Sparta Public School pupils pelted teachers with Silly String during an assembly on Thursday, Oct. 30. The teachers had volunteered to do so, as long as pupils met their goal of raising $1,500 for the annual Terry Fox Run, which they did.
Hundreds of pupils from McGregor and Davenport public schools, Assumption Catholic School and Immanuel Christian School lapped the track at East Elgin Secondary School during “IWalk” on Wednesday, Oct. 29. The event promoted walking and bicycling to school as ways to improve physical fitness through “active living.”
Indigo Donelan of host East Elgin Secondary School wrested the ball away from a Woodstock Collegiate Institute player during a game on Tuesday, Oct. 28. Control of the game see-sawed between the two teams, but in the end EESS came out on top 40-32 to take undisputed first place in Thames Valley South with a record of five wins and…
In what’s shaping up to be a huge upset, with 11 polls reporting out of 13, challenger Greg Currie has a tremendous lead in the race to become Aylmer’s new mayor. He has 832 votes to 327 for incumbent Jack Couckuyt and 167 for former Mayor Bob Habkirk. In the race for deputy mayor, Mary French leads with 604 votes to 432 for incumbent Gerry Richer…
With all polls reporting for Bayham’s election Monday, Oct. 27, incumbent Mayor Paul Ens defeated challenger Roger James 961 to 516 to win re-election. Incumbent Cliff Evanitski led Councillor Tom Southwick of Port Burwell in the race for deputy mayor much of the night, but in the end overwhelming support from the south end gave the challenger the win, 796…
Councillor Mike Wolfe bested incumbent Jim Jenkins, 1,310 votes to 955, to win election as Malahide’s new deputy mayor, Monday, Oct. 27. In Ward 1, incumbent Councillor Mark Widner held onto his seat over challenger George Steenbergen, 370 votes to 185. In Ward 2, incumbent Cr. Max Moore did the same over challenger Paul Vanderwyst, 242 to 167. In Ward…
Incumbent Deputy Mayor David Marr won election as mayor in Central Elgin on Monday, Oct. 27, defeating challenger Bill Fehr 2,505 votes to 1,424. Councillor Sally Martyn will be the new deputy mayor, with 1,691 votes compared to Tom Marks with 1,314 and Danial Dale with 924. Incumbent Dan McNeil was re-elected as Ward 1 councillor, besting Francie Dennison by…
Leah Moore of East Elgin Secondary School slapped the ball away from an Ingersoll District Collegiate Institute player during the Thames Valley South field hockey semifinal at Parkside Collegiate Institute, Thursday, Oct. 23. EESS won that game 1-0 but then lost the final to host PCI 3-0.
Jim Ferris, left, and Dot Mitchell of Jubilee Rounds of St. Jacobs twirled around the floor in the Imperial Hall at East Elgin Community Complex on Saturday, Oct. 25. They were participating in the 55th anniversary gathering of the Southwestern Ontario Square Dancing Association, which attracted 200 dancers. They were “round dancing,” which, like square dancing, used a caller, but…
BAD (Belmont-Aylmer-Dorchester) Girls Bantam CC goalie Paige Durrell stopped the puck during a game against St. Marys at East Elgin Community Complex, Thursday, Oct. 23. St. Marys narrowly defeated the BAD Girls team 2-1.