Ella Pede, 5, left, and her brother Oliver, 4, were dressed appropriately to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day during the annual party at Cy’s Bowling Lanes and Lounge in Aylmer a day late on Saturday, March 18. The St. Patty’s Day party at Cy’s started on Thursday night, March 16 with a performance by local Celtic…
Bumbling Bert brought his wacky sense of humour to the Straffordville Library during his magic show performance in front of several children on Friday afternoon, March 17 to cap a busy, week-long series of March Break activities there. All of the activities, which included yoga and stories, building Lego sets and a movie, had a…
Although not finalized, Aylmer councillors during their Monday evening, March 20 meeting are expected to give initial approval for a Dollarama discount retail store to be built at 325 John Street North, the former location of the Dempsey Chrysler car dealership. York Developments of London has applied for site plan approval to construct an 8,905…
Children attending the East Elgin Community Complex March Break Day Camp on Thursday, March 16 made little bird models and then binoculars to watch them during a craft session. The theme for that day camp was animals. Other themes throughout the week included sports, science, art and games. There were 14 children enrolled that day…
A sports utility vehicle (SUV) crashed into the front of Mennomex General Store just east of Aylmer at about 7 a.m. on Sunday, March 12. The Elgin County Ontario Provincial Police issued a media release about the crash shortly after noon on Wednesday, March 15. “The store owner indicated that someone had hit the store…
A two-page motion about locating a new larger Aylmer library at East Elgin Community Complex was added to the agenda near the start of the Monday, March 13 council meeting by Councillor Pete Barbour who passed out paper copies of it to all councillors and staff. While some councillors wanted to defer the motion until…
A full room of children, along with some parents and grandparents, were on hand for the Mysterious Rocks March Break program at Aylmer Old Town Hall Library on Monday afternoon, March 13. Marshall Fields, 11, of London brought his fossil collection to Aylmer that afternoon and let the children take a closer look by handing…
A reminder to all that Daylight Savings Time begins at 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, March 12. At this point, clocks are to be advanced an hour. Remember to “spring ahead” that hour on your manual clocks before going to bed Saturday night, to prevent getting caught behind on Sunday morning.
The Rev. Mary Dillon of St. John’s United Church read “Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox” by Danielle Daniel to pupils at Springfield Public School on Friday, March 10. She was one of 10 community volunteers who spent part of the day participating in the annual “Forest of Reading” program, organized in cooperation with Springfield…
Hunter White, left, Gavin Robbins and Roslyn Boundy joined fellow Grade 5 recorder musicians playing “Jazz Cats” during an annual Talent Show held at New Sarum Public School on Wednesday, March 8.
The body of a 47-year-old woman was found by police divers within a silver Chrysler PT Cruiser at the bottom of Port Stanley harbour at about 6 p.m. on Wednesday, March 8. The car had left the road and entered the water of Port Stanley harbour at about 7:10 p.m. on Tuesday, March 7. Elgin…
Clarissa Giesbrecht sang Wait for It, a song from the Broadway musical Hamilton, during the latest Coffee House at East Elgin Secondary School on Tuesday evening, March 7. Coffee House provides EESS students an opportunity to perform in public with the support of the school’s Performance Arts Council. Performances that evening ranged from songs with and…