Posts by Craig Bradford
Aylmer Midget LL1 edge Mount Brydges
Aylmer Midget Local League 1 forward Colton Dygos powered by a Mount Brydges player during game one of a round-robin playoff series at East Elgin Community Complex on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 7. Aylmer won 4-3. Scoring for Aylmer were Nick Knechtel from Brody Classens, Mackenzie Potz from Dygos and Evan Heyd and Tyler Sturdy from Alan…
Read MoreCraig Van Ymeren competes at Tankard
Local curler Craig Van Ymeren, right, who regularly participates in a men’s league at the Aylmer Curling Club, was third to skip Joe Frans, left, during the Ontario Men’s Curling Championship, also known as the Tankard, at the Flight Exec Centre in Dorchester from Feb. 2-8. Here the pair are seen discussing strategy during their…
Read MoreDozens turn out for Belmont spaghetti dinner
Dozens of diners, both young and young at heart, helped support South Dorchester Public School by attending a spaghetti dinner sponsored by the local Lions Club at Belmont Community Centre on Friday night, Feb. 6. The Lions Club donated all of the proceeds of the dinner, which included Caesar salad, garlic bread and beverages, to…
Read MoreAvro Arrow exhibit opens at County Museum
The new Elgin County Museum exhibit, The Avro Arrow: A Dream Denied, officially opened on Friday, Feb. 6 to a packed gallery. Those attending listened to Port Stanley’s Andrew Hibbert talk about his experiences trying to find the test models of the aircraft that are believed to be at the bottom of Lake Ontario off Point…
Read MoreTow trucks kept busy after winter storm
Jake Quiring of North Side Towing had a busy day on Monday, Feb. 2, following a winter storm that dumped over 20 centimetres of snow in the Aylmer area. Here he was seen shortly after noon digging out one of two mini-vans that had slid off of the road overnight along Talbot Line west of…
Read MoreGreat sledding after big snowfall
Josh Lockington,6,slid down the snow covered toboggan hill on the north side of Steen Park in Aylmer on Monday morning, Feb. 2. About 20 centimetres of snow fell overnight and all schools in the Aylmer area were closed the next day.
Read MorePort Burwell pupils celebrate Literacy Day
Port Burwell Public School pupils Kalee Broughton, left, and Stacey Kaufmann-Norris tried not to get into each other’s way while browsing for new-to-them titles during a used book swap at their school on Tuesday, Jan. 27. Pupils were encouraged to bring in used age-appropriate books from home for the swap that was held in celebration…
Read MoreMajor Atoms fall to 86ers
Alison Parr, left, of the East Elgin Youth Basketball Major Atoms girls team waited for the ball to drop after a teammate made a shot during a game versus the London 86ers at East Elgin Secondary School on Friday night, January 23. East Elgin lost 25-20 to bring their record to one win and one…
Read MoreTalbot St. W. crash causes injuries
A two-car crash on Talbot Street West in Aylmer between Park Street and Caverly Road appeared to cause at least minor injuries to one or more occupants of the vehicles in the early evening of Friday, Jan. 23. Paramedics were seen treating one victim at the scene and other emergency responders included Aylmer Police and…
Read MoreMinor crash in downtown Aylmer
A two-vehicle crash interrupted traffic for a few minutes in downtown Aylmer in the late morning of Friday, Jan. 23. A grey Buick and a white Oldsmobile, both four door sedans, collided at the intersection of Sydenham Street and John Street South at about 11 a.m. Neither of the drivers appeared to be injured following…
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