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Karen Weverink, front, helped fill boxes with canned food while her mother Sue Monk waited for more items to arrive at her station during the Aylmer Christmas Care food hamper packing at Immanuel Christian School on Friday morning, Dec. 23. The food hampers, filled with everything needed to make a full Christmas dinner with all…

Aylmer Assumption Catholic Elementary School pupil Hailey deBlieck played a trombone during the Bells and Band Music Assembly on Thursday morning, Dec. 22. A plethora of instruments and bells were played during the concert in front of an audience of extended family members.

Lexia Thiessen, Grade 3, gathered her wings around her as she rehearsed with fellow Kindergarten through Grade 3 pupils for Mount Salem Christian School’s Christmas concert on Friday, Dec. 16. The event was held at nearby Sommerfeld Mennonite Church.

Volunteers served  turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, vegetables and rolls during a free holiday lunch for all pupils at Port Burwell Public School, Wednesday, Dec. 21. The meal, an annual tradition, was provided by the school’s Very Involved Parents group and Vienna’s Bayham Family Table. After eating, the 170 PBPS pupils got to meet with Santa…

Grade 6 pupils William Rochus, as Ralph, left, and Shaune Douglas, as Benny, played school custodians in the dress rehearsal of South Dorchester Public School’s production of I Need a Christmas Vacation on Tuesday morning, Dec. 20. Two performances of the concert, which included skits and songs by various pupils in all grades at the…

Alanna Tenk as Mary and Liam Robinson as Joseph are at first turned away from the Bethlehem Inn by its owner, played by Lucas Carroll, who also portrayed the title character in “The First Leon” in a rehearsal at Springfield Baptist Church on Friday, Dec. 16. The show tells the story of Noel, who tries…

A heavy truck hauling a trailer became stuck in the former Dempsey Chrysler parking lot across from the north end Tim Hortons in Aylmer along John Street North at Spruce Street shortly before lunch on Friday, Dec. 16. A large tow truck was using a winch to try to pull the truck and trailer out…

Santa Claus, visiting Springfield library Thursday night, Dec. 15, with Mrs. Claus, sternly warned children to be asleep on Christmas Eve, “Or at least be doing a really good job faking it,” while he delivered presents. In addition to stories from Santa, the library hosted a holiday baking competition that night.

The body of an Ingersoll man, 46, was found inside his car in the parking lot of the Tim Horton doughnut shop in Aylmer Wednesday, Dec. 14, at 8 a.m. Police Chief Andre Reymer said foul play was not suspected. The man had gone into the store the previous evening to get a coffee, came…