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Orono Weekly Ttaies. Wednesday, November Ô, 2000 - 11 j for The Kendal community had reason to celebrate last weekend. On Saturday, November 4, the new Kendal Community Centre was officially officially opened, with appropriate appropriate fanfare. A parade through the streets 'of Kendal, led by the Kendal Orange Lodge Fife and Drum Band was immediately immediately followed by the ribbon cutting ceremony at noon. Mayor Diane Harare, in one of her last official functions, functions, cut the ribbon but not before thanking Councillor Charlie Trim who brought forward the motion in council to buy the old Kendal School from the School Board. Harare said, when she came on council 20 years ago, the streets in Kendal were still dirt. Before the next municipal municipal election, the streets had • been paved, and now, as one of her last official functions, Harare said she was pleased to declare the new Kendal Community Centre 'open', after which Lyle McMahon, Kendal School's first principal principal rang the bell. Kendal's own: Jimmy Haystack and the Redneck Rodeo Band headlined the afternoon's entertainment, and' sang for their opening number, the anthem I'm from the Country, by Tracy Byrd. The Haystacks took to the stage again at the end of the program, following performances performances • by the Clarington Fiddle Club and the Ganaraska Country Cloggers. One of the ciasssrooms was set up with old Kendal School records and Kendal Baseball memorabilia. The Kendal Community Association operated a canteen canteen throughout the day, and estimated at least 200 people passed through the centre that day. The community centre, with its auditorium, two classrooms classrooms and kitchen is now available for rentals. The two remaining classrooms classrooms are reserved for the Clarington Fire Department, for training purposes. The Fire Department plans to operate a station at that location location by 2004. Firefighters were handing out recruitment forms for volunteer firefighters firefighters to man the station. Under the lease agreement with the Municipality, the Kendal Community Association must come up with enough capital to operate the centre, approximately $13,000 annually. The Association received a one time start up grant of $5,000 from the Municipality plus $20,000 for furnishings. The Centre will play a key role in maintaining and preserving preserving that communities culture. culture. On behalf of Kendal Orange Lodge, Worshipful Master Bill McNabb presented a framed picture of the Queen to the Community Centre. Accepting for the Centre is Brian Foster who is on the Centre's board. Courtney Buchholz of Newcastle rides her horse proudly during the opening celebrations for the Kendal Community Centre. , Kendal School's first principal, Lyle McMahon rings the bell one more time Pictured for the official ribbon cutting are: left to right,, Brian Foster, Councillor John Mutton, Councillor Jane Rowe, Councillor Charlie Trim Mayor Diane Harare, Councillor Troy Young, Richard Lowery -, Orange Lodge, Fred Horvath - Clanngton's Operations Manager, Divisional Fire Chief - Crord Weir, Kendal Community Association's Joan Anderson and Don Peddar.