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A34 . The Canadian Champion, Friday, August 24, 2007 I £ *CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT e CHAINSAWS LAWN & GARDEN ~ 1Husqvarna PICK UP & DELIVERY HfALroN POUR EQuIPENTr 20 mM TIMILTONy 908-878-3286 siessor motorsl FI-O17wiýadItIO4 d1lce 195 388 Main Street LA BOu R b e DAY WEEKEND ADO 31 - SEPT 3m @ MILTON FAIRROUNOS Once again Steans-Era returns to Milton Fairgrounds for its 47th Annual show produced by tise Ontario Seam & Antique Preservers Association. Founded i Milton the irst 'show was held in Milton Fairgrounds, Labour Day Weekend 1961 and bas grown toise considered, by far, one of tise best and most complete historical shows. This years show opens to the public 8ans Friday Aug 31 and continues ibru Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Outside exiibits will uselude displays of antique cars, modela, ail sorts of antique tractors and of course tise steam enginea. Dispisys will be in operation daily inclucisng a Steaus powered sawmiil, shingle tiills, tireshing demonatrationa and daily competitions of îisreshing and operator skills. Buildings wiil feature ladies crafts wstis al sorts of knitted & sewn crafts for sale. Tise model building bouses a vast array of band made scale modela includ- ing smal engines of steam and gas vartety, scale loco- motives and toys. Under tise Grandstand features antiques cisplayed by club members and tise toy build- ing bas vetadors witis al sorts of collectable toys and souvenirs for sale. An outside fies market & "Trading Post", as it is known at Steans-Era, could contain just about any- thing from isousebold antiques to auto parts and even a stearn engine or two for sale. Treasures abound for tise collectora! Tissyears feature Tiseme is "Tise Evolution of tise Gas Engine" and its role in agriculture. A special display of tise eariest gas engines showcasing tiseir pioneering designts and tise evolution of their improvements over tise early years of development to more modem types we take for granted today. See ail sonts of pioneering machines of our ancestors run by some small and some not so smUsl engines putting away on gas, kerosene and even just bot air. Kidsa a*ties indude rides on tise model trains, peda1Ltractor pulls attise stage, log sawing attise grandstand atIdl&Tl I*lC dog races tisis year are sure to be a crowd pleaser for young and old. Tise grounds people mover, usually pulled by one of tise many steamn engines, wifl be in operation. Rides are free and it stops at al tise areas of feature diaplays in operation. Saturday at 12:lSpm, tise Steans-Era "Downtown Parade" begins frons Main Sreet & Commetcial streets following tise Farmers Market and makes uts way tbrougis dowss town Milton back to tise faigrounds. Tise Grand. opening is at 4pm duing tise dafly parade of equipment. Saturday evening at 7:3Opm features tise ever popular "Country Western Talent Contest" at tise Grandstands. A cons roast witis con stseamed by tise barrel witis byve steans from a steans engine is always popular. Sunday at 5:3Opm Steans-Era hosts a mini lawn tractor pull. (No one cuis grass witi tisese little hot roda!) At 7:3Opm after tise pulls, Country Western tnibute band "LONG TYME FORGOTTEN" appears byve on stage. Food ia available in tise food court from a variety of serv- ice groupa. Tise cons rosai is ongoing evety night and for tise early risers commng to tise show tisere is a home cooked "Breakfast Under tise Grandatanda" open 10 tise pubic as soon as tise gates open at 8am until 1 lans. You won't be disappointed. Adult admission is $600 on Friday and and Monday Ciildren under 12 witis an adult weekend ps can be ii ~ ~ ' purbased for $1500 if Pedai Tractor pll you suis 10 comte more 0UsES tisen one day or aeuSwn evensng. Entrances are î a yng at Tisomas St. and ai o ptto Robert St. Visit Cm e,,, www.steam-era.com *Junior aent Contesî onhine for more infor- Stra a mation. Tisere is enter- tainment for everyone ai Steans-Era "Wlsere our Heritage Comes Ahve" Aww.sl LABOUR DAY WEEKEND AUOUST 31 s - SEPTEMBER Sm' @ MILTONU FAIROROUNOS SAT. SEPT 1 @ 7:30 PM SUN. SEPT 2 @ 5:30 PM SUN. SEPT 2 @ 8:00 PM :11TM F Gale: oens ut 8:008M Adats.$6.W SAL u*, MON, Adoits.$7.00 WftIi Admit ...FRME Puimg.... $2W 47! ANWIL L a ý acomm, jmw»ý 1