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Mudfest makes for filthy fun Some 250 competitors took part in this year’s muck-filled event at Bissell’s Hideaway

BY VOICE STAFF A rainy start to the day could not deter participants in the Rotary Club’s Mudfest Challenge on Saturday, as runners embraced the wet and wild conditions to raise money for a number of good causes.

“It was great!” said Alana Peplinski, a Grade 11 E.L. Crossley student who competed in the event for the second straight year. “It was more fun this time; the weather was really nice, and there was more mud.”

Alana was competing on a team with a small group of friends from her school.

The race has become something the girls look forward to every spring.

“We really like doing it,” she said, “It’s becoming a bit of a tradition.”

That is exactly the sort of sentiment that Rotary Club member Frank Adamson likes to hear. Adamson says that this year, he and the other event organizers really focused on attracting more young people and providing an experience that would encourage participants to come back again next May. “We really pushed to get a bunch of youth out,” he explained, citing high

A competitor pulls herself from a waist-deep mud pit during Saturday's Mudfest. school groups from Crossley, Grimsby, Dunnville, and Ridley College.

“The response has been

excellent,” he said. “People are telling me they are excited to come back and do it again.”

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The course consisted of natural and built elements, See MUDFEST Page 2

Girl Guides “Replace the Ash”

Haist Street windmill spins its last

Rescuing Woodstream Park, where invasive species have destroyed the ash tree population

BY ZACH JUNKIN

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To everything there is a season—turn, turn, turn. The windmill awaits its fate.

BY DAVE BURKET

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A quirky fixture on Haist Street, just north of Pelham Arena, is no more. For nearly 20 years, a large scale model of a Dutch windmill sat prominently on the front lawn of the residence at the southwest corner of Haist and Berkwood Place. The property’s new owner wasn’t a fan.

“It was an eyesore and a hazard,” said Richard Davidson, a contractor who bought

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the property late last year, initially intending to renovate and resell it.

But once Davidson’s wife saw the house—a 2,000 sq ft. bungalow with a wide-open floor plan—the quick-flip plan was history.

As for the windmill, “A lot of people don’t mind seeing it go,” said Davidson.

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On Saturday, Pelham Sparks, Brownies and Guides from the Girl Guides of Canada partnered with the Town of Pelham to plant trees in Fonthill’s Woodstream Park. The park’s wooded area has been badly thinned in recent years by the Emerald Ash Borer, an invasive beetle that destroys ash trees.

Using grant money obtained through the TD Friends of the Environment Foundation (FEF), the Guides were able to purchase seven tulip trees for planting. The TD FEF Tree Planting Grant Program offers girls and young women a hands-on way to raise their awareness of environmental issues while sup-

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A number of Town staff were on hand to assist with the planting, including Pelham’s Mayor Augustyn.

“On behalf of Pelham Town Council I want to thank you very much for planting trees to improve our community,” said the Mayor. “You heard we had some trees that died and had to be taken down because of pests. These trees are native, and we’re hoping that there won’t be those pests and that these will live for many many years.”

“Thank you for making our community better,” he added.

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The family moved to Pelham in 2012. Allenov says that when she was looking to move out of Toronto and Googled “Fonthill,” up came a photograph of the Haist windmill. As luck had it, the family ended up buying a house just a few doors down the street from it.

“What would be nice is to ask the Town if they could use it somewhere else,” she said. When informed that the windmill’s current location was in multiple pieces inside a dumpster, Allenov shook her head sadly.

“Without these things a place begins to be nothing, it loses its soul.”

Neighbour and Councillor Peter Papp was less poetic but no less disappointed.

“As long as I remember, it’s been a very nice fixture along Haist. It was very creative. It complimented the whole neighbourhood,” he said. Papp recalled that the Town made special accommodations for the property owner when Haist Street was widened and repaved in 2010. The Town rebuilt part of the elaborate landscaping, even though it was technically on Town property.

Neighbour Frank Kurcz, regarded by many as the “Mayor of Haist Street,” remembered the windmill’s creator as a brilliant designer.

“That Les, he was Hungarian. By trade he was a car mechanic, in Port Colborne—he had a couple of businesses. It was an engineering feat, what he did

The corner of Haist and Berkwood, last May. with that house.”

Kurcz said that the windmill was originally stationary, “Then somehow he devised a way for it to go around, using motors and

Without these things, a place begins to be nothing brushes. People liked it.”

“Other people might have thought it was nuts,” said Janet Kurcz, joining her husband at the door. When reminded that the windmill was outfitted with a video security camera, she nodded grimly.

“Vandals used to be vicious around here. Now that the skateboarders have moved on, it’s a lot quieter.”

Other opinion along the street is mixed. Lower Haist

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resident Wendy Young was “Glad to see it go,” while an Italian-Canadian neighbour who preferred anonymity diplomatically said, “It was just something different.”

Also on the fence was the neighbour with the best view of all, Dolores White, who lives directly opposite the property.

“Time marches on. It’s not for me to say. Everyone thought that a Dutchman lived there, but it was a Yugoslavian who liked Dutch windmills.”

And it this is the part of the story that can’t help but warm a true Canadian's heart.

Within a radius of just a few doors from a Dutch windmill put up by a Hungarian who might have been a Yugoslavian, there are Russian, Italian, Irish, and Ukrainian immigrants, all benignly looked after by an unofficial mayor whose own parents emigrated from Poland.

“It’s like the United Nations, this neighbourhood,” said Frank Kurcz. “Canada, eh.”

From left, exhausted but happy: Kaelen Partridge, Alyssa Witteveen, Shaela Frado, Carley Superka, Caleigh McColl, and Cheyenne Vahrmeyer.

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Part of the Girl Guides purpose is to help girls become meaningful contributors to their community

Amy and Emma O’Neill help shovel dirt around the root ball of a tulip tree in Woodstream Park.

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ent to help. Cooper began the morning by providing the girls with a brief educational lesson on the importance of trees and what they do for people and the environment. He also explained some of the finer points of tree planting.

After their lesson, the real fun began as the kids gathered their shovels and set off to do some digging.

Among them were Amy and Emma O’Neill. Her first time planting a tree, Emma was excited for the opportunity. The young Spark plans to continue with the Girl Guides program in the future, and enjoys the various activities.

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including a hydro pole wall, a mud pit, slides, and various climbing structures that were combined for competitors to race over, under, through, and around. While the course was certainly not easy, it was designed so anyone in general physical shape could participate.

“It’s a good challenging course, but not crazy,” said Adamson.

The event raised around $14,000. The money will be divided between Wellspring Niagara, a regional cancer support service soon to be relocating to Pelham, and the Rotary International project EndPolio Now, as well as other local initiatives.

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“We sing songs and we play games and do crafts,” she said.

Emma’s mother Lora appreciates the positive social opportunities the Guides offer, and plans to enroll Emma’s sister, Amy, next year as well.

“I think it’s a great learning opportunity,” she said. “And it’s a great way for them to be involved in the community and to meet new people and develop new interests.”

Guider Corinne Grant noted that helping girls become strong community members is important to the Guides program.

“Part of the Girl Guides purpose is to help girls become meaningful contributors to their community,” she said.

Tree planting initiatives are one way they can instill these lessons.

The tulip tree is a fast-growing tree that can reach heights of 35 meters.

Cooper noted that by planting a variety of native species in the wake of the ash deaths, the Town hopes to avoid similar large losses in the future.

“We’re being hit extensively with a lot of invasive foreign pests,” he said. “It’s important to plant native species that can establish themselves quickly, and to plant a variety of different species to avoid vulnerable monoculture populations.”

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Winning big at A.K. Wigg

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It was a game that the kids won’t soon forget as the A.K Wigg Jr. boys basketball team earned a come-from-behind overtime win last week to clinch their first ever Tier 1 district tournament championship.

“It was a tight game down to the wire,” said sixth-grader, T.J Hurley.

“It was really exciting, going back and forth, and then we came back to win at the end.”

The boys had been down by eight points with 55 seconds left in regulation, but, incredibly, were able to force overtime and eventually clinch the victory.

“The kids were great,” said Coach Lisa Fucile. “It came down to teamwork and they pulled it off.”

Fucile also credited the team’s dedication, noting the many hours spent on the court.

“Between games and practice, they play four times a week,” she said.

This is only the team’s fourth year in existence. In the previous three years, the boys did not qualify for the pre-tournament at Brock.

The boys completed their stunning run at Eastdale Secondary School on May 9th, where they defeated the much larger Crossroads Public School from Niagara-on-the-Lake.

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The Jr. Boys Championship squad. Back row from left: Joshua Gibson, Ms. Fucile (coach) Alexander Lafferty, Noah Minor, T.J. Hurley, Aiden Lahn, Mr. Minor (coach) Devon Minor.

Front row from left: Lochlan Ridley, Josh DiRaddo, Tyler Anderson, Ben Iannizzi. Not pictured: Matthew Jinks.

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Province proposes Greenbelt changes Ontario is proposing changes to four provincial plans that shape how land is used in the Greater Golden Horseshoe — Canada’s fastest-growing urban region, the province’s economic engine and the home of the Greenbelt.

The changes will attempt to address the recommendations made in the report “Planning for Health, Prosperity and Growth in the Greater Golden Horseshoe: 2015- 2041” from the Co-ordinated Land Use Planning Review advisory panel, chaired by former mayor of Toronto David Crombie.

“People want to live in well-planned areas that meet their needs in a thoughtful way,” said Bill Muaro of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Fisheries.

The proposed changes to the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, the Greenbelt Plan, the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan and the Niagara Escarpment Plan would have a number of repercussions.

It would add lands within 21 major urban river valleys to the Greenbelt; require zoning along transit corridors

to provide adequate density to support transit; establish Greenbelt-level protections for natural heritage systems beyond the Greenbelt; set strict requirements for the expansion of urban areas; and require municipalities in the Greater Golden Horseshoe to integrate climate change policies into municipal official plans and to conduct climate change vulnerability risk assessments when they are planning or replacing infrastructure.

The public may comment on the proposal at www.mah.gov.on.ca

West Nile Virus season underway The Region has seen eight confirmed cases of the illness since 2013 Warmer temperatures are here, and with them come the onset of West Nile Virus season. Niagara residents and visitors to the area are encouraged to take protective measures to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes, like keeping skin covered outdoors, using insect repellent that contains DEET or Icaridin.

Residents are also encouraged to drain any areas of standing or stagnant water, and to make sure all windows and doors in their homes have screens.

Again this year, low impact larvicides (methoprene and Bti) will be applied to areas on public property where mos-

quitoes are breeding beginning at the end of May and monthly through the summer season. These include catch basins and other standing water sites that cannot be easily drained. In addition, 21 mosquito traps will be placed throughout the region to capture mosquitoes that will be tested for the virus.

“The most important ways to control West Nile Virus include eliminating mosquito breeding areas around the home, reducing personal risk by covering up when outdoors, and wearing insect repellents containing DEET or Icaridin,” said Peter Jekel, Manager,

It's national Police Week The Niagara Regional Police Service is joining police services across Canada in celebrating Police Week 2016, May 15 - 21, 2016. The theme for 2016 is "Discover Policing for Safer Communities." The theme provides an opportunity for communities to discover the many ways police are working to keep their community safe.

Police week in Ontario started in 1970. It is a week when local police services come together with their communities to share what they do. Police Week is about celebrating professional, accountable, and effective policing across the Province. Police Week provides opportunities for police and the community to join together to celebrate policing and to talk about the public safety issues that affect the health and safety of communities.

This year, the NRPS continue to invite Niagara res-

Environmental Health.

Niagara residents with municipally-owned catch basins located on their private property can arrange to have the low impact larvicide (methoprene) placed in them by contacting Niagara Region Public Health. Residents can access this service, at no cost, by completing an online form found at www. niagararegion.ca or by calling Niagara Region Public Health.

WNV is a virus spread by mosquitoes and can cause inflammation of the brain (encephalitis) and flu-like illness. The virus is transmitted by mosquitoes that become infected by feeding on an infected bird. Since 2013 there have been 8 confirmed West Nile cases in the Region.

The Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority, in partnership with the Region of Niagara, City of St. Catharines, Ontario Power Generation and RBC Blue Water Project, are set to welcome more than 5,000 school children from across Niagara to the 2016 Niagara Children's Water Festival.

The event is taking place at Ball's Falls Conservation Area until Saturday, from 10:00 am - 1:30 pm, daily.

Since its inception in 2003, over 55,000 grade three and four students have participated in this interactive educational programme that engages kids to learn more about the importance

of conserving and respecting our freshwater resources.

The Children’s Water Festival also provides a practical hands-on approach to modifying daily habits that will, in turn, allow each to contribute to the goals of water protection and conservation.

Developed in accordance with the Ontario curriculum, the programme is available to all schools in Niagara.

The ultimate lessons will extend beyond the classroom and help initiate new attitudes and lifestyle choices.

A total of 92 schools are registered for the 2016 festival

IN THE NEWS String of robberies in Fenwick

Residents have reported a string of break-ins on the 600 block of Chantler Road in Fenwick. The thieves are apparently targeting unlocked garages and outbuildings, stealing anything of value. One resident lost two chainsaws, two cans of gasoline and some motor oil. The Niagara Regional Police are investigating.

Sherkston man wins $2 million

Patrick (Pat) Hogan of Sherkston can’t wait to renovate his ‘forever home’ after winning the $2,046,477.50 Lottario jackpot on May 7. Just days before the big win, Pat and fiancée Jessica were making plans to move: “I lost my job last fall - three weeks after we bought our beautiful house,” explained Pat. The couple had disconnected their home phone and given up their cell phones to make ends meet, so after checking his ticket at the store, Pat had to wait until he got home to tell Jessica the good news. “I walked in the door and with a firm grip on that ticket, and told

her our worries were over.

We were millionaires”. The money will go toward a new kitchen, a ‘man cave’ and, of course, the wedding.

Truck pulls down utility lines from Niagara to Hamilton

On Tuesday May 10th, 2016 at approximately 8:00 a.m. the Niagara Regional Police Service along with members of the Hamilton Police Service commenced an investigation into the damaging of cable and hydro wires which had been pulled down by a flatbed truck carrying an inappropriately stored fork lift.

The initial investigation began in Grimsby and continued into the City of Hamilton, where the suspect vehicle continued to pull down lines, including wires at the intersection of Hwy 8 and Fifty Road. Dozens of homes were without power as a result this incident.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Cst. Donna Orth from Niagara Regional Police Service 905945-2211 ext. 5400 or Cst. Jason Henry from Hamilton Police Service - Station 20 at 905-564-2929.

Lions pursue potential paraders

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idents to get to know their police services and officers better. They are urging everyone to "discover policing" — the many facets of law enforcement and community policing, the work of so many of their officers, and the careers that await those who embark into the law enforcement field.

During police week the NRPS will be hosting a number of events that the public is welcome to attend.

To find out more visit www. niagararegionalpolice.ca.

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The Fenwick Lions Carnival Parade has long been a staple of Pelham’s spring time festivities. Children and adults alike line Fenwick’s downtown core and eagerly await the procession of classic cars, marching bands and local clubs.

Lion Darren Crowe remembers and taking part in the parade as a boy.

“I remember being a part of it when I was playing Fenwick softball as a kid,” he recalled. “We want get it back to that, to make it a truly community event.”

That’s why this year the Lions are making a point to pursue more residents to march with them in the parade.

“We want to grow this parade into a showcase that highlights the businesses and activities that occur in

the town of Pelham,” said Crowe.

There are not a lot of limits to whom and what can be a part of the parade, and all reasonable applicants will be welcomed. Among those already registered are a number of people showcasing their classic cars, and the Crossley Marching Band.

There is also a group that allows children to decorate their bikes and ride them in the parade.

“We’re just trying to get some new entrants out there and spread the word about it,” said Crowe.

Interested parties can register on the Fenwick Lions’ website, fabulousfenwicklions.org, until next Thursday, May 26.

The parade kicks off on Friday, May 27, at 7:00pm at Bethany Christian Reform Church on Balfour Street in Fenwick.

Local cowpokes mosey down the road in 2015.

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OPINION As We See It

Letters

Gratitude toward Pelham’s community builders

Thank you from the 30th Annual Pelham Art Festival

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T IS WITH PLEASURE, pride, and admiration that the Voice has covered the myriad of charity-driven events held in Pelham over the last few weeks. Residents have been privy to a Home and Garden Show, an Agricultural Night, an Art Festival, Trivia Night, and a Mudfest, just to name a few.

Each has raised money for some laudable cause or another, be it a local food bank, or cancer support centre, or library.

There are also any number of card games, bake sales, food drives, clothing collections, et al. that go on from week to week, raising funds for everything from youth clubs to diabetes research.

And it shows no sign of stopping.

In the next few weeks the Voice will be covering parades, carnivals, and dinners.

In Pelham, there is always some service club, or dedicated committee, or group of thrown-together volunteers, who have

a worthwhile project on the go, all imagined, organized, enacted, and occasionally cooked, by selfless residents looking to give something back.

Gandhi said, “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” This is true for individuals, and for communities. When municipalities say they are searching for a “small town feel,” they are not looking for quaint cottages on quiet back roads. They are searching for that sincere desire to help each other that separates good communities from great ones.

It’s something that this town has in spades. If Gandhi is right, then there are very few people in Pelham undergoing an identity crisis.

It has been a pleasure for the Voice to bring these events to readers over the past few weeks. This newspaper looks forward to covering many more in the future.

"Nothing has been decided"

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NTIL IT HAS BEEN. And then it’s “why didn’t you speak up?”

The phrase "nothing has been decided" has become a convenient tool for decision makers, especially those in the public sphere. It allows them to hedge between both sides of a contentious issue, and avoid being held accountable by either during the process. After all, not

many people have the time to ask questions when they no longer matter. This is especially useful when the decision maker is on the side with fewer supporters, and limited logic.

Residents have seen this repeatedly in Pelham’s recent past, and are once again being fed this line while awaiting the new name of E.W Farr Memorial School. And make

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no mistake, it is “E.W. Farr,” not “the new West Pelham school” as the DSBN likes to call it (where the heck is West Pelham anyway? Possibly near Fenwick?).

Residents who want to preserve a piece of local history and honour the memory of a prolific Fenwick educator are being assured that their opinions will be considered, and that the most popular submission usually wins. The DSBN has patiently explained this while handing out literature that claims a “common name” See NOT DECIDED Page 5

It was a wonderful Show!

The 30thAnnual Pelham Art Festival Show and Sale was very well attended breaking records of the past six years for both attendance and sales! Thank you to all who celebrated this milestone with the artists and volunteers who presented this epic show. A special thank you to the Sponsors who provided financial assistance to set up the Show and to the artists who demonstrated incredible talent in their beautiful and creative work. The patrons who attended, from far and wide, were so impressed to have such a professional show in the Town of Pelham, and many residents who attended for the first time this

In last week’s edition of the Voice, a letter from Mr. Bering points out that the town is planning to use private parking facilities to provide parking space for the new community centre. This information came to him from the mayor in response to a question concerning parking.

It is surprising to me how Town Council can be as presumptuous as to expect businesses that are not even there yet to pay for parking lots that the town can use.

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Is the town going to make that part of the building permits for any businesses that choose to open near the new facility? Would the town allow any other business to build or operate without adequate parking space? The same thing (using someone else’s parking facilities) was expected for the supper market/band shell with the Fonthill plaza parking lot until businesses in the Fonthill plaza complained and other arrangements had to be worked out.

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Perhaps the town can put up signs telling people how long a walk it is from where they must park, to the actual facility, like has been done for the Thursday night market.

This proves to me once again that this is not as well-planned or thought out as Council would have us believe, by giving their presentation on how great and wonderful, and affordable, it is to anyone who will listen. If they have to do this much damage control, there probably is damage.

David R. Emmons

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E.L. Crossley, A.K. Wigg and Glynn A. Green who worked together to transform the arena to a welcoming and pleasant place to enjoy the fine art and creations of 75 artists this year.

Thank you to donors and contributors for providing what was needed to make this a beautiful place to be. Most of all, thank you to everyone who came out to enjoy and purchase this fine art which, in turn, supports the Pelham Library System, graduating art student Scholarships to E.L. Crossley Secondary School and Notre Dame College School, and Community Art Projects.

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year, stated their pleasure.

Thank you to committee members who worked tirelessly since September to prepare for the show and for the weekend volunteers who took turns to provide comfort and to meet the needs of everyone who attended the Show.

We want to thank the talented musicians for providing beautiful ambiance and Rose City Kids for preparing and serving food on Friday evening with enthusiasm.

Thank you to Churchhill Natural Meats and Nature’s Corner Bakery and Cafe for providing delicious food and a Mother’s Day Brunch that was greatly appreciated.

Thank you to the many adult volunteers and students of

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Town never asked me what I thought I really don't have the time to keep going on about the Community Center, but when I read comments like those in the Mayor’s recent Online Journal, I just plain can't stay silent.

He states, "the Town surveyed you and your neighbours" — nothing could be further from the truth!

No one spoke to me or any of my neighbors, friends, etc. in Pelham.

In fact, I have yet to meet anyone who did or will admit to participating in the survey he speaks of.

Tell the truth Mr. Mayor! This 2013, "statistically-significant resident survey" was completed prior to anyone even knowing what the community center would look like much less what the cost would be.

I would even question if all those surveyed were actual taxpayers or if they all even truly lived in Pelham.

How could this survey possibly be valid?

He also states, "After receiving presentations and

correspondence from residents and community representatives during our special Council meeting on

I have yet to meet anyone who did or will admit to participating in the survey April 25, Council deliberated a motion to move ahead with the construction of the Community Centre as designed."

I was at the meeting and I saw no such deliberation.

In fact, from what I can tell each councillor with the exception of Councillor Papp, read from what could only have been a pre-

pared script indicating their minds were made up prior to the meeting.

It was very clear to me that this meeting was only for show and to make it seem like the public was given an opportunity to give input, a practice this Town seems to be making a habit.

Further, if as the Mayor states, the decision was made after hearing from those that presented at this meeting on April 25, then the cart is before the horse and Councillor Papp's move to amend could not be ruled out or order.

If the Mayor truly appreciates our ongoing interest, as he keeps stating, then why doesn't he step out from behind the curtain and stop blowing smoke up our backsides.

A. Bering North Pelham

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New vaccination law proposed Last week, Ontario introduced legislation that, if passed, would make it more difficult to obtain exemptions for mandatory school vaccines and improve how these vaccines are reported.

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Weaver said a scheduling conflict nixed the location this time around.

A dozen volunteer staff members were on hand to assist, and three library board members were in competition. Eight rounds of trivia, one silent auction, and several large pizzas later, the winners were declared and the evening brought to a rowdy close.

The most surprising trivial tidbit? The building now housing Fonthill’s Gun & Sport shop was once a church. Praise the lord and pass the ammunition.

It was a packed and raucous house last Saturday night at Fenwick’s Fire Hall, which hosted the Pelham Public Library’s second annual Trivia Night. The doors opened at 6:00 PM to 128 lucky ticket holders, who paid $20 each for what would turn out to be a fourhour event.

The fundraiser for the Maple Acre branch sold out two weeks earlier, said Library CEO Kirk Weaver. Last year’s event was held in the larger Fonthill Legion, but

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It’s been thirteen months since Faith Flagg was struck by a car in a hit and run accident in Fonthill. Since that night, Faith has been in and out of the hospital as she and her family do their best to cope with their new lives.

“It’s hard, it can be really hard,” said Faith’s mother, Sharon Crowe.

But even though times have often been tough this past year, the Flagg’s have been able to carry on, in part through their own personal strength, but also through an incredible outpouring of support from the entire community. For this, Sha-

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“There were so many people and businesses that helped out and were amazing. So, so amazing,” said Sharon. “I don’t know how to thank them all, so I just wanted to get something out into the whole community, to say ‘thank you’ to everyone.”

Faith, who was 17 at the time of the accident, suffered a traumatic brain injury, which has introduced a number of struggles into the family’s day-to-day life.

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BY VOICE STAFF It’s every hockey player’s dream to compete in the big game, says Fonthill native Tyler Young, and recently he got a chance to do just that.

Young is a member of the Valley Maple Leafs of Nova Scotia, who won the Don Johnson Memorial Cup on May 1. The Don Johnson Cup is the Junior B ice hockey championship for Atlantic Canada.

Young, who grew up playing with the Pelham Panthers, notched an assist in a thrilling 5-4 decision against the Avalon Capitals.

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COMMUNITY EVENTS & CLASSIFIEDS Fonthill Legion EVERY FRIDAY 4-6 pm, Serving a great dinner, $10. Including coffee/tea and dessert. Take out orders available, call 905892-6293. TF

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ART OF HENNA: BIRTHS After a basic overview in the art of henna, each participant will have an opportunity to create a henna tattoo. Henna is a plant based dye that safely stains THE the skin for 1-3 Page 14 VOICE of Pelham Wednesday, August 27, 20 Fabulous Fenwick weeks. People with nut Lions Fish Fry allergies should not sign Friday May 20, 2016, 4 up. Ages 12 – 100. Tues., – 7 pm Centennial Park, May 31 at 7 p.m. $5 in999 Church St., Fenwick. cludes materials. Please Come and enjoy Niagaregister ahead. Pelham ra’s Best Fish and Chips Public Library. www.pelGara Services For PELHAM details seeLIBRARY’S our web- COMPUTER CLINIC hamlibrary.on.ca.

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Robert Wood is12:30 a mixed Saturdays – 3:30. Register and pay ahead in person. $5.00 per 1/2 voice choir. If you like TGIF CRAFTING: Drop hour. Visit www.pelhamlibrary.on.ca or call 905-892-6443 for more details. singing, we invite you to in with your portable craft

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Stag & Doe Andrea & Jim McCollum (along with their parents: Amy & Harland Young and Joanne & Ken McCollum) are thrilled to announce the summer wedding of their daughter Emily to Joshua Nunn of Tillsonburg, son of Bonnie & Phil Learn. Everyone is welcome to join them in celebration at their Stag & Doe, Saturday, May 28th, Fonthill Legion

EVENTS SPAN (Single Person Association of Niagara) is a social club since 1982 for mature singles who meet and mingle at The Trap 128 Hwy 20, Fonthill, every Tuesday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Offers members a monthly calendar of social activities. Further information, call Lynie @ 905-788-0359 TF Weekly Euchre every Friday evening, 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm, North Pelham Youth Hall, 1718 Maple Street, Fenwick (Just north of Tice Road); $3./ person, prizes awarded.

TF Freedom from Addiction Come and hear a dynamic choir by Teen Challenge www.tcgta. ca, featuring students sharing their amazing stories of freedom from addiction. Faith Welland Church, 380 South Pelham Rd, Welland, 10:00 AM Sunday May 22. 905-735-6811.

N20-11 Pelham Community Church 461 Canboro Rd., Fenwick Wednesday Worship & Communion Service First & Third Wednesday of every month @ 2:00 p.m. TF

Support your local service clubs  Ridgeville Bible Chapel AWANA program is Tuesday evenings from 6:30 to 8:00 at 418 Canboro Rd, Ridgeville for children 3 to Grade 9.

TF A Cappella Niagara Men’s chorus meets Tuesdays at 7:00 PM at the Welland Community Wellness Centre, 145 Lincoln St. Come and sing!

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905-892been exploring in Bethany Brethrenand in performing time-honoured melodies from the stompLook for extra Christ Lin- 6443. TF ing church, grounds 50 of Quebec’s musical past. Using fiddle, accordion, harmonica, coln Street, Welland. Call copies at guitar, bouzouki and a COMPUTER number of other instruments, our three virtuosos TUTOR & Frank at 289-820-6452.

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Saturdays 12:30 urdays 2:00 to with 4:30 fall themes, learning a variety of techniques.

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905Fonthill Lioness Black Pearl Fish & Chips 892-6443. TF Cafe on Main Progressive Euchre FABULOUS LIONS FISH FRY Beamer’s Saurday May 28,FENWICK 2016, CHESS CLUB Pro Hardware 7:00Tasty pm, Lions treatsHall, withHwy funds heading straight back into the community.

Haddock, Sobey’s # 20, Fonthill. $5. per Ages 12-18. J. P. will be french Prizes, fries andLight much more.

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3:45 – 4:45. $1 per N20-12 PELHAM MINOR HOCKEY EQUIPMENT SALE Semenuk’s week. Drop in. Pelham Pic’s to provide Buy, sell or trade used equipment at the Pelham Arena.

Aimed Public Library. www.pelWoodlands Fashion Keith’s Restaurant hamlibrary.on.ca 905-season. Runs cheaper options for players in this upcoming Show Fundraiser TargetSept.

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Lazy Loon lighting fashions from PelPharmasave ham. Proceeds for pro- WONDERFUL WASHI: Avondale Store PELHAM MUDFEST grams and recreation to Ages 10 – 18. Washi tape is a popular, decorative, benefit Tickets Menresidents. and women will be back in the mud as the second FENWICK run on the year is $5, available at the office, Japanese paper tape Gallaghers Farm Market held at Bissil’s Hideaway.

8 am – 4 pm, Woodlands used to create a personRidgeberry Farm of Sunset, 920 Pelham alized door hanger, cards Avondale Store other items. Wed., May Street, Welland.REGIONAL Contact or NIAGARA EXHIBITION Fenwick Sub Shop person: Swiska Gotfryd, 18 from 4 - 5. $3 includes Rodeo, games and live entertainment headline this years exciting event. It materials for two projects.

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First SPINE CRACKERS: Church North Pelham 7. Proceeds for the Big Book Move club stay in and support the Walker FamforNiagara ages 12Bake, Plant Sale and ily Cancer 18. Sign up and pick up a BBQ Centre.

Community Event copy of the book for May Saturday May 28, 2016, Submissions 10:00 am - 1:00 CLUB pm. New 30 from 6:30 – 7:30. Free.

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Construction is underway at the new "Fonthill Marketplace" development on HighwayT:10” 20 in Fonthill. The first stores are set to open in late 2016 or early 2017.

Investing in new and better ways for all Ontarians to get the care they need means: • 700 new doctors and specialists • 35 hospitals currently being renewed, modernized or expanded • $250 million invested in home and community care • $345 million invested to improve wait times and access to care

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Funding to our health care system will increase by over $1 billion this year.

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Crossley dominant at ZONE

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The E.L Crossley Track & Field team came in as a storm and took first place overall at ZONE recently.

Crossley's team accumulated 405 points, more than doubling second place Ridgeway Crystal Beach's score of 169. Crossley won

girls overall by 122 points and boys overall by 100 points! The top 5 athletes in each event got points for the Crossley team and advanced to SOSSA. With an incredible 68 athletes advancing, Crossley hopes to win SOSSA overall this year.

Hit-and-run victim's struggle to recuperate continued from Page 7 Sharon, “she’s relearning a lot of things for the first time.”

Now Faith’s mother provides her with 24-hour care during days filled with therapy and doctor’s appointments, while trying to balance care for her other two children as well.

And while it can all feel staggering at times, from the start there have been family, friends, and even complete strangers standing by to help bear the load.

“I was just so overwhelmed by what everybody in our community did,” said Sharon.

The meals, funds,

thoughts, and prayers have helped keep the Crowes moving forward, and though Sharon has tried to thank everyone personally, she feels it cannot be overstated.

“Thank you,” she said.

“Just ‘thank you’ to our whole community for how amazing they are.”

South Niagara Hearing Clinic helps deal with side-effect of cancer medication continued from Page 6 a link between ear damage and certain cancer fighting agents, especially chemotherapy medications and radiation treatment.

“A lot of times patients are left with ringing in their ears and hearing loss,” said South Niagara Hearing Clin-

ic audiologist Alaina Hillier.

“So we help overcome that and increase the quality of life that way.”

Perhaps no one knows this better than the clinic office administrator Leslie Goodman.

“I had cancer in the parotid gland in the right side of my face and I had a

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month of radiation,” said Goodman.

“Radiation is good for killing cancer cells but it also does other things. So I had a problem with my ear drum because of the radiation treatments and it did leave me with some hearing loss in the right ear.”

Although Goodman does not yet require an assistive device, she has Alaina periodically check her hearing and expects to need one in the future.

“It’s aggravating, because if I have my right ear toward somebody and other people are talking I have a very hard time hearing what’s said,” she explained.

To help fight these cancers and solve these hearing issues before they start, the clinic ran a promotion last month that saw $50 from every hearing aid sold donated to the Canadian Cancer Society.

After some in-office discussion, it was decided that the money would go to support head and neck cancer research. In total, $600 was donated to the cause.

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