The Voice of Pelham March 9 2016

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Last week it was an-nounced that a raccoon from the Caistor Cen-tre area in West Lincoln tested positive for ra-bies. It is Niagara’s first ground-level rabid ani-mal in over 25 years.

The find represents a slight push East toward Pelham from the out-break’s epicentre in Ham-ilton, but remains well within the current Out-break Control Zone.

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Racoon rabies, first identified in Hamilton last December, has spread into Niagara for the first time in 25 years.

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The General Director of Minsk Tractor Works stopped by Boyle Tractor in Fenwick recently to check out a restored 1984 Belarus 820. Pictured: Alexander Kazakevitch - MTZ Belarus Sales Manager, Olga Valuyevich- MTZ Belarus Marketing Manager, Brian Thiessen - Proprietor Boyle Tractor Ltd, Fiodar Damatsenka- MTZ Belarus General Manager, Dave McHenry - tractor owner, Alexander Zevin - MTZ Canada President, Arie Prilik- MTZ Canada Sales & Marketing. PHOTO CREDIT: Don McArthur.

Pelham in Surveillance Zone as Rabies Case Confirmed in Niagara

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Pelham in Surveillance Zone as Rabies Case Confirmed in Niagara

Taking Precautions against RabiesThe Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry along with SPCAs and Humane Societies have increased surveillance for animals with rabies since December, and the identification of the Niagara animal as rabid represents part of this effort. Niagara Region Public Health asks residents to take the following mea-sures to protect themselves from rabies:• Ensure pet dogs and cats have current rabies vaccinations • Preventpetdogsandcatsfromroamingoff-leashorunsupervised• Avoidallcontactwithwildanimalsandpreventcontactbetweenpetsand

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Rabies outbreaks have be-come increasingly rare in Ontario, where programs exist to combat the spread of the disease by inocu-lating susceptible species with vaccine laden baits. The baits are dropped in areas, generally along the U.S border, where infect-ed animals are most likely to cross into the province.

This most recent outbreak first came to the attention of Ministry officials in De-cember of 2015, when a racoon tested positive for rabies in Hamilton. It is believed that the disease was carried into the city by an animal somehow brought in from the Unit-ed States.

“The origin of this case is most likely a raccoon from the US being trans-ported to the Hamilton area by a truck or train,” said Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry representative Jolanta Kowalski. “Raccoon ra-bies then spread through the local raccoon and skunk populations.”

Since then, a total of 58 cases of raccoon rabies (42 raccoons and 16 skunks) have been confirmed in

Hamilton and its bor-dering areas. According to Kowalski, the Caistor Centre finding is located well within the current control zone that Ministry officials baited in Decem-ber. At this point, Pelham remains only a part of the ‘surveillance zone’, which is not being baited, but is being closely monitored.

“All strange acting wild-life that we can get from the surveillance area are tested for rabies,” said Kowalski.

When asked if unusually mild temperatures may have played a role in the outbreak, Kowalski stat-ed that the warm weather may have actually helped contain it.

“Mild Temperatures are not to blame for the new occurrence of raccoon ra-bies in Ontario,” she said. “But the very warm win-ter did result in more rac-coon activity than normal in December that allowed us to get baits distribut-ed. We would not usually bait in December as in a normal winter raccoons and skunks would be in dens and would not have access to the baits.”

While every effort is be-ing made to control the spread of the disease, his-tory would indicate that the current outbreak may get worse before it gets better.

“We can’t say it has ‘peak-ed’ since this outbreak just started a few months ago and the animals then went into their dens,” said Kowalski. “The 1999 outbreak peaked in year three and then we had fewer cases in years four, five, and six.”

However, Ministry staff hope to rely on the lessons learned in the past, and utilize their vaccine baits, which were developed after the last outbreak, to keep the situation man-ageable.

“We have one of the most successful rabies elimina-tion programs in North America,” said Kowalski. “We distributed almost 220,000 baits by Decem-ber 31. We may do addi-tional rabies vaccine bait drops in these areas in the spring as raccoons start to come out of their dens, and again in late summer, depending on the distri-bution of new cases.”

Iama21-year-oldJournalismstudentatNiagaraCollege.BeforeIgotintojournalism,manypeopletoldmethatIhadauniqueskillforwritingandanaturalwaywithwords.After much consideration and exploration,IappliedtotheprogramatNC,andfindthatIenjoyitverymuch.InordertocompletemystudiesIamdoingaplacementattheVoiceofPelham.As part of my program, I am a staff writ-er and columnist for Niagara News. I have published 30 articles to their web-site and hope to publish a few more be-fore our class puts out our final edition for the year. The thought of it coming to an end is bittersweet, but I am proud of the work I have done and look forward to the next chapter in my life.

I am also a mental health advocate. I have struggled with anxiety and mild depression since the beginning of high school. I openly share my story and ex-periences through my writing in hopes to help other people. I feel that if my stories can help at least one person then it’s worth all the hard work and sac-rifice. I started a mental health advo-cacy blog in October 2014, and I write articles/columns surrounding mental

by JESSICA HENDRIKS The VOICE

Introducing Jessica Hendriks as Student Journalist

health for the school paper. I hope to get involved with more such projects in the future. I also love writing profiles to help other people share their stories.

I was inspired to be open about my men-tal health struggles by my role model, singer and mental health advocate, Demi Lovato. She struggles with bipolar disor-der and in the past has overcome eating disorders, self-harm and addictions. She has helped thousands of people by shar-ing her story and message. Her words and actions have done so much to help me and made me realize that words can help others. It made me want to follow her footsteps.

I have a passion for life which I hope to bring to the Voice. I am very sociable. I have a sense of humor and am a very motivated person. I am a fighter. Even though I have days that I struggle, I don’t let it define me or slow me down. I love socializing and being with my friends, who are a huge part of my life. When I’m alone, I’m happiest listening to music, and writing.

I hope to write a variety of pieces during my time at the Voice. I want to get an un-derstanding of what it will be like work-ing in the journalism field. I also hope to learn more about the issues facing Pelham and Niagara residents. I would like to meet interesting people, and share their stories through my writing. I want to make the community aware of what is going on around them, while speaking up about some of the issues that I believe in.

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“We believe that we can teach the love of agriculture to our children in a safe and healthy way,” says Marcel Hacault, Executive Director of CASA. “This year we are providing tools and safety advice at Agsafetyweek.ca that can help make farms a safe place for children to grow up.”

Be an AgSafe Family and Keep Kids Safe “Safety on the farm doesn't just happen; it’s a result of hard work by industry associations, government, industry advocates and of course farmers,” said Michael Hoffort, Farm Credit Canada president and CEO. “That’s why we’re proud to support Canadian Agriculture Safety Week and to partner with CASA. It provides the information and resources producers need to make farms safer for everyone, including children.”

To do their part to encourage awareness, Farm Credit Canada is offering safety day coordinators up to $1,500 to help offset some costs associated with hosting an event.

As a part of CASW, organizers are working with Workplace Safety & Prevention Services to host launch activities in Vineland Station on March 15, 2016. Activities include a morning session on building a farm safety plan, a luncheon featuring farm safety advocates, a half-day of training sessions including a tractor refresher, women in ag and orienting young workers, and a Progressive Agriculture Safety Day® for children.

“Workplace Safety & Prevention Services is proud to be part of Canadian Ag Safety Week, and this year’s theme really hits home,” says Elizabeth Mills, President and CEO of WSPS. “On average, 13 children die on Canadian farms each year. We are looking forward to connecting with farmers, agricultural employers and partners to share the latest practices and tools to Keep Kids Safe and ensure that Ag families enjoy a rich, exciting and safe experience on the farm.”

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When Dave McHenry first decided to purchase and restore a 1984 Belar-us 820, he didn’t expect it would garner much at-tention. But what started as an amusing diversion culminated in a visit from Fiodar Damatsenka, the General Director of Minsk Tractor Works (MTZ) in Belarus. Damatsenka had been visiting distrib-utors in North America, and when he heard that Boyle Tractor Ltd. had restored the Belarus 820 for McHenry, he made a point of stopping in to the Fenwick shop to see it for himself.

“It was a lucky coinci-dence,” he said through an interpreter, noting that it was nice to see someone putting so much effort into restoring one of their machines.

McHenry had made the purchase because he liked the look of it, and thought it had some unique fea-tures that were unusu-al for typical Canadian equipment.

“I liked the style of it,” he said. “And this tractor here has things like air break capacity and a cou-ple of other features that we don’t have here. It’s very interesting.”

Belarus tractors were first sold in North America in the 1970’s. They sold over 50,000 units from then until the fall of the Soviet Union, when sales were disrupted. Recently, MTZ began to once again sell tractors in the U.S and Canada, where sales and marketing representative Arie Prilik claims there is a market for “a working man’s tractor”.

“Somebody needs a Rolls Royce, but somebody just needs a Chevy, for ba-sic work,” he said. “I’m talking to the farmers and they are saying the price is great, but the main reason they are buying is

that they are simple, they have no computers, no complicated electronics; basically if a farmer has a screwdriver and wrench he can work on it, he doesn’t need to bring the hundred and fifty dollar-per-hour computer tech-nicians from the dealer-ship.”

While agriculture, along with most other indus-tries, is becoming more and more reliant on com-puters and programma-ble equipment, Prilik argues that a certain per-centage of the population does not need that level of sophistication, and pre-fers a simpler machine.

“If you are looking at a dairy operation and the farmer just needs to feed his cows, he just needs a tractor that will start in the morning,” he said. “It doesn’t need all those sophisticated features. It’s just an extra cost and extra headache in service that the farmers don’t need.”

Having no computers also means that farmers can avoid the dynamic legal issues that have de-veloped around equip-ment software “If you can remove this stuff you can give ownership back to the farmer,” he said.

Though McHenry’s trac-tor is not quite fully re-stored, he doesn’t expect to have any shortage of use for it.

“I might get a plow to put on it for doing the drive-way, and I’m sure I’ll take advantage of those air brakes to pull trailers around the property,” he said. “Yeah, I’ll find thing to do.”

And if anything goes wrong, he should be able to fix it with just a screw-driver and a wrench.

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No Good Deed Goes UnpunishedI was driving home along a Pelham road on Thursday and passed a car trying to back out of a sloped driveway. As I slowly passed I saw floor mats spread out be-hind each tire and realized the car could not get out the driveway. I pulled over and went back to help. The ice storm had coated her driveway and she was unable to back up to the road. I said "may I try to drive your car to the road". I then opened the driver’s door and saw a small Yorkie Terrier sitting on the passenger seat. As I stepped into the car the dog leapt over and bit my leg. I quickly got out and as I looked back the nice little dog was now growling through its bared teeth at me! I called over to the senior that she needs to remove the dog so I can move her car because her dog bit me. She came over to me and said "she bit you?' and I said yes. "That bitch", she said. She got her dog out of the car and held her until I took a short run and got her car up the slope onto the road. She thanked me and I left. When my daughter came to pick up her two kids whom we look after a couple of days a week, I told her the story. Back at her house during dinner she was telling the story to her husband when her 3 1/2 year old said "and you know what the lady said?" so excit-ed, "and you know what the lady said?!" Finally there was a break in the story and he blurts out "the lady said the bitch" My daughters jaw hit the table.

Rec Centre NOT Synonymous with ArenaAccording to Mr. Burr, there seems to be plenty of ice available in the area, (al-though not necessarily within the Town of Pelham boundaries, not Fenwick, nor North Pelham, nor Fonthill). There does appear, however available ice in surround-ing areas. Wainfleet, Welland, Merriton, and Port Colborne are mentioned. Perhaps if we quit thinking of ourselves as a separate and superior community within the Niagara Region, we could get over the fact that the arena we use does not HAVE to be within the town boundary. There are few jobs in Pelham and the majority of “working” residents must commute to other communities for employment. If peo-ple must commute to other communities to work and shop, it follows that they can also commute to appropriate facilities for arena activities.

Pelham is in need of a rec center, but rec center IS NOT synonymous with arena. An arena is one of the facilities that could be incorporated in a rec center, not the reason for building it. An arena is not needed for home shows nor art shows; space is needed. An arena actually restricts the amount of space, as the space would be defined by the size of the arena. A larger hall could be easily divided into smaller ar-eas for various venues. Maybe what we need is more facilities for soccer, basketball and tennis; sports the average family can afford for their kids. Hockey is not a god given right and has become so expensive that it puts many families into financial difficulty. It is becoming a sport for the well to do and those who can find a sponsor (including grandparents).

A new arena will only be used by a small number of people overall, mostly for hockey. With declining enrolment and continually increasing costs the majority of community residents do not need or want to subsidize an arena for the few. Money would be better spent for more citizens on better public transportation, to get people to the available arenas, and all the other places that people need to go.

Mr. Burr suggests that people start writing cheques in mid-March (tax return) for a new arena. If enough money can be raised, build your arena, or two if you raise enough funds. Just don’t build it on my back.

David R. EmmonsRidgeville

Hockey Is Not a RightIn response to the letter asking the residents of this Town to be positive about the new proposed Commu-nity Centre, I have to ask. Exactly when does the Cana-dian Charter of Rights and Freedoms include hockey?

Realistically why should hockey get any more atten-tion or any more funding than any other sport? What makes some people think that just because their kids (or grandkids) play hockey, the rest of the communi-ty should be obliged to step up and support them and help cover their costs?

I’m not against hockey. In fact I think it is a great game and its Canada’s game. But bottom line....it is just a game. Some have chosen to make it into a sport in many communities by organizing teams, renting ice time, etc! Maybe they have gone a bit too far?

Hockey is not a service. Being Canadian gives you no right to participate in the sport. Your kids or grandkids will not be scarred for life if they do not participate in hockey or practice or play a few less times per week. It isn’t essential to life and many Canadians live their entire lives never having played the game in any orga-nized fashion.

I was born and have lived in Pelham my entire life (59 years and counting). I can recall when they built the outdoor rink in the pit in Fonthill and a few times each winter on a school outing we would get to walk from the school to the pit carrying our skates over our shoul-ders to enjoy an hour of ice time. It was a lot of fun and we looked forward to it. Hockey for me meant clearing a patch of ice on a pond, playing under a bridge where a creek crossed under the road or in the barn across the road with the dairy cows as the spectators. We certain-ly didn’t need a fancy arena or a multi-million dollar recreational facility to have fun or to play hockey. We had skates, a hockey stick, and a foam rubber puck so we didn’t kill each other. Any padding was optional.

The way hockey is organized and played today, it is a very expensive sport. Participating in this sport is a choice. If you choose to participate, you also choose to pay and I am not responsible for supporting your

choice. And when you say you guess the people who are negative about the new facilities do not have children playing hockey, I would say that’s a pretty good guess and I would bet these residents far outnumber those that do have children playing hockey.

Regarding the comment that we need this new fa-cility to support the many businesses in Fonthill, I think that statement is rather backwards. The residents of this Town support local business-es by shopping at and using their services. If these businesses think a new Recreation Centre is needed in our Town to help support them then they should get out their cheque books and help you build it.

If this Town is truly in fa-vour of supporting a new recreation centre to the extent that is proposed, and I don’t believe that this has even been deter-mined, then this facility needs to have something for everyone and not be driven toward serving just a small portion of the population with very expensive needs and ex-pectations. A commu-nity the size of Pelham does not need to build a twin pad arena. I seri-ously doubt there is any business case that would support such a decision. If there isn’t enough ice time to go around, then adapt to that situation or do what we did as kids when it warmed and our ice melted: go find some-thing else to do. There is more to life than hockey.

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We are looking forward to getting started on the Maple Acre branch reno-vations later this spring. In the meantime we are preparing for having to vacate the building during the construction period. This means you may notice some changes when you visit our two branches in the coming months.

Our staff have been sort-ing through the chil-dren’s materials weeding out older and less used items. Items that are no longer needed but in good condition will be available for sale at the Maple Acre Branch over the next few months. If there is an item you have been looking for it might be worth stopping by to see if it is available. Items we intend to keep will eventually be moved to Fonthill during construc-tion. Our adult collection is also being reviewed and items being kept will be integrated into the Fonthill collection. While this means the collection at Fenwick will slowly diminish, rest assured we will continue to maintain a good selection of our most popular items. In addition, when the ren-ovated facility opens, we will restore the collection

to its original size com-plete with new and pop-ular items.

We also need to plan for the removal of furnish-ings. We need to decide which items should be kept in storage and which can be sold. The upcom-ing renovation has also provided an opportunity to improve the look of the book sale room in Font-hill with bookshelves currently sitting empty in Fenwick. Look for details soon on how we plan to dispose of items identi-fied for sale.

The renovations will re-sult in a temporary dis-ruption of service at Ma-ple Acre. However, we have made plans to main-tain a limited level of ser-vice in Fenwick. Through the generous support of the fire department and their association we will be able to provide pick-up and drop-off service in the Fenwick Fire sta-tion lobby three times a week. Details of the days and times will be pub-lished soon.

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Due to a pause in the blended visa office referral pro-gram whereby the Canadian Federal Government shares the monthly costs of settlement, the Group must now proceed with a private sponsorship. This means there will be no government assistance.

“We will make an application for a family of 3-4 mem-bers, which is conservative, until we determine if it is possible to reach our fundraising goal of $50,000. The people we will be supporting have not left their country by choice and are filled with apprehension. We who live in Pelham have been greatly blessed and now we have the opportunity to share those blessings with others. Together we can help at least one fami-ly rebuild their lives and secure their futures. We are counting on the generosity of our community to help make this happen.” says co-chair Lyn Taylor.

Four churches (Bethany Christian Reformed Church, Fenwick United Church, Fonthill United Church and Pelham Community Church) are the main contributors at this point. The PSRCG is grateful for the support in the community as a whole and ask for support from those who may have not yet made a contribution. To facilitate giving, donations can be made as follows:

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You may only store a limited amount of flammable and combustible liquids in your home: 30 liters for all flammable and combustible liquids combined, and only 10 liters may have a flashpoint below 22.8°C (e.g. gasoline). You can store up to 50 liters of flammable and combustible liquids in an attached garage or shed, with a maximum of 30 liters having a flashpoint below 22.8°C. Flammable or combustible liquids may never be stored on an exterior balcony.

Flammable or combustible liquids should be kept in suitable containers, which are rated appropriately, such as jerry cans. These containers should be kept closed when not in use, and should not be filled beyond their safe filling level as marked on the container. If you are transferring these liquids, do so outside in the fresh air a safe distance away from any ignition sources such as running engines, heaters and lit cigarettes.

If you have any questions about this or other fire prevention matters, please con-tact the Pelham Fire Prevention Officer at sholditch@pelham.ca or 905-892-2607 ext. 202.

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At their Business meeting on February 24, 2016 the Fenwick Lioness invited the Fabulous Fenwick Lions & the Fonthill Lions/Lioness for a Pot Luck dinner.

After a delicious meal Fonthill Lioness Linda Roach, representing Lions Eye Care Niagara, made a presentation on the work that Lions Eye Care Niagara is doing in the Region. After her presentation, Fenwick Lioness President Sue Beamer and Fab-ulous Fenwick Lions President Jeff Pickup presented donation cheques to Lioness Linda Roach.

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Pictured: Linda Roach and Sue Beamer. PHOTO CREDIT: Helen Pickup

At a special ceremony on March 2, 2016, the Town of Pelham received a 2015Niagara Community Design Award in Urban Design and Architecture for the Fenwick Streets-cape Improvements.

Pelham achieved top hon-ours for Public Realm Im-provement, which recog-nizes excellence in design of the spaces between places, and represents a significant improvement to the public realm that effectively integrates with the surrounding build-ings, is accessible, and

contributes to the beau-tification and use of the area.

“We are both delighted and gratified to receive the 2015 Community De-sign Award for Fenwick Streetscape Improve-ments.” said Mayor Dave Augustyn. “Council and I deeply appreciate the members of the Down-town Beautification Com-mittee and the Heritage Committee, the Planning Partnership, Stevens-ville Lawn & Landscape, Town Staff, sponsors, and the hundreds who pur-

chased commemorative and memorial bricks – all who helped make Fen-wick’s revitalization an award-worthy reality.”

The Fenwick Streetscape Improvements are de-signed to 1) foster a sense of place for Downtown Fenwick through the use of distinctive pav-ing designs, enhanced landscaping, retention of the historic flagpole, and improved opportu-nities for walkability and social interaction; and 2) to enhance the quali-ty of the open space and

public realm through the narrowing of pavement, widening of sidewalks, the addition of street trees and planting beds and provision of street furni-ture including benches, bicycle parking and waste receptacles.

The Fenwick Streetscape Improvements were de-signed by residents and stakeholders, including members of the Town Beautification Committee.

Fenwick Improvements Win Award

SPORTSCrossley Athletics Shine at SOSSA

JUNIOR BOYS TAKE SOSSA CHAMPIONSHIP

The E.L Crossley Junior Boys basketball team took gold at ZONE and carried that momentum to SOSSA where they took home the title. Pictured: (back row from left) Coach Harvie Hagerty, Neil Kennedy, Jakob Tofano, Liam Milan, Shahbaz Momi, Max Crowder, Evan Dobbie, Eddie Rehman, Davis Shepherd, Charlie deVries, Sauli Lianga, Tyler Dobbie and Coach Doug Aitchison. (Front row from left) Josh Lahn, Liam Sodtke, Dylan Biggar and Ethan Mergl.

JR. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TEAM WINS ZONE

The E.L Crossley Junior Girls Volleyball team won gold at ZONE and were SOSSA finalists. Pictured: (back row from left) Valerie Belanger, Veja Lianga, Kaitlyn Reece, Emily Bonisteel, Sarah Belovari, Emma Wintle, Shaela Frado, MacKenna Clements, Emma Brownlee & Coach Pierre Blanchard. (Middle row from left) Sean Hookey, Grace Blair, Jessica Konkle, Emama Leavens, Kaileigh Smith, Pooja Senthil, Laine Royer & Katherine Konkle. (Front row from left) Gracie Furlong & Hannah Nicholls.

SR. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL EARN ZONE TITLE

The E.L Crossley Senior Girls volleyball team claimed the ZONE championship title recently. The girls went on to be SOSSA finalists.

NBA Press – CC’s Dug-out outmanned Signature Sign & Image ten men to six and used its bench strength to their advan-tage. They fast breaked throughout the game and used a three-quarter court press on the defensive side to wear down the six Signature Sign players. Jason Bray (29) and Dan-ny Weiss (21) combined for FIFTY points to lead the way for the Dugouts.

For CC’s Dugout, Jason Bray scored a season-high 29 points to lead CC’s Dugout to the win. He had two treys, went 1

for 2 from the foul line, pulled down 9 rebounds, had 3 assists and 3 steals on the statistical side. Veteran Danny Weiss scored one 3-pointer and had nine other baskets, mostly on the fast break to score 21 points. He had FIVE steals on the night. Eric Labonte once again started out slowly but ended up with 18 points after scoring 11 points in the fourth quarter. He had two 3-pointers de-spite many attempts. Pat Dyson had a big game as he picked up the ball behind the big men and scored 17 points (includ-

ing 1 trey) mostly from the paint. Cagey veteran John Raso scored 5 points on a trey and a tradition-al basket. Veteran Mark Russell rounded out the scoring with 4 points as his presence in the paint was diminished by Old Greybeard. George Dys-on patrolled the back-court and supplied heady defense but only seemed to score when a last sec-ond 3-pointer was not quite early enough. Mike Christian seemed to be always in the key, but couldn’t score. Enforcer Sean Racher pulled down 6 rebounds but did not

light up the score board. Evan Kenney supplied tough defense despite having two bum shoul-ders.

For Signature Sign & Image veteran freckled redhead Peeter Kupper scored 16 points main-ly from less than 12 feet out, but threw a couple of 3-pointers in for good measure. He had 9 re-bounds and a steal. Wiley Dunnville veteran John Schmidt came to life in the fourth quarter throw-ing up 10 of his 14 points at that late stage. His de-fense kept the Dugouts

honest as he had 6 re-bounds and 3 personals. Sophomore Mike Gilm-ore just keeps improving every week. He scored 14 points, hit on both of his foul shots and gar-nered 7 rebounds. (He almost had a finger roll shot!) Team captain Ber-nie Amyot had his glass-es on in the second half when he scored all of his 9 points (including one 3-pointer). Bernie rushed the paint with reckless abandon many times to score those three baskets. Despite having his face cut and having the game stopped to clean him up,

septuagenarian Jack Ran-dall scored 5 points on a wild hook shot and an arc-less 3-pointer. The trey was the 102nd of his long (41 season) NBA ca-reer. Old Greybeard, Joe Seliske staked his claim to the key and bumped and grinded anyone who dared enter. He man-aged 4 points on a couple of shots just short of the 3-point arc and corralled 8 rebounds while remain-ing flat-footed.

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Hope Brownlee and Aman Chera Advance to OFSAA

Swimming ZONE and SOSSA Champion Hope Brownlee is advancing advancing to OFSAA. Hope is pictured here with her sister Emma.

ZONE and SOSSA silver medalist Aman Chera is advancing to OFSAA for Wrestling.

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The Top 10 Barriers toCompetitiveness in CanadaPART 2

Canada needs a more aggressive and eff ective innovation strategyPublic and private sector R&D spending is vital for exports, jobs and wealth creation. Yet, federal R&D expenditures as a proportion of GDP have fallen by a quarter in just fi ve years. Canada needs to reinvest in an innovation ecosystem that supports the capability of business to rapidly respond to change.

Canada is not ready for climate changeClimate change aff ects all Canadian industries. As nations advance policies and regulations to combat greenhouse gas emissions, Canada must keep pace to maintain its competitiveness as a location for investment and a source of products.

Internal barriers to trade cost Canadians billions and restrict investmentThe Canadian economy remains divided by artifi cial barriers to trade and labour mobility. To get free trade within Canada, the federal government should apply pressure on the provinces and expand the right of private parties to seek redress.

Lack of clarity regarding businesses’ responsibilities to Aboriginal peoples constrains investmentCanada needs meaningful reconciliation with its Aboriginal peoples; however, it is not clear to businesses what reconciliation means and what they need to do to do their part in achieving it. The federal government needs to lead the way.

Canada’s brand does not support business competitivenessThe world sees Canada as a great place to live but not to do business, and Canada has not been doing a good job at changing those perceptions. The government must increase its eff orts to improve its business brand through tourism and investment promotion.

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

Pelham Community Church 461 Canboro Rd., Fenwick Wednesday Worship & Communion Service First & Third Wednesday of every month @ 2:00 p.m. TF 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 Cen-tre, 145 Lincoln St. Come and sing! Gus 905-228-0858, Bob 905-892-2336. TF

Fonthill Legion, EVERY FRIDAY 4-6 pm, serving a great dinner. $10. Includ-ing coffee/tea and dessert. Take out orders available, call 905-892-6293. TF

BINGO is back at the Roy-al Canadian Legion, Hwy # 20, Fonthill on Saturdays 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm. Every one welcome, enjoy our relaxed atmosphere and prizes. TF

Robert Wood is a mixed voice choir. If you like singing, we invite you to join us for fun, friendship and love of music. Re-hearsals every Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. in Bethany Brethren in Christ church, 50 Lincoln Street, Welland. Call Frank at 289-820-6452. TF

E.L. CROSSLEY DRA-MA PRESENTS: An Im-prov Showcase Fundrais-er. Featuring E.L.Crossley and Grimsby Improv Teams (possibly Thorold). Wednesday, March 9, 2016 7:00 pm. ELC Dra-ma Studio. Tickets 10$ - all proceeds to fund Crossley Improv Trip to the National Tournament in Ottawa.

Fonthill Lions Corned Beef and Cabbage Din-ner, Saturday, March 12, 2016, 5-7 P.M. Lions Hall Hwy #20, Fonthill. $17.50 adults and $9.00 children (under 12) www.fonthill-lions.ca N20-1

Rockway Presbyterian Church, Roast Beef Din-ner. Saturday, Apri1 2, 5 & 6:30 sittings. Tickets $15. Call Joan 905-687-9902 or Jean 905-714-7293. N20-4

Pelham Horticultural Society will meet 7.30pm Monday March 21 at Font-hill Library starting with Rosemary Meier speak-ing about the Meier family Organic Farm Welland fol-lowed by a short business meeting and refreshments. The public and members are invited to attend.

Candian Federation of University Women WELLAND AND DIS-TRICT UNIT will hold their March meeting on Wednesday, March 16, at 7pm at the Plymouth Cordage Retirement Res-idence, 110 First Street, Welland. Founders of the Nappers Boxing Club will present the History and Community involvement of their club. All interested women are welcome to join us.

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FONTHILL BANDSHELL PRESENTS DE TEMPS ANTANSince 2003, Éric Beaudry, André Brunet and Pierre-Luc Dupuis have been exploring and performing time-honoured melodies from the stomp-ing grounds of Quebec’s musical past. Using fiddle, accordion, harmonica, guitar, bouzouki and a number of other instruments, our three virtuosos blend boundless energy with the unmistakable joie de vivre found only in traditional Quebec music. Show runs from 7-9 p.m.

PELHAM LIBRARY CARD MAKING WORKSHOPMake six cards with fall themes, learning a variety of techniques. Materials are provided. At time of registration, please enquire about tools needed. Tues., Sept. 16 10 – 12:30. $10. Please register ahead. Visit www.pelham-library.on.ca or call 905-892-6443 for more details.

FABULOUS FENWICK LIONS FISH FRYTasty treats with funds heading straight back into the community. Haddock, french fries and much more. Runs Sept. 9 from 4-7 p.m.

PELHAM MINOR HOCKEY EQUIPMENT SALEBuy, sell or trade used equipment at the Pelham Arena. Aimed to provide cheaper options for players in this upcoming season. Runs Sept. 6 from 9-12 in the morning.

PELHAM MUDFESTMen and women will be back in the mud as the second run on the year is held at Bissil’s Hideaway.

NIAGARA REGIONAL EXHIBITIONRodeo, games and live entertainment headline this years exciting event. It runs from Sept. 11-14 at the Welland Fairgrounds.

BIG MOVE CANCER RIDEThe Big Move Cancer Ride is a non-competitive ride taking place on Sept. 7. Proceeds for the Big Move stay in Niagara and support the Walker Fam-ily Cancer Centre.

WALKING CLUBInterested in walking in Pelham? Join them Tuesdays at the Pelham Arena from 9-10 am and Thursdays at Fonthill Bandshell for 9-10:30 am. There is no fee for this program. For more information, please contact jcook@pelham.ca or call 905 892-2607, ext 329.

HAMPER DAY FOR PELHAM CARESPurchase fresh fruit and vegetables at the Market or bring a non-perishable food item to fill the hampers at the Pelham Farmers Market on Sept. 4.

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Portable sawmill service I will come to your home or farm and custom mill your logs. Firewood & lumber also available. Call Rob Patterson, 905-401-4948 riverwood@primus.ca. TF

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STORM CHASING IN ONTARIO: Experience this visually powerful and informative presentation explaining the effects storms have in Ontario by presenter and storm Chas-er David T. Chapman who has been chasing the big storms in Ontario for over 15 years. Tues., Mar. 22 at 7:00. $4. Please register ahead. Pelham Public Li-brary. www.pelhamlibrary.on.ca. 905-892-6443. N20-2

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After a short illness and sur-rounded by his loving fam-ily, David passed away on Wednesday, March 2nd at age 77. He leaves behind his wife of 49 years Margaret, and his four children, David (Jeong Yeo), Lori, Rachel (Paul) and Jackie (Ron). Grampy will be missed by his four beautiful grand-daughters, Jordyn, Jillian, Jes-sica Boyer and Eden Heinen. Survived by his sister Valerie (George) Wheeler of South Carolina and brother Graham (Angela) Webster-Gardiner of Florida, plus many nieces and nephews. Born in London En-gland on November 22, 1938 at the age of 17 he came to Canada where he started his lengthy banking career with the CIBC which lasted for 39 years. He had a gift of man-agement and every branch he worked in grew and thrived. David was a very private man with a keen sense of humour. His hobbies were reading, watching Formula 1 car rac-ing and supporting his life-long soccer team Q.P.R. His family are so grateful for the kind, compassionate care David received from the doctors and nurses on the 6th floor of the Welland Hospital. Donations in his memory to “The Hope Cen-tre” in Welland, Ontario would be greatly appreciated. P20-1

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765 Welland Rd.Fenwick, ON L0S 1C0

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602 Metler Rd.Fenwick, ON L0S 1C0

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(905) 892-3925Fonthill Congregation of

Jehovah’s Witnesses1369 Rice Rd.

Fonthill, ON L0S 1E0(905) 892-4680

Fonthill United Church42 Church Hill

Fonthill, ON L0S 1E0(905) 892-6433

Glad Tidings Church of God1 Pancake Lane

Fonthill, ON L0S 1E0(905) 892-5122

Holy TrinityAnglican Church1557 Pelham St.

Fonthill, ON L0S 1E0(905) 892-6011

Kirk on the HillPresbyterian Church

1344 Haist St.Fonthill, ON L0S 1E0

(905) 892-3729Pelham Community Church

461 Canboro Rd.Fenwick, ON L0S 1C0

(905) 892-5922Pelham Evangelical

Friends Church940 Haist St.

Fonthill, ON L0S 1E4(905) 892-6881

Ridgeville Bible Chapel418 Canboro Rd.

Ridgeville, ON L0S 1M0(905) 892-3347

“PREPARING TODAYFOR GOD’S TOMORROW!”

SUNDAYS AT 10:45AMWe are passionate about making disciples

for Jesus and preparing our communityfor the coming kingdom of God!

1 Pancake Lane in Fonthill905.892.5122

email: gladtidingscog@bellnet.cawww.gladtidingschurchofgod.com

St. Alexander’sRoman Catholic Church

50 Pelham Town Sq.Fonthill, ON L0S 1E0

(905) 892-3090St. Ann’s Roman Catholic

Church834 Canboro Rd.

Fenwick, ON L0S 1C0(905) 892-6123

Zion Free Reformed Church

1075 Boyle RoadFenwick, ON

(905) 386-1134

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There are billions of Christians through-out the world, all committ ed to following Je-sus of Nazareth. Jesus of Nazareth is arguably the most infl uential religious fi gure of all time; he is in known in countless cultures through-out the world: a prophet to a billion Muslims; a failed Messiah according to Judaism; and to Christians, he is our lord and saviour!However, too few realize that Jesus was a real historical person living in a real culture. He was Jewish, and he lived in a thoroughly Jew-ish context. Without understanding this back-ground, you won’t truly understand Jesus. Here are some interesting facts about his Jew-ish life that will hopefully shed some light on the real Jesus.HIS NAME: Would it surprise you to know that Jesus never heard the name “Jesus?” Je-sus’ true Hebrew name is Yeshua, which is the shortened version of the name Yehoshua (which we know as Joshua). “Yeshua” means “salvation.” HIS RELIGION: When you look at Jesus’ core beliefs, the way he worshiped, the day on which he worshipped, the holidays he cele-brated, and the rituals he engaged in, they all match a description of Judaism’s distinctive be-

liefs and practices. Interestingly, when the Gos-pels are examined, it turns out that the religion Jesus observed was actually Judaism.Jesus believed in one personal God. Jesus, along with the rest of the Jewish people, believed in strict monotheism: that God is one divine person. How do we know this? Jesus, in prayer, identi-fi ed his Father as the only true God (John 17:3). The central tenet of Judaism, based on Deuteron-omy 6, is that all should recognize the only God and be solely devoted to Him; in Mark 12, Jesus declared this the most important commandment.Jesus honoured God’s holy name. It is the his-torical Jewish tradition to not pronounce God’s personal name, but to instead use titles to refer to God. The Gospels indicate that Jesus showed re-spect for God’s holy name and never pronounced it, only referring to God through roundabout ways (mostly as "Father”).Jesus went to the synagogue on the Sabbath. Luke recorded for us that it was Jesus’ custom to att end synagogue on the Sabbath to read from the Torah and the Prophets (Luke 4:16-17), a practice still observed by the Jewish people to this day. If Jesus were here now, he would like-ly feel more comfortable in a synagogue than in most churches!Jesus observed the Jewish festivals. The festivals found in Leviticus 23 all commemorate the exo-dus from Egypt in some way, and they all give Israel the opportunity to take a break from their

busy lives and give thanks to God for His pro-vision. In the Gospels, we read that Jesus’s last supper was actually a Passover seder meal (Luke 22:15-20), that he observed the festival of Booths (John 7:2, 14), and that he travelled to Jerusalem for Hanukkah (John 10:22-23)!Jesus practiced Jewish rituals. The Jewish people pronounce liturgical blessings at certain times and for certain occasions, and the Gospels indi-cate that this was the practice of Jesus as well. Particularly, we see Jesus bless God before eat-ing bread (Matt hew 14:19). Jesus also wore ritual fringes, which in Hebrew are called “tz itz it” (Mat-thew 9:20-21). HIS PEOPLE: Jesus loved the Jewish people, and prophetically called his people to return back to God and His ways. When many in Israel did not heed his call, Jesus did not revel in condemning them, but rather he wept over their coming tribu-lation (Luke 19:41-44). Many people are discovering the real Jewish Je-sus, and are gaining a greater appreciation for who he was and what he taught. For those who are followers of Jesus, understanding him in his original context allows us to bett er connect with him and to understand him and his plans for when he returns. At Glad Tidings, we believe Je-sus is returning soon to establish God’s kingdom on the earth. To fi nd out what that will look like, and how it can aff ect your life today, join us on Sundays at 10:45am at 1 Pancake Lane in Fonthill.

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At the Fabulous Fenwick Lions dinner meeting on February 17, 2016 Lion President Jeff Pickup presented a $500.00 donation to Sonya & Lynette Wierenga of RCK.

Fenwick Lions Support Rose City Kids

Rose City Kids is a Welland charity that actively reaches out to children living in local communities. Each child that is able to attend a RCK programs gets to take part in activities and receives a meal & treat to take home. Every child receives a personal home visit biweekly from caring, loving volunteers.

The Canadian Federation of University Women Welland and District Unit is celebrating their 75th Anniversary in 2016 and have many exciting events planned. To forward one of their on-going goals to support literacy , they have sponsored Barabara Reid , a well-known Canadian children's author, to speak at each of Port Colborne (at10:30)

and Welland (at 1:00) libraries, and in the upstairs portion of the Pelham Arena (at 3) on Monday, March 16th. Barbara Reid received the Governor General's Award for English Language Children's Illustration and this year has been named the Honorary Chair of Family Literacy Day. The events are open to all free of charge, and children are welcome.

CFUW Brings Children's Author to Pelham

Pictured: Danielle Liebregts- Hamilton, Welland Library's Children and Youth Services Co-ordinator receives a cheque to sponsor Barbara Reid's visit from Annalise Bottacin, CFUW Treasurer and Beth Jeffery 75th Anniversary Committee PHOTO CREDIT: Gwenn Alves.

Last week Fonthill Sobeys donated $8000 to Niagara Nutrition Partners, a Region-wide initiative to provide nutrition programs in elementary and secondary schools throughout Niagara. The money was raised through a Charity Golf Tournament organized by Judy Reid and Fonthill Sobeys owner Ron Kore.

“It’s been the two of them, they plan it all, they do all the leg work,” said Anne Kirkpatrick, NNP’s program manager. “They really do about 95% of the work in putting on this golf tournament. Ron is very generous, he believes in what we do, and he’s got a huge heart, not just for NNP, but also for his whole community.”

NNP currently run programs in over 150 schools, ensuring that over 17,000 students get breakfast or lunch every single day.

NNP receives about 15% of their funding through the government, but must rely

on grants and donations for the other 85%. The money is used to provide food programs for any students that want to take part.

“It is for kids who come to school hungry,” said Kirkpatrick, who noted that the universality of the program was a key to its success. “Kids who have food security issues at home would not come to the program unless it was open to everyone.”

Kirkpatrick went on to explain that making sure kids are fed improves their educational experience.

“If kids come to school hungry, they are not going to be focused, they are not going to learn well, and it’s going to be a struggle to get through the day,” she said. “Kids do way better in school if they start off the day with a breakfast. And then they have great day, hopefully. That’s what we’re aiming for. Nobody wants to see kids go hungry.”

Sobeys Charity Golf Tournament Helps Feed Hungry Kidsby ZACH JUNKIN The VOICE

Carlee Bemben (left), Judy Reid (Right), and Anne Kirkpatrick are presented with a donation by Sobeys staff members Elsie Mirenda and Shelly Dobbie.

The Voice of Pelham March 9 2016

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