Posts by Craig Bradford

Library assistant Christi Fraser, right, read a series of stories to about 20 children during the Harvest Story Time event at Aylmer Old Town Hall Library on Tuesday evening, Oct. 25. The family-orientated event included the story telling along with fall-themed crafts, games, snacks and a special visit by “Farmer Dick.” Berry Hill Fruit Farm’s…

The Friends of Edison have until March 1, 2017 to establish a plan for the future of the Edison Museum in Vienna and to find a storage location for the artifacts. That was the decision made by Bayham councillors at their Thursday, Oct. 20 meeting after a lengthy public discussion that was paused for a…

Aylmer Baptist Church music director Neil Whyte, left, had Rob Earnshaw turn the pages for him while he played a special concert to celebrate the church’s 200th anniversary on Sunday afternoon, Oct. 16. Entitled “Toe Tappers and Pot Boilers,” Mr. Whyte’s piano performance featured a selection of songs by George Gershwin, Claude Debussy, Scott Joplin,…

Yuri Pool, left, as Paul McCartney and David Usselman, as Denny Laine, performed Jet, a Wings song, at a sold-out Aylmer Old Town Hall Theatre on Saturday evening, Oct. 15 during the latest Aylmer Performing Arts Council concert. Hailed as a preeminent tribute band, The McCartney Years play a note-for-note selection of Beatles and Wings hits…

Stewart Wells, 4, left, received some pointers from Micah Schuurman, 12, during the “Rabbit Rodeo” component of the Care2Cycle event at Immanuel Christian School on Saturday morning, Oct. 15. After the bicycle rodeo for children ages 4-8, 25 riders embarked on one of three cycling routes of 10 kilometres, 20 km or 50 km. A 5…

Residents in the watershed of the Kettle Creek Conservation Authority are being asked to voluntarily reduce their non-essential water use by 20 percent due to the ongoing and persistent dry conditions throughout the region. According to a media release issued by the KCCA on Thursday afternoon, Oct. 13, the KCCA’s Low Water Response Team had…

Hundreds of runners, walkers, cyclists, rollerbladers and even some scooter riders participated in the 37th annual Tornado Fun Run at the Ontario Police College northeast of Aylmer on Wednesday evening, Oct. 5. This year the event, which returned after a one-year hiatus, raised money for the Aylmer-Malahide Museum and Archives and paid tribute to its…

David Berg, 29, of Aylmer was pronounced dead in hospital after the motorcycle he was driving collided with a pickup truck at the intersection of Talbot Line (Highway 3) and Quaker Road west of New Sarum on Monday, Oct. 3 at about 8 p.m. Elgin County Ontario Provincial Police Constable Adam Crewdson said officers, Central…

Kimberly Froese, left, Abby King and Ryan Wilson of the “Golden Dragons” team were among over 250 East Elgin Secondary School students who participated in the annual Eagle Olympics at Optimist Park in Aylmer on Monday afternoon, Oct. 3. After a barbecue lunch, Grade 9 students were encouraged to get wet and muddy by playing…

Canadian Polka King Walter Ostanek and his band played to a full house at the Aylmer German Canadian Club’s Saxonia Hall on Saturday evening, Oct. 1 during the Oktoberfest celebration. The event included traditional German Oktoberfest food, Ontario craft beer and performances from Kitchener-Waterloo’s Schuhplattler Folk Dancers and the local Saxonia Dancers.