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Page 14 The Colebrook Chronicle Friday , February 10 , 2017

Around The Region

Bob Harrison of Milby Meadows Farm gave rides throughout the day on Saturday during Lennoxville ’ s Winter Fun Day . Corey Bellam photo .
Howling winds on East Clifton Hill brought down this Bell Canada cell tower on Route 253 , folding it right in half . Corey Bellam photo .
These two young ladies from Camp Livingstone Bible Camp visited with the children of the Sawyerville Baptist Church Children ’ s Club this past weekend . Corey Bellam photo .
LENNOXVILLE WINTER FUN DAY
Lennoxville ' s Atto Beaver Park was the scene of a Winter Fun Day last Saturday .
The action all kicked off at 10 a . m . with skating , snowshoeing , bounce houses for the kids , sliding , and more . A campfire was burning for all to warm up and toast marshmallows around . At 11 a . m ., the sound of horse sleigh bells could be heard as Bob Harrison of Milby Meadows Horse Farm was busy giving horsedrawn wagon rides to anyone that wanted to hop on . At around noon , Lennoxville Town Councilors Claude Charron , Linda Boulanger , The Right Honorable David Price and David ' s wife , Helga , fired up the barbecue grill to cook hot dogs for all to enjoy . Inside the building , face painting and cotton candy was being enjoyed .
Lennoxville ’ s Winter Fun Day has become a true Lennoxville tradition that both young and old look very much forward to . It brings all together for a day of winter fun and friendship . The weather was a tad chilly but the laughs and smiles warmed everyone ' s hearts and made it a day to remember .
– Corey Bellam
UPCOMING LUNENBURG EVENTS Though the temperatures are still chilly , spring is on the horizon with another maple sugaring season . The Lunenburg annual Maple Festival will be held for the twelfth year on March 25 – a full day of family fun to celebrate the community ’ s rich sugaring heritage .
As part of this year ’ s Festival , the Town of Lunenburg Historical Society will be sponsoring a no-fee quilt square contest . Last year ’ s contest yielded outstanding quilt squares that were used to create an equally outstanding quilt , which will be raffled at this year ’ s Festival . A photo can be found at www . lunenburghistoricalsociety . org / 4 . html .
Quilters of all ages and skill levels and from any state are invited to participate in this contest . During the Festival the entries will be displayed and a “ People ’ s Choice ” award will be given in each category . After the Festival , the squares will be made into a quilt and / or other items that will be raffled at the 2018 Maple Festival . The raffle proceeds will help with the restoration of Lunenburg ’ s Old Town Hall , the future home of their museum and site of educational programs and genealogical research .
There are only a few rules for entry , and they are as follows .
Participants must create a 12-and-a-half-inch square quilt block which features the contest theme within the 12-inch square area . The half-inch provides the seam allowance for the blocks to be sewn into a quilt . Please , only one block per entrant .
Entrants must create the block from 100 percent cotton
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It wouldn ’ t be a winter day without some toasted marshmallows . Corey Bellam photo .
Lennoxville Town Officials serve up warm hot dogs on a chilly Saturday for the town ’ s Winter Fun Day . Corey Bellam photo .