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For the last 147 years, people of Scottish descent – and those who wish they were – have been getting together in Petrolia for St. Andrew’s Day. St. Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland and Nov. 30th became the time for the St. Andrew’s Society to meet and celebrate their roots. The tradition lives on in six communities in

Sue Wright’s father-in-law witnessed part of southwestern Ontario’s most infamous kidnapping. The Wrights lived on Egremont Road in what was then Plympton Township in 1934 when two cars came down the road one night. Cars were not the norm on the Egremont so Wright took notice. He, his family and the rest of the world learned the heir to the

There was hockey, laughter and a few tears as Alvinston Fire hosted the first ever Hayter Memorial Charity Hockey Tournament. It’s named after former fire chief Jim Hayter and his wife, Mary Louise, who were tireless volunteers in the community and who both died suddenly earlier this year. Eight teams from across Ontario came for the weekend event and raised

Derek Sipkens, 3, and his dad, Brian, planted a memorial tree near Wyoming’s cenotaph recently. The tree is a direct offspring of a tree planted from acorns collected by a Canadian soldier while serving in France. They were later planted at his home farm in Scarborough. The tree was donated by the Town of Plympton-Wyoming and Sipkens Nurseries. A memorial

Travis Thompson of Florence proudly displays his championship pumpkin at the Brigden Fair this weekend. It weighed in at 1,544 pounds. He grew the pumpkin from special seeds he acquired from the Giant Vegetable Growers Club of Ontario. Thompson says seeds from the prize-winning pumpkin will be harvested and made available to those who wish to grow their own mammoth

A new scholarship for children of volunteer firefighters will bear the name of former Alvinston Fire Chief Jim Hayter. The new scholarship, which is sponsored by fire truck manufacturer Metalfab Fire Trucks, was announced at the annual conference of the Canadian Volunteer Fire Service Association in Nova Scotia over the weekend. Jim Hayter died in a car accident March 16

Xavier Jamieson is a national champion. The 17-year-old catcher was part of the London Badgers organization which captured the Canadian U-18 Baseball Championships with a 16-11 win over Tecumseh in the gold medal contest. London won it in dramatic fashion by scoring seven times in the final inning. Jamieson hit .333 in the championship, including a double down the line

When the cooler weather began to take hold earlier this year in New Zealand, two fastball players from there made their way to Alvinston to hone their skills and take advantage of the warm weather months here. Brodie Boyce, 20 and Xaviar Herrick, 19, were part of the Alvinston Junior Aces roster this season in the Southwest Middlesex Men’s Fastball

There is disappointment in the halls of LCCVI after school administrators decided not to field a football team this year. The schedule had already been set but last year’s Head Coach, Howard McLean, says there were simply not enough qualified coaches. “To coach football, you have to a Safe Contact Course, which is a day-long course. Our board also requires

Christian Campbell, a Grade 3 student at Queen Elizabeth II School in Petrolia, took a hands on approach during the Plympton-Wyoming Agricultural Society’s Ag in the Classroom Day Tuesday. Campbell was intrigued by Charlie the cow and followed her around the pen as the farmer talked about how big she was and how much she eats a day. About 375

Tanya Pilon of Croton was one of about 250 people who put aside their regular work Tuesday to join the Sarnia-Lambton United Way’s Day of Caring. Pilon, who works in Lambton College’s finance department, was working with a crew from INEOS Styrolutions at Lambton County Developmental Services’ office on King Street. The crew of eight was updating the paint job

Kyle Ross peeks underneath the steering wheel of his tractor in an effort to make his furrow as straight as an arrow. He wants to do it just right because he’s been waiting for a long time to be part of the Lambton County Plowing Match. Ross is just 10 and his mom, Rachel, says he’s been wanting to be