Six running to fill Oil Springs council seats
LCCVI tennis team finishes fourth
June 8, 2017
They were unranked, hadn’t played high school tennis since the fall and at one point had to drive through a rainstorm to finish a match, but LCCVI’s boys’ tennis team still triumphed.
Senior Griffin Allen and Grade 9 student Matt Mueller were unranked heading to the OFSAA Tennis Tournament. Because there are no indoor courts here, the tennis season is in the fall – that means the pair had not had an official high school match for months.
“I was just hoping to win one,” Mueller joked.
They did. Their first match. And they made it all the way to the bronze medal game, where they were defeated by the tournament’s fourth seed, 6-4.
There was some struggle along the way. The pair were about to win a match point to head to that bronze medal game when the heavens opened. The pair and coach Krista Mueller hopped into the car, drove 25 minutes to a nearby indoor facility to play the final point which sent them to the bronze medal match.
“We weren’t supposed to win anything,” says Mueller. “We were excited to win our first match,” added Allen.
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Six running to fill Oil Springs council seats
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First election in village since 2010 Heather Wright/The Independent Two political newcomers are looking to become Oil Springs councillors. At the close of nomination day, six people are in the running for four council seats in Lambton’s smallest municipality. Connie McFadden, Larry Wagner, Jordan Newport and Adam Veen are all seeking re-election. All four were acclaimed in the 2022 municipal
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Field, Marriott, Case, Veen unopposed in Oct. 26 municipal election
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He’s in
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Incumbent Mike Bradley is running for mayor of Sarnia The Independent Mike Bradley is in the race for Sarnia’s mayor. Bradley was first elected as a councillor in 1985 and was first elected mayor in 1988. He’s served as mayor ever since. Bradley faces a challenge from current city/county councillor Bill Dennis, Sarnia Lambton Chamber of Commerce head Carrie McEacheran,
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