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Why did the chicken cross the road? To get to the Knox Presbyterian Church in Listowel of course!

What started out as simply a dinner with old friends has quickly snowballed into a full-blown reunion for the Elma Township Public School Class of 1977.

The Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron 769 Centennaires held their spaghetti dinner and silent auction fundraiser on April 1 at Parkview Gardens in Listowel.

This year’s Sunshine List, released at the end of March, saw some familiar and local names on the list. Ontario annually publishes a list of public sector employees who earn more than $100,000. The Sunshine List website then takes this data, as they are released in inaccessible formats on the govern

The Huron Perth Agricultural Science Centre (HPASC) held their first annual general meeting on March 29 at 7 p.m. The virtual meeting was open for anyone to attend, provided they pre-register for the meeting link.

Last week, it was announced that Listowel’s country singing sweetheart, Karli June, has been nominated for three Country Music Association of Ontario (CMAOntario) awards. She has been recognized in three separate categories; Rising Star, Songwriter of the Year (for her song ‘Makes You Pretty’) and A

Four years ago, Malory Conners was the first to run out on to the 18th green to congratulate her husband on his first career PGA Tour victory at the 2019 Valero Texas Open.

A council workshop was held on March 30 to discuss the new Bruce County Official Plan – Plan the Bruce.

Representatives from a number of community organizations participated in a workshop hosted by the Saugeen Valley Children’s Safety Village on March 31.

The beautiful sugar shack at Meadow Ridge Maple was the centre of festivities at this year’s Maplefest on April 1. The local Optimist Club partnered with Meadow Ridge Maple on the Saturday of the two-day event. Huge crowds took advantage of the nice weather and best of all, the chance to enjoy panca

The ongoing opioid crisis, which in some communities has been declared an emergency, continues to be the focus of the Grey Bruce Health Unit’s board of health, now that the COVID-19 pandemic is waning.

CS Law of Walkerton is this year’s “Premium Bar Sponsor” for the 2023 “Evening In Tuscany” Gala. The gala will take place on Saturday, April 29 at the Cargill Community Centre. Accepting the donation from Carman Stafford (right) of CS Law are Maureen Shuler, WDHF gala committee member, and WDHF Exec

Bruce County Public Library is hosting free tax clinics through the Community Volunteer Income Tax Program (CVITP).

Anyone who doubts that spring has arrived needs to look at local rivers and streams. Even where there’s still snow, the water is much higher than usual, and it’s flowing quickly.