May I introduce 344 Hay Street

Bungalow with 3 bedrooms, 32' x 16' pool and newer garage

Quick possession is possible for this home on a quiet street

By Mark Schadenberg

May I introduce you today 344 Hay.

This 3-bedroom bungalow has just been listed on a quiet street in Woodstock, and after you read about it, I’m sure you will either wan t to see it yourself or tell your friends about it.

The fully finished basement creates ample living space. Contact me today for your personal viewing.  

The detached garage is 1-car wide at the front, but extra deep as its 15’ x 22’. The garage was brand new less than 10 years ago and features 60-amp service and it also heated. In 2015, the house had new shingles installed, so the garage was done at the same time.

The back yard is great for families or entertaining, or entertaining families as there is a wood deck at the back of the fenced yard which surrounds a 32’ x 16’ pool. The pool includes an 8-foot deep end. The deck off the back of the house itself includes a hot tub – a great place to unwind after a long day and of course rewind your favourite Eagles cassette to recall the great songs of Glenn Frey.

With many newer windows, a high efficiency gas furnace, breaker hydro panel box, updated main bathroom, newer flooring and spotless modern décor, 344 Hay Street should be your choice in this price range.

344 Hay St, Woodstock

MLS: 76793

List Price: $214,900

Occupancy: As Early As Feb. 25

Lot: 50 x 120

Inside the home, you will be surprised by the amount of space as often a bungalow with 3 bedrooms has a tiny kitchen, but certainly that is not the impression you will have here as the 20 x 11 kitchen is large enough for a table to sit 8. The extra pantry cabinets and stainless dishwasher would stay with the home.

The living room is open to the kitchen thanks to the installation of a header beam in the attic.

The front living room, hallway and all 3 bedrooms have laminate flooring and a warm décor. There are garden doors off 1 bedroom to access the back deck and hot tub. This particular bedroom is currently an at-home office.

The main 4-piece bathroom was recently renovated and includes a deep soaker tub.

Today’s home owners seek suitable living space in the lower level and this home includes a spacious recroom, plus 2 more rooms in the basement which could be a den or office. A buyer with young children would definitely utilize one of the rooms for building blocks, Lego and Playmobil, toy trains, and teaching time as one wall is a chalkboard.  

Hay Street is conveniently located in the south side of Woodstock – near Southside Park and its swimming pool, ball diamonds, seniors centre, skateboard park, and many activities. Cedar Creek golf course is a short drive -- adjoining Parkinson Road.

Commuting is close with the 401 also nearby.

Amenities in south Woodstock are countless, including box mall shopping and many restaurant along Norwich Avenue.

LINKS:

www.markroyallepage.blogspot.com

www.royallepagetriland.com

www.realtor.ca

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4ueaD22hg8

Mark Schadenberg, Sales Representative

Senior Real Estate Specialist (SRES designation)

Royal LePage Triland Realty Brokerage

757 Dundas St, Woodstock

www.royallepagetriland.com

(519) 537-1553, cell or text

Email: mschadenberg@rogers.com

Twitter: markroyallepage

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Discussion . . . Direction . . . Determination . . . Destination

You're invited to join Lions Club of Woodstock

Local service club has many on-going projects, fundraisers

Information  night scheduled for Monday, Jan. 18

By Mark Schadenberg

Evolution is important to remember and to further realize it’s also reality.

The roster of your favourite team has likely changed considerably since 2010.

The Lions Club of Woodstock knows all about evolution as the local service club has existed for 85 years in this municipality.

The organization’s roster has changed many times over in that span. The club’s itinerary of events and fundraising projects has been turned over more time than a pancake spatula during syrup season in March.

Not only does the Lions Club raise significant dollars for many local projects and many more one-time-only financial requests from families which the club would never receive public recognition, but also in many cases the Lions Club is manpower to simply “get things done”.

The annual membership fee is $200, but that essentially pays for registration at the district and provincial level, and also covers the 10 dinner meetings a year. The Lions Club currently meets at the Legion on Brant Street, but that may (or may not) soon change as the Legion building has been purchased by a local church.

On a personal standpoint, I must say that membership includes friendship as many of my friends are part of the Lions Club, so if you are also in a place where you think it’s time to not only become more involved in the community but also to enlarge your group of friends, join the Lions Club. It doesn’t matter if you’re 25 or 75 – man or woman – you will enjoy your time as a Lions Club member  

   Here are some volunteering of time commitments for the Lions Club of Woodstock

Relay For Life cleanup crew

Highway 2 cleanup in spring and fall (West of Woodstock).

That Christmas Place (Operation Sharing) charity moving crew

VON – Meals On Wheels

Victoria day and Santa parade marshals (Lining up floats, etc)

Lions fire truck with its public appearances.

Big Brothers / Big Sisters Christmas dinner party

District youth exchange camp.

   Here are many of the fundraising efforts.

On-going weekly Bingo at the Legion.

Terry Fox Run (Money is directed immediately to Terry Fox Foundation)

Beer gardens at Cowapolooza and Canada Day

Food tent at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show

Ladies Night Out in December is a vendor show.

Big Brothers / Big Sisters car show

Dog Guide programs

   Lions Club contributions

Salvation Army

Operation Sharing – That Christmas Place

Inn Out Of The Cold

VON – Sakura House

Six annual high school bursaries   

Many many donations to fulfil special requests to support individuals or groups.

MEMBERSHIP DRIVE

Our Lions Club seeks some new volunteers – new members. We have about 25 dedicated people (men and women) and want more to join in our fun. We truly do have a ROARing good time !!

By the way, the Lions Club was formed in Chicago in 1917, so the international group will soon be celebrating 100 years!! 

Around the world there are more than 45,000 clubs in more than 200 countries.

LINKS:

http://a15lions.org/pages/Directory/Clublist?club=Woodstock%20Lions

http://www.woodstocksentinelreview.com/2014/07/29/lions-partner-with-sakura

https://www.youtube.com/user/lionsclubsorg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvsxO_doXRQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUeRP3QiW4A

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6y5EgeuYZtQ

Community-minded Full-time Realtor 

Mark Schadenberg, Sales Representative

Senior Real Estate Specialist (SRES designation)

Royal LePage Triland Realty Brokerage

757 Dundas St, Woodstock

www.royallepagetriland.com

(519) 537-1553, cell or text

Email: mschadenberg@rogers.com

Twitter: markroyallepage

Facebook: Mark Schadenberg, Royal LePage Triland

Discussion . . . Direction . . . Determination . . . Destination

Why such a flap over using a free font for 150th birthday party?

Canada 150 celebrations are planned for 2017

Winner of logo designing contest was a U of Waterloo student

By Mark Schadenberg

In a pinch, your gourmet dinner could be the result of scouring through your freezer for frozen corn and other quick-serve items. 

It's planning a menu on a responsible budget.

It’s also easier to order pizza then it is to find your rolling pin and a bag of flour.

The Canada 150 celebrations are just around the corner, and some critics are puzzled why the public relations department for the upcoming festivities decided to select a free font for its promotional material.

Plus Justin Trudeau, of course

Unless I’m missing something, I have just six fonts to select from when posting a blog. The colour selection for headlines is an array of abundance, but not the font protocol.

Be sure to read the link below from the front page of yesterday’s Toronto Star as the debate is described pitting the federal advertising machine against an association called the Graphic Designers Of Canada.

The general public talks often about wasted tax dollars or comments on the absurdity of some levels of government changing their logo to discover 'new' originality or identification, when they are changing a top-of-mind symbol for truly no reason whatsoever. 

How dare the font be a controversy when planning for Canada 150? The government will find many methods to spend (waste) our dollars on vignettes, testimonials from Canuck celibs, and 40-page glossy brochures to plug our nation’s birthday.

I congratulate Ottawa on choosing its frugal free font, instead of hiring a consultant or a large marketing firm with its in-house focus groups.        

Some, however, would disagree.

“Mesmerize” is the actual name of the font as created by Canadian Raymond Larabie, and as mentioned it’s a free font.

You may recall in 2015 that the winning logo for Canada 150 (pictured below) was selected through a student contest and the prize was a mere $5,000. The winner was a 19-year-old University of Waterloo student named Ariana Cuvin. Last April – the kerfuffle was about the fact the contest was open only to students. It does make sense that a gigantic marketing firm with a hustling graphic arts department could have invented a symbol to represent our 150th birthday, but I love the idea that the modified maple leaf was the creation of an every-day Canadian.

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How the Toronto Star described the logo after interviewing Arina Cuvin:

As for the design itself, she says she went with the maple leaf because it’s the nation’s most iconic symbol. She added subtle aspects — the base of the leaf has four diamonds and nine more expanding outwards — to signify the four provinces that formed Confederation in 1867, eventually growing to 10 provinces and three territories.

Multi-coloured aspects of the design are intended to reflect Canada’s diversity, with red symbolizing pride and unity, she says.

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As a full-time Realtor I do search through available fonts when designing a specific feature sheet, brochure or even a promo page about myself. I include one at the bottom with some of my odd choices for fonts and colours.
One Canadian media company manager described the contest with its $5,000 prize as being akin to hiring unpaid interns to work for you. I look at the opposite angle as Cuvin now has a priceless item for her resume as she explores graphic design as a possible career choice.

It’s a fun debate, just like the overall discussion of the logo itself and the free font ‘borrowed’ from Raymond Larabie.

Apparently – if you read a CBC link below – there were 302 entries, which were whittled down to 17 from a group of judges, before the Heritage minister in the Stephen Harper cabinet choose the winner.

 

LINKS:

http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/2016/01/12/designers-fume-over-free-font-for-canadas-150th-birthday.html

http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2015/04/28/controversial-canada-150-logo-design-contest-won-by-university-of-waterloo-student.html

http://canada.pch.gc.ca/eng/1424800348193

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-150-logo-called-confusing-by-centennial-logo-creator-1.3154959

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/federal-budget-2015-canada-to-spend-210m-on-150th-birthday-party-1.3041999

 Mark Schadenberg, Sales Representative

Senior Real Estate Specialist (SRES designation)

Royal LePage Triland Realty Brokerage

757 Dundas St, Woodstock

www.royallepagetriland.com

(519) 537-1553, cell or text

Email: mschadenberg@rogers.com

Twitter: markroyallepage

Facebook: Mark Schadenberg, Royal LePage Triland

Woodstock's Relay For Life is Friday, June 10

You can register now for Canadian Cancer Society flagship fundraiser

The 17th annual Relay For Life is to be held at the CASS track again

By Mark Schadenberg

Accept the baton.

Ready? Set. Relay!

Relay For Life in Woodstock is getting ready for its 17th annual fundraiser.

It is noteworthy that the format has been modified from last year.

Relay For Life will continue as previous years at College Avenue Secondary School, but the date is now set for a Friday.

Relay For Life in Woodstock is Friday, June 10, 7 p.m. – 1 a.m. and both the local organizing committee and the Canadian Cancer Society’s (CCS) Oxford County community office are truly excited about the 2016 event.

See the charts here which note the number of participants in 2014 and the dollars raised and where the financial contributions are directed to various cancer research projects across the country, along with integral funding to local initiatives such as patient transportation to appointments, peer support groups, and other forms of advocacy and education.

Over the 16 years, Woodstock’s event itself has collected more than $3 million in total.

As participants registered last year, there was less emphasis placed on teams. Good news for relaying fundraisers for 2016 Relay For Life -- as the focus on teamwork has returned. The CCS realizes that many participants are there as a group, perhaps a family raising money for a relative who died from cancer. Teams are also comprised of church groups, service clubs, co-workers, neighbours and even a collective effort from smaller villages such as Hickson, Innerkip and Norwich. Teams have also been prominent entries among youth, including schools and the always-successful efforts of the local 4H club. 

REGISTRATION FEE

This year, there will be one consistent registration fee of $15 per person. You can register online now.

However, if you are a cancer survivor and will be taking part in the survivor lap, there is no fee to attend and celebrate your success from treatments.

Relay For Life will again be featuring recognition for top individuals and teams, along with a honour for reaching a specific distance goal (number of laps) over the six hours. Accept the baton and stay on the track with your team for the entire six hours.

Theme laps will naturally return again, along with games, which are often organized by the various teams.

BUY A LUMINARY

Many other important agenda items continue, especially the purchase of a luminary to remember someone who passed away from cancer or to honour someone still battling the disease. Luminaries will be sold in public locations and through various churches leading up to Relay, and by the month of May at the Saturday morning fairgrounds farm market.

Musicians on the stage will entertain the walkers between the opening ceremony and the solemn luminary ceremony and then again until 11 p.m.

Participants can certainly register now online or by visiting the CCS office on Springbank Ave North in Woodstock. After you and your team have signed up, your friends and family can pledge you through online donations.

VOLUNTEERS

The Woodstock committee still seeks additional volunteers for important roles in the main steering committee, so if you can donate a few hours in this capacity, contact the office.

Watch this blog space for more details as the event approaches as there will be a kickoff rally coming up and other significant updates to promote.

Also, if your team has a Relay For Life fundraiser – euchre night, lawn sale, zumba fest, bake sale, car wash, golf tournament, t-shirt sales, barbecue, etc. – simply email your event-before-the event to Liz Wismer-VanMeer and it will be publicized on Facebook and this blog. Also, be sure to ‘Share’ anything you see in the Facebook ‘Group’ page which you feel is excellent information for your ‘FB Friends’ to know about because it could be a recruitment tool to attract even more participants.

Relay For Life. . . It’s A Journey. Go The Distance.

Accept the baton.

LINKS:

www.relayforlife.ca/cancer

www.relayforlifeontario.ca

www.cancer.ca

http://www.woodstocksentinelreview.com/2015/06/14/a-survivor-a-team-captain-and-a-volunteer-share-what-relay-means-to-them

https://www.facebook.com/RelayForLifeCanada

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pK0UsYmBnrY

Canadian Cancer Society

17^th Annual

Relay For Life

College Avenue Secondary School – Woodstock

Friday, June 10, 7 p.m. – 1 a.m.

www.relayforlife.ca/woodstock

www.relayforlifeontario.ca

Facebook ‘Group’: Canadian Cancer Society Relay For Life in Woodstock

Facebook ‘Event’: Relay For Life in Woodstock

Twitter Hashtags: #WhyIRelay #AcceptTheBaton or #ReadySetRelay

CCS Oxford Community Office: 65 Springbank Ave North

(519) 537-5592

Contact: Liz Wismer-VanMeer (Pictured below)

Email: lwismer-vanmeer@ontario.cancer.ca

Ready? Set. Relay !