LOCAL HEADLINES

A Tillsonburg woman made history in several ways when she received an international towing award.

The Gemini baseball team finished fifth at the recent OFSAA West Regional playdowns.

Lindsey Mejaski was the recipient of the Town of Tillsonburg’s quarterly Volunteer Achievement Award, presented at the May 26 council meeting.

There was a sense of nostalgia as the team behind the new banners listing past athletic champions of Glendale High School gathered to look at their efforts.

The Kinsmen Bridge will be replaced this summer.

TurtleFest was another success, setting records in several different ways over the weekend.

Four first-year medical students from Western University’s Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry had a taste of rural medicine and life last week.

TurtleFest Annandale House activities include movie on the lawn, live turtle interaction

At its regular council meeting on May 20, South West Oxford Township (SWOX) council considered a revised concept design completed by Corby Kirwin, a civil engineering technologist, for its new municipal office, child care and library building located west of Highway 19 on Mount Elgin Road.

When the Tillsonburg Thunder hit the ice this fall, it will be as a part of a different league.

The Tillsonburg Gemini baseball team remains alive in Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations (OFSAA) baseball contention following an extended rain delay.

At its regular council meeting on May 20, SWOX council passed a by-law subjecting properties with stormwater infrastructure in Mount Elgin, Brownsville, Salford, Sweaburg and Beachville to a storm-water fee to provide for storm-water management utility in future. The fee is higher for properties in Mount Elgin because there is more stormwater infrastructure to maintain and plan for in the future.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oxford’s MEGABike fundraiser didn’t attract mega people on the first outing, but it was still deemed a success.

Taking part in the largest industrial trade show in the world was part of a strategy to attract more industrial investment to Tillsonburg.

More than $17,000 was raised for local programs provided by the Alzheimer Society Southwest Partners at the Tillsonburg IG Wealth Management Walk for Alzheimer’s on May 24.

Youth input wanted

The Township of South-West Oxford (SWOX) celebrated its 50th anniversary on Saturday, May 24th at the Mount Elgin Community Centre. Local vendors and services were in attendance along with non-profit service clubs, artisans, bakeries, food trucks and entertainment.

Your Next Stop could be Tillsonburg with a new Tourism Oxford promotion.

The clock was literally running down on the Tillsonburg Gemini girls’ rugby season.

Tillsonburg council was divided on how to deal with a staff report on the Business Improvement Association finances tied to an anonymous letter sent to businesses, but was united in response to a request to pay the association’s legal fees.