News from around St. Marys.
By Paul Dreossi, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter As of February 2, the contract talks between the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario, along with two other Ontario teachers’ unions, and the province have been unsuccessful despite both parties having been at the bargaining table for three days. Being at the table at all marks a step…
Friends name volunteer of the year By Paul Dreossi, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Friends of the St. Marys Public Library (FOL) celebrated their substantial contributions to the St. Marys Public library during 2019 and planned objectives for the upcoming year during their Annual General Meeting on January 25. The group of volunteers operate the…
St. Marys, ON — United Way Perth-Huron’s (UWPH) St. Marys Community Committee will have a table at the St. Marys Farmers’ Market on February 8 and they’re inviting people to stop by for a hot chocolate or chocolate heart and support UWPH’s work in the St. Marys community. “We’re proud of UWPH’s local work,” says…
By Pat Payton The St. Marys U-12 Provincial Petite team will be travelling to Sault Ste. Marie for the Provincial ringette tournament, April 2-5. The team is currently fundraising for their trip north, and is looking for sponsorship. Snipers are also hosting a spaghetti dinner at Joe’s Diner in St. Marys next Monday, Feb. 10,…
Huge game coming up against Strathroy on Saturday By Pat Payton PETROLIA – The Home Building Centre A-E Peewees improved their OMHA round-robin playoff series record to 3-1 with a 5-0 victory over the home-town Oilers here last Wednesday night. “The boys played really well in a chippy, Petrolia-style game,” coach Reg Clinton told the…
ANAF Bantams get big point at home Saturday against Cougars By Pat Payton PETROLIA – The Royal Canadian Legion A-E Midgets made it four OMHA playoff wins in a row here last Wednesday night. Aaron Vernooy fired a hat trick to pace Bob Davis’s squad to a 6-3 victory over the home-town Oilers in the…
Team allows just one goal on weekend, move seven points ahead of LaSalle By Pat Payton St. Marys Lincolns can clinch third place outright by winning six of their final eight regular-season games. However, after two big wins on back-to-back nights on home ice this past weekend, coach Trent McClement says it’s important for his…
By Pat Payton The Lincs’ Alumni group held a special night this past Saturday, honouring all surviving players and executive members from the inaugural year (1956-57) to the 1962-63 championship season. Some of the former players and executive members and their wives from that era who sat down to dinner in the End Zone room…
Three consecutive wins after holiday break for Snipers Early in the New Year, the U-10 Snipers ringette team is finding its stride under the guidance of their bench staff. “It’s really starting to come together for this team,” coach Christen Graham commented following their latest streak “as a result of the coaching of Regan Mitchell,…
Sterkenburg, Boyer and Lynch each score pair in comeback road win FERGUS – St. Marys U-16 Snipers travelled here last Thursday to take on the 2-11-1 Elora-Fergus Edge at the Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex. It was not a pretty start. For only the second time this season (first time in league play), the Snipers did…