Posts by Rob Perry
Three perfect seasons going into playoffs
East Elgin Secondary School’s Junior and Senior girls basketball teams and Junior football team all completed their regular seasons this year without a single defeat, and are now going into playoffs. EESS is expected to host Southeast basketball championships all the way through finals, if they keep winning. The Senior team, which was also undefeated…
Read MoreActs of Remembrance begin
Members of the band of 741 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Cadets, led military and other formations across the King George Lift Bridge toward the Port Stanley Cenotaph for a Remembrance Day service on Sunday, Nov. 6. Services were also observed in Vienna and Port Burwell that day. Aylmer, Springfield and Belmont will hold theirs on…
Read MoreChase the Chill distribution starts Saturday, Nov. 5
Volunteers Leslie Graham, left, and Joanne Van Eyk put tags on hats, scarves, mittens and gloves donated for the 2016 “Chase the Chill” warm clothing distribution that started Saturday, Nov. 5, at 1 p.m. on the steps of Our Lady of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church on John Street South in Aylmer. Organizer Marscha Huber said…
Read MoreRoaring at Young Americans workshop
East Elgin Secondary School Grade 12 student Seth Cipolla, dressed as The Lion King, sang in a number about Disney film characters during a rehearsal for a showcase that was the culmination of a three-day workshop at East Elgin Secondary School Tuesday night, Nov. 1. A total of 84 youths from Grades 3 through 12…
Read MoreCE awards $15.2-million sewage plant contract
Central Elgin councillors on Monday morning, Oct. 31, unanimously awarded the job of building a new mechanical sewage treatment plant for Port Stanley to HIRA Construction of St. Thomas, which had the lowest of eight tenders with a price of $17.68-million. Physical Services Director Lloyd Perrin said that included a $2.5-million “contingency allowance,” and municipal…
Read MoreFour-game win streak for Junior football
David Friesen of host East Elgin Secondary School brought down the London Saunders kicker after he fumbled the snap for a punt during a Junior boys football game on Thursday, Oct. 27. EESS won 19-0, giving it a perfect record of four wins and no losses this season, with one game left before playoffs.
Read MoreAdding drama to Coffee House
East Elgin Secondary School student Madi Wall performed a monologue from “Forgotten Souls,” a 1916 one-act play by David Pinski, during a Coffee House talent show at EESS Thursday night, Oct. 27. The event was a fundraiser for East Elgin’s Performing Arts Council.
Read MoreJunior Eagles undefeated with eight victories
Linda Nagelhout of East Elgin Secondary School passed to a teammate during a game against host Parkside Collegiate Institute on Thursday, Oct. 27. EESS won 40-27 to extend its perfect season to eight victories so far, putting it in top spot in Thames Valley Region Southeast. One game remains in the regular season before the…
Read MoreSenior Eagles still perfect
Brandy Aspden of East Elgin Secondary School drove on the host Parkside Collegiate Institute hoop during a Senior girls basketball game on Thursday afternoon, Oct. 27. EESS won 57-29 to extend its perfect season to eight wins so far. With one game left before playoffs, East Elgin has already clinched the top spot in Thames…
Read MoreEESS Senior girls still unbeaten in basketball
Amanda Milmine of host East Elgin Secondary School was surrounded by Central Elgin Collegiate Institute defenders during a Senior girls basketball game on Tuesday, Oct. 25. EESS won to extend its so-far “perfect” season to seven wins and no losses, the best record in Thames Valley Southeast.
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