News from around St. Marys.
By Pat Payton “It stings for sure,” coach Brandon Boyd said Monday night at the PRC. It summed up the way the ANAF ‘BB’ Bantams were feeling after losing the sixth and deciding game 2-1 in overtime to Strathroy Jr. Rockets. The win gave Strathroy the six-point OMHA playoff series seven points to five, and…
The winter can be a dull and slow time for activities in a village, but the Thorndale Agriculture Society have been working on their annual dinner theatre production to help with those winter blues . This year’s Thorndale Dinner Theatre production is ‘Lend Me a Tenor’ by playwright, Ken Ludwig. This play made its debut…
Local dairy farmer, St. Marys resident, and director with the Dairy Farmers of Ontario for Huron and Perth, Henry Wydeven spoke to the Rotary Club of St. Marys on Monday night, Feb. 11. Henry touched on a number of topics and how they relate to the dairy industry including Supply Management, CUSMA (Canada, US, Mexico…
The St. Marys Quarry is more than just Canada’s largest outdoor freshwater swimming pool. On Saturday, January 26, 2019, local firefighters used the Quarry to conduct ice rescue training and pull “victims” from a pre-cut opening in the water. The exercise was an opportunity for firefighters to practice with their ice rescue equipment. To prepare…
Seeing Comes Before Words St. Marys Station Gallery opens its upcoming exhibit ‘Stone’ Friday, February 22nd, a collection of photographs with poetry from the Poetry Circle and the Photography Club of St. Marys. The photographer, by using the camera, takes images of their world and places them on film for people to view. Every time…
Students in grades one/two and three/four at South Perth Centennial School have been engaged in a program called Tech Tuesday for the past few months. Lead teachers Nicole King and Brenda Pincombe have been working with students on mastering three different technologies: Ozobots, Mini Spheros and Code & Go Robotics Mice. One of the focuses…
By Pat Payton Despite a great effort, the Finnbilt ‘BB’ Novices saw their OMHA playoff hopes come to an end with a 2-1 home- ice loss to Strathroy Jr. Rockets last Monday, Feb. 4. To the Rock’s credit, every player left everything on the ice. It was a must-win situation for Todd Dittmer’s crew and…
St. Marys U-14 Snipers had back-to-back home games this past weekend and took full advantage of the friendly confines of the PRC. On Saturday, Jim Burlingham’s Snipers hosted the Ringers from Wellington North. Kaylee Fowler opened the scoring in the eighth minute giving St. Marys a 1-0 lead as Jenna Hutton fed Fowler off a…
RICHMOND HILL – After a bit of a dip in the temperatures, the St. Marys Snipers U-9 ringette team was ready to heat things up at the 32nd annual Richmond Hill tournament on the Feb. 1-3 weekend. Coaches, parents and volunteers packed bags, food and other essentials to make a clear run to Richmond Hill.…
Gold medal winners! The Hubbard Pharmacy Bantam ‘B’ girls recently captured a hockey tournament in Huntsville, winning all four of their games and out-scoring their opposition 16-2 in the process. In front is goalie Emma Luyten. From left, second row: trainer Brittany Bilyea, trainer Jill O’Keefe, Meghan Keene, Anna Standevean, captain Lydia Taylor and head…