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GUELPH – Justice of the Peace Walter Rojek wasn’t convinced during an Aug. 10 bail hearing that a 21-year-old Mount Forest man wouldn't reoffend if granted bail and released back into the community. Nor was he confident the man’s mother could adequately serve as a surety.

MINTO – Deputy mayor Jean Anderson warned of a “dire emergency” approaching in local health care during remarks at the Aug. 8 town council meeting.

FERGUS – Bringing home the National Lacrosse League (NLL) trophy was a “very surreal moment” for 23-year-old Carter McKenzie. 

GLEN ALLAN – Maintenance work on the Glen Allan Bridge on Wellington Road 45, in the Township of Mapleton, is set to begin on Aug. 14.

MINTO – Town council has approved a site plan control agreement for a 99-bed addition to long-term care facilities at the Royal Terrace in Palmerston.

FERGUS – On Aug. 12, Scott McLelland will be running an event for mental health awareness and support at the Grace Church property located at 35 Farley Rd. in Fergus.

GUELPH/ERAMOSA – The Rockwood FC U21 ladies soccer team won in the Ontario Women’s Soccer League on July 25.

ARISS – On July 28, Kiana Kurtz qualified for the 42nd annual Monster Energy AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship. 

FERGUS – The grounds at the Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex are set to welcome an expected 26,000 people Aug. 11 to 13 for the 78th annual Scottish Festival and Highland Games. 

MARDEN - The Ontario Pirate Festival was once again held in Marden Park over the long weekend.

FERGUS– There is no mistaking the ringing sound of a blacksmith’s hammer on his anvil.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – A delicate spider web sparkles with dew, butterflies and bees flit around flowers, and earthworms burrow through rich soil.