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Elgin St. Thomas Public Health is advising outdoor enthusiasts to take precautions after finding out a Bayham resident has tested positive for Lyme disease. Lyme disease is transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected black-legged tick, also known as a deer tick. Deer ticks  live in areas with tall grass, marshlands and bushes…

Dozens of custom motorcycles were on display during the third annual 4 Hour Show at Malahide Community Place in Springfield on Sunday afternoon, Aug. 21. The event included live music, a blade thrower and a fire breather, vendor displays, door prizes and a pin-up contest for women to win a $700 boudoir photo shoot.

David Celia and Marla performed to a captive audience on Saturday afternoon, Aug. 20 during the 22nd annual Fred Eaglesmith Charity Picnic at Springwater Conservation Area southwest of Aylmer. Mr. Celia is a Toronto-based alternative folk singer-songwriter and guitarist who has teamed up with Marla, a 20-year-old aspiring singer from Germany, for a tour that…

Antonio Martinez took a turn in the dunk tank during the first ever Aylmer Strikes Out ALS fundraising event held behind Ruby’s Cookhouse off John Street North in Aylmer on Saturday afternoon, Aug. 20. The event included a barbecue, an ice cream vendor, silent auction, children’s bouncy rides, an “ice bucket challenge” and other fun…

Owen Adams, 1, carefully approached one of the jets of water at the Aylmer Splash Pad in Balmoral Park on Saturday, Aug. 20 during the annual Sweet Corn Fest. Sponsored by MainStreet Aylmer, Corn Fest featured free children’s jump and bounce activities, a hamburger and hotdog barbecue with fresh corn on the cob, live music…

Margaret McLean of Delhi was among several shoppers who browsed through the available used goods on Saturday morning, Aug. 20, during the joint Aylmer Curling Club and Aylmer-Malahide Museum and Archives annual fundraising yard sale held in the ICS Courier parking lot on Talbot Street West in Aylmer. There were dozens of yard sales held throughout…

A group of women volunteering with Bradley Street Church of God had been making home-cooked meals for the work crew replacing the John Street South bridge in Aylmer over the past two weeks leading up to this take-out pizza lunch on Friday, Aug. 19. A spokesman for Gary D. Robinson Contracting Ltd. of Malahide thanked the…

Maeve Hepburn, 11, left, and her sister Mya, 9, continued their weaving projects during the Sparta and District Historical Society Art Camp held at the Sparta Church Museum on Wednesday morning, Aug. 17. A total of 15 children attended the week-long art camp. Each morning, the children participated in various art-themed activities including weaving, print…

Elgin St. Thomas Public Health is warning residents to stay away from bats after another rabid one was found in the area, the second for 2016. The first was found in St. Thomas, and the most recent in Dutton Rabies is spread through the saliva of infected animals from a bite, lick or scratch, causing…