CALLER HELPS STOP DRINKING DRIVER (BRANT TWP, ON) – July 11, at 2:56 a.m., the South Bruce OPP received the report of a suspicious vehicle, described as a white Ford F-150 pick-up truck, on Concession 10 in Brant Township. Officers located the vehicle and found t...
If you haven't yet picked up a ticket for the next Bluewater Summer Playhouse production, "Walk Like A Man," you have waited too long. The show is sold-out, and there is no waiting list. This exciting tribute to popular New Jersey-based recording stars Frankie Valli and T...
RACING DRIVER NEARLY CAUSES HEAD-ON COLLISION (BLUEWATER, ON) – A 47-year-old driver of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh has been charged with Racing, following almost causing a head-on collision Monday afternoon, July 13, south of Bayfield. Just before 2:30 p.m., a H...
What is life? And should a company claim to have a patent on it? These are the over-riding questions in the Blyth Festival production of "Seeds" by Annabel Soutar, directed by Kim Collier. The documentary play, which opened June 24, is a lengthy show, running almost three ...
To the Editor: While many of us feel good about our recycling efforts, the end result may be discouraging. Did you know that from our recent Scottish Festival event, all bags from the 24 recycling drums were deemed garbage? That’s because any item that is not considered...
SUSPENDED DRIVER FOUND WITH METHAMPHETAMINE (GODERICH, ON) – The Huron County OPP has charged a 23-year-old driver after he was spotted by an officer driving his un-plated All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) in the Town of Goderich. At approximately 2:25 a.m. July 9, a Hur...
The Purple Grove Women's Institute and friends enjoyed their annual summer excursion Thursday. They travelled to Blyth to see the play, "The Wilberforce Hotel," which was very well done. After touring some of the shops, the ladies had supper at the Blyth Inn. Su...
Q: What can I do about my constipation problem? It’s getting very uncomfortable. A: Constipation is best described as the inability to pass stools (i.e. have a bowel movement). Practical examples of what we term constipation would be a reduced frequency of bowel movements of less...
Katie Peach was second out of the water, first back from the bike ride, and first across the finish line to take the 2015 Kincardine Women's Triathlon, held Saturday morning at Station Beach, Kincardine. The Oakville woman, who is a cottager at Point Clark, was thrilled to take top...
A word of advice: don't fixate on the title "The 39 Steps." It will just confuse you. Other than that, feel free to enjoy this fast-paced, zany, crazy show which zig-zags all over the stage and through the audience, over hill and dale, through a myriad of characters, unti...
The spirits of the Ainsdale ladies were only slightly dampened by the weather Tuesday, but they made up for lost time with their make-up round July 8 under sunny skies with some great scoring. Sharon MacDonald lit up the field for A flight with a blistering 40 on the f...
Monday, July 6, Ontario Progressive Conservative (PC) party leader Patrick Brown toured the Bruce Power generating stations at the Bruce Nuclear site, and the Kincardine hospital, during his first visit as PC leader, to MPP Lisa Thompson’s riding of Huron-Bruce. Brown b...
Several people have captured Liz Dadson, reporter/editor of the Kincardine Record, out and about covering news, sports and features, and taking photographs at a myriad of events over the past few weeks, and sent in photos for the "Where's Liz?" contest. And the fun contin...
Hundreds of people - parents, grandparents, and children - gathered at Victoria Park, Sunday afternoon, July 5, for Family Day at the Kincardine Scottish Festival. The sun continued to shine and it made for a glorious time, enjoying the Celtic Music in the Park, learning All About Wool...
A good crowd made its way to Robinson Park, just east of Victoria Park, Kincardine, the new venue for the heavy events at the Kincardine Scottish Festival, Saturday, July 4. Competitors - men, women and youth - demonstrated their skills at stone throw, weights for distance, weights ove...
About 170 dancers took part in the Highland dancing competition at the Kincardine Scottish Festival - some from as far away as Northern Ireland and Scotland. Fourteen Scottish and nine Irish dancers joined the large number of competitors Saturday, July 4, competing in a variety of danc...
We will be holding our ever-popular Fish Fry, Friday, July 17, from 5- 7 p.m. Enjoy a great fish dinner with all the trimmings for just $13 per person. Tickets are available at Jerome Flowers and Gifts, Quinn Florist, the Legion bar, and at the door. Every Thursday evening is B...
The sound of "Amazing Grace" played by hundreds of pipes and drums was a remarkable way to wrap up the competition Saturday at the Kincardine Scottish Festival and Highland Games. The massed bands perform "Amazing Grace" Saturday evening at the Kincardine Scotti...
Three young ladies have already put their names forward to compete for the title of Kincardine Fall Fair ambassador, but more contestants are welcome. That's the word from ambassador pageant organizers Margaret Visser and Judith Bond who met with the ladies June 29. Currently in th...
Huron-Bruce federal New Democratic Party (NDP) candidate Gerard Creces is urging residents to look beyond the glitz and glamour heading into the pre-election period. With the Conservative attack ad machine in full force, and the Liberals answering back, the national airwaves are ...
Several appointments were made to the South Bruce Grey Health Centre's board of directors at the annual general meeting June 24 in Kincardine. Besides the appointment of four-year board member Allen Wickert as the new chairman, a vacant position was filled with the nomination of Jo...
Tiverton Agricultural Society The agricultural society is hosting a Bruce County Beef Dinner July 26. Tickets are on sale, get in touch with an executive member or call 519-368-7114. The agricultural society is also hosting, the same afternoon, a "Rise 2 Fame Talent Co...
Three young Ripley residents are in the contest to become the ambassador of the 2015 Ripley Reunion. Marley Martyn, Gregory Reid and Kirsten Walden will compete at the Ambassador Competition and Citizenship Awards, Thursday, July 30, starting at 8 p.m. at the Ripley-Huron Community Cen...
IMPAIRED DRIVER FACING COURT DATE (LUCKNOW, ON) – July 8, at 11:17 p.m., a South Bruce OPP officer on patrol along Campbell Street in Lucknow, stopped a blue Ford F150 pick-up truck. The officer found that the driver had been drinking alcohol. Thirty-year-old Kri...
Bruce Power's maintenance and inspection activities will be enhanced through a new, state-of-the-art tooling system unveiled Thursday by a coalition of respected Ontario-based companies. The coalition has used innovation to drive the province's nuclear industry forward by meeting ...
(SOUTH HURON, ON) - A Goderich man, wanted for failing to comply with his court release conditions, is back in custody after he was arrested early Thursday morning, July 9, by Huron County OPP. At approximately 12:20 a.m. Huron County OPP officers were conducting a Reduce Impaire...
A huge crowd lined Queen Street in downtown Kincardine for the Parade of the Clans, Saturday, at the Kincardine Scottish Festival and Highland Games. Led by the Kincardine Scottish Pipe Band and guests, the parade marched from the Kincardine Legion to Victoria Park, with numerous clans...
Kincardine council has decided to cuts its losses and proceed no further with the Inverhuron water and sewer project. The $9-million infrastructure project has been in the works since approval was received in 2009 for a two-thirds grant from the federal and provincial governments throu...
Betty Conlin loves art, music and gardening. And it shows, as the 83-year-old Kincardine woman continues to create in all three facets, with her gardening skills on display this year as part of the Kincardine and District Horticultural Society's annual "Through the Garden Gate...
DRINKING DRIVER STOPPED (HURON TWP, ON) – July 8, at 2:38 a.m., a South Bruce OPP officer on patrol along Bruce County Road 86 in Huron Township, stopped a black Ford Ranger. The officer found open alcohol in the vehicle. The driver, 31-year-old Robert COLLINS of...
(HURON TWP, ON) – The South Bruce OPP has identified the passenger killed in Friday's single-vehicle accident in Huron Township, as 53-year-old Eleanor ZETTLER of North Huron Township. July 3, at 3:46 p.m., the South Bruce OPP was called to the scene of the crash along ...
Everyone has a story to tell and Alison Brovener wants to capture them all. The Toronto writer and radio producer is stationed at the northwest corner of Victoria Park, Kincardine, beside the gate, in her storymobile, welcoming people to be part of "The Tale of A Town Canada."...
Walter E. Splettstoesser, beloved husband of the late Hanna Splettstoesser (Bischoff), of Bervie, died at University Hospital, London, Monday, July 6, 2015, at age 79. He was born in Hanhofen, Germany, Aug. 18, 1935, to the late Lisbeth (Jacob) and Walter Splettstoesser Sr. Dear Fat...
The Kincardine Family Health Organization has a plan in place to maintain continuity of care for patients affected by the closure of the medical practices of Dr. Rejean Duwyn and Dr. Steven Poirier, effective July 17. "We appreciate the closures will result in inconvenience and st...
If the Ontario Progressive Conservative (PC) party were in power, Kincardine would be allocated sufficient funding for a new hospital. That's the word from leader Patrick Brown. He arrived at the hospital Monday afternoon with Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson, to get a first-hand l...
(GODERICH, ON) – Two teens have been arrested and charged in connection with the recent graffiti incidents in the Town of Goderich. The first discovery of graffiti occurred June 30, when police were notified of offensive graffiti damage to two buildings located on Suncoast...
The Bluewater Summer Playhouse continues its 22nd season by welcoming the production of The 39 Steps, adapted for the stage by Patrick Barlow. Mix an Alfred Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you have The 39 Steps, a fast-paced whodunit...
Hope everyone had a great Canada Day! We are so blessed to live in a free country! Shirley and Doug MacDonald visited with their daughter and husband, Sheena and Bob Houghton, and family of Michigan and brought their grandson, Ethan, home for a visit with his Ripley relatives...
Huron County OPP officers were on the scene investigating a two-vehicle crash that took place just east of Ethel, Monday morning, July 6. Shortly before 6 a.m., officers from the Huron County OPP detachment, along with personnel from Huron County EMS and Huron East Fire Departmen...
A record crowd filled Victoria Park, Kincardine, for the East Coast Celtic Music concert, Saturday night at the Kincardine Scottish Festival and Highland Games. The event, featuring the Barra MacNeils and Ashley MacIsaac, was almost sold out, with thousands gathering for the concert wh...