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Smiths Falls weekend guide: August 5 – 7
Check out the weekend guide below to find out what is going on in your community.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 5
Public Skating
5:00pm – 6:00pm
Come out and enjoy an hour of skating. $2 per person.
Smiths Falls Memorial Community Centre
71 Cornelia St, Smiths Falls
SATURDAY, AUGUST 6
Downtown Farmers’ Market
9:00am – 2:00pm
Come out to enjoy the Downtown Smiths Falls Farmers’ Market an get some local fresh produce! See you on Russell Street West!
Smiths Falls Rideau Paddlefest
9:00am – 5:00pm
Answer the ‘Call of the Rideau’. Join us Saturday and celebrate the flat waters of the Rideau Canal Waterway, a UNESCO world Heritage site.
Lower Reach Park, Smiths Falls
www.facebook.com/RideauPaddlefest
Kaleidoscope of Victorian Coloured Glass Exhibition
10:30am – 4:30pm
Join the Museum for a breath taking display of art glass with a vast array of colours and techniques. The colourful glass pieces from the Byington Collection focus on the period 1850 -1910, where the experimentation with decoration, techniques and materials brought creativity in glass production to its peak. This is an opportunity to see rare and beautiful pieces from a sixty year private collection. Exhibition Hours 10:30 – 4:30 Daily
Heritage House Museum,
11 Old Slys Road, Smiths Falls,
Call 613-283-6311 for information or visit us www.smithsfalls.ca/heritagehouse.
Carol Miller
613-283-6311
heritagehouse@smithsfalls.ca
Public Skating
5:00pm – 6:00pm
Come out and enjoy an hour of skating. $2 per person.
Smiths Falls Memorial Community Centre
71 Cornelia St, Smiths Falls
SUNDAY, AUGUST 7
The Urban Jungle Run
8:00am – 1:30pm
The Urban Jungle Obstacle and Fitness Challenge is a unique challenge that runs through the Town of Smiths Falls. Cars, trains, railway tracks, hills, waterways, mud, and walls. All proceeds go to Lower Reach Park in Smiths Falls.
Starting at the Smiths Falls Arena
71 Cornelia St, Smiths Falls
www.theurbanjungleocr.com
urbanjunglechallenge@outlook.com
613-430-4114
Lombardy Karting Association Race Meet
10:00am – 2:00pm
Lombardy Karting Association meets every other Sunday at a dedicated go-kart track at the Lombardy Fairgrounds in Smiths Falls, Ontario. Nationally sanctioned races are run for go-kart owners ages 7 and up. Drivers race for trophies and total points towards the season championship. The focus is on family fun.
Spectators are always welcome and always free..
Lombardy Fairgrounds
6 Kelly Rd, Lombardy
Lombardykarting.com
Public Skating
11:00am – 1:00pm
Come out and enjoy an hour of skating. $2 per person.
Smiths Falls Memorial Community Centre
71 Cornelia St, Smiths Falls
Kricklewood Farm Sunflower Festival
11:00am
Each summer we host our annual Sunflower Festival and invite everyone to come out during the peak of the bloom in August. This year’s festival will be Sunday August 7th. In addition to enjoying the fields, we have an artisan market, barnyard tours, silent auction, tasting alley, pet and people portraits and a fundraising BBQ for Mel’s Farm All Animal Rescue, our local animal rescue.
New this year is our colouring contest open to kids 12 and under. Download the image or come to the festival and colour one for a chance to win some prizes. Judging will be at 3:00 the day of the festival by Melanie herself! Or, we can email a copy, just contact us at info@kricklewoodfarm.com and request one.
421 Kitley Line 8, Frankville
613-275-9901
Hillcrest Cemetery Annual Decoration Day
2:00pm
Hillcrest Cemetery welcomes you to their annual Decoration Day memorial service; a non-denominational service of reflection and remembrance for families who wish to pay tribute to dearly departed loved ones and friends
3540 Highway 43 West, Smiths Falls.
For details call 613-283-4247
Or email egraham@smithsfalls.ca
Rideau Roundtable Friends announce race results from Rideau Paddlefest 2015
What a great race day!!!
We had 8 racing teams this year, with people coming from Ottawa, Montreal, Brockville, Gananoque and Smiths Falls. There was a 200m race ladder in the morning and 500m race ladder in the afternoon.
Team “Paddle Fish” reprised its 2014 victory, taking the honours in very close matches in both the 200m and the 500m race finals and taking home an engraved paddle for each event.
Everyone had a great time at our second race event and many of our teams included children and families. We had paddlers as young as eight years and others in their 70s and 80s.
The VIP team included 30 paddlers including politicians from three levels of governments, businesses leaders, service club presidents, community and faith leaders, arts, social, health and environmental organizations, and federal government departments. (See below for list of members)
Parks Canada, the Canadian Museum of Nature, the Cataraqui Conservation Authority, the Community Support Group, Karsen Foto and Rideau Roundtable hosted booths and demonstrations. The Ottawa University Outdoors Club provided demonstrations of stand-up paddle boards and kayaks, and Alistair Baird provided voyageur canoes rides all day for the public. Vendor included the folks from 1000 Islands Kayaking and Perth Outfitters showed how they promoted healthy outdoor activities in their communities. “Funtasy” children’s activities such as face painting and kids jewellery were a big hit with the young folk.
This year’s event also featured one of Canada’s top 100 modern day explorers, canoeing icon Max Finkelstein. Max and Liz Elton spent a lot of time training the racers in the run-up to the big day and, along with Shirley Walsh and Andrea Howard acted as volunteer “gouvernails” for all of the teams. Opportunities to paddle with such exceptional paddlers don’t come by often. Andrea was also the Roundtable’s interpreters at our demonstration booth.
This year’s Rideau Paddlefest was organized by the Smiths Falls Chamber of Commerce, the Rideau Roundtable and the Town of Smiths Falls. TWEED sponsored this year’s event. Door prizes were provided by Joe Cayen (the new owner/manager of Canadian Tire in Smiths Falls) and Ron Brus (Owner of Brew by You in Smiths Falls who donated gift certificates for Parlour Sports Bar). Crime Stoppers provided a wonderful sound system that allowed our announcers [Wendy Alford (Smiths Falls and District Youth Club), Mark Waters (Ottawa McDonalds) and Councillor John Maloney of Smiths Falls] to provide play-by-play commentary on races.
There are many folks to thank for the success of this year’s even…probably too many to mention! Thanks go to: Rick Nelson who piloted our safety boat; Nick Waters provided the team photos for the event; Ken Graham who was our judge and time-keeper; Dianna Garton, a fitness and health promotion student at Algonquin College, who organized the race ladders and administration of the event as part of her placement with the Rideau Roundtable.
We also want to give a shout-out to: Margo Loughren (Smiths Falls Community Centre) who organized the setup, stayed all day and supervised the clean-up of the event…what a job!; Harrold Fizzell, the immediate Past-President of Kinsmen club who provided musical entertainment; the Kinsmen club who also provided the pavilion and healthy eating choices for visitors and participants; and to the Heritage House Museum of Smiths Falls who reduced their admission price for Paddlefest visitors, made fresh bannock (a staple food for voyageurs) for all to try, and who organized a voyageur themed scavenger hunt for kids.
There were many other folks who deserved thanks for making this year a success and while there isn’t room to acknowledge them all individually, we sincerely want to thank them for their support.
We look forward to seeing you all at next year’s event.
Alpha VIP Team
Jay Brennan (President of Rotary and Councillor for Smiths Falls) and son
Gordon Brown (MP)
Susan Fournier (Executive Director Valley Heartland Future Development Corp),
Joe Gallipeau (Councillor for Smiths Falls)
Natatia Gemmell (One-on-One Fitness)
Randy Hillier (MPP)
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Linton, two sons (TWEED, sponsor of this year’s Rideau Paddlefest)
John Maloney (Councillor for Smiths Falls)
Art Manhire (Director of Community Services, Smiths Falls)
Malcolm Morris (CAO of Smiths Falls)
Shawn Pankow (Mayor of Smiths Falls)
Beta VIP Team
Wendy Alford (Smiths Falls and District Youth Club)
Susan Brandum (Executive Director, REAL DEAL)
Joe Cayen (new dealer/owner, Canadian Tire)
Jackie Coldrey (Arts Council)
Rick Coldrey (President, Lions Club)
Harold Fizzell (Immediate Past-President, Kinsmen Club)
Paul B. Hamilton (Canadian Museum of Nature)
Dr. Kevin Mooney and daughter (Smiths Falls and Merrickville Community Health Centre)
Greg Gaensler (Pastor of Calvary Bible) and daughter
Susan Shirley (Maternity House and Grace Program in Smiths Falls)
Manuel Steven (vice president, Rideau Roundtable)
David Ryan (Owner of Lockheed Light and Sound)
Garry Welsh (County of Lanark)
Terry Wills (President of Wills Transfer)
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Posts Tagged ‘Rideau Paddlefest’
Smiths Falls weekend guide: August 5 – 7
Check out the weekend guide below to find out what is going on in your community.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 5
Public Skating
5:00pm – 6:00pm
Come out and enjoy an hour of skating. $2 per person.
Smiths Falls Memorial Community Centre
71 Cornelia St, Smiths Falls
SATURDAY, AUGUST 6
Downtown Farmers’ Market
9:00am – 2:00pm
Come out to enjoy the Downtown Smiths Falls Farmers’ Market an get some local fresh produce! See you on Russell Street West!
Smiths Falls Rideau Paddlefest
9:00am – 5:00pm
Answer the ‘Call of the Rideau’. Join us Saturday and celebrate the flat waters of the Rideau Canal Waterway, a UNESCO world Heritage site.
Lower Reach Park, Smiths Falls
www.facebook.com/RideauPaddlefest
Kaleidoscope of Victorian Coloured Glass Exhibition
10:30am – 4:30pm
Join the Museum for a breath taking display of art glass with a vast array of colours and techniques. The colourful glass pieces from the Byington Collection focus on the period 1850 -1910, where the experimentation with decoration, techniques and materials brought creativity in glass production to its peak. This is an opportunity to see rare and beautiful pieces from a sixty year private collection. Exhibition Hours 10:30 – 4:30 Daily
Heritage House Museum,
11 Old Slys Road, Smiths Falls,
Call 613-283-6311 for information or visit us www.smithsfalls.ca/heritagehouse.
Carol Miller
613-283-6311
heritagehouse@smithsfalls.ca
Public Skating
5:00pm – 6:00pm
Come out and enjoy an hour of skating. $2 per person.
Smiths Falls Memorial Community Centre
71 Cornelia St, Smiths Falls
SUNDAY, AUGUST 7
The Urban Jungle Run
8:00am – 1:30pm
The Urban Jungle Obstacle and Fitness Challenge is a unique challenge that runs through the Town of Smiths Falls. Cars, trains, railway tracks, hills, waterways, mud, and walls. All proceeds go to Lower Reach Park in Smiths Falls.
Starting at the Smiths Falls Arena
71 Cornelia St, Smiths Falls
www.theurbanjungleocr.com
urbanjunglechallenge@outlook.com
613-430-4114
Lombardy Karting Association Race Meet
10:00am – 2:00pm
Lombardy Karting Association meets every other Sunday at a dedicated go-kart track at the Lombardy Fairgrounds in Smiths Falls, Ontario. Nationally sanctioned races are run for go-kart owners ages 7 and up. Drivers race for trophies and total points towards the season championship. The focus is on family fun.
Spectators are always welcome and always free..
Lombardy Fairgrounds
6 Kelly Rd, Lombardy
Lombardykarting.com
Public Skating
11:00am – 1:00pm
Come out and enjoy an hour of skating. $2 per person.
Smiths Falls Memorial Community Centre
71 Cornelia St, Smiths Falls
Kricklewood Farm Sunflower Festival
11:00am
Each summer we host our annual Sunflower Festival and invite everyone to come out during the peak of the bloom in August. This year’s festival will be Sunday August 7th. In addition to enjoying the fields, we have an artisan market, barnyard tours, silent auction, tasting alley, pet and people portraits and a fundraising BBQ for Mel’s Farm All Animal Rescue, our local animal rescue.
New this year is our colouring contest open to kids 12 and under. Download the image or come to the festival and colour one for a chance to win some prizes. Judging will be at 3:00 the day of the festival by Melanie herself! Or, we can email a copy, just contact us at info@kricklewoodfarm.com and request one.
421 Kitley Line 8, Frankville
613-275-9901
Hillcrest Cemetery Annual Decoration Day
2:00pm
Hillcrest Cemetery welcomes you to their annual Decoration Day memorial service; a non-denominational service of reflection and remembrance for families who wish to pay tribute to dearly departed loved ones and friends
3540 Highway 43 West, Smiths Falls.
For details call 613-283-4247
Or email egraham@smithsfalls.ca
Rideau Roundtable Friends announce race results from Rideau Paddlefest 2015
What a great race day!!!
We had 8 racing teams this year, with people coming from Ottawa, Montreal, Brockville, Gananoque and Smiths Falls. There was a 200m race ladder in the morning and 500m race ladder in the afternoon.
Team “Paddle Fish” reprised its 2014 victory, taking the honours in very close matches in both the 200m and the 500m race finals and taking home an engraved paddle for each event.
Everyone had a great time at our second race event and many of our teams included children and families. We had paddlers as young as eight years and others in their 70s and 80s.
The VIP team included 30 paddlers including politicians from three levels of governments, businesses leaders, service club presidents, community and faith leaders, arts, social, health and environmental organizations, and federal government departments. (See below for list of members)
Parks Canada, the Canadian Museum of Nature, the Cataraqui Conservation Authority, the Community Support Group, Karsen Foto and Rideau Roundtable hosted booths and demonstrations. The Ottawa University Outdoors Club provided demonstrations of stand-up paddle boards and kayaks, and Alistair Baird provided voyageur canoes rides all day for the public. Vendor included the folks from 1000 Islands Kayaking and Perth Outfitters showed how they promoted healthy outdoor activities in their communities. “Funtasy” children’s activities such as face painting and kids jewellery were a big hit with the young folk.
This year’s event also featured one of Canada’s top 100 modern day explorers, canoeing icon Max Finkelstein. Max and Liz Elton spent a lot of time training the racers in the run-up to the big day and, along with Shirley Walsh and Andrea Howard acted as volunteer “gouvernails” for all of the teams. Opportunities to paddle with such exceptional paddlers don’t come by often. Andrea was also the Roundtable’s interpreters at our demonstration booth.
This year’s Rideau Paddlefest was organized by the Smiths Falls Chamber of Commerce, the Rideau Roundtable and the Town of Smiths Falls. TWEED sponsored this year’s event. Door prizes were provided by Joe Cayen (the new owner/manager of Canadian Tire in Smiths Falls) and Ron Brus (Owner of Brew by You in Smiths Falls who donated gift certificates for Parlour Sports Bar). Crime Stoppers provided a wonderful sound system that allowed our announcers [Wendy Alford (Smiths Falls and District Youth Club), Mark Waters (Ottawa McDonalds) and Councillor John Maloney of Smiths Falls] to provide play-by-play commentary on races.
There are many folks to thank for the success of this year’s even…probably too many to mention! Thanks go to: Rick Nelson who piloted our safety boat; Nick Waters provided the team photos for the event; Ken Graham who was our judge and time-keeper; Dianna Garton, a fitness and health promotion student at Algonquin College, who organized the race ladders and administration of the event as part of her placement with the Rideau Roundtable.
We also want to give a shout-out to: Margo Loughren (Smiths Falls Community Centre) who organized the setup, stayed all day and supervised the clean-up of the event…what a job!; Harrold Fizzell, the immediate Past-President of Kinsmen club who provided musical entertainment; the Kinsmen club who also provided the pavilion and healthy eating choices for visitors and participants; and to the Heritage House Museum of Smiths Falls who reduced their admission price for Paddlefest visitors, made fresh bannock (a staple food for voyageurs) for all to try, and who organized a voyageur themed scavenger hunt for kids.
There were many other folks who deserved thanks for making this year a success and while there isn’t room to acknowledge them all individually, we sincerely want to thank them for their support.
We look forward to seeing you all at next year’s event.
Alpha VIP Team
Jay Brennan (President of Rotary and Councillor for Smiths Falls) and son
Gordon Brown (MP)
Susan Fournier (Executive Director Valley Heartland Future Development Corp),
Joe Gallipeau (Councillor for Smiths Falls)
Natatia Gemmell (One-on-One Fitness)
Randy Hillier (MPP)
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Linton, two sons (TWEED, sponsor of this year’s Rideau Paddlefest)
John Maloney (Councillor for Smiths Falls)
Art Manhire (Director of Community Services, Smiths Falls)
Malcolm Morris (CAO of Smiths Falls)
Shawn Pankow (Mayor of Smiths Falls)
Beta VIP Team
Wendy Alford (Smiths Falls and District Youth Club)
Susan Brandum (Executive Director, REAL DEAL)
Joe Cayen (new dealer/owner, Canadian Tire)
Jackie Coldrey (Arts Council)
Rick Coldrey (President, Lions Club)
Harold Fizzell (Immediate Past-President, Kinsmen Club)
Paul B. Hamilton (Canadian Museum of Nature)
Dr. Kevin Mooney and daughter (Smiths Falls and Merrickville Community Health Centre)
Greg Gaensler (Pastor of Calvary Bible) and daughter
Susan Shirley (Maternity House and Grace Program in Smiths Falls)
Manuel Steven (vice president, Rideau Roundtable)
David Ryan (Owner of Lockheed Light and Sound)
Garry Welsh (County of Lanark)
Terry Wills (President of Wills Transfer)
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