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Hensall spring fair will celebrate anniversary
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Hensall's spring fair on June 12
' and 13 will also be a birthday party
for the village of Hensall and He-
sall Public School, says board direc-
tor Lisa Pullman.
"The. fair is 141 years old, the vil-
lage is 125 and the public school is
50 so this will be a huge birthday
party for everyone," she says, adding
that birthday cake will be part of the
Friday night barbecued pork chop
dinner s
While there were only three or four
board members in the Hensall .South
Family and Friends are invited to a
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Scott Henderson
& Erin Murray
Saturday, June 6
Seaforth Community Centre Hall
Bpm -1 am
Age of Majority
Lunch Provided
Tickets $8 ort for $15
together with their family are
hosting an OPEN HOUSE'
Saturday, June 6, 2009
2-4pm'at the Seaforth Legion.
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Huron Agricultural Society last No-
vember and the fair was in jeopar-
dy
eopardy of ending, Pullman says six new
board members have joined the ag-
ricultural society, breathing new life
into the event this year.
"With all the new enthusiasm,
the spirits are very high. New peo-
ple have brought in a bunch of new
ideas," she says.
New features for the two-day fair -
include a rock climbing wall and
a .children's carnival that includes
bouncy castles, games and pony
hops, which are large inflatable hors-
es that can be ridden by large groups
of children.
New to the Hensall fair is also a
baby contest with categories for ba-
bies from infant to 12 months and
from 12 to 24 months. •
A vendor area has been expand-
ed to include 45 vendors with both
crafts and products from local busi-
nesspeople and entrepreneurs.
An antique tractor show is also new
to the Hensall fair and Pullman says
organizers are hdping to attract 15
to 20 members of the Blyth Thresh-
ers to participate.
Friday night attractions include
the pork chop barbecue from 4:30
to 7 p.m. aimed at supporting local
pork producers, and a prince and
princess competition for children at 8
p.m. aged eight to 12, • who are being
asked to give a two -minute speech
on community involvement.
Also on Friday night are a horse
show, one of the fair's longstand-
ing traditions, at 5 p.m. and a pork
competition and auction with the re-
gion's best producers presenting the
best cuts of meat at 9 p.m.
Saturday's kick-off is the annual
parade at 11 a.m. winding through
the village and landing right in the
heart of the fairgrounds.
Earlier at 10 a.m., a sheep show
will be held along with an Old Mac -
Donald's Farm.
A pet show will be offered at 12:30
p,m., the senior elementary tug-of-
war will be held at 1 p.m. and the
baby show will begin at 1:30 p.m. -
A mini pedal tractor pull starts at
2:30 p.m. following in the evening by
a Southwestern Ontario Lawn Trac-
tor Association Racing at 8 p.m.
For more ` inforination about the
fair, getting tickets, and registration
forms for any of the events and actio-
ities, prizes and more; being held at
this year's Fair, contact Lisa at 519-
527-1948 or 519-263-6110 or email
hensallfair@tcc. on. ca.
Children will benefit from local donations
Rural Response for Healthy Chil-
dren today announced they need
$200,000 in local support to serve
increased demand for a variety of
services delivered to over 900 local
children and their families.
Executive Director Diane Hahn
anticipates the organization will be
expanding
services as they help families face
the ever growing challenges of -daily
living.
Two areas where any money raised
locally will be targeted is the T.H.E.
Bus "Toys for Homes Everywhere"
program and staff development.
"We will try and get local busi-
nesses, industries and profession-
als to jump on board with financial
support as well as having our usual
fundraising events to get support
from the general public.
"Every dollar counts." she said.
The arrival of the toy bus is antici-
pated by children in 19 communities
throughout Huron County.
"It arrives on a regular schedule
with a wide variety of toys, games,
books . etc. brightening the days of
many young people" said bus man-
ager Beverly Budd.
The current bus with over 180,000
kilometres has crossed the county for
11 years and is definitely showing its
age.
"We hope to get a new cube van
which will give us more room to bring
a wider •
choice of items to area children,"
Budd said.
This service has a price tag of about
$75,000 per year but the benefits are
priceless according to Hahn.
"If everyone in Huron could visit
our website at www rncc.on.ca to
see the variety of ways we help our
young people and their families, the
fundraising campaign would be on
target in short order," said Audrey
Roseboom who is executive assistant
for RRHC.
All donations are tax deductible.
Cheques can be payable to Rural
Response for Healthy Children and
mailed to the office at P.O. Box 687,
Clinton, ON NOM 1LO.
One of the most visible programs
is "Kids on the Block," a child abuse
prevention education program that
reaches out to teachers and students
in Grades 3 and 4 in Huron County
schools. Trained puppeteers bring
important messages about child
safety and awareness of physical
and sexual abuse.
Happy 85th Birthday
Vi Glanville
June 9/09
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Satur' ay, June 13th, 2009
from 1:00 - 4:oopm
Vanastra Christian Church
All donations can be mane to Canadian Foodgrains
Bank or Sleeping Children Around the Wor
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Bernice, Stan and5enny, Leona and Stan, Bruce
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