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By Dave ScottThe Simcoe Giants Bantam Baseball Team

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The boys played in a tournament in Cooperstown, New York, which for those that do not know, is home to the Baseball Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame opened in 1936 and honours great players such as Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson, Babe Ruth and Honus Wagner; the who’s who of baseball. Anyone who loves the game knows this is the place to visit.

Now earlier this year the Simcoe Giants’ coach, Jay MacDonald, had invited me out to watch his team play. At the time I was very impressed and chatted with the boys… Cooperstown was going to be the highlight of their year. The players had worked hard fundraising for the trip and even had a couple of the Giant Alumni kick in a few dollars to help out… but most importantly, the Giants polished their game. The teams they would be playing against would be some of the best in the USA. They were going to Cooperstown and they were going, “to play baseball the Giants’ way.” This mantra has been instilled in them since day one by the coaching staff. Over half of the players had played together before and as the season got going, the team was gelling well and playing great ball.

I ran into Jay the day they were leaving, and boy was he pumped! I wished him and the team well.

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we close up shop for a week… and make our kids hang out with us. Don’t worry we will be back August 27th with more great Hub stories!

A little camping is in order this year. We’ll be close to home, but just far enough to feel like we’re getting away. We hope to hit the water, do a little kayaking and see where the days take us. That is the great thing about holidays… you plan something to do… nothing.

Our day-to-day lives become so ravelled-up that we forget to slow

down and relax. For me this is the perfect time to take a little break and get away from the daily electronic devices that rule our lives… to get up in the morning and not go straight to the inbox or rush off to the next interview, not hit the drive-thru for another coffee. Maybe I will get up, walk the beach, go for a run or paddle, cook up some breakfast, (dare I say it?) have an afternoon nap, or read a hardcover book, spend the evening by the fire with the kids… oh those poor kids!

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that kept everyone hopping. Jay told me the kids were awesome, respectful to everyone, and made Norfolk proud.

Day one saw the skills competition with the Giants and Expos (select team from Ontario) carrying in the Canadian flag, proudly singing our national anthem. It was a very warm and fuzzy Canadian moment for everyone involved with the team.

The Giants displayed their talents in the skills competition, winning three out of six of the events. The other teams were suddenly very aware of the boys from the North who had come to play ball.

Game one of the tourney saw the Giants take on the team from New Hampshire (rated 4th best in the USA). The Giants played well and had a shot at winning the game, but left a few too many base runners on.

Next up was a team from New York who had won the prestigious Walt Disney Tournament earlier in the year… our boys dismantled them, winning 6-0.

As the tournament wore on, Jay admits that he learned more about his team and its great pitching depth. He used twelve pitchers throughout the tournament and the rest of the team picked them up when needed, making outstanding plays in the field.

The boys were there for each other. They understood that although other teams were bigger and stronger, the Giants could play with them. Playing the game right and doing the little things are critically in ball; being one as a team can take you a lot farther than an individual stat.

As for the coaching staff, they watched as their team grew and matured before their eyes… in all aspects, ball and life.

The team took the time to go to the Baseball Hall of fame together and Jay was impressed with how the team spent the time wandering the hall, feeling the history of the game, looking at the displays, understanding the merits of a game that is a symbol of America.

When the quarterfinals arrived

the Giants had to play Team Ontario and after a couple of innings were trailing 3-0. The game was slipping away, but the Giants seemed to thrive under the adversity and with a couple of stellar infield plays… bang they climbed back in the game and defeated the Expos 6-3.

The team made it to the medal round and lost in the semis 4-2 to New York in a game that was simply up for grabs.

The boys still had a shot at a bronze and prepared to play the team from Indiana… a team that had been playing together for five years.

Of course the Giants would not make it easy on the coaching staff… going into the final inning leading 5-4, 3 outs away from becoming the first Canadian team to ever medal at the tournament… the first Indiana batter singles up the middle… next batter hits a ball and the Giants take the force out at second… one down, runner on first…the next batter pitcher Jake Luke strikes out…. one out away from the win… the kids are focused... even keeled… they know what has to be done… the pitch is delivered and popped up… and up… and drops safely into the mitt of a Giants player. The Giants have done it! They are bringing the bronze medal home!

The coaching staff and parents could not be more proud of the team’s accomplishment and the trip of a lifetime they all were able to share…

Jay said the folks at Cooperstown were first rate from the hospitality to organizing… they took care of everything.

The Giants returned from Cooperstown and dove back into their regular schedule, which finished up on the weekend. The Giants still have a little something that needs to be done; that is the Ontario Baseball Association (OBA) title, which they lost last year in the finals.

This year the OBA Championships will be played in Simcoe and Port Dover on Labour Day Weekend and I get the feeling that winning that would be a perfect ending to a season that has been a field of dreams!

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By Dave ScottDaunte Henriques was finishing

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Well, all the training paid off for Daunte as a few weekends back he attended the biggest track meet of his young career… the Hershey Track and Field Meet, the 36th National Final.

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As you can see this is a meet for the elite and young Daunte admits he was nervous when he saw how big some of the kids were he was racing, but once the finals were underway Daunte did what he does best… run and boy did he… he won the 400 metres in a time of 59.9 seconds, taking the gold. That is flying! The young man defeated kids from all over North America with his whole family watching!

Another highlight for Daunte was meeting multi-gold medallist Olympian, Carl Lewis of the USA. Daunte stated, “That was really cool!”

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One of the issues that comes up over and over again with older seniors, especially older seniors that are ill, is that they are asked to and expected to eat much more food that they really need. I witnessed this problem within my own family when my father was dying of Pancreatic Cancer in 1999. We are of Italian decent and as many of you are aware, Italians like to eat. So my father was bombarded by gifts of food, invitations to dinners and my mother would spend hours in the kitchen cooking his ‘favorite meals’. This food was often wasted on Dad. He had terrible gas after eating and he had no appetite, yet cultural norms had him sitting at the table with a plate in front of him that a 50 year old would have trouble finishing. It happened over and over again. The culture of sharing a meal trumped the fact that my father was dying. This is a lose-lose situation. Dad felt terrible that he could not eat and my mom felt she had not made the dish properly, that he did

not like it. Everyone was frustrated! Older seniors, especially terminally ill seniors

require a very small amount of good nutritious food on a regular basis, that’s just biology. They don’t need big lavish meals and they especially don’t need the pressure that society puts on them to eat these large rich meals. Many may say that the meal is a shared experience and I must say to that, then dig deep and think of another way to share time with them. At a certain point meals can become very difficult and messy; this is not the type of experience the senior wants to share with others. In my experience what an older ill senior needs is company, a warm loving hand holding theirs, a shared experience like a car ride to the lake or enjoying a couple hours on the front porch with a loved one or friend.

If you are planning an outing with an older senior that still enjoys a dinner out with company then please do so, but in your planning, consider portion size. The thought of a fancy buffet meal at the Mandarin may sound appealing to some but it could be absolutely frightening to a senior that usually has half a piece of toast and a single poached egg for dinner. The last time I took my 80 year old mother out for dinner we had chicken noodle soup at Tim Horton’s, she loved it, and then we went for a short walk.

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The Other Exercisesare such activities as walking, running, cycling and swimming… but there are other ‘activities’ that are just as important and can be just as enjoyable! These are the non-physical or the exercises for the mind and there are so very many of them - from puzzles of any sort to computer games and other interesting projects such as trying a new recipe or a new woodworking project.

When starting each day set out to learn five new bits of information such as the weather, the date, the headlines of the paper, what certain people have done or said, the scores of some games, what certain players did or didn’t do, what interesting sales are on or coming up and what you might be having for supper or might you even order in or maybe

eat out!! Other interesting things to check up on are what programs or games are on tonight and at what time - the latter can help everyone know when supper will be ready.

Other mind and memory exercises include information you can’t remember when you didn’t know it -such as the days of the week, the months of the year and our national holidays - as another type of exercise - recite the days and months backwards!

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next to none. Thanks to the quality care of some of the world’s most amazing and fastest working nurses I was assessed and quickly given six full units of blood in what from my perspective was a scene from an episode of ER.

Over the next few weeks I would require 4 more units of blood as my body struggled to make its own.

As a result of nearly 12,000 unfilled appointments so far this summer, coupled with constant hospital demand, Canadian

Blood Services is forecasting a need for 51,000 appointments to be filled between now and Labour Day to replenish stocks.

I used to be a regular blood donor but over the years grew complacent, and donating became inconvenient. Now that I realize how incredibly important it is to donate I am no longer eligible due to some medications I am on.

Because of this I am unable to give back on my own and ask for your help. Please donate if you are eligible. There is a clinic this Friday, August 16th at St. Paul’s church from 2 to 7 pm. In gratitude, my family and I are hosting a blood donor appreciation party the same day at the

Brig, starting at 7pm. All those who donated receive free entry and free food; there will also be music and giveaways. If you are not eligible to donate, you are still invited to come and support the event. Non-donors are asked to make a ten dollar donation to Canadian Blood Services upon entry. If you are unable to make it to the August 16th clinic, there is a clinic in Simcoe on Tuesday, August 20th. Head to www.blood.ca or call 1 888 2 DONATE for more information.

If it weren’t for generous blood donors, I wouldn’t be here today, and my daughter wouldn’t have a father.

Blood it’s in you to give.

Giving BackContinued from page 6

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What factors encourage good sleep? What contributes to bad sleep? Even if you do not suffer from a sleep disorder you may not have good sleep habits, which may be contributing to poor sleep. There are several tips/habits for Good Quality Sleep Hygiene:1. Keep a regular schedule. Maintaining a similar wake and sleep schedule from day to day

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helps your body regulate itself. It is a good idea to wake around the same time each day and go to bed around the same time, no matter what day of the week it is.2. Limit your caffeine intake. We all enjoy our coffee, tea, pop, whatever your drink of choice is, but if you find that you have a difficult time falling asleep at night, you should consider when you last drank something with caffeine and change it to earlier in the day or reduce your caffeine intake.3. Don’t go to bed on an empty stomach. If your stomach is empty you will not rest well, you will be thinking about the growling, hungry stomach instead of sleep. 4. Don’t go to bed on an overfull full stomach. While it is important not to be hungry when you go to sleep, it is also important that you do not overstuff yourself right before you go to sleep. Make sure your last large meal is a few hours before you go to sleep.5. Do not fall asleep with the

TV on. The lights and sounds from falling asleep with the TV on make it difficult for our brains to shut off and fall into deep proper sleep stages (REM sleep). Turn the TV off before you are going to get into bed. It is often a good idea to not have a TV in your bedroom at all.6. Participate in regular exercise. Having a regular exercise routine is good for your general health and your sleep; however, do not exercise directly before going to bed. If you exercise at the end of the day, ensure that it is a few hours before you go to bed.7. Limit beverage consumption before bed. There is no worse feeling than waking up in the middle of the night to use the washroom. If you find you have this issue, consider limiting your liquid intake in the hours leading up to bedtime.8. Keep your bedroom dark and quiet. Keeping your room dark, quiet and free of distractions will allow you to fall asleep easier

as there is less to distract your attention from sleep.9. Invest in a comfortable bed and pillow. If you are not comfortable or are waking constantly through the night to adjust your bed or pillow you are not going to fall into the deep sleep stages.10. Wake up using your internal clock, not an alarm clock. You will feel more awake if you allow your body’s natural clock wake you up in the morning because you will awake from the proper sleep stage. When you wake with an alarm, your body is startled awake from any sleep stage and it is difficult to feel alert when woken up suddenly from a deep sleep stage.

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By Renee VanderHarstBig Brothers Big Sisters of Grand Erie is

thrilled to announce the start of something big! Thanks to a partnership with the Rotary Club

of Norfolk Sunrise and the support of the Ontario Trillium Foundation, we will be launching a pilot program, “Literacy for Littles”, this coming school year.

The Ontario Trillium Foundation has committed $60,700 over the next three years. That funding will be used to increase access to mentoring supports for local children aged 5-7. This literacy based mentoring program will help reduce later difficulties in school by providing early intervention and one-on-one support from enthusiastic, caring volunteers.

“Literacy for Littles” will see our agency expand our current “In-School-Mentoring” program to include Senior Kindergarten and Grade 1 students. In the initial year, eight children will be matched with trained volunteers who will visit the school for one hour each week. During that time they will engage in literacy-rich activities that will increase their confidence, self-esteem, and school engagement. The pilot will grow to twenty children served in the second year, and year three will be critical in measuring the success of the program.

Early identification and intervention are the keys to school success for children. Our focus at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Grand Erie is to ensure that our local youth reach their full potential. We believe investing time in our children means a stronger future for our community. The Rotary Club of Norfolk Sunrise has identified literacy as one of its key priorities, and has made a long term commitment to this project.

“We are very excited about this new community partnership and what it will mean for our young people, schools, and community. 2013 marks our Centennial: Big Brothers Big Sisters has been around for 100 years. Part of the reason for our success is that we evolve to meet the needs of the community. According to a new study

from The Boston Consulting Group over their working lives, “Littles” will earn on average $315,000 more than individuals from similar family and economic backgrounds who did not have a “Big”. Participants in our mentoring programs were significantly more likely to give generously to charitable causes and volunteer their time to community work. Most impressive the study found that every dollar invested in Big Brothers Big Sisters mentoring generates $18 in social return on investment. “Literacy for Littles” is one more exciting way that we hope to make positive life-long impacts. We are truly thankful to our partners: The Ontario Trillium Foundation, and the Rotary Club of Norfolk Sunrise, for their investment in our children.” ~ Patti O’Reilly, Executive Director, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Grand Erie

“Literacy is a priority for both the Rotary Club of Norfolk Sunrise and for Rotary International. Rotarian (and Big Sister) Pat Meiklejohn has championed this project from the beginning, and we sought to partner with Big Brothers

Big Sisters of Grand Erie because of their successful track record in working with youth and with volunteers. Early intervention is widely understood to be critical in literacy, and expanding the already successful in-school-mentoring program run by BBBS of Grand Erie makes a whole lot of sense. With the financial support from the Ontario Trillium Foundation, and the expertise of BBBS of Grand Erie, we are excited to see the pilot program launched and begin to address the literacy needs of our local youth.” ~ Ross Gowan, Past-President, Rotary Club of Norfolk Sunrise

“"Our area's Trillium Foundation board has an excellent track record of decision-making. Building on the 'In-School-Mentoring' program offered by the Big Brothers Big Sisters the 'Literacy for Littles' is a pilot program well-worth exploring to benefit the kids involved." ~ Toby Barrett, MPP for the riding of Haldimand-Norfolk-Brant

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LiTeracy for LiTTLes

Photo from left: Pat Meiklejohn, Rotarian & “Big Sister”; Krista Kitchen, “Literacy for Littles” Mentor Coordinator, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Grand Erie; Ross Gowan, Past President, Rotary Club of Norfolk Sunrise; Patti O’Reilly, Executive Director Big Brothers Big Sisters of Grand Erie; and Toby Barrett, MPP for the riding of Haldimand-Norfolk-Brant.

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By MARG WERDENSpiritwalk: Celebrating Norfolk’s Nature through theatre

Preparations for a theatrical celebration of nature continue all this week at The School in St. Williams. Volunteers and members of Nature’s Calling Environmental Education and Shadowland Theatre are busy making masks, puppets, costumes, and props, learning how to walk on stilts, and rehearsing for a stunning extravaganza highlighting Norfolk’s nature.

“This isn’t about professional actors putting on a show,” explained Julie Stone, the event’s artistic director and a member of Shadowland Theatre. “It’s about community participation and creativity. Last year’s ‘Lion on the Lake’ event in Port Dover was so successful that it’s being talked about across Canada as a model of a community-based theatrical event.”

More volunteers (12 years of age and older) are needed to get everything ready for the end of September when the play will be performed and anyone interested in helping can show up at The School in St. Williams from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. all this week and on the weekend of September 7 and 8 during the same times. Pollinators in Peril

Without the hard work done by the pollinators of the insect world, we would probably all starve. Although bees are not the only insects involved in pollination (the process by which pollen, a flower’s male genetic material, is transferred to the female parts of another flower), they do a large part of this important job. There are many insects that are pollinators, but a recent study has shown that losing just one pollinator species can harm plants and emphasizes that we need to be more active in protecting pollinators and re-thinking our policies concerning pesticide use.

Although it has been predicted that a decrease in the number of pollinators will not have a major effect on plant reproduction until most pollinating species are gone, the study showed that when one species was removed from the study plot, the remaining species of pollinators became less picky about which flowers they visited. While on the surface this may seem unimportant, flowers can only be fertilized by pollen from the same species of flower and if a pollinator flits from one species to another, fertilization is less likely to occur. The study showed that the flowers in the test plots actually produced one third fewer seeds after one species of pollinator was removed. Referring back to last week’s column, this would mean that if bumblebees were eliminated, then snapdragons would not be pollinated as often and may eventually cease to reproduce.

The sensitivity of plants to the

removal of pollinators may be a good reason to be more careful in using pesticides. We need to look more closely at how killing insects affects all the plants in an ecosystem, not just the crop that is being “protected.

However, pesticide use is not the only cause for the decline in pollinator populations. In addition to loss of habitat (another reason pollinators are disappearing), the threat of disease from commercially managed pollinators is another major threat to wild, native pollinators. As wild honey bee populations decline, domestic bumblebees are being used to pollinate crops. Unfortunately, these commercial populations often have diseases that are passed on to wild bees that contract the disease when gathering pollen.

And pollination is very important to the world food supply. If you like strawberries, tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, apples and a host of other fruits and vegetables, you need pollinators to produce these products. Pollinators are needed to raise about a third of our crops,

but commercial bee populations are not sufficient to meet the demands of our food pollination needs. As well, studies have shown that native species are actually more efficient pollinators, resulting in higher productivity. On top of that, they do it for free, so it is actually more economical to protect and encourage wild populations than to have to resort to using commercial populations when wild populations disappear. Native pollinators are critical to supplying the world with food and we need to do what we can to protect them.

The decline in bumblebee populations is a worldwide problem. Two species of bumblebees in the United Kingdom have gone extinct in the last 70 years and many other species are in serious decline. One way to increase pollinators near agricultural settings is to plant hedgerows of native plants that will attract wild pollinators. As well, policies need to be developed to regulate the movement of commercial bumblebees to keep them within their native range and to certify that they are disease free.

On a smaller basis, anything we can do to protect or create native habitats will help both pollinators and other species of animals. Plant a native garden in your backyard, rooftop, balcony, schoolyard, windowsill, farm, ranch or golf course. Use native flowering plants that are of interest to native species. Consider leaving part of your property unmanicured to allow wild flowers to grow. Provide water for native insects in a shallow dish; they need water just like other animals.

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— Saturday, August 17th at 2 pm Memorial Church in the picturesque Heritage Village of Port Ryerse is having a fundraiser “PIECES OF THE CHURCH” AUCTION. Renovations to the bell tower are now complete and all leftover pieces including the old original door, “pointy spires” from the top of the tower, lots of old pine boards and beams will be auctioned off. For more information call Jack Addison (519) 428-1611.

— CURRENTS Film Series, as part of the TIFF Film Circuit, is screening UNFINISHED SONG, Directed by Paul Andrew Williams, on AUGUST 19th, at the STRAND THEATRE. Join us at 2 pm & 7 pm for the screenings. Tickets are $10. Join us as we go with the flow and make waves all along the South Coast & beyond! Visit www.strandtheatre.ca and like us at www.facebook.

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Blackwood, ARCT, BMus, will perform a classical piano recital at St. James United Church in Simcoe on Tuesday, August 20 at 7 pm. Come enjoy and support this exceptional young local talent! Refreshments will be served at a reception after the concert. There will be a free-will offering during the intermission.

— Planning for the Children after Parent Separation - Next session at Dalhousie Place Simcoe on August 26th. Dalhousie Place Simcoe is sponsoring a 2hr free information session for parents and caregivers who are supporting children through the separation process. All parents and caregivers can benefit from the sessions, whether recently separated or dealing with longer term separation issues. Registration is required please call Simcoe (519) 428-4838 x 23 or Brantford (519-751-0466) x 113.

— Norfolk HERicanes Girls Hockey Association - Calling all GIRLS! FREE!! Tuesday August 27 at 6 pm to 7 pm at the Simcoe Recreation Centre - Ages 9, 10, 11, and 12 - Full equipment required - Just come out and give it a try, no experience necessary! Bring a friend!! www.norfolkhericanes.com or call Cara at (519) 582-8776.

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— Join the Relaxation And Creative Expression Program (R.A.C.E.) of Canadian Mental Health Association, Haldimand Norfolk in their celebration of creative expression during the week of September 10 to 18, at the beautiful Eva Brook Donly Museum, located at 109 Norfolk Street South, Simcoe. Display open to the public during regular museum hours, Tuesday to Saturday 10 am to 4:30 pm. For further details please call (519) 428-2380 or 1-888-750-7778.

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