MOUNT FOREST – Sharon Wenger, chair of the Mount Forest Fireworks Festival, recently presented a cheque to Community Pantry Board member Mary Wenger in the amount of $3,085.
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Headwaters Arts hosts annual Christmas art show, sale
ALTON – Headwaters Art Gallery is set to host their annual Christmas artesan gift and fine art show and sale Nov. 13 to Jan. 5.
Grand River Mustangs honour veterans with annual Remembrance Day Classic hockey tournament
FERGUS – The Grand River Mustangs hosted their sixth annual Remembrance Day Classic hockey tournament from Nov. 8 to 10 in Fergus.
Hundred-year-old veteran Oliver Randall shares Second World War experience
ABOYNE – Oliver Randall is a Second World War veteran who celebrated his 100th birthday in July.
Sonia Day launching second novel is Sisters of the Soil series on Nov. 23
FERGUS – Author Sonia Day is holding a launch party for her 10th book The Newfoundland Lunch Party, A Sisters of the Soil Novel with Recipes, on Nov. 23 at the Local Pieces Gallery in Fergus.
Police beat: More partner violence charges laid
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Local police continue to lay intimate partner violence charges across the county.
Wellington County Museum places 500 lawn markers for fallen soldiers
ABOYNE – For many years the Wellington County Museum has adorned its front lawn with over 500 markers for those who have fallen during wars for Remembrance Day.
St. Joseph Catholic School honours veterans with special Remembrance Day ceremony
FERGUS – St. Joseph Catholic School in Fergus had a special Remembrance Day ceremony.
The Duende Kings play at Fergus Grand Theatre
FERGUS – The Duende Kings played a tribute performance to the Gipsy Kings at the Fergus Grand Theatre on Oct. 25.
Wellington North communities pause to remember the fallen
WELLINGTON NORTH – Mount Forest and Arthur communities both honoured the war dead by gathering at separate Remembrance Day ceremonies on Nov. 11.
Maryborough man jailed after 1892 shooting
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Mayor’s Charity Bonspiel set for Nov. 21
MOUNT FOREST – Wellington North Mayor Andy Lennox is set to host his second annual Mayor’s Charity Bonspiel on Nov. 21 at the Mount Forest Curling Club.
High school information nights coming up
GUELPH – The Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) invites Grade 8 students and their families to attend upcoming high school information nights.
Rae announces more funding for rural municipalities
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The Ontario government is increasing the Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund (OMPF) by $100 million over two years, bringing the total funding envelope to $600 million by 2026.