News from around St. Marys.
In annual A-E tournament this past weekend at the PRC By Pat Payton The Dunny’s Source for Sports Atoms and the Frayne Custom Cabinets Bantams were both involved in a lot of close, nail-biting games in the annual Additional-Entry tournament this past weekend at the PRC. Matt King’s Atoms played four games and out-scored their…
Lincs improve to 6-8, defeat Rockets, Stars on back-to-back nights By Pat Payton Two weekend victories–on back-to-back nights–have vaulted St. Marys Lincolns into a tie for sixth place in the Western Conference standings. At the PRC Sunday night, Lincs didn’t do it the easy way but emerged with a 6-3 GOJHL victory over St. Thomas…
Butchart now leads Western Conference in scoring By Pat Payton In a recent interviews with the Independent, head coach Trent McClement says St. Marys Lincolns continue to work on their own end of the ice in an attempt to reduce both scoring chances and opposition goals. It appears to be working as Lincs (6-8) have…
Ethan Aarts wins Junior boys cross-country race at Clinton By Pat Payton CLINTON – Ten top-10 individual finishes and six top-three finishes in the team category! It was quite a day for the St. Marys DCVI team at the annual Huron-Perth cross-country running championships here last Thursday at St. Anne’s Catholic Secondary School. Leading the…
The St. Marys Community Players will be opening, “The Game’s Afoot – Or Holmes for the Holidays” by Ken Ludwig, on November 1st at the St. Marys Town Hall Theatre, the opening show of their 45th season. Directed by Tania Harvey, the “murderously funny” Edgar Award-winning play will run until November 11th. Visiting the Town…
Low turnout in St. Marys with only 36% voting St. Marys Mayor Al Strathdee – acclaimed Council Jim Craigmile 1521 Tony Winter 1304 Fern Pridham 1278 Rob Edney 1023 Margaret Luna 998 Lynn Hainer 973 Pete Vossen 873 Peter McAsh 809…
By the GBC Baseball Reporter LAUSANNE, Switzerland – With Canadian head coach Tom Valcke at the helm, Hong Kong’s men’s national baseball team jumped 13 spots in the recently released annual World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) 2018 World Rankings, shooting up from 41st to 28th, more than any of the other 150-plus countries playing baseball…
By Sheri McDonald Walking into Hogsmeade at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter for the first time was surreal. To see the cobblestone, the shops and Hogwarts towering in the background evoked an emotional response from this Potterhead. It was quite literally watching my literary imaginings come to life in front of me. Since that…
By Nancy Abra Approximately 300 area residents took advantage of an Open House and fire prevention education afternoon at the new Thorndale Fire Station last Sunday, October 14th. This great opportunity to see and tour this new station as well as talk to the volunteer firefighters who serve them. Since their move to this location…
By the Elementary Schools of St. Marys Students from Little Falls Public School and Holy Name of Mary Roman Catholic School have set out to create paintings on the theme of the Poppy. Poppies (Papaveroldeae) have long been a subject for artists by not only lending itself to fabric design, graphic design, as well as…