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All investment products are administered by Co-operators Life Insurance Company. ribbon at the offi cial grand opening for the Kinsmen Splash Pad on Aug. 10. See full story on pg. 3. > everything you need to know in your locally owned and operated community newspaper 2 The Stonewall Teulon Tribune Thursday, August 19, 2021 Green Acres Art Centre offers entertainment for youth TRIBUNE PHOTOS BY TYLER SEARLE Photos, left to right: Colby Z., Scarlett W., Matthew C. and Dyson C. compete in a game of bocce ball. Last week was Games Week at the GAAC day camp. Excitement mounts as campers at the GAAC day camp cross off numbers on their Bingo sheets. Meanwhile Piper T. catches a wiffl eball while playing with a friend during the Summer Funtastics day camp. Camp co-ordinators Lexi Buchanan, Sam Morin and Keri Everitt. By Tyler Searle stuck at home over the last two years and the Children were hard at play during the annual kids love getting out. They love meeting new Sunova Summer Funtastics day camp at Teu- friends and seeing old friends. We have tons lon’s Green Acres Art Centre last week. of activities, and we are super lucky to offer so The camps provide supervised fun and activi- many different sports,” said camp co-ordinator Interlake’s Automotive & Agricultural Glass Specialists ties for kids and teenagers ages fi ve to 17. Keri Everitt. We make the claim The camp’s theme changes weekly and has al- Twenty-two children attended last week’s ready featured sewing, dancing, sports, readers Games Camp, and this summer the GAAC has We replace the glass Autopac Accredited Glass Repair theatre, and fl ights and fossils. averaged 14 kid campers and 10 teens per week, We have courtesy cars available Last week was Games Camp for kids aged fi ve said camp co-ordinator Samantha Morin. to 11. 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On opening day in wood CAO Chris Luellman directed 1957, admission cost 25 cents for fami- the ceremony alongside Stonewall lies with children, and a season pass Mayor Clive Hinds. Behind the men was $1. stood a dozen Kin members (Kinsmen Over time, the Kinsmen property and Kinettes) and Town of Stonewall grew to encompass the adjacent park councillors Jackie Luellman and Kim- and campground — now known as berly Newman. Quarry Park. A crowd of roughly 50 people Today, the area is a shining gem of TRIBUNE PHOTOS BY TYLER SEARLE gathered to watch the proceedings. the community and a symbol of quar- Kinsmen Club member Chris Luellman and Stonewall’s Mayor Clive Among them were sponsors, patrons ry rehabilitation, he said. Hinds address the crowd during last week’s grand opening of the and friends of the splash pad project. Kinsmen Club president Martin Kinsmen Splash Pad. “This project couldn’t have hap- Mailman conceived the splash pad pened without the support of our after nearly a year of deliberating entire community and especially our various projects. The pad represents sponsors,” began Chris Luellman in the legacy and impact of the Kinsmen his opening address. Club on the community, Chris Lu- He acknowledged signifi cant spon- ellman added. sorships that made the $300,000 proj- “So, let’s cut a ribbon,” he fi nished. ect possible, including a $75,000 grant The underground pump, which from the provincial government, powers the splash pad, can move up which he credited to local MLA Ralph 34,000 gallons each day, and the sys- Eichler. tem uses an environmentally friendly Eichler was not present, but his as- circulation tank. sistant Sandra Smith accepted the ac- A Kinsmen Club member pushed knowledgment in his stead. the button to charge the water lines Although the splash pad opened to while Hinds and Mailman positioned the public in mid-July, its commit- side-by-side before the ribbon. tee decided to hold off on the grand A minute of bated anticipated opening until Aug. 10. The date is passed before water came cascading signifi cant because it coincides with down from the fountains and spurt- Kinsmen Lake’s 65th anniversary, ing up from inground geysers. Darian and Macy L. play in the water following the splash pad’s grand Chris Luellman said. A wave of laughter rolled through opening. He took a moment to recognize the the crowd, and applause soon fol- lowed as Hinds cut the ribbon. washroom facilities on site. The near- The Kinsmen Splash Pad was offi - est public washrooms are available at cially deemed open. the ball diamonds to the north. Musical fundraiser for Amaya The project is functionally complete, The Kinsmen Club is still accepting but the club plans to fi nish the sur- donations. Donors can support the Staff ily is raising money for her to travel rounding plot by laying a brick walk- project by buying an engraved brick An upcoming musical event will to Thailand for a stem cell transplant way and erecting a picnic shelter in for the upcoming pathway. hit a high note with good times for a in the hopes of restoring her mobility. the fall. More information is available online good cause. McLeod House Tearoom and Res- The pad is open daily from 10 a.m. at http://www.stonewallkin.com un- On Aug. 20 from 6 to 10 p.m., McLeod taurant will be taking donations at the until 7 p.m. in the summer. der the “Buy a Brick Campaign” tab. House Tearoom and Restaurant is event, and they’ll also be donating 40 Admission is free, but there are no hosting a live music charity event with per cent of all sales from the boutique proceeds going to Magic for Amaya.