Jessica Lovell

FERGUS – Pipe and drum bands, heavy events and highland dance competitions were just a few of the things drawing people from all over Ontario to Fergus on Saturday and Sunday for the celebration of Scottish heritage that is the Fergus Scottish Festival and Highland Games.

GUELPH – Over the next four years, the Ontario government plans to spend as much as $1.6 million to help make it more obvious to shoppers which peaches, plums, pears and the like were grown in the province.

KENILWORTH – Shorter operating hours at the hospital in Durham have not necessarily had an adverse impact on Mount Forest’s hospital.

EAST GARAFRAXA – “Self care comes first.” 

WELLINGTON COUNTY – A new season for Girl Guides will start up in September, but some kids may not get to take part unless more volunteers step up to lead the troops.

ROCKWOOD – Canada Day has come and gone, but there will be fireworks in Rockwood on Aug. 1 when the community hosts its annual Party in the Park event at Rockmosa Park.

GUELPH/ERAMOSA – This August, two farming teams will be competing for the privilege of representing Ontario at a national event honouring outstanding young farmers, and the winner will be chosen right here in Wellington County.

ENNOTVILLE – Woodworker Steven Culumovic is not exactly sure how long the stone house at the Highway 6 intersection in Ennotville went unoccupied before he bought the property, but his estimate is 20 years. Now Culumovic is working to breathe new life into the historic building.

KENILWORTH – Council for the Township of Wellington North unanimously supported a motion to expedite the tendering process for demolition of Mount Forest’s outdoor swimming pool, despite a vocal contingent of community members who attended the July 22 council meeting to speak out in favour of saving

ENNOTVILLE – Woodworker Steven Culumovic is not exactly sure how long the stone house at the Highway 6 intersection in Ennotville went unoccupied before he bought the property, but his estimate is 20 years.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – If there are people in the county making extraordinary efforts to promote mental health and prevent suicide, Cecilia Marie Roberts wants to hear about them.

GUELPH – Project bids far in excess of what was budgeted have caused Wellington County council to defer planned upgrades to its waste transfer stations in Rothsay and Elora.

ARTHUR – The Arthur Seniors Club is staying put at the Senior Citizen Hall thanks to the Arthur Optimist Club.

FERGUS – Barbara Henneberry has now been in the field of early childhood education for 38 years, and this year she received a special honour for her work: a Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Early Childhood Education.