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The DCVI Senior Girls Basketball Team triumphed in Mitchell with a come-from-behind 65-63 win in triple overtime on Nov. 6 in their playoff semi-final.

What better way could there be to bring together two singing actors who didn’t know each other than by having them star opposite each other while dressed as feral cats?

The oil paintings of VC Glennie are displayed in a solo exhibition, CHROMA, at the St. Marys Station Gallery until Nov. 22.

As time goes on, there are more people who find themselves in unfavourable living conditions and circumstances. Sara McClean, a compassionate 14-year-old of Thorndale, loves to help people and make a difference.

The Thames Valley Central Model Railroad club’s setup at the clubhouse in Thorndale. By Nancy Abra The railroad was instrumental in putting Thorndale on the map almost 170 years ago. It was the foundation for the growth of Thorndale, linking the community to regional markets for trade and goods produced in this area. With the historical ties to the railroad, it seems only fitting that the Thames Valley Central Model Railroad (TVCMR) club has called Thorndale its home since 19

From children to parents, Coyote Nature School shows families the value of learning among the trees and animals.

Though it has taken longer than expected, the Pyramid Recreation Centre (PRC) aquatics centre could be ready to reopen by the end of this month or the beginning of next.

St. Marys council has awarded a nearly $600,000 contract for the urgent replacement of a failing culvert under Queen Street West to Nichols Excavating Inc.

Again this year, starting on Wednesday Nov. 12, the Tree of Angels will be at the St. Marys Memorial Hospital.

On Oct. 29, students from South Perth Centennial School showed the community their carving and decorating skills as the school held its second-annual Pumpkin Walk.

On Tuesday Oct. 28, over 30 post-secondary stations were set up in the large gymnasium at St. Marys DCVI for students, and their parents, to learn more about their next steps after high school at the second-annual Post-Secondary Pathways Fair.

The St. Marys Museum will unveil a brand-new exhibit in its military gallery on Remembrance Day focused on communication during the First World War, both from the battle front and the home front.

They say it takes a village and that couldn’t be more true than when Lynn Leslie and Deb Hutton presented the idea for a St. Marys poppy project early this year.

One of the gems we are honoured to have in our town is the Army, Navy & Air Force (ANAF) Unit 265, located at 23 Wellington St.

Rick Fifield, Mike Craig and the 1962-1963 St. Marys Lincolns all-Ontario championship team were honoured as inductees in the second class of the St. Marys Sports Wall of Fame on Nov. 1 at the Pyramid Recreation Centre (PRC).

Quentin Steffler, the St. Marys DCVI Senior Boys’ team and the novice boys’ squad had a strong showing at the OFSAA cross-country meet on Nov. 1 in London.

The DCVI Junior Girls Basketball Team took down Goderich in their playoff quarter-final matchup, scoring a strong 35-20 win on Oct. 29.

“A wise man, before commencing to build a house, will sit down and count the cost. If his means are limited, he will attempt no ambitious imitation of a particular style.

Even though the Thorndale Agricultural Society’s main event is the Thorndale Fall Fair in September, the society is also engaged in other community events throughout the whole year.

A decision earlier this year by Mayor Al Strathdee not to use his provincially legislated Strong Mayor Powers to table his official draft 2026 budget for the Town of St. Marys.