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HEADLINE NEWSSaturday, May 10th, 2008By Pauline Kerr May 8th, 2008  Royal Canadian Legion Br. 296 Harriston held a formal ceremony on Saturday, May 3 to formally dedicate Mill Street in Harriston as Veteran's Way. Representatives from the three levels of government joined special guests and Legion members on a portable...  Read MorePauline Kerr photos April 29th, 2008  The versatile and gifted René Andre Meshake reads exerpts from his poetry, accompanied by artist and photographer Christin Dennis on flute, during last week's opening of 'An Indigenous World View' at the Harriston Heritage Gallery. The Minto Arts Council's... Read MoreApril 8th, 2008  Larry Agla passed away at his home in Minto Township on April 3, 2008. He was 66 years old. Although he often described himself at meetings of Minto Council as “the new kid on the block”, he made quite a mark during his first term of municipal office. Mayor... Read MorePauline Kerr photos April 3rd, 2008  Perth-Wellington MPP John Wilkinson held a post-budget breakfast meeting at Suzie's Eight Ball Grill in Harriston on Thursday, March 27, at 8 a.m. Approximately 25 people representing municipal government, health care, education, and the business community... Read MorePauline Kerr photos March 28th, 2008  Easter bonnets were in short supply during the Minto Optimist Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 22 – with shoulder-high snow drifts and temperatures well below freezing, tuques and balaclavas were more appropriate – but the little ones enjoyed fun,... Read MorePauline Kerr photos March 26th, 2008  Actually, this frog’s name really is Prince, but he stayed his warty self even after he was kissed by a darling three-year-old princess., Erin Hengeveld. Prince was one of the fascinating creatures brought to the Palmerston library Tuesday by Heather... Read MorePauline Kerr photo March 13th, 2008  Esther Buck from the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority provides Kindergarten students at Palmerston Public School with a graphic lesson about how cold the water in area streams and rivers at this time of year. The children were warned of the dangers... Read MorePauline Kerr, Minto Express March 5th, 2008  The results of a study conducted as part of a pilot project by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs indicate Minto is functioning well as a community, but there is room for improvement. Minto was one of five Ontario communities that participated... Read MoreFebruary 28th, 2008  The Canadian Redneck Games has done it again – earned provincial recognition through Festivals and Events Ontario. Each year, Festivals and Events Ontario recognizes and celebrates the many top-notch festivals and events our province currently enjoys... Read MoreFebruary 20th, 2008  Twenty-foot snow banks and a thick fog surrounded the Gaetan Boucher ice oval in Quebec City as each province’s long track teams arrived. One of the 20-person Ontario team was local skater Paisley Perrie. As the fog burned off, sunshine, mild temperatures... Read MorePauline Kerr February 13th, 2008  The annual general meeting of the Minto Chamber of Commerce on Monday, Feb. 4, took place in a tropical paradise – the Clifford Community Hall. The hall has undergone an “extreme makeover” with greenery and flowers during February and March, thanks... Read MoreFebruary 6th, 2008  Snow and high winds gusting above 90 km/hr virtually shut down much of this part of Ontario last Wednesday. There really wasn’t much snow that fell, but what there was, wreaked havoc. By daybreak, it became obvious no one with much sense would travelling.... Read MorePauline Kerr January 31st, 2008  A week of cold and snow brought out the snowmobile enthusiasts. This group from Guelph (Riverside Auto Sales) included George Angst, Joel Atkinson, Mark Benham, Jordan Angst and Nigel “Papa” Parkin. They visited Palmerston for fuel and snacks, and... Read MorePauline Kerr January 24th, 2008  At one time a garage, the building was the longtime home to an antique and used furniture business. More recently, the front part of the building has been used as an art studio. Now all that remains of the old Kingsway Furniture building is charred ruins. Police... Read MoreTraffic signs stolen from Minto roadways Pauline Kerr photo January 16th, 2008  Someone in Minto is helping themselves to road signs, and council is concerned. In the past two weeks, seven road signs including “stop” signs, “curve ahead” signs, and even the large checkerboard “dead end” signs, have been stolen. Director... Read MorePauline Kerr photo January 10th, 2008  Riley Brubacher, 8, got in some quality snowboarding in Palmerston last week, when temperatures were in the minus double digits and we still had plenty of snow. The cold weather also allowed snowmobilers to hit the trails – a great way to end the holidays.... Read MorePatrick Raftis photo January 7th, 2008  The Minto Dance Academy staged its annual Christmas Demonstration last week, presenting four shows over over two nights, Dec. 19 and 20, at the Harriston Town Hall Theatre. “Dancing in a Winter Wonderland” was the theme, as participants performed to... Read MoreDecember 20th, 2007  Amanda Hoover, Jessie Murray and Leanne Kochut of Norwell District Secondary School organized Operation Christmas Child at the school this year. The event was organized as the culminating activity for their Grade 12 Business Leadership class. Receiving... Read More |
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