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“That girl is a singer. She knows how to perform.” David Hogan, co-artistic director of Victoria Playhouse Petrolia, is in awe of Florence Henderson. The woman many people know as Carol Brady from the classic TV Show The Brady Bunch is in Petrolia to perform her one woman show “All the Lives of Me” for the first time in Canada.

William Font and Kiana Parkes, both in Grade 10, work on some of the 225 pies made by LCCVI food classes just before Thanksgiving.   You could call it Lancer Pie Pride. Students from every grade in the family studies classes made 225 pumpkin pies from scratch just before Thanksgiving. They also created 125 apple crisps and 75 entries for

An Oil Springs woman is facing a large bill after trying to clear a sewage backup herself. In mid-August, there was a backup on Oil Springs Line due to a blockage in the pipe which town staff was likely caused by an excess of baby wipes. Town staff called in Smit Landscaping and Utility Contractor to clear the blockage. It

For decades, the Brigden Fall Fair has for many marked the beginning of fall, but for Barry Ford, it is an ending. The Nanticoke man is a crew leader of World’s Finest Midways which makes its circuit around the Ontario providing rides for all the community fairs. Brigden is the last stop on the tour which starts in April. The

Duncan MacRae just likes to keep people smiling. Of course, they likely wouldn’t know it’s MacRae; they would be smiling at his alter-ego, Windy the Clown. MacRae has been delighting the crowds at the Brigden Fair since 1963. It was that year that his new mother-in-law convinced him to don the clown suit to entertain the crowds at the fair

The Lancer Jr. Girls  will take on Northern in the Soccer final. The Lancers beat North Lambton Secondary School Thursday with an overtime 1-0 win. Natasha Curran had the lone goal and Marisa Mueller had the shutout. Northern defeated St. Pat’s 4-1 in the other semi-final. The final will be Tuesday at Northern starting at 4pm.   Meantime the Jr.

The people who have helped hundreds of people in Petrolia and Central Lambton find work will soon be looking for jobs themselves. Noeleen Tyczynski is the executive director of The WorkPlace Group, a not-for-profit business which provides employment services for the provincial government. Since 1997, the company has provided services in Petrolia with outreach to Forest, Watford and Corunna. Last

Not Willing Host group threatens 402 blockade    Enniskillen Mayor Kevin Marriott says municipalities who don’t want industrial wind turbines in their communities are tired of being ignored. Since May, when Premier Kathleen Wynne commented that only municipalities who are “willing hosts” would have wind energy projects, 71 rural municipalities have passed motions saying they are “not a willing host.”

  Two prominent women from the Petrolia area say women have an important role in leadership but say that’s not the only reason they succeed. Carol Stephenson, the dean of the Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario, and Sarnia-Lambton MP Pat Davidson were the first two speakers in the Famous Five Speakers Series. The series, which

  It’s a long shot. That’s what Lambton County Warden Todd Case says about the possibility Lambton County residents could benefit from a Charter of Rights case on wind turbines in Ontario. The county has been asked to be part of the landmark case of a Huron County couple who say they shouldn’t have to prove actual health problems in

 Erin Hawryluk, whose work Highland Glen placed second in the Victoria Hall Art Advisory Committee’s first juried art show views the art Wednesday.   Alvinston artist Liana Russwurm’s encaustic work ‘Beak’ has been named Best of Show at the first juried show by the Victoria Hall Arts Advisory Committee. Committee member Linda Smith says over 40 works were submitted to

Petrolia homeowners have a chance to add a little fall colour to their backyards. The town is once again offering about 100 free trees on a first come, first served basis. Three trees will be available this year; silver maples which has yellow fall leaves, autumn blaze maple with fire red fall colour, and tulip trees, which produces yellow-green flowers