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Stone Crusher: Many cildren at Steam-Era were enguse, took madlum-sized atones and crtathed theus Ou parade. Thea Saturday Steaus-Era parade disp- field at th .a gar grounds, and forbidden ta maya unti sntrgua bytis sela adelaf atne ruaer ta amal gravai and dlivered the. gravai inoa the pintad many, for none of the team agne eetise mud dred tir Sunday. A large crowd was an ehsci was contructed by Fred More af Aylmer, tay truck. able ta participata. Tisey wara mired in a snuddy isand for the. even . PQ T'Me model, whch was pawrad by a staalm Reunilon survives rain Great show despite weather set-back Tise 2sf anosat reniono of tie Ontario Steam and Antique Preservers Asociaionnil t go domo in iistry as one othtie wtf est, muddiest siows on record. Sut despte a eatiter sefisacis, fisesowdid go on, andi endcd up on a succ tsfl ote. dois President Rtoss Catder sid Steam-Era 198t was -a scceso anyoay" athoeugit gate receipta werc definitely doon. Otier officiaIels idili was doustul tise cfub oit oodlear isacopenses, titaniss ta tise weeis of rains tit continuadinio Frsday and Safurday. feviof a ield of mud atiicis std iadoft drioti up Mesday despite clear skies. Priday and Saturday wrc aosf, a fr as fisc cluisoa cooccrned. Tisse Whso did cosse, arrived in bosaor frudged iarefoot ftrogi thtie Puddles asd oina mud. Organizrt ocre ablet f put fogetiter an openiof prade tiscougis 1000 Safurday. itfif oas a edocet efforfttat prompt cd comptotota rom vicaers, fthanisu ta tie fafenessoo)fisce vet and tfis maller smoe of fies iowiog. Atltheis seam engines were mirai in esud attise fair grounds and otticiafs issued orders fthey wrenot f0 move entil fisc mud dried op. A fcm steame egiocs ran Suoday, met er. st and meeing on fisc Moday mies suesy skies sreaded Building esiiita were gesd, asusenl and changes created mucis interet, especially atie Ladies'i Suifdingmiicis tetueaicrofttaand commercialI dioplays. Tise Trading Post mes movai from as est-1 der stand ta an imside htafl, and did a resriog ibusi- Tise Bar o Yesteryear moved ander tise grand- stand and oaa fu, as mentl, despite o deccine fn exiiitors. Souvenirs atere locaf ai in a nem fraiter and busioess as irisistise finltton days othtie Saturday's opeing mes iandfed iy Hatos Agri- culturaf Represctativc Henry Stanley, asited iy Miss Canada f96t, Dominique Dufour from Laval, PQ. Miss Duours visit mas spucnred biy Tise Championsand site and Mr. Stancy ibath rode in tise openin parade, io antique cars. Otitom prticipting in tise grand opesiog includ- ai Hatan MP Otto Jelineis, Milton Mayor Gordon Kranfz, Halton MPP Jslian Rteid, Fair Soard Prcsi- dent Don Heaft, and Coanciflor Srad Cfemcenta represesting Haltan Regios. Tiresiing campetitin er. limitai iy tisermai and eattser, iut a demonstration oan ield Sanday. Tisen Mosday, theCaledonia cluitiresisers ieat tisei Miltn cui's junor tearn in a ru-off. 1 and coverait racesmwere staged in frontofithiaranc- stand. Saturday and Monday prograina inctuded tractor pulls for antique tractors. Tier. as penty oi entertament over thse eekesd. Varins musicat groups entrtalned ons stage, tier. as a Friday nlgit varty sisow spon- sored by tise Mitlon Ciamier of Commerce, a successulutcountry and western talent coatent Saturday ngit, a gospetiour Ssnday slgist, plus a music hait catted tieGoldenSlaippernoperatlng met of tiseweekend. Over 50 antique cars and truciss presanted a ie- ter tisan usuat disptay, wiile 22 steses enginsn ere on shtowandaisout 100 tractars. Grace Ciurcis ran tise restaurant ieseatistise grandstasd, and sold out of rosât ieet dinnrsater aisout 2000iad ieen served isynom Monday. ise group also went tirogiabout tWiome made pies. A special disptay tiis yesr came front Suierlandi ares. (Don and Atmx) of Patin, wisn irougist 11 anti- que Minneapotis Moise tractars fr a diuplay. lbey ranged is age from t935 ta sent and iave ieso cotletef iand restored over tise pat ive years isy lise two irotlers and Ùl4r famillen. Tieyaloshow- mI ffa u si sel. Scale modal: Fred Maore lft) stands besida tae modal of a siingie miii contruc- At thr ousee. Miss Canada 81, Dominique Dufour of Laval, PQ oas in Hilton Saturday Haeisoos how. Hnry Stanley, Maltons lad tirae yaars aga. Tise modal ia powerad by a staam angine raplica of tisa original ta iilp officially open the four-day Steam raunion. Aftar tisa opaning, she had a rtde Agrjcltr Representativa wha offic- millo used at tae ttrn of taecentury. Tise modal iota aona-quarter aizo. on this steam angine ownad by Robert Sears of Orilia. Her visit oponsored by Tisa isliy openad Staam-Era 1981, practices Canadian Champion and sha mas oarmly wlcomed by show-goars. tying sisoaves for a competitian. PHOTOS BY ROY DOWNS AND MICHAEL BOYLE mode "th5* U5. S seIvêuths "sesi" asteafimm05Prfw he tii. UU toi5 00 o f a restored. restord for tise steam show (ctra). Sone opted tise Nlckaiodeona oftae Oakville barsisop singera esigins aakas i tif lsIs piqwMlsl(Mdt)but Wurlllaer carousi argan dating ta 1984 and naatly for tise hsrmany of babassoppers (rigist) sucis as cisapter, wiso performed at tihe talantnlgistsiow. il -~ t~ i