> WLMH questions abound at Grimsby Seniors AGM /Pg 6 > Old Independent’s now online Pg 7 > K of C generate 1,400-plus lbs of food for CCWN Pg 11 > Raptorfest at PKC this Saturday Pg 13 Thursday, May 2, 2019 Vol. 8 Issue 52
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Up Front Play launches tomorrow
Arsenic & Old Lace will be presented by Smithville Christian High School for five shows, starting Friday, May 3. Other show dates are May 4 and 9-10-11. All performances at 8 p.m. Tickets are $12.50 in advance and $15 at the door. Call 905-9573255 for more details.
Jordan Lions swap meet Sat.
Lions Park in Jordan will be the scene of the annual swap meet and craft show hosted by Jordan Lions. From 8 a.m.-4 p.m., rain or shine, a host of vendors will have everything from parts to tools to collectibles. Food and beverages will also be available.
Where do I start?
Samantha Musitz has her eyes on the prize - but which prize to grab first - at the Grimsby Kinsmen/Kinettes annual Easter Egg Hunt at the Centennial Park rose garden on Saturday. The event was rained out the previous weekend. For more photos, please turn to Page 10 . Marks - Photo
Breakfast Sunday anyone?
Merritt’s United Church will host an all-you-can eat brunch buffet this Sunday, May 5, from 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost: adults $12, children 6-12 $4, five and under free. The church is located at the corner of South Chippewa Road and Church Road. Fulton Stone Church at 2960 S. Grimsby Rd. 20, also from 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m., a pancake brunch is planned. Adults $10, kids 6-10 $7, 6 and under free.
Lincoln on right economic track: mayor By Mike Williscraft NewsNow Lincoln’s town council has one thing at the heart of its plans - to make their community the centre of its respective residents’ worlds. At last Wednesday’s Lincoln Chamber of Commerce Mayor’s Luncheon, Mayor Sandra Easton highlighted
many of the programs and plans council and staff have been working on. The goal is to make Lincoln all it can be. “As mayor of this municipality, I don’t look at Toronto or Ottawa, New York or Washington and think they are the centre of the universe. They are all great cities with great people with
great things going on,” said Easton. “But for me, and I suspect many in this room would agree, when it boils right down to it, the centre of the universe is really where you live and, proudly, we live in the Town of Lincoln.” As evidence council is on the right track, Easton of-
fered up a series of stats: • Lincoln topped $120 million in new building permits - the best year from a value of construction perspective that the Town has seen in its 49 years; • more than 640 building permits were issued, 240 more than the previous year; See LUNCH, Page 3