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Henry Penner, left, and Annemarie Penner of Driver Realty adult soccer team closed in on Katie Parker of Showcase Realty during a game at Columbus Park in Malahide, just south of Aylmer, on Sunday night, July 17. Showcase came out on top of the match. East Elgin Youth Soccer offers a four-team adult division that…

Diesel smoke streamed out of the transport driven by Greg Streib of Streib Trucking in Talbotville as he competed in a pull at Aylmer Fairgrounds on Friday afternoon, July 1. He placed second in a qualifying round in his class, just behind Matt Tisdale of Lyons. A truck and tractor pull continued at the fairgrounds…

Grace Hertner of Terrace Lodge long-term care home’s recreation staff, left, led golfers in warming up at the annual Elgin County Warden’s Charity Golf Tournament at Tarandowah Golfers Club south of Avon, Wednesday morning, June 15. The event, organized by volunteers who are county workers, involved 130 golfers raising money for United Way.

Grade 3 pupil Nevaeh Lockey, front left, waited in line for her turn to participate in an annual bicycle safety rodeo organized by Aylmer Optimist Club and held at McGregor Public School Thursday, June 9, with help from East Elgin Secondary School Girls and Boys Athletic Association volunteers. Pupils from both McGregor and Assumption Catholic…

Caitlynn Nephin, left, of Port Burwell Public School, Selecia Wall and Joslynn Henderson of Summers Corners PS, Kaylie Goodhue of New Sarum PS, Leona Teichroeb of Straffordville PS and Faith Driedger of Davenport PS raced for the finish line in Intermediate girls 100-metre sprint at regional elementary track and field championships at East Elgin Secondary…

Chelsea Zavitz of East Elgin Secondary School fought to move the ball down the pitch during a Thames Valley Southeast girls soccer semifinal match against host Lord Dorchester Secondary School, Tuesday, May 17. LDSS led the game 1-0 at the half, and went on to win 2-0 to take on Parkside Collegiate Institute in the…

Amanda Milmine of East Elgin Secondary School challenged the host Central Elgin Collegiate Institute keeper during the last game of the regular season in St. Thomas for the two teams Wednesday, May 11. The EESS girls won their game 5-0, while the East Elgin boys edged CECI 2-1. Both EESS teams finished the season in…

Children played “scooterboard tag,” badminton and other games in a public “Unplug & Play” session hosted by Springfield Public School after classes ended on Monday, April 25. Events at schools and other sites around East Elgin continue through this week, as young and old alike are encouraged to set aside electronic devices and find more…

Host Belmont Atoms players celebrated after winning the Ontario Minor Hockey Association “C” championship with a 6-1 win over Stayner on Saturday afternoon, March 26. With the series tied at two games each, Belmont jumped out to an early lead with five unanswered goals in the first period, then hung on for the title.

Players with the Aylmer Flames Novice Rep hockey team saluted their fans after they lost game four of their Ontario Minor Hockey Association West C Division championship final series at East Elgin Community Complex 7-3 to the Lambton Shores Predators on Sunday, March 20. The loss eliminated Aylmer from the OMHA championship series and they were awarded…