Chop, chop, honk, honk, neigh, ding ding “All aboard”, these were some of the sounds that I heard as I attended the 3rd annual Ride for Mackids on June 16th. It was held on the Reid Heritage Homes property located…
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It was hot outside but hotter inside when Ken and John were cooking all the pancakes and eggs. While many people were eating at the picnic tables or tables set inside the center, some children, like Dylan were busy outside…
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On Saturday, April 14th inside the blood clinic in Guelph a small gathering of friends were getting ready to celebrate Gary Will’s 125th donation of blood. Gary and his mom (Pat) live in Mini Lakes and thought that this milestone…
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On Wednesday, April 4 it was windy and cold outside but definitely warm inside as it was the first of the season “Mount Carmel Zion United Church’s” Seniors pot luck luncheon. Every April, June, October and December it is hosted…
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Yesterday was a buzz of activity in the halls, rooms and gym of Aberfoyle School. It was the beginning of a month long read-a-thon. Each child was ask to read as many pages (primary students) and books as they can…
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I know the sign said rink closed but that didn’t stop me from looking inside to see how the ice was shaping up. To my delight I found a frozen hockey rink with a sign stating “hoping to open on…
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Elizabeth a pretend Elf on the Shelf was one of the many greeters at the Harvest and Holly United Church Bazaar held on Saturday, Nov. 18th. As you can see from the pictures there were many objects for sale. Makayla…
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I managed to make it to the pottery market and I was blown away by the high calibre of pottery skills. Janus and Barb were kind enough to pose and then answer my many questions. Did you know that each…
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They were there by the hundreds! Hand made teddies that is. They had lovingly been made in places like Florida, Saskatchewan, Quebec and Southern Ontario. Many knitters attended the afternoon and some even drove from London to see all the…
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On Thursday, June 14th the Aberfoyle Agricultural Society had their annual chicken dinner. It is such a popular event that people were reserving their seats at 4:30 to make sure they got first choice of the delicious pies and cakes….
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It is hard enough to tell your child about a loved one who has passed away and help them make sense of it. Imagine a child hearing via social media/radio or a friend about fourteen people killed on their way…
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By Margaret Hauwert It all began on a cold but sunny Saturday morning with many hockey teams signing up to play a 4 on 4 game. Some teams were local and some were from as far away as Niagara Falls….
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It was definitely a cold and crisp afternoon, but the donkeys didn’t mind. On Sunday, Dec. 17th it was the last of the open house Donkey Days until April 2018. On average there were 500 people each week that visited…
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On Wednesday, Dec. 6th it was a full house for the annual Senior’s Luncheon at the Puslinch Community Center. This time it was a catered lunch provided by Mount Carmel United Church. We were all delighted by the taste of…
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On Saturday, Nov. 4th I attended the Puslinch Fiddle Orchestra performance. The theme was about fiddling around Canada. If you enjoy waltz’s, reels, jigs and listening to people sing, this was the place to be. It was a packed house…
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On Friday, Nov. 10th Aberfoyle held two Remembrance Day Assemblies. All members in the gym had their eyes on Mr. Fiddes as he gave reasons why we should be thankful for this day. He stated, “that Aberfoyle is lucky to…
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A hootenanny that is. It all happened at the Arkell United church on Friday, Oct 27th. This night was made even more special as it included a ham supper fundraiser with all the money going to various outreach programs. In…
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