Posts by Rob Perry
Junior Eagles win first game of tourney
Albe Ward of East Elgin Secondary School started a lay-up during the opening game against London Laurier of a weekend Junior girls basketball tournament hosted by St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School in London, Friday night, Sept. 16. EESS won handily, 42-19.
Read MorePlowing for the fun of it
Allister Cameron, left, a former champion from 1950, 1951 and 1952, got done his duties as an Elgin Plowmen’s Association steward early at Saturday’s county plowing match on the Mary VanRoestel farm at the north end of Springwater Road Saturday, Sept. 10, and, under the gaze of fellow director Paul Faulds, went out to try his…
Read MoreSparking an interest in the outdoors
Penny Julian of Beachville helped her daughter Evelyn, 8, as they tried to get a spark for starting a campfire at the East Elgin Sportsmen’s Association north of Summers Corners on Saturday, Sept. 10. Evelyn was among 60 participants 8 through 15 years old in the club’s first-even Youth Outdoor Day of Adventure. Youngsters also…
Read MoreELP learns canoeing in its “outdoor classroom”
Students in East Elgin Secondary School’s Environmental Leadership Program paddled along the edge of a pond at Pleasant Valley Trout Farm southwest of Aylmer on Friday, Sept. 9. They were completing 20 hours of training required to get their basic canoeing certification before embarking Saturday, Sept. 12, for a five-day paddling, portaging and lake trout…
Read MoreA parade of fire trucks in St. Thomas Muster
Keith Davis of RR 8 St. Thomas brought his 1949 Chevrolet Bickle Seagrave fire truck, formerly used by the Yarmouth Township (now Central Elgin) Fire Department, to a parade that opened the annual Labour Day weekend Fire Muster in St. Thomas, Saturday morning, Sept. 3. They were approaching Pinafore Park, the site for a series…
Read MoreGetting set for some football
Josh Collard turns and catches a pass during a practice for East Elgin Secondary School’s Senior football team Tuesday night, Aug. 30. The Seniors will play their first home game of the season against London South on Thursday, Sept. 29, at 3 p.m. Juniors will take to the field at 1 p.m.
Read MoreNew president for STEGH
The St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital board announced Thursday, Sept. 1, that it will promote current Vice President and Chief of Staff Dr. Nancy Whitmore to be STEGH’s new president and chief executive officer. She will replace outgoing President Paul Collins, who has held that role for 15 years. Dr. Whitmore’s salary will be $205,569, the…
Read MoreBelmont U18 girls are West London champs
Kendra Horlick of the Belmont Westminster Insurance Under 18 girls soccer team raced to recover the ball after threatening the East London Future Stars net during the championship game for the West London Soccer league on Sunday afternoon, August 21. Belmont scored early in the game and nursed a 1-0 lead until late in the second…
Read More3 Port Tour hits 500 riders
The sixth annual 3 Port Tour Classic Century Ride reached its maximum of 500 riders this year, including this group from Waterloo on Nova Scotia Line approaching Port Bruce and their lunch, Saturday morning, August 20. Weather for the event was hot and extremely humid.
Read MoreA little “dab” will do you
The Cam’s Heating and Air Conditioning team celebrated winning the Under 13 regular season championship for East Elgin Youth Soccer with a “dab” at Columbus Park on Thursday, Aug. 18. The dab is a hip-hop dance move, described as looking like someone is sneezing into his or her elbow, that’s seemingly been adopted by sports…
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