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When was the last time aCanadian music legend cameto St. Thomas to give a con-cert? Gordon Lightfoot, winnerof 15 Juno Awards and nomi-nated for 5 Grammy Awards, iscoming to the Timken Commu-nity Centre for a one-night per-formance June 24.

Beloved by music fans acrossthe country, Gordon Lightfootwas inducted into the CanadianMusic Hall of Fame in 1986and the Canadian CountryMusic Hall of Fame in 2001.

He will perform his classichits, including ‘If You CouldRead My Mind,’ ‘Sundown,’

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“It’s a fantastic opportunityfor us,” says Robert Lilbourne,supervisor of recreational facil-ities. “It’s another way to showthat the Timken Centre is herefor the community.”

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Focus FairviewCommunity Centre isa neighbourhood hub

A new banner at 83-11Fairview Street in St. Thomas toannounce the location of theFocus Fairvew Community Cen-tre is a sign of good things hap-pening. According to FocusFairvew coordinator CherylBarendregt, the sign is to helpincrease awareness and visibil-ity of the centre in the neigh-bourhood.

“It’s all about the communitycoming together and peoplemeeting their neighbours,” saysCheryl. “This has become thehub, not only of the complex butof the neighbourhood.”

Focus Fairview CommunityCentre is located in one of the512 Elgin and St. Thomas Hous-ing Corporation units that ac-commodate households whoare in receipt of social assis-tance or who are working buthave low incomes. The centrewas established in 2009 to helpimprove the lives of residentsand provide space for agenciesto bring in services and educa-tional activities.

“Since the centre opened twoyears ago, police calls to thecomplex have decreased 67percent,” Cheryl says. “That’swhat happens when residentswho now know each other de-

cide they don’t want illegal ac-tivities in their community.”

Some of the programs thecentre provides include a break-fast club, kids craft groups,smoking cessation classes, per-sonal counseling, jam making,crock pot cooking and other in-formational and educationalworkshops. They are made pos-sible by a grant from the Ontario

Trillium Foundation, which pro-vides funding for the programsand equipment, as well as forCheryl herself, who was re-cently hired to coordinate andconduct activities at the centre.

“A lot of the initiative for thingscome from the residents,”Cheryl says. The new bannerwas designed by resident Bran-don Krug, who proudly installedthe sign March 1.

Brandon Krug (left, with drill) finishes installing the new banner at the FocusFairview Community Centre in St. Thomas as social work interns Andrew Cas-sone, Gladys Funk and Maureen Ford and residents Helen and SamanthaInger cheer him on.

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Weddings arewonderful

As a girl, you always imaginethat your wedding day is going

to be the best day of your life. And even thoughthe media makes you think that the ultimatewedding is either a romantic ceremony on asandy beach or a lavish royal extravaganza, one’sown wedding is still something to remember, beit big or small.

When my sister got married, she had a bigwedding. She planned the day a year in advance,invited lots of people, had lots of bridesmaids andwore a big, poofy dress (this was in the day whenPrincess Diana inspired a generation of brides).

Having witnessed her big day, I decided I didn’twant to go through all that when I got married.And I didn’t. I took only three months to prepare,had a small invitation list, one bridesmaid and aslim, elegant gown.

But no matter the difference in how we planned

our weddings, I know my sister and I both thinkour weddings were one of the most memorabledays of our lives.

I can only imagine what St. Thomas bride,Amber Mattox, is thinking of hers. She partici-pated in the reality TV show Four WeddingsCanada, in which four brides compete againsteach other for the best wedding.

Although Amber and Matt’s wedding took placein October (held at Central United Church and theCASO station), the Four Weddings episode airedlast week, where it was revealed that the otherbrides had voted Amber as the winner, scoringher the highest in four categories includingvenue, wedding dress, food and overall experi-ence. One of the highlights at Amber’s weddingwas a flash mob that got the dance floor readyfor the party.

I’m sure Amber and her husband Matt are overthe moon because of the experience and, morethan other couples, have extra reasons for con-sidering their wedding the best day of their lives.But whether a wedding is big or small, lavish orquiet, it is memorable whatever happens.

Terry Carroll

Good things come in threes

Recently, at a St. Thomas Ex-ecutives Association meeting, members wereasked to give a quick talk on what they lovedabout their businesses. Interesting challenge, be-cause business owners, managers and salesrepresentatives don’t often find the time to ad-dress questions like that.

When it was my turn, I said there are a lot ofthings I love about the newspaper business. WhatI didn’t say is that some of them are gone, likethe smell of ink in the building (printing is all cen-tralized now) or the powerful odour of activatorand stabilizer chemicals (photography has gonedigital).

Big picture, a lot of things I love about the busi-ness I also sometimes hate. Deadlines are greatbut they come too often. Sales is a creativeprocess but it’s hard to see that in January when

customers are reluctant to buy. Writing is won-derful until you make a mistake for some 60,000pairs of eyes to see.

But the thing I love the most (and hate somedays) is the experience of owning my own busi-ness with my wife Nancy. Business people saythis to the point of cliché, but I would now agreethat there isn’t a university course in the worldwhere you could learn as much . . . about your-self. It’s a process of endlessly having to discoverwhat you are – and are not – made of.

In March, at The Weekly News, we are celebrat-ing our third anniversary in this crucible of learn-ing. The time has gone so quickly that I had toask myself, “Are we starting our third year as aweekly newspaper, or are we finishing ourthird?” It is the latter.

In this celebration of 3, we are offering a weeklydraw for $33 and a grand prize draw for $333with entry forms in the paper. Plus, we have agetaway prize package from the Elmhurst Inn,which you can win by liking us on Facebook. It’sall part of the learning curve. Facebook? Threeyears ago, I didn’t know what that was.

Community Snapshot

A winning songRachel Ginther (left) and Jessica Floyd-Lass, both from St. Thomas, give each other a hug after their Broadway duetclass held February 29 at St. Thomas Christian Church during the St. Thomas Rotary 58th Music Festival. The twowere thrilled to be among two pairs in the class to place first! (Photo courtesy of Julie Floyd-Lass)

Sooner or later, some imagina-tion-starved journalist is going tocall it Robocallgate. Let’s just sayit was a successful, widespreadeffort to hijack a Canadian elec-tion. We don’t know if it actually

gave the Harper Tories their desired majority orthe death knell for the Liberals, but the resultswere startling.

Persons unknown set off a series of dirty tricksthat sent people to the wrong polling stations orled them not to vote at all. It was criminal and itis likely that they will get away with it, eventhough Elections Canada is conducting an in-vestigation. I don’t think the Harper governmentwill agree to an inquiry. After all, why should theyseek to overturn their winning results?

For the sake of justice, an inquiry, no matterhow expensive, is vital if we are to stop a reoc-currence of election hijacking. Can this be the

country that is asked to send observers to othernations in order to ensure they have fair elec-tions? Yup. Some countries with dictators inplace are probably having a chuckle over ourpast smugness.

If we do have an inquiry, let’s make sure ithappens. I remember the callousness of Chre-tien when he killed the Krever Inquiry concern-ing tainted blood. He also killed the SomaliaInquiry. That mess cost Canada a fine militaryregiment that was demobilized and sent intohistory with a black eye, deserved or not.

More than 30,000 voters cared enough tocomplain about the robocalls. You have to won-der if many more than that didn’t bother to saythey were victims.

It is sad that the Harper government will haveto live with this stain, and sadder still that theLiberals took such a beating. Like the Toriesafter Mulroney, there is a road to recovery. Atleast they are starting with more than two seats.

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Hall of Fame would like to thankthe unknown neighbour whocalled 911 to report a grass fireunder our two storage trailerson the south side of the CanadaSouthern Railway Station.

Evidence suggests that thisfire was deliberately set ataround 8:30 on Tuesdayevening [February 28]. Our staffextinguished a smaller fire be-tween the trailers around thelunch hour on the same day.Three teens were seen leavingthe scene at that time.

Our thanks also go to St.Thomas Fire Services, underPlatoon Chief Mark Walters,who responded so quickly to

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We cannot underestimate thecosts of these senseless acts ofvandalism to the community, interms of the responders’ time,use of equipment and follow upinvestigation.

Anyone with information isasked to call St. Thomas PoliceServices at 519-631-1364 orCrimestoppers at 519-631-8477.

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Dear editor:Reliving history at the Old

Anvil and Forge on Saturday,February 25 in Sparta was ab-solutely delightful, with manythanks to Sally Martyn andhelpers.

The evening of “pot luck”food, the warmth of the crack-ling fireplace, square dancing,games, a magician and fellow-ship was overwhelming.

Loving history and nostalgiaas I do, the evening was like re-living the past, when thingsseemed to be all about familyand friends.

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If you want a fun morninggetting some exercise andjoining others in support of alocal charity, come out to Cen-tral United Church this St.Patrick’s Day and take part inthe Shamrock Shuffle.

The St. Thomas walk/run forcharity is the brainchild of KathiJolliffe, Doreen Jensen andLinda Doan, three friends whohave been running together forthe last three years.

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“It’s not always drunks andalcoholics, but also people whohave lost their jobs,” saysLinda.

Kathi says that 225 peoplehave already registered to par-ticipate in the event, but morewalkers and runners of all agesare welcome.

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“And it’s not timed,” saysLinda. “It’s just for fun.”

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So you RSVP'd early andeven booked your hotelnearby, but you've probablyleft the hardest part for last:finding a gift that the bride andgroom will equally love. Forthose of us looking for the per-fect gift, wedding season canbe stressful and expensive.Giving cash seems imper-sonal, gift cards are not verycreative and items off reg-istries are often already pur-chased by the time you get tothe store.

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Work out the kinksMost newly married couples

head south following theirnuptials to have some fun inthe sun after months of hardwork and stress in preparingfor their big day. Call the resortthey'll be staying at prior totheir arrival and schedule aprivate couple's massage thatthey can enjoy when they'rethere. For the more adventur-ous couple, perhaps a gift cer-tificate for a scuba divingexpedition or boat excursion.

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ring, keep in mind that this isa piece of jewelry that you aregoing to be wearing for therest of your life. Therefore,here are a few tips to remem-ber when selecting jewelersand a wedding ring:

Your personality. Your wed-ding ring should emphasizeyour personality and lifestyle.Ask yourself questions suchas: Will you be wearing thering everyday? Do you playany sort of sport regularly?Will you be allowed to wear itin your workplace? The an-swers to these questions willhelp you to decide the type ofmaterial and stones that youshould have on your weddingring.

Your fiance/fiancee. Beforeselecting jewelers and yourwedding rings, talk to yourpartner about the style of ringyou both would like to get.Decide on whether you wantmatching rings or not. Decid-ing on whether you want yourrings to coordinate is purely a

matter of taste. Match it to theengagement ring. Since theengagement and weddingring will be worn together,choosing a design that willcomplement the engagementring will highlight the beautyof both the rings. If it is possi-ble, when selecting jewelersgo to the one who suppliedyour engagement ring. Theymay have the matching wed-ding ring as well.

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Invitations. Choose invita-tions made from 100 percentrecycled paper or make yourown. You can also have guestsRSVP by email or phone in-stead of by mail.

Centrepieces. Put on yourcreative hat and use naturalmaterials like pinecones, dec-

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Bonbonnières. Impracticalwedding trinkets either windup in the trash or untouched ona dusty shelf. Instead, make a

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Reception. No matter howgreat the food is, there will al-ways be leftovers when youhave a wedding feast. Insteadof throwing them away,

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(NC) Are you planning to getmarried soon? If so, it is only amatter of time before the raceto do all the preparations be-gins: the hall, caterer, bridalgown, photographer, music,decorations, invitations, cake,honeymoon and more. Thelong list of purchases keepsgrowing right up to the big day,and there is a risk of quicklyexceeding your budget if youdo not keep track of yourspending.

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For the bride and groom,there are so many fun things toplan—beach ceremony, musicselection, colour themes,etc.—that they may put theirhealth by the wayside. For theirguests, they may feel most ofthe trip planning is done forthem so they can just hop onthe plane when the timecomes. There is, however, oneplanning step that should be apriority for the whole group toavoid potentially getting sick.Canadians should alwaysmake time to visit their family

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Due to concerns by aldermanMark Cosens about sendingthe report to the Police BuildingCommittee whose mandatewas a new building, by alder-man Jeff Kohler about unuti-lized space in the currentbuilding and by Mayor HeatherJackson about needing a com-parison since the courts mov-ing out of the building was notpart of the 2007 recommenda-tion, council agreed to have ateam (made up of the CAO,treasurer, director of environ-mental services and membersof the Police Services) considerthree things.

First, to have the team eval-uate the immediate needs andcosts of the Police Services.Second, to direct the team torecommend a budget andtimeline for the hiring of an ar-chitect to evaluate and providea cost analysis to rehabilitatethe existing building. Third, todirect the team to come up

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residents. CAO/Clerk WendellGraves indicated this was aninterim measure to see howthe system works. “We will becoming back to council with aparking implementation planfor the future needs of thecourthouse,” he said.Capital equipment purchases

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St. Thomas StampClub Meeting, Thurs-day, March 8, 7pm.Community of ChristChurch, 105 FairviewAvenue. For Info callRick Badgley 519-637-8432. EveryoneWelcome To Attend.

Grab 'n' Go Roast PorkDinner, Take Out Only.St. Mark's UnitedChurch, 38 AldboroughAve. Friday, March 9.Pick up 4-6pm. $10each at the door.

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5th Annual Pies &Purses Fun(d)Raiser,March 10, St. John'sChurch. Doors open6:30pm. Sale7pm, Auctioneer AlHughson. Pie & Bev-erage $3. Free Admis-sion. 519-631-7368.

Relay for Life SurvivorInformation Night,Tuesday, March 20,Knights of Columbus,6:30-7:30pm. rsvpChristine 519-207-0201. Relay for Life ison June 1 and 2.

Ham & Turkey Bingo,Sunday, March 11.

Doors open 12:30pm.St. Thomas Legion, Br.41. 24 John St. Every-one welcome.

March Break Program,Union CommunityCentre, March 12 – 16,9 - 4 p.m. - Games,crafts, movies ,snacks, lunch and fun!Call to register - Vicki -519-631-3840 or Joy-519-633-6403.

Splash 'N Boots, Sat-urday, March 10, 2pmat Aylmer Old TownHall Theatre, tickets $8advance, call 519-773-8220 or $10 atthe door, presented byKids & Company.

March 12, CanadianCancer Relay for LifeFundraiser, Popeye’sRestaurant, 547 TalbotStreet, 4-8pm. Somemoney from eachmeal purchased willgo towards our relaycause.

Parkinson SupportGroup Meeting Tues-day Mar. 13, 2-4 p.m.,Knights of Columbus,265 Wellington St. Info:519-631-9313.

Parkinson SupportGroup, Meeting Tues-day March 13, 2-4pm., Knights of Colum-bus, 265 Wellington St.Info 519-631-9313.

Drumming Circle,Tuesday, March 13,7pm. St. John'sChurch on Flora St.

Info 519-631-7368.

March 14, LentenLunch Noon HourRecital Programme,featuring ElizabethRae. Trinity AnglicanChurch. Church withPurple Steeple, Lunchfollowing, Soup, Sand-wiches, Dessert. $7.

Wednesday Card Club,March 14, 2-4pm, St.John's Church on FloraSt. Bring a friend.Free will offering.

Thursday, March 15,Euchre Games &Dessert, 7pm at St. An-drew's United Church,60 West Ave. Every-one Welcome. Forinfo call 519-631-4558.

Jabez Therapy Ranchis having a fundraisingfish supper atSchooners GalleyRestaurant, Port Bur-well, Thursday, March15. Adults $15, ten andunder $8. 4:30-7:30pm, tickets 519-874-1168.

Junior Farmers Meet-ing, Elgin County Ad-ministrative Building,Ages 15-29, Thursday,March 15, 7:30pm.More info call 519-860-5912.

St. Thomas Seniors'Centre, Roast Beef andYorkshire Pudding Din-ner, Friday March 16.Tickets $10. Advance.Dinner 5pm. Limitedtickets are available,225 Chestnut St.

St. Thomas Seniors'Centre Roast Beef andYorkshire Pudding Din-ner, Friday March 16.Tickets are $10.00 Ad-vance. Dinner @5:00pm. Limited Tick-ets are available. 225Chestnut St.

Friday, March 16, St.Patrick's Beef Dinner,5-6:30pm, at St. An-drew's United Church,60 West Ave. Info 519-631-4558.

Friday, March 16, SureAn' It's Lunch Time,Central United Church,11:30-1pm. Irish Stew& Biscuits or Soup &Sandwich, Dessert In-cluded, $6. ExpressLunch, No Waiting.519-631-3503.

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Hospital Auxiliary's St.Patrick's Day GarageSale. 8am until noon,in the Atrium, freeparking at rear of hos-pital.

St. Patrick's DayCorned Beef and Cab-bage. Aylmer Legion,211 John. St. N. Sat-urday, March 17 at6pm. $10 per person.All welcome.

Tuesday, March 20,Creating into a Mys-tery/Prayer ShawlGroup, 10:30am at St.Andrew's UnitedChurch, 60 West Ave.For info 519-631-4558. Everyone isWelcome.

Cancer Survivor?Relay For Life survivorinformation session,Tuesday, March 20.Learn how you will behonored at our Relay,register and ask anyquestions.

March 21, LentenLunch Noon HourRecital Programme,

$7, featuring AndrewKeegan Mackriell. Trin-ity Anglican Church.Church with PurpleSteeple. Lunch follow-ing, Soup, Sand-wiches, Dessert.

Wednesday, March21, Wednesday,Kicker's 6-7pm, St.Andrew's UnitedChurch, 60 West Ave.For children ages 5-13. Please call for infoif attending thisevening. 519-631-4558.

Wednesday, March 21,Elgin County Plow-men's AssociationMeeting, 7:30pm,Meeting Room, KettleCreek ConservationAuthority, FergusonLine. Visitors wel-come. 519-765-4410or 519-773-8531.ShareTheCare PublicInformation Session bySheila Lewis, Wednes-day, March 21, 1:30-3:00pm at the CASOStation, 750 Talbot St.,register at Serenity

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House Hospice 519-637-3034.Wednesday CardClub, March 21 at 2-4pm, St. John'sChurch on Flora St.Bring a friend. Freewill offering.Avoiding Farm Suc-cession PlanningMinefields workshop,March 22, 9-4 pm,Elgin Business Re-source Centre, 300South EdgewareRoad, $50pp. Regis-ter by March 16.519-633-7597 ext326.The St. Thomas Hor-ticultural Society ishosting a bus trip toCanada Blooms andthe National HomeShow in Toronto,Thursday, March22, cost $55pp. Shel-ley MacKenzie 519-769-2529.St. Thomas StampClub Meeting, Thurs-day, March 22, 7pm.Community of ChristChurch, 105 FairviewAvenue. For infocall Rick Badgley5 1 9 - 6 3 7 - 8 4 3 2 .Everyone WelcomeTo Attend.Dementia DialogueSeries by AlzheimerSociety Elgin-St.Thomas, Friday,March 23, Elgin MallCommunity Rm. 1-2pm. Topic: Write

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COMING EVENTSCELTIC CELEBRATION,St. Patrick’s Day, March17 at 8pm. DuttonTown Hall, 199 CurrieRd. Dutton. Tickets $12at the door. Irish Musicfeaturing Calgorm withMike Mulhern, KaterEmerson accompaniedby Dr. Wayne Carroll.Benefit concert forWECS.

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HEIDE, KATHARINA passed away Tuesday, February 28,2012 in her 90th year. A funeral service was held March3, 2012. H.A. Kebbel Funeral Home.HOWARD, KENNETH JOHN passed away Thursday, March 1,2012. A memorial party to be held July 14, 2012 at25845 Silver Clay Line, West Lorne. Rodney Chapel of Den-ning Funeral Directors Ltd.KERR, VERA IRENE of Aylmer, passed away Wednesday, Feb-ruary 29, 2012 in her 79th year. A family service will beheld at a later date. H.A. Kebbel Funeral Home.KLASSEN, DAVID of Aylmer, passed away Monday, February27, 2012 in his 72nd year. A funeral service was held Feb-ruary 29, 2012. H.A. Kebbel Funeral Home.LEARN, LINDA of Aylmer, passed away Wednesday, February29, 2012 in her 64th year. A funeral service was heldMarch 3, 2012. H.A. Kebbel Funeral Home.MARTYN, MARY (JACK) of Dutton and formerly of RR #4 St.Thomas, passed away Wednesday, February 29, 2012 inher 93rd year. A funeral was held March 3, 2012. WilliamsFuneral Home Ltd.REDDING, MRS. MADELINE (nee BRADSHAW) of St.Thomas, passed away Monday, March 5, 2012. A publicgraveside service held March 9, 2012 at 3pm at ElmdaleMemorial Park, St. Thomas. Sifton Funeral Home.

SMALL, MRS. WINIFRED "PEGGY" (nee SMITH) formerly ofLondon and St. Thomas, passed away Sunday, March4, 2012 in her 90th year. Funeral service Thursday, March8, 2012. Sifton Funeral Home.TEMPLE, DOROTHY (PAGE) passed away Tuesday, February28, 2012 in her 95th year. Public memorial service March10, 2012. Williams Funeral Home Ltd.WARREN, JAMES “JAE” ANDERSON of Fingal, passed awayWednesday, February 29, 2012 in his 58th year. A publicmemorial service was held March 3, 2012. Williams Fu-neral Home Ltd.WINNINGTON-INGRAM, GERALD of Aylmer, passed awayThursday, March 1, 2012 in his 86th year. A funeral servicewas held March 3, 2012. H.A. Kebbel Funeral Home.

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