Posts by Craig Bradford
Plenty of custom bikes and more at the Four Hour Show
Dozens of custom motorcycles were on display during the third annual 4 Hour Show at Malahide Community Place in Springfield on Sunday afternoon, Aug. 21. The event included live music, a blade thrower and a fire breather, vendor displays, door prizes and a pin-up contest for women to win a $700 boudoir photo shoot.
Read MoreSpringwater hosts “Fred Heads” for charity picnic
David Celia and Marla performed to a captive audience on Saturday afternoon, Aug. 20 during the 22nd annual Fred Eaglesmith Charity Picnic at Springwater Conservation Area southwest of Aylmer. Mr. Celia is a Toronto-based alternative folk singer-songwriter and guitarist who has teamed up with Marla, a 20-year-old aspiring singer from Germany, for a tour that…
Read MoreGetting dunked to Strike Out ALS
Antonio Martinez took a turn in the dunk tank during the first ever Aylmer Strikes Out ALS fundraising event held behind Ruby’s Cookhouse off John Street North in Aylmer on Saturday afternoon, Aug. 20. The event included a barbecue, an ice cream vendor, silent auction, children’s bouncy rides, an “ice bucket challenge” and other fun…
Read MoreCooling off at Corn Fest
Owen Adams, 1, carefully approached one of the jets of water at the Aylmer Splash Pad in Balmoral Park on Saturday, Aug. 20 during the annual Sweet Corn Fest. Sponsored by MainStreet Aylmer, Corn Fest featured free children’s jump and bounce activities, a hamburger and hotdog barbecue with fresh corn on the cob, live music…
Read MoreDeal seekers descend upon Museum yard sale
Margaret McLean of Delhi was among several shoppers who browsed through the available used goods on Saturday morning, Aug. 20, during the joint Aylmer Curling Club and Aylmer-Malahide Museum and Archives annual fundraising yard sale held in the ICS Courier parking lot on Talbot Street West in Aylmer. There were dozens of yard sales held throughout…
Read MoreChurch treats bridge work crew for lunch
A group of women volunteering with Bradley Street Church of God had been making home-cooked meals for the work crew replacing the John Street South bridge in Aylmer over the past two weeks leading up to this take-out pizza lunch on Friday, Aug. 19. A spokesman for Gary D. Robinson Contracting Ltd. of Malahide thanked the…
Read MoreSisters learn weaving at Art Camp
Maeve Hepburn, 11, left, and her sister Mya, 9, continued their weaving projects during the Sparta and District Historical Society Art Camp held at the Sparta Church Museum on Wednesday morning, Aug. 17. A total of 15 children attended the week-long art camp. Each morning, the children participated in various art-themed activities including weaving, print…
Read MoreSecond rabid bat found, this time in Dutton
Elgin St. Thomas Public Health is warning residents to stay away from bats after another rabid one was found in the area, the second for 2016. The first was found in St. Thomas, and the most recent in Dutton Rabies is spread through the saliva of infected animals from a bite, lick or scratch, causing…
Read MoreAylmer Alligators win another meet
Aylmer Alligators swim team member Lilah Goodwin jumped into the water to start her girls six and under butterfly stroke heat during a swim meet at the Aylmer outdoor pool on Wednesday evening, Aug. 10. The Alligators, with 439 accumulated points, won the competition against a team from Woodstock that had 138 total points. The…
Read MoreTall ship highlights Port Stanley Harbourfest
Tall ship The Pathfinder was seen coming into shore on the late morning of Saturday, Aug. 6 during Port Stanley Harbourfest. The Pathfinder is a brigantine which was designed and built as a sail training vessel for Toronto Brigantine Inc. by Francis A. McLachlan in Kingston and launched in 1963. Those attending Harbourfest could pay…
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