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Public Service AnnouncementS The Victoria Park Seniors Centre in Fergus has a wide variety of programs for all including fitness, computer, dance, health and wellness, arts and music, general interest and everyday drop in programs. Call 519-787-1814.

***Register now for the 2011 Chase the Tornado Race 10K taking place Sunday May 29, 2011 in Grand Valley. You can learn more on-line www.rundufferin.com/tornadoes. $30 registration, $20 for members, kids free.

***Tickets now available for BBBS Just for Women, Just for Fun fundraiser on April 30. Workshops, refreshments, lunch, raffles, silent auction. 519-323-4273.

***Easter Eggs, Chocolate Fondant Filled Eggs. White/Dark Chocolate crosses $2 and Bunnies $1 for sale. Place your order now. Call St. Andrew’s Church 519-843-3565. Proceeds to Mission of the Church.

***Volunteers are the lifeblood of the Alzheimer Society of Dufferin County. Whether you have a bit of time or you want to get involved on a regular basis, there are a number of ways you can help. For more information, please contact Elaine Graham, volun-teer coordinator at 519-941-1221.

mAr 25 March 25 – April 3 Century Church Theatre, Hillsburgh. “The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomens Guild Dramatic Society Murder Mystery”. An off-the-wall comedy by David McGillivray and Walter Zerlin Jr. Directed by Dale Jones. A Century Theatre Guild production. 8pm. Sundays 2:30pm. Box Office 519-855-4586.

***Alma Optimist Beef Barbecue. 5-7pm. Alma Community Hall. Tickets: Adults $12, children $4 at the door.

***March 25 and 26- Royal City Ambassadors hold Annual Show “Harmony Playlist”. 7:30pm at River Run Centre in Guelph; including the Southern Ontario Youth Chorus.

***March 25-26- Transition Guelph will be hosting Resilience 2011: A Community Festival. A full schedule of events can be viewed at www.resilience2011.ca.

mAr 26 Elora Legion Saturday Night Dance 8pm. Join Country Versatiles upstairs in the Maple Leaf Room for an evening of dancing. 519-846-9611.

***Marsville Lions Community Breakfast. $5 per person. Marsville Hall. Last Saturday of every month. 7:30-10:30am. Also, recy-cling of wine bottles, beer bottles and cans, pop cans.

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Karaoke Contest - Fergus Legion until March 26. Grand Prize $1,000.

***Arthur Legion Karaoke. 8:30pm.

***Centre Wellington District HS Aboriginal Program Native Heritage Day. Doors Open at 11am and the Opening Celebration will be at 12pm. Presentations and demonstrations which will honour the old ways. Admission is by donation, proceeds to the Southern Ontario Aboriginal Diabetes Initiative. All ages event. Jack: 519-843-2500, ext. 522.

***Knox Ospringe Presbyterian and Community Church, corner of Highways 124 and 125, scrapbook and crafts day Bring your favourite craft and chat. 9am-3pm. Lunch provided. Donation to charity gratefully received. For more information contact Nora 519-856-4453.

***Curl For The Cure Bonspiel. Supporting our Community. Held at Fergus Curling Club. Raising money for six local charities. Looking for interested curlers/curling teams. Please contact Bruce Hawkins 519-787-0132.

***Crystal Anniversary Dinner and Auction, 5pm at the Guelph Place, 492 Michener Rd., Guelph. Purchase a glass of sparkling wine for a chance to win a 1/4 carat diamond. Enjoy dinner, live music, games and prizes, silent and live auction with dynamic auctioneers. Tickets: $50. For tickets, information or to donate please call 519-836-1110.

***4th Annual Alma PS Ecofair 10am-1pm, Alma Public School. Local businesses are welcome to attend as vendors free of charge. This event is free for the community and includes lots of local vendors, hands on activities and crafts, and reptiles. Contact Angie Litzen for more details [email protected].

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Beginnings Guelph presents: Family Fun Day with barbecue, raffle, silent auction and games. Also featuring two great kids shows - at First Christian Reformed Church, 287 Water Street, Guelph. 11am -2pm. Tickets: $10 or $30 for family of four.

mAr 27It’s for the Birds at the Guelph Lake Nature Centre, 2-4pm. Please call to register 519-836-7860. $5/person. We will go on short hike to look for winter birds and include a stop at the chickadee tree. Afterwards, join us in building a birdhouse that you can take home. There is a $10 fee/bird house. Bring a hammer and lots of muscle power. Birdhouses are limited so please call to register.

***Palmerston Legion Jamboree- 1pm. 519-343-2400.

***24th Formosa Farm Toy Show and Sale. 9:30am-4pm. Knights of Columbus Hall, Fire #1658 Hwy 9, between Mildmay and Walkerton. Admission $2. Food and refreshments available. For more info. Call John or Gerry Benniger at 519-392-6207.

***Gospel Meetings- All are welcome- Artel Centre 355 Elmira Rd. Unit 120 and 122, Guelph. 6pm.

***Arthur Legion Kid’s Karaoke, up to age 18. 2pm. For info. call Linda 519-848-2622.

***Eduard Klassen, folk harpist and speaker who was born and raised in Paraguay will perform at Calvary United Church, 48 Hawkesville Rd., St. Jacobs at 7pm. Free will offering. Refreshments will follow the concert. All welcome.

***St. Patrick’s Spring Bazaar and Tea at Church of Our Lady Guelph. 12-3:30pm.

***Royal City Volleyball co-ed volleyball tournament in Guelph. Recreational and intermediate divisions only. Prizes. Proceeds to charity. For info. call 519-822-6353.

mAr 28Bullying hurts everyone involved. You can learn to prevent bully-ing and support those challenged by bullying by attending a two-night workshop in Guelph with therapist Susan Dafoe-Abbey. “Making Sense of Bullying,” workshop is scheduled for March 28 and April 4. The March 28 workshop will be held at St. Patrick Catholic School and the April 4 workshop will be held at Holy Rosary School. Free. For information, please call 519-822-0200 or 519-824-5620 to reserve a spot. Seating is limited.

***Genealogy Workshop 2-3pm. Travel by Sea: Finding your Ancestors in Ship Lists and Immigration Papers. Registration required. Wellington County Library – Fergus Branch.

mAr 29The Probus club of Centre Wellington meets the last Tuesday of every month except December at Aboyne Hall 10am. All seniors welcome.

***Rummage Sale plus Bake Sale at Arthur United Church from 1- 8pm and Wednesday, March 30, 2011 from 9am-1pm. Great selection of used clothing for all sizes and lots of homemade baking.

mAr 30Rockwood and District Lioness “Ham and Scalloped Potatoes Dinner” At Rockmosa Community Centre, Rockwood at 6pm. Adults $15, Children (12 and under) $7, Children (under 5) Free. For tickets or info. call 519-856-2912 or 519-856-9650 or any Lioness member.

***The Grand Valley and District Horticultural Society welcomes Clara Bauman to their meeting at Trinity United Church 7:30pm to discuss “Gardens of Ecuador”. All are welcome to attend.

***FREE Lunch and Learn about Falls Prevention presented by Phillips Lifeline and EWCS Seniors: 12-1:30PM. EWCS Seniors Room (Centre 2000) Erin. Contact Sherri 519-833-0087 to regis-ter for this informative event. We gladly accept donations.

mAr 31Tiny Tot Thursday in the Children’s Museum 9:30 – 11:30am, Guelph Civic Museum, 6 Dublin Street South 519-836-1221. A fun drop-in program for children ages 1 to 4 and their caregivers. Admission - $2.

***Guelph Legion moves to new location around the corner to 57 Watson Parkway South, Guelph. Legion members will actually be doing the bulk of the move to the new building on Sunday, March 27th, 2011.

APr 1Community euchre, sponsored by the Optimist Club of Puslinch, at the Puslinch Community Centre at 7:30pm. $3 per person. Refreshments provided, 50/50 draw, all welcome. Call Neil Smith for info. 519-837-3838.

***April 1-3 Century Church Theatre, Hillsburgh. “The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomens’ Guild Dramatic Society Murder Mystery”. An off-the-wall comedy by David McGillivray and Walter Zerlin Jr. Directed by Dale Jones. A Century Theatre Guild production. Fridays and Saturdays 8pm. Sundays 2:30pm. Box Office 519-855-4586.

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WELLINGTON CTY. - From local conservation authorities to the Premier of Ontario and even to the United Nations, the accolades for Wellington County’s Green Legacy program continue to roll in.

The good news about the municipal tree planting initia-tive - the largest of its kind in North America - seems to be growing faster than the one million-plus trees planted since the program’s inception in 2004.

“Finally, people are getting around to recognizing a good thing,” said Mark Van Patter, chairman of the 15-member Green Legacy committee. He noted the committee has been hard at work for almost eight years spreading the word.

County communications officer Andrea Ravensdale said she regularly receives calls from other municipalities and organizations across Ontario - and as far away as Vancouver and the United States - wanting to emulate The Green Legacy success story.

But as Ravensdale explains, there really is no secret - and county officials are always will-ing to help others get started.

“At first we thought it would be impossible,” she said. “But it really is a simple idea. If you have the right people involved, it’s not that hard to get a mil-lion trees in the ground.”

Last October, the ceremo-nial one millionth tree was planted at the county Museum and Archives in Aboyne, and with the help of a video docu-mentary, that milestone has led to international recognition of the Green Legacy program.

Late last year the United Nations recognized the pro-gram under its International Billion Tree campaign, and just last month Premier Dalton McGuinty lauded the program at the Ontario Good Roads Association conference, where

the county distributed over 300 copies of its 16-minute docu-mentary.

“Those who know about the program are pretty positive about it,” said county Warden Chris White. “It’s a real effec-tive program.”

While some might suggest planting trees is not a core municipal service, “I think we have a role,” White said of the county.

In fact, given “the value for the dollar,” the large num-ber of volunteers involved, the huge volume of trees planted, and the overall results, White said the Green Legacy program may be one of the county’s most effective projects.

The program’s operat-ing budget this year is just under $400,000 and the biggest expense is wages, explains Rob Johnson, manager of the Green Legacy tree nursery in Puslinch Township. Staff members at the nursery include three full timers, three seasonal workers, and two university students.

But much of the work, from seed to tree planting, is done by volunteers. Last year, over 3,610 people donated over 15,000 hours of their own time to the cause.

“It’s really a community initiative and we are the coor-dinators,” Johnson said. “It’s an amazing program.”

Started in 2004 as a way to celebrate Wellington County’s 150th anniversary, the pro-gram planted 150,000 trees in its inaugural year. That num-ber has increased by 1,000 every year since, and this year 157,000 trees will be planted across the county.

Johnson noted that in 2004 and 2005 all the trees were supplied by the Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) as the Green Legacy nursery was being established. In 2006, the program produced 40,000 of its own trees. The next year that figure jumped to

90,000, and in 2008 the nursery was producing all its own trees.

Johnson credited various partnerships with helping the program grow, including those with the GRCA, public and Catholic school boards, local residents, lower tier munici-palities, and other groups and organizations ranging from Girl Guides, to the University of Guelph, to the Vanier Centre for Women correctional insti-tute.

He is particularly impressed with the feedback he receives from the students and teachers involved.

From the beginning of April until the end of the school year, nary a day goes by when a bus load of students is not visiting

and working at the nursery, which is located on County Road 34 between Sideroad 10 and County Road 32.

“They feel very good about what they’re accomplishing,” Johnson said of the students.

But the trips to the nursery are about more than just labour provision, he stresses.

The students also take a curriculum-based nature hike through some of forest planted in the 1940s after the 200 acre property was donated to the county by John Little.

There, students get to see the end result of the tree plant-ing efforts of students just like themselves - from over 60 years ago.

“This is what they’re creat-ing,” said Johnson. “Every tree we plant is a gift for the next generation.”

More and more kids each year are coming to that real-ization it seems, as the num-ber of public school students involved increases each year. In 2010 over 7,000 students from Kindergarten to grade 8 participated.

“The kids love it,” said Ravensdale. She noted students are interested in the impor-tance of the environment and seem more and more inclined to become good land stewards.

Students from Kindergarten to grade 3 plant seeds, those in grades 4 through 6 transplant the trees at the nursery, and those in grades 7 and 8 plant the trees at various locations throughout the county.

Several years ago the

county recognized Rockwood Centennial Public School as the first “gold school” in the county for having every stu-dent in the school participate in the Green Legacy program. And this year, Johnson expects 21 to 25 schools will receive that honour.

With that type of growth and success, the tree nursery has become a year round oper-ation.

“It’s full steam ahead all the time,” Johnson said with a smile. “Even in the winter it’s hard to keep up.”

Right now program offi-cials and volunteers are work-ing hard to bundle seedlings in preparation for Green Legacy tree days at the seven lower tier municipalities. Each year, 35,000 trees are given away at those events in April and May.

“It’s really resonated positively with residents,” Ravensdale said of the free trees.

While the program will pro-vide residents with as many free seedlings as they want, officials also grow larger stock for strategic plantings such as windbreaks and shelterbelts, living snow fences, and stream buffers. The advantages of those plantings include less soil erosion, improved crop yields on farms, and improved winter driving conditions on local roads.

“When people start seeing the benefits ... I’m hoping we’ll have more people wanting to do that,” Ravensdale said.

White noted, “Planting trees in and of itself is great,” but the act is especially important if it can help farmers and improve safety on county roads.

“I think it’s a pretty for-ward-thinking program,” he said.

White is among the many county officials looking for-ward to this year’s warden’s tree planting at Marden Park on May 2 (rain date, May 6). Ravensdale said at least 150 officials from the county and lower tier municipalities take part in the event, which fea-tures a different location each year and in 2010, 3,500 trees were planted.

The Green Legacy has expanded to such a degree the Puslinch property (includ-ing several 30- by 120-foot greenhouses, a 60- by 108-foot shaded area, and a 35- by 66-foot storage cooler) is “hit-ting capacity,” Johnson said.

He explained the nursery can’t really accommodate any more students and realistically, while the program is success-ful, millions of trees need to be planted in the county to reach an optimal tree cover of 30%.

So the county is investing in a second tree nursery in Wellington North, which will

also help serve the northern municipalities more efficiently. It is expected to start opera-tions in 2012.

The success of the program has surprised many, includ-ing Johnson, who has been involved from the beginning.

“You always hope to be suc-cessful, but when you can’t keep up, it says something,” he said. “It feels good to receive all the support we’ve been getting.”

The challenge now is to keep going, keep growing and to spread the word. That’s part of the reason why Johnson ran 100km, from Mount Forest to the tree nursery in Puslinch, on the same day as the celebration for the program’s one millionth tree.

“I wanted everybody in the county and beyond to know what the County of Wellington has done with the Green Legacy program,” Johnson says in the program’s documentary.

“I wanted to challenge everybody in the county to plant 10 trees per year,” which would total one million annu-ally.

Ravensdale, who has pro-moted the program at local events and across Ontario and Canada, is also looking for-ward to the next milestone.

“It is our hope that we inspire other municipalities across the globe to plant more trees,” she said. “It started out as a simple idea to make Wellington County a little greener and has since grown into the largest municipal tree planting program in North America.

“We’ve planted one million trees and have plans for mil-lions more.”

To order trees from the Green Legacy program visit www.wellington.ca or call Jacquie Wolowich at 519-837-2600 extension 3121, or con-tact lower tier municipalities for more information about their annual tree giveaways.

Beyond one million:

The overwhelming success story of

The Green Legacy by Chris Daponte Young helpers - Ontario Stewardship Rangers, high school students working in cooperation with the Ministry

of Natural Resources, are among the thousands of volunteers who annually work at The Green Legacy tree nursery in Puslinch Township. photo submitted by Wellington County

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“Every tree we plant is a gift for the next generation.”- Green Legacy tree nursery manager Rob Johnson.

Warden’s planting - Walter Trachsel, Mark Van Patter, Brad Hutchinson, John Green and Rob Johnson during one of the annual warden’s tree planting events. Last year 150 people took part in the event, planting about 3,500 trees. photo submitted by Wellington County

NuRSeRY MaNaGeR ROB JOHNSON

PAGE FOUR Inside Wellington - Second Section of The Wellington Advertiser, Friday, March 25, 2011

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three decades the Drayton Farm Show has grown into one of the most successful agri-business showcases in the province.

And on April 6 and 7 the Drayton Kinsmen will host the 30th annual show at the PMD Arena.

“You are going to be informed and amazed at what new technology and equip-ment is available to those who choose to grow your grains and supply you with eggs, milk, pork, beef, and chicken,” said Glenn Dobben, this year’s Drayton Farm Show chairman.

The show, hosted annually by the Kinsmen club, regularly welcomes about 2,000 visitors over the course of two days, and many of its exhibitors have been with the show for over 25 years.

While smaller than some of the farm shows hosted in larg-er urban centres, the Drayton show has over the years built a reputation as not only one of the most interesting, but also the most productive for exhibi-tors and guests alike.

“You see a lot of people in Toronto [at the Canadian International Farm Show], but in Drayton you do a lot of busi-ness,” said Dobben, relaying some of the feedback received at last year’s show.

Dobben was pleased to announce that, for the first time ever, there will be a brand new layout for the 30th annual event.

That will be a welcome

change for exhibitors and visi-tors, he explained, as it takes advantage of the new arena expansion and makes room for 23 new exhibitors.

The Drayton show has become so popular and pro-ductive for exhibitors, there is very little turnover each year and dealers avoid losing their spot. But unfortunately, that also means that for the last several years, there has been a waiting list of over 40 exhibi-tors wanting to get involved.

“We had to try something,” Dobben said of the new layout.

Also new this year is the chance for exhibitors to offer workshops and seminars in several rooms at the arena. Dobben said the idea is to allow exhibitors to offer dem-onstrations on what they do or sell to groups of up to 20 or 30 people. This is the first time the show has ever offered that opportunity.

Yet another new item this year will be a 30th anniversary hat to celebrate the success of the show, in addition to the hourly door prizes.

In past years, the Kinsmen have hosted a banquet or chick-en dinner the night before the show opens. That is not hap-pening this year, but it’s not because past events weren’t successful.

“With it being the 30th anniversary, we wanted to concentrate just on the show itself,” Dobben said.

When asked about what makes the show so successful overall, year after year, Dobben

said it can really be summed up in one word: family.

“Our exhibitors realize that many of the people visiting our show are from family built farms where everyone plays a part of its success,” he said. “They know many people on a first name basis and genuinely care that what they provide you is the best.”

While the primary empha-sis at the show is on all things related to agriculture, the show

features plenty of great dis-plays and information for peo-ple from all walks of life.

“The Drayton Kinsmen have been honoured to bring you the Farm Show for the past 30 years,” said Dobben. “Together our community and our exhibitors have given back to the community over a quar-ter of a million dollars.”

Toy tractorOne thing that won’t change

this year is the sale of the annual Drayton Farm Show toy tractor collector’s item.

This year’s tractor is an Ertl, wide front Case 830. It is a customized 1/16 scale with

front and rear lights and comes in a custom box.

The real tractor was in pro-duction from 1960 to 1969 and manufactured in Racine, Wisconsin. The original price in 1969 was $6,000 and the tractor had a 31-gallon fuel capacity and 64 PTO horse-power.

The cost for the toy tractors is $85 each and as of March 18 there were still some available. However, most years the trac-

tors sell out before the farm show even starts.

“We only sell 75 every year,” said Dobben, noting the tractors are custom made and hand painted with original decals. “It’s definitely a collec-tor’s item.”

He said many people never remove the toys from the boxes they come in and some can count all 30 in their Drayton Farm Show collection.

To inquire about the trac-tors or to purchase one - if there are any left - contact John Klaassen at 519-638-0242.

Show historyIn 1981, a few members

of the Drayton Kinsmen Club came up with the idea of show-casing and promoting local businesses.

“It was just something we dreamed up as a potential fun-draiser and service for the com-munity,” said Larry Schill, who was the very first chairman 30 years ago.

“We never dreamed it would turn out to be the suc-cess it has become. It was just a one-year trial and it just went on from there.”

In 1981, the show was con-fined to the ice surface only and Schill said he’ll never for-get the conditions for the inau-gural show. The ice surface had just come out the day before and the show was held on a cold day, leaving show exhibi-tors to stand on the very cold concrete floor for hours.

“It was a bit of a learning experience,” he said with a laugh.

Over the years the show has grown in size and the technol-ogy has improved somewhat, but in many ways the show hasn’t changed that much at all,

Schill explained.“It’s still one-stop shop-

ping,” he said. And while exhibitors come from all over, most of them are still from within Mapleton Township or Wellington County.

“It really is those local peo-ple ... and that’s the reason they come to the show,” Schill said.

The 2011 versionThe 30th annual Drayton

Farm Show will be held on April 6 and 7 at the PMD arena from 11am to 10pm.

Admission is again just $3, with $1 of every admis-sion going to cystic fibrosis research. The rest of the show’s proceeds - from both admis-sions and exhibitor rentals - will go to various Kinsmen projects throughout the com-munity.

This year’s show will fea-ture over 120 exhibitors, rep-resenting a wide range of prod-ucts and services.

For more information about the Drayton Farm Show, call Glenn Dobben at 519-323-1734 or visit draytonkinsmen.ca.

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by David MeyerTwo actors struggle with

each other on the stage as the audience erupts in laughter.

A 10-year-old grabs the puck in a local hockey tourna-ment, takes a quick look and sends his teammate into the clear for a breakaway.

The food bank needs help - and suddenly that help arrives.

The Drayton Kinsmen rep-resent the best of small town

living; neighbours helping neighbours and people work-ing as volunteers to help make their community just a little bit better than the year before.

The Drayton Kinsmen are an organization of young men interested in “serving the com-munity’s greatest need.” And there are plenty of needs.

Through a variety of ser-vice projects, fundraisers, business meetings and socials,

club members enjoy personal development, fellowship and a satisfaction through teamwork.

The Drayton Kinsmen are part of a much larger Association of Kinsmen and Kinette Clubs of Canada.

Kin is an all-Canadian ser-vice organization founded in Hamilton in 1920. The national association provides a frame-work for over 900 clubs across Canada.

The national association has raised more service dollars per member than any commu-nity service club in the world. The association of Kin stresses personal development through community service.

The Kinsmen are more than just a service club, although its list of groups helped is long and impressive. Members also get to meet new friends, have good times, good conversation, improve their organizational skills and obtain self satisfac-tion, business contacts, a night out, business skills, political skills, competition, fun, admin-istrative skills, awards, speak-ing skills and a better family environment.

The Kinsmen Club of Drayton is justifiably proud of what it has done in its com-munity.

John Green remembers the club was chartered in 1968 in April or May. He said he and Larry Schill, a fellow member, talked about how the club came from a farm community and should do something for farm-ers. They decided on a banquet and got George Jones from the University of Guelph to speak. That event went over so well, Green remembers suggesting for the following year to get federal Minister of Agriculture Eugene Whelan to come to Drayton.

He said he remembers club members thought that was impossible, but Green had some connections and Whelan arrived in due course. The next year, Dennis Timbrell had just been appointed provincial Minister of Agriculture and he, too, agreed to be the guest speaker. That was the start of the Drayton Farm Show - a much smaller version of what it is today.

Green said the idea of join-

ing an all-Canadian organi-zation with clubs across the province was appealing in those days. He remembers club members providing Drayton Kinsmen with ideas for com-munity projects and said the building of the PMD arena from 1976 to 1980 proved to be important to the club’s growth. He remembers that many of the members were younger then and they supplied a lot of physical labour - which was good since they did not have much money.

Green himself went on to become Deputy-Governor, District Governor, and national President of the Kinsmen.

Hundreds of projectsMembers have completed

hundreds of projects. Among them are an addition to now, the Agricultural Society build-ing, the purchase of a rescue van and the Jaws of Life for the local fire department, the devel-opment of ball parks and soc-cer fields, and a huge contribu-tion to the Peel Maryborough Drayton arena Complex.

Those are only a few exam-ples of what Kinsmen has done for the community.

Kinsmen supportThe Kinsmen Club of

Drayton provides support to a wide range of causes. Over the years those have also included: minor ball, hockey soccer fig-ure skating, the Scouts, school trips and activities Kinsmen ball and soccer fields, the Moorefield Optimist Park and Playgrounds, The Drayton Festival Theatre, community theatre groups, youth theatre, the Drayton Farmers Market, seniors outings and foster children

The club has also aided the fire department and Pregnancy Crisis Centre, the Cystic Fibrosis Research International Development (Cystic Fibrosis is the major cause of the inter-national club and all clubs par-ticipate in the work to find a cure and ease the lives of those who suffer from it) the area United Way and the area food bank as well as helping to fund MS research.

The club is very concerned with children and provides anti-drug programs including a local Chicken Club, as well as bicycle safety courses.

It supports the Heart & Stroke Foundation and the Ontario March of Dimes.

It also provides financial help to local 4-H programs for children and the local Agricultural Society.

Activities and fundraisersThe Kinsmen Club of

Drayton organizes a wide range of activities for the ben-efit of the community and to raise funds to help support its many community causes.

Many of those events are annual. Over the years have included the Drayton Farm Show, one of the club’s largest fundraisers. Often in commu-nities, events come and go as people lose interest or the driv-ing forces behind them slow down or even move away from the area.

But the Drayton Farm Show has been popular since its inception and it endures. This year on April 6 and 7 the club will celebrate its 30th annual event at the PMD arena.

While that is a big event, the club has kept busy over the years with a number of other events, including:

- Drayton Home Show;- dances and dinners;- banquets; - soap box derby;- bike rodeos; - street dances;- family fun days; - raffles, draws; - food drives;- Christmas tree sales; - parades- charity auctions; - barbecues- karaoke nights and air

band contests; and- Proud to be Canadian

events and Raise the Flag events.

The Farm Show is the Drayton Kinsmen’s biggest fundraiser of the year. Thanks to the revenue from that show it can support many of the com-munity’s greatest needs.

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7 Tri-Mech Inc. 57 Wellington Fed of Agriculture 95 Cotton's Auto Care Centre Inc.

8 W-S Feeds & Supplies Ltd. 58 Alpine Plant Foods 96 Farm Credit Canada

9 Martin Well Drilling Inc. 59 Mennonite Savings and C. U. 97 Glass Pac Canada

10 Shantz Farm Equipment Ltd. 60 JM Jutzi Kinetico 98 Superior Mat and Comfort Inc.

11 Dobben's True Value 61 Wallenstien Feed and Supply 99 Hesselink & Associates Inc.

12 Harmony Door Service 62 The Fritz Group 100 Gencor The Genetics Corporation

13, 14 Bostech Mechanical Ltd. 63 Wellington County 4-H 101 CanWest DHI

15 TDTech Solutions 64 Mapleton Historical Society 102 Tait Bros. Contracting Ltd.

16, 17 County Line Equipment 65 Clean Field Services Inc. 103 Nieuwland Feed & Supply Ltd.

18 Carl Noble Barn Painting 66 Driscoll Farms 104 TD Canada Trust

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24, 25 Stratford Agri Analysis 70, 77 DeBoer's Farm Equipment Ltd. 108 Mapleton Contracting Ltd.

26 Agri King 71 Grasshopper Energy 109 CIBC

27 Morningblaze 72 Ogilvie Daugherty Financial 110 Grand River Conservation

28 Mar-Span Home Building Ctr 73 Upper Canada 2 Cylinder 111 K.A. Hammond & Co. Ltd.

29, 30 Maple Lane Farm Service 74 Bridge Country Feeds 112 Genex Canada

31 Cribit Seeds 75 Rick's Farm Service 113 Peel Maryborough Mutual Ins.

32 Martin Drainage 76 114 Marquardt Farm Drainage Ltd.

33 - 35 Jim Harkness Equipment Ltd. 78 Quality Seed's Ltd. 115 Mapleton Fire Rescue

36 Meulensteen Tire & Auto 79 AgriBrink

37, 38 Conestogo Agri Systems 80 Ontario Harvestore Systems OUTDOOR EXHIBITORS

39 Multi Shelter Solutions 81 B & L Farm Services Ltd. 116 Agri Brink

40, 41 Elmira Farm Service (2000) 82 Trees For Mapleton 117 Rick's Farm Service

42 - 44 ESM Farm Equipment Ltd. 83 KGB Toys 118 Maple Lane Farm Service

45 Pioneer Hi-Bred Ltd. 84 Ag Business & Crops Inc. 119 Maple Lane Farm Service

46, 47 On Track Door Systems Inc. 85 GP Computer Systems 120 Advance Construction Equip

48 5 Star Water Solutions 86 O.M.A.F.R.A. 121 Stoltz Sales & Service

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der at the end of a long winter can be just the theatre ticket.

Shear Madness provides the audience a murder mys-tery tonic with a double dose of laughter and whodunit interaction. Watching the plot unfold and nailing the culprit has never been this much fun, especially since the audience

itself will determine the solu-tion to the murder.

Set in a hairdressing salon where the intimacies of life are never concealed, the audience sizes up the characters, or, in this case, caricatures as the story unfolds. A brilliantly gay proprietor, Bronxy manicurist, a snooty socialite and a sketchy antiques dealer find there is a murderer in their midst.

The investigation is under-way immediately as two cus-tomers handily turn out to be cops. Everyone in the salon is a suspect for the murder of the aging prima donna upstairs. The performers desperately solicit the help of the newly discovered audience by asking leading questions and rehash-ing events; culminating in a vote.

This is way more fun than discovering that the killer was Colonel Mustard in the library with a wrench.

Wade Lynch, as Tony Whitcomb, is pivitol to the fun as the temperamental, hyper hairdresser who endears him-self to the audience with his high spirits and arch quips.

He is returning to the role, as is Liz Gordon as snobby diva, Eleanor Shubert, who plays it with subtle style.

Mary Ann Conk is Barbara DeMarco, the tacky manicurist who has played in American productions of Shear Madness for years and shows her skill.

The players are remarkable in their quick wit in dealing with the happily interfering audience. Local references such as Tony’s excited “I haven’t done a shave since Grand River Hospital” add to the hilarity.

Antiques dealer Eddie Lawrence (Gordon Gammie), and even cops Nick Rosetti (Kevin Sepaul, also return-ing to his role ) and Detective Mikey Thomas (David Cotton) are also considered suspects. Cotton will be remembered for his lead role in Disney’s High School Musical with Drayton Entertainment. They will all be remembered for their hard work and out of control laugh-ter when often edgy witticisms are thrown in.

Shear Madness is direct-ed by Bob Lohrmann, who is the associate artistic direc-tor for the Kennedy Centre, in Washington D.C., where

the play has broken many box office records during its unprec-edented 24 year run. That expe-rience brings a smooth flowing life to the story and offsets any quirks that improvisation can bring.

The set design is a cozy, gossip inducing atmosphere with working parts from blow dryers to wash sinks. Samantha J. Burson has made it fun and funky as well.

The play is named in the Guinness Book of Records as the longest-running non-musi-cal play in American theatre history, and holds the more local honour of being the most popular comedy in Drayton Entertainment history. Perhaps it’s longevity is due to enjoy-able improvisation, and ever changing script and ending.

Drayton Entertainment’s new season holds promise with this riotous show as the kick-off.

Shear Madness runs from March 16 through April 10. Tickets can be purchased in person at St. Jacobs Country Playhouse, online at www.draytonentertainment.com or by calling the box office at 519-747-7788 or toll free at 1-855-drayton (372-9866).

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The Grey Wellington Theatre Guild

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April 1, 2, 7, 8 & 9 7:30 p.m.April 3 2:00 p.m.

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Celebrate Spring

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April 2, 2011 8am-1pmAdults $7 advance, $9 at door,

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Spring Miscellany, kids’ program set for community on March 26

EDEN MILLS - This Saturday, the community hall here offers Spring Miscellany, an annual celebration of the arts, and brings performers of every age and many disciplines to the stage - along with a side order of beer or tea.

The performance begins at 8pm. This year, for the first time, Music at the Hall is also launching a Spring Miscellany for Kids (and their parents) from 4 to 5 pm for free.

This year’s artists include juggler Prometheus the

Famous, singer-songwriter Nabi, Woodwings Ensemble, poet Matthew Dryden, writer and illustrator Janet Wilson, Eden Mills Youth Group, nov-elist Sandra Sabatini and more. Many of the artists will also perform for the young audience in the afternoon.

Manu Duhamel, Prometheus the Famous, is a juggler living in the Guelph area. He brings the magic of circus shaped to music complete with a unicycle and jumping stilts.

At 9pm, the community’s respect for Earth Hour will add to the evening. Eden Mills community hall will turn off the electric lights, run the

microphones off a car battery, and use beeswax candles for lighting.

This concert is a fund-raiser for the Eden Mills Community Club and Eden Mills Millpond Conservation Association.

The doors open at 7:30pmThe hall is at 108 York

Street. There will be a cash bar with beer and wine

Tickets are $20, and Miscellany for Kids is free

Tickets can be purchased at the door or in advance at: The Bookshelf, Quebec Street, Guelph (519-821-3311) or from Kit Bresnahan, 519-856-1188 or mail [email protected].

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A close shave - Wade Lynch and Kevin Sepaul evoke laughter in Shear Madness at St. Jacobs Country Playhouse.

Review:Shear Madness is a spring murder mystery tonic for the soul

Arthur Legion Br. 226

519-848-5052FISH & CHIP NIGHT

April 1st 6-8pm $10

WING NIGHT April 15th 6-8pm

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JAMBOREE April 16th 2-5pm

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KARAOKEApril 30th 8:30pm

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A weekly press release prepared by the staff of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. If you require further informa-tion, regarding this press release, please call the Elora Resource Centre at 519-846-0941. Office hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. For technical information, call the Agricultural Information Contact Centre at 1-877-424-1300 or visit the OMAFRA Website: www.omafra.gov.on.ca

GROWING YOUR FARM PROFITSby John C. Benham

The next GYFP workshop will be held in the Elora OMAFRA meeting room on Tuesday, March 29 to be completed on Tuesday, April 5, 9:30am to 3pm. This workshop is close to full so don’t delay in signing up since space is limited.

In the workshop you will be supplied with a workbook similar to the EFP workbook where you are able to rate your farm man-agement and come up with an Action Plan to make improvements. You are then in a position to apply for financial assistance to help carry out your Action Plan. Such actions as computer training, book keeping instruction, marketing courses, business strategies and succession planning are eligible for financial assistance. As well, you will be assisted in locating a qualified farm advisor to help you review your present financial situation and explore ways to meet your financial goals.

This is an opportunity to explore niche marketing. So call John at 519-846-3394 to sign up for this opportunity.

REMINDER - HAPPY HEALTHY HORSES EQUINE EDUCATION COMES TO ERIN

This spring, horse owners can take part in “Happy Healthy Horses”: A three part horse education series in progress. Tuesday, March 29, April 5 and 12, 7pm – 9pm hosted by Stewart’s Equipment (Brisbane) and Equine Erin.

This course is designed for the existing horse owner, small operator or stable manager. Learn from the professionals on how to better manage your hors-es, farm or stable. Save time, money and heartache by learning more about your equine friend.

Happy Healthy Horses Course Schedule and Instructor Information:

•Tuesday, March 29 –When to Call the Vet: Colic,

Injury, Vaccines, Teeth and Prevention, presented by

Dr. Brianne Henderson, D.V.M., Equine Guelph/

University of Guelph. •Tuesday, April 5 –

Nutrition: They Are What They Eat

Hay, Pasturing and Supplements, presented by Alf

Budweth, B.Sc., Agr. and Nutrition, University of Guelph,

Budson Farm & Feed Co. •Tuesday,April12–Build

Right, Buy Right - Save Money and Time: Equine Fencing and Equipment, presented by McArthur’s Fencing & Stewart’s

Equipment. The program will take place at Stewart’s Equipment, Brisbane,

ON (Trafalger Rd. and Hwy. 124). Early bird registration: $99, after March 5: $120/course, $35/night, HST included. Price includes: Course materials, refreshments and door prizes. For more information, call Bridget Ryan at 519-855-4562, or check the website: www.equineerin.com or email [email protected]. All course participants will qualify for a chance to win a Free Equine Guelph On-Line Course – $500 value. For more information on continuing education at the University of Guelph/Equine Guelph, check the website: http://www.equineguelph.ca.

CHAINSAW SAFETY TRAINING COURSESDavid O’Drowsky, course instructor, began teaching this pro-

gram on behalf of OATI in 1994 and has provided instruction to over 1000 chainsaw users in Ontario.

The two-day program consists of classroom instruction, work-shop maintenance and “hands on” practice in the woodlot. A certificate of training will be provided for all those completing the program.

For more information or to sign up for upcoming courses, please call 519-853-4994. Pre-registration is required.

COMING EVENTS: Mar. 28 Grower Pesticide Safety Course, Elmira. Course starts at 8:45 a.m. To register, call Farmers Plus at 519-669-5475. Mar. 30 Grower Pesticide Safety Course, Guelph. Course starts at 8:45 a.m. and Separate Exam 3:00 p.m. To register, call Woodrill Farms at 519-821-1018.Mar. 30 and 31 London Swine Conference at the London Convention Centre, London. The registration deadline is March 16th. There is no registration at the door. For more information, check the website at: www.londonswineconference.ca or call Linda Dillon at 519-482-3333 or send an email to: linda.dillon@

ontario.ca to register.Mar. 30 Grower Pesticide Safety Course, Linwood. Course starts at 8:45am and separate exam 3pm. To register, call Perth Ag Partners Ltd. 519-595-3833.

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The three awards to be presented are for, sustainable farming, future farmer and barn preservation/restoration.

Effectively this recogniz-es farming past, present and future.

These awards are open to all within the farming com-munity no matter which farm organization they belong to.

The awards will be designed and produced by stu-dents from Wellington Heights H.S. (Mount Forest) and the Erin District H.S.

The meal will be prepared by the Fergus Food School students, under the guidance of Chef Chris Jess, using mostly local food.

It is anticipated the event will be attended by approxi-mately 250 people who will be from the farming community as well as businesses and per-sons related to the food indus-try in Guelph and surround-ing Waterloo and Wellington counties.

Tickets are $15 each and can be obtained from John Sutherland at 519-855-4651 or e-mail [email protected].

Sutherland is president of the National Farmers Union (NFU) Waterloo/Wellington.

Farming awards

March 25

Alma Toy Show marks first year in new community hallby Mike Robinson

ALMA - If the turnout at this year’s Alma Toy Show is any indication, it should be the beginning of a long, successful history.

As the morning progressed on March 13, the parking lot outside Alma’s new commu-nity hall quickly filled.

John and Helen Broadfoot were pleased with the turn-out at the new location. John noted this is the 19th annual show - and the third since the Alma Optimist Club adopted

the event from an Elora club.“And it’s the first one held

in its new home in Alma,” he said. Previously, the show was held in the Elora community centre. “It was a challenge this year after 17 years of working in the Elora community centre, to come to a new hall which has the same floor area, but different dimensions.

“We have more vendors than in the past. This year we are completely full.”

He added, “The public response to this so far has been

real good. Some people said they would never find us up here, but by the number of people it’s just excellent. It’s just a fabulous hall.”

He added the Optimist motto is Friend of Youth, and the new venue allows for a sep-arate section to promote youth at the event.

As a collector himself, Broadfoot noted many people come to the show looking for that one special item for their collection.

Helen Broadfoot said many

vendors like the show because it is classed as a “social show,” where instead of being all busi-ness, they can visit with one another. “It’s a more relaxed atmosphere - it’s been that way from the start,” she said.

John Broadfoot added there is a difference other than the location. When the event was held in Elora, organizers left when the last vendor left.

“Because we’re members of the Alma Optimists, we have to clean up ourselves at the end of the day,” he laughed.

Long-time participantsMarilyn and David Perry

have been long-time partici-pants in the toy show. David said they have been to most of the shows, starting in Elora.

As for the new location, “I think it should be okay. It’s been well received by the ven-dors and service club.”

He has been a collector for the past 30 years, partly because he is a farm equip-ment mechanic. His collection, which stems from attending various toy shows and through the farm dealership, fills up far more space than what he brought to this year’s show. The items in Alma were pri-marily his horse collection.

“I could fill this table again with other farm equipment,” he said.

Cylinder Club promoAlso on hand was Kyle

Bosomworth, a first year direc-tor of the Upper Canada Two Cylinder Club.

He was at the show not only promoting this year’s show in Drayton on July 22 to 24, but selling raffle tickets on various items including a quilt, pedal tractor, and toy tractor, which also promote the club and the event.

Bosomworth is hoping for a good turnout this July. The guest tractor is an Allis Chalmers.

“Hopefully there will be a few new events and possibly a corn roast again this year,” he said.

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We’re back! 2011 is here and we have come in with a blaze….er well a flurry of snow and rain. But rest assured folks, the sun will be shining and the weather will be far warmer come Friday June 17th, 2011 7pm-7am at the Fergus Community Sportsplex. This year Relay for Life is back, bigger and I would say better then ever. What I can say is that it will be fantastic because not only do we have a great expanded committee, we have an amazing Community who band together to make this evening the most memorable and spectacular.

So what will our theme be this year you ask?Let me start with one simple question for you all.

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John F. Kennedy once said “Children are the world’s most valuable resource and its best hope for the future.” This is true in many ways. All the efforts of Relay for Life and yes other fundraising are contributing to improved research, and enhanced methods to combat Cancer. What we do today is what will impact our children’s future. Those children who could some day fight Cancer and beat it. Those same children who will grow up and who may be attending future Relays to celebrate the cure to Cancer instead of rallying to find a cure.

Here are some of our promises to you: • Thatyouwillenjoyyourself. • ThatyouwilllovebeingapartofRelayandallthatencompassesthisevent. • Thatyouwilllookaroundonthetrackduringduskwhentheluminariesarebeinglit and when you see the faces of so many impacted by this disease, you will not be able to help but shed a tear. • Youwillbepronetolaughing,crying,dancing,hugging,skipping,running, belly dancing, eating and all in one Venue!But most importantly that once you are part of a team and experience Relay for Life, you will want to come back for more!

The 2011 Centre Wellington Relay for Life Committee would like to extend a special welcome to all of you, and look forward to seeing familiar faces and new faces join us at Relay for Life at the Fergus Community SportsPlex June 17th, 2011.

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Your child could be awarded up to $3,000! This is their chance to be their own boss!

For more information, visit: www.ontario.ca/summercompany or call: 519.826.4701.

Guelph-Wellington Business Enterprise Centre delivers the programme in partnership with the Governmentof Ontario.

FREE Social Enterprise WorkshopAre you a non-profit or social entrepreneur?

This workshop will focus on creative methods for self-financing used by non-profits to generate income. Representatives of non-profit organizations, charities, co-ops and individual entrepreneurs from all sectors are welcome.

Monday, April 4, 2011, at The Grand River Raceway in Elora

• 9:00 am - 12:00 pm SOCIAL ENTERPRISE PRIMER• 12:00 - 1:00 pm FREE LUNCH & NETWORKING• 1:00 - 4:00 pm BUSINESS IDEA EXPLORATION & FEASIBILITY WORKSHOP

Up to 10 hours of coaching will be available for a limited number of participants to help further a social enterprise idea!

Register online at: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/HQZLLWV

For more information, contact Jennifer Girvin at: 519.826.4126 x 22 or [email protected].

FREE Social Enterprise Workshop

Are you a non-profit or social entrepreneur?

This workshop will focus on creative methods for self-financing used by non-profits to generate income. Representatives of non-profit organizations, charities, co-ops and individual entrepreneurs from all sectors are welcome.

Monday, April 4, 2011, at The Grand Rive Raceway in Elora

• 9:00 am - 12:00 pm SOCIAL ENTERPRISE PRIMER• 12:00 - 1:00 pm FREE LUNCH & NETWORKING• 1:00 - 4:00 pm BUSINESS IDEA EXPLORATION & FEASIBILITY WORKSHOP

Up to 10 hours of coaching will be available for a limited number of participants to help further a social enterprise idea!

Register online at: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/HQZLLWV

For more information, contact Jennifer Girvin at: 519-826-4126 x 227 or [email protected].

Come visit the Second Time ‘Round store, a retail store selling quality used clothing and housewares. Proceeds from the volunteer run store go to the residents of Wellington Terrace. Second Time ‘Round accepts gently worn clothing and small household items during store hours.

Open Mon - Thurs 10:00 am - 4:00 pm and Sat 11:00 am - 3:00 pm.

Second Time‘Round Store Celebrating 15 Successful Years

136 Metcalf Street, Elora 519.846.8030

Open to the public,Showcase Wellington Northoffers seminars and workshopsby a variety of experts throughout the trade show. The Municipality will also reveal the results of the Business Retention andExpansion Programme.

Free Admission. Donations to the foodbank accepted at the door.

LET’S SHOW OFF!Tuesday, March 29, 2011 | Mount Forest and District Sports Complex | 1:00 - 7:00 pmFor more information www.wellington-north.com | 519.848.3620 | [email protected]

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