Busy weekend for locals

Antiy-Demian Savov and Minette Murphy are first year students at Willowbank, learning to forge steel. The students were demonstrating the skills required of a blacksmith for those who dropped by Willowbank's school of restoration arts open house Sunday. (Fred Mercnik)

Tayna Dare’s specialty is designing and creating stained glass — her completed project on display took her eight weeks to craft. (Fred Mercnik)

Evan Leitch demonstrates stone carving, using Queenston limestone, at Sunday’s open house at Willowbank’s school of restoration arts. (Fred Mercnik)

Helen Toner and Zachary Moore showed off a corn snake, one of the endangered species that was on display at the college’s BioBlitz event. (Fred Mercnik)

More than 50 people showed up for a Polar Bear Walk at Niagara College, which raised about $3,000, exceeding the goal. The walk began at the college greenhouse, headed to Woodend Conservation Area and finished back at the greenhouse. (Fred Mercnik)

Niagara residents Sharron and Bernard Marlow enjoy a game at the NOTL Golf Club Saturday — the oldest golf club in Canada, and possibly the course with the best view. (Fred Mercnik)