Bieber Fever: young heartthrob visits Lions Park, Elmira

Teen pop sensation Justin Bieber’s quest for an evening of small town life in Elmira set some pre-teen hearts aflutter, but left a bad taste in the mouths of a number of youths who are now former fans. According to a number of witnesses, Bieber visited Elmira’s Lion’s Park on the evening of Aug. 23 to take in the soccer match between the Woolwich U16 girl’s team and his hometown of Stratford, but when

Elmira’s Rachel Clark is thrilled to be returning to Kenya

Elmira’s Rachel Clark is confident that she has one of the best jobs, ever. The 25-year-old works for a cruise line: singing, dancing and entertaining crowds of people while she hops between continents. And she gets paid to do it. In the past year she has been aboard a ship that set sail in Japan, then travelled to Singapore, China, the Maldives, past Somalia, through the Red Sea, made stops in Jordan, Egypt, Greece, Croatia, Venice, Spain, Portugal, down coast of Africa, before continuing on to Argentina and Brazil, and up through the Caribbean before returning home

Hawkesville native pedals way to Ontario championship

Seven years ago, Steve Martin bought himself a bike as a personal reward for giving up smoking. This past weekend, he received another reward when he was named the Ontario Cup single-speed champion. The Hawkesville native beat 20 other competitors to take the prize, and finished a mere three points behind 17-year-old Davis Ross for first in the overall standings. Competitors receive 25-points for a first place finish

News

Local action helps with global problem

Crystal Jedrzejewski is taking a small-town approach to solving big problems half a world away. She is organizing a pork-roast fundraiser at High Creek Farm in Walton to help raise funds for Salem Orphanage Home in Kisumu, Kenya. It’s an approach to fundraising that just seemed to fit best with the... [Read More]

Woolwich adopts encroachment policy

Woolwich’s new get-tough approach to dealing with encroachments on public land now has a written policy. And a number of requests for exemptions. Earlier this summer, the township identified more than 100 cases where homeowners had taken over use of abutting township property. In about 20 instances,... [Read More]

LIVING HERE

Calamari a good BBQ option

As we approach the midway point of our barbeque season it is nice to change up the menu a little bit. Calamari is a relatively inexpensive, low fat, low sodium seafood that is high in lean protein. The low cost makes calamari the ideal seafood to experiment with, as you are not putting out a large sum... [Read More]

Where cats rule the roost

Heather McCullough lives in a full house. The longtime Elmira resident shares her Arthur Street home with her husband Jim, her three children who come to visit, their dog Sophie, and an aquarium full of fish. Oh, and don’t forget Bubba, Jasper, Bob, Mini-Me, Molly, Chocolate and Silver – a handful... [Read More]

Opinion

Expect a backlash in wake of terrorist plot

There will be far more speculation than actual facts in the immediate aftermath of the arrests this week of terrorism suspects in Ottawa. That’s...

Business

Many changes, but same focus

A general rule of thumb for any business is that the customer is always right – but that’s one rule Bert Frey has never subscribed to in 40 years in...

Sports

Woolley to wear the ‘C’ in Kings’ 40th season

It’s a historic season for the Elmira Sugar Kings as the hockey club celebrates its 40th season, and the Kings are turning to one of their most-senior...