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Fundraisers are geanng uýp to save the agricultural museum T' iLEN BIONES nis.fot qulie as usual, ai the Ontaio Agnecultural Museum titis scason. Wiqh half il staff laid off in May and tlie Museum running oin a rcduccd sclicdule. employec, arc anxious about ihe future and dihir place in iI. said gencral manager John Wilcy. If allernie funiding is notsccured hy Match 3 1, 1997 thie muscum wîll close. Lasi flu the Ontario gov, emnieni announcixl il was pulling lis. funding. A 'com- miltce has ben stnmck [o try Io rç-engineer [lie opera- non. and find alteraie financial support.7 Eveionc is confident sonneliting wîll lic happening hcre." saud Mr Wiley 'The-re is tremrendous support from nghi aiross the province. The commîtîc is workîng oin a faîl festival as a lundraiser [oir <lie musum -il is vcheduled [or Saturday. Sepi. 14, De'spite cuibacks Mr. Wîley said aitendance ihlis year lias been gond. 'Aitend.ince IN goîng quile welI. On indisîdual dayç or for %pecîfit. events <se are aliend ofl ast Xear but ovecraîl t lias heem down because we're * o l & ewerdays." said Mr. Wiley ~On an individual hast',zi we are quite pleascd'- 11he Sept 14 fundraiser. a full day, of farix andi crafi demonstrations actîvities andi enîerlanmenî wîll iake place bctwecn 10 arn. and 5 p m. with tickets ai $5 pcr person. Tic.kets In the event iiitlude a $20 tan receipt and a beef on a bun lunch. *'Wc no longer car the landi wîh an axe and we're noi gîîîng to cier a way 10 preserve a muscuni by jusi lalkîng about il," said Geo.rge tJnderwontl. chair of Ontarto's Rural Heritage Preservation Commitice. At the festival ll4ere wîll bc draft horses ding field work. threshtng demonviralions a faim loy show and sale. open hcanih cooking, clog anti line dancing, antique traclors. steara andi gai engines in operaiotn. old lime basehatl, an antique car diçplay. spinning andi other eventsv whi.h are iddcd almost daily. 's an evcting eseni and volunteers are revponding Lnihusiastically - everytine is cîmncernied tual titis The Ontaio Agri6ultural Mu.eum's Country Oujlt Fest la onte of many avant* thé arma wll las. If fandralslng efforts for the financjally. troubl.d Mllton,.clily tell. . Ontarioî Ireasure no(î he Itîsi.' saib Wali Ellhui. event chair and a member of Ontario', Rural HeOilage Preservaitin C'uîmiIlc. "Our c.ommitlce lia )ine a lii <if planrang in the last eîghi months andnow we*re coiming on the tien- pI on Ontanîo 10 show liai their support for ihis ber- nlage resisitte goes beyond bv wishes." Mr. Underwoodi satid > - ais FIGHT Oin la0 LSLI EL _iL -IT T IRN M Moulai Mie to take t thank the foIow~ his opportunity to l' 'ing bu sinesses: AI cwq Levis ABF tw MP R3 Lm~* HOîpGdog et mtmob c4rie MW" ieslPacêa9% iso "J ucu Pint a oi So Cwaian Tei meanisl Ryms Clora caemg ctWley Fit wiuy s Sb"Mro DmPrombcso Skpm Dm kWa * Dîrtrit SP" a& 9wes H*L Tek Siuîay Hoe Foutaîi« ron hmnc (W 251 Kesy s TCW Kraws Ckt T*aa i C cm KnoxPtrtiPnn.nChueh W*tMia wr.enéspt *zwal N KrnnAtaCorioa alaltoMer.n The Tournanient co-ordineýtors and Leslie Thank You For Making Tis Event Such a Wonderful Successff -4 g r-s 'i -n i 1