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Huronia Week Wednesday , July 19, 1978 Movie review p B-2 Horoscope p B-4 Dear Abby p B-5 TV Listings p B-8 to 11 There was a little-bit of | Street old Basin Street on King during the Sidewalk Sale, as this musicians shoppers group of entertained and browsers with the sounds of old Dixie. Led Sidewalk Sale a success With the exception of a little drizzle on Thursday, the weather for Midland's annual "Sidewalk Sale'? was Committee Ralph Lynn says "most of the merchants can say they did very well." To him the downtown chairman wandered King Street during the three day sale, with the exception of Thursday afternoon, the street was packed perfect andthe sale was sale was "excellent." Mr. Lynn said un- another success for the Although there is no fortunately the rain did downtown merchants. official count on the keep people from Public Relations number of people who shopping late Thursday Disc jockey Robin Geoffrey is on his way down into a tank of ice cold water, thanks to the steady eye of this bound hurler. Geoffrey was one of several local personalities who had their heels Down he goes and other parts of the anatomy cooled during the Midland Sidewalk Sale, as once again the local Kinsmen Club set up the ever popular dunking tank to raise money for community projects. afternoon Several downtown shoppers went away from the sale with heavier wallets rather than empty ones. Eleven people managed to crack the Midland Times safe and win themselves some money. Maureen Otte of 339 Russell Street was The Times big winner. Along with her, Glyne Evans, Florence Brock, Alene' Latour, Jim Wraith, Mr. Forget, Audrey Rhem, Charles Tietz, Gord Clark, Bill West and_ Pauline Quesnelle all won varying amounts of cash. "Next year the sale has got to be bigger and better," Ralph Lynn told The Times on Monday. "We have to make it more of a happening." The Sidewalk Sale was not without its attractions for the younger set. An air inflated jumping em- porium was set up, as was this space age merry-go- round, on which tired young shoppers whirled with by the man with the licorice stock, Scott Whittington, roved up and down the group Midland's Town Centre adding a southern flair Steam power One of the most popular--and most audible--attractions during' the Sidewalk Sale was Russell Pilon's 1920 Robert Bell steam tractor. Not only did Kids' stuff charges. it huff and puff to the delight of young and old, it also signalled with a torrent of steam and noise the passing of each Staff photo hour the greatest of ease, and around which weary parents got a momentary respite from the responsibilities of keeping a constant eye on their Staff photo FPOCDSSOCFS SSIS ai Oe