The Aylmer News

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TUESDAY, JULY 20/10

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This is an air video from early last evening of Aylmer (coming in from the east); the fairgrounds are featured first.

AYLMER/EAST ELGIN TODAY:

-(Wed: Ontario Early Years Centre, is hosting a Teddy Bear Picnic from 10am to 2pm. at Kinsmen Park. This is a free event for families with children 0-6 years of age. Drinks and Dessert will be provided. Bring your Teddy Bear, a blanket and your picnic lunch. Registration is Required by calling OEYC Aylmer – 519-773-3447 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 519-773-3447 end_of_the_skype_highlighting or OEYC St. Thomas 519-631-9496.)

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OBITS:

-GERALD MOORE; of Dorchester; on July 17; in his 76th year; Former member of Aylmer Curling Club; Funeral today at 11am; Arrangements through Biemans Funeral Home Dorchester.

-ALLEN TABER; of Tillsonburg; aged 64 years; on July 18; Husband of MaryLou; Son in law of Harold and Freda Summers of Aylmer. Arrangements through Ostranders Funeral Home Tillsonburg.

“AYLMER POLICE REPORT:”

-A 47-year old St.Thomas male was charged with Impaired Driving Saturday about 3 pm on Spruce St.

-A 14-year old Aylmer male was given 6 months probation in Elgin Court recently for the theft of a bike on Elk St. in April.

-Also in Elgin Court, a 17 year old Aylmer male was given 12 months probation for an assault on another 17 year old male riding a bike at EESS in April.

-An Ancaster man was fined $1200 and given 3 days in jail, his time in pre-trial custody, for Impaired Driving in early July on John St.

-A 19-year old London male was fined $150 for mischief, $150 for failing to provide fingerprints, $200 for failing to show for court, and a day in jail and another eight days, pre-sentence custody, for failing to show a second time in court for an incident involving the breaking of a window on Talbot St. E. in late April.

“FEW POWER PROBLEMS IN AYLMER DURING STORMS”

(Information provided by Erie Thames Power) “Thursday July 15^th, 2010 we received a call from the Aylmer Police that residents in Aylmer reported sparking and arcing on the wires at 68 Myrtle Street. A Erie Thames Powerlines Line Crew was dispatched to investigate, they patrolled the area. The cause of the problem was the high wind that night. Tree limbs blew touching the primary wires causing the sparking and arcing, no outages reported. This can be a common occurrence when severe storms blow through our service territory.

Sunday July 19^th, 2010 a severe thunderstorm accompanied by high wind travelled through municipalities serviced by Erie Thames. Erie Thames distribution system in the Town of Aylmer withstood the storm with no major outages reported. During the storm Erie Thames recorded a auto-reclose on the feeder supplying Aylmer causing a 3 to 4 minute disruption to Erie Thames customers in Aylmer. Erie Thames Line Crews were called to 9 South St. West where a tree blew down over the customer’s secondary service. Line Crews cleared the site enough to restore the power for our customer. The tree had to be removed the following day.

“BROWN St. BUILDING”

The seniors' housing project on Brown Street, just off Melanie Drive, is progressing.

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“CORN, PEACHES ALSO AHEAD OF SKED”

Local fruit farmer Dick Saarloos reports that corn and peaches are now available and are also about 2 weeks ahead of schedule.

“CIB JUDGES IN AYLMER TOMORROW”

(Info from CIB Aylmer) “The Town of Aylmer is participating in the Communities in Bloom 2010 National Edition, population category International Small, with the Cities of Pembroke (ON) and Quesnel (BC), the Towns of Boissevain (MB), Hampton (NB) and Pitlochry (UK), the Village of Warwick (NY) and Ville de Nieuwpoort (BE). The Communities in Bloom judges, Arlene Janzen from White City, Saskatchewan and Katy Moss Warner from Garrison, New York, will evaluate the Town of Aylmer on July 22, 2010.

Communities in Bloom is a Canadian non-profit organization committed to fostering civic pride, environmental responsibility, beautification and to improving quality of life through community participation and a national challenge. The results will be announced at the National Awards Ceremonies, hosted this year by Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia on October 27 to October 30, 2010.”

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