The Town of LaSalle opened its “Holiday Lights, Heritage Nights” last Friday behind their municipal building along Normandy St. The second opening of the season takes place this Friday from 6-9 p.m. The Loop at LaSalle Landing, located at 1010 Front Road next to the Event Centre, will officially open to the public. Lights in LaSalle

The Order of the Easter Star made a $2,500 donation to the AAM Goodfellows. From left: Paul and Brenda Hooper, AAM Goodfellows president Rick Murray, Barb and David Cozens. The official start of the annual Goodfellows campaign is roughly one month away but they got an added bonus thanks to a local service group. The Order of the Eastern Star donated $2,500 to the AAM Goodfellows. Past Worthy Matrons and Patrons Brenda and Paul Hooper and Barb and Dave Cozens were at Amherstbu

Changes are being proposed to how the Verdi Club operates. The Verdi Club is now based out of the Amherstburg Community Hub at 320 Richmond St. and members are being asked to consider a new way of operating in the future. “From our past to our new future, the Verdi Club’s legacy is well documented. It was started by a small group of immigrants from a far-away land,” said club president Frank Cerasa. “Recognizing the need for a social club, the Verdi Club was founded March 8,

Student leaders help elementary school students through an exercise during the “Electives Expo” held last Friday at North Star High School. The expo was to give potential students an opportunity to get a better look at the courses offered at North Star. North Star High School vice principal Jason Lynn welcomes elementary school students to the high school’s “Electives Expo” last Friday morning. Students gathered in the cafeteria before being split into teams and rotating arou

The Amherstburg Historic Sites Association (AHSA), the board that operates the Park House Museum, held its annual general meeting on the museum’s second floor last Tuesday evening. The Amherstburg Historic Sites Association (AHSA) has held its annual general meeting (AGM) and went over the year that has gone by. The AHSA, the board that operates the Park House Museum, met on the top floor of the museum last Tuesday night. Chaired by president Fred Roberts, the meeting went ov

Officers with the Windsor Police Service – Amherstburg Detachment have laid a charge of breaching conditions against a 51-year-old man following a traffic stop. Police say that on Nov. 15 at approximately 1:20 p.m., officers responded to a report of a possible impaired driver leaving a business on Sandwich St. S. Officers located the vehicle and determined that the involved driver was not impaired. It is alleged that he was a prohibited driver and was breaching conditions of

Johanna Johnson holds a copy of her new book. Poetry written by Amherstburg resident Johanna Johnson has now been published in book form. “Expressions of Faith, Hope and Love” has been published by Johanna Johnson with some of the poems dating back a couple of decades. Johnson noted it was Father Donato Lwiyando who originally encouraged her to publish her work when Father Donato was the associate priest of St. John the Baptist Church. Father Donato would eventually go back t

The North Star Wolves junior boys volleyball team captured the SWOSSAA “AA” championship Nov. 17 with a three-set victory at Chatham John McGregor. The North Star Wolves junior boys volleyball team have added another championship to their list of accomplishments. The Wolves travelled to Chatham-Kent Nov. 17 and came home with the SWOSSAA “AA” championship. They downed Chatham John McGregor 25-21, 25-22 and 25-19 to win the championship. They had advanced to the SWOSSAA champi

Admirals’ centre Finnigan Russett (right) goes up against Lakeshore’s Vaughan Truppe during last Friday night’s game at the Atlas Tube Centre in Lakeshore. The Canadiens defeated the Admirals by a final score of 2-0. If the Amherstburg Admirals want to win hockey games, they are going to have to find a way to generate more offence. The Admirals managed just 13 shots on net last Friday night in Lakeshore in a 2-0 loss to the host Canadiens. “We’ve been playing well lately, we

The Gibson Gallery opened its doors a day early to allow invited guests to shop at the Holiday Artisan Shoppe. The Gibson Gallery’s annual “Holiday Artisan Shoppe” is open to the public but kicked off with the first-ever VIP night last week. The VIP night was last Wednesday night, one day prior to the actual launch of the shoppe. David Cozens, president of the Fort Malden Guild of Arts and Crafts, said they invited volunteers, sponsors and town council members to the event. T