TORONTO – On May 6 and 7, hundreds of students from across the province gathered at the Toronto Congress Centre for the 2024 Skills Ontario competition, including may teams from the Upper Grand District School Board.
Centre Wellington
Elora Rocks Lawn Bowling Club hosts spring open house
ELORA – Elora Rocks Lawn Bowling Club held its annual spring open house May 8 to 10, and club president and membership director Ev Robson was very happy with the turnout.
Annual plant sale in Elora
ELORA – Spring has sprung, and on May 11 the grounds of the Elora Centre for the Arts were a magnet for local gardeners. The Elora and Salem Horticultural Society held its annual plant sale, and hundreds of green-thumbed locals attended to snap up their favourite plants.
Fridge donation to free pantry
ELORA – Stirling Marathon delivered a fridge to the Elora Community Pantry behind the Geddes Street Market on May 8, allowing the free pantry to offer perishable goods to those in need.
Students holding car wash fundraiser
FERGUS – Emmanuel Christian High School is holding a car wash fundraiser in support of Groves Memorial Community Hospital.
School board to seek public input on boundaries for new schools
FERGUS – The UGDSB will conduct boundary reviews and consider public input to determine from which areas students will be assigned to the new Centre Wellington Elementary School and South Guelph Secondary School.
Students raced to paint canvasses during board-wide Live Art Battle at Centre Wellington District High School
FERGUS – Artists and art enthusiasts flocked to Centre Wellington District High School (CWDHS) on the evening of May 8 for an art show and board-wide Live Art Battle.
‘City of Fergus’ sign a mistake: township
FERGUS – For a hot second, the town of Fergus was elevated to city status. Eagle-eyed readers told the Advertiser a “City of Fergus” welcome sign was recently erected on Highway 6 at the south entrance to town.
Sweet Patti’s Favourites: Patti Bird’s gift to family, community
ELORA – Jayne Cremasco’s sister Patti Bird was born on Cremasco’s 10th birthday.
Police beat: Meth charge
ARTHUR – A local man was charged with meth possession after police investigated a vehicle here in the early morning.