
EVERYONE INTO THE POOL Hunter Ayotte of the Niagara Falls Lions swim team finishes his heat in the 9-10 boys 25m butterfly heatat Niagara Falls Lions swim meet last Saturday.

EVERYONE INTO THE POOL Hannah Termaat of Niagara Falls swim team does the butterfly for her team in the 9-10 girls relay at Niagara Falls Lions swim meet last Saturday.
EVERYONE INTO THE POOL Noah Mills of Niagara Falls swim team does the butterfly in his under-8 team's relay at Niagara Falls Lions swim meet last Saturday.
EVERYONE INTO THE POOL Niagara Falls Lions Jadyn Ferguson, left, Laura Kapoe, Lateesha Warner and Jessica Wiens celebrate after winning their heat in the under-13 girls relay at Niagara Falls Lions swim meet last Saturday.
THE YOUNG AND YOUNG AT HEART Rick Clarke of Rick Good Time Country and St. George Family Day organizer Rosie Smith sing some back up for Sydney Sherry, 10, who performs Little Montana: The Hannah Montana Tribute Show, at the St. George Family Day festival Sunday in Welland.
Miles Kulik, mortgage manager at Toronto Dominion Canada Trust bank in Grimsby, donates $2,500 Aug. 12 at the Casablanca Winery Inn to the Niagara West Mayor's Tournament. From left, Sara Holmes, account manger at Meridian Credit Union, Jim Merritt, senior consultant at the Investor Group, Eric Gilbert, the owner of Ericway Tire Inc., Kulik, and Paul Stringer, of Durward Jones Barkwell and Company LLP.
NETWORKING IN LUXURY Karen Maziar, of KGR Marketing Group; Linda Pizzacalla, of Goldbook; and Lynn Raimondo, of Forever Feminine, network during a Chamber of Commerce Business After Five event at Heatherwood Retirement Residences, which teamed up with Wiley Luxury Brand Auto for a game and chances to win prizes.
BIG DONATION Gerry Petrunick, owner of StuCor Construction Ltd. in Jordan Station donated $7,500 to WLMH's Project X-Ray July 30. Pam Ellens, executive director of the Foundation, was happy to receive the funds, which were from the company's 25th anniversary golf tournament.
SIGN OF THE TIMES The city unveiled its new downtown gateway signs recently. The signs are at the top of East Main Street and Niagara Street. From left, are: Councillor David Alexander, Mike Haines, representing Welland MPP Peter Kormos, Mayor Damian Goulbourne, Regional Chairman Peter Partington and acting regional planning commissioner Patrick Robson.
TOP HONOURS Christopher Clarkstone is presented the Kiwanis Mel Osborn Award by Brian McKeown (left) and Jim Steel. The award is given to students who exemplify a leadership role in their community and school. For the first time it has been awarded to a Key Club member. The Stamford Kiwanis Club sponsors the Key Club at A.N. Myer High School.
SHOWING THEY CARE A group of volunteers from Arkansas who participated in organizing a kids camp at Tintern Church of Christ recently went door to door to collect food in support of Community Care of West Niagara. Collecting a wide variety of donations for Community Care, along with about 10 other volunteers, were: (L to R) Back: Bennett Rowan, Michael Pope. Front: Jeffrey James, Eric Johnson, Billie Chan, Kendall Stafford, Melissa Shelton, Jackson House. The teens also helped build a new playground at the church.
GAMES FOR KIDS Three-year-old Nathan Vandervaart vies for a prize sucker as Geneva Street Dairy Queen manager Monica Fenech looks on during the chain's Miracle Treat Day on Aug. 7. Stores held individual fundraisers and donated 100 per cent of the day's sales of Blizzards towards Children's Miracle Network, which raises money for 170 children's hospitals across North America.
Liz Klassen, left, and Const. Mark Taylor of the Niagara Regional Police's Emergency Task Unit, update an aerial photo of a school on the Project SPEAR database. The program, which will assist in police responses to emergencies at Niagara schools, is expected to go live this fall.
FINALLY, SOME SUNNY TIME Terry Morocco took advantage of the window of sunshine last Saturday to pull some weeds from her garden at her Cadham Street home. The rain came back in the afternoon in what has been the wettest summer in recent memory.
LUNCH IS READY Niagara West-Glanbrook MP Dean Allison, left, and MPP Tim Hudak, right, prepare burgers at the fifth annual community barbecue Aug. 2 at Cherry Avenue Farms in Vineland.