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Dec. 3. Hosted at the St. Marys Public Library, the first committee meeting was attended mostly by St. Marys library board members, as well as library CEO Sarah Andrews, representatives from Friends of Library, St. Marys BIA board chair Megan Feeney and a few other St. Marys residents interested in
The 2025 deputy warden and deputy mayor of West Perth, Dean Trentowsky, has officially accepted the gavel and chain of office as Perth County’s 2026 warden. At the annual Perth County warden’s election at the Arden Park Hotel in Stratford Dec. 4, Trentowsky – the only county councillor who put their name forward for warden – was officially acclaimed as the top elected official and CEO of the county. After officially accepting the chain of office and gavel from past warden Doug Kellum, Trentowsky delivered his first official remarks as warden, setting the tone for the year ahead. “The year ahead sits like a blank canvas before us. The paints are set to one side, and the brush to the other. That canvas is waiting to be filled,” Trentowsky said. “To borrow and adapt the Bob Dylan lyrics that were covered by The Grateful Dead, ‘Some day, everything is going to be different when I paint my masterpiece.’ Starting from here, from this moment forward, I invite everyone in this room to collectively
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(MARK KING PHOTO)
The Spirit of Christmas is alive and well with 18 homes in St. Marys taking part in the St. Marys Holiday Light Tour. One such home is the King residence at 42 Wilson Court, and their lights shone so bright that Santa himself arrived for a meet and greet on both Friday and Saturday night. He is pictured above with Korie King and Angelina Sicilia. For more coverage of Santa’s visit, turn to page 3.
Committee officially struck for New Community Commons at 14 Church capital campaign ST. MARYS
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The work to help the Town of St. Marys raise funds in support of the New Community Commons revitalization of 14 Church St. N, the former Mercury Theatre, has officially begun after an ad-hoc fundraising advisory committee held its first meeting
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