Published Articles
WEDNESDAY, March 28/12
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AYLMER, EAST ELGIN TODAY
-EECC Family Drop In - 6:00pm to 8:00pm; $5/family of five; Games etc.
-Sat. – Club 7 Paper Drive, 8:30 am
-Sat. – Legion steak Bbq, 6 p.m., $12 each; Advance sales only.
-Sat. – Active Elgin Day (see Monday’s story)
MONDAY NIGHT FROST DAMAGE?
(Information from Dick Saarloos of BerryHill Fruit Farms) – “We had some damage to the apple buds but there should be enough viable buds left to give us a reasonable crop provided that we get cooperation from mother nature.”
OBITUARIES
-Gray, Rev. Douglas Eric, on Monday, at Palmerston, in his 79th year. Survivors include: wife Ruby (Srigley); son Stephen (Sherry) of Aylmer etc. Visitation at the Heritage Funeral Home, Palmerston on Friday, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Service on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. at the Palmerston Evangelical Missionary Church.
-Shackleton, Cindy Lynn, of R.R. 4 Aylmer, on Tuesday, in her 47th year. Survivors include: husband Terry Shackleton; children Devin and Stevie; mother Lenna Gray (Walker), step-father Fred Gray, step-mother Sheila Vance, in-laws Ron and Carol Shackleton etc. Visitation at the H.A. Kebbel Funeral Home on Friday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The funeral service will be held at St. Paul’s United Church on Saturday, at 11 a.m.
-Young, Ronald George, of Calgary (formerly of Aylmer), on Friday January 13, in his 77th year. Survivors include: wife Marie of Aylmer; children: Deb (Brian) Acorn of Aylmer; Dale of Aylmer; Dean (friend Christina) of Aylmer, Marvin of Aylmer etc. Cremation has taken place. There will be a public graveside service at the Langton Baptist Cemetery on Saturday, April 21, 2012 at 2:30 p.m.
AYLMER MUSEUM TURNS 35
The Aylmer Museum celebrated the opening of its 35th year of operation Saturday. Pictured, from left, are: Museum Volunteers Pauline Roberts, Carol McClay, Museum Director Pat Zimmer, and Jacquie Jeffery. The Museum has also changed its name to Aylmer-Malahide Museum and Archives. (Photo by Dave Helsdon) (CLICK)
ONE YEAR AGO THIS WEEK:
“BIG STORM ON MARCH 23″
“The Hydro One site is reporting a power outage in the St.Thomas region – east of Aylmer, north to Belmont and west of Dutton. 4374 customers affected.”
(Information from Dave Cryderman of Badder BusLines) – “Roads were very slippery at 5:30 this morning with the heavy wet snow. Environment Canada has issued a freezing rain warning wo we decided county wide to keep buses off roads today.
“The main stoplights were out for 90 minutes yesterday after lunch.”
THE SURVEY SAYS:
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