>Grimsby council still seeking payment plan for new Mud Street park, Pg. 2 > “Wingers” unite, ready for Wing Ding Pg. 6 > Garden tour draws big crowds Pg. 8 > Salute to Blessed Trinity grads Pgs.9-12 Thursday, July 10, 2014 Vol. 3 Issue 11
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Up Front Walk like an Egyptian Friday The Jordan Historical Museum is hosting its first Friday Fun-Day “Walk Like an Egyptian!” on Friday, July 11. The program will run every Friday from July 11 until Aug. 15 from 10 a.m.noon. Children ages 6-12 are invited to take part in a variety of kid-friendly crafts and games. Registration is $7 per child, including craft supplies and a snack. Pre-registration is required. To reserve a spot call the Jordan Historical Museum at 905563-2799 ext. 292.
Trunk sale at Mountainview Mountainview Christian Reformed Church will be bumper to bumper this Saturday, July 12, for a “trunk sale” in support of FORT. From 7 a.m.-2 p.m. value seekers can search vendor’s vehicles for deals. Rain or shine. Free for buyers, vendors $20 per vehicle, call 905-3093678 for information.
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The face of grace and courage By Katherine Grant For NewsNow Ida Guarascia sits at her kitchen table, her head tilted to one side as she tries to study her long red fingernails – not an easy task as she struggles with her vision. “I tried to fix the polish up for you,” she says to her husband, Randy. He gently takes one hand in his and looks it over carefully. “You did pretty good. I will take care of that for you later.” It is a moment that may best define the relationship between the Beamsville couple. They take care of each other – for better or worse. See CARE, Page 3 Ida Guarascia remains positive after losing an eye and her nose to cancer.
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Town of Grimsby staff are exploring options to fund part of the cost of the Southward Community Park on Mud Street. The cost of the park is an estimated $6.25 million, part of which will come from reserves, development charges, tax levy, and community funding. The Recreation Services Committee recommended the Town debenture just over $2 million over a ten-
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year period. However, at a special meeting Tuesday night, July 8, council rejected that notion opting to seek a shorter term colution. “My concern is to pay back the $2 million over 10 years doesn’t make a lot of sense. I think we go about it a little quicker than that,” said Ald. Steve Berry, adding that a shorter pay back period could save the town money in interest. Director of finance Steven Gruninger explained that the debenture is offered through the region
and the 10-year finance plan is the minimum pay back period allowed. Berry suggested staff review other options such as utilizing the Town’s line of credit. However Gruninger explained that, although they do have the over $2 million available on the line of credit, it is meant for shortterm lending onlymonths, not years. “Could we look at getting a variable rate loan through our bank?” suggested Mayor Bob Bentley. Gruninger ex-
plained that a bank loan would likely have a higher interest rate, but Ald. Joanne Johnston pointed out that even at a higher interest rate, if it’s paid over a shorter period of time, it could save the Town some money. Ald. Carolyn Mullins agreed that seeking a 5-year loan from the bank would be a better option. Gruninger will be following up with the Town’s bank to see what kind of interest rate could get given for the five-year, $2 million loan.
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From Page 1 To say it has been a difficult year is a huge understatement but this story really begins well over a decade ago. In 1998, Ida had a troublesome sore on her nose which simply wouldn’t heal. The diagnosis was skin cancer, basal cell carcinoma. Ida underwent surgery and a flap of her own skin was used to repair the damage done by the removal of the small patch of skin cancer and the surrounding tissue. “I was told it was all clear, all gone,” she recalls noting there was never any follow up. So life went on. The single mom of two nowgrown daughters met Randy, they fell in love and the pair began a life together about 15 years ago. It hasn’t always been an easy existence – but it hasn’t been so bad either they are both quick to note. Randy has a serious and debilitating back problem which has required surgery. He is also blind in his left eye as a result of a cataract with which he was born and cannot be corrected. His disabilities aren’t something he allows to interfere with his enjoyment of life. He has lived in the Beamsville area since 1999 and has coached hockey and soccer when his back condition allowed. Ida has health issues of her own. About a year before the skin cancer surgery in the late 90s, she was hit by a car while walking through a parking lot and suffered a heart attack as a result. She has lived with a heart condition since then. Being both positive and practical, the couple has always made the best of it. They live in a modest rented home on Cosby Road in Beamsville. They have a pair of dogs to keep them company and a stray cat recently took up residence a well. Unable to hold down full-time jobs, they live on disability pensions. And until now, they have managed. Late last fall, Ida once again had a sore which wouldn’t go away and her right eye was watering incessantly. Without a family doctor there were a few missteps but when Ida was finally assessed, the news was dire – a cancer diagnosis was confirmed. “From that day on it never stopped,” said Randy referring to the whirlwind of scans and other diagnostic tests which came into play. It soon became apparent that basal-cell skin cancer had now worked its way into and around Ida’s right eye and inside the tear duct. Basal cell carcinoma is the most common form of cancer. It rarely metastasizes or kills but can cause
Ida and Randy Guarascia face serious financial issues day-to-day in addition to needing several thousand dollars for subsequent procedures. Grant - Photo significant destruction and disfigureinvasive. ment by invading surrounding tissues. A large patch of skin with the About three-in-10 people will muscle attached was been removed develop a basal-cell cancer in their from the left side of Ida’s upper back lifetime with about 80 per cent of and was used to fill the open wound those cancers developing on the in her face with the muscle sewn into head and neck. place in the empty eye socket. For Ida, a team of specialists was A second patch of skin was then assembled including those in the removed from her back to enclose fields of head and neck, eye, ear, the area where the muscle was renose and throat, a plastic surgeon, moved. In order for the graft on her and a neurologist in case the cancer face to survive, a vein was attached had spread to her brain. Surgery through an incision in her neck to was scheduled for March 20 at St. ensure a healthy blood supply. Joseph’s Hospital in Hamilton. Ida wouldn’t know the extent of At first it appeared Ida faced the the surgery for nearly a week as she horrifying prospect of losing both was sedated and had a breathing eyes. tube in place. On Wednesday she “The plastic surgeon said, ‘I will heard the grim news. save your left eye’,” recalled Ida. “My first instinct was, it is what it The couple was given an estimate is; we will deal with it,” said Ida. of 24-27 hours for the surgery and The hardest part, she added quiwere told it might be necessary to etly, were the things she “didn’t sign go in and place a mesh patch over up for.” the brain to protect it. “I have no sense of taste, no sense “I will remember that day forever,” of smell and I will never smile again.” says Randy. The plan – for what he It has been hard not to despair and calls the “A” team of doctors tendshe admits she has her moments. ing to his wife – was for one of them The skin graft, which will form the to come give him an update about foundation for her new face, is pink eight hours into the procedure. and healthy although the edges So late on the Thursday afternoon, where it is attached are still raw and one of the surgeons left the operatred. At first cold and hugely swollen, ing room to tell him there was no it has taken well. A second surgery cancer in Ida’s brain so the mesh was necessary when a portion of the patch was unnecessary. But then an graft at her forehead opened and unexpected blow: Ida had lost not didn’t close on its own. just her right eye but also her nose. During the surgery, more skin The cancer had spread and decancer was found and clipped away stroyed more tissue than they had near her eye and in a few other been able to determine from tests. areas. She is undergoing five weeks The surgery became far more of radiation as insurance against it
coming back. Although surgeons were able to save her left eye, the eyelid is being pulled down gradually closing her eye, obscuring her vision as the large pouch of skin covering much of her face, shrinks and heals. To see, she must tug up on the eyelid with her finger to open it. In addition to the disfigurement, Ida is struggling with the loss of her independence. She can no longer drive or cook or even tend to her own grooming but Randy has been there every step of the way. “He really has gone above and beyond,” says Ida of her husband. “Hey, you were there for me, carrying me to the car when I couldn’t walk, helping me to the bathroom when I could only crawl,” he told her. Randy is trying to do the gardening, cut the grass and do the housework, laundry and cooking, and they are clearly worn out from dealing with the ordeal of the last several months. Their children (Randy has two grown sons), have helped out but don’t live nearby. The day-today tasks are still a struggle. Ida will undergo surgery this fall where her new face will be sculpted to allow for a facial prosthesis to be put in place. A pair of eyeglasses will be fitted to hold the prosthetics, an eye and nose, in place. The cost will be about $5,000 to $8,000. For now, their financial needs are of a more pressing nature. They have received some financial support to partially cover the cost of her medication but her five-week hospital stay took its toll on their already strained budget with the cost of travel and parking. The couple has nothing but high praise for the expert care Ida received at St. Joseph’s. “They were fabulous, just fabulous,” said Ida. “The care has been unbelievable.” For now, she is resting, healing and trying not to stress about finances. It has been an emotional rollercoaster. “When I pass people on the street I hear them say, ‘that poor woman,” says Ida sadly. But worse for her, “children are terrified of me.” Randy is quick to reassure her that people care and this is a chance for parents to teach their children compassion – she shouldn’t feel she should stay in her own home. When Ida’s young grandson came to visit recently there was some trepidation on her part. Concerned about how he might react, she tried to prepare herself. But he saw past her changed appearance, she is still the grandmother he knows and loves. And that is as it should be.
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This Week • 2014 Trillium Awards –Is your garden looking its best? Volunteers from the Grimsby Garden Club will be around town, between July 10 & August 7, to select this year’s award winning front gardens. See http:// www.thegrimsbygardenclub.ca/trillium.htm for details. Will yours be one of the many homes & businesses to be recognized? The winners will be announced September 10 at 7:30 at the town hall. All are welcome. • Rikochez Parking Lot Paint-Off, 54 Ontario, Grimsby. Friday July 11 2014 1 pm to 5 pm in Partnership with Fort and the Grimsby Public Art Gallery. • Trunk Sale for FORT supporting youth for a better Tomorrow. July 12th 7 am-2 pm in the parking lot of Mountainview Church (290 Main Street E. Grimsby) Rain or Shine. $20 per vehicle, free admission for buyers. Load up your car, truck or Minivan with items you no longer need and sell them! Space is limited call 905-309-3678 • Vacation Bible School: Workshop Of Wonders at Smithville United Church for children ages 5-12 from Aug. 5-Aug. 8, 8:30 am-12:00 pm. For more info. call 905 957-3176 or go to www.smithvilleunitedchurch.ca . • Outdoor Movie Night Benefitting local food bank. July 19th Centennial Park (Nelles School 108 Main Street East Grimsby. Family Activities 6:30 pm Movie starts at 9 pm. Non-Perishable food donations appreciated. • Wing Ding Chicken Wing and evenings in July and August from Blues Fest July 18 to 20th at Charles Daley Park, Jordan. Wings, beer & wine, water & pop, Ice cream and desserts! Vendor Village + Bouncy Castles for the kids. For more www.rotarywingding.ca
• Lee Carnival of Fun July 19th from noon to 3 pm at the Erland Lee Museum, 552 Ridge Rd, Stoney Creek (at the top of the Dewitt access). Kite making, fish pond, finger painting & story time are just some of the planned activities along with games for children up to grade 3. $5. per child, parents free! Food available for purchase. Contact the Museum at 905-6622691 or erlandleehome@fwio. on.ca for more info. Rain or shine! • Sunset Music Series at Charles Daley Park. Free concerts on Tuesday nights in July and August 2014 from 7 pm to 8 pm. Bring your own seating, chairs or blankets. Visit www. sunsetmusicseries.ca for more info.
GROUPS & CLUBS • Winona Seniors Centre, Activites six days a week. Snooker Line dancing, shuffle board, bid-euchre, zumba, cribbage & bridge. 1239 Hwy. 8, Stoney Creek. 905-643-4565. Drivers & servers needed to help deliver meals to elderly and/or disabled clients. Two hours once a week at noon, 905-522-0053. • Royal Canadian Legion Br. 393 Smithville Bingo is back weekly, doors open at 5 p.m. Bingo at 6p.m. Everyone is Welcome! • The Niagara Freewheelers begin cycling out of the Beamsville Lion’s Park, corner of Mountain Rd. and Fly, every Thursday beginning May 1st. Start time is 6:30pm sharp, come by 6:15 pm to sign in/ get acquainted, helmet is required. Range of distances/speeds accommodated, return by 8pm. Rides out of Smithville Village Plaza begin Sat., May 10th at 10 am, every other week. For more info. please call Chris-905-957-1760 • Friends & Neighbours Social Group for women 50+ in West Niagara new to the area. 289-656-1050 or lakepoint62@gmail.com.
• West Niagara Second Stage is looking for volunteers for our first annual Hero Walk 2014. We have openings on our coordinating committee as well as volunteer positions for the day of the event (June 21st, 2014). Emily 905-563-3390 or admin@wnss.org • Become a Fresh Air Fund Host Family! Open your home and share the everyday joys of summertime. Fresh Air children are 6-12 years old from on their first visit from New York City and Fresh Air Hosts range from young families to grandparents. For more info: Christine Ferrusi 905-957-6652, Email christine.ferrusi@friendlytown.org or The Fresh Air Fund 1-800-3670003 or visit www.freshair.org. • Art Lovers - Lakeside Pump House Artists Association meets every Wednesday from 1 to 4 pm Grimsby Pump House at the bottom of Elizabeth Street. All are invited to join, whether beginner or expert. Demos and Workshops throughout the year. www.grimsbylpaa.com • Beamsville Minor Baseball – Registration for the 2014 Season is NOW OPEN. We offer Hardball for all ages. (This is a Hardball League with MLB size baseballs. For more in and to register visit us at www.beamsvilleminorbaseball.com. • Beamsville Lioness are looking for new members. Meetings every third Wednesday of the month at Lions Hall, 4283 Mountain St. Beamsville at 6:30 pm. beamsvillelioness@hotmail.com. • Beamsville Senior Citizens Club Pot Luck Dinners • Beamsville Lincoln Centre, 4361 Central Ave. Fourth Monday of every month at 6:00 pm, (except July, Aug., Dec.) “Friends, family or neighbours welcome. ” Bring main course dish or dessert with own utensils, plate and cup.
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• Beamsville Senior Choir! Do you like to sing? We practice every Tuesday, from 1-3 pm, at the Lincoln Centre, 4361 Central Ave., Beamsville. We are a fun group, and anyone over the Age of 55 can join. Ken 905-5634532 or Cathy 905-563-4377. • Book & Jigsaw Sales Grimsby Seniors Centre, 18 Livingston Ave. Mon.-Sat. 9:30 – 4:00 pm. Come in you won’t be disappointed! Volunteers needed. Doreen 905-945-8312. • Chess players invited to join the Grimsby Seniors’ Chess Club playing Wednesdays in the Grimsby Seniors’ Centre, 18 Livingston, at 1 o’clock. Phone Bob at 945-1808 • Come Line Dance with the GRIMSBY B-Liners, Grimsby Centre, 18 Livingston Ave, Grimsby (next to Shoppers Drug Mart). Friday morning 9-11 am and Friday evening 7-9 • Grimsby Pipe Band meets on Tuesday evenings and Saturday mornings at John Knox School, 795 Highway 8, Stoney Creek. Experienced pipers & drummers as well as beginners are welcome. We are a non-competing band with an active parade schedule. The band is directed by Pipe Major Gordon Scott. For more info. contact the band secretary, John Dinsmore at 905-945-5744. • Grimsby Probus Club, for retired professional & businessmen, meets the third Tues. of each month in the auditorium at the Peach King Centre. 905-945-5653 or 905-945-2554. • Grimsby Seniors’ Bingo, Wed. nights at Grimsby Senior Citizens’ Centre, 18 Livingston Ave., 7 pm. 25¢ per card (seniors only). Call 905-9453332. Runs from Sept. to June. • Grimsby Walking Club, every Thursday night at the Lions Pool, 7 pm. Walking, hiking, & Nordic Walking. Don Matheson or Bruce Manion 289-235-9192.
June- the month of stupid bird tricks I’ve got crosses of masking tape on all the windows of the house to stop birds from flying into them. Unfortunately the robins mistake these X’s for runway markings. At the beginning of June they’re naturally excited - nesting, mating and flying off in all directions like somebody spiked the Hummingbird feeder. Now, late in June it’s the youngsters with sparse feathers and new wings who are challenging the integrity of the glass around my house. “No, no Jimmy that’s not a forest, the guy’s got plants in his living room!” Dwindling in numbers with less territory to work with, birds all over the world are going a little cuckoo. Ground-nesting storks for example have settled on a golf course in Germany and they keep trying, unsuccessfully to hatch golf balls. (As in the game of golf, Titleists are proving the toughest.) In Spain 40% of all stork chicks are leaving the nest early in their development stage and sneaking into nearby nests of other stork families looking for a better deal. Swifts, relatives of the Hummingbird may
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News Now • Thursday, July 10, 2014 • Page 5 this out of you, Science Lady’? The Guardian newspaper described Alex as “smarter than the average U.S. president.” An unfortunate and wholly unnecessary word - ‘average.’ I have had my own awkward encounter with the beak that speaks. Except this one whistled. Many summers ago I was sitting at an outside café on Bestor Square in Chautauqua, New York enjoying a coffee, a muffin and that town’s daily newspaper. I had just finished teaching my morning humour writing class. Kirsten, the artist in residence, was behind me working on a clay sculpture with her macaw perched in a cage beside her. An unusually large American parrot, the bird was brightly coloured with a long feathered tail. I could hear the woman padding down the sidewalk before I saw her. She was middle-aged, large and lugging a heavy bag of groceries in each hand. She looked over-heated in a flowery summer dress with a floppy straw hat. As she came into my view, Kirsten’s parrot let loose with a very, sharp, extremely loud wolf-whistle. The woman stopped, turned and stared
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“Fabulous” day for garden tour The weather was just perfect for a stroll through a summer garden, or 10. The Grimsby Garden Club held its annual tour last Saturday featuring 10 lovely – and very different – local gardens. “Mother Nature was just fabulous,” said Mary McLaren, garden club secretary and publicity co-chair. “She must love the Grimsby Garden Club. “We sold 283 tickets which far and above exceeded our expectations.” Three of the homes were on Robinson Street. The playful garden of John and Linda Allan held a number of surprises including the use of children’s toys as birdhouse and planters.
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Barbara and Harvey Boudreau 50th Wedding Anniversary OPEN HOUSE Please join us on
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at Jory Hall, Trinity United Church, 4287 William Street, Beamsville, Ontario. Best Wishes Only Please!
GRADUATIONS
Triple CONGRATULATIONS to our beautiful daughters who graduated with Honours from Blessed Trinity Catholic Secondary! All the best in your future education at Centennial, Waterloo and Brock! Love Dad, Mom, Melanie, Bryan, Aynslee and all of your family!
CARD OF THANKS
Margaret Spittal
The family of the late Margaret Spittal would like to thank Tom & Laurie Merritt for going the extra mile for our family. Thanks to Paster Raymond Hartman for his kind words to mom. Thanks to the ladies of the Free Methodist Church for the luncheon. Many thanks to John Terence for his gift of the bagpipes which mom would have loved. Thanks to the pallbearers Michael Bywatter, Jules Dumais, John Ganann, Jonathan Hysert, Joe Intini, John Kuiper, Everett Lampman, Tom Meyers, John Waite & Ken Way. Thanks to the flower bearers Mark Spittal, Matthew Spittal, Miranda Spittal, & Raymond Spittal. Thanks to Lyla Mepham going above and beyond looking after mom. Thanks to Jeanie MacNaughton for being there as a friend and caregiver. Thanks to Anne Stancic for being a true friend. Thanks to Betty Coldwell, Dee Beale, Lyla Mepham, & Jeanie MacNaughton for preparing the luncheon for the visitation at the family farm. Thanks to Joe & Barb Intini for the fantastic fireworks display.
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Max Caruso from Beamsville receives a $20 Joe Dog’s gift card from Catherine Bratton, NewsNow general manager. Max Caruso is a hard worker. He has been providing excellent delivery service to the residents on his route. Always on time and making sure the residents have a clean and dry paper to read, Max is a great role model for our carrier team. For his consistency, great attitude and loyal services for more than two years, Max really deserves the Carrier of the Week title. Great job, Max!
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100% Niagara owned, operated and printed Our Team: Mike Williscraft - Publisher mike@wn3.ca 289-442-4244 General Manager - Catherine Bratton Retail Sales Manager - Pamela Haire Reporter - Stephanie Sisler Sales Consultant - Erica Huisman Graphics - Donna Wisnoski, Lin Oddi Printed at CanWeb Printing Inc., Grimsby newsnow is owned & operated by 1602207 Ontario Ltd. Office Locations Grimsby Office Beamsville Office 49 Main St. W., 4971 King St. Unit #2, Grimsby, ON, L3M 1R3 Beamsville, ON, L0R 1B0 Ph: 289-235-9500 Ph: 289-566-9392 newsnow is published EVERY Thursday delivered to homes in West Niagara & Winona, 25,116.
No stranger
Rankin Run director Mary Ann Edwards was named the 2014 T. Roy Adams Humanitarian Award winner last week. Reg. Chair Gary Burroughs made the presentation.
Recognition well-deserved Mary Ann Edwards is no stranger to Niagara West, thank God! Edwards has been executive director of the Rankin Run since its inception in 2004, helping raise $3.9 million for cancer research, among many other benevolent pursuits. Among the Run’s support locally was a $150,000 commitment to West Lincoln Memorial Hospital’s new digital mammography equipment. Folks around the hospital are very happy to see her coming in the door, including former auxiliary president Jill Howe, who said Edwards is a, “very deserving recipient! Agreed. M.W.
With a little help from our friends... Say what you want about Ontario’s health care system – there are definitely some bumps in the road – but our incredibly classy lady on the front page is another shining example of what the can be achieved. First off, I want to say we had quite a discussion in the office about placing Ida Guarascia’s photo on the front page as we did. It is shocking...for many reasons, but it was decided after speaking to Ida. It is important for people to realize there is a kind soul behind that face. She is just a regular person, a hard worker with a good heart. I have known the Guarascia’s for a couple of years. Ida had been in the office talking about her upcoming surgery over the winter months. If you read the feature, of which Katherine Grant did a great job, you will know by the time you get to this space that things did not go as was expected. In the case of this couple, I am hoping the community or a few benevolent souls may be able to help these folks. Their financial situation is significantly dire. Randy has been on disability for years due to a degenerative back issue. Ida’s health issues have impaired her ability to work for some time. I happened to run into the couple in front of Meridian Credit Union last month as Ida wait-
MIKE WILLISCRAFT ed outside for Randy. Randy had gone inside to cash in RSPs to pay off their vehicle to get out from under monthly payments. Aside from day-today issues, the couple is looking at an expensive process in which Ida’s face will be restructured and reshaped. As with her cancer surgery, doctors are not really sure how that process will go, hence the estimate of $5,000-$8,000 for the prosthesis work. A friend of theirs contacted me about organizing a fundraiser for the couple, but timing is also a concern here as their need is immediate. Planning something 3-4 weeks down the road is a bit long term when you are living day to day, but as I say, I am absolutely willing to jump behind something. What I would like, should anyone feel so inclined, is for anyone who might be interested in offering these people some assistance of any kind to contact me at: mike@wn3.ca
Of course, you could call my cell, 289-4424244, as well. Should we be able to generate any interest, I would be glad to approach someone in town to organize and accounting process of some sort. There are a lot of great people in town I have worked with in the past, so I leave that kind of thing up to them; definitely not my area of expertise. All I can say on this one is these folks are good, hard-working people who are in an extremely difficult spot. Ida was hesitant about doing anything at all, understandably. From my vantage point, I just wanted to tell their story, hang it out there, and see what echoes back. So....waiting for my echo.... ****** Big week, last week. Months of planning culminated in a whirlwind of activity and, “poof”, ClubWEST Magazine was born. Readers and advertisers unanimously loved it: a homerun to be sure. After being out just one day, we already had two pages of ad space come in the door from people who want to be in the September edition, so a pretty good barometer right there. We are already feverishly working on features for the next edition, so the gang here at 49 Main West is doing just fine. Thanks for all the nice comments!
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New event at St. Alban’s St. Alban’s Anglican Church in Beamsville will host a new community event this Saturday – Festival of Cultures, from 2-9 p.m. Everyone is invited to celebrate multiculturalism and have lots of fun. The event is all outdoors in the large parking lot of the church located at 4341 Ontario St., (opposite Shopper’s Drug Mart). The event will have a mix of three different cultures within the community of Beamsville and area - Canada, Mexico and South America. There will be live entertainment on a large outdoor stage with four bands which play all varities of music, with singing by local and international talent. There will be adult activities, kid’s zone, and dozens of vendors.
Enjoy home-cooked South American and Mexican food dishes plus Canadian barbecue done on the Church grounds. It’s free admission to the site. Donations accepted. There is no parking on the Church’s grounds or parking lot. Handicap parking across the street at Shoppers. Other parking lots can be used at Beamsville District Secondary High School, 4317 Central Ave., off May Street. One street east of Ontario. All Proceeds will be donated to Community Care of West Niagara, St. Alban’s Anglican Church and the Spanish Temporary Workers Ministry. For more details call 905 563 4518. or visit the website, stalbansbeamsville.org.
FROM THE
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