Charlotte Smith displays her artwork while Essex MP Chris Lewis holds her certificate of accomplishment. Essex MP Chris Lewis welcomes all artists to his constituency office A feel-good morning in Essex last Saturday as a dozen young artists were recognized by Essex MP Chris Lewis. Among those was Malden Central Public School Grade 4 student Charlotte Smith whose colourful drawing of the clock tower in Amherstburg is on the cover of Lewis’ 2026 calendar. Charlotte has been dr

Alex Dale, the interpretation officer with Fort Malden National Historic Site of Canada, plays the flute during the Fort Malden Guild of Arts & Crafts (Gibson Gallery) AGM last Saturday. The Fort Malden Guild of Arts and Crafts held its annual general meeting (AGM) on the weekend and went over the year that was and plans ahead for 2026. The guild is the board that operates the Gibson Gallery, the local art gallery located at 140 Richmond St. in Amherstburg. Members and board

Instructor Sydney Downie leads students through a routine as part of the Jan. 18 “For the Cure” fundraiser. The fight against cancer got a boost on the dance floor last Sunday afternoon. The Rivertown Dance Academy (RDA) hosted “For the Cure,” a fundraiser in partnership with Kids Curing Cancer (KCC). Proceeds from the event will end up with the Windsor Regional Cancer Centre Foundation and Erie Shores Health Care in Leamington. Instructors Caydance Cristofaro, Sydney Downie

Amherstburg captain Drew Booker (right) moves the puck in the Admirals 4-3 overtime loss to the Dresden Kings Jan. 17 at the Libro Centre. A very competitive PJHL West Stobbs Division is telling the tale for the Amherstburg Admirals. The Admirals dropped a 4-3 overtime decision to the Dresden Kings last Saturday night at the Libro Centre. Amherstburg leads the division with eight games decided in extra time, winning half of them. If those games had gone in favour of the Admir

Members of the North Star Wolves football team that were WECSSAA All-Stars. The North Star Wolves football team got to the WECSSAA Tier 2 championship game this past season and players who helped make that happen were honoured last Saturday. The football team’s annual awards banquet was held at Shooter’s where a number of awards were presented. “Today is about you guys and the accomplishments we achieved,” Wolves head coach Joel Charron. “What we did over this past season, I

The North Star Wolves junior girls volleyball team celebrates a point during their Jan. 13 match at home versus Tecumseh Vista Academy. The strong play of the North Star Wolves junior girls volleyball team continued last week. The Wolves are now 7-1 through their first eight matches, winning last Tuesday evening (Jan. 13) on their home court against the visiting Tecumseh Vista Academy Vortex. The Wolves won all three sets, the closest being the first one. The Vortex kept it c

North Star’s Aeris Theuma (4) makes a play on a ball during Jan. 13 senior girls volleyball action as Peyton Meloche (6) looks on. The North Star Wolves senior girls volleyball team battled hard in a match last week against Tecumseh Vista Academy, but fell a bit short. In a highly competitive match, the Wolves lost two sets to one to the Vortex Jan. 13 in Amherstburg. North Star won the first set 25-17 but while they were close in the next two, they couldn’t quite pull off an

North Star’s Lorelei Gatti (67, white jersey) handles the puck during second period action last Wednesday afternoon at the Libro Centre. The North Star Wolves girls hockey team faced off against the Erie Migration Coyotes last week and both teams left with a point. The Wolves and Coyotes battled to a 2-2 tie last Wednesday at the Libro Centre with Rayah Crawford and Cierrah Carter scoring for the Amherstburg school while Mackenna Krushelnisha and Stella Bavetta had the goals

The North Star Wolves boys hockey team got a a bit  of revenge against the Riverside Stingers last week. The Wolves went to the WFCU Centre Jan. 13 and beat the Stingers 7-3 behind what head coach Glen Holden said was an outstanding performance by goalie Cage Rainville. Mason Long had four goals with  Beau McGrath, Owen Mongeau, Troy McGuire and Ty Crawford having strong games on defense. Kingston Gardin, Kyle Glover and Jake Beaudoin also scored for North Star. The Stingers