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Santa Claus, left, heard the Christmas wish list of Matthew Davies, 5, of Belmont during a visit to the village library on Tuesday night, Dec. 13. Matthew cleverly brought along a handmade gift of his own to give to Santa.

Anna Miller shovelled the snow around the vehicles in the driveway of her home south of Aylmer on Imperial Road just north of Conservation Line in the early afternoon of Sunday, Dec. 11. Environment Canada described the snow storm as a “Colorado low” that tracked towards the Great Lakes that day into the evening. It…

Dozens of spectators lined Plank Road in Straffordville for the village’s annual Santa Claus Parade on Saturday morning, Dec. 10. The guest of honour appeared at the end of the parade as usual after several floats, decorated vehicles and dressed up animals went by along with adults, teens and children walking the route handing out…

Santa Claus made his annual visit to the Aylmer Veterinary Clinic on Saturday morning, Dec. 10 and posed for a photo with five and a half week old Addelyn Russell and Bailey the Brittany Spaniel, 6. Addelyn’s mother Brittany of Brownsville, right, helped Santa with the set up of the photo. Aylmer Veterinary Clinic invited…

East Elgin Secondary School student musicians Maryann Enns, left, Jason Dyck and Ethan Reid played a selection of songs as members of the Guitar Ensemble during their Aylmer school’s annual Christmas Concert on Tuesday evening, Dec. 6. The Concert Band played a second set of music after the guitarists finished their performance. Music teacher Trevor…

Southwold Mayor Grant Jones was unanimously appointed as the new Elgin Warden by fellow county councillors during a special meeting on Tuesday night, Dec. 6. He will serve a one-year term as the head of county council, and replaces 2016 Warden Bernie Wiehle, mayor of West Elgin. Elgin council will hold its first full session…

Chantalle Narciso handed out candy to children, here to Owen Corless-Pressey, 5, of Aylmer, along the route of the Belmont Santa Claus Parade on Sunday evening, Dec. 4. The annual event attracted a big crowd of local residents and visitors. Ms. Narciso was one of the crew with the Christmas Without Cole float which collected…

Organizer David Dillon was the first to burst out in song during the Festival Concert at St. John’s United Church in Springfield on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 4. A variety of performers sang and played guitar during the concert. The Musicians’ Mentoring Circle will return to St. John’s United Church on Sunday, Dec. 11 with the next…

Margaret Penner of Straffordville’s DeVida Gardens smiled and threw candy to children who lined Wellington Street during the annual Port Burwell Santa Claus Parade on Saturday evening, Dec. 3. Dozens of residents and visitors watched the parade that started at the Legion on Wellington Street and ended at the historic wooden lighthouse on Robinson Street.

About 50 spectators attended a carol singalong followed by the holiday lighting of Springfield’s Cenotaph Park on Saturday night, Dec. 3. Springfield Lioness hosted a reception afterward at St. John’s United Church.