Kenton celebrates Canada Day

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Published on Thursday, July 7, 2016

By Paulette Wiens

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It was another busy July1 in Kenton on a beautiful summer day. The day started off with a delicious pancake breakfast at Kenton Memorial Hall, catered by Kenton United Church. People registered after breakfast for the annual Kenton Lions Club car rally. During a wonderful Harding Agricultural Society deep pit barbecue pork and beef supper with all the trimmings, winners of the poker hands were announced: first, Leith Corney second, Amber Raycroft and third, Ross Jay. Winners of the questionnaire were the Robin Hill family.

Children were able to enjoy Canada Day this year as there were activities for them at the park next to Kenton Legion, on the patio. A beer garden was open at the Legion and Woodworth Millennium Museum was also open, by appointment.

There is a new bridge on the nature trail which leads to the Kenton Beach where entertainment was held in the evening and cake was served prior to the fireworks. There may be other entertainers, but those I was told about were Brett Hemrica, Cameron Nolan, Martin Finnie, Danny and Trisha Turner.

Every year the community appreciates all those who volunteer to make Canada Day a special holiday.