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ELORA – Elora Community Theatre presented King Lear over the Civic Holiday weekend. Cast illness prevented performances of Much Ado About Nothing. Both shows are scheduled to run August 8 to 11.

ELORA – My Son the Hurricane, the popular multi-horn brass funk band from Niagara performed on July 27 at the Elora Legion to an enthusiastic crowd.

GUELPH – The Guelph Humane Society is hosting the Cutest Pet Photo Contest to celebrate pets in the community and raise funds to provide hope, care and compassion for more than 180 animals currently waiting for their new home at GHS.

Thousands of people showed up at the July 30 event, which was held off for about an hour as rain deluged the village.

CENTRE WELLINGTON – The Fergus Agricultural Society has been able to upgrade equipment with the help of a $149,800 Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) grant. 

ELORA – Rio Youers recently launched his latest book, "The Bang-Bang Sisters," at the Elora Brewing Company. 

ROCKWOOD – Nathaniel Schofield was honoured outside the OPP station in Rockwood on Aug. 4 during a memorial organized by his mother Faye Dzikewich. 

HARRISTON –  The Harriston Street Party was a hit on Aug. 10.

GUELPH – The Wellington Water Watchers celebrated a milestone on July 30. The grassroots organization received "Blue Community" status from the Council of Canadians.

GUELPH-ERAMOSA – On the evening of Aug. 4, 2020, a passerby found the body of Mohamed Amin Ismail, 25, of Ottawa, on Watson Road just south of Wellington Road 124, east of Guelph.

ERIN – It appears some town officials are ignoring media inquiries about the recent departure of Erin Fire Chief Jim Sawkins.

KENILWORTH – Shorter operating hours at the hospital in Durham have not necessarily had an adverse impact on Mount Forest’s hospital.

CENTRE WELLINGTON – The Centre Wellington U17 Riverhawks boys box lacrosse team will be heading to London for the Ontario Summer Games, competing against the province’s top teams.