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Photos by Garit Reid
146th Lucknow Fall Fair!
The 146th Lucknow Fall Fair was a success with a great turnout and great weath-
er all weekend. (Abote)The midway was a big hit all weekend for kids and parents
alike. Below Huron -Kinloss Svp. Mayor Mitch Twolan enjoyed the opening night of
the Fall Fair where he posed for a picture in front of the beautiful back drop in the
lobby of the arena. in the photo- from left to right are Kyler Twolan, Serena
Rutledge, Mitch liwolan and Emma Twolan.
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September 23,
2009
Week 39 — Vol. 136
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Bringing Together
Huron & Bruce
146th Ripley Fall.
Fair will be a "Bea
Berry Good Time"
BY GARIT REID•
Sentinel Staff
People will have a
"Beary Berry Good Time"
at this year's 146th Ripley --
Huron Fall Fair.
The Ripley Agricultural
Society is *filed to host
the Ripley Fall Fair from
Sept. 25 - 26. The theme
for the event is "Have a
Beary Berry Good Time at
the Fall Fair."
"We are hoping for more
growth -this year with a big
local turnout," said
Agricultural Society presi-
dent Mark Robinson. "We
are hoping the dancing
tractors bring a big crowd
on the Saturday. It's quite a
sight to see."
The fair will begin with a
pre -teen dance on
Thursday, Sept. 24, from 7
- 9:30 p.m. in Ole auditori-
um at the arena with Power
Maio and Scott Rees. The
chaperoned event is for
Grades 5 - 8 and admission
is $5.
The fairgrounds will
open at 6 p.m. on Friday,
Sept. 25 with. Classic
Amusements Midway and
visitors can ride 'the mid-
way for $25. The third
annual Garden Tractor Pull
will begin at 7 with
registration at 6 p.m. At
7:30 p.m., the Super Frog
contest will be held at 7:30
p.m., the Ambassador
Competition will take
place in the auditorium
with a variety show and
entertainment by Paulette
Lippert and Brontae
Hunter along with a pie and
cake auction.
The main events begin
on Saturday, Sept. 26 with
the Mammoth Parade at
11:30 a.m. on the main
street. In the afternoon fair
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visitors can view the -
largest exhibit of agricul-
tural displays in the area in
the Ripley arena with poul-
try and t -bone show and
sale. Other events include
the midway; dairy and
sheep 4-H competitions,
Itapa Kidz Trains, where
children can be "engineers"
in, a miniature train world,
John Murray miniature
horses; log sawing and nail
driving, on the ball dia-
mond in the afternoon;
karaoke singing competi-
tion on the arena floor at 1
p.m.; car and truckshow,
an antique tactor display;
oldest lady ,and and gent
and youngest person
attending the fair competi-
tion and new to the fair,
square dancing tractors at
3:30 p.m. on the ball dia-
mond.
Entertainment on
Saturday will include The
Bidlagh Bunch on the main
stage after opening cere-
monies.-
Saturday. ight is the fall
fair dance featuring
Crazymaker. The age of
majority event begins at 9
p.m. in the Ripley arena.
Tickets are $10 per person.
"We are hoping everyone
is looking forward to the
fair," said Robinson. "It's a
great family atmosphere
and we are hoping every-
one will come out and
enjoy all of the events."
Admission to the fair on
Fiiday is $3 (children ages
five and under are free);
and Saturday, adults $5 and
students (12 and under) $2
and children ages five and
under are free. No back-
packs and no alcohol will
be allowed on the fair-
grounds. For more infor-
mation viSit the website
www.ripleyfair.ca.
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