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TIMES Vol. 2, No. 12
The Voice of North Grenville
March 26, 2014
Fun Times in North Grenville
Health and Fitness feature, pages 6 & 7
Gracie and Darcy with dad Mike Tackman by Marguerite Boyer Saturday morning we all woke up to more snow. Looking out the window was just so discouraging. Isn’t this spring? Or will winter just keep hanging on like a bad hangover? It didn’t look good for the day’s activities at the Medieval Festival. Who would brave the weather for a day’s entertainment? Well I did. I set out despite all the snow coming down. If you drove carefully it was okay. On arriving at the festival, I noticed most of the seats were empty. Not a good sign. All the preparations, all the hard work that
went into this event, was to be squashed by mother nature. The place was full of people in costume. Knights and their ladies, entertainers and booths, all waiting for crowds to entertain. I sat down beside two young children who had caught my eye. Darcy and Gracie Tackman. They were all dressed up in costume, thrilled to be there with their father. Mike Tackman moved here permanently with his family last August. He did his research before buying a home and decided that North Grenville was the place he wanted to raise his family. I asked him why? He wanted to have a sense
of community, where his kids could grow up. He is impressed with all that goes on here. He mentioned the Dandelion Festival, and I am sure I remember face painting his daughter’s face there. It was a cold day last year and I remember it well. He went on to mention just how fabulous the Pirates Day festivities were, and admired the volunteers and the work that went into the day. He loves the market days on Sundays during the summer. He can bring the kids to the playground near by, let them run their course, then browse through all the vendors while listening to the music played by some local talent.
How lucky I had been to have sat down beside this family. It’s people like them that make it all worthwhile. To hear so much about my community through someone else’s eyes gave me perspective on why I also live here. By the time I left, I glanced up and most of the place was now full. I hadn’t even noticed, I was so engrossed with this family and the medieval dancers in the arena. I stayed for a little while longer to watch some of the jousting. As I walked out the door, there was a stream of people coming through. Mother Nature had decided to cease the flurries and give us safe passage to the event.
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