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-m-rn-- WEEKLY TiMES er EatCaigo beyondsi* e 1937 650 ,STi ncluded Wednesday, August 20, 1997 Blues band filis town hall Fair Board announces changes for opening day, The Orono Town Hall was Barnes - vocals and harmoni- on1 percussion. Together a 'happ'in' place oni Saturday cas, Bruce Gorrie - saxo- they made one great sounid. night. The Barniey Adams phlone and flute, Dannyi Krystyna Jonies and Gord Blues Band received a great Sandford - bass and vocals, Barnes have been thie orgya- reception at this popular Gary 'Doc Adams - lead gui- nizers of this fundraising fundraiser for the town hall. tar and vocals, Paul Greco - event for the town hiall's Band members are - Gord key boards and MatI Travers. maintenance and upkeep for __________________________________________________past three ye ars. When the Durham Central Fair opens its gates for the 1 997 edition, patrons will get a pleasant surprise. Thursday, September 4 will be Looney-Tooney Day, a day where aimost everything can be purchased for one or two dollars or in some cases for free. The first thing you will notice is that the kiids and grandparents will get mnto the grounds for free. Mom and Dad will pay only two bucks each and' it will cost only one loonie to park the car. It might be a good idea to corne early to get a good seat for the parade whlch will arrive arounid 6:30 and there will be free entertainment while you wait. If the parade doesn't do it for you, then there is the fair pageant or the dairy cat- le show. The officiai. openmng of the 1997 fair will take place after the anrival of the parade and wil be performed by Brenda Metcaif. Brenda is the District President of the Women's Institute, a rural organization of women cele- brating the one hundredth anniversary of Women's Institutes in Ontario. Following the opening fes- tîvities other events taking place in front of the grand- stand will mnclude the media- politician milking contest with a new twist this year. The politicians invited to par- ticipate wîll be would-be politicians, those people seek- ing public office for the first time. Also the ever popular Farmers Olympics where teams of people perform a series maneuvers requiring dexterity and team work to finish the course in the short- est Urne. At any rate the kids will be having a whale of a time down on the midway where almost everythlng is only one loonie.- Hot dogs, french fries, candy floss, games and the best -is that ail rides are onlly one dollar. The Fair Board feit that this new format will help increase the attendance on opening night and get the fair' continued page 2) Politicians wanted for milking contest The Orono Fair Board is looklng for aspiring politiclans to compete lni a mflking con- test against local media peo- ple. The event will taRe on Thursday. September 4 at approxcimately 8:00 p.m. at the Orono Fair. The media team. (including the editor of this paper) are anxiously waitIng to see who will take them on. Ron Locke, Fair -Board Chairman. cari be reached at 987-4406. The first 4 aspir- ing politicians to call him wil get the chance to take on the media team. This year's Beef BBQ in the 30 years. Two hundred Catz provîded music to dîne the Orono Park was as good as ever. For 30 years now B lain Moffat, Ray Bester, Gord Lowrey vanidLavemne Boyd have been cooking up a storm for the town. Stirling Mather lias been BBQ'îng the roast beef for ail but one of pounds of beef had been cooking since 10:30 a.m. and once again àl was cooked to perfection. The baked beans coniplete with their rnystery ingredient were also as tasty as ever. Ed Morton and.-hs Jazz to, and to top it of the weath- er was perfect. The local Beef BBQ is an institution worth preserving, and judging by the great turn- out Blaïn and the boys will bc cooking up a storrn for years to corne. 1 Volume 61, Number 32 3Oth annual beef barbecue Happenings.. ORONO PUBLIC SCHOOL START UP TIME Orono Public.Sohool wiIl retain the same starting, recess and lunch times as Iast year. BLOOD DONOR CLINIO Jo Harris, convenor of the Bowmanville Blood Clinic held July 31, reported that 131 attended with 1l08 units collected. Thanks to donors and volunteers for a job well done. Free Mosport Tickets for Labour Day Weekend 'Letter writing contest' details on page 5