News from around St. Marys.
Show to be held at St. Marys Legion The “Remember That One” show will be held on Saturday, November 17th featuring Kiley Joe Masson. It starts in the ragtime era, and travels through an audio time machine. Enjoy songs from Al Jolson, The Ink Spots and The Mills Brothers. Rock & Roll with hits from…
WinterLights to be lit at Milt Dunnell Field St. Marys will begin to look a lot like Christmas this week, as Santa Claus comes to town this Friday, November 16 via the beloved St. Marys Kinsmen Santa Claus Parade. There will be a parking ban in the downtown again this year to accommodate parade spectators.…
‘BB’ teams collects four shutout wins in Rep. tournament victory By Pat Payton HUNTSVILLE – It was a weekend to remember for goalie Julian Walsh and his St. Marys Golf and Country Club ‘BB’ Atom teammates here at the Huntsville Atom tournament on the weekend of Nov. 9-11. Reg Clinton’s charges won all five of…
Clinton collects four points for G&CC Atoms By Pat Payton It was a good Shamrock night for St. Marys minor hockey as three ‘BB’ teams picked up two wins and a thrilling tie against their rivals from Dorchester last Wednesday night at the PRC. The Firefighter Peewees rallied from a 3-0 deficit to gain a…
By Stewart Grant It was a big week for Stonetown Cheese! For the third consecutive year, the local cheese company won first-place honours at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. This year, it was Stonetown’s Fontina cheese and Farmstead Emmental cheese that led their respective categories when the winners were announced on Thursday. Company owners Hans…
By Stewart Grant One of the annual traditions on the St. Marys Independent Facebook page is to survey the community on how many Trick-or-Treaters they receive at their house. It’s always interesting to see how the population of youngsters is spread amongst the geographical areas, and this year I put the various responses into the…
By Pat Payton DUNDAS – Three St. Marys DCVI Salukis competed at the OFSAA cross-country running championships here at Christie Lake Conservation Area Saturday. Ethan Aarts posted the top finish among the DCVI runners, placing 49th in the Junior boys race with a time of 18 minutes, 36.1 seconds. Salukis’ teammate Owen Wrigley was 82nd…
‘BB’ team has just three returnees from a year ago By Pat Payton The Cement ‘BB’ Major Midgets are a “work in progress,” the coaching staff says. The 2018-19 edition of the Cement men have just a couple of wins in Shamrock League action to date, but the coaches see light at the end of…
Huge game against Strathroy Rockets this Friday at PRC By Pat Payton For the St. Marys Lincolns, a lot of positives and a couple of lessons learned can be taken from last Friday night’s game at the PRC. The Lincs skated stride-for-stride with the best team in the Western Conference, and were less than a…
Lose 43-42 heartbreaker to Huskies at Northwestern Monday By Pat Payton A huge first-quarter lead and good free-throw shooting proved to be the difference for the DCVI Senior girls basketball team last Wednesday at the collegiate. Salukis held a commanding 18-2 lead after the first eight minutes, and went on to down St. Anne’s Eagles…