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The Acton Free Press Wednesday Sept 1977 Fiddlers contest Sunday afternoon Horse pulls have entries WINNING FIDDLERS AT THE Old Tyme Tiddlers Contest held Sunday lined up for a quick concert of reels and hornpipes after the competition From left to right are Elizabeth Woods Alice Vrecko Kathy Ferguson Kevin First time An appreciative crowd watched the fiddlers contest in the arena Sunday after noon Organizers commented the entries were very good this year Winners were Ladies open first Kathy Ferguson Kitchener second Alice Vrecks Toronto third Elizabeth Woods Fergus Under first Kendra Woods Fergus second Kevin Over first Tommy Mc King City second Isaac Mitchell Guelph third Lions draw Winners of the Lions Club draws at the fair are Reeer Kendra Woods open champion groceries Ham James Fleming Isaac Mitchell its Ave Tommy Walter Munro and Sof me Valium Raymond Pentlend Division St Acton James Fleming Port Col borne Open class i had nine entries the most of any class Winners were first Lublmsckl Scarborough second Raymond St Catharines and third Walter Hamilton At the end of the com petition all the winners played together as the audience clapped and tapped along in time to the music After the contest the musunl group Twilight played There were six entries In Sunday light horse pull Charlie brought his horses all the way from Smith Creek Michigan to pull 12 pounds the whole length of the course John Laurcnson of Have- lock won second prize when his horses pulled pounds feet three inches Third place went to Clint Greer of His team pulled lbs two feet four Inches and Clarence of Lindsay got a fourth place prize with one foot nine In 1 of the only local intry In the contest in the heavy horse classification there were five entries Ken MacNellly of Iiemptville clinched first place when his horses pulled lbs Charlie of Smith Creek was second with 10 lbs and a distance of five feet nine Inches Clint Greer of captured third place with 10 lbs and three ft ten inches Doug Cade Lindsay had fourth spot when his horses pulled 10 200 live inches Results of the tractor pull will bo published In next week ree Press Missed Your Free Press Please Let Us Know Our carriers do their best to give fast courteous service but mistakes do happen so If you do not receive your paper or have any complaints regarding delivery please call our office 8532010 WEVE GOT EM Honda Civic OPEN SATURDAYS IPlui Prop Charges Standard Sh or Automat i No Down BDnk nunc AT MOTORS WE CAREI Top winners in hall honored on Sunday Winners of the top awards in the hall competition sec tions at the fall fair received their ribbons trophies Sunday afternoon tor the first time points were to talled up right after the judg and so the names of the award winners were known early It was to pre sent the awards publicly his year Ladies board president Mrs Irene Swackhamcr and Mrs Ena Gibson presented the special prizes with Miss Acton Fair Susan adding her congratulations The presentations were made in the arena while the judges were determining the winners of the fiddlers con test Called first to the platform was Susan It 1 Acton who had the most points in flower classes Mrs J S McLean of Streetsville had the most points in homecrafts and also the most in domestic science Kim Lawrence A amassed the high est number of points in the junior section Mrs IB Dim St received the troph and for the most points in crafts and hobbies Mrs Heather had the highest total number of points in nil these classes She received a carafe mounted in silver Winner for canned and pre served products Mrs Brian Hammond 12 Lonejitld was not present Mrs Gibson announced the winners in school Lesley Kenny was present to accept the Vivian Beer trophj for the best in the contest The top students in work classes were not present thc were Jill Morris of the MeKenzie Smith school and Hod Wither of Mrs McLean who brought her entries from has been entering in fairs for 12 years and this year ik in seven fairs sud lop prizes for school work were donated Mr and Mrs he is president of Lesney Products importer of matchbox toys FOR THE first time trophies and ribbons were presented to the top winners in domestic and school children classes right at the fair Presented with their awards Sunday afternoon were front row left to right Lesley Kenny who had the best essay Susan Pahchuk most points for flowers Kim Lawrence most points in junior section back row Heather Rennie highest number of total points in all classes Mrs J S McLean most points in domestic science and homecrafts and Steckley mostpoints in craftsand hobbies Top photos selected The judge had a hard time selecting winning photos In the annual Free Press photo contest but after careful consideration chose what he thought to be the best of the bunch Professional photographer William served as judge and took into con sideration the potential of the types or cameras used for each photo Because the pictures were to be taken within a ten mile radius of Acton two photos were disqualified having been taken at Ontario Place However there were still many pictures remaining to Lost and found items held by fair secretary Someone either decided to go skinny dipping in Fairy Lake or lost his shirt on the midway games during last weekend fall fair Secretary treasurer John reports that one pair of khaki pants one plaid sports man shirt and two blue top coats were found at the fair Other Items found were one car key one camera and one wallet The owners or any of the above items can call Mr at 149G and identify their property There were also a few lost children but they were re turned to their parents safe and sound Quilt winner The lucky winner In the president of the Indies quilt draw sponsored by division Acton Fall Fair Dublin Women Institute on Saturday September 17 was Mn Jill Reynolds RR at the Dublin I Booth Acton Mrs Wallace Swack In the Arena be judged The competition was broken up into two categories color and black and white J won first prize in the color category with a of rose Second prize went to Wayne for his picture of a barn fire and Pat captured third place with a picture of a small child on a table with circle of light surrounding him Wayne won and third prizes in the black and white competitions First prize went to a picture of a silhouetted backyard with a bright open clearing in the centre Third prize was the Georgetown Pentecostal church at night Rick Gibson won second prize in this category with a scenic picture of a country road leading to nowhere Honorable mentioas go to Joan Morris for her picture of a women reading book Pat for her picture of small child in bed Mr Bormann for his photo of grazing sheep and Wayne for a winter snow scene two children kissing and a sail boat on Fairy Lake RAKE IN DOLLAR SAVINGS CARPET CORNER MAIN STREET NORTH IS NOW OPEN AND TO CELEBRATE WE ARE HAVING A SPECIAL SALE FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS Reduced eg HARD TWISTS MULTICOLOURED SCULPTURED 2 SHAGS Bales DO IT YOURSELF 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