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More than 150 attend Kincardine Legion Veterans Christmas Dinner

Liz DadsonBy: Liz Dadson  December 14, 2015
More than 150 attend Kincardine Legion Veterans Christmas Dinner
More than 150 people attended the annual Veterans Christmas Dinner, held Sunday, Nov. 29, at the Kincardine Legion.

Among those were veterans, widows, caregivers and guests, as well as Legion executive and volunteers, and Kincardine Air Cadets.

Besides delicious food, the event featured the Kincardine Community Singers, and a visit from Santa Claus.

Also at the dinner, Olivia, 9, Sierra, 8, and Cole Griffin, 7, of Kincardine presented a set of Jamie Oliver knives (available at Sobeys Kincardine) to the Legion kitchen. Accepting, were Legion president Mary Farrell, Peggy Griffin-Paetzold, and chef Cati O'Brien.

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Norine Turland (R) of Kincardine gets a hug from Santa Claus as he circulated through the room at the Veterans Christmas Dinner, Nov. 29, at the Kincardine Legion
Getting ready to enjoy the Veterans Christmas Dinner at the Kincardine Legion, are Debbie Briggs (L), Graham Connor who served in the Air Force during the Korean War, and Chris Connor, all of Point Clark
Mary Baux (L) and Jeff Hodgson, both of Kincardine, snap apart a Christmas cracker; he served in the navy during the Second World War
Kincardine Air Cadets Civilian Officer Kevin Martin (R) gives direction to Cadet Daniel Rouleau at the dinner
Sandra Benbow (L), officer in charge of the Kincardine Air Cadets, gets a close look at the Gold Congressional Medal, received by Second World War veteran Charles Mann of Kincardine
Assisting Santa Claus at the Veterans Christmas Dinner, are Olivia (L), Sierra and Cole Griffin
Emma Greco (L) and husband, Red Larsen, of Kincardine pull apart a Christmas cracker at the dinner
Sierra (L), 8, Olivia, 9, and Cole Griffin, 7, of Kincardine, present a set of Jamie Oliver knives to, in the back, Kincardine Legion president Mary Farrell, Peggy Griffin-Paetzold and Cati O'Brien
More than 150 Kincardine area veterans and guests gather for the Kincardine Legion Veterans Christmas Dinner Nov. 29

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