The Bruce County Public Library Walkerton Branch will host Debbie Schenk’s dynamic art until July 15.
Love, Nichol honoured for volunteer service at Elma TPS
Rhonda Love and Bev Nichol were recently recognized for their many years of volunteer service at Elma Township Public School. Both ladies have been dedicated volunteers in the Reading Assistance Program and various other volunteer capacities for over 15 and 20 years, respectively. They received the
Hattie Baker worked tirelessly for Perth County boys
The book Water Under the Bridges: Fullarton Township, 1824-1997 tells the story of Hattie Baker’s Farm Centre for Boys and her devotion to housing and educating vulnerable youth.
Remembrance Day needs to be more
Before this year, I knew Remembrance Day was important, but I never thought about how much. In October, our class created a performance to share at our school’s Remembrance Day ceremony as well as at the local Legion luncheon. It included the song “One Tin Soldier” and ended with us holding up lett
Sacred Heart Teeswater student smashed 40-yearo-old shot put record
A four-decade-old track and field record at Sacred Heart Teeswater has been broken. Luke McDonald etched his name in the school’s history books last week with a record-setting throw in the intermediate boys shot put competition. His throw of 10.47 metres bested the previous record of 10.10 metres, w
Community Living celebrates with #ITookABreak23
May was Community Living Month in Ontario, and on May 31, the organization celebrated with #ITookABreak23. Throughout the month of May, Community Living associations across the province celebrated Community Living Month. This month is a time to celebrate the rights, choices and inclusion for people
Listowel Baptist Church disperses garage sale funds
The Listowel Baptist Church’s garage sale on May 19-20 yielded almost $30,000, which was split four ways ($7,454.80) and given to local organizations in Listowel.
Ground officially broken on future Perth East All Wheels Park
Perth East is all set to build its first All Wheels Park.
The historic Woodham sawmill
Did you know there used to be a sawmill in Woodham? The accompanying photograph from Stratford-Perth Archives with this article shows some of the mill workers. They are, back row, from left: Billie Wynn, Joe Rinn, Creighton Wynn, Sidney Mills, and Alonzo Mills. Front: Mary Mills and Lula Mills.
This generation is a whole new generation of change
As one of the many born into Generation Alpha, I have noticed that the older generations don’t have as much confidence in us.
Newcomers go ‘shopping’ in Huron County
Over 60 new Ukrainian residents in Huron County, along with their children, went “shopping” on May 27 at an event held in partnership with the Huron Immigration Partnership, the Salvation Army and District 9 Retired Teachers of Ontario.
Wingham Legion installs officers for 2023
The Wingham Legion Branch 180 installed its officers for 2023 on Wednesday, May 31. This year’s officers include, from left: Andy Roger, Tracey MacDonald, Terry Anger, John Douglas, Cheryl Saint, James Saint (first vice-president), Rose McKaque (president), Tom Chester (second vice-president); Legio
Hanover Community Players gearing up for production of ‘Matilda’
Summer is coming and things are winding down on the Hanover Community Players (HCP) stage, but that doesn’t mean that efforts have stopped.
