Friday, June 13, 2014

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This year's Canada Day theme in Norton will be AN OL' FASHION CANADIAN COUNTRY FAIR.


PARADE begins at 11am - Everyone is encouraged to place an entry in the parade. Decorate a bike or a wheel barrel - anything with wheels - or create a fun float, ride a horse, enter an antique car, or be a walker.  Line up starts at 10 am at Riverview Drive East. Judging will take place before the parade begins, so have everyone on your float by 10:45. For more information about the parade, please contact Sue at 434.0465.

EVENTS at the Norton Community Playground & Legacy Park
- Bouncy Castle for children is from 11am till 2pm.
- the Norton Rec Council will be fundraising by selling hot dogs, hamburgers, beverages, and popcorn as part of the community BBQ and potluck beginning at noon. Please bring a salad or desert to share with the community, as well as a picnic blanket or chairs.
- Children's Carnival Games from 12:45 till 1:30pm: admission is $2 and lets the children go to each station and earn points that can be traded in for prizes.
- Washer toss and Sack races open to all ages from 1:30-2:00pm.
- Pony rides.
 - Lego contest, photo contest, and baking contest: entries will be on display in the Norton Elementary School gym. All entries must be submitted on June 30th between 3-5pm at the Norton Elementary School and should include name, ages, and address.

COFFEE HOUSE & FIREWORKS - beginning at 8pm, everyone is invited back to the playground for a fun evening to celebrate our community and country. The Norton Village Council will be providing a cake for everyone to try and the Midland Baptist Church will be selling coffee and beverages to raise money for its Mad @ Poverty campaign. When it gets dark, the Norton Fire Department will amaze us all with a lovely fireworks display!

For more details and information, please also visit us on Facebook:
www.facebook.com/norton.recreation

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Norton Rink hours of operation

Monday to Friday
2-4pm: public skate
6-8pm: public skate
8-10pm: hockey for ages 16 and up

Saturday & Sunday
10am-noon: public skate
2-4pm: public skate
4-6pm: hockey for ages 9-15
6-8pm: public skate
8-10pm: hockey for ages 16 and up

Please note that the rink building will be open for these hours as long as there are volunteers to be present. If there is no one at the building, these times still stand and the ice can still be used.

For the hours between these posted times, it is first come first serve.

If you would like to volunteer, please contact Sussanne or Joey Driscoll at 839-2931.

Also, please note that there are to be no pucks or sticks on the ice during scheduled public skate times unless and only if there is no one else there just to skate.