Over the Labour Day weekend, the Ontario city of Pembroke held its annual Old Time Fiddling and Step Dancing Championship.
The contest, which celebrated its 40th (!) year, featured many categories for different age groups. There's 19-49 step dancing, for example, and 45-64 fiddling.
With the number of categories came plenty of runner-ups and winners, and Cheryl Gallant, the Conservative incumbent for Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke, took to Twitter to congratulate those who emerged triumphant.
Here's a nice tweet from Gallant that was posted on Wednesday:
Congrats Keith Wilson of Carleton Place on finishing 1st in 65+ Fiddling at the Pembroke Old Time Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 9, 2015
Gallant also congratulated Dennis Alexander, whose fiddling skills came only second to Wilson's.
Congrats Dennis Alexander of Aylmer on finishing 2nd in 65+ Fiddling at the Pembroke Old Time Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 10, 2015
Congrats Leo Ready of Pembroke on finishing 3rd in 65+ Fiddling at the Pembroke Old Time Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 10, 2015
Congrats Bruce Armitage of Quyon on finishing 4th in 65+ Fiddling at the Pembroke Old Time Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 10, 2015
Congrats Bob Hughes of Pembroke on finishing 1st in 50+ Stepdancing at the Pembroke Old Time Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 10, 2015
Congrats Callista Kelly on finishing 2nd in 50+ Stepdancing at the Pembroke Old Time Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 10, 2015
Congrats Callista Kelly on finishing 2nd in 50+ Stepdancing at the Pembroke Old Time Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 10, 2015
Congrats Ray Gignac of Penetanquishene on finishing 3rd in 50+ Stepdancing at the Pembroke Old Time Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 10, 2015
Congrats Germain Leduc of St. Stanislas on finishing 1st in 19-44 Fiddling at the Pembroke Old Time Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 10, 2015
Congrats Megan Laviguer of Eganville on finishing 2nd in 19-44 Fiddling at the Pembroke Old Time Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 10, 2015
Congrats Danny Perreault of Granby on finishing 3rd in 19-44 Fiddling at the Pembroke Old Time Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 10, 2015
Congrats Kyle Felhaver of Arnprior on finishing 4th in 19-44 Fiddling at the Pembroke Old Time Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 10, 2015
Congrats Lindsay Lovenuk of Russell on finishing 1st in 19-49 Stepdancing at the Pembroke Old Time Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 10, 2015
Congrats Miranda Dewettering of Seberingville on finishing 2nd in 19-49 Stepdancing at the Pembroke Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 10, 2015
Congrats Gabrielle Malis of Gatineau on finishing 3rd in 19-49 Stepdancing at the Pembroke Old Time Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 10, 2015
Congrats Gabrielle Malis of Gatineau on finishing 3rd in 19-49 Stepdancing at the Pembroke Old Time Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 10, 2015
Congrats Kelsey Warren of Metcalfe on finishing 1st in 9 & Under Stepdancing at the Pembroke Old Time Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 10, 2015
Congrats Georgia Lee of Metcalfe on finishing 2nd in 9 & Under Stepdancing at the Pembroke Old Time Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 10, 2015
Congrats Cecille Greer of North Gower on finishing 3rd in 9 & Under Stepdancing at the Pembroke Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 10, 2015
Congrats Katie Sell of Pembroke on finishing 5th in 9 & Under Stepdancing at the Pembroke Old Time Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 10, 2015
Congrats Savannah Crigger of Pembroke on finishing 6th in 9 & Under Stepdancing at the Pembroke Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 10, 2015
Congrats Lucas Candalino of Barrie on finishing 1st in 9 & Under Fiddling at the Pembroke Old Time Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 10, 2015
Congrats Bennett Van Barr of Kinburn on finishing 2nd in 9 & Under Fiddling at the Pembroke Old Time Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 10, 2015
Congrats Kieran Donohue of Douglas on finishing 3rd in 9 & Under Fiddling at the Pembroke Old Time Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 10, 2015
Congrats Kelsey Warren of Metcalfe on finishing 4th in 9 & Under Fiddling at the Pembroke Old Time Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 10, 2015
Congrats Dexter Sernoski of Golden Lake on finishing 5th in 9 & Under Fiddling @ the Pembroke Old Time Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 10, 2015
Congrats Adrien LaRue of Stittsville on finishing 6th in 9 & Under Fiddling at the Pembroke Old Time Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 10, 2015
Congrats Morgan Pleet of Ottawa on finishing 1st in 12 & Under Stepdancing at the Pembroke Old Time Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 10, 2015
Congrats Beatrice Herwig of Eganville on finishing 2nd in 12 & Under Stepdancing at the Pembroke Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 10, 2015
Congrats Leo Stock of Stratford on finishing 3rd in 12 & Under Stepdancing at the Pembroke Old Time Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 10, 2015
Congrats Hannah Donohue of Douglas on finishing 4th in 12 & Under Stepdancing at the Pembroke Old Time Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 10, 2015
Congrats Tia Lee of Metcalfe on finishing 5th in 12 & Under Stepdancing at the Pembroke Old Time Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 10, 2015
Congrats Kikayla Wills of Metcalfe on finishing 6th in 12 & Under Stepdancing at the Pembroke Old Time Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 10, 2015
Congrats Aine Schrver-O’Gorman on finishing 1st in 12 & Under Fiddling at the Pembroke Old Time Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 10, 2015
Congrats Beatrice Herwig of Eganville on finishing 2nd in 12 & Under Fiddling at the Pembroke Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 10, 2015
Congrats Reid Warren of Metcalfe on finishing 4th in 12 & Under Fiddling at the Pembroke Old Time Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 10, 2015
Congrats Grace Greer of North Gower on finishing 5th in 12 & Under Fiddling at the Pembroke Old Time Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 10, 2015
Congrats Jeffrey Meier of Richmond on finishing 6th in 12 & Under Fiddling at the Pembroke Old Time Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 10, 2015
Congrats The Cookie Cutters of Metcalfe on finishing 1st in 12 & Under Group Dancing at the Pembroke Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 10, 2015
Congrats Stepatacular of Richmond on finishing 2nd in 12 & Under Group Dancing at the Pembroke Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 10, 2015
Congrats Toe Tappin Trio of Pembroke on finishing 3rd in 12 & Under Group Dancing at the Pembroke Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 10, 2015
Congrats Emma March of Pembroke on finishing 1st in 18 & Under Fiddling at the Pembroke Old Time Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 10, 2015
Congrats Charlotte Van Barr of Kinburn on finishing 2nd in 18 & Under Fiddling @ the Pembroke Old Time Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 10, 2015
Congrats Duncan McDougall of Uxbridge on finishing 3rd in 18 & Under Fiddling at the Old Time Pembroke Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 10, 2015
Congrats Aiden Donohue of Douglas on finishing 4th in 18 & Under Fiddling at the Pembroke Old Time Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 10, 2015
Congrats Will March of Pembroke on finishing 5th in 18 & Under Fiddling at the Pembroke Old Time Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 10, 2015
Congrats Finalist Maggie Whitaker of Fairbanks, Alaska in 18 & Under Fiddling at the Pembroke Old Time Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 10, 2015
Congrats Finalist Amanda MacInnis of Dundalk in 18 & Under Fiddling at the Pembroke Old Time Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 10, 2015
Congrats Finalist Elly Wedge of Richmond in 18 & Under Fiddling at the Pembroke Old Time Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 10, 2015
Congrats Finalist Miki McCairley-Greenwell of Guelph in 18 & Under Fiddling at the Pembroke Old Time Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 10, 2015
Congrats Finalist Alex George of Almonte in 18 & Under Fiddling at the Pembroke Old Time Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 10, 2015
Congrats Megan Fuller of Metcalfe on finishing 1st in 18 & Under Stepdancing at the Pembroke Old Time Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 10, 2015
Congrats Emma March of Pembroke on finishing 2nd in 18 & Under Stepdancing at the Pembroke Old Time Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 10, 2015
Congrats Amanda McInnis of Dundalk on finishing 3rd in 18 & Under Stepdancing at the Old Time Pembroke Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 10, 2015
Congrats Katie Paradis of Milverton on finishing 4th in 18 & Under Stepdancing @ the Pembroke Old Time Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 10, 2015
Congrats Grace Laceby of Sharon, on finishing 5th in 18 & Under Stepdancing at the Pembroke Old Time Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 10, 2015
Congrats Jacqueline Enright of Cobden, finalist in 18 & Under Stepdancing at the Pembroke Old Time Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 10, 2015
Congrats Charlotte Clare of Orangeville, finalist in 18 & Under Stepdancing at the Pembroke Old Time Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 10, 2015
Congrats Caroline Taylor of Osgoode, finalist in 18 & Under Stepdancing at the Pembroke Old Time Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 10, 2015
Congrats Emma Lee of Metcalfe, finalist in 18 & Under Stepdancing at the Pembroke Old Time Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 10, 2015
Congrats Ian Hamilton of Cobden on finishing 1st in 45-64 Fiddling at the Pembroke Old Time Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 10, 2015
Congrats Charlie Walden of Evanston, Illinois on finishing 2nd in 45-64 Fiddling at the Pembroke Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 10, 2015
Congrats Gaeten Bourassa of Quebec City on finishing 3rd in 45-64 Fiddling at the Old Time Pembroke Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 10, 2015
Congrats Cassandra Swan of St. Catherine’s on finishing 4th in 45-64 Fiddling at the Pembroke Old Time Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 10, 2015
Congrats Fiona McCairley of Guelph, on finishing 5th in 45-64 Fiddling at the Pembroke Old Time Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 10, 2015
Congrats Ready Step Go of Metcalfe on finishing 1st in Group Dancing at the Pembroke Old Time Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 10, 2015
Congrats The Reel Deal of Orangeville on finishing 2nd in Group Dancing at the Pembroke Old Time Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 10, 2015
Congrats All Reel Drive of Milverton on finishing 3rd in Group Dancing at the Pembroke Old Time Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 10, 2015
Congrats Kyle Burghout of Ottawa on finishing 1st in Twin Fiddle at the Pembroke Old Time Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 10, 2015
Congrats Emily Yaraskavitch of Oshawa on finishing 1st in Twin Fiddle at the Pembroke Old Time Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 10, 2015
Congrats Greg Henry of Corunna on finishing 2nd in Twin Fiddle at the Pembroke Old Time Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 10, 2015
Congrats Julie & Kerry Fitzgerald of Bancroft on finishing 3rd in Twin Fiddle at the Pembroke Old Time Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 10, 2015
Congrats Paul Lemelin of Val Therese on finishing 1st in Open Fiddling at the Pembroke Old Time Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 10, 2015
Congrats Benoit Schryer-Lefebvre of Desbarats on finishing 2nd in Open Fiddling at the Pembroke Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 11, 2015
Congrats Tom Fitzgerald of Bancroft on finishing 3rd in Open Fiddling at the Pembroke Old Time Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 11, 2015
Congrats Kyle Burghout of Ottawa, finalist in Open Fiddling at the Pembroke Old Time Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 11, 2015
Congrats Jane Cory of Winnipeg, finalist in Open Fiddling at the Pembroke Old Time Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 11, 2015
Congrats Yvon Cuillerier of St. Bruno, finalist in Open Fiddling at the Pembroke Old Time Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 11, 2015
Congrats Andrew Richmond of Tamworth, finalist in Open Fiddling at the Pembroke Old Time Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 11, 2015
Congrats Kelsey Mighton of Hanover on finishing 1st in Open Stepdancing at the Pembroke Old Time Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 11, 2015
Congrats Emily Yarascavitch of Oshawa on finishing 4th in Open Stepdancing at the Pembroke Old Time Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 11, 2015
Gallant started tweeting all the salutes at 7:40 pm ET on Wednesday and was still going strong at midnight a day later.
Congrats Emily Yarascavitch of Oshawa on finishing 4th in Open Stepdancing at the Pembroke Old Time Fiddling & Stepdancing Championships!
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 11, 2015
Congrats to Payton Gilchrist for being one of the top DARE students at Rockwood Public School! https://t.co/deo5XBpoRH
— Cheryl Gallant (@cherylgallant) September 11, 2015
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