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Gardeners to showcase hidden gems BY WAYNE CAMPBELL

for the VOICE Hidden backyard retreats of flowers, trees, shrubs, bushes and walkways will thrill garden lovers this Saturday.

The 12th Annual Pelham Communities in Bloom Garden Tour includes 10 properties in Fenwick, Ridgeville and Fonthill.

It runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

“We had many interested in showing gardens this year,” said Jessica Ruddell, the town’s recreation, culture and wellness coordinator.

Now she is looking for volunteers to serve as “garden sitters” to assist visitors. Volunteers can contact her at town hall 905-892-2607 exten. 341.

An unusual tour stop this year is a Christmas

tree farm on Balfour St. “In addition to Christmas trees, it has native trees, a pond, two miles of trails and natural wildflowers,” Ruddell said.

At the Kinsmen Court in Fonthill, a group of properties share a seven-foot rock garden extending across their backyards.

Most of the gardens are new entries. Some belong to committee members and one is a Trillium award winner.

Committee chair Cheryl Petrie said the garden tour can give gardeners some new ideas. Petrie, for example, is very interested in learning about low maintenance gardening while others may look for unusual plant combinations and layouts.

The tour takes garden lovers into quiet backyards.

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Communities in Bloom it is a major fundraiser.

The committee sponsors the annual Trillium Awards program, which highlights outdoor beautification projects around residential, commercial and public properties.

The committee, formed in 2000, holds community cleanup days each spring and fall to encourage residents, businesses and schools to spruce up their properties The volunteer group, with branches across Canada, promotes prettier towns, said Petrie.

In the past, the committee has helped to finance Fonthill’s downtown clock and community heritage signs in Fonthill, Fenwick, Ridgeville, Effingham and North Pelham.

Tour tickets are $10.

They are available at the downstairs counter in

Pelham Communities in Bloom chair Cheryl Petrie promotes the 12th annual Garden Tour with a sign and ticket at the Pelham Municipal Building. Tickets for $10 are on sale there.

Tour is Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. /Voice Photo Wayne Campbell town hall, 20 Pelham Town will be available at 18 Square. They are also at Pinecrest Ct. in Fonthill Rice Road Greenhouses, one of the 10 stops along and, Vermeer’s Garden the tour. Refreshments Centre and Flower Shop and entertainment are on South Pelham Road. planned for one of the On Saturday, tickets stops.

Local man to receive prestigious medal

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for the VOICE Pelham’s Jim Summersides felt humble and proud when he heard the news.

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The Special Service Force is considered the “grandfather” of such elite specialized units as the American Green Berets and the Canadian Special Operations Regiment, he said.

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The only thing constant is change These days, my mantra is the well-known quote, “The only thing constant is change”. I’ve repeated this quote over and over in my mind so many times these past few weeks; Heraclitus would be proud of me.

Heraclitus of Ephesus (530-470BC) was one of the most influential philosophers in the ancient world.

His views on change were in fundamental contradiction with the picture of the static universe promoted by Parmenides, and fed into the work of untold philosophers from Marcus Aurelius (yes, the Roman Emperor, but also one of the most important Stoic philosophers) to Nietzsche.

Heraclitus’ philosophy is a good starting point for anyone who is dealing with change in life—or in our case, a change in work life. Heraclitus claimed that life is like a river. The peaks and troughs, pits

and swirls, are all are part of the ride.

So lately, my advice to my Voice of Pelham coworkers has been to do as Heraclitus would—go with the flow. Enjoy the ride, as wild as it may be. And for the next little while, it’s likely to be wild indeed.

For starters, I’m once again filling the role of Editor. After leaving The Voice, I’d swiftly traded in my red pen for a student card. Suddenly, instead of writing news stories I was penning my own graduate thesis. Understandably, after having been away for a couple of years, there’s now much to get reacquainted with.

Without question, the best part of becoming reacquainted has been impromptu visits from many of you. It’s been lovely to see so many familiar faces, and to have the opportunity to reconnect and catch up.

In the last week alone,

I’ve had a few special people drop into the office to chat with me. I can’t express how happy I was to stop and talk with you. In addition, I even had the opportunity to meet some new people; folks who took the time to come in, introduce themselves, and welcome me back to The Voice.

Moreover, I’m overwhelmed with everyone’s enthusiasm and interest in the newspaper. This is one of the things that makes Pelham unique; the people of this town, collaborating and cocreating what it means to live and work in Pelham.

For example, you’ll notice some new photo credits underneath some of our images; these were generously taken by local photographers, glad to snap shots and submit them to the newsroom.

This is what makes The Voice the community newspaper that it is!

Furthermore, you may

have noticed some new names on the stories’ bylines. I’m both grateful and excited to be working with a team of talented writers, and I look forward to printing their work as, together, we cover the news and events in Pelham. Most people in Pelham are familiar with Wayne Campbell—he’s covered Pelham for many years. I fondly remember meeting Wayne for the first time when I began the maternity leave position more than two years ago. Wayne was immediately welcoming to me, and he treated me with much kindness.

It was a privilege to work alongside Wayne (although for different newspapers) for the year that I was here. And now, I have the extra privilege of working alongside him as we produce The Voice together. Plus, in addition to Wayne, I’m now working with some new people—freelance writers who bring a fresh

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So, as we navigate our way through these changing times at The Voice, I encourage you to be in touch; share with me your unique ideas, and tell me what you’d like to read in your newspaper. I’d like to hear about what you want to read more of, and which topics should be further probed. No doubt, it will take time to restructure and change, but let’s do as Heraclitus suggests, and enjoy the ride.

LETTERS to the editor Man’s kindness should be modelled Thank you to the nice people at Pelham Friends Church on July 1st. My truck was loaded with my family looking for somewhere to park, and as we approached Harold Black Park cars jammed the street.

As I got closer, there was a nice gentleman in the parking lot of the Pelham Friends Church; he was wearing a bright green Tshirt, and he welcomed me with a warm smile. I’m sure he knew I was looking

for somewhere to park. He invited me to park on the church lot, and said it was complimentary. As I parked, the nice man, who is the pastor Mat Bradbury, told me to feel free to use the washrooms and grab a bottle of water.

Now I have been in the service business, trying to teach this type of service for 20 years.

What I’ve learned is that you can’t teach this.

It’s genuine, and it’s called kindness. It’s

nice to know that some people get it, and more importantly, they give it back to our community.

Thank you for the very nice start to our day. I know that many others were on the receiving end of your kindness that day, and I’m sure they all feel the same.

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Future site of Niagara South Hospital unveiled

BY DAVE AUGUSTYN

Mayor of Pelham On June 26, Niagara Falls Mayor Jim Diodati hosted a sign unveiling the “Future Site of the Niagara South Hospital: Serving Niagara” at the corner of Montrose and Lyons Creeks. The event also highlighted the generosity of the Grassl family who donated the 12 hectares of fully-serviced, shovel-ready land.

Some called the unveiling “distasteful” and “preposterous.”

Many others welcomed the announcement, calling it another “important step” in the process toward better health care.

You will recall that Dr. Kevin Smith, the Provinciallyappointed Supervisor of the Niagara Health System (NHS), presented an Interim Report regarding restructuring of the NHS in May 2012. He recommended building a new Southern Hospital and asked the six Southern Mayors and the Regional Chair to recommend a site.

Based on an analysis of population densities, Emergency call volumes, drive times, municipal infrastructure, NHS referrals, and Emergency Room usage, the Mayors and Chair unanimously suggested two geographic areas about eight kilometers apart – Lyons Creek / QEW and 406 / 140 – for the new hospital.

Dr. Smith further analyzed the two areas and, in his September 2012 final report, recommended that the

NHS construct a new general acute care hospital at the Lyons Creek / QEW location. He also recommended developing two free standing Urgent Care Centres.

His report also showed that this plan would cost much less (for both operating and capital costs) and provide better, 21st century health care than all other options.

Earlier this spring, both the Niagara South Medical Society – representing Doctors in the Welland-area – and the Greater Niagara Medical Society – representing Niagara Falls area Doctors – supported Dr. Smith’s call for a new hospital and suggested speedy implementation at the recommended area.

While I believe that communities need more local health care options and services, the trends show that they will not be in the form of a hospital; that’s why the Town is working with doctors who are developing new facilities and family health teams in both Fonthill and Fenwick.

For example, plans for the Fonthill Health Centre in the East Fonthill development area were announced at Town Council in May. The physicians / developers plan for the 30,000 to 40,000 square foot “one stop integrated health care building” to begin construction in 2014 and to open in 2015.

My trip from Pelham Town Hall to the Montrose / Lyons Creek location took only 20 minutes. Given the close proximity of the new Northern Hospital and of this future Southern Hospital for Pelham, I hope that each of us can embrace the NHS’s plans, and encourage the Ministry of Health to work toward construction as soon as possible.

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Workforce Planning Board were in attendance. Together, the group discussed economic development options, plans and direction.

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www.thevoiceofpelham.ca Summersides (continued from Page 1) Its role in changing military training styles as well as its promotion of Canadian and American co-operation led to the Gold Medal award. The high level American award acknowledges contributions that change history and culture.

“Both the Senate and the House of Representatives voted 100 per cent in favour of it,” said Summersides, 89, who is current president of the Special Service Association.

“We knew we had 72 votes in the

Page THE VOICE of Pelham Wednesday, July 10, 2013 Senate, but it was a surprise to get all 100.

“Now we just wait for President Obama to sign the bill,” he said last week between Canada Day and the American Fourth of July holidays.

Summersides served with the unit in Italy and France after volunteering from the Canadian Army.

The Congressional Gold Medal is the highest American award short of the Congressional Medal of Honour. George Washington was its first recipient; others include the Wright brothers, Robert

Frost and Mother Teresa.

Summersides said the unit’s Congressional Gold Medal would probably be placed in the Special Service museum in Helena, Montana.

That’s where the joint unit was formed and trained in 1942. Surviving members may receive replicas of it.

About 3,000 soldiers including about 1,000 Canadians served in the force before it was disbanded in France in December 1944.

Today about 100 American and 50 Canadian veterans remain, said Summersides.

For the teenager from Welland, his 18-month experience under fire is something, he never forgot.

It included fighting out of the Anzio beachhead in Italy, the liberation of Rome and leading mountain attacks in Italy and France.

Summersides said he vividly remembers friends who didn’t make it through. He attends annual reunions, which alternate between Canada and the United States, with his friends of a lifetime.

Although the unit was only around for three years, the Special Service Force “had the highest esprit de corps of any group.”

Summersides said he always felt he owed something to those who died or were wounded around him during the fighting 70 years ago.

“We had an unusually high casualty rate of 130 per cent, many were wounded more than once,” he explained. The Special Force was always out front or behind enemy lines.

As a member of Royal Canadian Legion Branch 613 in Fonthill, Summersides has for years spoken to school assemblies during Remembrance Day Services and co-ordinated poster and poetry contests.

He received special recognition for his dedication to the school programs.

Earlier this year, the Canadian

Jim Summersides, 89, wears the spear insignia of the First Special Service Force on his Royal Canadian Legion blazer and his regimental tie. The joint Canadian and American Second World War unit will receive the U.S. Congressional Gold Medal in recognition of its outstanding service.

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government recognized members of the First Special Service Force with Certificates of Excellence and the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee medal.

Summersides called the recognitions humbling.

“Perhaps they could have come sooner, but then again, 10 years ago, there may not have been the same interest.”

On his Legion blazer, he wears the spear insignia of the First Special Service Force. It recognizes the spearhead role the unit played in battle.

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Melanie Taylor-Ridgway, Community Services Co-ordinator, Pelham Public Library (right) receives a cheque for $500 from Fonthill Lioness President, Eleanor Arbour. The money is used to purchase large print or audio books. Fonthill Lioness President, Eleanor Arbour (right) presents a cheque for $500 to Beth Cotter from Pelham Cares. Over the years, the Fonthill Lioness donated over $7,000, to many local projects such as Pelham Cares, Fonthill Public Library, Welland Hospital Foundation as well as camps for dialysis, the blind, the deaf and children with cancer, autism and many more. /Special to the Voice

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Target Canada will open their newest store on Tuesday, July 16 at the Seaway Mall.

“Seaway Mall prides itself in offering a great

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“Target’s newest store will bring us to the next level.”

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Summerfest grows to four-day festival BY WAYNE CAMPBELL

for the VOICE Summerfest started as a one-off, one-day event three years ago.

It celebrated the end of Pelham Street’s reconstruction to draw people back to downtown Fonthill and to promote the town as a walkable community.

“We hardly ended the day before emails and phone calls flooded in to ask us what we were doing next year,” said Summerfest committee chair Gary Accursi.

That’s when the committee pegged the third weekend in July as a time for an annual homecoming style party for residents and former residents.

In the second year, Summerfest expanded to a fourday community showcase.

“We wanted to highlight the Pelham Farmers Market and the bandshell concerts on Thursday, Accursi said.

Friday was tied into the Niagara Nights of Arts regional program featuring local artists.

Now in its third year from July 18 to July 21, Summerfest is building on its strengths.

Thursday the 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. opening night includes the bandshell concert, the farmers market, art in the park, and, a beer and wine garden.

Friday evening will remain a local artists’ night with music, dance, drama and visual art.

A teen movie will be shown under the arches off Pelham St. Live music will fill the stage. Restaurants will open outdoor patios, and, the beer and wine garden continues.

Saturday is an all-day Street Festival from 10 a.m. to midnight with a kids zone, live music, art in the park, food and retail vendors, and the Summerfest beer pavilion run jointly by the town’s service clubs.

Sunday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. includes a pancake breakfast, family walk and blues music. For details see the website www.pelhamsummerfest.ca.

Accursi said the Summerfest committee has already started looking into the future.

“Do we want to keep this a community celebration or do we want to make it larger? That’s the question going around the table.”

Going larger with bigger crowds and the creation of a larger venue has many drawbacks, he said.

“We handle about 20,000 people over the four days,” he said reflecting on last year’s event.

That, he said, made it a comfortable community festival on Pelham St. and throughout Peace Park.

For residents and former residents, it’s a homecoming event.

“If you go bigger with tighter crowds and outside entertainers, you run the risk of other issues coming up,” he said.

Port Colborne’s Canal Days is an example of a larger local festival.

Accursi said his committee is looking for a happy medium.

“We don’t rely on grants from higher levels of government,” he said. “They can disappear.”

The party strives to remain sustainable.

The Pelham Arches that span the entrance to Pelham Town Square are a legacy from the second Pelham Summerfest. It was constructed to serve as a pavilion and following a public survey kept as a feature for downtown Fonthill.

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It relies on sponsorships from local businesses, services-in-kind, support from town staff, local service clubs, associations and committees, “and many, many volunteers,” he said.

During its first year, it lost a little money. In the second, it made some after splitting with service clubs to help finance their activities, he said.

“Even when we lost, we were paying for electrical and other services used by us later and by other events in town.”

A legacy of the second Summerfest is the Pelham Arches over the entrance to Pelham Town Square.

Accursi said the organizing committee looks for a balance in planning the celebration.

For example, it uses Pelham and Niagara entertainers rather than importing expensive groups from outside of the area, he said.

Its theme, Come Chill on the Hill for four days of free family fun, reflects where Summerfest stands among Niagara festivals Accursi is watching weather reports as he looks forward to July 18 to July 21.

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Come for the cupcakes, stay for the kittens

BY DAVID BURKET for the VOICE “Kitty Season” is here, and by all accounts this year it’s a doozy. Johanna Tito hopes that Pelham can help.

The former Brock philosophy lecturer and longtime Fonthill resident is president of N-SNAP, the Niagara Spay and Neuter Assistance Program. N-SNAP is cohosting a Kitty Adoption Event and Bake Sale, July 1214, at the Fonthill Pet Valu.

“First and foremost the goal of this event is to find homes for some of the many cats and kittens in our care,” she said. “Also to raise some money with our bake sale on Saturday, and to get donations of cat food.”

The number of feral and stray cats in Niagara has exploded, according to Tony Porcaro, founder of the Welland Feral Cat Support Group.

“I have found this year to be the worst I have seen in five years and the efforts to do everything from bottlefeeding, fostering and adopting have been endless,” he said.

Feral cats are those born in the wild, commonly the offspring of farm or abandoned pet cats collectively known as strays. Feral colonies are found across Niagara, including in downtown Fonthill. Anywhere that food is left in a dumpster, said Johanna Tito, a feline real estate market booms.

Verifiable population numbers are elusive, but both Tito and Porcaro estimate that there are over 100,000

Johanna Tito holds Marbles the cat .

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ferals and strays in Niagara. Their lives are brutally miserable said Tito. Equally devastating is their impact on the rest of the ecosystem says a new study.

An average of 2 billion birds and 12 billion mammals are killed by feral and house cats annually in the US according to research released in January by the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute and the US Fish and Wildlife Service.

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It doesn’t have to be this way. Responsible pet ownership is key said Johanna Tito. Pet cats should be neutered and never allowed to roam unsupervised. She argues that humans are culpable for feral distress and must focus on a compassionate interim solution.

N-SNAP aims to make neutering affordable for every cat owner, regardless of income. The group pays for the procedure, including transport if necessary, for low-income households.

N-SNAP has helped neuter 400 animals in the last twelve months.

“Spaying and neutering helps prevent reproductive cancers. Female pets that constantly go into heat are also prone to pyometra, a deadly infection of the uterus,” said Tito. She adds that neutered cats are less likely to spread diseases such as feline leukemia, feline AIDS, and feline infectious anemia.

“Strictly speaking N-SNAP doesn’t rehome cats or take cats or kittens in,” Tito said. The Adoption Event is co-sponsored by the Niagara Pet Foster Network, who will provide the 20 kittens and cats in need of homes.

Prospective cat adopters are in for a bargain.

The adoption fee includes the spay or neuter, first vaccines, parasite control, and a microchip. At prices ranging from $60 to $120, Tito says that this is well under half the cost typically spent in veterinary bills alone during a kitten’s first months.

Cupcakes and kitties, and a chance to save a life, Friday through Sunday during store hours at Pet Valu, 20 Canboro Road, Fonthill.

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Farmers’ Market offers a bit of everything BY CALLIE METLER for the VOICE To market, to market, to buy a little bit of everything. The Pelham Farmers’ Market’s wide variety of vendors attracts many different kinds of customers on Thursday evenings, rain or shine, from 4:30 to dusk. Some customers come out to buy fresh, local produce, from vendors such as BryAnne Farms, while others come to sample the culinary creations of vendors such as Klager’s Meats, Churchill Natural Meats, and Nature’s Corner Bakery and Cafe. From the first Thursday in May, which was May 2nd this year, till the last Thursday in October (or second last this year, because the last falls on Halloween), October 24th, vendors work to provide fruit, veggies,

baked goods, and meals that have the local connection the community values.

Fred Arbour, Chairman of the Pelham Farmers’ Market, and owner of Klager’s Meats, puts all his weight into making market Thursdays a success. “The market started 10 years ago,” said Arbour. “Other than taking a week’s holiday each summer, I’ve never missed it.” Although the market officially opens at 4:30, Arbour said “I’m usually there by 2 o’clock starting to set up.” Raymond Haymes, Owner/Meat Manager at Churchill Natural Meats, noted that setting up early is good because “people are usually going through as early as 3:30.”

Even though it’s a lot of set up, Haymes confirmed that the exposure the market brings to his, and other local business-

es, is invaluable. “A lot of people come and ask where you’re located,” he said “and it’s easy to say that were right around the corner!” Stacy Duncan, owner of Nature’s Corner in Ridgeville, agreed. “One of the best things about [the market] is it helps get awareness out that we’re here. This is our second year,” he continued, “and I recognize the same people coming back. There are even people who will ask for you to have something for next week.”

Between 4:30 and 6:00 have been the busiest hours at the market so far this season. However the dynamic changed slightly with the beginning of the Thursday night concert series. “At the intermission at 8, a fair number of people come out to wander through the market to get a bite to eat,” said Arbour. But the weather

also affects the traffic he sees going through each week. “The weather has not been kind to us this year,” he noted. “We’ve had a lot of wet Thursdays and that definitely makes a big difference.”

But he is hopeful that things will pick up for the peak of the growing season. “Business always increases,” Arbour said.

“We’re just now getting into a fairly good amount of produce being available.” And in his experience, the variety of sweet cherries, potatoes, asparagus, raspberries, and corn that will be filling the tables this week or next, is what really draws a crowd.

While Haymes said that Churchill Natural Meats mostly sells prepared food that customers eat on the spot, he emphasized that it is a farmer’s market. “I think the local produce is a big seller for sure,” he stated. Similarly, Duncan said that while Nature’s Corner mostly sells desserts and coffee, “we have bread and cake, and people pick up those things to take home.” So while the Thursday night

concerts draw the snackers at the 8 o’clock intermission, the abundance of produce that farmers provide and the variety of goods that the different vendors sell all work in

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Summerfest entertainment to thrill audiences Once again, the Summerfest Committee has secured a line-up of entertainment sure to appeal to a wide variety of tastes. Visitors to this year’s Pelham Summerfest will enjoy entertainment ranging from classic rock to top 40 hits, folk to blues, barbershop to country and everything in between. And, thanks to the generosity of many local business and community sponsors, all these events can be enjoyed free of charge.

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town Fonthill: The Peace Park Bandshell, the Art in the Park Stage and the Main Stage on Pelham Street. As well as stage performances, the town will be abuzz with street buskers entertaining visitors with an array of magic, balloon art and stilt walking.

The entertainment kicks off on Thursday evening, July 18, as Jim Witter’s, The Piano Men, descends on The Peace Park Bandshell as part of the regular Bandshell concert series. Jim’s Piano Men show features the greatest hits from two of the world’s best known pianists – Elton John and Billy Joel.

On Friday night, July 19, Ivy Coast, an ambient Canadian five-piece band featuring a combination of old time folk music with an alternative rock sound, will play at the Art in the Park Stage. Sample some local beverages at the Peace Park Wine and Beer Garden, wander through the fine-art exhibition ‘Art in the Park’ and check out Pelham’s version of Niagara Nights of Art; all the while, listening to the soulful songs of Ivy Coast. The Summerfest Committee is still accepting applications for musicians and groups looking to entertain on this evening.

The events ramp up on Saturday, July 20, with entertainment beginning at 10:00 am and taking place on all three stages throughout the day. The Peace Park Bandshell will be offering up child and family friendly entertainment like interactive, heart-pumping fun by Zumbatomic, magic with Mark Furney, hands on displays with amazing creatures courtesy of the Reptile Kingdom and puppetry shows staged

by Castlemoon Theatre.

Over at the Art-in-the-Park stage, visitors will be entertained by a variety of musical acts such as A Capella Niagara offering a range of songs from Doo-Wop to Barbershop and from the Beatles to Broadway; Too Much of Jon displaying a unique combination of Rock and raw talent; Mary Lou Minor playing her blend of alt-country, Southern rock, folk and blues; Greg Mashinter showcasing his solo acoustic abilities; and Kindred, presenting their Celtic folk background.

Meanwhile, the Summerfest Main Stage will host a total of nine acts featuring the Fonthill Music Academy and A.M.P. Fest, showcasing Pelham’s talented musical youth; interactive fun with onstage zumba; The British Invasion featuring a nostalgic tribute to the music of 1960’s British bands; The Saltshakers, one of North America’s signature Jimmy Buffet tribute acts; The Madhatters rock-esque quartet offering rich melodic instruments and larger than life vocals; Flashback Modified, playing classic rock and hot, new country tunes; The Gormans, Fonthill’s own rock and folk-rock cover band; and headliner, Sister Act, featuring a range of music from classic rock to Top-40 hits.

Summerfest wraps up on Sunday, July 21, with performances by two amazing blues bands. Gaitorbait and legendary blues performer, Steve Burnside with The Marquis, will entertain visitors during the Pancake Breakfast and throughout the afternoon festivities.

For more information, visit the website at www.pelhamsummerfest.ca.

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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 905-8921640 or visit www.singniagara.com.

• Tuesday 7:00 p.m.

Bingo Night at St. Ann’s Church, 834 Canboro Rd, Fenwick Wheelchair accessible.

• Tuesdays 6 p.m.-9 p.m.

SPAN (Single Professional Association of Niagara) is a social club since 1982 for mature singles who meet and mingle at Bailey-Obrady’s,111 Hwy 20, Fonthill, every Tuesday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Offers members a monthly calendar of social activities.

Further information, call Lynie @905-788-0359 • 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.

• Alternate Wednesdays.

1:00-3:00 p.m.. Drop-in Bridge at Pelham Library.

Ask for Schedule at front desk.

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

• Wednesday - last Wednesday each month.

Euchre Night at North Pelham Youth Hall, 1718 Maple St. $3 admission.

Call Rose for info: 905-8923408.

• Thursdays, 6-8 p.m.

Free Art2 Workshops, Teens and Adults welcome to drop in. The Happy Place Studio, 1433 Pelham St. Fonthill.

• 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 11:30 a.m.-1:00

p.m. Legion Lunch • Fridays 1:00-3:00 p.m..

Knit Wits - Knitting Club.

Work on your present project while spending time with other knitters. All levels are welcome. Crocheters welcome. Knitting tips will be shared at each session.

Begins Jan. 4. $4.00 includes refreshments. Drop in at the Fonthill Library.

• 7:30 p.m. Euchre at North Pelham Youth Hall, 1718 Maple St. $3 admission. Call Rose for info: 905-892-3408. * First and Third Friday of the Month, 7 p.m. Social Dances at Club Heidgelberg. Admission $10. Cash bar.

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

• 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 905-735-6425 or at joe.snopek020@ sympatico.ca to arrange details.

• Newcomers Club of St. Catharines & District welcomes women new to the region to participate in a variety of activities. Call Maureen 905-397-7593 or Gwen 905-641-9816 for 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 Monday, July 8 to Friday, July 12 • In The Orchard Sum-

mer Art Camp: this week’s theme is Fashion and Bling. Visit www.intheorchard.org.

Friday, Saturday, Sunday, July 12, 13, 14 KITTY ADOPTION EVENT & BAKE SALE at FONTHILL PET VALU, N~SNAP (Niagara Spay Neuter Assistance Program) & NPFN (Niagara Pet Foster Network) Monday, July 15 to Friday, July 19 • In The Orchard Summer Art Camp: this week’s theme is Paint BIG where the children work towards creating a large-scale masterpiece. Visit www. intheorchard.org.

Tuesday, July 16 • 1:00 p.m. Wild in Africa – Explore Africa with us and learn how to make an African mask. Maple Acre branch. Pelham Public Library Summer Kids Program. Cost: $4 Thursday, July 18 Sunday, July 21 SUMMERFEST! • “In The Orchard” will hold a Vintage Marketplace where we will sell up-cycled clothing and antiquities and items made by the aspiring artists participating in our art squared program. Stop over to enjoy some lemonade and live music while browsing our selection of vintage items and art installations.

Friday, July 19 • 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. Fab Fenwick Lions Fish Fry, Take Out, Centennial Park, Church St, Fenwick.

Monday, July 22 to Friday, July 25 • In The Orchard Summer Art Camp: this week’s theme is Strawberry Fields. Visit www.intheorchard.org.

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Dr. Holly A. Seniuk Mom Sharon, along with sisters Shannon and Jenna, and Grandpa Joe Seniuk, are proud to announce that Holly has graduated from the University of Reno with a doctorate degree in Behavioural Analysis.

Holly has accepted a position at the University of New Brunswick, Fredericton.

Smiling down from Heaven with great pride is Holly’s beloved dad, the late Brian A. Seniuk.

Friday, August 9 • In The Orchard Summer Art Camp: this week’s theme is Monster, HI! where they design and produce their very own Monsters. Visit www.intheorchard.org.

Friday, August 2 • 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. Fab Fenwick Lions Fish Fry, Take Out, Centennial Park, Church St, Fenwick.

Monday, August 12 to Friday, August 16 • In The Orchard Summer Art Camp: this week’s theme The Wizard of Oz where they work on producing a community play and creating costume designs for the characters.

Visit www.intheorchard. org.

Friday, August 16 • 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. Fab Fenwick Lions Fish Fry, Take Out, Centennial Park,

Church St, Fenwick.

August 17th Celebrating their 5th anniversary, “In The Orchard” will be hosting a special performance of The Wizard of Oz brought to you by the art camp students with assistance from Brock Drama students, at the band shelter in Peace Park.

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SPORTS

Panther U11 Girls impress in first tournament The U11 Pelham Panthers won a silver medal in their first 3-on-3 basketball tournament. The ball tournament was hosted by Ontario Basketball at its outdoor facility in Whitby. An impressive accomplishment considering they only had two practices before the big tournament.

The girls played seven games in a period of six hours in heat and sun that was tough to just stand in, let alone play. The Panthers easily won their first two games against the Mississauga Monarchs and the Sharp Shooters.

Pelham had stifling defence allowing one basket in each game.

They lost their next one to Kitchener/Waterloo—a game they would like to have back. The Panthers were up by three baskets with less than three minutes to play, but struggled to finish them off and lost by a basket.

That seemed to inspire them for their next game as they cruised to a win over Port Colborne.

Maddie Coleman was no match for any Port player with her fearless defence frustrating Port to the point were they lost their focus. The win qualified

our beloved Panthers for a rematch with Port in the semi-finals.

Again the Panthers came out composed handing Port another loss and a long trip home. Strong team play from all the Panthers players contributed to the dominating

win. Off to the finals against the Etobicoke Thunder—a team that brought their top four players from their OBA team.

Unfortunately with the draw Pelham had to play back to back games in the semis and finals.

Pelham was a little tired after playing six games, Etobicoke came out rested and strong, scoring the first four baskets.

Pelham did not give up and played fearlessly in

the last five minutes to try and erase the deficit. Just not enough gas left in the tank to make the comeback and Pelham lost, but won a silver medal.

Picture Primer Photo tips

By Brian Capporicci Week 10 If you could only save one thing from your house in the event of a fire, what would it be? Most people would traditionally answer that they’d save their photo albums. In a digital age though, this is not as easy as it would have been 15-20 years ago when we printed all of our photos and put them in to an album. Saving your digital photos from a fire would involve taking your whole computer out with you, which isn’t exactly realistic.

Let’s talk about backing up our digital photos, then.

Smiles from some of the Pelham Panters U11 Girls. /Special to the Voice

As a professional photographers, I backup my photos redundantly.

At any given time, there are always three copies of every session and wedding - two of them in my studio and one of them off- site in case of a fire. Creating a “copy” of my photos on several hardrives means that I can always get the images if anything were to go wrong.

As a consumer, there are essentially four different ways you can backup your images: -An online service such as “Dropbox”, which will give you a back-up “in the cloud” on the internet, so if anything were to ever go wrong, you could download all of your files again.

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-Burning CDs and keeping them in a fireproof safe.

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-Buying an external harddrive and having a copy of your photos on the harddrive, stored off-site or in a fireproof safe.

Classes Held at: Movement Unlimited Inc. 178 Hwy 20 Fonthill For Registration Contact: Joanna Partridge Belly Dancing Instructor 905.892.3884 hippyhippyshake@live.ca

Printing your pictures - of course, if you had an album of your photos, you really could just grab the album if anything were to go wrong. This gives you a physical backup of your photos as well as the digital copies on your computer.

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I would encourage you to consider at least one of these options so that if anything were to go wrong or in the event of a catastrophe, you wouldn’t loose your precious memories and photos.

Until next time - happy shooting!

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