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•Contineud form page 1 math of road closures and detours which on Monday included more than a dozen roads, including Cty. Rd. 3 between Lyndhurst and Lansdowne. Flood warnings were issued for multiple lakes across Leeds Grenville and Frontenac including Buck Lake, Canoe Lake, Charleston Lake, Devil Lake, Kingsford/Desert Lake, Loughborough Lake, Lower Beverley Lake, Sin- gleton Lake, Sydenham Lake and Upper Beverley Lake. The CRCA warned that levels of Charleston Lake could be higher than expe- rienced in May. Water- courses associated with the lakes are also affected. The rainfall exacerbated prob- lems on the St. Lawrence where levels have barely fallen since the spring. A weekend of enter- tainment awaits at the Delta Fair this week July 27-30 from its opening on Thursday until its closing on Sunday evening. The fair brings four days of games, exhibi- tions, competitions, enter- tainment and fun on the midway, a summer tradi- tion for 186 years. This year's entertain- ment at the grandstand includes Trick Fiddler Jes- sica Wedden at 6:30 p.m., the Jimmy Flynn Comedy Show at 7 p.m. followed by Yuk Yuk's Comedy Tour at 9 p.m. Friday night's grand- stand entertainment is the Automobile Thrill Show at 7 p.m. followed at the entertainment tent at 8:30 p.m. by Rocky High and the Northern Lights. On Saturday at the grandstand there is coun- try Singer Tianna Woods at 7 p.m. followed at 9 p.m. by 21 Gun Salute: AC DC Tribute. Daytime entertainment is held at the Band Shell tent where there are pup- pet magic shows on Thurs- day afternoon, magic on Friday, an Elvis Tribute on Saturday and on Sunday electronic roots music by The Grand Jook. There's plenty of com- petition throughout the fair days including the mini king and queen con- test, an ambassador pageant, children's races, a baby show, competitions for sheep, goats horses as well as lawnmower races, a tractor pull and a chil- dren's pedal tractor pull. The schedule and the fair book is also available at www.deltafair.com. Hours of Operation Thursday: 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, July 27 9:00 a.m. Homecraft / Agricultural Produce Judging 12:00 p.m. Animal Land Opens 12:00 p.m. Mini King & Queen Pageant 1:00 to 10:00 p.m. World's Finest Shows 1:00 p.m. Rock the Arts Pup- pet Show 3:00 p.m. Rock the Arts Puppet Show 5:00 p.m. Ambassador Pageant 6:00 p.m. Official Opening Announcement of the 2017 Ambassador Citizen of the Year Acknowledgement 6:30 p.m. Jessica Wedden: Young Fiddler, Trick Fiddler and Step Dancer 7:00 p.m. Jimmy Flynn Comedy Show (Mature show) 8:30 p.m. Karaoke 9:00 p.m. Yuk Yuk's Comedy Tour 9:00 p.m. Main Hall Closed 11:00 p.m. Grounds Closed Friday, July 28th, 2017 10:00 a.m. Main Exhibition Hall Open 11:00 a.m. Children's Races 12:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. World's Finest Shows 12:00 p.m. Animal Land Opens 12:00 p.m. Rynestone Magic Show 1:00 p.m. Irish Roots 2:00 p.m. Rynestone Magic Show 3:00 p.m. Irish Roots 4:00 p.m. Rynestone Magic Show 7:00 p.m. Automobile Thrill Show 8:30 p.m. Rocky High and the Northern Lights 9:00 p.m. Main Hall Closed 11:00 p.m. Grounds Closed Saturday, July 29 9:00 a.m. Leeds 4-H Sheep Club Achievement 10:00 a.m. Main Exhibition Hall Open 10:00 a.m. Horse Draw 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. World's Finest Shows 11:00 a.m. Baby Show 12:00 p.m. Animal Land Opens 12:00 p.m. Goat Show 12:00 p.m. Leeds County 4-H Cloverbuds 1:00 p.m. Kirk Francois: A Tribute to Elvis 2:00 p.m. Lawn Mower Races 3:00 p.m. Kirk Francois: A Tribute to Elvis 4:00 p.m. Chicken Barbecue 7:00 p.m. Country Singer Tianna Woods 9:00 p.m. "21 Gun Salute" Premier AC DC tribute 9:00 p.m. Main Hall Closed 11:00 p.m. Grounds Closed Sunday, July 30 9:00 a.m. Weigh In / Registration for Tractor Pull 9:00 a.m. Leeds 4-H Dairy Club Achievement (C) 10:00 a.m. Western Horse Show 10:00 a.m. Antique Tractor Pull 10:00 a.m. Main Exhibit Hall Open 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. World's Finest Shows 12:00 p.m. Animal Land Opens 12:00 p.m. Motorcycle Show and Shine 1:00 p.m. Children's Pedal Tractor Pull 1:00 p.m. The Grand Jook 2:30 p.m. The Grand Jook 5:00 p.m. Main Hall Closed 5:00 p.m. "Cheer for a Year" Raffle Conducted. $2080 in LCBO gift cards or $1800 cash. Tickets $10 6:00 p.m. Fair Closed Thirteen British Mili- tary soldiers men from the Royal Sapper and Miners 7th company have been remembered on a new monument erected at a cemetery outside of New- boro. Last Wednesday around 180 people attended a cer- emony attended by local politicians, military, veter- ans and local residents and volunteers came together to honour the men who died while building the canal. Col. John By, had two companies of the Royal Sappers and Miners raised in England and brought to Canada in the spring of 1829. The 7th Company along with 250 labourers were sent to the Isthmus. The men were part of a 56 man company which came to Newboro in 1829 to build the cut between the Upper Rideau and Newboro Lake. Through research in England over the past two years, the names and infor- mation of these 13 men has been uncovered by volunteers of Royal Sap- pers and Miners Cemetery Restoration Committee. The Last Post Fund designed and had erected a monument engraved with details and all of their names of the group which died far from home likely from blasting accidents or the malaria that plagued the site that year. A monument donated by The Last Post Society honors 13 British soldiers who were buried in a cemetery outside of Newboro and died during their work to build the Rideau Canal. Father McNally, Rev. Ward and Padre Long offered prayers at a cere- mony at the cemetery attended by around 180 people last Wednesday. Above, Joan Wright of Newboro lays a wreath. Ceremony honours British soldiers who gave their lives building canal A weekend of entertainment and tradition at Delta Fair Upper Rideau Branch 542 10099 Cty. Rd. 10, Westport 613-273-3615 1952 2017 UPPER RIDEAU #542 Monday We are the Guardians of REMEMBRANCE Follow us on Facebook for the latest on Legion 542 events Hamburger Fridays, 12-2pm weekly Sausage, Hot Dogs & Fries every week. Take-out available. Call 613-273-3615. Lounge hours Tues. 4-7•Wed 4-7•Thurs 4-7•Fri 3-7•Sat 2-6 Booking for the 2017/ 2018 season. Call Juanita for a tour at 613-273-8455. Toonie Pot $200+ • Bonanza $900 • Jackpot $550 All 55#s or less • Doors open @ 5:30 pm • Play starts @ 7 pm Hotdogs and refreshments available every bingo night. MARKHALES 613-273-9173 •Excavating •Bulldozing •Road Construction •Landscaping •Road Grading & Mowing •Haulage •Aggregates, sand, fill, etc. •Floating halesexcavation-trucking@live.com LTD. A big thank you to all of our sponsors from the Westport Lions The Westport Lions Club wishes to thank all of our sponsors for their support for our beach volleyball tournament on Saturday, July 22, 2017 The Cove Country Inn L.D. Power Sports Molson Brewery C/W Roofing Lyons Goodfellow Furniture Ryatt Volleyball Village Green Cedar Bridge Ice Cream Westport Bakery Vanilla Bean Lake Effects Tangled Garden Cafe Lower Mountain Mercantile The Review-Mirror July 27, 2017 – 3 The 13 Privates honoured included: John Bott of Huntington died Dec. 29, 1829 Charles Brown of Glasgow - March 23, 1830 Kenneth Cameron of Rossshire - July 20, 1831 Cornelius Connor of Bath, Somerset - Dec. 13, 1831 Marshall Darling of Hull, Yorkshire - Oct. 10, 1830 Simon Gibson of Coleraine, County Derry - Aug. 31, 1830 John Higford of Tamerton, Cornwall - March 9, 1831 William Holden of Liverpool - Feb. 28, 1830 Leonard Jasper of Launceston, Cornwall Jan. 28, 1831 William Myles of Dundee - Sept. 30, 1830 Nathan Shaw of Seaford, Lincolnshire - Sept. 15, 1830 James Simmons of Bodmin, Cornwall - May 29, 1830 Joseph Stuart of Wigam, Lancashire - July 30, (unknown) Flood warnings for multiple lakes An aerial view of a previous Delta Fair.

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