News from around St. Marys.
Lincolns’ awards night Friday, Mar. 1 open to the public By Pat Payton As part of an Alumni promotion, St. Marys Lincolns will honour members of the 1967-68 Western League championship team this Friday, Feb. 22 during the ‘Fill the Rink Night’ game against Strathroy Rockets. Some of the players on that memorable Lincs’ team…
The 15th annual Meridian Hope for Haiti bonspiel took place at the St. Marys Curling Club this past Saturday. Approximately 100 people enjoyed this charity event in support of Hope for Haiti projects. The main project in the fall of 2018 was drilling four wells in Northern Malawi, Africa. In the past, Hope for Haiti…
By Pat Payton CALEDONIA – The Firefighter ‘BB’ Peewees still need one more win after the home-town Thunder staved off elimination with a dramatic, come-from-behind 4-3 victory here Sunday afternoon. The Caledonia win leaves Firefighters with a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five OMHA quarter-final playoff series. Game 4 is Wednesday of this week at the…
But St. Marys will miss playoffs for a second straight year By Pat Payton Sparked by Mason Goldie’s hat trick, St. Marys Lincolns doubled Sarnia Legionnaires 6-3 in front of approximately 500 spectators on ‘Family Day’ Monday afternoon at the PRC. It was St. Marys’ first win over Sarnia this season, but the two points…
Game 4 Saturday afternoon at the PRC By Pat Payton It was a full, 40-minute team effort, Golf and Country Club ‘BB’ Atoms coach Reg Clinton said. Some timely goals and solid goaltending from Julian Walsh were other factors. It all added up to a well-deserved 4-0 victory over Erin-Hillsburgh Devils Sunday afternoon at the…
On January 18, 2019 St. James Lodge No.73 had a special dinner in celebration of 160 years of Freemasonry in St. Marys, Ontario. The dinner event was held at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 236. The lodge was formed in 1857 and held its first official meeting in 1858. This of course, pre-dates the incorporation…
With the bad weather last week, including snow and ice, the top brass of the Town were out making the walk to the Town Hall as safe as possible. Pictured are Deputy Clerk Jenna McCartney and CAO Brent Kittmer.
Hello! My name is Jessica Lawson. I am a recent graduate from St. Marys DCVI and I am currently living in the Czech Republic on a Rotary Youth Exchange until July. I am sponsored by the Rotary Club of St. Marys and I am being hosted by the Prague International Rotary Club. I would like…
“20 on the Trestle” to mark anniversary of Grand Trunk Trail Twenty years ago, vision and community spirit turned a relic of the past into a centerpiece of our town. Now, it’s time to celebrate that St. Marys icon: the Grand Trunk Trail. In the mid-1990s, the Town of St. Marys purchased the then-abandoned CN…
On Tuesday morning, the Little Falls Public School ‘Me to We’ group presented their collection of excess school bags and school supplies to the Rotary Club of St. Marys for the Global Literacy Project. Accepting the donation with great thanks were Rotarians Ron Aitken and Linda Schuyler. Pictured with Little Falls students is teacher Robin…