Several women attending the early sitting of an Afternoon Tea at Aylmer Baptist Church on Sunday, May 3 wore elaborate and colourful hats while enjoying a selection of refreshments and listening to the piano playing of Devin Hilliker. Food and beverages served included a cold cucumber soup, scones with clotted cream, a selection of fancy…
Resident Iva Baker was looking for material that her daughter Julie Spitzke of Straffordville could use to help her make quilts during the spring yard sale at Terrace Lodge retirement and nursing home just east of Aylmer on Saturday morning, May 2. The Ladies Auxiliary holds the event to raise money to provide services for…
Legislation named for the late Ryan Gibbons that aims to help asthmatic children in Ontario’s public schools received third reading in the Ontario Legislature on Thursday morning, April 29. Elgin-Middlesex-London MPP Jeff Yurek, who introduced the Private Member’s Bill in the fall of 2013, said the passing of his Private Member’s Bill was an exciting…
Elgin-Middlesex-London MPP Jeff Yurek visited Aylmer family physician Dr. Mike Toth at his office on Thursday, April 30 to promote the next day (May 1) being celebrated as Doctors’ Day in Ontario. May 1st was recognized by the provincial government in 2011 as the official day of appreciation for Ontario’s medical profession. The date was…
An 84-year-old Bayham woman was charged with failing to yield to traffic following a two-vehicle crash at the Elgin-Norfolk border northeast of Vienna on Wednesday morning, April 29. Elgin County Ontario Provincial Police Constable Troy Carlson said emergency personnel were called to the crash scene at Calton Line and Elgin County Road 55 at 11:05…
Aylmer Rotary Club hopes to dispatch three to five “ShelterBoxes” overseas to provide victims of a devastating earthquake in Nepal with a temporary home. The boxes contain a six to eight person tent, a stove that can use many types of fuel, blankets, water purification kits, tools, cooking utensils and, to distract traumatized youngsters, a…
Solo vocalist Stefanie Heide performed two songs from Disney productions, here in costume as Belle and singing Home from the stage musical Beauty and the Beast, during Aylmer Area Community Band and Choir’s A Night of Disney Music held at Aylmer Old Town Hall Theatre on Friday night, April 24. Ms. Heide also sang Cruella…
Jennifer Shank of Comfurtable Pet in-home pet grooming services, left, clipped Sherlock’s nails during a clinic at Aylmer Pet Valu on Saturday, April 25. Sherlock, a six-month-old Shih tzu, Yorkshire terrier and Chihuahua mix, was being held by one of his owners, Malcolm Wiebe. Ms. Shank, a certified pet groomer who specializes in at-home grooming…
A rally organized to protest proposed changes in Ontario’s sexual education curriculum in public schools was held Friday night, April 24 at Luton Community Hall southeast of Aylmer. The rally was attended by over 40 local residents. A similar event was held the next day at the same venue from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.…
Belinda Young of Lyons, left, checked out a floor cleaning system that ENJO representative Sue Thomas had on display at her business’s booth during the first hour of the fifth annual Aylmer and East Elgin Home and Garden Show at East Elgin Community Complex on Friday afternoon, April 24. The annual event, organized by the…
Davenport Public School Grade 6 pupils Nancy Braun, left, Isabelle Row, Connor Dawson and Bryce Weber participated in a clean-up of the Aylmer school’s grounds on Friday, April 24 to help mark Earth Week. Not much refuse was collected during the exercise as the school yard and neighbouring residential properties were in relatively good condition following…
A 30-year-old St. Thomas man was arrested by St. Thomas Police on Thursday, April 23 for an armed robbery the evening before that sent a male variety store clerk to hospital for treatment of minor stab wounds. The suspect was charged with robbery, aggravated assault, wearing a disguise and two counts of breach of probation. A…