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Lucknow Sentinel, 2009-08-05, Page 2Ripley closer to becoming a. r ... Blue Park- gets:: funclirtaibrit. Hydro One PowerPlay program Brian Burke !paysavisitto Bruce Power... -Page orning Smiles Otkuner, the song sings itself. —William Wi • .__•,.A.M.ar-..i....b...-...�A1.-sr-..r--.fir. - ` ,. • .61•••••••••,..., ... V'� t � M�.�.�- }�Y+/Mry !!.. �- f3 . r� OW • Walie$11., August 5, 20011 Week 32 - Vol. 136 gst included Publications Mail Registration No. 07656 • Bringing Together Huron & Bruce • Ph CitO# by Goat Reid tie. ' MiIeVifla is on itsway... Above: mid Taylor gets ready to nail lin one of the trust .on' duly' 24 that is' O n into the construction of Nine Mile Villa, the l co that il r Lorene ; ,Doug Casemore are bringing to Lucknow. Below: Kyle Vollmer helps'aa ylor Measure pieces of lumber that will be part ails. building's.eon- struction. The Casemores hope Nine Mile Villa, located on Inglis Street, WIN be in operation by Nov. I. Bannon t 149th fair BY GARrr READ Sentinel. Staff The Dungannon 149th Fair is set 40 begin Aug. 7 - 9 with a huge lineup of new and returning events to be held.. "It's something for everyone," said = Kelly Thomson president of the Dungannon Agricultural Society. "The fair brings the com- munity' together and hopefully the weather will cooperate this week- end." Thomson said groups in Dungannon have come together to revital- ize the fair this year sial make it a great, family fun . weekend. Each group is organizing a special event during the fair. . On Friday, Aug. 7, the. Dungannon Teen Team will be hosting a farcy movie under the pavil- ion, which is new to the fair this year. The movie, yet to be deter -mined, begins at 9 p.m. and is free admission for all those who attend. The following day, on Saturday Aug. 8, there will be a farmers market, an egg and sausage breakfast with proceeds going to . the . Nile Church, a truck pull and there will be a food booth provided by the Dungannon Lions Club. For more information on the truck pull, contact Richard Smith at 519- 529-7118. Saturday night, there will be an open air dance at the pavilion featuring Smokey Roads, from 9 p.m. - 1 p.m. There will also be an arm wrestling contest at 11 p.m. For more information on tickets call Kelly Thomson at 5197528- 2559 or Lynda McNee, treasurer at 519-529- 7956. The main events for the entire family are, on Sunday, Aug. 9 and start at 11 p.m. The day starts with the parade at 11 a.m. with the event being organized by the Dungannon Lions and the theme this year is "Dungannon sines in 2009". For more infor- mation contact Rick Patterson at 519-529- 7177. The Iawii tractor . pull will folio* the parade at noon with registration starting at 10:30 a.m. Also starting at noon is the kids carnival put on by the Dungannon Teen Team. Following that is a baby show, a magic show with Snippity, a kids pedal tractor pull put on by the Dungannon Lions (must be 12 years or younger and under 85 lbs.), kids games from 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. put on by the Wawanosh 4-H Club, a heavy horse pull at 2:30 p.m., prince and princess contest for ages six - 12 at 3 p.m. (fill in ballot out at the day of the fair in the pavilion and must be present to win), music by Country Traditions at the Dungannon Hall at 3:30 p.m. and a ham din- ner at the Dungannon Hall. Proceeds for the ham dinner go towards Port Albert Rev' in '11. For . more information on the fair, contact Thomson at 519-528- 2559 or McNee at 519- 529-7956.