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Volunteer Chefs made pancakes for long line ups of
customers in the Main Exhibit Hall at the Delta Fairgrounds during the Delta
Maple Syrup Festival. Photo: Matt
Flikweert Delta celebrates the sweetest time of
year By Matt Flikweert The weather didn’t quite cooperate during the 45th annual Maple Syrup Festival in Delta but the crowds were good and many visitors enjoyed delicious pancakes and Maple Syrup on the weekend of April 21 and 22. Sponsored by the Delta Agricultural Society, history reveals that Delta was the first Maple Syrup Festival in the area. Over the years the Festivals continued through the efforts of many local residents and Service Clubs until it, recently, became a project for the Directors of the Delta Agricultural Society. Serving Pancakes and Sausages kept many volunteers very busy on both days of the Festival. Visitors enjoyed pancakes ‘served fresh off the grills with lots of locally produced maple syrup’. Volunteers mixed one batch of batter after another and volunteer chefs flipped pancakes and cooked sausages almost nonstop. Mixer Rachel Brodie said volunteer mixers went through about 20-10kg bags of flour in two days. Enough to feed around a thousand visitors. Maple Syrup vendors at the Festival said that overall Maple Syrup
production this year in this area was down from previous years but more than
several vendors had enough syrup This year the festival offered children’s rides and air castles as part of the midway. Other activities at the annual Festival included a ball hockey tournament
at the Recreation Centre. Coordinated by Mike Simpson, teams were: ‘Jackson’,
‘Jeremy’, ‘Miranda’, The Delta Mill Society and the Museum Of Industrial Technology offered special demonstrations, exhibits and tours of the Mill plus a new maple syrup exhibit. The Rideau Lakes Library held a used book sale. Events also included: a Craft Sale and Flea Market on the Upper Level of the Main Exhibit Hall where vendors showed and sold everything from baby clothes to jewellery. On Saturday the day wrapped up with a dance at the legion. See more photos: www.facebook.com/TheMuralAthens  Newest team member
By Matt Flikweert Health Educator Kari Evoy joined the Family Health Care Centre Team in Athens. Educated at St. Lawrence College in Brockville as a Registered Nurse, Kari comes to Athens from Smiths Falls where she resides. She will work closely with the Family Health Care Centre Team to educate patients about their health issues such as diabetes, smoking cessation and COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). Complimenting the Health Team of two MDs, two Nurse Practitioners, one RPN and one RN, plus Administrative Staff, Kari looks forward being involved in the community. “I’m excited to be here,” she said, “looking forward to working with all the patients.  www.Facebook.com/TheMuralAthens Our next issue will
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