Posts by Rob Perry
Hundreds cycle in 3 Port Tour
Bicyclists participating in the fourth annual 3 Port Tour Classic Century Ride passed Lake Erie as they approached lunch at the picnic pavilion in Port Bruce, Saturday, Aug. 16. Gusty winds created some challenges, especially for bicyclists heading up a steep hill on Dexter Line leaving Port Bruce, but otherwise weather was ideal for the…
Read MoreStraffordville Watermelon Fest on Saturday, Aug. 23
Despite rumours to the contrary, the 17th annual Straffordville Watermelon Fest will be held on Saturday, Aug. 23, with most activities still free to the public. Pauline Schram, one of the organizers, said that with the Straffordville Community Centre closed for emergency repairs, Bayham council had provided a 40 by 80 foot tent to house…
Read MoreArt in the Parking Lot
Bo Mercer, left, and Evan Flikkema of Belmont library’s summer reading club poured paint onto a block of ice in the branch’s parking lot, Tuesday, Aug. 12. They and other youngsters used salt to start ice melting, then added paint to pick out the cracks and crevices that formed . This year the Belmont club…
Read MoreAylmer hosts swim meet
Katherine Bak of host Aylmer Pool’s team swam Open Girls backstroke during a meet against Dorchester on Wednesday, Aug. 13. The meet involved 75 swimmers, and Aylmer won 373 points to 334. Aylmer will host this year’s eight-team championship meet on Saturday, Aug. 23.
Read MoreHigh-speed chase
St. Thomas and London police have issued a warrant for the arrest of a 48-year-old man wanted in connection with the high-speed pursuit of a suspected impaired driver, and the ramming of a police cruiser, on Wednesday, Aug. 13, starting at 1:40 p.m. St. Thomas Police Sergeant Jeff Pallister said London Police tried to stop a…
Read MorePublic kept in dark on Terrace Lodge
Elgin County officials didn’t make public an incident at Terrace Lodge in 2011 that involved “pranks” on residents and resulted in the firing of two employees, supposedly to avoid marring the reputation of the long-term care home and its staff. That’s what Malahide Mayor David Mennill revealed to his township councillors at a meeting Thursday,…
Read MoreMotorcyclists collide
Two motorcyclists were sent to hospital to be treated for injuries after they collided in Central Elgin, on Dexter Line between Imperial Road and Harding Smith Line, Sunday, Aug. 10, at 2:56 p.m. OPP Const. Liz Melvin said a St. Thomas man, 53, was driving west on a 2013 Kawasaki on Dexter Line and somehow collided with…
Read MoreUnder 18 Belmont Girls warm up for final
Kendra Horlick of host Belmont Van Bommel Farms Under 18 Girls soccer team sent a long, lobbing shot that dropped into the opposing net during the team’s final regular season game against OAK Tae Kwan Do, Sunday, Aug. 10. Belmont, which leads its division, has already advanced to the final of West London Soccer’s Challenge…
Read MoreSpringfield Squirts win ORSA
Brandi Cook of host Springfield Brewers Girls Squirt baseball team uncorked a fast pitch during the second game of an Ontario Rural Softball Association “A” Division championship series against Innerkip on Thursday, Aug. 7. Springfield took that game, and the series in two straight.
Read MoreBrewers’ Atom Girls champs, Squirts seeking title
The Springfield Brewers Atom Girls team, ages 8-9, won the Ontario Rural Softball Association “A” Division championship with a victory over Wyoming Tuesday, Aug. 5. Springfield’s Squirt Girls are vying for a title of their own, and won the first game of an “A” series at Innerkip Wednesday, Aug. 6. The Springfield team will return home for…
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