>Winona Peach Festival ready to rock this weekend Pg. 10 > Ukrainian churches host ceremonies Pg. 2 > Father, son team up Pg. 7 > Huge Jordan car show this Sunday Pg. 19 Thursday, August 21, 2014 Vol. 3 Issue 17
www.wn3.ca 100% Niagara owned, operated and printed.
Proudly serving Grimsby, Lincoln, West Lincoln & Winona
Troops pour into Niagara
Up Front Carruthers marks 60th with open house Carruthers Printing in Smithville is marking a huge milestone this week and the community is invited to celebrate with them. This Friday, Aug. 22, from 4-8 p.m. drop by 131 College St. and bring your lawn chair. There will be a concert in the parking area, a charity barbecue, historical displays, demonstrations and giveaways.
Corp. Kurt Vondercrone, below, of Vaughan, and Trooper Alexander Dunn of Clinton, stand guard outside the military encampment at Smithville Christian and Covenent Christian Schools this week.
You too can become a star Star Maker Performers is holding open auditions for its fall production of David Belke’s The Red King’s Dream, The Christmas Edition. This story of love and logic through the looking glass requires one male between the ages of 20-30, one female between 20-30; one female between the ages of 25-35 and one female between the ages of 35-60. Auditions are taking place Sunday, Aug. 24 from 2-4 p.m. and Monday, Aug. 25 from 7-10 p.m. at Grimsby Seniors Centre.
Circ: 25,116
Stalwart Guardian in action; war games now afoot By Katherine Grant For NewsNow Most Niagara residents saw the Canadian military vehicles and soldiers which poured into town last week to set up camp for a major training exercise – but there were also enemy soldiers among us, though many remained blissfully unaware. “We are behaving as though this is a military action,” said
Capt. Stew Briggs, Communications Officer. “We are acting as though we are contending with a fictional enemy and they are out there.” The exercise – the first not taking place on a military base but instead in a large populated area – is called Stalwart Guardian. About 2,000 reservists and veterans of missions in See ARMY, Page 3
Local produce to be showcased Homegrown goodness will be on display next week – Saturday, Aug. 30 – when participants in the second annual Palate Pleasers unveil tasty treats for all. The event, a fundraiser for Big Brothers Big Sisters, provides a local showcase for West Niagara businesses which take pride in utilizing all the local produce this area has to offer. “The idea originated last year when Andy Sproston contacted me about hav-
ing an open house at his farm so he could show people where their food comes from. The farm tours were a huge hit and idea just took off,” said NewsNow publisher Mike Williscraft. This year, Sproston’s Our Gate to Your Plate on Elm Tree Road West in Grimsby will participate again. He is planning a Thanksgiving hamper draw with all the proceeds going to BBBS. Also involved this year
are: Suzie’s Gluten Free Kitchen, De La Terre Kitchen, August Restaurant, Sentimental Farms and Puddicombe Farms. Each participant will have a fundraising component planned for Aug. 30, but some have stretched things out over several days. August will sell mini peach pies which serve two people for $8, with all proceeds to BBBS. The pies will be available from Friday, Aug. 29 to
Sunday, Aug. 31. Feel like a homemade pizza, better yet, a homegrown pizza? Sentimental Farms will have pizzas made with organic flour topped with their own seasonal produce. These can be enjoyed on-site or taken home with $4 from each pizza going to BBBS. “If you are looking for an activity on Labour Day weekend, this is a great, grassroots outing,” said Williscraft.