News from around St. Marys.
DCVI athlete also invited to upcoming provincial ski camp By Pat Payton AURORA – It could be described as a nice “bounce back” race for Ethan Aarts. In the U-16 boys Athletics Ontario cross-country championships here on Sunday, Nov. 11, the 15-year-old St. Marys DCVI student placed an impressive fifth overall in a field of…
St. Marys Curling Club held its annual Fall Tier-55 Senior Men’s Bonspiel on Wednesday, Nov. 14. It was a two-draw, two eight-end games event. Twelve teams from London, Tillsonburg, Woodstock, Ilderton, Ingersoll, St. Marys and Forest curling clubs participated in the bonspiel. A great day of curling, good food and socializing was enjoyed by all.…
Excitement builds for November 26 viewing party St. Marys’ bow on the big screen is fast approaching! On Monday, November 26, the made-in-St. Marys episode of CBC and Shaftesbury’s hit original series Murdoch Mysteries will air – and there will be quite the party to celebrate this memorable community experience! The Town is hosting a…
On Tuesday, November 27th, GivingTuesday will be actively occurring in many places throughout greater St. Marys. GivingTuesday is the global movement that encourages businesses and people to give back to the community in any way they choose following the self-focused interests of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. This philanthropic movement was only locally introduced last…
In Strathroy and Mitchell, respectively, on the Nov. 9-11 weekend By Pat Payton STRATHROY – The ANAF ‘BB’ Bantams brought home the gold medals from the long-running Strathroy OIympics tournament here on the Nov. 9-11 weekend. The tourney has now been held for over 50 years–dating back to the late 1960s. Brandon Boyd’s squad lost…
By Nancy Abra Enbridge Inc. who operates the world’s longest crude oil and liquid transportation system, is also Canada’s largest natural gas distribution provider with approx 3.7 million retail customers in Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick. (www.enbridge.com) Enbridge states that they believe in communities and invest in those communities by partnering with organizations that champion…
Ton, Butchart and Mazur score two apiece in big road win Sunday By Pat Payton CHATHAM Six third-period goals–including three on powerplays–sparked St. Marys Lincolns to a huge 7-3 victory over the home-town Maroons in front of about 725 spectators here Sunday night at Chatham Memorial Arena. The road win halted an 0-4-1 skid for…
A-E team has five players back from last season By Pat Payton Coach Dale Switzer thinks his three balanced lines will drive the Frayne Custom Cabinets A-E Bantams’ attack this 2018-19 season. Switzer’s Bantams are off to a strong start this fall. A hard-fought 1-1 tie with Strathroy Jr. Rockets last week improved the Rock’s…
DCVI student Grace Hutton, 18, competed in the National Rowing Championships (NRC) last week on Burnaby Lake in Burnaby, B.C. She placed first in the ‘D’ final Saturday afternoon in single sculls. There were 58 rowers in her division, ranging in age from 14 to 32. She was sixth overall in Junior women (18 and…
Sr. Salukis’ guard Abbey Thorup (21) drives hard to the net during a recent H-P quarter-final playoff game against St. Anne’s. Salukis lost a 43-42 heartbreaker to the Huskies in the semi-finals last week at Northwestern. The DCVI Senior girls competed at WOSSAA ‘A’ this week. (Payton photo)