Rib Fest

It was like the June Street Sale. The venue was totally transformed. Normally the park is a quiet green basin. Commercial buildings on Yonge Street back on to it. North and south sides have road frontage and the western edge abuts backyards of homes.

On Friday night it was like "Brigadoon", the musical featuring a Scottish village that appears out of the mist for twenty-four hours every hundred years.

The crowd was enormous. A colourful structure accommodating all the different rib vendors, rose high into the indigo blue and cyclamen pink sky of the setting sun. Toe-tapping, hand clapping music entertained us. The Ferris Wheel was a gigantic star in the background.

Every picnic table had family and friends crowded around . People cheerfully lined up to be served. The Bloomin Onion had be shared. It was amazing.

Many carried food off home to enjoy. Friends from other places were recognised and cheerfully greeted..

Shelley Ware , our town's special events co-ordinator organised this event .

Kudos to Shelley.

Parks department staff were busy scooping garbage bags as they filled making sure there were no spill -overs. People carried their empty food containers to the receptacles and that was good to see.

Many citizens came forward:

"You don't know me Mrs. Buck. But I want you to know I am behind you one hundred per cent."

There were tears when one said; " We are so proud of you Evelyn"

In any community , there is room for differences of opinion. It has to be.

Taking legal action is daunting . It will take time for the issue to be decided.

Knowing there is understanding and support in the community makes all the difference.