​Kincardine Legion Corner

This weekend marks the beginning of our Remembrance Day ceremonies and events. Tomorrow (Nov. 7), at 9:30 a.m., veterans and members of the Legion are attending Kincardine District Senior School. KDSS is conducting a ceremony to honour veterans. If you're a veteran, you are invited to attend and meet these thankful students and staff.

Saturday, Nov. 8, the Kincardine Bulldogs will be hosting a Veterans Night at their home game facing the Mount Forest Patriots. Veterans can enjoy free admission with the presentation of their veteran I.D. Members of the Kincardine Legion will be present for the opening ceremony.

Nov. 9, you’re invited to attend the Remembrance Day Ceremony at the Tiverton Cenotaph at 2 p.m.

Nov. 11, all are welcome to attend the Remembrance Day Ceremony at the Kincardine Legion, 218 Lambton Street. The ceremony commences with a service in the Legion Hall at 10 a.m., followed by a ceremony at the Cenotaph along with wreath-laying at 10:45 a.m. All are invited for a light lunch in the Legion Hall, following the ceremonies. There will be no access to the Legion parking lot from 10:15-11:45 a.m., as Lambton Street will be closed for the ceremony.

Wear your Poppy this week to remember and honour those who have served and sacrificed.

If you are in search of a reliable way to return your Poppy donation envelope, deposit boxes are available at InStyle Hair Studio, Sleepers Bed Gallery and, of course, at the Legion Bar. Our Poppy donation campaign is the pillar of our veteran support programs.



Dave Dechene (left) and Mary Farrell of the Kincardine Legion take donations for poppies at Kincardine Home Hardware, Saturday, Nov. 1
 

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The Saturday Meat Draw included some frequent flyers. Representing the Tiverton Veterans Lounge crowd, Doc Roppel won twice. He had a quality selection of products provided by Roger and his stellar crew at Sobeys, including two large beef roasts. The Allen family ensured its 1,442-week-long winning streak remained intact with a win by Shannon. Charles Samms won $128 in the 50/50 draw. Of note, Doug Holtby, last week's winner of the 50/50, has been suspiciously absent from the club room since his new found wealth. Consider dropping into the weekly meat draw Saturdays starting at 3 pm, it's where the cool people hang out.

Alex Duthie of Kincardine won $1,892 in the Catch The Ace draw. He chose Envelope No. 4 which revealed the Ace of Diamonds. The draw continues with an estimated jackpot of $35,000. Get your tickets early and often. All the draws are broadcast live on the Catch the Ace Facebook page, Wednesdays at 4 p.m.. There are 120 episodes archived on the page. If there's nothing on Netflix, go back and review each episode like our Week 3 winner Steve is doing right now. He has determined through his research Catch the Ace has raised $1.275-million dollars since the inception of the on-line game. Given away to winners is nearly $640,000. Also, the same amount has been given to local charities and causes. We thank Steve for his research and encourage everyone to come down to the Legion in person Wednesday afternoons and enjoy the draw live.

Check out the Legion Facebook page for coming events. Of note, the Mega Meat Draw Dec. 13; The Ballaghs Dec. 14; and Adam Cousins on New Year’s Eve!

We look forward to the return of our PR Officer next week to resume his weekly Legion Corner entry.