May 15, 2008 RSS feed / Local News

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Photo/WES KELLER COOKING UP A GRANT: MP David Tilson poses with new stoves at the Seniors Centre, purchased among other things with a New Horizons grant of almost $10,000. More...

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Contributed Photo THE ULTIMATE BIRTHDAY GIFT: Rather than receive gifts for her eighth birthday, Caitlin Morgan asked her guests to make a donation to Headwaters Health Care Centre. More...

Vendors sought for June show

Members of the High County Antique Power Club are gearing up for their annual show of antique farm machinery, to take place June 21 and 22 at the Orangeville Fairgrounds. More...

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Photo/WES KELLER JUNIOR BOOKMAKERS? Steven Shin and Sam Butterworth create books of sorts under the tutelage of Rita Reitsma, centre rear, as mothers Veronica Shin and Carole Butterworth look on at Dufferin County Museum on Children's Day Saturday. More...

Students to perform 'The Lost Post - 1917'

The Lost Post - 1917, will be presented by Centre Dufferin District High School next month in conjunction with the Dufferin County Museum and Archives. More...

Business gives back to community members in need

Photo/ KATHEY STANTON CONTRIBUTING TO THE CACHE: Auto Centre Dufferin has made a donation to the Shelburne Food Bank and challenges all businesses in the Shelburne area to join in this worthy cause. More...

Energy Conservation Week coming

Orangeville Mayor Rob Adams has proclaimed the week of May 25-31 as Energy Conservation Week in Orangeville. More...

Cleaning up the town

Photo/WES KELLER JACOB CASEY AND MOLLIE HYDE-WHIPP pick up refuse along Amelia Street Saturday morning as part of the Tim Hortons-spon- sored clean-up day. There was everything from empty cigarette boxes to bottles for the kids to pick up. More...

Baby Tree program gets first donors

Four-month-old Ella Zettle's great aunt, Aileen Tobin of Caledon, and her grandmother, Cathy Ward of Orangeville, have become the first donors to the Town of Orangeville's new Baby Tree Program. More...

TO promises 'season of Magic and Wonder

Theatre Orangeville has unveiled its 2008-09 season by promising a time of great celebration, as the theatre company enters its 15th year of entertaining the community. More...

County Council briefs from May 8th meeting

ANNUAL REPORT Council received the 2007 Annual Report from the Chief Administrative Officer. To view the full report click on www.dufferincounty. on.ca/documents/An nualReport2007_2. More...

Royal Canadian Legion News

BY EDWARD KELLY Branch 233, Orangeville

On Friday May 16, The Friday Night Dinner selection will be Ham & Scalloped Potatoes prepared by Joyce Catcher & Leyta Lamere and will be served from 5 till 7 p.m. Drop in and enjoy a fine meal. Our Saturday Evening Karaoke commences at 9 p.m. More...

The Internet: a basic necessity?

By WES KELLER Freelance Reporter

A Bell Alliant executive Tuesday suggested it is absolutely vital that rural Ontario should have access to high-speed Internet services. More...

Standoff closes Grand Valley for 12 hours

By WES KELLER Freelance Reporter

A 41-year-old Grand Valley man faces 15 charges following a Saturday night domestic dispute between 11:50 p.m. and almost noon Sunday that involved as many as 40 OPP officers. More...

Foundation supports Dufferin Children & Youth Festival

Organizers of the Dufferin Children and Youth Festival were thrilled to receive a cheque from the Community First Foundation. More...

Chris Brown wins Ontario Dairy Award

By MARNI WALSH Freelance Reporter

The Ontario Dairy Youth Award has gone to Shelburne-area farmer Chris Brown. A graduate of the University of Guelph, Chris has farmed with his wife Brianne on Beslea Farms since 2003 in partnership with Brianne's uncle, Brian Besley and family. More...

Space available for Katimavik in September

Katimavik has announced that space is still available for September and October 2008 departures. More...

CORRECTION

A story in last week's issue concerning a call for tenders to widen Highway 10 at Caledon village erroneously identified the spokesman for Ontario's Ministry of Transportation, Will McKenzie, communications officer for the ministry's Central Region More...

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Photo/MARNI WALSH GYPSY MOTH: Sarah Taylor portrayed a beautiful Gypsy Moth in the Shelburne Youth Choir's delightful, spring production "bugz" at Grace Tipling Hall on May 10th. The choir, led by Susan Verduin, does two major productions a year. More...

UG students plant trees to make buses carbon neutral

High school students in the Upper Grand District School Board's Headwaters and Community Environmental Leadership Programs (C.E.L.P.) will be planting enough trees to off-set the carbon emissions from their school bus today (May 15) in Arkell. More...

Orangeville engineer honoured

For his more than 20 years of diligent service to the profession, Denis Dixon of Orangeville has been named an Officer of the Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) Order of Honour. He was inducted into the order at a gala at the St. More...

Richard Beaudoin - truly blessed to serve

By CONSTANCE SCRAFIELD-DANBY Columnist

"There is a waiting list of five to seven years for a disabled adult to get into a group home or suitable housing in the Dufferin area." This startling revelation was made during a recent conversation I had with Rev. More...

Farmers market features flowers

Orangeville's "Market on Broadway" will feature locally grown annuals, perennials, herbs, hanging baskets and shrubs for gardening projects this Saturday, May 17. Fresh local, in-season foods will also be for sale. More...

Antique Road Show coming to Dufferin

The Hockley Valley Resort will be the scene of an Antique Road Show to be conducted by the Dufferin Arts Council (DAC) on June 7 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. More...

Table tennis club seeking members

The Orangeville Table Tennis Club is looking for new members of all ages. The club plays in the basement of the Amaranth Township municipal offices on Tuesday nights from 7 to 9 o'clock. More...