CALEB NICKERSON
SHAWVILLE Nov. 15, 2018
On Thursday, Shawville United Church was descended upon by a surge of salivating shoppers for this year’s bazaar and supper. Shortly after the doors were opened, the pies, tarts and squares were going like mad.
Upstairs, the lineup for seating in the hall started well before dinnertime, as all the savvy diners know the hall fills up quickly every year.
Elaine Lang once again drew the short straw and had to speak to the press on behalf of women toiling away in the kitchen.

“It’s the same song and dance,” she said, getting a laugh out of her comrades.
The hall had seating for about 130 and Lang expected to serve more than 400 people before the night was through. She added that a busload had come down from Wakefield and others had journeyed from as far as Orillia.
The evening represented the work of many dozens of volunteers from the congregation and is one of the crown jewels of the church, and community’s, social calendar.