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Half-million mark passed by Grimsby Terry Fox Run
Up Front Harvest Dinner Sept. 26
The Vineland United Church will serve up its “Harvest Dinner”, of home-baked chicken pot pies with farm fresh vegetables, dessert, tea or coffee for $12 per person on Friday, Sept. 26. There will be sittings at 5 p.m. and 6:p.m. Tickets are limited so please call the church office at 905-562-4515 for reservations.
By Katherine Grant For NewsNow This past Sunday marked the 34th anniversary of Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope. It also marked the day that Grimsby’s fundraising total surpassed the half-million-dollar mark. The people of Grimsby have raised $506,000 for cancer research, a milestone made the more impressive considering there were several
Peach Kings mural unveiling October 5
The community is invited out to the unveiling of the Grimsby Peach Kings mural on Sunday, Oct. 5. The photomural celebrates the history and achievements of the Grimsby Peach Kings. The public can view the mural beginning at 6:30 p.m. At 7 p.m. there will be a Peach Kings alumni photo in the lobby and at 7:30 p.m. a presentation at centre ice. Stay for the game at 7:30 p.m. and cheer on this year’s team for $7 per person.
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years there was no Terry Fox Run at all in Grimsby. “It is a very emotional time for us, reaching a milestone of over $500,000 raised at our Grimsby Terry Fox Run site,” said Teresa Mueller, who, together with her husband Tom and a core group of dedicated volunteers, have been organizing the local run for over 20 years. “We couldn’t have See RUN, Page 2
Missed stop sign results in fatality
Market fresh!
Barb Sadlo, right, of C. Warren Farms, is a fixture at the Jordan Farmers’ Market each Wednesday with a wide variety of fresh local produce. Matt Norton dropped by for some fresh cut flowers. Local markets are winding down for the season but there is still time to shop. See story, Page 23.
By Mike Williscraft NewsNow A missed stop sign resulted in the death of a 74-year-old Niagaraon-the-Lake man Monday night. Niagara Regional Police’s collision reconstruction team was called in to determine exactly what happened when a 2001 Pontiac Montana van collided with a 2005 Volkswagen Jetta at about 5:30 p.m. at Ontario Street and Niagara bound QEW ramp.
Investigators have determined the van was travelling east along the QEW access road on the south side of the QEW. It was occupied by a 74-yearold male driver and his 70-year-old passenger, both from Niagara-on-the-Lake. The Pontiac continued east and approached the intersection at Ontario Street. With the driver failing to yield the right-ofway as he entered into See FATAL, Page 3