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GRAHAM MAKES HIS MARK ON ONTARIO AGRICULTURE
A humbled Scott Graham of St. Marys celebrates his induction into the Ontario Agricultural Hall of Fame during a ceremony held Sunday. Graham, a longtime egg and pullet producer and former chair of Egg Farmers of Ontario, was one of five individuals honoured for their contributions to agriculture in Ontario. See full story on page 11 (GARY WEST PHOTO)
St. Marys adopts partial costrecovery model for non-residential recycling services GALEN SIMMONS Regional Editor
Some commercial, industrial and institutional (IC&I) properties in St. Marys will begin paying a portion of the costs associated with curbside recycling collection after council endorsed a new partial cost-recovery model at its June 9 meeting. Council approved what staff referred to as
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The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (CBHFM) is hosting its annual Induction Ceremony June 20 on the hall of fame grounds in St. Marys, which will honour six new inductees. The Induction Ceremony under the ceremonial tent is free to attend. There will also be an autograph session hosted after the Ceremony. Schedule of events, Induction Day, June 20 • 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. – Ballgames on the site • 9:15-10:15 a.m. – Inductee press conference inside Museum (386 Church St. S.) (media only) • 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. – Museum open to public for tours • 1 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. – Induction Ceremony for Devon White, Bill Stoneman, Stubby Clapp, Kate Psota, Paul Runge and Jim Baba, and the Jack Graney award presentation for Hazel Mae at the hall of fame • 3:45-5:15 p.m. – Autograph session with inductees and special guests (Devon White, Bill Stoneman, Stubby Clapp, Kate Psota, Paul Runge, Rob Thomson, Lloyd Moseby, Steve Rogers, Matt Stairs, Jeff Francis, Ashley Stephenson, Pat Gillick, Gord Ash, Billy Atkinson, George Kottaras, Rob Butler, Steve Green) *Celebrities signing autographs are subject to change. *Autographs are not guaranteed and autograph session can only last set amount of time due to other private events. Autograph session rules: • Members are $35 each to enter autograph session; • Non-members are $45 each to enter autograph
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