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Shuttles available from University of Guelph and River Run Centre on Sunday. Sunday advance tickets $4, $8, $20, available at The Bookshelf (Guelph), Words Worth Books (Waterloo) and other fine bookstores. For more information call 519.826.0876 or visit our website at www.edenmillswritersfestival.ca We are accessible. Confirmed authors include: Margaret Atwood Linda Bailey Joan Barfoot David Bergen Gail Bowen Karleen Bradford Nicole Brossard Aubrey Davis Ramona Dearing Brian Doyle John Doyle Deborah Ellis Graeme Gibson Charlotte Gill Rachna Gilmore Laurel Dee Gugler Linda Hutsell-Manning Daniel Heath Justice Janice Kulyk Keefer Lee Maracle John McDonald Leah McLaren ReneMeshake Motion Liam O'Donnell Caroline Rennie Pattison Edeet Ravel Leon Rooke Sandra Sabatini Devyani Saltzman Ken Setterington Goran Simi Gan Soucy Drew Hayden Taylor John Terpstra Jane Urquhart John Vaillant. Also featuring The Fringe. Magician Ben Caesar. Music by the Great WoodenTrioand the BrentRowan Quartet 18th Annual Saturday Seminar: Write the Story Tell the Story Illustrate the Story at Camp Edgewood. Sept 9 , 1 til 6. Tickets $30 Sunday, Sept. 10, 2006 Noon til six LEGION NEWS By Wayne Young P.R.O. BRANCH NO. 197The 18th Annual Eden Mills Writers Festival will take place from Friday, Septem- ber 8 to Sunday, September 10. This is the second year that the festival is expanded to three days. Friday and Saturday will feature work- shops and Sunday will feature authors reading from their works. On Friday, from 10 AM to 6 PM, join a jazz workshop led by trombonist Dave McMur- do and trumpet player Mike Malone. Both musicians are also composers/arrangers and teachers. Admission includes lunch. On Saturday, from 1 to 6 PM, join Write the Story Tell the Story Illustrate the Story; a seminar featur- ing novelist and poet Nicole Brossard, cartoonist Gareth Lind, columnist and novelist Leah McLaren, and storytell- er Dan Yashinsky. Admission includes a wine and cheese reception with the authors. The seating is rustic so bring a pillow. Sundays line-up includes several authors for adults, young adults and children. They include David Ber- gan, Neil Bissoondath, Brian Doyle, Karleen Bradford and festival founder Leon Rooke. Edeet Ravel and Sandra Sa- batini are among the local authors featured. Many ab- original authors will read, including Lee Maracle, award-winning poet, novel- ist, performance storyteller, scriptwriter, actor, keeper/ mythmaker among the Sto: lo people, and granddaughter of actor and Salish Chief Dan George. The big draw on Sunday will most certainly be Mar- garet Atwood, one of the most read Canadian authors of all time. She has a litany of literary awards to her name including the prestigious Man Booker Prize of 2000 for The Blind Assassin (McClelland and Stewart, 2000). Her most recent novel is The Penelo- piad (Knopf Canada, 2005) in which Penelope tells her story. She was the wife of Greek mythologys Odysseus, the central character in Homers Odyssey and Iliad. Atwood will read with her partner, author Graeme Gibson (The Bedside Book of Birds; Dou- bleday Canada, 2005), in the final time slot on Sunday. The festival will honour imprisoned and oppressed writers again this year by placing the PEN Empty Chair on the stage with the au- thors. The chair will belong to Mamadali Makhmudov from Uzbekistan, who is currently in Chirchik prison and suffering from ill health. PEN believes he has been convicted, imprisoned and tortured on violation of his right to freedom of expression and association as guaranteed by the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which Uzbekistan ratified. Look for PEN Canadas dis- play to learn about this group of writers and supporters who defend freedom of expression. There will be food and re- freshments available for sale. Many booksellers, publishers and non-profit organizations will display their wares and information. For more information on the festival, visit www.edenmills- writersfestival.ca. It is with much sadness that I must report on the passing of Comrade Gary Munday on Tuesday, August 22. Gary was not only a Past President of this Branch but he was also a walking book of knowledge when it came to the workings of the Legion. If you had a problem, Gary was always the first one willing to give you a hand. In testimony to the love and respect we all had for Gary Munday, we had the largest turn out ever for the Legion tribute last Thursday night. He will be missed by all. At the going down of the sun, And in the morning, We will remember. We had a busy time at the Branch this past weekend. On Saturday members from the Georgetown Legion in- vaded Acton for a friendly tournament of horseshoes. The twosomes from Acton won all the games with the eventual winners being the team of Gary Archer and Bob Merrikin. The Family Fun day last Sunday was a roaring suc- cess as the weather turned beautiful and everyone had a fantastic time. The fish- ing derby saw 52 fish being caught and released. Take a bow Bev Mattocks and all your crew. Mary Service is trying to put together a Branch 197 members cook book to help raise funds for the air cadets. If you have a favourite recipe you would be willing to share, please see Mary for more details. Keep an eye on the board for the sign-up sheet as your bar crew chairperson Tammy Whyte is planning to hold another smart serve course in the near future. Dates to write down: Sunday, Sept. 10 the Vet- erans from Sunnybrook Hospital visit. Fall Fair Friday, Sept 15, DJ Jesse Forrest, Fall Fair Saturday 8pm, live music with Mid Life Crisis; and the Fall Fair Breakfast Saturday morning. Dont forget to wear red on Fridays to show your sup- port for our troops. LADIES AUXILIARY NOTES We express our deepest sympathy to our comrade Cathy Munday and family for their loss of a special husband and father. The Ladies Auxiliary are honoured again to host the Sunnybrook Vets on Sunday, Sept 10. If you are avail- able, please come down and welcome our Vets with your smiling faces. We also need some volunteers to help pre- pare and serve the meal we provide. They will be arriving at the Legion at approxi- mately 11-11:30a.m. Lets give them a warm welcome. We will again enjoy the music by Kent Tocher. A big thank you to all the ladies helping out with all the functions during the month of August. Our next General Meeting is Thursday, Sept 7 at 7:30p. m. Looking forward to seeing everyone again. Yours in Comradeship, L.A. President, Anamarie Lowin. Scene set for 18th Writers Festival