Authors to appear at Lakefield Literary Festival
The Lakefield Literary Festival is a celebration of local talent and history. This year, the 23rd annual festival will be on July 14, 15 and 16. Highlights include Writer’s Craft Talks, Sir John’s Picnic, Lakefield Literary Historical Walk, and the free Children’s Tent Event.
Guest authors include Giles Blunt, Kerry Clare, Douglas Gibson, Marni Jackson, Andrew Larsen, Steven Price, Zoe Whittall, KariLynn Winters and many more. For more information and to buy tickets, go to www.lakefieldliteraryfestival.com
Lakefield Trail committee
The Lakefield Trail Committee is having its annual Family Paddle Day in celebration of International Canoe Day, and this year they are also celebrating Canada’s 150th birthday. The event is on Wednesday starting at 5:30 p.m. at the Lakefield Beach, 64 Hague Blvd. in Lakefield. You can bring your own canoe or kayak, or you can test one provided by Adventure Outfitters.
Lakefield Legion
Lakefield Legion Branch 77 invites all to attend a Canada Day party on July 1 beginning at 1 p.m. It will be an afternoon of karaoke music with George, and the Lakefield Lions will be there with their food truck. Call 705 652-7988 for more information.
Christ Church Community Museum
Christ Church Community Museum will be open every afternoon from 1 to 4 p.m. starting on July 1. There are displays on the 100th Anniversary of Vimy Ridge and the Battle of Hill 70. The life and work of Margaret Laurence will be featured with a special display, and the collection of identified wild bird eggs will be on view. Samuel Strickland and his family will also be featured, and there are four short DVDs to watch on early days in Lakefield, as well as a DVD on the restoration of Christ Church. For more information call Shirley Twist at 705-749-2018.
Selwyn Public Library
Selwyn Public Library’s Joan Macdonald, CEO and Chief Librarian, is retiring this year. All are welcome to join in a public celebration from 2 to 4 p.m. on July 14 at the Bridgenorth Community Centre, 836 Charles Street in Bridgenorth. Presentations will be at 2:30 p.m. and refreshments will be served.
Registration is now open for the Selwyn Public Library TD Summer Reading Club. This year’s program theme is to celebrate all things Canada, in honour of the sesquicentennial. Weekly programs for children will run from July 4 to August 17 at all three branches. The Lakefield program is Tuesdays, and Bridgenorth meets on Wednesdays, and Ennis more meet son Thurs days. The times for all three locations are the same: Ages 4-6 meet from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. and ages 7-10 meet from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. Phone the branch where the program takes place to register.
Ennismore Horticultural Society
Members of the Ennismore and District Horticultural Society recently spent a weekend building a dry-stone wall tree. It is at the Robert E. Young Recreation Complex in Ennismore, and not one drop of cement was used. John Shaw Remmington instructed the group and members of the society and community all pitched in.
Fowler’s Corners Lions Club
The Fowler’s Corners Lions Club will be selling fireworks starting on Tuesday until July 3 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Coffee Time at Fowler’s Corners.