News from around St. Marys.
By Dan Rankin The St. Marys Lincolns (5-12-0-0) looked pretty sharp last Friday in their special pink jerseys, which were auctioned off after the game to raise money for the Canadian Cancer Society. They looked equally sharp in the first period against Chatham (12-4-0-0), their opponents for the ‘Pink in the Rink’ night, as some…
By Dan Rankin The St. Marys Community Players took some time last Friday before the opening night performance of their latest production, “Steel Magnolias,” to hold a commemorative ribbon cutting ceremony, acknowledging the completion of major renovations to the historic Town Hall Theatre and thanking the organizations who contributed to make the improvements possible. Gary…
On Oct. 28, Matt Adams donated a kidney to his friend, neighbour and co-worker Steven Hurst. In March, Steve was diagnosed with chronic kidney failure and discovered he would need a kidney transplant. His pregnant wife, Ashley gave birth to their first child Mason the day they heard the diagnosis. This summer, Ashley created a…
The following correspondence was written by Angelica Pearce, 17, of St. Marys, who is currently on Rotary Exchange in Croatia, sponsored by the Rotary Club of St. Marys: Hello everyone! By now I have been here almost two months and have been having the time of my life. I left Pearson Airport Aug. 27 for…
Busy and interesting first year on the job One of the most important positions in St. Marys is being the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) of the Town of St. Marys. Brent Kittmer holds this position and since he has been on the job for just over a year, we sat down with him to find…
As Remembrance Day approaches, the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 236, Army, Navy and Airforce Veterans Unit 265 and Town of St. Marys plan to honour our veterans with three special events. On Saturday, Nov. 5 between 9:00 am and 12:30 pm, the Town has arranged for miniature Canadian flags to be available at the St.…
PAC meeting at the PRC The owners of the Arthur Meighen site, 1934711 Ontario Inc. have submitted an application to the Town to ask for an Official Plan Amendment and a Zoning By-Law Amendment for the property. The plan is to have a five storey building which will have 84 senior’s apartments and 115 assisted…
By Dan Rankin If you heard about a play with a cast full of heroes, where might you expect it to be set? On a battlefield? At a police station or a fire hall? How about a small town Louisiana hair salon? That’s exactly where Robert Harling’s play “Steel Magnolias,” the latest production by the…
Wear pink to ‘Pink in the Rink’ cancer fundraiser event at PRC tonight By Dan Rankin For the past few seasons, winning streaks and the St. Marys Lincolns haven’t really been on speaking terms. If the Lincolns were mentioned in the same sentence as a winning streak, it was probably because they just extended one…
By Dan Rankin Andrew North of St. Marys, co-organizer of the upcoming Canadian baseball history conference taking place at the St. Marys Golf and Country Club Nov. 12-13, believes the gathering represents a possible use for the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame that has been underused, if not completely ignored, until now: a centre for…