It was another productive day yesterday, and today (Saturday) so far. Also a quite a day in news.
It seems I’m including a lot of news items lately. But then, it seems there have been a lot of blog-worthy news items lately.
Today we offer the good, the bad and the good. And the “bad” is sad beyond all belief. But, if we can help at all. We should.
The first “good”...
Whistle Bear has announced its 2009 Junior Performance Team. This was reported in the Waterloo Region Record here, and I’ve also included the article below. Congratulations to all!
And the “bad”...
A young Kitchener woman, Nadia Gehl, 28 years young, was found deceased on Monday morning of this week. The incident happened not far from my home.
Police are looking for the man pictured below, describing him as a “person of interest.”
Our thoughts and prayers go out to Ms. Gehl’s family and friends.
And lastly, the other “good”...
Christopher Robson, whom many of you met while he ran Membership Preview Events here at Parmasters KW, is doing all he can to help police crack this case. We’re proud of Christopher’s work, as reported by the Waterloo Region Record here, and reprinted below. Good work Chris!
GOLF Selections
February 07, 2009
THE RECORD
Whistle Bear Junior Performance Team Head Coach Dave Smallwood is happy to announce the following Juniors who have been selected to the 2009 team: Matthew Chiasson, Cambridge; Dylan Hamara, Cambridge; Taylor Prilisauer, Cambridge; Dylan Smallwood, Cambridge; Jason Watchorn, Waterloo; Jordan Williamson, Cambridge; Max Clift, Kitchener; Kirsten Degutis, Waterloo; Connor Doucette, Waterloo; Sterling Emery, Orangeville; Brett Kennedy, Kitchener; Stan McElroy, Kitchener.
The program is entering its third season and will consist of 12 junior players who receive weekly instruction from CPGA Professionals Dave Smallwood and Mike Skimson. The team members will also receive funding to participate in events throughout 2009.
Hunt for Nadia's killer moves into cyberspace
Search for suspect spreads through Facebook pages
February 6, 2009
April Robinson
Record Staff
Waterloo Region
And lastly, the other “good”...
Christopher Robson, whom many of you met while he ran Membership Preview Events here at Parmasters KW, is doing all he can to help police crack this case. We’re proud of Christopher’s work, as reported by the Waterloo Region Record here, and reprinted below. Good work Chris!
GOLF Selections
February 07, 2009
THE RECORD
Whistle Bear Junior Performance Team Head Coach Dave Smallwood is happy to announce the following Juniors who have been selected to the 2009 team: Matthew Chiasson, Cambridge; Dylan Hamara, Cambridge; Taylor Prilisauer, Cambridge; Dylan Smallwood, Cambridge; Jason Watchorn, Waterloo; Jordan Williamson, Cambridge; Max Clift, Kitchener; Kirsten Degutis, Waterloo; Connor Doucette, Waterloo; Sterling Emery, Orangeville; Brett Kennedy, Kitchener; Stan McElroy, Kitchener.
The program is entering its third season and will consist of 12 junior players who receive weekly instruction from CPGA Professionals Dave Smallwood and Mike Skimson. The team members will also receive funding to participate in events throughout 2009.
Hunt for Nadia's killer moves into cyberspace
Search for suspect spreads through Facebook pages
February 6, 2009
April Robinson
Record Staff
Waterloo Region
Christopher Robson broke down and cried when he heard what happened to Nadia Gehl.
He never met the 28-year-old Gehl, but her violent death Monday morning affected him -- and he felt driven to help.
So Robson, who works with troubled youth, hopped online.
He stayed up until 2 a.m. Wednesday, posting links to news stories on his Facebook profile and sending emails and instant messages to all his friends.
With Gehl's killer still at large, Robson, 25, felt desperate to share the information.
"Even if I'm not directly helping -- it's something I need to do as a community member," he said yesterday. "I just want to be able to put it out there."
Hundreds of other felt the same. By mid-afternoon yesterday, nearly 700 members had joined "Justice for Nadia Gehl," a Facebook group encouraging members to change their profile pictures to the sketch of a "person of interest" wanted by police and to pass on any information investigators.
Police say the man in the sketch was seen running from the scene about the time Gehl was shot to death on a path she took to catch the bus to work.
Another Facebook group, "In Loving Memory of Nadia Gehl," had more than 1,300 members yesterday afternoon.
It is a place where friends and family share condolences and memories. It's also a way to spread information, which can help the police investigation, said Insp. Steve Beckett of Waterloo Regional Police.
"The more knowledge of the incident that's out there, the more likely somebody may come forward and provide us with information," he said. "It's certainly helpful."
Large Facebook groups popped up after the 2005 Boxing Day shooting of Jane Creba on Yonge Street in Toronto and during the hunt for triple-killer Jesse Imeson in July 2007.
"You see a lot more of that now," Beckett said.
"It's a mechanism that people look for to be able to share their fears, their feelings, their grief and to be able to comfort other people."
Jaclyn Jacobs, who lives on Wilderness Drive, a few houses away from where Gehl was shot, said she invited 100 of her Facebook friends to join the "Justice for Nadia Gehl" group.
She also used the police sketch as her profile picture in hopes someone might recognize it.
"Any help I can do as someone who cares, I'm there," said Jacobs, 44.
Like more than 150 million people around the world, Jacobs uses the social networking site to keep in touch with family and friends. It makes sense it be used to help police in their search, she said.
There is also a healing effect knowing you might make a difference, said Ashley Meyer, a 20-year-old cashier who worked with Gehl at Toys "R" Us. She, too, changed her Facebook picture to the police sketch.
"It helps," she said, still shaken by the loss. "I want people to recognize the picture and help us find him."
arobinson@therecord.com
And the answer: “C) Soda cans. Loose impediments are defined as naturally occurring objects and are considered part of the course.”
So Robson, who works with troubled youth, hopped online.
He stayed up until 2 a.m. Wednesday, posting links to news stories on his Facebook profile and sending emails and instant messages to all his friends.
With Gehl's killer still at large, Robson, 25, felt desperate to share the information.
"Even if I'm not directly helping -- it's something I need to do as a community member," he said yesterday. "I just want to be able to put it out there."
Hundreds of other felt the same. By mid-afternoon yesterday, nearly 700 members had joined "Justice for Nadia Gehl," a Facebook group encouraging members to change their profile pictures to the sketch of a "person of interest" wanted by police and to pass on any information investigators.
Police say the man in the sketch was seen running from the scene about the time Gehl was shot to death on a path she took to catch the bus to work.
Another Facebook group, "In Loving Memory of Nadia Gehl," had more than 1,300 members yesterday afternoon.
It is a place where friends and family share condolences and memories. It's also a way to spread information, which can help the police investigation, said Insp. Steve Beckett of Waterloo Regional Police.
"The more knowledge of the incident that's out there, the more likely somebody may come forward and provide us with information," he said. "It's certainly helpful."
Large Facebook groups popped up after the 2005 Boxing Day shooting of Jane Creba on Yonge Street in Toronto and during the hunt for triple-killer Jesse Imeson in July 2007.
"You see a lot more of that now," Beckett said.
"It's a mechanism that people look for to be able to share their fears, their feelings, their grief and to be able to comfort other people."
Jaclyn Jacobs, who lives on Wilderness Drive, a few houses away from where Gehl was shot, said she invited 100 of her Facebook friends to join the "Justice for Nadia Gehl" group.
She also used the police sketch as her profile picture in hopes someone might recognize it.
"Any help I can do as someone who cares, I'm there," said Jacobs, 44.
Like more than 150 million people around the world, Jacobs uses the social networking site to keep in touch with family and friends. It makes sense it be used to help police in their search, she said.
There is also a healing effect knowing you might make a difference, said Ashley Meyer, a 20-year-old cashier who worked with Gehl at Toys "R" Us. She, too, changed her Facebook picture to the police sketch.
"It helps," she said, still shaken by the loss. "I want people to recognize the picture and help us find him."
arobinson@therecord.com
And the answer: “C) Soda cans. Loose impediments are defined as naturally occurring objects and are considered part of the course.”
1 comment:
Hi,
I just wanted to say I grew up with Nadia's Brother, throughout this ordeal it has been quite easy to see the inhumane side of humanity...then I came across your blog.
That a perfect stranger could be so moved and determined to make a difference has reminded me of the decency still out there.
Thank you, for taking the time to write about her, it means more than words can express.
<3
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