Friday evening the Atom Vipers played against Erin/Hillsburgh. Apparently the boys had a fan (teacher) in the stands and were going to ensure he witnessed the true spirit of “Viper Hockey”. In the first period Aaron Goetz had a nice breakaway to which Erin/Hillsburgh player decided the only way to stop him was to throw his stick at him.

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. This event was organized by Karl Watson and Willaby Cotton, and they should be recognized for all their hard organizational work. Moreover, Karl p

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.

Veterans and Legion members joined members of the Arthur United Church congregation when the Arthur Legion’s Remembrance Day Church Service was held there earlier this month. Everyone in attendance learned more about Afghanistan when Debbie (Mullin) Hynes, who grew up in Arthur, was guest speaker. Captain Hynes spoke about her exp

 Thousands of impoverished and orphaned children were forced to emigrate from Great Britain to Canada and other Commonwealth countries during the years approximately beginning in 1833 and ending in about 1935. Northridge resident Harold Oudney visited the Arthur & Area Historical Society on Tuesday evening, Oct. 27 and spoke a

The Wellington North Under 12 Ringers took on the Waterloo Wildfire Saturday night at Moses Springer arena deep in the heart of suburban RIM-ville. And wow it was a real Saturday Night Special as the two teams treated the crowd to a real nail-biter. In fact, after chewing off all of my own, I began gnawing on the French manicured pinkies of a coupl

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. The original station at Arthur was built on the north side (Luther side) of the tracks

Grade 7 and 8 students at St. John Catholic School had a special guest speaker on Remembrance Day to tell about his seven months spent in Afghanistan. Corporal Richard Curl, from Guelph, was in Afghanistan from Sept. 23, 2008 until April 23, 2009, working in resource management support, to get supplies to those working “outside the wire.&rdqu

What happened with the H1N1 flu shots? The federal Conservatives claim, not surprisingly, that everything is right on track – in fact, we are a week ahead of schedule with H1N1 vaccine distribution. The federal Liberals are claiming, again, not surprisingly, that the government botched the whole thing. The provinces, not surprisingly, are bla

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. Centre Wellington scored their goal in the first period. Arthur remained scoreless until very late in the third period. With the goalie pulled and th

On Monday, Dec. 28 local residents will have the chance to witness the majesty that is the Olympic Flame first-hand when the Olympic Torch Relay comes to Wellington North. The inspirational relay will arrive in to Mount Forest from Shelburne, and then torchbearers will head to Durham, Hanover and Kincardine before completing the day’s journey

Being located in the “Most Patriotic Village in Canada”, the Arthur Branch Library is honouring soldiers past and present this month with our Remembrance Day display. We are proud to live in a community known for having the highest ratio of residents per capita to have enlisted in WWII. November 14 to the 21 is TD Canadian Children&rsqu

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 first period saw an insane amount of penalty minutes dished out to the Acton team, however the Vipers were unable to capitalize on any power plays and the first period would finish scoreless. Jacob Brownson buri

Every few years it becomes necessary to venture out into the used car market and purchase another vehicle. I try my best to make an informed decision. With the best information at hand, I part with some of my hard-earned cash, and I hope that whichever automobile I have chosen, it will deliver cheap, reliable service for a reasonable number of year

There was a large number of people present for the annual Remembrance Day Ceremony held at the cenotaph in Arthur held at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. The event was started with the singing of O Canada led by the student choir at St. John Catholic School, followed by the lowering of the Canadian flag. A moment of silence was hel

Friday night the Atom Vipers were home to Hespeler. Once again what an exciting, nail biting game right to the end. The boys certainly are doing their part to keep the fans on the edge of our seats. First period the Vipers were in the game. We had some great passing and the puck seemed to be in the Hespeler zone for a good part of the period lots o

Luke Beatty places a wreath on behalf of the War Amps Operation Legacy at Wednesday’s Remembrance Day service at the Cenotaph while Legion member Joe Legate and the large crowed in attendance watches. Photo by Karen Idzik

The Novice Vipers did well on November 7 when they played Acton to a 4-4 tie. Arthur got on the board first when Bryan Richardson went end to end and scored an unassisted goal. Acton answered almost immediately and then scored two other goals in the period. Not to be outdone the Vipers put in two goals with less than two minutes left to play in the

The atmosphere at Arthur Legion Hall was one of warmth, fellowship and respect during the annual Veterans’ Dinner held on Saturday evening, Nov. 7. Several esteemed guests took advantage of the opportunity to share a delicious meal with local veterans and their families. Most contributed a few words to the occasion. For the past seven years

This past weekend the Peewee Vipers enjoyed a home and way series against the Erin-Hillsburgh Devils and secured a win in both outings. As the season wears on and teams are working hard on their development programs, we are seeing the games finishing with much closer scores. Definitely some exciting hockey to watch. Friday night it was Josh McKee w

The council chambers were filled Monday evening with residents concerned about a proposal that would see the former Arthur Public School “converted into residential apartments with a limited amount of commercial. Townhouses are proposed for the remaining land.” For nearly two hours the residents explained their concerns to council, inc