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Members of St. Joseph’s Catholic Women’s League  – Cargill received service pins and scrolls on Nov. 27 in recognition of their years of service to the group. Pictured: (Front row, from left) Cathy Vanderlee, 40 years; Cathy Elphick, 50 years; and Wendy Weatherall, 40 years. (Back row) Anne Graf, 40

Our pioneering ancestors made do with home-made presents at Christmas. Mother could sew a rag doll for her daughter. Father might whittle a toy horse for his son. Then as families prospered they were able to buy gifts in the local general store, practical gifts like dishes, a new coat or boots.

The Rotary Club of Walkerton held the first draw of its 2022-23 Walkerton Lottery on Dec. 8. Winners are Kevin and Kristen Schaab ($1,000), Bonne Noble ($500), Cory Culbert ($300), Angela Freiburger ($250), Dave Batte ($200) and Dr. Papaioannou ($150). The draw was made by exchange student Palmy Wiw

The Walkerton and District Hospital Foundation (WDHF) received a donation of $4,000 from the Second Hand Rose Shop on Tuesday, Dec. 13. Pictured at the cheque presentation are, from left: Pat Simpson, WDHF director; Brittany Hawkins, WDHF executive director; and Monica Zettel, Shirley Kuntz and Bria

The hottest ticket in town on Nov. 25 was the Fashion Show held at the Wingham Knights of Columbus Centre. The sold-out show featured vintage dresses from the 1920s to the 1970s, as well as a variety of pieces from today. The fashion show raised $2,000 for the Wingham and District Hospital and $700

Members of the Back 9’s summer Wednesday league made a $550 contribution to the Listowel Salvation Army Food Bank in November. Pictured, from left: George Arlein, Dale Fleischauer, Dennis Biehn, Keith Baker, Miles Dadson, Ron Walter, Rob Dosman, Wilf Genzle, Ralph Dwarika and Aub James present a che

Avon Maitland’s North Region Intermediate Volleyball Tournament was hosted by North Perth Westfield Elementary School on Dec. 7, with five area schools taking part. The F.E. Madill Grade 8 team won the girls’ division, while Howick won the boys’ bracket.

Promar Karate from Listowel did extremely well at the Virtual World Karate Championships this year. With COVID-19 knocking out live tournaments, much of the martial arts world turned to virtual karate over the past couple years.  The Virtual World Karate Championships had competitors from Canada, U.

Four Listowel Local League teams competed in the Regional Silver Stick championships in Collingwood last weekend.

The Listowel Legion distributed $10,000 to three local organizations on Thursday, Dec. 8. The donation was made using proceeds from the latest round of the Catch the Ace draw. The Listowel Memorial Hospital Foundation received $5,000, and Listowel Minor Hockey and Listowel Minor Baseball each receiv

Recently, the Listowel Agricultural Society made a donation to Listowel Memorial Hospital. The donation comes as a result of the successful 2022 Listowel Agricultural Fair, held July 14-17.

After 50 years of operation, Stratford-Perth Archives houses an ever-growing collection of material that is carefully preserved and made accessible for researchers from around the world.

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