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as the tribune september 3 iml markham fair 1981 oflrd exhibitor totals variable mann of ttirde m in some classes exhibitors are up in others theyre down but over all the total will be about the same as last year says markham pairs secretarymanager gerald mann while these num bers have undoubtedly changed at press time the exhibitors not exhibits in various categories were needlecraft 170 in 1980 144 in 81 art 108 in 1980 111 in 81 crafts 179 in 1980 1s2 in 81 christmas collection 112 in 1980 106 in 81 antiques 70 in 1980 54 in 81 domestic science 1s5 ui 1980 148 in 81 flowers 59 in 1980 47 in 81 eighteen and under 175 in 1980 147 in 81 photography 61 in 1980 62 in 81 the livestock section is definitely up the secretarymanager said and so are the participants in the heavy horse class hsa t vwiw gwbgia creative energy open house mike larkin president of the markham board of trade checks the hatch of the associations booth for the markham fair the booth was constructed by members and the material was donated by larkin farms the booth will be located between the cattle barn and the main exhibit building charlie barnett who was first fair queen this week carrie purcell the 1981 queen of markham fair will be a busy girl shell preside over many activities from the pet show on friday to the baby contest saturday who was markham fairs first queen at least the first queen in recent years shes now mrs gordon davie of ux- bridge the former marjone barber of rr 2 gormley marjories a happily married wife and mother of three two boys and a girl son george 20 is a drummer in a band called zenolith others in the group include dan cox ux- bridge rr 1 and tom watson of stouffville daughter mari anne 19 is at tending an academy in dramatic arts in california her room mate there happens to be cindy of the brady bunch fame a second son michael 14 is a student in grade 9 also in california in fact the entire family with the exception of george is spending a year in the west coast state no marj wont make it to this weeks markham fair but maybe in 82 as president dennis seeley says its a fair to come home to oct 3 n am sunset v miles east of mkm on hwy 7 in locust hill video on hang gliding micro lite airshow weather permitting free refreshments free admission sponsored by hang gliding school fremont steven neugebauer of rouge river circle in box grove has been looking forward to the markham fair for as long as his giant squash has shown a propensity for bigness he has entered it in the fair competition and hopes to take one of the prizes with the heavy giant our error in last weeks spe cial section devoted to the markham fair we erred on two counts our first mistake was in not acknow ledging the contribu- tion by rogers gar- dham who wrote the articles background ing the fair and what it means to the com munities it serves we also were incor rect in stating there would be parimutuel betting on saturdays greyhound races we apologize for both errors case industrial equipment backhoes crawlers leaders ford 1982 forklifts agricultural tractors kub0ta tractors be larkin equipment ltd r r 1 unionville 297-3940- stouffvilie kennedy rd 8875262 rimm see us at the fair mcarthurs in markham ltd highway 7 2945400 orth aarkham motors civic accord prelude art honda number one why its more than worth thinking about leasing service parts sales hwy 7 east at kennedy rd markham 2972451 the126th markham e4ir sept 30 evening oct 1234 sunday grounds open 900 a m buildings 1200 noon hell drivers wed sept 30 7 pm horse racing quarter horse racing thurs oct 1 7 30 harness racing sat oct 3 1 30 quarter horse racing sat oct 3 7 30 all horse racing offers paramutuel wagering the good brothers friday oct 2 800 pm holstein cattle show thurs oct 1 630 pm baby show sat oct 3 1000 am hereford mark of excellence show sat oct 3 12 noon greyhound racing sat oct 3 5 pm entertainment stage shows begin at 1 000 am thurssun sponsored by markviiie shopping centre pony pull thurs oct 1 800 pm tractor pull friday oct 2 700 pm horse pull sat evening heavy horse show frioct2 1000 am antique aircraft flypast sat oct 3 12 noon commercial steer market lamb auction sat oct 3 400 pm approx western horse show dairy goat sheep shows sunday oct 4 1030 am exhibit buildings fieidcrops vegetables flowers arts crafts art sewing baking demonstrations chiidrens work old macdonalds farm admission adults 200 children 516 wed triors fri 50 sat 4 sun 100 horse shows cattle shows pet poultry displays art sewing baking schoolchildrens displays something for everyone fp date iee fun for everyone time event thursday october 1 st 1000 am 200 pm 700 pm field events field events family fun game similar to family feud friday october 2nd 1000 am 200 pm 500 pm field events field events pet show contest saturday october 3rd 1000 am 1 200 pm 200 pm 300 pm 700 pm 800 pm baby contest registration form below nail hammering contest chip off the old block contest hula hoop contest fiddling contest bubble gum blowing contest sunday october 4th 1200pm 1 30 pm 300 pm nail hammering contest spelling bee hula hoop contest for information call pauline davis 2942279 cathy lee 3638701 childrens pet show open to children 14 yrs under time registration 400500 judging 500 pm classes iargestdog smallest dog dog with longest tail dog with shortest tail dog with longest ears most friendly dog cat with longest tail best rabbit best farm pet most unusual pet pet most resembling its owner pet with saddst eyes pet with best smile best dressed pet cat with longest whiskerspet with best trick best guinea pig best in show special award bus schedule markham wednesday thursday friday saturday galsworthy east to 48 and north stops at markham bus stops senior citizens preschoolers no charge m00 parking 200 t f ft f vt hourly 550 pm 1 220 am last return bus hourly 1250 pm 1220 am last return bus 850 am 54 hourly 1220 am last return bus 850 am 750 pm v hourly 750 pm- 1220 am yt hourly i 220 last return bus sunday a hourly 950 am 620 pm last return bus stouffville starts main stouffer plazas fug along main street saturday pickup 1 030 am 740 pm saturday return 730 pm 1130 pm sunday pickup 1 230 pm return 600 pm exact fare adults so children 61525 senior citizens 25 i j