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Making “monsters” at art camp

August 3, 2017 | 0 Comments

Mya Hepburn, 10, left, and Braylin Clark, 6, were focused on painting their paper mache “monsters” in the basement of the Sparta Church Museum on Thursday morning, Aug. 3 during the annual Children’s Art Camp offered there. The art camp for elementary aged children lasted all of that week in the morning. In addition to…

An all-Canadian cookie race

July 31, 2017 | 0 Comments

Blake Penner, 5, tried to get a Fudgee-O, made in Canada, from his forehead to his mouth without using his hands during a relay race at the Springfield library’s Summer Reading Club meeting on Thursday morning, July 27. The theme for this year’s club is “Canada 150,” and the session, focused on Canadian cuisine, was…

Memories of Main Street Aylmer

July 28, 2017 | 0 Comments

Summer student employees Olivia Haldenby, left, and Curtis Hilliker were in period clothing circa the 1890s and played a shopper and general store keeper at one of the displays of the Memories of Main Street exhibit that held a grand opening at the Aylmer-Malahide Museum and Archives on Thursday evening, July 27. Specifically, Mr. Hilliker…

Workers evacuated at PFI in Aylmer

July 28, 2017 | 0 Comments

Aylmer volunteer firefighters responded to Precision Fab Inc. (PFI) in the northern industrial section of town along Elm Street on Friday, July 28 shortly after 7:30 a.m. Some smoke was coming from openings or vents on the roof and firefighters had used enough water that some was seen streaming from a south side emergency door.…

Making science fun

July 27, 2017 | 0 Comments

Craig (Johnston) the Science Guy added five mints to a bottle of diet cola to create a carbonated geyser during one of several experiments in front of about 50 children and their parents as part of the latest  TD Summer Reading Club series of activities at Aylmer Old Town Hall Theatre on Thursday afternoon, July 27.…

Cadets March Past at the Police College

July 27, 2017 | 0 Comments

Members of a drill team performed in the Pauline McGibbon Hall during a March Past and Review Ceremony held as part of the graduation ceremony of basic constable cadets at the Ontario Police College located northeast of Aylmer along Hacienda Road. The cadet members of the drill team came up with the routine themselves and…

Feeling the beat at the library

July 20, 2017 | 0 Comments

Aleah Berdan, 5, front left, Alexis Scott, 8, and her sister Emi, 6, tried their “hands” at playing the djembe drum from Africa during an interactive activity at Aylmer Old Town Hall Theatre on Thursday afternoon, July 20. Babarinde “Baba” Williams from Drums et al of Durham brought enough drums for almost 50 youngsters, and…

It was an Animal Kingdom at the Complex

July 20, 2017 | 0 Comments

Ali Giesbrecht, 11, left, and Emilie Buys, 10, peeked behind lion masks that were made as part of the Animal Kingdom week-long theme of the East Elgin Community Complex Summer Day Camp on Thursday, July 20. The day camp was held throughout the month with different themes each week. Activities included skating, crafts and games.…

Being actively musical at Bethel United

July 20, 2017 | 0 Comments

Clara Krahn, 7, congratulated herself for staying in play during an outdoor “Musical Ice Chunks” game on Wednesday morning, July 19, part of the fun at Bethel United Reformed Church’s annual Vacation Bible School held all that week. This year’s theme was Operation Arctic and Clara was a member of the Narwhals team.

Teddy bears and sunglasses in Straffordville

July 20, 2017 | 0 Comments

Emily Berg, 4, of Aylmer dropped off her stuffed animal before checking out a water activity at the fourth annual free Teddy Bear Picnic at the park next to Straffordville Community Centre on Wednesday morning, July 19. Emily’s sister Sophia, 2 (not shown), was learning to play a toy xylophone at another nearby station. The…

Tillsonburg wind blade plant closing

July 18, 2017 | 0 Comments

The Siemens wind blade manufacturing plant in Tillsonburg will close by early 2018 with all 340 workers eventually losing their jobs. As of Tuesday morning, July 18, 206 workers were immediately let go with severance packages. They found out about the closure during a meeting held the same morning at the Tillsonburg Community Centre. The…

Rotten Ride in Sparta this year

July 17, 2017 | 0 Comments

Hundreds of motorcycles waited to be judged in a “show and shine” that was part of the 12th annual Rotten Road Ride organized by DG Custom Cycles of Malahide, this year for the first time held at the St. Thomas Raceway Park in Sparta, Saturday, July 15. The event involved 375 participants, this year including…