Mom Kelly Fraser gets a big hug from her kids Duncan, 7, Samantha, 5 1/2, and Jenna, 4, prior to the start of the inaugural Relay for Life in Ancaster/Dundas on Friday night. Family and friends came together to celebrate cancer survivors, remember those who died of the disease and raise money for the Canadian Cancer Society. The children's grandfather, Don Cahill, is a cancer survivor.

Bob Penny received Theatre Ancaster's prestigious John Nielsen Award last week. It was presented by three members of the Nielsen family. From left, Bibs Nielsen, Gord Conroy, Theatre Ancaster president, Suzanne Nielsen, Bob Penny, and Niels Nielsen from Denmark.

Ali and Nidhal Al-Bayati are Iraqi refugees who have lived on the Hamilton Mountain for less than three weeks, but say they already feel like Canadians.

A famous Churchill Park oak tree may not be providing a shady spot to relax anymore, but it still offers a place to rest. The tree was cut down last summer because of rot and decay. Hamilton forestry superintendent John Taylor (back left), together with Ward 1 Councillor Brian McHattie (front right) and Westdale Secondary School woodworking teacher David Kipp (back right) and his 20 Grade 12 students, decided to save as much as they could of the tree and use it to make park benches. Also shown are Janet Woodward (front left), member of the Ainslie Wood/Westdale Community Association of Resident Homeowners Inc., and Mary Louise Pigott, local resident and parks enthusiast.

Coaches: Mike Henderson, Mike Grover, Len Ippolito and Debbie Garland. Players: Celia Du, Niki Thompson, Kristen Montgomery, Bobbie Hodge, Mallory Perce, Sam Pierce, Cassie Barton, Taylor Meggitt, Adrienne Henderson, Niki Grover, Sara Ippolito and Kylie Garland.

Garrett Jones and Connor Werstuck present Tamara Coleman-Lawrie, with the $5,000 cheque for Wesley 's Youth Housing Program.

Bob Crockford (far left) of Valley City Manufacturing wishes Marion Farnan a happy 97th birthday. A special tribute and birthday celebration was held last Friday night at the Dundas Valley School of Art. Mrs. Farnan and her late friend Emily Dutton founded DVSA in 1964. Under Mrs. Farnan's guidance, the school has grown steadily, and is now nationally and internationally known for its high quality of programming. Close to 300 friends and supporters were on hand to honour Mrs. Farnan's remarkable achievements.

Also shown, Trevor Hodgson and Friends wish Marion Farnan a happy 97th birthday. A special tribute and birthday celebration was held last Friday night at the Dundas Valley School of Art. Mrs. Farnan and her late friend Emily Dutton founded DVSA in 1964. Under Mrs. Farnan's guidance, the school has grown steadily, and is now nationally and internationally known for its high quality of programming. Close to 300 friends and supporters were on hand to honour Mrs. Farnan's remarkable achievements.

Viola Mueller, Naomi Frohlich, Renate Min-Oo and Nicole Billank wish Marion Farnan a happy 97th birthday. A special tribute and birthday celebration was held last Friday night at the Dundas Valley School of Art. Mrs. Farnan and her late friend Emily Dutton founded DVSA in 1964. Under Mrs. Farnan's guidance, the school has grown steadily, and is now nationally and internationally known for its high quality of programming. Close to 300 friends and supporters were on hand to honour Mrs. Farnan's remarkable achievements.

Michael Puma, 7, gets into his work painting a fish to be included on the Stream of Dreams fence at Christie Lake during the Christie Splash! day. Interactive displays and activities geared toward raising awareness of source water protection issues were also enjoyed.

Four-year-old Aaron Lodge and dad Rob get in some quality fishing time during the Christie Splash! day. In addition to the kids' only fishing pond, the family enjoyed interactive displays and activities geared toward raising awareness of source water protection issues.

Roz Niewland, and grandson Kyler MacKenzie Niewland, view Ancaster Eclectica, now on display at Fieldcote.

The All Star Cardinals won the championship game during the Minor Little League Tournament on Heritage Days weekend. Coaches are Dave Whalen, Bill Gallagher and Andrew Thompson. Back row: Ben Miller, Liam Gallagher, Mark Szostak. Middle row: Eric Harbour, Justin Mignardi, Simon Ranger, Ty Wilson, Daniel Catanzaro, Tyler Hamilton, Adam Delfabbro. Front row: Michael Rockingham and Matthew Grabstas.

Robin McGinlay from the Burlington Footnotes Senior Performing Troupe and visitor Dennis Carr ham it up for the camera during Springfest, sponsored by Dundas Community Services and Amica at Dundas. The seniors fair featured a variety of participants offering health and wellness information for seniors. The Footnotes troupe began in 2000 with six members and has now grown to more than 100.

The Ancaster Thunder Under 11 boys team won their division in the Ancaster Heritage Days tournament. The team went undefeated in round-robin play and advanced to the championship game on a penalty shootout. Ancaster then defeated Brantford 1-0. Front row: Duncan Cade-Hemphill, Nicky Balon, Justin Metham, Aaron St. Pierre, David Wood, Daniel McHaffie. Middle row: Macklin McPhee, Ben Sim, Matthew Maycock, Brendan Doherty, Matthew Scanlin, Lucas Palladino, Alex Kasprzyk. Back row: Josh Prodger, Patrick Takala, Lucas Fracassi, Chris Balardo, Liam Taylor. Coaches: Joanne McPhee, Peter Kasprzyk. The Thunder also took part in the Ancaster Old Mill five-kilometre run. The players collected pledges and donated half of the funds raised to Kool Klosets, a free clothing exchange in north Hamilton run by Betty Smith.