News from around St. Marys.
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…
Craft Beer and Food Truck event coming to Induction Weekend At their meeting on Tuesday Feb. 12, Council was told that St. Marys is not on the short list of municipalities that will receive an outlet that sells legal marijuana. Municipalities were previously given the opportunity to opt out of being a potential location for…
Finish sixth overall in H-P with 5-5 record LISTOWEL – The DCVI Junior boys basketball team lost a very fast-paced game against a well-prepared Lightning team 54-30, here on the afternoon of Feb. 8. The Salukis fell behind 14-3 by the end of the first quarter and could not close the gap from there in…
Firefighter Peewees facing Caledonia in next playoff round By Pat Payton A third-period comeback Sunday afternoon at the PRC has earned the Golf and Country Club ‘BB’ Atoms a spot in the provincial quarter-finals. Reg Clinton’s squad erased a 2-0 deficit with three goals in the final 15 minutes to pull a 3-2 victory over…
By Pat Payton STRATHROY – Goalie Emma Luyten posted the shutout as the Hubbard Pharmacy Bantam ‘B’ girls defeated Bluewater Hawks 3-0 here Sunday. The win gave Liz Simpson’s squad the best-of-three, first-round Lower Lakes Female Hockey League playoff series in two straight games. “We played hard, controlled the puck, and made some solid plays…
AURORA – Stratford Aces Bantam ‘A’ team won the International Silver Stick title here on the Feb. 1-3 weekend. Two local skaters, Avery Aarts and Olivia Brock, helped the Aces reach the championship final, where they defeated Clarington Flames 2-1 on the Sunday. The team made it through the round-robin portion of the tournament without…