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PAÀGE 18, WEDNESDAy, JIJNE 7, 1978, WHITBY FREE PRESS 1978 Brooklin Spri*ng Fair sets many new records, The Farwas one of the Most Fair ia Kathy Harris, 17, a Toronto Police and the successfui in the fair's 67- Grade 12 student at Ander- Durham RegionalI Police. yeair history, breaking ail so 'n Colegiate. Runners-up The Durham. boys were attendance records, are Diana Johansen 'and- egdouyth er It was estimated that more' Carol Belich. Poe, wou h e cte than 9,000 people attended Horace Everett, father of they will return next year for the fair in the community the 1976 Miss Brooklin armth park, and many of the Spring Fair, LesleyEverett', About 700 people attended spatt en. r alo el presented the winner with a the old time fiddling contest atteded.trophy which wil l be given to in the arena Su.nday. A record crowrd of about ail future Miss, BrookhIn The Durham Open compe- 800 attended the Miss Brook- pageants. tîtion was won by Bill Batten in Spring Fair Pageant in About 3,000 people of Oshawa; the Ladies: l ~the arena Thursday. The watched the tug of war be- Ontario Open was won by Shelley Mowat of Orihia; and the Over 65 competi tion was won by George Stinson O ening, of West Hill. In the Men's Open there ~ were 12.contestants for the *mew oor Al nai pnCmei tion. The winner was Rick. Cormier of Bay. Ridges, who to sm aliholds the, North American Open Junior championship Iibusness for 18 and under. u sin There wàs'only a 9-point e s spread between the top five competitors and some won -Finarmciàl assistance, by only one point. Manaemet cunselin 0fSecond was Bob Arbuckle nage ent ouns llin ofStouffville/ third was Cliff Manag mn training Manley of Downsview, I nformaionon govenrent, fourth wasDwight LibiniCki progrm s for busines Vie Pasowisty of Whitby. UN WEDNESDAY JUNE. 14th, 1978Athe-afreaisk diving team jumped fromn one of our representatives, two Planes at 5,000 feet ME. .J. cGRTH wII b at Saturday and ail made a perfect landing in the centre LUCIEN MOTEL, BYRON ST., WHITBY, ONTARIO of the race track at the fair BETWEEN 9:30 A.M,.. UNTIL 3:30, P.M. FOR grounds. APPOINTMENTS CALL 416-66846879 The light hburse draw set a new Brooklin fair r-ecord, I ou -qir . nacig o sa 00 oenieor with 3,500 poundts of horses expad yor bsines ad ar unble o successfuly pulling 9,500 condtios orif ou re iterstedin he pounds of weighted sledge for a full 20 feet. The winning FBDBmangemet srvics o couseling and record-setting team was govenmet pogras aailble or ourfrom Havelock, Ontario. busiess tak t ourrepesetatve.There were six light and six heavy two-horse teams, from as far away as Rich- Imond, Ontario,conIpeting. The harness racing Friday set a record payout in thie fifth race, paying $114.70 on a $2 bet. Forty-seven horses competed in eight' hamness BINS races before a record crowd. DEVE1PMENTBANKSeventeen amateur woods- e j men teams competed in the log sawing contest Sunday. 22 KING STREET WEST', OSHAWA, ONTARIO The Captain otfnMe wlnning _______________________________________team was John Forbes of Whitby who eut his log in 13.5' seconds. the second place winner dld the job in 28 seconds. Twelve teams competed in the bed and bat4tub race on the dirt track. David Stocks' teani of Brooklin won, and Linda Cormack's BrookhnÎ team won the ladies Powder Puff Division. A sheep sheariiîg deiiion- stration-was well tended, and there were entries fmom ail over Ontario ln the' Quarter Horse apd Paint' Horse shows. The Broôkhin Spring Fair is planning to feature a grain, and hay show in 1979, and local farmners are encour- ,aged to savre their best bales of hay from the'first and second cuts this year for showing at next year's fair. BASEBALL SEASON OPENS These high-stepping majorettes led off the annual .Whitby Minor Basebail parade recently, from Kinsmen Park to Peel Park, where mayor Jirn Gartshore made the first pitch to open the 1978 season. Basebail is already underway and a good season is predicted, with the new diarnonds in Iroquois Park being used for the first time. - Free Press Photo 579-.1822 WHITBY MALL: PROCLAMATION CORPORATION 0OF THE TOWN Cf WHITBY "OPTIMIST CLUB BIKE SAFETY WEEk"g TAKE NOTICE THAT THE WEEK 0F-JUNE 12TH TOI JUNE 18TH, 1978 HAS BEEN 'PROCLAIMED AS "OPTIMIST CLUB BIKE SAFETY WEEK" IN AND) FOR THE TOWN 0F WHITBY. ALL CITIZENS 0F THE TOWN ARE REMINDED THAT "4OPTIMIST CLUB BIKE SAF1ETY WEEKPP IS DESIGNED TO MAKE WHITBY A SAFE TOWN FOR CYCLISTS BY TEACHING OUR CHILDREN THE' BASICS 0F BICYCLE SAFETY AND *RULES 0F THE ROM). r, iLvio mruumin mnrino