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Hustle, click, winner...it’s easy...not

Just a quick note to suggest you take a quick look at Page 2’s story about our Why I Love My Community promotion.

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Simply, in 200 words or less, let us know why you love to live here. The contest is open to all, no cost, and three submissions can earn a gift certificate to their favourite restaurant or retail shop in Niagara West.

It’s all in the name of fun, so have some fun with it.

Some interesting emails floating around over the last week concerning Jordan Public School land.

Since our story last week noting that part of Town of Lincoln’s contingent at the ROMA Conference covered lobbying the provincial government for release of two sites - JPS lands and a parcel adjacent to Prudhomme’s Landing - some ears perked up.

Why you ask?

As the story goes, the family which donated the land for the JPS did so with a proviso that most of the property would remain parkland should any development occur down the road.

Family fun

The West Lincoln Arena and Community Centre drew a crowd for an afternoon of public skating Jan. 22 in Smithville. Laced up for some exercise and a few spins around the ice surface were Alicia and Ryan Armstrong with daughter four-year-old Nora. McDonald – Photo

That was very thoughtful considering, if it was stipulated, it was done many decades ago. The school was originally built in 1944 on just under 7.5 acres, so it’s a good size site.

Of late, since it was closed, the old school building has been home to Village of Hope, which has recently announced a change of location.

There are many aspects to this story and it will take some research at Town Hall to find out exactly what, if any, future restrictions were placed on the site.

I mention it now as I have had a couple people call and ask about it, in addition to the emails I’ve received, so rest assured, I’m on it. * * * * * * *

If you don’t shoot, you can’t score. It is an old adage often associated with hockey and soccer, but it is also true of photography.

Norrie Franko has several neat stories to tell when I was asking her about the story behind her very cool photos which earned her some recognition from Canadian Geographic Magazine in their 2022 photography awards.

When she explained that her sought-out location had been compromised by other photographers who were trying to shoot the same moose I related to that story.

I’ve never shot any moose, but I have shot many events where another photog or videographer either steps into a shot or draws a subject in a different direction.

This can also lead to pure hustle, quick decisions and spontaneous trigger action to get the job done.

Norrie had to traverse a hill, plunk herself down, point and shoot to catch those moose coming into the clearing with that perfect back-lighting.

For me, it was not a moose but a shocking NDP win in the Bob Rae sweep of Ontario back in 1990. Paul Klopp won the Huron Riding, a huge upset.

I was racing a horse I owned with my brothers at Hiawatha Horse Park in Sarnia that night and heard Klopp won on the radio when headed home.

As editor of the Goderich Signal-Star at the time, I got to assign candidates, so I took Klopp because he would never win and I was in Sarnia with the truck and trailer.

When I found out he won, I high-tailed it right to the hall, parked at the door and ran inside to see if I could still get a shot at about 10:30 p.m.

Just as I got in the door, there was a huge cheer. I turned and saw Paul and his wife follow me in.

Turn, click, bingo!

Front page pic with hands raised in triumph... just like I planned.

NPCA launches tree-planting framework

Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority has launched its Trees For all planting partnership. The program links lower and upper tier municipalities, eNGOs, Friends of Groups, and other local organizations with the common goal of bringing as many trees to the Niagara Peninsula watershed as possible. The primary goal addresses planting site supply; the most critical functional dependency to facilitate involvement in planning and undertaking future tree planting to reach a goal of increasing woodlot and forest cover in the watershed. For more information, call Geoff Verkade at 905-788-3135, ext. 244.

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