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Mrs. Claus (played by Darah Farrow) and her husband Santa (Rowan Wilson) have a conversation and shared the limelight during a portion of the dress rehearsal for Santa’s Holiday Hoedown at South Dorchester Public School on Tuesday morning, Dec. 19. Three showings of the Christmas production were then staged for the families and friends of…

Summers Corners Public School Kindergarten pupils Charlie Wiebe, left, Zoe Jensen, Erin Pinylo, Alexandra Gavey and Alexander Mahovlich held letters that spelled out Santa during one of several performances at the school’s Holiday Celebration dress rehearsal on Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 13. (AE/Craig Bradford)

Emergency personnel responded to what appeared to be a two-vehicle crash on the northern boundary of Aylmer at the intersection of John Street North and Progress Drive at about 1 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 11. Both vehicles, which appeared to be similar Ford sports utility vehicles, had been pulled far enough off of the travelled…

Julia Friesen, left, Kassie Knelsen and Janessa Friesen sang The Perfect Gift in front of a full audience at East Elgin Community Complex in Aylmer for the Bradley Street Church of God Community Christmas Program. Entitled “Jesus – God’s Gift of Love,” the event included various musical performances in between an entertaining sermon on what…

Barbara Warnock read a humorous story during the Deck the Old Town Hall (Theatre) production at the historic opera house in Aylmer on Friday evening, Dec. 8. The production by Aylmer Community Theatre (ACT) included music, storytelling, dance, carols and a Sherlock Holmes Christmas radio play entitled The Blue Carbuncle directed by Ron Sawyer. A…

Steve Kinsey, left, and his wife Susan were solo and duet performers in Springfield Baptist Church’s production of  the musical The Story on the evenings of Saturday, Dec. 9 and Sunday, Dec. 10. This photo was taken at the dress rehearsal on Friday evening, Dec. 8. Truth Community Church of Thamesford also supported the production. Springfield…

Left photo: Santa Claus was carried in his sleigh pulled by his flying reindeer as the last entry in the about half hour long annual Straffordville parade held in his honour on Saturday morning, Dec. 9. Right photo: Jocelyn McEown, 10, left, and Zoe Fretwell, 9, carried a banner thanking the sponsors of the village’s outdoor…

Veterinarian Dr. Russ Moncrief, left, had the honour of pushing a banana cream pie in the face of registered veterinary technician Melanie Chambers at Imperial Road Animal Hospital in Aylmer on Thursday afternoon, Dec. 7. Ms. Chambers “won” the messy opportunity by having the most money deposited in her jar set up at the clinic…

Emilio Harder was one of about 340 pupils and staff from Davenport Public School in Aylmer who were treated to a Christmas turkey dinner with all the trimmings over two lunchtime sittings on Thursday, Dec. 7 at St. Paul’s United Church. The Share ‘N Care group of church women prepared and served the meal for…

Brooke McDermott, left, looked on as her daughter Leah, 4, put the final touches on a “Baby Jesus in the Manger” decoration during Christmas Craft Night at Assumption Catholic Elementary School in Aylmer on Tuesday, Dec. 5. Leah is a Junior Kindergarten pupil at the school. A number of stations were set up for the…