LOCAL HEADLINES

Envirohaul was started to provide a local solution to people needing waste bins.

Cascades of Pink and Papaya was a massive undertaking for Barb Scott, one almost as big as the end display.

An updated completion schedule for the addition and renovation at the Tillsonburg Community Centre has pushed the completion date back to Jan. 31.

Trial by fire might be a good way to describe starting the position of food bank coordinator before Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Original Tillsonburg budget came in at 16% hike

The annual Santa Claus parade, this year on Nov. 16 at 6 p.m., will start Christmas events in Tillsonburg.

A retirement and business expansion will create another accounting option for Tillsonburg residents.

The Hockey 4 Everyone program is now open for registration.

Tillsonburg is currently in the process of updating it comprehensive zoning bylaw, and that could be good news for residents.

Local up and coming singer Olivia Mae Graham hit new career highs, opening for country star Terri Clark at Burning Kiln Winery and the James Barker Band at Norfolk Fair, and then watching her new song rocket to 100,000 views in a month.

Imagine having a mission so secretive that those involved don’t know what they are up to until records are declassified decades later.

Imagine if the outcome of the Second World War battle in Europe was different and Germany had invaded England by land. John Bullen of the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum asserts the launch of the Lancaster heavy bomber in 1942 was one of the factors that kept the land battle off British soil.

At its regular council meeting on Nov. 5, South West Oxford Township (SWOX) council approved the purchase of land for the possible construction of a new 88-space child care facility and municipal office at 324058 Mount Elgin Road, the former Elgin Hall property.

In the 10 years since The Country Table started, the business has grown and carries a wider variety of products.

For the past 26 years, Canadian Celetic rock band Mudmen have been building a legion of fans across the globe with extensive touring, paired with their inviting and inclusive concerts that are reminiscent of family reunions.

Oxford MPP Ernie Hardeman’s motion to study the practices of the bereavement sector received support in the Legislature.

One game or eight… one season or eight, the Tillsonburg Gemini senior girls’ basketball team still appreciated getting onto the court with teammates and friends.

A Tillsonburg man is hanging up his hat after nearly two decades with the Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers (OGVG).

Mae Leonard’s art reflects its creator: unique, with more than a little character.

I mentioned last column that there are two major bonspiels hosted by the Tillsonburg Curling Club in November. The Mixed Fall Classic takes place this Saturday, and I will look forward to sharing info about that event in my next write-up.