LOCAL HEADLINES

Meme’s Café and Food Shop was a local landmark, perfectly placed on Peel Street, nestled nicely into New Hamburg.

The Wellesley-North Easthope Agricultural Society is once again inviting residents to nominate outstanding community members for the annual Wellesley Township Citizen of the Year Awards.

Hundreds of former students, staff and community members returned to Grandview Public School last week to celebrate the New Hamburg school's 75th anniversary.

“Mother’s Day is approaching and I want to share something that deeply moved me.”

A recent report from the non-profit Angus Reid Institute has raised concerns about the growing number of fraud incidents targeting Canadian seniors.

In December 2024, the province of Ontario legislated the month of June as Seniors month in the province.

Recently, I’ve been thinking a lot about how our communities and our society as a whole fall short when it comes to supporting people with disabilities and seniors who want to age at home.

For readers of the Wilmot-Tavistock Gazette, the name Gary West is a familiar one. Week after week, West can be found at community events throughout the area, capturing photos and sharing stories that help keep residents connected and informed.

Longtime member of Shakespeare Presbyterian Church, Mary McTavish recently returned to visit the congregation she called home for many years. Accompanied by several family members, McTavish received a warm welcome from friends and fellow church members who were delighted to see her again.

Few people in Stratford and Perth County are as widely known for their volunteer spirit and community involvement as Murray Schlotzhauer.

Two area women recently competed in a gruelling fitness competition in Ottawa.

For the second year, the Tavistock Community Health board is hosting Tee Off Fore Health, a key fundraising initiative supporting Tavistock Community Health Inc.

Members of the Shakespeare Presbyterian Church gathered on Sunday afternoon to equip themselves with life-saving skills following the church’s recent acquisition of an automated external defibrillator (AED).

A group of dedicated volunteers from Trinity Lutheran Church in Sebastopol spent Saturday preserving a piece of local history by cleaning and restoring monuments and grave markers in the church cemetery.

Following Sunday worship service, members of Grace United Church gathered at the farm of Keith and Chris Wiffen on the 13th Line in East Zorra-Tavistock Township for an afternoon of food, fellowship and friendly competition.

With spring planting nearly complete across much of Ontario, organizers of the Ontario Pork Congress are preparing to welcome large crowds to Stratford on June 17 and 18.

Members of the North Easthope Antique Tractor Club (NEAT) enjoyed another popular breakfast outing last Thursday when they gathered at Anna Mae's Bakery and Restaurant in Millbank.

Two restored antique tractors donated by members of the North Easthope Antique Tractor Club (NEAT) attracted plenty of attention at this year's Mennonite Relief Sale in New Hamburg.

Dozens of tractors lined the grounds of Waterloo-Oxford District Secondary School near Baden on Friday as students took part in the school's annual Bring Your Tractor to School Day.

Shakespeare's Cody McGonigle continues to make a name for himself on the Canadian rodeo circuit.