The Huron-Kinloss Herald

09/23/2025

Ripley residents are ready to party til' the cows come home this weekend at the annual Fall Fair.

09/23/2025

09/22/2025

Did you know the Ripley and District Horticultural Society pays for and plants the large pots of annuals featured on street corners around the village and that in 2024, the society's members gave 1400 hours of volunteer time to beautify Ripley and the surrounding area?
Watch for us in the parade and visit us at our table in the arena this weekend.

09/22/2025

Lucknow’s only active theatre, HAWK, is on the hunt for volunteers, in an effort to keep this local art form alive in our community.

HAWK Theatre began as H-K Players in 2002. When it incorporated as a non-profit organization, it changed its name to HAWK Theatre, which stands for the four townships in and around Lucknow: Huron, Ashfield, West-Wawanosh, and Kinloss.

It’s first production, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, involved local youth in the cast. In the spring of 2003, its next production was Mail Order Annie. Since then, HAWK has performed two productions per year: one in the spring geared to an adult audience with adult actors, and one in the fall geared to youth and involving youth performers. In addition, the theatre group has improved the theatre staging space, installed an elevator, upgraded the audience seating, and installed modern lighting and sound technologies.

When the Covid pandemic hit, it interrupted this pattern, and their spring 2020 production was cancelled. In the fall of 2022 and spring of 2023, HAWK performed The Ladies' Foursome and Halfway There, both written by Norm Foster. Although both were successful and well-attended plays, the volunteers involved could not sustain mounting additional productions, so the Theatre remained quiet for the rest of 2023 into 2024.

“HAWK Theatre's goal has always been to bring theatre to our local community,” explained Maureen Matchett, who has volunteered with the theatre since 2008. “It is a way for both youth and adults to explore their creativity and experience the joy of theatre.”

“Theatre helps make a local community well-rounded,” she continued. “It's another way for people to get involved in creating something together.”

Since 2002, there have been many volunteers who have contributed to the amazing productions performed on the HAWK Theatre stage.

“As we've seen, there are so many creative people in the Lucknow area and I'm sure there are more who would love the opportunity to be involved,” concluded Matchett.

Matxhett has assisted in ways such as sound technician, stage manager, actor, producer and director.

Currently, HAWK Theatre is looking for volunteers who want to help organize events, have ideas for how to use the theatre space, want to help with theatre productions off-stage, want to lead projects, or who might want to be part of the Theatre's Board of Directors. They are not currently looking for actors, as their theatre productions begin with a core group of interested volunteers, before finding actors.

"The amount of time and energy that each volunteer gives to the Theatre depends on the volunteer, some volunteers want to dedicate a few hours once in a while, while others would like to invest a lot more time,” explained Matchett. “Volunteers need to be able to work cooperatively with others. Kindness and a sense of humour are major assets, as well as a willingness to learn and try new things.”

Those interested in getting involved are asked to e-mail [email protected], Direct Message through HAWK Theatre's page or call Donald Andrew at 519-530-9019

09/21/2025

09/21/2025

Want to get a head start on Christmas shopping? There are plenty of upcoming vendor markets in Lucknow, including these two!

09/21/2025

Lucknow Fall Fair, Friday, Sept. 19 and Saturday, Sept. 20. Photos by Hannah MacLeod/The Huron-Kinloss Herald.

09/20/2025

Our club had our first meeting of a new term this week and are diving head first into some fall events!

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Mark your calendars for our annual Halloween skate

09/18/2025

Is everybody ready for the Fair this weekend? These decorators certainly are!

09/16/2025

The Ripley Fall Fair is just around the corner! Here's everything you need to know leading up to it...

Assist Expo is now live to register your exhibits!
You can submit your exhibits online before bringing them to the fair. Follow this link: https://www.assistexpo.ca/ripley-agricultural-society
If you did not submit entries online in 2024, you will need to create an account using your email address and a password. If you used Assist Expo for online entries in 2024, you just login.
Once you are logged in, if you were an exhibitor at the Ripley Fall Fair in 2023 or 2024, you will be in the system as a participant.
Your exhibitor number will be on display with your participant name. Please verify your contact information.
Having problems or not sure about this, you are welcome to complete the paper entry forms and we will help you at the fair!
Exhibits can be dropped off at the Ripley arena
Thursday, September 25 from 7 to 9 p.m.
Friday, September 26 from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Please email [email protected] with any questions.

Family Time Amusement advance midway wristbands will be available to purchase at Po***ck Electric. We would like to thank Po***ck Electric for taking on the task selling the wristbands and fall fair merchandise every year. Last day for advance sales is September 24th.Thank you again for your community support!
Homecraft Exhibit Books, entry forms and exhibit tags are available at Po***ck Electric, Ripley Pharmacy, Country Depot and Lucknow Pharmasave. Our book is online https://ripleyfair.ca/.../Ripley-Huron_Fall_Fair_Prize...
Stop by Po***ck Electric to purchase a Fall Fair T-shirt & Koozie!
$25.00 available in sizes XS-3XL - Heather Grey
Can Koozies: $5.00 available in a variety of different colours!
Payment: cash or debit. All proceeds from our can koozies go towards our pledge to the Kincardine Hospital Redevelopment