Local emergency services representatives, including Central Elgin Fire Chief Don Crocker, third from left, and Aylmer Police Chief Andre Reymer, right, carried placards at they led off the annual “Walk A Mile In Her Shoes” event at St. Thomas Pinafore Park on Sunday, Sept. 27. Men were challenged to complete a mile’s walk in high…
Teacher Teresa Webster tried to get a cookie from her forehead into her mouth without using her hands during an assembly at South Dorchester Public School on Friday, Sept. 25. Several teachers had agreed to participate in a series of silly games if pupils read more than 1,015 books at the Belmont library’s Summer Reading…
Immanuel Christian School Grade 4 pupil Alysson Mantel, right, was handed a corn snake from East Elgin Secondary School Environmental Leadership student Dalton Cain at Yarmouth Natural Heritage Area’s Herb Kebbel Wetland near Sparta during MarshQuest on Thursday, Sept. 24. About 100 private Christian school and London District Catholic School Board pupils had just listened to a…
A standing room only audience attended the Elgin and Middlesex Federations of Agriculture all-candidates’ debate for the Oct. 19 federal election at Belmont Arena and Community Centre on Wednesday night, Sept. 23. Five of the six candidates running in the riding of Elgin-Middlesex-London were able to attend: Conservative Karen Vecchio, New Democrat Fred Sinclair, Bronagh…
United Way Elgin-St. Thomas volunteer Debbie Boersema, right, had some sour cream added to a sample of curry butternut squash soup by Central Family Restaurant’s Marylu Verboom while Aylmer German Canadian Club volunteers Brigitte Schneider, back left, and Rosemary Horeth got ready for their turn to serve at the second annual Supreme Soup Challenge at the…
More than 120 police officers from over 20 different services and some civilians embarked from the Ontario Police College northeast of Aylmer on Wednesday morning, Sept. 23 for their 710-kilometre four-day cycling road trip to Ottawa for the annual Ride to Remember. In its 15th year, the Ride to Remember leads up to the National…
Over 300 attendees danced or simply enjoyed the music, food and atmosphere of the Oktoberfest party held at the Aylmer German Canadian Club’s Saxonia Hall on Saturday night, Sept. 19. “Polka King” and three-time Grammy Award winning musician Walter Ostanek and his band performed all of his hits and dance favourites in front of the…
“Polka King” and three-time Grammy Award winning musician Walter Ostanek and his band performed in front of over 300 attendees of the Oktoberfest celebration held at the Aylmer German Canadian Club’s Saxonia Hall on Saturday night, Sept. 19. The event coincided with the official opening of Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany. The dance party included a…
Cameron Bolohan, 11, of Byron nabbed a grasshopper (perched on his arm) while he was trying to capture Monarch and other species of butterflies with his net at Hawk Cliff just east of Port Stanley on Saturday morning, Sept. 19 during Doors Open Port Stanley-Sparta. Hawk Cliff was just one of several locations local residents and tourists…
Malahide Fire Chief Brent Smith said a controlled burn that was allowed by a permit issued to the property owner turned into a fully engulfed fire in an abandoned barn behind the house located at 496 Talbot Street just west of Aylmer on Monday morning, Sept. 14. The abandoned barn was on the south side…
An estimated 350 diners ate 500 pounds of fried perch during an annual fundraising dinner put on by the Port Bruce Ratepayers Association at the community pavilion, Saturday night, Sept. 12. Organizers hoped to raise $2,000 to put toward community projects.
Immanuel Christian School Principal Keith Cameron addressed the crowd gathered for the annual “Back to School Chapel” assembly at his school on Tuesday morning, Sept. 8. A special welcome was extended to the new families who have decided to send their children to the school this year. Principal Keith Cameron said his school now has…