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Summerfest 2013 had more excitement than expected. But it didn’t dampen the four-day party. A thunder, lightning, wind and rain storm Friday shut down the second night of the festival. “We were closely checking the weather reports,” as the Friday storm approached, said Summerfest committee chair Gary Accursi. “About 6:45 p.m. we decided to not take any risks.” The art-in-the-park night of music, acting and movie was cancelled. Art items came down, tents lowered, wine bar cleared
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and anything that could be tied down was. By the time the violent wind and rain storm hit, all was secure. “It was a matter of safety first,” said recreation director Vickie vanRavenswaay. The storm caused widespread damage across Southern Ontario and downed branches and trees in Pelham. On Saturday morning, a downpour had organizers momentarily worried. However, “the rain stopped, the sun came out and everyone forgot about it,” said recreation co-ordinator Jessica Ruddell The daylong party on Pelham Street and in Pelham Peace Park went into full swing. It picked up were it left
A cannoli eating contest sponsored by Gelato Village was one of the attractions laid out by vendors along Pelham Street during Pelham Summerfest. First to eat a dozen cannoli won. Winner was Gus Cruz, second from right. Wayne Campbell/Voice Photo off on Thursday night and art displays as well as when about 3,000 lis- Pelham’s Farmers Market. tened to the Thursday On Saturday, children Fonthill bandshell concert filled the kids section, artby the Piano Man Jim Wit- ists displayed their wares, ter. They had a wine bar, drinks flowed in the beer
pavilion, vendors were busy on the street and the bands played on. By the evening and into the night, residents and visitors were shoulder to shoulder dancing on Pelham Street. On Sunday morning, as he set up for a breakfast, art display, family walk and four hours of blues music, Accursi said he was happy with the way the festival came together. “In a couple of weeks the committee will have a rehash of the event,” he said. He did not have attendance figures compiled yet, he said. But from a casual view it looked pretty good. In 2012, the festival drew about 20,000 people. Two years ago, SummerSee Summerfest (Page 6)
Pelham’s wards under close review BY WAYNE CAMPBELL for the VOICE
Some Pelham residents will find themselves in different wards when the next civic election is held in 2014. Town council last week accepted the rec-
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ommendation of consultants Watson & Associates Economists Ltd. They suggested three options. Two would retain the current system of three wards with two councillors each. The third would divide the town into six wards. Councillors agreed with the consultants that
the first option was preferable. It keeps the three-ward, two-councillor system with a change in boundaries. It was seen as the least disruptive while it would balance the current and future population distribution among the wards. See Wards (Page 5)
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Retired local airline pilot plunges from plane BY DAVID BURKET for the VOICE
A visitor arriving at Pierre Garneau’s home, tucked among the shade trees of central Fonthill, is immediately struck by two things. First, the obsessivecompulsive orderliness of his garage—every tool
and machine in its place, gleaming with proper maintenance. Second, Pierre’s overwhelmingly enthusiastic welcome, as if greeting a long lost friend, or maybe a Lotto official delivering a $50 million dollar check. The OCD-like need for tidiness is a highly desirable trait common to commercial airline pilots.
Pelham Community Church was transformed into Colossal Coaster World July 8-12 for its Vacation Bible School (VBS) program. The staff from Niagara Presbytery had the crowd singing, jumping and shouting all week long. Throughout the week, students were invited to donate spare change for a program called City Kidz (for underprivileged children in Hamilton that offers a safe place to learn about God, make friends, meet caring mentors and enjoy nutritional food). The church’s VBS staff created a competition between the different age groups. At the end of each day, staff announced how much money came in from each class, and on Friday, July 12, the winning team was the ‘Blue Group’, bringing in $137.32 of the $407.95 weekly total. The team was rewarded with a Super Sundae Party at Snack Time! The travelling VBS program will visit 14 United churches throughout Niagara this summer. Photo courtesy of Karla Morgan-Ward
Garneau retired as a senior Air Canada captain in 2010. The gleeful welcome is a lingering after-effect of what Garneau did for the first time a week earlier. Rather than fly the airplane, he jumped out of it. “I find I’m smiling a lot; I look at the air differently now, even though I’ve always had a love for the air as a pilot,” said the 63year-old. Garneau’s extended adrenaline high is thanks to his wife, Martha, the winning bidder on a tandem parachute jump donated to this year’s Mayor’s Gala fundraiser by Niagara Skydive, based at Niagara Central Airport. Garneau had plenty of time for second thoughts. “For about a week prior to the jump, you almost feel like a condemned
man on Death Row,” said Garneau. The single-engine Cessna that Garneau and company owner Tim Grech rode to 11,000 ft. featured a clear, roll-up door. The green jump light went on. Grech pulled up the door. “And then you get scared; like you get really scared,” said Garneau. “He had to nudge you to get you out,” recalled Martha Garneau. “Well, was it a push. Or did I kind of fall out,” mused Pierre. Either way, harnessed to Tim Grech in a doublesided lump of humanity, Garneau was now two miles above the earth, plummeting toward it at 120 mph, and instantly ecstatic. “It was the scariest five minutes but probably also the most wonderful five
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Pierre Garneau, left, in mid-dive with Tim Grech. Photos courtesy of Tim Grech minutes I’ve ever spent in my entire life,” he said. “I am forever a changed man.” The free-fall part of the dive before the parachute opened was 50 seconds but for Garneau time stopped. “From my point of view, it could have been five seconds, it could have been an hour five. My head was somewhere else,” he said. By the time he hit the ground five minutes later, gently, and in the highly capable grip, he said, of Tim Grech, he was ready to go again. Grech said that with two aircraft his company does up to 7,000 dives per season. Over his 12-year
career he’s jumped 5,500 times himself. According to Grech, the odds of not walking away from a dive are, “one in 150,000. There is a one in 16,000 chance that you would die under general anesthetic.” The worst outcome for any of his customers in 12 years? A broken leg. “For 40 years I’ve been looking out the aircraft window,” Garneau said. “I’ve accrued just about 19,000 hours of flying time, which is kind of a lot, flying all over the world. I’ve always thought: could I ever jump out of an airplane?” Now he plans to make it an annual event.
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The Sattalites up next at Fonthill Bandshell On Thursday, July 25, The Sattalites (presented by the Rotary Club of Fonthill) will be playing at the Fonthill Bandshell. The Sattalites are the product of the rapport between the flugelhorn player Jo Jo Bennett and singer/saxophonist Fergus Hambleton. Hailing from widely diverse musical and cultural backgrounds, Fergus and Jo
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Jo met while touring with reggae crooner Leroy Sibbles. The pair, who formed two thirds of Sibbles’ ‘Sattalite Horn’ section, quickly became crowd favourites, prompting them to establish a band to showcase their unique brand of spirited reggae. Bennett’s deep reggae roots melded with Hambleton’s love of ‘60s pop vocal harmonies created a unique take on one of the most influential music genres in the entire world. The Sattalites, as known today, came together in Toronto in 1980, first as a teaching vehicle, but as the word spread of the impressive live shows, the band began to tour extensively. They soon began a recording career that would produce five award-winning albums—“Sattalites”(AXE Records 1985), “Live via Sattalites” (AXE Records 1987), “Miracles” (1990 Risqué Disque/WEA), “All Over the World” (Intrepid/Capitol 1993), “Now and Forever” (Supermono/Page 1995), and “Reggaefication” 2004. The Sattalites went on to pave the way for many Canadian world music artists. They are notably the first Canadian band to be invited to perform at Jamaica’s “Sunsplash”, playing to an audience of over 25,000 reggae connoisseurs. They also performed at the 1993 and 1994 World Skiing Championship festivities in Whistler B.C., and have played amongst the redwoods as part of the 1993 “Reggae on the River” fest in Redway, California. The Sattalites have performed thousands of shows, at universities and clubs both here and in the US. They
have appeared at many special events at Ontario Place, Parliament Hill in the nation’s capital, and Toronto’s City Hall. During their career the Sattalites have garnered many industry awards, including two Juno awards for Best Reggae Recording (1995 & 1990), a Casby for Best R&B/Reggae Recording, a Toronto Music Award for Best Reggae Group, and two Black Music Awards, Best Group and Best Single of the Year. They have received numerous Canadian Reggae Music Awards including 1992 Group of the Year, and a Juno nomination for Best World Beat Recording Artist (plus, Hambleton was named Buffalo, New York’s Favourite Male Vocalist for four consecutive years).
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It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s Superman While preparing for this edition of The Voice, I caught the ‘flying bug’. Just one glance at a couple of this week’s stories, and it’s clear to see why I’ve had flying on my mind. In fact, the urge to fly was so strong that I found myself holed away with one of Richard Bach’s old aviation novels. Bach’s books espouse his philosophy that our apparent physical limits and mortality are merely appearance. Bach is noted for his love of flying and for his books related to air flight and flying in a metaphorical context. When asked: Why fly? He responded: “Simple; I’m not happy unless there’s some room between me and the ground.” I wonder if the people in this week’s flying-related articles feel the same
way. I suspect that Pierre Garneau, the retired airline pilot, echoes Bach’s thinking. As you’ll learn, after a long career flying planes, he recently decided to jump from one. And then there are the women who have enrolled in flying yoga classes at Fonthill’s Darla-Prana Healing and Wellness Centre. Judging from all of the “oohs” and “aahs” that filled the studio, I’d say those people definitely feel the need to get some room between themselves and the ground. In fact, the energy and excitement was so palpable inside the local yoga studio, I decided to get some space between myself and the ground. Studio owner DeborahMarie Forrester guided me as I twisted my body
into various poses that would have otherwise been challenging were it not for the OmGym. Made from recycled nylon parachute fabric, the OmGym consists of a sling and a set of handle grips that hook into two straps suspended from ceiling support beams. Via the OmGym, I was able to mimic a Superman-like pose—and indeed I felt as though I were cruising through the air, free from kryptonite. Okay, so maybe my flying was a tad less risky than Garneau’s. But of course, we ‘flying yoga’ enthusiasts are looking for restoration, a kickstart to the lymphatic system and an increased blood flow to the brain. Perhaps skydivers, on the other hand, are looking for pure thrills.
Certainly, skydiving is a super stress reliever. I can’t imagine being stressed out about anything else but the actual jump—while skydiving, life must be all about the dive. Surely, this keeps away all the distractions of life; it would certainly settle down the little hamster in my mind, the one that’s constantly running on her wheel—even at 3 a.m. No room for stray thoughts or worries here. The intense focus and the pump of adrenaline would undoubtedly leave me feeling mentally and physically cleansed. Regardless, the flyingrelated stories in this edition are like bookends, juxtaposed, holding opposite ends of a unique volume. And maybe now that I’ve mastered the posture of flying like Su-
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LETTERS to the editor Summerfest a success, thanks to many The Pelham Summerfest Committee would like to thank the more than 21,000 people who participated in this year’s four days of free family fun in downtown Fonthill. This event is made possible by community-oriented sponsors who contribute to ensure that all of the entertainment and fun activities are free. We thank them for their support, and we hope you will consider supporting them, too. We also give thanks to the many volunteers of all ages, the Town of Pelham staff and first aid providers, the Fenwick and Fonthill service clubs, and the local arts community for their dedication and willingness to contrib-
ute so much of their time and talent both before and during the event. Pelham’s businesses did a great job of showcasing food, products and services and we appreciate their enthusiasm and support. They are open year round and look forward to your ongoing business. Safety was our primary concern when we closed at 7 p.m. on Friday evening due to the storm. We appreciated everyone’s understanding and co-operation. Finally, we want to hear from you! Tell us how we did! Visit the website and complete a quick survey. Your feedback and comments are important. We also have the
prize winners listed on the website. www. pelhamsummerfest.ca With sincere appreciation, The Pelham Summerfest Committee, Gary Accursi, Todd Barber, Bea Clark, Kathleen Goodman, Vickie vanRavenswaay, and John Wink
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Longboarders to meet with Mayor this week BY WAYNE CAMPBELL for the VOICE Longboarder Isaac Harley hopes a meeting with the mayor this Thursday will find a safe ride for drivers and boarders in Pelham. However, Harley was disappointed Sunday when he learned of a petition to add another street to four already banned to longboarders. Mayor Dave Augustyn met with a group of longboarders last Thursday after town council passed a restriction bylaw last Monday. Niagara Regional Police Const. David Brown and Pelham bylaw officer Craig Genesse asked council to prohibit longboarding on rolling sections of Overholt Rd., Shoalts Dr., Effingham St. and Elizabeth St. Councillors followed the request. Augustyn, however, said in an interview it was intended as an interim measure while the town talked with longboarders. If council did not act on the complaint, it could open itself to liability if there was an accident, he said. Harley, a member of a longboarders group of two dozen teens, said he understood council’s action. “Safety is always a concern,” for us. His group stresses safety. They wear helmets, special gloves and kneepads. They use spotters to watch for cars. “We know the drivers are there before they see us,” he said. Longboarding involves riding down hills on boards bigger than the better-known and shorter skateboards. Harley said the sport is growing quickly on the hilly streets of Pelham.
More young people are trying it. “We train young boarders to be safe on the hills,” he said. However, with the growth of the sport there is a need to educate both riders and drivers about safety, he said. Thursday’s meeting will be a problem-solving workshop looking at ways to accommodate longboarding in Pelham. Harley hopes it’s more than a political exercise. Harley suggests signs, such as those alerting drivers to autistic or deaf children, to alert drivers to longboarding areas. Streets could be closed at certain times to accommodate the sport. Isaac Riehl Skate Park, now planned for Marlene Stewart Streit Park, could include a longboard section. Isaac Riehl was a longboarder who died when hit by a car. Harley and fellow longboarders Nick Loscavo and Jordan Pisano said Sunday they would help with demonstrations of the sport to raise funds for a longboarding section to the park named after their friend. They admit they are battling a stereotype of skateboarders and longboarders as vandals and graffiti taggers. “We’re not like that at all,” said Harley. On Sunday, they were surprised when police stopped them from longboarding on a Fonthill street. They were told a petition was going around to add that street to the other four that restrict use. They plan to continue to ride their boards there and carry a copy of the bylaw. “It’s very disappointing,” Harley said. “We will have to put up a front. If we don’t, we will be brushed off.”
(Wards, continued from Page 1) The new boundaries split a future growth area in East Fonthill between Wards 2 and 3 while increasing the number of people in a larger Ward 1. Ward 1 would cover Fenwick and much of the rural area outside of Fonthill. A ward boundary review was triggered by a lack of balance of population among the three wards. Currently Ward 1 has 4,560 residents, Ward 2 5,500 and Ward 3 6,730. The last review was in 1978. Since then, the town’s population has increased by 60 per cent to 16,800. Another 3,000 are anticipated by 2022 mostly in East Fonthill in the current Ward 3, said the consultants in their report. At that rate, Ward 1 would slip to almost half the population of the other two wards: 4,710 to 5,990 in Ward 2 and 7,460 in Ward 3 by 2018. The new boundaries are expected to accommodate the town over the next three elections to 2022. Wards 2 east of Centre St. would wrap around Ward 3 with both ending at Foss Rd. It’s northern boundary would be Metler Rd.
Longboarders Isaac Harley, left, Nick Loscavo and Jordan Pisano are part of group who will meet with Mayor Dave Augustyn this week to discuss a bylaw limiting longboarding on four Pelham streets. Wayne Campbell/Voice Photo
Meanwhile, Pancake Lane and Port Robinson Rd. would divide Wards 2 and 3. For its part, Ward 1 would pick up a piece of Ward 2 north of Metler and all the rural area of Ward 3 south of Foss Rd. Reflecting on the changes, Ward 3 Coun. John Durley said it seemed the least disruptive choice while accommodating future growth. Town council will prepare a bylaw formally accepting the change. Following its passage there will be an appeal period. Mayor Dave Augustyn said the bylaw will be presented at the Aug. 12 council meeting with an appeal period of 20 days to follow. Council will take a look at the boundaries after the 2018 election, in case any adjustments are needed, he said. The next civic election is in the fall of 2014. The mayor said the ward changes must take effect by January 2014. Soon after candidates start registering to run in the fall election. In addition to the six councillors elected in the three wards, town council includes the mayor who is elected “at large”, that is, by all Pelham voters.
Page THE VOICE of Pelham Wednesday, July 24, 2013 (Summerfest,continued from Page 1) fest became one of the first events to use a change in provincial liquor licensing regulations. It allows beer and wine drinkers to carry their drinks outside of traditional beer tent areas. For Summerfest on Saturday, it allowed them to wander around a closed area of Pelham Street to listen to the main stage band and visit vendors. Accursi said Summerfest continued to follow the new regulation and it has paid off. “It has worked very well,” he said. “We have had no poor behaviour. Everyone, young and old, behaved well.” On Saturday, bands on the main stage kept the music
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going from noon to midnight. He credited Joe Rogers and his company Electec for providing a great sound system. “We’ve had extraordinarily positive feedback,” he said about reactions to the festival. A wall of art didn’t draw the attention expected. Festival goers were invited for a fee to paint messages on wooden walls. It was intended to serve as a legacy of the festival. “Maybe people just didn’t get it,” said Accursi. “We’ll have to take another look at it.” A post-festival review will include feedback from festival organizers and participants in preparation for 2014.
Balloons and bouncy games drew children and parents to Pelham Peace Park Saturday during Pelham Summerfest. A morning rain did little to discourage attendance. Wayne Campbell/Voice photo
A family fun walk drew about 40 participants Sunday morning during Pelham Summerfest in an event with the Pelham Active Transportation Committee. Wayne Campbell/Voice photo
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Canoeists from around the world go stroke for stroke in Welland The Seaway Mall welcomes canoeists from around the world to the Canoe Niagara 2013 International Canoe Federation (ICF) Junior & Under 23 Canoe Sprint World Championships. The competition will take place from August 1 - August 4 at the newly built Welland International Flatwater Centre (WIFC) along the Welland Canal. Athletes from over 70 countries will be taking part in this international championship being held in Welland this year. The accreditation takes place at the Welland Recreational Canal Corporation (WRCC) unit at the Seaway Mall starting July 26, while the competition takes place the following week from August 1–August 4 at the flatwater course. The WRCC’s mandate is to be the “stewards” of the old canal—to improve, develop and protect the Welland Recreational Waterway. “The main purpose of the Canal Corporation Satellite Office at Seaway Mall is to be an information centre for the public to inquire about events such as the ICF Championships taking place on the Waterway,” said Michael Belcastro, President of Seaway Mall. “Seaway Mall looks forward to the competition and welcomes all the athletes to Welland”.
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Police clip 57 drivers in rural enforcement sweep Niagara Regional Police handed out 57 provincial offence notices, mostly for speeding, during a rural enforcement blitz along Regional Road 20 and Regional Road 24 last Thursday. One driver was tagged going 42 kilometres per hour over the limit.
Police said the roads selected had seen a recent increase in motor vehicle collisions. “Speeding is one of the leading causes of fatal and personal injury collisions in the Niagara Region,” police said in a news release.
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Manitoba painter settles in town for summer Attention local wineries, the painter will see you now!
BY DAVID BURKET for the VOICE Even in a July heatwave, Kirk Sauer’s description of midwinter in the far north gives goose bumps. Four hours of daylight. The sun low, temperature minus 40. “It’s a long winter. You get up in the dark, you go to bed in the dark. And when you look at the sun,” Sauer paused as his Fonthill home’s air conditioning kicked on, half a continent and a whole culture away from the Dene First Nation of Lac Brochet, Manitoba. “Everywhere else in the world that I’ve ever been, you look at the sun and you feel the warmth on your face,” He said. “There’s not an iota, not an erg of energy that’s warm. You stand there and you look at it, and it looks back at you, and you say: Not today.” At well over 6 ft. tall the brawny 68-year-old looks strikingly fit, possibly owing to a steady diet of caribou and bannock. His gaze, friendly but intense, corroborates his claim to be a pretty good shot in pursuit of those reindeer. Sauer is a fine arts painter with nearly 50 years of canvases behind him. He hopes that Pelham will inspire a few more. After teaching art in various First Nations communities since 2001, Sauer says he’s ready to return to his Ontario roots and children in Grimsby and Stoney Creek. Sauer will spend one more winter teaching art in northern Manitoba. But before he departs
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An early art teaching stint in a B.C. First Nations community whetted Sauer’s appetite for increasingly remote assignments where he could paint the land and its people. In Lac Brochet he painted a series of 16 canvases over two years, funded in part by provincial arts grants. “I paint anywhere and everywhere I get a chance
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answers!
(905) 892-0222
• Cell: (905) 932-1819
1815 Merrittville Hwy, Unit #1, Fonthill
Email: jane@royallepage.ca
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SERVICE directory Electrical
ACB
Electrical
Fenwick Alex Bover-Master Electrician
-ECRA #7003130 Service Upgrades • Energy Efficiency Upgrades Troubleshooting • New Wiring & Re-Wiring Commercial • Industrial • Residential
Design & Build Ben Benson Fenwick, ON
CELL
905.658.6084
Advertising
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OFFICE 905.386.9999 FAX 905.386.0009 www.bensonhomeimprovements.com bensonhomeimprovements@hotmail.com
ADVERTISING Impressive RESULTS! Warren Mason Advertising Coordinator
tel: 905-892-4988 Email:abover@cogeco.ca cell: 905-714-2145 for urgent calls
Concrete Supplies
Heating & Cooling
Phone 905.892.8690
We Service All Makes And Models
Landscaping
Renovations
LANDSCAPES Inspired By Your LIFESTYLE
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Top Soil Screened Organic
TOP SOIL
905.734.4870
Niagara’s Complete Concrete Contractor (905) 262-2000
or Toll free
1-800-881-1628
cottoninc.ca
Landscaping
FG
Fairhaven Gardens
Property Maintenance
Bill De Bruin
Edging • Planting Mulching • Grass Cutting Garden Maintenance New Sod & Repair Snow Removal Spring Clean Up
905.892.8608
also • Sand • Crushed Stone
799 Balfour St, Fenwick
Delivery or Pick-Up
905.892.6908
DiMartile Farms
www.dekorteslandscaping.com
Furniture Refinishing
Est. 1940
Plumbing
J&S
AUTO • TRUCK • INDUSTRIAL REPAIRS
HEIRLOOM HAND REFINISHING 1825 Hollow Rd., Fonthill
905-892-3023 www.filbertrefinishing.com Established 1976
Jeff Pietz
Fairhavengardens@hotmail.com
specializing in
“TRADITIONAL TECHNIQUE OF OLDE”
We offer Drain Snaking, Hydro Scrubbing and Video Inspections
Plumbing
Landscaping
Landscaping
Licenced plumber & gas fitter with 25 years experience www.joesplumbingniagara.ca
Plumbers
New expanded facilities 278 Canboro Road West Ridgeville, ON L0S 1M0
Open Mon-Friday 8am-5pm
905-892-4271
Heating & Air Cond.
www.landscapesbybill.com
residential • commercial • farm 905-386-6483 • 905-651-8558
Automotive
892-4510
•Flagstone •Waterfalls •Planting •Interlocking Brick
Tree Service
• Landscape Design & Construction • Interlocking Stone • Natural Stone • Retaining Walls • Ponds & Water Features • Mini Excavator & Bobcat Services • Free Estimates
Steve Van Lochem NPD • 905-892-2188
874 Hwy #20 West, Fenwick • www.naturesownidea.com
Wine Making
GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS Traditional Home Heating and Air Fireplaces, Boilers, Hot Water Tanks
Tel. 905.892.1384
Located in Fenwick Hardware 782 Canboro Road • Fenwick
Property Maintenance LAWN CUTTING | AERATING | DETHATCHING | LAWN ROLLING | ROTOTILLING | SEASONAL CLEANUP SODDING | TOPSOIL | LANDSCAPE CONSTRUCTION
Fully Insured Free Estimates
Brian Alkemade
Certified Arborist
ROBERT WILLIAMS PLUMBING & HEATING LIMITED
330 MOORE DRIVE, RR 1, RIDGEVILLE 905-892-2655 1-800-676-4029
905.892.0261 www.shorthillstreeservice.com
wineofpelham@cogeco.net www.wineofpelham.com FREE BOTTLES WITH YOUR FIRST ORDER
LANDSCAPING & PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
905-892-0131 | info@zarcon.com | www.zarcon.com
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Community Events
ONGOING • Tuesdays A Cappella Niagara” Men’s Chorus invites singers to join them at Chippewa Park in Welland from July 30th until August 27th inclusive. Come and join in or just listen—either way you’ll be welcome! • Alternate Wednesdays. 1:00-3:00 p.m.. Drop-in Bridge at Pelham Library. Ask for Schedule at front desk. • Thursdays through October, Pelham Farmers Market at Market Square, 4:30 p.m. to dusk. Fresh, local produce, prepared foods, crafts. • Thursdays Free Bandshell Concerts 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m., Bring a lawn chair. • 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 • 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. UPCOMING Thursday, July 25th • 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Niagara’s Mobile Dental Clinic at Seaway Mall will be providing children and youth (17 years of age and younger) with FREE preventive dental services. These services include dental screening, fluoride treatments, cleaning, sealants and oral hygiene education. • 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m., Free Bandshell Concert features The Sattalites (award-winning Reggae) Sunday, July 28th • The Smoothies last concert. Club Richelieu in Welland. All Ages Show. The Smoothies have been playing in Niagara for over 15 years. They
will be joining with some of the region’s best talent to re-create three classic albums: Steely Dan’s Aja, Van Morrison’s Moondance, and the Band’s Music from the Big Pink. Food collection for Community Care. • 1:00 p.m. 21 Port Robinson Road, Fonthill. The key to understanding the mysteries of the bible! Attend this FREE public address For further info, email davejoannegray@ gmail.com or phone 905714-0701 or 905-7348125. Monday, July 29 to Monday, August 26 • 10:00 a.m. -12:00 noon Scrappy Club Drop-in at the Library. Work on your latest cardmaking, stamping, papercraft or scrapbooking project. Bring your items and tools for swapping. How-to tips and ideas for creating different layouts will be shared at each session. All levels. $2. Monday, July 29 to Friday, August 2 • In The Orchard Summer Art Camp: this week’s theme is Sculpture. Visit www.intheorchard.org. Wednesday, July 31 • 1:00 p.m. “The Paper Bag Princess” Join puppeteer Carrie Costello as she performs the much loved Robert Munsch story. Included is a make-and-take puppet. $4. Register ahead. Pelham Public Library. Thursday, August 1 • 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m., Free Bandshell Concert features The Sattalites (award-winning Reggae) Monday, August 6 to 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. Tuesday, August 6 • 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Geocaching 101: A free real-world outdoor treasure hunt. Adults: $3.00. Children and teens: $1.00. Please register ahead. Pelham Public Library. Thursday, August 8 • 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m., Free Bandshell Concert features Piece of My Heart (Krista Blondin’s musical tribute to Janis Joplin). Bring a lawn chair. Saturday, August 10 • 10:00 a.m. Meditation Morning. Marcia leads you through different types of meditations for stress relief and focus. Great for beginners and those who have meditated before. $3.00. Register ahead. Pelham Public Library. Monday, August 12 • Book Club Registration. Registration must be done in person at the Library. Clubs available: Maple Acre Book Club - last Tues. at 11 a.m. 55 & Better Book Club - 4th Wed. at 10 a.m. Monday Book Club – 2nd Mon. at 2 p.m. Wednesday Book Club – 3rd Wed. at 7 p.m. Space is limited to 10 people. Register for the year for $45. Tuesday, August 13 • 6:00 p.m. Echoes of the Past: Erie Beach Amusement Park. Erie Beach Amusement Park was left to fade away, eroded by waves, sand and vandals. Today, the ruins, which are now part of the Friendship
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Docket No. WO13D1054DR Worcester Probate and Family Court 225 Main Street, Worcester, MA 01608 DIVORCE SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION AND MAILING Ashley R Ballou vs. Justin T Free To the Defendant: The Plaintiff has filed a Complaint for Divorce requesting that the Court grant a divorce for irretrievable breakdown. The Complaint is on file at the Court. An Automatic Restraining Order has been entered in this matter preventing you from taking any action which would negatively impact the current financial status of either party. SEE Supplemental Probate Court Rule 411. You are hereby summoned and required to serve upon: Ashley Rose Ballou, 76 Lea Avenue, Northbridge, MA 01534 your answer, if any, on or before 09/17/2013. If you fail to do so, the court will proceed to the hearing and adjudication of this action. You are also required to file a copy of your answer, if any, in the office of the Register of this Court. WITNESS, Hon. Denise L. Meagher, First Justice of this Court. Date: June 25, 2013 Stephen G. Abraham, Register of Probate Court
ALLTYPE MASONRY Chimneys, Brick, Block, Stone. Foundation repairs, sidewalks, custom concrete work. Call the Deamudes– Tom 289-241-4767 or 905-892-1924
GARAGE SALE Sat. July 27, 8am-12 noon 1441 Station St. Fonthill Household items, toys, sporting equipment, golf clubs, etc.
Burke’s Masonry
GOLF LESSONS CGTF/ USGTF Level IV Certified Master Golf Teaching Professional. Private. SemiPrivate. Juniors. Beginners. All Levels. Call Doug 905892-3140, 905-327-1492, dhowell1@cogeco.ca
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Extra copies of The Voice of Pelham available at these fine area businesses:
FONTHILL: E. L. Crossley Churchill Natural Meats M&M Meats Shoppers Drug Mart Fonthill Library Town of Pelham Cafe on Main Beamer’s Pro Hardware Sobey’s McDonald’s Fonthill Legion Tim Hortons Semenuk’s Trail, tell the story of a million dollar playground brought down by the Great Depression. $4.00. Please register ahead. Pelham Public Library. Thursday, August 15 • 1:00 p.m Drumming @ The Bandshell. Join us for a spectacular drumming session with Musician/ Composer Larry Crowe from Toronto. $2. Please obtain a ticket ahead at the Pelham Library. Parental
Pic’s Klagers Keith’s Restaurant Target Store Penzoil Quick Lube Lazy Loon Pharmasave Avondale Store FENWICK:
Avondale Store Fenwick Sub Shop Golden Grill Devries Fruit Farm supervision required. • 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m., Free Bandshell Concert features Jersey Kid (Music of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons). Bring a lawn chair. Friday, August 16 • 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. Fab Fenwick Lions Fish Fry, Take Out, Centennial Park, Church St, Fenwick. Saturday, August 17th Celebrating their 5th anniversary, “In The Or-
Lessons Brick repair, parging, tuckpointing, step repair, stone tile overlay, granite coatings, pressure washing. 905-682-7061 Junk Removal We clean out basements, garages, appliances, any junk you want removed. FREE ESTIMATES 905-736-1525 Portable sawmill service. I will come to your home or farm and custom mill your logs. Firewood & lumber also available. Call Rob Patterson, 905-401-4948, riverwood@primus.ca Mrs Green Clean We provide our own ecofriendly supplies. We clean it all. Weekly, bi-weekly, monthly or special occasions. Call Heather Manse 905-380-9877 or mrsgreenclean@cogeco.ca
Robert’s Painting I only paint & I do it well. Interior & exterior, 25 years experience, neat, reliable.
732-2352 chard” 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. Monday, August 19 to Friday, August 23 • In The Orchard Summer Art Camp: this week’s theme Textile and Design Camp where they learn to quilt and sew. Visit www. intheorchard.org. Tuesday, August 20 to Saturday, August 24
ForPublic SaleLibrary’s • Pelham Wheat straw for sale. small bales. Call 905-788-2956 or 905-892-1303
Josh DeHaan Flooring “For all your flooring needs”
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 ...and other specials! Call us to see the products that are available & visit our showroom.
Phone: 905-892-7898 Fax: 905-892-4811 No Sunday Calls, Please
Produce Cream Street Fruits 1926 Cream Street Fenwick 905.359.0907 Monday to Friday 11am-6pm Enjoy the summer with local tastes at Cream Street Fruits. Giant Book Sale. Most items $1 or less. Collectables, puzzles, movies, software and much more! • 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m., Free Bandshell Concert features Liberty Silver (First Lady of Canadian Soul). Bring a lawn chair.
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SPORTS
Half a dozen yoga participants get suspended BY TINA CHIVERS VOICE staff While the weather threatened high winds and heavy hail, all was
calm and peaceful inside. On Wednesday, July 10, Darla-Prana Healing and Wellness Centre held its first suspended yoga class. Led by studio owner, Deborah-Marie Forrester, six participants defied
gravity as they worked through a restorative yoga class—suspended in mid air. Suspension yoga is a practice that combines yoga with inversion therapy, aerial movements and strength training for a total mind-body workout. Participants use a multi-purpose accessory called the OmGym, which consists of two sets of rubber-padded handle grips attached to stainless steel hooks with nylon stirrups and a nylon sling
with a hook attached to each end. These accessories are then affixed to a large frame, the ceiling or overhead beams. According to Forrester, the deep stretching in suspension yoga can help decompress the back, increasing the space between the vertebrae and the discs of the spine. Furthermore, she says that suspended yoga can positively affect balance, and can strengthen the core. “Just 20 minutes in a
Darla-Prana Healing and Wellness Centre owner, DeborahMarie Forrester (right) helps a student master one of the positions taught in her suspended yoga class. Photo courtesy of Deborah-Marie Forrester
Pelham honours rowers A crew of young women rowers representing E.L. Crossley and the South Niagara Rowing Club received an official cheer from Pelham town council last week. They won gold in the junior eight-boat category at the Women’s Henley Regatta in England in late June. It came with three sudden-death wins in the famous regatta and followed competitions in the United States. Team members are: coxie Ashley Ellis, stroke Maria Gearing, seven seat Natalie Tavares, six Shawna Griffin, five Lauren Aiello, four Adrien Kawalek, three Skylar Luttjehuizen, two Carly Zanata, and bow Hayley Vanderzanden. The team was coached by John Ruscitti and Brandon Campbell. The rowers made earlier appearance in regattas in Saratoga Springs, New York, and the Stotesbury Regatta, in Philadelphia. They also helped Crossley win its 10th Canadian national rowing championship.
Older golfer charged with assault A 76-year-old Pelham man has been charged with aggravated assault as a result of a fight on a Welland golf course with another 76-year-old man on July 10. “Two elderly males became involved in an argument while par-
ticipating in a round of golf at a Welland golf course,” Niagara Regional Police said in a news release on the weekend. “The argument quickly turned physical causing the 76-year-old victim to require medical attention.”
The victim suffered several broken ribs, a punctured and collapsed lung and required immediate and live-saving surgery, police said. Anyone with information about the assault are asked to call the NRPS at 905-688-4111 ext 3335.
fully restorative position equals four hours of deep sleep for your brain,” said Forrester. With only six participants per class, Forrester is easily able to move about the room, and provide one-on-one attention. Barb Van Der Heyden, a self-proclaimed newbie to suspension yoga said she’s looking for restoration. “I’m interested in self-development and personal growth, she said. “This is my introduction to yoga; I’ve never done anything like this before.” For others, yoga is a way of life; something practiced regularly. “As a yoga teacher, this is one
of the most restorative and beneficial ways to practice yoga,” stated Heather Jones. “You can’t get the same benefits on the mat as you can in the air.” Jones further stated that, when suspended, one is entirely weightless; all the pressure of gravity is taken away. “I’m very excited about these classes,” said Sabine Casson. “I love it for the cocoon feel, but at the same time, this gives me a place to lengthen, lubricate and restore balance.” Classes are offered twice per week. Anyone interested in learning more should visit the website at www.darlaprana.com.
Beat the Heat this Summer Air Conditioning Time We’ll check your
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