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Taking to the air in a flight of fancy
Jean Beasley, 99, left, and Archie Fletcher, 92, right, listened to their pilot Tim Liston as he prepared to take them on a flight from the St. Thomas Municipal Airport on Saturday morning, May 20. Ms. Beasley and Mr. Fletcher live at Longworth Retirement Residence in London, and Ms. Beasley told him she wanted to…
Read MoreMay means spring music at Davenport
Emily Loewen of the Grade 7 Guitar Ensemble played a selection of songs on Wednesday afternoon, May 17 during the rehearsal of the annual Spring Concert at Davenport Public School. The full performance in front of parents and extended family members was later that evening. There were also performances by the Grade 8 Guitar Ensemble,…
Read MoreSchool closings decision Tuesday, May 23, starting at 7 p.m.
Thames Valley District School Board trustees are expected to make a final decision on the recommended closings of four schools in Malahide and Central Elgin at a meeting starting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 23, at the TVDSB administration centre in London. (In last week’s Express, the starting time was erroneously reported as being…
Read MoreWelcoming spring with music at EESS
Jack Gaudette of East Elgin Secondary School played the cymbal during the annual spring concert by EESS’s concert band on Tuesday night, May 16. The band has 34 members this year.
Read MoreCanada 150 cake for 500
Aylmer Mayor Greg Currie did the ceremonial first cut into one of two specially made cakes to help celebrate Canada’s 150th anniversary during the town’s first ever Tulip Festival held in Optimist Park on Saturday afternoon, May 13. Grandma’s Oven bakery made the cakes which were big enough to feed 500 festival goers. The Aylmer…
Read MoreAylmer celebrates Canada’s 150th
A giant inflatable beaver was just one of many attractions during a parade that made its way through downtown Aylmer on Saturday morning, May 13 as part of the town’s Canada 150 Celebrations that day. Hundreds of local residents and visitors lined the parade route from the fairgrounds where it started, along Talbot Street and…
Read MoreWhere are the trout?
Bryson Mathers, 4, of St. Thomas used his dad’s tackle box as a stool to sit on while settling in to wait for a bite during the annual Tim Hortons Kid’s Fishing Derby at Springwater Conservation Area southwest of Aylmer on Saturday morning, May 13. Gord Mathers also brought his other son Trevin, 7 (not…
Read MoreMcGregor PS jumps for Heart and Stroke
Grade 1 pupil Emily Braun jumped as high as she could during Aylmer McGregor Public School’s annual Jump Rope for Heart event on Friday, May 12. Almost the entire pupil body participated in the fun outdoor activities in the school yard that included various jumping games and trying out hula hoops while music pumped out…
Read MoreRobotics fun in Springfield
Former Springfield Public School pupil and current St. Thomas St. Joseph’s Catholic High School Grade 9 student Nathan Cox launched a ball from one of two robots he and his teacher Norm Dinner brought with them from the St. Joe’s Renaissance Robotics team for a demonstration in front of Springfield PS’s Grade 3 to 6…
Read MoreStraffordville PS showing off talents Friday
Grade 2 pupil Nikolas Tupper played Old MacDonald on a keyboard during a rehearsal Wednesday, May 10, for a “Canada 150” talent show at Straffordville Public School on Friday, May 12. The show started at 11:15 a.m. Friday, and is open to parents.
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