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SPORTS BRIEFS: Scenic City trio excels with Team Ontario
SCENIC CITY TRIO EXCEL WITH TEAM ONTARIO The Team Ontario under-17 squad finished with a perfect 4-0 record at the two-day MidAtlantic Summer Club Championships in Edgewood, Maryland this past weekend. Three Sound North Stars Junior Elite Women’s Lacrosse (JEWL) team members, Bree Wilkins, Taryn Weppler and head coach Lyndsay Brooks, are with Team Ontario. […]
Search along Lake Huron shoreline continues for missing men
Fifteen volunteers searched the Lake Huron shoreline Sunday for signs of two men missing since 1995 and one man missing since January, but had no luck. Kirk Weidemann and Erwyn Cecil “Rody” Lippett went for an evening fishing trip in the lake July 21, 1995 and never returned. They left their Brucedale Conservation campsite about 8 p.m. Their […]
Quality mattered to Fraser McGruer in whatever he did
Fraser McGruer, a respected local boat builder who with partners also developed Owen Sound marina and a once-popular restaurant there, has died at age 86. He died June 26 of complications from a leg infection, said his eldest son, Christopher McGruer. A come-and-go memorial service is scheduled for Aug. 10 from 2 to 4 p.m. […]
Owen Sound splits with Cobourg, heading to playoffs
The North Stars wanted to play their best lacrosse when it mattered most, but after opening up their return to Major Series Lacrosse with eight straight losses, it looked like the season could be a wash. Now, having gone 3-1 in their final four games of the season, Owen Sound is looking to make some […]
SPORTS BRIEFS: Red-hot Baysox are playoff bound
Sr. B NORTH STARS SPLIT The Owen Sound North Stars senior B team wrapped up the regular season in the Ontario Series Lacrosse loop with a 14-9 loss to Six Nations Saturday and a 9-6 win over Hamilton Sunday. Both games took place at the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre. The North Stars finished in […]
Owen Sound’s River District comes alive with Hottest Street Sale
Owen Sound’s River District was alive with activity on Saturday as thousands ventured down for the annual Hottest Street Sale. Close to 200 vendors lined sections of 2nd Avenue East and 9th Street East, as the public shopped for bargains, enjoyed the countless food and beverage options, and were entertained by the music of area […]
Hundreds take part in Meaford Harbour 5-km run/walk
By the time the Meaford Harbour 5-km run and walk began at 9 a.m. on Saturday, the sun was beating down and the temperature had passed the 20 degrees Celcius mark. But that didn’t stop a team of five dedicated Meaford firefighters from taking on the race, each wearing a near complete set of bunker […]
Six arrested after thefts from unlocked vehicles in Owen Sound
Residents in Owen Sound are being reminded to lock their vehicles at all times after police received numerous reports of thefts from unlocked vehicles in the city in recent days. The investigation into the thefts over the previous two days had led to the arrest of six Owen Sound residents who were facing a total […]
Driver, 23, dead after vehicle strikes tree at rural intersection
One person is dead following a crash in rural Elgin County, Ontario Provincial Police say. Police and emergency crews responded to a serious crash involving a single passenger vehicle that collided with a tree shortly before 7 p.m. on Friday, Elgin OPP said. The lone occupant, a 23-year-old from St. Thomas, was pulled from the […]
Driver charged after crash in Owen Sound that sent 5 to hospital
A driver has been charged after a two-vehicle crash on Owen Sound’s east side on July 7 sent five people to hospital. The collision occurred at the intersection of 8th Avenue East and 20th Street East at about 8 p.m., when a mid-sized Kia SUV that was travelling west on 20th Street. A Volkswagen SUV […]