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A group of Lambton County ladies who have been friends for decades have come up with their own unique way to celebrate Canada’s 150th and couple of milestone birthdays. Sharon Stonehouse, Carolynne Griffith, Karen App, Gayle Jackson and Linda Moore – who have been friends for 60 years – have created the Celebrate Canada 150 calendar. Griffith got the idea

As an umpire, Norm Sitzes is normally cool under pressure. But the man who has seen just about anything you can imagine on Enniskillen’s ball diamond was flabbergasted when Enniskillen Mayor Kevin Marriott named him the Ontario Senior of the Year. Sitzes, 82, started coaching boys’ fastball in Oil Springs over 50 years ago. He turned to umpiring in the

The Independent Staff If you have always wanted to tickle the ivories in front of a crowd, this may be your chance. On Oct. 8, the Town of Petrolia is wheeling two pianos under the canopy at the Farmers’ Market for the first ever Piano Slam. Laurissa Ellsworth, director of marketing, says the concept is simple. “Anyone and everyone is

  The gloomy, rainy weather failed to put a damper on the Hillsdale Cemetery Tour . The rich and varied history of Petrolia came alive as the Petrolia Heritage Committee, the Petrolia Community Theatre, and a group of about 100 volunteers made the lives of eight cemetery “residents” live again last Saturday. This is the third time the tour has

  Kayla Farr, 20, of Wilkesport is the new Brigden Fair Ambassador. She took the crown over a field of four competitors at the annual Brigden Fair Ambassador competition, Sunday. Born and raised in Brigden, the Farr family bought their Wilkesport farm 10 years ago and since then, Farr has developed a love for farm life. “It didn’t take me

The Independent Staff Tragically Hip fans won’t have to go too far to take in the band’s final concert. Petrolia will be hosting an outdoor screening of the CBC’s broadcast of the iconic Canadian band’s final concert in Kingston Aug. 20 at the Petrolia Farmers’ Market building. Fans across the nation clamoured for tickets after the band announced this would

Brook Brouwers and Rachel Clark can hardly believe their ears when they learn the mayor, played by  Ruby Smalls, rigged the local cookie contest in  Inspector Bumble and the Big Cookie Heist. The members of the Lambton Young Theatre Players Youth Drama Camp staged the show for family and friends on Friday afternoon. There will be one more camp in

Heather Wright The Independent Lou Anne Sybenga’s fabric and rug hooking art usually leans toward the whimsical – a friend’s home complete with sports cars and neighbourhood churches, people with wide eyes and slightly crooked smiles. “I lean toward the cartoonish,” says Sybenga as she worked with the Victoria Hall Arts Committee to hang her latest works for display throughout

  Michael Learned has asked herself more than once why she’s agreed to stand on a stage and answer questions about her work and her life. The four-time Emmy award winner who is currently at Victoria Playhouse Petrolia playing the lead in Driving Miss Daisy will take to the stage – alone – July 27 to 29 in Miss Michael

The Brooke-Alvinston Arts & Activity Group is gearing up for another Arts and Music Fest. Spokesperson Liana Russwurm recently told council they were planning an all-day event for Aug. 13 in the River Street Park. “We’re trying to make it very interesting for the kids,” she says adding the Arts and Activity group will have a booth set up to

Jeanette Douglas says you can spend the whole week in Brooke-Alvinston if you want to celebrate Canada’s 149th birthday. The Brooke-Alvinston councillor is one of the people on the community’s Canada Day Committee. She told a crowd at Sunday’s Ecumenical Service there was lots to do to celebrate the nations birthday. Sports plays a big role in the celebrations. For

You can play a little chicken this Canada Day. There are chicken barbecue’s across the region bringing neighbours together to celebrate Canada’s birthday. In Enniskillen, the chickens will be cooked by a crew at Krall Park throughout the day. The meal will be served up at the Enniskillen Township office on Rokeby Line.  For ticket information call the Township office.