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THIS WEEK

Dave Terry: On the edge of control, A&E: Big Band Legends at Dunfield Theatre, Events, Rural, Health & Wellness, Spotlight on Business

Researchers tag locators on bobolinks

    
LUTHER MARSH - A group of researchers has been spending the past three weeks capturing, tagging and fitting a small songbird known as a bobolink with geolocators. Headed up by biologist Rosalind Renfrew of the Vermont Center for Ecostudies, a non-profit scientific organization, the team captured and tagged 40 birds at the Luther Marsh and in the Belwood Lake area. The geolocators track migration patterns of the birds on their 22,000-kilometre trek from Ontario to several countries in South America, including Argentina, where they stay in the winter. The 35-gram bird has been known to travel up to 1,800 kilometers a day during migration.

Fun walk

Mount Forest barber Jim Penwarden, left, did the Walk for Multiple Sclerosis recently, raising $2,000 for the cause. he walk is in support of his daughter-in-law Kirsten Penwarden who suffers from MS and has also been taking part in the walk for 11 years.

Building bridges

It took members of the Arthur Lions Club about an hour to erect one of the bridges that will make up the Arthur Community Trail.

Fred Campbell Victoria Cross Squadron 895 review honours cadets

MOUNT FOREST - Cadets with the Fred Campbell Victoria Cross Squadron 895 showed all their skills at the 31st annual ceremonial review held June 5 at Victoria Cross Public School.

Father’s Heart Healing Centre to host conference

ARTHUR - The Father’s Heart Healing Centre here expects to add a mobile prayer service to services it offers.

Clowning around

St. Mary Catholic School in Mount Forest hosted a Family Fun Night fundraiser on June 6 with food, entertainment, silent auctions and games

Volunteer crew

Included are just a few of those helping at the recent ALS fundraiser in Arthur on June 8. In front: Sandra McFadden, Robin Vandeven and Donna Wright. In back: Chris Jarret, Josh Heiliger, Kyle Bodz, Jenn Erickson, Scott Veldhuizen, Patty Wright and Brad Bodz.

Wellington North residents join Canadians in annual Walk for ALS

ARTHUR - Wellington North residents joined people from across Canada on June 8 for the annual Walk for ALS.

Taking part for ALS

Paisley Schmidt, Trudy Matusinec, Kendall Cox, Addison Schmidt, Conner Schmidt and Mandy Jones take part in this year’s Walk for ALS in Wellington North on June 8.

Tag team

Rosalind Renfrew and Dan Kim check out a male bobolink as part of bird tagging program by Environment Canada at the Luther Marsh.

Township’s cultural mapping taking shape

WELLINGTON NORTH - Cultural mapping is taking shape in the township after the economic development department hosted two public meetings to come up with ideas that could be destined for an overall mapping plan.

Stolen sign investigation leads to drug bust in Arthur

ARTHUR - Last year members of the Wellington County OPP Street Crime Unit (SCU) began an investigation of the possession of municipal signs stolen from the Township of Wellington North in 2012.

Yake questions legal ‘trademark’ action

KENILWORTH - fter reading a newspaper report about efforts by the township’s economic development department to take legal action, councillor Dan Yake wants to know what procedures were taken and why council was not informed.

Diabetes group plans celebration

Volunteers of the North Perth - North Wellington branch of the Canadian Diabetes Society are hosting a 35th anniversary celebration come-and-go tea on June 21.

Relay for Life raises $33,000 for cancer fight

MOUNT FOREST - The Canadian Cancer Society Relay For Life is defined as a celebration of survival - and that is exactly what the Wellington Heights Relay For Life was about on June 7.

Continuing the fight

Teams took part in the Relay for Life event held at Wellington Heights Secondary School in Mount Forest last Friday, raising more than $33,000. Cole Rooney, Andrew Stewart and Joel Harman.

Team players

Coltin Cudney, Ian Bridgwater, Madison Connors and Shea Reaman, below, teamed up for the recent Relay for Life fundraiser in Mount Forest last weekend.
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BUZZ

Centre Wellington bus service launches June 19
Centre Wellington opens doors June 22
CRC holding quarry meeting June 19
Siemens holds mock emergency rescue at NextEra turbine site

COLUMNISTS

Barrie Hopkins
Bruce Whitestone
Stephen Thorning
Kelly Waterhouse

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Dave Adsett: Happy Father's Day

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