Mooretown pool, fitness centre won’t reopen in September
PHOTO GALLERY: Family fun at the Plympton-Wyoming fall fair
September 26, 2022
Blake Ellis/Local Journalism Initiative Photos
It was a family affair at the Plympton-Wyoming Fall Fair on the weekend with lots of proud mammas showing their babies and proud farmers showing off their tractors and animals. The parade was a hit with Emily Smith of Wyoming Tree Service up a tree in one of the more unusual entries. And it seemed the Shriners got caught in the parade judging traffic jam as one of the mini-car drivers waited to move forward. At the top left, Allison Hawkins, the fair ambassador, waves to the crowd.
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Heather Wright/The Independent Renovations at the Mooretown Sports Complex pool have hit a snag. The pool closed April 1 for a major renovation of the pool deck and change rooms. St. Clair Township, which owns the complex, has been upgrading the community hub for several years and has been planning work on the pool area for about two years. The
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Local ball player wins national and provincial titles
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Barry Wright/The Independent As an addition to the Windsor Selects for the Canadian U22 baseball championships, Point Edward’s Will Greer definitely made an impact with his adopted team. He started the gold medal game against Manitoba and went 3.2 innings, scattering six hits, including two buntsingles, striking out five and only surrendering one walk leading the Selects to the championship
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Petrolia’s Helps, Wilson fourth at national tourney
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The Independent After losing its first three games at the national U22 baseball championship in Tecumseh, near Windsor, the Sarnia Junior Brigade rebounded and played for the bronze medal. Following wins over Nova Scotia and the host Thunder to end the preliminary round, Sarnia had a bronze medal in its sights with a 5-4 lead on the Halifax Mets but
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