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Starting in September, communities celebrate with unique food, livestock competitions and midway rides at events dating back to the 1800s. Part 15 of our series on people and things that make summer sizzle here.



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By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva For decades, scientists believed that the earliest four-limbed vertebrates developed much like modern amphibians: They hatched from eggs, passed through a larval tadpole stage and then underwent metamorphosis into adults. However, a new study published in Science challenges that long-held view.



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The Lucknow Agricultural Society is hard at work planning for this year’s fall fair festivities, Sept. 18 to 20. With the theme “Barn Yard Bash,” the weekend kicks off Friday night at 5:30 p.m. Admission is free that evening and activities include food trucks, music, a pie auction, “old fashioned”



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Written by Bruce Krug (September 1965) and submitted by the Bruce County Historical Society On Nov. 21, 1883, the “Erie Belle” was destroyed in a boiler explosion two miles south of Kincardine. She was a wrecking tug owned by a Windsor firm. Previously “Erie Belle” had been a passenger steamer



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By Anna Barnes  The invasive elm zigzag sawfly has been confirmed in Michigan for the first time.



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There is a saying among the executive this year: “If the weather’s bad, there must be a horticultural society meeting.” Somehow the third Wednesday of the month is an unreliable day to gather. The June 17 meeting was no different, but the evening rain didn’t dampen the spirits of the



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The province has announced additional funding for the construction of a new senior school in Kincardine, allowing the Bluewater District School Board (BWDSB) to issue the tender for the project. “The increase in funding for a new Kincardine grades 7-12 public school, which will include 126 additional student spaces, is