The Quyon Community Association hosted its second annual community day on Saturday, drawing a large crowd despite the rainy weather.
The event was geared towards bringing the community together and was organized in conjunction with the Quyon Lions Club and Quyon Sports and Recreation.
The Quyon Community Association is made up of six community members: Laura Stewart, Brenda Clarke, Lindsay Hamilton, Luke Young, Brian Sloan and Christopher Provost.
Stewart said they put the event on to bring the community together.
“We hold these events for community spirit and community engagement,” she said. “This event isn’t about fundraising, it’s about the love of our town and people coming back who have moved away.”
Friday night kicked off with a wet and rainy 3-pitch tournament, put on by Quyon Sports and Recreation, that continued Saturday morning. Despite the cool temperature, the dugouts were full of players.
Beginning Saturday afternoon and continuing until the evening, the community day also had a variety of events for people to take part in. There were live music performances spread out throughout the afternoon and vintage lawn games in the park. There was also face painting and a raffle full of prizes donated by a long list of sponsors.
One of the most popular events of the weekend was the second annual Cowpie Bingo. The venue for this event was the outdoor rink, which was split up into squares with painter’s tape.
Then, Annabelle the cow from Bonnieshade Farms was brought from across the highway by farmer Ian MacKechnie, and was released into the rink. Whichever square Annabelle chose to drop her first cowpie into, was the winning square.
This year, Stewart was the lucky winner when Annabelle pooped in square number 31, taking home the prize money of $1,000.
The squares were sold as a fundraiser for the Quyon ball park, with half the proceeds going to the winner of the bingo, and the other half toward field improvements.
In the evening, the Quyon Lions Club put on a roast beef dinner, served with mashed potatoes, dinner rolls, baked beans, and cake for dessert. Stewart said they served about 140 meals, which is a few less than last year.
She hopes the community day will continue to grow back to its full glory.
“Back in the 80s and 90s when it was the Lions Club running this event, it was a full weekend,” Stewart said. “We are hopeful to make it there.”
Quyon is gearing up for its sesquicentennial, as 2025 will mark Quyon’s 150th year. Stewart said they are ramping up toward this celebration and she hopes to have an even bigger event next year for this milestone anniversary.
