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Archive for August, 2008

New to the village, Claire and Johnston Callaghan with twin sons, Kieren and Kaden attend the Wellesley newcomer barbecue last Thursday at the community centre.
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By Gail Martin
Special to the Independent
Newcomers to the village of Wellesley received a warm welcome on Aug. 21, at a community barbecue that was designed with them in mind.
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Sophia and Alayna Bailey, along with babysitter Tara Otto made the most of the Huron Street construction this summer with their “Hard Helmet” snack shop, supplying the construction workers with cold drinks, freezies, homemade baking and other treats.  With construction now complete, the girls have retired their red wagon for the season.
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Courtney Greer (SJAM Grade 10 Student), of Petersburg, competed in the Ontario Summer Games in Ottawa earlier this month and her team won the gold medal for U15 Girls Soccer. She plays for the Brams United Blaze in  Brampton at the OYSL level. Courtney’s mom Cora Hennel-Greer is one of the trainers for the team [...]

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Paul Marr submitted this series of photographs taken during New Hamburg’s annual Cruise Night.

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Moparfest roars into New Hamburg

Bob Boyer, of Renfrew, with the help of IBC’s Zach Budd, attempts to navigate through the virtual streets of a driving simulator while taking a cell call. The Distractions Undermining Motorist Behaviour D.U.M.B. car is sponsored by the Insurance Bureau of Canada.

Moparfest attracted close to 20,000 visitors and 1,600 vehicles for the two-day event.

Cheryl MacDonald, [...]

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Sam Whiteside in Beijing

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