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WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 17,1985, PAGE 27 Oshawa-Whitby Fair starts tomorrow By JAN DODGE Free Press Staff Heigh ho, come to the fair. The Oshawa-Whitby Fair starts tomorrow (July 18) and runs until Sunday (July 21) at the grounds on Garrard Rd. just north of Conlin Rd. This is the seventh year for the fair on these grounds although the fair had been in Alexan- dra Park in Oshawa sin- ce 1921, Ivan Cochrane, fair president, said. And Cochrane's been in on it since then. In the fair program he says, "In 1921, Father, Mother, seven brothers, two sisters, and myself attended my first fair sponsored by the South Ontario Agricultural Society and I cannot recall missing a fair since." As president, he is seeing a lot of this one. Last Friday he said, "I've been here for three weeks now. It seems like I live here." Cochrane has been supervising the preparation of the grounds and all the other organizing that goes into the four-day fair. Here's what's hap- pening. Thursday, July 18, 6 p.m.: After the official opening you can choose whether you'd like to play bingo, watch some local enthusiasts vent their frustrations on old wrecks in a demolition derby, take a ride on the midway (provided this year by Crown Amusements) eat from a variety of refreshment booths, or listen to a campy one-man band consisting of guitar, mouth organ, and drums. Friday, July 19, 3 p.m.: The women's building with its display of baked goods, needlecraft, and quilts will be added to the other events. In the food class, there are sections for everything from homemade bread and a latticed raisin pie to un- baked cookies, chili sauce, and peach jam. A special domestic science class, sponsored by Blue Mountain Pot- tery of Collingwood will be of interest to folklore buffs. It is for recipes which date prior to 1900. They may either be published before 1900, or may be old family recipes in use before that time. The preparation of the recipe must include ingredients that are correct to the period, and must be presented in a style and serving dish that is historically correct. The winning quilt may go on to the Canada Packers Quilt Com- petition, with the possibility of earning its owner $700. Flowers of all kinds, and flower arrangemen- ts, including wild flowers and even weeds WHITBY MINOR BASEBALL ASSOCIATION House League Standings As of Julyf6 BANTAM GP W L T P Grand Oak Homes 9 7 2 0 14 Perkins Paints 10 7 2 1 15 Whitby Audio il 4 6 1 9 Snowden Rubber Industries 9 3 6 0 6 Whitby Rotary 9 2 7 0 4 PEEWEE Goldhawks Checkers Shoppers Drug Mart Gus Brown Motors Bell Canada Joe The Plumber Red Wing Orchards Lions Club Scotts Colonels Legal Beagles I.T.T. Cannon Whitby Jaycees Dom's Auto Parts Mitchell Brothers Fireplace Plus Firechiefs Swish Maintenance Whitby Travel Sorichetti Cartier-McNamara Dodd & Souter Consumers' Gas WhitbyFirefigheters Brooklin Kinsmen Bob Myers Chev-Olds- Donut Press Brooklin Electric Vick Insurance Century 21 R.E. Canadian Tire Kurz Foods Dairy Queen Munn's Press Speedy Auto Glass Nurse Chev-Olds Whitby Kiwanis 12 10 12 8 10 5 10 4 10 4 10 4 12 4 il 2 T-BALL SQUIRT il 9 2 il 9 2 10 7 2 10 7 3 10 6 4 il 5 6 12 3 7 11 3 8 10 2 7 10 0 10 TYKE 13 9 il 9 12 9 il 6 12 5 il 5 12 5 12 5 12 3 12 1 will be on display. At 5:30 p.m., Dairy Queen is sponsoring an ice cream eating con- test. This is a chance for the kids to pig out and win a prize for it. The one who eats the most, the fastest wins. At 6 p.m. the tractor pull and cake auction will be added attrac- tions. The tractor pull has modified tractors, 2- wheel modified trucks, and highway tractors classes. You can see Durham residents pit- ting their modern-day horse power against each other in this pull. Saturday, July 20, Ail Day: Added to the women's building, flowers, mid- way, and bingo will be the cattle show, in- cluding dairy (four breeds) and beef (six breeds) with a junior section for exhibitors under 15. There will be a horse show, consisting of heavy horses, commer- cial and draft ponies, and Arabian Saddle horses. The Ontario chapter of the Australian shepherd club will demonstrate sheep her- ding with their dogs. Such diverse ac- tivities as a log sawing contest and a baby con- test, a new event this year, round out the list. At 4:30 p.m., you get a chance to see a test of the original horse power in a horse pull. At 5:30, if the kids aren't tired of ice cream, they get another chance. The demolition derby continues at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, July 21, Al Day: Besides the midway there will be a sheep show, consisting of three breeds: Suffolk, Dorset, and Leicester. Also there's a sheep shearing demonstration by Boyd Ayre, Suffolk breeder and judge at last year's Royal Winter Fair. The light horses, sad- dlebred horses, and hackney and roadster ponies will show their stuff. Of special irterest is the noon Musical Ride by Hoskin Stables, a group of young people from Blackstock who do their own version of the Mounties' ride. Starting at 2 p.m. is the fiddle contest with classes for all ages in- cluding 12 and under, and 65 and over. For more infor- mation, call 655-4287 or 655-3962. i.mm.m-m VALUABLE COUPO:N IS WEEK!I PONTI * FRAMING ÇENTRE * ONE COUPON PER CUSTOMER be - - - - - - -