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Paws for success
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More than $440 was donated to the local branch of the OSPCA thanks to a Paws In The Park event and a Benson BBQ. Pictured, from left, are Don Daugherty, event or- ganizer; Carol Link, OSPCA branch manager; Harneet Reen, Benson Auto Parts assis- tant manager; and Gilles Gibeau, Benson Auto Parts Manager.
Groupe Renaissance Group celebrates The SD&G Insurance Brokers held their annual golf tournament on June 13 at the Cornwall Golf and Country Club. The Seaway Valley Crime Stop- pers program received a cheque in the amount of $1,000 from the organizers. From left, are Pierre Lefebvre, OPP Const. Pete Robertson, Lise Lalonde, and Todd Rozon.
Contributing to kite festival
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Thanks to a dedicated group of volunteers, appro x imately 85 children, along with their parents, enjoyed a day of sunshine, fun and games at the annual Groupe Re- naissance Group’s annual kids’ picnic at Aime LeBlanc Park on Aug. 18. The children took part in water balloon toss, showed their skills at coloring and gobbled down hot dogs. They returned home with prizes and healthy treats. Some of the volunteers who helped to make the Groupe Renaissance Kids’ Picnic a success are, front row: Denise Levac, Doris Carrière, Fernande Fobert, Dorothy Lauzon, Claudette Wanzer. Back row, are Albert Levac, Gabrielle Branchaud, Diane Jodoin, Nicholas Branchaud, Denise Caron, Kim Blanchard, Denise Caron, Rick Filion, Gerry Lafrenière, Raymond Hart, Arnold Fobert.
Ontario Power Generation presented a $500 cheque to The Parade of Nations for the Developmentally Challenged. Ontario Power Generation is one of the sponsors for the kite festival event scheduled for Sept. 16, from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at the “bowl” located at the western end of Lamoureu x Park, near the RCAFA building, on Water Street, in Cornwall. Pictured, from left, are Karima Hafizi-Noori, Hanifa Noori (kite flyer), Mahtabuddin Noori of the Parade of Nations Kite Festival Committee, and Kevin Byam of Ontario Power Generation
Harvest festival, War ot 1812 re-enact m ent slated for Glengarr y m useu m
Once again organizers at the Glengarry Pioneer Museum are planning two excit- ing and popular weekend events this Fall: the 13th annual Harvest Fall Festival on Sunday, Sept. 16, followed by a weekend- long War of 1812 Reenactment, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 22 and Sept. 23. Leave behind the ever y da y conveniences and step back in ti m e on Sept. 16 at the Glengarr y Pioneer Museu m fro m 11 a. m . to 4 p. m . Discover how Glengarr y ’s earl y set- tlers lived and worked. Explore how y our ancestors m ade butter, ice crea m , guitars, harnesses and saddles, how the y shoed horses, harvested grain, sheared sheep, how the y quilted, hooked rugs, spun thread and weaved it, even how hair was st y led and curled. You will be captivated b y at least 40 artisans de m onstrating these tech- niques and m an y m ore. It m a y get a little
nois y in the afternoon during this y ear’s fea- tured rooster crowing contest. As in the past, visitors will be able to wit- ness one of the largest horse-drawn wagon and carriage parades in rastern Ontario led b y the Quigle y Pipe Band at 1:30 p. m ., this y ear nu m bering at least 20. Visitors with a flair for pioneer fashion are invited to co m e dressed in period attire and co m pete for prizes as best dressed and/or m ost unique costu m e. If y ou bring y our prized zucchini, y ou can also co m pete for the biggest, best decorated or m ost unique zucchini. There will be m usic b y several local groups and a full range of children’s pioneer activities, including a petting zoo throughout the da y . Barb New m an, the organizer of the Har- vest Sale Tent at the Festival is putting out a special call for donations of preserves, lo- cal produce, baked goods, and plants. “It’s
a chance for m e m bers of the co mm unit y to share preparations fro m their old fa m il y recipes and to bring their heritage plants for the gardens of others. The harvest tent is a ver y special feature of the festival and is another wa y to raise funds for the m useu m .” Barb can be contacted at 527-1944 or do- nations can be dropped off at the Pioneer Museu m (527-5230). For the second weekend, Sept. 23-24, the Glengarr y Light Infantr y Fencibles will return with several other regi m ents to the Pioneer Museu m , so m e of the m acco m pa- nied b y their fa m ilies. On both Saturda y and Sunda y visitors will be treated to a full-scale battle between the “British and A m ericans” at 3:00 p. m ., a m ilitar y fashion show with explanation at 1 p. m ., continuous regi m en- tal drilling, special children’s 1812 activities, m usic, and a noon-da y cannon. Re-enactors
and their fa m ilies will be bivouacked on site in traditional tents. Both weekends of this y ear’s festival and re-enact m ent are co-sponsored b y a grant fro m Canadian Heritage’s Building Co mm u- nities Through Arts and Heritage Progra m . The Scotiabank of St.Isidore, the Glengarr y Far m ers Mutual Insurance Co m pan y and several other local institutions are co-spon- sors of the Harvest Fall Festival. There is no ad m ission charge for the first weekend, but a suggested donation of $5 is appreciated. The War of 1812 re-enact m ent will run fro m 10 a. m . to 4 p. m . each da y , with battles scheduled for 3 p. m . Ad m ission to the re-enact m ent is $50 for adults, chil- dren under 12 free. The Glengarr y Pioneer Museu m is located in Dunvegan, on Count y Road 24 at the crossroad with Count y Road 30.
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