Whitby Free Press, 3 Jun 1981, p. 12

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PAGE 12, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 1981, WIIITBY FREE PRESS Brookli*n Fa ir lias Committees have been hard at work al winter making plans to improve this year's Brooklin Spring Fair, to be held this weekend BUy NOW SAV 7 % sales taxi M ATTRESS MAN YOUASEATllA SOFA OSHAWA'S SIT & SLEEP CENTRE SMD MEADOUARTIftS 433 SIMCOE ST. S. Oust noft of 401) TELEPI4ONE ORDERS WELCOME 579-8091 me= something forE (J une 4to 7). t.ainiment. 1 Don Wick, spokesman On Thursday at 5 p.m. for the fair said the first childrens' pony Brooklin Fair has oh- and horse show ever to tained a class B status be held at the Brooklin for the first time this Fair will take place. year. This means theY There even will be a will be offering over class for children under $30,000 in agricultural six years old. The age prizes. limit for the Gymnkhana Behind each suc- (athletic competitions) cessful fair is a group of classes will be 16 years. enthusiastic volunteers Contestants will corn- who give of their own pete in apple bobbing,, a free time, flot just in sack race, musical June but ahl year round. sacks and a sock race to The purpose of the fairs name a few of the are to interest everyone games. It sure sounds 'n agricultural life and like fun for spectators to keep Up keen com- as well as the com- petition amongst the petitors. agriculturalists of the on Friday at 9 a.m., a area, as well as point approved Morgan providing fun and enter- Horse show will begin. 1 THIS US THE TEAR FOR TRAILER HOLIDAYSII IF YOU CAN'T BUY - "RENT"9 WILDESERIC& SALES Thickson Rd. N. 3 mi. N. Hwy.2 1R.R. 1, Brooklin, Ont 655-80101 wverybody The competition will in- clude line classes, per- formance classes and youth classes. This show will probably last until late in the after- noon with only a break for lunch. At 10 arn. on Friday, the arena will be a hive of activity as exhibitors bring in their best neediepoint, homecraf- ts, baking and hor- ticulture. These items will be on display until Sunday at 3 p.m. It is always interesting to examine and compare the fine work these en- trants have handcrafted over the winter months. There are 43 categories for children's crafts and 16 categories for baking, also 21 for flowers and vegetables. Five dollar prizes will be awarded by the Women's Institute to the girl and boy with the highest points. This year, for the first time, the Canada Packers Quilt Collection will be displayed at our fair. One quilt is chosen each year from quilts submitted by local fairs across Ontario and bought for $600 by Canada Packers to add to their display. The craftsmanship of these quilts is superb and they are well worth seeing. The first night of Brooklin's second an- nual tractor pull beings nual tractor pull begins at 6p.m. Meanwhile, en- thusiastic tennis players wiiI be vying for the Bruce Bagg Realty trophy. The tournamelit will continue Saturday. Oshawa Obedience will give a demonstratioxi of their dog training at 8 p.m. On Saturday, the Cen- tral Ontario Appaloosa Horse Club competition begins at 10 a.m. There are halter classes, youth showmanship and per- formance classes. The Manchester Community Credit Union is spon- soring the Kenjen Pet- ting zoo. The them of this year's parade, which winds its way down Brooklin streets on Saturday morning, is "Salute to TVi.Favour- ites." The parade starts at 10: 30 at the north end of town and ends up at the fairgrounds. This year's features the Carlsberg Horses and Wagon. On the agricultural side of things the after- noon will bring the best 0f light and heavy har- ness horse classes as well as dairy cattie. The light and heavy horse pulls always bring keen competitors from all over Ontario as teams trY to out-do each other in the weight they can pull. At 7 p.m. the breath- taking Trans Canada Hell Drivers show wili get underway. This is a one and one-haîf hour thrill show to excite anyone watching cont'd on page 13 7/% SALES TAX REBATE LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS ENDS JUNE 3Oth WE HAVE DURHAM'S LARG EST SELECTION 0F TRUCKS* OVER 100 TO PICK FROM MEDIUM DUTY -VANS, PICK*-UPS VANS Service and Parts Dept. H ours 7:00 a.m. until 1:00 a.m. 5 Days AWeek Parts Dept. Open 9 a.m. to 12 Noon Saturday Only PARTS 579-2811 PICKmUPS Sales Dept. Hours Monday to Thursday - 8:30 a.m. - 8:30 p.m. Friday - 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Saturday - 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. CLOSED JULY & AUGUST SERVICE 579-5122 ONTARIO TRUCK CENTRE 720 WILSON RD. SOUTH 725-6501 OSHAWA (A DIVISION 0F ONTARIO MOTOR SALES) .4

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