Wingham Salvation Army Thrift Store volunteer Barbara Hallman poses with one of the organization’s Christmas kettles placed around town on Dec. 2. The Salvation Army continues to accept monetary and food donations for the area’s most vulnerable throughout the remainder of the month. Volunteers are n
Newry Bus Lines ‘stuffs the bus’ for local food bank
Listowel Salvation Army Food Bank Coordinator Carolyn Saunders (left) was presented with plenty of food and toy items courtesy of Newry Coach Lines’ ‘Stuff the Bus’ initiative following the Atwood Christmas Parade last weekend. In addition to all the goodies that will be used to fill Salvation Army
Listowel author releases fifth book, first junior fiction work
Everyone has a different outlet for their emotions. It took Listowel author Jen Courtney a long time to discover hers, and now she wants to help her youth readers find theirs.
Drives hang on for second win of season over Centenaries
The Milverton Four Wheels Drives added another win to the column in the 2023-24 Ontario Elite Hockey League standings with a narrow 2-1 victory over the Seaforth Centenaries on Sunday afternoon at the Perth East Recreation Complex.
Cyclones slay Warriors, fall to Siskins in marathon shootout
The Listowel Cyclones continue to prove they’re amongst the GOJHL’s elite clubs after extending their season-high point streak to 12 games last weekend against a pair of top-tier Midwestern Conference opponents.
Salvation Army Christmas concert set for 25th annual performance
It’s been the official unofficial kickoff to the holiday season in Listowel for nearly three decades, and now the time is nearly upon us once again for the Salvation Army brass band to take centre stage.
Listowel Kinettes host annual carol sing
The Kinette Club of Listowel hosted its annual community carol sing at the Listowel branch of the North Perth Public Library on Nov. 23, with many residents turning out with their families to get in the early festive mood with some holiday classics.
Atwood Lions continue to enhance park with new pathway project, set to commence in May 2024
The Atwood Lions Club’s drive and ambition to continuously enhance the community in a variety of ways certainly knows no end.
Listowel Ag. Society donates to local food bank
The Listowel Agricultural Society donated $6,246 in proceeds from its annual October Harvest Dinner and Auction to the Listowel Salvation Army Family Services food bank on Nov. 27. Pictured, from left: 2023-24 Listowel Agricultural Fair Ambassador Vanessa Kloostra, Salvation Army Food Bank Coordinat
Caps fall to Whalers at home, double up Flyers on road
The Walkerton Capitals continue to play steady hockey through the first half of the 2023-24 PJHL regular season, picking up two more points last weekend to close out their November schedule.
Ironmen drop weekend tests to finish 2-4-1-1 in November
The Wingham Ironmen will likely be happy to see the turn of the calendar into December, as the club’s tumultuous November schedule came to a close this past weekend with two more losses.
‘A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on’
My late grandfather worked on a prominent Wingham well-drilling outfit for the majority of his adult life. He and his crew were drilling a well on an area farm on Friday afternoon, Nov. 22, 1963, when the farmer’s wife came out from the house and told them that U.S. President John F. Kennedy had bee
SHHS girls’ hockey team compete in Listowel tourney
The Walkerton Sacred Heart Catholic High School Crusaders took part in Listowel DSS’s Lightning Girls’ Hockey Early Bird Classic on Nov. 15, including a preliminary round matchup against the Kincardine DSS Knights last Wednesday morning (pictured). Scared Heart would drop the game 3-1, and KDSS woul
Bulldogs clip Capitals in lone weekend action
The Walkerton Capitals were unable to cash in on a pair of valuable points up for grabs in their lone PJHL Pollock Division tilt last weekend, falling to the Kincardine Bulldogs 3-2 on Nov. 19.
Ironmen extend point streak to four games in win over Flyers
The Wingham Ironmen had a productive road trip over Nov. 17-18, picking up three of a possible four points with a win and an overtime loss to hold pace in the close confines of the PJHL’s North Pollock Division.
