Shown at the entrance to the MacNaughton-Morrison Section of the South Huron Trail, are some of the organizers and supporters, along with Exeter’s White Squirrel, getting ready for Family Day WinterFest South Huron. (left to right): Tim Cumming, Ausable Bayfield Conservation; Tim Sweet, Exeter Curling Club; Lorne Rideout, Friends of the South Huron Trail; Judy McLeod, Exeter Lioness Club; George Finch, organizer; Jean Jacobe, Trivitt Memorial Anglican Church; Jo-Anne Fields, Manager of Community Services, Municipality of South Huron; Darcey Cook, Municipality of South Huron Recreation Department Program and Events Assistant; and Maggie Miller, Big Brothers and Big Sisters of South Huron.
SOUTH HURON – Plans for South Huron’s celebration of wintertime on Family Day are snowballing.
More than a dozen community groups are planning the Family Day WinterFest South Huron celebration on Feb. 18, adding some new twists to a holiday event with lots of old favourites.
New this year is: try-out-curling-for-free open house hosted by the Exeter Curling Club; euchreama and introduction to darts, hosted by the Royal Canadian Legion, R. E. Pooley Branch 167; scavenger hunt hosted by the South Huron Optimist Club; winter bird feeding workshop, courtesy of Friends of the South Huron Trail and Miller’s Country Store; and more new activities to be announced shortly.
The new events are in addition to some popular returning events such as: Exeter Lions Club Breakfast; fireworks courtesy of Trivitt Memorial Anglican Church and the South Huron Fire Department – Exeter Station Firefighters’ Association; free family snowshoeing offered by the Friends of the South Huron Trail and Ausable Bayfield Conservation; free public skating courtesy of Municipality of South Huron and Exeter Lions Club; clowns and face painting by the Exeter Lioness Club; a big-screen, G-rated movie co-hosted by Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Huron and Exeter Elementary School; tobogganing hill by the South Huron Roads Department; outdoor skating (weather permitting) by the South Huron Fire Department – Exeter Station; and more.
“When different groups and businesses each do something, the result is a bigger and better celebration of winter attractions and community,” said volunteer George Finch.
This is the third year for the community-wide celebration of the great outdoors and organizers say snow or no snow there will be lots to do in the Exeter area.
There are numerous business contributors to the community event as well as community organizations and individuals, according to Finch. Stay posted to familydaywinterfest.ca, designed courtesy of SOHO Creative, for additions to the WinterFest celebration schedule.
| Family Day WinterFest South Huron
Family Day Holiday Monday, February 18, 2013 (Schedule subject to change) |
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| Time | Event | Location | Cost | Sponsored |
| 8 am to noon | Breakfast | South Huron Recreation Centre, 94 Victoria Street East | $7 adult
$4 youth |
Exeter Lions Club |
| 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. | Clowns and Face Painting | South Huron Recreation Centre | FREE | Exeter Lioness Club |
| 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. | In Motion FREE Family Skate | South Huron Recreation Centre | FREE | Exeter Lions Club /JMR Electric / Jim Scott Enterprises/ C.E. REID and sons/ Municipality of South Huron |
| 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. | Euchreama
(Pre-registration not required). |
R.E. Pooley Legion Branch No. 167,
316 William Street, Exeter (Elevator on site) |
$8, lunch included. | R.E. Pooley Legion Branch 167,
316 William Street, Exeter 519-235-1167 |
| 10 a.m. to noon | Scavenger Hunt | South Huron Recreation Centre | FREE | South Huron Optimist Club |
| 11 a.m. | Winter BirdFeeding Workshop | South Huron Recreation Centre | FREE | Miller’s Country Store |
| Noon to 2 p.m. | Snowshoeing | South Huron Recreation Centre. (Meet at the rear of Rec Centre). | FREE | Friends of the South Huron Trail / Ausable Bayfield Conservation |
| Noon to 3 p.m. | Instructional Darts ‘Learn from a Pro’
Ages 10 and up
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R.E. Pooley Legion Branch 167,
316 William Street, Exeter Downstairs |
FREE | R.E. Pooley Legion Branch 167,
316 William Street, Exeter Contact 519-235-3539 |
| 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. | Curling Club Open House | Exeter Curling Club
205 Riverside Drive Exeter |
FREE | Exeter Curling Club
Contact 519-238-6018 |
| 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. | Big-Screen G-rated movie (Disney’s Wreck-It Ralph) – Children and youth are asked to bring indoor footwear and, if they want, a blanket | Exeter Elementary School,
93 Victoria Street East, Exeter |
Free (Pop and popcorn for a nominal fee). | Big Brothers, Big Sisters of South Huron/ Starlite Drive-in / Kraft Auto |
| ALL DAY | Tobogganing
(Bring your own sliders). |
MacNaughton Park on Mount MacNaughton!
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FREE | South Huron Roads Department |
| ALL DAY | Self-guided Trail Walk/Snowshoe (weather permitting) | MacNaughton – Morrison Section of the South Huron Trail | FREE | You |
| ALL DAY | Outdoor Skating | MacNaughton Park Pavilion | FREE | South Huron Fire Department – Exeter Station |
| 7 p.m. | FIREWORKS!
(Weather permitting) |
MacNaughton Park | FREE | Trivitt Memorial Anglican Church/ South Huron Fire Department, Exeter Station Firefighters’ Association. |
