Congratulations Xenia! When interviewing past students, I am reminded of a comment that Joan Law use to always say to me. “We never give young people enough credit”. So to help remedy that thought, I was excited to interview Xenia…
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By Margaret Hauwert The sun was shining and the smell of chicken barbecuing hung in the air. The annual Aberfoyle Fall Fair dinner like everything else connected to our Covid environment was changed to an outdoor pick up event. Thanks…
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This “cargo” flight was much better than I thought it was going to be. Well folks, it’s a wrap! It is always interesting to me when I reread a former article at how quickly things can change for the better…
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As I sit and read the digital daily news about what is happening around the world it is concerning to me about how the virus is now spreading faster and wider than here. Having lived with the Covid19 outbreak for…
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Our Roving Reporter, Margaret Hauwert, and her husband John are off to Asia again, this time to explore the Southeast Asian country of Thailand. We at Puslinch Today are grateful to Hauwert for sharing her adventures with us this winter…
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While at the same time across the road the Community was having its own Remembrance Day service. Members of Puslinch Township, guests and the Gr. 7 & 8 classes from Aberfoyle School were in attendance. The ceremony was opened with…
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As I contemplate the change of wardrobe to acclimatize myself to the cooler temperatures, I observe that there is a lot going on when the fall season begins. Yesterday as I was on my way up to Collingwood in shorts…
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The action for the fair really starts to happen in May and June as that is when Aberfoyle school begins to do their entries for the various categories. The plasticine has arrived, the paper is cut and the flower examples…
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Arabian Nights! The energy was high at Aberfoyle Public school during the week of April 29th to May 3rd as there was a play being presented. Comments from a genie, singing from Aladdin and Jazyme, loud shouts of “arrest him”…
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The message read “Shhhhh, it’s a secret!” This intro was intriguing and for me cast an instance interest in what the event was going to be. It just so happened that on Wednesday, June 17th, several teachers from Aberfoyle School…
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April 22, 2020 As we sit and wait for another directive to see if we will be flying out this week, we decided to go to the grocery store to have a last look at all the beauty that is…
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My apologizes in advance as we have been out so much it has been hard to have time to sit down and write about our travels. I was going to share with you highlights of Bangkok but that will have…
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It was with interest that I read about the Wednesday, December 18th Puslinch Council meeting being moved to the Community Centre. Then I heard that there were fourteen people in Puslinch vying for the one Councillor position available (due to…
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Teaching young children about death and dying without creating nightmares can be a tricky subject to introduce. At the same time, you cannot change what happened 101 years ago on Nov. 11th. This curriculum topic for school children is discussed…
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First and foremost I would like to thank the community for helping to make the 2019 Aberfoyle Fall Fair another success! For the first time in a while the stands were full for the tractor pull. It also helped that…
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Happy Belated Canada Day! Well another July 1st has come and gone and once again the Puslinch Optimist Club put on a stellar day. With over 600 happy customers, wearing red and white clothing it was a sea of patriotism….
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This is the final part of a travel series by Margaret Hauwert. View the previous post HERE. By Margaret Hauwert I guess I could sum up this adventure as when a child goes to camp for the first time. We…
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