Two former Listowel Junior Cyclones defensemen will be donning red and black jerseys of a different nature for the 2022-23 hockey season.
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Listowel 13U hosts Howick at Jackson Park
The 13U Howick Hawks Green traveled to Listowel for a matchup against the WOBA1 squad at Jackson Park on July 6, coming away with a 12-8 victory.
Wallace, Newton U6 soccer squads face off
Wallace U6 #2 hosted Newton #1 in North Perth Minor Soccer League action on July 6 at Wallace Optimist Park. Pictured: (Above) Wallace’s Emmaline Smith (left) looks to strip Newton’s Brynlee Albrecht of the ball; (Below) Wallace’s Liam Wozniak sets up an offensive play at midfield.
Legionnaires drop weekend home dates to Byron, Hanover
It hasn’t been a matter of overly poor play for the Listowel Junior Legionnaires of late, but more a sense of running into hot-hitting teams at inopportune times.
Howick Township sees increase in tenders for gravel, winter sand
Council accepted a bid from Joe Kerr Ltd. for $381,624.25 for 28,000 tonnes of maintenance gravel at its June 21 council meeting.
Howick Township clerk to retire at year’s end
In a previous council meeting, Howick Clerk Carol Watson expressed her interest in retirement by the end of the year.
Perth County Council Briefs: GGR Plan, grant policy changes, ambulance replacements discussed
Perth County’s July 7 council meeting saw the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan (GHGRP) extend into the near future, the grant policy formalized, Emergency Medical Services equipment and ambulances replaced, and a contract for highway salts awarded.
‘They’ve got to get in there and get these guys out’
“…Percentage wise our casualty list was far greater than that of Toronto… The metropolis had dozens of deaths in their million and a quarter population. We had two men killed. Knew them as fellow townsmen and neighbours. Knew their hobbies, their personalities and their ambitions. Hazel hit us very
Art in the Park
North Perth EarlyON’s Art in the Park program at the Atwood Lions Park pavilion was the spot to be for creative tykes on Thursday morning, July 7. Art in the Park, in addition to many other EarlyON programs, runs weekly throughout the summer in Monkton and Atwood; more details can be found at northp
Comancheros host 40th annual Show n’ Shine
The Listowel Comancheros Club’s 40th annual Show n’ Shine took over the Steve Kerr Memorial Complex on July 10.
Grain Farmers of Ontario taking applications for Legacy Scholarship
The Grain Farmers of Ontario are accepting application for the Legacy Fund Scholarship, encouraging “the pursuit of higher education in any area of study that will benefit agriculture or agri-food and support(ing) the development of future leaders in these areas.”
Home sales activity, average price cooling in North Perth
Could we be seeing the start of a decline in housing prices in North Perth?
Playing at the park
Climber Charlotte Rumbolt (above), 4, of Listowel, and slider Avalyn Schneider (below), 4, of Palmerston, enjoy some time on the playground equipment at Listowel Memorial Park on July 6.
Mr. A.A. Esty was a man displaced in time
Looking back at newspaper archives has become a bit of a habit for myself. Particularly, I have enjoyed learning about the people who used to call this area home.
Seek true contentment in Christ
Are you a contented person? What I mean by that is, does your soul have peace? Do you have an assurance that there is another who has your best interests in mind and will provide for you?
