News from around St. Marys.
The Kirkton Ag Society hosted a sold out Murder Mystery Dinner in support of the Kirkton Fall Fair on April 1 at the Kirkton Woodham Community Centre. An actor from Murder For Hire, who provided the entertainment for the evening, plays the victim while party guests search through the clues to figure out who did…
Pictured, Australian Rotary exchange student Keely Iles pays a visit to Niagara Falls. By Dan Rankin Growing up in Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia, Keely Iles has been up and down that country’s east coast from Cairns to Sydney, but travelling to St. Marys in January was the first time she has left her home…
The Draft Plan of a subdivision application by Thames Crest Farms to construct a collector road between James Street and Emily Street along Glass was given the go-ahead by Council. The new collector road was requested to ease construction-related and other traffic during the new proposed development of lots on Emily Street. It is planned…
By Dan Rankin Nine members of the public joined several Perth South councillors, the mayor, staff and some West Perth municipal officials at the township offices in St. Pauls on Wednesday to discuss strategy ahead of an upcoming Perth County meeting on proposed policy changes to surplus farmhouse severances. The county meeting, set for next…
By Dan Rankin Work began this week on accessibility upgrades to the St. Pauls Pavilion. The project will include automatic door openers for both washroom doors to provide better accessibility in entering and exiting the washrooms, Chief Building Official Martin Feeney told Perth South Council April 5. The original tendered amount of just over $26,000…
The Al Hadid family stands to receive a warm welcome at the open house at the Pyramid Centre Tuesday evening. By Dan Rankin Organizers at the Pyramid Centre kept setting up more and more chairs Tuesday evening as dozens of St. Marys and area families continued to pour in and fill them up, shaking hands…
A group of local students are hoping a rain barrel fundraiser will help cover the costs of a June 2017 trip to South Africa. From left, are Meg Linklater, Aralynn Mallalieux, Ali Struthers, Avery Armstrong, Maia Moore, Nathalie Bettger and Abbey Thorup. Absent were: Emily Vink, Sullivan Mitchell, Thomas Wrigley, Scott Williams and Max Boonstra.…
The last competitive curling shot of the 2015-16 season could not have been more dramatic. Two teams played an exciting game last Sunday for the chance to represent St. Marys in the Travelers Ontario Club Championship Playdowns, which take place in October. The Finalists were the team of Derek Shackleton, George White, Ian Morton and…
Pictured are the St. Marys Golf Course and Country Club staff members who were out last Friday for the Member’s Night dinner. Pictured, from left, back row, are Ellyse Hodgson, assistant superintendent Brett Dick, Matt McCarthy. Front row: general manager Matt Staffen, Joe Osmansoy, superintendent and co-owner Sandy Fifield, head chef Jason Skipper, wedding and event…
On Easter Sunday, the Mikita grandchildren (from left, Elliot, Connor, Jillian, Zach, Lauren, Riley and Noah) said goodbye to “their bridge,” the Trafalgar — the bridge on the edge of our property — used and enjoyed by five family generations. So sad to see it go. Donna and Mike Mikita