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ASPIRE Christmas concert attracts 200
East Elgin Secondary School students KaitLynn Martens, left, Kerri Dyck, Sarah Penner and Marion Penner (recent graduate) were among the performers at the second annual ASPIRE (Arbeit Schule Program in Rural Elgin) Christmas Concert held at EESS on Tuesday evening, Dec. 15. About 200 family members, friends and school community supporters attended the event which…
Read MoreParents, pupils split on Port Stanley, Trudeau school options
Parents and even their children are divided on how, or whether, to reduce overcrowding at Pierre Elliott Trudeau French Immersion Public Schoolin St. Thomas by sending some pupils from there to undercrowded Port Stanley Public School. During a public hearing on the subject to Thames Valley District School Board trustees in London, Tuesday, Dec. 15.…
Read MoreIraqi family brought to area
Rafid Manhi’s family was unharmed after bullets were fired into their Baghdad home in 2009, an incident that led to their escape from Iraq and long, frustrating six-year wait in Jordan before freedom was found in Canada. Mr. Manhi wasn’t with his wife Suhad (Sue) Abbas and their three children when their house was fired…
Read MoreMayor Currie accused of conflict
Aylmer Mayor Greg Currie was accused of a “conflict of interest” by Councillor Ted McDonald during the Monday night, Dec. 14 council meeting. The two exchanged words near the end of the meeting during the reading of bylaws. Councillors were about to give the third and final reading of a bylaw that made the official…
Read MoreTwo-wheeler Shriners entertain in Straffordville
The Tillsonburg Shrine Club Outriders were among several entries in the annual Straffordville Santa Claus Parade on Saturday morning, Dec. 12. The parade this year was sponsored by the Bayham Beachfest Committee who took over from the Straffordville Lions Club which folded earlier this year. The parade formed at Straffordville Public School, headed north on Plank Road then west…
Read MoreSpringfield Baptist presents “The Lamb”
Angels Lilah Thiessen, left, Sarah Luscombe (as Gabriel), and Emma Monster were among a cast of dozens of performers for Springfield Baptist Church’s production of The Lamb, a celebration of the story of the birth of Jesus. A dress rehearsal for the production was held on Friday evening, Dec. 11 with full performances at Springfield…
Read MoreICS celebrates Christmas
Aylmer Immanuel Christian School Senior Kindergarten pupil Audrey VanGurp, left, passed the microphone to Wyatt Peters as they and some of their classmates told the meaning of the candy cane during the dress rehearsal for the school’s Christmas Stories production on Friday afternoon, Dec. 11. Families and friends of the school community were set to enjoy…
Read MoreElgin calls for health unit refund
Elgin councillors, in a charge led by Malahide Deputy Mayor Mike Wolfe, wants some of the county’s money back from Elgin St. Thomas Public Health for 2015. The Ontario government recently announced that funding for 28 of 36 health units across the province had been deemed to high compared to eight others. As a result, the…
Read MoreSounds of the Season at Straffordville PS
Straffordville Public School pupil Tanner Lacombe played “Frosty the Snowman” on piano during a dress rehearsal of the “Sounds of the Season” holiday show there Tuesday, Dec. 8. A concert for parents and members of the public was performed on Wednesday night, Dec. 9.
Read MoreBernie Wiehle new Elgin warden
Bayham Mayor Paul Ens, left, outgoing Elgin warden, gave his chain of office, gavel and the historic Lord Elgin watch to new Warden Bernie Wiehle, mayor of West Elgin, during a ceremony on Tuesday, Dec. 8. Mayor Wiehle was the only candidate to stand for election to be the head of county council for the next…
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