Aylmer Police Chief Andre Reymer showed more flamboyance than usual with his technique when he realized he was being photographed during the third annual United Way Elgin-St. Thomas Winter Bowl at Cy’s Bowling Lanes and Lounge in Aylmer on Saturday evening, Jan. 23. A total of 119 bowlers participated in the event sponsored by Goodwill’s…
Linda and Tom Charlton of Aylmer, seen on the right, were among about 100 members of the Square and Round Dancers of South Western Ontario (SWOSDA) from throughout the region who gathered at Malahide Community Place in Springfield on Saturday, Jan. 23 for some dancing fun hosted by the Swing’n Wheels camping and square dancing…
The search for securing an anchor tenant for ground floor hall space at East Elgin Community Complex has ground to a halt. Malahide and Aylmer councillors unanimously approved a resolution during the Wednesday, Jan. 13 EECC Interim Board meeting that directed staff there to continue scheduling hall rentals without a six-month rolling window for the…
Thames Valley District School Board trustees voted unanimously on Tuesday night, Jan. 12, to transfer all Grade 7 and 8 classes from the Pierre Elliot Trudeau French Immersion elementary school in St. Thomas to Port Stanley Public School, starting in September. Port Stanley parents had called for a mix of Kindergarten through Grade 8 FI…
The Grade 8 parent information night scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 12 at East Elgin Secondary School has been postponed to Tuesday, Jan. 19 due to inclement winter weather. The session for parents and Grade 8 students to find out more about EESS will run from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
A group of East Elgin Secondary School dance students, most in Grade 10, rehearsed a hip-hop number, “Daydreaming,” they choreographed themselves with a “mash-up” of different songs on Monday, Jan. 11, for recitals this Wednesday, Jan. 13, and Thursday, Jan. 14. The theme for the shows is, “Wish Upon a Star.” The recitals are both…
A flock of wild turkeys could be seen walking, running and then flying together in a snow-covered corn field on the east side of Belmont Road south of the intersection with Ron McNeil Line shortly before 3 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 11. Veterinarian Dr. Vern Robertshaw of Imperial Road Animal Hospital contacted the Aylmer Express about…
Riley Guilbeault, 10, of Aylmer held and was then became entangled with a black rat snake named Inky at the Sciensational Sssnakes booth during the second annual Carolinian Carnival at East Elgin Community Complex on Saturday, Jan. 9. The event was presented by East Elgin Secondary School students participating in the Environmental Leadership Program.
Guests at a baby shower held to celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany, when the Three Wise Men presented offerings to the baby Jesus, on Wednesday, Jan. 6, played a game where they took turns “stealing” gifts from each other at Trinity Anglican Church in Aylmer. But most of the presents, seen in background, went to new…
Bayham residents are facing a 7.667 percent tax levy increase in 2016, most of which can be directly attributed to the HMCS Ojibwa submarine and the over $6-million loan defaulted by the Elgin Military Museum the municipality is forced to pay back to a bank. Bayham councillors approved the 2016 operating budget during after an…
Skaters took to the ice as part of the annual Family New Year’s Eve celebration at East Elgin Community Complex on Thursday night, Dec. 31. The party, which also involves face painting, inflatable amusements, cotton candy and live entertainment, continues through 9 p.m.
by Craig Bradford of The Aylmer Express Mary Ann Crossett, 65, of Aylmer, from the close-knit DeAngelis family of Belmont, carries her sister Margaret Reardon especially close to her heart – kidney actually. Margaret donated one of her kidneys to her sister and the two and their extended families have just celebrated the 40th anniversary…