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Whether for long-term residents or newcomers, Senior Support Services provides a variety of programs for people 60 and over.

“When it’s fresh, it’s fresh,” says Nick Kokkoros, General Manager and Partner at The Barrel restaurant in Simcoe, which features authentic pizza, pasta and traditional Italian dishes.

There was more to Holy Trinity’s annual car show than classics, modern muscle and import/tuners. Plaques were also handed out on Friday, May 23 to trucks (classic, muscle and 4x4), tractors (antique and modern), and motorcycles (offroad, sport, cruiser). Doug Eighteen brought his 1970 Pontiac GTO from Port Dover, a classic muscle car he has owned since 1974.

A novel approach to placing the Porter Bridge on Marburg Road has been nixed by councillors who couldn’t justify the added cost to maintain a similar historical feel. However, Norfolk municipal politicians did approve a new pedestrian and cycling bridge for the road, a plan that should come in well under the $700,000 estimated cost of moving the Concession 3 Windham bridge.

The Waterford and District Horticultural Society is branching out. The horticultural society is now offering clothing merchandise by Eric Pond Designs as both a fundraiser and raising their profile in the community. The first round of limited-edition T-shirts, hoodies and crewnecks went on sale May 15-29.

It’s amazing what a difference some flowers and a bit of elbow grease can do to improve not only the scenery around us but also one’s spirits. I’m sure all of us have heard that old saying, “Take time to stop and smell the flowers” to encourage us to slow down and appreciate the simple and beautiful things in life. If you don’t have a green thumb or maybe you don’t have the space to plant flowers you can simply take a stroll right here in Waterford and enjoy the fruits of ot

Photos of confidential documents that appeared on Facebook earlier this year were not leaked by a Norfolk County staff or council member, a joint investigation launched by Norfolk and Haldimand County has found.

The top two Brant-Haldimand-Norfolk South Division AA boys soccer teams went head-to-head in the CWOSSA semifinals May 29 in Brantford.

They rejected it the first time and shared their unease with it again two weeks ago. Now, Norfolk councillors will be officially sending their opposition to the strong mayor powers the Province has conferred to the municipality. Councillors supported a motion by Coun. Kim Huffman to send a letter to Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Rob Flack with a copy going to Premier Doug Ford regarding the recent decision at Queen’s Park to give the powers to the mayors of 170 m

After more than two decades of volunteering at the Simcoe Seniors’ Centre, Anne Smith educates on the value of getting involved and showing kindness to others. Smith, 86, who has spent much of her time volunteering around the Simcoe community, says she was a shy and reserved individual until she joined the centre at its original 89 Pond Street location at the age of 63.

A multi-layered art exhibition including works by local Indigenous artists and collaborative pieces created with students kicked off at Lynnwood Arts on May 15.

Nancy and Larry Lester of Tillsonburg walked in their 27th MS Walk on May 25, joining the 25th Simcoe-Norfolk MS Walk in Simcoe.

Books can open one’s mind to so many different things and offers us, as readers, a glimpse into so many new things.

The school has been actively raising funds, said Bryan Cairns, Langton Lions president, noting that it will be a multi-year project.

It was always going to be close. Simcoe Composite School boys soccer team edged Holy Trinity Catholic School in a shootout Thursday afternoon to win the AABHN South Division championship.

Mckayla Mungal was not browsing for jobs at Waterford District High School’s annual career fair on May 7th. Mungal, 19, already works for the Open Doors Day Program in Simcoe.

While Norfolk County has no opportunity to opt out of the strong mayor powers this time, there seems to remain little appetite for the legislation to be put to use for at least this term of council. A report presented at the May 13 council-in-committee outlined what the new round of strong mayor powers means for Norfolk. The county previously opted out of accepting the strong mayor powers and the housing targets and funding that was tied to it.

Wildflowers both familiar and less so were on display in Backus Woods for the Norfolk Field Naturalists’ Mother’s Day Spring Wildflower Hike on Sunday, May 11.  Bernie Solymar, NFN President and Field Events Coordinato, led a small group along the Backus Woods trails, providing wildflower identifications and discussing the plants’ life cycles, noteworthy features, and pollinators. Trilliums, wild phlox, and three varieties of violets were in full bloom, and participants also

The Simcoe and District Horticultural Society could not have asked for better weather for its annual plant and garage sale on May 10.

Holy Trinity Titans girls soccer team unleashed its offence on May 15, scoring five times – their highest goal output of the season - to defeat Cayuga 5-1 in the AABHN South Division championship game in Delhi.