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Fall Family Fun had in Straffordville

November 3, 2015 | 0 Comments

Dani Cain, front, bowled her pumpkin toward gourd “pins” while Sabrina Cipolla looked on during the Fall Family Fun event held at Straffordville Public School on Friday evening, Oct. 30. About 120 children, parents, grandparents and other local residents attended the Straffordville School Council sponsored event that included games, activities and crafts. Admission was a small…

Musical trick or treats at The Sax

November 1, 2015 | 0 Comments

“Princess” Myle Small, 7, left, and “Unicorn” Teagan Walker, also 7, sat down at just about the same time while playing a game of musical chairs during the children’s Halloween Party at the Aylmer German Canadian Club’s Saxonia Hall on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 31. Teagan was getting a treat for participating in the round of…

‘Lil Monster Bash delights in Belmont

November 1, 2015 | 1 Comment

“Police officer” Thatcher Landon, 2, left, and “Sadie bug” Sadie Davidson, 15 months, were two of the about 50 children who trick or treated and then played inside for a bit during the Belmont HUB’s (Helping Unite Belmont) ‘Lil Monster Bash on Halloween morning and early afternoon, Saturday, Oct. 31. Parents took their children on…

Over 50 do the “monster dash” through Aylmer

November 1, 2015 | 0 Comments

Left photo: This family of “Incredibles” made up of Harlee Vachon, 4, left, Mom Becky, and Paisley, 6, participated in the Monster Dash Fun Run in Aylmer on Halloween morning, Saturday, Oct. 31. Right photo: “Tin Man” Owen Kerr, 4, hung out on playground equipment before participating in the kids event. The Fun Run consisted of…

Davenport dresses up for Halloween

November 1, 2015 | 0 Comments

Pupils and staff at Davenport Public School in Aylmer celebrated Halloween on Friday, Oct. 30 by dressing up in costumes and bringing in canned goods to be donated to Corner Cupboard food bank as admission to a dance that afternoon. Some of the colourful, scary and not-so-scary costumes were worn by, front row, from left: Giuliana…

Parade of costumes at Assumption

October 30, 2015 | 0 Comments

Almost every pupil and staff member at Assumption Catholic Elementary School in Aylmer dressed in costumes on Friday, Oct. 30 to celebrate Halloween which was to be marked the next day. In the early afternoon, the pupils and staff participated in a costume parade and marched up and down the yard to the delight of…

Pulled pork and the fixings in Corinth

October 29, 2015 | 0 Comments

Volunteers Hannah Bosma, left, Jackie Westra, Paul Winegarden and Ida Ham were ready to serve up a pulled pork supper and all the fixings at Corinth Community of Christ Church on Thursday evening, Oct. 29. The full meal included the already mentioned pulled pork, buns with butter, carrots, baked beans, coleslaw, hot and cold beverages…

Get haunted in “Screamfield”

October 28, 2015 | 0 Comments

This handsome fellow was just one of the creepy denizens of the “Screamfield” Haunted Walk outside Malahide Community Place in Springfield on Tuesday evening, Oct. 27. Presented by Out There Creative Therapy, Screamfield continues on Thursday, Oct. 29 and Friday, Oct. 30 from 7-10 p.m. Admission to the pre-Halloween attraction is “$5 a head” with…

Album release party packs St. Paul’s United

October 23, 2015 | 0 Comments

Derrick Drover of Aylmer, middle front, acknowledged the nearly full house at St. Paul’s United Church as he, along with a band and choir, celebrated the release of his fourth album of Christian music on Friday night, Oct. 23. This one is titled, “Hymns of Those Who’ve Gone Before.”

Port Bruce beach gets makeover

October 22, 2015 | 0 Comments

A group of about 30 local residents, cottagers, Ontario Parks staff and East Elgin Secondary School Environmental Leadership Program students participated in a beach restoration project at Port Bruce Provincial Park on Thursday, Oct. 22. The group spent about four hours planting native grasses and installing barrier fencing while removing invasive plant species and garbage.

ASPIRE open house…and soup too!

October 21, 2015 | 0 Comments

Edie Vindasius, left, waits her turn to try some soup while Marianne Fehr ladles out a bowl for herself at the ASPIRE (Arbeit Schule Program in Rural Elgin) open house and soup and bun night at East Elgin Secondary School in Aylmer on Tuesday evening, Oct. 20. Community volunteers made several varieties of soup that…

Two vehicle crash at Talbot and Elk

October 20, 2015 | 0 Comments

A two-vehicle crash occurred on Talbot Street East just east of Elk Street on Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 20 near the Aylmer/Malahide border. It appeared that the front end of a beige Pontiac Sunfire collided with the back bumper of a black Ford F150 pickup truck at about 3:15 p.m. Although no official details were available…