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By Margaret Brand The Review-Mirror Summer weather and a winning lineup of activi- ties brought thousands of people to Lyndhurst Satur- day to enjoy the communi- ty's annual Turkey Fair. Activities kept volun- teers and visitors busy the length of the village from top of the hill at the Angli- can Church to the Cty. Rd. 3 junction. At the south end of town a helicopter from Kouri's Kopters was giv- ing tours which also pro- vided a view of the day's activities on the waters of Lyndhurst Creek at Fur- nace Falls and on Lynd- hurst Lake. Vendors also filled the village's side streets, an innovation which eases congestion on the main street and has enhanced the pleasure and safety of the event for visitors. "It was just a lovely day- lots of visiting, lots of smiles," said organizing committee chair Martha Harvey who is pleased the community manages to make the event family friendly and free. "That's one of the charms. A family can come with their children and the kids can have a lot of fun and the parents don't have to pay for any- thing," she said. A day of free family fun is thanks to Turkey Fair organizers who through the years have gathered the support of residents, sponsors and volunteers to present the ambitious event which had its mod- est beginnings 24 years ago as a project of the local chamber of com- merce. A core group of a cou- ple of dozen people work on the event throughout the year with closer to 100 people contributing on the day of the event. "There have been peo- ple who have been there since we started the fair. Usually new people start small and they get bigger," said Harvey whose responsibilities have grown through the years. Besides volunteers the group is grateful to spon- sors who support events around the village, those who donate gifts for but- Next Sat., Sept. 30, the Delta community comes together to welcome visi- tors to the 3rd annual Har- vest Festival at sites across the village. Activities take place at the Old Town Hall, The Old Stone Mill, the fire hall museum, the Angli- can Church and the fair- grounds. There is a harvest breakfast from 8 to 11 a.m. at the Old Town Hall with judging of the bread baking contest at 11 a.m. From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. there will be old fashioned portraits taken with the Rideau Lakes Library's green screen, costumes and archival photos. At the Old Stone Mill there will be produce ven- dors on the street, a Friends of the Mill baking and preserves sale, a gift shop and freshly ground flour will be available. In the middle of the day there will hot dogs and drinks and a flour grinding demonstration at 1 p.m. The blacksmith shop next door in the drive shed will also have demonstrations through- out the day. Fiddlers Plus will be performing from noon to 1 p.m. and from 2 to 3 p.m. There will also be a dis- play of the findings from an archeological dig com- pleted in Lyndhurst this month, to uncover the Delta Heritage Festival next weekend Thursday, September 21, 2017 Serving North Leeds and area since 1893 Vol. 126, No. 37 $1 incl. tax Canada Post Contract No. 40021501 The bouncy castle was a popular attraction at Saturday's Lyndhurst Turkey Fair. 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