MOUNT FOREST - The Mount Forest Lions presented Donna Leach of the Community Pantry (food bank) with a donation of $8,800.
Blessings Thrift and Gift Store donates to worthy causes
ARTHUR - St. John Catholic School in Arthur recently reached out to the Blessings Thrift and Gift Store in Palmerston, asking for help in enhancing its outdoor learning and activity environment.
Harriston-Minto Agricultural Society awards 2023 Bursary
MINTO – Kate Howlett received the Harriston-Minto Agricultural Society Donna Charter’s Memorial Bursary for 2023.
Film fest presents Who’s Yer Father?
PALMERSTON – This month’s Big Film Fest presentation is the 2023 comedy Who’s Yer Father?
Norwell Abound sends singing greetings to Terrace
PALMERSTON - Norwell District Secondary School’s Abound Group made Christmas cards for residents at the Palmerston Royal Terrace long term and residential care home.
GRCA warns of above-normal water flows
CAMBRIDGE – A weather system crossing the Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) watershed was expected to bring above freezing temperatures and approximately 30 to 40 millimetres of mixed snow and rain on Jan. 9
Township seeking input from residents on draft 2024 budget
PUSLINCH – The township has launched its annual community engagement survey on the township’s 2024 proposed budget on EngagePuslinch.ca.
Spindrift Wind Quartet coming to Melville Church
FERGUS - The Spindrift Wind Quartet will begin the Gallery Concert season for 2024 with concerts at Melville United Church on Jan. 21 and Feb. 11.
Ballet Jörgen’s retelling of Anne of Green Gables takes main stage in January
GUELPH – Get ready to be swept away into the enchanting world of Avonlea as the beloved classic, Anne of Green Gables: The Ballet, at the River Run Centre on Jan. 14 at 2pm.
Mount Forest ‘Turn on Your Lights’ contest winners
MOUNT FOREST – The local Turn On Your Lights contest was again sponsored by Royal LePage RCR Mount Forest.
Drayton student one of two winners of Junior Short Story Contest
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The County of Wellington Library has announced the winners of the sixth annual Olive and Fred Robins Junior Short Story Contest.
At the library: Ask an archivist at your local library branch
A new calendar year often has us reflecting on our previous year. This January, reflect not just on your immediate past, but your family’s history.
Dual-task exercise offers benefits regardless of age, fitness
Balance and stability are something that can be here one day and gone the next. Most importantly it is often something that is not dependable when we really need it.
Mount Forest Tim Hortons donates to hospital foundation
MOUNT FOREST – Tim Hortons Mount Forest spread kindness this holiday season with the launch of its Holiday Smile Cookie campaign and a $2,940 donation for the Louise Marshall Hospital Foundation.