>Great year for firefighter food drive, sorting at Trinity next Thursday/ Pg 3 >Grimsby Power in good shape, council hears Pg. 6 > Archives has historic gifts Pg. 18 > CN contest winner donates to CCWN Pg. 21 Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015 Vol. 4 Issue 27
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Santa rolls through downtown
Up Front Pancakes, Santa can’t go wrong
Delighted onlookers lined Livingston and Main Street Saturday night, highlighted by the arrival of Santa Claus. See more photos Pages 12-13. Williscraft - Photo
Fresh off his parade appearance, St. Nick himself will be on hand Saturday, Dec. 12, for West Lincoln Auxiliary’s Breakfast with Santa. From 8 a.m. to noon the hall at the Peach King Centre will be full of Christmas cheer. Cost is $5 pp with a family of five $20.
Grimsby Legion hosts crafters
From 9 a.m. to noon this Saturday Grimsby’s Royal Canadian Legion Branch 127 will host its Christmas Bazaar. A wide variety of crafts, personal care products, baked goods and hand-knit items will be available.
Seniors dances this week
Lincoln and Grimsby’s seniors clubs will host their annual Christmas dinner/dances this week. Lincoln’s runs tonight, Dec. 10 at 6 p.m. at the Lincoln Centre. Cost is $18 pp with prizes and entertainment part of the mix. Grimsby’s event runs Friday night, Dec. 11 at 6 p.m. at the Livingston Activity Centre. Live entertainment will be provided by Escapades Trio. Turkey dinner with all the fixings will be served. Cost is $25 for members, $27 for non-members.
Lincoln to host U-18 Swede squad Women to play exhibition game Jan. 4 readying for World Championship By Mike Williscraft NewsNow The Town of Lincoln has been chosen as one of three host communities for an entrant in the women’s U-18 World Hockey Champioship. The Worlds will be hosted in January at the Meridian Centre in St. Catharines. In the first week of January leading up to that competition, the Swedish national U-18 women’s squad will make the Fleming Centre their home.
“It is very exctiing. The Town has never been a host facility for this type of event before and we are looking forward to hosting Team Sweden!” said Stephanie Hutchison, Lincoln’s coordinator of sports services. The process actually started back in August when Hockey Canada and the Ontario Women’s Hockey Association issued invitations to Niagara communities to act as hosts. Lincoln, Niagara Falls and Port Colborne were chosen.
The team will be at the Fleming Centre from Jan. 3-6 and have an exhibition game scheduled for Jan. 4 at 3 p.m. The opponent has yet to be announced. The practice schedule is: • Jan. 4 - 9-10:30 a.m. • Jan. 5 - 9:30-10:30 a.m. - 4-5:30 p.m. • Jan. 6 - 9-10 a.m. As part of the application process, town officials had to coordinate fitness facilities and food services as well as accomodations for
See TEAM, Page 2