ORLÉANS FARMERS’ MARKET from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the parking lot of the Ray Friel Recreation Complex on Tenth Line Road. Browse 130+ local vendors, grab a bite, and discover amazing handmade and local finds. Plenty of parking available.

ORLEANS LEGION BOTTLE DRIVE – Bring your bottles and cans to the Orléans Legion Branch 632, 800 Taylor Creek Dr. This is the last bottle drive of the year. The organizers would like to thank everyone who came out and contributed their bottles and cans this year.

INDIGENOUS VETERANS COMMEMORATION 11 a.m. at the Orléans Legion Cenotaph, 800 Taylor Creek Dr. In the event of inclement weather, the ceremony will take place indoors at the Legion.

LINE DANCING with Heel Toe Rodeo from 7 p.m. at the Orléans Legion Cenotaph, 800 Taylor Creek Dr. Come out and kick up your heels to some country cleasics. Everyone welcome.

TRIVIA NIGHT from 7:30 p.m. every Monday night at the Royal Oak Pub Orléans. Free to play. Prizes for the winning team! The Royal Oak Pub is located at 1981 St. Joseph Blvd. near Jeanne d’Arc. For more info visit facebook.com/ RoyalOakPubsOrleans..

TRIVIA NIGHT from 6:30 p.m. at the Stray Dog Brewing Company. Exercise your grey matter before it turns to mush over the holidays. Reservations are a must to secure your spot. Send your team name and number of people to info@straydogbrewing.ca. The Stray Dog Brewing Company is located at 501 Lacolle Way in the Taylor Creek Business Park.

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Louis-Riel sprinter Kayla Vieux won a pair of gold medals in the senior girls 100- and 200-metre sprints at the OFSAA East Region track meet in Belleville this week. FRED SHERWIN PHOTO

Area athletes won a number of medals at the OFSAA East Region track and field championships in Belleville this week, including six gold and eight silver.

Four of the gold medals were won by Leewinchel Jean from École secondaire Gisèle-Lalonde and Kayla Vieux from École secondaire Loui-Riel who each won a pair of gold medals in their respective events.

Jean won gold in the senior boys 100- and 400-metre hurdles and Vieux doubled up in the seiors girls 100- and 200-metre sprints. Louis-Riel's Kadiatou Wann in the senior girls long jump and Jerry Delorme from Colonel By Secondary School won a gold medal in the junior boys triple jump.

Vieau and Wan also won a silver medal in the senior girls 4x100 metre relay.with teammates Megan Roy and Elodie Lavictoire. They missed out on a third gold medal by .05 seconds.

Vienna Courteau from St. Peter High School was also a double medalist, winning a silver medal in both the senior girls long jump and the 80-metre hurdles.

Katie Newlove won a silver medal in the senior girls 3000-metres; Eleni Pantieras from Colonel By Secondary School won a silver medal in the senior girls pole vault; Jeremy Eneyka from St. Matthew High School won a silver medal in the midget boys 100-metres; Wariso Dullo won a silver medal in the senior boys javelin; the Colonel By foursome of Eric Lee, Brian Lee, Jad Attieh, and Alex Chomsky won a silver medal in the junior boys 4x100; and Corey Abouem won a bronze medal in the junior girls shot put;.

The top four athetes in each event qualified for OFSAA.

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