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Times-Advocate, 1981-09-23, Page 17Fairest of the Fair? JOANNE DeHAAN • Exeter Pharmacy *AO:. CHERYL STEWART South Huron Junior Farmers SUSAN BIES Ironwood Golf Club imes dvocate Serv=ing South Huron, North Middlesex September 23, 1901 To be opened Friday night by Tammy & North Lambton Since 1873 Adivities old pnd new for �II at 1981 Exeter Full F Exhibits will be on display Friday and Saturday in the Rec Centre and the new agricultural bgilding which has just been completed. Saturday's activities will be completed with a dance at the South Huron RecCen- tre going from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Sunday afternoon will be highlighted by a Gospel St and a barbecue. ea will be the Cornerstone Quartet from Sarnia and community vocalists and musicians. Collection plate proceeds will go to Arc In- dustries in Dashwood. The entire fair winds up between 4:30 and 7 p.m. with barbecued hip of beef on the menu. Norm Whiting Is this year's fair board president Shirley Cooper is the ladies president. Margaret McClure is in charge of the school fair and Pauline Sim- mons is the secretary. ++l Something old and A number of Queens and I something new could Princesses will be crowned describe the many activities later Friday night including planned for the 1981 edition Miss Exeter Fair 1981. She of the Exeter Fall Fair set will be crowned by last for this weekend. year's winner Cathy Van Roestel. There are seven young ladies challenging for the ,Queen's crown. JANET SHAPTON A & H Food Market TERI DOBSON Whiting's Warehouse Let's see your work By Margaret McClure School Fair President Attention all elementary school children of the Exeter area: Have you ever entered your work at the Exeter fair? Did I hear someome say "Oh. I wouldn't win, anyway"? Before you give up on the idea, let's consider the purpose of competion at the fair. Education was one of the original reasons for having fairs and it is still a valid reason. By entering the fair and by viewing the displays at the fair we should learn what is considered a high quality. If the judges write com- ments on the cards, we learn how we can improve. We often learn new or better ways to use home grown or home made products. Another valid reason for entering is the satisfaction you can get from seeing your work on display. It feels great to take your friend or your mom or dad to the fair and point to an exhibit and say proudly. "Look, that one's mine!" Of course, if it has a prize sticker on it, you can feel extra proud. There is another bit of self-satisfaction you can get from entering the fair. You will know that you have done something to support your community - and that is a good feeling, too. So. if you haven't already made plans to exhibit, look over the prize list - there will be something you can make and I'II be surprised if you don't come in with your arms loaded with entries - and a big smile on your face. Each family should have a copy of the prize list, but if yours has gone astray there are a few extra copies available at the schools. Indoor entries must be in place at the rec centre by 11:30 Friday morning. Livestock should be in place by 10 Saturday morning. The pets will be judged in the new building at 2 p.m. Satur- day. Don't forget to cut out the draw ticket on the back page of the prize list and br- ing it to the fair with you on Saturday. The draw box will be at the main entrance of the arena, and the draw will bemadeat 4 p.m. Have fun at the fair! / I \l MICHELLE VANDERGUNST The Junction PAM BELL Zehrs Markets Fair honours Year of Disabled By Shirley Cooper Ladies Fair president It is our pleasure to honor "1981 International Year of Disabled Persons". The Ex- eter Agricultural Society is offering $20 as first prize for a 150 square inches, one layer light cake, decorated with a logo or other idea to promote the realization of full participation and equal- lity of disabled persons. The Society isalsooffering a '$15 first prize for a mantel arrangement In a complementary container with ribbon, logo etc. Featured in the Junior Arts and Crafts is a picture depic- ting "The Year of The Disabled". The photography section has been enlarged this year to include advanced photographers. Several specials have also been add- ed including "A sunset" one print. for cameras under 35 m.m. and "A candid shot" one print with caption for 35 m.m. cameras or larger. Lets have lots of entries! Quilts! Quilts! Quilts! The Best of Show quilt will com- pete in the District in Oc- tober and that Best of Show quilt will compete in the Canada Packers competition at the convention in February. There the over all winner receives $600. Have you a recipe for a rutabaga cake? Try your luck with this - they're delicious and e'cbnomical too! First prize will be 110, second 16 and third $4. You can call Shirley Cooper (229- 6544) for the recipe or you may have one of your own. We're thinking about Christmas too! "Give a gift of Christmas goodies" in- cludes a Christmas pudding, cookies and other goodies. For the exhibitors of the future - the junior classes, for boys and girls between the ages of 12-20 years, will be displaying their projects in sewing. domestic and arts and crafts. The winners will be crowned at the Friday night program. The 4-11 dis- plays will also be at the fair. Don't forget to drop by "The Nursery". You will find the layettes arranged by the Huron South Women's Institutes. The organizational dis- plays, open to any recogniz- ed women's club or organization will feature "Nuts and Cones and..." The dots meaning other material such as ribbons, boughs, etc. These two themes should prove to be of extreme in- terest. Friday evening and Satur- day, demonstrations will feature Nancy Marceilus, of the Exeter district, working with stained glass and Ken and Caroline Kistner, of Stratford, will be showing their skills in leatherwork, wood burning 'and flower Do people, get on your nerves? Bus drivers in South Africa are rewarded with extra pay for not attacking the passengers. arranging. Do take a few minutes and watch these demonstrations. Be sure you have your tickets! A draw for the ladies division will be held Saturday night at the Fair dance. First prize will be a quilt. quilted by the ladies, second prize will be placemats and napkins and the third prize will be a needlepoint cushion. - We have a terrific lineup of exhibits, displays and demonstrations for your viewing pleasure. You may even find a new craft or hob- by for those winter months ahead and prepare for the 1982 Exeter Fair. The ladies section would not be possible without the community support and donations for which we wish you to accept our thank you. It has been my privilege to work with a great group of fair minded ladies to make Exeter Fair a success. Sincere thanks to all of you. See you at the Fair. Bed race set to go Final preparations are in order for the four teams entered in the first annual challenge bed race. Accepting the challenge of the South Huron Jr, Far- mers, teams from the Exeter Lions Club, the Exeter Kinsmen Club, and the South Huron District High School have got their night attire ready to race on Saturday, September 26. Following the Exeter Fair Parade at approximately 1:45 p.m. the bed race wit oe run on the street beside the Exeter Public School. Each team has placed some money with the am- bition that their team will win; all the money will be sent to a charity of the winning team's choice. The beds will be displaced during the parade (at the end of the parade) as a warm up for the teams. This will also give everyone a chance to make their choice of the winning team before the race. Following the parade make plans toattend the first annual challenge bed race. Please contact Elaine Pym (229-6125) for more information. The South Huron students council has decided to par- ticipate in this year's Exeter Fall Fair, by entering the bed race and by running a booth. Marg Pym, council vice- president noted that there will be a runoff Friday between the intramural committee and student's council to determine the school's representative in Saturday's bed race contest. At the booth, a draw for a school jacket and a display of school memorabilia will be featured. The student council executive decided at an earlier meeting not to have a representative in the fair queen contest. Most of the tried and true activities will kick off the fair at the South Huron Rec Centre Friday night. Officially opening the fair at 7:30 p.m. Friday will be Exeter's Tammy, Christine Easterbrook in honour of the 1 1 International Year of the Child. Christine who has been the local representative for crippled children at the Lions Sportsmen's dinner for two Years will be joined on the platform by a number of municipal ,and fair of- ficials. The amateur show to follow the official opening will feature some of the best talent from the district In addition there will be senior baking, sewing and flower queens and Princesses in the same categories for younger com- petitors. Jim and Jeff Darling's IGA will be on the stage at the north end of the arena for two Friday night and one Saturday afternoon demonstration of cutting meat. There will also be draws for meat and dairy products. Craft demonstrations will be on a continuous basis Fri- day night and Saturday afternoon as area hobbyists show their skills in leather work, woodburning and Chapman said he would stained glass. like to encourage participa- For the Friday night tion in the children's section program, local jeweller Earl and indicated their would be Campbell will be providing two groups of judges to han- three door prizes with a total dle all the decision making. value of $100. All parade entries are ask - Throughout the entire fair, ed to be at the former visitors will have a chance to Frayne-Chev Olds parking win steaks as prizes as they lot and the street behind by guess the live and dressed 12 noon ready for a 12:30 weight of a steer calf. sharp takeoff. Prizes of milk and cheese Two of the newest fair ac - will go to the best guessers tivities are being sponsored of the ages of a couple of by the South Huron Junior heifer calves. Farmers. They have thrown The annual fair parade is out a challenge to other shaping up as one of the best organizations for a bed race. ever held. Parade chairman In addition to the Junior Jim Chapman has arranged Farmers. The Exeter Lions, for three bands to par- Exeter Kinsmen and SHDHS ticipate in the parade. They will be competing at 1:45 on are the Lion Rampant actor- the street beside the Exeter dion band from Kitchener- Public School. Waterloo, the Seaforth- At 3:15 p.m. a pie eating Dashwood citizen band and contest will be held with the the Seaforth 'High School Junior Farmers again in girls band which is being charge. It will be held at sponsored by Whiting's their food booth. A dozen Warehouse. members of the fair's feeder calf club will be showing their calves in the early afternoon and they will be offered at public auction at 3 p.m. A half hour earlier, a pop- ular first year attraction of a year ago will be repeated with new contestants. It's a cow milking contest with Exeter mayor Bruce Shaw, Stephen reeve Doug Russell, Usborne reeve Murray Daw- son and Huron warden Fred Haberer competing. Last year's winner was Stephen reeve Ken Campbell as he bested Derry Boyle, Jack Tinney and Bill Morley. Carfrey Cann will be one of the judges to make sure con- testants use only udder methods to extract the milk. A heavy and light horse show will get underway on the fair grounds at 1 p.m. and an atom soccer tourna- ment will be held in conjunc- tion with the fair starting at 9 a.m. at the SHDHS field. YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. During the next few months, we will be studying a number of alternative plans for electrical transmission in southwestern Ontario. The study will look at the alternatives from many points of view, including cost, wise use of land and effects on the environ- . ment. The goal is to determine which plan is the best choice, for all of us, and then to submit a recommendation to government. 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