Posts by Craig Bradford
Open Bible Baptist Church chasing the stars
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…
Read MoreHeimattag celebrated in Aylmer
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…
Read MoreKeeping her eye on the ball
Carley Jean Smout, 6, made contact with the ball during her turn up to bat while her team practiced some skills before playing a T-Ball game at Steen Park in Aylmer on Saturday morning, July 11. Aylmer Minor Baseball Association players, coaches, volunteers and parents take over Steen Park each Saturday morning in July with…
Read MoreMessy science fun at Old Town Hall Library
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…
Read MoreEESS Tech Camp provides hands-on fun
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…
Read MoreMalahide boy in critical condition after ATV crash
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…
Read MoreDumpster fire put out at Innovation Centre
Elgin Innovation Centre Property Manager Eric Bartlett, seen in the middle of this photo by the back of the fire truck, put out a dumpster fire in the north end of the building with an extinguisher before the Aylmer Fire Department could arrive on the scene at about 9 a.m. on Friday, July 3. The…
Read MoreTwinems make special hometown appearance
Joel Twinem, second from left, led players from the Double J Fabrication U-7 soccer team through a series of drills before their East Elgin Youth Soccer League game at Columbus Field south of Aylmer on Thursday evening, July 2. Practicing dribbling the ball by Joel were Double J Fabrication players Faith Abell, left, Jonathon Redecop,…
Read MoreCanada Day capped off with fireworks
The Aylmer and Malahide Canada Day celebration at East Elgin Community Complex ended with a spectacular fireworks display at dusk on Wednesday, July 1. Hundreds of local residents and visitors attended the annual fireworks display that was preceded by children’s activities both inside and outside the Complex, live music entertainment by several local artists, food…
Read MoreLighthouse stars in Port Burwell Canada Day celebration
Marking the 175th anniversary of the Port Burwell lighthouse was a big part of the Canada Day festivities in the lakeside village on Wednesday, July 1. The structure is the oldest wooden lighthouse on the north shore of Lake Erie. The annual Canada Day parade in Port Burwell made a special stop in front of…
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