Posts by Rob Perry
Family fishing at Howe Pond
Nicholas Marlatt, 3, front, Kaylee Smith, 10, back left, and Owen Howe, 7, showed off the perch they caught at Howe Pond southwest of Aylmer, Saturday. They were among 40 participants in a fishing day organized by Elgin Conservation and Hunting Heritage Association
Read MoreQuilts on display at Sparta Church Museum
Amy Armstrong of Sparta Church Museum and Cultural Centre holds one of more than 50 quilts ranging from the 1800s to modern times on display there. “A History of Quilting” is the museum’s showcase exhibit this summer. The museum is open Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Read MoreLittle Mermaid at Assumption
Bryce Walcarius as Sebastien the Lobster, middle, and the Sea Chorus, from left, Hayley deBlieck, Emily Suffel, Abby De Coutere, Casey Breedon and Jenna Sleegers wrapped up their number, “Beluga Sevruga,” at the end of the first act of Disney’s The Little Mermaid at Assumption Catholic School in Aylmer, Wednesday night, May 28. A final…
Read MoreToxic gas emergency ends in Bayham
Bayham announced Wednesday, May 28, that a state of emergency, declared because a former natural gas well northwest of Port Burwell was leaking potentially lethal hydrogen sulphide gas, had come to an end. A contractor had found the original well bore and stopped the flow of sulphur water which, on contact with the air, was…
Read MoreEESS out of soccer playoffs
Final games were played in Thames Valley Southeast round-robin high school championships on Tuesday, May 27. After records were compared, East Elgin Secondary School boys and girls soccer teams were eliminated from further competition. EESS will still act as host for WOSSAA championship games Thursday afternoon, May 29.
Read MoreFirst horse show of season for Evergreen Meadows
Lizzie Goldman on One Slick Cowboy cut a turn a little too tightly during Senior Barrel races at the first show of the summer for Evergreen Meadows Saddle Club at Aylmer Fairgrounds, Sunday, May 25. Sunny weather brought out many competitors. The club holds a show the fourth Sunday of each month through September.
Read MoreWin, tie for EESS boys in round-robin
Jordie Telfer of host East Elgin Secondary School mixed it up with Parkside Collegiate Institute defenders following a corner kick in a Thames Valley Southeast round-robin playoff game, Friday, May 23. EESS won that game 1-0 on a goal scored by Luke Vanderspank, and the day before tied Ingersoll District Collegiate Institute 2-2. The final…
Read MoreFlash mob at East Elgin
The “Colour Houses” welcomed area Grade 8 pupils to an orientation session at East Elgin Secondary School with a “flash mob” in the cafeteria, Friday, May 23, at lunch time. The visitors stayed around for a boys soccer playoff game.
Read MoreEESS girls win one, lose one in playoffs
Katharine Barrie of host East Elgin Secondary School headed the ball during a Thames Valley Southeast girls soccer playoff against Parkside Collegiate Institute, Friday, May 23. The previous day, EESS defeated Ingersoll District Collegiate Institute 2-1 in the opening game of round-robin matches. East Elgin fell 1-0 to Parkside Friday after a penalty kick in the…
Read MoreFull house for Express all-candidates meeting
About 150 voters crowded into Old Town Hall Thursday night, May 22, for an all-candidates meeting for the June 12 provincial election in Elgin-Middlesex-London riding. They questioned all five candidates over two hours.
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