Posts by Rob Perry
Hunting for Easter eggs at Aylmer library
Children searched for Easter eggs behind and beside Aylmer library on Saturday morning, March 26. About 50 youngsters participated in the annual event.
Read MoreVolunteers saluted at EECC
Hundreds attended an Ontario Volunteer Service Award ceremony for Elgin and Oxford counties at East Elgin Community Complex on Wednesday night, March 16. Local residents were recognized for giving their time to community organizations, ranging from five to over 60 years of service.
Read MoreAylmer Novice Rep team ties OMHA series
Dylan “Tops” Remple of Aylmer Minor Hockey’s Novice Rep team lunged for a puck right after a face-off during the second game of an Ontario Minor Hockey Association championship series against Lambton Shores at East Elgin Community Complex on Sunday, March 13. Lambton Shores won the opening game of the series 3-0 the previous day.…
Read More“Hoop It Up” at EESS
Ryan Hack shot for the net during “Hoop It Up” at East Elgin Secondary School Wednesday, March 9. The event was a fundraiser for EESS’s Community Living Class and its “Best Buddies” program, which pairs CLC students with other schoolmates to promote friendship and inclusion.
Read MoreMalahide gives nod to 3.55% tax levy increase
Malahide councillors on Monday, Feb. 29, gave preliminary approval to a 2016 budget of $6.37-million that calls for a 3.55 percent increase, or $218,000, in the township’s property tax levy. Finance Director Suzanna Dieleman said that would mean a home assessed at a value of $250,000 would pay an additional $53 to Malahide this year,…
Read MoreBronze hockey medals for EESS girls, boys
East Elgin Secondary School players Chelsea Zavitz, left, Amanda VanRoestel, Mikaela Moore, Hannah DeCoutere and Brittany Kirk celebrated after tying a WOSSAA “AAA” girls hockey bronze-medal game against London Catholic Central High at 3-3 in the third period at East Elgin Community Complex on Monday, Feb. 29. The goal forced sudden-death overtime, with EESS tallying again…
Read MoreRegional win for Straffordville girls
Audrey Froese of Straffordville Public School stretched for a rebound during a Thames Valley Regional “AA” final against host Mitchell Hepburn Public School in St. Thomas on Thursday, Feb. 25. Straffordville won the game 29-23 in overtime to take the championship.
Read MoreHard times for EESS Junior boys
Darren Catt of East Elgin Secondary School passed the ball despite the efforts of a host Beal Secondary School defender during the opening game of a WOSSAA “AAA” championship tournament in London on Thursday, Feb. 25. EESS lost that game by a wide margin, but seemed to be having better luck in the bronze-medal match…
Read MoreWOSSAA bronze for EESS Senior girls
Tori Vanderspank of East Elgin Secondary School slapped the ball back over the net during a game against Saunders Secondary in a WOSSAA AAA Senior girls volleyball championship tournament at Catholic Central High School in London, Thursday, Feb. 25. EESS lost to Saunders but defeated host CCH to win the bronze medal.
Read MoreEESS WOSSAA schedules
Five East Elgin Secondary School teams will be competing at WOSSAA AAA tournaments, four in London and one in Aylmer, over the next week. EESS’s Senior girls volleyball team will play an opening game at a tournament hosted by London’s Catholic Central High on Thursday, Feb. 25, at 1 p.m. Depending on how the team…
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