Submitted June 9, 2022Cartoons
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‘Poppy rocks’ placed on graves of local veterans
Take a close look around the next time you visit your loved one’s grave, or you stroll through Walkerton’s two cemeteries.
Saugeen Hospice Inc. receives charitable status
The board of directors of Saugeen Hospice is pleased to announce that the not-for-profit Ontario corporation has officially received charitable status from the Canada Revenue Agency.
It is important to keep track of medical changes
This column is written as a follow-up to my May 23 column, where I outlined the new cancer medications (pills for melanoma) that I am taking. My experience indicates to me what can happen when changes are made. The question is, “How do I know what was done and was it done properly by the doctor?”
OPP record checks moving online
A June 6 media release states the OPP is moving record checks online as of June 13. The new process will allow those living in OPP-policed communities to submit requests for police record checks at opp.ca/recordchecks.
IN PHOTOS – Between the Lines wraps spring soccer, volleyball seasons
Listowel’s Between The Lines Sports Campus wrapped up its spring seasons across several soccer and volleyball divisions last month.
IN PHOTOS – Listowel School of Dance returns to stage with ‘Frozen’
The Listowel School of Dance wrapped up its 2021-22 season with its year-end recital “Frozen,” which took place at Listowel District Secondary School on June 4-5. Pictured are select highlights of the show.
Perth County launches new transit app
Perth County, the City of Stratford, the Town of St. Marys and the Municipality of North Perth are excited to announce the launch of the new PC Connect app.
Jesus wept
As I write this, I am preparing for a visitation and memorial for my brother-in-law who died unexpectedly in a recent car accident.
Fifty Archives Treasures: Mitchell Fire Brigade stages ‘Happy Valley’ fundraiser
This week’s 21st treasure from the collection of the Stratford-Perth Archives’ continuing series “Treasures from the Archives” is a poster advertising a charity event at the Mitchell Opera House. This event, a play titled “Happy Valley,” was staged by the Mitchell Fire Brigade in order to raise fund
Huron County Museum & Historic Gaol welcomes ‘Speaking of Democracy’ travelling exhibit
The Huron County Museum is pleased to welcome Speaking of Democracy, a travelling exhibit from the Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, on display at the Museum until July 10.
Listowel School of Dance returns to live competitions
The dancers and staff from the Listowel School of Dance (LSOD) are back with a bang, attending their first two live events in over two years this past April.
Fifty Archives Treasures: The Stratford Shakespeare Festival, 1953
“With one bold stroke that has left our big cities gasping, Stratford, Ont., famous mainly for producing Howie Morenz, will this summer claim its birthright with a Shakespearean festival starring Alec Guinness on the banks of the Avon” proclaimed Maclean’s magazine on May 1, 1953.
