Birr WI Tweedsmuir Community History, Volume 9, 1990-1992, p. 13

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ues f :z -E ce $ While the fair doesn‘t ofâ€" ficially begin until Friday, exhibits of grain, seed, hay, roots, vegetables, fruits, flowers, food, handwork, art, junior work and woodwork will be received in the arena on Thursday, Sept. 27, betâ€" ween 7 and 9 p.m., according Society homecraft division president Sharleen Phillips says in her message to fairgoers the Ilderton Fair is a fair to show talents, skills, creativities and to demonstrate to others all the projects available in the agricultural community. She says its a fair for all â€"â€" young, old, urban and rural â€"â€" and is a great opportunity to meet neifhbours, old school chums and make new friends and acâ€" quaintances in the communiâ€" ty and surrounding area. | _ This year, the fair is inâ€" troducing an agricultural awareness program to bring about â€" an: increased understanding in the comâ€" munity. The program inâ€" cludes bringing in a class from each of the five area schools to the fair. s Campbell says that as the fair heads towards its sesâ€" quicentennial year, it will continue to adjust and strengthen the fair to meet the changing needs of the community. § There are a variety of changes in store for visitors to this year‘s Ilderton Fair, according to Ilderton Agricultural Society presiâ€" dent Gerald Can;fbell in the fair‘s promotional literature. The twoâ€"day fair will be held Friday, Sept. 28, and Saturâ€" day, ge%t 29. Campbell says that as our rural life changes so does the Ilderton Fair, adding that many activities that were once popular with fairâ€"goers do not‘interest people of toâ€" day. Gampbell says that as the urban influence has inâ€" creased changes have been necessary. Iderton fair changes with the times Friday‘s pro%'ram includes the receiving of exhibits betâ€" ween 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. and judging of all exhibits in the arena at 1:30 p.m. Exhibit building exhibits will be open to the public Friday evening | until 11 p.m. Also feature , Friday are concessions and a midway; 4â€"H homemaking awards at 7 p.m. in the arena‘s upstairs; an amateur show at 7:30 p.m.; and a market steer show at 6 p.m. with the sale at 8 p.m. _ _ Saturday‘s program inâ€" cludes: Western horse special, 9 a.m.; hunters and jumper classes, 9:30 a.m.; exâ€" hibits building open to to the program. Photography entries wfi} be received get. ween 6 and 8 p.m. for judging at 8:30 p.m. k | lder ton â€" YESTERDAYS MEMORIES â€"â€"This picture is located in McRae‘s Country Shop. The building to the right is the store | as it appeared‘in 1922. judging %;)ats. 11 a.m.; 4+H judging barrows, 11 a.m.; pets, 11:30 a.m; official openâ€" ing of fair by Middlesex County warden Allen Johnson, 12 noon; livestock judging, 12 noon to 4 p.m.; Ilâ€" derton 4â€"H Beef & Dairy Calf clubs, heavy horses, ponies and saddle horses, 12 noon; sheep judging, 12:30 p.m.; swine judging, 1 p.m.; euchre in Royal Canadian Legion, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.; special attracâ€" tions (euchre games, Kub Kar races, rafio-controlled model car races, bed races, Moneir in the Stack â€" pre schoolers â€" Pete McClary, children‘s draw, mutton busting (wild and wooley) public, 9:30 a.m.; 4â€" H achievement program for sheep, 10 a.m.; parade and $ m se caaks NT th ow s AAM +h En [ h‘ C S+re e4 and calf scramble), 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.; calf scramble, 4 p.m.; removal of exhibits, 5 p.m.; and dancing in the curh_ng rink, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. wit music by Paul French and Rebound‘., â€" Saturday afternoon enterâ€" tainment in the curling rink will begin at 1:30 p.m. with the Ilderton Entertainers performing until 2:30 p.m., at which time David H%y will perform. MISS ILDERTON â€"â€" The loveâ€" ly Kari Kennedy was named 3 Miss Iiderton Fair 1990. o U N Llder Hord has a Trenuly o°‘"® _~‘ customers at_the United Coâ€" operatives of Ontario gas outlet in IIderton. In the background is the UCO‘s feed mill and seed plant. The UCO facility in IIderâ€" ton can also boast of a building and farm supply outlet. * FRIENDLY SERVICE â€"â€" Leilah Hord has a friendly smile for U T rercd Ak Stare â€" Main m _ 70 J 770 h

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