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Ripley and District Horticultural Society learns about lavender
By Christine Roberts On a chilly autumn day, members of the Ripley and District Horticultural Society (RDHS) gathered in the Ripley Legion hall to relive the sights and scents of summer compliments of guest speaker Cathy Kirk, owner of Essentially Lavender near Teeswater. Kirk earned a bachelor’s degree in landscape architecture from the University of […]
For Our Youth wraps up year with wreaths, treats
The normally glorious fall colours were exceptionally vibrant this year. In the garden, the bright orange pumpkins and marigolds stand out. On Oct. 22, 18 members of the Ripley and District Horticultural Society’s For Our Youth club met at Eisen’s place to preserve some of that beauty and bounty by making wreaths and treats. Linda Jaynes’s pre-pandemic […]
Ripley Wolves amped for a championship win as season kicks off
The Ripley Wolves are ready for another run at a Western Ontario Athletic Association Senior A championship. With much of the lineup from 2021-2022 returning and some exciting local talent returning to the area and joining the squad, the Wolves are poised to have another exciting season and will no doubt be in a battle […]
Horticultural society completes Year of the Garden
The Lucknow Horticultural Society would like to thank all the homeowners who took part in The Year of the Garden. We would like to welcome any interested folks to any of our meetings, which are usually held on the third Tuesday of the month. Call Suzanne Andrew at 519-529-7335 or contact any board member for […]
Dance competition to help clear waitlist of local youth in need
The Dancing with the Stars event is about more than perfecting killer dance moves. “We need to increase our financial base and recruit more mentors to support the vital and multi-faceted mentoring programs that Big Brothers Big Sisters provides for young people in all of the communities that we service,” said Linda Johnson, team lead […]