This Week in Photos - November 5, 2026
PHOTO 1: The University of Guelph hosted the 20th edition of its Tractor Tug for Tots charity event on Oct. 27, raising more than $23,000 for Agriculture Wellness Ontario, which provides mental health support and education for the agricultural community. PHOTO 2: Tractor Tug chair, Julia Barkey, left, and sponsorship director Claire McCorkindale, right. Submitted photos
Community – Sensational Elora’s annual Sensational Soup Off on Nov. 1 at the Wellington County Museum and Archives offered guests food, community and music. Participants enjoyed a variety of soups crafted by community chefs, from youth and home cooks to seasoned professionals. All funds raised supported the Centre Wellington Food Bank and CW Eats program at Centre Wellington District High School. PHOTO 1: Lema, Esther and Vlat Mintz enjoy bowls of soup. PHOTO 2: Nick Gush and Pam Davies were among the musicians to perform. PHOTO 3: Nora Bean serves her chicken lemon orzo soup. Photos by Robin George. PHOTO 4: Sonia Cheng serves Sy Ure a bowl of squah soup made by eight-year-olds Ruby Sachse-Cheng and Joslyn Lee. (Photo by Robin George) PHOTO 5: Front, Joslyn Lee and Ruby Sachse-Cheng with Ben Doerkson, Barb Lee and winner of the amateur division Emma Smith. (Photo by Bill Longshaw)
Pumpkin chuckin’ – Adam James once again built a huge catapult to launch pumpkins across a field, and invited guests to watch the spectacle on the 5th Line of Centre Wellington on Nov. 1. It’s the fifth catapult he’s built and this one took about 20 hours, not including milling trees for the wood. The smashed pumpkins are left for deer to enjoy, and any leftovers are donated to a local beef farmer. PHOTO 1: Greyson Froes, 3, enjoyed checking out the pumpkins. PHOTO 2: A pumpkin explodes almost 300 feet away from the catapult that launched it. PHOTO 3: James joins spectators to watch a pumpkin fly across the corn field. Photos by Robin George
Encore – The Wellington County Museum and Archives hosted its annual pumpkin walk on Nov. 1 from 6 to 8pm on the Aboyne museum grounds. Residents dropped off their carved, painted and decorated pumpkins for a final haunting display. Photos by Ellouise Thompson
PHOTO 1: Brenda Pettifer took the Women’s Doubles crown at the Fergus Tennis Club’s season-ending tournament recently. PHOTO 2: Andrew Hartholt and Tara DeJonge captured the mixed doubles title on Sept. 27. PHOTO 3: Pro-Am Showdown: Pro Lorenzo Del Biondo, Club Pro Rebecca Herrington, Matthew Balaban, and Joseph Haramule delivered an exciting, high-energy match on Sept. 27. Herrington and Balaban teamed up against Del Biondo and Haramule in the feature showcase. Submitted photos
Hallow’Tots – The Wellington County Museum and Archives held a Hallow’Tots event on Oct. 31 from 10 to 11am, which included costumes, crafts, sensory play and trick-or-treating. Registration was full, with spots for 50 toddlers. PHOTO 1: Woody (Nathan Valentine) and Buzz (James Valentine) were among the characters enjoying the Hallow’Tots event. PHOTO 2: Farmer Theodore Pipher takes care of his cattle, Gillian and Mark Pipher. PHOTO 3: SWAT officer Josie M’Msafiri and constable Jeriah M’Msafiri work hard to keep everyone safe. PHOTO 4: A happy dragon (Alaric Wake) and sad dinosaur (Henry Mantella) play with colourful sand. PHOTO 5: This cat family includes, from left, Sylvie, Emma and Edie Snow. PHOTO 6: From left: Jackson Power, Bennett Coke, Owen Howard, Beau Allison and Lily Taylor. Photos by Robin George
Halloween haunt – Costumed children and families enjoyed the Halloween Haunt on Main Street in Mount Forest on Oct. 29 while visiting 30 participating downtown businesses for treats along the way. The evening provided plenty of moonlight, mischief and magic, not to mention costumes, kids and candy. PHOTO 1: Best friends Chloe Cabral, 10, and Emma Rice, 10, had a ghoulishly gruesome time. PHOTO 2: This moo crew, or rather, boo crew, enjoyed a little Halloween fun. Front row, from left are: Mekayla Cowton with Lincoln Veinot-Cowton, Alice Veinot-Cowton, Gwendolyn Malott-Cowton and Maverick Malott-Cowton. Back: Jackson Malott-Cowton, Silas Veinot-Cowton, Dylynne Cowton and Maison Veinot. See more photos on page 15. PHOTO 3: Two larger-than-life sumo wrestlers, from left, father and son Mike and Graham Fuller, pause from handing out candy to costumed kids, including sisters Paisley, 8, and Adalynn, 6, Presswood, during tailgate trick-or-treating in the parking lot of Mount Forest Presbyterian Church. PHOTO 4: This family is dressed in their Halloween best. From left, Remi Storey, Grayson, Riverlyn, Hudson, and Sammie Lucchese. Photos by Sue Hogenkamp
Haunted woods – On Oct. 29, the forest came alive with eerie howls, creepy creatures and scary surprises as ghosts and ghouls emerged from the shadows to haunt the night – all in support of Norwell District Secondary School’s hamper program. School officials shared “a huge thank you to everyone who dared to brave the creatures of the night and ventured into our haunted forest for fright night! And an equally big shout-out to all of our amazing scarers who brought the frights, screams and spooky magic to life! Together, we raised just over $450 for the hamper program. It was a night full of fright, fun and community spirit. Thank you for helping make a difference, one scream at a time!” Submitted photos
Successful win– The U11A Southeast Surge went up against the Midwest 49ers Saturday morning at the Palmerston and District Community Complex. The Surge did well to get the puck past the 49ers goalie to win 7-0. Photos by Nicole Beswitherick
