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Friday High 15º Pelham Farmers Market is stepping into the height of

Rotary Club of Fonthill last week chatted with five Rotary International Exchange students. From left are Robin Kelly, who went to Spain, Gracie Lowes, returned from Japan, Zoey Lowes who is going to France, Charlotta Palm from Finland and Rio Tanaka returning to Japan.

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BY WAYNE CAMPBELL for the VOICE Five Rotary Youth Exchange students shared tales of adventure with the Rotary Club of Fonthill last week.

Three were coming from Spain, Finland and Japan.

Two were going to France and Japan.

Charlotta Palm, as a new arrival, said hello from Finland.

She taught her host club something about her homeland at the morning meeting by pointing out a toast to the King of Finland was unnecessary.

Finland, unlike Sweden, Norway and Denmark, does not have a royal family. It’s a republic with a president as a head of state.

Palm picked Canada for her exchange because it resembles Finland in climate and culture. She looked forward to signing up for E. L. Crossley Secondary

School’s soccer team.

Rio Tanaka said farewell with a slide show of highlights.

She is returning to Japan after a year in Fonthill. She thanked the club for a wonderful year and an opportunity to strengthen her English-speaking skills.

“I’m coming back sometime to visit my many friends,” she said.

Gracie Lowes and Robin Kelly are Canadian students returning from Japan and Spain.

Each found making friends in host countries a challenge until you found the right mix and learned the language.

Lowes said Japanese has three alphabets so it took months to learn the basics.

She ended up in a business school during her education program.

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Saturday Over the next two months, shoppers at the Thursday High 20 evening market in Fonthill will see a variety of produce Sunday on sale by local farmers and vendors.

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On Labour Day, Lookout Point Country Club’s Head Golf Professional, JJ Alexander, will be hitting 1,000 golf balls for the second year in a row at LPCC Practice Range beginning at 7 a.m. Net proceeds will be donated to the build of the new Wellspring Niagara Centre coming soon to Pelham.

Each of the 1,000 golf balls can be purchased for $5 through Lookout Point Country Club, Wellspring Niagara and the Town of Pelham. Golf Balls can also be purchased on the day of the event and can be bought in memory and/or in honour of someone fighting cancer or who has lost their fight to cancer. Our goal is to raise $10,000 this year. We encourage businesses and individuals to come out to support Wellspring Niagara and cheer on Alexander.

The 1,000 Ball Challenge originated in 2013 for a long time LPCC Member and friend, Carol Smith, who has recently passed away. Smith was diagnosed with a rare form of Melanoma. At the time, her doctor had prescribed a prescription that cost up to $3,000 a month. Our membership and the community came together to raise money to help her with the expense of this prescription. Approximately $7,000 was raised last year. Smith was an exceptional woman, who always had a smile on her face and a big heart. She is greatly missed by her family, friends and staff and Members at LPCC. Other professionals in the Niagara area have been invited to participate. Each one was asked to sell an additional 100 golf balls at $5.

“For our second 1000 Ball Challenge we wanted to pick a worthy cause that would benefit our community.

After speaking with Mayor Dave Augustyn, we decided the new Wellspring Niagara Centre, would be perfect”, said Alexander. It is the perfect opportunity to raise money for a worthy cause and to allow other businesses in the community to get involved. Accelerated Health and Wellness Centre has committed to being a major sponsor for the second year in a row. Smith was a member of Wellspring Niagara and she was excited about Wellspring’s future new home in Pelham. Mayor Dave will also be in attendance and hitting some golf balls alongside Alexander.

Lastly, if the corresponding number to your golf ball goes into the hole you will be entered for a chance to win $500, if no golf balls go into the hole, the entire field of entries will have a chance to win $500.

Farmers Market (From Page 1) Children, who received pumpkin seeds in the spring, can bring back their grown pumpkins for the Pumpkin Challenge on Thursday Sept. 25. Judging is at 5:30 p.m.

The market’s education program shows children how farming works.

They plant seeds, nurture the plants through the summer and harvest pumpkins in the fall.

The challenge evening will feature face painting and a clown.

The winners of a Salsa Making Contest also will be announced at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 25.

Contestants, however, must drop off their entries at the market on Thursday, Sept. 18. Judging will be done through the week.

Four categories of salsa will be judged: green, over the top hot, red and fruit.

It’s All About Apples to celebrate the arrival of Thanksgiving weekend on Thursday, Oct. 9.

The market will have apple fritters, an apple peeling demonstration, lots of baked apple goods and hot apple cider.

A clown and face painting will entertain children.

The market will also hold a second hamper day for Pelham Cares on Oct. 9, as part of its Thanksgiving celebration.

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Jim Inman set to run for regional council

Pelham will have an election for its regional councillor with the entry of Fonthill resident Jim Inman into the municipal election.

Inman said in a news release he has a strong belief in public service and extensive experience in local government. He filed his nomination papers for regional councillor on August 14.

“I have learned much from my experience,” said Inman. “I know what I can do.”

His background includes seven years as the first chief administrative officer with the Niagara Regional Police Service at a time when it was going through significant changes and restructuring.

In his release, Inman said he has a broad background in human resources management with the cities of St. Catharines and Niagara Falls and as labour relations

A legacy for Pelham’s “glorious” tree Aside from the Fonthill Kame (which is 13,000 years old), the next oldest Pelham landmark is the Comfort Maple.

The Comfort Maple is thought to be more than 500 years old and is acknowledged as the oldest sugar maple in Canada! It could well have been a sapling when Christopher Columbus “sailed the ocean blue in 1492.”

The tree’s name honours the Comfort family who acquired the land on which the tree grows in 1816. Through the years they cared for the mighty tree and in 1946 reserved a plot of land from their farm for it.

Then in 1961, Edna Eleanor Comfort donated the land and tree to the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority (NPCA) in honour of her late brother Earl Hampton Comfort. The province also officially designated the Comfort Maple Tree under the Ontario Heritage Act. The Comfort Maple stands 24.5 metres (80 feet) tall with a crown that is 38 metres (125 feet) in circumference. It measures 6 metres (20 feet) in circumference at the base. Because of its age and at least one major lightening strike, the tree has been repaired over the years with bricks as well as concrete and guy wires.

Given its stature, many of Pelham’s official symbols and documents prominently exhibit the tree. For example, our town official crest contains the image of the Com-

manager at Chrysler Canada. His professional background includes financial management, sales management, training and development, and budget development experience.

He said he was chief spokesperson for several organizations representing the employer in collective bargaining.

Inman has been involved in community service, volunteer work and philanthropy.

A member of the board of directors and the first board chair of the newly amalgamated YMCA of Niagara, he said he made an important leadership contribution to structural re-organization and governance.

He was an elected trustee to the YMCA Canada Pension Fund Board of Trustees.

Inman has taken other volunteer roles and membership in professional associations related to professional designations and the community of Niagara.

Since taking an early retirement several years ago, Inman said he recognizes that he needs to be engaged in meaningful activity and he is ready to serve his community on regional council.

“I have a straight forward approach,” said Inman of how he has conducted his work life and volunteer activities.

“Commitment and effort get results. Keep it positive and always move toward achieving your goals.”

Inman said he plans to use his background and that approach to provide leadership with integrity as Pelham’s regional councillor.

For more information about Jim Inman and his views on Pelham and regional politics follow him on twitter @Inman4Region or follow him on Facebook at www. facebook.com/InmanforRegion.

Incumbent regional councillor Brian Baty has already filed his nomination papers.

The entry of Inman will create an election for Pelham’s one regional council seat. In 2010, Baty was acclaimed when he stood unopposed.

Deadline for nominations for the Oct. 27 municipal election is Friday, Sept. 12.

fort Maple in full, red bloom of the fall. I also have four, framed photos – for each of the seasons – in my office.

But, it you have visited the Comfort Maple lately, you will know that it is showing its age.

That’s why I’m grateful that members of Pelham’s Communities In Bloom (CIB) committee and the NPCA (with leadership by Darcy Baker) began a legacy project for the Comfort Maple in 2012.

First the NPCA collected seeds from the tree, then, a local greenhouse – EarthGen in Dunnville – fertilized the seeds and promoted their growth.

EarthGen estimates they will have at least 200, three-foot Comfort Maple saplings ready for planting this fall. The town will receive 100 saplings – with approximately 20 set aside for heritage plantings around town and other projects and the remainder sold by the CIB committee to further support their work. The NPCA will use their 100 to help fulfill their conservation efforts.

Thus, the Comfort Maple will live on! It will continue to symbolize strength, tradition and our joint heritage. It will also continue to call on us to give thanks; as the interpretive sign at the tree reads, “O Lord, how glorious are thy works.”

You may contact Mayor Dave at mayordave@pelham.ca with questions or to suggest future topics. Check out links for documents and past columns at www.pelhammayordave.blogspot.ca.

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Dance studio opening in Fonthill 3RD YEAR ANNIVERSARY

Rotary Exchange (From Page 1) One comes when they arrive in a new In answer to a member of the business- country. The other when they return orientated Rotary Club, she said the home. “Other people don’t realize how much school experience “drove me the other they have changed in that year.� way really� from a business career.

Rotary District 7090, which straddles The students seemed to be sacrificing what they loved for what they had to do, the border with parts of southern Ontario and Western New York, has about she said.

Her advice to her sister Zoey Lowes, 30 young people in exchange programs. who was leaving for France, and to The students, 15 to 18 years old, can go anyone on an exchange program is try to 20 countries in Europe, Asia and Latin America. everything.

The Fonthill Rotary Club took a break “It really is a year of a lifetime,� Gracie for a couple of years because of a lack said.

Zoey looks forward to France’s culture of host families. However, it returned and the ease on Europe’s extensive train last year.

Taylor said students usually stay with system.

Robin Kelly said she found friends in four families over a year sharing their Spain with a youth group and felt at experiences.

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Staff have been working night and The Fonthill Lioness will be selling peaches and ice cream on the Pelham Farmers Market on Aug. 23.

All wner and dance teacher Jane Elliott Rotary Youth Exchange, said exchange org. day to prepare the studio, which will monies raised from causeswait suchfor asopening camps day. students receive twoFonthill cultural Lioness shocks. fundraisers stay in the community or go to other can’t be somewhat a newfrom, adventure for Our BIGGEST toofchoose for the blind, cancer and diabetes.

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Into the soil at Lookout Ridge

Seniors’ at Lookout Ridge retirement home added a colourful surprise to the garden.

A dozen residents got their hands dirty, planting a wide-variety of flowers, spices and plants in front of the home. The program led by Karin Vermeer, aims to get residents outside to participate in an activity many lose once moving into a retirement home.

“When you move into such a nice facility like this, it can be awesome. But you often give up having your own garden,” Vermeer said. “They miss out on the smells, the tastes, and the beauty of watching something grow throughout the summer.”

Vermeer did the planning of the gardens at Portal Village and Lookout Ridge retirement residence for a number of years. When she branched out on her own, she continued working with both, creating an opportunity for seniors to get into the gardens.

“I thought instead of just planting flowers, we could plant vegetables too. The residents could then come down and take care of the garden whenever they had free time. It turned out better than planned.”

Lettuce, blueberry and tomatoes have already been harvested out of the garden, equalling a tasty experience for the residents. Something Vermeer says it’s extremely important in senior homes.

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“Nothing is more simple then spending a day in the garden,” Vermeer said. “For them to get a chance to spend a couple hours in the sun is just a great overall experience which I’m glad to be a part of.”

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Fonthill Bandshell concert series winding down Fly fishing book helps As the nights get cooler, the sound of music slowly Fever, each show has brought a different energy with starts to fade as the Fonthill Bandshell nears the end the same results – happy patrons. cool Twelve Mile Creek of the season.

“Thursday nights in Pelham in the summer are the With just three shows left, committee members are thrilled on how the concert series has gone thus far.

“We are truly humbled every year by the great responses we get from the bandshell patrons, in their words and applause, but also in their generous donations, which help keep the concert series going year after year,” committee member Carolyn Mullin said.

Near perfect weather every Thursday has seen thousands of music fans draw into Peace Park enjoying a variety of performances. From the talented Michael Kaeshammer, to the Summerfest launch starring Night

best nights to see our sense of community on display, and the Fonthill Bandshell is a big part of that.”

The committee will waste very little time after the final performance on Sept. 4 as the group constantly works on creating something for the future.

With such large crowds this season, the Fonthill Bandshell will have no problem creating buzz for the 2015 concert series, expected to be bigger and better.

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for the VOICE Fonthill resident Brian Green has written a how-to book on fly fishing to help protect Twelve Mile Creek.

From the headwaters in Fonthill through to Short Hills Provincial Park a series of small dams have created ponds. They warm up the waters of Niagara Region’s only cold water source stream as they flow through the ponds and over the dams.

Introducing Fly Fishing is a pocket sized guide to the basics of the sport, from the equipment, to the techniques, to the quarry, to the best spots to fish, said Green in a news release.

The $10 book will help raise funds for the stream restoration efforts of the Niagara Chapter of Trout Unlimited Canada.

It is enhancing sections of the Twelve Mile Creek by converting the dams to bottom drop to release cold, rather than warm, water under them.

Cold water streams are excellent habitat for brook trout, which are popular with fly fishers.

Green calls brook trout “canaries in the coal mine” for cold water quality. When they fade you have trouble.

Green, who has been a fly fisher for 30 years, says he wrote the book to simplify an introduction to the sport.

“It took me three or four years of searching for information when I began.”

He wanted to spare beginners.

“This is the information I wish I had when I began fly fishing, without any of the confusing detail.”

Fly fishing is not popular in Niagara because of a lack of trout streams. But it can be, if you go for bass and salmon.

Most local fly fishers drive to the Grand River or farther north.

Fly fishing has been called “Zen-like” and goes far beyond the basic notion of catching fish, immersing the angler in nature and providing a peaceful appreciation of the water and the fish in it. Maybe this is the reason that most fly fishers practice catch and release, Green says.

They tend to be interested in the environment and conservation.

In the chapter entitled “Why Fly fishing?” he says, “There is no question that casting a fly is an aesthetic and artistic action. The movement of the fly line in the air forms sinuous curves, and a well cast fly floats to the water so gently it doesn’t make a ripple.”

Green is the author of a series of writing skills textbooks used in college courses across Canada. The Bare Essentials was published in 1980 and was followed by Essay Essentials and others. He has also written the only Canadian broadcast journalism textbook, now used by many college Broadcast Programs, including Niagara College’s.

Introducing Fly Fishing is available at Outdoors Oriented in St. Catharines or through Green Ink Publishing at green_ink@sympatico.ca. The cost is $10 with all profits going to stream restoration in Niagara.

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A Cinderella, rags to riches story took place this year for the Pelham Royals rookie baseball team.

The group of junior players posted a losing record in regular season as they learned how to play the game and work together as a team. That teamwork was brought all together for the playoffs to tie for second place and qualify for the Niagara Interlock Division Championship this past weekend.

The Royals won their first two games on Saturday to play the final on Sunday for the Division title where they took on St. Catharines, eventually losing. However, second place in all of Niagara remains a stellar accomplishment which they’ll look to build on next season.

Many thanks to Star Tile, the team sponsor, and the Pelham Minor Baseball Association for making this year possible.

but Kyle comes to the plate and hits a bomb to deep left field to bring in two more runs. His brother rips a hit through the middle scoring yet another run before Zachary Baltrusiunas walks on to load the bases.

Brock Pellow steps to the plate, after having struck out last inning, and hits a ball deep into centre field to score three more. Andrew Avolio smacks the final dagger, finishing off the championship game with another RBI. The Pelham Orioles not only capture the championship, but also finished the season undefeated. Pellow was awarded the MVP for his sixth inning performance where he had three runs batted in.

The team would like to give a very special thank-you to the coaching staff of the Pelham Orioles for their dedication, encouragement, and the time they spent teaching the kids skills for use both on the field and off.

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After a sensational season of play, the Pelham Peewee Orioles took on the St. Catharines Red Sox in the championship game on Sunday and they did not disappoint, winning convincingly 13-2.

Orioles got on the scoreboard quickly as Owen Miller hit a high ball to centre field allowing Jonah Lohr comes into score the first run of the game. Jack Dodd continued his strong season, getting a hit past Red Sox second baseman to score Spencer Klieniewski.

Kyle and Kory Yoder both get hits to finish out the inning, giving Pelham a quick 3-0 lead.

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