News from around St. Marys.
On April 10th members of the St. Marys Firefighters Association gathered to present a cheque for $3,000 to the Muscular Dystrophy Association. These funds were made available from the proceeds of the Pigtail Supper and the Firemens’ Breakfast. Photo by Nancy Bickell
St. Marys Minor Ball, along with Major League Baseball, are teaming up to run the 2019 MLB Pitch Hit & Run skills contest for youngsters at the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum on Saturday, May 11th on King Field, starting at 10 a.m. Boys and girls, aged 7-14, will be given a chance…
We are pleased to welcome our new co-op student Holly Juurlink to The Independent. Juurlink is a second year Conestoga College Journalism student. She will be gaining a wide variety of experience this spring with the newspaper, attending community events, doing interviews, writing articles and taking pictures. She is eager to meet new people within…
To help celebrate the upcoming Earth Day, members of the Granton MasonicLodge braved the weather to complete a spring cleanup of the ditches leading into the village of Granton on April 14, 2019. The event was part of a community involvement initiative by the Lodge. Pictured left to right, are members Larry Hern, Bob Wilhelm,…
Up to $2,500 available for projects benefiting the St. Marys community The Stratford Perth Community Foundation is currently accepting grant applications for their St. Marys Smart & Caring Community Fund. The Community Foundation is looking for applicants that show how their program/project responds to their community’s priorities in an inclusive, collaborative and caring way. “The…
On Wednesday, March 27, Carey Pope, owner of the Pass It On Store, presented a cheque for $500 to the Youth Centre. The donation will be used to purchase much needed physical equipment such as pop-up hockey nets, goalie pads and helmets. Since 2004, one of the mandates of the Pass It On Store has…
The annual Thames River Clean-Up takes place Saturday April 20th Earth Week is April 21th to 27th and there are many opportunities for residents to reduce waste and keep St. Marys tidy. Scrap Metal Pick-up The biennial Volunteer Firefighters’ scrap metal pick-up is Saturday, April 27, as a fundraiser for Muscular Dystrophy. Residents are asked…
A committee of volunteers and the St. Marys Friendship Centre have teamed up to hold another Scrapbooking Garage Sale on Saturday, April 13th from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in the Community Centre two-thirds hall at 317 James Street South. A variety of gently used or new crafting supplies will be available for purchase tax-free.…
St. Marys ball player seeking Division 1 U.S. baseball scholarship By Pat Payton SANFORD, Fla. – It appears that Jake Douglas put himself on the ‘baseball radar’ here over March break. The St. Marys native attended a week-long baseball camp with the U-18 Ontario Nationals, and was named Spring Training MVP. The first-time camp, held…
St. Marys native April Clark poses for a photo with NHL Hall-of-Famer Ray Bourque at last Monday night’s London Sports Celebrity Dinner. At right, Clark poses for a photo with emcee Ken Reid, of Sportsnet. In her fourth season with the Western Mustangs, Clark earned nearly every possible individual award as she was named the…