Paul Hak is the latest local to join the Listowel Golf Club’s hole-in-one club, after draining his tee shot over the pond on No. 5 Millennium on Sunday, June 12.
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Legionnaires continue road trip with three losses, exhibition win
The Listowel Junior Legionnaires (3-4) have some ground to make up following three consecutive losses during their ongoing road trip, with a pair of dates scheduled in Hanover and Mitchell this week.
REVIEW: Drayton Entertainment production ‘Mamma Mia!’ is a rollicking good time
After more than two years of closures due to COVID, all the venues of Drayton Entertainment are opening up again with a slate of crowd favourites. The popular ABBA musical, Mamma Mia!, kicks off the season at the St. Jacobs Country Playhouse and what a fun start to the season!
St. Mary’s Catholic School hosts Kindergarten Celebration of Learning
St. Mary’s Catholic School in Listowel held its Kindergarten Celebration of Learning for the first time in-person last week since the onset of the pandemic. Parents were able to see their children perform a couple songs on stage (pictured) and tour classrooms on June 16.
Conway Furniture hosts ‘Sausage Days’
Conway Furniture’s ‘Sausage Days’ event treated customers to free barbecued sausage on a bun courtesy of 3Gen Organics on June 16-18 at its Listowel location. Pictured is Conway manager and grill master Mitchell Dekker dishing out the goods last Thursday afternoon.
Listowel students top winners at national Money Fair
It would be tough to determine the odds of two friends from the same school, the same town and the same neighbourhood finishing first and second in a national competition.
Our Father in Heaven
Father’s Day: A day that brings joy and celebration for some of us, and pain, grief and disappointment for others. But this polarizing response doesn’t change its worth and value. And it doesn’t change the fact that we all share a father figure who gives ample reason to celebrate.
Fifty Archives Treasures: Committed to His Charge and the Lizars sisters
In the continuing series “Treasures from Stratford-Perth Archives,” this week we feature a very special copy of the novel Committed to His Charge by local authors Robina and Kathleen Lizars. Together, they wrote three books.
Turnbacks
Ten Years Ago 2012 – Chris Kurz, Listowel’s ‘marathon man,’ completed his third run in…
On the topic of departures…
This is going to be a two-part column focusing on two completely different things. Airports and thank-yous.
18-year-old charged with stunt driving
The Perth County OPP has charged a young driver after they were speeding more than 50 km/h over the limit.
ATV stolen from Line 90 residence
On June 17, Perth County OPP received a report of a stolen all-terrain vehicle (ATV) from a residence on Line 90, in the Municipality of North Perth.
Shoplifter arrested in Listowel
A suspect has been charged after stealing from a local business in the Municipality of North Perth.
Tools stolen following residential break-in
Police are looking for suspect(s) after a break, enter and theft at a residence on Perth Line 88 in the Municipality of North Perth.
Thieves steal $33K in cash, jewellery from residence
On June 10 just before 6 p.m., the Perth County OPP responded to a report of a break, enter and theft at a residence located on Perth Line 72 in the Municipality of North Perth.
