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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1989-08-23, Page 26• - Page 26 Times -Advocate, August 23,1989 at u ra l phenomenon Total lunar eclipse - Last Wednesday North Arperica ex- perienceda natural phenome- non known as the total lunar eclipse, the first since 1982. Exeter had one of the best views in the country of the eclipse because of the clear skies. These photos were taken at 15 minute intervals starting at midnight Wednes- day as the moon was escap- ing the earth's shadow. There will not be another to- tal lunar eclipse until well into the next century. Standings EXETER ROYALS BATTING AVERAGES Player ab h rbl ave Allison 32 8 2 .250 Brintnell 58 10 8 .139 Cornish, Bob 24 9 1 .388 Cornish, Bruce 16 3 2 .187 Dawson 51 16 7 .340 Herrington 8 0 0 .000 Heywood 54 15 5 .245 Hodgins 5 0 0 .000 Johnson 66 19 6 .192 Lewis, J 44 7 0 .184 Lewis, L 1 0 0 .000 Noyes 16 6 0 .428 Pfaff 23 5 1 .200 Pym 33 2 0 .071 Swance 4 • 0 0 .000 Tordoff 49 11 7 .205 Tuckey 55 21 3 .418 Wise EXETER JUNIOR CO-OPS • BATTING AVERAGES Player ab h r rbl ave Laporte 30 12 11 12 .400 Keller, J 71 '23 22 15 .324 ,-Russell, S 78 23 27 23 .295 • Schwrndl___ 84 4..2441. - Kelier R 60 1 1 ' 14 .283 - Lewis, L- 15 4 6 3 .267 Butler 82 20 26 17 .244 O'Brien 61 14* 23 11 .230 Russell M 37 8 9 4 .216 Genttner 70 13 20 10 .186 Lewis, J 44 8 ' 8 8 .182 Arnold 22 3 _8- Kine 1 3 2 .500 Others 10 3 7 2 .300 HAWK TRYOUTS Stephen Townshlp Arena Tues. Sept. 5 Thurs. Sept. 7 9-10 p.m. both days Two exhibition games Friday, Sept. 22, 8:30 p.m. vs Lucan Frl. Sept. 29 vs Tavistock Contact Al Quinn 235-2902. f More .than just a pretty face An interview with Miss CNE By Adrian Harte TORONTO - A year ago, Kathy McNaughton, representing the Ilder- ton Fair, was chosen as Miss CNE - Queen of the Fairs. Last week, her reign came to an end, ending as it began, with tears, when she crowned Kelly Stewart, from Milton, as the 1989 Queen. Fair queen competitions have their origins rooted in ancient pagan rites, where a young girl from the village was chosen each year to rep- resent the fertility of the season's harvest. The purpose of the event may have changed over the centuries, but the tradition remains. An interview with Kathy McNaughton at the CNE last Wednesday, the morning before she passed on her title, revealed some of her thoughts on the CNE contest and Agricultural Society Fair Queen con- tests. With over 100 girls from all over Ontario competing at the CNE, McNaughton didn't expect to win the crown last year. She did, howev- er, want to be one of the top seven finalists. "Even still sometimes it's kind of hard to believe it even happened, let alone it's over," she said. Once she won, she had to make plans to remain at the CNE. "My parents went home and brought clothes back for the next three weeks for me to live in," she said. Those three weeks were a highlight of her year. As queen, she ex- plored the Exhibition like never before. "I remember my last weekend. We got into a little corner of the grounds we had never seen before and into other buildings, and we'd been here for three weeks...it's a lot bigger than you think." - "Going home, my welcoming home, was really, really emotion- aI....That sort of made everything worthwhile: the sore feet and the tired legs, and the sore smile....It all made sense once I got home. And then going back to the Ilderton Fair as Miss CNE was a real treat," said McNaughton. So what does Miss CNE see as the purpose, of the Agricultural Fair in Ontario today? . "I think fairs are really starting to promote, or trying to promote agri- culture, and trying to educate those people who are urban dwellers who don't understand agriculture and don't realize hoimportant it is. And so that, I think, is the main goal fairs are striving for now." "Most fairs that I've attended have been running for at least a hundred years. They were all old fairs. Of course, when they started it was a place for all the farmers, because most people were farmers back then...or something to do with agriculture. Well, it's just not that way anymore," McNaughton observed. She sees the purpose of the Fair Queen as to act as a representative of the fair, and of agriculture in general. Many towns today are having trouble finding girls willing to enter their contests. Tillsonburg, in particular, had to cancel their contest this season for lack of interest. McNaughton was speaking with the present Tillsonburg queen earlier. "I was talking to this girl and she said that if they had put the word 'modelling' into it, you would have had 40 contestants," said McNaugh- ton, but added that is not the purpose of the queen. While marks for appearance, and poise do count in the final decision, McNaughton said past Miss CNE's have had to be much more. "If you met those girls...there's just a sparkle, just a real zest for life. That's more important, that makes them beautiful," she said. So a fair queen is different from a beauty queen? .._ "Yes, very, very different. From what you ^,e on TV, what they publicize as Miss Teen London, or Miss Canada, is the bathing suits, how photogenic, your talent. Where here it's your ability to talk to people, your ability to speak in public, and how you carry yourself in a group of people," said McNaughton. "The best pianist is not going to win the competition," she said. Al- though judges are aware of each girl's talents, they are not a focus of competition. The pageant itself, held on the opening day of the CNE for the past 18 years, is well -watched, says McNaughton, and the winner is highly visible for the next three weeks. "Not too many people miss a girl walking around in a crown and a sash." As Miss CNE, McNaughton attended 12 Ontario fairs, two district meetings, and "all sons of banquets". The busy schedule meant she had to stay organized to keep on top of her school work - she is a third year music student at UWO. Is becoming a fair contestant something McNaughton would recom- mend to everyone? She believes most contestants benefit from the ex- perience. "I'm sure if you talk to them you'd find that they have got something out of it, and they have enjoyed it. And they've learned a lot. I know I learned a lot about my agricultural society and how much they work to run a fair and how much is involved." "So, I think everyone should give it a whirl - of course, we're look- ing for competitors all the time," said McNaughton, laughing. The prizes are a good incentive too. On winr.ing the CNE crown, McNaughton won a white LeBaron convertible, a $1,200 scholarship from Canada Packers, stayed at the Royal York Hotel, won luggage, designer clothes, jewellery and many other things.. "I was the big joke (at school) that I had a nicer' car than some of my professors," said McNaughton. McNaughton lives on her parents' cash crop and beef farm east of II- derton. They have just started a cow/calf operation and McNaughton plans to show the new heifers at the next fair. Her family has always been involved in the fair. "I hate to be biased, and I'm sure some of this feeling is biased... af- ter travelling around to some of the fairs, they're all great fairs, but I1- derton still has one of the best." The Ilderton event brought about 10,000 visitors to the town of 400 last year. "It helps being so close to London, because we do draw a lot of peo- ple," noted McNaughton. Even though she wants to become a music teacher, McNaughton would like to stay in rural Southwestern Ontario, and preferably live on a farm. Will the former Miss CNE disappear into anonymity? She doesn't think so. The CNE keeps past contest winners involved in luncheons and invites them back to be judges or chaperones. "You're kept involved and informed about what's going on. Which is nice because I don't knowif,_the nthet.eompetitions (beauty pageants) 'do'that, "said McNaughton. Although McNaughton was glad to be back at the CNE last week, she called it a sad time for her. She was seeing her special year end with the crowning of the new queen. Later that afternoon, Miss CNE 1988 fnuahr hark rears s vbe clay_ ercd her farewell speech, her sponsors and supporters for mak- ing her year possible. , Moments later, she placed the 1989 crown on the head of Miss Mil - and embraced the reigning CNE Queen. Final moments Kathy McNaughton crowns Kelly Stewart as the 1989-90 CNE Queen of the Fairs. • Not a dry eye - Kathy McNaughton waves goodbye after delivering her farewell speech, a speech that left many of the contestants in tears, including Susan Clark at left, chosen as 1989's Miss Congeniality. Jane Papple, representing Hensall, shares a lighter moment with some of the CNE contestants. Tracy Fisher introduces herself as the Zurich Lori Lynn Wagner - Representing Exeter at the Fair representative. CNE.