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Auctioning off artful trees at South Dorchester PS
South Dorchester Public School kindergarten pupil Alex Berkelmans, middle, auctioned off his artwork, a small tree, during the third annual Come Grow With Us Full-Day Kindergarten Art Auction held at the school on Monday morning, June 27. Helping out with the auction were kindergarten teachers Jennifer Shackelton (wife of Shackelton Auctions’ Mike Shackelton), left, and…
Read MoreAylmer Pool open for the summer
Evan Neusteter, 11, sprang off of the low diving board and did a side flip into the diving tank at the Aylmer Pool on Saturday afternoon, June 25. The outdoor aquatic complex opened “unofficially” the night before with a public swim followed by afternoon public swims on both Saturday and Sunday. The Aylmer Pool officially…
Read MoreOpen Farm Day at Mistyglen
Taytum Pattenden, 7, left, and her brothers Carson, 5, and Colton, 9, of Sebright (near Orillia) petted some dairy cows in one of the barns at Mistyglen Holsteins south of Belmont on Yorke Line on Saturday, June 25. Mistyglen owners Suzanne Pettit and her brother Tom Pettit hosted the open house at their robotic dairy…
Read More100th anniversary of departure of 91st Battalion celebrated
On the late morning of Saturday, June 25, re-enactors marched from St. Thomas City Hall to the Canada Southern (CASO) Railway Station before a ceremony commemorating the 100th anniversary of the departure of the 91st Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force, to fight in the First Great War. On June 25, 1916, over 900 men from Elgin County…
Read MoreMCS Auction draws a crowd
Auctioneer Cal Yutzi of Yutzi Auctions took bids for a lot of tools, some of the multitude of donated items up for sale during the 16th annual Mennonite Community Services (MCS) Charity Auction at the Aylmer Curling Club on Saturday morning, June 25. The day of raising money for MCS Aylmer and Mennonite Central Committee…
Read MoreFormer Aylmer man can’t return to Canada
Former long-time Aylmer resident Jonathan Kuiper, known as “Yoani” by his family and friends, can’t return to the country he calls home after his application for Canadian citizenship was denied by an immigration judge and his permanent residency card expired. Born in the Netherlands and immigrating to Canada with his family when he was just…
Read MoreHanging out at the picnic
Immanuel Christian School Grade 1 pupil Elizabeth Voth climbed up on the playground equipment at Lions Park in south Aylmer and decided to try hanging upside down for a bit during a picnic held there to celebrate the last day of school on Thursday afternoon, June 23. Ms. Voth was clearly proud about graduating from…
Read MoreCheering up an already fun night at Sparta PS
Members of The Heat, a London-based cheerleading crew, put on demonstrations during a family picnic and fun night for parents and pupils of Sparta Public School, Wednesday, June 22. The club, which offers both competitive and recreational training, is open to youths 3 to 18 years old, and has recently recruited a couple of new…
Read MoreStrawberry Social at South Dorchester PS
Pupils in teacher Catherine Taylor’s Grade 1 class at South Dorchester Public School enjoyed a Strawberry Social with desserts made by some parent volunteers on Tuesday afternoon, June 21. The Strawberry Social was part of the school’s Healthy Snack Program.
Read MoreThousand kilometre walk at EESS
A team from Tammy’s Dance Studio was among walkers participating in the first lap of The Aylmer Kinsmen 1,000 Kilometre Walk to raise money for St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital on Saturday, June 18, at East Elgin Secondary School. The walk continued Saturday night with dancers , recognition of local cancer survivors at 8 p.m. and a…
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