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The council of the Municipality of North Perth marked the return of Volunteer Appreciation Night on Tuesday, April 18 for the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The event at the Elma Memorial Community Centre in Atwood saw a great turnout from the community.

The Walkerton District Community School Grade 5/6 girls’ basketball team had a great day at the Bluewater Tournament in Chesley. The girls played well as a team and were all quick learners. They improved throughout the day and were competitive in every game. They lost their second game by two points

This past weekend, April 22 and 23, the Walkerton and District Optimist Club sponsored a youth grade 6-8 volleyball tournament. It ran both Saturday and Sunday and was organized by Mary Steffen, a teacher from ICS Formosa. It was a huge success and it seemed the youth enjoyed some extra time to play

On an unseasonably warm Saturday, April 15, Klages Mill in Chesley was the site for Ontario Horticultural Association’s District 8 annual general meeting.

Grey Bruce Singers donate to the Midwestern Rotary Music Festival taking place over the next couple of weeks. Margot Hundt and Yvonne Kieffer, both part of the music festival and also Grey Bruce Singers members, receive the cheque from Rotarian Tom Traversy and Christine Bowman, both co-presidents o

Near the farm fence on the east side of Walkerton Cemetery, their names etched on stones next to one another, lie the memories of two men killed in action during the First World War. 

The Rotary Club conducted the ninth drawing of the Walkerton Lottery on April 20. Winners in this draw include: Fran Ellis ($1,000), Glen Sternall ($500), Marilyn Grubb ($300), Elaine Schaab and Dwayne Kaster ($250) Kitty Chisholm ($200) and Hans Widmer ($150). The draw was made by Rotarian Margaret

Formosa Lion President Jim Batte welcomed everyone to the April 2023 meeting. Following a delicious meal prepared by Kathy and Joe Benninger and their team, Secretary Hank Soers and Treasurer Jennifer Batte tended to their duties.

The Walkerton and District Hospital Foundation recently received a $2,000 sponsorship from Walkerton Toyota for the upcoming gala, “An Evening in Tuscany.” The sold-out April 29 event will be held at the Cargill Community Centre. Pictured, from left: Maureen Schuler, gala committee member; Matt Dohm

I started at the Gurney Glove Factory, where Bell’s Pizza is now, full-time at Easter when I was in Grade 12 at Wingham High School. My sister Dorothy and I decided to quit school, as we would’ve had to buy new books for the third term and we didn’t have any money. We had both already worked at Gurn

The April 13 meeting of the Wingham & Area Historical Society started with a reading by Valdeane Gedke and Brent Bowyer of Audrey McKague’s recollections of “Dating and Romance in the early 1950s in the Wingham area.” These included the importance of the Royal T as a gathering place for dances and d