Tessa Thomson, 5, of Huntsville, on an annual summer trip to visit her grandmother, used a squirt gun full of water-paint to fill a canvas outside Port Stanley Public Library, Tuesday morning, July 21. The “Hey Hey Paint Away” event was one in a series of weekly library programs for children during the summer.
Stephanie Mueller of Drumbo circled a cow in the non-professional class during the July Ontario Reined Cow Horse Association show at Walker Ranch in Bayham, Sunday, July 19. The show attracted 55 entries.
Jada Doxtator, who pitched for the Springfield Brewers Under 16 girls softball team in a game against Lasalle Yellow at Doug Tarry Sports Complex in St. Thomas, Saturday, July 18, blasted out a single. While the Brewers lost that game 7-1, they won another the same day in sweltering weather against Lasalle Green 7-2.
Blayne Dunham of the Van Bommel Farms team controlled the ball, keeping it away from her team’s opponents in an East London league game in London Friday, July 17. The women on the Van Bommel team had previously played in Belmont Minor Soccer, but after turning 18 joined the London league as a group. They’ve played nine games so far,…
Kayla Pallett of Belmont Minor Soccer’s Under 16 VanBommel Farms girls soccer team went through two Ilderton North defenders during a West London league Challenge Cup game in Belmont, Sunday, July 19. Belmont won that game 1-0, another 3-0 and tied a third 1-1 to finish first in its pool, and advance to semifinals Aug. 22.
This year’s Rotten Road Ride, the 10th annual organized by Dave Green Custom Cycle of Malahide, involved 380 motorcycles, up from 280 on a rainy day a year ago. Participants this year braved sweltering weather to ride to Aylmer, Langton, Port Rowan, Port Burwell and Port Bruce before returning to the College Line business for a barbecue catered by Aylmer…
Youngsters clapped along with Dotsy the Clown during a show at a Teddy Bear Picnic in Straffordville Community Park, Wednesday, July 15. About 115 children participated. The annual event, held at different sites around East Elgin each year, was organized by the Ontario Early Years Centre, Elgin County library, Elgin St. Thomas Public Health, Tyke Talk and also included exhibits…
Isaac Anjema made an alien during a crafts session for the summer reading club at Belmont library, Tuesday, July 14. The club, for children 3 through 12, meets every Tuesday from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. The library also has a teen reading club.
Two Jersey calves were found eating flowers in the backyard of a South Street West home early on Wednesday, July 8. Since they weren’t causing any great harm, Aylmer Police took the time to call around to local farmers under they found the owner on Brooke Line, who came to collect the strays.
Mike Petersen, as a priest, rehearsed a soliloquy for Old Wives Tale, a play that opens at Port Stanley Festival Theatre on Wednesday, July 8. The story, a “tribute to the wisdom of all the wives in the world,” is directed by Matthew Gorman and continues through Aug. 1.