New Hamburg residents prepare to fight condo proposal during public meeting

Township planners anticipate a high-density residential development proposed for a “park-like” piece of property in New Hamburg will generate a flood of concerns when the issue comes up for discussion at a public meeting Sept. 27. For a full article see, NewHamburgIndependent.ca

Ride With Lance speeds through Mannheim

Seven-time Tour de France winner, chairman of the Livestrong Foundation for cancer research and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong, in black, leads a pack of cyclists down Trussler Road through Mannheim on Saturday during the Ride With Lance. Sixty cyclists took part this year.

The third annual event to support the Grand River Regional Cancer Centre challenges cyclists to raise a minimum $20,000 for the opportunity to ride with Armstrong on a 100 km trek that circled Waterloo Region. The ride raised $1.2 million.

Baden barbecue brings neighbours to the park

There was lots of burgers and corn on the cob to go around Thursday at Sir Adam Beck Park when the Baden and District Chamber of Commerce hosted their annual barbecue.

See more photos in this week’s Independent.

Wilmot, Wellesley and Perth East crime map updated

Curious about crime in your community? We’ve updated our police map with all the recent fire and police reports.

Classic cars galore at Moparfest in New Hamburg this weekend

More than 1,600 mopars filled the New Hamburg Fairgrounds Saturday as Moparfest kicked off.

The weekend event features mopar vehicles from across the province and the United States, speakers, vendors and a swap meet.

The event runs through to Sunday at 4:30 p.m.

Check out this week’s Independent for a full story on the event and lots of photos.

Destination Jungle reading club party at New Hamburg Library

The New Hamburg Library wrapped up its TD Summer Reading Club’s Destination Jungle with a party Thursday afternoon. About 50 kids turned out for the event that featured games, songs and prizes.

Here, Region of Waterloo Library staff member Janine Stamper gets kids excited with a game.

Madison Mueller and Kylie Grierson check their card while playing jungle bingo.

Avy White gets into the moose song.

And tiger cub Isaac Roth makes some new friends.

Three girls vying for spot as Tavistock Fair Ambassador

Heidi Lamb is a Grade 12 students who enjoys singing, acting, dancing and playing piano and violin. The 18-year-old is also a volunteer for the Tavistock Fall Fair, and active participant in the Tavistock Sparks, Brownies and Guides, and a teacher’s assistant at Juliana’s School for the Performing Arts. She hopes to study theatre and use her skills to become a professional actor. Lamb is sponsored by the Anna P. Lewis Women’s Institute.

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At 17, Sadie Holtzworth is the Chapter president of Best Buddies. When not helping to coordinate events and facilitate friendships between students and those with developmental disabilities, she works part time at Bonnie Brae Health Care Centre. After high school, Holtzworth plans on continuing her work with intellectually disabled individuals by pursuing a career as a developmental services worker. The Grade 11 student also enjoys spending time singing, shopping and hanging out with her friends. Hotzworth is sponsored by the Tavistock Opti-Mrs.

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Stephanie Lupton is a Grade 11 student at Waterloo Oxford District Secondary School and works part time at Quehl’s Restaurant and Catering in Tavistock. The 17-year-old spends her spare time coaching figure skating and enjoys many different sports including baseball, cross-country and track and field. After finishing high school, she hopes to study health science at university and pursue a career in the medical field. Lupton is sponsored by the Optimists Club of Tavistock.

Cruise Night set to fill New Hamburg streets with classic cars Friday

The New Hamburg Board of Trade’s annual Cruise Night is set to fill the streets of downtown New Hamburg with a slew of classic cars Friday night, kicking off a weekend filled with vintage vehicles. The cars will begin pouring into town at 5 p.m. Friday. Peel Street will be closed at Boullee Street through the downtown, and Huron Street will be shut to through traffic to Union Street. The streets will be filled with clowns, a magician, spectators enjoying classic rock music and other family fun.

In case you’re not around to get your classic car fix this Friday, Moparfest takes over the New Hamburg Fairgrounds all weekend, with more than 1,000 Mopar vehicles on display.

New Hamburg Atom Heat captures league championship

The New Hamburg Atom Heat Girls captured the South Oxford League Championship on Aug. 6 after winning two games straight in a best of three series.  Thank you to our sponsors Wagler and Seebach Chartered Accountants for their generous support throughout the season.
Back row: Coaches Rob Kelly, Paul Hammer, Matt Steckley, Faith Martin, Nathan Roth. Middle Row: Coach Dee Dakin, Cecilia Martin, Sydney Dajka, Ruby Harrison, Sarah Kelly Front Row:  Erica Roote, Madelyn Hammer, Alexi Dakin, Jamie Roth, Emily Morrison Missing from team photo was Lily Chodos, Hannah Litwiller, Mckenna Seebach and Lara Wagler.

New Tavistock Library welcomes first patrons

Sarah and Hayley McKay were among the first users of the newly renovated Tavistock Library, which opened Thursday morning. The library, now located in the old Oxford Hotel features a kids play area, more computers and is wheelchair accessible.

Corbin Glofcheski, 2, plays peek-a-boo in the new puppet theatre. Lisa Smith registered for a library card the opening day of the newly renovated library.

The library is planning a grand opening celebration in September.

New Hamburg Heat bantam boys finish second in Ontario

For a full story on the weekend tournament, check out our website.

Wilmot Family Resource Centre hosts carnival in Constitution Park in New Hamburg

Wilmot Family Resource Centre turned Constitution Park into a carnival Wednesday night with dozens of parents and kids participating in games, dress-up, story time, a bake sale, barbecue, inflatable castle and a dunk tank.

Pick up next week’s paper for a spread of photos from the event.

Creepy critters come to New Hamburg library

Caitlin Crieger, 2, holds a hissing cockroach  Tuesday morning when the New Hamburg branch of the Region of Waterloo Library hosted the Wings of Paradise Creepy Crawler Critters presentation.

New Hamburg Heat Squirts host OASA tournament this weekend

The New Hamburg Heat Squirts are hosting seven teams for the Ontario Amateur Softball Association tournament at the New Hamburg Fairgrounds all weekend.

Games are running all weekend with the finals set for 1 p.m. Sunday. Check this week’s paper for the tournament results and more photos from the weekend.

Classic cars pack Baden lot

Photo by Paul Cassel

More than 60 classic cars showed up to the first weekly Baden car show Wednesday night. The event, organized by Ron Weber brought out cars from across the region to the parking lot at Tim Hortons in Baden.

Weber said a lot of classic car collectors like to bring their cars out to a different show each night of the week during the summer. After realizing that Wednesdays were an empty night, Weber decided to put together the Baded event, which brought out more cars than he expected.

The weekly show runs again next Wednesday from 6 to 8:30 p.m. and through the summer. The Aug. 25 show will be pushed to Saturday, Aug. 28 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. With a full lot the first week, Weber suggests showing up early to snag a spot from now on.