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Waite “never realized his fame” until he came to Petrolia: Rogers

February 22, 2014

Ralph Waite is being remembered as a gentle man who learned how much he touched people while he was in Petrolia. Waite, who was 85, died suddenly over the weekend. He has a long acting resume but is best known and loved as John “Pa” Walton from TV show The Waltons. Waite came to the Victoria Playhouse in 2012 at

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Essex defeats LCCVI in SWOSSA volleyball

February 21, 2014

The Jr. Girls Lancers, seen here playing John McGregor for the Lambton-Kent Championship, were unable to extend their winning ways at SWOSSA.   The five-time SWOSSA champions Essex Raiders were just too much for the LCCVI Lancers. The Raiders defeated the Lancer Jr. Girls at the SWOSSA volleyball final yesterday. The Lancers were able to eek out one win –

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Plympton-Wyoming mayor finds siblings after 70 years

February 21, 2014

Plympton-Wyoming Mayor Lonny Napper has a whole new understanding of family after meeting his biological siblings. Napper was given up for adoption when he was a baby and was adopted in 1946 by his parents. He always knew he was adopted, but wasn’t curious about his biological family until much later in life. His mother encouraged him to find out

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Lancers Jr. Volleyball team heading to SWOSSA

February 20, 2014

The LCCVI Lancer Jr. Girls Volleyball team is headed to SWOSSA. The girls beat Chatham’s John McGregor 25- 9, 28-26 and 25-17 Wednesday at home to take the Lambton-Kent title and earn a spot at SWOSSA. The team takes on either Essex or Brennan this afternoon for the chance to move on to OFSSA.    

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Lancers set to make waves at SWOSSA

February 19, 2014

  The LCCVI Lancers will be well represented at the SWOSSA swim meet Friday in Leamington. Bethany Robinson, Marlee Darrach, Kelly Wilks, Haylee McFadden, Ashley Moore, Hannah Robinson, Maggie Noll, Allison Hollingsworth, Madison McKinlay, McKenna Chalmer, Armand Bryce, Michael Cyr and Warren Potter all qualified as result of their performances at the LSSAA meet at the “Y” in Sarnia last Friday.

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Plympton-Wyoming to have support at court battle

February 19, 2014

Plympton-Wyoming will be getting some moral support as it begins the first phase of a court battle with Suncor Energy Feb. 26. Last year around this time, facing a 42-turbine project which, in part, is in Plympton-Wyoming, town council passed a bylaw under the Municipal Act to “protect the health of our people,” according to Mayor Lonny Napper. The bylaw

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Snowy Owl makes an appearance in Petrolia

February 18, 2014

  Paula Hoskin may be an amateur photographer, but the Petrolia woman has a nature shot that professional photographers would envy. Hoskins captured a shot of a snowy owl and she didn’t have to go to the Arctic Circle to get it. Hoskin was at home when her husband called to say he would be late because he was watching

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Scanning through family history at the Petrolia Library

February 17, 2014

Dave Hext is hoping you’ll share a bit of your family history on Family Day. Petrolia Heritage along with the Lambton Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society and the Lambton County will be at the Petrolia Library Saturday, Feb. 22 between 11 am and 3 pm screening old family photos and taking pictures of family momento. Hext expects to see

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Wyoming church to be sold again

February 16, 2014

  It will be too costly for Plympton-Wyoming to convert an old church into council chambers so the building is about to go up for sale again. When the church came up for sale in 2013, council felt it was an important asset and scooped it up. The town purchased the former Presbyterian church on Main Street about eight months

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St. Clair defeats LCCVI in Jr. Boys basketball final.

February 15, 2014

The LCCVI Jr. Boys’ Lancers outscored St. Clair in the second half but it wasn’t enough to overcome an 21 point deficit racked up in the first half of the Lambton final. The Colts captured the Lambton final 39-21 Saturday over the Lancers. Coach Joe Syer says the team was not able score during the first half. “It’s hard to

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Lambton Youth Choir lays down a CD

February 15, 2014

  It was an experience the young singers will never forget. Lambton Youth Choir singers recently recorded their first CD in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the choir. The CD was recorded at the encouragement of Greg Gilpin, Director of Educational Choral Publications for Shawnee Press, Inc. in Indianapolis and includes several of his compositions, according to LYC spokesperson

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Lancer JR. Girls Lambton champs

February 15, 2014

The LCCVI Jr. Girls have won the Lambton County championship. The Lancers met the St. Patrick’s Fighting Irish at Lambton College Friday evening winning the best of five 25-21, 25-17, 25 – 27 and 25-21. Marissa Mueller was named the player of the match with 15 service points and three kills. Coach Nancy Gould says she’s proud the team “played

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