What’s better than a freshly cooked cob of sweet corn for just 25 cents? How about a free one, or two?

After decades of offering corn at their annual event for 25 cents a cob, organizers of the Watford Cornfest , running Friday to Sunday, made a change a few years ago.

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The three-day summer community event held in and around the East Lambton Community Complex and Centennial Park in Watford is organized by members of the local Rotary and Optimist clubs.

This will be Cornfest’s 43rd year, said Mark Hamel, a member of the organizing committee.

“It’s the big summer event in Watford,” he said.

Along with a two-pitch tournament running Friday evening to Sunday, Cornfest includes live music and other activities, including a lot of freshly cooked sweet corn.

“For years i

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