Suzanne and Tom Pettit were surprised to find the rear wall of their Yorke Line dairy barn completely ripped off by the EF1 tornado on Wednesday, June 10. Dozens of cows (none harmed) were sent to a neighbouring dairy farm temporarily.

Christina Fragiskatos serves potato pancakes and a mushroom and onion omelette to  Phillipa Babe, left, and John Belleghem of Tillsonburg at Ruby’s Cookhouse in Aylmer on their first patio opening day on Friday, June 12.

Central Elgin Mayor Sally Martyn was joined by other local figures as she announced Port Stanley’s beaches, along with other municipal beaches in Elgin County, would reopen to the public on Monday, June 22.