News from around St. Marys.
The Kinette Club of St. Marys held their annual ‘Beer for a Year’ draw. The 1st prize winner was Donna Simmonds who is taking the $1500 cash. 2nd place was Mary McDonald who won a $100 LCBO gift card. The money raised will go towards their Hospital and Cancer Clinic donations as well as Cystic…
Necessary to accurately reflect true costs In 2019, the PRC performed a comprehensive service delivery review. As part of that review, a full cost analysis of ice time at the PRC was conducted. Town staff looked at the whole picture – including utilities (approximately $1,000 per day in hydro alone when both ice pads are…
Four SMMHA teams taking part in three-day event St. Marys Minor Hockey Association will hold its annual Local League tournament this weekend, Jan. 3-5. Nineteen teams, including four from the SMMHA, will compete in the three-day event. The Nicholson Concrete Atoms will compete in the six-team Atom division, starting Friday against Mitchell at 4:30 p.m.…
Tipping, Pickering shine on final day in Regional event at Watford By Pat Payton WATFORD – The Firefighter ‘BB’ Peewees are the third St. Marys minor hockey team this season to earn a spot in an International Silver Stick tournament in the New Year. And Dwain Smith’s squad did it in dramatic fashion here on…
Eleven of 17 remaining games on home ice; Burdett traded to Mitchell Hawks By Pat Payton St. Marys Lincolns’ regular schedule in the New Year consists of 17 games, including 11 on home ice. Lincs open their January schedule with four straight home games, starting this Friday, Jan. 3 against Chatham Maroons at 7:30 p.m.…
Rock team sits in first place in WOGHL’s Second Division standings By Pat Payton The St. Marys Landscaping Atom ‘C’ girls are a good defensive team. Just look at their record; it speaks for itself. Since the re-seeding of teams six games into the 2019-20 season, Ray Cousineau’s squad has posted an 8-1-1 record in…
St. Marys concludes first half of ringette season in second place In WRRL action just before the Christmas break, St. Marys U-16 Snipers returned to their winning ways taking two of three games in a span of four days to improve to 8-2 in the standings. They conclude the first half of the ringette season…
Homecoming/Heritage – July 3-5, 2020 By Wayne Murray 2020 will be a special year for St.Marys, as Homecoming takes place July 3, 4 & 5. This once every decade celebration is a time for family and friends to get together, reminisce and create new memories. New for 2020, the annual Stonetown Heritage Festival has joined…
It was time for United Way Perth-Huron (UWPH) to celebrate at the St. Marys NOURISH Equal Access Food Market (NOURISH) on December 19. “We’re happy with the way the St. Marys campaign has gone this year,” said UWPH St. Marys Committee Chair John McGarry. “Thanks to the hard work of our St. Marys Community Committee,…
Stewart Grant’s predictions: 1. The former location of ‘A Buck or Two’ will remain vacant throughout 2020 Although the downtown of St. Marys is experiencing amazing revitalization over the past few years, a space this large isn’t easy to fill. But hopefully someone steps up with a great idea for this location. 2. A new…