Cousins Megan Duchesne, 10, and Halee Spies, 9, browsed the Arthur Lions Club Craft Sale on Sunday, Nov. 22 with their nana and aunt. They stopped at the Yummies for Tummies specialty chocolate booth for a snack. Yummies for Tummies donates all sale proceeds to the Blu Rein Foundation, which helps women and children living in the Dominican Republic

Thousands of impoverished and orphaned children were forced to emigrate from Great Britain to Canada and other Commonwealth countries during the years approximately beginning in 1833 and ending in about 1935. Northridge resident Harold Oudney visited the Arthur & Area Historical Society on Tuesday evening, Oct. 27 and spoke about H

Wellington North Councillor Ross Chaulk has announced he will be seeking the mayor’s position in next year’s municipal election. Chaulk made the announcement at Monday’s regular meeting of council. “People have been asking me if I’m going to run, people have been encouraging me to run,” he said. “The answer

“And the King will answer and say to them, “Assuredly, I say to you when you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to Me.” Matt. 25: 40 Is the recession over? Arthur Food Bank processed four new families last week and, according to volunteer Marilyn Theurer new families register for the system every week.Th

Wellington North Council agreed Monday evening to reallocate 18 sewage capacity units to the Eastridge Landing Subdivision development in Arthur for another 12 months. Manager of Public Works Gary Williamson, in a report to council, said the Eastridge developers requested the renewal of the sewage units, which they had “lost due to not asking

Veterans and Legion members joined members of the Arthur United Church congregation when the Arthur Legion’s Remembrance Day Church Service was held there earlier this month. Everyone in attendance learned more about Afghanistan when Debbie (Mullin) Hynes, who grew up in Arthur, was guest speaker. Captain Hynes spoke about her exp

Grade 7 and 8 students at St. John Catholic School had a special guest speaker on Remembrance Day to tell about his seven months spent in Afghanistan. Corporal Richard Curl, from Guelph, was in Afghanistan from Sept. 23, 2008 until April 23, 2009, working in resource management support, to get supplies to those working “outside the wire.&rdqu

On Monday, Dec. 28 local residents will have the chance to witness the majesty that is the Olympic Flame first-hand when the Olympic Torch Relay comes to Wellington North. The inspirational relay will arrive in to Mount Forest from Shelburne, and then torchbearers will head to Durham, Hanover and Kincardine before completing the day’s journey