MAPLETON – The Alma Optimist Club held a community BBQ at the Alma Community Centre on July 26.
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Minto welcomes new business, Stonehouse Design
HARRISTON – Stonehouse Design celebrated its opening with a ribbon cutting on July 12.
U13 Boys soccer team to compete in semi-finals Aug. 23
CENTRE WELLINGTON – The Fergus/Elora District Soccer U13 Boys rep team defeated the Orangeville Storm 3-1 on July 24 at Victoria Park in Fergus.
Guelph man arrested for auto theft
GUELPH – A Guelph man has been arrested following an incident last month in which a car owner was dragged during a theft.
FEDS enjoys a busy summer season
CENTRE WELLINGTON – The Fergus Elora District Soccer Club has enjoyed a busy summer, with over 1,200 players participating in special needs, youth and adult programs.
Government of Ontario supports beef sector through enhancements to loan guarantee program and investment in Ontario beef
CARLETON PLACE – Beef Farmers of Ontario (BFO) officials are extremely appreciative of the Government of Ontario’s swift response in implementing enhancements to the Feeder Cattle Loan Guarantee Program.
Highland dancers compete through spring and summer
CENTRE WELLINGTON – Dancers from the Blue Bonnet Lassies School of Highland Dance have been busy with highland dance competitions this spring and summer.
When rain comes in torrents, maybe you need a rain garden
ABOYNE – Gardeners know that collecting rainwater and using it to water their gardens is a smart way to conserve water.
Got gravel in your garden? You can grow in that: master gardener
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The glaciers that formed the topography of Wellington County left areas of sand and gravel deposits that created dry, rocky areas in gardens.
Palmerston Lions Club closed formal meeting for the year
PALMERSTON – The Palmerston Lions Club has closed formal meeting for the year, but will be active in the community over the summer months with ongoing projects.
Grand reopening of Sterre Cafe and Gifts
ARTHUR – Sterre Cafe and Gifts (222 George St., Arthur), under new ownership, held a ribbon cutting and grand reopening on July 13.
Local Estonian group accused of honouring Nazi monument
ELORA – Members of Seedrioru, an Estonian cultural centre outside Elora, are reeling after accusations that a summer camp it offers for children of its members secretly honours Nazis.
More office space to be added at Fergus sportsplex
FERGUS – The stretching and weight rooms at the Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex are about to be merged to make way for more office space. That has some members worried it will become too crowded and potentially unsafe in the weight room, with not enough space to properly stretch.
OPP officer’s conduct may have led to Arthur man’s death: SIU
ROCKWOOD – The Special Investigations Unit has designated a "subject official" in Nathaniel Schofield's case, meaning an officer's conduct appears "to have been the cause of the incident" that led to his death.
Grimsby resident dead after colliding with trail gate while riding motorcycle
ERIN – Emergency crews responded to a single-vehicle crash on the Elora Cataract Trail, near the 4th Line in Erin, on July 28 at about 11pm.