Hurry hard – The Fergus Curling Club has an active roster on Wednesday afternoons for its seniors…
Big ask
The two green envelopes, addressed to Santa Claus, had been tucked under a stack of files for 12 years, but the notes inside each of them confirmed that my unique, kind, polite children are still all those things, with just enough unapologetic confidence to keep it real.
Lights
I think I get it now, the whole rush to decorate for Christmas weeks before it happens. Not October. I don’t get that. But November decor, well, I’ve accepted that.
Victoria Park Seniors Centre hosts Craft Shoppe
Busy hands – Once a week for about two hours, Lois McDougall of Elora gets to work on a quilt at…
Lighthouse
Good music never gets old. Good musicians don’t either. And my music-obsessed heart will always beat just a little faster for a band with a good horn section.
Paramount
You should have seen my face when I found out that I could not watch the new season of Yellowstone, a highly charged fictional television series that was last winter’s binge-watching addiction in my house.
GrandPals Project seeks to form intergenerational bonds
MAPLETON – Classroom environments may look very different to today’s seniors, but the key lessons they’ve learned in life will now be part of the curriculum for students in Teszalyn Roantree’s grade 4/5 class at Maryborough Public School.
Melody Makers performed Remembrance Day Program
Melody Makers – The Victoria Park Seniors Centre’s talented musicians, the Melody Makers, gave…
‘We Will Remember Them’ display an invitation to learn personal history of veterans
ABOYNE – With the start of November comes a marker of remembrance that has become an important tradition on the sprawling lawn of the Wellington County Museum and Archives, (WCMA).
Victoria Cross staff ensures local veterans are honoured year round
MOUNT FOREST – Remembrance Day will be marked at schools across Wellington County.
Remembrance starts with poppies, ends with respect at St. Mary Catholic School
ELORA – On the wall, in the hallway just a short distance through the front door of St. Mary Catholic School in Elora, a cut-out of a solider is pasted to the wall.
Alright
The kids are alright. That’s the message I want you to take away from this Remembrance Day column.
Annual Veteran’s Day Panel a powerful lesson in Remembrance for students
GUELPH – It’s one thing to read about our nation’s history at times of war, but it’s another lesson entirely to hear the lived experiences of those who have faced war or are actively serving their country in times of conflict.
Dusted
We did it. Our Halloween costumes met all my criteria: creative, affordable, comfortable, and not a lot of makeup or fuss.
New training, dock diving aquatic centre making a splash with dogs in Mount Forest
MOUNT FOREST – A new training and aquatic facility for dogs is bringing waves of happiness to Dawn McMurray, whose career revolves around canines.