Stokes Bay Community Centre Summerfest 29 July 2006 Click here to read the Peninsula Press article. Click on the thumbnail for a larger image and use your “Back Button” to return here. Summerfest may be the 29th, but this year it started on the 28th at the General Store as Bob Smith hosted one of his “Kruze Nites” and included a ‘Show & Shine’ of the Soap Boxes that will be taking part in tomorrow’s Soap Box Derby. 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 Here is a true race driver, complete with all his sponsorships. 010 011 Now “THAT” is what you call a true ‘Soap Box’. 012 013 014 015 A ‘Photo Op’ with #51, the Nascar Busch Car 016 017 Saturday morning saw at relaxed start to Summerfest with activities starting at 11:00 a.m. with the Bike Parade from the Community Centre to the General Store. Someone with the Fire Department misinformed Constable Adam Belanger of the O.P.P. that it was a bike race, so when he led off the procession with siren wailing, it left those walking way behind. 018 019 020 021 022 023 024 025 026 And the races are on! 027 028 029 The ‘invisible’ Soap Box! 030 031 032 – 9-1-1 – 033 Never mind, it’s only a fender bender. 034 035 036 037 038 039 040 041 042 043 044 045 046 047 048 049 050 051 052 053 054 The ‘MIGHTY’ Stokes Bay River, looking downstream at the bridge on Stokes Bay Road. 055 And upstream is about the same. When seeing the river this dry, it is hard to imagine... “THIS!” This is when it can be called the ‘MIGHTY’ Stokes Bay River, during Spring run-off! Back at the Community Centre, activities are geting into full swing. 056 The bar is ready. 057 The people are here. 058 The Penny Tables are seeing a brisk business. 059 And lunch is being served. 060 061 062 063 064 065 066 067 Medical Emergency Bob Zavitz said, “I’ve just done something very stupid” as he was trying to pry apart some frozen hamburgers (with a sharp knife). On closer examination it was obvious that the slight nick that Bob had given himself was not-so-slight and it was off to the hospital. On the way to the hospital, Bob seemed to imply that he was more afraid for his life than he was of bleeding to death (I wonder why, I was only slightly over the speed limit). Safely at the hospital, the incomparable Dr. Dave Thompson was on call and told Bob that he had two options, Dr. Dave could either finish what Bob started or he could stitch him back together, and Bob wisely choose the latter. With no tendon damage, Bob was back to work in the kitchen within two hours with strict orders to stay away from sharp knives. 068 069 070 071 072 073 074 075 076 077 078 079 080 081 082 083 084 085 086 087 088 089 090 091 092 093 094 095 096 097 098 099 100 101 102 A good time was had by everyone. The Stokes Bay Community Centre would like to thank every who helped throughout the day, all the generous businesses and people who donated various prizes, music and entertainment, and most importantly, THEIR TIME.