Times-Advocate, 1986-09-24, Page 17Fair attracts 3,500
Bean theme floats help 1986 Exeter Fair to success
Good weather conditions and • a
large variety of activities contributed
to making the 1986 Exeter Fall Fair
one of the best in a number -of years.
Secretary Gwen Coward •reports
admission and gate receipts were up
considerably from 1985. She says
about 3,500 people attended the three
days of activities. An excellent crowd
attended and enjoyed the dance with
music provided by the Main Street
Jug Band.
The theme of Focus on Beans was
very popular with many of the parade
participants using beans as their
theme. Mrs. Coward commented,
"We hope that 'all fairgoers were
educated on the many kinds of beans
and their uses".
The fair was officially opened Fri-
day night by Ontario's Agriculture
Minister Jack Riddell. Others
assisting were fair president Ray
Cann, homecraft president Barb
Passmore, district eight director
Elvey Broadhagen, Exeter mayor
Bruce Shaw and Usborne township
reeve Gerald Prout. Masters of
eeremonies were Bob Heywood and
Adriaan Brand.
Last year's fair queen Sheryl
DeBoer crowned the 1986 Queen of the
fair Melissa Moore who was spon-
sored by Ellison Travel. The runner -
sup were Ronalynn Bell representing
Ironwood golf club and Sandi Pratt
from Huron Motor Products.
Exeter Agricultural Society direc-
tor Roy Pepper had the special duty
of a corth then Wise Moore
around the fair Saturdtlyy-and $way
as she presented trophies and rib-
bons. She took the reins and drove a
team of horses and drew a crowd when
sitting down to milk a goat. .
The filet fair queen in 1966 Marilyn
Johns Eagleson was one of the judges
for this year's contest. Other former
queens returning for Fridas's
festivities were Carol Amos, Sandra
Rowe, Joanne Dinney, Ann
Baynham, Darlene Geoffrey, Elaine
Hayter, Lisa Westcott, Barb Wareing,
Tracy Van Gerwen, Cathy Musser,
Deb Taylor and Sheryl DeBoer.
Also crowned were the various
queens and princesses of the
homecraft division and the top ex-
hibitors in the school division of the
fair.
They were Sewing Queen Marylou
Thompson, Sewing Princess Cathy
Norris, Baking Queen Mary Ruston,
Baking Princess Ann De(bridge,
Flower Queen Josie Ryckman and
Arts and Crafts Queen Darlene Lynn.
Fair president B,ay Cann presented a
prize to Danny Vanderlaan for grow-
ing the largest pumpkin in the presi-
dent's special pumpkin contest.
School fair director Ruth Ann
Negrijn presented awards to the top
school competitors. Darren Kints of
Precious Blood and Peggy Brownlee
of Stephen Central were the cham-
pions. The runnersup were Darryl
Hern of Usborne Central and Gail
Brownlee of Stephen.
The Saturday morning parade was
also one of the best in some time. It
was led by the Seaforth High School
girls band. The Dashwood-Seaforth
community band also participated.
Prizes for decorated tricycles went
to Starr Hovius, Casey O'Brien and
Tia Schultz while the best decorated
bicycles were ridden by Dennis
Wilkinson and Angela Hovius.
Prizes for best comic costumes
went to Dan Vanderlaan, Julie
Merner and Becki Farquhar and
character costume winners were Ben
and Kathy VanBergen, Christa Pro-
uty and Mark Foster.
Taking awards in best decorated
wagon creations were Leanne Consitt,
Kevin Coolman and Kathy Rohde.
Best in fair theme costume were San-
dra Vanderlaan, Caleb and Julie
McLeod and Brad Chambers.
Miscellaneous winners were Jayson
Schultz, Sean Webster and Christie
Bedard and Brad Hern.
Winners in the family division were
the Seip and Etherington families,
Michael Fenner and Michael and
Marc. Ted Van Rompaey, Becker
Farm Equipment and Little People
were winners with business floats and
club or organization winners were
Crediton Lions scouting group, In-
, dependent Order of Oddfellows and
the Exeter curling club with their rac-
ing bed. The curlers also won the
comic prize.
Hensall District Co-operative won
in ►;re agricultural category.
Exeter public school won the school
division. Others entered' were
Precious Blood, Stephen Central and
Centralia College.
Antique motor vehicle winners
were Harold Cudmore, Hal Walsh and
Emerson Anderson while the classic
vehicle best were entered by Wayne
Hodges, Tozer Auto Body and the
Huron Park firemen.
Prizes for best horse and rider went
to Angela Postma, Lisa Storey and
Bill Storey.
The mid -Saturday afternoon vehi-
cle race attracted considerable atten-
tion. Organizers Cathy Seip and
Adriaan Brand contrived a number of
handicaps. In addition to propelling
their vehicles along the route, they
disassembled a roll of bathroom
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tissue and consumed some pork and
beans.
The Big Brothers proved to be
lesser has -beans than the curling club
supporters winning the very short
race by less than a mile.
The roster of the champion Big
Brothers entry included Paul Wad-
dell, Jeff Lamond, Steve Baynham,
Gary Hugill, Chris Chapman and
Brian Brand.
Representing the curling club with
some authentic Scottish kilts were Al
Beattie, Jim DeBlock, Lorne Rideout
Doug Pearson, Arnold Mathers and
Albert Van Dyken.
Fair board directors wish to
apologize for the absence of the mid-
way Friday night and part of Satur-
day due to circumstances beyond
their control. They hope area young
Serving South Huron, North Middles**
September 24, 1986
people will find their favourite ride at
the fair next year:
The Saturday afternoon children's
mini pedal tractor pull operated by
Dennis Hockey and Ed Nethercott of
the Exeter Scouts proved to be very
popular with crowds of about 200 in
the Rec Centre auditorium looking on.
Winners in the featherweight divi-
sion were Mark Foster, Kirkton;
Jayden Russell, Exeter; Jeff Inch,
Exeter and Kathy Oliver, Huron
Park.
Lightweight category winners were
Brent Mills, Centralia; Robbie Lynn,
Winchelsea; Dwayne Koch, Grand
Valley and Juanita Chappel, Exeter
while the heavyweight prizes went Co
Ted Hoffman, Dashwood; Jeff
Westlake and Brian Inch, Exeter and
Chris Weigand, Dashwood.
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EXETER FAIR QUEENS — Fair Queen
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is clowned by last year's winner Sheryl DeBoer.
runnerup Sandi Pratt at the right.
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BEST GOATS — Fair Queen Melissa Moore presented ribbons to Jan Hayward, RR 1 Grand Bend (right)
owner of the reserve champion milking doe and to Eileen Martin, RR 3 Listowel, owner of the grand
champion doe at the Exeter Fair goat show.
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BEAN DEMONSTRATION — Visitors to Exeter Fair Saturday enjoyed two • emonstrations on beans by
Centralia College staff. Above, Deb Campbell, Gail Meuser and Denise Brand show Irene Pepper how
it's done. T -A photo
Music, mask%
and moments
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The Fth Visual Arts committee is
pleased to present an exhibition of
wpEjes'entitled, "Music, Masks and
Moments" by local artist Mona
Istrati-Mulhern. The show will run
September 27 through October 31,
1986, in the Blyth Festival Art
Gallery.
Mona Istrati-Mulhern is a
familiar figure on the Huron County
arts scene. She is a well known
Goderich artist, whose work has been
exhibited throughout Ontario. Her
studio, which she named "Serren-
wood", provides a display area for
her own work and Mona also offers It
as a showcase for other local artisans.
Always an active participant in
community -art affairs, Mona has
been a teacher of visual arts to every
age gv oup.
In the show "Music, Masks, and
Moments" the artist creates in water-
colour, reflections of nature, interpre-
tations of the symbolic nature of
masks; and also shows the influence
of music as it enhances the imagery
and symbolism. All these elements
come together to provide a delightful
experience, touched with moments of
fantasy.
The official opening is on Saturday,
September 27 at 7 p.m. The public is
invited to attend, to see the exhibit
and meet the artist. The Festival
Gallery will remain open weekdays
through to October 17th from 9:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and any inquiries
during business hours may go to the
Blyth Festival adiministration office
(1st building south of Blyth Memorial
Hall after that date).
Grant made
to Usborne
A community planning grant of
$4,243 has been awarded to the Coun-
ty of Huron on behalf of the Township
of Usborne, Agriculture and Food
Minister Jack Riddell, MPP Huron -
Middlesex, announced today.
Speaking on behalf of Municipal Af-
fairs Minister Bernard Grandmaitre,
Mr. Riddell said the grant will be us-
ed by the Township to review its Of-
ficial Plan.
Community planning grants from
the Ministry of Municipal Affairs are
designed to encourage municipalities
to resolve land use planning issues to
reflect municipal and economic
priorities.
The grants may also be used for
special studies to develop communi-
ty improvement policies; to deter-
mine the feasibility of using data pro-
cessing technology in the local plan-
ning process; and to assist in im-
plementing the Planning Act.
CORRECTION
in last week's report gf the recent
Kirkton Fair, the name of Usborne
township deputy -reeve Margaret
Itcrn was omitted from the list of
politicians speaking at the official
opening. Sony.
I have lived in this world just long
enough to look carefully the second
time into things that 1 am the most
certain of the first time.
CHECK CABBAGES — Joanne Kerslake and Kristin Strang admire
Targe cabbages at the Exeter Fair Friday afternoon.
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