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Created or not, we all use masks, speaker tells St. Teresa students
Wellesley adopts 2012 budget, with 2% tax increase
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e all wear masks every day of the week – whether it’s the clothes or makeup we wear, or the body language that we project – so it’s important to understand what the message is that we are either intentionally, or unintentionally, sending. R o b e r t Faust, founder and artistic director of Faustwork Mask Theatre, brought that lesson to the students of St. Teresa Catholic School in Elmira Feb. 17 when he performed
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ellesley councillors formally adopted the 2012 budget this week, but were split over the two per cent tax hike. The three in favour, however, outnumbered the two pushing for a slightly larger increase in order to boost the township’s reserve funds. Councillors Jim Olender and Herb Neher, along with Mayor Ross Kelterborn voted in favour of the budget, while Councillors Shelley Wagner and Paul Hergott were opposed. The two per cent hike adds $21 to the township portion of the property tax bill of an average home assessed at $254,000. “We went back and forth, back and forth. It was a long process for everybody and it’s a really difficult process but we have to consider the times that we’re dealing with,” said Neher prior to the budget being passed.
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MAN OF MANY FACES Robert Faust of Faustwork Mask Theater brought his entertaining and high-energy show to St. Teresa school on Feb. 17, where he wore several different masks, including “Smirk” (top, middle), “Coach” (top, right), and crowd favourite “The Teacher” (bottom, left).
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