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  Cara Vosburg The Independent The Brooke-Alvinston-Watford Fall Fair will be bubbling with excitement this weekend. Fair-goers who have adopted a been-there, done-that attitude about many of the standard Midway attractions might want will find something new this weekend. Sunday afternoon a new experience will be offered free-of-charge, to all those in attendance: Bubble Ball Racing. Also known as a

Petrolia/Enniskillen contest winner claims $500 for one-minute video   The Petrolia Enniskillen Fire Department is looking for help to spread the word about putting smoke detectors in bedrooms. It’s holding its second Fire Prevention Video Contest with the theme of “Hear the Beep Where You Sleep.” Deputy Fire Chief Tim Williams says current law says there has to be a

Wayne Ramsay would love to dig into Gwen Smith’s sought-after cherry pie during this weekend’s Plympton-Wyoming Fall Fair. But the president of the agricultural society knows it will be a hot commodity at the annual pie auction Friday night – one of the highlights of the 169th Annual Fair. The auction, which raises money for equipment at Charlotte Eleanor Englehart

Jesse Grandmont and Michael VanHevel want you to expect the unexpected at their new show at Victoria Playhouse Petrolia. The pair is in rehearsals now for The Fiddler and The Crooner, the last offering of the season at the Petrolia theatre and perhaps the show with the most interesting concept. Grandmont and VanHevel have known each other since 2012. Both had

It’s an opportunity that doesn’t come along very often. Plympton-Wyoming is now the owner of Lamrecton Camp  on Egermont Road. The board of directors of the former United Church Camp has given the camp to the municipality under the condition it remain in public hands. Lamrecton Camp opened its doors in 1926. It was originally run by the United Church

A piece of Petrolia’s history has been uncovered during the reconstruction of Petrolia Line. Birnam Construction is currently working to reconstruct the road from the Bear Creek Bridge to Tank Street. While they were digging, they came across the former bridge, near the base of the hill. And there was rail line on top of it. At first, town officials

Ruth McCallum and John Lomax of the Alvinston Community Group pose with the Alvinston Bee – created by Murray Watson. Economic development officials are suggesting Alvinston try to use the roadside attraction in increase business in town. An official with Sarnia Lambton Economic Partnership says Alvinston should capitalize on the buzz surrounding their giant bee. The metal statue was commissioned

Mark Payne has always loved the piano. The musical director of Victoria Playhouse Petrolia remembers the moment he first wanted to play. “I had an uncle who was only five years older than I was; when I was seven I saw him taking piano lessons and I said I wanted to be like Uncle Carl.” His parents agreed and Payne’s

A Petrolia teen who spearheaded the drive to fix the Mary Beach Tennis Courts will be getting some national attention Sunday morning. Matt Mueller, along with Mayor John McCharles and the Director of Community Services Dave Menzies will be featured by CBC Sports between 8:30am and 9:30am during Rogers’ Cup Tennis Coverage. Petrolia’s only tennis courts have been refurbished and

2015 will be another banner year for Victoria Playhouse Petrolia. Director of Performing Arts, Richard Poore, told town council Monday the VPP has already sold as many tickets this year as it did in all of the 2014 season – and there is still almost two months of performances left. The season started out with the sold-out sequel to The

Darlene Hockenhull and Tim Mayhead are bent over a laptop computer in the corner of the Petrolia Library. They aren’t composing the next great novel, Hockenhull is trying to figure out how to get the most out of her computer and Mayhead is just the guy to help. He’s been hired as the Summer Internet Assistant, tasked with answering anyone’s

The people of Oil Springs make their small screen debut Aug. 11. Last year, the crew from the new CBC show called Still Standing came to the community to tape a show. Each week, the program showcases a small but once great town which have now fallen on hard times.  Comedian Johnny Harris gets to know the people and then