Posts by Rob Perry

EESS welcomes new students with “Eagle Olympics”

Grade 9 student Spencer Scott, 13, of the “Purple Porcupines” team limboed his way under a hockey stick while balancing water on his head during “Fill the Cup,” one of the games in East Elgin Secondary School’s annual Eagle Olympics in Aylmer’s Optimist Park, Friday, Sept. 25. The event is held each year to welcome…

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Junior Eagles best AVSS in volleyball

Tyler Giesbrecht of East Elgin Secondary School set the ball during a game against host Arthur Voaden Secondary School in St. Thomas on Thursday, Sept. 24. EESS won the exhibition match four games to one.

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EESS Senior girls win again

Shelby Kampers of host East Elgin Secondary School looked for a teammate to pass to under the Arthur Voaden Secondary School net during a Senior girls exhibition basketball game on Thursday, Sept. 24. EESS won the game 42-10.

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EESS bests CESS 38-21 in exhibition game

Chelsea Allen, right, of host East Elgin Secondary School knocked the ball away from a Central Elgin Secondary School defender during a Senior girls exhibition basketball game on Tuesday, Sept. 22. EESS won the game 38-21.

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Two libraries in Aylmer rejected by county

A proposal by Aylmer council to expand the town’s Old Town Hall library by leasing additional space at the nearby Trillium Park condominium building got shot down in a 5-4 vote at Elgin County council, Tuesday, Sept. 22. County councillors rejected the proposal largely due to an estimated $30,000 additional cost a year to staff…

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Senior Eagles kick off basketball season at tourney

Chelsea Zavitz of East Elgin Secondary School’s senior girls basketball squad fired a pass at a teammate during the opening game of the Woodstock Early Bird Tournament at Woodstock Collegiate Institute on Thursday, Sept. 17. EESS defeated London Westminster 39-34.

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Exhibition football in the rain at EESS

Host East Elgin Secondary School quarterback Luke Vanderspank uncorked a pass during a senior boys football exhibition game in the rain against London Banting on Friday night, Sept. 11. EESS won the game 29-0. East Elgin will play in a Red Feather game for United Way against London Central at TD Waterhouse Stadium, Western University,…

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Starting the hockey season on the road

Gavin Russell, left, of the Mini Spitfires and Cole Shoup of the Road Rash vied for possession of the ball along the boards during a street hockey tournament hosted by Aylmer Minor Hockey Association at Saxonia Hall in Malahide on Saturday, Sept. 12. The event, just for fun and expected to become an annual event,…

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Hundreds dine at Port Bruce Fish Fry

An estimated 350 diners ate 500 pounds of fried perch during an annual fundraising dinner put on by the Port Bruce Ratepayers Association at the community pavilion, Saturday night, Sept. 12. Organizers hoped to raise $2,000 to put toward community projects.

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