Colon magic show benefits food pantry

The fifth annual “Sharing the Magic” benefit, staged Saturday at Colon Elementary School, attracted more than 40 people, raised $149 and generated four cases of food.
Lena Fitch, director of the Colon/Leonidas Food Pantry, said Saturday’s contributions are a boost for the pantry.
Six acts were showcased during the 90-minute performance. Led by master of ceremonies John Sherwood, the cast was comprised of Frank Gayda, Mark Hassett, John Sterner, Jim Merrills and Ron Carnell.
Collectively, they performed a variety of crowd-pleasing tricks, including illusions, card tricks, slight of hand, linking rings and a multiplying-bottles stunt.