Letters to Santa from Kindergarten students at Ripley-Huron Community School: Dear Santa, This year I have been really nice. I am nice to my family. If you are not too busy I would love a teddy bear and a Barbie book. I really need some new hair clips and new socks. My wish for the wo...
IMPAIRED DRIVER FACING DAY IN COURT (HURON TWP, ON) – Dec. 21, at 3:13 a.m., a South Bruce OPP officer on patrol along Concession 8, stopped a grey GMC Sierra pick-up truck. The officer found that the driver had been drinking alcohol and he was arrested after a brief strug...
Two ambitious young men have been given the green light to build an outdoor rink at Scott's Point. In committee-of-the-whole Wednesday night (Dec. 17), Mike Hardwick and Alex Bamford told Kincardine council that the community of Scott's Point is a subdivision located on the shore...
AMEC-Black and McDonald, located in Underwood, launched a program Dec. 4, challenging its staff of about 70 people to bring in donations for the Kincardine Food Bank and place them under the “Spirit of Giving Tree.” The challenge was to fill the Ford Escape of Michelle Lamont...
Tiverton Park Manor Musings Resident Irene Bradley has a big birthday this month. The Tiverton native turned 102, Saturday, Dec. 20. Best wishes to Irene. Thanks to the Tiverton Knox Presbyterian Sunday School Group for coming out to the Manor, Dec. 14, to entertain the r...
The Kincardine Legion hosted its annual Christmas Dinner for Veterans, Nov. 30, with about 30 veterans in attendance, along with Legion members, family, friends and guests. The evening included a turkey dinner, with all the trimmings, and live entertainment with Santa Claus.
The Kincardine and Community Health Care Foundation received more than $30,000 in donations Friday morning. The first was $20,000 from the Power Workers Union, presented by Howard Phorson and Ken Bellan, on behalf of the Power Workers Union staff who work at Bruce Power. The money g...
Irene Bradley is still enjoying each day as it comes, at the age of 102. The resident of Tiverton Park Manor celebrated her birthday Saturday with family, at the home of her son and daughter-in-law, Gordon and Lois Bradley. "I don't feel any different," she says. "I&#...
Letters from Grade 2 students, Ripley-Huron Community School Dear Santa, How many cookies have you eaten this year? How are Mrs. Claus and the reindeer? How are the elves? Am I on the Nice or the Naughty list? Santa you can bring me anything for Christmas. Merry Christmas! Love, ...
Students at Ripley-Huron Community School entertained the crowd with their annual Christmas concert, Dec. 12. The program featured dancing, singing, and acting, much to the delight of parents, grandparents, relatives and friends. The students are now on Christmas break, returning to sch...
Bruce Power announced Friday (Dec. 19), it will participate in an operational safety performance review led by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). <p>The review will focus on the Bruce "B" generating station which is recognized internationally for its s...
The Huron Heights Public School band and choir, under the direction of Shelley Van Veghel, entertained the residents, guests and staff at Trillium Court Seniors' Community, Kincardine, Friday, Dec. 5. There are almost 70 members in the band, consisting of students in Grades 6-8, wh...
Ken Bauman left Kincardine council with a great parting salvo, with respect to repairs needed to the Kincardine tennis courts, located along the Lake Huron shoreline at the bottom of Harbour Street. "The ball is in your court," he said, Wednesday night (Dec. 17), at the final c...
The Dec. 21 general membership meeting of the Kincardine Legion has been CANCELLED. The next meeting is Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015 at 2 p.m. Dec. 31, the Legion is hosting its annual New Year's Eve Party; hot and cold lunch included. There are a few tickets left. Check the ad on the K...
(LONDON, ON) – Several southwestern Ontario residents face charges following a lengthy investigation into illegal drug trafficking rings by members of the OPP. Members of the Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB) ignited Project PINECREEK in 2012 as a project to gather eviden...
After people suffer from a heart attack, go through surgery and return home, they are often cautious about returning to regular activity. That's where the Hearts in Motion cardiac rehabilitation program can help. Run by the Kincardine Family Health Team, at the Kincardine hospital, ...
Nuclear power is clean and affordable Ontario will end 2014 with nuclear power providing about 60 per cent of our electricity at 30 per cent below the average cost of power in the province. That's a fact. In a year where there has been a wide-ranging discussion about and attention p...
MAN ARRESTED FOR MISCHIEF INCIDENTS (CHESLEY, ON) – Dec. 17, at 6:28 a.m., the South Bruce OPP received reports of property damage on 1st Avenue South and 2nd Avenue Southwest in Chesley. Officers arrived to find that a grey Chevrolet Malibu and a beige Chevrolet Silverado...
A group of Grades 7-8 students from Ripley-Huron Community School arrived at Kincardine McDonald's Tuesday (Dec. 16) to present almost $1,000 worth of toys for Ronald McDonald House in London. This is the second year the students in Barb Grubb's class have collected Canadian Tire...
The Kincardine Legion has announced the winners of the Remembrance Day poster and literary contest. Taking prizes at St. Anthony's School are: Julia Ferrier, second Junior B & W Poster Grace Gudelj, third Junior B & W Poster Lindsay Gibson, second Intermediate B & W ...
The December meeting of the Purple Grove Women's Institute was held at the home of Marilyn Reid. Members and guests answered the roll call by giving a gift for the Ripley and area Christmas Hamper program. The collection that was taken will be donated to Sleeping Children Aroun...
The Kincardine Sparks, Brownies, Guides and Pathfinders and their leaders celebrated the fun of the season with recent Christmas parties. The Sparks and Brownies held their event Dec. 2 at Kincardine Baptist Church where they made crafts and played games, while the Guides and Pathfinders...
The latest history book for Huron Township and Ripley is ready, and just in time for Christmas. To celebrate, the history book committee is hosting a launch party for the book, "Families and Farms of Huron Township and Ripley 2015," Thursday, Dec. 18, from 7:30-9 p.m., in the u...
POLICE INVESTIGATING OVERNIGHT BREAK-INS (KINCARDINE, ON) – The South Bruce OPP is investigating reports of break-and-enters along Queen Street, Kincardine, during the overnight hours of Dec. 13-14. B&W Appliances, Fine Fettle and the Winning Booth were all forcibly entere...
Louisa Matheson, a Grade 6 student at Huron Heights Public School, Kincardine, has won the Bruce Power Holiday Art contest. Louisa’s artwork for this year’s Holiday Card was selected from amongst 110 entries submitted by Grades 5 and 6 students in the Bluewater District and B...
Next year will be the year to determine whether the proposed natural gas project for the Kincardine, Huron-Kinloss and Arran-Elderslie area, will fly. That's the word from Mark Rodger of Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, consultant on the project, now referred to as the Bruce Gas Initiative...
Shirley Ross of Kincardine is the winner of the first "Where's Liz?" contest which officially ended today (Dec. 15) at noon. Sponsors Sam and Heather Finnie of Century 21 Charity Begins With Your Home Realty Inc. of Kincardine, drew the winner from about 35 entries...
It's only 10 days until Christmas, but you wouldn't know it by the weather. A year ago today (Dec. 15, 2013), Kincardine and area had its first snow day, but it's more like a spring day this year. However, that's soon going to end as flurries and cold temperatures ar...
About 120 Kincardine District Secondary School students and volunteer drivers headed out Saturday morning for the annual Christmas Knights food and toy drive. And they returned with plenty of new toys and non-perishable food to fill the Christmas hampers this year. Much to the appre...
Despite the cold, windy night, a good crowd turned out for the Santa Claus Parade in Kincardine, Saturday night. People lined Queen Street in downtown Kincardine for the event which featured numerous floats based on the theme "Hockeyville," and several other groups, organizat...
OPEN LIQUOR TICKET SERVED AT RIDE (BRANT TWP, ON) – Dec. 7, at 2:38 p.m., members of the South Bruce OPP were conducting RIDE check on Concession 8 in Brant Township, when a grey Toyota Yaris was stopped. Officers found open alcohol in the vehicle. The driver,...
Q: I have been diagnosed with a panic attack. I thought I was having a heart attack. What can you tell me about them and how do I know which one it is? A: If you have ever experienced a panic attack, it is an ordeal that you are likely to never forget. Essentially, your body kicks into...
DRIVER STOPPED FOR SPEEDING – LATER FAILS ROADSIDE TEST (BLUEWATER, ON) – A 29-year-old woman is facing charges of Speeding & Drive Motor Vehicle – Over-80 Milligrams of Alcohol, following a traffic stop Dec. 5. Just before 8:30 p.m., a Huron County OPP o...
Ida Piel is looking forward to spending more time with her grandchildren and doing some gardening and landscaping of her own. The owner/operator of IC Greenhouses, located two miles east of Highway 21 on the 6th Concession of Huron-Kinloss, is retiring Dec. 20. Staff welcomed ...
It was an exciting moment for the owners, the staff, and a crowd of shoppers, as No Frills opens its doors in Kincardine, Friday morning. Located on the site of the Zehrs store which closed July 5, No Frills is owned and operated by Andrew Dykeman and Jessica Meadows. During the rib...
Community Living of Kincardine and District welcomed the public to a Christmas celebration Sunday, Nov. 30, at the Davidson Centre. The event included free skating and free swimming, as well as carol-singing with the Kincardine Community Singers, face-painting, balloon animals, crafts ...
The mayor and members of Huron-Kinloss council were sworn in at the inaugural meeting Monday night, Dec. 1, in the council chamber. All of council was acclaimed, except mayor Mitch Twolan who was elected to the position in the Oct. 27 municipal election. "It is an honour and a ...
The new Kincardine council was sworn in at the inaugural meeting Wednesday night (Dec. 3). Mayor Anne Eadie, deputy mayor Jacqueline Faubert, and councillors Laura Haight, Andrew White, Gordon Campbell, Maureen Couture, Mike Leggett, Linda McKee and Randy Roppel, were piped into the co...
