Posts by Rob Perry
Christmas Tour of Homes begins
About 140 participants in the annual Christmas Tour of Homes organized by Aylmer Malahide Museum and Archives volunteers tucked into a turkey dinner with all the trimmings at Aylmer Baptist Church, Friday night, Nov. 17. Afterward, they and others toured four specially decorated area homes from 7 to 10 p.m., with the tour open again…
Read MoreFirst Silver Stick tourney ever at EECC
Goalie Cole Huber of the Aylmer Minor Hockey Peewee Red team blocked a Thornton Tigers’ shot during a Silver Stick Regional Qualifier tournament at East Elgin Community Complex on Friday, November 17. The four-day tournament, which started Thursday night, is the first ever Silver Stick held here, and involves 32 teams in four age divisions.…
Read MorePCI takes EESS to school in football final
Adam DeKraker of host East Elgin Secondary School tumbled after a leaping catch of a pass during the Thames Valley Central Junior football final against Parkside Collegiate Institute on Tuesday, Nov. 16. EESS had enjoyed a perfect record all season, but PCI, which suffered its only regular season loss to East Elgin, got revenge with…
Read MoreJunior football final at EESS Thursday at 11:30 a.m.
East Elgin Secondary School will host the Thames Valley Central Junior football championship this Thursday starting at 11:30 a.m., as the Eagles take on Parkside Collegiate Institute. The game had originally been slated for City Wide Sports Park in London, but EESS and PCI coaches agreed to have the final at East Elgin instead. East…
Read MoreBelmont remembers
A big crowd turned out, despite chilly weather and snow on the ground, for an annual Remembrance Day ceremony in Belmont’s Community Park on Saturday morning, Nov. 11. Similar services were held in Aylmer, Springfield and Port Stanley.
Read MoreElgin, Oxford health units to merge
Oxford County council announced Friday morning, Nov. 10, that its health unit will merge with Elgin St. Thomas Public Health. The merger was endorsed by the two county boards of health at meetings earlier this week, and is to be completed by the spring of 2018. Current offices in St. Thomas and Woodstock would be…
Read MoreEESS Senior girls, despite last-quarter rally, bested by PCI
Maya Allen of East Elgin Secondary School fired a shot at the Parkside Collegiate Institute hoop during a Thames Valley Southeast Senior girls basketball final at Huron Park Secondary School in Woodstock, Thursday, Nov. 9. EESS trailed 35-20 at the end of the third quarter, but rallied to close to within just three points in the…
Read MoreBackwards volleyball at ICS
Megan Friesen of host Immanuel Christian School’s girls volleyball team in a reverse shot sent the ball back over the net on Wednesday, Nov. 8. ICS was playing St. Thomas Community Christian School in an exhibition match.
Read MoreEESS Junior team earns spot in football final
East Elgin Secondary School Junior quarterback Aidan Haldenby sought to avoid a herd of London South Collegiate Institute defenders during a Thames Valley Central football semifinal at City Wide Sports Park in London on Thursday, Nov. 9. South led 7-3 at the end of the first half, but EESS came back to win 10-7. East…
Read MoreEESS Jr. volleyball team in Southeast semi Nov. 9
East Elgin Secondary School’s Junior boys volleyball team will play Ingersoll District Collegiate Institute in a Thames Valley Regional Southeast semifinal at Parkside Collegiate Institute in St. Thomas on Thursday, Nov. 9, at 9 a.m. EESS was fifth in the South in regular season with a 3-8 record, while Ingersoll was undefeated in the East…
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