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Nov 13, 19 •
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A group of hockey playing kids, and their parents, are doing their part in the battle of “Hockey Fights Cancer.” On Nov. 16 at Thames Campus Arena at 2 p.m. the Peewee Major AA Cobras of the Kent Minor Hockey Association will hold a special event during...
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Nov 13, 19 •
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More than 60 Chatham residents received a notice from C-K Public Works that if they didn’t remove their outdoor basketball nets from municipal roads and curbs, they would be confiscated. Chatham resident Carol Reeb said she received an “encroachment...
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Sep 17, 19 •
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Adrian Bruni, 13, of Tecumseh takes flight during the recent CK Scooter Festival, which took place recently in Chatham. Bruni captured first place in the Pro Division of the festival...
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Sep 4, 19 •
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Chatham’s Patrick Ansell has a dream of one day making it to soccer’s World Cup. Except that dream has the teenager officiating a match, not playing in one. Ansell, 16, recently received high provincial praise for his officiating skills, being one of 21...
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Aug 27, 19 •
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Problems with the installation of a rubberized floor have pushed back the opening of the newly renovated Wallaceburg Memorial Arena until Sept. 20. Pre-season use of the arena was due to begin Sept. 3 with the opening of the regular season originally...
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Aug 14, 19 •
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In a past life, I covered sports for a living. Even in the relatively small town of Lindsay, northeast of Toronto, I had the opportunity to interview and follow some pretty solid athletes. For example, I tracked ex-CFLer Carl...
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Aug 13, 19 •
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Chatham Pool Shark Genevieve Sasseville, 16, is all smiles after capturing silver on the weekend in the 100m fly at the Canadian Swimming Championships in Winnipeg. Sasseville led the race until the final few metres, touching second at the wall with a time of...
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Aug 13, 19 •
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Sometime overnight of August 5th, 2019 unknown suspects entered the garage of a Morpeth residence and stole over $8000 in fishing equipment. Taken during the break and enter were nine Okuma Convector Reels, nine trolling rods, three tackle boxes, two Cannon...
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Jul 11, 19 •
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For the 16th consecutive year, the Chatham Sports Hall of Fame presented a bursary to a graduating student in each of Chatham’s four secondary schools. The winners are people who have contributed significantly to the betterment of athletics in his/her own...
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Jul 9, 19 •
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Organizers of the 2019 Mitchell’s Bay Open say despite Friday’s scorching temperatures, this year’s event went off without a hitch. Tom Beaton, co-chair of the event, said participating anglers raved about how it is organized. “All our anglers think...
