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by bruce arnold Western Weeken Port Perry's second annual Western Weekend was (no offence ment to Bill Harper) a howling success. Bill Harper and the Harper Valley Boys enter- tained about 800 people at the arena Friday night, while the High Noon played for 236 teenagers across the street in Latcham Centre. The following night about 2,000 very thirsty people turned up at the arena for a dance featuring Diane Leigh. More than 1,000 tickets were sold for the dance and the rest of the crowd had to be turned away when the arena was filled to capacity. While several hundred people tried to convince the door man to let in, "just one more couple '"'we've come a long way from out of town," the 1,133 who made it inside hurriedly downed all available booze. The bar was sold out by 11:30. As if that wasn't enough foolishness several people showed up at a midnight swim party in Poplar Park Friday night and, their bellies full of stuff from the bar and their ears still ringing from the country and western twang of the Harper Valley Boys, jumped clothes and all into the pool. A good time, as we say in the newspaper business, was had by all. Children's activities dur- ing the Western Weekend included a soap box derby, a children's parade and a scavenger hunt. Fun Festival in Uxbridge Twp- What originally planned as a funeral will be turned into a festival when the people of Uxbridge Town- ship go all out for Fun Festival '73 in Goodwood Sept. 15. 2 The township had planned a fall remebrance day to sort of mourn the passing of their township under reg- ional government's amalga- mation plan. However, Queens Park decided to call the whole area Uxbridge. Township, so a celebration is called for. And for those who prefer religion to booze Rev. Paine told about 300 people who attended a Sunday night drive in church service at the fair grounds an updated version of Jonah and the whale in a sermon entitled "Go West Young Man." About 1,000 spectators plus one television camera crew took in the horse rodeo featuring the Lindsay Horseman's Club at the fair grounds Sunday afternoon, and a western style flapjack barbeque fed more than 600 people. Some people apparently felt they were above all this so they took a helicopter ride from the waterfront and looked down on the shenanigans. And in Palmer Park -- the most disappointing midway in the world tried in vain to attract people to its three or four antiquated rides. The Chamber of Commerce hopes to gain about $3,000 profit from the weekends gross take of around $14,000. FATHER GOOSE? No fairytale Indian Chiefs for Port Perry's western weekend, we had the real thing. Chief Arnold Goose of the Scugog Ojibway Band wore his full uniform for the weekend. Wr HS PALMER PARK crowds line the Lake Scugog Shoreline waiting for the western and water acrobatics show to begin. gains in popularity .. weekend regatta nd SECTION Volume 107 PORT PERRY. ONTARIO. Wednesday, August 22, 1973 No. 43 Over 600 at Parky's party Ivan 'The Berry Man' Parkinson hosted his most successful season's end party yet when at least 600 people turned out to enjoy his hospitality at the popu- lar eight concession berry farm last Saturday night. Politicians and preachers and doctors and newspapers editors mingled with the more important people in our community, the farmers, housewives and students who make up "Parky's' list of customers and employees for whom the party was really in- tended. And to guaranteee that the open party remained a purely community affair the Harper Valley Gang from the tenth was on hand to provide the music. Hobby farm Mr. Parkinson is a school teacher who keeps Ontario County's largest strawberry and raspberry farm opera- ting as a hobby. During the picking season he operates on the pick-your-own system at practically give away prices, then spends most of the profit on a party for the student employees and customers of his pop- ular operation. While the Harper Valley Boys kept as many people as could possibly be stuffed into a building dancing the overflow crowd ate hot buttered corn from three huge pots which were sus- pended over the county's largest bonfire. Meanwhile M.P. Norman Cafik and M.P.P. Matthew Dymond and mayorality candidate Jerry Jackman and regional council can- didate Art Catton and town LOCAL MILLIONAIRES. council candidate Reg Rose wandered around attempt- ting to say the right things and smile in the right places. . And nobody minded. pr Members of the Chamber of Commerce exchange one million in funnee munnee in exchange for two dollars worth of the real stuff. The funnee monnee was good for purchases at a special millionaires night auction sale.