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Vegetables and flowers are displayed every year at the fair Beef and dairy cattle are entered in fair competitions along with sheep and every class of horse Over 55000 people visited the l978 Barrie Fair This years fair runs Aug 2i to 26 at the fairgrounds on Essa Road Six days of excitement planned for Barrie Fair By STEPHEN GAUER The Examiner One hundred and twentysix years old and still going strong The Barrie Fair opens Aug 21 for six days of farm exhibits and competitions midway rides and grandstand entertain ment Last years fair drew more than 55000 people ac cording to Don Crowe fair managerand the 1979 version of the fair promises to be bigger and better than ever The fairs board of directors have added few new wrinkles this year special senior citizens day has been declared for Thursday with pm grandstand show and special arts and crafts flowers and baking demonstrations Admis sion for seniors will be reduced from $250 to $150 and free bingo game offered On Sunday the final day of the fair special family rate will be in effect $5 for two adults and two children And on Saturday night in place of the usual horse races the fair is presenting grands tand show featuring an illu sionist named Kramer and performing family called the Leahys who sing play fiddle and do oldfashioned step danc ing PASSES And fmr the first time this year the fair is offering weekly passes pass admitting one car and one driver is $10 while single admission pass is $7 Also for the first time anyone who pays admission will be allowed to leave the fairgrounds and return the same day at later time The Good Brothers Cana dian countryrock band thats won two Juno awards for best country group perform Tues day at and pm at the grandstand On Wednesday thrill show by Joie Chitwood and his team of stunt drivers is featured at pm Thursdays grandstand show features The Paul Caldwell Show and Stella Parton performs at two shows on Sunday the final day of the arr Livestock shows at the fair will include beef and dairy cat tle sheep and every class of horse Therell be produce displays ranging from field crops to fruits and vegetables Arts and crafts from throughout Simcoe County and from as far away as Manitoba will also be part of the fair PRIZE MONEY Exhibitors will compete for more than $40000 in prize money at the fair We like to keep the country notations oooonl STELLA PARTON grandstand performer fair atmosphere says Crowe whos been on the fairs board of directors for 11 years Our motto is good oldfashioned family fair Crowe says the fair draws most of its crowd from Barrie and further north The fair began as fall fair held every September but because bad weather plagued so many fairs the event was shifted to August Conflicts with the CNE in Toronto havent caused problems says Crowe because exhibitors manage to attend both the Bar rie Fair and the Toronto exhibi tion The fair worked really well last year says Crowe The Barrie Fair opens at 10 am Tuesday to Saturday and at noon on Sunday Admission is $250 for adults $150 for students 50 cents for children with preschoolers admitted free Parking at the fairgrounds is $1 DAILY EVENTS Daily fair events are as follows TUESDAY track and field meet Miss Barrie Fair contest pet show senior hunter and jump shows Holstein shows WEDNESDAY junior fair livestock show junior hunter show junior jumper show THURSDAY junior pony show Hereford Show Ayrshire show special baking flower and arts and crafts shows for senior citizens FRIDAY draft and commer cial horses and ponies livestock show Shetland Hackney ponies SATURDAY poultry horse and cattle shows SUNDAY horseshoe pit ching Appaloosa show arab show American saddle show and sheep show Daily events also include the Conklin midway commercial exhibits arts and crafts ex hibits and flower exhibits Kids Day on Tuesday will offer mid way rides at reduced rates all day until pm CKBB Date night on Thursday features two midway rides for the price of one from to 12 pm Allltlln o¢n ingntn CIII the examiner Friday August 1777 979 1A CKBB DATE NIGHT AT THE BARRIE FAIR Pick up your CKBB button at the fair and two can ride the midway for the price of one on CKBB night THURSDAY AUGUST 23 from pm midnight sotlllonr AIIIOIIIlt WWAw A4 4A44AA4444 A4A4444AA444A44E AA4 AA ALLAAAAA AA