ELORA – Elora Rocks Lawn Bowling Club held its annual spring open house May 8 to 10, and club president and membership director Ev Robson was very happy with the turnout.
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Tee off to support Hospice
GUELPH – Golfers are invited to tee off for Hospice Wellington in its fourth annual Sunflower Open golf tournament on Aug. 20 at Guelph Lakes Golf and Country Club. zzΩz
First West Luther Field Crops 4-H club meeting
HARRISTON – The first West Luther Field Crops 4-H club meeting was held April 9 at Luymes Farms. Mark Luymes told members about how the farm operates.
Annual plant sale in Elora
ELORA – Spring has sprung, and on May 11 the grounds of the Elora Centre for the Arts were a magnet for local gardeners. The Elora and Salem Horticultural Society held its annual plant sale, and hundreds of green-thumbed locals attended to snap up their favourite plants.
Fridge donation to free pantry
ELORA – Stirling Marathon delivered a fridge to the Elora Community Pantry behind the Geddes Street Market on May 8, allowing the free pantry to offer perishable goods to those in need.
Zombie Prom comes to Wellington Heights Secondary School
MOUNT FOREST– Wellington Heights Secondary School will be producing the off-broadway musical Zombie Prom written by John Dempsey and Hugh Murphy, and composed by Dana P. Rowe.
Northern lights visible across Wellington County
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The aurora borealis was visible from much of Wellington County – and across the world – on May 10 and 11 due to geomagnetic solar storms.
Wellington Soil Conservation 4-H Club’s second meeting
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The Wellington Soil Conservation 4-H Club had its second meeting on April 29.
Students holding car wash fundraiser
FERGUS – Emmanuel Christian High School is holding a car wash fundraiser in support of Groves Memorial Community Hospital.
Agriculture-based learning program proposal bogged down by safety concerns
KENILWORTH – Local agencies want more information about a proposed outdoor learning program outside of Arthur before they can take a firm stance on a rezoning application.
School board to seek public input on boundaries for new schools
FERGUS – The UGDSB will conduct boundary reviews and consider public input to determine from which areas students will be assigned to the new Centre Wellington Elementary School and South Guelph Secondary School.
Resident celebrates 50 years of music
HARRISTON – Local resident Dorothy Harrison is celebrating 50 years of music, memories and harmony.
Province providing county with $3.8-million influx for childcare initiatives
GUELPH – Wellington County is receiving an additional $3.8 million in Canada-Wide Early Learning Child Care (CWELCC) program funding this year.
Students raced to paint canvasses during board-wide Live Art Battle at Centre Wellington District High School
FERGUS – Artists and art enthusiasts flocked to Centre Wellington District High School (CWDHS) on the evening of May 8 for an art show and board-wide Live Art Battle.
Rockwood, Arthur, Mount Forest students honoured as VIPs
GUELPH – Three county students were recognized by Wellington Catholic District School Board officials during its board meeting on May 6.