Posts by Rob Perry
Measles warning issued
Elgin St. Thomas Medical Officer of Health Dr. Joyce Lock is warning anyone from this area who attended a recent event at the Church on the Queensway (formerly Queensway Cathedral) in Toronto to check their measles immunization records. Someone not from this area who was at the “Acquire the Fire” event Feb. 6 and 7 had…
Read MoreEESS boys, girls advance to SE hockey final
Trevon Ball of host East Elgin Secondary School rushed the puck down the ice during a Thames Valley Southeast semifinal against Ingersoll District Collegiate Institute at East Elgin Community Complex, Wednesday, Feb. 18. EESS won 4-1 to advance to the Southeast final against Tillsonburg at Tillsonburg Community Centre on Tuesday, Feb. 24, at 12 noon.…
Read MoreEESS Seniors advance to basketball semi
Jimmy Sekerak of host East Elgin Secondary School dodged away from Arthur Voaden Secondary School defenders during a Thames Valley South Senior boys basketball quarterfinal, Tuesday, Feb. 17. EESS won handily, 64-33, to advance to a crossover Southeast semifinal, expected to be against Woodstock Huron Park, at East Elgin Thursday, Feb. 19, at 7:30 p.m.
Read MoreGlencoe comeback eliminates EESS in Jr. South volleyball
Tori Kuhn of host East Elgin Secondary School bumped the ball during a Thames Valley South quarterfinal against Glencoe District High School on Tuesday, Feb. 17. East Elgin won the first two games, but Glencoe came back to take the final three in an upset, eliminating EESS from further South playoffs.
Read MoreEESS swimmers at WOSSAA
Jeremy Cunningham of East Elgin Secondary School sped through the water in Open boys 200-metre freestyle at the Canada Games Aquatics Centre Tuesday, Feb. 17, as he competed along with teammates at WOSSAA swimming.
Read MoreIcy weather can’t stop Arrows
Erica Zimmer of Aylmer Optimist Arrows surged through the water in Girls 14 and Over butterfly race during a SEAL league meet at Ontario Police College, Sunday, Feb. 15. Sarnia had to cancel because Hwy. 402 was closed, and only limited numbers showed up from the Blenheim and Leamington clubs. Aylmer will host one more meet…
Read MoreSummers Corners bests Straffordville
Bryan Harms, left, of host Summers Corners Public School tried to slow charging Straffordville Public School player Adam Martens during an elementary boys basketball game on Thursday, Feb. 12. SCPS won the game.
Read MoreBig rent hike for Springfield concession booth?
Malahide councillors are considering raising the annual rent for a concession booth at Malahide Community Place in Springfield from $1,500 to $10,500 over two to three years. At a budget committee meeting Monday, Feb. 9, Finance Director Suzanna Dieleman said she’d studied the booth rent after a taxpayer raised it at a session a week…
Read MoreEESS Senior boys finish in first
Kyle Bennett of host East Elgin Secondary School shot for the hoop during a Senior boys basketball game against Arthur Voaden Secondary School Tuesday, Feb. 10. EESS won 44-26 to end the Thames Valley South regular season with a perfect record of eight wins and no losses. Playoffs will start at EESS Tuesday, Feb. 17.
Read MoreEESS bests PCI 4-2 in girls hockey
Brittany Kirk of East Elgin Secondary School raced down the ice with the puck during a girls hockey game against host Parkside Collegiate Institute at Memorial Arena in St. Thomas, Tuesday, Feb. 10. She scored one of EESS’s four goals on the way to a 4-2 win, with teammate Carly Van Roestel recording a hat-trick.
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