Community Theatre at Coronation Hall: The Dagg Haunting

Coming Event: 26th – 28th August:

“The Dagg Haunting – a true Pontiac ghost story”

by Greg Graham, performed by the Pontiac Community Players. Contact 819 647 2547 for more information & tickets.  For some historical background on the Dagg Haunting, please click here.

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Old-Time Country Dance scheduled for July 31, 2010 has been POSTPONED to
Saturday, October 9.  We apologize for any inconvenience. But we sure hope to see you there!

A great way to start off your evening of trick-or-treating or a great place to finish.  Games, treats, scary candied apples, and you could even learn of the legend of the Coronation Witch!  Halloween evening (Oct. 31st), 4pm – 8pm.  everybody welcome, young and the young-at-heart!

It’s been a busy September at the Hall. We were selected by the UPA (Quebec Farmer’s Union) and MAPAQ (Ministry of Agriculture) to be part of the province-wide ‘open day’ – a great opportunity to meet new people and show them a bit of the rural life! Also, some of our friends in Bristol are members of the Pembroke Antique Car Club. The Club put on a bit of a show the following weekend at the Hall. Here are some photos from both weekends – enjoy, and thank you to everyone who came out, and participated!

This past Sunday (Sept. 13th), Coronation Hall Cider Mills, along with its brother enterprise, Third Line Orchards, participated in the ‘Portes ouvertes sur les fermes du quebec’ (Quebec Farms open house).  Over three-hundred visitors came, with a large number of new visitors from the towns of Aylmer, Hull, and Gatineau, as well as across the river in Arnprior and even Petawawa!  Kids pressed and drank their own cider, coloured coloring sheets, and participated in apple-variety guessing games, while adults took part in a presentation on apple cultivation and basic pruning techniques.  The mill was running all day, with visitors able to see our production in progress, as well as the tea room, where many took advantage of our excellent baked treats and ‘fresh-off-the-press’ cider.  The local branch of MAPAQ (Ministre d’Agriculture et Pecheries au Quebec) also participated, and their booth and presentations were greatly appreciated by all.  A special thank you goes out to the local and regional members of the UPA (l’Union des producteurs agricole) which sponsored the day, providing us with volunteers, t-shirts, hats, and a draw for two gift baskets (of our products) worth $150 each.  The winners were Mdm. Lanouette of Aylmer, Quebec, and Ms. Ann Hodgins of Shawville, Quebec – congratulations!

The 153rd Shawville Fair has come and gone, and Coronation Hall Cider Mills was proud to be a part of it.  Not only did we sponsor the apple pie contest (seeing as how one of our bakers one the Ottawa Super-Ex’s), we also sponsored the award for the most points in the baking division.  Congratulations to everyone who participated.  We also had  a booth in the ‘buy local’ section (the arena lobby).  All of our cider supplies quickly went, and a surprising number of baked goods.  Thank you to the CLD Pontiac for sponsoring the booth, and to the Pontiac Agriculture Society for their hard work.

The Pontiac CLD (Centre local de development), along with Table Jeunesse Pontiac is sponsoring a series of films this summer to be shown in different locations around the Pontiac.  The first showing will be right here at Coronation Hall this Friday (July 10th) at 9:00 p.m. for Bedtime Stories featuring Adam Sandler.  The film is completely free, just bring a lawnchair!

Any questions?  Contact the CLD at 819-648-5065 or Coronation Hall at 819-647-2547.