16th Annual
Verona Cattail Festival Program
August 5 - 7, 2011
Lions Club Centre
Verona Sand Road, Verona, Ontario
2011 Program
| Friday August 5 | |
| 6:00pm - 10:00pm | Free half-hourly shuttle service. Lion's Centre to Prince Charles Public School with stops at Vaughan's Auto and McMullen Park |
| 4:30pm | Hospitality Tent Opens Sponsored by Investors Group (Jacquie Costron) |
| 5:00pm | Verona Gospel Assembly Church Spaghetti Dinner (by donation) at the Lions Hall |
| 6:00pm-7:00pm | Touch a Truck Event Ambulance, Firetruck, Dump Truck and lots more! The kids will love it! Courtesy of The Child Centre (Northern Frontenac Community Services) |
| 6:00pm | Marketplace Arts & Crafts |
| 7:00pm-9:00pm | 9 Hole Mini Putt Golf Sponsored by Rivendell Golf Club |
| Friday Evening Onstage Starting at 6:00pm |
| Red Rose Express Country Sponsored by Verona Animal Hospital |
| Opening Ceremonies with Cameron |
| Bauder Road Classic Rock Sponsored by Regal (Maggie Dalmas) |
| Ila Vann Blues (has sung with Ray Charles, Otis Redding, Barry Manilow) Sponsored by David J. Cupido Construction |
| Saturday August 6 | |
| 9:00am - 10:00pm | Free half-hourly shuttle service. Lion's Centre to Prince Charles Public School with stops at Vaughan's Auto and McMullen Park (Extra lunch time stops to Rivendell Golf Club, Bravo and Foodland) |
| 7:30am - 9:00am | Verona Free Methodist Church Pancake Breakfast by donation |
| 9:00am | Marketplace Arts & Crafts |
| 9:00am - 5:00pm | Antique Engine Display Sponsored by Leonard Fuels |
| 9:00am - 6:00pm | Cameron's Kids' Corner (Free crafts!) Sponsored by CheapButGoodWebsites.ca |
| 9:00am - 8:00pm | 9 Hole Mini Putt Golf Sponsored by Rivendell Golf Club |
| 9:30am | Assemble for Parade |
| 10:00am | Parade Theme: Dinosaurs, Dragons and Ducks Courtesy of Desert Lake Family Resort |
| 11:00am - 1:00pm | Verona Express Kids' Train Ride Sponsored by Hartington Equipment |
| 11:00am - 4:00pm | Artisan Demonstrations |
| 11:30am 12:30pm 1:30pm | Tour of Verona by the Portland District Heritage Society |
| 12:00 noon to sundown | Helicopter Rides ($40 per person) by Kouri's Kopters Inc. |
| 12:30pm |
Red Green Cardboard and Duct Tape Boat Races
(at McMullen Beach) Sponsored by L.D. Powersports |
| Sign-up 12:30pm; Build 1:00pm | |
| Race Heats 2:00 pm sharp | |
| 1:00pm - 4:00pm | Petting Zoo Sponsored by Jeff Parks / Raymond James Independent Financial Services |
| 1:30pm | Story Telling Tent |
| 2:00pm - 4:00pm | Verona Express Kids' Train Ride Sponsored by Hartington Equipment |
| 2:30pm - 3:30pm | Cameron's Kids' Corner - Make a Bog Event! (Children over 3) Sponsored by CheapButGoodWebsites.ca |
| 3:30pm - 5:30pm | BATS (bats and the environment, build a bat house)(Lions Hall) |
| 5:00pm - 7:00pm | Trinity United Church Fish Fry (Adults $12; Children $6) |
| Saturday Morning and Afternoon Onstage Starting at 10:00am |
| Samantha McGrath Acoustic Sponsored by Seniors' Association Kingston Region |
| Parade Awards with Cameron |
| Cameron Skit Sponsored by Don Lawson (Raycraft Realty ) |
| Island View Rock Sponsored by Brunet Heating & Air Conditioning |
| Dunk Tank Show |
| Red Neck Boulevard Country Sponsored by Verona Medical Center |
| Dunk Tank Show (Children of Haiti) Sponsored by Servicemaster of Kingston |
| Boneyard Doggz Rock Sponsored by Vaughan's Tire & Auto |
| Dunk Tank Show (Southern Frontenac Community Services Corp.) Sponsored by Lowe's |
| Rock Bottom Classic Rock Sponsored by Render Unto Caesar Taxation & Computer Services |
| Campfire Boys Folk Sponsored by A Phone Call Away Personal Services |
| Saturday Evening Onstage Starting at 7:00pm |
| Still Standing Classic Rock Sponsored by MOM Restaurant |
| Dunk Tank Show (Scouts Canada South Frontenac Group) Sponsored by Pepsico |
| The Rattles Beatles Tribute Sponsored by The Township of South Frontenac |
| Sunday August 7 | |
| 9:00am - 4:30pm | Free half-hourly shuttle service. Lion's Centre to Prince Charles Public School with stops at Vaughan's Auto and McMullen Park (Extra lunch time stops to Rivendell Golf Club, Bravo and Foodland) |
| 9:00am - 4:00pm | Marketplace Arts & Crafts |
| 9:00am - 4:00pm | Antique Engine Display Sponsored by Leonard Fuels |
| 10:00am | Coffee and Muffins Courtesy of Oddfellows & Rebekahs |
| 10:00am - 3:00pm | The 16th Annual Verona Classic Car Show (at McMullen Park) |
| Noon - 2:00pm | Soap Box Derby (on Lakeview Drive) Sponsored by Revell Ford Lincoln |
| Noon - 4:00pm | 9 Hole Mini Putt Golf Sponsored by Rivendell Golf Club |
| Noon - 4:00pm | Cameron's Kids' Corner (Free crafts!) Sponsored by CheapButGoodWebsites.ca |
| Noon - 4:00pm | Helicopter Rides ($40 per person) by Kouri's Kopters Inc. |
| Noon - 4:00pm | Petting Zoo Sponsored by Jeff Parks / Raymond James Independent Financial Services |
| 12:30pm - 2:00pm | Verona Express Kids' Train Ride Sponsored by Hartington Equipment |
| 1:30pm - 2:30pm | Cameron's Kids' Corner - Make a Bog Event! (Children over 3) Sponsored by CheapButGoodWebsites.ca |
| 2:30pm | Dog Show Registration at 2:00pm Courtesy of Hiddenridge Kennel Reg'd |
| 2:30pm - 4:00pm | Verona Express Kids' Train Ride Sponsored by Hartington Equipment |
| Sunday Onstage Starting at 11:15am |
| Community Ecumenical Church Service (The Country Church) Sponsored by The Orser Family in Memory of Everett Orser |
| Crooked Wood Gospel / Celtic Sponsored by The Day Family in Memory of Dr. Gordon Day & Helen Cronk |
| Dunk Tank Show (Trinity United Church) Sponsored by JYSK |
| Luther Wright & The Wrongs Folk/Country Sponsored by James Reid Funeral Home |
| Cameron Skit Sponsored by Don Lawson (Raycraft Realty) |
| Kelly Trottier Celtic/Bluegrass Sponsored by Verona Lions Club |
| Prize Draws, Cameron Bog Winners, Bike Giveaways |
| Closing Ceremonies with Cameron |
