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Paisley Vachon of host Aylmer Pool’s team swam the girls 8 and under butterfly race during a meet against Dorchester on Wednesday night, July 12. Threatening weather cleared in time for the competition.

Lauren Collard, 8, of the host Aylmer Pool team swam the girls 8 and under butterfly race during a meet against Delhi on Wednesday, July 5. This was the first of four meets being hosted by Aylmer this year. The next is Wednesday, July 12, starting at 6:30 p.m.

McGregor Public School Grade 4 pupil Emma Cyr attempted lawn bowling during an afternoon of lessons for her and her classmates put on by Aylmer Lawn Bowling Club on Friday afternoon, June 16.

Grace Dodgson of host Belmont Minor Soccer’s Shooters Sports Photography Under 14 girls team tallied her squad’s first goal in a game against Lambeth 2 Orange on Wednesday night, June 7. Belmont won the match 7-1.

Bella Gardener of the Red Hot Chilli Steppers photobombed The Aylmer Express photographer as she and her teammates lapped the track at East Elgin Secondary School as part of a Relay for Life for the Canadian Cancer Society, Friday, May 26. The event, open to the public, started at 11 a.m. and continued for 12…

Cameron Wiebe of East Elgin Secondary School blasted out a hit during a boys baseball game against Central Elgin Collegiate Institute in St. Thomas on Thursday, May 11. This was the first time in many years East Elgin has fielded a boys team in the sport. Due to a wet spring, the season turned out…

Tom Howe of Golden Feather Archery Club loosed an arrow at “birds” that were the targets of competitors at the International Pop n Jay Indoor Team championships at Aylmer Curling Club on Saturday, May 12. A total of 28 teams, including 23 from Southern Ontario and five from Michigan, participated. Aylmer women won their championship,…

Hayley Ostrander, left, Izzy Neukamm and Leah Moore rehearsed one of their parts in the opening and closing dance acts in preparation for East Elgin Secondary School’s annual Talent Show, Thursday night, May 4. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and tickets available at the door cost $7.

Cecilia Propper, 8, of Aylmer, left, and Andi Thiessen, 8, of Malahide contorted themselves as they played Twister at Aylmer library on Tuesday, April 25. They were among participants in one of several “Unplug and Play” events being held across East Elgin this week to promote physical activity for children.

Twenty children aged 6 to 12 participated in the “Broomball…On Ice!” activity at East Elgin Community Complex in Aylmer on Saturday morning, April 15. For $5, the children learned the basic skills, rules and strategy of the hockey-like game of broomball during the two and a half hour session that day. The event was co-hosted…