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For decades, the Fair Ambassador competition has provided Shelburne and area youth an opportunity to expand their horizons and grow as individuals. Although the winner was once titled Fair Queen, the role hasn't changed. More ... After meeting with three bidders at a special meeting last Friday morning, Dufferin county's Public Works Committee approved a director's recommendation to accept the lowest of three bids for a snowblower. More ... Contributed photo HOSPICE A BIG WINNER: During last weekend's Orangeville Fair, Aviva Pilot Insurance presented a token $500 cheque to Hospice Dufferin. The sum was over and above money raised at the fair from a raffle for a balloon flight for two and the tethered rides. The weather allowed for a great flight and a record amount of tethering during the weekend, and as a result, those donations, the raffle and a further donation from Orangeville Insurance matching Aviva Pilot's, brought the total amount of money raised for the hospice to $3,700. Pictured, left to right, are: Marlene Black, Orangeville Insurance, host of the Aviva Pilot hot air balloon, Joe Agostino of Aviva Pilot and Maureen Riedler, Executive Director of Hospice Dufferin. More ... Orangeville Lions Club has teamed with its Amaranth counterparts for the fourth annual Eco Energy Expo at Orangeville Fairgrounds next weekend, Sept. 13 and 14. Frank Gray Sr. More ... Orangeville's Parks and Recreation Department has announced there will be a projected three-week delay in re-opening the Tony Rose Memorial Sports Centre pool, More ... After months of tense negotiations, the Town of Orangeville has finally acquired the hotly contested parking lot property at 90 Broadway. About a year ago, it appeared the town had made a routine land acquisition to replace the parking area it was about to lose to the Broadway Grande development. More ... This Saturday Evening Karaoke will be provided by Shawn Lundy. We invite members and friends to join us for a fun time. The evening commences at 9:00 p.m. and runs till 1:00 a.m. Membership Early Bird campaign commences September 1st and runs until November 30, 08. Dues will be $45. Come in and renew your membership. For further information contact Ed Kelly at the branch. More ... The announcement by Prime Minister Stephen Harper that he will drop the writ and send Canadians to the polls has Dufferin-Caledon candidates preparing for the campaign ahead. Incumbent Conservative MP David Tilson has three declared opponents in Liberal Rebecca Finch, Green Party candidate Ard Van Leeuwen, and Dean Woods of the Canadian Action Party (CAP). More ... If you're stepping over piles of junk on the floor, or being pummeled by haphazardly stacked belongings when you open closet doors, you just may be suffering from a clutter problem. Don't worry, you're certainly not alone. According to organizational expert Peter Walsh, millions of Americans are drowning in clutter. Blame it on our super-sized mentality that "more is more. More ... |
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