Huron Expositor, 2000-09-13, Page 3News
Fair set to begin month early
New date brings new features to annual event
available at press time. Agricultural
Society President Gord Glen said there
will be new rides on the grounds this
year.
The midway will be set up on the high
school grounds beside the Agnplex this
year. instead of at the arena parking lot.
At noon, the limousin and blonde
d'aquataine show will take place and at
1 p.m. the sheep judging begins.
New this year. award winning
children's performer. Paul Benke will
perform at 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. He
will also perform again that night at the
ambassador competition with a family
show geared toward an older audience.
The ambassador competition takes place
starting at 7:30 p.m.
At 8:30 p.m. the annual and popular
pork carcass auction takes place.
Saturday starts at 10 a.m. with the pet
show followed by a fair fasourite:
Dickie Bird. The children's performer
puts on a show at 11 a.m. and again at 3
p.m.
• Also at 11 a.m. the charolais,
simmental and Stan Jackson Memorial
H Scott tiligendorft
Ezposllor Editor
A change. in this year's Seaforth
Agricultural Society fall fair dite has
also brought about a few changes to the
155th annual event_
Events begin this Thursday with the
Huron Perth Parish Jersey Show.
starting at noon. _
Thursdas is also the day home craft.
school• and grain and field crop entrees
must he registered. Registration is
between 9 a.m. and noon and judging
• begins at noon.
Children will be out of school Friday
for the traditional parade beginning near
.Opti_mist Park at 10:30 a.m. and
w•orking.its way down Main Street to
the fairgrounds.
MP Paul Steckle and agricultural
Society members will officially open the
fair following the parade.
That's when children of all ages will
have a chance to enjoy a new midway
• this year. •
while aline -up of rides was not
Presidents
baking cakes
in new fair entry
By Scott Higendortf
ilio- +ditty
r:h Agricultural
S.•rie:. - s: dents. past and
be up to their
es in flour this week as
_ht:. _7) their hand at alcake
_i..7i::crtest. new to the
s ear.
1
‘e never baked a cake in
try. life before." said Gord
It Gien, this year's society.
president.
The e'ent follows the
-suc:els pf a similar, contest
as:
ear that saw presidents
baking pies. They had to bake
Ates and prove they did it
themselves with Polaroid
pictures:that were judged like
any otter fair entry.
This year. presidents will
be baking carrot cakes.
After the judging. all the,
cakes will rte auctioned off
Friday evening during the
annual ambassador to the fair
compeution and pork carcass
auction.
Glen said the society will
be donating the money raised
at the auction to the Muscular
Dystrophy Association.
Concerned the firefighters
might not be able to hold
their annual toll road to raise
funds for the association.
Glen said the society wanted
to give them a hand this year
through the contest.
The money raised will be
donated to the Seaforth Fire
Department which will, in
turn. give it to the Muscular
Dystrophy Association, the
fire department's official
chanty.
And while Glen has never
baked a cake before, he's
.been working hard to find the
best carrot cake recipe he
can.
"I've already had lots of
help," said Glen, who's not
sure howl he will make out in
the kitchen this week.
Motorcycle stolen year
ago found in Seaforth
Stolen motorcycle
recovered
A 19815 Kawasaki
motorcycle. stolen almost a
year ago from ,Stratford,
was found behind the Shell
gas station in.Seaforth Sept.
OPP were called at 10
a.rn. •
when..the bike was
(located behind a garbage
ddinpstcr at the rear of the
building
It had been there for
about two days.
OPP were called and
found the bike had been
stolen from a residence in
Stratford on Sept. 23, 1999.
Lawn ripped up
OPP were called Sept. .10
after the residents of a
McKillop Twp. home were
awakened when a vehicle
was spinning its tires on
their front lawn around 1
a.m.
Neighbours reported a
grey pick up truck
responsible for leaving ruts
in the lawn.
Hereford Show judging take place.
The horse show: traditionally held on
Friday. has been moved to Saturday
with judging of light and heavy horses
taking place at noon.
"We've got the usual_ flowers. crafts
and local exhibits. It will all be at the
Agnplex." said Gien.
The fair wraps up Saturday night with
another new event: The Huron County
Jr. Farmers will be holding a dance at
the Agnplex that evening,
While events have. been spread out to
include the Seaforth and District
Community Centres in the past. all
events take place this year at the
Roundhouse. • Agriples and agricultural
society grounds.
The date change is part of an attempt
to make the fair more accessible. For the
past several years. it was held on the.
Thanksgiving weekend. a busy time for
families. -
Every day will feature Old
McDonald's Farm". another Lair •
favourite which features a petting zoo
that lets children tet close to a variety of
farm animals.
Marijuana found
by citizen in bush
in Hullett Township
A citizen reporting a suspicious vehicle on the Hullett-
McKillop Road in Hullett Township led police to several
marijuana plants.
The citizen found the suspected marijuana plants
growing near a bush.
OPP officers arrived and took and destroyed the plants.
Licences suspended for 12 -hours
Two drivers received 12 -hour licence suspensions for
drinking and driving on Sept. 10.
OPP found the first driver on County Road 25 in Hullett
Township shortly after 2 a.m. when the officer saw a
vehicle parked at the side of the road..The officer found
open liquor in the vehicle and gave the driver an road side
screening test that registered a warn and resulted in a 52 -
year -old Stanley Township man receiving a 1 2 -hour
licence suspension.
The second occurred at 11:45 p.m. on Highway 4 in
Ttlekersmith Township. OPP stopped a speeding car and
issued a 20 -year-old Wawanosh Township man a 12 -hour 1
licence suspension after he registered a "warn" on a road
side screening test.
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