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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1979-09-12, Page 1• • .41i, Jban Hamilton was crowned Miss Lucknow Fair by last year's queen, Sherri Jerome, Ashfield at a dance held by the Lucknow Agricultural Society Friday night. Joan, the daughter of Al and Gladys Hamilton,, Lucknow, represented the Lucknow Leo Club in the pageant. Runners-up in the competition were Michele Cook, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Cook, RR 3, Lucknow representing Loree's Ladies' Wear and Pam McIntosh, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bob McIntosh, RR 3, Lucknow, representing the-'Lucknow Sales Barn. Miss Hamilton will represent the Lucknow Agriculture Society in the Miss Mid -western Ontario pageant to be held this weekend in conjunction with the Lucknow Fall Fair. Miss Mid -western Ontario will be crowned by Miss Dominion of Canada, Catherine MacKintosh. The (Photo by -Sharon Dietz) Joan is Queen cifethe fair - BY SHARON DIETZ Joan Hamilton, Lucknow was crowned Miss Lucknow Fall Fair at a dance held by the Lucknow •Agricultural Society Friday night. She was crowned by last year's queen Sherri Jerome, Ashfield. Joan represented The Lucknow Leo. Club in the contest and is the daughter I. of Al and 'Gladys Hamilton, Lucknow. She is presently working as assistant manager of the Mayfair Restaurant in Lucknow. Joan will represent Lucknow in the Miss Mid -western Ontario pageant to be held in conjunction with the Lucknow Fall Fair this weekend. Miss Dominion of Canada, Catherine Ma,cKintosh will attend the fair to crown Miss Mid -western Ontario. Runners-up in the Miss Lucknow Fair pageant were Michele Cook, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Cook, R.R. 3, Lucknow, representing Loree's Ladies' Wear and Pam McIntosh, daughter of Mr. and. Mrs. Robert McIntosh, RR. 3, Lucknow, representing the Lucknow Sales Barn. Eleven ladies took part in the pageant to choose tucknoW's fall fair queen. The other participants included Turn to Page 2* 2,81PAGE$ WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1979 5ingletopy 25c. Evervine's invite Everyone's invited. The 1979 edition of the Lucknow Fall Fair begins this Friday under the • auspices of .the Lucknow Agriculture Society and offers activities for all ages. , • , This year's rendition of the Lucknow Fall Fair offers a myriad of exhibits, contests, team activities, a parade, exhibits, a rodeo, variety showsand entertainment and the climax of the two-day , event, the crowning of Miss Mid -Western. Ontarioby. Miss Dominion of Canada. The Fair will be held at Caledonia Park,' Friday, September 14 and Saturday, September 15. The exhibits and contest will be held in the Lucknow Arena while the concert, entertainment and crowning of the queen will be staged in the Lucknow and District ComrnunityCentre. The grounds and exhibit hall open for the placing of exhibits from 9 a.m. to 12 noon, Friday. Judging in the arena will take place from 1 to 6 p.m. The public will get a chance to view those exhibits Friday evening from 8 • p.m. to 10 p.m. Local entertainmeriti • will also be feafured during the evening ' and a log sawing competition will take place. Special guest, JIM Reed, host of CTV's W5 show, will also be present. • On Saturday the grounds will again open at 9, a.m. for the placing of livestock and poultry exhibits and the grounds and building. will be available to the public at i0Et.M. A light horse show will begin at 10.30 a.m. and the judging of poultry and pets is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. One of the main highlights of the Fair; the mammoth parade, will begin from the east end of town at 1 pkm. The parade features Miss Dominion of Canada, the ,contestants vying for Miss Mid -Western Ontario, the LucknoW Concert Band, the Hanover Pipe Band, floats, decorated bikes and horseS and will proceed down Campbell Street to the fair grounds. • 1 • Following the parade the opening ceremonies will be held at the fair grounds with Master of Ceremonies, MPP, Murray Gaunt. Thefair will be officially opened by Jim Reed, co -host of the CTV -W5 news show. Many reeves and members of parliament will be in attendance and the Miss Mid - Western Ontario beauty pageant contestants will be introduced to the audience. Following the opening ceremonies' there will be .j.udgirig and band en- tertainment as well as judging of the livestock at 1.45p.m. At 2 p.m. Norm Dunsrnoor of. Kincardine will provide entertaiment and the McArthur Shows midWaY will open for the children. •The baby contest Will, be held at 2 p.m. and the tug of war, 'climbing the pole and wheelbarrow race com petition will follow at 3.30 p.m, The rodeo will begin at 4 .p.m. and exhibits can .be ,removed from the grounds after 4.30 P.m. On Saturday evening there is more entertainment in the Community Centre featuring the ,Paul Brothers and . Shirley, the Miller Sisters and Norm Duns moor Miss Mid -Western Ontario will be crowned in the Community Centre at 10 p.m and at 10.30 dance music will be provided by Norm Dunsnioor. Federation wants to prevent foreign ownership „ BY ALICE GIBB M-etribers of • the Huron County • Federation of Agriculture took their campaign against foreign ownership of • Ontario's farmland one step further at their regional meeting in Beigrave Thursday.• Federation members from the north of the county strongly supported a resolution put forward by Vince Austen asking that "the Ontario Federation of Agriculture request the Ontario government to act quickly to prevent furthet purchases by absentee foreign interests." The resolution said • absentee in- terests are purchasing farmland as an investment and "Ontario residents cannot compete with them in money • Markets for the capital they require to 'purchase land" and "foreign absentee ownership of large parcels of land in' any given area causes deterioration of • our rural community.", The resolution will be forwarded to the next meeting of OFA directors in • Toronto, and a report on their action •,will be brought back to Huron county members at their annual meeting in • Brussels on Oct. 19, • Before presenting the resolution, audience members had challenged guest speaker Floyd Jenkins, the regional assessment commissioner for Huron and Perth counties, to defend statements he had made earlier in the week. Mr. Jenkins had been quoted as saying he felt the issue of foreign land ownership in Huron County has been exaggerated in the press. Mr. Jenkins told the audience any foreign ownership purchase of land by a non-resident of the country is subject to a 20 per cent land transfer tax, and that a iurVey of land transactions Turn to page 2* • • I SEE . . . By The Sentinel • Reed opens fair Jim Reed, formerly of. the, Lucknow-Dungannon area and now co -host of CTV's -W-5 news show, will officially open the Lucknow Fall Fair, Saturday. Jim attended high school in Lucknow before attending ,university and making his m -ark in Toronto. Story and picture on Page 4 • No horses Assessment com- missioner, • Floyd Jenkins, spoke to Huron Federation of Agriculture • members last Week about • tax cqu al i z a tio n factors and said somebody • organized a ,horse race before there" weso any • horses. Story on Page 5 • 4 • Kingsbridge wins Kingsbridge won the area 'league slowpitch —championship in • Dungannon Sunday with . a victory over the Junior Farmers in the tour- nament grand cham- pionship. Eleven teams participated in the two- day tournament in Lucknow and Dungan- non. Story and picture on $ page g ' 1 . • .... • • . • • • • IP