MINTO — The Harriston and District Horticultural Society held its summer flower show on Aug. 15 at the Harriston Community Centre with over 130 entries of flowers and vegetables.
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Culture Days events coming to Wellington North
WELLINGTON NORTH – This September and October, Ontario is celebrating the Culture Days Festival, an annual celebration of arts, culture and heritage.
‘Around the World in Three Fair Days’ theme of Harriston-Minto Fall Fair
HARRISTON – The 164th Harriston-Minto Fall Fair is set to take place Sept. 15 to 17.
Clifford and District Horticulture Flower and Edibles Show award winners
CLIFFORD – Gladiolus, sunflowers, roses, potted plants, as well as fruits and vegetables from local gardens were showed and judged at the Clifford and District Horticulture Flower and Edibles Show on Aug. 22.
Louise Marshall Hospital emergency department to close Sept. 9 to 10
MOUNT FOREST – For the third time this summer, the emergency department at Louise Marshall Hospital here will temporarily close this weekend. The closure will take place between Sept. 9 at 5am and Sept. 10 at 7am.
Agricultural societies struggle with lack of youth volunteers
WELLINGTON COUNTY — Many agricultural societies in the county have seen a drop in youth volunteers, causing some of them to have a difficult time getting by with fall fairs.
Plenty of fun at the Palmerston Agricultural Fair
PALMERSTON- Senior ambassador Peyton McBeth and junior ambassador Hailey Schneider were kept busy at the Palmerston Agricultural Fair last weekend.
Harriston shares the streets with the Leslie Motors Classic Ford Show
HARRISTON- This 1958 Ford Edsel Corsair, owned by Vic Lewick of Toronto, was among the vehicles on display at the Leslie Motors Classic Ford Show, held in conjunction with the Harriston Street Party on Aug. 12.
Ham no longer on lam: runaway hog caught, returned to owner
HARRISTON – Many residents here were shocked recently to see a pig roaming the streets after it escaped a Durham-area farmer at Harriston Meat Packers on Aug. 14.
Campaign to fund museum caboose restoration underway
MINTO — The Palmerston Railway Heritage Museum and the Town of Minto are making efforts to restore the caboose located outside of the museum beside the railway tracks.