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Protesters greet start of annual Short Hills deer hunt BY DON RICKERS Contributing News Editor Perhaps some activists in the animal protection community are searching for common ground in their dispute with Indigenous hunters invoking treaty rights. But that ground won’t be found in Short Hills Provincial Park. Ontario has recognized the rights of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy (Six Nations) to conduct an annual white-tailed deer harvest in the park

since 2013. The province’s Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks attempts to balance the interests of the different users of the park and local community with the treaty rights of the Haudenosaunee, but animal rights activists are adamantly opposed to the activity, and muster a couple of dozen protesters most hunt days to picket at the Pelham Road entry point. Robin Zavitz and her husband, Craig, who have lived on Roland

Road in Pelham for 18 years, have a rural property that abuts Short Hills. As founding members of the Short Hills Wildlife Alliance, they were at the Pelham Road gate of the park shortly after 4 AM last Wednesday on the opening day of the hunt. Zavitz counted 29 vehicles ushered in by the OPP and Niagara Regional Police officers stationed at the park entrance, and estimated that about 70 Indigenous hunters were on site. “The Ministry doesn’t do a hunter

count, nor do the police staffing the entrance gate,” said Zavitz. “Apparently, it is now up to the Aboriginal hunters to keep track of that, along with the number of deer taken. The Ministry has just a skeleton crew of officers on duty during the hunt to enforce the Short Hills Harvest Protocol of 2021.” Zavitz says she has documented evidence of breaches of the hunt See HUNT Page 11

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Another community loss: Lloyd Beamer, a longtime fixture at his hardware store in Fonthill since the 1980s, passed away last week. His obituary is on page 10. Lloyd was as easygoing as they come. It was always a pleasure to take an extra couple of minutes to chat with him at the store, and with his wife, Shirley. For awhile there, it seemed like granddaughter Natalie's various achievements were making the Voice on the weekly basis. Inevitably there is already speculation in town as to whether the family will continue to run the hardware store. I join the unanimous chorus in hoping so. By its nature—a shop offering all things to all people—Beamer’s is just about the last establishment that we all have in common, and where chances are good on any given Saturday afternoon you’ll run across an old friend, or neighbour, or Town councillor, in on a household errand, but sparing a minute to catch up. Once gone, community spots like these tend to disappear for good...Also gone too soon: Former Pelham Fire Department volunteer Larry Pelt (obituary, page 11). We knew Larry only to exchange a friendly hello, whether at the local grocery store where he worked up until a couple of years ago, or around the corner at his house, where we would occasionally see him while we walked past with our dog...On the mend: Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to express get-well wishes following my unexpected hospital stay ten days ago. Clearly my less-than-optimal recovery experience was not unique, as I’ve heard some pretty harrowing stories along the same lines. It strikes me that one reason the nursing shortage has been allowed to become so acute is that among the general population there are relatively few of us in the hospital at any given time. Covid bumped the numbers up a bit, but still not to the point that enough patients come out of hospitals demanding better care as their first order of business. Mostly we’re thankful just to be out, home at last, hoping not to return, with political lobbying the farthest thing from our mildly PTSD-rattled minds...No, it’s not the beer goggles making you see double: The immense list of impaired driving charges on this page represents a month’s worth of stops. Apparently the NRPS have shifted from weekly to monthly news releases. I always take a bit of illogical pride in seeing that Pelham rarely makes the list, and indeed this month there’s only one Pelham charge out of 56 names...Looking for work? Among the many businesses seeking to hire these days are the Pelham Street Grille, which could use some kitchen help, and Greenfield Services (ad, p.16), who’s looking for a landscaping labourer...On a diet: It's another relatively slim paper this week, which is where I think we'll be for awhile as Ol' Baldy recuperates. This week's cover story on the annual Short Hills deer hunt is about the best we've done on the topic so far. See what you think. Now, if you don't mind, I'm off for a nap. See you next week. ◆

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In an effort to bring further attention and deterrence to driving while impaired by alcohol or drugs, the Niagara Regional Police Service reports the names of those people who are charged with an alleged criminal impaired driving offence in the Region. None of the following charges have been proved in court. In addition to being charged, these individuals are also bound by a Ministry of Transportation 90-Day Administrative Driver’s License Suspension and are prohibited from operating a motor vehicle on a roadway. The public is encouraged to contact the Niagara Regional Police Service Traffic Safety Hotline or Crime Stoppers to report those who are driving in contravention of the suspension. The following individuals have been charged criminally with impaired driving by alcohol or drugs, driving with a blood alcohol concentration above 80 mgs of alcohol in 100 ml of blood, or refusing to provide a breath / blood sample.

Jahmal N. HUGGAN-LOUNGS, 29, St. Catharines Theodore SHALLIP, 75, St. Catharines David A. E. ALLEN, 57, St. Catharines Alexsandra L. ZDZIEBLO, 37, Niagara-on-the-Lake Anthony BOYANO, 19, St. Catharines Christopher D. DESCHAMBEAULT, 60, Welland Patricia D. SAUCIER, 50, Fort Erie Mark R. TYMCZYSZYN, 29, St. Catharines Devona L. WARNER, 29, St. Catharines Alvin R. CHURKOO, 30, Terra Cotta Mahamat A. TIBER, 41, Niagara Falls Joshua LUCKETT, 43, Niagara Falls Sydney D. L. ATREO, 27, Fort Erie Cameron S. MOSSEY, 30, Pelham Hugh C. R. AMOS, 61, Niagara Falls Daniel G. MARKWICK, 28, St. Catharines Hirad M. MOHAMED-ADAN, 33, St. Catharines Oliver ARVINRAJ, 28, Thorold Jonathan A. SOSA SALGUERO, 32, Fort Erie John G. KELLY, 33, Niagara Falls Priscilla L. BURRY, 46, Welland Brandon G. TUMBER, 25, Burlington Jeffrey R. HILLMAN, 28, St. Catharines Robert G. BERRY, 48, St. Catharines Jerry W. WASHKEVICH, 53, St. Catharines Jacob S. HARRIS, 19, Niagara Falls Cody P. KARABANIK, 22, Thorold

Steven M. KLIMEK, 31, Welland Gregory M. M. BOGL, 22, Belle River Unnikrishnan HARIDASANPILLAI, 34, St. Catharines Daniel A. LEGAULT, 21, Welland Peter S. FISHER, 58, Niagara Falls Gualtiero GIANSANTE, 57, Grimsby Sonia S. CANO, 62, St. Catharines Cassandra L. SAVAGE, 39, Fort Erie Melissa A. WINSTANLEY, 45, Fort Erie Jeremy J. OXFORD, 44, Niagara Falls Ashley R. CERROS, 37, Niagara Falls Mayden A. GUERRERO, 32, Thorold Christian R. BRADFORD, 50, Welland Matthew J. VANDER WAL, 36, St. Catharines James A. SHUKER, 59, St. Catharines James P. BELANGER, 26, Welland Dalton J. S. HILL, 25, St. Catharines D’arcy A. ROWAT, 51, Niagara Falls Adam W. MANUEL, 37, Lincoln Terri L. PFEIFFER, 43, Thorold James R. GUEST, 24, Thorold Davonte S. CARTER, 29, Niagara Falls NY Daniel D. BOOSE, 35, St. Catharines Terry L. BINGLEY, 65, Niagara Falls Joseph J. DOLCE-MARASCO, 23, Welland Francois BELLEMARRE, 44, St. Catharines Stephan D. JONES, 32, Welland Angelo A. VOULGARAKIS, 25, Niagara Falls Chase B. A. PAGE, 32, Fort Erie Ted M. NEWBERRY, 40, Thorold

The Niagara Regional Police Service is committed to reducing impaired driving offences through education and the apprehension of offenders through enforcement programs like RIDE. Impaired driving is still the leading cause of criminal deaths in Canada and destroys thousands of lives every year.

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Public meeting tonight on school issues BY VOICE STAFF As questions continue to mount regarding an email that Pelham Mayor Dave Augustyn quietly sent to a District School Board of Niagara trustee last summer, Augustyn has agreed to address the issue at a public meeting scheduled for this evening, Wednesday, Feb. 8, in Fenwick. Nancy Beamer, speaking for “Names Matter,” a Pelham citizens group lobbying the DSBN to reverse its decision to rename a local public school, confirms that the meeting will be held at Fire Station #2, known locally as the Fenwick Fire Hall, starting at 7:00 PM. While the Mayor has agreed to ap-

Under pressure, Mayor to address email revelation, other E. W. Farr matters pear, says Beamer, DSBN officials associated with the school-naming process have either declined to attend or have not yet responded to the group’s invitation. DSBN Chair, Dale Robinson, to whom Augustyn’s email was addressed last June, has declined to appear, says Beamer, asserting that she would be

“on holidays.” The Voice was unable to independently confirm Robinsion’s intentions. She did not respond to repeated requests for comment on E.W. Farr-related matters before presstime. Beamer, whose group maintains an email list of some 580 residents, says that all members of the public are invited and encouraged to attend the meeting. “We would especially welcome parents and children who are unhappy with the name change,” she says, referring to the contentious decision by the DSBN to consolidate two Pelham See MEETING back page

HEN I WAS young, my father and I would go for long drives along the rural routes of Pelham. We’d blast George Thurgood and roll down the windows because we loved the smell of the breeze, the sensation of crisp Niagara wind beating our cheeks and tangling our hair against our summer-kissed skin. My father was not a sentimental man. He worked in factories and had a Gordon Lightfoot mustache and never shed tears over injuries. Yet something about the Pelham landscape, the hilly backdrop to his childhood and the childhoods of our ancestors, drew him in. He’d stop by a farm or a gathering of woods and, surrendering his manly veneer, tell me a story about the town. This place is precious. This is the earth that granted us life. Here is the place where we happened upon love or here is a site of devastation. On one particular drive sometime in the late ‘90s we stopped at a tree with a plaque. “This tree looks dead,” I said to my father. “It sure is getting there, Julie.” The Comfort Maple is supposedly Canada’s oldest See COLUMN SIX Page 14

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A construction error was discovered following the opening of a traffic calming chicane on Haist Street north of Hwy 20 last Monday that prevented large vehicles from passing through. One resident living in the neighbourhood said he contacted the Town after seeing a small schoolbus get stuck as it tried to get through the new traffic calming measure. Later that day while driving behind a cement truck, he said that he became concerned for the public’s safety when the truck had to turn around because it couldn’t get through. “If a small school bus and a cement truck can’t make it through what about a fire

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Representatives from the Pelham Summerfest committee Candy Ashbee and Bill Gibson presented council with a final report on the 2016 Summerfest at the Council meeting on Monday, Nov. 21. Prompted by a story in the Voice in August about a merchant petition to move Summerfest from Pelham Street, in September Town staff met with various stakeholders to hear their complaints, promising at the time that changes in the way Summerfest was mounted would be con-

sidered. The main concerns identified during the community engagement process were security, parking, ensuring customer can access all businesses in town, and liability for damages. How to get all Pelham Street businesses to participate and finding ways to make it beneficial for them to set up a booth were also determined to be of high priority for the committee as they plan for next year’s event. Gibson told Council that the committee is addressing these concerns in a variety of ways. To improve parking, they intend to create bet-

ter signage for out-of-town visitors to designated parking areas and shuttle services. To make participation in Summerfest more enticing to local businesses, they plan to implement a tiered-charge for booths. Under the new system, Pelham Street business owners will be charged the least, other local businesses will pay a slightly higher fee, and vendors from outside Pelham will pay the most. In response to more specific issues for individual businesses, they will also slightly alter the footprint of the event and make adjustments to security. Another way the committee plans

to improve the 2017 Summerfest is by sponsoring and working with the organizers of the Thursday Night Bandshell Concert series to select the artist performing on the first night of Summefest. They also intend to make more use of the smartphone app they launched in 2016. "We are really going to push it this year," Ashbee said. “It really helps to get people to see what events there are so they can plan out where they are going. We will be able to actually help the merchants and local businesses adSee CHANGES Page 5

FTER LUNCH ON Saturday, Mum and Dad had my afternoon cut out for me. Mum had more brass than anyone I knew, and it had to be cleaned. In addition there was the set of silver fish-knives and forks which were never used, but which had to be cleaned and put back in their velvetlined box. Next was a walk to the newsagents to pay for the daily delivery of the Daily Mirror. As I said, Dad was a printer, but when he was 37 he had been rejected for a job, as being too old, by the printers of the Beano. For that reason, my favourite comic was not allowed in the house, but while I was paying the papers, the newsagent let me have a 'shoofty' at the Beano. I'd explained my predicament and he understood completely. Sundays were different again. Dad would play golf on summer mornings and billiards in winter. Then he'd stop for a 'refresher' at the local and would pick up the prawns, cockles, winkles or whelks we'd be having for tea later. Meanwhile, Mum was roasting the 'joint' and potatoes. I got to make the Yorkshire pud, and mint

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ceives them, enabling youth to have experiences that build character, challenge them, and allow them to try new things. The goal is to have these youth develop into confident and wellrounded individuals, better prepared for success. Apple Day helps to achieve that.”

“Any money raised during Apple Day goes towards improving the Scouting program by providing more outdoor adventures for youth, camping equipment, canoes and paddles, training and many other endeavours that the youth want to experience,” says Marie. Scouts Canada has some 100,000 members across Canada, and carries out programs for boys, girls

walk/trail is slated to be built between the south side of the road from Timmsdale Crescent to the high school. Because of the large volume of motor vehicle traffic travelling at high speeds through this area, and because of the necessity for students to tread this path on a daily basis, many residents would like to see the sidewalk go in sooner than later. After delivering to Council a petition containing

Many residents would like to see the sidewalk go in sooner than later the names of 450 students calling for a safer walk to school, Simpson handed the

podium over to Loewen and Williams to plead their case. Loewen told Council that because there are a lot of students who have work placements and coop placements during the school year, this is the only route for many of them to travel. As one of the students facing this predicament, Williams said she has had no other option but to walk along the dangerous highway.

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and youth ages 5-25. This year the 3rd Fonthill Group, which includes Beavers to Ventures (youth ages 5- 25) will be hitting the streets to drum-up support. Over the weekend, Scouts will be set up in Fonthill outside Sobeys, Tim Hortons, Target Gas station, Fonthill Shopping Plaza and the Pioneer Gas station at the corner of Hwys 20 and 24.

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Joining their principal, Karen Simpson, at the Sept. 19 Council meeting as part of a delegation from EL Crossley Secondary School, students Abby Loewen and Neenah Williams presented Council with a list of reasons that they should immediately approve the construction of the new sidewalk proposed along Hwy. 20. The asphalt side-

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While shopping in Fonthill between Friday and Sunday, keep an eye out for Beavers, Cubs and Scouts in front of local stores with bushels of apples. As part of the annual Apple Day campaign, Scouting youth of all ages will be trading apples for donations. The yearly fundraising drive is an important way for young Scouts to connect with the communities they are serving, says Leah Marie of Scouts Canada. “The Apple Day campaign holds a great tradition of being able to have youth interacting within the communities they live in,” she says. “All of the Apple Day donations stay directly within the group that re-

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“I start work at 2:30 PM and school lets out at 2:15 PM so I can’t take any other route,” Williams explained. “I have had friends, family, teachers and other community members reach out to me in the past about how this is unsafe and how there should be another alternative for us.” Looking ahead to winter, when she will need to walk this path three or four times See SIDEWALK Page 2

HERE IS NO BETTER time to cycle than Fall. It matters not whether you’re new to the sport, a seasoned recreational cyclist, racer, touring rider or mountain biker; we all have reason to look forward to autumn. Summer’s heat has faded, and the streams of sweat that ran from soggy helmets into our eyes are now just slight perspiration. Fitness is peaking from lots of saddle time, making those tough climbs of Spring a breeze in Autumn. It’s hard to beat the feeling of beginning a crisp, cool Fall ride with a slight shiver, knowing your efforts will soon warm you perfectly. The hues of Autumn are outstanding. A Pelham route as simple as following our southern boundary is one that would make most Toronto cyclists jealous, especially when our forests and fields are ablaze with colour. Begin from Harold Black Park, and zig-zag south along Effingham Rd toward the Welland River. If you’re new to cycling, it’s important to know south is the direction away from any hills. If you avoid the morning and evening weekday rush hours caused by those travelling through Pelham between Wainfleet See AUTUMN Page 3

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Applications invited for youth advisory panel BY DON RICKERS Contributing News Editor The Zoomers are getting a platform to share their views with Niagara’s regional government. Regional Chair Jim Bradley told the Voice that those ages 13 through 19 are invited to submit applications for a new committee, which will provide input to discussions and decision-making in Niagara from a youth perspective. The 2016 census indicated that seven percent of Niagara residents fall within the 13-to-19 year old age group. Generation Z, colloquially known as Zoomers, is the demographic cohort succeeding Millennials and preceding Generation Alpha. Most Zoomers are children of Generation X, who are themselves the progeny of the Boomers, an immense cohort from the post-WWII era into the early 1960s. Many Zoomers are not yet old enough to vote, but they have plenty to say about social and political matters. They are racially and ethnically diverse, hold high educational aspirations, and have little or no memory of the world as it existed before smartphones. On social and policy issues, Zoomers are considered to be progressive and pro-government. Given the way in which the pandemic has affected employment opportunities, Zoomers appear to face an uncertain future, given that young workers in service-sector jobs have been particularly vulnerable. Pelham Regional Councillor Diana Huson told the Voice that applications

must be received by the Region by October 18 at 4 PM. She has been appointed as an advisor to the group. “She's the logical person for it,” said Bradley. “She's the one who mainly expressed interest. I think that she'll work very well offering guidance and counsel to these young people.” Bradley’s executive officer, Daryl Barnhart, will work with the youth committee, alongside Huson. “One of my priorities on council is to seek out diverse voices in our communities, including those of women and underrepresented groups,” said Huson. “I think this is a great way to bring opinions to council on issues that are important to us all.” The committee will be expected to work to identify gaps and barriers in policies, in order to increase participation in programs and services within the Region. Bradley said that other municipalities have successfully introduced youth committees, and noted that school boards have student trustees through provincial legislation. “From time to time [Council heard] from youth who want to be heard on certain issues. They tend to gravitate to environmental issues, and social issues like homelessness and affordable housing and rent controls. They are keen to discuss public transportation, because they are primary users of mass transit. Mental health, which wasn’t discussed much even five years ago, is a particular topic of interest,

because it impacts them. It’s really good to have their fresh perspective on things, which is different in many cases from the adults out there.” The intention is to have one youth representative from each of the 12 local municipalities, said Bradley. The panel is expected to meet at least six times a year, with meetings to be held at Regional Headquarters, or alternatively in a virtual format, All meetings will be open to the public. The panel has no decision-making authority and acts only in an advisory capacity, with no operational budget. “We know there are different perspectives that come from different municipalities. If you're living in a major urban municipality with 100,000 people, often the views are significantly different from one that has a significantly smaller population.” “I would suggest that young people selected to be on the panel will be going out and talking to other young people in the community about issues,” said Bradley. “Some have an interest in public affairs, others in non-governmental agencies. Many may already be youth volunteers for organizations. We know that once they become involved, they tend to be more interested in the community as a whole.” Further information pertaining to the Regional Chair’s Youth Advisory Committee is available on the Niagara Region website at: www.niagararegion. c a /c h a i r/ y o u t h-a d v i s o ry-panel

Fonthill Rotary seeks award nominees BY VOICE STAFF The Paul Harris Fellowship Award is one of the highest honours Rotary can bestow and accompanies a donation of $1,000 or more, in the recipient’s name, to Rotary International’s Annual Program Fund, which supports Rotary’s worldwide programs centred on saving and enhancing lives by providing educational programs, food, potable water, health care, immunizations, shelter, good environmental practices, and peace centres. The activities are funded, implemented and managed by Rotarians and Rotary clubs around the globe, including the Rotary Club of Fonthill. The club is seeking nominations for the Harris Award from within its Rotary membership, but also from

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owners who give of their time and financial resources to make life better for those in need. Though not a necessity, according to a Rotary news release this year’s nominees may very well be considered for the way in which they have impacted others’ lives in response to the pandemic. The club is planning for at least four Fellowships to be awarded in November, and so is seeking nominations now. The deadline to send a nomination —providing a name and a paragraph outlining why the individual is being nominated — is Oct. 27. To nominate an individual, or find out more about the local nomination process, please contact Annie Holtby, Rotary Club of Fonthill Foundation Chair, at holtbyannie@gmail.com

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ou probably have adopted a routine of arranging your schedule in order to recharge your phone and other electronic devices that you have come to rely on. Well, get ready for the next recharging routine. The battery driven automobile is just around the corner. You may have noticed recently that the price per litre for gasoline has skyrocketed. According to the experts in that area of the economy, those numbers are destined to increase in the coming years. Those prices and the pollution caused by the internal combustion engine are contributing to the urgency of the introduction of electrically driven conveyances. So far, these battery driven vehicles have limits to the distances they can be driven before requiring a recharge. And, so far, recharging stations are as scarce as hen’s teeth. While we have become accustomed to refilling our gas tanks in just a few minutes, recharging the batteries in electric vehicles can take considerably more time to “refill.” Recharging time depends on a number

of factors but think in terms of hours. As of this time, there appears to be some advancements in the technology that will provide for “fast-charging” stations. So, travelling some distances will require some

That is little more than a return trip between Niagara Falls and Toronto

preplanning. Travel time will need be broken up into several intervals. What roadside recharging stations will look like remains to be seen. Will there be dining and other types of lounges where travellers can spend their time while waiting for a recharge? Presumably, hotels and motels will provide recharging stations for their overnight guests. The range in distances

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travelled may vary due to driving conditions, speeds, load factors, size of battery and other variables. However, ranges in the area of 200 kilometres for a fully charged battery seem to be about average. That is a little more than a return trip between Niagara Falls and Toronto with some few kilometres to spare. As the number of electric cars and charging stations increase, so does the need for more electric power generation. That need also has an impact on the issues of global warming and air pollution. Hopefully, the balance will be a favourable one and these threats to our lives will be somewhat ameliorated as we move away from vehicles powered by internal combustion engines to battery powered ones. To put some timelines to this changeover, the federal government has set these ambitious sales targets for electric vehicles; a 10 percent share by 2025, 40 percent by 2030, and 100 percent by 2040. There remains much work to be done to accommodate See SHOCK next page

Letters Speeding clearly a problem, yet police are AWOL Kudos to Pete Dove's letter about speeding in Pelham and disregard for stop signs [“Speeding is a town-wide issue,” Letters, Oct.13, p.5]. Regarding speeding I have sent my concerns in to the Mayor and council who have forwarded them on to Niagara Police. To date I have seen no police presence in the Pelham Street north area. My husband and I walk our dog frequently and it has become a source of entertainment to observe how many drivers actually stop at Station Street and Hurricane. When they see

us there they will grudgingly slow down. When we are out walking we are still cautious with Covid about passing someone directly on the sidewalk. We usually go out on the road. However, if it is Pelham Street we are not sure which is the bigger risk with the speeders! I will close by repeating how Pete Dove closed: “Are we waiting for a major incident to occur before changes are made?” Debbie Caldwell-McLellan Fonthill

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OPINION NEWS FROM THE STACKS Amy Guilmette, Acting Library CEO

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ctober 17 - 23 is Ontario Public Library Week. Help us celebrate public libraries by visiting your Pelham library location and receive a free raffle ticket to enter into a daily draw for a new book. This is our way of saying thank you to our community for supporting library services — our success is all because of you! As students are getting back into the swing of a new school year, our library launched a new Tutor. com program. This program connects students at their

time of need to one of some 3,000 highly vetted expert tutors. With instant access to one-to-one homework help and tutoring, students can lower their anxiety and raise their confidence about their schoolwork. Tutor.com provides online, on-demand academic tutoring, homework help, and test preparation to kindergarten through Grade 12 students, plus early college students and adult learners. Any Pelham library cardholder can connect for free with a highly qualified, expert tutor in a safe and se-

cure online classroom. To access the service, cardholders simply visit the library’s website at www.pelhamlibrary.on.ca and click on the Tutor.com link on the Programs/Research page. To address the needs of those who do not have access to high-speed internet services at home, Pelham Public Library will soon introduce a new Wi-Fi hotspot lending program which will allow our cardholders to borrow a Wi-Fi hotspot for up to two weeks. At the See LIBRARY next page

Appreciates banner help The Royal Canadian Legion Fonthill wishes to thank our partner, the Town of Pelham, for again this year placing our banners on poles in the town. This is our Remembrance celebration of veterans to

never forget their sacrifice for our freedom. Thank you in particular, to Dave and Leah. “Lest we forget.” Rick Hatt Legion Br. 613 Fonthill

More thought needed for deer Today Canada now houses a diversified population in their thoughts and wants. First Nations, in 2013, they began their exclusive right to hunt in the smallest provincial park being Short Hills Park and since yearly. Other white Canadians detest the once peaceful park six times a year turned into a blood field. In 2020 there were many horrific stories circulating and photos of deer parts such as unborn fetuses left for the public to view. The local humane society motto states, “We speak for those who cannot speak for themselves,” and the white tailed hunted deer of Short Hills Park do need this help

now. How fair is it that deer used to people are suddenly slaughtered by a boat-load of hunters equipped with heavy bows and arrows resulting in some deer suffering for days. Do the First Nations now intend forever more to hunt the park just to show others that it is their exclusive right with no regard for the feelings of white Canadians opposed to the hunt? In my estimation it is so sad it has come to this and the saddest part of all is the gentle deer that just wants to probably care for its young and live in peace. Faye Suthons Wainfleet

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ast Friday, the U.S. Center for Disease Control made the announcement that people who were vaccinated with two different Covid vaccines would qualify as being fully vaccinated when the U.S. opens its borders to Canada and Mexico on November 8 for non-essential travel. This same agency has formerly made proclamations that it would not recognize these people as being fully vaccinated, so it had become a worrisome item for the 4 million Canadians, including your truly, that were vaccinated in this fashion. It is hard to believe that the border between Canada and the U.S. has been closed to non-essential travel for 19 months, which must have seemed longer for all the families with members located in both countries. Also on Friday, the Ontario government announced that Ontarians would be able to download the QR code certificates which

when scanned will be an individual’s proof of full vaccination. Anyone who is unable to download the cer-

These enhanced certificates are not mandatory and residents can continue using their current vaccine receipt

tificate themselves can contact the Provincial Vaccine Contact Centre to have it mailed or emailed to them. These enhanced certificates are not mandatory and residents can continue using their current vaccine receipt if they wish. The number of Ontario residents that are fully vaccinated currently stands at 83 percent.

On the local/regional front, as of Oct. 15 Pelham had one active coronavirus case, and the Region’s number was 164. Pelham’s case was self-isolating at home, whereas the Region currently had 11 hospitalizations. egional councillors received sad news last Monday morning when we were informed of the passing of our fellow councillor, Sandie Bellows. I had many conversations with Sandie, and was always impressed with her strong commitment to the residents of the Region. She was a fierce victim’s rights advocate, and addressed many government and law enforcement agencies on their behalf. In recognition of her work in this area, Sandie was invited by P.M. Harper to the Victim’s Bill of Rights ceremony in 2015. Her insight and contributions will be missed in the council chambers. My condolences to her family and close friends. ◆

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Letters continued Pelham taxpayers need more information to contribute views on the future of regional transit. More data required such as present ridership, where pick up and drop offs are most frequent, hours of most usage, projected routes, frequency, costs. With new home construction, what is the estimated population? How many taxpayers are there presently in Pelham as opposed to residents? Taxpayers are already dealing

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with huge debt for the community centre. Our reserve funds are still scant. The on-demand transit offers inclusion certainly. Cleaner air and retaining residents are both goals to strive for, however consider the cost based on real data not simply statements such as “residents and transit users only pay for services they directly receive.” L. Morgan Fonthill

foreign films and more. This service provides thoughtful entertainment to your preferred device with no fees and no commercials. Log in with your Pelham library card and enjoy a diverse catalogue with new titles added every month. Getting back to normal, next month we are looking to increase our service hours. We will announce our expanded hours soon on the library website and via social media. Don’t forget to visit the library all week. Each visit to either Pelham branch during Ontario Public Library Week will give you a chance in a daily draw for a new book. Two books will be drawn each day: one adult, one child/ youth. Stop by more often and increase your chance to win. For more information on the exact books and days of the drawings visit the library website www. pelhamlibrary.on.ca ◆

ry, inanimate rabbit, who one day nearly fell apart. This story is about a friendship which transcended generations, time, space, life and death. So let's begin! My mother, Molly, was born July 27, 1913 in London, England. She came to Canada on a troop ship in 1919 with her mother and her mother's new husband, a wounded soldier. The ship was filled with Canadian troops gratefully returning home to Canada after serving in World War I. Molly grew up from age 6 on in Port Colborne, attending school there, then working, meeting my dad, marrying, losing her job because she was married, having me and five years later my sister, Margaret. Molly led an ordinary lady-like life—home, church, volunteer work and always plenty of pets to nurture. When my dad died in 1997 from Alzheimer's complications, she moved to Fonthill to be closer to me. She was 84. In 2000 she took up residence at Shorthills Villa. It is here our story truly begins. On July 27, 2013, our local insurance agent, a beautiful, kind and caring young woman, gave birth to a darling daughter, Abby, exactly 100 years to the day from Molly's date of birth. Did the planets align? Did the sun and the moon and the stars shine ever brighter? Was this all meant to be? It was my ongoing dream to have Molly meet little Abby when the time was right. Finally when Abby was four she came to visit the little old lady living at Shorthills Villa, with whom she shared a common birthday. By this time Molly was in a wheelchair having broken her hip at 101. Upon meeting, the two appraised each other for a minute or two. Abby was fascinated with the wheelchair and soon attempted to push her new friend for a little spin. She delighted in this activity and struggled to perfect her technique. Molly delighted in the ride, singing songs to Abby and reciting her childhood poems. The two became friends in this very unorthodox setting. It was fun to watch the two of them, one so young and full of life, and one much older but with a childlike joy, a radiant smile and a twinkle in her eye. She was enjoying every minute. My heart was full to the brim watching the simple pleasure they shared together. We watched their friendship thrive and grow. In May 2018 Molly passed away. She was nearly 105. This happy lady died as she had lived, with a smile upon her lovely face. That summer we held a memorial "party" in her honour, and Abby and her mom were invited to attend. During the service I called upon the two to come to the front so I could make a small presentation

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to Abby. As a remembrance of Molly, I had found a little fuzzy rabbit which Molly took to bed each night, probably for the 18 years she had called Shorthills home. We had had the rabbit dry-cleaned and she looked perky and cute and ready for a new home. She found a loving friend in Abby. But recently Molly the rabbit (as Abby named her) began to lose not her marbles, but her stuffing. Her seams popped loose and dried beans began to make their escape. Fortunately, Abby's grandpa is handy with needle and thread, the rabbit is stitched together, her jacket patched and washed so all is well once more. Abby's love for my mom endures through her love for the rabbit. Now, though only 8, Abby has become a wonderful part of our daily lives. She found a friend, a friend she chose to love. She is learning that you need not be the same age or gender or culture or generation to form a lasting friendship. Even death cannot deter you, nor rob you of your memories. All a true friendship really needs is enduring affection, respect and trust. A fuzzy, furry rabbit might help too. Or so I've been told. ◆

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Pelham writer shares heart-wrenching tale of family survival BY DON RICKERS Voice Correspondent Niagara College mathematics professor Jolie Phuong Hoang’s inaugural effort as an author produced Anchorless, which won several literary awards. The book was written as a tribute to her father and family patriarch, Hoang Trong Phu, who along with his wife and ten children, attempted three separate escapes from the Communist regime that came to power in Vietnam in the 1970s. The first cost Hoang’s father his livelihood. The second successfully brought six of his children to safety in Canada. The third cost him his life. Written from the perspective of her father, Anchorless described the family’s life in Vietnam, the onset of war, and the planned escape. Her father details, as a ghost, his own death, his bargain with God, and ultimate reunion with his family when his ashes were taken to California to be interred with those of his wife in 2015. Hoang’s second book, Three Funerals for My Father: Love, Loss and Escape from Vietnam, is being released this month by Vancouver-based Tidewater Press, and offers a much expanded version of her family’s perilous journey as refugees from Vietnam to Canada, told in a dual-narrative style through the voices of the author and her father’s ghost. The book is listed with CBC Books and recommended as a non-fiction read for the fall of 2021. Hoang was born in a small town in war-torn South Vietnam, where

her father owned a prosperous construction business, based on contracts with the American military. Everything changed when the Communists took over in 1975. The years 1979 to 1989 were defined by images in the media of Vietnamese boat people fleeing the Communist regime by sea. Hoang and five of her siblings survived nine days adrift, finally arriving in Indonesia, where they lived in a refugee camp until settling in Canada in 1984. Sadly, her father and youngest sister perished in the South China Sea in their attempt to escape Vietnam in 1985. Three Funerals For My Father is a testament to the collective experience of these “boat people” who escaped Vietnam, and a plea by Hoang on behalf of the millions of refugees currently seeking asylum across the globe. Hoang remembers her father as selflessly devoted to his family. She clearly idolized the man, who taught her the importance of resilience, discipline, and responsibility. “When my mind was in some imaginative clouds, others told me to be practical. But my father asked me what I saw in those clouds, because dream and vision are elements that quietly sustain realism,” she wrote in an online blog post. Every June, she keeps a memorial observance for her father and youngest sister. “In his physical absence, my father taught me that words have the power to

Jolie Phuong Hoang. heal,” wrote Hoang. Hoang pays tribute in her book to not only her father and mother, but also John and Judy Smith, who were the driving force behind the Christian church-based charity The Mountain Fund to Help the Boat People. The program sponsored hundreds of Vietnamese refugees, including Hoang and her siblings, and relocated them to Hamilton. The Hoang family has done well in their new lives in North America. They all went on to higher education, and have attained successful careers. “We are a very close-knit family,” said Hoang, who graduated from McMaster, Brock, and

Mohawk. Two of her daughters currently attend the University of Waterloo, while her eldest daughter, Helen, graduated from Brock and UBC, and now teaches parttime in Niagara College’s communication program. She also writes the occasional article for the Voice. For many years, Hoang’s young daughters had asked how their grandfather died, which she was unable to explain due to the painful memories. She promised to give them the answers when they were older, and writing both Anchorless and Three Funerals For My Father achieved this goal. It also provided inner peace for Hoang, as she more deeply explored the spirituality she inherited from her

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Hard works pays off for Panther BY BILL POTRECZ bpsportsniagara.com Pelham Panthers forward Florian Xhekaj didn’t have to look very far for inspiration when he was passed over in the Ontario Hockey League draft. The 17-year-old Hamilton native is the younger brother of former St. Catharines Falcons defenceman Arber Xhekaj, who was also ignored in the OHL draft, hooked on with the Kitchener Rangers, and recently signed an entry-level contract with the Montreal Canadiens. “He’s always telling me you have to give 110 percent in practice and in games,” Florian said. “I know his story so I know the draft doesn’t mean anything. There are tons of different routes to make it and this is obviously my route.” The brothers didn’t play last season due to the Covid pandemic,

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continued from Page 1 protocol, including hunters on private property adjacent the park without permission, hunters carrying uncased bows in residential areas and shooting randomly at deer as they flee, and the use of aerial drones during their hunt. She further asserts that the Ministry has spent about $450,000 over the past decade on supervising the annual Short Hills hunt, all at taxpayers’ expense. The 1600-acre park, which was created in 1985, is closed to the public during the deer harvest. Police maintain a presence, as do Ministry officers. Short Hills is the smallest provincial park in Ontario, and its grounds take in part of the Niagara Escarpment, Carolinian forests, and the Fonthill Kame Moraine. One picketer, Chris, said that she has been coming to the protests for many years. “I've always felt very strongly that the deer in Short Hills should remain protected,” she said. “I'm opposed to hunting in general. The deer in the park are tame, and I don't think the hunt is done ethically. Year after year, we are finding dead and wounded deer.” She said the fact that the hunters are Indigenous is not the issue. “We respect the First Nations, but are opposed to all hunting in the park.” Liz White, a founding board member of the Animal Alliance of Canada, was also present on the picket line last Wednesday. “I work on a lot of legislative stuff,” said the activist/politician. “Part of the rationale here is to collect information related to the hunt protocol negotiated between the Ministry and the First Nations, and to see if the hunters are complying with the agreement.” White told the Voice that the Ministry is responsible for protecting Short Hills in perpetuity for the enjoyment of the people of Ontario. “Animals, plants, people — everybody should be safe in a provincial park,” said White. “I've asked the Ministry for the science behind their statement that there should be only a certain number of deer per square kilometre anywhere in Ontario, and they really don't have a scientific explanation.” The Ministry conducts an annual aerial survey of the park in an effort to assess the deer population. In

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past years, numbers have been estimated to be about 500. “Interestingly, this year’s survey indicated that the deer numbers were down significantly,” said White. White-tailed deer are not an atrisk species in the province. The Canadian Wildlife Federation estimates the species population at 400,000, and notes on its website that a robust herd can almost double its numbers in a good year. Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Forests online data showed that some 189,000 deer tags were issued in 2020, resulting in a province-wide harvest of just under 53,000 deer. In Niagara’s three Wildlife Management Units (WMUs) which allowed a three-month bow-hunting season in the fall, almost 4800 hunters harvested approximately 1600 white-tailed deer on Crown or private land outside of Short Hills Provincial Park. Zavitz suspects that some non-Indigenous individuals have been invited to join the hunt as guest of the Haudenosaunee, but Greg Wilson, the Southwest Zone Manager of Ontario Parks, told the Voice that, “the Haudenosaunee Confederacy is responsible for organizing harvest participants and ensuring all individuals are exercising their Aboriginal and treaty rights within their traditional territory. The Ministry does not have any documented incidents where harvest participants were not exercising Aboriginal and treaty rights within their traditional territory during Indigenous deer harvests at Short Hills Provincial Park.” Although no injuries or deaths have been reported in the history of the hunt, Zavitz questions the safety measures in place. She is also sceptical about reports of no injured or missing deer. “The Ministry just says, ‘none were reported.’ But I suspect the hunters are not going to say, ‘I shot a deer, but can’t find it,’ so they just don’t report any wounded or lost animals.” Haudenosaunee representatives have cited a “wound rate” of only ten percent during previous Short Hills hunts, much lower than that of non-indigenous hunters, who record provincial deer wound rates of over 30 percent while bowhunting. Wilson disagreed with Zavitz’s assessment of many elements of the hunt.

“We do have protocols that are reviewed every year with the harvest coordinators and participants,” he said. Anti-hunt activists complain that the hunters do damage in the park with their ATVs and other vehicles, but other groups have indicated that the high volume of deer in Short Hills creates an unsustainable situation, given that the deer are voracious eaters of shrubs and plant life, and themselves cause erosion damage in the park.

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Niagara Regional Chair Jim Bradley has confirmed that Regional Council fully supports all relevant treaty rights related to the deer harvest. Paul Williams, an Indigenous lawyer, negotiator, and historian, who has been involved in First Nations environmental, land, fishing and hunting, and cultural rights for some 40 years, spoke to the Voice from an Indigenous perspective. He sits on a number of Haudenosaunee councils, including the Wildlife and Habitat Authority, and the Environmental Task Force. “The Wildlife and Habitat Authority has taken on the responsibility of coordinating a number of bow hunts, Short Hills among them,” said Williams. “We've got an arrangement with the Hamilton Conservation Authority about the Dundas Valley, and also with Parks Canada regarding Navy Island in the Niagara River. And in each case, what we're dealing with is an area that has a hyper-population of deer. It's a nice convergence in which we have an area under provincial and federal jurisdiction, or Conservation Authority jurisdiction, that’s got more deer than it can handle. And if Ontario wanted to engage in what they officially call a deer herd reduction, there's a good chance they'd have to do an environmen-

tal assessment, which could become political and cost a quarter million dollars. So it's convenient to have people with treaty rights doing the deer herd population reduction.” Williams maintains that the Indigenous hunters are skilled, safe, and ethical. “If you wound a deer, you track that deer. It’s your responsibility,” said Williams. “One of the things we say in the briefings before any of these hunts is ‘every shot is a kill shot.’ We are under scrutiny, and do not need to have people running around saying ‘look at all the wounded deer.’ That keeps us in the park late at night, tracking wounded deer. We don't give up.” Williams’ candid view is that many of the protesters “have said stuff about us that are just plain racist lies, doing their very best to sabotage the hunt in various ways.” He said that when the hunts in the park first started, protesters would spit at and vandalize Indigenous vehicles on site. “Today, the really stupid stuff is mostly gone,” he said. No persons who are not members of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy can take part in the hunts, insisted Williams. And the deer never go to waste. “The venison is distributed among the five longhouses at the Six Nations reserve during midwinter ceremonies,” he said. “It’s an opportunity to give thanks to the deer, acknowledging their sacrifice for the hunt and for the for the nutrition of the people. The ceremony involves showing gratitude for the waters, plants and trees, animals and birds. We give thanks for the air, the winds and thunders, the sun and moon, the stars and beyond.” The ceremony includes guests from the Ministries of Natural Resources and Environment and Parks, plus the police who worked the hunt, said Williams, who stressed that this is not simply about deer hunting, but building respectful partnerships and working relationships with government agencies and officials. Hunt dates in 2021 include October 13 and the morning of October 14, October 27 and the morning of October 28, November 9 and the morning of November 10, November 20 and the morning of November 21, December 1 and the morning of December 2, and December 11 and the morning of December 12.

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continued from Page 9 chunkier, and quite a bit slower,” Lukey remembered. “When I saw him last year he had improved dramatically. He grew more than a foot, got incredibly stronger, and his skating dramatically improved so I was just blown away. I told him at the beginning of the year he was the most improved player I’ve seen in the last three years. He’s come a long way.” Xhekaj said a big part of that improvement has come from hard work. “I trained a lot, every day in the gym and every day on the ice, just always trying to get better,” he said. “I was on the ice with a lot of older guys, a lot of OHL guys, so I guess that helped me get better too. I’m a lot bigger now so I can skate faster and hit and my shot has got a lot better. I can play a

I told him at the beginning of the year he was the most improved player I've seen in the last three years complete game better.” Xhekaj is happy with his start but is well aware five games is a very small sample size. “The first three games were a little rough, I was in a little but of a slump, but against the Canucks I had a good game and now I’m getting my feet moving and putting up some points.” The Panthers are off to a 1-2-2 start which includes a win over Canucks in Niagara Falls and a tough 6-5 overtime loss at home

in which they blew a 5-1 lead and lost 6-5 in overtime to the Thorold Blackhawks. “We worked on a lot of things the last week-and-a-half in practice and they implemented those things Friday and Sunday,” Lukey said. “Sunday, there was a lot of great takeaways, we did a lot of good things, and then I just think some of our maturity, and our lack of depth caught up to us and we got off our game plan. We’re all going to take responsibility for Sunday, me included.” Lukey is looking at the loss as an opportunity to learn. “We have a character group in this room, and you know we’re gonna get a lot out of that, for sure,” Lukey said. “That being said, there were so many good things that happened in that game that we talked about and that we practised. It’s a shame that it happened.”

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THE BALANCED LIFE by John Swart

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dation cross my face, and quickly added, “You’d be surprised how many guys use women’s bars.” Yes I would. During postride yarns of cycling feats and machismo daring I can’t ever recall any of the boys gushing, “… and I owe it all to my women-specific handlebars.” Crazy thing is, I bought those women’s bars as he recommended, and 14 years later, they’re still on the bike. It’s my most comfortable, go-to ride. They’re marketed as “compact” bars now so men can purchase them with fragile egos intact, and they’re all the rage with riders of both sex-

es seeking a slightly more upright riding position without forfeiting the easy transition into the drops for aggressive riding. Bicycle fitting in mid-October? Absolutely. There are lots of legitimate reasons to discuss proper bike fitting during our Covid-conflicted, supply-chain-disrupted, climate change- confused Niagara October. Perhaps the new bike that you ordered in March has finally arrived at your dealer, like mine did in September, or you’re scouring Kijiji hoping to buy a new-to-you used bike at lower fall prices, and will need to set it up properly Maybe the cold weather is driving you indoors to your reliable old bike trainer, and you’ll need to adjust your cycling posture to compensate for the redundancy of

stationary riding. Perhaps you’ve succumbed to the barrage of advertising and purchased a Peloton, Bowflex or NordicTrack system, only to realize that all that perspiration-soaked glute muscle bouncing makes for eye-catching television, but in practice seriously stresses your lower back and knees. Maybe you’ve noticed that it’s October 19 and few trees locally have changed colour yet, signaling we may be able to ride outdoors in Niagara again this winter like we did in 2020. Hard and short outdoor training rides

will work with your summer bike setup. If big winter distances are your thing, you bundle up with heavier riding shoes and clothing, gloves or mitts, and ride at a tempo just below your perspiration threshold. Changing your riding position to a less aggressive stance is a must for staying warm. “Do you want to be fit for comfort or performance?” The first question that dealer asked me still holds true today. Most people seek a proper fitting bike for comfort, to correct or avoid pain or numbness issues in their lower backs, neck

and shoulders, knees, and “down there.” I opted for a performance fitting back then, and haven’t waivered in that choice during the intervening years. At my age, just getting out of bed hurts most mornings, so a little more discomfort on the bike doesn’t really matter if it provides even a tidbit of extra performance, keeping my ridiculously self-deceiving fantasy alive. To ensure that any physiological body quirks I might have were accounted for in See FITTING Page 13

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et’s be honest. How would you answer this impertinent (but important) question? After you answer, ask your spouse if he or she agrees. The people of Israel were a stubborn lot. As you read through the history of Israel in the Old Testament you see a pattern emerging. God chose the nation of Israel to be a blessing to the world. Instead, they selfishly only wanted to bless themselves. God repeatedly tried to get Israel to worship, obey and follow Him. But instead, they stubbornly rejected God’s leading and did their own thing. Here are two striking examples and their consequences…

into the Promised Land before they launched their invasion. To his chagrin, ten spies returned and advised against it and only two (Joshua and Caleb) called the Israelites to believe and obey God and take the land. The result? God’s judgment of 40 years trudging around in the Sinai Desert. No one from that generation was allowed into the Promised Land (except Joshua and Caleb) because of their stubborn hearts. Recounting this sad chapter in their history, a later leader wrote, “But they, our forefathers, became arrogant and stiff-

necked (stubborn), and did not obey your (God’s) commands.” (Nehemiah 9:16)

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Fast-forward a few centuries through the conquest of the Promised Land (under Joshua), the period of the Judges (begun by Samuel) and the period of the kings (begun by Saul, climaxed by David and Solomon, and then slowly died under a long list of mostly disobedient monarchs). God’s prophet described them this way: “But these people have stubborn and rebellious hearts; they have turned aside and gone away.” (JerSee FAITH LIFT Page 12

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One of the greatest events in Israel’s history was how God saved them from slavery in Egypt. God raised up Moses to be their deliverer. He used miracles (in the form of seven plagues) to force the Egyptian king, Pharaoh, to let the people go. But then they came to the Red Sea which seemed like a dead end… literally! Pharaoh had changed his mind again and his chariots and army were fast approaching. Talk about being caught between a rock and the deep red (?) sea! But again, God did a mighty miracle and parted the Sea saving the Israelites and drowning the army of Pharoah. Some liberal commentators have renamed the Red Sea the “Reed Sea” and try to explain away the miracle by teaching that the Israelites simply slogged through a marsh of reeds (I never could quite understand though how all of Pharaoh’s army drowned in a bunch of reeds). Anyhow, a short time later Moses sent out 12 spies

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Hoang shared a story that underscored her belief in the spiritual realm. “My house in Fonthill has always had a leaky roof. My mom once came here to visit, and the weather was perfect. But that night, she asked me, ‘Jolie, do you know that you have a leaky roof?’ She said she had a dream that my father carried a ladder from the garage to repair the roof.” When Hoang returned to Vietnam to visit her father’s second grave, she become lost in the cemetery until a strange woman appeared and told her where her father’s black marble headstone was located. “Then she told me, ‘You live in Canada and your

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ism while in school in Canada, recalling that her high school math teacher would not bestow a mathematics prize on her, despite the fact that she had the highest grades in the class. “He just couldn't bring himself to give the award to an immigrant.” Hoang is already at work on a new fictional narrative about three Vietnamese women who are connected through trauma of the past, as they struggle to rebuild their lives. On Saturday, at 1 PM, Hoang will have a livestreamed conversation with former CBC foreign correspondent Hilary Brown, and Judy Smith, co-founder of the Mountain Fund to Help the Boat People. Details are available at her website, www.joliehoang.com. The Pelham Public Library will hold a Zoom author event for Hoang on Tuesday, November 30, at 7 PM. Signed copies of her book will be available for purchase at the library.

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tablespoons olive oil spicy or sweet Italian sausages (11⁄2 to 2 pounds total) red bell pepper, thinly sliced yellow bell pepper, thinly sliced medium onion, sliced cloves garlic, thickly sliced teaspoon red pepper flakes tablespoons chopped fresh Italian parsley teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary cup white wine 141⁄2-ounce can Italian-style stewed tomatoes, drained and chopped; juice reserved teaspoon salt teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

In a large saute pan, heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil over medium-high heat. When the oil is hot, brown the sausages on all sides. Remove the sausages to a big plate, slice each into thirds for easier serving, and cover to keep warm. In the same pan, in the oil left from the sausages, fry the bell peppers over high heat until just brown, about 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer to the plate with the sausages. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil to the pan, reduce heat to medium. When the oil is hot, add the onion, garlic, red pepper flakes, 2 tablespoons of the parsley, and rosemary until the onion is tender, about 6 to 8 minutes. Add the wine, stirring gently to dislodge any browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Continue cooking to reduce liquid by half, for about 3 to 4 minutes. Add tomatoes, salt and pepper, and cook until nearly dry, about 7 to 8 minutes. Return the sausages and peppers to the pan, and add the reserved tomato juice, stirring to incorporate. Bring to a boil, then simmer, stirring often, until the sausages are cooked through and the sauce has thickened, about 15 minutes. Serve with homemade or pre-purchased polenta.

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