Market Minute. Watermelons Have Arrived! At the Aberfoyle Farmers’ Market, satisfy your craving for sweet deliciousness. This hot weather is perfect for ripening this amazing fruit. Very high in Lycopene, a powerful cancer fighting antioxidant, watermelon is at it’s tastiest…
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Only 3 more sleeps till the Hoe Down with Cutler Boyd. I hope y’all have picked yer best cowboys hats already picked out for Sunday night. And dancing boots… The weather looks hot and so will the HoeDown be! We…
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The Huether Store and adjacent home of John Huether & his wife Mary Martin, Queen St., Morriston, about 1900. The house was built by her parents. Isn’t it charming? Sadly not there anymore (demolished 1958). But, the store building is…
Continue Reading ...Heigh ho, let’s go to the Aberfoyle Fair & The Puslinch Threshing Bee A combined event on Sept. 11th & 12th Friday evening – antique tractor pull Saturday – craft displays, 4-H shows, horse show, market tent, children’s games, old…
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by Jaime Myslik – WELLINGTON CTY. Field trips appear to be off the table for the beginning of the 2015-16 school year for Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) elementary students. Local teachers will be among 76,000 elementary educators across…
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We have an unconfirmed report of a repeat sighting of the black bear in Puslinch at the 401/Hanlon via Twitter this morning (see tweets below from @gingerbear71). Has anyone else spotted the bear or have any other information? Leave us…
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The Kodiaks went to Niagara Falls this past weekend to play in the Niagara men’s fastball tournament. On Friday night they played one of the tournament favorites, the Niagara Snappers. The Snappers have one of Canada’s top pitchers on their…
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Halligan’s Pond, corner of Maltby Rd. & Victoria Rd., Puslinch, looking south, May 2010 Photograph by John R. Clark. (Click for full size view)
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By Kevin Johnson A good friend was unable to use their small CSA basket this week from Drumlin Farm and suggested I pick it up instead – an offer I immediately accepted! I apologize for the quality of the attached…
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Over the last few weeks, we ran a Farmer’s Market vendor stall make-over contest. The market provided a budget and design for a stall refresh for one of our lucky vendors. The market purchased the supplies required to achieve the…
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Many children, especially in the lower grades, find it hard to make the switch from the lazy days of summer (going to the beach, playing soccer, visiting amusement parks) to the school year (early mornings, routines, homework). Come to think…
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Pilates classes at the Badenoch Community Centre (4217 Watson Road S.) are about to start their 12th season on Wed. Sept. 9, 2015. They are led by Joanne deBruyn, a Puslinch resident and certified Pilates instructor. What is Pilates (pronounced…
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It’s the end of August which means that summer fruits and vegetables are at their peak. Here at the Aberfoyle Farmers Market everything is fresh picked and full of flavour. Tomatoes, carrots, onions, peppers, peaches, plums, corn, potatoes, lettuces and…
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by Mike Robinson – ABERFOYLE Recognition by Ontario’s sand and gravel association is proof that Puslinch pits are not … the pits. Earlier this year, the Ontario Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (OSSGA) held its annual conference which included presentation…
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This is the fifth in our Back to School series to run through the month of August. This is not just a story of Whistle Stop. It’s the story about the heart of this preschool. The parents, the children, the…
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Find out a little more about Chef Lee Wilcock of Enver’s Of Morriston. Enver’s is going into their 31st year as a restaurant, started in 1982 by Enver Bismillah. The food styling has changed but the spirit of good food…
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ABERFOYLE – Councillors here have no trouble supporting the “Little Church with the Big Heart”. On Aug. 12 Puslinch council reviewed correspondence from Arkell United Church’s property committee chair Fern Donaldson. Donaldson wrote “In July of this year, Arkell United…
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