The Village Vibe
Luna and Lillian at local holiday display.
Natural Screech Owl Nest, located in Wortley Village. Photo by Ben Porchuck. See more on pages 8 and 9. Wortley Villager Issue #86 Jan-Feb 2025 Your local community connector The 100% locally owned and produced Wortley Villager is published ten times a year with thousands delivered free to area residences, set out at local venues, and posted online at www.villagerpublications.com Publisher: Barb Botten P.O. Box 134, Lambeth Station Ontario N6P 1P9 Barb@villagerpublications.com 519-282-7262 Managing Editor: Cathy Wood Cathy@villagerpublications.com All articles by Cathy Wood unless noted otherwise. Advertising : Tami Martin Tami@villagerpublications.com 519-851-0961 Graphic Artist: Cathy Wood Old South Delivery Ambassador: Nippy Watson Copyright @ 2015 Villager Publications. All rights reserved. This magazine or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the Publisher. Information presented has been compiled from sources believed to be accurate at the time of printing however the Publisher assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions. Do you have an Old South Neighbour of Note? Do you do cultural cooking? Cover photo and article suggestions welcome! Contact Cathy at Cathy@villagerpublications.com
Sha Choix pop-up at the Mylie Group.
Cute mittens at Featherfields.
Photo by Tami Martin.
The Studio at Landon London Public Library is excited to showcase their newest addition to Landon Branch Library: The Studio. The Studio is Landon’s teen makerspace which will host a variety of youth programs including Dungeons & Dragons, Makers Clubs, and more. Teens can check out the space every Friday from 3 to 5 pm starting February 7th to play games, make things, and get homework help. This space was made possible by
generous donations from the Old South Community Organization.
Thank you Christmas Market Volunteers! by Margaret Hopkins The Christmas Market chalets are folded and packed away for another year. Thank you, Vince DiLiello and the Cami Team! This event could not have occurred without you and the other selfless volunteers who made it happen. Our location, at the front of the YMCA (former Normal School), proved successful, though the snowy setup was a challenge! Thanks to a kind snow blower and several shovels! A charitable event, this year’s Christmas Market brought in over $7,000 for the various charities and worthy causes – amazing considering the weather! Our wonderful entertainers filled the air with sounds and songs: SOUP (Southern Ontario Ukulele Players), the St. Martin’s Childrens Choir, Sarah Hoy and members of the London Citadel Band. We could not have operated without the help of many community members who provided their time, their strength, and their generosity: the YMCA for the use of space, generators from DCAC and Don Phillips and the Old South Community Organization (OSCO) for the loan of tables and chairs. We rise by lifting others. Thank you. OSCO thanks Brandon and the staff of Your Independent Grocer for hosting their annual Christmas tree sale, and especially James for his help with set-up. Thanks go also to the many volunteers, who helped unload and sell the trees (and had fun doing it) and to those who bought trees. D. Flett
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