Bantams win Silver Stick
The Kincardine Tim-BR Mart bantam Kinucks are Silver Stick champions.
The Kincardine bantams celebrate after beating Listowel 3-1 this afternoon to claim the Kincardine Regional Silver Stick championship. (Josh Howald photo)
Kincardine earned a 3-1 win over Listowel this afternoon in front of a full house at the Davidson Centre in Kincardine.
The Kinucks handed Listowel its first loss all season en route to claiming the Kincardine Regional Silver Stick title.
After a goalless first period, Mitch Dickson opened the scoring off the rush. After making a nice move on a 1-on-1, Dickson got the Listowel goaltender moving the wrong way and beat him with a hard wrist shot from just inside the top of the circles.
Listowel tied the game with a power play goal 20 seconds into the second period. It was the only goal of the frame.
Bantams advance to final
The Kincardine Tim-BR Mart bantams are heading into the championship game of the Kincardine Regional Silver Stick this afternoon.
Kincardine goaltender Paul Boyadjian leaps for joy as the buzzer sounds on the bantams 2-1 win over Tavistock last night in the Silver Stick semi-finals. (Josh Howald photo)
The bantams qualified for the championship after a dramatic 2-1 win over the Tavistock Titans in front of a huge crowd at the Davidson Centre Monday evening.
Dylan Sales scored both goals for the Kinucks in a 2-1 win. The game was scoreless until just minutes remaining. Sales first scored on a power play and added another two minutes later.
Mitchell scored a power play goal of their own, but could not tie the game in the dying seconds.
Today's bantam "B" championship game is set for 2:30 at the Davidson Centre.
Knights perfect at the break
The Knights are cruising into the Christmas break with a perfect record.
The Kincardine District Secondary School boys hockey team improved to 4-0 with a 9-4 drubbing of the Peninsula Shores District High School Phoenix Wednesday afternoon at the Davidson Centre.
Brandon Mullen of the Kincardine District Secondary School Knights skates past a Peninsula Shores defender during Bluewater Athletic Association boys hockey action Wednesday afternoon at the Davidson Centre. Mullen scored once in a 9-4 KDSS win. (Kiel Edge photo)
Christmas Miracle
By Eric Howald
The Kincardine hospital was a joyful place early Monday morning.
The reason - the unexpected arrival of identical twins.
Dan Scott, 22, and Angela Fraser, 20, of Bervie became the proud parents of daughters, Alexis and Alyssa.
Since the hospital lost its obstetrics department a few years ago, births have become a rare occurrence there.
But the weekend snow storm played a role in these births.
Angela’s father, Ron, started driving the couple to the hospital and on the way they phoned the ambulance which met them at the intersection of Highways 9 and 21.
Christmas music
Guest soloist Emily Van Veghel belts out a number at the Kincardine Community Concert Band's fundraising concert in honour of Dr. Lou Tusz Wednesday evening at Knox Presbyterian Church in Kincardine. The other special guest was keyboard artist Scott Jacks, brother of band leader Mary Kloesterbooer. The evnt raised $1,642.60 for the Grey-Bruce Alzheimer's Society - people donated $1,427.60 and the sale of Jacks' CDs raised another $215. (Eric Howald photo)
Sun!
After weeks of dull, snowy weather, area residents awoke to a clear, crisp day Saturday. The cold weather kept fog billowing off the lake' surface. That's the break wall in Kincardine in the above photo. Stormy weather returned Sunday and Monday, leaving area highways closed to traffic because of blowing snow. (Eric Howald photo)
Festive tunes
Students at St. Anthony's School entertained parents and staff at the Davidson Centre last week during the school's Christmas concert. Perfomers included, back, from left Brontae Hunter and Aaron Frampton. In front are Thomas Veenstra, left, and Quinn Richardon. (Kiel Edge photo)
Oh, deer
Ripley-Huron Community School held its annual Christmas concert last week. Students performed skits, ang and played with the school band. Playing a pair of reindeer are, Santana Feenstra, left, and Alexa Collins. (Kiel Edge photo)
Huron-Kinloss council briefs - Dec. 15
*The Heart and Stroke Foundation will be canvassing door-to-door in the township this February as part of Heart Month.
*Huron-Kinloss council voted against asking the Provincial Government to delay its MPAC funding increase for one year. Deputy mayor Wilf Gamble said waiting one year to charge the increase will make 2010’s payment even higher and won’t save any money for property owners.
*Council endorsed a resolution by the Township of South Stormont asking the Provincial Government to review Bill 50, the Provincial Animal Welfare Act, 2008. The bill makes changes to the animal cruelty rules including giving inspectors the right to investigate facilities where animals are kept for sale. South Stormont specifically wants the government to look at the rights that have been given to inspectors under the new rules.
Floating symphony sinks
It looks like the idea of bringing a floating symphony to Kincardine has been sunk by a lack of funding.
Municipal staff told Kincardine council Dec. 17 that no major sponsor could be found to bring the $30,000 music show to the Kincardine harbour this summer.
With budgets expected to be tightened next year, council said it couldn’t support paying for the entire project without outside help.
“It’s a great idea but $30,000 can buy you a lot of things (in the budget),” said deputy mayor Laura Haight. “I just don’t think it’s a good idea (for this year).”
Large companies, including Bruce Power, were contacted to help with the cost and community groups were also asked to contribute.