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Carnival Time! vision@eap.on.ca Hammond

for the dogs as it was for the humans doing the racing or watching from the sidelines. Other events proving popular over the weekend were the Military whist card game sessions with 24 teams registered for a total of 96 players. For children the mini- putt snow golf offered a cool challenge. Luc Quesnel from Moose Creek has reason to remember Winter Fest time in Hammond. He won the early-bird draw in the raffle.

Perfect weather for a winter weekend madethingsthatmuchmorefunforfamilies taking in all the events inHammond during the Winter Festival courtesy of le Club d'Optimiste de Hammond. Close to a hundred people enjoyed a tour around the village in a horse-drawn sleigh thanks to Gilles Guindon and his horse, Ginger. Dogsled racing prove as much fun

Photo submitted Guylaine Payant and her children, Cloe and Jacob, curl up and cuddle up with one of the sled dogs during a break in the dogsled races in Hammond during the Winter Festival. Exposition Royale

Photo Sébastien Pierroz Les artistes de la région ont un nouvel endroit pour exposer leurs œuvres d’art. Le restaurant Le Royale de Bourget présente une exposition permanente des œuvres d’artistes locaux, en collaboration avec l’Association des artistes de Clarence-Rockland. Les amateurs d’arts peuvent apprécier les œuvres d’une quinzaine d’artistes. Un vernissage a eu lieu samedi dernier pour célébrer le lancement de cette exposition. Sur la photo, on reconnaît Bernard Lévesque, président de l’Association des artistes de Clarence-Rockland en compagnie de Francine Abraham, secrétaire, et Jacqueline Thibodeau.

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