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Heather Wright/The Independent Members of the Plympton-Wyoming Special Events committee were hoping to attract a couple of dozen cars to their new event, Fins and Fenders at McKay Park. Instead, nearly 70 classic cars showed up Sunday to the delight of the people on hand.

Heather Wright/The Independent Twins Bernadine and Harvey Jenkins, 8, watch as Vanitia Campbell from the Petrolia Library starts a zucchini race at the Petrolia Farmers’ Market Saturday. It’s the second year the library hosted the event.

Heather Wright/The Independent Corunna firefighter Chris Logan was one of many people cleaning up for a cause Saturday morning at the St. Clair Township station. The firefighters association raises money through a car wash to support community events including kids sports and to provide help to people left in the cold after a fire.

Blake Ellis/The Independent The Western Ontario Steam Threshers Association Show in Forest attracted large crowds over the weekend. Bill Tomlinson was on hand show some of his old Stover Wheat and Corn grinders. The show’s highlights included a Parade of Power through the fairgrounds and a Steam Thresher Spark Show after dark.

Blake Ellis/The Independent The Civic Holiday weekend brought out the Lumberjacks in Thedford for the village’s annual festival. Highlights of the weekend event included a packed house at the Legacy Centre Friday for pro wrestling. An antique car parade Saturday which wound its way through the village to the arena where there was a Kid Zone and Entertainment throughout the

Blake Ellis/The Independent About 300 farmers converged on Rutherford Aug. 7 to see just what their equipment does to the soil. The St. Clair Region of the Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association hosted its first ever Compaction Day. Farm equipment was driven onto sensors to see just what impact they had on the land beneath their wheels. The John

Blake Ellis/The Independent Cornfest was a family affair for the Nutma family of Watford, as siblings Eleanor, 7 Reuben, 10; Cousin Teddy Deelstra, 4, of Dresden; and Lorelai, 8, enjoyed some corn during festivities on Saturday. The First Watford Cub Scouts were busy husking corn trying to keep up with demand, as many enjoyed free corn at Cornfest in Watford

PHOTOS BY SYDNEY GOODREAU AND HEATHER WRIGHT Eight LCCVI Lancer track and field athletes are heading to the provincial championships. Jack Helps led the team at the West Region Championship in Windsor Friday and Saturday, winning Gold in the Men’s Senior Javelin. He beat the field with a throw of 55.94m to earn his place at the championships in London

PHOTOS BY SYDNEY GOODREAU/THE INDEPENDENT Jack Helps of LCCVI is one of several Lancers advancing to the provincial track and field championships in Day One of the West Regionals in Windsor. Helps earned gold in Javelin with a throw of 55.94m. James Grant of LCCVI won Silver in the Junior Men’s 1500m race at the West Regionals earning his berth

The main street of Forest is full of colour. Students from the area were invited by the Lambton Film and Food Festival to create chalk art drawings on the street in front of the Kineto Theatre where the festival is taking place this weekend. Here’s a few scenes from the day.

Lambton-Kent-Middlesex MP Liane Rood and Warwick Township Mayor Todd Case look out over the ice at the East Lambton Community Complex from an accessible viewing area Friday. Rood was in Watford to formally acknowledge the $100,000 grant provided by the federal government to make the ELCC accessible. The viewing ramp, a new accessible change room and accessible doors are among

Kaitlyn Ellwod and Sarah Land of LCCVI’s Earth Heroes club were out in Victoria Park Friday cleaning up garbage. Ten of the club’s 26 members cleared debris from the school grounds, at the club’s community garden on Glenview Drive and in Victoria Park as part of its Community Service Day. Next week, the club will be doing the first pickup