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Fun Day in Springfield
Children bounced their way back and forth in an inflated amusement Saturday morning, June 4, at the annual Springfield Family Fun Day. Events continue through the day, including a watermelon eating contest at 2:30 p.m., a magic show by Steve Wilson at 3 p.m., a ham supper from 5 to 7 p.m. and square-dancing this…
Read MoreResidents unhappy over Belmont bank closing
About 50 Belmont and area Scotiabank customers, mainly older adults, made clear they were unhappy about the planned closing of their branch during a public meeting at Belmont Arena on Thursday night, June 2. Several said they were long-term bank customers, sometimes for generations in their family, and they didn’t want the branch to close.…
Read MoreEast Elgin shows its talent
East Elgin Secondary School student Tori Kuhn performed an intricate acrobatic dance number to the song Fallen by Alicia Keys while mostly up off of the stage using an aerial hoop during the dress rehearsal for the school’s annual Talent Show on Wednesday afternoon, June 1. The Talent Show was to perform to audiences on…
Read MoreLosing her hair for Camp Day
Aylmer west end Tim Hortons supervisor Lexy Rados, seated in middle, had the hair on the sides of her head cut off and the rest turned into a long Mohawk by InStyle Salon and Spa hairstylist Jennifer Gwalchmai, right, during Camp Day on Wednesday afternoon, June 1. Ms. Rados raised $1,510.35 for the Tim Hortons…
Read MoreFamily escapes kitchen fire
An adult and five children managed to escape from their South Street West home in Aylmer after a fire started in their kitchen early on Wednesday morning, June 1. Aylmer Fire Chief Sam Taylor said volunteer firefighters, police officers and emergency medical services responded to the fire at the home located on the north side…
Read MoreLost child found quickly at Clovermead
Several Aylmer Police and OPP cruisers responded to a report of a lost child at Clovermead Adventure Farm north of Aylmer on Tuesday afternoon, May 31. Clovermead co-owner Chris Hiemstra said a mother had lost her child briefly and called police before informing staff at the property. “She was panicking,” Mr. Hiemstra said. When Clovermead…
Read MoreServing up the perch for ELP
Volunteer Bill Ball manned one of the fryers during the Order of Good Cheer annual perch fish fry at Saxonia Hall just west of Aylmer on Saturday evening, May 28. All proceeds from the event were to help support East Elgin Secondary School’s Environmental Leadership Program. Over 500 tickets were sold for the fish fry…
Read MoreI’ll stay on the beach, thanks
Malcolm Travis, 2, played with a toy dump truck on the sandy beach at Springwater Conservation Area located southwest of Aylmer on Saturday late afternoon, May 28 while his nearby mother Sara and older sister Quinn, 5, (not seen) tried out the water during Aylmer Baptist Church’s Spring Fling get-together. Those that attended enjoyed dinner…
Read MorePeriscope Playhouse’s new venue ready soon
Periscope Playhouse assistant producer and grant facilitator Leslie Chilcott took a much deserved break in one of the newly installed stadium-style seats at the community theatre’s new venue in Port Burwell on Saturday, May 28. Ms. Chilcott was one of several volunteers who were continuing the renovations on the former Scouting hall at 42 Wellington…
Read MoreCooling off by the animals
Jason Guenter, 13, left, and his sister Nancy, 11, tried out the paddle boats in a large portable swallow pool of water supplied by Super Air Bounce Rentals of Tillsonburg at the Educational Animal Display and Pony Rides annual open house southeast of Aylmer on Saturday, May 28. Educational Animal Display and Pony Rides, located…
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