News from around St. Marys.
LONDON – Stonetown Karate Centre members combined for eight top-three finishes here recently. The event was the 22nd annual Power Nationals Martial Arts Challenge, held at the Carling Heights Community Centre. Aayden Ragoo claimed a first in the 11-12 Novice point sparring division. Brady Campbell was first in kata (forms) in the Tiny Tigers division.…
Abigail (Abby) Jeffrey, 15, of St.Marys certainly has that passion to dance. Abby has won numerous championships held throughout Southwestern Ontario. Competitive dancing in Solo, Duo/trio and Performance have shown her accomplishments in Lyrical, Jazz, Acro and Ballet. In February of this year, at her first competition in Guelph, she was chosen by the judges…
With the barbeque season under way across Ontario, St Marys Fire Department recommends taking a few safety precautions before grilling that first meal this season. Few things can match the fun and enjoyment of a barbecue with family and friends. Practise sensible, safe barbecuing and your get-together will be a sizzling success. “Barbecuing is one…
Team scores three unanswered third-period goals Saturday in Port Elgin By Pat Payton PORT ELGIN – The third time was the charm for the Dunny’s Source for Sports A-E Atoms. After losing the first two games of the best-of-five OMHA final at the Saugeen Shores Community Complex, Sean Porter’s squad won the fifth and deciding…
STRATFORD – An Easter Monday baseball/softball clinic, featuring fun-instructional, contests and games, will be held here Monday, Apr. 2 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The event will be held at Pinnacle Fieldhouse Training Academy, 533 Romeo St., Stratford (enter driveway on left, stay left of guard house, park 100m down in front of the…
By Becky Clark On Monday, March 19th members of the Thorndale business community attended the annual I Love Thorndale (ILT) Business Directory meeting. ILT provided a review of the various marketing tactics and community engagement strategies that have been employed over the past year, including but not limited to new A-Frame “Love Local/Featured Business” signs,…
The St. Marys Quarry is more than just Canada’s largest outdoor freshwater swimming pool. On Saturday, March 24, 2018, local firefighters used the Quarry to conduct ice rescue training, during which live “victims” were pulled from a pre-cut opening in the water. The exercise was an opportunity for firefighters to try out their new ice…
This Saturday afternoon in Port Elgin By Pat Payton It’s now a one-game showdown for all the marbles! The Dunny’s Source for Sports Atoms forced a fifth and deciding game in their OMHA A-E final with a 4-1 victory over Saugeen Shores Storm last Sunday afternoon at the PRC. Game 5 is this Saturday in…
Midland goalie the difference in OMHA ‘BB’ final series By Pat Payton St. Marys Golf and Country Club Atoms left everything on the ice Saturday afternoon at the PRC. Midland Centennials’ goalie Mason Downs was the difference, plus a couple of goals from forward Drew Robson. Downs stopped everything the Atom Rock could throw at…
By Pat Payton Hard work has certainly paid for the Landscaping Atom girls. Since Christmas, the Atoms have played their best hockey and head coach Jeff Richardson says there are a couple of good reasons for that. “We are a hard-working team,” Richardson told the Independent recently. “We are a team that tries to put…