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Community Events ONGOING • until 1 p.m. Saturday December 7th. Chairific Fundraiser. Bid on a handpainted vintage children’s library chairs with gift basket. Pelham Public Library. • 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. • Mondays 7:15 p.m. Peninsula Orchestra invites players to join them every Monday at Holy Trinity Anglican Church. No audition. For info. please contact Bev @ 892-0583. • Tuesdays 6:00p.m.9:00 p.m. SPAN (Single Professional Association of Niagara) is a social club for mature singles who meet at Bailey-Obrady’s,111 Hwy 20, 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 • Alternate Wednesdays. 1:00-3:00 p.m. Drop-in Bridge at Pelham Library. Ask for Schedule at front desk. • 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 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.$2.00 includes refreshments. Drop in at the Fonthill Library. • 3:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. Legion Dinner • Alternate Saturdays 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Computer & Gadget Drop-in: For beginners to advanced learners. Learn new tips and tricks and
share ideas and skills with others in an informal setting. Some laptops will be available or BYOG (bring your own gadget). $2.00. Drop in. Pelham Public Library. • Ontario Senior Games Association (OSGA) for fellowship, friendly competition and a more active lifestyle. Info www.ontarioseniorgames.ca • 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
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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
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 Ridderikhoff Meats
ldumas@csn.on.ca. Friday & Saturday, Dec 13, 14 • ‘Home For Christmas Adoption Event’ at the Fonthill Pet Valu, 20 Canboro Rd., Great cats looking to come home. Special N~SNAP adoption fee: $50 Includes spay/neuter, microchip, parasite control, vaccines. Contact 289-8978514 Saturday, December 14 • 1:00 - 4:00 pm Pelham’s 16th annual Santa Claus parade. Parade travels through Fenwick and ends at Centennial Park (999 Church St., Fenwick). Lions and Lioness are serving chili, hot dogs, hot chocolate and cider (all free of charge). Hayrides, pony rides, train rides, face painting and of course the chance for kids to get their last minute requests in to Santa. Sunday, December 15 • 4:00 p.m. The Peninsula Orchestra presents a Benefit Concert for Pelham Cares at Fonthill United Church. Admission is free but donations for Pelham Cares will be welcomed at the door. Following the concert the Church will offer a Take-out Turkey Dinner for $10. All proceeds will go to Pelham Cares. Monday, Dec. 16 th • 10:00a.m.-1:00p.m. Hearing Clinic, Pelham Public Library. Free but please schedule your appointment ahead: 905892-6068 Friday, Saturday, Sunday Dec. 20, 21, 22nd • 11:00a.m.-4:00p.m Joe Barkovich will sign his book, From an Reporter’s Notebook, a collection of selected columns from his 43 years as a local daily newspaper editor. at Sobeys in Fonthill, Regional Road 20. Sobeys will donate $2 for every book sold to Pelham Cares.
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Memorial
LOST - 5 year old Black and white cat. Med-long hair. Fluffy tail. Microchipped. REWARD Please call 905-892-8694, 21 Berkhout Terrace, divl@ cogeco.ca
In loving memory of Jonas Novak and Dean Emerson. Both tragically killed in an automobile accident before their 21st birthdays. The accident occurred December 11, 1993 at t he intersection of Niagara Street and Woodland Road in Welland, Ontario. On the twentieth year anniversary, They are deeply missed and always remembered and prayed for by: Dad Novak, Mom Wallace, brothers Sean Novak, Ryan Novak and families.
Services 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
Robert’s Painting I only paint & I do it well. Interior & exterior, 25 years experience, neat, reliable.
732-2352
Lessons GIVE THE GIFT OF GOLF THIS CHRISTMAS Christmas Gift Golf Lesson Certificates available. CGTF Master Golf Teaching Professional. Phone: 905-892-3140 Cell: 905-327-1492 Email: dhowell1@cogeco.ca
For Sale 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
Help Wanted
New Paper Routes Available Linden, Giles, Burton, Elm, Forest Gate, Pelham (Broad to Shorthill) 83 papers Chestnut, Broad, Mayfair, Lorimer, Lyndhurst, Kinsman, Hurricane 84 papers Shorthill, Lorimer, Leslie 73 papers Cherrywood, Hurricane, Parkdale, Station 53 papers Pancake, Pickwick 97 papers
Contact the Voice of Pelham at 905-892-8690 or office@thevoiceofpelham.ca
Obituary
GARNER, Robert Scott Thomas Passed away at his home with his loving family by his side on Sunday, December 8, 2013, in his 69th year. Loving husband and best friend of Betty (nee Wilkinson). Lovingly missed by his mother Doris Garner and predeceased by his father Victor. Dear father of Kelly Garner, Jennifer Russell, Michael Garner and Ryan Holm. Cherished grandfather of Brayden and Julia. Dear brother of Susan (Bernie) and Jim (Wendy). Bob will also be greatly missed by many nieces, nephews and friends. Friends will be received by the family on Wednesday, December 11th from 2-4 pm and 7-9 pm at the JAMES L. PEDLAR FUNERAL HOME, 1292 Pelham Street, Fonthill. The funeral service to celebrate Bob’s life will take place on Thursday, December 12th, 11:00 am at the Fonthill United Church, 45 Churchill Street, Fonthill. A private interment will take place at the Fonthill Cemetery at a later date. As an expression of sympathy, donations may be made to the Fonthill United Church or the Juravinski Cancer Centre. Online condolences may be placed at www. pedlarfuneralhome.ca
Housekeeping Leona’s Housecleaning Serving Fonthill for 15 years. Openings available. 905-892-4906
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