Norfolk County residents will be spoiled for choice in this fall’s municipal election. A last-minute entrant brought the total number of candidates running for mayor in the rural county to seven.

Summer Homick and Nick Buelow’s International Skating Union (ISU) season-opening Junior Grand Prix Ice Dance bronze medal in Xi’an, China, August 20-22 represented success in both ‘journey’ and ‘destination.’ A podium finish was where the pair wanted, virtually needed to further their shared goal of qualifying for the Junior Grand Prix series championship this December.

With an eye on the sky, Simcoe Lions Club hosted a Chicken BBQ fundraiser on Saturday, August 22 in downtown Simcoe. More than 500 chicken dinners were sold, prepared on their barbecue in the parking lot of Riversyde 83, for both ‘drive through’ patrons and the Argyle Street festival goers from 4-7 p.m. It was held in partnership with the Simcoe BIA, who helped provide the Argyle Street venue, the band (Sharp Dog), and the inflatable company.

Big traditions continue this year at the 136th Langton Fair on Wednesday, Sept. 16. The Langton Fair has been a mid-September event for generations, but this year it’s ‘early’ due to the late Labour Day and elementary students returning to school Sept. 8.

Grow and Gather – Second Bloom is coming to Simcoe, Sept. 19, at the Norfolk County Fairgrounds. It’s a one-day ‘giveaway’ event, organized through a team partnership that includes Church Out Serving, Second Harvest and local farms. It aims to improve food security in Norfolk County and reduce food waste.

I’ve often found that if you tell people you’re from Waterford their first impression might be there’s just nothing to do here and not much happening. Well, I beg to differ. Miles of beautifully maintained trails, quaint shops and antique markets, a local brewery, great