Busking for aid dollars   
Posted 7 days ago
DRESDEN — Eddie Sayer belts out a song against the bitter wind, his fingers nearly purple against the strings of his guitar. Sayer, a 16-year-old Lambton Kent Composite School student, finished his final exam Thursday morning and headed straight to the corner of St. [more]

The People Column   
Posted 7 days ago
When you live and grow up in a small town, the people around you are like family. You live together, you laugh together and you cry together. And it seems all too often we having been crying together, more than laughing. [more]

Opinion column   
Posted 7 days ago
As many of you know our local schools are once again placed into an Accommodation Review Committee (ARC), one that will create "creative alternatives that will be considered and solutions that will improve learning opportunities for students that will be explored. [more]

Cardinal Country News    
Posted 20 days ago
It's the last week before exams, teachers are planning and students are cramming. Everyone here at Cardinal Country is getting ready to finish up first semester and start the second. It's deadline time, as we all complete culminating activities and prepare for exams. [more]

Premier announces full-day kindergarten learning   
Posted 20 days ago
Citing the need to compete in a global economy, Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty launched a new full-day learning program at Victor Lauriston Public School last Tuesday. [more]

Propery, drug recovery continues to grow   
Posted 20 days ago
Close to $86 million worth of drugs and property has been seized by Chatham-Kent Crime Stoppers since its inception in 1987. "The organization had another successful and productive year in 2009,'' according to Crime Stoppers' co-ordinator Const. [more]

The People Column   
Posted 20 days ago
Vote for Chatham-Kent to win a spot on Monopoly Canada! Hasbro, the makers of Monopoly, is launching a nation-wide vote to find Canada's 22 favourite cities that will be included on the new Monopoly Canada game board in celebration of their 75th Anniversary game due to be released in July. [more]

Cyber bullying   
Posted 20 days ago
I've written several stories about the fact that bullying is becoming a problem among the younger generation. And statistics from last year show that the problem has only increased. Studies show this is partly because of an increasingly popular type of bullying using computers. [more]

Awareness   
Posted 27 days ago
Black. That is the one word that proudly marked my Facebook status this morning. A word that I can say I hope will make a difference in someone's life, and while today mine says black, women of all ages (even the odd males) have fuchsia, pink, red, white, etc. [more]

Cardinal Country News    
Posted 27 days ago
Everyone here at Cardinal Country is all rested up after the refreshing Christmas break, and now it's down to the last few weeks before exams. Our teams have started back up, and are all doing great so far. [more]

LKCS student gets to fulfill a lifetime dream after being offered placement at RM Classic Cars    
Posted 27 days ago
Lambton Kent Composite School Grade 12 student Brandon Martin got an early Christmas present last month when RM owner Rob Myers offered him a job-placement at RM Classic Cars in Blenheim. [more]

Dresden Midget travelled to Mooretown for a hot game   
Posted 27 days ago
On Jan. 4 the Dresden number three team traveled to Mooretown for a late game and after a lot of silly penalties the Dresden team were victorious with a final score of 11 to 2. The Mooretown team served 68 minutes in penalties during this game and scored two goals. [more]

New HST will be exempted from pre-paid funeral and cemetery services   
Posted 27 days ago
It is said there are only two certainties in life, death and taxes, and Badder Funeral Homes is pleased to announce that planning for a death may reduce your taxes. [more]

Legion Notes   
Posted 27 days ago
We at Branch 252 would like to thank the following members of the community who came forward and donated for our Christmas Extravaganza Silent Auction. [more]

Dresden Bantam Tri-County   
Posted 35 days ago
On Dec. 27, the Dresden white Bantam Tri-County Team traveled to Glencoe. The team played very well for this game, considering they where missing four players. They gave up the first goal, but they came back and scored five goals in the first and second. [more]

SPIRITUALLY SPEAKING    
Posted 35 days ago
Restoring lost things... January is named after Janus, a god in Roman mythology. He had two faces: one looking back and the other looking ahead. Like Janus we are likely looking both directions right now. [more]

Dear Editor   
Posted 35 days ago
The Christmas Elves would like to thank everyone who contributed in any way to the Christmas Toy and Food Drive in Bothwell. It was a success. Special thanks go to the Bothwell Firemen, Neighborhood Watch, The Optimists, Bob Hamilton, Mrs. [more]