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Jun 25, 19 •
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The Full Tilt ride at the Thamesville Threshing Festival takes riders for a spin Saturday. The annual event saw solid numbers on Saturday under sunny skies, followed by a memorable fireworks display that evening...
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May 8, 19 •
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Ivey Owchar, left, Jemma Snelgrove, and Jason Snelgrove make proverbial lemonade out of the lemons Mother Nature has given us this spring. They’re hanging out on Selton Line in East Kent in the middle of their backyard. Somewhere under all the water is...
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Dec 18, 18 •
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The good folks in Thamesville always seem to know how to do things up right. That was certainly the case on the weekend with the community’s annual Santa Claus Parade. Here, Forest Agri Services’ float lights up the night along Longwoods Road in the...
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Nov 13, 18 •
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Recently, the Foundation of Chatham Kent Health Alliance received a cheque in the amount of $20,000 through the Farm Credit Canada (FCC) AgriSpirit Fund. The grant is one of the final amounts that have contributed to the purchase of a new CT Scanner at CKHA,...
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Nov 13, 18 •
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Tilbury, Blenheim, Bothwell, Ridgetown and Thamesville Tim Hortons locations participated in the national, week-long Smile Cookie campaign, donating all of the local proceeds to the Chatham-Kent Student Nutrition programs. During the campaign, customers...
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Nov 13, 18 •
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The Royal Canadian Legion Ladies Auxiliary Branch 642 is spreading some Christmas cheer this month to local charitable donations, thanks to the OLG Riverview Gaming Centre Bingo program. Pictured with their first donation going to the Salvation Army Food is...
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Aug 8, 18 •
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After a lengthy dry spell in Chatham-Kent, we’ve seen some downright wet weather, but also have experienced days where it seems Mother Nature isn’t sure what she wants to do. Here, the skies threaten towards Ridgetown, as viewed from a sunny backyard...
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Aug 1, 18 •
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Two three-week-old Yorkie pups catch a dognap recently at their home near Thamesville. The little fellas are small enough to still fit in a person’s hand. Their mother had a litter of six in early July...
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Jul 26, 18 •
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The directors of WAMBO released the names of the two winners of the Youth Ambassador Program. Miria Pelletier and Brock Yazbeck, two Wallaceburg District Secondary School Grade 12 graduates, earned the ambassador positions. Candidates were required to submit...
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Jun 12, 18 •
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It was another relatively quiet week in municipal election nominations, as three people came forward last week. Steven Scott will run in Ward 4, while Les Banks is running in Ward 6, and Pierre Lambert is running for trustee for the French public school...
