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‘\ t t V but of In: palslx ”ash in 17 years , ‘7 U W, W7 with music provided by Anne Marie and the Goodtimers, which went on to about 1 am, culminated the activities for the day. -- » NOt the end Unlike some other crirnmunities in the area, the activities for that day didn’t mean the'ending of Tyendina- ga’s Bicentennial celebrations. From Aug. 24 to 26 the Shannonville Fair will be held. On Sept. 29 the Marysville Bazaar will be on tap. And on Oct. 27 there will be the Empey Hill Supper. The events really come to a close Nov. 17 with the Shannonville Christmas bazaar. Ralph Spencer, Tyendinaga council- lor and Bicentennial committee chair- man, says he hopes the parade will become an annual event for the com- munity. He says in a community such as Tyendinaga where the houses are far apart, it’s relativelylmore difficult to organize social events But Spencer says he hopes the para- de and Bicentennial celebrations on .the whole will spark sufficient enthuâ€" siasm in the people to make them want to have something such as a pa- rade or picnic each year. 1 00 pe r- ce nt Whatever success the community has had so far in its Bicentennial From out of the past came United Empire Loyalists, antique cars and even Fred and Wilma Flintstone.~ They all participated in Tyendinaga Summer Day at Melrose on Saturday. I celebrations is due to its untiring com- mittee which gave 100 per cent, Spencer says. Spence-5 a school teacher, says he has been on other committees where two or three persons usually get in for‘ the glory. But in the Bicentennial corn- mittee, he didn’t see any such thing. Members of the committee are: Lois - McMechan, Spencer, Paul Lalonde, Reeve Charles Long, Lorne Weese, Ed Lazier and Nancy Pordham all of Mel- rose; Councillor Tim Enright and Ber- nice Brennan ot Read; Bernice Thomp son and Helen Kimmerly, near Selby Deputy Reeve Kenneth Shannon; Be nie O’Sullivan and Helen McCamâ€" bridge of Mary‘sville.