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Local news in and around Aylmer and Elgin County

ORCHA holds July show at Walker Ranch

July 20, 2015 | 0 Comments

Stephanie Mueller of Drumbo circled a cow in the non-professional class during the July Ontario Reined Cow Horse Association show at Walker Ranch in Bayham, Sunday, July 19. The show attracted 55 entries.

10th annual Rotten Road Ride

July 18, 2015 | 1 Comment

This year’s Rotten Road Ride, the 10th annual organized by Dave Green Custom Cycle of Malahide, involved 380 motorcycles, up from 280 on a rainy day a year ago. Participants this year braved sweltering weather to ride to Aylmer, Langton, Port Rowan, Port Burwell and Port Bruce before returning to the College Line business for…

Arrest made in Robert St. Denis homicide

July 16, 2015 | 0 Comments

A 48-year-old man of no fixed address was arrested in Chatham on Thursday, July 16 in connection with the death of Robert St. Denis, 51, whose dead body was found in his Westminster Drive home northwest of Belmont on June 25. The suspect was charged with second degree murder. The arrest was made by detectives…

Open Bible Baptist Church chasing the stars

July 16, 2015 | 1 Comment

Rachel Wiebe helped motivate the children attending the Wednesday night, July 15 session of Open Bible Baptist Church’s Vacation Bible School to get moving and sing during the opening exercises before the children broke up into age groups for other fun activities. Open Bible Baptist Church is located along Hacienda Road just north of Talbot…

Aliens invade Belmont library

July 14, 2015 | 0 Comments

Isaac Anjema made an alien during a crafts session for the summer reading club at Belmont library, Tuesday, July 14. The club, for children 3 through 12, meets every Tuesday from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. The library also has a teen reading club.

Heimattag celebrated in Aylmer

July 12, 2015 | 0 Comments

Miss Saxonia Jane Walker, right, led a group of dancers dressed in traditional costumes during the Heimattag parade down Talbot Street West in Aylmer from St. John’s Lutheran Church to the German Canadian Club about a block away on Sunday morning, July 12. The Aylmer German Canadian Club hosts Heimattag, an annual German, Transylvanian and…

Messy science fun at Old Town Hall Library

July 9, 2015 | 0 Comments

Craig (Johnston) the Science Guy enlisted the help of Vinny Ierullo, 6, to conduct his paint and gravity experiment during the kick-off of the Summer Reading Program at Aylmer Old Town Hall Theatre on Thursday afternoon, July 9. About 50 children attended that afternoon’s event. The Aylmer Library, which occupies the first floor of Old…

EESS Tech Camp provides hands-on fun

July 9, 2015 | 0 Comments

Justice Csinos, 12, of Aylmer showed off his just completed (and dry) classic car he made out of wood and stained in the woodworking classroom at East Elgin Secondary School on Thursday morning, July 9 during the Technology Camp offered there that week for pupils entering Grade 8. The four-day free camp had 19 pre-teens…

Calves found in backyard

July 9, 2015 | 0 Comments

Two Jersey calves were found eating flowers in the backyard of a South Street West home early on Wednesday, July 8. Since they weren’t causing any great harm, Aylmer Police took the time to call around to local farmers under they found the owner on Brooke Line, who came to collect the strays.

Opening at Port Stanley Festival Theatre

July 8, 2015 | 0 Comments

Mike Petersen, as a priest, rehearsed a soliloquy for Old Wives Tale, a play that opens at Port Stanley Festival Theatre on Wednesday, July 8. The story, a “tribute to the wisdom of all the wives in the world,” is directed by Matthew Gorman and continues through Aug. 1.

Malahide boy in critical condition after ATV crash

July 7, 2015 | 0 Comments

A nine–year-old Malahide boy was airlifted to hospital and was listed in critical condition after being involved in an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) collision at 8:36 p.m. on Monday, July 6. Elgin County Ontario Provincial Police Constable Troy Carlson said the crash occurred at a private property in Malahide. He said a six-year-old girl was driving…

Record turnout for Big Balls Dice Run

July 6, 2015 | 4 Comments

An estimated 2,200 participants on 1,500 motorcycles started the 25th annual Big Balls Dice Run from Springwater Conservation Area to Port Burwell and back, Saturday, July 4. This year’s event attracted a record number, which organizer Doug Lounsbury attributed to great weather and a great cause. In the last nine years, not including this one,…