Messenger photos by Linda Dillman Members of Canal Winchester’s Steel Company performed an assortment of island-themed and popular musical selections at Canal Winchester’s Labor Day Festival on Sept. 2. Performers, from right to left, are Kai Boyd, Monica Mignone and Aulene Bowden.Harper Stevenson, 5, admires her yellow face painting in one of the vendor booths lining Waterloo Street during the Labor Day Festival, which drew thousands of visitors to the city during Labor Day weekend.Four-year-old Rylan Botbyl enjoys a spin in a kid-sized aircraft in a children’s amusement area in the parking lot near Canal Winchester’s municipal building. The three-day festival included food, entertainment, and activities for all ages.Canal Winchester Labor Day Festival Queen Julia Paini, center, and her parents Victor and Tiffani Paini, enjoys a quiet moment before beginning her official duties representing the festival, billed as the states oldest and longest running Labor Day event. Julia is a freshman at Columbus School for Girls.
