ORLÉANS RIBFEST in the Orléans Festival Plaza on Trim Road. Festival hours are Friday, Sept. 12 from 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 13 from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday, Sept. 14 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Free admission. For more information visit www.orleansribfest.ca.

CUMBERLAND FARMERS MARKET from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the R.J. Kennedy Arena in Cumberland Village with 85 local farmers and vendors ready to showcase their freshest produce, handmade goods, and unique finds.

ORLÉANS MULTICULTURAL FESTIVAL from 1 pm to 7 pm in Aquaview Park in Avalon. From Afro-Caribbean, Latin American, Asian and Indian dance troupes to food ($$), this festival is a living mosaic of cultures. What to expect: Live performances that will make you dance, cry, and cheer; interactive workshops where you can learn a new dance, try a new craft, or hear stories from around the world; and family-friendly fun with games, and cultural showcases.

NAVAN PAVILION OPENING CEREMONY – Ribbon cutting and speeches at 7 p.m. followed by a performance by The Band Sterling. Food truck and cash bar. Must be 19+ to attend.

SDBC TAPROOM CONCERTS PRESENTS The Wooden Nickels live and in person. The Wooden Nickels are back with their fun, high-energy show with music spanning three decades. Come on out for a night of dance, song, and all around good revelry. The Stray Dog Brewing Company is located at 501 Lacolle way in the Taylor Creek Business Park.

ORLEANS TERRY FOX RUN in the parking lot at Sir Wilfrid Secondary School on Tenth Line Road. Registration will open on site at 7:30 a.m. Open start is anytime between 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. Bicycles, rollerblades and strollers are all welcome. Dogs must be kept on a leash. Pre-registration and donations can be made at terryfox.org/terry-fox-run/.

ANNUAL DOG SWIM at the Bearbrook Outdoor Pool, 2679 Innes Rd. in Blackburn Hamlet from 5-6 pm hosted by Orléans West-Innes councillor Laura Dudas and Orléans South-Navan councillor Catherine Kitts.

 

 

The TRYumph Gymnastics Academy sent three athletes to the Eastern Cana-dian Championships in P.E.I. earlier this month and the three young ladies returned home with three medals including a gold medal in the Aspire 1 Division.

(L to r) Annika Magneron, Stacey Lelei and Adelyn Hiscocks recently competed Eastern Canadian Gymnastic Championships in Summerside, P.E.I. where they won a total of 13 medals, including six of the golden variety. FILE PHOTO

The golden girl was Annika Magneron, 11, who won gold medals on the uneven bars and floor, as a well as a silver on vault, on her way to winning the all around gold medal.

Adelyn Hiscocks, 10, won the gold medal on vault and was consistent enough on the other apparatus to join her TRYumph teammate on the podium in third place. Although she placed third in the Aspire 1 division, she finished first among the competitors her own age.

The third TRYumph gymnast who competed oin P.E.I was Stacey Lelei, 14, who placed second in the all around competition in the Level 7 Novice division. The vaulting specialist took the gold medal on the apparatus with an out-standing score of 9.833. She also placed second on floor and beam.

Hiscocks' Achilles' heel turned out to be the uneven bars where she placed eighth. Still, she added four medals to the girls' total haul of 10 individual medals � five gold, four silver and a bronze. They also won a gold medal as members of Team Ontario which won the overall competition.

It was a terrific result for the Academy which opened less than a year ago.

Gym owner and head coach Alina Florea is justifiably proud of her young charges.

"They did very well. The competition was extremely high and they rose to the challenge,� said Florea.

(This story was made possible thanks to the generous support of our local business partners.)