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Hawkesville course a boon for road racing Some 430 cyclists took to the streets in Wellesley Township last weekend for the KW Classic event SCOTT BARBER Sunny skies, a strong breeze and dry, mostly road apple free roads greeted some 430 cyclists for the 28th running of the KW Classic. For the second year in a row, the race took place in Wellesley Township, on the streets of Hawkesville. An official stop on the Ontario Cup schedule, the race featured some of the best amateur cyclists from across the province, averaging speeds of over 40-kilometres an hour. “The riders love the course,” organizer Blake Ellis said. “It’s picturesque, there is
More than 400 cyclists participated in the KW Classic in Hawkesville June 7, with elite riders averaging speeds over 40-kilometres per hour.
Elmira and District Horticultural society ready to celebrate Ontario Garden Week
WHITNEY NEILSON With Ontario Garden Week kicking off on Saturday, the Elmira and District Horticultural Society’s junior gardeners have been busy preparing their plots. The group of five started in May and will tend to their gardens beside the Elmira Skate Park until September. “When I asked them last year what would they like to plant this year corn was one of them,” organizer Irene Dickau said. “And then I thought ‘okay, corn.’ One
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girl had success with her squash so I will do the three sisters: the corn, the squash, and the beans. I’ve given them five flowers they’ll grow. They will have an herb again like last year they have to research and do a little spiel on it.” The gardeners showed off their progress to their family on Wednesday. Some of their parents helped with the initial planting. Dickau will also be teaching them about heirloom seeds. The
Jillian Beamer, Sarah Forester and Nicole Forester have been working on their gardens of vegetables, herbs, and flowers since May. [WHITNEY NEILSON / THE OBSERVER]
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