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Sehool hoard's S external audit wraps up Sfrab!ane to look over *1 junor 'Sangs ratewjliI pl c, pgj7 A Metroland Community News paper Vol. 142 No. 55 Tuesday, September 25, 2001 36 Pages $ 1.00 (GST included) Lesle Dibling (I.ft), 14, patlently walts to compete in the Youth Beef Intermediate Clame wlth her 18- month-old heifer during the annuel Milton Fa11 Fair over the weekend. Meanwhile, tour-year-old Jeffrey Mohr tries ta wrap hie arme around a giant pumpkin tram Andrews Scenic Acres. See more photos tram the event on page 7. Photos by GRAHAM PAINE Plenty of family fun at the fair By FANNIE SUNSHINE The Champion The rides whizzed by. The colourful prizes dangled before your eyes. The cries of "let's try that one" buzzed in your ear. The 148th annual Milton Fai Fair held over the weekend at thse Milton Fair Gmounds was filled with gamnes, food, animais and pienty of laughter and family fun. There was something for everyone to sec and do - be it the pet show, the petting zoo, the rdn competition or for thse more adventurous at heart, taking a whirl on one of thse many rides tisaI lmned tise back of tise fairgrounds. The pet show competilion was the main event for youngcr kids. Boys and girls up to lise age of 14 years entered their cals and dogs in categories such as tise pet witis tise longesl tail, pet dressed up like a bee, pet dressed to look like your master and pet on wiseels. Kaitlin Lang's cat, Kitly, won for best cal drcsscd like a bec. 1I was vcry lucky to win, il was a perfect firut (place),"* tise 14-ycar-old E.C. Drury School for the Deaf student said. "Mayhe l'i enter again next year." Kilty was dresscd ini a black and yellow body suit, comptete witis a set of wings and a yellow hal. The costume look an hour to make. Groups of kidu gathered around lise petting zoo, cager 10 touch a lama, donkey, pot-isellied pig or goal. -1 like thcm," said eight-year-old Aaron Jacobson, genîly stroking one of severai goals ai thc zoo. -They don't bite." While Aaron was busy wilh Uic goals, Caryn Hewit was taken witis a mini-horse. Tise full-grown hsorse slood only 20 inches and seemed t0 draw amazcd looks from whocvcr passed isy. "1 canst believe isow smail ise is," the 12-year-old said, who was ai the fair witis her parents and grandmnoUicr. 1I didn't know horses can be tisaI umail. Iî's s0 cute." Tise barns fuil of waîcrfowl and poulfly aiso mmse MIDWAY on page 7 What would your stuif cost- to replace? Vu may thinik your things aren't Worth much. Sut theaverage pet. son has suer $20,000 Worth et stuif thals probably no covee by landiord's policy. That's wtsy you need State Fans rentiers insurance. State Farre insures millions of peoplets pommesios. Which is gond te 1 knew, be&auseslufl bis a vvÀy et sealy &inq up. . Cali today and sec bsw affordable rosiers Isurce c Ill. HEATHER SOLIE, AgentI 3006 Der" Rd. W., Suite 204 (Across tum the Hostital) 905-693-1400 j heather.solie.jfsj@statefarm.csm Like a good neighbour, State Farm is thereO lliffffniý Comment ........ 6 Dateline........ 14 Sports ......17-19 Classitîed..20-22 - Real Estate Section " Home Depot - Future Shop l1elued amoi smly MW