated in a cozy little building onEast Street in Aylmer, but ifcomments from Mayor Couck-uyt were any indication, thenext year or two could see themuseum change locales.
“I think the museum is at acrossroads,” said Couckuyt.“They have come to the townseveral times to ask for help
and support, and we’re at thatpoint where the town is goingto have to make a decisionabout what we’re going to do.”
Mayor Couckuyt went on todiscuss the fact that “times aretough,” and that the town islooking at a new building orpossibly the expansion of an oldbuilding in the downtown areathat would house the new mu-seum site as well as the publiclibrary, a space that he sayswould be paid for “completelythrough lease arrangementsfrom the county.”
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veiled by Mayor Couckuyt, Mu-seum Chair Jacquie Jeffreyseemed cautiously optimistic.“If we were downtown, it wouldbe much easier for people toget to us,” she said.
IF YOU GO…Doctors and Nurses of AylmerWhen? Runs until May 26Where? Aylmer-Malahide Museum & Archives, 14 East St., AylmerCost? Free admission, donations appreciated.More info? 519-773-9723
New name. New exhibit. New location?Volunteer Thea Dygos shows visitorssome of the artifacts on display in thenew exhibit, “The Doctors and Nurses ofAylmer, Present to Past,” which openedMarch 24 at the Aylmer-Malahide Mu-seum & Archives.
Maggie Yurek, age 8, of St. Thomas en-joying the children’s craft activities atthe Aylmer-Malahide Museum &Archives at its season opening March24. “I like the museum because I watch‘Little House on the Prairie,’ and it re-minds me of that,” says Maggie.
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The 3rd Annual Home &Garden Show at the EastElgin Community Complex onFriday April 13, Saturday April14 and Sunday April 15,showcases a great lineup atthis new venue with someexciting changes in store forthe public and the vendors.
Elaine Earhart became Sec-retary/Manager of the EastElgin Agriculture Society(commonly known as theAylmer Fair) just two yearsago, and one of the mainfunctions of her position is tobe the driving force behindthe Annual Home & GardenShow. Elaine says this wouldnot be possible without theassistance of her able volun-teer helpers / sisters BettyPendreigh and Gwen Owen.Every day that Elaine worksat her part-time position,Betty and Gwen are there tohelp.
This year the venue ischanged to a more visible siteat the Complex. Everyonewill be in one building which
is comfort controlled. (Lastyear some of the vendorswere not comfortable due tothe lack of heat.) The Com-plex offers lots of free parkingand is an all accessible build-ing. Weather will not be anissue as all the vendors willbe inside the building.
The opening ceremony willfeature Aylmer’s mayor JackCouckuyt and Elgin-Middle-sex-London MP Joe Preston.The family-oriented show willinclude daily entertainment,hourly door prizes, face paint-ing for the kids by Dotsy En-tertainment and freeseminars by the vendors.And don’t forget your mer-chandize bag when you payyour admission!
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When the Home Show isover it will be time to startwork on the 166th AylmerFair happening in 2012 onAugust 10, 11 and 12. And inOctober they will be hostinganother Haunted House.
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Elaine Earhart (right) Secretary/Manager of the East Elgin Agricultural Society with volunteersGwen Owen and Betty Pendreigh have been busy preparing for the Aylmer Home and GardenShow this week-end.
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A significant donation hasbeen made from The Estate ofDorothy Fay Palmer to the Cat-fish Creek Conservation Au-thority March 28.
The funds, totaling $57,500,are destined to pay for the re-placement of the SpringwaterForest boardwalk and the re-pair and resurfacing of 2.4kilometres of forest trails withlimestone screenings. In addi-tion, more than 30 laminatedinterpretive signs will be up-dated and replaced.
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said Kim Smale, general man-ager of Catfish Creek Conser-vation Authority. “This willensure that the thousands ofannual visitors will be able tocontinue to enjoy the naturalbeauty and uniqueness of theSpringwater Forest.”
Andrew Gunn, trustee of theDorothy Palmer Estate, hasadvised that the contributionbe made in memory of Mrs.Palmer’s husband, John W.F.Palmer, a former member ofthe Board of Directors of theConservation Authority, who
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A group of hikers takes a break on the Springwater Forest boardwalk in2010. The Catfish Creek Conservation Authority is now able to replace thewood structure thanks to a generous donation by the Dorothy Palmer Estate. (Photo by Brian Wilsdon)
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Dorothy Gebert
The people you meetHome show events are great
for seeing new products, serv-ices and ideas for one’s home,
but local shows are especially wonderful forbeing places to bump into people you know.
At last weekend’s Home, Garden and OutdoorLiving Show hosted by the St. Thomas ElginHome Builder’s Association, I seemed to run intoa lot of people, some I’d just seen a few days agoand others I hadn’t seen in awhile.
I met Dan Muscat and Wayne Northcott of theSt. Thomas Downtown Development Board whowere braving the cold at the front doors handingout bags. They were enthusiastically promotingthe DDB’s vendor display in the Doug Tarry Room,featuring stores from up and down Talbot Street.
While passing through that venue, my husbandwas tempted by the pulled pork mini-burgersbeing sampled at the Farmgate Markets booth.There, we met Tricia Herbert, a former WeeklyNews columnist, who talked up the excellence of
Ontario meat products and how few people knewabout it.
I met Jena Downen-Dempsey and BrianDempsey who were promoting Jena’s new en-deavor called “the art company.” Eventually tobe housed in the former Elmdale Public Schoolbuilding, this new art studio is just taking off, andI promised to meet with her soon to discuss whatit was all about. I’ll keep you posted on the detailsof this new venture.
I met Stefanie Coleman-Dias and John Dias ofColeman-Dias3 Construction who were happy tochat at their booth about the new things happen-ing in their business, and how they loved beingat this year’s home show to meet new clients.
I even met Lindsay Bos, a student of mine fromFanshawe College where I teach a course onbusiness communication, who was taking timeout of her schedule to help out at one of thebooths.
That’s the nice thing about a smaller commu-nity; it’s just big enough that you don’t necessar-ily know everybody but can still recognize quitea few faces in the crowd. That’s something youdon’t experience in the big city.
Terry Carroll
A multi-million dollar idea
Over the past couple of weeks,I heard stories about light in
these sometimes dark economic times at a pres-entation by Elgin Business Resource Centre(EBRC) to Central Elgin Council and then at the25th Annual General Meeting of EBRC.
At the council meeting, John Regan and GlennThorel mentioned entrepreneurial successes,jobs created and a couple of million dollars avail-able to lend this year to local business peoplewith a good idea, a plan, and rejection lettersfrom banks. These themes continued at the or-ganization’s AGM with inspiring business stories,often following periods of adversity.
This creative environment got me revisiting aretail idea, one I’d like to take to the next level inpartnership with EBRC. I definitely meet one ofthe criteria – I know how to be turned down by abank. Believe me, it’s not that difficult.
As for the idea? It’s a solution to one of those
simple things that bedevils every couple in thekitchen. I’m talking about fridge magnets, butwith a twist: fridge magnets for your dishwasher.I know, I know, sounds mundane, but bear withme.
Millions of times across this fair land every day,somebody goes to put dirty dishes in the dish-washer only to hear somebody else say, with anote of panic in her voice, “Those are clean.”
Together, my lovely wife Nancy and I have de-veloped a solution. It’s a fridge magnet with oneword on it, and that word is: Clean. With this newinnovation, every time you start the dishwasher,you move the Clean fridge magnet from thefridge to the dishwasher. And you put it back onthe fridge after you unload the dishwasher.
At five bucks apiece for the upscale urban mar-ket, I’m envisioning five million in revenue. To getto ten million, we sell these suckers in pairs, onesays Clean, one says Dirty.
And we haven’t touched on the multi-lingual in-ternational market potential. How do you spellClean and Dirty in Cantonese? With a couple ofmillion from my friends at EBRC, I’m prepared tofind out.
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Flowers on showRon Arends of St. Thomas (right) buys some unusually coloured roses from Brian Mansell of the Old Gardens FlowerShop during the Home, Garden and Outdoor Living Show March 31.
With the constant invention ofnew words and language, wemust be prepared for some of itto die and pass into history. I amreminded that one of the greatphrases from my youth was “apenny for your thoughts,” in
which the exchange of a single cent would allowsomeone to spill all their deepest, darkest se-crets.
Only old people will miss the penny, becausethere was a time when we could get grab bagsfull of treats for a single copper penny. They alsosold three “blackballs” for a penny, and whenyou got past the outer layer of black, there wereother layers of flavour that lasted a very longtime. A penny went a long way back in the1940s and 50s.
Now it takes 1.6 cents to make a single penny,and the currency is almost valueless, unless youhave a ton-and-a-half of it to trade in for largerdenominations. I guess the only people who willmiss the penny, now that the Royal Mint has de-cided to stop producing it, will be Walmart, whowill now have to adjust prices down to .95 in-stead of .99. On the surface, it means that theconsumer will save 4 cents, but I don’t think so.
Copper is worth a great deal as a metal, andthieves try to steal hundreds of pounds of cop-per tubing or copper wire to sell it back to theunsuspecting. It is a true commodity and shouldnot be wasted in a currency of low value.
It is all for the best, since prices have been ris-ing so much recently that a penny has almostno value at all, except as symbol of happy times,many years ago, when a penny was really worthsomething.
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need the Ontario Governmentto alter plans announced inTuesday’s [Mar.27] budget thatimply much-needed redevel-opment of the St. Thomas ElginGeneral Hospital will be de-layed or reduced.
The St. Thomas & District
Chamber of Commerce fullysupports the overall positionand direction taken by theprovince in the budget but isasking for complete reconsid-eration of the intention to re-duce the investment in ourcommunity by changing hospi-tal plans announced prior tothe last election. We believethe province needs to give ourcommunity special considera-tion and we urge the Premierand the Minister of Health toreconsider. The economy has
hit our area very hard with joblosses and our work to renewand rebuild will become muchharder with any reductions atthis time. We’re asking theprovince to help, not hurt us aswe work to renew our eco-nomic health.
The Chamber recognizes theSt. Thomas Elgin General Hos-pital as a key component ineconomic renewal. Getting andkeeping jobs here is based onmuch more than having busi-nesses find the right people
and a good site. Quality-of-lifeis now an essential componentthat employers and investorsrequire as they evaluate deci-sions to come, leave orgrow. The St. Thomas hospitalis a high-value asset with anexceptional record of serviceand performance.
R. W. (Bob) HammersleyPresident & CEO
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Ending on a high notePat Martyn presents Julie Rempel withthe Rose Bowl and scholarship awardfor her winning vocal solo on the finalnight of the St. Thomas Rotary MusicFestival March 2.
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infection won’t be diagnosed until it is too late.Can Heartworm be treated?Yes, but it is costly and can have serious sideeffects. It is much safer and less expensive tokeep your pet up to date on yearly testing andpreventatives. How do we prevent infection?I strongly recommend testing your pet each yearprior to mosquito and flea season and puttingthem on preventative medication. Testing willidentify infection early and minimize treatmentrisks. There are preventatives available that aregiven monthly and protect against heartworm,fleas, mites, intestinal worms, and ticks. Our veterinarians will help you choose the rightpreventative for your pet. Call us and book yourpet’s annual heartworm check today.
Getting ready for Vimy lectureMike Baker, curator of the Elgin County Museum, polishes the Victoria Cross, awarded to Elgin County native Ellis Siftonfor exemplary bravery on the first day of the Vimy Ridge battle during World War I. Mike is preparing for the 2nd AnnualVimy Lecture when Sgt. Graham Mould, 31 CER (The Elgins) and Brett Potter from CANADIGM, will be speaking about theintricate carvings left by Canadian soldiers in the caves and tunnels near the front lines of Vimy Ridge. A related display oftheir work will be on exhibit at the museum for one week before and after the talk, which takes place Saturday, April 7 at2pm at the Elgin County Museum, 450 Sunset Drive in St. Thomas. Free for all to attend.
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Messenger Freight Systems,a local trucking company, isexpanding from St. Thomasinto Cambridge, with an officialgrand opening slated for April2.
“After weathering the stormof tough economic times, Mes-senger has pushed throughstronger than ever,” said pres-ident Louise Vonk. “We havejust opened a new facility inCambridge to support ourstrong presence in the area.”
This new initiative comes onthe heels of the company rap-idly expanding at its St.Thomas location as well.
“Messenger has broken the100-employee plateau and isbecoming a major employer inSt. Thomas,” said MessengerOffice Manager Sherry Nott.
Along with the facility at 150Dennis Road in St. Thomas, thenew office and shop at 6 - 470Collier MacMillian in Cam-bridge opened in March to actas a depot to the St. Thomashead office.
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How about a story?St. Thomas Mayor Heather Jacksongives her six-month-old niece, LeahThompson, a tour of the renovated children’s area at the grand re-openingof the St. Thomas Public Library March 29.
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The St. Thomas-Elgin ArborWeek Committee wants you tocount yourself in for a specialcelebration in honour of the140th anniversary of Arbor Dayon April 10.
The volunteer committee isrunning a contest to encouragepeople in Elgin County to planta tree this year to celebrate theannual international event thatpromotes tree planting.
“From the start of Arbor Dayto early fall, we’re going to askpeople to email us and tell usthe number of trees theyplanted,” says C. Frank Lat-tanzio, committee chairperson.“What number will we reach?The sky’s the limit!”
Trees planted between April10, 2012 (Arbor Day’s 140thanniversary) and September19, 2012 (Canada’s NationalTree Day) are eligible.
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Luck of the IrishGlenn Thorel (left), business developerat Elgin Business Resource Centre(EBRC), presents a leather jacket to GaryBodkin, financial services manager atDisbrowe Chevrolet Buick GMC Cadillac.Gary won the prize at the St. Patrick'sDay Chamber of Commerce BusinessAfter 5 event March 14, sponsored byEBRC at St. Anne's Centre in St. Thomas.
St. Thomas Police are investigating a theft from Wilson’s Canada Cleaners. On March 9 at 5:40pm, a staffmember left the front counter area and went into theback room. When they returned a few minutes later, theyobserved that the cash register drawer was open and thecash was gone. A small amount of cash was stolen. Any-one with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppersat 1-800-222-8477.
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“A penny for your thoughts?”This classic phrase may notmean anything anymore afterthe Canadian government dis-continues the use of the pennycoin later this year, but theAlzheimer Society of Elgin-St.Thomas says it still meanssomething to them.
The local charity launched anew fundraising and awarenesscampaign March 30 called“Pennies for Memories” to helpthose living with Alzheimer’sdisease and related dementias.
“We thought people wouldwant to do something with theirextra coins, and this is a way toput them to good use,” saidChris Smith, events coordinatorat the Alzheimer Society of ElginSt. Thomas. She said everypenny counts towards providingprograms and services in sup-
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Shelley McCorkell, executive director of theAlzheimer Society of Elgin-St. Thomas, adds a fewmore pennies to the jar insupport of the Pennies forMemories campaign.(Photo courtesy of theAlzheimer Society of Elgin-St. Thomas)
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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGNotice is hereby given that the Annual General Meetingof the North America Railway Hall of Fame will be held
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financial statements of the corporation for the fiscalyear ended October 31, 2011, to elect Directors, to ap-point auditors and to transact other business that mayproperly come before the meeting. Any member of theNorth America Railway Hall of Fame whose member-ship is paid-up as of May 3, 2012 is eligible to vote in
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Officially re-opening the libraryThe St. Thomas Public Library held its grand re-opening March 29 afteralmost a year of renovation. At the ribbon-cutting ceremony were(from left) John Knox of Chamberlain Architects; Andrew Gunn, trusteeof the Dorothy Palmer Estate who funded a major portion of the chil-dren’s library; Greg Grondin, chair of the St. Thomas Public LibraryBoard; Rudi Denham, chief librarian and CEO of the library; St. ThomasMayor Heather Jackson; and Heather Robinson, library revitalizationproject coordinator.
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Good Friday Service, April 6th at 10:00 a.m.Hot Cross Buns and refreshments at 9:00 a.m.Easter Sunday Service, April 8th at 10:00 a.m.
Services with John VanEyk. Everyone Welcome.
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Palm Sunday - Sunday, April 1st - 10:45 a.m.Maunday Thursday - Thursday, April 5th - 7:00 p.m.Good Friday - Friday, April 6th - 10:00 a.m.Easter Sunday - Sunday, April 8th - 10:45 a.m.
www.unionunitedchurch.caGood Friday Service at 9:30am
Easter Sunday Service at 9:30amEveryone Welcome
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St. Andrew’s United Church60 West Ave., St. Thomas
Rev. Joan GoldenGood Friday Worship 10:30 am
-----------------------------------------------Easter Sunday Worship 10:30 am
Intergenerational ServiceEveryone Welcome
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Good Friday Service this year is being hosted by
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Everyone welcomeEaster Sunday there will be a breakfast service at 8am,
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Knox Presbyterian Church55 Hincks Street, St. Thomas
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Good Friday Service 10:30 a.m."The Redeemer" by Martin Shaw
Easter Sunday Service 10:30 a.m.Hallelujah! He is Risen! Please join us to worship
St. James Presbyterian ChurchFerguson Line and Yarmouth Centre Line.
Pastor Cynthia Breadner519-207-3331
April 6, 2012 Good Friday 9:30 AM Grief, Loss and Bereavement Service
Everyone is invited to walk their grief to the cross,and begin to heal. The power of resurrection.
April 8, 2012 Easter Sunday7:00 AM Sunrise Service at Belmont Park
Light Breakfast, coffee, tea and juice to follow at the church
9:30 AM Easter Morning Service Reminder:
April 11, 2012 Spring Supper!!
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Grace United ChurchSt. Mark's United Church
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How to make Elephant’s Tooth PasteFamily Science Day, sponsoredby the volunteer group Let’s TalkScience, attracted a basementfull of youngsters at St. JamesPresbyterian Church March 24.Here Alyssa Tait, MikaelaFletcher, and Amanda Vlasma,work with volunteer Anne Dieterle using a combinationyeast and dishwasher detergentto create a froth called Ele-phant’s Tooth Paste.
(Photo by Brian Wilsdon)
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Trinity Anglican ChurchThe Church with the Purple Steeple
Maundy Thursday Apr 5th 7pm
Good Friday Apr 6th 10amService at St. Hildas• St.Lukes
Sunrise Service Old EnglishChurch Apr 8th 7:30am
Easter Sunday Apr 8th 9am Communion [BCP]
10:30am Holy Eucharist and Sunday School
Father Jawn Kolohon Officiating Gods Peace in this Holy WeekPhone: 519-631-7000
320 Elm Street
Easter Weekend Services(Everyone Welcome)
Good Friday “Were You There?” 10:00 a.m. Easter Sunday Sunrise - Pinafore Park Pavilion 7:00 a.m.
Followed by breakfast at Salvation Army ChapelEaster Sunday Service - 320 Elm St. 10:00 a.m.
“What If Jesus Didn’t Rise?”
80 Curtis St , St. Thomas 519-637-4195Pastor David Howlett
Good Friday, April 6, 10:30amEaster Sunday, April 8, 10:00am
God loves you. He wants you to know Him.“COME”
Living Hope Community Church
Living Hope Community Church
St. Anne’s Roman Catholic Church
20 Morrison Drive, St. Thomas
Holy Thursday, April 5th7:00 p.m. – Mass of the Lord’s Supper
Followed by Adoration of the Blessed SacramentGood Friday, April 6th
11:00 a.m. – Children’s LiturgyStations of the Cross and Communion Service
3:00 p.m. – Solemn Liturgy of Good FridayHoly Saturday, April 7th
8:00 p.m. – Easter Vigil
Easter Sunday, April 8thMass at 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.
Everyone is welcome to experience Easter at St. John’s
St. John’s Anglican20 Flora St., 631-7368
Priest: Rev’d Jim Innes, B.A., M.Div. Music Director: Brian May
Good Friday 11:00amMain Easter Sunday Service 10:30am
BCP Eucharist 9:00am
Centre Street Baptist ChurchWelcomes You
Easter Services
Good Friday. (April 6th) at 10:30a.m. – At New Sarum Baptist Church.Combined service with New Sarum & Sparta Baptist ChurchesEaster Sunday. (April 8th): 9:00a.m. – “Sonrise” service at the church
9:30a.m. – Easter Breakfast11:00a.m. – Resurrection Celebration Service
28 Southwick Street (corner of Southwick & Centre St.)Phone: (519) 631-1872
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Full and Partial Estates, Collections, High QualityAntiques, Artwork, Furniture, Folk Art, Historic
Documents, Clocks, Toys and other fine items on aconsignment basis to be sold at an upcoming Spring
auction at the Canada Southern Railway Station.Proceeds of the sales will go toward the ongoing
restoration of the Station. Dealers welcome.
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Maundy Thursday, April 5th Communion Service at 7:15pm
Good Friday, April 6th at 3:00pmEaster Sunday, April 8th at 10:30am
EASTER SERVICESSt. Thomas Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)Easter Worship Services
See my fishEmma Annett, a Grade 2 student at Southwold PublicSchool, shows off her work ofart at the the Great BeginningsElementary Schools Art Exhibitat the St. Thomas-Elgin PublicArt Centre. The show runs untilApril 7.
(Photo by Brian Wilsdon)
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Answer: Tangerine Tango isthe acclaimed fashion colourfor 2012 according to Pantone,the colour gods. Although nota colour most people wouldwant around forever, orange isa great way to give punch andflair to a home. And, just toconfuse the issue, BenjaminMoore announced Wythe Blueas the colour for 2012. Hereare a few ways to make this allwork:
Paint is a very inexpensive
way to bringcolour into aroom. But ifyou are hesi-tant to paintan entire roomin a boldshade of or-ange, opt forusing the sat-urated shadeon just onewall. It is greatin a dining room or gives a hintof fun in a boy’s room, con-trasting nicely with a navy bluebed.
Vivid, zesty orange is a per-fect hue for an office thatwould benefit from the ener-getic vibe. In a basement craftroom, an adjacent wall in limegreen provides a cool contrast
to the hot orange, but keepsthings in the citrus family –and creative!
A deep orange adds life to abedroom. During the day, thecolour is bold and energizing.But at night, it’s warm andcozy. A darker wooden bed-frame, side tables, chair, etc.,work together to ground the
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Introduce orange via beauti-ful fabrics. Drapes in a break-fast nook in a pattern mixedwith orange can be balancedby bringing in the coral orange,butterscotch yellow, sagegreen and sky blue within thepattern.
Subtle variations of orangeharmonize perfectly in a sunlitroom. Apricot walls, peachcurtains, orange sofa, goldenyellow are all various shadesthat make the colour interest-ing but not overpowering.
Paint a wood hutch soda poporange while adding displayand storage space to a room.Compliment the room with ablue accent wall. Add orangestripes in the window treat-ments and rug to bring all theelements together and adddrama to the space.
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Learningfrom eachother
Pretty closeto everything Ihave everlearned, I
learned from either someoneelse or in a community setting.
As a kid, I learned to neverleave an extension ladderstanding next to a building. Ayoung child may venture up itin my absence and hurt him-self. My dad taught methat. But, my dad was a volun-teer fireman – they taught himthat.
As a kid, I learned not totease someone who was dif-ferent from me. My dad taughtme that in the context of aSunday School class goneawry. In the absence of theteacher, we decided to teaseanother pupil in the class whowas different than wewere. Which seemed fine –until my dad found out!
As a kid, I learned that youcouldn't win a soccer game byyourself, no matter how gooda goalkeeper you were. Iplayed a little soccer as a childand had a knack for playinggoal. But I learned in the con-text of a game that, withoutcommunity, I could never win agame. Someone had to ven-ture down the field and score.
As a kid, I learned the essen-tials of “buddy-breathing”when I took a scuba divingcourse with my dad. The ideais to share your air and yourregister with a buddy in caseof an emergency. Buddybreathing was designed tostop you from ripping the reg-ister out of your buddy's mouthbecause you ran out of air. Butagain, I learned that in the con-text of a community called theBarracudas Underwater Clubof St. Catharines.
Henri Nouwen wrote the fol-lowing: "Whatever we knowabout God and God's love;whatever we know about
Jesus – His life, death, andresurrection – whatever weknow about the church and itsministry, is not the invention ofour minds asking for an award.It is the knowledge that hascome to us through the agesfrom the people of Israel andthe prophets, from Jesus andthe saints, and from all whohave played roles in the forma-tion of our hearts. True spiritualknowledge belongs to thecommunion of saints."
So, for me, my spirituality hasto take place in community,because as I said, “Pretty closeto everything I have everlearned, I learned from eithersomeone else or in a commu-nity setting.”
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Has your life been af-fected by someoneelse’s drinking? If so,AL-ANON is for you!We will help. Call 519-434-2613 or 1-888-4al-ANON.
Troubled by someoneelse's drinking? Wewill help! Alateen -Mondays at 6:30pm,St. Thomas ChristianChurch, 451 Welling-ton Street, St. Thomas.
Phone 519-434-2613.
Income Tax Clinics(low income) at St.Thomas Public Library,Mondays in April (notApril 9), 9:15-2:30.Also at the SeniorsCentre Tues. after-noons in March byappt 519-633-2850.
Grief support offeredfor all ages, one to oneor Group settingsavailable. Call Seren-
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Do you have sparetime during the day?VON is in need ofMeals on Wheels andTransportation Volun-teers. For more infor-mation call519-637-6408.
April Open House. FreeLearn To Sing Acap-pella Four Part Har-mony, Men 15 YearsAnd Up, No ExperienceRequired, BarbershopHarmony Society, TheElginaires, 519-637-0876.
Nervous about publicspeaking? Talbot TrailToastmasters can help.Meeting every Thurs-day evening 7-8:30pm, Elgin MallCommunity Centre.Guests welcome, bringa friend!
Pennies for Memories.Please drop off yourpennies at theAlzheimer Society
Elgin-St. Thomas, 450Sunset Drive or call519-633-4396 forpick-up. Pennies foryour Thoughts.
Port Stanley Public Li-brary showcases thepaintings of Guild artistRobin Baratta and Portphotos by SharronRussell through April.302 Bridge Street.519-782-4241.
Field Naturalist Meet-ing, Friday, April 6,7:30pm, Knox Church,St. Thomas, "Action inGrandmas Gardens:Fact, Fancy & Folklore"by Amelia Angel &Miles Evans. 519-631-5279.
Family Easter Event,Union CommunityCentre, sponsored bythe Union SouthYarmouth OptimistClub, April 7, 10-11:30am. Come as afamily. Easter EggHunt. No charge.
Youth Ball Registrationat the Easter Event atthe Union CommunityCentre on April 7, 10-11:30am. Call for info.519-631-3840.
Port Stanley Commu-
nity Policing presentsAnnual Easter EggHunt, Saturday, April 7,11am, starting at theLibrary ending at theLegion. Kids fingerprinting.
Annual Easter Celebra-tion in Sparta, Satur-day, April 7,11am-3pm. Free funfor the kids-draws,Easter egg hunt andpictures with theEaster Bunny.
Bake sale and coffeebake by Adah ChapterO.E.S. at Caladonia2 Pioneer Line at Dut-ton. Saturday, April7, 10-12pm.
Aylmer-Malahide Mu-seum & Archives,Memorable Mondays.The 2nd Monday ofeach month. April 9,2-3pm. Museummembers free, non-members $5. 14 EastSt. Aylmer, 519-773-9723.
The Canadian CancerSociety is offering afree 6 week self-man-agement program“Living Well BeyondCancer” starting April10 from 6–8:30pm. To
register 519-432-1137 ext. 3915.
Parkinson SupportGroup Meeting, Tues-day April 10, 2-4pm.,Knights of Columbus,265 Wellington St. Info519-631-9313.
Drumming Circle,Tuesday, April 10, 7pm,St. John's Church onFlora St. The interac-tive
Drum Circle is open toeveryone. Info 519-631-7368.
Wednesday Card Club,April 11, 2-4pm, St.John's Church on FloraSt. Bring a friend.Coffee and goodiesprovided. Freewill of-fering.
Field NaturalistWalk, Wednesday,April 11, 6:30pm atAylmer Wildlife Man-agement Area. Info519-769-2094.
Wednesday, April 11,Bible Questions at St.Andrew's UnitedChurch, everyone iswelcome. For info call519-631-4558.
Hospice Visiting Volun-
teers Needed, Trainingwill be held April 11-May 30. Please callVON for more informa-tion 519-637-6408.
Steel Magnolias byRobert Harling. April12, 13, 14, 19 (sold-out), 20, 21 at 8pm.April 15 & 22 at 2pm.Elgin Theatre Guild, 40Princess Avenue. Tick-ets: $15. Call 519-633-8530.
Elgin County RailwayMuseum generalmeeting takes placeThursday, April 12 atthe Museum site.7pm. Please notechange of location.519-631-9865.
St. Thomas StampClub Meeting, April 12,7pm, Community OfChrist Church, 105Fairview Avenue. ForInfo Rick Badgley 519-637-8432. EveryoneWelcome To Attend.
Junior Farmers Meet-ing at Elgin County Ad-ministrative Building,Ages 15-29, April 12 at7:30pm. More info519-860-5912.
April 13, Beef Supper,Odd Fellows & Re-bekahs Hall, 54 MooreSt. Doors open 4pm,serving 5-7pm. Adult$10, child 6-12 $5,under 5 free. Ticketsat door, eat in/take out.519-631-3494.
Rotary Music FestivalKeynotes Concerttakes place April 13,7pm at the SalvationArmy, Elm St. Presen-tation of the manyscholarships andawards to young per-
formers. 519-631-9865.
Grab & Go, Chicken Di-vine Dinner, Friday,April 13, St. Mark'sUnited Church, Pick up4:30-6pm, still only$10. at the door.
St. Thomas Crimestop-pers rain barrel sale,Saturday, April 14.Support our local ini-tiatives. Please callGrant at 519-631-0740 for more infor-mation.
Babysitting Course,April 14 and 27, UnionCommunity Centre,Children 10 yrs andolder. Call to register519-631-3840.
Shopping Bus toVaughan Mills Mall andIKEA, Saturday, April14 leaving from St.Thomas. EveryoneWelcome, $42 per per-son. For information orto book a seat call
519-852-2161.
Yard Sale & HiddenTreasures, Saturday,April 14, beginning8am-noon, St. John'sChurch on Flora St.We have 'Yards' &'Yards' of good stuff.Check us out.
Rummage/Bake Sale& Boutique, Saturday,April 14, 8-11:30am,Central United Church,135 Wellington St.
Tuesday, April 17, Cre-ating into aMystery/Prayer ShawlGroup,10:30am at St.Andrew's UnitedChurch, 60 West Ave.For info 519-631-4558. Everyone isWelcome.
Wednesday Card Club,April 18, 2-4pm St.John's Church on FloraSt. Bring a friend.Coffee and goodiesprovided. Freewill of-fering.
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The Township of Southwold is looking for a qualifiedcandidate to fill the position of full-time RoadMaintenance Employee for a one-year contract (possibleextension). The incumbent must have a valid DZ licenseand experience in the operation of a variety of heavyequipment. Experience in snow plowing, roadconstruction and maintenance techniques would beconsidered an asset. A complete job description isavailable upon request.
Normal work week is 40 hrs. On-call duties on a rotatingbasis and after hours work for emergency repairs and callouts are a requirement of the position.
Resumes will be accepted until Friday April 13, 2012,4:30 p.m., Attn: Scott Woolley, Public WorksSuperintendent, Township of Southwold, 35663 FingalLine, Fingal, ON, N0L 1K0 or fax to (519) 769-2837 oremail: [email protected]
The personal information submitted for employment is collected underthe Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and will beused to determine eligibility for employment. We thank you for yourapplication, but advise that only those selected for an interview will becontacted. The Township of Southwold is an “Equal OpportunityEmployer”
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Field NaturalistWalk, Wednesday,April 18, 6:30pm atYarmouth Natural Her-itage Area, on SpartaLine. Info 519-769-2094.
Wednesday, April 18,Kicker's, 6-7pm, St.Andrew's UnitedChurch , 60 West Ave.For children ages 5-13. Please call forinfo if attending thisevening. 519-631-4558.
Thursday, April 19, Eu-chre Games & Dessert,7pm at St. Andrew'sUnited Church, 60West Ave. EveryoneWelcome. For info519-631-4558.
PD Day Program at theUnion CommunityCentre, April 20 from9-4pm. Call to register519-631-3840.
Fun for all ages gamesnight, April 20, 7pm,Fellowship Church,641 Elm, St. Bring agame & have fun. Do-nations gratefully ac-cepted for Fresh Startmaternity Supports.Info 519-631-9011.
Friday, April 20,Spaghetti Dinner, 5-7pm, movie to followat St. Andrew's UnitedChurch, 60 West Ave.In support of summercamps. Info and tick-ets 519-631-4558.
Gospel Concert withThe Chapelaires andThe Nale Family. Sat.April 21, 6pm. 531 Tal-bot St. W. East ElginCommunity Complex,Aylmer. For info 519-773-7302. Freewill of-fering.
VON presents “WhenFamilies Grieve” forcaregivers supportinggrieving children, April21, 1-3pm, AylmerBaptist Church. For in-formation/register callBecky Ahrens 519-637-6408.
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BUCKLEY, RANDY L. of St. Thomas, passed away Thursday,March 29, 2012 in his 60th year. Cremation took place.No public visitation or funeral service. Sifton FuneralHome.CATTELL, DOROTHY JEAN (GAUTHIER) of St. Thomas, passedaway Thursday, March 29, 2012 in her 82nd year. Mass ofthe Christian Burial was celebrated April 3, 2012. WilliamsFuneral Home Ltd.GIBBONS, EDITH C. of Aylmer, passed away Tuesday, March27, 2012 in her 86th year. A funeral was held March 29,2012. H.A. Kebbel Funeral Home.JONES, MAY DOREEN of Aylmer and Springfield, passedaway Friday, March 30, 2012 in her 93rd year. A funeralwas held April 3, 2012. H.A. Kebbel Funeral Home.LATAM, BETTY (NEE SYTSMA) passed away Tuesday, March27, 2012 in her 70th year. A celebration of life was heldMarch 30, 2012. Shawn Jackson Funeral Home.MCCANN, LORRAINE of St. Thomas, passed away Monday,March 26, 2012 in her 86th year. Mass of the ChristianBurial was celebrated April 2, 2012. Williams FuneralHome Ltd.RONSON, JOHN AYLMER “JACK” of Aylmer and formerly ofBelmont, passed away on Monday, April 2, 2012 in his92nd year. An informal celebration of life Friday, April 6 at1pm. Visitation from 12-1pm. Williams Funeral Home Ltd.SHACKELTON, CINDY LYNN of RR #4, Aylmer, passed awayon Tuesday, March 27, 2012 in her 47th year. A funeralservice was held March 31, 2012. H.A. Kebbel FuneralHome.
SMITH, CLARENCE JAMES of London and formerly of St.Thomas, passed away Monday, March 26, 2012 in his 87thyear. A funeral was held March 30, 2012. Williams FuneralHome Ltd.TAYLOR, NORMAN RALPH of RR #1, Belmont, passed awayon Monday, March 26, 2012 at the age of 78. A servicewas held March 30, 2012. H.A. Kebbel Funeral Home.TEMPLE, COLLEEN of St. Thomas, passed away on Sunday,March 25, 2012 in her 76th year. A public memorial serv-ice was held. Williams Funeral Home Ltd.WALLER, WILFRED LESLIE “LES” of St. Thomas, passed awayon Thursday, March 29, 2012 in his 70th year. A funeralwas held April 2, 2012. Williams Funeral Home Ltd.WHITE, SALLY (NEE JONES) of Aylmer, passed away on Sun-day, April 1, 2012 in her 91st year. A private family serviceheld. H.A. Kebbel Funeral Home.
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S T O R E D I R E C T O R YBentley .................................................................. 637-8021Charm Diamond Centre..................................... 637-8020Dairy Queen / Orange Julius ............................637-2542Dorlene...................................................................637-1255Elgin Mall Dental Office .....................................637-1811Elgin Travel & Cruises.........................................633-6300Experts Tailoring & Alterations.........................852-1035Flair Jeans & Alterations ...................................633-4794GNC.........................................................................637-0023Galaxy Cinemas ...................................................631-2261GoodLife Fitness .............................633-8475 & 631-1501
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Riverbed Aqua Massage...................................207-3225Smithbooks............................................................633-4717Sport Mart .............................................................631-4006St Thomas Town & Country Realty..................................................207-3000Stitches ..................................................................631-4600Subway ..................................................................631-0331Suzy Shier..............................................................633-1336TD Canada Trust...................................................633-4640Tan Jay ...................................................................633-5524The Perk.................................................................631-3242Wok Express.........................................................637-6426Zellers.....................................................................633-4645
Come visit with the
EASTER BUNNY!
10am to 2pm Saturday April 7, 2012
Visit elginmall.com formore exciting offers!
MALL CLOSED APRIL 6, GOOD FRIDAY
& APRIL 8, EASTER SUNDAY
RAYNA Now is the Time to build your Spring
Wardrobe! Buy any 3 items and get the4th FREE! Valid on spring merchandise
only, Not valid on any previous purchases or with any other promotion,
Free item is the lowest retail value.DORLENE
VIP EVENT 30% OFF regular priced merchandise
April 9 - April 14RIVERBED AQUA MASSAGE
Riverbed Weight Loss Challenge 10 weekprogram - $99.00
Just $10.00 a week… SIGN UP NOW… to reserve your spot!Includes – 2 nights of exercise classes
Monday & Thursday nightsAll fitness levels welcome!
Weighs Ins & Prizes awardedUnlimited use of T-Zone
Vibration Machine(519) 207-3225
www.riverbedmassage.com
PARENTS BRING YOUR OWNCAMERA FOR PHOTOS WITH
THE EASTER BUNNY
In the Community RoomFun for the whole family.
Including crafts andcolouring and goody
bags for the kids!
