Teams of the Week
Given the amount of greatness to celebrate in St. Marys this week, it would be inappropriate to select only one team for this week’s “Team of the Week” honour.
News from around St. Marys.
2016/2017 Curling recap
Amie Shackleton’s team are the St. Marys Competitive League “A” Division Champions for 2016/17. From left to right: Barb Seaton, Kristen Debrabandere, Melanie Clark, and Amie Shackleton The Derek Shackleton team were winners of the Frank Rietmeyer Memorial Trophy for the Tuesday Night Men’s League Champion. Pictured from left to right are Paul Mitchell, Russ…
100th Anniversary of the Perth County Holstein Club
Pictured are some of the past recipients of the prestigious Master Breeder Shield from the St. Marys area. Seated are Stuart Smale & Don Stevens. Back row Dave Standeaven, Ken Smale, Glen Standeaven, Murray Grant & Morris Vandewalle. By June Grant Approximately 460 people attended the 100th Anniversary Gala of the Perth County Holstein Club…
Coming Soon—Commemorative Bank Note for Canada’s 150th
On 1 July 2017, Canada will mark 150 years of Confederation, and this milestone will be commemorated in many ways. For its part, the Bank of Canada will mark this anniversary by issuing a new commemorative $10 bank note that will be broadly available by Canada Day 2017. Commemorative notes, while unique, are circulating notes…
St. Marys Memorial Hospital is looking for Volunteers
The Huron Perth Healthcare Alliance (HPHA) – St Marys Memorial Hospital is recruiting new volunteers! If you want to contribute to your community, are looking for a new challenge, want to lend a helping hand, or are looking to develop new skills and expertise, then consider joining our team of dedicated volunteers! “Volunteers are one…
Spring is here
By Stephanie Martin We are entering another new season as the clocks spring ahead and we hit the ground running! (Of course after the initial shock/adjustment of the hour change). Hockey is still going strong for many, (the seemingly never ending season) and St Paddys Day has come and gone and on a Friday this…
St. Marys Rock teams await decisive Game 5’s
Atoms, Bantams seek OHMA titles on the road Saturday By Stewart Grant Way up in the Canadian Shield tomorrow, two Rock teams hope to dig their way to OMHA Gold. At 2:45 pm, the McDonald’s Independent Grocer Atoms take on the Midland Centennials in game 5 of their best-of-five series. Thirty minutes later and 100…
Lincolns Awards’ Banquet coming up March 31st
Limited tickets still available for public event Preparations are underway for the St. Marys Lincolns Annual Awards Banquet, scheduled for Friday, March 31st at the Pyramid Recreation Centre Hall. There will be 10 individual player awards, plus two league-wide winners to be recognized. Doors open at 6:30 pm, followed by the 7 pm roast beef…
Getting to know the Ajjan Al Hadid family
By Stewart Grant “I love you, St. Marys!” Though family matriarch Warda Ajjan Al Hadid may not speak English as easily as her children and grandchildren, these four words nicely encapsulate how this Syrian family feels about their new home in the Stonetown. Fourteen months ago, thanks to the efforts of the St. Marys Refugee…
Hospital Auxiliary donation for cardiac probe
In the photo above, Dr. Jon Schiedel holds a new, state-of-the-art cardiac probe that was purchased recently for our hospital thanks to a donation from the St. Marys Memorial Hospital Auxiliary. This probe, which works with the hospital’s portable bedside unit also shown above, allows doctors to more easily visualize patients’ heart and lungs, thus providing…