NHL Noise Training camp is approaching, so let’s look at how Canadian teams might fare in the Eastern Conference. Have the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Ottawa Senators and the Montreal Canadiens improved this summer? The Leafs lost Zach Hyman, Nick Foligno and Joe Thornton, while adding several replacement forwards theyContinue Reading
By JAYMIE L. WHITE Special to The Appalachian STEPHENVILLE —The most recent town council meeting was held on Thursday afternoon, Aug. 19. Those not in attendance were Deputy Mayor Susan Fowlow and Councilor Maurice Hynes. Matters discussed included an amendment to the Gas Tax, a 9-basket disc golf course, rezoningContinue Reading
By JASMINE JESSO Special to The Appalachian STEPHENVILLE – At the Base Gym/YMCA in the 70’s is where it all started. As a kid, Hayward Young started powerlifting, with a few mentors like George and Jimmy Power who were powerlifters. According to Young, Stephenville and Bay St. George were basicallyContinue Reading
By JAYMIE L. WHITE Special to The Appalachian STEPHENVILLE – For 25 years, the Run the Rock crew of the HMCS St. John’s have been making an annual run of over 900 kilometers across the island of Newfoundland to raise money for the Make-a-Wish Foundation. They have a goal thisContinue Reading
By JAYMIE L. WHITE Special to The Appalachian STEPHENVILLE – Krista Lynn Howell, Minister of Municipal and Provincial Affairs, hosted a virtual meeting about the upcoming 2021 municipal elections last Friday, Aug 20. Among the attendees who joined the event were Pam Parsons, Minister Responsible for Women and Gender Equality,Continue Reading
By JASMINE JESSO Special to The Appalachian KIPPENS – Gloria Downey was born in 1938 in Clarenville. She is an avid reader and a big movie buff, loves gardening, acrylic painting, arts and theater. “If God said ‘I’m only allowing you to keep one, reading would be the top thing,’”Continue Reading
Blue Jays Babble There is a popular sports quote that should be ingested like medicine by fans of the Toronto Blue Jays: don’t let your highs get too high, or your lows get too low. The Jays may have been high as a kite following a dominant homestand at theContinue Reading
By JAYMIE L. WHITE Special to The Appalachian STEPHENVILLE – Before a fire devastated the building at 104 Main Street and left a vacant lot, it housed numerous downtown businesses. Now there is something new to draw people to the area, something that has been in the works for manyContinue Reading
As of Tuesday, August 10, 2021, wearing of a mask in Newfoundland is no longer mandatory. Many are celebrating this announcement with a sigh of relief. Then again, many are people hesitant to go there. This announcement comes at a time when the number of cases in this province remainsContinue Reading
By RENE J. ROY Editor-in-chief STEPHENVILLE – Gudie Hutchings, MP for Long Range Mountains, visited the Stephenville airport last Friday, Aug. 13. Fortunately she was bringing good news and not bad luck to airport manager Lew Short. The Government of Canada launched the Regional Airport Transportation Initiative (RATI) this pastContinue Reading