Posts by Rob Perry
Senior Eagles take Huskies 47-39
Alyssa Voros of host East Elgin Secondary School shot for the Woodstock Huron Park Secondary School hoop during a Senior girls basketball game on Tuesday, Oct. 9. EESS won the game 47-39.
Read MoreSenior football Eagles down Medway 9-0
Quarterback Blake Zehr of host East Elgin Secondary School, with blocking from teammate Kyle Klassen, chose to run the ball himself during a Senior boys “Turkey Bowl” football game on Thursday night, Oct. 4. EESS won 9-0, with a combination of two rouges, one safety point and an unconverted touchdown.
Read MoreSenior Eagles best Glendale in nailbiter
Kayla Voros of host East Elgin Secondary School looked for a way to the Tillsonburg Glendale hoop during a Senior girls basketball game on Tuesday, Oct. 2. EESS took the victory in the hardfought game 33-28.
Read MoreJr. Eagles down Glendale 33-13
Leah Collard of host East Elgin Secondary School took aim at the Tillsonburg Glendale Secondary School during a Junior girls basketball game on Tuesday, Oct. 2. EESS took the win 33-13.
Read MoreVerdict in Express trial Oct. 22
Judge Glen Donald of the Ontario Court of Justice in St. Thomas expects to deliver his verdict in the trial of John Hueston and Brett Hueston of The Aylmer Express on Monday, Oct. 22, at 9:30 a.m. The two men are charged with obstructing police during an investigation of a death at the south end…
Read MoreNo defence witnesses in Express trial
A brief session Monday, Sept. 10, in the trial of John Hueston and Brett Hueston of The Aylmer Express for allegedly obstructing police resulted in only one piece of news, that defence lawyer Gord Cudmore planned to call no witnesses. Instead, both he and Assistant Crown Attorney Cecile Jutras will make written final submissions to…
Read MoreGetting ready for football
Ball carrier Jaden Vansevenant, left, received some helpful blocking from teammate Tyson Wentzel during a practice for EESS’s senior football team at Saxonia Hall on Thursday, Sept. 6. East Elgin’s Junior and Senior football teams will play exhibition home games at home against Tillsonburg Glendale under the lights on Friday night, Sept. 14, starting at 6…
Read MoreTwo five-storey condos replace one nine-storey in Prespa proposal for Port Stanley
Some residents were crying foul after Prespa Construction announced at an Ontario Municipal Board “pre-hearing” on Wednesday, Aug. 22, it planned to ask the OMB to allow it to modify its original proposal for a nine-storey condomium building northwest of the intersection of Edith Cavell Boulevard and William Street in Port Stanley to two five-storey…
Read MoreLarge turnout for 3 Port Tour
Two participants pedalled hard up a hill on Rush Creek Line in the annual 3 Port Tour bicycle ride from Aylmer to Port Burwell, Port Bruce (the north edge at least) and Port Stanley and back on Saturday, Aug. 18. Weather for the event was mostly sunny, but also sticky with humidity. Over 400 took…
Read MoreGetting fancied up at Sweet Cornfest
Jodi Brindley of Aylmer painted the face of Arrielle Morgan, 8, of Sarnia as she visited Aylmer’s annual Sweet Cornfest in Balmoral Park on Saturday, Aug. 18. The four-hour harvest celebration was organized by MainStreet Aylmer.
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