SUMMER SEIGE Rebecca Cromwell smiles as she waits with other re-enactors in the 41st Regiment of Foot before General Drummond's night assault on old Fort Erie on Aug. 9. The Beamsville woman was one of about 200 re-enactors taking part in the siege.
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SUMMER SEIGE
SUMMER SEIGE Re-enactors cover their ears as they fire cannons at the start of General Drummond's night assault.
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SUMMER SEIGE
SUMMER SEIGE An American soldier reloads his musket as the British approach.
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SUMMER SEIGE
SUMMER SEIGE The British move closer to the fort during the re-enactment of General Drummond's night assault on old Fort Erie, part of the weekend of events during the 22nd annual Siege of Fort Erie.
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ROBYN'S BAKERY
ROBYN'S BAKERY Four-year-old Robyn Skrubbeltrang serves up some stone cakes at her imaginary bakery at H.H. Knoll Lakeview Park.
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ENJOYING A GARDEN OASIS
ENJOYING A GARDEN OASIS Dorothy Booth of Niagara-on-the-Lake and Marion Booth of Queenston enjoy some tea at the Twenty Valley Tea House. The Jordan Historical Museum and the Twenty Valley Tea House teamed up for a Tour & Tea in the Garden event July 12. The event featured a tour of the museum facilities, followed by tea and snacks in the backyard of the Twenty Valley Tea Dorothy Booth of Niagara-on-the-Lake and Marion Booth of Queenston enjoy some tea at the Twenty Valley Tea House.
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FOUND ONE!
FOUND ONE! Sarah Nissan, 7, of Oakville, discovers a plump peach Aug. 2 in one of the fields of Cherry Avenue Farms in Vineland during a trip with her family to the Niagara Region.
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HE KNOWS HIS CHICKS
HE KNOWS HIS CHICKS West Lincoln's Lukie Davis, age 13, won the Count Your Chicks Contest at PoultryFest 2008, sponsored by the Grimsby Lincoln News. Four Blue Jays-Indians tickets were all his, presented to him by advertisement representative Maria Clute. His guess? 54 chicks, 3 ducks and a pheasant as mystery bird.
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Low turnout at Pelham Cares party
Daniel Zizian enjoys the slide at Marlene Stewart Streit Park pool during the Konnect Kids fundraiser last Saturday.
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'I don't know what would have happened'
On Jan. 1 Jack McDowell suffered a heart attack. With a two-minute drive to Port Colborne General Hospital, McDowell received immediate care and no permanent damage to his heart.
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TASTE OUR WARES
TASTE OUR WARES Helen Bau and Fran Read were selling slices of peach pies made by the St. Vincent de Paul ladies auxilliary for the church's peach festival Sunday.
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Low turnout at Pelham Cares party
Mayor Dave Augustyn got wet at last Saturday's Konnect Kids fundraiser at the Marlene Stewart Streit Park pool, along with his children Lucas, 7, and Krystyna, 5. About 30 people attended the annual fundraiser for programs at Pelham Cares.
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BALLERINA BOW
BALLERINA BOW Al Pollock was the funnest dad at the Grimsby Public Library July 26, when the summer reading club got a visit from Kristi Heath. She put him to work as a ballerina.
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WINNING DUCKS
WINNING DUCKS Out of 3,000 ducks, Jane Danch-Roy (front left) and Larry Keighan (front right) had the fastest. The two duck holders were the winners of the 13th annual Showboat Festival Theatre duck race. Danch-Roy finished second (a $500 gift certificate from Canadian Tire) while the grand prize of $2,500 went to Keighan. Also pictured are race organizer Mickey Mayne, artistic director David Savoy and Canadian Tire manager Chris Duerden.
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MUSICAL INTERLUDE
MUSICAL INTERLUDE Grimsby musician Mary Volk provided musical entertainment as participants enjoyed their tea. The Jordan Historical Museum and the Twenty Valley Tea House teamed up for a Tour & Tea in the Garden event July 12. The event featured a tour of the museum facilities, followed by tea and snacks in the backyard of the Twenty Valley Tea Dorothy Booth of Niagara-on-the-Lake and Marion Booth of Queenston enjoy some tea at the Twenty Valley Tea House.
