Volunteer event – Local fairs and festivals are desperately seeking volunteers, so they pooled their resources and held a volunteer recruitment night at the Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex in Fergus on April 20.
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UGDSB and WCDSB come together for Special Olympics
GUELPH – Special Olympics offer an “opportunity for students of all abilities to be celebrated for who they are and recognized for all they can do,” said special education resource teacher Nicole Hearn.
Guelph and District dog show draws crowds to Fergus
FERGUS – The annual Guelph and District Kennel Club’s dog show returned to the Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex over the weekend.
Tree planting for Earth Day
Planting trees – Getting the jump on Earth Day by planing trees at the County of Wellington Museum and Archives on April 21
Descendant of local Black settlers to speak at historical society meeting
MOOREFIELD – The Mapleton Historical Society’s annual meeting on May 12 will feature guest speaker Tracy Cain of Guelph.
OPP looks for help to solve thefts at undisclosed businesses
CENTRE WELLINGTON – Local police are looking for help to identify those responsible for recent thefts here.
Spring Fling Cabaret at the Crown
HARRISTON – A Spring Fling Cabaret by TroyBoy entertainment on April 29 is the latest show to hit the stage at the Crown Harriston.
Police beat: Resident hospitalized with serious injuries from assault
GUELPH/ERAMOSA – A local resident was hospitalized after being assaulted by two people here.
Reflections: Toxic attitudes
“Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.” (Phil. 4:8)
Mount Forest Lions Club celebrating 85 years of ‘Lionism’
MOUNT FOREST – The Mount Forest Lions Club is one of many in a global network of 47,000 clubs with more than 1.4 million volunteers supporting global and local causes.
Museum and archives peering back through 85 years of Mount Forest Lions Club history
MOUNT FOREST – The Mount Forest Lions Club “is always a club that looks forward,” says Kate Rowley of the Mount Forest Museum and Archives.
Mount Forest Lions popular spots
POPULAR SPOT– Lion Merv Weber Playground at Hutchison Park, at Queen and Birmingham Streets.
Sticks
Marriage is hard. Working in a business together is harder. You both have to pick up sticks, but under no circumstances can you whack each other with them, even if you want to (visualization helps).
Charity quilting in Harriston
Charity quilting – The ladies of Harriston United Church put together over 90 quilts to send overseas to assist refugees.