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wemy Scugog Citizen -- Tuesday, March 9, 1993--7 4 Local Fair Boards enjoy the Convention by Heather McCrae Scugog's fair boards Blackstock and Port Perry - were well represented at the annual Ontario Association of Agricultural Societies Convention held at the Royal York Hotel recently. "Strength In Unity" was the theme for the convention, held from Feb. 16-18. Over 1700 people, from all over the province, attended the three- day"seminar. Representing the Blackstock board were Leah Frew, Mark Graham, Shelley Holliday, Lawrence VanCamp, Joyce and Gerald Kelly, Helen and Stewart Dorell, John and Helen Coates and Barry VanCamp. On Port Perry's behalf were Dr. Bill Cohoon, Janet Vernon, Eileen Slute, Logan Cohoon, Shirley Hunter, Penny and Don Pettypiece and Fred and Ruby Christie. Leah Frew, president of the Blackstock Fair Board, thinks the convention is super. It offers new ideas, craft displays, tips on judging displays and posters and a trade show is set up. Bookings can be made for any new acts or talents that you might think your fair and community could benefit by. Penny Pettypiece feels a lot is learned from 'round table' discussions. This is where everyone can exchange their ideas, discuss how to get sponsors, how to promote your fair. Each person at the table was from a different fair board. Penny says, "you think you're faced with a real problem, but then you go to the convention and find out another fair board had a similar or worse problem, and you learn how they worked-it out. You come could enter a display depicting the theme "Strength In Unity" or create a scene portraying "200 years of Ontario Fairs." Barry VanCamp won second prize over more than 20 entries in the latter category. In his decorative display Barry chose a pair of ceramic clowns, grain, fruits and vegetables, a first prize ribbon (one of many his mother has won), quilts, a 4-H mug, jams, home-made bread and a picture of himself holding a rooster. No wonder Barry claimed a second prize everything represents what a good ol' fashioned fair is all about. In another room at the Royal York, holding over 700 people, four young ladies of Port Perry, Katie, Kimberly, Kristy and Kelly Coates made up a panel representing the "Youth at Our Fairs". Elizabeth Peeters (Kelly) a native of Blackstock was the hostess of the hour- long show. The four girls were asked to relate to fair programs that appeal to young people. Fair boards should listen to the youth of today and conform to what they want. This approach could very well attract more youth in competitions. The entire Coates family has shown at both fairs for years. Questions were asked of the girls. Why did you start showing at fairs? Do you like getting trophies, ribbons or money for all your efforts? How do you solve family conflicts if more than one person wants to show the best flowers or the biggest zucchini? These problems arise, but they're "healthy" problems The four young ladies held a getting that ribbon for labour well spent is a healthy competition A slide presentation was shown showing Katie, Kimberly, Kristy and Kelly preparing for the two fairs over the summer. Making crafts, cooking, tending to their flowers and vegetables, they did a wonderful job representing the Junior Division. Each one was given a beautiful china mug with the trillium on it. And a night at The Royal York was an enjoyable event for the entire family. For Bill Cohoon, it was his first time at the convention. Bill was impressed with the number of people attending, "an abundance of vitality and energies displayed". It's obvious that fairs are not a dead issue. Many young people are involved in keeping the fairs alive and look forward to a better and brighter future. And it wasn't just a bunch of farmers at the convention, but people from all walks of life, a very broad spectrum of society The Port Perry Fair Board and Council are currently having talks about the future of the fairgrounds. One of the topics for many of the delegates at the convention was "Who owns your fairgrounds" and "The Community and Fair Unity". It was stressed, where possible the fairgrounds should be maintained as such. Events hy: other than fairs are usually held on these lands, such as tractor pulls, horse racing and horse pulls, just to name a few The buildings on the + fairgrounds can be filled with other community events, such as country markets and baseball tournaments. # MEY i ih. a 2) The Coates sisters, (back L-R) Kimberly 12, Katie 15, and front Kelly 8, and Kristy 10, recently spoke on "Youth at Our Fairs" at the Ontario Association of Agricultural Societies convention In Toronto. See story. 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