‘Earnest’ play – The Importance of Being Earnest, a play by Oscar Wilde, was performed on May 6 and continues May 12 to 14 at the Fergus Grand Theatre. It was directed by Scott William in Fergus who put his stamp on the characters.
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Seventy artists to descend on Elora on May long weekend for some fresh air, painting
ELORA – Organizers of the Elora Plein Air Festival are bracing themselves for the arrival of artists from across Canada and the U.S.
Pine Meadows Retirement Community honours the coronation of King Charles with a high tea
Coronation celebration – Pine Meadows Retirement Community, near Belwood, honoured the coronation of King Charles on May 7 with a high tea.
Elora Festival Book Sale returns
Book sale – The Elora Festival Book Sale was back with a vengeance this year, raising $64,000 for the Elora Festival. The sale ran over the weekend of May 5 to 7.
Three men charged in shoplifting incident
FERGUS – On May 6 at about 11:55pm, Wellington County OPP responded to a reported shoplifting at a retail store on Tower Street South here.
Police beat: Stolen vehicle
GUELPH/ERAMOSA – A Southgate woman has been charged after an officer on patrol was alerted to a stolen vehicle by the automated license plate recognition system that is now in all Wellington County OPP cruisers.
Sensational Elora Jazz returns May 20
ELORA – After a three-year hiatus, Sensational Elora is delighted its very popular jazz series is returning.
Volunteers stock the Grand River with 16,000 brown trout
Fish stocking - On May 2, volunteers from Friends of the Grand River worked alongside a team from the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) to stock the Grand River near Elora with 16,000 brown trout.
First on the Turf tournament welcomes rep teams from the Fergus Elora District Soccer Club
Alexa Klapwyk takes on a Guelph Gryphon defender at the soccer complex in Guelph. The Fergus Elora District Soccer Club had three rep teams playing at the First on the Turf tournament in Guelph recently. The regular season for rep teams starts May 13.
Winemakers dinner fundraiser
Big cheque – The Elora Lions hosted a winemakers dinner on April 22 in support of the Groves Hospital Foundation.