What do you do when you have a river, a love for music and a touch of spring madness? Hold a festival, of course. Wingham’s Musical Muskrat Festival had a bit of everything this year – and that included entertainment, activities and even weather. Things got rolling Friday evening with inflatables for the younger set, the chicken and rib dinner, and a ball game – Wingham Hitmen vs Brussels Tigers. The upbeat Richard Garvey Band entertained early

GODERICH — Some true life savers were honoured at a Huron County council meeting last week. At its June 5 meeting the county paid tribute to individuals involved in a cardiac save at the Hensall Arena on March 16. Don Shropshall, a retired Ontario Provincial Police officer and now a driver’s examiner and part-time hockey referee, collapsed on the ice at the Hensall Arena while suffering a heart attack. Huron County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) deputy chief Jeff

On Monday, June 3 and 4, the mixed seniors group braved the cold but sunny day to play golf the best they could with so many layers on. Marge Heimpel won first with a net 69. Second went to Tom Pegg with a net 70. Pauline Pegg and Carolyn Kelly tied for third with a net 71 and the fifth place winners with a net 72 were Glen Matthews, Stan Grant and Dave Cooper. Closest to the

Competition was keen at OFSAA West Regionals with athletes from SWOSSA, WOSSAA, and CWOSSA vying for top honours. Only the top four in each event advanced to the provincial championships (OFSAA). At WOSSAA, 16 Madill athletes advanced in 23 events to compete at the OFSAA Regionals held at the new, state-of-the-art track facility at Jacob Hespeler S.S. in Cambridge. In Senior Girls high jump, Leah Hutchison cleared the bar at new heights (1.60m) breaking a joint record

This year’s Ye Olde Spook Haus in Teeswater was a real howl – not to mention a scream, shriek and maniacal cackle.

Forty-five people gathered at the Wingham Golf and Country Club Sept. 29 to celebrate Canada’s stories and storytellers at the gala for the Alice Munro Writers and Readers Festival.

Municipal ratepayers are tired of being regarded as bottomless wells of cash. The culprits are not municipal councillors. With few exceptions, these people make every effort to keep property taxes at a reasonable level – after all, they pay their taxes, too. They are more aware than most of the pressures municipalities face to maintain infrastructure and services on a very strict budget, and they take their municipal responsibilities seriously.

One hears the word “accountability” a lot these days, usually in relation to political scandals. Heaven knows, there are enough of them. The mayor of Toronto stands accused of being the accidental star of a cell phone video being shopped around by some drug dealers. It is said to show Rob Ford smoking crack cocaine. Dope dealers are not the most dependable sources, and the video had not, as of press time, been examined to determine its