'Ethan Claymore' by Norm Foster

Starting today the St Marys Community Players will be performing Ethan Claymore by Canadian playwright Norm Foster at the St Marys Town Hall Auditorium.

The play takes place the week before Christmas, as struggling egg farmer/artist, Ethan Claymore meets a woman who could turn his life around, and receives a visit from his estranged, and recently-deceased, older brother. The 2 act play has a cast of 6.

Performances are April 27, 28, 29 and May 4, 5, 6 at 8 pm. Sunday matinees April 30 and May 7 at 2 pm. Tickets are $15 adults, $10 youth and $12 for groups of more than 10. Tickets can be purchased at the door or by calling 284-0507.

Note: This is some confusion about the status of the Town Hall Auditorium for future events. See Gary Austin on Town Hall Auditorium Renovations

Quilting in St Marys

Quilters in St Marys can join The Stonetowne Qulters Guild for $30 a year. They meet the 3rd of the month September to May at 9:30 am (including this morning) at the Grace Community Church. Contact is Mary Lou Davis mrdavis@rogers.com.

Later this month Thursday, April 27 to Saturday, April 29 the Huron-Perth and Stonetowne Quilter's Guilds will jointly hold the 'Piecemakers 2006' Biannual Quilt Show at St Marys Community Centre, 317 James St S, St Marys, Ontario. Admission is $5 and will feature guild members work, sale of handmade articles and a merchants's mall.

Chatham Western Junior B Champs

Tonight the Chatham Maroons became the Ontario Western Junior B champions by beating the St Marys Lincolns 4-3 to take the series 4 games to 3. The Lincolns and the Maroons were the two top teams in the regular season both finishing with 68 points. Its the third straight year that the Maroons have won the championship and the 7th time in the last 9 years. St Marys last won in 1994.

St Marys Arena Expansion to Proceed

Tuesday, March 28 St Marys Ontario Town Council voted 6 to 1 to call for tenders for the $16 million arena expansion project. Only Councillor Bill Osbourne voted against the project based on the funding of the project and the unrealistic timeline of the project cited by the architects.

The timeline calls for the project to begin before November's municipal election. The town will be fully responsible for the funding of the project which will give rise to an annual obligation of about $1.0 million per year for 20 years. March 9, 2006 Deloitte and Touche outlined the St Marys Arena Expansion Financing Strategy.

Previous posts on the St Marys Arena Expansion
6 November 2005 - Architect hired for Living Life Project
19 January 2006 - Living Life Mission Update
23 March 2006 - Letters to the Editor