Ontario Community Newspapers

Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), September 27, 1997, p. 16

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m m m z m po c m 03 m to 4 to the markham fai lisa cartwricht features for the first time in the fairs history there will be a farrier competition a farrier is someone who shoes hors es while a blacksmith the commonly- used word is someone who works with any type of iron said carrie purcell the job fair sept 30oet 1 1phifi 1 000am 500 pm le pare mar financial assistance may be provided to cover daycaretransportation costs 1 8888909777 d human resources jdevelopment canada developpement des ressources humaines canada deluxe futon sofa bed 5 1 complete a 179 wood space saver solid wood sleep factory 4560 hwy 7 4770181 10720 yonge st 5086190 381 1 sheppard ave 2935191 we make any size mattress setup free available i layaway hours monwed 106 pm thursfri 109 pm saturdays 106 pm sundays 114 pm fairs prescient farrier is quite a foreign word to the general public said purcell which is why she wanted the competition at the fair i wanted to have something dif ferent and new for this years fair i wanted it to be educational i want ed it to be interesting and i wanted it to appeal to all ages and to have an agricultural basis and the event has all those ele ments people can view the farriers at work throughout the four days but thursday is educational day peo ple are encouraged a farrier is someone who shoes horses while a bi th is someone who type of metal to watch demonstrations including trimming the foot making the shoes and putting them on friday gives the farriers a chance to learn new skills denis leveillard frances national farrier team coach will be demonstrating differ ent aspects of working with metal and making shoes the public is encouraged to watch leveillard will also be judging the farrier competition saturday and sunday saturday the novice first time in competition and the intermediate divisions will be competing while sunday the competition is open to everyone there are many different aspects to the competition but leveillard is looking for workmanship fit and in some events speed people should come out and look they will be fascinated by the work that is done and there is a lot of work a farrier looks at the horses foot trims it and then starts to make the shoe itself the shoe starts off as a straight bar of steel by pounding the steel over top of a coal or propane fire they are able to mold the iron bar into a round shoe complete with holes the farrier then puts the shoe on and files the foot to make sure it is smooth a farrier is something that you dont see everyday kennedy writes songs based on her experiences ss from page 13 el books and movies things people say her own experiences and the experiences of others like the time kennedy was at a cincinnati airport and she saw a woman leaving her husband and child behind i found it a very powerful image and i sat down and wrote about it the ideas are the easy part the challenge is tying up the loose ends and making people feel the same way she feels about a sub ject she said and song writing has taken her to an another level and to allow her listens to get a glimpse of her pick an album and you are looking at a part of my life it is saying something about me

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