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• Kinsmen Parade

• Kids FunZone

• Live Entertainment

• Games & Activities

• Ladysmith Has Royalty

• Vendors / Food

• Greasy Pole Contest

• Ladies Nail Driving Contest

• Transfer Beach Playground Grand Opening

• Pony Rides & Petting Zoo

• Fireworks

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Ladysmith Days says a lot about the community it cel-ebrates.

First of all, we’re a community that likes to have fun. Just try to fit in all the activities going on from 7 a.m. Saturday until the Fireworks Spectacular at 9:30 p.m. Sunday, and you’ll quickly discover there’s not enough room on your calendar.

We’re also a community that wants to be inclusive. There’s activities for kids, teens, parents and grandparents. There’s nobody who’s not invited to Ladysmith Days, be they resi-dents of the town, or visitors who just happen upon the weekend’s activities.

Then there’s the generosity, so evident at events like this. Think of all the volunteers who have contributed countless hours organizing, promoting and running all the activities,

and you’ll begin to get an idea how much we give to each other.

Not to mention the sponsors who, year after year, contrib-ute so much to make Ladysmith Days – and a host of other civic celebrations – possible. That’s part of who we are.

We’re a community blessed with talent and flair. Check out Ladysmith has Talent at the Transfer Beach Amphitheatre both Saturday and Sunday, and you’ll see just how many shining stars there are in our repertoire. And be sure to watch the Ladysmith Days parade to see lots of pizzazz and flair on the move.

Are we up for a challenge? You bet, and we don’t mind having a laugh while we’re at it. The Greasy Pole contest and the Ladies Nail Driving Contest are reminiscent of county fair fun from an era when people used to make

their own entertainment. And there’s the Zucchini Races, of course.

We’re caring. While Ladysmith Days is the focus of the community and its organizations over one weekend, that same community and those same organizations raise fund-ing for all kinds of worthy causes all year round.

So for a couple of days each year, we pull out all the stops and have a great time celebrating this very special place where we live… which means, to a large degree, that we’re celebrat-ing ourselves. And just because the celebration lasts a couple of days, doesn’t mean what’s being celebrated is bracketed.

Ladysmith, like any community, has it’s issues. But what Ladysmith Days celebrates is a community that’s fun, inclusive, generous, talented, up for a challenge and car-ing. Those are qualities worth celebrating 365 days a year.

So what’s this celebration called Ladysmith Days all about?It’s about a community we can celebrate all year long for being: fun, generous, talented and caring


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Downtown Ladysmith 7:00 am – 9:30 am Ladysmith Days Bullhead Derby! Come on down to the

Ladysmith Maritime Society Dock at 610 Oyster Bay Drive to get in on the fun. Please have your child bring a lifejacket and fishing pole.

7:00 am Rotary Club Pancake Breakfast, Ladysmith Credit Union Parking Lot, First Avenue & Roberts Street

8:30 am Judging of the Kinsmen Parade entries begins 10:00 am Citizen of the Year Award Presentation, Ladysmith Credit

Union Parking Lot 10:15 am Parade begins along First Ave, sponsored by the Ladysmith

Kinsmen Club Transfer Beach & Amphitheatre 3:00 pm Food Vendors open

3:00 pm Ladies Nail Driving contest sponsored by Home Hardware Building Centre

3:00 pm “LADYSMITH HAS ROYALTY” lots of fun! Following Ladysmith “LADYSMITH HAS TALENT” Starts right after the Has Royalty Ladysmith Royalty family has been chosen - till it is over!

sponsored by Ladysmith McDonald’s 3:00 pm Nanaimo Boat Modelers Club demonstration and display 3:00 pm Registration for Zucchini Races at Ladysmith Celebrations

tent by parking lot 4:30 pm Zucchini Races in the Parking Lot by the climbing wall,

sponsored by G. Reid Services 4:00 – 6:00 pm Childrens Games – Old Fashioned Family Games sponsored

by the Oceanview Community Church – held by the Kin Hut at Transfer Beach

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Beach Party. Bring your blankets and chairs and come listen to music by The Bratz, sponsored by Nanaimo Honda

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11:00 am – 2:00 pm Mid-Island Soccer will be selling Hot Dogs at Aggie Hall 11:00 am – 2:00 pm Face Painting, Penny the Owl, Kids Games – by Youth

Group of Island Savings Credit Union 11:00 am – 2:00 pm Giant Slide, Dragon Bouncer, Monster Obstacle Course,

Frozen Castle 11:15 am Daisy the Cow show – sponsored by Island Farms 11:30 am Island Farms – Ice Cream eating contest 11:30 am to 2:00 pm Music by Fred Izon 12:00 to 12:30 pm Music by Kerry Ryan

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8:00 am – 11:00 am Eagles Pancake Breakfast at the Eagles Hall

4:00 pm – 8:00 pm Eagles Steak BBQ at the Eagles Hall Transfer Beach & Amphitheatre

10:00 am Food & Craft Vendors Open

10:00 am – 6:00 pm Nanaimo Boat Modellers Club demonstration and display

11:00 am Greasy Pole Contest by Kin Hut. Must pre-register, sponsored by Wash Me on Ludlow

11:00 am – 4:00 pm “Kids Count Fun Zone” sponsored by the Ladysmith & District Credit Union. – Giant Slide, Bouncy Castles, Giant Obstacle Course, Face Painting and Balloon Animals

11:00 am – 4:00 pm Tiger Lily Farm Kids Pony Rides & Petting Zoo, sponsored by Fraternal Order of Eagles AERIE 2101

1:00 – 5:00 pm Kids’ Games & Activities & Youth Games, sponsored by Ladysmith Parks, Recreation & Culture

11 am - 4 pm Dunk Tank - fundraiser for Ladysmith Days

11:00 am - Noon Transfer Beach Park Playground Grand Opening

Noon – 1:00 pm Ladies Nail Driving Winners Prize Presentation

Noon – 4:00 pm Laser Tag

1:00 pm – 5:00 pm Lifeguards on the beach Entertainment at Amphitheatre

10:30 am – 11:30 am Bethel Bands Together

Noon – 1:00 pm “LADYSMITH HAS TALENT” winners

1:20 pm – 2:20 pm Sandy Jasper sponsored by Integra Tire

2:40 pm – 3:40 pm Tropic Mayhem sponsored by Re/Max Ocean Pointe Realty

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Luv Train sponsored by Dunsmuir Investments (Brian Marshall)

5:20 pm – 6:20 pm The Eggmen sponsored by Ladysmith Kinsmen

6:40 pm – 7:40 pm Johnny Vallis sponsored by Ryler Trucking (Howie & Colleen Davis)

8:00 pm – 9:30 pm The Smiley Band sponsored by Holland Creek Partnership

9:30 pm Fireworks Spectacular sponsored by Ladysmith & District Credit Union

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Volunteers have been working feverishly to install a new playground at Transfer Beach, in time for an official dedication during Ladysmith Days.

And they’re on track to make it.So kids won’t have to wait much longer

for their turn on the swings, the slides and the giant climbing dome.

But as much work as there was for vol-unteers to do on the ground, there’s still more to do raising the funds needed to pay the bills.“A project like this takes a lot of man-

power,” said Duck Paterson, chair of the Kinsmen project. “Not only the work to set up the playground, but also to raise the $175,000 needed to make the project possible.”

The Kinsmen are just shy of their fund-raising goal, and are turning to the com-munity in a final push to get across the financial finish line.“We are currently sitting at about $169,000,”

Paterson said.With support from Air Canada and the

Nanaimo Airport, the Kinsmen are raffling

a choice between two getaway prizes, each valued at about $8,000.

The raffle winner can choose between: An ‘amazing’ New York Long Weekend, with your choice of a Broadway show, dinner, and 3 night stay at Hilton New York; or a Fighter Pilot for a Day – Air Combat USA fighter pilot experience for one, with a three night Hyatt Place stay.Air Canada will provide economy class,

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Second prize is a BC Lions authentic train-ing jacket; third prize, two family dinners courtesy of the Transfer Beach Concession.

Only 1,160 tickets will be sold, at $20 each. The draw will be held Sunday, Aug. 2. 11 a.m. at the opening of the new playground at Transfer Beach.

You can support this worthwhile cause by buying a ticket at the Ladysmith Chamber of Commerce, Pemberton Homes Realty, Twisted Scissor Hair Salon or by contact-ing Mike Sumpter at 250-245-2063, or Duck Paterson at 250-245-2263, or any other Ladysmith Kinsmen.

Transfer Beach Playgroundofficially opens on Aug. 2

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Volunteers assembling the Kinsmen Transfer Beach playground, in preparation for its dedication and official opening during Ladysmith Days, at 11:30 a.m., Aug. 2


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Let’s have a blast from the past!This year’s theme – A blast from the

past! – harkens back to the time when Ladysmith Days was known as Beach Ball Days. What could be a more fitting sym-bol of carefree fun than a bouncing beach ball? A beach ball takes the serious edge off any game (volleyball, for instance, or soccer, if you can imagine); it’s bright colours remind you of a circus tent; it floats any way the wind blows.

Beach BallsSo incorporating beach balls into the

activities in 2015 seemed a fitting trib-ute to Ladysmith Days’ origins, and the Celebrations Society, with sponsorship from The Great Canadian Dollar Store, will be tossing around lots of them dur-ing the Kinsmen parade Saturday, start-ing at 10:15 a.m. Look for the Celebration Society’s float, then get ready to catch one of the numbered beach balls that will be tossed into the crowd. Catch one and bring it down to the Ladysmith Days tent at the “beach party” at Transfer Beach on Saturday night from 6 – 8 p.m. to collect a prize. Each beach ball is a winner and the prizes will vary.

Ladies Nail DrivingAnother memorable favourite is the

Ladies Nail Driving Contest, which takes place at Transfer Beach Saturday, begin-ning at 3 p.m. Anyone can get into the swing of things. There’s three age groups: 14 to 25 years; 26 to 50 and 50 plus. Prizes are sponsored by Ladysmith Home Hardware Building Supplies, including a

$100 gift certificate for first place finish-ers and $50 for second.

Greasy Pole ClimbThe Greasy Pole Contest is back, too.

This slick event takes place beside the Kin Hut at Transfer Beach, starting at 11 a.m. on Sunday. To participate you must be over 12 years, and have to register at the Ladysmith Days tent (there will be no registrations at the pole). The objec-tive is to slither up the greasy 26 foot pole within the allotted 10 minutes for a chance to win cash prizes. The lucky contestant who reaches the top will be able to claim a $100 bill; seven other con-testants who make it half way up the pole will earn themselves $50, and bragging rights. Coveralls are provided. The event is sponsored by Wash Me on Ludlow.

Zucchini RaceThose youngsters who have a passion

for motor sports, will want to enter in the great Zucchini Race, which takes place at Transfer Beach Aug. 1. Registration is at the Ladysmith Days tent starting at 3 p.m., with the racing getting underway at 4:30 p.m. There are three age categories: 5-7 years; 8-10 and 11-13. The event starts out with a preliminary round, then goes into the finals. ‘Anything goes’ when it comes to making a Formula One zucchini, but each creation must have an axel going through the front and the back wheels. As well as the time tri-als, there will be a ‘people’s choice’ winner in each category, so entrants are encouraged to gussy up their zucchinis as much as they like. This event is sponsored by G. Reid Services.

Blasts from the pastpart of this year’s fun

Favourite events from years gone by add to laughs

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