Brooke McDermott, left, looked on as her daughter Leah, 4, put the final touches on a “Baby Jesus in the Manger” decoration during Christmas Craft Night at Assumption Catholic Elementary School in Aylmer on Tuesday, Dec. 5. Leah is a Junior Kindergarten pupil at the school. A number of stations were set up for the…
Malahide Fire Chief Brent Smith estimated about 11 acres of a just harvested corn field caught on fire on the south side of Pressey Line east of Walker Road directly across the road from the Springfield Cemetery on Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 29. This photo was taken shortly after 4 p.m. Chief Smith said the fire…
Hundreds of people descended upon downtown Aylmer and lined Talbot Street for the 73rd annual Kinsmen Santa Claus Parade on Saturday afternoon, Nov. 25. The star attraction, Father Christmas and his sleigh pulled by flying reindeer led by Rudolph’s red nose, was the last entry in the parade that included four bands, several floats from local…
Friends Dawn Giesbrecht of St. Thomas, left, and Paula Forbes of Aylmer brought their Scentsy Independent Consultant home fragrance products to the Aylmer Craft Sale held on Saturday, Nov. 25 at the Royal Canadian Legion, Colonel Talbot Branch 81 (Aylmer). Vendors from mostly home-based businesses occupied over 25 booths to sell a wide variety of…
Sherry Wood, front right, conducted the Aylmer Community Choir through a selection of Christmas-themed movie and television songs during the annual Sounds of the Season concert at Old Town Hall Theatre on Friday evening, Nov. 24. The Aylmer Community Band, again led by Ms. Wood, also played holiday-themed film and TV songs. Every seat in…
Anneke McGee, 4, found out what was behind a gingerbread man riding Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer cutout in Old Town Hall parkette after the annual Aylmer Christmas Celebration of Lights was held at Palmer Park and Bandshell on Friday night, Nov. 24. Palmer Park was filled with local residents to see the over 16,000 coloured…
Central Elgin volunteer firefighters handed out candy to some of the many spectators lining the route of the annual Dicken’s Days Parade in Port Stanley on Friday night, Nov. 24. Mild weather brought out even bigger crowds than usual.
The calf Walkerfarms Brody Bugs 2078 (Bugs for short) was the first animal auctioned off at Walker Dairy Sales of Summers Corners shortly after noon on Friday, Nov. 24 with all proceeds going towards St. Joseph’s Health Care Foundation. The money was earmarked for the London hospital’s breast care program and imaging research there. Bugs…
Aylmer’s Chase the Chill winter clothing donation and free distribution program has so far collected about 250 donations, said organizer Marscha Huber on Friday, Nov. 24. The program targeted hats, scarves and mittens, she said, but some other clothing, including coats, had been included in donations at local depots, including Durkee’s, Bank of Montreal, Royal…
A two vehicle crash at the intersection of Talbot Street West and Elm Street in Aylmer that occurred at about 1 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 20 caused some backed up traffic near East Elgin Secondary School. It appeared the front ends of a white GMC Savana cargo van and a grey Chevrolet Equinox sports utility…
About 140 participants in the annual Christmas Tour of Homes organized by Aylmer Malahide Museum and Archives volunteers tucked into a turkey dinner with all the trimmings at Aylmer Baptist Church, Friday night, Nov. 17. Afterward, they and others toured four specially decorated area homes from 7 to 10 p.m., with the tour open again…
Margaret Unger browsed the handcrafted home decor items on one of the tables set up in Aylmer Old Town Hall Theatre for the annual Ten Thousand Villages Festival Sale on Thursday morning, Nov. 16. The sale continued on Friday, Nov. 17 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and on Saturday, Nov. 18 from 9 a.m.…