With the approval of the Ontario Lacrosse Association for their amalgamation, Fergus and Elora minor lacrosse will officially hold elections to fill executive positions for Centre Wellington Minor Lacrosse on Tuesday, Dec. 1.

The Fergus Devils managed to gain a split of two games last weekend, but it came with a high cost for the struggling club.

The Elora Rocks just keep cruising right along, and it appears there is very little that can stand in their way. As per their usual M.O. this season, the Rocks got goals from nine different players in Port Elgin last Friday night and skated to a 9-5 win over the Saugeen Shores Winterhawks.

In their latest litmus test, the Elora Rocks showed they're still the class of the WOAA North even if they don't hold the championship trophy.

I have to admit to a little twinge the other day when I shut down and closed up the old laptop for the last time.

By September of 1871 work on the newly created Toronto-Grey Bruce railway line was just about completed in the Arthur area. In December of that year, the first freight train chugged into the Arthur station to be followed a week later by the first passenger train.

It is interesting that three unrelated news stories hit the front pages the same week – in a preliminary vote, MPs decided in favour of scrapping the part of the gun registry that applies to rifles and shotguns; an American army officer shot and killed several people at a base in Texas; and it was deer hunting season in this part of Ontario.

Wow! What a time it was at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church on the second Sunday of November. A person would have to travel a long way from the town of Arthur to get the same amount of inspiration.

It was another winning weekend for the Peewee Vipers hockey team. Friday night the kids laced up for a game against the Acton Tanners.

The Novice Vipers are getting closer and closer to that elusive win, pulling out two ties this past week. Tie number one came on November 11 when Arthur faced Centre Wellington. The score was one all.

PLATTVILLE – The OPP released a description and photos of a man they are looking for in connection to a bank robbery in Plattsville earlier last week. Police said at 2:43 pm Tuesday Nov. 10, a man entered the town's CIBC bank, approached a teller and displayed a knife.[...]

INGERSOLL – The Oxford OPP are investigating a complaints of people collecting money on behalf of the Salvation Army. Twice this past week the OPP were alerted to people collecting money on streets in the town.[...]

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We know it's Christmas when the kettles come out. Every year the Salvation Army's kettle campaign represents the unofficial start of the festive season in the Friendly City. On Friday morning beginning at 6 a.[...]

The latest weather statistics show area residents who broke out their winter woollies in October were justified in doing so. The average temperatures for the month, as measured at the Delhi weather station, was 8.[...]

The Simcoe Sabres junior boys volleyball team gained some valuable experience while traveling into uncharted territory yesterday. The NSSAA champs headed to Norwell to take part in the CWOSSA Championships, where as a new double-A team, would take on three schools unfamiliar to Simcoe.[...]

The Rockway Mennonites won the CWOSSA single-A girls basketball championship for the 11th time in 12 years yesterday, beating the Walkerton Raiders 46-20 in the final game. Rockway has dominated girls basketball for more than a decade.[...]

The 14th annual Christmas in Vittoria tour will be held this weekend. This year's event is being held in conjunction with the 7th annual Rotary Club of Simcoe's Holiday House Tour.[...]

Santa and Mrs. Claus are set to arrive at the Port Dover pier by fishing tug with a Canadian Coast Guard escort to take part in the town's annual Christmas parade this Saturday.[...]

Go up for a block at our own risk against the Kincardine District Knights. The high-flying Bluewater Athletic Association south division squad is likely to pound the volleyball right back at their opponents.[...]

Kincardine-area resident Denis Bellefeuille sees parallels between the Canadian Forces combat role in Afghanistan and the soldiers who fought to liberate Europe during the Second World War.[...]

A career in the Canadian Forces Military Police saw Bob Finlayson guarding nuclear weapons during the Cold War in West Germany, to keeping peace alongside NATO allies in Egypt and Israel.[...]

Ripley Legion Colour Party members Kerry Houston and Barry Cliffe stand at attention while the school band performed at the Ripley Remembrance Day service held at the cenotaph last week. Right: Master Corporal Dennis Dewar of the Grey and Simcoe Foresters, placed the Dominion of Canada wreath.[...]

Sparkling lights, Christmas trees and holiday decorations were showcased during Ripley's Christmas Home Tour on Sunday.[...]