The second Wednesday in June, each year, was the event of the year -- The Lobo Union School Picnic, or what was known locally as the Poplar Hill School Picnic.

Each of the ten schools taking part would spend many days preparing. The main event was a gala School parade, with each of the schools taking part with costumed marchers and decorated floats. There were token prizes awarded for the school making the best showing as well as for the best float.

The parade was lead, either by a Pipe Band (there were a number of Scottish families in the area), or by the Strathroy Brass Band. The finish of the parade was marked by the raising of the Union Jack, and the National Anthem.

Races for all ages followed. There were Sack Races, Three-legged Races, and Wheelbarrow Races, both sexes taking part. This in turn was followed by family picnics, on the ground or on picnic tables, and then an afternoon of Baseball and a musical concert from the Band Stand. A Baby Show usually attracted the attention of those parents who were lucky enough to have babies eligible to take part. After racing through the evening chores, we returned to enjoy an evening concert on a stage in front of a grandstand, lighted by Coleman Gasoline Lanterns.

For several weeks, when it was decided on the theme, the women on the section were kept busy making or remodeling costumes for the marchers. The men-folk, who were willing, pitched in and helped to build the float on the same theme as the marchers. We always looked forward to this event every June.