Following an impressive showing at the Huron-Perth Championships earlier in May, Listowel District Secondary (LDSS) school track and field athletes turned their attention to the WOSSAA regional finals in London, and they didn’t disappoint.
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Listowel Junior Legionnaires split double-header with Kincardine
Listowel Junior Legionnaires pitcher Blair Johnson deals a strike during his club’s exhibition double-header against the Kincardine Junior Cardinals on Sunday, May 29 at John Bell South. Listowel was mercied 12-1 after five innings in the opener, but then returned the favour with a four-inning, 22-4
LDSS junior girls fall in Huron-Perth soccer finals
The Listowel District Secondary School (LDSS) junior girls Lightning appeared to be in cruise control during the Huron-Perth championship match against St. Michael Catholic Secondary School on May 26, but in soccer sometimes momentum can turn on a dime.
Listowel U11 #1 defeats Wilmot
Listowel U11 #1 pitcher Kloey Blagrave delivers during her team’s May 29 tilt with the Wilmot Thunder at John Bell North. Blagrave’s crew came out on top with a 10-9 victory.
LDSS students, teachers recognized with awards
The Excellence in Public Education awards were announced this spring, with Listowel District Secondary School students Samantha Gerretsen and Heni Nuraini both being awarded, as well as teachers Lisa Thomas and Christine Wick.
Plaque honouring local newsman Art Carr to be unveiled June 14
A plaque honouring respected local newsman Art Carr will be unveiled at a ceremony here on June 14.
Inaugural ‘Art Hunt’ set for June 11
Finders keepers! Local artists and art lovers take note – an upcoming event scheduled for Listowel and the surrounding area has many benefits for both sides of the coin. It also promises to be a lot of fun as well.
North Perth Chamber of Commerce’s Lifestyle Show makes celebrated return
One of the spring’s most anticipated events made a welcome return after three long years this past weekend.
Fifty Archives Treasures: The Stratford Shakespeare Festival, 1953
“With one bold stroke that has left our big cities gasping, Stratford, Ont., famous mainly for producing Howie Morenz, will this summer claim its birthright with a Shakespearean festival starring Alec Guinness on the banks of the Avon” proclaimed Maclean’s magazine on May 1, 1953.
Turnbacks
Ten Years Ago 2012 – A Minto man was charged after a North Perth resident was stabbed in Mapleton…
Listowel Walk for Alzheimer’s raises $6,800
The Listowel edition of the annual Walk for Alzheimer’s saw participants raise approximately $6,800 for the Alzheimer Society Huron Perth on May 28. Twenty-one participants took part in the Walk directly at Between The Lines Sports Campus on Saturday, with several more either conducting their own wa
‘Human resource limitations will be the greatest challenge’
The Listowel Wingham Hospitals Alliance (LWHA) released highlights from May’s board of directors meeting.
Tyke bike
Listowel’s Spencer Weber, 4, is helped along by mom Tina during the May 28 Bike Rodeo hosted in partnership between the Municipality of North Perth, the Ontario Provincial Police, and The Brain and Mind Matters Community Fund – an organization supporting mental health through traumatic brain injurie
Equipment Ontario welcomes LDSS High Skills Major class
Grades 11 and 12 students from Listowel District Secondary School’s (LDSS) High Skills Major class spent the day visiting several businesses in the area, including Equipment Ontario, to learn about applications of computer technology in various areas of the ag sector and also aspects of safety train
North Perth school boundary decision delayed again by trustees
On May 24 at the Avon Maitland District School Board (AMDSB) Board of Trustees meeting, members again voted to defer the boundary review decision.
