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Just don’t answer the phone: It seems that the Niagara Police come out with new warnings almost weekly about yet another scam, typically targeting seniors. Now local businessman Frank Sicoli tells the Voice that he’s seen a sudden uptick in customers coming in to buy large quantities of cash gift cards, allegedly at the request of the “RCMP” and relating to false claims that an individual’s credit card has been “compromised.” A good rule of thumb is to remember that neither the police nor any tax authority will call anyone asking for money, and certainly not money in the form of gift cards. Just hang up. Better yet, don’t pick up and let everything go to voicemail. That’s pretty much what we do at home...Happy Birthday, Canada: Once again, incredibly, we’re already at Canada Day, and as of last Friday the days are once again growing shorter. It’s amazing, in fact, how far west the sun moves in the sky at this time of year, compared to midwinter. Depending behind which neighbour’s house the sun disappears at dusk, we can pretty much nail down the exact month. Who needs calendars…Don’t lose any digits: Also try not to light any roofs on fire. It’s the biggest fireworks weekend of the year, and the nice folks at Victoria Fireworks (page 20) are only too eager to get you outfitted with the loudest bangs for your buck. I stopped in a week or so ago and was amazed at the dozens of explosive choices available these days. Why, back in my day, Sonny, a couple of sparklers and a cherry bomb were about as exciting as it got—although I do remember one July night when the local holiday fireworks show really went off with gusto, as everything exploded at once. So, you know, don’t drink and ignite, etc...An actual crater: Our story this week on Fonthill’s only plane crash (that we know of) is a bit belated. We’d originally intended to run it on the 61st anniversary of the accident, in May, but the good folks at the Toronto Star archives took their time forking over the photos. Thanks to the Pelham Historical Society’s Carolyn Botari for the story idea...Recovery pampering: If the long weekend leaves you feeling like you need another day to recover, consider taking up Allure Spa’s $10-off offer (page 4). Fonthill’s only true spa and the Voice’s new neighbour on Pelham Street has been open for about a month now, having gutted and handsomely redesigned their space…Let us know: As reported here last week, CannTrust, operator of the industrial cannabis operation on Balfour in Fenwick, asserts that new “solvents” applied to vented air have reduced the skunk odour that so many in town have experienced since the facility opened. Have you noticed a reduction? Take this week’s poll (this page) and let us know. You might also want to chat with CannTrust directly this Wednesday, as they hold a public meeting in North Pelham (story also this page). The holiday fireworks may be starting early.
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Fenwick’s Wellington Heights Public School has been defaced with a swastika—a symbol notoriously associated with German Nazis during the Second World War and continued anti-Jewish bigotry today. After a concerned community member contacted the Voice about the incident, a parent confirmed to the newspaper that their child was among the students who saw the symbol, which appeared on the school in mid-May. Neither the community member nor the parent wished to be named in this story. Both the school’s principal and a spokesperson for the Niagara District School Board (DSBN) evaded answering directly when asked by the Voice to confirm the swastika’s existence. The queries did, however, apparently prompt the principal, Mark Leduc, to send an email to parents last Tuesday, June 18, which read in part, “It has come to my attention that our local newspaper is planning to write an article about some vandalism that occurred at Wellington Heights in mid-May. The vandalism in ques-
tion involved minimal graffiti on the back, exterior wall that was cleaned up by Mrs. DeRuiter and myself as soon as it was discovered.” (Leduc’s email was forwarded to the Voice by a parent. Leduc did not reply to a request to confirm its authenticity.) Asked specifically by the newspaper whether the school was defaced with a swastika, and if so what action the school took in response, Leduc replied, “I have not had any parent come to me inquiring about an incident involving graffiti to date. If you would like to redirect the parent I would be more than happy to address any questions that they might have regarding any graffiti.” DSBN spokesperson Kim Yielding also used the term “graffiti” in reference to the swastika. “I can confirm there was graffiti found at the school which was removed shortly after it was discovered. We don’t comment on the outcome of school investigations.” Asked repeatedly to confirm whether the “graffiti” was in the form of a swastika, Yielding declined to answer.
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Reported anti-Semitic and racist graffiti incidents at Ontario schools alone in the last two years: March 2019 Anti-Semitic graffiti was scrawled on a wall of Toronto’s Western Tech High School. Toronto Police assigned the case to its hate crimes unit. No arrests have been made. October 2018 For the second time in three months, swastikas were spray -painted at Bridlewood Community Elementary School in Kanata, a suburb of Ottawa. No arrests were made. August 2018 A swastika was spray-painted on the wall of St. George’s Public School in London. No arrests were made. The year before, local police charged two teenaged boys after anti-Muslim and homophobic slurs were spray-painted on another Thames Valley District School Board property. Also in August 2018, Peel Regional
Police charged three teens after hateful graffiti and swastikas were spray-painted on the wall of St. Edith Stein Elementary School in Mississauga. May 2018 Anti-Muslim graffiti was scrawled on the wall of Wali Ul Asr, a private Muslim school in the Scarborough section of Toronto. No arrests were made. November 2017 A Jewish club poster was defaced with holocaust-denying slurs at York Region’s Aurora High School. Police investigated the incident as a hate crime. No arrests were made. The same month, a swastika was spray-painted on a sidewalk outside the Kamin Education Centre, a Jewish private school in Thornhill, also in York Region. No arrests were made. September 2017 Anti-black and anti-Semitic graffiti was scrawled on a wall at Hartman Public School, also in Aurora. York Regional Police made no arrests. August 2017 Anti-Semitic and white supremacist graffiti was found on three separate Markham school properties —William Armstrong Public School, Reesor Park Public School, Markham District High School—in one weekend. No arrests were made. June 2017 Three youths turned themselves into police after anti-Semitic, anti-Black and homophobic slurs were spray- painted at Woodbridge College in Vaughan. SOURCE: The Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies.
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Size estimates also varied, with Yielding telling the Voice that the defacement was “about the size of a toonie.” But in an email to Leduc from a community member and copied to the Voice, Leduc is said to have told a concerned parent that the defaced area was approximately a square foot in size. Nancy Beamer, Pelham’s trustee on the DSBN, directed the paper’s request for comment to board Chair Sue Barnett, adding, “At this time the board has not passed any info to the trustees.” Chair Barnett did not acknowledge multiple requests for comment. According to Niagara Regional Police Service spokesperson Stephanie Sabourin, elsewhere in Niagara there were two reported incidents of hate-related vandalism in 2018, and two so far in 2019. However, said Sabourin, such incidents are not always reported immediately. "We would encourage members of the public to report vandalism, especially incidents that could be hate motivated, so they can be properly investigated." Formerly called E. W. Farr, in 2016 the DSBN controversially renamed the school to Wellington Heights, in memory of Arthur Wellesley, the 1st Duke of Wellington. The advocacy group “Names Matter” objected to the renaming, in part due to anti-Semitic views held by Wellington. As British Prime Minister, Wellington stated
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COMMENTARY / OP-ED Larry Coté The heart of the Lions
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HERE ARE MANY fraternal, social and service clubs that are integral to the lifeblood of a community. In the past, most people lived in communities that were small in size. Often families within such communities were somewhat known to each other even if only in passing. As a result of such familiarity people felt part of the community and were comforted by that sense of belonging. Individuals greeted each other with a friendly smile, an authentic “Hello,” or a genuine wish that their neighbour would enjoy their day. However, as communities grew in size many of those pleasantries and conventions went by the wayside. People became more estranged from one and other even if they were neighbours in the same residential area. As a result of that loss of the sense of community many people sought to fill that vacuum by forming a variety of clubs and organizations that aligned with their motives and inclinations, and to regain the pleasantries of closer and friendlier interactions. Notably, many of these groups refer to themselves as brother-
hoods, sisterhoods, fraternities, sororities or with other filial-like nomenclature.
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Among the many types of groups are the service clubs that provide the members with the gratification of belonging and being a part of a community. And yet, as a byproduct of that personal gratification, these organizations are integral to the success and well-being of the larger, more impersonal community where they live. For a local example, the Lions and Lioness Clubs of Fonthill and across Niagara united in an EyeCare fundraising effort to purchase a $200,000 microscope for
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the Ophthalmology Clinic at the Niagara Health System Welland site. That clinic performs more than 6,000 eye surgeries a year and is highly regarded in the healthcare sector. Remarkably, these Niagara-area clubs united in this outstandingly successful fundraising project. Many people don’t realize that the Ministry Of Health subsidizes the operational costs of hospitals but does not provide funds for equipment. Consequently, the Niagara Health System established a charitable foundation charged with the task of raising funds to cover costs unfunded by the Ontario Health Ministry. One of the remarkable aspects associated with the Lions and Lioness Clubs’ tremendous effort is that the members claim that all of the fundraising projects were more fun than work. Their mission is summed up in their motto, “We Serve.” Two words that speak volumes. There are a number of other organizational examples to choose from but too many to list here. So one can clearly see how
Letters Agrees that Town should pick up the gypsy moth spray tab Mr. Demery is right on—the cost of gypsy moth spraying should be shared by the town [“Spray cost decision ‘discriminatory,’” Letters, June 19, p. 5]. It is not the fault of those living in the “area.” How do we know the little critters with stay in the “area.” I have found a lot of caterpillars in my garden. They aren’t (I hope) the gypsy caterpillar, no red/blue dots. No, I don’t live in the “area.” How do you know they haven’t moved on? Will you have to repeat this spraying if they have? It may have been prudent to spray the whole “area.” As Mr. Demery pointed out, we have to share the cost of the white elephant on Hwy 20, then we’re asked to take a gamble on these little critters not moving into our “area.” Joan Eby Fonthill
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OPINION Not so fast on the Nietzsche needling Any time Nietzsche’s name pops up in a newspaper headline is a reason to celebrate, and so I read Rob Weatherby’s column last week with great interest ["Faith Lift: Nietzsche is dead," June 19, p. 17]. Rev. Weatherby’s contributions to the Voice have so far struck me as sensible and interesting, and I don’t doubt that he is a good man and a good pastor. Sadly, his most recent piece leaves much to be desired. Weatherby gets the basic facts right about Nietzsche’s life. And his allegations of nihilism—the rejection of religion and morality in the belief that life is meaningless— are the sort of thing that usually gets trotted out against old Friedrich. It’s important to note, though, that Nietzsche himself fiercely rejected any such label. He actually argued that it was Christianity that was nihilistic, because the faith devalues this world in favour of the next. Now obviously, Rev. Weatherby and all other Christians don’t (and shouldn’t) buy that defense of Nietzsche. But such a summary dismissal of Nietzsche—brief mention of “influence”—real-
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ly derides the power of his work. “Influence” is an understatement. Nietzsche is more alive now than he ever was during the 19th century. His work is the foundation of the efforts to create post-Christian philosophy, many of which appear on the left wing of politics. And his work is also formative for many contemporary hard-right intellectuals. As Rev. Weatherby observes, Nietzsche did not destroy the possibility of faith. He did, however, make such a weighty philosophic case that it cannot be ignored, even by religious thinkers. The best of contemporary Christian writing responds profoundly to Nietzsche— existing because of him, not in spite of him. I see no real reason that knowing anything about
Nietzsche—or his work—is necessary to living a good and meaningful life. But if one is to encounter him, one may as well do it with some depth. As for the “God’s Not Dead” series of overtly Christian-produced films, these are truly dreadful productions. Avoid them at any risk. Our own personal faith is probably the most important thing we have in life. “God’s Not Dead” is propagandistic treacle that insults the intelligence of the faithful. Christians deserve better. For films that seriously question what it means to have faith against the tide of the modern world, try “Doubt,” “Silence,” “Calvary,” or “First Reformed.” Jeffrey Jenkins Ridgeville
Something to chew on I was recently in the UK, being driven through Farnborough by my niece, when I saw these magnificent arches. Given the current controversy in Pelham I asked her to send photos. These arches were originally the superstructure of a 1911 airship hangar. Farnborough was once the centre of aviation in the UK. They have been re-purposed to form the walkway into the Farnborough Business Park. Food for thought? Alan Bown Fonthill
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S W E GET CLOSER to the federal election in October, I am often asked about what policies a Conservative government will put in place. We are still developing our election platform, but in the meantime, I would like to share some of the promises we’ve made thus far. First and foremost, we will put an end to the carbon tax. The carbon tax isn’t a plan to lower emissions, it’s a plan to raise your taxes. Trudeau needs to raise your taxes so he can pay for his out of control spending. In fact, starting on April 1st your gas prices went up by an average of 5 cents a liter, and virtually everything you buy got more expensive, only because of Trudeau’s carbon tax. That’s why the first act of a Conservative government will be to eliminate this tax. A Conservative government will also remove the GST from home heating and energy bills. In Canada, heating your home in the winter is a necessity — not a luxury. The government doesn’t tax other basic necessities like groceries and it shouldn’t be taxing home heating. By re-
moving the GST from home heating and energy bills, we will put more money back into your pockets. The average Canadian household will save $107 per year. And when we repeal Trudeau’s carbon tax, you will save hundreds of dollars more each year. Third, we will introduce the Supporting New Parents Act. This bill will give parents who are on parental leave the tax relief they deserve. It will remove federal tax from EI parental benefits, allowing parents to keep more of their money so they can cover the new expenses that come with a new child. Parents should not have to pay tax on the time they spend bonding with their newborns —especially not when they are already paying more than $800 extra in taxes per year thanks to the Liberal government. Our Conservative team has a strong plan to make life more affordable for Canadian families. We want to help Canadians get ahead. Stay tuned as we unveil more of our platform in the coming months. Dean Allison is the federal MP for the riding of Niagara West.
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continued from previous page such organizations, be they social or service-oriented, are important to the members’ enjoyment of being an inclusive entity in their special community of choice. These clubs fulfill important needs in their lives. Additionally, and so very importantly they contribute in so many complimentary ways to the wider community. Frequently, in unselfish, unheralded and unpublished ways. So let’s hear it for the untold number and often unseen benefits these local organizations provide for their members and residents of the wider community they so profoundly serve. ♦
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IN THE NEWS
Parking concerns dominate council meeting BY JOHN CHICK
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The lack of planning regarding parking at the community centre reared its head again at the June 17 Pelham Town Council meeting, with a call for more disabled spaces. Currently, there are just four outside the $36-million facility. “Four just doesn’t cut it,” Pelham Seniors Advisory Committee Chair Sharon Cook told council in a presentation. With many seniors holding disabled parking passes, and the community centre being designated a seniors activity facility, that fact frequently leaves some with mobility issues out at the end of the parking lot. “They almost need to call a cab to get to the front door,” Cook said. “We need more spaces.” Cook suggested that some of the “mom and tot” spaces for parents with small children could be moved back in favour of more disabled spots. She found a sympathetic ear with council, who unanimously voted to amend the current parking zoning to allow more temporary disabled spaces during certain events until a full report on the matter is complete by September. Fire Chief Bob Lymburner said that this could easily be accomplished by putting up sandwich boards to mark off temporary spots, and by
ignoring the current bylaw during special events. Director of Community Planning and Development Barb Wiens noted that the original four disabled spots met minimum provincial standards, and that increasing them would shrink the number of overall parking spaces because the disabled ones are wider. That brought council back to one of the community centre’s initial problems, an overall lack of parking. Mayor Marvin Junkin asked about the unused land on the northern frontage of the building. “I know we can’t touch all of it,” he said. “But it’s such a waste to have this grand entrance without parking.” Wiens replied that could be looked into through a staff report. “There was a vision for that area,” she said. “If we’re going to be changing that vision, it could be an opportunity to investigate whether we can add parking.” Ward 3 Councillor Lisa Haun, meanwhile, suggested the possibility of adding angled parking on the west side of the MCC, across from the Wellspring building. “If we cut into that grass area, could we do angled parking?” she asked. “I would think we could get quite a few stalls in there.” Director of Recreation, Culture and Wellness Vickie van Ravenswaay reminded council that Pelham Transit
does provide free rides for seniors to events at the MCC, and encouraged them to call ahead for pick-up. Ridgeville short on spots too Meanwhile, representatives from the Shoppes of Ridgeville presented their idea to council to build eight new parking spaces next to the current water station on the southeast corner of Canboro Road and Effingham Street. There are currently a dozen street spots to serve the hamlet’s shops, spaces they say are quickly taken. Council voted to refer the presentation to staff, but also put through an amendment to address a request for a bike rack. As they wrapped up, a representative from the Shoppes of the Ridgeville thanked them and said “fifty percent off for [councillors].” Ward 1 Councillor Mike Ciolfi half-jokingly retorted, “We can’t do that!” More accessibility concerns Council also heard a presentation from Niagara’s Joint Accessibility Advisory Committee, focusing on encouraging business owners to make their structures fully accessible for those in wheelchairs and scooters. Committee member Rhys Evans said it is an ongoing process to convince the private sector to act. “We’ve become a lot more accessible than we were,”
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There are just four designated handicapped parking spaces at the community centre. VOICE PHOTO Evans, who uses a wheelchair, said. “Growing up here, I had to advocate for sidewalks.” He encouraged businesses to reach out to the committee through its, “We Are Accessible” campaign, and staff will then perform an audit to see what alterations can be made given a particular space. “I look at approach, entry, and usability,” Evans said. “Can I enter your establishment? Can I use it the same way as everybody else?” Interested businesses can find out more by emailing weareaccessiblecampaign@ gmail.com or by calling 905-380-4782. Mayor Junkin hopes people will take action. “We look forward to the business community of Pelham becoming more
accessible with your guidance,” Junkin said. Odds and ends Council passed a standard bylaw to authorize the Town to borrow money when needed from its bank CIBC, “from time to time, such sums as the Council considers necessary to meet, until the taxes are collected and other revenues are received, the current expenditures of the Municipality for the year not exceeding in the aggregate of $7,000,000.” Ciolfi also highlighted an item from April’s Community Beautification Report, noting that the Pelham Business Assocation donated $10,000 for beautification efforts in Fonthill, Ridgeville and Fenwick. Now on its summer schedule, council’s next regular meeting is not until July 15.
Through the month of July, Highway 20 between Balfour Street west to Victoria Avenue will be temporarily closed to through traffic, block by block, for paving. The closures will occur from 6 AM to 6 PM, weather-permitting. A Town of Pelham news release says that businesses and residents will have access during the closure but may be directed to take an alternate route to get to their destination. Emergency services will also have access if required.
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On Monday July 8, Pelham Town Council will hold a public meeting to obtain public input on the Town’s 2019 Development Charges (D.C.) Update Study related to its development charges bylaw and underlying background study. According to a Town news release, the proposed amendment to the development charge by-law is to update the indoor recreation standard, the recovery amount related to the debenture of the Meridian Community Centre, and to update the definition of farm building to exclude marijuana proSee IN THE NEWS Page 19
While refrigeration pumps away, pads are empty.
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Old-timers hockey league proposed Unused ice time inspires idea BY JOHN CHICK
Special to the VOICE
Seeing the two gleaming ice pads at the new community centre go unused for long stretches has given Bernie Law and his friends an idea. “We don’t have old-timers hockey in Fonthill,” Law told the Voice. “But we’ve got two ice rinks in Fonthill that are not being used during the week in the mornings.” That’s why Law, James Whitney, and Jerry Dracz are trying to get together a six-team old-timers league for players aged 55 and up by this fall. Games would be played on Wednesday mornings from 9 AM to noon at the MCC. The idea is to get 11 skaters and one goalie per squad, for a total of 72 players. Sponsors are needed, and they’ve already got the first onboard with the Fonthill Legion Branch 613.
“We’re going to go around to the bars and anyone around town that might want to sponsor a team,” Law said. “The Legion is the first one.” Whitney said the circuit is tentatively titled the Dracz Legacy League, and it will come complete with on-ice officiating. “It’s well organized,” Law said. “We’re going to have a good league.” All hockey skill levels are welcome, and full equipment — including helmets and shields are required. Beyond that, Law says the $350 entry cost will cover everything else, including a jersey and ice fees. Law said it’s a great opportunity for everyone to get out on the ice and have some fun, get some exercise playing a game they love, and enjoy some camaraderie. “The best part is you finish up, get a shower, and head to the pub,” he said. For more information, call Law at 905892-3711.
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ANOTHER ROUND
by JOHN PICCOLO
That's just the way it goes
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OLF IS A FINICKY GAME. You can be cruising along playing very well or at least well enough to keep you happy and then, “Poof!” all gone. The slice you thought you had banished once and for all to the dust bin of swing sins has come back home.The topping you had cured for good after the 12th visit to the psychiatrist and fourth visit to the psychic let it be known it may be down but it’s not out. You don’t think you’re doing anything differently. You haven’t consciously made any changes to your swing. You just seemingly, all of a sudden, couldn’t do what you were doing just days or weeks before. There is a perfectly good explanation for this and I am, for your efforts in supporting local news media, going to reveal it to you right now. That’s just the way it goes, brothers and sisters! It doesn’t mean you’ve lost it forever. In fact, it is quite easy to get it back if you have a little time and patience and know what to look for, or know someone who knows what to look for. The problem with most of you when you find yourself in this situation is that you panic, like you’re in a public washroom the morning after eating triple helpings of habanero chili con carne, realizing too late there are only three squares of toilet paper left. Once you panic in this game you are open to all suggestions. The Golf Channel and the magazines thrive and prey on these moments in a golfer’s life. This is when you
order the straitjacket masquerading as a swing aid, or plunk down a car payment or two on a putter or driver. What’s the cure? Just chill out. Here’s my case. Tiger Woods is the best golfer likely in the history of the world. At his beck and call he has access to “the best” instruction in the solar system. He can practice as much as he likes. He can have his clubs altered and replaced at will. Along with some pretty good natural talent and a pretty decent work ethic you would think it pretty difficult to forget how to play golf. Apparently not. In the last ten years he has been as lost as Columbus and back numerous times. He has aimed for India and not even hit North America. I don’t care if you like him or hate him or are somewhere in between. For him to hit as many awful shots as he has the last few years and still finish in the top five or ten and then start to win again just shows how good he is. But the fact he can lose it also proves he is no more immune to the vagaries of this game than the rest of us. (See Jordan Speith the last two years for more proof.) Every analyst and instructor with a podium has chimed-in with what’s wrong with Tiger. “His knee is affecting him either physically or mentally.” “Too much muscle.” “He’ll never play again with that back.” Swings too flat. Swings too hard. Blah, blah, blah. Tiger has one of the most high maintenance games on the tour.
What I mean is he hits more different shots than anyone else. He’ll try to hit right to left on one hole and then left to right on the next and then he’ll hit it low, and then let it all hang out and go for another 30 yards. His talents are many and they have served him well over the years. He has also had one of the most public marital and personal meltdowns in the history of sport. Not news here but life affects your ability to do your job. I don’t care who you are and how driven you are to achieve certain goals, unless you are a total moron, life changes your perspective. This is a good thing but it takes time to adjust to. Where once when things weren’t going so well you would spend extra time at the range working it out, maybe now you’re thinking I may as well go home to see how the wife and kids are doing. Any of you fortunate enough to have children think back to when they were first born and how many times when you were away from them you were distracted from what you were doing because you were wondering what they were doing at that moment. You missed playing with them, or just the feel of them lying quietly on your chest, at peace, totally trusting you to take care of them. You think neither of you can survive without each other’s company. (Of course, as those of you who have kids also know, this feeling of always wanting them around goes away and—especially if you have three or four— then work looks like a
Tiger Woods, at the Players Championship in March. pretty handy escape, especially if it’s golf you happen to play for a living.) If a player of Tiger’s magnitude can have as many issues with this game as he has over the past decade, what in the world makes you think you are immune? If you have hit good golf shots in the past you haven’t forgotten how. There’s just too much clutter in your head, and unfortunately you can’t just call Bob’s Boys (“You call, We haul!”) to come clear it out. That’s just the way the game goes. Sometimes as a coach, as a parent, as a teacher, you have to know when to simplify. If you can’t perfect all your shots, stick with one of them until your groove comes back. If you only have one shot to
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begin with, do less of it until you get some consistency. Sometimes you need to work harder, sometimes you need to take a break. (The old wacky tobacky is now legal, and I have often thought it a match made in heaven for those who need to mellow out a bit with a golf club in hand.) Panic is a waste of time and energy in virtually all situations on and off the golf course—although the scenario described earlier in the public washroom might qualify as an exception. ♦ John Piccolo is the golf instructor and runs Piccolo’s Custom Golf Shop at Eagle Valley Golf Club in Niagara Falls. Email him at picgolf@vaxxine.com
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Crossley rowers sign on for more, south of the border Leavens and Nuccitelli accept scholarships to row in the States BY KATHRYN HRYCUSKO
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E. L. Crossley students Emma Leavens and Lauren Nuccitelli will head south this fall after accepting scholarship offers to row at universities in the United States. Nuccitelli is destined for Eastern Michigan University while Leavens heads further south to the University of Central Florida. Both girls have accepted partial scholarships that are conditional on them rowing for all four years of their degree. Leavens and Nuccitelli, who are completing their Grade 12 year, both said that they have enjoyed their high school experience. “It’s been lovely,” said Leavens, though both girls acknowledged that it has been a lot of hard work and late nights to keep up with rowing and homework. “Overall it was a lot of fun,” said Nuccitelli. Throughout their time at Crossley, the girls have been involved in the school’s rowing program as well as a handful of other extracurriculars. Leavens played soccer and volleyball in her first years at Crossley before devoting her time to rowing. Throughout high school Nuccitelli has kept up her
involvement in Link Crew, a student led mentorship program that helps Grade 9s and incoming students. The focus of their high school careers, however, has been rowing. Both have been a part of Crossley’s rowing program for the last four years (though Nuccitelli started rowing in Grade 7 with the South Niagara Rowing Club) and have shared in many of the program’s success. Head Coach of Crossley’s rowing program, John Ruscitti, said that they, “have been part of a very strong women's team the last few years that was able to bring the Overall Women's trophy at the National Championships back home to E.L.C. this spring.” Leavens and Nuccitelli were part of a four that went to the prestigious Stotesbury Cup in Philadelphia for the past three years, as well as part of a women’s eight that won at Schoolboy (Canadian Secondary Schools Rowing Association competition) this past year. “Emma and Lauren are outstanding young women who are winners on and off the water,” said Ruscitti. “They are excellent diplomats
Lauren Nuccitelli, left, signs a scholarship acceptance to the University of Eastern Michigan. Emma Leavens accepts a partial ride to the University of Central Florida. SUPPLIED PHOTOS and positive role models for the E.L.C. rowing program.” Crossley’s principal, Janice Sargeant also praised the girls. “Emma and Lauren have been great students, athletes, and have made significant contributions to our school,” she said, “It takes dedication and hard work to find the balance that these girls have been able to achieve. We are so proud of them.” Opportunities to continue rowing at a high level and with a strong team were major factors while both were looking at potential universities. Leavens and Nuccitelli considered a number
of schools with good rowing programs, talking to coaches, touring the campuses, and watching practices, before settling on their respective Florida and Michigan destinations. Leavens debated between schools such as UCF, Virginia, Syracuse, and Sacramento, while Nuccitelli looked at Eastern Michigan, Sacramento, and Norfolk Virginia. The rowing programs— and for Leavens, a few familiar Crossley faces—led them to make their choices. With the big move coming up, the girls say they are nervous but excited to see what experiences university
has in store for them. “Both girls have worked hard to achieve their scholarships and all of their successes in rowing and academics, and they will be solid contributors to their collegiate programs,” said Ruscitti. “We are sad to see them go but even happier to see them take their next big steps in their life.” Although the two are headed to university on rowing scholarships, both say that what they want most out of their university experience is education and a degree. Leavens is pursuing a degree in Health Science, while
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Nuccitelli takes on a degree in Criminal Justice. Nuccitelli aspires to get an “Academic Honours Within Sports” award that Eastern Michigan offers, and Leavens hopes that her education will prepare her for further studies after her undergrad degree is complete. Beyond academia and rowing, the girls are hoping to simply enjoy their university experience. Nuccitelli and Leavens said they look forward to the “new experiences and broader horizons” that university will give them as they pursue the sport that they love.
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Fonthill's fatal plane crash Sixty-one years and one month ago, fire came from the sky just east of Fonthill. May 25, 1958 was a much different time. The Town of Pelham hadn’t been formed yet, and was instead a collection of hamlets including Fonthill, Fenwick, Ridgeville, North Pelham and Effingham. Internationally, the Cold War was heating up. The DEW line—a series of radar stations in the Canadian north designed to detect Soviet nuclear bombers —had been activated a year earlier. The Avro Arrow, Canada’s attempt at a supersonic jet fighter plane, was in the testing phase and was still a year away from being controversially cancelled. Back here, the Sunday morning quiet on Victoria Day weekend was shattered when a Royal Canadian Navy single-engine Grumman Avenger torpedo bomber slammed into the ground in a ball of flames at a property on Highway 20 between Rice and Cataract Roads—near what is now the new Minor Bros. store at the Pelham-Thorold boundary. The crash instantly killed the Naval Reserve pilot, Sub.-Lt. W.A.K. Chambers. The 25-year-old was flying a routine training run out of Downsview Airport in Toronto. Parts of his body were found in an orchard a halfmile away. Mere feet from the crash
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Incident that killed Navy pilot all but forgotten 61 years later BY JOHN CHICK
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Lloyd and Dorothy Burton, with their children. IMAGE COURTESY TORONTO STAR/TORONTO PUBLIC LIBRARY ARCHIVES
site was the home of Lloyd Burton, his wife Dorothy, and their three children— Marie, then age three, Ar-
thur, one, and Betty, three months. Despite their close proximity to the horror, they
all escaped with their lives, unhurt. “It all happened so quickly,” Lloyd Burton was quoted as saying in the next day’s issue of the The Evening Tribune newspaper. “The plane was only 100 yards away when we got out on the porch,” Burton said, via the same day’s Globe and Mail. “I carried [the two younger children] outside to see it,” he was quoted in the Toronto Star. “We thought the pilot was stunting.” But then, disaster struck. “It was coming directly toward our yard in a tight bank with the cockpit toward the house … I could not estimate the speed,” Burton said. “The right wing tip hit the ground, throwing the plane on its nose. It dug a hole about six feet deep where part of the engine and propeller fell off. Everything was shaking and smoke was all over.” If Burton’s description of the plane’s doomed spiral sounded technical, it was because, according to The Evening Tribune, he was a civilian pilot himself, with 100 flight hours. The theme of aviation in general seems omnipresent from that terrible day. According to the Star, another witness to the tragedy was legendary Pelham aviator Dorothy Rungeling, a later recipient of the Order of Canada and namesake of Pelham’s airport, where just last weekend she was again
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The crash of the Second World War-era Grumman Avenger torpedo bomber left a six-foot crater in the ground on the property on Highway 20 between Rice and Cataract Roads. IMAGE COURTESY TORONTO STAR/TORONTO PUBLIC LIBRARY ARCHIVES celebrated as an international women’s air race came to its conclusion. The Star reported that Rungeling saw wisps of smoke come out from behind the plane minutes before the crash. The impact of the aircraft
hitting the ground was felt as far east as Port Robinson, with the plane’s wheels coming to rest a mile away at Turners Corners. Without social media or even regular television news at the time, the story of the catastrophe traveled the
old-fashioned way—by word of mouth, and in print the following day. “Family of Five Watches Plane in Death Dive,” rhymed the headline in the Globe and Mail. “Will Never Forget Scene of Crash!” read another from The Evening
Tribune, with perhaps an unnecessary, Elaine Benes-like exclamation point. In that story, writer Margaret Deitsch described “a roar of plane” zooming over her house and, soon after, the wail of Fonthill’s volunteer firefighter horn.
“Jumping into a car we followed in the direction we thought the plane crashed,” she wrote. “Within 10 minutes we witnessed the scene three miles away. It was a picture of devastation. Crowds stood in amazement, some expressing their own
versions of the crash, while others stood by in absolute disbelief … a member of the Fonthill Fire Department stated it was a Navy plane and it was believed that only one man was aboard. Asked if any residents of the area were injured, he replied, ‘No, only the pilot, but the Burton family came mighty close.” Miraculously, the only damage to the Burton home was two broken windows, and pieces of the aircraft embedded in the walls and porch. “It was a terrifying experience,” the Star reported Dorothy Burton as saying. “Roads within six miles of the scene were packed as Sunday drivers and curiosity seekers swarmed to the crash scene,” the article read. “The press of traffic was finally brought under control by police and firemen working together.” Dorothy Burton, now believed to be in her 90s and still living in the area, declined a Voice request to be interviewed for this story. Today, no evidence remains of the crash. While a handful of farmhouses still sit on this stretch of Highway 20, the strip is now dominated by businesses. Up in Toronto, Downsview Airport is no longer a military base but rather a testing facility for Bombardier, surrounded by homes, the practice fields for the Toronto FC soccer team, multiple strip plazas, and two subway stations. Time marches on. But don’t believe there’s never been a major news event in Fonthill.
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Lions' microscope fundraising celebrated BY VOICE STAFF In September 2016, Lions Eye Care contingents from across Niagara committed to a fundraising project to pay for the cost of a critical piece of equipment for the ophthalmology suite at the Welland Hospital site. This new state-of-the-art microscope contributes to successful eye surgeries for some 6,000 patients annually. On June 3, the Niagara Health Foundation honored
a gathering of representatives from local Lions and Lioness Clubs at Niagara Health’s Welland Site to acknowledge and celebrate the fulfillment of their $200,000 commitment. Some 18 clubs from across Niagara were involved in the fundraising effort and all were represented at this celebration. Lions Eye Care President Glenn Connell was in attendance and praised the clubs for their outstandingly successful campaign.
Lions International Director Tom Gordon was also present to extend a congratulatory message on behalf of the International Lions organization. Larry Coté, a successful cataract surgery patient, delivered a congratulatory message on behalf of the thousands of eye care patients. Coté, a frequent contributor to the Voice, quoted from one of his published commentaries regarding his experience with this rehabilitative
surgery. Niagara Health Foundation Senior Director of Development, Carrie Zeffiro, congratulated the Lions for their remarkable fundraising effort with 100% participation for all the clubs across Niagara. Six Niagara Health Care Ophthalmologists were in attendance at the gathering and spoke about how this piece of equipment has enhanced the capacities and capabilities of Niagara’s Eye Care operations.
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VANILLA ICING AT FLIGHT LEVEL 220 Pelham’s Accipiter Radar celebrated its 25th anniversary in business last Friday by hosting a public open house at the community centre. On hand to celebrate, from left, Pelham Mayor Marvin Junkin, Regional Councillor Diana Huson, Accipiter CEO Tim Nohara with his wife, Janet, MP Dean Allison, and MPP Sam Oosterhoff. RIC GRETSINGER PHOTO
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BARKING BARGAINS The first full day of summer last Saturday saw bright skies and a good turnout at Ruffin’s Pet Centre’s Grand (Re-) Opening, in East Fonthill’s Food Basics plaza. Owner Bonnie Turner welcomed a steady stream of visitors over the day. Officially unleashing the hounds, from left, Bonnie Turner, daughters Ella and Hailee, Mayor Marvin Junkin, and store staffer Kailey, as Ruffin the giant dog stood silent guard. Meanwhile, a few metres to the east, PharmaChoice (lower photo) held a sidewalk sale, with all manner of products both inside and outside on discount. Owner Glen Sisak said that turnout was excellent, but he was distracted by the fragrance of the Ruffin’s BBQ wafting his way. “Frankly, I could really go for one of those dogs—hot dogs, I mean.” BOB LOBLAW PHOTOS
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UR CHILDHOOD DEFINES OUR personalit y. It shapes who we become. When Vilma Moretti had grandchildren, she realized that her childhood and theirs were worlds apart. They had absolutely no idea what life was like for Vilma when she was their age. Theirs was a world of computers, iPods, cellphones, texting, Instagram, and YouTube. Vilma thought that when they were grown they might be interested to know what it was like for other generations to grow up. She started collecting recollections—her own, and those of some of the many people she met every day while running Keith’s Restaurant, her family’s business at the intersection of Pelham Street and Highway 20, in Fonthill. The result was, “A Little Book About Us,” published in 2009, from which this series is excerpted. Keith’s is gone, but the stories remain.
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Born 1983 Saudi Arabia When I turned 10 years old, in October 1993, I was living in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, alongside my 12-year-old brother, Jason, and my seven-year-old other brother, Jonathan. Mom and Dad were there, too. Dad would leave early in the mornings, in suit and tie, off to work with briefcase in hand. Mom sometimes came to school with us to teach Grade 7-11 math. I sometimes (awkwardly) waited by a central fountain on campus to collect one of her students that wanted extra tutoring. Our family had a live-in housekeeper and driver, a married couple named Mila and Armando. Mila would do a lot of the cleaning and laundering and even cook with my mom in the kitchen. Sometimes she would prepare dishes on her own when my parents went out on the weekend, though typically Wednesday night meals consisted of chicken fingers and french fries at our demanding pleas. She was also a friend. There were a few times she brought me along to her friends on her days off, and even made me a copy of the Bodyguard soundtrack, which I played incessantly along with Ace of Base’s The Bridge cassette on my blue Walkman. Molly was my dog, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel I adored. I wasn't allowed to walk her, so that twice-dai-
Historical buildings in Jeddah's old city. ly responsibility fell to Jason. We also had quite a number of cats. It all started with Jonathan and me feeding a stray, Katy. This white and orange malnourished tabby decided to become friends with Fruitcake, a very large and scruffy calico, who together had a small litter of kittens. Cherry from that litter essentially had the next five or six litters, and on and on it went until we had upwards of 40 mangy outdoor cats. Feeding time was frenetic to say the least, maybe even traumatic. I would
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LEX TREBEK IS ONE of Canada’s most famous TV personalities. Born in 1940, Trebek grew up in a bilingual home (English-French) in Sudbury. His father immigrated from Ukraine as a child and his mother was Franco-Ontarian. Trebek graduated from the University of Ottawa in 1961 with a degree in philosophy. He then began his career in broadcast news with the CBC. He moved to the U.S. in 1973 and became a naturalized citizen in 1998, giving him dual citizenship —Canadian and American. Trebek married twice. His first marriage to American Elaine Callei lasted seven years with no children, ending in divorce in 1981. He married American Jean Currivan in 1990, and has two grown children, Matthew and Emily. For many years he lived on a 700-acre ranch in California, where he raised thoroughbred horses. Once when visiting a home in New Sudbury I met an older gentleman who told me that Trebek used to visit relatives across the road. I expect that’s the closest I’ll ever get to this gameshow icon. A Great Career Before his big break with “Jeopardy!” (can’t forget that exclamation mark!), Trebek hosted a Canadian game show called “Reach for the Top,” followed by several American game shows including, “The Wizard of Odds” and “To Tell the Truth.” Then “Jeopardy!” was revived in 1984 with Trebek as its host. The rest (as they say) is history—35 years and counting. In 1991 he became the first person to host three
American game shows at the same time. On April Fool’s Day in 1997, Trebek traded places for one day with Pat Sajak and hosted “Wheel of Fortune.” Trebek is well known for his philanthropy. He has donated several million dollars to his alma mater (the University of Ottawa) to fund forums for dialogue, special lectures and student awards. He has travelled to many developing countries on behalf of the Christian organization “World Vision” to raise awareness and funds to combat poverty and disease. Over the years, Trebek has received numerous awards, including a star on Canada’s “Walk of Fame,” a star on Hollywood’s “Walk of Fame,” and several Emmys for outstanding game show host. In 2014, “Guinness World Records” awarded him the world record for the most game show epi-
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continued from Page 14 Pockets, Trolls, and Cupcake Dolls, and there were double glass doors leading outside that were difficult to access due to Barbie’s summer home blocking them. If I wasn’t swimming I was doing homework or playing with Barbies… or playing with Barbies in the pool. It was often about Barbie. During the school week, I got up at 6:30 AM, showered and dressed, fed the cats and Molly, grabbed my lunch from Mila and headed out the door by 7:20. School, affectionately referred to as “Conti,” started at 8 AM and was over by 1:30 PM for middle schoolers (me). I was in Y5-1 with England native,
Mrs. Barraclough. I had a lot of friends, mostly from the Middle East and Asia, and a handful of Americans and British expats. I loved school, mostly for break: games of Red Rover, Skipit, tag, hop-scotch, and double Dutch. When school let out, Jonathan was already waiting by the main gate, and together we’d wait for Jason. Sometimes I’d take advantage of the wait and run to the refectory to buy a red ice lolly for one Saudi Riyal (about 30 cents Canadian). Armando would then take us home promptly where we would make ourselves a snack, usually a type of ramen, accompanied by the soft drink Mirinda, and watch some after-school local TV (a two-hour block of west-
WELL DONE FOR WELLSPRING Meridian Credit Union’s Fonthill branch held a charity BBQ in late May. Manager Brian Berton and staff managed to cook up $745 in donations for Wellspring Niagara. SUPPLIED PHOTO
ern cartoons from the ‘50s ‘80s). Afterwards—or if we skipped the TV altogether— we would swim for a couple of hours before starting our homework. I got chosen to represent our school at an international sporting event in Bahrain. Together with a handful of my classmates, we flew to the small island where we were placed with our respective host families. I stayed with the Hannahs, and it was here that I learned to make a mean crêpe. And come the days of competition? I Fosbury flopped it. I came in fourth. It felt like every weekend my parents would pack us into the Suburban for yet another desert excursion. Typically we wouldn’t venture too far out, but
even these smaller trips called for the Suburban to be weighed down with all the things: food, gas, water, camping gear, survival camping gear.... Many adventures involved us getting up early on Thursday morning and heading out to explore another part of another desert. Always experiencing something new, sometimes these trips were “uneventful” (in that I don't remember much), sometimes though, they were. On one such occasion, we got lost. It was well into the early hours of the night and we couldn’t find a way out of a rocky desert. My mom was half out the window with a high wattage spotlight trying to help my dad find a track to follow. To this day,
I know all the words to every song on the Dirty Dancing soundtrack because my parents played it on repeat, likely to keep us calm. Every summer we would fly to Canada to visit with family and enjoy the much less hot Canadian summers. When I was 10, this was no different. We had a house on Lake Erie in Wainfleet, where much of the lazy days of summer were spent, and I loved every green and colorful minute of it: bike rides down the street to friends or to buy popsicles and play mini-putt, swimming and paddle-boating in our “backyard,” and national-park camping for weeks at a time. ♦ Julia van der Sluis lives in Southwestern Ontario and is an international health and life coach specializing in helping women heal from difficult relationships and defining their lives on their own terms. She has plans to return to the kingdom.
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formation is made available to the public, the 2019 D.C. Update Study is being made available online on the Town's website: www. pelham.ca. Copies of the proposed by-law and the 2019 D.C. Update Study are also being made available as of June 17 by contacting the Town Clerk: njbozzato@pelham.ca or 905892-2607 x315. Interested persons may express their comments at the Public Meeting or in writing, addressed to the Town Clerk, at the above address prior to July 8, 2019.
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public education accountable in their ridings,” responded ETFO President Sam Hammond. “Local schools across the provinces will be negatively impacted by the cuts and children in all classrooms will suffer for them. For local MPPs, how their constituents respond to local cuts to public education may very well determine whether they are elected again in three years.” Hammond said that the union encourages constituents to ask their local MPPs about local impacts of cuts
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AM, skip every other refueling station, and no flat tires. After far too few flat warm-up kilometers, our first climb was a brutal 150 vertical metres (two Niagara escarpments), littered with struggling riders. We lost Ted, and one of us (I somehow missed the draw, but apparently I got the short straw) had to ride back down the hill to find him. When I came upon him he was just beginning the ascent, having repaired the only flat tire we’d get all day. Our first refueling stop (how’s that for positive mental attitude—they’d become rest stops soon enough) was at gorgeous Bristol Harbor Golf Club, perched grandly above Canandaigua Lake. Henry, a first-timer, missed the turn, and followed a steep, twisting road down the precipice to the lake. His only way out was the way he’d gone down, and by the time he’d dried his tears and pushed his bike back up to the golf club, we’d abandoned him. We felt terrible for two or three minutes, then unfinished business beckoned. Each successive climb rewarded us with an exhilarating or terrifying downhill, depending on your perspective. Howard hit 72 kph on Pinewood Hill Road into Honeoye,
and Ted (the 70- year-old, remember) was fastest at 75 kph. The truly insane were Nick and Angie, who flew by at well over 60 kph, one hand on the bars, the other pointing out road surface irregularities to the petrified slowpoke—me. By the 120 km mark of the ride, three huge climbs remained, our second winds had come and gone, and there was nothing left to do but grind-it-out. It was marvelous to experience the group’s change in sentiment. This far into the ride, if someone faltered or weakened on a climb, we knew instinctively whether to let them battle alone or ride with them in support. An unstated bond had grown, and although one or another might protest they were slowing the group and suggest the rest go ahead, it was evident everyone wanted to finish as we started - together. We did. It was hardly a world championship, and we didn’t pretend it was. Yet, we’d settled our score with the Highlander. Together we’d exhorted and cajoled one another to surpass ourselves, shared some pain and fun, and took pride in completing this beautiful and challenging ride. That was good enough for us. ♦
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continued from Page 17 Usually it appears after age 65. Among cancers, it ranks fourth as a cause of death. Early detection is key to survival before it spreads to other organs. Early warning signs are diabetes, weight loss, jaundice and upper abdomen pain. Facing this greatest challenge, Trebek’s attitude is great. After affirming his determination to fight the low survival rate of this disease, he quipped that he has to keep going since he has three more years left in his contract! He also stated that he needs the prayers of everyone to help him in this battle. For me, that evidence of faith is encouraging. I’m sure many of his fans are praying. I am. As Trebek continues to work, viewers may notice signs of fatigue and loss of weight and hair. Our Greatest Takeaway The Bible often speaks about the brevity and fragility of life. It describes life as “a passing shadow” (Psalm 144:4), “a vanishing mist” (James 4:14) and “a fading flower” (1 Peter 1:24). Compared to eternity, life on earth is indeed
short. Health crises can make it shorter. Interestingly, the word “jeopardy” means “risk.” A big part of the show’s popularity is the excitement of seeing contestants take risks in their wagers before answering questions. The risk for men getting pancreatic cancer is 1 in 63; for women 1 in 65. The good news for Alex Trebek (and all of us) is that real faith in Jesus can eliminate the risk. It replaces the uncertainties of life on this earth with the assurance of eternal life in heaven. Remember that Jesus defeated sin when He died on the cross to pay for the sins of each of us. He then defeated death itself when He rose again to life. Jesus has been alive ever since. The Savior we worship and serve is living, not dead! Our greatest takeaway from all this is simply this—each of us will face the end of our life’s journey someday. The question we must answer is: “Will I be prepared for Final Jeopardy?” ♦ Rob Weatherby is a retired pastor who served congregations in Nova Scotia and Ontario over the last 40 years. He and his wife, Birgitta, are members of Fonthill Baptist Church.
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