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Ladysmith Days is just around the corner Lindsay Chung The Chronicle
Twelve-year-old Isaac Rowland was spending some of his summer out in the sun with his realistic-looking Niomi Pearson/Chronicle eagle kite on Thursday afternoon (July 26) at Transfer Beach.
Ladysmith has it all — and the organizers behind Ladysmith Days are ready to prove it Aug. 11-12 with a weekend filled with games, food, music and fun for the whole family. Ladysmith Days is set for Aug. 11 and 12 downtown and at Transfer B e a c h . T h i s y e a r ’s t h e m e i s Ladysmith Has It All. “We’re a small committee that puts this together, and we try our best to include lots of fun things for everybody because it’s a family thing,” said Melody Smythies, a director with the Ladysmith Celebrations Society. “Ladysmith Days is a real family event.” The weekend of celebration kicks off Aug. 10 when Coronation Mall celebrates Customer Appreciation Day from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be a bouncy castle, roaming entertainment, children’s activities, live music, clowns, balloons, fundraisers for Tour de Rock, giveaways, draws and in-store specials. Activities on Aug. 11 take place mostly downtown and at Aggie Field. It all starts with the Rotary Club pancake breakfast at 7 a.m. at the Ladysmith Credit Union parking lot. The First Avenue Street Market runs from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. from Buller Street to Warren Street.
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Hosted by the Ladysmith Chamber of Commerce the Street Market features a huge variety of vendors offering everything from jewelry, crafts and glass to carving, tupperware and knives. “We’re hoping for a good turnout,” said Smythies. “A lot of vendors were really pleased last year. We had a lot of happy people. I think having the parade and the people already in town to go past the market is definitely a good draw and a big benefit.” Judging of the Kinsmen Parade entries begins at 8:30 a.m., and the parade starts at 10 a.m., then travels along First Avenue. Before the parade begins, though, one dedicated community member will be honoured as Ladysmith’s 2012 Citizen of the Year. The award presentation will take place at 10 a.m. at the Ladysmith and District Credit Union parking lot. New this year is Ladysmith Has Royalty, which will take place right before Ladysmith Has Talent in the library parking lot at 11:45 a.m. Participants will be chosen at random from the audience, and they will have to perform certain tasks — which will be revealed at www. ladysmithdays.com on Aug. 1. The person who receives the most cheers from the audience for performing the four simple tasks will be declared the winner. See Ladysmith Page 1
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