MRI donation – The Palmerston and District Hospital Foundation MRI+ Campaign has received a donation of $48,000 from the proceeds of the Mount Forest Legion Branch 134 Catch the Ace Raffle.
News
Harriston arena/fairgrounds master plan concept unveiled
HARRISTON – Local residents got their first look at a proposed master plan for the grounds surrounding the Harriston-Minto Community Complex on Feb. 20.
Robert McKim established hamlet of Parker in 1860s
A while back I offered a brief survey of Bosworth, the long-vanished hamlet on Wellington Road 7, on the Peel/Maryborough border.
Spectacle
Four-eyes. Remember when that was the kind of insult that burned?
You have arrived
As the GPS, standard in most cars and smart phones completes its directions and a vehicle pulls up to the address a cheery maiden announces, “You have arrived.”
Play equipment to be relocated to Carberry Park
ERIN – Lions Club Park play equipment will be relocated to Carberry Park for the next two summers.
Take a bath in the forest
ELORA – Learn about connecting with the serene beauty of nature at the Forest Bathing Tree Talk, taking place on March 21 at 7:30pm at the Elora Centre for the Arts.
Police beat: Local teen charged with selling cannabis at high school
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Police have charged a Centre Wellington teen in connection with cannabis trafficking at a local high school.
Centre 2000 welcomes guests to Family Day event
ERIN – Centre 2000 was host to a day of events on Family Day, Feb. 19.
Fergus woman wins $50,000 in OLG game
FERGUS – Olga Bodnar is extra ‘merry’ after winning a MERRY MILLIONS prize worth $50,000 in the Jan. 9 draw.
Ladies Wilkin Bonspiel winners
FERGUS – KW Granite hosted the Ladies Wilkin Bonspiel on Feb. 10 at the Fergus Curling Club.
February is ‘adopt a rescued rabbit’ month
GUELPH – February is Adopt a Rescued Rabbit Month and, to encourage more rabbit adoptions, the Guelph Humane Society (GHS) is launching a ‘Hoppy Tails’ Rabbit Adoption promotion.
Alma has ‘sensational turnout’ for ‘Sciensational Sssnakes’
ALMA – The Alma Community Centre was packed, and the parking lot was overflowing when Sciensational Sssnakes of Guelph slithered into town on Family Day, Feb. 19.
Two teams emerge as winners at Granite Homes Bonspiel
ELORA – On Feb. 3, 16 teams took to the ice over two draws at the Granite Homes Bonspiel at the Elora Curling Club, with two emerging victorious.