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Ladysmith Days to go back to long weekend Niomi Pearson The Chronicle
A young girl dances the night away as the Odds perform at the Transfer Beach Amphitheatre Sunday night during Ladysmith Days. Niomi Pearson/Chronicle Please turn to pages 12 and 13 for more photos from the weekend’s celebrations.
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Ladysmith’s biggest party of the summer will be moving back to its original time slot on the August long weekend. After careful consideration and plenty of community feedback, the Ladysmith Celebrations Society has decided to change the date for next year’s function, says chairperson Barry Frech. “People are asking constantly why not the long weekend — there’s no reason why not to,” he said. “I know it will work better for people.” Though attendance numbers seemed down this year, there was plenty of fun to be had from Coronation Mall and Transfer Beach to First Avenue and Aggie Field all weekend long during Ladysmith Days. “Everything went right for Ladysmith Days, including the weather,” said Coun. Steve Arnett.
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The Ladysmith Days festivities offered the usual brand of family fun — bouncy castles, pancake breakfast, parade, carnival-style treats and pony rides — as well as a few new additions to the roster. The Ladysmith Has Talent competition had few entries but enthusiastic participants. Competitors sang and danced their hearts out to an enthusiastic crowd at the Ladysmith library parking lot. Winning first in the age five to nine category where five-yearold Serenity and Holly Pedersen with their a capella rendition of Ladysmith Primary School’s song, All My Crazy Pets. In the age 10-12 category, Cecilia Gibson, 12, silenced the crowd with her heartfelt serenade,Stay by Sugarland. Karen Battie and Kennedy Williams, both 14, rocked their version of Wanted by Jessie James and won See Planning Page 3
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