>Debbie Zimmerman walking away from politics after 36-year run, Pg. 3 > Grassie church gives garden bounty Pg. 7 > Get your car ready for summer travel Pg. 8 > Dykstra takes SEC javelin title Pg. 11 Thursday, July 17, 2014 Vol. 3 Issue 12
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Baby Sage makes front yard entrance
Up Front Wingers take over park
Charles Daley Park will be the scene of Rotary Club of Lincoln’s Wing Ding this weekend. Five “wingers” will offer their tastiest chicken concoctions, while seven bands have been lined up to entertain. Hours will be Fri., 4-10 p.m.; Sat., noon10 p.m.; Sun., noon-6 p.m. Admission and parking are free.
Movie Night this Saturday
Golfi Team Re/Max is geared up and ready for its annual Outdoor Movie Night at Centennial Park in Grimsby. Last Saturday, the group, along with volunteers from Meridian Credit Union and Grimsby Benevolent Fund collected nearly 1,000 lbs. of food door-to-door. Admission is free, but moviegoers are asked to bring nonperishable food items. Family activities start at 6:30 p.m. with the movie starting at 9 p.m. There will be free popcorn, magic shows and much more. The move, Despicable Me2, will be shown on a three-storey high inflatable screen. All proceeds go to GBF.
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EMS attendants arrived at the Knuth home in Caistor Centre to find Baby Sage already in the arms of mom Jamette Mongia.
Tears, goosebumps fill Newsnow office
Reaction to Ida’s story remarkable Reaction to the story of Ida Guarascia in last week’s edition of NewsNow was long, emotional and steady. The Beamsville women who had extensive surgery, more than 24 hours, to remove cancer from her face, has months of physical healing ahead before pro-
cedures for facial prosthetics can begin. Neither Ida, nor her husband Randy who has a degenerative back ailment, can work. Waves of calls, visits and emails flowed in with inquiries about how readers might help. “I worked with Shan Gibson at Meridian
Credit Union in Beamsville to figure out how best to set something up for Ida and an account has been opened there. For anyone who has contacted us, we will call or email back with details, now that we have them, but anyone else who would like See TEARS, Page 2
By Stephanie Sisler NewsNow Baby Sage Knuth made quite an entrance when he was born on July 8, on his family’s Caistor Centre front lawn! Earlier that day, Jamette Mongia began experiencing contractions, but she dismissed it as early labour. She and her husband Ryan Knuth weren’t expecting the labour to progress so quickly, but baby Sage didn’t want to wait. “We were heading out to go to the hospital, but we didn’t make it out of the driveway,” explained Ryan. “She said ‘I have to get out’, and she got out the truck and told me to call the midwives.” Laying on the front lawn, she was in full labour. Ryan called the midwives, who were 40 minutes away. He called 9-1-1. “The operator asked me if I could see the baby’s head. I saw the head and dropped the phone to catch the baby,” he explained. Sage is their second child. He managed to catch the baby and got back on the phone with the 9-1-1 operator. The newborn immediately let out a healthy cry to let everyone know all was well. Ryan then ran inside their home to grab a string to tie the umbilical cord and some towels. It wasn’t long before EMS arrived and took over. “It was exciting. I was just trying to be calm for Jamette and trying to stay focused on what 9-1-1 was telling me to do,” he said. “My instincts were to make sure Jamette and the baby were okay.” Ryan had never been in any situation like this before, but said it’s amazing how much your natural instincts kick in. He described Jamette as a very holistic person, who did a great job! “I’m so proud of her,” Ryan said. Everyone was just fine. Sage was born at 38 weeks, weighing 6 lbs., 6 oz. He and Jamette are doing great and are so thankful for Ryan’s help.