Clan Hairstyling closing after 40 years
By Barb McKay
After 40 years of beautifying generations of Kincardine residents, Clan Hairstyling is closing its doors.
After 24 years with the business and a decade as owner, Angela Page said its time to get back to the basics of what she loves.
“I want to get rid of the business side and enjoy what I do again,” she said. “I’m leaving with a heavy heart. It’s going to be a big change for me, but it’s the right move.”
Canadian evolution?
These three Kincardine tyke hockey players collided in a heap during Saturday morning's exhibition with Walkerton, and had varying recovery times. All players from Kincardine and Walkerton put on a great show in an evenly matched game at the Davidson Centre. (Josh Howald photo)
Party like an OldStar!
By Josh Howald
You don’t have to be an oldtimer, or a hockey player, to enjoy the OldStars hockey weekend.
The Kincardine Erie Belle OldStars hockey team has been operating this weekend party for 37 years now, and they have learned a few things over the years.
“Well, we kick the whole weekend off with the tykes on Friday night,” said OldStars defenceman Dan McFadden. “(The OldStars) always sponsor a game for the tykes – they play a real game, then get a hotdog and drink and goodies.”
OMHA schedules set
Two Kincardine midget hockey teams will play for All-Ontario titles. Two teams will begin OMHA championship series this weekend - one on the road and one at home.
The Miller Insurance midget Kinucks will travel to Penetang for Game 1 of the OMHA midget B finals on Sunday afternoon. The puck drops on that series at 3:25 p.m. Game 2 of this series won't be played until six days later, when Penetang visits the Davidson Centre for a Saturday night contest. Kincardine is the defending OMHA champs.
The Beisel Contracting AE Kinucks, meanwhile, will start the OMHA migdet AE GR3 finals Sunday in Kincardine. Mooretown will be in town for a 3:30 p.m. start. Kincardine will then travel to Mooretown for Game 2 of that series Thursday at 7:30 p.m. The midget additional entry team is coming off a five-game series win over Collingwood.
The final schedules for both series are as follows:
Sliding into March break
Jack Elliott, 4, enjoyed a sunny Saturday at Lions Park at the Davidson Centre in Kincardine. The Davidson Centre is a busy spot this week, with March Break programs running each day for area students. (Barb McKay photo)
Team Kincardine working on action plan for local gas prices
By Barb McKay
Consistently high gas prices, compared to neighbouring communities, could eventually impact tourism in Kincardine, according to the head of the region’s economic development corporation.
In December, Team Kincardine, which is comprised of the Penetangore Regional Economic Development Corporation (PREDC), Kincardine BIA and Kincardine and District Chamber of Commerce, was asked by Kincardine council to investigate why gas prices in the municipality are higher than prices in surrounding municipalities.
Just-in: Check your twitter feed, Beebs
By josh Howald
More than 25,000 tweets went out Friday in an effort to help Kincardine’s Jorie Elliot meet teen pop sensation Justin Bieber.
#TurtlesForJorie and #JustinMeetJorie were hashtagged more than 25,000 times on twitter between 12 a.m. and 12 p.m. on Friday, March 8.
Eliott, a student at Kincardine District Secondary School, was diagnosed with leukemia this winter. She has been undergoing treatment in London, and was in the line-up for the Montgomery Ford midget girls hockey team while home for the weekend.
Drunk blamed in Highway 9 crash
A 57-year-old faces several charges after causing a Highway 9 crash involving two vans on March 2.
At 6:40 p.m., the South-Bruce OPP received a report of the two-vehicle crash along Highway 9 in Carrick Twp. Officers arrived to learn a blue Ford Windstar had pulled into the path of a black Ford Windstar that had been travelling on Highway 9. There were no injuries.
The driver of the blue Windstar was found to have been drinking. The Carrick Twp. man was charged with impaired driving, operation over 80mgs, unsafely starting from a stopped position and failure to surrender insurance card.
The man is scheduled to appear in court April 8, 2013, to answer to the charges.
Pep in their step
Maron and Howard Siddon glide to the music of Bruce County Country at Saturday's celebration at Trillium Court, marking the completion of renovations to the senior's residence. (Barb McKay photo)
Lighthouse Blues Festival has become one of best in province, says organizer
By Barb McKay
This year’s Bruce Telecom Lighthouse Blues Festival will be bigger and better than ever before, says its organizer.
Rick Clarke told Kincardine council during a presentation last Wednesday evening that since the event was launched in 2010 it has grown to become one of the most prominent blues festivals in