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Schedule of events announced for Fall Fair
The crowning of Miss Mid -Western On-
tario on Saturday, September 17 will cap a
cornucopia of events planned for this
year's Lucknow Fall Fair. The two days of
activities, organized annually by the
Lucknow and District Agricultural Socie-
ty, promises to have a little something for
everyone.
Set-up for the fair will begin bright and
early Friday, September 16 when ex-
hibitors will move into the arena to ar-
range their various displays. Fall Fair
booklets and entry tags are available at
Your Favorite Things and it is hoped all
displays will be in place before noon.
Displays in the arena will be opened for
public viewing at 7:30p.m. with entertain-
ment supplied by Aurel Armstrong's
Group starting shortly after.
The official opening of the Fall Fair will
September 16, 17 in Lucknow
take place at 8:30 p.m. Friday when
George Kennedy, the oldest living past
president of the Society, will take to the
stage. Also at this time, Helen McIntyre
will be crowned Queen of the Fair when
last year's queen, Heather Howald passes
on her tiara.
Following the opening ceremonies, the
participation events will begin. Be sure to
try your hand at log sawing, bag tying and
nail driving.
Saturday events
The pet parade will be taking registra-
tion of pets before 10 a.m. Saturday and
the light horse show will kick off at 11 a.m.
One of the main attractions of the
Vice Principal Mary Kay Clooney, along with all the staff at the Lucknow Central
Public School, was on hand to welcome students back to the classrooms bright and
early Tuesday morning. Angela Jardine and Roxy Bergman, both Grade 7 students at
LCPS this year, were sure not to be late for the first day of school. (Rob Bandy photo)
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It's your responsibility
to check voters list
As this is a municipale election year, the
preliminary list of eligible voters has been
posted in the office of the Town Hall and it
is the responsibilty of every resident of the
area to assure their entry on the list is
correct.
The list, posted Tuesday, September 6, is
an updated list provided by the Regional
Assesment Office in Owen Sound. If there
are any changes to be made to this list,
such as names or addresses of residents, it
is up to the individuals affected to make
the changes known.
The appropriate forms to effect a change
are available at the Town Hall. Local
voters have until nomination day, October
17, to make any changes known.
Municipaly elections will be held Mon-
day, November 14. To be eligible to vote in
the election, voters must be a resident of
this municipality, a Canadian citizen, and
must be 18 years of age as of polling day.
It is well know that a number of new
residents have moved into this area
recently and should these people wish to
vote in the upcoming municipal election, it
is important they have their names added
to the final voters list.
Be sure to take a moment to check the
preliminary list posted at the Town Hall
over the next four weeks.
weekend, the manunoth parade, will wind
its way down Campbell Street starting at
12:30. This will give residents their first
glimpse at the contestants participating in
the Miss Mid -Western Ontario pageant as
the 20 lovely ladies will be led by the
Lucknow and Walkerton bands.
Immediatelyfollowing the parade, each
queen contestant as well as other local
dignitaries will speak. '
Bale rolling, a pedal tractor pull, the
baby show and a tug-of-war will fill in the
afternnon activities. Throughout the after-
noon, entertainment will be provided by
All Country and you are invited to view the
heavy horses, cattle, 4H calfs, poutly,
goats and sheep.
At this time, there are plans to stage a
horse shoeing demonstration later in the
afternoon, but this has yet to be confirmed.
Kids of all ages will enjoy the midway
provided by Laughlin Amusements arid
the nighthawks in the area will be ready
and waiting for the dance staring at 7:45
p.m.
Advance tickets for the dance are
available from Your Favorite Things,
Buffy's Burger Bar and in Wingham at
Vance's Drug Store.
Alabama to Lucknow
A balloon that started out in the town of
Montgomery, Alabama has found its way
to the Lucknow area. The commemorative
balloon was apparently released in
Alabama in celebration of "John Mall
Day".
Jackie -Hackett of RR7 Lucknow recent-
ly found the balloon in a corn field at her
home. The only wording on the balloon was
`Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United
Sates, Montgomery Memorial Post 7452'.
Also attached was a short note asking
the finder to write back to the two sisters
from Alabama who set the long distance
flyer.. free. Jackie says she is very excited
about contacting the sisters and is waiting
anxiously to hear back from the American
ladies:
Letter prompts action
to protect agriculture
Agriculture Minister John Wise recently
issued a statement detailing actions the
government has taken to safeguard the in-
terests of Canadian agriculture under the
bilateral trade agreement with the United
States.
The statement was in response to a letter
from Canadian Federation of Agriculture
(CFA) President Don Knoerr informing
the Minister that the CFA could not sup-
port the implementation of the agreement
in its present form.
Mr. Wise said the Government has ad-
dressed the concerns of the CFA including
those about the agreement's effect on sup-
ply management programs, the Canadian
Wheat Board and maintenance of
Canada's agriculture and food quality
standards.
"The agreement will provide significant
economic benefit to Canadian agriculture
and ensure more secure and predictable
access to our largest agricultural export
market," Mr. Wise said.
He pointed out that during the trade
negotiations, primary producers were
members of the Agriculture, Food and
Beverage Sector Advisory Committee on
International Trade (SAGIT).
Following is the statement released by
Mr. Wise on farm group concerns about
free trade.
The Canada -United States trade agree-
ment will provide significant economic
benefit to Canadian agriculture and will
ensure secure market access to our largest
agricultural export market.
The Government has addressed the con-
cerns raised by the Canadian Federation
of Agriculture (CFA) in regard to the
agreement as follows:
Supply Management
Canada can not only maintain its present
supply management programs, but is free
to create new ones.
In response to concerns expressed by the
dairy industry, the Government took ac-
tion over six months ago to add ice cream,
yogurt and other dairy products to the Im-
port Control List. These restrictions con-
form with the bilateral agreement and the
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
(GATT).
Last year the Government established
three Import Quota Advisory Committees
(for eggs, chicken and turkey) composed
of industry representatives. Their recom-
mendations on how import quotas should
be administered and distributed are now
before the Minister for International
Trade.
The increases in global import quotas
for poultry and eggs as a result of the
agreement will be allocated to further pro-
cessors of poultry products not now on the
Import Control List. This will help to en-
sure that they remain competitive with the
U.S. industry.
The Government is examining the issue
of import controls for broiler hatching
eggs and chicks.
Canadian Wheat Board
The agreement will not require changes
in the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB)
marketing system nor will it require
disclosure of CWB prices or other com-
mercial information that could benefit
competitors.
My colleague, Charles Mayer, Minister
of State for Grains. and Oilseeds, has
publicly stated that the CWB will continue
to be the valuable asset to Prairie farmers
that it has been in the past. If anything, the
Board's ability to market grain will be
enhanced.
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