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Thursday, June 22, 2023

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Excitement was building

These industrious children proved the saying, “If you build it, they will come (to Happening in Grimsby)! The LEGO construction area was just one of the features set up along Main Street as part of the three-day event. Ryan

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Fernando and Rob Gray from the Creative Club oversaw building adventure with (LR) Wyatt Holliday, Evan Penrose, River Kowalczyk, Maisie McBennett and Caroline Penrose.

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West Lincoln Memorial Auxiliary’s annual Strewberry Social packed Mountainview Christian Reformed Church last week for another sold out year. Attendees enjoyed strawberry shortcake - with berries donated by Hildreth Farms and cake donated by Nurish Kitchen - and a fashion show from Lindseed’s Boutique. A penny sale and silent auction were also part of the fun.

Auxiliary Strawberry social raises

The West Lincoln Memorial Auxiliary’s annual Strawberry Social did not disappoint last week.

The event - which included a fash-

ion show, silent auction and more - raised $2,500 for equipment at WLMH. “It went off without a hitch,” said co-organizer Marlene Morais.

I have big news!

I am thrilled to announce that I have joined Royal LePage NRC Realty, Brokerage, as a licensed REALTOR® I’ll be working out of the Royal LePage Grimsby office. I am still a mortgage broker, but now able to access more tools as a REALTOR®.

As a mortgage broker for 25 years, I’ve had the privilege to work on purchase-and-sale transactions for thousands of home-buying and selling clients, and I’ve had to interact with many REALTORS®, lawyers, and appraisers in that time. I’ve become a skilled negotiator, communicator, problem-solver - all in pursuit of my clients’ mortgage interests. These well-honed skills will serve us well on your next real estate venture.

I can now provide you with a complete, end-to-end service that covers everything from selling your home, finding your next home, to securing financing for that home. By entrusting me with this dual role, you will have a trusted advisor by your side throughout the entire home-buying and home-selling process. My goal is to be your go-to person for anything “real estate”!

If you are curious to know what your home is worth, I’d be happy to provide you with a complimentary market valuation. And I assure you that there will be zero pressure on you to act - I simply appreciate any opportunity to practice valuations.

Please feel free to reach out to me with any real estate or mortgage questions you might have. I appreciate your confidence and trust, and I am excited to serve you in this new expanded capacity.

Etiquette workshop teaches social success

A fine dining etiquette workshop for local youth this summer could be a lifetime investment in developing social skills to set them apart.

Certified etiquette coach and consultant Nuwan Sirimanne of Etiquette Matters Institute of Etiquette will offer a two-hour session for youth 12 and up. The interactive workshop will focus on impeccable dining etiquette, from understanding place settings and

seating etiquette to proper utensil handling.

The cost is $65pp with a portion of proceeds being donated to Village of Hope.

The workshop runs Saturday, July 8, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Fleming Centre, 5020 Serena Dr., Beamsville. To register or for more information call 437-989-3344; email: etiquettemattersca@gmail.com or visit www.etiquettematters.ca

Public Notice: Jordan Village Improvement Project – Road Closure

Please be advised that beginning Monday July 3, 2023, Main Street and Snure Lane in Jordan will be closed to local traffic. The area under construction is referred to as Phase 4B and 4C of the Jordan Village Improvement Project. The following closures are expected to be in effect from Monday July 3, 2023, to December 15, 2023. Main Street from the Lincoln Museum north (Phase 4B) is planned to be completed before the end of August.

What is closed?

• Main Street from King Street to 150 metres south of Twenty-first Street – local traffic only

» Access to Main Street from King Street will be permanently closed as part of the project this year. However, this will be maintained as a temporary access during construction.

• Snure Lane – Local Traffic Only

What is open?

• All businesses will remain open during construction

• Lincoln Museum and Cultural Centre open during construction

• A temporary walkway will be established through construction

• Visitor Parking:

» Nineteenth Street public parking lot - reconstruction complete now open (preferred parking lot)

» 3750 Main Street Parking Lot – will remain partially open during construction

» Main Street on-street parking accessible outside of construction working hours. (Monday to Friday 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.)

Please see the road closure map (right) for further details.

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ROAD CLOSURE LOCAL ACCESS OPEN (JULY 3, 2023 TO DECEMBER 1, 2023)

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We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your patience and cooperation. Should you have any questions or concerns, don’t hesitate to get in touch with the project team.

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Sunny days at Grimsby Happening

A revamped Coronation Park and fully packed Main Street greeted Happening in Grimsby goers last weekend.

Activities were bustling, vendors were busy and plenty of snacks and beverages were enjoyed by thousands.

With everything busy throughout the day Saturday, the main stage bands kept things going into the night drawing excellent crowds both Friday and Saturday to cap a great 2023 event.

Honouring the memory of Jeff McKillop and raising funds for the Jeff McKillop Mental Health organization, Wendy McKillop, right, talks to Lori Pook.

The wide variety of performers on the festival stage drew crowds throughout the day with Main Street filling right up for Friday and Saturday night’s live bands and licensed street.

Finding a sunny spot to enjoy the stage performances are Carole Fletcher and Bruce Herdman.

Ontario College massage therapy students Toby Yung and Alexis Shewitt helped some attendees relax.

Natalia and Lexi Zych test their skill with a life size game of Kerplunk.

The new sidewalk winding through Coronation Park got extensive use through last weekend’s Happening in Grimsby.

Photos By Joanne McDonald

Grimsby & District Lions Terri Bulman and Margaret Simpson were busy at the barbecue.

David Carr, 7, and Brody Grollman, 7, were fearless on the big bouncy slide.

(Left) Billy the spaniel is enjoying the downtown festival with owner Abby Brinkman.

(Right) Relaxing alongside 40 Mile Creek in the newly renovated Coronation Park (L-R) Niki Iprakovski, Georgia Beric, and Daniela Obrenovic.

West Niagara Secondary School’s jazz band - led by music director Kathaleen McNeil - performed.

Charlie Felton, 4, is happy at the Happening with (L-R) Lindsay Wolfenberg and Judith Gibbs.

Grimsby soccer celebrates 50 years this Saturday

Fifty years of organized soccer will be given its due this Saturday when a half-century of organized soccer is recognized at Grimsby Town Youth Soccer Club’s celebration at Southward Park.

From 10 a.m.-3 p.m. there will be food trucks, free popcorn, a penny sale, face painting, free cake and Calvin’s Magic Show at 11 a.m.

“The event is to celebrate 50 years of kids playing a great sport, one of the least expen-

sive, and it’s a great benefit to the kids. They get to be part of a team and have some fun and that’s what it’s all about,” said GTYSC president Kim Heersink.

Currently, the club has about 1,300 kids enrolled, a health number showing participation is bouncing back from some lower years.

“There were some slow years, but membership has been building,” said Heersink, who has has served as president for eight years.

“When the men’s and women’s teams are doing so wellespecially when the men made it to the World Cup - it made it very exciting for kids to get involved in soccer.”

While Saturday’s event is for current players to enjoy, Heersink noted all are welcome.

“It will be a fun day with everything except for the food trucks free. We just want to celebrate 50 years as a club for a sport so many enjoy,” said Heersink.

West Lincoln libraries launch summer reading program

West Lincoln Public Library will launch a summer reading program for children of all agesthe annual TD Summer Reading Club - June 26.

Registrants all receive a kit, which includes a notebook and stickers. Kids can track their reading throughout the summer, participate in programs

at the library and visit www. tdsummerreadingclub.ca to create an online notebook and read e-books.

Children ages 7-12 can register to join Questioneers, where they’ll explore activities highlighting science, nature, and art.

Teens 13-17 can join in on the fun, too, by registering for a

TeenLab program and working together to solve weekly mysteries about gravity, the weather, and space.

Children of pre-reading age are invited to visit during weekly “Check Out This Book!” storytime. Adults can participate, as well, by playing our Summer Reading Bingo.

Grimsby Museum set for Canada Day, West Lincoln has Eagles ready to soar

You name it, Grimsby Museum will have it for this year’s Canada Day event.

“We’ll have live music, a Lion’s Club barbecue, kids activities, a photobooth, art exhibition, you name it,” said museum curator Janet Oakes.

The day’s events run Saturday, July 1, from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. on the museum grounds, located at 6 Murray St.

“It is always a very wellattended event with lots of things to see and do,” said Oakes.

One of the day’s highlights will be an educational and in-

teractive prehistoric show by Club Rex, which includes tons of dinosaur details.

WEST LINCOLN

“Epic Eagles” will highlight West Lincoln’s Canada Day festivities at the Leisureplex, 2543 Grimsby Road 6.

That event runs from 3-7 p.m. with the headliner taking to the stage at 8 p.m. for a 10 p.m. fireworks show.

With very limited parking, buses will run from the Smithville arena, 177 West St., Greek Hall, 6659 West St., and Village Square Plaza, 249 St. Catharines St.

OBITUARIES

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OBITUARIES

Gene Alway 1950-2023

It is with great sadness in our hearts, the family of Gene Alway announce his passing on June 15 2023 at Westhills Care Centre in St. Catharines. Gene leaves behind his beloved wife Geraldine of 27 years, his daughters Kelly Whitney, Pam (James) Savage, and son Joe Savard, his sisters Mary Lou (Akerley), Kay (Dave) Ratcliffe, Barbara (Charlie) Morningstar, grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. He will be sorely missed by his brother in law, Dave Lawson. He is predeceased by his mother Margaret and father Clyde, sister Margaret Ann McKinnon and brothers Clyde and Doug and his grandson Dennis “Dutch” Moore.

Gene was a proud Grimsby Beach “Bad” Boy. He cherished his family and friends and was loyal to all. His honourary title of “The Mayor of Grimsby Beach” will be long remembered. He loved life and never met a stranger. Gene believed that if you followed all the rules, you would miss out on all of the fun. He delighted in being “Papa” to his grandson Dutch. Their laughter will be a memory that lives in our hearts forever.

Gene and his brother Doug acquired their baseball gear at a young age, paving the way to his Lifelong love of the game. Gene, Gene, the dancing machine. He loved to dance and had all the moves. He enjoyed his years on the road as a tractor trailer owner/operator. He was proud of his trucks and kept them well-dressed in chrome.

A heartfelt thanks to the doctors and nurses and all the incredible staff at Westhills Care Center. Cremation has taken place at Eirene Cremations and as Gene would say “Party to follow”. Details will be announced at a later date. He will “Keep on trucking” in our hearts forever.

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SHORT, Margaret Helen (née Haggis)

Passed away peacefully June 10th, 2023 in her 97th year.

Dear wife of the late Raymond Sydney Short (1985). Beloved mother of Trevor (Pamela), Philip, Larry (Tammy). Loving Grandmother to Stephanie (Greg), Lisa (Christopher), Christopher (Victoria), Lauren, Camren, Brayden, Erin and Shannen. Great Grandmother to Logan, Gavin, Audrey Grace, Weston, Pierson, Kathryn Faith. Predeceased by her brothers John & George Haggis.

Margaret was born in Port Hope, ON January 31st, 1927. She attended St. Albert College in Belleville which she had fond memories of. There she made life long friends and met future sister-in-law Diana, who introduced her to Raymond. She married Raymond Short in 1948 and moved to the family farm in Vineland, where they raised their three sons. Margaret was a longtime member of the St. John’s Anglican Church. Serving there was a highlight for her. She loved a good tea party and to socialize with friends and family. She enjoyed skating at the Jordan Skating Club and did so into her 80’s. She was an passionate reader and would become immersed in a book into the early morning hours. She was an accomplished cook and baker, pastry being her specialty! Margaret passed down her love of the kitchen through family and her recipes live on in the family bakery. In later life she enjoyed sitting on her patio and watching farm life go on around her and watching her grandchildren grow in her home of 75 years.

After Glow

I’d like the memory of me to be a happy one

I’d like to leave an afterglow of smiles

When day is done

I’d like to leave an echo whispering

Softly down the ways

Of happy times and laughing times

And bright and sunny days

I’d like the tears of those who grieve

To dry before the sun

Of happy memories that leave behind

When day is done

Private Service at St. Johns Anglican Church, Jordan. If desired, memorial donations may be made to heartandstroke.ca or mcnallyhousehospice.com Online condolences at tallmanfuneralhomes.ca.

Constance “Connie” Jane Andrews (née Wilson)

April 28, 1941-June 15, 2023

It is with heavy hearts our family announces the passing of Connie, surrounded by love at St. Joseph’s Hospital in her 83rd year. Connie is survived by her beloved husband Jack of 61 years and adored mother to Tracy (Jamie) and Eileen, dear grandmother to Sarah and Mark, and treasured sister to Laurene (late Robert) and Beverley (Jim). She will be missed dearly by animals K-OS and Scamp. She is reunited in Heaven with her parents, Arthur and Constance, siblings William and Shirley (George).

Connie will be fondly remembered by her many cherished friends and Beamsville Legion family. She enjoyed playing cards, Yahtzee, and Bingo. Connie had several treasured dogs and cats over the years, enjoyed her country music, and taking trips with family and friends.

In keeping with Connie’s wishes, cremation has taken place. The family would like to thank the staff at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Dr. A. Valenzuela for their kindness and care. Online condolences can be made to www.canadiancremation.com

GREEN, Kitty Eileen (Gillespie)

March 3, 1934 - May 28, 2023

Born and raised in Grimsby, On. Graduated Grimsby High School in 1952 and Queens University (B. Comm.) in 1956. Married Peter W. Green October 24, 1959 at St. Andrew’s Anglican Church, in Grimsby, On. Survived by Peter (Kelowna, BC), two children, Davey Kevin Lockerby (Debbie) (Kelowna, BC) and Bryan Christopher John (Ann) (Vancouver, BC) and brother John Sewell Gillespie in Grimsby, On.

Cremation has taken place and a Memorial Service, at Faith Lutheran Church, Kelowna, B.C will occur on June 24, 2023. Cremains will be interred in the Gillespie Family plot at St. Andrew’s Anglican Church, Grimsby, On.

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Chance email conjures memories

A chance noticing of a cc on an incoming email brought on some major flashbacks last week.

Woolsey is a name I closely associate with my grandfather (my dad’s dad) and the family home on Redan Street in Londonwhich included the magical basement.

I spent every opportunity I had in that basement as a child. It was full of hunting gear, photos, medals and ribbons won by hunting dogs over many decades. It also included a stuffed owl, a mounted head of a northern pike (and its thousands of teeth) as well as a magpie. The magpie was totally random but went back to a funny story my grandfather always told about hunting out west.

Lunch break

What would a Happening in Grimsby visit be without a snack break. Grabbing some eats were (L-R) Owen Smith, Jackson Dodds, Sarah Smith, Nathan Dodds, Maddy Reynolds and Axl Smith. McDonald - Photo

Fifty years of Grimsby soccer

When one thinks about components which build a community, service organizations, kids’ clubs and sport associations are all part of that mix - fundamental, really. Grimsby Town Youth Soccer Club hits the 50 mark this year. It is hard to imagine a community with a soccer or hockey organization these days, so even 50 years doesn’t seem that old. But taking such groups for granted is easy now, as today’s youth have all kinds of activities available to them. However, behind the scenes, there are countless volunteers who make it all happen week after week - just like when leaders such as Martin Poos and Tom Davies helped get GTYSC started back in the day. This Saturday from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at Southward Park, GTYSC will host a 50-year celebration. While celebrating, don’t forget to salute the volunteers. M.W.

The Woolsey angle comes in via Gordon Woolsey. I am not sure if Gordon was my grandpa’s best friend, but he sure talked about him a lot, always part of the stories and he was a regular in one of the basement chairs when I was soaking up stories.

These two, and a regular group of about six others, were the kind of outdoorsmen who would pack up, get in a plane, fly as far north as they get, get in seaplane and be dropped off at some cabin in the middle of nowhere for two weeks at a time.

They usually ate what they caught, returning only with legendary stories.

When I saw the name Woolsey in an email, I sent off an inquiry and it turned

out the person included on the message was Mr. Woolsey’s niece.

I was asked if I knew what brought those two together - for which I did not have an answer. My mother was not sure either, but we agreed it was likely the hunting dogs as Mr. Woolsey also had several.

Thinking about that brought on a whole flood of memories I had not thought of 40 years. My grandfather used to have a whole set up so he could run trials for the dogs in the back yard.

The garage had a long dog run at the back with a fenced area running all the way to the back of the property as well. They had an in-and-out door to the garage with each having their own space. it was quite a set up.

We were allowed to sit on the back step and watch the exercises going on, but had to be quiet and not move much or the younger dogs would be more easily distracted. If they didn’t keep to their work, we had to go inside.

There were excursions

to trials on weekends, trips to the gun club for skeet shooting. I remember shooting skeet one time when I was 11 or so.

I hit four of five and my shoulder hurt for a week. I figured I would retire with an 80 per cent success rate. Won’t beat that.

Oddly, I carried that thinking into lotteries when they first started. I bought a $1 Lottario one time, won $5 and never bought another lottery ticket. I got my $4 from the government and I’m keeping it!

Back to memory lane, it was the outdoor activities I had not really thought about since I was a kid. The backyard, the dogs, the dog trials, the cornroasts at the trials - simply magical childhood memories. Those cornroasts...that was where I learned the trick to cooking corn-onthe-cob on an open fire. We use to submerge corn - with husk intact - in 5lb buckets filled with water overnight.

The natural airtight wrap, combined with the added moisture made for perfectly juicy cobs every time.

Until I was old enough to help with the water part, I could not figure out how it didn’t just burn when it was tossed onto open flames.

With kids today so caught up in electronics and social media, I feel sorry for those who never get a chance to experience these kinds of outings at all, let alone with a beloved family member.

I was very lucky and I appreciate that a great deal.

MIKE WILLISCRAFT

Dear Editor, It’s a shame your readers won’t get to appreciate the accomplishments of dozens of teens graduating from high school in your paper.

WNSS grad stance no shocker

Dear Editor, Anyone following DSBN or issues surrounding the new high school cannot be shocked by principal’s decision to cut you off where grads are concerned. The administration has had zero regard for students, parents or their experience for many years. A new school won’t change that.

Ruth Harrison, Vineland

I for one have not seen the other paper at my house in well over two years,

so even if they run something, who will see it?

Regardless, press on, Mike. Proper coverage of serious matters like the WNSS soil remediation fiasco at the new school are important.

Stephen Owen Grimsby