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The Ditner Family presented X-ray committee member Cathy Spitzig (top right) with a $5,000 donation in memory of their parents, Don and Ruth Ditner, for the X-ray Suite Replacement Campaign’s ‘Buy-A-Bone’ initiative.

The first local baby of 2026, Maddox Larabee, was born to parents Kelsey and Aaron Larabee of Walkerton at the South Bruce Grey Health Centre’s Walkerton Hospital, on Jan. 1 at 3:12 a.m., weighing six pounds.

The Hallahan Family, in memory of loving wife, mother and Gramma Agnes Hallahan, presented a $5,000 donation to the WDHF in support of the X-ray Suite Replacement Campaign’s ‘Buy-A-Bone’ initiative.

In early 1928, staff at the Listowel Banner newspaper did the same as they launched an initiative to attract additional subscribers. Their “Subscription Contest” was introduced in the Feb. 2 issue which dedicated two full pages to the announcement.

In December, a Wingham dance group received a banner recognizing their accomplishments in international competition in 2025.

The Rotary Club of Walkerton recently made donations to a variety of local organizations. Clockwise from top left: The club very pleased to support the Walkerton District Community School’s Breakfast Program.