Posts by Rob Perry
Straffordville welcomes Christmas
Santa Claus made his last visit to the area until Christmas at a parade in Straffordville on Saturday morning, Dec. 13. Here, Christina Funk, left, Aliyah Krahn, Amanda Giesbrecht and Marlaena Giesbrecht joined fellow members on the Straffordville Evangelical Mission Church “Come Grow With Us” float. More pictures in the Dec. 17 edition of The…
Read MoreOptimists prepare thousands of gifts for children
Leah Hearns, left, on a rocking horse handmade by Mark Minor of Aylmer and fellow volunteers Nancy Silverthorn, Linda Stewart, Lauren Silverthorn and Alice Schram sorted through donated toys, games and other Christmas gifts given to the Aylmer Optimist Club Toy Drive. They are to be distributed to 486 children in need in Aylmer, Malahide…
Read MoreGiguère appointed Elgin Warden
Malahide Mayor Dominique Giguère, in her inaugural speech as Warden of Elgin on Tuesday, Dec. 9, doubled down on her insistence that councillors wear “only one hat” while there, ignoring what was best for their own communities in favour of what was best for the county. She was the only candidate to stand for the…
Read MoreSanta meets newborn in Springfield
Santa Claus’ tiniest visitor at the Springfield fire station after the village’s Santa Claus Parade on Saturday, Dec. 6, was one-month-old Ellie-Mae McIntyre of Springfield, daughter of Kelsey and Adam McIntyre. (AE/ Joe Konecny)
Read MoreGrinch a star of Belmont holiday parade
The Grinch, accompanied by a pair of Minions, were part of an animated float by Westminster Mutual Insurance Company during Belmont’s annual Santa Claus Parade on Sunday night, Dec. 7. More pictures are in the Dec. 10 edition of The Aylmer Express. (AE/Joe Konecny)
Read MoreEESS concert band and guitar ensemble celebrate the season
Grade 12 student Alexander Giesbrecht joined 13 other members of East Elgin Secondary School’s Guitar Ensemble for a concert on Tuesday night, Dec. 2. The ensemble includes students with varying levels of expertise, from Grade 9 through 12. They played Linus and Lucy, Tarantella Napoletana, Frosty the Snowman, Viva La Vida and a combination of…
Read MoreHollyberry Tea at Terrace Lodge
Residents like Mary Vandewyngaerde, left, Shirley Nagy, Bill Underhill and Sharon Brown enjoyed each other’s company, exchanging holiday stories and people watching at the Hollyberry Bazaar on Saturday, Dec. 6, at Terrace Lodge long-term care home. The annual holiday event is organized by the Terrace Lodge Auxiliary. (AE/ Joe Konecny)
Read MoreRainbow Connections opens new hub in St. Thomas
Rainbow Connections is a year-old organization based in St. Thomas dedicated to providing a safe and accepting space for 2SLGBTQIA+ youths in Southwestern Ontario. It celebrated the opening of its first physical space, a Drop-in Hub at 15 Catharine St., Unit 305 (third floor) on Wednesday night, Dec. 3. Among those participating were, from left,…
Read MoreSpringfield greets Santa’s arrival
One excited group at the Springfield Santa Claus Parade on Saturday, Dec. 6 welcomed the jolly ole soul, waving the letters in his name and marking the location for the parade after party. More pictures in the Dec. 10 edition of The Aylmer Express. (AE/ Joe Konecny)
Read MoreBlast levels 1848 Bayham house
A two-storey house, built in 1848, at 9238 Sandytown Road in Bayham was demolished by a blast of unknown origin that left no evidence of flames or fire on Friday, Dec. 5, just after 10 a.m. Ed Ketchabaw, a neighbour (and mayor of Bayham), said the house had been in his family for years, but…
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