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John Deere Heritage Days brings tractor enthusiasts to Puslinch
PUSLINCH – John Deere Heritage Days took place from Aug. 9 to 11 in Puslinch Township.
Elora Centre for the Arts launches speaker series
CENTRE WELLINGTON – A three-part speaker series exploring the art-based approaches to health and wellness is coming to Elora next month.
Hootenanny on the Grass
ELORA – The No Name Band, along with three other groups, entertained over 200 guests at Hootenanny on the Grass hosted by Knox Presbyterian Church in Elora on August 4.
Belwood Lions help celebrate Advanced Marine’s 25th anniversary
BELWOOD – The Belwood and District Lions Club was invited by Advanced Marine, on Wellington Road 18 between Belwood and Fergus, to host a barbecue to celebrate Advanced Marine’s 25th anniversary.
Rockwood Football Club champions
ROCKWOOD – The Rockwood Football Club girls 2008 team was crowned champions of the AC Douglas Tournament in Niagara Falls last weekend.
London’s fifth annual 5k Run/Walk for Diabetes
LONDON – Type Diabeat It announcesd the 5th annual 5k Run/Walk for Diabetes, set to take place on Sept. 7 at Springbank Park from 8am to 12pm.
Donation presented to Centre Wellington Food Bank
FERGUS – Mary-Ann Branciere, left, vice president of the Fergus and District Horticultural Society, presents Curt McQueen, manager of the Centre Wellington Food Bank, with a $1,029 cash donation thanks to the generosity of everyone attending this year’s Garden Tour on June 23. Branciere was the lead
Habitat For Humanity volunteer lunch
FERGUS – The Fergus Legion donated lunch to the staff and volunteers at the Habitat for Humanity build at the Garafraxa Street West location in Fergus.
Lot18apalooza: a celebration of the simple things in life
ELORA – When Zain Rahman and his wife Patti Boutin moved from Mississauga to Mathieson Street in Elora 10 years ago, it didn’t take them long to realize they “had landed somewhere special,” Rahman said.
Grove ‘sub-hub’ coming to Rockwood in September
ROCKWOOD – The Grove Youth Wellness Hub currently has sites in Erin, Fergus, Guelph and Palmerston. And soon there will be a "sub-hub" in Rockwood.
Record-breaking attendance at ‘best ever’ Drayton Fair
MAPLETON – Officials say last weekend’s 167th Drayton Fair was a “resounding success.”
Sargent’s book recalls people, places of 1950s Belwood
BELWOOD – Born one day after the end of the Second World War, Bob Sargent grew up in the 1950s on a 100-acre farm one mile north of Belwood.
Western conference champions Fergus Thistles lose to Peterborough in Meredith Cup final
PETERBOROUGH – It was a good playoff run for the Fergus Thistles, but in the end, it was Peterborough who claimed the Ontario Junior C lacrosse championship.
Elora artist Julianna Cox exhibiting in New York
ELORA – Julianna Cox will be featured in an upcoming solo exhibit of small works on paper at the James Cox Gallery in Woodstock, New York.