This time of year can be so stressful and busy. As clergy we are trying to figure out how we are going to tell the story again this year. There are extra services, extra plans, pageants and productions.
Students at nature school learn about Solstice ceremony
Solstice – Students in the four to six- year-old cohort at Free Bird Nature School in Salem have…
Centre Wellington Contractors Association makes holiday donation to CW Food Bank
Food funding – The Centre Wellington Contractors Association recently made a donation of $2,500…
New store in Fergus echoes the Bookery
Echoing the Bookery – Owning one store is not enough for Debb Greer, owner of the Bookery in…
Centre Wellington Wrestling Club take podium in wrestling championships
Winners – The Centre Wellington Wrestling Club participated in the Matmen Wrestling championship…
Journey to Bethlehem, Christmas parade part of busy weekend in Alma community
ALMA – The community of Alma is hosting a Journey to Bethlehem live nativity event this week.
Rockwood farmers’ parade celebrates 30 years
Parade of lights – The Rockwood Farmers’ Annual Santa Claus Parade of Lights returned for its 30th year on Dec. 8 with farm tractors and agricultural equipment adorned in Christmas lights and decorations. The parade began at 7pm, just north of Rockwood’s village border.
Town of Minto plans Fire and Ice New Year’s Eve celebration
PALMERSTON – The Town of Minto, Minto Fire Department, and All Aboard Palmerston, are bringing back it’s annual Family New Year’s Eve event, Fire and Ice, which will be held at the Palmerston Arena from 6 to 8pm on Dec. 31.
Fergus Pipe Band member honoured
Band party – The Fergus Pipe Band plays in Santa Claus parades in both Elora and Fergus and after…
Stone United Church hosted breakfast in support of Canadian Foodgrains Bank
Foodgrains breakfast – Stone United Church in Guelph/Eramosa hosted a breakfast to support Canadian Foodgrains Bank initiatives to end global hunger and a home-cooked breakfast was enjoyed by all.
Arthur resident receives Premier’s Award
ARTHUR – Jennifer Green of Arthur was honoured with the Premier’s Award in the apprenticeship category at the annual Higher Education Summit in Toronto on Nov. 28.
SE health showcases services to MPP
PALMERSTON – SE Health, a national not-for-profit social enterprise, recently hosted Perth-Wellington MPP Matthew Rae at the Minto Rural Health Clinic and Minto-Clifford Public School to highlight the critical community health services SE Health provides to Minto residents.
Guelph Farmers’ Market offering Take Home the Holidays market on Thursdays until Christmas
GUELPH - Shoppers can connect with over 60 local artisans and vendors on Thursdays throughout December during Take Home the Holidays market series at the historic Guelph Farmers’ Market.
Reflections: Season of hope
It’s that time of year when Christmas preparations are getting into full swing – families and companies are hosting Christmas parties, friends are planning gift exchanges, and children everywhere are compiling their Christmas wish list – and for some, this can be a hard season.
Union Civil War veterans homesteaded in Minto
Thanks to the biography that “Tot” Whitten Tate wrote about her mother, Rachel Marion Gibson Whitten, we now know a relatively detailed history of our Gibson family.