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T_T TH nd I HH IE TL Ny WET HIN Y Ne "A Family Tradition for 128 Years" PORT PERRY STAR - Wednesday, August 9, 1995 - 3 Plenty of traffic at Info booth By Kelly Lown Port Perry Star Scugog's Tourist Booth has been a busy place this summer as more than 1,100 people have visited the Water Street loca- tion since July 1. The booth, staffed by Tracy Doyle, Trisha Young and Leanne Goslin, has seen 1,153 people through its doors since it opened seven days a week on July 1. The booth was open on weekends only in May and June. According to Miss Doyle the booth averages about 350-400 people a week or about 50-60 tourists a day. Weekends see the greatest influx of visitors, she said. Although she says the num- ber of people looking for infor- mation may not seem that large, it really is a lot of people coming into town, she said. As in past years tourists are looking for information on any- thing from hotels and hospitals, to swimming pools and local at- tractions, but camping facilites, picnic areas and fishing infor- mation remain the most sought- after items. Most of the comments from the tourists were about the great service the booth provides as well as on the beauty of the township. The majority of the visitors to the information booth were from the Metropolitan Toronto area as well as Whitby and Oshawa. Several tourists from other countries such as Greece, Bulgaria, Scotland, England and the Netherlands also sought local information at the booth this summer. Country band playing Friday They're planning a night of good-time country music in Scugog this coming Friday night (Aug. 11), and you're invited. Hosted by the Port Perry Kinsmen at The Islander, Stagecoach Productions will be playing at a dance that gets under way at 9 p.m., and will raise funds for the club's community projects here. The band is led by lead guitarist and vocalist Todd Nolan, well-known for his work with the South Mountain Band. For more information on the event, call 985-9807. Price of admission for the evening of fun is $10. CHOWING DOWN: Jennilee Froggett, 13, chomps with all her might while taking part in the watermelon-eating contest, one of the many kids' games held during the annual Caesarea Regatta in Putsey Park Saturday. There JEFF MITCHELL/PORT PERRY STAR was plenty of activity Sunday as well, when the scene shifted to the government docks for the running, swimming and paddling events on Lake Scugog. air board gears up for annual event New midway, attractions will highlight Port's fair By Jeff Mitchell Port Perry Star A new midway, a return of the beer tent, and a talented pooch will be among the attrac- tions when Port Perry's annual fair is staged in town on the Labor Day weekend, Sept. 1 to 4. Members of the fair board have spent the last 11 months evaluating what worked best at last year's fair, which drew a record attendance of more than 15,000, and planning to make the 1995 edition an attraction for everyone, board president Paul christie said during a an interview Spsurday. This year's fair will feature new rides on the midway, as a new contractor has come aboard to provide attractions, said Mr. Christie. And along with the new, those who come to the fairgrounds this Labor Day weekend will also find some of the attractions that have been around for decades, as well as some that have been recently added, and found te be popular. The beer tent, run in con- junction with Port Perry Lions, will once more be situated in the central part of the midway, and will be the centre of activi- ties when the fair officially opens Friday night, Sept.1, said Mr. Christie. Once again this year the fair board is hop- ing to convince local people to come out and strut their stuff at a talent show, which takes place in the tent before the Warren Sutcliffe band takes over. Talent show's back The talent show proved pop- ular at last year's fair, said Mr. Christie, who added that organizers hope it will gain momentum this year and in subsequent years. "It went over pretty well," he said. "We think it will take three or four years to build so everyone will know." In addition, it's hoped the midway will be up and running Friday night to provide an added attraction and draw peo- ple out for the fair's opening night. Saturday will be a long and busy day with the midway opening around 10:30 in the morning -- a change from the noon start time in previous years -- and there will be tons of attractions, including the ever-popular pet show, chil- dren's entertainment with Cindy Cook, the crafts demon- strations -- a real winner last year -- and, of course, the vari- ous agricultural and crafts dis- plays in the fair's exhibition buildings. The evening should draw a great crowd when the truck and tractor pull takes place on the fairgrounds track, and Warren Sutcliffe will be on hand to provide music until the tent's closing at 1 a.m. Two special attractions throughout the weekend will be a display of big cats by Northwood exotic animal sanc- tuary, and demonstrations by a sheep dog who does his thing all over the fairgrounds: Sheep are let loose and the dog is dis- patched to bring them back, weaving through the crowds as they wander around the fair. Sunday the midway keeps spinning and race fans can come out for the harness racing, and that evening in the tent in the evening the popular Toronto band Jughead will play. Crafts auction planned In addition there will be an auction at 1 p.m. with items submitted by those entering the crafts displays; items on display for judging won't be on the block, but folks are encour- aged to submit other crafts for the sale. Monday organizers hope to draw another good crowd with such attractions as the horse pull, the Ontario County Holstein show, and music by folk band Tanglefoot. We'll have more details on all the plans for the fair as the Labor Day weekend approach- es.