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See you this Saturday! Lots of fresh, local asparagus, lettuce, and

MUCH MORE!

Safety Day this weekend—water safety and boat safety! Check out The

Centre’s information booth and meet Fire Chief Lawrence Swift to learn

about lifejackets!

Kerr Park playground equipment is being installed and should be ready

for use soon. Thank you to the Lambton Central Petrolia Optimists!

Boomers Extra happens every Thursday! http://ohdcc.com/

boomers-extra.html

Follow us on Twitter: @the_OHDCC

Follow our Instagram account: The_Centre_Petrolia

HOURS: Monday – Friday 5:30 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.; Saturday 7:00

a.m. – 5:00 p.m.; Sunday 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Have you registered your kids for Summer Camp yet?

Summer Registration starts June 20

Hosting the “Hoedown for Healthcare” June 11

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PETROLIA FARMERS’ MARKET

PETROLIA PARKS

THE CENTRE—O.H.D.C.C.

GREENWOOD REC. CENTRE

C.E.E. Auxiliary STRAWBERRY SOCIAL!

At the Petrolia Farmers’ Market site!

(396 Fletcher Street, Petrolia)

Sunday, June 12—1:00 p.m.—4:00 p.m.

Strawberries and ice cream

Donations gratefully accepted to the CEEH Foundation and the CEEH Auxiliary

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2016 Season on sale now! A MIGHTY FORTRESS IS OUR

BASEMENT, DRIVING MISS DAISY Starring: Michael Learned, LITTLE

MISS COUNTY FAIR, AROUND THE PIANO, THE MEN OF

COUNTRY: FROM THE HEART

A MIGHTY FORTRESS IS OUR BASEMENT—CHURCH BASEMENT

LADIES previews: June 10 at 2:00 p.m and 8:00 p.m., June 11 at 2:00

p.m. and 8:00 p.m. Opening Night performance.

Saturday, June 11, 3pm Legion Meat Raffle

Thursday, June 16 at 5:30pm – 7pm Lion’s Club Meat Raffle at HAYWOOD’S

BAR AND GRILL

Thursday, June 16 at 6pm-730pm Optimist Club Meat Raffle at Crabby Joe’s

Toastmasters will hold their regular Petrolia meeting on Tuesday evenings from

7-8pm at the Petrolia Presbyterian Church. All welcome.

Keely Welsh Art Show is on display in Victoria Hall, Council Chambers.

Need a doctor? Call The Central Lambton Family Health Team! (519)882-2500

Every Thursday 9:00 a.m. – NOON, Rob Nesbitt has office hours at Town Hall.

June 11—Hoedown for Healthcare featuring Scott Manery and the

Barnburners at Greenwood Rec. Centre—tickets at the door

June 11 & 12—Doors Open Lambton County—Petrolia sites Nemo Hall,

Christ Church

June 12—C.E.E. Auxiliary Strawberry Social at Petrolia Farmers’ Market

site

June 15—Seniors Picnic at the Petrolia Lions Hall

June 16—CLFHT AGM at Victoria Hall, Council Chambers 7:00 p.m.

June 19—Father’s Day Breakfast at Petrolia Lions Hall

June 24—FREE Dance Party at the Petrolia Farmers’ Market site! Check out the

poster on page 5

*Events for this weekend are in bold font.*

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VICTORIA PLAYHOUSE PETROLIA

HILLSDALE CEMETERY

OUR COMMUNITY

MARKETING

ADMINISTRATION

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Open Air Burning Regulation

No person shall conduct, or permit to be conducted, an open air burning within the boundaries of the Town of Petrolia unless the Fire Chief has given permission hereunder.

Exceptions

Open air burning:

May only be conducted between 10:00 AM and 11:00 PM;

Shall be confined to a device or pit no larger than 2’x 2’ in size that is no more than 8” above the ground with a total depth of 16”;

Shall be covered with a heavy gauge metal screen having a mesh size no larger than ½” to preclude the escape of combustible materials;

Shall be confined to a location that is at least 3 meters from adjacent properties and at least 8 meters from combustible structures or objects;

May not be held on any public ground;

Shall be attended/controlled/supervised by an adult at all times and must be completely extinguished before the site is vacated;

Are not permitted when the wind exceeds 30km/hr or during rainy or foggy weather or at times when a smog alert has been declared.

MARKETING

ADMINISTRATION

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DON’T MISS KIDTASTIC SUNDAY! The Town of Petrolia is pleased to announce a very special event that will take place on Sunday, July 3, 2016. The one-day event is being called KIDTASTIC SUNDAY and it will take place in Bridgeview Park, Petrolia.

This free, family event will start with the annual Kids Fishing Derby from 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m., where children of all ages are welcome to participate in different categories to achieve the same goal: catch the largest fish! The event is sponsored by CUPE and The Lambton Central Petrolia Optimist Club. Children are reminded to come with everything they might need to participate. Following the Kids Fishing Derby some very special guests will arrive to meet and greet the children. Marshall, Skye, and Chase – three members of the hugely popular PAW PATROL will be in the Park from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. The Lambton Central Petrolia Optimist Club Rubber Duck Race will take place at 11:00 a.m., and The Lambton Central Petrolia Optimist Club Fundraising BBQ will be available for breakfast and lunch.

That’s not all, the Marketing Team at Town Hall want to add a little fun to the Petrolia Line Road Construction Project, the “Big Dig”, so they have teamed up with Henry Heyink Construction to bring some heavy equipment for display, and have a “Big Dig” planned that

is just for kids! That’s right, a KIDS BIG DIG will take place at 1:00 p.m., children will be divided by age, and will dig for buried treasure in some big piles of dirt! There will be plenty of treasure to uncover, but only one child from each category will take home the “golden ticket” for a family getaway to an Ontario waterpark and resort! The prize, sponsored by First Step Travel in Petrolia is bound to create some huge excitement!

Further information regarding KIDTASTIC SUNDAY will be available shortly, and in the meantime, make plans to spend a fun, free, family Sunday in Bridgeview Park!

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Petrolia Library 519 882 0771 ~ lclibrary.ca Monday - Friday 9:30am - 8:00pm, Saturday 9:00am - 4:30pm, Sunday 11:00am - 4:00pm Kindly Pre-register for all Programs unless otherwise indicated

Maker Mornings (Children) Drop-in - 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Saturday,

June 11, 18, 25.

Homework Help (All ages) Drop-in - 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, May

31, June 30. Our experienced and knowledgeable staff can help students

quickly find the resources they need to be successful this school year.

Staff can assist in finding the answers to tough homework questions,

sourcing trusted print and digital information, researching essays and

writing bibliographies. Visit the Petrolia Library for: Group and private

study space, free Wi-Fi, Internet and word processing stations access,

photocopy and print services (available for a small fee). Basic school

supplies are available for use.

Open Studio (Adult) Drop-in - Develop your drawing and painting skills

in a casual, social atmosphere. Bring your own supplies and spend the

afternoon creating with and learning from one another. Occurs every 2nd

Friday and every 4th Wed. 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. June 10. Wednesday,

June 22.

Petrolia Library Reading Group ALWAYS A GOOD TIME! Drop-in -

10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Thursday

June 16 - Author Sharon Lehnert

LAMBTON COUNTY LIBRARY—PETROLIA

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Doors Open This Weekend BY MELANIE IRWIN @MIrwinNews

It’s a chance to peer behind a door that usually says “staff only.” Doors Open Lambton County is being held this weekend. (June 11 and 12) County archivist and local Doors Open steering committee chair, Luke Stempien says 30 sites are participating and this year they’ve gone the extra mile. “We’ve got the Enbridge Solar Farm, you know, something the public wouldn’t normally be able to visit. We have Nemo Hall, a terrific second empire home in downtown Petrolia, which is a rare treat to go inside and explore the house of a former lumber baron,” says Stempien. Other sites include the Judith and Norman Alix Art Gallery and Refined Fool in Sarnia, Fairbank Oil in Oil Springs and Forest’s Kineto Theatre. Most sites will be open to the public from 10am to 4pm Saturday and Sunday, but times are different at some locations. A full map of the sites and when they are open can be picked up from your

Lambton County Library branch or found at

http://www.lambtonmuseums.ca/doors-open-2016

Grab 'yer cowboy hat and boots and prepare to get your square dance on! Join

us for a fun evening in Petrolia at the second annual Hoedown for Healthcare as

we raise funds for both Bluewater Health and Charlotte Eleanor Englehart

Hospital Foundations.

SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 2016

Greenwood Rec. Centre, Petrolia—7pm

Tickets - $20 in advance.

19+ event. Cash bar.

Tickets include:

- Access to live and silent auctions

- Live entertainment by The Barnburners

- Delicious BBQ eats, including pulled pork and all the fixins

- Free shuttle from and to Sarnia and Wyoming

- Prizes for best dressed cowboy and cowgirl

Tickets available from Bluewater Health Foundation, CEEH Petrolia and Bits 'N

Buckles Western Store, Petrolia. Tickets can also be purchased over the phone

at 519-464-4439.

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Hillsdale Cemetery Tour 2016 Saturday, September 17th, 2016 - 12:00 noon - 4:00pm

Petrolia Heritage is thrilled to collaborate once again with Petrolia Community Theatre for the Hills-

dale Cemetery Walking Tour. The same format of brilliantly acted vignettes with enthusiastic

guides will be repeated with more interesting characters from Petrolia and Lambton County's past.

More secrets revealed. Join us. You'll be Surprised!

2016 marks 150 years since the incorporation of the Village of Petrolia on Dec. 13, 1866. This year

is also the 150th anniversary of the striking of the famous King Flowing Well on Nov. 23, 1866,

which heralded Petrolia's founding oil boom. Also, on Dec. 17, 1866, the Great Western Railway

reached Petrolia, which provided the means by which Petrolia's petroleum reached the world.

Remarkably, this triumvirate of seminal events in Petrolia's history all occurred within what must

have been an exciting three weeks.

None of these crucial events, on their own, or even in combination with but one of the others,

could have brought about the subsequent boom, in quite the way it unfolded, nor set the stage for

the unique story that became the founding mythology of Petrolia.

ALL PROCEEDS FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND BEAUTIFICATION OF HILLSDALE CEMETERY

INFORMATION 519 882 1221 - TICKETS $12.00 EACH

We welcome the public to join us for

the

Annual General Meeting

On

June 16, 2016 at 7:00 p.m.

Petrolia Town Hall Council

Chambers 411 Greenfield Street, Petrolia