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@- PERRY STAR -- Wednesday, August 29, 1979 Record crowd at Blackstock by Joyce Kelly Blackstc community can sit back and be extreme- ly proud of its' 114th annual Blackstock Fair held on Sat- urday. This one day rural fair which involves almost everyone in the area in one way or another, was packed with attractions to entertain the record crowd throughout the busy day. The parade at 11 a.m. which was led by the nation- ally travelled ethnic band of the Donuschwaben Park, Waldheim, had many attrac- tive and colourful entries including floats, decorated bicycles, and old fashioned horse drawn vehicles. President Jim Byers intro- pink candy floss. crowd pleaser. Five year old Heather Danter of Blackstock has a smile for the camera before attacking that mound of duced Scugog Mayor Jerry Taylor who officially opened , this year's Blackstock Fair. A well filled horse pro- gramme that carried on dur- ing the afternoon in front of the grandstand was M.C.ed by Glenn Larmer. , The Trampoline Guys, two young men on the trampoline amazed and thrilled the crowd with their dazzling performances. = Two shows during the afternoon of balancing acts by the Marsdeéns of Lindsay had the audience marvelling at his feats of balancing swords, burning paper, golf clubs, and many other items. The annual cow milking contest continued to be a The heavy horses, one of the numerous events in the horse show, are always a great favourite. Arnie Celsie of C.K.A.R. lost his crown of last year to our local high school principal Gordon Paisley. The first-ever lady contestant Yvonne Christie who was suitably attired in a "Milk Maid Costume" added greatly by her many antics. She and Arnie tied for second place. Dairy Princess Lois VanCamp assisted in offic- iating in this event while Harvey Graham acted as M.C. A Judo Demonstration by Ray Wilson of Blackstock attracted much interest with his helpers displays of this ancient sport. The Talent Show was popu- lar its first year at the fair. Winners of the various class- es were as follows. 9 years and under: 1-Victoria Shaver 2-Lynda Parsons, 3- Jason Kyte. 10-15 years: 1- Karen and Jason Kyte, 2- Eleanor Kelly, 3- Melissa O'Brien and Julie Renwick. 16 and over 1-Janet and Marlene Pars- ons, 2 SHaaryn Chambers, 3-Dan Card. - Over "39": 1- Stuart Thompson, 2- Joan Grove. This year there were twenty-five entries in the § Champion Chocolate Cake with Louise VanCamp's cake being judged Champion. It ,was auctioned by Ron King for $107.50 to the Holliday Bros. Gordon and Robert. The Craft Room was another great attraction. Under the capable chair- manship of Edda Bowman - the various crafts were being' demonstrated. Mrs. Sandy Sinclair will be decorating eggs in the Ukranian style, Mrs. Poldie Mair was oper- ating 150 year old spinning wheel, Mrs. G. Salzman was making flowers from panty- hose and Edda was demon- strating the interesting art of quilling. Mr. Graham Fish had a most interesting dis- play of model cars. There were Achievement Days for 8 of the Durham County 4-H Clubs ~ Swine, Sheep and Beef Clubs. The Hall Exhibits were excellent as always. Special prizes were as follows: Most points in sewing- 1-Mrs. G. Sheefer, Brooklin, 2- Mrs. Joyce Taylor, Hampton. Crafts-Mrs. Erma Keeler, Stouffville, Baking-Janice Crawford, Blackstock, Can- ning-Janice Crawford, Flow- ers- 1. Alice Turcott, Black- stock, 2. Grace Bajema, Nestleton, Vegetables-Karen Rogers, Blackstock, Grains and Corn-Don Swain. Junior Section: Under 7- Jill Van- Camp, Under 10- Christine Beddome, Under 14- Lisa Turcott, Teenage Girls- Gay- la Taylor, Teenage Boys- Howard Bailey, Champion Quilt- Suzanne Rioual The Horseshoe Pitching Contest attracted i7 teams. Living up to their fine tradi- tion winners Harold and Roy McLaughlin, 2. John Rowe Sr. and his 11 year old son John Rowe of Roseneath, 3. Stu and Clyde Smoke of Roseneath, 4. Orval Hutchin- son and Les Paddeck of 1 Whitby, T. Matin and D. * Vanderburg, Jr. of Scarbor- ough. , The first horse pull at (Turn to page 9) Rick and Tom dazzled crowd with acrobatic display of skills on the trampoline. » @ & & »