WE WILL REMEMBER Victor Wilcox, a member of the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion, salutes the flag during the playing of Last Post. Wilcox joined the army at age 18, just as the war was coming to an end. He was deployed to England where he trained as a paratrooper. A few years later he was sent to the Middle East on a peacekeeping mission.
A SOLIDER'S MEMORIES War veteran Jim Holman teams up with his wife Marion to sign copies of his book: D-Day Dodger: Memories of a Canadian Foot Soldier. Holman, who is orginally from Thorold, signed and sold copies of his book at the Pelham Public Library on Remembrance Day .
ON GUARD Lakeshore Gator Melissa Mancino looks for the open player while Notre Dame Fighting Irish defender Sam Symonds does her best to get in the way during Monday's zone final in Welland. The Gators won, 51-48.
FUN RUN Katie Jackson, Tim Kares and Andrew Kares (centre), all of Niagara Falls finished 7-8-9 respectively in the two-kilometre Fun Run, held prior to the Casablanca Classic in Grimsby on a cold Saturday morning, Nov. 8.
OFFICIAL WELCOME West Lincoln Mayor Katie Trombetta snipped the ribbon at Serendipity, Unit 102, 128 St. Catherine Street, to officially open the unique gift store on Saturday, Oct. 18. "This is a store I will use a lot," she admitted. From left are: Ken Baker, Mayor Trombetta, owner Gloria Baker and employee and niece Melissa Theodorou.
LET THERE BE LIGHTS St. Catharines General Hospital Foundation board of directors member Rosemary Auld holds a few of the more than 5,000 LED lights that have replaced the traditional lights on the Christmas tree in front of city hall. This Friday is the kick off to the foundation's 23rd annual Tree of Life campaign. Each light on the tree represents a donation made to the foundation, which will direct the proceeds towards the purchase of equipment for critical care services, including ICU, Telemetry and the Emergency Department at the St. Catharines General Site of the Niagara Health System. The campaign kickoff gets underway at 5 p.m. at Market Square and features food from local restaurants, entertainment and activities for the whole family and guest appearances by Olympic rowing medalist Melanie Kok and offensive lineman from the Hamilton Tigercats George Hudson. Both will be signing autographs. For more information or to make a donation, contact the Foundation office at 905-323-FUND (3863) or visit us at www.scghfoundation.com.
DAY OFF SCHOOL A professional development day at local schools last Friday meant local youth were visible around town throughout the day. The Town of Grimsby held a special public skating day on Friday afternoon. Among those enjoying the opportunity to hit the ice were Megan, left, and Kayleigh McArthur of Grimsby.
Al Morris joined the Niagara Regional Police Auxiliary 15 years ago after retiring from the military and now serves as a staff sergeant in charge of training and deployment.
IN THE SWING OF THINGS Cousins Elizabeth Thornton, 13, Christian Gifford, 11, and Lauren Gifford, 6, spent a day off school enjoying the nice weather at Optimist Park on Morrison Street.
ICEDOG FEVER The Niagara IceDogs burned up the hardwood Wednesday during a game of floor hockey with students from Nelles Public School in Grimsby. The school's junior choir will be singing the national anthem, Thursday, Nov. 27 when the IceDogs meet Brampton at the Gatorade Garden City Complex in St. Catharines. Students from left: Josh Hodgkins, Luke Seabrook, Will Reil and Jessika Brown. Ice Dogs: Reggie Traccitto, 12; Dylan MacEachern, 16; and Scott Fletcher, 27.
SMELLING THE ORCHIDS Elizabeth Fajta of St. Catharines takes some time to smell the flowers at Niagara Region Orchid Society's annual show on the weekend. The show featured orchid and orchid arts and crafts vendors from across Ontario.
UPLIFTING DONATION The Northland Point Auxiliary held fundraisers to get the money to purchase this new $15,000 lift for the facility. From left, Janet Burkett, June Sonnenberg, Denise Bourque, Linda Lea, Mary Doan and Barb Grover.
WHISKY-A-GO-GO Rob Henderson, Brian Pisani and Adam Wishak, of the Newcastle-based group One Second 2 Late, perform "Fear of a Nation," the first single off their new album. The group performed for customers at the Geneva Street LCBO as part of corporation's Whisky Tour promotion.
CUT FOR A CURE Shear Image Salon in Grimsby held a breast cancer research fundraiser Oct. 17. Between a raffle, dress-down day and donations from the public, the salon raised more than $400. Donning their pink "Cure" T-shirts are staff, from left, front: Carey Fralick, Alicia Vandyk, Ashley Lymburner. At back are: Deanine Vandersloot, Maureen Farrell, Dorene Glover.
SILVER LINING The St. Catharines Chaos Roto Rooter Atom BBs won the silver medal in the Atom BB division of the 2008 Chaos Girls Rep Hockey Tournament. The Chaos lost 5-4 in a shootout to Clearview. Front row: Keaghan Keracher. Second row, from left: Alexa Vasko, Julia Hutton, Emily Mestek, Larissa Kolundzic, Victoria Ferretti and Alex Poirier. Third row: Catherine Cornelius, Sydney Bodfield, Ali Esau, Alana Rossi, Ashley D'Elia, Shayna Mercier, Annie Berg, Hannah Eborall, Breanne Lemay and Meagan Armstrong. Back row: Coaches Dave Keracher, Ashley Sasko, and Dan Armstrong.
