Archive for December, 2010
FRIDAY, Dec. 17/10
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“AYLMER/EAST ELGIN TODAY:”
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-Last day of school before holidays
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“OBITUARIES:”
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RHODA STAINTON; in her 91st year; of Woodstock; on Dec. 14. Wife of the late Rev. Harold Stainton; Formerly of Aylmer; Visitation at Smith-Leroy Funeral Home, Woodstock on Saturday 1-2 pm with a service to follow.
-MARTHA HEWER; aged 84 years; of Tillsonburg; on Dec. 14; Survivors include: son Richard (Donna) Hewer of Corinth etc.; Cremation has taken place; Arrangements through Ostranders, Tillsonburg.
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“EESS SPORTS THURSDAY:”
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-Sr Boys BBall – EESS 63 (Bennet 11, Rollo 11) Parkside 51
-Jr Boys BBall – EESS 53, Parkside 36
-Sr Girls VBall – Parkside 3-o over EESS
-Jr Girls VBall – EESS 3-0 over Parkside
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“NEW AYLMER POLICE CONSTABLE”
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Nicole Sabol joined the beat as an Aylmer Police Constable last week. Nicole is a native of St.Thomas and attended the University of Guelph and St. Clair College before working in the private sector for several years. She then worked for the UWO Campus Police for over two years. This is her first regular policing assisgnment.
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“CARS = TOYS FOR AYLMER OPTIMISTS”
At the ‘Olde’ Aylmer Cruisers annual Christmas party recently, Dave Green and Dave Dohnt of the Aylmer Optimist Club were presented with a large donation of new toys, hats, and mittens. The money to purchase the toys was raised at car shows through the summer as well as each member contributing an additional toy. This is the 7th year the ‘Olde’ Aylmer Cruisers have made a donation to the Aylmer Optimist Club. (Contributed) (Click).
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THURSDAY; Dec. 16/10
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AYLMER/EAST ELGIN TODAY:
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-Bayham Council, 7 pm
-Malahide Council, 7:30 pm
-EESS Sports = Host Parkside Girls Volleyball; Host St Joes Girls, Boys Curling
-NO ‘FRONT ROW ELGIN’ TODAY, Back next Thursday.
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“CHRIST-’MUST’ LIST #3 -Cor. Cupboard Bills”
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AYLMER - Greg and Avril Currie and family began a fund in April 2009 to offset the operating expenses of the Corner Cupboard bank. Outlined Greg:
“Interested people (usually solicited through presentations by me to a church, service club etc.) register to receive envelopes with a membership # on it. We ask the members to put $5/month in an envelope and deposit it into one of five boxes around town i.e. The Perc Coffee Shop, Tim Hortons–North end, Mary’s Coffee Shop, Campbell’s Office Supplies, and Studers Variety Store. Throughout the year a tally is kept for the total amount give per year and is reported directly to the Corner Cupboard who will issue a tax benefit receipt. Most people give an aggregate of $60/year. However some give much more and a few give what they can when they can.
To date the project has collected over $14,500. The average monthly contribution is about $735/month. Now the rent for the Corner Cupboard is about $900 a month so this project covers off about 85% of that expense without interfering with community members’ regular donation (either cash or food).
The idea came about by thinking how could a family sit down over one meal per month and frugally save $5/month. Things like skip dessert for a meal, have a meatless meal, take the coffee from certain days of the week or consider a smaller size of beverage and use the savings to attain the desired $5/month without feeling a thing. ” (Greg Currie =765-2207)
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“AYLMER SCHOOLS AID CORNER CUPBOARD”
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JK and SK students from Mrs. Hoos's class display items collected from concerts and donations. (CLICK)
Immanuel students, from left, Brittany Upma, Kaitlyn Hiemstra, Jordyn Vandendool, Haley Broer, Hayden Guenther, Katie Vander Deen, and Vanessa De Dreu display their school's contributions.
EESS GABAA students finished their annual food drive today.
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WEDNESDAY, Dec. 15/10
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AYLMER/EAST ELGIN TODAY:
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*Elgin TVDSB Busses, public and catholic, are cancelled today and New Sarum, South Dorchester and Summers Corners schools are closed.
-EESS CoffeeHouse is cancelled for tonight; Re-sked for January.
-(Friday: last day of TVDSB classes)
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“OBITUARIES:”
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-LOREEN VANDIERENDONCK; of Aylmer; in her 82nd year; on Dec. 13; Survivors include: husband Roger, etc.; Loreen was a longtime Cubmaster and Beaver leader. Visitation at Kebbels, Aylmer Thursday 2-4 and 7-9; Funeral Friday at Our Lady of Sorrows church at 11:30 am.
-JOHN MEDEMA; of Aylmer; in his 93rd year; on Dec. 13; Survivors include: wife Barbara, daughter Ann (John) Bruinsma and son John (Janet), all of Aylmer etc. John was born in the Netherlands. Visitation Wednesday at Kebbels, Aylmer from 2-4 and 7-9 pm; Funeral Thursday at the Christian Reformed Church at 11 am.
-PETER KLASSEN; of Aylmer; in his 76th year; on Dec. 11; Peter was born in Mexico. Funeral service is 2 pm today at the Old Colony Mennonite Church. Arrangements through Kebbels, Aylmer.
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“AYLMER SCHOOL BUSSES TODAY”
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AYLMER – (Information from Dave Cryderman, dispatcher at Badder BusLines) – “Snow build-up and blowing snow was the problem to-day . Some northern areas of Elgin around Belmont received a lot of snow overnight. As well, we have to take into consideration the snow squall warnings issued by Environment Canada for to-day.”
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“AMISH OMAR EICHER GETTING AROUND”
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Former Aylmer Amish Omar Eicher, who was badly injured when a car hit his horse and buggy from behind one year ago today in his community of Powassan, Ontario , is in a wheelchair now and at home. According to an Amish spokesman, his lower body is paralyzed but he has use of his hands and “travelled to a wedding in the U.S. recently.”
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“DAN HILL IN AYLMER LAST SATURDAY”
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AYLMER – (Information contributed by Susan Morrell of APAC) – “The Aylmer Performing Arts Council presented Juno and Grammy award-winner Dan Hill on Saturday, December 11 to an appreciative crowd at the Old Town Hall theatre. Dan entertained the sold-out performance by playing guitar or keyboard, and singing new songs, as well as familiar hit songs from his early career. His career as a singer/songwriter began when he was a teenager, and continues to flourish. Recently, Dan published a book: I am my Father’s Son: a memoir of love and forgiveness, which details his father’s career and his own, and the relationship they shared. Dan read portions from his book in introducing the songs he performed for the audience. He also had his new CD: Intimate for sale, along with copies of the book, which he signed after the performance. A wonderful evening, with a very talented performer.”
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TUESDAY, Dec. 14/10
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AYLMER/EAST ELGIN TODAY:
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-EESS Christmas Dinner
-(Friday: Last day of classes for schools)
-(Yesterday/Today – EESS Volleyball, Hockey games cancelled)
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“A READER WRITES:”
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“Hats off to our town work crews for keeping the streets so clean after the snowfall last week. I visited London on Saturday, and was shocked to see the condition of the streets – especially the side streets. Having been born and raised in London, it never used to be this way. I suppose that’s because they have contracted out snow removal, you get what you pay for!” (Dave Dykeman)
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“AT EESS TODAY:”
EESS students, staff, and x-staff enjoying having their picture taken during their annual Christmas dinner (At least all - but one!). (CLICK)
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“THREE NEW POLICE SGT. FOR AYLMER”
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AYLMER – The first appointment of three new Sergeants for the Aylmer Police took effect yesterday. The two other new Sergeants will be added later this month to join present Sgt. Michael McKnight in giving Aylmer four members in that position. Sgt. McKnight is an Aylmer native, has been with the force his whole policing career – almost 25 years – and was selected as a Sergeant in 2000. He was joined this week by Nick Novacich, a native of St.Thomas who began as an Auxillary with Aylmer Police and has been with Woodstock, Guelph, and St.Thomas forces before joining Aylmer in 2007 – he has completed nearly 16 years in policing. The other appointments will be Bill Gibson and Paul Lawrence.
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“MONDAY’S AYLMER COUNCIL BRIEFS:”
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-Aylmer will participate with Malahide (and perhaps Bayham) in the ‘Doors Open’ event next fall; Arthur Oslach is Council’s rep on the planning committee. Local municipalities held the program two years ago but chose to be involved in the Plowing Match this past September.
-In a report it was noted that the number of Aylmer and Malahide residents who used this fall’s Hazardous Waste dropoff fell slightly from 438 in 2009– the highest turnout ever – to 378. Aylmer’s participation dropped from 244 to 203 (its lowest since 2002) after a high of 277 in 2007 and Malahide declined from its peak of 192 last year to 175.
-Council agreed to accept the tender of 2cg Consultants of London to help develop a Waste and Recycling plan for next year with the town’s Waste Management contract due to expire then – provincial funding will provide for 75% of the $7,740 consultant’s fee.
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“ELGIN COURT REPORT:”
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-An 18-year old Aylmer male was given 15 days custody recently for mischief and probation violations for an object-throwing rampage inside his mother’s John St. home last month.
-A 69-year old Aylmer male was given 15 days in jail and fined $5000 recently for several driving infractions ie. no insurance, licence disqualification etc. in July.
-A 29-year old Tilbury man was fined $300 recently for a ‘trespass at night’ charge from early November.
-A 40-year old Aylmer male (the ‘naked couple incident’ from late November on Talbot St. east) had the assault charge against his female partner dropped but was given 45 days in jail for breaching his probation.
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MONDAY, Dec. 13/10
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AYLMER/EAST ELGIN TODAY:
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-Aylmer Council, 3:30 pm
-PERC COFFEE SHOP: FILMNITE – ‘Its A Wonderful Life’; 7 pm; Free
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“OBITUARIES:”
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-JUDEEN LAYMAN; of Tillsonburg; on Dec. 9; in her 57th year; Survivors include: sister Jackie (Marc) Vezina of Straffordville etc.; Funeral today at 11 am at Verhoeves, Tillsonburg.
-JACQUELINE GREEN; of St.Thomas; on Dec. 12; in her 73rd year; Survivors include: daughter Deb (Larry) Townsend of Aylmer etc.; Visitation Wednesday 1-3 pm at Williams Funeral Home, St.Thomas; Cremation to follow.
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“PEDESTRIAN HIT BY CAR, BREAKS LEG”
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AYLMER – A 63-year old Aylmer man suffered a broken leg when struck by a car Friday around 6 pm. The man was crossing north to south on Talbot west at Rutherford – the driver, eastbound on Talbot, swerved to avoid contact but hit the victim with the passenger front side of his Honda Civic. No charges were laid – the victim was transferred to St Thomas Elgin General Hospital by ambulance. Road and weather conditions were generally good at the time.
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“SPITS SAT.” - Aylmer 4, New Hamburg 3
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Next Games: Sat – host Norwich; Sunday in Simcoe
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“AYLMER FIRE CALLS:”
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-Dec. 10 @ 18:05 hours, respond to Talbot St. for a Motor Vehicle Collision. 15 firefighters attended.
-Dec. 11 @ 12:43 hours, respond to medical call on South St. W., 13 firefighters attended.
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“ONTARIO ISSUING ANOTHER HST CHEQUE”
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ST. THOMAS – MPP Steve Peters announced this on his website last week:
“Beginning this week, families in Elgin-Middlesex-London are receiving their second HST transition cheque. This extra money will help more that 6.6 million Ontarians and families. This is the second of the three transitional payments that will total up to $1,000 for families and up to $300 for individuals.”
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“MALAHIDE FIRE CALLS:”
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– 6:13 a.m. December 6, 2010 – Station # 2 assisted by Station #1, 51572 Talbot Line, MVC
- 8:23 a.m. December 8, 2010 – Station # 4 assisted by Stations #1, #2, #3, 15538 Imperial Road, Shed Fire
(*Cause: Heating Appliance; 15 firefighters on scene for over 3 hours; interior gutted)
- 7:30 a.m. December 9, 2010 – Station # 3, McIntosh Street, Medical
- 3:47 p.m. December 9, 2010 – Station #2. Talbot Line, CO Monitor malfunction
– 9:30 p.m. December 9, 2010 – Station # 4, Lyons Line, Medical
– 12:30 a.m. December 10, 2010 – Station # 1, Levi Street, Medical
– 9:31 a.m. – December 11, 2010 – Station # 1, Hacienda Road, CO Monitor malfunction
– 5:08 p.m. – December 11, 2010 – Station # 1, John Wise Line, Medical
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SATURDAY, Dec. 11/10
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“AYLMER/EAST ELGIN TODAY:”
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-SAT/SUN. – Springfield Baptist Church Play, 7 pm
-SAT. – Straffordville Christmas Parade, 10:30 am
-SAT. -APAC presents ‘Dan Hill’; Old Town Hall Theatre, 7:30 pm
-SPITS Hockey – Host New Hamburg, 7:30
-(SUN. – CHRISTMAS CONCERT at Aylmer Missionary Church, 7 pm)
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“PT. BURWELL PAIR FACE DRUG CHARGE”
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Pt. Burwell – (From Oxford OPP) -Two Port Burwell residents – a 19 year old female and a 24-year old male – have been charged with possession of marijuana following a R.I.D.E. check on November 24. They were arrested on the Plank Road just outside Tillsonburg following the discovery of 20 grams of marijuana in their vehicle.
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“THE SURVEY SAYS:…..”
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1. Of 112 replies, 63% said they were very satisfied with the clearing of snow on their road/street – only 6% thought efforts were poor.
2. Of 95 surveyed, 65% declared ‘debt reduction’ as their priority from Aylmer Mayor’s Couckuyt’s list of goals – the 125th anniversary did get 3 votes!
3. And 55% disagreed with Canada’s recent decision to extend our soldiers another 3 years in Afghanistan – for training purposes only; 35% agreed with the choice.
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“SPITS FRIDAY” = Woodstock 5, Aylmer 2
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WOODSTOCK – SOG Aylmer 32-21; After 2 Per – Woodstock 4-2. ;
-GOALS – Laurindo (Cook); Belanger (Mugford, Roloson)
-(*Four different Aylmer players received ‘abuse of officials’ misconducts.)
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“SUSPICIOUS OF COMPUTER CALL”
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AYLMER – Norm Campbell of Moore Ave. called TANews this morning to report a suspicious call from a “Microsoft representative” and he thought others should be aware. He said he was phoned – the caller was identified as ‘unknown’ – about 11 am by a male with an ‘ East Indian accent’ who was aware of Norm’s address and that he had been having ‘a slow computer’ problem recently. Norm didn’t know how he knew either of those facts. He said he was with Microsoft – and Norm could call a number to ‘verify’ this – and if Norm allowed him ‘access to his computer’ , he could correct the problem. Norm refused the information and planned to inform Police.
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'History of Aylmer Amish'/ $5/ Available at: Library, Campbells, Pinecroft, Studers.
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FRIDAY, Dec. 10/10
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AYLMER/EAST ELGIN TODAY:
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-(SAT/SUN. – Springfield Baptist Church Play, 7 pm)
-(SAT. – Straffordville Christmas Parade, 10:30 am)
-(SAT. -APAC presents ‘Dan Hill’; Old Town Hall Theatre, 7:30 pm)
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“DID AYLMER SCHOOLS EVER CLOSE 3 DAYS?”
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(’76 Storm -Centre St. looking south from Sydenham) (CLICK))
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AYLMER – Educators contacted by TANews can’t remember Aylmer schools ever being closed 3 days in a row.
The ‘big snowstorm’ on February 2, 1977 occurred over the weekend so schools only closed on the Friday. And the major ice storm in March, 1976 paralyzed the town for only 2 days – Tuesday, the 2nd and Wednesday, the 3rd.
In that event, despite classes being cancelled, EESS actually remained open for the community because of its independent generator – most of the town was without hydro and phone service. Lorch Electronics drove around town and broadcast by its mobile loudspeakers that people could come to the school – with its cafeteria open and manned by volunteers -for warmth and soup and sandwiches. Local drivers even went around to pick people up. One man unfortunately suffered a heart attack while at the school and had to be quickly rushed to hospital.
There was widespread damage from the ice especially in rural areas. Upland’s Pheasantry, owned by Al Streib, had all its nine acres of pens flattened and 4000 of its 5000 bird stock fly away. Tobacco farmers lost plants when greenhouses collapsed and dairy farmers lost milk production when their coolers shut down.
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“EESS SPORTS THURSDAY:”
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-JR BOYS BBall – EESS 57 (Borch 12) AVSS 23
-SR BOYS BBall – EESS 61, (Cornelissen 12, Rollo 12) AVSS 37
-JR GIRLS VBall – EESS 3 AVSS 0
-SR GIRLS VBall – EESS 3 AVSS 0
-BOYS HOCKEY – EESS 5 (Walker 4 goals) CECI 1
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THURSDAY, Dec. 9/10
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-EESS SPORTS – Host Girls Volleyball vs. AVSS; Girls/Boys Curling vs. CECI.
-(SAT/SUN. – Springfield Baptist Church Play, 7 pm)
-(SAT. – Straffordville Christmas Parade, 10:30 am)
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“TOWN HALL TALK:”
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-New Malahide Mayor Dave Mennill has circulated, on request, his opening address from Council’s inaugural session last Thursday. Some highlights:
-”In the past two years, we spent a lot of money. Now this council must find ways to pay the piper.. … The question is how do we keep up our level of services while at the same time, hold the line on taxes….We have to pass the message to those individuals from whom we purchase goods and services that increases are not acceptable. We must tell the Ontario Government to stop passing down legislation no matter how justified it may be, without the funding to implement it…..I believe we can accomplish our goal by simple barnyard economics.”
-”Immediately, I am suggesting to council that we freeze council wages for 2011 and 2012. As soon as possible, I would like to review the compensation package for our staff.”
-”I am going to suggest to council that we tie the tax increase to the Consumer Price Index.”
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-Mayor Mennill is also going to start Council meetings at 7:30 instead of 8:00 pm and to accommodate staff and councillors vacation time Council will meet once a month instead of twice in the summer.
-Elgin County officials reported today that Mennill was elected the new Elgin Warden Tuesday night – a one year term.
-Tracy Grant of Elgin was elected new Chair of the Thames Valley Board of Education last week.
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“VIENNA STUDENT GETS PARKS BURSARY”
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VIENNA – MPP Steve Peters announced this week that Tracy Vereecken of Vienna has been recognized as an outstanding summer employee in Ontario Parks and is being rewarded with an educational bursary. Vereecken is enrolled at the University of Windsor and is a summer employee at Long Point Provincial Park. The Ontario Parks Partners Bursary Awards recognize excellence and leadership in student employees and promote post-secondary education. Winners were nominated by park visitors as well as the students’ peers and supervisors for their dedication, customer service, initiative and leadership”
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“ELGIN THEFT OF TRAILER AND CLASSIC CAR”
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(ELGIN COUNTY, ON.) (Contributed) – Elgin County OPP is investigating the theft of a Classic Car and Trailer from John Wise Line in Central Elgin on December 3, 2010. The car was in the trailer on a property at 42446 John Wise Line and was visible to passing traffic. The car is custom and described as:
- 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air Custom/Orange and black with mag wheels and custom orange and black interior/Ontario marker BHAZ 756/Value of $60,000
The trailer that housed the car is described as
- 2000 22’ enclosed Racing Trailer/White with checkered steel trim/Rear ramp and right side door/A & B Racing down the side in blue letters/Ontario marker C55 38X/Value of $10,000
Anyone with information regarding this theft is asked to call police at 1-888-310-1122 or Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477)
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Every Thursday - BY DAVE FERGSUON
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(To list events: Contact dferguson@frontrowseats.ca)
*THEATRE:
-Thurs Dec 2nd to Sun Dec 5th & Thurs Dec 9th to Sat Dec 11th – A Christmas Carol By Charles Dickens presented by Elgin Theatre Guild – The classic age-old tale of sour and stingy Ebenezer Scrooge’s ethical and emotional transformation after the supernatural visitations of Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of Christmas. Time: Thurs/Fri/Sat shows at 8pm; Sunday show at 2pm Tickets: $15.00 each; $13.00 each for orders of ten or more; $10.00 for First Thursday Venue: Princess Avenue Playhouse. Address: 40 Princess Ave., St. Thomas Contact Phone: (519) 633-8530 .Website: www.elgintheatreguild.ca
*MUSIC & STUFF:
-Saturday November 27th to Friday December 31st – St.Thomas Holiday Fantasy of Lights Celebrate the 18th Anniversary of this one-kilometer long community Christmas light display with 125,000 lights. Time: 5-10pm.Tickets: Free-will donation accepted at the gate. Venue: Pinafore Park .Address: 89 Elm Street, St. Thomas www.fantasylights.org
-Winter Music Series presented by Port Stanley Festival Theatre in association with Centrepiece Marketing. December 10th – Denise Pelley, March 12th – Mae Moore and April 2nd – Stephen Fearing. Tickets available as a series for $100 or $22/$25 at the door. Call the box office at 519-782-4353 .
-The Aylmer Performing Arts 2010-2011 schedule is posted. Performers are 100% Canadian content. December 11th – Dan Hill, January 15th – Soul Surfers, February 19th – Brian MacMillan and March 26th – Lost Fingers. Tickets available as series for $100 or $60 part season (3 shows) and can be purchased at Bela Bootek, Campbell’s Office Pro, Fitness to the Max, or by phoning APAC – 519-765-3039 . Website: www.artsinaylmer.com
-Saturday December 18th – Celtic Christmas – Join the Sheridan Band for their 3rd annual “Celtic Christmas” Show. Enjoy an evening of Celtic and contemporary Christmas music. Proceeds go to charity. Tickets: $10 (on sale Nov 8th). Venue: Princess Avenue Playhouse. Address: 40 Princess Ave., St. Thomas.Contact Phone: 519-633-6118.
*PARADES:
-Saturday December 11th – Straffordville Santa Claus Parade .Starts at the Straffordville Public School and travels through the hamlet ending at the Bayham Community Centre. .Time: 10:30am.
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WEDNESDAY, Dec. 8/10
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*ELGIN PUBLIC, CATHOLIC SCHOOLS CLOSED FOR 3RD STRAIGHT DAY.
-(SAT/SUN. – Springfield Baptist Church Play, 7 pm)
-(SAT. – Straffordville Christmas Parade, 10:30 am)
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‘CHRIST-MUST’ LIST #2 – “Corn. Cupboard Use Up”
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AYLMER – The demand on the Aylmer/East Elgin Corner Cupboard in November was actually up nearly 50% from two years ago at this time.
Statistics from the Corner Cupboard show that the dramatic increase in its use which began in the spring of 2009 has continued this year. In September two years ago the ACC had 113 families attend in September, 139 families in October and 140 families in November. Last fall the September demand had risen to 161 families, with 150 in October and 192 in November. And this fall, the numbers are still up – September and October totals are the same as last year and November jumped to 206.
(The ACC is open for donations on Tuesdays, 9-Noon and 3-5 pm; a major need currently is for canned fruits.)
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“BIRTHDAY GIFT, BIRTHDAY SUIT = NO PARTY FOR POLICE”
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AYLMER – For the second week in a row Police had to deal with a domestic assault situation where one of those involved was nude – and this time an officer was injured.
Around 3 am Sunday morning Aylmer Police, with Elgin OPP assistance, were called to a Water Street residence by a 51-year old Aylmer male who had been struck on the head by an object. He fled his apartment after his 41-year old female partner had hit him and then began throwing objects around the room. Apparently an argument ensued when the female felt her partner had not appreciated his birthday gift – a fishfinder. Upon arrival the Police were refused entry by the female who kept screaming and pounding on the door. Finally the female turned off the lights and came out – naked - swinging her fists. She struck an officer in the mouth causing a minor laceration. She was pepper sprayed, given a robe and then taken to a cruiser. However she kept kicking and shouting obscenities on route to and inside the station where she was detained overnight. She was charged with assault, assault on a peace officer and mischief. The victim received 10 staples to close his wound.
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“AYLMER POLICE REPORT:”
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-A November Truck Inspection blitz produced these statistics: 44 commercial vehicles were examined, 23 were taken out of service and 47 charges were levied for such infractions as insecure fuel tank, insecure load, brake problems, no licence, no insurance, open liquor, no annual safety inspection certificate etc.
-A 16-year old Aylmer female at EESS was charged with criminal harassment after she made threats on several occasions to a 14-year old female student at the school.
-A RIDE program in town last Thursday evening stopped 621 vehicles with only 5 warnings issued – all for headlight problems.
-Residents are reminded not to call Police about road conditions in inclement weather – the MTO can be reached at 1-800-268-4686
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TUESDAY, Dec. 7, 2010
Aylmer and East Elgin Today
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*The TVDSB has announced this afternoon that Elgin public/catholic schools will be closed tomorrow as well.
http://www.tvdsb.ca/news.cfm?story=4489
-Posting from EEC Complex: “Due to weather conditions, the East Elgin Community Complex will be closing at 4:30p.m. today, Tuesday, December 7, 2010.”
-All TVDSB Elgin schools – public/catholic – closed today: http://www.tvdsb.ca/news.cfm?story=4469
-(SAT/SUN – Springfield Baptist Church, Play, 7 pm)
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AYLMER – (Info from Dave Cryderman, Badder Buslines dispatcher) – “There seemed to be more wind this morning blowing the substantial snowfall around affecting visibility. The county roads department are doing their best, however roads are very slippery (or were at 5:30 am).
The Thames Valley District School Board determined at 5:30 am that all schools would be closed again to-day and of course all bus transportation would be cancelled.”
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“AYLMER COUNCIL ‘WEATHERS’ FIRST SESSION”
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New Aylmer Mayor Jack Couckuyt takes the Oath of Office from Town Administrator Heather Adams at the first Council meeting last night. (CLICK)
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AYLMER – A small crowd braved the elements and attended the inaugural – and short (a half-hour) – session of the new Aylmer Council last night. New Mayor Jack Couckuyt said the weather was an omen and that this council was “coming in with a blast”. A moment of silence was held due to yesterday being the anniversary date of the ‘Montreal Massacre’. Legion Padre Michael Wellwood led a prayer for the new council.
In his opening address, Mayor Couckuyt announced several new measures for the upcoming term:
-Hold a ‘town hall meeting’ before April so citizens can provide input to Council – “a bright ideas session”.
-Change the physical setup of the Council room, ie. removing the platform that the Mayor sits at.
-Set up a committee to plan the 125th anniversary of the town in 2012.
-Set up a Library Facility Review committee.
-Establish a Public Works building committee – “It’s been band-aided for too long”.
-Set up an Environmental Advisory committee.
Other comments in Mayor Couckuyt’s remarks:
-”There is no slate here, everyone will vote according to their own conscience.”
- “We will work on paying down the debt but we must be mindful of cultural and people- minded services”
-”We may not have the money for everything but now is the time to plan, envision and explore.”
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“EESS REPORT” -(by Lindsay Pie/Nichole Loewen)
“Christmas is a busy time of year for everyone and East Elgin is no exception. Things that have/ are going on at EESS are: a Challenge Day poem book, the semi Dance, tacky sweater day, toys for tots, turkey dinner, decorating doors, our annual Christmas assembly, and today our first snow day. Two of the Grade 10 English classes are putting a Challenge Day poem book together about their experiences at Challenge Day. The title, poems and artwork found in this book have all been made by these classes. Every year close to Christmas, EESS puts on a tacky sweater day where all the students and teachers are invited to wear their best tacky sweater for a whole day. Whoever wants can be entered in a competition to see who in the school wore the tackiest sweater. Toys for Tots is put on by a club at East Elgin. They collect toys for kids who won’t receive as much for Christmas this year. Help support this and drop off toys at the school. They must be brand new and unwrapped. December 6 was the first official snow day for most schools! Almost everyone (excluding parents) was excited about this. What’s been anticipated for as long as anyone can remember finally happened! Semi formal! Semi formal is an extravagant dance where students dress up and have fun with friends. The dance was a good turnout with amazing decorations and music. Everyone had fun and made the night well worth it. This year East Elgin is having a door decorating contest. The teachers and students will be decorating their home room classroom door with anything they please for a chance to win! This is a wonderful way to get into the Christmas spirit. Also, happening again this year and for the last year at EESS is turkey dinner. Turkey dinner is where you pay $5 to get a big plate filled with turkey, mashed potatoes and any other Christmas food you can imagine.”
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“AYLMER POLICE NOON WEATHER UPDATE:”
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Frozen toes crossed but as of noon today Aylmer Police indicated that in the past two days – “Not a single weather related incident.”
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“X-EESS GIRLS STILL PLAYING B-BALL”
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Several former EESS girls are continuing their Basketball careers on college and university teams this fall. According to team websites, Sara Smith is a third-year player for York and averaging 13 minutes per game. Katy Knight is in her first year at McMaster and getting 15 minutes per game. Amber Irvine is in her first year with the University of Windsor – ranked the top women’s team in Canada. And Allison Deblaire is on the roster at Fanshawe.
The locals will be in action close by in the new year as Windsor comes to UWO on January 5 for a 6 pm game and McMaster arrives on January 8 for a 1 pm match.
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