Oakville Beaver, 3 Oct 1993, p. 22

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EVERYDAY FEATURES: Campbell‘s Giant Midway, Craft Sale, Farmers‘ Market, Exhibits, Food Booths, Contests to test your skills, Demonstrations. ADMISSION: Adults $6.00, Children 12 under free, 3â€"day pass $12.00. Parking $2.00 except on Friday when it is FREE. For information call 519â€"647â€"2502. DIRECTIONS: Located on Highway #8 between Peter‘s Corners and Cambridge. ROCKTON WORLD‘S FAIR THANKSGIVING WEEKEND OCT. 8. 9. 10. 11. 1993 :. SATURDAY: Gates and buildings open from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Agridome â€" Beef Day â€" 4â€"H at 10 a.m., Hereford "Mark of Excellence" show at 1:00, Angus and Galloway at noon with Steer shows beginning at 12:00. Grandstand â€" Westem Horse Show. Demonstration by Triâ€"Country Carriage association. Evening â€" Canine athletes at 7 p.m. followed by Demolition Derby. Special Events Centre â€"â€" Public Speaking at 9:00 a.m. followed by spelling bee. Community Stage â€" Giant Pumpkin Contest 1 p.m. World‘s Best competition at 1:30 p.m. with pieâ€"eating contest following. Evening â€" Bingo at 7:30 p.m. MONDAY: Gates and buildings open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. â€" Sheep â€"â€" 4â€"H and open shows starting at 9:30 a.m. Dairy Ayrshire, Guemnsey, Jersey shows starting at noon. Horse shows starting at 9:30 a.m., heavy horse 9:30 a.m., light horse noon, heavy horse hitch 1 p.m., junior horse show 10 a.m. Spmal Events Centre â€" Baby show reglstranon 9 a.m. 12â€"17 months inclusive, twins 3â€"17 momhs inclusive. Amateur Talent Contest Registration noonâ€"12 p.m. â€" ALL TIMES ARE APPROXIMATE â€" SUNDAY: Gates and buildings open from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Agridome â€" Dairy Goat show starts at 10:00 a.m., Champion Dairy Clipper contest at 1:00 p.m. Grandstand â€" Hunters and Humpers starting at 10 a.m. Special Events Centre â€" Toe Tapping Family Musical Entertainment by the Guse Family at 1:00 p.m., 2:15 p.m. 3:30 p.m. ADMISSION $1.00 OFF BRING this coupon and RECEIVE $1.00 OFF ONE adult admission 1 coupon per person ach year, only a few opportuniâ€" ties are presented to celebrate a special event in history. In 1994, the world will pause and recognize the 50th Anniversary of Operation Overlord â€" the Allied Special cruises for 50th anniversary of Dâ€"Day (24 hour pager) CALL ME TODAY FOR YOUR FREE PROPERTY EVALUATION â€"Travel with Cruise Holidays Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd., Broker Sales Representative To participate in the Cunard Dâ€"Day shore excursions, you must book either of the combination nineâ€"day cruises Special optional shore excursions will participate in unique commemoraâ€" tive events ashore in Cherbourg and Le Havre. You will also visit key World War II museums such as the Memorial Museum of the Battle of Normandy in Bayeux. Sightseeing in Normandy on June 5th and 6th includes visits to Pointe du Hoc, Omaha Beach, the St. Lo ‘drop zone‘ (where active members of the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions will reâ€"enact the Dâ€"Day drop), and to Utah Beach. Combine a fiveâ€"day Atlantic crossâ€" ing on the QE2, before or after the fourâ€" day Dâ€"Day cruise, and join Bob Hope, Vera Lynn (for two days of the Dâ€"Day portion of the cruise) and the Glenn Miller Band (for the fiveâ€"day May 29th crossing cruise). Cunard will position the fabulous "Queen Elizabeth 2" for a very special Dâ€"Day cruise. Cunard‘s Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth are surely the most famous Cunarders that moved over 1.2 million troops across the Atlantic to England during the World War II! Landings at Normandy known as the Dâ€" Day Landings. The cruise industry will be positionâ€" ing a number of their ships to offer speâ€" cial cruises to allow passengers to visit the historic sites and be witness to the 50th Anniversary. All of these special cruises are already heavily booked as many of our fellow countrymen â€" who made history in those days â€" return and pay their respects. Submitted by Bob Kerby, Cruise Holidays, 338â€"2077. Other cruise lines commemorating Dâ€"Day on special cruises are Royal Viking on the RV Sun and Royal Cruise Line on the Crown Odyssey. Your cruise continues on to St. Malo in Brittany, Waterford in Ireland, the Orkney Islands, Edinburgh, and Amsterdam. Then on to Zeebrugge, Belgium (with optional shore excursions to Brussels and Brugge, the lovely city in Flanders "where poppies blow between the crosses ..."), and back to your home port at Dover. As part of its summer sailings in Europe, Holland America‘s new ship the "Statendam" will have a 12â€"day special cruise focusing on the events of 50 years ago. On this voyage through history, you will depart from London and Dover harâ€" bor on June 3rd, pass the famous white cliffs of Dover, and arrive on the 4th at Weymouth â€" the staging grounds for the invasion of Normandy. The townships will be alive with a flurry of celebraâ€" tions, parades, and concerts. A choice of special shore excursions will allow you to visit the famous landâ€" ing beaches, the Cemetary at the Omaha Beach Memorial, or to celebrate Dâ€"Day in Paris â€" toasting victory on the Champsâ€"Elysees! On June 5th and 6th, the Statendam will move across the English Channel to Honfleur and the Dâ€"Day beaches! offered and book the shore excursions in advance. These cruises should be booked now to avoid disappointment as they will sellout early. 'Vllflllfllfifif

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