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Kylan Mohammed, 3, got a boost by his grandfather John Waite to get a closer look at the Halloween-themed cupcakes that would be the dessert of the first ever Aylmer Optimist Club Christmas Toy Drive Spaghetti Dinner at the clubhouse on Saturday evening, Oct. 29. The fundraising dinner included either meat or vegetarian spaghetti sauce…

Zao the Yorkshire terrier as Winnie-the-Poo Bear, left, Faith Farquhar, 11, as Tigger, Sinceritee Venair, 2, as Piglet (held by mom Nikki) and Milo the miniature horse as Eeyore, led by Sonya Langeveld, were just a few of the many participants of the Belmont HUB (Helping Unite Belmont) annual Little Monster Walk held throughout downtown…

          Right photo: The participants of the second annual Monster Dash Fun Run warmed up with some calisthenics and stretching in Aylmer Kinsmen Park before heading off on one of three lengths of the Halloween-themed run or walk event on Saturday morning, Oct. 29. Most of the about 30 participants in the…

Several Aylmer Davenport Public School pupils participated in the second annual Halloween pumpkin artwork contest with the best judged entries in eight categories announced on Thursday afternoon, Oct. 27. The categories included scariest, spookiest, Active Learning Class, painted, creative, carved, cartoon and angriest. After the best in category winners were announced, all of the pumpkin-powered…

Library assistant Christi Fraser, right, read a series of stories to about 20 children during the Harvest Story Time event at Aylmer Old Town Hall Library on Tuesday evening, Oct. 25. The family-orientated event included the story telling along with fall-themed crafts, games, snacks and a special visit by “Farmer Dick.” Berry Hill Fruit Farm’s…

The Friends of Edison have until March 1, 2017 to establish a plan for the future of the Edison Museum in Vienna and to find a storage location for the artifacts. That was the decision made by Bayham councillors at their Thursday, Oct. 20 meeting after a lengthy public discussion that was paused for a…

Magician Steve Wilson, left, smashed down paper cups, underneath one of which was a spike hidden by Janine Schat, 14, during a “Hoedown” at Jabez Therapy Ranch east of Springfield Saturday night, Oct. 22. The event was a fundraiser for the facility, which uses horses in therapy for youngsters.

Aylmer Baptist Church music director Neil Whyte, left, had Rob Earnshaw turn the pages for him while he played a special concert to celebrate the church’s 200th anniversary on Sunday afternoon, Oct. 16. Entitled “Toe Tappers and Pot Boilers,” Mr. Whyte’s piano performance featured a selection of songs by George Gershwin, Claude Debussy, Scott Joplin,…

Yuri Pool, left, as Paul McCartney and David Usselman, as Denny Laine, performed Jet, a Wings song, at a sold-out Aylmer Old Town Hall Theatre on Saturday evening, Oct. 15 during the latest Aylmer Performing Arts Council concert. Hailed as a preeminent tribute band, The McCartney Years play a note-for-note selection of Beatles and Wings hits…