Ann Steenbergen of Aylmer tried playing pickleball for the first time during an open house at East Elgin Community Complex on Wednesday morning, June 15. A mixture of experienced and rookie players filled Imperial Hall at the Complex that morning to take turns playing pickleball. Another open house for anyone interested in playing pickleball will…
Jay Mayatt was the first competitor across the finish line of the “black shirt” squad during the fourth annual Extreme Elgin endurance obstacle course race at Springwater Conservation Area southwest of Aylmer on Saturday, June 11. Here he is seen emerging from the “swamp thing” obstacle near the finish line. The “black shirt” competitors attempt…
Ryan Walter of Straffordville Public School took a shot at an outdoor net as he and fellow Grade 6 through 8 pupils at Straffordville Public School held a “Hoops for Heart” fundraiser for heart and stroke research on Thursday, June 9. Waiting their turn behind him at Braxzton Ober and Danny Wiebe. Earlier in the day,…
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…
Jacob Brown reacted to water twisted out of a sponge above his head after he completed one of the events at Hoops for Heart at Davenport Public School in Aylmer, recently. A variation on the usual “Jump Rope for Heart,” students could participate in a variety of activities as they raised money for heart and…
Several children, their parents and grandparents participated in the annual Family Fishing Day sponsored by the Elgin Conservation and Hunting Heritage Association on Saturday morning, May 28 at the Howe property located off Rogers Road just south of John Wise Line southwest of Aylmer. Children could fish for free and were treated to lunch with…
Colten Dygos, Grade 11, left, and Correy Mantel, Grade 9, of East Elgin Secondary School angled for trout, carp and other fish along with hundreds of other high school students from across Ontario during the annual Educast program held at Pleasant Valley Trout Farm southwest of Aylmer on Friday, May 27. Another day of fishing…
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…
Grade 1 pupil Maggie Everatt was one of many pupils taking part in a “Jump Rope for Heart” fundraiser at Sparta Public School on Friday afternoon, May 20. Proceeds will go to heart and stroke research and services.
Lilly Davis of the Springfield Brewers minor ball Novice Tier 1 girls team followed a coach’s direction and rounded third heading for home to score a run as her team took on Ancaster at Malahide Community Place in Springfield, Thursday night, May 19. The home team won the game 14-3.
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…
East Elgin Secondary School’s girls soccer team, at home, bested Central Elgin Secondary School 2-1 in a Thames Valley Southeast quarterfinal Friday, May 13, to advance to a semifinal against host Lord Dorchester Secondary School on Tuesday, May 17, at 3:30 p.m. LDSS finished the regular season in first on the East division this year, while…