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Niagara's Amelia Earhart was Dorothy Rungeling, author of "The Flying Housewife," and a pioneer of local aviation, particularly for women in the 1950s. Niagara Central airport, off Effingham Road at the southern reach of Pelham, recently changed its name in her honour. Rungeling, who died last year at 106, was a prolific nonfiction writer—primarily about her life in Pelham—was the first woman to serve on Pelham Town Council, in 1964, was made a member of the Order of Canada in 2003.

The 43rd Annual Air Race Classic (ARC), which is an international event, marks an unprecedented year for aviation enthusiasts, as it's the first time the race finishes in Ontario— at the Niagara Central Dorothy Rungeling Airport.

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