December 15, 2011 Issue

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Railway City Brewing Com-pany is helping to support St.Thomas-Elgin United Way bydonating 50 cents from thesale of every bottle of its newholiday beer, Cranberry Pilsner.

"This is an exciting releasefor us, as it is a very fresh crisppilsner using only the finestcranberries from Muskoka,"says Paul Corriveau, vice-pres-ident of sales and marketingfor the brewery that is knownfor its use of local ingredients.

“What a festive way of show-ing your support for the com-munity by purchasing this

locally crafted cranberry pil-sner over the holiday season,”says Paul Shaffer, executive di-rector of United Way Elgin-St.Thomas.

The brewery is hosting a Hol-iday Open House this weekendwhere brewery tours and freesamples will be featured.

IF YOU GO…Holiday Open HouseWhen? Sat. Dec 17, 10am-6pm; Sun. Dec 18, 12-4pmWhere? Railway City BrewingCompany, 168 Curtis St., St. ThomasMore info? 519-631-1881

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Paul Corriveau and Al Goulding welcome you to their Holiday Open Housethis weekend at the Railway City Brewing Company. (Photo courtesy ofElgin County Economic Development)

David Harding of Port Bruce with the Christmas card he and a friend have beensending back and forth to each other for almost 60 years.

Friends exchangeChristmas cardsince they were10 years old

David Harding who lives inPort Bruce has been ex-changing the same Christ-mas card with his friendArthur Clarke for 58 years.

The folded paper card isnow held together with tapeand is looking a little worn butstill wishes the recipient “ABonnie Good Luck Christ-mas” and asks to be sentback.

“Arthur’s mother bought aset of six cards from Eaton’sand he sent me one, “ saysDavid. “It was the only one ofthe six that was ever re-turned.”

The friends were barely intheir teens when they beganthe exchange but even nowthat they’re both in their 70s,they haven’t missed a yearsending the card back andforth to each other. Every yearthey’ve marked the date andsigned it. The card is coveredwith signatures of familymembers and new addresseswhenever they moved.

As a bank manager, David

moved around quite a lot,with assignments in London,Toronto, Lindsay, Ottawa andOshawa.

He managed the CanadaTrust branch at Talbot andElgin Streets in St. Thomas inthe 1970s and 80s andopened the branch in thenewly built Elgin Mall. He isnow retired and lives in PortBruce.

As the years went by, thecard became more and moreprecious, so they begansending it by registered mailto make sure it got through.

“It used to cost me 2 centsto mail the card in 1953,”says David. “Now it costs $5to send it by registered mail.”

David says he doesn’t likeemail greetings and prefersreceiving old-fashionedChristmas cards in the mail.In fact, he has two friends atopposite ends of the countryin British Columbia and NovaScotia with whom he also ex-changes the same card. Butthat’s only been going on for25 years.

“I love going to the mailboxand getting a card,” he says.“It’s a great tradition.”

Wishing each otherMerry Christmas for 58 years

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“As I reflect on the work performed by staff, volunteers, nurses and doctors, how fortunate we are to have such dedicatedpeople. My family has had many hospital visits over the years and staff have been friendly, compassionate and verycompetent. Keep up the good work!

I believe in the Hospital’s redevelopment plan and what it will accomplish. I believe this is an insurance program that willguarantee us the very best care over time.

Please join me in making a committment to the St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital for the health of our families and ourcommunity, now and for the future.”

Christmas tree collectionAlderman Mark Cosens re-

minded residents that a tem-porary drop off depot fornatural Christmas trees will

again be established at theCity’s Public Works ServiceCentre located at 100 BurwellRoad. It will operate from Jan-uary 2 to January 6 between

7:30am and 3:30pm and onJanuary 7 from 8am-12noon.New Year’s Eve transit service

Mayor Heather Jackson-Chapman thanked EdwardSoldo, manager of operationsand compliance, and his teamfor arranging free transit serv-ice on New Year’s Eve. MothersAgainst Drunk Driving St.Thomas-Elgin chapter had

sponsored the service in thepast but, because of an in-crease in rates and the transi-tion of transit providers, wasunable to do so this year. Citystaff secured funding from var-ious businesses (Voyageur,myFM, Reith & Associates,Locke Insurance, EMCO and St.Thomas Energy Services). Freetransit service will be availableon New Year’s Eve from

8:15pm on December 31 to3:15am January 1. Alzheimer Month

Stacy Wraight, public educa-tion coordinator of theAlzheimer Society Elgin-St.Thomas asked council to de-clare January AlzheimerAwareness Month. TheAlzheimer flag will be raised atCity Hall on January 3 at 9am.

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Monday to - Sunday, 10:00am - 10:00pmHelping outMalcolm Rust (right), president of the Rotary Club of St. Thomas Foundation, presents a cheque for $500 to Brian Bur-ley of The Caring Cupboard food bank on December 8. The money will go to help families in need over Christmas inSt. Thomas. (Photo courtesy of Malcolm Rust)

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There are two opportunitiesin the St. Thomas communityto give the “perfect gift” thisholiday season: Wednesday,December 21 at the TimkenCommunity Centre on ThirdAvenue from 12:30-8pm andthe Knights of Columbus Hallat 265 Wellington Street onSaturday, December 24 from

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All these kittens have to betreated for fleas/worms, im-munized and spayed/neutered.Vet costs for one kitten easilyexceed $200. It’s not difficult todo the math for 60 kittens: astaggering $12,000! Let’s notforget that PFFL has monthlyexpenses such as mortgage,heat/water, litter and food, andnever-ending leaks in roof anddoors.

Even though all new cats arequarantined upon arrival, alarge influx of kittens can posea serious threat to the healthand wellbeing of all residents.There is only so much space togo around: less space per catcauses more stress, whichmay lead to a greater suscep-tibility for upper respiratorydisease. Of course, when catsget sick, there are additionalmedical expenses and an in-crease in need for volunteersto care for them.

Have you ever wonderedwhere the money comes fromto pay these bills? If you askPFFL’s team of hard-workingdirectors, they will tell you billsare not paid until donations

come in. It’s as simple as that!Please remember that PFFLdoes not have any paid em-ployees and has not receivedany legacies to ease some ofthe financial burden. In case ofemergency, board membersdig into their own savings,pensions or meager disabilityallowances!

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Police in St. Thomas are investigating a theft from Foodland. OnNovember 15 at 1:15pm, a male entered the store on WilliamStreet, went directly to the meat section and started to concealmeat in his backpack. When staff approached, he fled the store

and rode off on his bike east bound on Centre Street. He is white,5’7”, reddish blond hair, stocky build, wearing camo pants and dark sun-glasses. The bike was bright orange. Anyone with information is asked to con-tact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.


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Christmas is here(and has been forawhile)

Is it just me or is Christmasgetting earlier and earlier each year? With all theSanta Claus parades, Christmas plays and holi-day concerts taking place at the end of Novem-ber and early December, there’s not a lot left toenjoy around the traditional Christmas week.Even Christmas parties are being held early. Whyis that?

Has the retail tendency to put Christmas mer-chandise out right after Halloween affected ourpsyches so much that holiday events are pushedup in the calendar too?

Do the people presenting the events want toget them out of the way so they don’t have toperform near Christmas?

Or maybe it doesn’t matter when events takeplace because the Christmas season now lasts

almost a month and a half?But that still doesn’t offer people much to do

just before or during Christmas week. I thoughtmaybe it was just my perception, but I checkeda local events calendar that is usually packedwith activities, and no events are listed betweenDecember 18 and December 31.

So one of the only things left for people to doduring those two weeks is to go shopping.

But even Boxing Day has stretched to becomeBoxing Week at many stores. Some have evenstarted their Boxing sales before Christmas.

But on the other hand, maybe getting all theseevents out of the way early is a good thing.Christmas week is now free to concentrate onbeing with family and doing fun things with them.It’s the time to visit aunts and uncles and cousinsyou haven’t seen all year or to have a coffee andcatch up with friends and neighbours. Maybe it’sa good thing that we can slow down on Christ-mas Day and through that week and take timeto remember what the season is all about.

At least until the New Year’s festivities begin.

Terry Carroll

Bullying, now and then

About four weeks ago, I waswalking past Arthur Voaden Secondary Schoolwhen five guys – all about 15, all slim and aboutthe same height – started horsing around. Onegrabbed another around the neck. Somebodyelse got into the melee. A couple of soft puncheswere thrown.

“Hey, stop bullying,” one guy said with a laugh.“Yeah, you bully,” yelled another guy.There was nothing serious about this. But it ap-

pears that, since bullying has become officiallytaboo, it’s also become a subject for teen humor.

Two things have been in the news lately. Oneis teenage suicides linked to bullying. The otheris proposed Ontario legislative changes givingprincipals the authority to expel students guiltyof bullying behaviour.

I’m all for the change in the legislation, as I amfor anything that helps lessen the number of teen

suicides. But it is a complicated subject.Many moons ago, when I was in elementary

school, there were two stronger and older guyswho were considered bullies. When they movedon, I became for a time the strongest and oldestguy in the school. All power corrupts, and guesswho was soon accused of engaging in Grade 8bullying behaviour?

Another boy my age committed suicide after heleft high school. I found it incredibly sad, but notshocking. He had a difficult home life. I’d guesshe had problems with depression. He was capa-ble of strange behaviour (never a recipe for teenhappiness). Over the years, some of us tried toextend him the hand of friendship, but we werealso quite able to snub him. The group mentalityis never stronger than it is in high school.

Since then, our society has made progress indealing with these issues. Anti-bullying is a topicdu jour in schools everywhere, and a legislativeissue. As with racial or gender equality, the resttakes time and a group acceptance that goeswell beyond official policy.

The fact that teen boys are joking about it mightindicate that we’re getting somewhere.

Community Snapshot

Dance donationLori Wall and Barry Fitzgerald, representing the Elgin Ballroom Dance Club, present $3,000 to Christmas Care repre-sentative Al Mintz December 9. The ballroom dance club donates thousands of dollars to community groups annually. Dance lessons start again at the St. Thomas Legion in January.

George and Paul were on theirway to Beijing on a week longbusiness trip. Research In Motioncared enough about opening theChina market for their Black-berry devices that they sent twovice-presidents on the mission.

George and Paul were a little buzzed whenthey boarded the non-stop flight, but theyarranged for the flight to land a little earlier thanplanned. Once seated in the business section,they ordered more booze and became increas-ingly loud and abusive.

They went through a litany of offences againstthe airline and its passengers before they werefinally subdued by stewards and put into re-straints, which they tried to chew off with theirteeth. If RIM wanted aggressive executives, theygot it in spades.

The flight had to land in Vancouver and bothmen were arrested and jailed. A judge wastedno time in fining them $70,000, and they canexpect a lawsuit from Air Canada for the nearly$200,000 that the stopover cost the company.There was also likely a financial loss for theother passengers in terms of time and money.

RIM did the only thing they could for Georgeand Paul. They fired them.

None of the news reports have indicated thateither man was married or if they had families,but you can bet that those closest to George andPaul will be paying the price for their drunkenstupidity. It can’t be a very bright Christmas forthe families of unemployed executives whodon’t have the income to pay thousands of dol-lars in fines, let alone the additional money thatlitigation will bring about.

George and Paul got what they deserved, butthe collateral damage to friends and family is asad consequence.

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It’s taken almost three yearsbut the Township of SouthwoldMayor’s Prestigious Awardswere finally presented for thefirst time at the end of Novem-ber.

The presentations were de-layed partly due to the renova-tions of the municipal offices.

Just before the Township’scouncil meeting November 28,an awards ceremony was heldto honour John Carder, nomi-nated for 2008 and DonnaSpicer for 2009, who wereboth considered to have con-tributed greatly to the Town-ship. There was no nominationfor 2010.

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It joins two other recognitionawards, the Township’s Volun-teer Service and DistinguishedCitizen Awards, in honouringoutstanding residents.

John Carder was nominatedby the Oddfellows Lodge #310,where he had been a memberfor 40 years. He lived in Shed-

den and worked at Bell Canadafor most of his career. When heretired from Bell, he becamethe first manager of the Key-stone Complex and was a tire-less promoter of the SheddenBallpark.

His friend Doug Taylor said,“Baseball was one of his realpassions in life and he instilledthe fun of the game to youth.You always knew you could

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by her friend, Wendy Gunn. Shelived in Fingal and ran a hairsalon from her home. Wendysaid that with Donna you gotmore than a haircut, you alsogot the benefit of her opinionsabout the community.

Valerie Cron also spoke aboutDonna saying, “She alwaysgave of herself without waitingfor anything in return. Her loveof community started in herown backyard.” Donna was in-volved with NeighbourhoodWatch, the Fingal CommunityCentre, the Organ Donor Pro-gram and the Quota Club.

Both awards were presentedposthumously. The names ofthe winners were added to theMayor’s Prestigious AwardPlaque, which hangs in theTownship’s council chambers.

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On the evening of TuesdayDecember 6, eight-year-oldBriar McCaw of the Springwa-ter area took the night off fromhomework and piano lessonsto do something really special.She donated her hair so that itcan be made into wigs for can-cer patients.

“I wanted to make a differ-ence to someone,” she says,pausing to watch in the mirroras her long, golden hair iscombed and carefully meas-ured for length. “I want them tobe able to get up in the morn-ing and feel a lot better know-ing they have hair to put onthat day.”

Briar’s hair will be going tothe Pantene ‘Beautiful LengthsCanada’ campaign.

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Four-year-old Monroe (Rosie) McCawlooks up at the ponytail that used tohang midway down her older sisterBriar’s back. Briar’s donated hair willbe going to the Pantene ‘BeautifulLengths’ Canada campaign. (Photoby Heather Newton Derks)


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Some people just naturallygive 110 percent. Sherry Ball isone of them.

Sherry, a team leader at theTalbot Teen Centre, was pre-sented with The Award OfMerit at the 2011 Annual Gen-eral Meeting and Futures Con-ference of the OntarioAssociation of Youth Employ-

ment Centres held in October.She was commended for hersignificant contributions to theTalbot Teen Centre’s At-Risk-Youth Employment Project.

For the past three years,Sherry had been instrumentalin building a strong, compre-hensive program for at-riskteens who may otherwise nothave the opportunity to accessessential services.

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Sherry iswell suited tobe such a dy-namic leader.In 1992, she competed in fig-ure skating at the Olympics inAlbertville, France! At that time,she lived in Montreal andworked in a similar teen cen-tre.

“The issues were the samethere,” Sherry said. “But it wasa much tougher, more ‘in yourface’ scenario.”

These experiences lead toher role as a team leader forthe community youth centredrop-in program in St. Thomas,which, three years ago, saw 25teens come in nightly. Today itsees 75.

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There are so few Christmasproductions available for the-atre that repetition is in-evitable, so Susan Ferley,artistic director of The GrandTheatre in London decided togo with the story of Cinderellafor the holiday season. It’s an

updated version of the musical,originally written by Rodgersand Hammerstein in 1957 fora very young Julie Andrews.

In the audience, I wasamazed to see a large numberof young girls, from 5 to 12 inage, dressed as princesses.The glitter from their tiaraswas very cheerful and themagic of this show was re-flected in their young eyes.

This new version of the textis very entertaining, particu-larly with Cinderella’s terriblestepsisters, played with greatfun by Jenny Hall and JenniferStewart, who appeared as re-flections of Bette Midler andCarol Channing.

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This new version is more funthan the Disney version andthe music is well delivered bya small but talented orchestra.

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You cannot give shingles to your family or Christmasguests. You can however spread the virus to someone whohas never had chickenpox, if they touch the shingles rashor fluid from it. However, this person would develop chick-enpox and not shingles. Once the rash has crusted, you are

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The accomplishments of theJunior Achievement (JA) ofLondon and District programwere applauded in the form ofa $10,000 cheque on Novem-ber 28.

The donation was given bythe International PloughingMatch Legacy Committee aspart of the proceeds from theirInternational Ploughing Match2010.

Jason White from Steelwayand David Karn from Dowler-Karn presented the cheque toBev Robinson, JA’s presidentand CEO. The short ceremonywas held at the Elgin BusinessResource Centre where ‘A Stu-dent Venture’ (the JA Companyprogram) meets. A few JA vol-

unteer mentors and studentswere also on hand for thepresentation.

The Ontario Plowmen’s Asso-ciation hosted the ploughingmatch and selected JA inrecognition of their valuableprograms, available at no costto both elementary and sec-ondary school students. Theseprograms provide educationalbusiness programs to youthand are recognized worldwidefor their strong leadership inthis vital area.

Jason White, chair of thelegacy committee, said, “It issuch a rewarding job to beable to give money to organi-zations that help the people inour community.” The money isgiven in the spirit of helpingboth the organization recipi-ents and the people of ElginCounty.

Bev Robinson accepted thecheque knowing that this do-

nation would help secure thefuture of these worthwhile JAprograms and assure theircontinuation to all Elgin Countystudents.

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Animal Coalitionraises $6,035

Lois Jackson and other vol-unteers thought, “What whatwould happen if . . .?” The re-sult – after a lot of hard work –was a successful Rogers TVtelethon for the Animal Coali-tion Sunday, December 11 atthe Memorial Arena in St.Thomas.

The event raised $6,035 indonations, and, after expenses,should net some six to sevenhundred dollars for each of theanimal groups involved: AllBreed Canine Rescue, AnimalAide Association, Pets FriendsFor Life, Another ChanceWildlife and St. Thomas DogOwners Association.

Although there was a delay inthe feed, and the telethon wasnot able to run live, Lois saidanimal groups were verygrateful for the commitment byRogers. And the good feeling inthe room overcame anyhitches associated with thisfirst-time event.

“It was good to see all thegroups working together andlaughing with each other. Wesee a lot of misery and a lot ofbad things. It was great to seepeople having a lot of fun,” shesaid.

Entertainment included TraciKennedy, Suzie McAllister-Bee,Billy the Magician, variousmascots, a pet fashion showand much, much more.

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Sunday morning service 10:00amDec 24th Christmas Eve 7pm

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For mother and child at ChristmasDennis Collins, deputy grand knight for the St. Thomas Knights of Columbus presents Lori Wall, executive director ofFresh Start Maternity Supports, with a cheque for $500 December 8. The Knights made the donations because of re-ports that the not-for-profit organization was in danger of closing due to lack of funding.

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CASO Station launcheshistorical photo book

If you’re looking for a gift forthat railway enthusiast on yourlist or are just interested in

seeing what St. Thomas usedto look like in the 19th century,there’s a new book out aboutthe Canada Southern RailwayStation in St. Thomas.

The 32 page publication con-

tains over 40 historic, blackand white photos from the col-lections of Library & ArchivesCanada, the Elgin CountyArchives, Elgin County Mu-seum, Elgin Military Museum,North America Railway Hall ofFame and the private collec-tions of Steve Peters and KenVerrell. There are two contem-porary photos by St. Thomasphotographer Mike Wood.

The publication documentsthe station and surrounding railyards from the 1870s, andtheir use by the Michigan Cen-tral, London & Port Stanley andCanadian Pacific Railways. In-cluded are images of the threebridges over Kettle Creek,steam, electric and diesel loco-motives, Michigan CentralPark, troop departures andceremonies during World WarI, interior station office and din-ing hall photos, the MichiganCentral Railroad EmployeesBand, and images of the re-stored building. A brief historyof the station is also featured.

This project is financially

supported by a grant from theNorth American Railway Foun-dation, based in Harrisburg,Pennsylvania. The publicationwas coordinated and written

by Laurence Grant, historianfor the North America RailwayHall of Fame.

The book sells for $20 (taxesincluded).

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Laurence Grant (right), CASO Station historian, signs a copy of his new book for Keith Bantock at the launch December5. The publication is a new collection of historical photographs from the 1870s documenting the CASO station and sur-rounding yards.


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Volunteers take care of massivemodel railway display

If you’re visiting Elgin Mall in St. Thomas, stopby the model railway display in the east side ofthe mall. Lots of people do.

“Even when we’re not open, we have peoplepeeking in,” says volunteer Jim Platt. Jim is oneof the “N” Gaugers, a group of 12 volunteerswho run the display on behalf of the North Amer-ica Railway Hall of Fame who owns the modelrailway.

The group recently celebrated its one year an-niversary of being at the mall. “We’ve had lotsof local people stop by,” says Jim. “But we’vealso had folks here from British Columbia, Aus-tralia and Europe.”

The railway set came from train enthusiastLarry Ede, who added a third floor to his housein Thunder Bay, just to accommodate his trainhobby. His display was once known as thelargest “N” scale railway display in private own-ership. (“N” scale means the rails are 9mm

apart.) But in 2007, when he was afflicted with

Parkinson’s Disease, he decided to donate it toa museum.

Joe Docherty, executive director of the NorthAmerica Railway Hall of Fame in St. Thomas,heard about it and offered to take it.

“In February 2008, Larry Doan and I went upto Thunder Bay,” Joe remembers. “We were justdumbfounded. We had seen pictures but had noidea of the size.” It took a week to disassemblewith the help of local model railroaders.

The railway was put in storage for two yearsuntil the opportunity came to display it at ElginMall.

“We’ve widened the display and lowered it sothat kids and people in wheelchairs can see it,”says Jim. “We’ve also set up a repair station be-cause many of the locomotives had seized up.”Volunteers are also in the process of makingmore areas of the display operable, as much ofit was static and did not have any movingpieces.

Volunteer Reg Corriveau says that solvingproblems is one of the reasons he enjoys par-ticipating. “I try to get the electrical working,”he says. “And playing with the trains is an extrabenefit.” He says new volunteers are alwayswelcome.

Although Larry Ede never saw the display atElgin Mall (he passed away in August 2010), hiswife Paula came to visit this fall. “She hadn’tseen it in three years and she was almost in

tears,” Joe says. “It was truly a labour of love onLarry’s part. We are grateful for his donation.”

IF YOU GO…“N” Gauge Railway DisplayWhen? Fri. and Sat. 11-4pm, Sun. 1-4pmWhere? Elgin Mall, 417 Wellington St., St. ThomasCost? Free admissionMore info? 519-633-2535

Playing with trains

Volunteers Jim Platt and Reg Corriveau adjust pieces of the “N” scale model railway, now on display at Elgin Mall.

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"The Colours of Christ-mas" Cantata, PortStanley United Church,Sunday December 18,11am. Joined withfriends from DexterUnited and St. John'sPresbyterian.

Music Festival regis-trations are now due.Deadline December19. Syllabus and formsare at libraries, Maes-tro, Central United orcall 519-633-0838. Festival datesFeb. 27-March 2.

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MUSIC FESTIVAL REGIS-TRATIONS are now due.Deadline December 19.Festival Syllabus is atMaestro’s, Central Acad-emy of Music, Libraries,or Rotary website,www.rotarystthomas.org. Call 519-633-0838.Festival dates are Feb27 – March 2/12.

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DANCELATIN LINE DANCING –Thursday nights in St.Thomas. Learn todance Rumba, Cha-Cha,Salsa, Samba. No part-ner required. ContactMichael Murphy 519-983-6290, [email protected].

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Progress in Eastside Development

Central Elgin munici-pal council approved theappointment of AECOMto complete an environ-mental assessment forthe construction of aStormwater Manage-ment Facility for theEastside DevelopmentArea at a cost of$324,623. This assess-ment will include de-tailed engineering forPhase 1 of the projectand sight a location forthe waste water pump-ing station for the areaeast of St. Thomas thatincludes Talbot Line,Centennial Ave.,Wellington St., BodkinSt. and Coulter Ave.north of Bodkin. Fullservicing of the area, in-cluding curb and gutter,sanitary and storm sew-ers and roads for resi-dential and commercialuse, is currently bud-

geted at $24.3 million. In its capital budget

deliberations, CentralElgin is considering thisproject in four phases.At one time, economicdevelopment was driv-ing this initiative, butwith septic systemproblems, several coun-cillors referred to“health and safety is-sues” as now para-mount.

Some 250 propertyowners would be billedjust over $18,000 forthe new service, if itgoes ahead. Mayor BillWalters said this com-pared favourably withthe cost of septic sys-tem replacement, which

Director of PhysicalService Lloyd Perrinsaid could run as highas $30,000 for somehomeowners. Much ofthe discussion at coun-cil concerned the debtload the municipalitywould incur if the fullproject gets the greenlight. Nothing will be de-cided until the 2012capital budget is ap-proved.Hall accessibility

The Sparta Commu-nity Society requestedassistance to make theSparta community hallfully accessible. Coun-cillors requested a re-port on the full costbefore making a deci-sion. Because the mu-nicipality does not ownthe building, financialassistance would have

to come from the 2012operating budget, ratherthan capital. The societysuggested grading by aworks’ crew and the in-stallation of a cementramp to the back door.Fire dispatch

Central Elgin is on apath with six other Elginmunicipalities to con-tinue to use Tillsonburgdispatching service forfire calls. A resolutionstill has to come back tocouncil for final ap-proval, but the ElginCounty Fire Communi-cation Committee is ne-gotiating withTillsonburg for a newagreement. The City ofSt. Thomas had sug-gested it might be inter-ested in providing firedispatch service.

Parties in rural buildings

Family gatherings inrural barns or sheds arestill in play, even thoughthe County of Huron isseeking a change to theFire Marshall’s Officeabout commercial useof these buildings. Cen-tral Elgin Fire Chief DonCrocker said the Huronresolution “blew thisone out of the water.”He said the problem isnot small family gather-ings or weddings infarm buildings, butproperty owners adver-tising on the Internet forcommercial partieswhere the buildings donot meet fire specifica-tions. That being said,he noted that for anytype of an event with aliquor licence, “wewould inspect for fire.”

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BOUGHTON, SARAH LOUISE of Sarnia, passed away Sunday,December 11, 2011. A funeral service was held December14, 2011. Williams Funeral Home Ltd.CARTER, JESSIE (BARRETT) of St. Thomas and formerly ofShedden and London, passed away Friday, December 9,2011 in her 93rd year. A funeral service was held Decem-ber 12, 2011. Williams Funeral Home Ltd.CHAPMAN, RONALD JAMES of St. Thomas, passed away Fri-day, December 9, 2011 in his 72nd year. A public memorialservice was held December 12, 2011. Williams FuneralHome Ltd.COLLIN, JACK TRUSSELL DALGETTY of St. Thomas, passedaway on Tuesday, December 6, 2011 in his 69th year. A fu-neral service was held December 10, 2011. Williams Fu-neral Home Ltd.DONNELLY, WILLIAM F. of St. Thomas, passed away Sunday,December 11, 2011 in his 70th year. A funeral service willbe held December 16, 2011 at 10am. Visitation December15, 2011 from 2-4 and 7-9pm. Williams Funeral HomeLtd.

GRICE, FLORENCE KATHRYN “KAY” of Port Stanley, passedaway on Thursday, December 8, 2011 in her 89th year. Amemorial service was held December 14, 2011. ShawnJackson Funeral Home.JACKSON, JOYCE of St. Thomas, passed away Wednesday,December 7, 2011 in her 68th year. A private family servicewill be held. Williams Funeral Home Ltd.LANGLEY, RICHARD “DICK” WILLIAM of St. Thomas, passedaway Saturday, December 10, 2011 in his 72nd year. Massof the Christian Burial will be celebrated December 15,2011 at St. Anne’s Church at 10am. Williams FuneralHome Ltd.LEMIEUX, MAURICE, passed away Tuesday, December 6,2011 at the age of 70. A memorial service was held Friday,December 9, 2011. Shawn Jackson Funeral Home.MELLOR, ALLAN HAROLD of RR 1 Union, passed away Tues-day, December 6, 2011 in his 66th year. A funeral servicewas held December 9, 2011. Williams Funeral Home Ltd.REGAN, LEON EMMETT of Aylmer, passed away Friday, De-cember 9, 2011 in his 85th year. A Funeral Mass was heldDecember 13, 2011. H.A. Kebbel Funeral Home.

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��Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Mayor Bill Walters and Council extend their best wishes for a very merry Christmas.

Holiday Garbage and Blue Box Collection

There will be no garbage and blue box recyclables collection on Boxing Day, Monday,

December 26th, 2011. Garbage and blue box recyclables will be collected one day later

than normal the week of Boxing Day, Monday, December 26th, 2011. For instance, if your

waste is normally collected on Monday, it will be collected on Tuesday. If your waste is

normally collected on Friday, it will be collected on Saturday.

Christmas and New Year’s Holiday - Municipal Office Closing The Central Elgin Municipal Office will be closing at 12:00 noon on Friday, December 23rd, 2011 for the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. The office will re-open at 8:30 am on Tuesday, January 3rd, 2011. Urgent matters can be reported to the Municipality through the Municipality’s main phone number, 519-631-4860. This number is answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

HAVE YOU GOT YOUR TAGS?

2012 Garbage Bag Tag Distribution Has Started Property owners can now pick up their 2012 garbage bag tags in the Central Elgin Municipal Offices in the Elgin County Administration Building, 450 Sunset Drive, Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. 2012 bag tags can be picked up throughout next year. For your convenience, the last of the special after hours tag distribution locations is : • Saturday, December 17, 2011 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm - Port Stanley Arena, 332 Carlow Rd

Proof of residency is required to pick up your garbage tags. If you are a tenant and wish

to pick up tags for the property you rent, a letter from your landlord is required. Persons

unable to pick up their tags can authorize in writing a friend, neighbour or family member to

pick up their tags. Farmers must provide proof of a valid Farm Business Registration number

to obtain additional tags.

Notice of Public Meetings - Proposed Zoning By-law Amendments

On Monday, December 19th 2011, Council will hold a public meeting at the following time

to consider the following application:

7:20 pm – Part of Lot 1, Concession 3, Geographic Township of Yarmouth

The purpose of the proposed zoning by-law amendment is to permit a new residential

dwelling and accessory uses on the subject lands.

The public meeting will be held in the Council Chambers of the Elgin County Administration

Building, 450 Sunset Drive. A copy of the complete formal notice of public meeting is

available at www.centralelgin.org by clicking “Public Notices” in the website menu or from

the Municipal Office and the Central Elgin Planning Office. For additional information, please

contact the Central Elgin Planning Office at 519-633-2560.

Request For Proposals to Lease Grain Handling Facility The Municipality of Central Elgin is accepting proposals from companies or persons

interested in leasing the grain handling facility located at 177 Carlow Road, Port Stanley. The

grain handling facility was formerly owned by Richardson International Limited and currently

includes: 5 silos, elevator facilities, drying facilities, scales and an office building with fencing

around the site to be leased.

Please contact: Donald N. Leitch, Chief Administrative Officer, 519-631-4860 Ext 276 or

[email protected] with inquiries or to receive the Request for Proposal (RFP)

document.

The deadline for submission of proposals is Thursday, December 22, 2011 at 4:30 pm. The

Municipality reserves the right to reject any or all proposals.

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A number ofmonths ago,my wife and Itook a drivedown along-side the Niag-ara River, andwe made a

stop at a farmer’s roadside storecalled Kurtz Orchards Farm andMarket Place.

This was no shabby store. Itwas quite large, rustic in ap-pearance, and filled with allkinds of jams and preserva-tives. We sampled various kindsof dips on breads and crackersand bought a couple of jars ofpreserves.

But on our way out, we no-ticed a plaque with the familyname of the store on it. The

plaque was in memory of Mrs.Jean Kurtz. There was a lovelypicture of Mrs. Kurtz on theplaque with a scripture fromProverbs chapter 31 entitled‘The Virtuous Woman.’

Underneath her picture wasthe following inscription:

Mrs. Jean KurtzBirth date May 26, 1939Promotion date March 19,

2010What struck me was the third

line of the inscription. We 'usu-ally' see a birth date followed bya date of death. Or, we dosomething like this: May 26,1939 – March 18, 2010. We allknow what that means – theperson is dead and is no longerwith us.

But that is not the way the

Kurtz family wanted momor grandma to be remem-bered. Apparently, the Kurtzfamily thinks mom isn't reallydead – she was promoted.

I suspect that the Kurtz familyare one of the following. Theyare loopy and refuse to acceptthat mom is gone. Or they didthat to ease the pain, and thinkthat mom's spirit is flyingaround the rafters of the MarketPlace, making sure things arestill in order.

Or, perhaps they actually be-lieve what Jesus said, whichwas one of the most unusualthings said at a funeral. "Who-ever lives and believes in Meshall never die." Wow, quite thestatement! So, are you going todie – or will you be promoted?

And that, is something to thinkabout.

Being promoted


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Creative Writing GroupIf you can think it or dream it, youcan write it. This growing and talented group meets the first Tuesday of the month from 7-9pm inthe Community Room. Stop by orcall to find out what the CreativeWriters' Group is all about. ContactDave Ferguson 519-765-1486 formore information.Alzheimer SocietyAre you caring for someone withDementia?Join us the 4th Wednesday of everymonth from 1:30-3:00pm in the Com-munity Room. The first part of thesession features a guest speaker ortopic. The second part offers an op-portunity to discuss the caregiverrole with others who understand.For more information please call519-633-4396 or visitwww.alzheimerelgin.ca

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.........................................................................637-0023

Galaxy Cinemas ...................................................631-2261GoodLife Fitness .............................633-8475 & 631-1501Hairmasters...........................................................633-2440Hallmark.................................................................633-7675K&K Locksmith.....................................................631-4110Knockout Fashions..............................................633-0530La Senza.................................................................637-6250Magic Nails...........................................................631-3413Mags, Smokes & More ......................................633-9773Metro......................................................................633-8780Northern Reflections ..........................................633-4853

OMAC Mortgage .................................................637-1850Payless Shoe Source .........................................637-7796Rayna......................................................................633-4944Rogers Wireless ..................................................637-0384Riverbed Aqua Massage...................................207-3225Smithbooks............................................................633-4717Sport Mart .............................................................631-4006St.Thomas Public Library...................................631-6050St Thomas Town & Country Realty..................................................207-3000Stitches ..................................................................631-4600

Subway ..................................................................631-0331Suzy Shier..............................................................633-1336TD Canada Trust...................................................633-4640Tan Jay ...................................................................633-5524The Perk.................................................................631-3242Wok Express.........................................................637-6426Zellers.....................................................................633-4645

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ELGIN MALL GIFT CERTIFICATES

$5, $20, and $50 denominationsAvailable in the Administration Office

Mon - Fri 9am - 5pm Cash onlyK&K LOCKSMITH

Large SelectionDisney, NHL, Elvis, and Nascar Keys

Reg. $6.99 SALE $4.49Valid Dec 8-24

ELGIN TRAVELTahiti Gems

8nt Package - $3258 + 375 tax p/personIncludes air from Los Angeles, groundtransfers, inter-island air, 1nt Papeete,

4nts Moorea with breakfast,and 3nts Bora Bora Overwater

bungalow with breakfast.Valid for travel

Jan 20th-March 31st, 2012.Contact us at 519-633-6300, or email

[email protected] more information.

ZELLERSMoonlight Madness

December 16Sale will continue on December 17

see store for details

Don't forget the mall is openuntil 9pm Saturdays for all

your shopping needs!!

Santa PhotosSaturdays 12pm - 4pm

Sundays 1pm - 4pmThursdays and Fridays 3pm - 6pm

Mon, Dec 19 - Fri, Dec 23 3pm - 7pmSat, Dec 24 11am - 3pm

FREE Movie with SantaSaturday December 17 @ 9:30am

Meet Santa before the movie.Movie begins at 10:00amDec. 17 - Polar Express

* Seats are limited. No advance tickets.

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