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WHITBY< FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 4, 1979, PAGES9 Oshawa Fair- opens on new site near Brook lin this week Af ter nearly five'years of nttnpmpting to find a new tà-Ile, the Oshawa Fair will ,- en on its new premises King Street School -cont'd. extra classroon; were added in1958. Mr. Stachow and ail the staff members vividlly recal the noise of heavy ýequipment in the spring and the shift system in the faîl, until late November, when the new rooms could be occupied. Mr. Stachow is currently teachinu in Port Perrv. He and his wife, the former Jean Hom'e, a popular kindergar- ten teacher at King Street School, now live with their family at Myrtie. In 1963, Dwight Swerd- geger began his five year stint as King Street School prinicpal. He had taught at, Coîborne and Dundas Street (now Florence Heard) Schools and been principal of Kathleen Rowe School, before coming to King. Since j then he has moved several ktimes in Whitby and is cr Ik rently principal of E.A. Fairman SchQol. William Batten, also a Whitby residpnt. and vurren- tly nrincipai .of Meadowcrest Sc! ol, Brooklin was King Street's principal frora. 1968 ~jto 1973. During much of that time, lie oversaw the activi- ties in two buildings, main- taining offices in both. The primary classes, up to Grade 3, were at King Street School and the Grades 4 to 6 were in the old Coîborne Street Schol, along with some con- q sultants' offices. Mr. Batten, a fiddle champion at the JBrooklin' Fair and' else- where, and music lover, is pleased to have introduced, instrumental music,' in the form of recorder playing to Coiborne Street School. Over the years, wherever he bas taught, Mr, Batten has been a great supporter of inter- school sports and sportsman- ship. , Since 1973, Gordon Coates has been principal of King Street School. He is a teacner-librarian. t$ecause he spends haîf time in the office and other haîf in the library, he is easily accessi- ble to parents, teachers or pupils with problems. At the present time, King. Street School accommodates pupils fromn Kindiergarten to Urade 6. In addition to Mr. u;oates, there are fine staff members. Mr. Coates is enthusiastically chairing the committee for the Sept. 29 school reunion and would welcome any historical con- tributions or suggestions. e Mexican Chieken is perfeet for a change-of-pace picnic. Wash 2-3 lbs. chieken legs and wings: shake off excess water. Dip chicken in 1 cup rnilk and place a few pieces ait a time in a large plastic bag f illed with coating raixture of 1 package (1 z)Lawry's Taco Season- ingMi and 1/2 cup fine 'dry bread crumbs. Shalce to coat thoroughly. Balce in greased pan at 3500 F for 45 to 60 min- utes,, turning, several times. Serves four to six. 'l hursday. The lairi, now known as tme Oshawa and District Exhibi- tion, will be located on a 66-acre parcel of land at Conlin and Garrard Roads, east of Brooklin.' For thrée of the 'past four years there was no Oshawa Fair because an acceptable location could not be found. This year the South Ontario Agricultural Soci- ety, which bas held its fair ini Oshawa since 1906, received Ontario Municipal Board approval to move to its new site, over objections from five adjacent property owners. The 0MB ruled that the site can be used as a fair- grounds for only a maximum of 14 days during the calen- dar year. The fair board, however, intends the site to become a year-round park facility, once the landscaping and construction of facilities is complete. The fair board will build Information booth is in n ew. location The Whitby Chamber of Commerce information booth is at a new location this year. For the past few years it has been at the Four corners beside the Bank of Commer- ce, but this year it is located on Brock Street South, near the Seniors' Activity Centre«; and opposite Centennial Park. It is anticipate thmat more visitors and tourists will be passing this site, and two students instead of one have been hired by the Chamber to staff the booth. They are Arnold Ashton of Ashburn, who staffed the booth last year, and Terry Clarke of Whitby. The booth opened in mid- June and will be in operation until early September. permanent exhibition and storage buildings on the site, besides riding stables, enter- tainment and food dispen- sing buildings, a midlway and horse racing facilities. 'One group has already 'approached the fair board about a stadiumn for forse-racing throughout the year, said Mike Pankhurst, a spokes- man for the fair board. The board will also apply for g overnment grants-to help develop the fair grounds during the next five of six years. The total cost of the project, including land, will approach $1 million, he pre- dicted. 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