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PARKS LAWN BOWLING CELEBRATES 100 YEARS
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Mayor Al Strathdee presented Larry McLellan with a congratulatory certificate recognizing 100 years for Parks Lawn Bowling as event master of ceremonies Anita Gregory looks on. The certificate read, “Here’s to celebrating a century of recreation and fellowship in St. Marys!” See full story and photos on page 18
BIG Stonetown Cheese wins another grand NEWS prize for Grand Trunk
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Stonetown Artisan Cheese’s Grand Trunk cheese is an award winner once again. The St. Marys based cheesemaker earned accolades for its Grand Trunk cheese during the American Cheese Society competition in Sacramento, Calif., including first prize for Open Category – Washed Rind Cheeses – Made from Cow’s Milk. Grand Trunk also received an honourable mention for the highest-scoring raw milk cheese and third
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place for Best-In-Show out of 1,600 cheeses. “It feels even better than the last one we won, if that’s possible,” said cheesemaker Ramon Eberle. “This is a big one.” Grand Trunk is a gruyere-style cheese aged to 15 months with a rind washed with wine yeasts. The award-winning cheese is named after St. Marys’ Grand Trunk Railway bridge. Stonetown Artisan Cheese’s Grand Trunk also earned the Grand Champion Award at the SIAL Canada International Cheese CONTINUED TO PAGE 6
Last week, anyone who stopped in at Meadowridge Variety to top up their tank, grab a drink or buy their weekly lotto ticket may have noticed some new faces behind the counter. In a post to the St. Marys Life Facebook page July 28, longtime store owners Miriam and RT Ryu announced they were retiring and stepping down as the business’ owners. In the post, they expressed how much they enjoyed getting to know the community over the past decade and thanked customers for their loyalty and business. They also asked their customers to welcome the variety store’s new owner, Dhruv Patel. Somewhat to the Ryus’ surprise, the post garnered more than 470 likes and more than 120 comments, with commenters expressing their thanks and best wishes for the former owners’ retirement. “Congratulations on your retirement! You will both be missed at the store. Hope you enjoy some well-deserved down time,” one commenter posted. “Congratulations to you and RT. You will be truly missed; we hope to see more of you around the neighbourhood!” another commenter said. For the Ryus, their retirement comes after long careers running businesses, first in Hamilton before the couple moved to St. Marys to CONTINUED TO PAGE 2
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