HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1978-09-28, Page 21A great day for a fair!
"Theold must live right"
seems to apply to members of the Seaforth
Fall Fair 'board, • •
After a '''drizzlY. overcast Thi-sday, rain
clouds lifted the sun broke through and,
.Friday couldn't have been bben - a better day
for, a •fall fair.•
• Thisyear, over 6,000 people turned out io
the Seaforth Fall Fair to admire craft. flower
and.veg table exhibits, inspect livestock and
watch 1,be„ ,exeiting chuck wagon races . on,
Friday. aft ernoon.
Younger fairgoers •tried the games of
chance and rides on. the midway,' handled
the farm animals in the Old MacDonald's
Farm display and consumed everything 'from
hamburgers and fried onions to 'honiemade
pie and freSh apple cider."'
The fair was officially opened on. Thrusday
evening , by Don Grieve, former. Huron
County ag. rep. •
Mr. .GrieVe.. now a professor at the
University of Guelph. spoke about.
agriculture's optimistic outlook.
More Grads • .
The speaker • said today, there's an
increase in OAC graduates who are •
returning to direct agricultural employment.
He said in 1963, there were 86 students
enrolled hi agriculture programs at the
college, and today there are over 300
students enrolled. in the last few years, 60
per cent of the graduates, have returned to
the farm.
The speaker also pointed out that the
message is getting across to the urban
population that agriculture is a "vital
industry".
Mr. Grieve said 15 years ago, the majority ,
of agriculture students were:farm-raised but
today, less than one-third of the students
attending.00d OAC come from a farm back-
ground.
_.__Attractive
Mr. Grieve said, "Agriculture is be-
coming attractive to non-farm people as a
career."
The speaker said while headlines in
newspasers too Often are negative regarding
agricniture, and rising food prices, after`
spending some time overseas, Mr. Grieve
said he realized we have an abundance of
high quality food available at reasonable
prices ,in Canada.
He added, "We need to do an even better
job of selling _urban consumers on this fact,"
He said the a. griclutural community must
learn to "try and anticipate consumer
reaction" so they can improve their selling
job.
In closing his remarks, , the speaker
:praised fall fairs for giving people from both
annrban and rural background a chance to
meet.
He said fairs • are important in an
agricultural society and can do a salesinan's. •
job through educating consumers While.
also providing fun •for fairgoers.
Queen •
Follotvng the official opening, the 1978
Seaforth Fall Fair Queen was chosen from
eight contestants, •
This year's queen is Joanne Rimmer, 17,
student at Seafroth District High School who
represented.the Seaferth Lions Club. She's a
daughter of Gord ,and..Jarte Rimmer of
Goderich St. W.,
Runners-up for the honor were Kim
Campbell, of R.R.1,'Dublin daughter of Joan
and Ken Campbell, who represented the
Seaforth Optimist Club, .'and Heather
. The fairgoers were entertained by a
represented the, Queen's Hotel.
and Hugh McPherson R.R.5, Seaforth, who
variety show featuring local step dancers,
McPherson of London, daugher of Eunice
musicians" and singers while the judges
selected the Queen.
Miss Rimmer was also, selected Miss
Congeniality,
On Friday, events got underway in the
morning with a parade' of over 700 area
• school children and floats led by the Seaforth
District .High School Girls' Band.
The parade route was from Victoria Park
to the fairgrounds.
The' Seaforth, Public School entries were
the top winners among the. sehools-w-hile the
winner of the non-school float was the
Seaforth Co-operative Nursery.
The individual entry which took top place
was Michael Latizon, a clown in the parade.
The chuck wagon races, which had been
rained out on Thursday night, were run
, Friday afternoon in 'two. exciting heats.
Ray McNeil of Brantford and his team took
first place, followed 'by Frank Christians of
Scotland, Ontario.
More fair results inside
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I'D RATHER EAT—While Peter Van Dorp's
relatives were watching Mary Ann Van Dorp
show he-r dairy calf during Friday's livestoCk
show at the Seaforth Fall Fair; Peter jusf took
-things easy and' finished his french fries.
(Expopitor Photo)
A PRIZEWINNING PET—Even if Puffy hadn't
won fourth prize among the dogs entered in the
Seaforth Lions Club Pet Show at the Seaforth
Fall Fair, Robbie Sloan would know his pet is a
winner.
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Variety Show onlookers '
Fair photos
by
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THE PEDICURE—Linda Reynolds of London
and Richard Skinner of, Mitchell even gave
,Richard's Jersey calf a pedicure before the
livestock show opened Friday afternoon at the
Seaforth Fall Fair. (Expositor PhotO)
Best Non-School Float
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Kids, bands, animals, a queen
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CROWNING THE QUEEN—Joanne Rimmer, representing the SeaTtrth
Lions• Club, was crowned 1978•Queen of the Fair by last year's queen
Kathy Bruxer. Joanne, 17 years old and a student at Seaforth,District
High School, will represent Seaforth next year in the C.N.E. princess
competition, (Expositor Photo)
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