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Bieber Fever Young heartthrobâs impromptu visit to Lions Park in Elmira leaves local fans with mixed emotions Katie Edmonds
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Maryhill resident launches bid to take seat from incumbent in fall election Steve Kannon
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een pop sensation Justin Bieberâs quest for an evening of small town life in Elmira set some pre-teen hearts aflutter, but left a bad taste in the mouths of a number of youths who are now former fans. According to a number of witnesses, Bieber visited Elmiraâs Lionâs Park on I thought it was the evening really rude. I of Aug. 23 to used to be a big take in the soccer match fan before this between the happened. Woolwich Emily Chapman U16 girlâs team and his hometown of Stratford, but when approached by fans âmembers of the soccer team and spectators â the teen heartthrob told fans to go away and leave him alone. Ariss resident Tanya Rempelâs daughter was playing in a U12 game on an adjacent field when she heard
The race is on in Ward 3
JUST ONE OF THE GUYS Word quickly spread when Justin Bieber stopped by Lions Park to take in a soccer match between Woolwich and Stratford.
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oolwich will have at least one ward battle in the Oct. 25 municipal election, as Maryhill resident Bonnie Bryant has entered the fray to take on longtime incumbent Murray Martin in Ward 3. A avid follower of political issues, she said it was time to âthrow her hat in the ringâ rather than just talking about the issues. Recent debates over gravel pits and grievances in Breslau, including water issues, prompted her to take action. A resident of Maryhill for the past eight years, Bryant, 55, came to the area from Mono
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Township, where all the gravel pit activity around Caledon left her more than passingly familiar with the aggregate debate. âThe last thing you want in a quiet rural community is a lot of trucks and a lot of excess traffic that wasnât there before. Thatâs what you can expect. I know â I donât think we had a car that didnât get a crack in the windshield from all the flying rocks.â As both her grown children live in Breslau, sheâs familiar with the problems there, she added, noting some of the communities removed from
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