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War of 1812 re-enactors, in both Canadian and USA uniforms of the period, reversed their muskets for a moment of silence at Seminary Cemetery on the northwest corner of Sparta Line and Centennial Road in Central Elgin, Saturday afternoon, May 7. A new sign about the history of the cemetery was unveiled in an event…

Rex Martin, left, had a mask made of his face by fellow Straffordville Public School pupil Ethan Wall during an annual one-day “Arts Festival” on Tuesday, May 3. Pupils in grades 1 through 8 participated in up to six separate arts-related sessions throughout the day, including dance, photography, papier mache, finger painting, “junk sculpture” and…

Kaitlin Jarvi, left, as Sebastian tried to convince Emily Falk’s Ariel to stay “Under the Sea,” but she was distracted by the arrival of Kaylee Durdle as Flounder, during a rehearsal for Disney’s The Little Mermaid at East Elgin Secondary School. The musical, involving 40 students and 30 staff members, opens to the public Thursday…

Dozens of soldiers, reservists and army and air cadets along with a number of veterans participated in a parade in St. Thomas on Saturday, April 23 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the 31 Combat Engineer Regiment (The Elgins). The parade started by the Jumbo the Elephant monument in west St. Thomas and proceeded south…

Front, from left, Springfield Public School pupils Tess McCallum, Kylie MacIntyre, Sophia Syrnyk, Amy Cox, Lily Giesbrecht, and back, Elle Yaw, Shelby Hamm, Chris Damen and Dakota Shoup were rock stars, and chewed gum, during a celebration day at Springfield Public School on Thursday, April 14. The school’s pupils were rewarded for having met their…

Snow fell in Aylmer Sunday afternoon, April 10, in what most must hope would be the last such storm for a long while. The weather was predicted to continue overnight, but warmer temperatures were expected to develop through the coming week.

One young fan got so carried away by the Splash’N Boots show at Aylmer Old Town Hall, organized by Kids and Company, on Saturday afternoon, April 9, he climbed up on stage with the performers, but was quickly retrieved by his father. The show performed to a standing room only audience, with tickets long sold out.

Tap students, 7 and 8 years old, performed to “Dear Future Husband” during an annual spring recital for Tammy’s Dance Studio at Immanuel Christian School in Aylmer on Saturday, April 2. Two shows were held that afternoon, featuring 19 dances.

Children searched for Easter eggs behind and beside Aylmer library on Saturday morning, March 26. About 50 youngsters participated in the annual event.

Hundreds attended an Ontario Volunteer Service Award ceremony for Elgin and Oxford counties at East Elgin Community Complex on Wednesday night, March 16. Local residents were recognized for giving their time to community organizations, ranging from five to over 60 years of service.