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Vol.16 No. 31 Weekend Weather Thursday High 14º Friday High 10º

BY SARAH MURRELL

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A day of shopping featuring unique and beautiful handmade gifts that is also a way to support the community.

That’s how Kinsman Kevin Twomey descries the annual Fonthill and District Kinsmen Fall Craft Show.

This year’s show will be the third the Kinsmen have organized, carrying on from an existing craft show that was organized by Women’s Place.

“It came upon us suddently,” explained Twomey, noting the organizers asked if the Kinsmen would take it on for 2010, and since they have experience running Pelham’s annual Home Show they agreed.

“There are no shortage of charities,” said Twomey, adding the number of requests the Kinsmen get for funding is high and the group does their best to meet those requests.

“We need a good gate,” said Twomey, explaining if the show is a success with a large attendance the Kinsmen will be able to make a greater impact on the community.

“We’re not in the business of

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craft shows. We’re not even in the business of Home Shows.

We’re in the business of filling the community’s greatest need,” said Twomey.

Last year the Kinsmen Craft Show proceeds were used to help the Hope Centre replace flooring at the hostel.

“It was a nice surprise for us,” says Hope Centre president Greg Woods, who noted the old flooring was carpet and impossible to clean while the new tile is clean and fresh.

“I’m impressed the Kinsmen have reached outside of their community to help a Welland charity,” said Woods, encouraging everyone to support the craft show.

Those type of comments, said Twomey, are the light at the end of the tunnel and while they don’t often share publicly the thanks they receive, the Kinsmen certainly enjoy hearing how they’ve made a difference.

“It all makes life easier for someone,” said Twomey. “It’s nice to be part of that.”

The Craft Show, he said, is a great opportunity to shop for Christmas and to know the gift Please see Craft/page 2

A FLOCK of pink flamingoes may gather on the front lawns of Pelham homes this month, part of a fundraiser through the Pelham Community Church.

Special to the Voice

After spending 11 months in hibernation, the Flamingo Flock is set to alight in the Town of Pelham for the month of October.

This third annual ‘fun’ raiser benefits the work of ministries with children and youth at Pelham Community Church.

For only a $25 donation you can send the flock to the lawn of a neighbour

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or friend. Sometimes, the flamingos have been known to don wedding garb to grace a bride’s big day, or turkey feathers to celebrate Thanksgiving.

The birds arrive in the night and are removed before dusk the next day.

Project organizer and chief flocker, Bonnie Furtney notes that Pelham Community Church members can also

opt to purchase “flocking insurance” for $25. This guarantees against any visit from the flamingos. Contact Bonnie at 905-892-3492 to book your flamingos.

Keep an eye out around town – or even in Welland or St. Catharines. These birds are on the move, but only until the end of the month.

We currently have 3 spots available for the afternoon (12:30-3:30) program.

If you’re interested, please call 905-892-4865 to book a tour.

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Craft Show this weekend Continued from page 1 you’ve purchased is also a git to the community.

Dodie Vogt agrees, commenting it is nice to be part of the show and do something for the community.

“It’s a good thing they took it over,” she said of the Kinsmen running the show. “The community really likes it.”

Vogt has particpated in the show for the past four years, showing and selling her handcrafted jewelry and accessories.

“It keeps me out of trouble,” she jokes about making jewelry.

“I enjoy doing it and I enjoy making something people like.”

Vogt picked up jewelry making about eight years ago after her daughter brought her a necklace from Italy. A lifelong crafter, Vogt chose to fix the piece herself when it broke and soon she was designing and making her own jewelry line. She also does repairs, redesigns of existing pieces, and special orders.

Vogt will be one of many crafters and artisans at the

Kinsmen Craft Show, taking place Oct. 13 and 14, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Centennial Secondary School in Welland.

DODIE Vogt is preparing her one-of-a-kind, handmade jewelry and accessories for the upcoming Kinsment Craft Show.

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Legion hosting seniors’ fair For seniors, or their families, finding the right information can be a complex task, whether it’s housing, social support, or health services.

The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 613 in Fonthill is taking steps to take the complexity out of that task, by hosting a Senior Health and Lifestyle Fair this month.

The Fonthill Legion has established a Branch Seniors’ Committee that is responsible for developing and maintaining programs to aid, assist and support any activity which will benefit seniors in the community.

That committee is currently holding meetings with the Garrison Community Council of Niagara, a grass-roots, citizenbased group that works to build closer connections between the community and the military.

Those meetings, which discuss housing for the homeless, hostels and housing services, are ensuring “we all work together on available services and develop new ways to bring these services to those who need them the

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most,” says Branch 613 Service Officer and Seniors’ Committee Chair Rick Hatt.

As a result of those meetings and the goal to bring services to those who need them the Fonthill Legion’s Seniors’ Committee has partnered with the Pelham Library to sponsor the Senior Fair, explained Hatt.

The fair will feature more than two dozen vendors and businesses who support seniors needs, social agencies which can provide information on assistance that seniors may need, travel agencies, golf courses, seniors’ homes, doctors’ and health services, and more.

Along with the information provided by vendors, attendees will have the opportunity to enjoy coffee and lunch, at a small fee, prepared by the Branch 613 Ladies Auxiliary throughout the show.

The Senior Health and Lifestyle Fair will be Tuesday, Oct. 16 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the

Royal Canadian Legion Fonthill branch, on Regional Road 20 in Fonthill.

The Legion has other events coming up as well.

On Thursday, Nov. 1, from 10 a.m. to noon, the Legion will be hosting a Veterans’ Affairs Canada (VAC) presentation to Veterans and their families.

The VAC will review changes to benefits, manage a question and answer period, and be available to assist seniors in filing claim forms.

On Saturday, Nov. 3, beginning at 6 p.m., Royal Canadian Legion Branch 613 President Howard Margeson will be hosting a Members’ Appreciation Night at the Legion. Members are invited to bring a guest who might be interested in joining the branch.

The President will have appetizers and refreshments available to thank members for their assistance with branch programs and initiatives throughout the year.

Surplus Spruce trees needed Have a spruce tree that’s getting a bit too big for it’s britches?

Paul Ryan would love to take it off your hands.

Ryan, who has worked with members of the PBA over the past several years to decorate the community, is looking for Blue Spruce, or any tree in the Spruce family, to make swags for Christmas decorating of Pelham this year.

Ryan says in the past local residents have donated trees that have grown too big for their spot in the yard or that need to be removed for construction projects. The trees, he said, have been used to make boughs for poles in the downtown core over Christmas.

Ryan says he needs to know by the end of October if someone has a tree to donate to have everything in place for November decorating.

To donate a tree, call Ryan at 905-892-1089.

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Arches will stay, until the end of the month, at least

BY SARAH MURRELL

VOICE Staff Arches stretching over Pelham Town Square will remain, along with a restriction on truck traffic, until council has had time to review a post-party report on the arches, designed and created for Summerfest.

Councillor Gary Accursi, a member of the Summerfest

committee, asked council to consider extending the bylaw limiting truck traffic on Pelham Town Square, because the arches limit the height of traffic that can travel the roadway, to allow a full report on the arches and their future be brought to council.

Council agreed unanimously to Accursi’s request for a one-month extension of the bylaw limiting track traffic, keeping it in place

until the end of October.

Accursi noted if council decides to move the arches the deadline will still allow time for them to be properly dismantled and moved.

The original plan called for the arches to be removed to become picnic arches in two Pelham parks.

United Way campaign

BY SARAH MURRELL

VOICE Staff The United Way South Niagara campaign for the coming year has begun.

After a kick-off gala held in Pelham last month, the United Way South Niagara (UWSN) started formally campaigning last week by visiting Pelham Council.

Jennifer McGuire, a campaign

associate with UWSN, made a presentation to council that highlighted how UWSN dollars are spend in the community and the impact donors can have on the lives of their friends and neighbours.

Focusing on this community, McGuire shared how much Pelham is assisted by UWSN agencies, including the 19 Pelham families who were helped with

heat and hydro by the Hope Centre and the more than three dozen Pelham residents were assisted by the Niagara Region Sexual Assault Centre. “There are individuals within this community who need our assistance,� she said.

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Get the lipstick on, an amusing little story

From The Heart of Niagara

Giving a talk is not all roses sometimes. Particularly if it is an ”after dinner speech”.

Here is an amusing little story.

Picture a lady who was to speak to a gathering of about 50 people AFTER DINNER. It always made her a little nervous and she could not enjoy the dinner because of the nervousness. After this experience she had every right to be a nervous wreck.

She ate very lightly but knew that she would eat all her lipstick off and she also knew that she lost her sparkle when her lipstick was gone and some of her confidence went with it. So she devised a

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plan: When she was almost finished with her dinner she would get her lipstick out and ready without being seen, then drop her serviette under the table and while bent over to retrieve it she would hurriedly apply lipstick just to her bottom lip. That should look after the problem.

All was going well, the dinner was a good one and when the right time arrived she got the lipstick open and ready and then let her serviette slide from her lap.

It was working beautifully. She bent over immediately to retrieve it - but so did the gentlemen

sitting to her right. And of all things that could happen, he bumped her arm just as she got the lipstick to her mouth. A BIG splash of vivid red shot across her chin - she could feel it. Oh my that back fired!

Now, she isn’t one to give up easily. Valiantly she comes back from under the table as delicately as she can holding her serviette to her mouth to cover the freshly painted chin.

She is beginning to panic. They would call her to the stage any minute now. She just had to get that lipstick off her chin. She reasoned that it would come

off pretty well if she could get some liquid to it so decides to unobtrusively as she can, dip a corner of her serviette in her coffee and do a fast mop job.

As her hand gets near the cup it gives a sudden jerk (probably from nerves) and over goes her cup of coffee!!!

Now she not only has a red slash on her chin, but also brown spots allover her white outfit - and the chairman was introducing her to the guests.

Now how would YOU deal with a problem like that?

Dorothy Rungeling

A CENTURY IN PELHAM

There’s got to be a better way for bylaws I’ve written here about the Town’s bylaw system before - and was pretty clear in my opinion. It remains unchanged. The entire system, in my view, needs some work.

With no offence to our bylaw enforcement officer, whom I’ve never met, when I hear the same complaint, over and over, from a wide range of residents that our bylaw enforcement officer could use some people skills, I have to believe there’s a problem there.

I also don’t feel that a complaint driven system that allows complainers to be anonymous, non-residents, and not impacted

by the infraction is the best way to go.

And it seems to me - as an observer - that enforcement in this town has a bit too much of trying to fit the bylaw to the complaint and not quite enough of figuring out if the subject property is in violation at all.

Granted, this system relies heavily on the perception of the bylaw - from all parties - but I think this may be where some of our problems lie.

In talking with residents and town staff, far more often that is published in these pages, I’ve learned a lot about bylaw

enforcement in Pelham. To start, it’s currently not the fairest of systems. There are a lot of rumours, mistruths, and outright incorrect information out there - from both sides. And residents and taxpayers are pretty much fed up.

Top it off with a “site alteration” bylaw that has residents diametrically opposed and Pelham’s bylaws are in need of some spit and polish.

The good news is, the bylaws are likely to get that spit and polish, sooner rather than later.

In talking with CEO Darren Ottaway he assured me it would

happen, and soon. Seems he’s a mand of his word.

The bylaw protocol, how enforcement is handled, will be the subject of Monday, Oct. 15’s Priorities and Policies meeting at council.

I’m very interested to hear how this debate will pan out and what bylaw enforcement will be like in the future.

Obviously we need some form of bylaw enforcement and the most contentious of bylaws, the clean yard or property standards, is definitely necessary, but there’s got to be a better way. Hopefully the way is here.

Sarah Murrell MY VOICE

LETTERS to the editor

Here’s a perfect job for seniors in Pelham The following is a column written by James Kershaw and published in another media outlet.

Since I agree wholeheartedly with the sentiment, I dropped it off to the editor at the Voice. As a senior, I too have found the perfect job and deliver approximately 250 copies of The Voice each week, which has improved my health and fitness.

“Age Friendly is about encore careers for older adults. This sector of the economy has grown to

35 per cent between 2001 and 2005, and there is no end in sight.

For me, it was about being an active and healthy senior; and with that goal, I found myself the perfect job.

It wasn’t much of an interview, and I didn’t have to complete an application form or submit a resume. If my memory serves me correctly, I was asked for somebody’s name as a reference, and I offered my wife’s. The instructions were clear: be up at 5 a.m. to

pick up the bundles then deliver them to the houses that are on the list of customers.

Already guessed the job? You bet - newspapers. It’s an industry competing with the Internet and the online businesses that we hear so much about today.

I’ve been a carrier for almost two years, delivering to mostly senior neighbourhoods. Newspapers sell because seniors, as well as book lovers, in my opinion, prefer to have a tangible piece of writing

int heir hands instead of having to look at a computer screen.

The clouds are clearing as a few wakeful faces smile and reach for the news. Sometimes it’s good, other times it’s not. I’ve walked the same route so many times that it seems as though I’ve become part of the landscape.

I must remember to get good boots for the winter, and light shorts for hte summer; how’s that for a wardrobe? Once a week, the big paper gets my secretary (the

car) going that cheerful extra mile.

Something about routine is so entrenched. We expect something to happen at a certain time.

We look forward to it, like that first robin’s song. We’ve waited so long. We deserve it. And we will have it! And if it only means reaching into a mailbox, it’s worth the wait. With that in mind it’s early to bed and early to rise....”

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The Town of Pelham Informational Column •Pelham Cultural Master Plan The Town of Pelham is undertaking a cultural planning exercise, which will include cultural assets mapping. Your response to our online survey will assist with identifying the most significant issues facing arts, culture and heritage in Pelham and provide input on potential future directions. Please visit the Cultural Master Plan webpage to access the survey and to find out more about the project: Go to www.pelham.ca Click on Community & Infrastructure under the Departments menu in the top nav and click on Cultural Master Plan.

•Pelham Farmer’s Market – Each and every Thursday May to October - 4:30pm in Pelham Town Square!

Come on out each Thursday throughout the summer and fall for some fresh produce and lots of goodies! Rain or shine. Winner of the Market Bucks for October 4th was Kristen Caldwell. Congratulations Kristen!

•Fall Festival and Tasty Salsa Contest at the Pelham Farmers Market on October 18th Kids, don’t forget to bring your pumpkins for the contest, and parents make your salsa for the competition. We will have lots of exciting things for the children. Come out and bring the whole family and enjoy the fun! Salsa contest application form available at www.pelham.ca.

•Community Clean Up! Help Keep Pelham Beautiful!

October 18, 19, 20, 2012 Hosted by the Communities in Bloom Committee Pelham students, businesses and residents let’s join hands and clean up the community this fall.

Corporate Challenge Day- October 18th 2012 Student Participation Day- October 19th 2012 Community Clean Up Day- October 20th 2012 Centennial Park 999 Church St. Fenwick 9am-1pm. BBQ lunch provided by the Fabulous Fenwick Lions following clean up.

For more information or to register please visit www.pelham.ca IT’S FIRE PREVENTION WEEK – HAVE 2 WAYS OUT The Pelham Fire Department has many activities planned for the week of October 7-13. Look up the schedule at www.pelham. ca/fire or call us at 905 892 3934.

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MUNICIPAL matters RECREATION •Women’s Learn to Play Hockey / Shinny Session 1 - Thursdays, Oct 4, 2012 thru Dec. 20 2012 Session 2-Thursdays, Jan 10, 2013 thru March 28 2013 Learn to Play 9:30 am – 10:30 am, Shinny 10:30 am – 11:30 am Full equipment is required. Session rate LTP/Shinny - $100.00/$66.00, Drop in rate $10.00/$5.50 For more information contact (905) 8922607, ext. 329 •Men’s Shinny Hockey starts in October - $5.50 per drop in Tuesday’s 8 – 9 am Friday’s 9 – 10 am •Public Skating Friday October 12th 8:00pm-9:30pm Sunday October 14th 1:00pm-2:30pm Tuesday October 16th 7:30pm-8:30pm •Parent/ Preschool Skate Friday October 12th 10:00am-11:00am Tuesday October 16th 1:00pm-2:00pm.

•Adult Skate Thursday October 11th 1:00-2:00pm • “ZUMBA FITNESS” Tuesday October 16, 7:30pm-8:30pm •“ZUMBA GOLD” Thursday October 11, 9:30am-10:30am Tuesday October 16, 9:30am-10:30am Drop in and try any session for $6.00 or purchase your 10 + 2 bonus pass for $60.00 Need more info – contact (905) 892-2607, ext. 329 •“ZUMBATOMIC” Turn up the music, wiggle, shake and have a blast with your friends in these rockin, highenergy fitness-parties packed with specially choreographed kid-friendly routines.

Tuesdays –Pelham Arena- 1120 Haist Street (4-7 yrs) 5:30-6:00pm (8+ yrs) 6:00-6:30pm Thursdays Old Pelham Town Hall- 46 Canboro Rd. Ridgeville (4-7 yrs) 5:30-6:00pm (8+ yrs) 6:00-6:30pm Cost $40 for a 10 class pass + 2 bonus classes.

OR $4.50 for drop in class Purchase your passes at Town hall- 20 Pelham Town Square Fonthill, ON. GENERAL INFORMATION •ONTARIO ONE CALL 1-800-400-2255 All requests for waterline and sewer locates must be directed to Ontario One Call •KEEP PELHAM STREETS “LIT” Residents of the Town of Pelham are asked to report any problems with streetlights to the Community & Infrastructure Services Department at 905-892-2607, ext.332 The hydro utility requires that a pole number be provided when reporting the problem Town of Pelham e-mail address: clerks@pelham.ca Visit our Web site at www.pelham.ca

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In The Orchard expands to marketing workshops

BY SARAH MURRELL

VOICE Staff As an artist having the talent and drive to create product is often easy, but having the business sense to market and sell that product is another game entirely.

A program at In The Orchard (ITO) programming for the arts will help youth find a creative voice in recycled or upcycled art as well as a business plan to get those pieces sold.

Angie Giess, executive director of ITO, said the local studio is in the final stages of the Art2 program,

the Art2 Market program, which will teach emerging artists how to start their own business while transforming items that are in abundance, and would typically end up in landfills, into sellable art.

Art 2 Market programs will teach students in Grade 8 and at local high schools how to create a logo; create a display; and how to do a cost analysis of their products, explained Giess.

“It’s us educating students of the entrepreneurial aspect of making art,” she said. “It’s really awesome.

It is such a great opportunity for

them [students].”

As part of the program ITO is providing retail space to the students at the Pelham Street studio for a Winter Artisan Market.

Giess explained the students involved in the Art2 and Art 2 Market program would have the opportunity to market their work from the studio. She’s also opening the market to existing community artists who use recycled material to create art.

The Winter Artisan Market will run from Nov. 24 to Dec. 22.

ITO, said Giess, is inviting the public to see the positive impact they have made to the enviornment and the incredible uses items from the Salvation Army have been transformed into through Art2.

Students in the Art2 program will donate their art to ITO and any proceeds from the sale of those items will be used by ITO for its youth at risk programming.

Along with the Artisan Market

there are also fall and winter workshops coming up, beginning mid-October.

For more on workshops, the Art2 programming or the Winter Artisan Market, contact ITO at 905-892-1709. or visit www. intheorchard.org.

SAM PINE and Kirsten Want, both E. L. Crossley students earning community service hours for volunteering at In The Orchard, show off some of the recycled art created in the Art2 program, and the focus of upcoming marketing workshops.

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THANKSGIVING FEAST THE CHILDREN who attend A Child’s World Daycare at E.W. Farr school in Fenwick invited Mayor Dave Augustyn for a turkey feast on Thursday, Oct. 4 to celebrate Thanksgiving.

Serving the mayor pumpkin pudding, made by the kids, are Michael (left), Lucas, Matthew, Damien, Charith, and Cameron, with director Valerie Colquhoun. A Child’s World, which offers before, after and half day care for school aged children, began this September and still has openings available.

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Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012 9 am - 3 pm Niagara Regional Exhibition Grounds Building ‘B’ 1100 Niagara St. N., Welland

Proceeds to university scholarships for female graduates of 8 local secondary schools, including E. L. Crossley, and to local charitable organizations.

To donate items, call 905.892.9360 or 905.892.6988

Join Curves for $0 fee in October Throughout Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, Curves fitness centres in Canada will focus on raising awareness about the life-saving importance of risk management, early detection and early treatment of breast cancer. Because women can help reduce their risk for breast cancer by staying in good health, Curves clubs nationwide, including Curves of Fonthill, are offering $0-joiningfee memberships from October 1 through October 14 to new members who show proof of a mammogram performed within the last year or who donate $25 to the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) or the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation (CBCF).

According to statistics from

the CCS, nearly 22,700 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in 2012, an average of 62 women every day. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in Canadian women; one in nine can expect to be diagnosed with it and one in 29 will die of it.* “Our annual Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign is an important part of the Curves mission to strengthen women,” according to the staff of Curves of Fonthill. “We offer a supportive, fun, noncompetitive environment that encourages women to take time out from their role as caregivers to take care of themselves.

During October, Curves of Fonthill will take a threepronged approach to raising

awareness about this devastating disease: 1. Early Detection. In addition to breast self-examination, the CCS recommends that women 40-49 talk to their doctors about their risk of breast cancer, along with the benefits and risks of mammography.

Women 50-69 should have a mammogram every two years.

Women 70 and older should discuss mammography with their doctors. Curves of Fonthill encourages early detection through its $0 service fee special for new members who show proof of a mammogram performed within the last year or who donate $25 to the CCS or CBCF. 2. Risk Management. Only

about 5-10 percent of breast cancers are hereditary, so prevention is an important risk management strategy. To help women significantly reduce their risk of developing breast cancer, Curves encourages them to schedule an annual doctor visit, perform monthly breast selfexams, eat a nutritious diet and make time for regular exercise to promote fitness and weight control.

3. Research. Curves of Fonthill members will have the opportunity to support critical research by joining fund-raising efforts to honor the memory of breast cancer victims and celebrate the current and future birthdays of breast cancer survivors.

Sponsored by the Canadian Federation of University Women (Welland & District)

Enjoying harvest day Save on Energy Costs Agapé Valley’s Harvest Day was a great success on Saturday, Sept.

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There was much to do on this day, including carnival games, archery, paintball, ATV rides, hayrides, and more. The home-

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Nominations sought for 2012 Design Awards For the eighth year in a row, Niagara Region is calling for entries for the Niagara Community Design Awards, which recognize and celebrate excellence in design in the Niagara region that demonstrate the application of Smart Growth principles. We are once again partnering with the Niagara Society of Architects to recognize the contributions of Niagara architects. The awards will continue to focus on projects that enhance the built environment, efficiently use land and demonstrate creativity and vision.

Nominations for the awards, to be presented February 2013, must be submitted to the Niagara Region Integrated Community Planning department no later than 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012.

An information session will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012 from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. in Council Chambers at Niagara Region headquarters to provide an overview of the program in general as well as the application process.

The award categories include Small Scale Project, Larger Scale Project, Public Realm Improvement, Architecture, Sustainability, Façade Improvement, Adaptive Re-use, Brownfield, Policy and Plans, and Leadership and Legacy.

To view a list of past award winners and for further details on the Niagara Community Design Awards and requirements for submitting nominations in the various categories, please visit www.niagararegion.ca.

NEW LIONESS

Shirley Reeves (centre) was recently installed as a Fonthill Lioness by V. P. Region 38 Lioness Ruth Newell (left). Louise Stayzer (right) was Shirley’s sponsor. /Special to the Voice

SERVICE directory Electrical

ACB

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Fenwick Alex Bover-Master Electrician

-ECRA #7003130 Service Upgrades • Energy Efficiency Upgrades Troubleshooting • New Wiring & Re-Wiring Commercial • Industrial • Residential

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Waste Removal Container Service

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We offer Drain Snaking, Hydro Scrubbing and Video Inspections

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Nominate a young person for Junior Citizen of the Year Who are tomorrow’s leaders? Take a look around – there’s one in every crowd and most don’t even realize they’re making a difference. Across Ontario and within Pelham young individuals are contributing to their community, raising money for organizations, creating awareness for great causes and saving lives.

Coordinated by the Ontario Community Newspapers Association (OCNA), the Ontario Junior Citizens of the Year Awards Program recognizes outstanding contributions and achievements of more than 100 young people in

communities across the province each year. The program has also had the support from the Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario since its inception in 1981.

The Voice of Pelham has been a strong supporter of the Junior Citizen of the Year program and has been proud to recognize several winners of the honour as well as a number of nominees.

Do you know a young leader? Please help us by nominating them today. Nominees may be a special individual who invests their spare time into community service or someone who dedicates

time and effort towards others while overcoming the challenges of living with a disability. They may be a ‘hero’ who acted quickly in a time of need.

Most of all these individuals go above and beyond what is expected of someone their age.

Nominate someone between the ages of six and 17. Nominees from previous years who continue their noteworthy endeavours are eligible to be nominated again. New nomination forms and documentation are required.

Nominations will be accepted until Friday, November 30, 2012. Each nominee will receive a

certificate of recognition and up to 12 nominees will be selected as final recipients for the 2012 Ontario Junior Citizen of the Year Award and will be recognized at a special ceremony in the Spring of 2013. Nomination forms and further information are available at www.ocna.org/juniorcitizen, or by calling the OCNA office at 905-639-8720 ext.

239. You can also get information at the Voice of Pelham office located at the corner of Rice Road and Hwy 20 in Fonthill.

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Plumbing

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The Fonthill Kinsmen recently installed the executive for the 2012 - 2013 Kin year. Seated from the left Doug Hardy - treasurer, Nev Coslovich - past president, Doug Freeland - president, Steve Bronn - vice president, Jim Jenter - secretary, Standing from left Jon Kuckyt - member at large, Kevin Twomey - public relations, Dave Ripley - risk management, Barney Ubbink - cystic fibrosis chairman, Bob Wastle - bulletin editor, Brendan Young - public relations, August Lens - registrar, Tim Emmons - membership chairman. /Special to the Voice

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• Landscape Design & Construction • Interlocking Stone • Natural Stone • Retaining Walls • Ponds & Water Features • Mini Excavator & Bobcat Services • Free Estimates

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CLASSIFIEDS

Community Events ONGOING • Mondays at 7 p.m.

Sing Niagara Women’s A Cappella Chorus at Paroisse Immaculee Conception Church, 99 Garner St, St. Catharines.

Call 905-892-1640 or visit www.singniagara.com.

• Tuesdays 7 p.m.

Tuesday Night Bingo, St. Ann’s Parish, 834 Canboro Rd., Fenwick. Wheelchair accessible. Info 905-8926123.

• Tuesdays 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. SPAN (Single Professional Association of Niagara) meets at Bailey’s 111 Highway 20 East Fonthill - for info: Lynie 905788-0359 • Tuesdays 7:30 p.m. A Cappella Niagara Men’s Chorus Meets at St. John Ambulance, 5734 Glenholme Ave., Niagara Falls. Info: Bob 892-2336 • NEW Fourth Tuesday of the month, at 11 a.m.

Maple Acre Library Book Club. Jessica Stewart leads this lunch hour discussion. $10.00 includes sub lunch and drink. Please register the month ahead in order to pick up your book.

• Wednesdays - 1st & 3rd of the each month, at 2 p.m. Pelham Community Church Worship Service, 461 Canboro Rd, Fenwick.

• Thursdays (first Thursday of every month) 1:30 p.m. to p.m. SOS (Survivors of Stroke) Everyone is welcome. Info call Ann 905-892-1621 • Fridays at 7:30 p.m.

Euchre at North Pelham Youth Hall, 1718 Maple St. $3 admission. Call Rose for info: 905-892-3408.

• Saturdays, 2 to 4:30 p.m. Bingo at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 613 Fonthill, 141 Regional Road 20.

• Ontario Senior Games Association (OSGA) for fellowship, friendly competition and a more active lifestyle. Info www. ontarioseniorgames.ca • Meals on Wheels.

Available for Seniors and Adults with Disabilites in Pelham. Hot or Frozen Meal options, delivered Monday to Friday. Volunteers also needed. Contact Melissa 905-788-3181 ext. 25.

• Interested in singing with the Robert Wood Singers? Please contact Barb Snopek at 905-7356425 or at joe.snopek020@ sympatico.ca to arrange details.

•Volunteers Needed in Fonthill, Fenwick, Ridgeville for the Meals on Wheels

program, Friendly Visiting program and also requires volunteer drivers to take seniors to appointments.

Offer flexible hours and mileage reimbursement.

Call Laura Dumas at 905788-3181 ext. 27 or email ldumas@csn.on.ca.

UPCOMING Saturday Oct. 13, 2012 • 9am-3pm, CFUW 42nd Annual Book Sale, 1100 Niagara St, Welland • 10am-4pm, Kinsman Craft Show, Centennial Secondary School, Welland Monday, Oct. 15, 2012 • Survivors of Stroke monthly meeting. Campbell West 4 of Regional Niagara Headquarters located at 2201 St.David’s Road W, in Thorold ,ON. Call Alex at 905-353-1987 for more info.

Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012 • 10am - 2pm Seniors Health and Lifestyle Fair, Royal Canadian Legion, Free, Refreshments.

Wednesday, Oct. 17 • 6:30pm “the social 101” St Ann Catholic School (832 Canboro Rd) will be hosting a free lecture.

Of particular interest to parents, this workshop is designed to educate everyone on the safe and effective use of Facebook,

Community Calendar Policy The Voice of Pelham Community Calendar is a public service provided to the community.

The service is provided to Pelham’s non-profit and charitable organizations on a first come, first served basis only, based on available space. Guaranteed placements are $10 for 25 words, each additional word is $0.10. Placements for non-Pelham organizations are also $10.

The Voice has the right to reject any notice that we feel is not suitable for the Community Calendar. The Voice does not guarantee publication of any Community Calendar notices, including those considered as non-profit, charitable or free events, unless the $10 guarantee fee is paid. The Voice has the right to edit notices for length, legal or brevity purposes. The Voice does not accept any responsibility for notices that are not published or incorrect except to publish corrected notices if time and space allow.

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Friday Oct. 19, 2012 • 4-7pm, Fenwick Lions Fish Fry Centennial Park, Church St., Fenwick Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012 • 1 - 5 pm The 7th Pelham (District) High School Reunion at Sparrow Lakes Golf Club, 105 Pelham Street. Registration is $10 at the door. Info: pelhamhighreunion7@ gmail.com or 905-8927090.

• 11am-2pm Fall Bazaar, Fonthill Legion, Hwy 20. Crafts, Bake Sale, Luncheon and much more!

• Roast Beef Dinner, Fonthill United Church, 42 Church Hill. Tickets are $12, $8 for children 12 and under. Call 905-892-6433.

Saturday Oct. 27, 2012 • 9am-2pm, Hands that Help Craft/Trade Show Fundraiser, Fenwick Fire Hall, 766 Welland Ave, Fenwick

The VOICE of Pelham Routes Available

For Sale

Services

Josh DeHaan Flooring

ALLTYPE MASONRY

“For all your flooring needs”

•Petronella, Brock, Donahugh, Pelham, Shaldan, Valleyview 109 papers •Scottdale, Stonegate 91 papers

We offer in-stock specials: • pre-finished hardwood

flooring solid, engineered from $2/ft2 • laminate flooring from $.89/ft2 • carpet and vinyl flooring from $4.95/yd2 • fibre flooring from $1/ft2 • ceramic tile from $.89/ft2

For information please call

905-892-8690

...and other specials!

For Sale

Call us to see the products that are available & visit our showroom.

Wheat straw for sale. small bales.

Call 905-788-2956 or 905-892-1303

Wedding &

Phone: 905-892-7898 Fax: 905-892-4811 No Sunday Calls, Please

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Starting at $20.00 with photo

Saturday Nov. 3, 2012 • 9:30am-1pm, A Christmas Bazaar, Knox Church, 335 Fitch St., Welland. Baking, Baby Quilts, Crafts, Silent Auction.

The Voice of Pelham CLASSIFIEDS 209 Hwy#20 East at Rice Road Daily 9-3 Call 905-892-8690 The

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A Family Business for 30 Years • Brick • Block • Stone • Concrete • Foundations • Repairs 905-892-1924 289-241-4767

For all your masonry needs, call the Deamudes.

Portable sawmill service. I will come to your home or farm and custom mill your logs. Firewood & lumber also available.

Call Rob Patterson, 905401-4948, Email: riverwood@primus.ca HOUSE CLEANING AVAILABLE 905-892-4906 Local Cleaning Lady has opening weekly, biweekly, occasional. Reasonable, reliable, trustworthy. Call 289-897-9542

Burke’s Masonry Bricklaying, tuckpointing, step repairs, granite coatings, brick slices. 905-6827061.

WELLAND-PELHAM KUMON CENTRE

905-735-5557 www.kumon.ca

Robert’s Painting I only paint & I do it well. Interior & exterior, 25 years experience, neat, reliable. Niagara Region 732-2352

For Sale Wheat straw for sale. small bales.

Call 905-788-2956 or 905-892-1303

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Candian Library Month October 1 marked the beginning of Canadian Library Month with the theme of “Libraries Connect.”

The Pelham Public Library is already celebrating with displays, cake, a quiz contest, and much more. Check the display directly inside the Fonthill Branch for some interesting facts about the Pelham Library then and now. For example, “In the 1900s, you chose your book from the catalogue and a

librarian decided if it was an appropriate book for you to take out.”

For the month of October, the library is supporting Pelham Cares through “FOOD FOR FINES.” In celebration of Canadian Library Month, anyone owing book fines in October at the Pelham Public Library may donate food items in the equivalent amount for the food bank in lieu of paying their fines.

DEPUTY CEO of the Pelham Public Library prepares to serve cake during Canadian Library Month. /Special to the Voice

Church of Christ 765 Welland Road, Fenwick

Church of Christ is pleased to welcome Jack Abels of Circleville, Ohio to speak about Our Christian Assurance.

Fonthill & District Kinsmen

Invite you to Come & Enjoy the 28th Annual

Sunday October 21 at 9:45am & 11:00am, Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday, October 22 -24 at 7:00pm each evening Fenwick will be hosting area wide worship Sunday evening at 6:00pm Jack says: The theme could best be summed up by saying that God is absolutely amazing and our primary task is to become absolutely amazed. His creation, His holiness, His word, His Salvation are all well beyond anything we could imagine. If we will give Him our attention, then our lives will be so blessed by Him.

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Saturday October 13 Sunday October 14 10am - 4pm Centennial Secondary School, Thorold Road, Welland, Ontario

FONTHILL