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3 Port Tour hits 500 riders
The sixth annual 3 Port Tour Classic Century Ride reached its maximum of 500 riders this year, including this group from Waterloo on Nova Scotia Line approaching Port Bruce and their lunch, Saturday morning, August 20. Weather for the event was hot and extremely humid.
Read MoreGetting dunked to Strike Out ALS
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…
Read MoreCooling off at Corn Fest
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…
Read MoreDeal seekers descend upon Museum yard sale
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…
Read MoreChurch treats bridge work crew for lunch
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…
Read MoreSisters learn weaving at Art Camp
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…
Read MoreSecond rabid bat found, this time in Dutton
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…
Read MoreWhich way do we go?
Drivers competed in the first heat of a “Figure 8” race at Aylmer Fair’s “Demo Day” Saturday afternoon, Aug. 13. A couple laps after they started, officials realized the racers were going around in an oval, and reminded them they had to wheel about in a Figure 8. Hilariously, some started going one way and some the…
Read More4-H Dairy show at Fair
Tegan Rouse of Belmont 4-H Dairy Club caught the eye of the judge during the annual Elgin 4-H Interclub Showmanship and Conformation Competition in the cattle barn at Aylmer Fair, Saturday morning, Aug. 13. She was vying for honours along with others in the Intermediate Dairy Showmanship class for 4-H members 13 through 15 years old.
Read MoreBanging cars at Aylmer Fair
The entry of Daag’s Used Tires of Aylmer sped around a course for the Garage Challenge Banger Race at Aylmer Fair, Friday night, Aug. 12. Local businesses entered cars in the event, where drivers were free to bang into the sides of their competitors–though sometimes other parts got involved as well.
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