Lutherans pick new president
      Delegates to Lutheran Church-Canada's eighth national convention, meeting in Winnipeg June 5-9, elected Rev. Robert Bugbee of Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Kitchener to serve as the church's third president. Among the 110 voting delegates to the convention was Rev.
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Deputy minister lauded town's sidewalks, but not street maintenance
Into the Past
      100 YEARS AGO Thursday, July 2, 1908 • A comprehensive system of street improvements is expected as the result of a visit to Orangeville last week by A. W. Campbell, Ontario's Deputy Minister of Public Works, during which he inspected the town's streets and sidewalks and addressed a public meeting in the town hall on the subject of road improvements.
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In the Town of Mono, it's gravel pits versus trails
By WES KELLER Freelance Reporter
      Following a presentation last week by Ousman Valiante of Mono Nordic Ski Club (Nordic), Mono council will undertake a study of the relative costs of purchasing versus mining gravel, and consider whether it's prudent to risk losing part of a recreational facility by cutting down oak trees and digging for aggregates.
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ALLERGIES Did you know that . . .
      • You can develop allergies at anytime in your life, although they most commonly begin in childhood. • If your parents have allergies, your chances of developing allergies are 50%. If only one parent has allergies, the risk is 30% and if neither of your parents have allergies, you have a 10% chance of developing it yourself.
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Canada Day celebrations draw thousands across county
      NEAR PERFECT WEATHER greeted the thousands that were out taking part in Canada Day celebrations across Dufferin County. Some of the options available ranged from a pancake breakfast in Shelburne, eating birthday cake in Orangeville to watching future talent taking to the stage in Mono all capped off by colourful pyrotechnic displays in the clear night skies.
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