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8 stouffville suntribune thursday sept 28 2006 hay display will rock at markham fair by hannelore volpe staff writer awhole bunch of giant haybales wont be munched by contented cows in whitchurchstouffville and markham but the cattle dont seem to mind instead the hay part of a new fair competition is being used for eye catching displays of pigs cows farmers and tractors to promote markham fair which opens today and runs through sunday the fourday fair includes agri cultural displays horse shows music entertainment clowns crafts and food the most elaborate hay cre ation a giant piano guitar and drum on mccowan road north of major mackenzie drive is the first prize winner the markham fair rocks dis play is in the front yard of anne matthiessens house she arid her daughters ella 10 and katie 7 along with ms matthiessens dad hobby farmer lome smith put it all together mr smith moved the giant hay- bales around and made the guitar neck ms matthiessen constructed the keyboard from an old counterr top and the girls created the scare crow and slogan faircrow the fair mascot caused quite a stir when he came to tell the family it had won first prize free entry to the fair and rideallday staff photosjoerd witteveen ella mathiessen from left sister katie and mother anne are the first winners of the haybale creations con test for the markham fair in the background is their winning display a tribute to music passes mr smith has had a hobby farm fair was a big part of our lives she a music teacher ms for years with a few cattle rabbits said matthiessen wanted to emphasize and cats katie and ella have continued the entertainment side of the fair we were in the 4 h club so the the tradition by entering crafts and ms matthiessen has entered veg etables and homecrafts the haybale contest grew out of the giant decorated haybales that were first put out for last years fair it was opened as a contest because we are trying to get the community involved karen mur phy said she cochairs the fairs advertising committee with can- dice lee as youre driving around markham and whitchurchstouf fville this week youll see a haybale tractor at stouffville and kennedy roads and other hay creations at steeles avenue and 10th line and hwy 404 and bloomington road among others many of them have been created by the volunteers on the advertising committee and the fairs past presi dent lynne harrington the bales themselves came from local farmers such as paul reesor scott paisley and murray empring- ham they were painted by fair presi dent paul donahoe the haybale creations are much more effective than signs ms mur phy has found the markham fairgrounds are on mccowan road at elgin mills road for information on the fair log on to wwwmarkhamfairca or call 9056423247 i y commune ass yo region whee hurano tw suv lsm reviews arid features get an insider look at the latest automobiles from our awardwinning jour nalists jim robinson and rob beintema and others get their driving impressions not to mention a review on each vehicles strengths and weaknesses helping you decide on your next purchase whether its the debut of a new vehicle or a first look at a concept car heres your inside scoop on whats new in the automotive world find out about whats happening across the industry be it recent trends or emerging technologies keep abreast of the latest news in this important sector of our economy i 3sw s sjs rterfnhksttist never v y a trusted source of news and shopping information more and more people are using online newspapers as a shopping resource if you are a business in york region place your ad on yorkregioncom to reach local buyers online newspaper viewers spend an average of 88 hours a week on the internet we can also design and host your web site contact dawna andrews for more information toll free 18773628970 email dandrewsyrngcom iwe yorkregion com it clicks home