News from around St. Marys.
Hospital foundation unveils donor wall Wednesday, Dec. 20; gets go-ahead for expansion The members of the St. Marys Memorial Hospital Foundation feel especially festive this year. The foundation’s first-ever capital campaign, Someone I Know, exceeded all expectations by surpassing its $5 million goal in early autumn. And just this week the foundation received approval from…
Friendship Centre Christmas Luncheon Museum Christmas Open House
What an amazing year for all the 4Hers in the Kirkton Dairy club! They should be so proud of themselves with all they have accomplished this year. Their major project this year was helping to fund and build a new pavilion at the Kirkton Community Centre. The club asked the Kirkton Woodham Optimist club…
Last weekend in Delhi, Dwain Smith’s Peewee BB squad continued their undefeated season in winning the 52nd annual Tobacco Town Rep Tournament. The Rock defeated Port Colborne, Delhi and Twin Centre by scores of 3-0, 4-1 and 10-1 respectively to earn the top seed in their pool. St. Marys then eliminated Simcoe in the semi-finals…
Just two weeks after winning the International Silver Stick Regional Finals, the Dunny’s Atom AE Rock hockey team were at it again this past weekend in Blenheim. In the Golden Acres Tournament in Blenheim, the Rock cruised through the three-game round robin, defeating their opposition by a combined score of 26-1. In the tournament finals…
2017 competition held in Orlando, Fla. By Pat Payton (Special to the Independent) ORLANDO, Fla. – A silver medal at the Worlds! That’s what 11-year-old Jalyne Lorentz brought home from the 2017 World Karate and Kickboxing championships here recently at the Wyndham Orlando Resort International. A member of the Stonetown Karate Centre, Jalyne captured silver…
By Stewart Grant David St. Louis spent sixteen years of his life working in Iqaluit, the capital city of Nunavut located some 2,400 km north of St. Marys. This past weekend, the St. Marys resident traveled back to the northern territory where his team earned the right to represent Nunavut in the top curling competition…
Could it be more than a coincidence that the same day The Town Of St. Marys sends a capsule 50 years into the future, time-travelling steampunk sensations, Joy Brigade, will be taking local audiences back in time? This Saturday, only a few hours after the grand opening of the new Wellington Street bridge, and the…
Young kids coats needed The St. Marys Lions Club “Koats for Kids” is once more in full swing with coats still available. However, Marlene Forman, who cleans all the coats free of charge at Cascades Cleaners, said that there is a need for coats for younger children. The location for the pick-up of coats is…
Congratulations to the U16 St. Marys Snipers who upset the heavily favoured Mitchell Stingers with a 5-4 overtime victory in the 34th Annual Mitchell Ringette Tournament this past weekend. After losing to Mitchell in the tournament opener by a 5-1 score, the U16 girls desperately wanted a re-match against their arch rivals. After two convincing…