With that winning smile it hard to believe that Michelle Hunter is actually witch She was for Fridays school parade that opened the Elmvale Fall Fair School children in the village were let out early Friday to participate in the parade spectacle of marchers and floats Michelle seemed to be having good time sharing float with Great Pumpkin Examiner Photo Barrie man holds record been consul for 50 years Carman Douglas native of Barrie holds the record for Canadian consuls Oct marked the 50th an niversary of his appointment as Consul of the Dominican Republic in Toronto His ap pointment by the government at Ottawa was approved by King George grandfather of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth Aberdeen Carman Douglas was the son of the Reverend Meet Bob Fe and Mrs Douglas His father was minister of Elizabeth St Methodist Church now Central United from 1920 to 1926 The church was located on the southeast corner of Toronto and Elizabeth Sts Elizabeth some years later was renamed Dunlop Westi The manse was on the west side of Mary St right across from the present LCBO store Cannan attended Barrie Col legiate Institute and proceeded to the University of Toronto where he became an authority on the economic potential of Latin American countries Appointed to the consulate at age 23 he has served under four British monarchs seven prime ministers of Canada and seven presidents of the Dominican Republic He and his wife live on Douglas Farms on the Niagara Parkway The Elmvale Fgll Fair the oxamlnor Saturday October 1977 Youngsters walk away with honors By PAUL DELEAN Examiner Staff Reporter ELMVALE Do the names Allen Taylor Melanie Ball and Sherry Fauvelle sound familiar Probably not unless your were among the hundreds who thronged to the opening events of the Elmvale Fall Fair and Home Show Friday The three aged nine four months and 12 res tively gained the limelig with im pressive performances during the afternoon activities Melanie daughter of Mr and Mrs Harold Ball of Waverley walked er crawled off with top honors in the annual baby show The youngster showed no signs of nervousness in her first pageant nodding off to sleep after examination by the judges two nurses from Royal Victoria Hospital Weight skin condition per sonality appropriateness of Babies and pets winners dress and fgeneral activity were some the inspection categories still dont believe it Mrs Ball 23 commented after the contest She had only decided to enter Melanie her first child the night before neighbor asked me if was going to enter hadnt really thought about it but that got me interested and said might as well Father Harold an employee of the County of Simcoe was on the job and missed his daughter victory but Melanie had large cheering section consisting of Mrs Balls parents and grandmother and Mr Balls mother and grand mother The scene of Sherry Fauvelles triumph was the an nual pet show which drew about 20 entries LADY WINS Sherrys dog Lady who last year dazzled the audience by sporting pair of white py in variety of classes ELMVALE The annual Elmvale Fall Fair baby show is divided into three categories with the winner of each ac ceding to the finals for best baby in show Melanie Ball dau ter of Mr and Mrs Harol Ball of Waverley took the overall trophy after topping the class for children up to six months The runnerup in that class was Develyn Barmanche whose parents are Mr and Mrs Frank Barmanche of Elmvale The winner for babies six to 12 months was Terry Archer son of Mr and Mrs John Ar cher of Elmvale Second was Adam Gautreau whose parents are Mr and Mrs Paul Gautreau of RR Barrie The category for babies 12 to 18 months was headed by Wen dy Denis daughter of Mr and Mrs Mose Denis of Hillsdale Shannon Walker daughter of Mr and Mrs Roy Walker of Elmvale was second There were three double winners at the Elmvale Fall Fair pet show Sherry Fauvelle and her dog tch Instructor at Camp Borden New homeowner in Letitia Heights Bob and Joyce Perch their daughter Barbara and Samantha as Ifound out ifyou want to live in an apartment you ve got to sell your kids and get rid of the pets 50 looked at townhomes and they were running $325 and $350 plus utilities said well at that kind of price maybe we should buy When Igot back to London plopped about 30 different situa tions in front of my wife It just happened by chance she picked out the same place did to buy 50 ï¬gured out of that great pile ofstuff there couldnt possibily be any better chance The price was right The time was now Everything was just falling into place It was beau tiful the way it worked out Were very happy with what weve got We think youll be happy too With our price Our quality And our variety Our six builders Bayï¬eld Chapelton Chieftain North Haven Strathmore and White hall ofier wide range of detached semidetached link singles link semis and street townhomes In many types and styles With good selection priced from $39000 and down under the AHOP HOME program And larger more luxurious units from $49000 and up SALES OFFICE LOCATIONS EACOCK DRIVE WILDE PLACE Ive sent 20 or 30 people out just from work to see the salesman and discuss things with him Yes were enthused with itquite enthused Drop by our sales ofï¬ces this weekend and take look around We think youll be enthused too CUNOLES RD CNRISTI€ CNAUCER CRESCENT AUSIfN BHHUNE SllELLV LtIIIiA SINEEI Lady defended the best dressed dog title won last year and ad ded the dog that least resembles any known breed ribbon Cameron Copelands Afghan also named Lady won for longest tail and skinniest dog Keith Johnston of Phelpston had the largest and fattest dog 11 and und Reupholstering SOFA CHAIR triple Antique Satin fld Thoma Quality drapes at factory to you savings Call Barrie collect within 100 mile radius amas with flowers successful defended her title as best iieased pet The winning outfit this year was tailormade by Mrs Fauvelle jacket and ensemble dotted with bare midriff Sherry iiiiTY full foot pants and Lady also teamed for ribbon in the dog that least resembles any known breed category Hillsdales Allen Ta lor nine stood tall in the sad at the Elmvale pony show With reins in hand and black stetson on head Allen guided his reliable pinto five firstplace rib lS They won the Showmanship on the line figureeight and tato ace classes for riders p0 er the trail class and ox Blue It was accompanied by ny Piffy to INTERIORS 7265400 the boot scramb1e and water delegation of marchers deck race ed out in lumberjack outfits with an entry Allen wasnt born in the sad Blue H0115 also 100061 the Little Boy Blue die he only started to ride in basket saddle at the age of 10 months said his mother TODAYS EVENTS Livestock competitions horse racing the finals of the queen contest color arade and wrapup show an dance highlight todays activities at the fair It began Friday afternoon with the annual school parade down the main street to the Elmvale Arena fair grounds Winner of the trophy for best high school float in the parade was Elmvale District High Schools Blue House with an entry depicting Paul Bunyans Dine out this Thanksgiving Special Thanksgiving Buffet at the Holiday Inn 0Roast Sirloin of Beat 0A wide variety of salads OAdults 75 children under 325 BARBIE call 7286191 for reservations Now within 100 mile radius of Barrie you can have our decorator consultants bring samples of fabrics to your home Theyll measure your windows or wall space and give you free estimate We offer you the finest quality drapes direct from our own factory There is no middleman so you get extra savings Our drapes have butterfly pleats double heads double hems and weighted corners to hang perfectly straight To arrange convenient time for our consultant to come to your home just call the phone number below Mon to Fri am to 930 pm and Sat am to pm °Roast turkey with chestnut dressing ODelicious selection of fancy desserts OServed Sunday Oct noon till 1000 pm Weevle 44 uv high school division last year to the 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