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Western Pleasure at Rusty Gaits Saddle Club
Kendra Sheeller, 9, of St. Thomas on Milo walked her horse during judging for the Western Pleasure Junior B category during a show organized by Rusty Gaits Saddle Club at Aylmer Fairgrounds, Sunday morning, June 21.
Read MorePan Am Games at Port Burwell PS
Alysia Andrews, left, Miley Bouck and Michael Suderman played Noodle Hockey at Port Burwell Public School on Friday, June 19. The school held a sports day to celebrate the coming Pan Am Games in Toronto in July.
Read MoreHigh level men’s fastball entertains in Springfield
Kingston Axemen starting pitcher Jordan MacDonald came out on the 2-1 losing end of a game versus the Great Lakes Pirates at one of the diamonds at Malahide Community Place in Springfield on Saturday, June 13 during the 2015 International Softball Congress Canada East Qualifier tournament. The weekend-long men’s fastball tournament started on Friday night,…
Read MoreStudents and Special Olympians compete at OPC
About 100 Special Olympics athletes and their coaches from London, St. Thomas and area gave “high-fives” to Ontario Police College students and staff members as they embarked on a run on Tuesday night, June 9. After the run and a barbecue. everyone joined together to play softball, soccer and bocce. The college hosts the Olympians…
Read MoreBounding good fun at Springfield Fun Day
Youngsters hurtled across an inflatable amusement, one of several attractions and games at the 25th annual Springfield Community Fun Day on Saturday, July 6. Other events included a breakfast, ball games, contests and a watermelon-eating competition.
Read MoreSpring hockey tourney takes over Complex
Kaitlyn Dance, front (in red sweater), and Shelby Laindlaw of Aylmer were teammates on the Power Edge Pro hockey team that competed in the Draft Day Hockey “London Rising Stars” youth tournament at East Elgin Community Complex on Saturday morning, May 30. The tournament, which also had games played on Friday, May 29, and Saturday,…
Read MoreFinding the right lure
Emily Howe, 4, got right to helping her Dad Chris and Mom Jody find the right lures before casting their lines into the family pond during Family Fishing Day on Saturday morning, May 30. Sponsored by the Elgin Conservation and Hunting Heritage Association (formerly the Elgin Wild Turkey Chapter), Family Fishing Day offered free fishing…
Read MoreEdu-cast attracts hundreds of student anglers
East Elgin Secondary School Grade 12 student Jayne Pinder, front, and her classmate Kylie Robitaille were among hundreds of high school students from throughout the province who participated in this year’s Edu-cast event on Friday, May 29 at Pleasant Valley Trout Farm located between Springwater and Sparta. Edu-cast is a two-day fishing tournament that invites secondary…
Read MoreJumping rope at McGregor PS
Riley Knelsen, Grade 1, joined other McGregor Public School pupils in a Jump Rope for Heart event on Friday afternoon, May 22. An estimated $1,000 was raised for the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
Read MoreEESS wins Southeast in boys soccer
East Elgin Secondary School players congratulated each other after winning the Thames Valley Southeast championship 1-0 in a hardfought game against Ingersoll District Collegiate Institute in Tillsonburg, Monday, May 25. EESS advances to and hosts a WOSSAA “AAAA” championship tournament at Columbus Park south of Aylmer, Thursday, May 28.
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