Descriptions

Registration will take pace on Friday July 10, 2009:1:00 - 5:00pm and on Saturday July 11, 8:00am-12:00noon. The cost is $20.00 per family (includes children 18 years and younger) or $15.00 per individual. During the registration participants will receive:

• (Family Reg.) a carry bag and a button for each family member that will covers the cost of opening ceremonies for all members of the family.
• (Individual Reg.) a carry bag and a button that will covers the cost of the opening ceremonies.

The registration button will:

• get participants into some events free or save $1.00 off the cost of admission to some meals or events. All savings are indicated on the Schedule of events.

During registration participants may purchase tickets or register for the following events;

• Youth Field Trip
• Guy’s Pig Roast
• Belly Dancing workshop
• Adult Games
• Pretty Woman Contest
• Children’s Firemen’s Day
• NL Bean Supper with Toutons
• Moose Stew & Paste Supper
• Adult Talent Show

There are limited tickets for the meals and some of the shows. Register early to guarantee your admission..

The parade will start at 4pm from the Community Square. All families are encouraged to create a family sign / banner that they can take on parade with them. Be as creative as you wish with your sign / banner. As a treat for the children 12 years old or under there are prizes:

• for the best decorated bicycle, wagon, stroller, etc.
• prizes will be awarded to age groups 0-4yrs, 5-8yrs & 9-12yrs
• 1st, 2nd & 3rd place prizes will go to each age group.
• Try to use colors from the Reidville Town Crest; red, yellow, blue, gold and green.

During the parade volunteers will have signs with age groups on it. Children of each age group should  follow a volunteer carrying a sign with their age group on it. Winners of the contest will be announced on the field before 7pm and prizes will be awarded at the same time.

• The formal opening ceremonies will beginning at approximately 5:15 pm.
• It will open with O Canada and the Ode to Newfoundland sung by local talent, Connie Reid.
• Greetings from the Town of Reidville, the provincial and federal representatives, our major sponsor, Molson, and the chairperson for the Reidville Come Home Year 2009 Committee.
•  This will be followed with the cutting of the cake by our town ambassador(s).
• A meet & greet will follow on the field. Committee prepared finger foods & BBQed hot dogs and hamburger/mooseburger will be served.
• From 7pm-12 mn the following entertainment will be provided;
  • 7:45pm A Gymnastics Demonstration by the local Gracia Gymnastics Club,
  • 8:30pm Square Dancers: A local dance group performs a traditional square dance.
  • 10:30(dusk): Diane MacDonald-Belly Dance & Light Show.
• Socializing on the field during the remainder of the evening with music DJed by Cameron Patey.

The local gymnastics team, Gracia Gymnastics, will perform on the field.

• Saturday, July 11 from 1pm to 2 pm.
• Sunday, July 12 from 11am to 12 noon.
• Monday, July 13 from 11am to 12 noon.

The workshops will conclude on Tuesday, July 14 from ~9pm to 10pm with a Belly Dancing show for anyone in attendance on the field. Belly dancing participants are encouraged to perform in this show, however, it is not mandatory in order to participate in the workshops.

On Monday, during the final workshop one lucky dancing participant will win this Bath Robe. Thanks to Glenn Davis of HLC for this excellent donation.

Every morning at 8:00 am a volunteer will meet with walkers at the Community Hall for an early bird walk about Reidville. The intention is to select a variety of routes throughout the week. All age groups welcome. Each morning there will be a draw for a water bottle. In addition, on the final day there will be a draw (BBQ Set) for persons that walked every day.

Thanks to Glenn Davis of HLC for these excellent donations.

A bus will take participants and adult chaperones from Reidville to Cow Head on the Northern Peninsula. Here you will visit

• Shallow Bay Beach. A white sand beach, about 10 km long and open to the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Shallow Bay Beach is a great place to swim, take a stroll, or just lay in the sand sunbathing. If you want quiet and solitude, the beach is a place to be.
• and check out the link above for more.

Surrounding the "Tree displays" along the walls of the basement are a collection of museum type artifacts. These items which were once used by residents of Reidville has been provided by family members. A short story with each item may help "bring back some old memories".

A "History of Reidville" DVD was developed throughout the winter by Clifford Reid and will be available for pre-viewing at a specified location in the basement of the Hall. Be sure to take a look and if you wish to support the Reidville Come Home Year 2009 finance committee you may purchase a copy at the Merchandise wicket.
 

• Children’s Fish Tank
• Children’s Dig for Prizes
• Children’s Lollipop Tree
• Dunk Tank
• Face Painting
• Free Throw Contest
• Soccer Kick
• Craft Corner
• 3 Legged Race
• Egg Race
• Obstacle Race
• Blow Up Jumping House

To prepare the roast Guy will be up bright and early on Saturday morning to light up the coals and start the roast. This process will continue all day and be ready for serving between 4:00 - 6:00 pm.

The roast is scheduled for Saturday July 11, 2009 between 4:00 and 6:00pm. There are a limited number of tickets available and they are expected to sell out fast. Tickets will be sold at a separate table during Registration on Friday and again on Saturday morning (if there are any remaining). The meal will take place on the field in a roped off area and under a huge tent - referred to as "Guy's Tent". To gain access to this area will require a ticket for the Pig Roast. In addition to the Pig there will be a multitude of salads to select from on the buffet table. Participants will serve themselves from the tables. Guy will serve up the roast.

• Horseshoes
  • The winner of the horseshoe contest will a cooler bag
• Marbles
  • The winner of the marbles contest will a cooler bag

Thanks to Glenn Davis of HLC for these excellent donations.

• "Corner Brook follows the Humber Road Greasers:
   After almost 12 years of rocking Corner Brook, the Humber Road Greasers need no introduction. With Wilf Pardy on drums, George White on piano, bass player Dave Rowe, Wayne Neil on lead guitar and the voices of Otto Brake and Elaine Clarke, the Greasers are one of the biggest ticket draws on [Newfoundland's] west coast....While a lot of bands enjoy a good fan base, what the Greasers have could be termed as a following. Pardy said it's overwhelming to see the reception the band gets each and every time they perform. What's extraordinary, he said, is to see the same people over and over, and from the sound of the first chord the dance floor is hopping. "It's the same people and they come to all the shows," he said proudly. "They support whatever we're doing and they sing all the songs. All we have to do is say we're playing and they're there." The Western Star Posted on Tuesday January 27, 2004
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There will be a light breakfast available in the Community Hall from Sunday July 12, to Thursday July 16 2009. This breakfast will sell for $2.00 with your Registration Button or $3.00 without the button. Breakfast will include tea, coffee, juice, toast, variety of cereal, muffins, and bagels.

• Winner is the fisherperson that catches the longest Atlantic Salmon. Because of strict rules about catch and retention of Atlantic Salmon it is not appropriate to weigh a large fish that must be released. Therefore, this contest is designed to see who can catch the largest (length) Atlantic Salmon.
• Registration will take place at Fire Hall on Sunday between 8 - 10 pm and Monday morning from 8-10 am. The longer you wait to register the less time you'll have to catch the "big one".
• Registration fee is $5.00 with your Registration Button or $6.00 without it.
• Participants will need a salmon fishing rods, personal gear, Atlantic Salmon license and a camera.
• Participants will be given a string that is measured and marked.
• The fish to be entered into the competition must be photographed with the marked string to indicate its length. (Length is the only thing that is measured for this contest.)
• Participants are responsible for their own photo so you may need to arrange to have a "buddy" nearby to assist with the photo.
• Participants may, if they wish, donate legally retained salmon to be grilled in the evening with all proceeds going to the Reidville Come Home Year Committee.
• Proof of registration and of "the catch" must be submitted shortly after 9pm on Monday night in the Fire Hall.
• Winners will be announced on Tuesday night after the Belly Dancing Show at around 10pm.
• A prize to be determined will be given to the person with the “biggest catch”.
• Participants are asked to practice proper protocol for measuring and releasing Atlantic Salmon.

• It cost $2.00 with your registration button or $3.00 without it.
• Tickets will be sold during registration on Friday

Yes, we have beautiful women. Here is an opportunity to come out and see 12 to 14 "breath taking beauties" compete for Reidville Come Home Year 2009's Pretty Woman. Don't miss this opportunity to participate in one of our most stunning events of the week.

The winner of the Pretty Woman Contest will win this Cooler bag. Thanks to Glenn Davis of HLC for this excellent donation.

• The prize bingo game being played on the field will start on Monday at approximately 1:00pm. Your cost is determined by the number of cards or games you play.

This event is being co-sponsored by the Reidville Come Home Year Adult Planning Committee and the Reidville Volunteer Recreation Committee. The Recreation Prize Bingo has been very popular with local residents from the surrounding area. This game has some great prizes to be won. If you are a bingo player you'll not want to miss this one. If you don't regularly play then this could be a great time to start.

• There will be a Youth Softball game on Monday July 13, 2009 between 1:00pm and 3:00pm.
• All youth (male & female ) between ages 13 and 18 years are encouraged to come out for this fun game.
• No registration required, just show up at the field at 1:00pm.
• Bring a glove if you can, or borrow one - some extras will be available.
• Mixed teams will be selected from all that show.

• The Children’s Firemen’s Day will take place at the Reidville Fire Depot on Monday July 13, 2009 starting at 3:00 pm. Admission is with button only for children 12 years and younger.
• You may register children for this event on Friday during the general registration period.
• Persons not able to register on Friday may call Lori at 635-4232 to register their child(ren).
• One fireman will lead each group of children through the Fire Hall. They will experience
  •  4 Stations with one Fireman at each - Truck, Equipment, Hall and House outside.
  • 15 Minutes at each station
  • then everyone will go up stairs for a safety talk, loot bag and snack.
  • Firemen may discuss any items in the loot bag that requires doing so.
• Children should be picked up outside Fire Hall at 4:00pm

Monday is our Newfoundland Day and if you enjoyed your game of Bingo then you are in for a treat with  supper.

• The Bean & Touton Supper will be served between 4:00pm and 6:30pm.
• The cost is $5.00 with your registration button or $6.00 without the button.
• Bar Service will be provided in the Community Hall during supper.
• Tickets for this meal will be available during registration on Friday. Once you have your button then you may proceed to the NL Meal table to pick up your tickets.

Toutons are small pancakes made in Newfoundland of risen, standard white bread dough that is then fried.

To make Toutons, you start with 1/2 to 1 cup of cubed uncooked salt pork, which you pan fry until crisp. You remove the salt pork, keeping the fat in the frying pan - the cooking fat is what you were after. You then take risen bread dough, roll it out to about 1/4 inch (1/2 cm) thick (or take a piece of dough just a bit larger than a golf ball, and flatten it out with your hand.) You cut or form the dough into circles about 4 inches (10 cm) wide, and fry on both sides in the frying pan until golden brown, about 3 to 5 minutes per side.

Traditionally, Toutons were made with leftover dough that wasn't needed to fill the bread pans. Many people now buy frozen, unrisen bread dough specifically to make Toutons. Instead of the fat from salt pork, you can use butter, margarine or flavourless cooking oil.

Toutons are traditionally served with butter and either molasses or jam. They are often "washday bread."

Old Fashioned Baked Beans 2 lbs. dried beans 1 medium onion (sliced) ¼ cup tomato ketchup 1 tsp. mustard ¼ cup brown sugar ¾ lbs salt pork (sliced) ½ cup molasses.

Wash beans and add enough water to come 2 inches above beans, boil until tender. Put in deep casserole mixed with other ingredients and bake until crisp and brown, Serve piping hot.

Supper is over: You have been able to relax and enjoy the Square Dancers (7:30-8:00pm). Niw is time to get ready for some true Newfoundland Fun.

At approximately 8:30pm. Darryl Cullihall will do a Recital, Memories of Reidville". Darryl was born and raised in Rocky Harbour. He is nephew to Douglas and Alice Reid and spent many summers visiting Willie and "the boys" in Reidville during his summer vacations. Darryl will share some of these experiences with the audience.

At approximately 9:00pm Uncle Jarge and his assistants will perform the famous Newfoundland Screech-In.

• A Screech-In is a ceremony where non-Newfoundlanders or “come-from-aways” are inducted into Newfoundland culture by downing a shot of Screech Rum (Story of Screech), repeating some phrases in a Newfie dialect and kissing a cod. At the end of it all, visitors get a certificate that names them as honorary Newfoundlanders and members of the Royal Order of Screechers.

At approximately 10:00pm the Mummers will visit the field to spread more Newfoundland joy and entertainment.

• Mummers have been a Newfoundland tradition for many years. Mummers also called "Jannies or Johnies" are Christmas revelers who disguise themselves and go door to door seeking admission. When asking permission to enter a house, voices are also disguised. This is done by breathing in, instead of out when the question, "Any mummers 'lowed in?" is posed. If permission to enter is given, Mummers will usually entertain the hosts with accordions, fiddles, mouth organs (harmonicas) guitars, etc. In some homes Mummers are offered an alcoholic drink or two, while in others, food in the form of cake and syrup or some other sweet is offered. The object of the disguise is to fool the hosts, and hosts will try to guess the identity of the mummers. If the host is successful in doing this, Mummers must lift their masks and show their real faces.
• Check out The Mummers' Song
• See the Video.  Be sure to come back and finish the tour.

The Poker Derby will start on Tuesday July 14, 2009 at 10:30 am to approximately 1:30 pm. The cost to participate is $5.00 with your registration button or $6.00 without the button. This event is open to anyone 16 years and older that can provide an ATV for their transportation. By law in Newfoundland helmets required and this will be strictly enforced. Participants are expected to abide by all ATV driving rules.

This Poker Derby will consist of the following:

• a pre-planned route that will begin at the Reidville Fire Hall and travel around the outer perimeter of the Town on open fields and cut trails circling  much of the town and ending back at the Fire Hall.
• Participants will be given the rules of the Poker hand upon registering at 10:30 am
• Participants will receive their first card at the Hall before leaving.
• Three(3) or five(5) location will be identified where participants will have to meet an organizer to collect a card at each of the locations. (Yet to be decided: 5 cards or 7 cards and best hand from these)
• Participants will receive their last card at the Hall upon returning..
• All cards must remain concealed until the participants return to the Fire Hall.
• The individual with the best "straight poker" hand will be awarded top prize.

Soup & Sandwiches will be served in the Community Hall on Tuesday July 14, 2009 between 11:30 am and 1:30 pm. The cost is $4.00 with your registration button or $4.00 without the button.

This is a good time to meet the winners of the ATV Poker Derby and spend time reminiscing with old or new friends and family.

Youth are planning a day at Reidville Swimming Beach on Tuesday July 14, 2009 between 2:00pm - 4:00 pm. There are no registration  fees to participate in this gathering. All young persons between the ages of 13 and 18 are welcome to join in the fun and festivities. Bring your towel, blanket and be ready for a cool dip in the Humber River.

Children 12 years and younger may bring their Nan and Pop to this Hop on Tuesday, July 14, 2009 between 3:00pm and  4:00pm. There is no cost to participate so kiddies drag those "old folks" out to a swingin' 50's & 60's Dance at the Reidville Community Hall.

• Children along with their Nan and Pops should come to this 50 inspired dance.
• Nans, Pops and Children should wear costumes depicting the theme.
• There are prizes for 50's & 60's costumes.
• Canteen service will be provided by the Recreation Committee.
• Different dance games will be played: freeze dance, musical chairs, elimination dance.
• Prizes will be awarded:
  • Best costume (3) - One Boy, One girl and one for a Group (both child and grandparent must be dressed)
  • 1 for musical chairs,
  • 1 for freeze dance,
  • 1 for elimination game.

Children 12 years and younger may join the organizers on this Teddy Bear Picnic Wednesday July 15, 2009 between 12:30pm and 2:30pm. There are no registration fees for this picnic.We will:

• leave from the community hall and walk into Field
• have a picnic, sing song, play tag, scavenger hunt.
• Children should be registered for this event so lunches can be made ahead of time and any special instruction for lunches can be arranged.
• Children must bring a backpack and a teddy bear.
• At the Community Hall lunches will be passed out and children assigned to one of  four groups.
• Each group will be assigned to a leader.
• Groups will walk to the field, put out blankets and have lunch.
• The following games will follow:
  • freeze tag
  • Mr. Wolf
  • Scavenger Hunt
• Pick up all garbage, blankets etc. Leave areas as we found it.
• Walk back to the hall where parents will pick up children around 2:30 pm.
   

Moose Stew with Paste will be served for supper on Wednesday July 15, 2009 between 4:30pm - 6:30pm. The cost is $5.00 with your registration button or $6.00 without your button. Bar Service will be provided in the Community Hall during supper. Tickets for this event will be available during registration on Friday.

A Variety Show & Dance is scheduled for Wednesday July 15, 2009 starting at 8:00pm The Show will be staged between 8:00 &10:00pm with the Dance to follow. The local Reidville band, DJ Express will perform as part of the Variety Show and for the Dance that will follow. The location, Hall or Field, will be decided later. Admission to this event is by ticket only and the cost is $5.00 with your registration button or $6.00 without the button.

As suggested, it is a variety show and so nearly anything goes. The audience may expect to see things like:

• Short skits
• Newfie Line Dance
• Visiting Ventriloquist
• Karaoke
• Firemen's "Ring of Fire"
• Jokes
• Newfoundland Outport Pageant
• Local musicians
• Your contribution - "if ya got ta guts"

Don't miss out on this prize winner.

The Youth (ages 13 to 18 years) are having a Beach Sleep Over on Wednesday July 15, 2009 between 9:00 pm and Thursday, July 16 2009 at 10:00 am. A registration fee of $2.00 with your registration button or $3.00 without the button applies.

Youth will:

• sleep in tents
• have a source of music
• have a BBQ and Camp Fire
• Enjoy smores, bobbing for apples, a sing-along and others.
• Youth must supply their own tents and blankets.

This is a great opportunity to sleep out with friends and family while enjoying the camaraderie around a camp fire. Don't miss out.

The final supper during the Reidville Come Home Year 2009 festivities is to be a Pot Luck at Community Hall and Tent. The only cost per family is a Pot Luck Dish (or 2) applicable to the size of your family. All food dishes must be delivered to Community Hall by 5:00pm. The plan from there is as follows:

• The organizers will lay out all of the food "stuff" on tables in the Community Hall, organized for ease of pickup.
• Participants will then enter the Hall and take up their supper then leave the building to go outside in the field or any place of their choice to eat.
• Participants may revisit the Hall for refills after the original lineup has gone through at least once.
• Liquids (coffee, tea, water, etc) will be available for pickup.

Eat to your fill - Enjoy the time together. It may be a long time before the opportunity presents itself again.

The Closing Ceremonies will take place on the field on Thursday July 16, 2009 around 8:00pm. There are no registration fees for this closing. It will consist of;

• Opening with the Ode to Newfoundland will be sung by local talent.
• Speakers, Chairperson, Mayor, MHA and the Molson Rep will be asked to give closing remarks
• The microphone will be open to anyone who would like to come forward and say a few words.
• At Dusk: Diane MacDonald will perform her Belly Dance & Light Show
• All will then proceed to a Bon Fire in the middle of the sports field after the Dance show.
  • This event will see campfire, music, wieners and marshmallows.
  • Possibly a Fireworks display.
• Remainder of the evening will be music by Cameron Patey & satellite radio and a final chance to reminisce and socialize.

Thank you for visiting this site, and hope to see you at the festivities.