MAPLETON – The Alma Optimist Club hosted its third annual Spring Craft Market on April 27 at the Alma Community Centre.
Alma Community Centre
Alma Optimists host annual Toy Show and Sale
Toy show – The Alma Optimists hosted their annual Toy Show and Sale on March 9 at the Alma Community Centre.
Carl Hall, Mapleton’s first mayor, remembered as ‘a complete gentleman’
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Mapleton Township’s first mayor, Carl Hall, died on Dec. 31 at age 87.
Alma Santa Claus parade returns
ALMA – The Alma Optimist Club will once again be hosting the Alma Santa Claus parade Dec. 22 from 2 to 3pm. This family-friendly event will feature festive floats, local performers, and, of course, Santa himself. This will mark Santa’s final parade of the season before he retires to the North Pole
Alma Optimist Club holds BBQ for community
MAPLETON – The Alma Optimist Club held a community BBQ at the Alma Community Centre on July 26.
Collectors and enthusiasts gather for The Alma Optimist Toy Show and Sale
ALMA – Robert Sabo inspects a toy tractor to the Alma Community Centre during the The Alma Optimist Toy Show and Sale on March 10.
County Farm and Home Safety Association says when you know the risks you can avoid the danger
ALMA – Don’t drink liquids if you don’t know what they are. Don’t walk behind or in front of a tractor that’s running without letting the driver know. Never go in an area where grain is stored.
Alma Optimist Club hosts annual Toy Show and Sale on March 10
ALMA – Alma Optimists Club members are busy preparing for this weekend’s toy show and sale.
Sciencastional Sssnakes show a hit in Alma on Family Day
ALMA - The “Sciensational Sssnakes” show drew a large crowd to the Alma Community Centre on Family Day Feb. 19.
Alma has ‘sensational turnout’ for ‘Sciensational Sssnakes’
ALMA – The Alma Community Centre was packed, and the parking lot was overflowing when Sciensational Sssnakes of Guelph slithered into town on Family Day, Feb. 19.
Country keys: Looking back at the Bill Beattie Band over the decades
FERGUS – Anyone living for more than a few years in Centre Wellington has likely heard of the Bill Beattie Band.
Mapleton ponders budget proposal with average levy increase of 4% over three years
MAPLETON – Council here is considering a three-year operating budget with an average annual levy increase of 4.03 per cent.
Mapleton aiming to complete budget process by Nov. 28
MAPLETON – A timeline that would see the township’s 2024 to 26 budget process completed by Nov. 28 was presented to council at the Sept. 26 meeting.
Optimist Club hosts annual car show at Alma Community Centre
ALMA – The Alma Community Centre parking lot was overflowing with classic cars and trucks on Aug. 26 for a car show hosted by the Alma Optimist Club.
Alma Optimist Club hosts classic car and truck show
ALMA – The Alma Community Centre parking lot was overflowing with classic cars and trucks on Aug. 26