It was great to be able to take in some of the events at the Listowel Fair this July after not having in-person fair events the past two summers. This year’s theme was “Visions of Wagon Wheels to Ferris Wheels.”
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PLAY REVIEW: ‘The Sweet Delilah Swim Club’ celebrates lifelong bonds of women, friendship
The second show of the season at Drayton Entertainment’s St. Jacobs venue is a celebration of women and the choices they make.
Win with focus
Are you letting someone else’s loaded bar prevent you from lifting what you’re capable of? A friend of mine told me a story that I didn’t fully appreciate in its entirety until right now...
Streaming, flaxen, waxen
The Cowsills’ 1968 single “Hair” based on the musical of the same name always makes me laugh every time I hear it.
Fifty Archives Treasures: Signature card of Apollo 11 astronauts
After 50 years of operation, Stratford-Perth Archives houses an ever-growing collection of material that is carefully preserved and made accessible for researchers from Perth County and around the world. One of the ways that we are celebrating the Archives’ golden anniversary is by highlighting 50 “
Turnbacks
Ten Years Ago 2012 – North Perth council prepared to go paperless by using Apple’s iPad 3.…
Putting epidemics into perspective
There is no more effective way to throw fear into the hearts of the general public than to mention the word “epidemic.”
Don’t cross the dreaded Canadian Cobra Chicken
In the Canadian wilderness, several animals strike fear into those who come across them – bears (all bears – black, brown, polar, grizzly), snakes, coyotes, cougars and moose.
$22,600 OTF grant gives Listowel Ag. Society financial boost
On July 14, as the parade celebrating the Listowel Fair’s opening night concluded, Perth-Wellington MPP Matthew Rae congratulated members of the Listowel Agricultural Society (LAS) on the work done since receiving a $22,600 Resilient Communities Fund grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF)
BTE sells transport division of Listowel business
Local injection molding manufacturer BTE has sold its transport division to a Mississauga-based company as of May 1, company officials confirmed for the Banner recently.
Work at Atwood Cenotaph underway
Work at the Atwood Cenotaph commenced last week, with plans to create an accessible entrance while improving landscaping to the prominent local monument. The project has been in the works for several years under the direction of the Atwood Cenotaph Refurbishment Group.
Vehicle stolen from local dealership
On July 7, members of the Perth County OPP were dispatched to a business on Road 164 in the Municipality of North Perth for the report of a stolen vehicle.
HPPH continues to stress caution amidst seventh wave of COVID
The seventh wave of COVID-19 continues in Huron-Perth. Sadly, Huron Perth Public Health (HPPH) is reporting five more deaths due to COVID-19, as well as three hospitalizations and six outbreaks in highest-risk settings.
Local leaders comment on emergency department closures
North Huron Reeve Bernie Bailey is concerned the recent temporary closure of the emergency departments (ED) at the Wingham and District Hospital and Listowel Memorial Hospital will not be the last one.
