I guess my ” thing” you could say is live music and this year seems to be full with more music. I took a tour down to the Air Canada Centre in Toronto recently with my friend Julie to see John Mayer. We have both been long time fans and before we were friends we…
The Glass Menagerie portrays a family struggle to maintain the precarious balance between a difficult past and an uncertain future, exploring the bonds of family, the weight of memory, and the force of loss. Williams’ bittersweet semi-autobiographical account of his coming of age in 1930’s St. Louis is told from the perspective of his literary…
By Spencer Seymour After weeks of tryouts and practices, the soccer season at St. Marys DCVI finally got going earlier this week. On Tuesday, the senior boys, coached by Chris Alexander and Monica Ryan, and senior girls, coached by Nic Seebach, traveled to Stratford Central for two games. In the first game for the girls,…
This past Easter weekend saw local resident Jessica Armstrong, a member of the Forest U19A ringette team, compete at the Eastern Canadian Ringette Championship in Montreal. The U19A division was very well-balanced and featured the following teams: Team Nova Scotia, Team Ontario (City of Ottawa), Team Quebec, host team St. Hubert and Forest. Day one…
2017 Perth County Agriculture Wall of Fame Inductee In 2014, the Stratford Perth Museum introduced the Perth County Agricultural Wall of Fame to honour those who have made significant contributions to the progress of agriculture in the County. The Wall of Fame announced its 2017 inductees on April 12 at the Stratford Rotary Club’s Rural-Urban…
Saturday April 15th was the annual Easter Egg Hunt in Thorndale. It was run by the Optimist Club and sponsored by Canuck Custom Contracting and Thorndale Dental Centre. Before kids were allowed to run and hunt for their chocolate they “Welcome Mobbed” new residents. The new residents who agree to get mobbed got homemade baked…
Bickell Built Homes donated $4,000 to the “Someone I know” campaign on Tuesday. The picture was taken in front of one of their homes which will be featured in “Parade of Homes” which takes place next weekend. Pictured are Brett Bickell, Jon Bickell, Marie Bickell, Rob Taylor, Pat Craigmile, Krista Linklater, Dan Bickell and John…
Two Hospital Auxiliary volunteers were rewarded for their efforts this week. Shepherd Gourmet Dairy purchased 4 tickets for the upcoming Gala event for the hospital and donated the tickets to be given to well deserving volunteers. In a random draw Bernice Coulson and Joyce Mulholland were the lucky winners. Pictured are John McIntosh, Krista Linklater,…
By Jeff Sager My wife and I along with our friends from Stratford, Lynn and Dale Bast (Stratford Royal Canadian Legion), went on a Go Ahead Tour group that landed in Amsterdam, Netherlands on April 5th, touring the Netherlands, Belgium and France. We attended Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery south of Amsterdam where my Uncle was…
The St. Marys Kinsmen Club is holding an electronics drive! In conjunction with the St. Marys Volunteer Firefighters who will be picking up scrap metal on Saturday 29th, with proceeds going to Muscular Dystrophy, the St. Marys Kinsmen will be picking up scrap electronics on the same day. They ask that you have your scrap electronics to the curb by 7am on Saturday, April…