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Square dancers kick up heels in Springfield

January 24, 2016 | 2 Comments

Linda and Tom Charlton of Aylmer, seen on the right, were among about 100 members of the Square and Round Dancers of South Western Ontario (SWOSDA) from throughout the region who gathered at Malahide Community Place in Springfield on Saturday, Jan. 23 for some dancing fun hosted by the Swing’n Wheels camping and square dancing…

Finding anchor tenant for Complex abandoned

January 14, 2016 | 0 Comments

The search for securing an anchor tenant for ground floor hall space at East Elgin Community Complex has ground to a halt. Malahide and Aylmer councillors unanimously approved a resolution during the Wednesday, Jan. 13 EECC Interim Board meeting that directed staff there to continue scheduling hall rentals without a six-month rolling window for the…

Port Stanley to have “top-heavy” school

January 12, 2016 | 0 Comments

Thames Valley District School Board trustees voted unanimously on Tuesday night, Jan. 12, to transfer all Grade 7 and 8 classes from the Pierre Elliot Trudeau French Immersion elementary school in St. Thomas to Port Stanley Public School, starting in September. Port Stanley parents had called for a mix of Kindergarten through Grade 8 FI…

EESS Grade 8 parent night postponed

January 12, 2016 | 0 Comments

The Grade 8 parent information night scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 12 at East Elgin Secondary School has been postponed to Tuesday, Jan. 19 due to inclement winter weather. The session for parents and Grade 8 students to find out more about EESS will run from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Dance recital at East Elgin Secondary School

January 12, 2016 | 0 Comments

A group of East Elgin Secondary School dance students, most in Grade 10, rehearsed a hip-hop number, “Daydreaming,” they choreographed themselves with a “mash-up” of different songs on Monday, Jan. 11, for recitals this Wednesday, Jan. 13, and Thursday, Jan. 14. The theme for the shows is, “Wish Upon a Star.” The recitals are both…

Wild turkeys flock near Mapleton

January 11, 2016 | 0 Comments

A flock of wild turkeys could be seen walking, running and then flying together in a snow-covered corn field on the east side of Belmont Road south of the intersection with Ron McNeil Line shortly before 3 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 11. Veterinarian Dr. Vern Robertshaw of Imperial Road Animal Hospital contacted the Aylmer Express about…

Finding out about snakes

January 10, 2016 | 0 Comments

Riley Guilbeault, 10, of Aylmer held and was then became entangled with a black rat snake named Inky at the Sciensational Sssnakes booth during the second annual Carolinian Carnival at East Elgin Community Complex on Saturday, Jan. 9. The event was presented by East Elgin Secondary School students participating in the Environmental Leadership Program.

An Epiphany baby shower

January 6, 2016 | 0 Comments

Guests at a baby shower held to celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany, when the Three Wise Men presented offerings to the baby Jesus, on Wednesday, Jan. 6, played a game where they took turns “stealing” gifts from each other at Trinity Anglican Church in Aylmer. But most of the presents, seen in background, went to new…

Bayham approves 7.7% tax levy increase

January 6, 2016 | 0 Comments

Bayham residents are facing a 7.667 percent tax levy increase in 2016, most of which can be directly attributed to the HMCS Ojibwa submarine and the over $6-million loan defaulted by the Elgin Military Museum the municipality is forced to pay back to a bank. Bayham councillors approved the 2016 operating budget during after an…

New Year’s at Community Complex

December 31, 2015 | 0 Comments

Skaters took to the ice as part of the annual Family New Year’s Eve celebration at East Elgin Community Complex on Thursday night, Dec. 31. The party, which also involves face painting, inflatable amusements, cotton candy and live entertainment, continues through 9 p.m.

Celebrating sister’s kidney donation 40 years later

December 31, 2015 | 3 Comments

by Craig Bradford of The Aylmer Express Mary Ann Crossett, 65, of Aylmer, from the close-knit DeAngelis family of Belmont, carries her sister Margaret Reardon especially close to her heart – kidney actually. Margaret donated one of her kidneys to her sister and the two and their extended families have just celebrated the 40th anniversary…

Senior assaulted in own home

December 29, 2015 | 0 Comments

A 68-year-old man was assaulted in his Alexander Drive home in Aylmer by an intruder he encountered when returning there at about 9:30 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 28. Aylmer Police Sergeant Nick Novacich said the homeowner was “confronted” by the intruder and the two struggled before the homeowner was struck and pushed to the ground.…