Kingsville Golf Club pro sets sights on LPGA tour Local tournament seen as springboard to top women’s circuit by Rob Hornberger
May 28, 2023 KINGSVILLE — Sadie Dewinton-Davies, at first, wasn’t too keen on golf, but there is something about getting very good very quickly that can change one’s…
In 1866, soldiers fought and died to protect Canada. It took decades to finally honour them. Decoration Day began as a way to honour those who fought the Fenians at the Battle of Ridgeway by Darrow Woods
May 26, 2023 Before moving to this area I’d never heard of Decoration Day, which is held the first weekend in June. Members of the Royal Canadian Legion…
Leamington lawnmower rider charged with impaired driving Operating a Zamboni, canoe or even a motorized picnic table while drunk? You can still be charged, police say by Rob Hornberger
April 18, 2023 KINGSVILLE — A 41-year-old Leamington man has been charged with impaired driving earlier this week after leaving a restaurant drive-thru at the wheel of a…
17 Town of Kingsville employees make province’s Sunshine List by Rob Hornberger
April 18, 2023 KINGSVILLE — The Ontario government has published its annual list of public service employees who make more than $100,000 a year and there are nearly…
From Harrow church choir to pop sensation by Rob Hornberger
July 12, 2022 Big Town Boy was a big-time pop hit in the early 1960s and it was sung by Harrow small-town girl Shirley Matthews. Matthews had performed…
Kingsville Highland Games expected to draw large crowds after two-year COVID hiatus by Rob Hornberger
June 23, 2022 KINGSVILLE — The skirl of bagpipes returns to Lakeside Park this Saturday with the long-awaited return of the Kingsville Highland Games. As a result of…
Historian Michael Bliss wrote about Kingsville and how the town shaped his life by Rob Hornberger
June 16, 2022 It was 1955, a Sunday, and Kingsville doctor Quartus Bliss was playing scrabble with his 14-year-old son, Michael. His office doorbell rang. At the door…
In 1866, soldiers fought and died to protect Canada. It took decades to finally honour them. Decoration Day began as a way to honour those who fought the Fenians at the Battle of Ridgeway by Darrow Woods
May 26, 2023 Before moving to this area I’d never heard of Decoration Day, which is held the first weekend in June. Members of the Royal Canadian Legion…
Was Ricky Bobby right? Talladega Nights ponders the nature of God by Darrow Woods
December 9, 2022 Have you seen the movie Talladega Nights? It has a dinner scene in which the stock car driver Ricky Bobby, played by Will Ferrell, says…
On Remembrance Day, the story of an impromptu WW1 truce offers inspiration and hope by Darrow Woods
November 4, 2022 A friend visited last weekend bearing gifts, which is always nice. Even nicer when it’s beer. They brought a can of Storyteller Lager because they…