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ELORA – The Elora Curling Club may be home to the first Boospiel in history.

This bird is easy to see and identify from a distance due to its large, white marking. 

WELLINGTON COUNTY – The Wellington Catholic District School Board (WCDSB) welcomes Betty Farrell as the new superintendent of education. 

ELORA – Neighbourwoods will present its spring 2023 Tree Talk on April 5, from 7:30 to 9pm at the Elora Centre for the Arts.

WELLINGTON COUNTY - Crime Stoppers Guelph Wellington (CSGW) partnered with Victim Services Wellington and Wellington County OPP to create Fraud Talk, designed to help victims of this crime, and reduce the chance of being targeted by fraudsters. 

GUELPH – Ten summer camps will receive funds through the Guelph Community Foundation’s (GCF) Kids to Camp grant program, allowing over 200 local children to attend camp that otherwise would not be able to.

WYEBRIDGE - After an early and unexpected February run of maple sap, the maple syrup season is ready to hit its second wind in Ontario. Producers are getting ready to showcase a new crop of sweet liquid gold during the 7th annual Maple Weekend, April 1 and 2. 

ELORA - On March 4 the 4-H “Home for the Holidays” club got together at the Fraser home to hold its fourth meeting. 

GUELPH– Canadian-American hard-rock heroes Big Wreck promise a powerful performance at River Run Centre on March 31 at 8pm. 

GUELPH – The eBar, a space known for musical performances, poetry slams, and 2SLGBTQIA+ dance parties, permanently closed its doors early in the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…