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v- in iv by aiteen johnson harvey brown chairman of markham pair for 1976 knew what he was getting into when he accepted the post during a vital year for future fairs- i must admit that this years rain requiring additional work for a farmers already long days and fair meetings three nights a week have really kept me busy he said with a smile mr brown is a life long resident of markham my family homesteaded here in 1837 he said proudly the fair is a great tradition and originally was also a reason for people to get together he added we are all excited over our new location for the 122nd fair in 1977 he said the particular problem for me as this years chairman is trying not to divide my loyalties between 1976 and next yearsevent the tenders have been examined contracts awarded and everything is in the final stages of completion at least ohcpaper these tasks had to be looked after besides im not the first chairman to be so involved the planning for the new site began 2v4 years ago mr brown said no chairman could do his job well without an excellent board and i am especially proud of the work of our junior members he added the new site of almost 110 acres will be located at the corner of mccowan road and the 18th avenue con struction for next year will already be in progress when the 76 fair opens at its present location we will be ex- changing our existing six acres of parking space for an area exceeding 60 acres this is a- vital aspect of the fair many of our elderly residents have missed the annual event because its too far to walk brown said people have to park as far away as a mile thats a long walk for many seniors we have a class a fair in markham and expansion will mean a bigger and better show the sunday parade will be continued but will become an internal parade we have the space so there isnt any need to block roadways our aim is to promote activities throughout the year in order to offset costs and gain additional revenue brown said the first phase of the new fairgrounds is scheduled to be com pleted by july 1 1977 it will consist of five main buildings including womens pet and poultry general exhibits commercial and livestock the latter will include an indoor show ring vandalism a major problem at the fairs present site has promp ted the building com mittee to allocate over 30000 for chainlink fencing topped by barbed wire as no municipal water is available water will be obtained from wells on the site sanitary services will be provided by temporary facilities in much the same way the international plowing match held in oshawa handled the situation a septic- tank system is cited as the other alternative when asked if council lias been cooperative on this venture brown commented n theyve given much more thanco- operation they have bent over backwards to assist us in any way possible and public employees have done the same because i browns farm is situated along one of the routes to the new fairgrounds he realizes that his farm will be engulfed in dust created by traffic he merely shrugs his shoulders and says oh well- its only forafew days the chairman for 1976 is too much in love with markham fair to allow minor in conveniences to bother him c t r- c7 theme of fair queen lost at exhibition by aileen johnson if the canadian national exhibition continues 10 make new rules for entrantsinto the miss cne 1 contest markham may consider pulling out of the com petition mrs gerri sealey oraanizer of the miss markham fair said cne officials may be losing the theme of the sweetheart of the fairs concept its- discon certing to find that they failto question- con testants on agriculture the originator of markhams- contest added i have been saddened to note that many girls from small towns have been stranded at the bloor and avenue road dormitory used during the cne event breakfast isnt arranged and that area isnt the greatest location to find a- morning meal when you dont know your way around more than once i have been called by a contestant and asked to bring a couple of apples or something this fall marks the forth year for the miss markham fair contest and its subsequent entries in the cne contest- its getting to the stage where i wonder if we shoud bother in volving a girl in all the hassles mrs sealey said perhaps the cne should just have a beauty contest and give agricultural societies entrants a chance to enter something such as a miss royal winter fair contest in the future it may be more meaningful harvey brown rr 2 markham is the president of markham fair 1976 a well- known local farmer harvey has been an energetic worker on the- fair executive for many years this year it has been necessary for him to divide his time between preparing for the upcoming show and the big move to the new site in 77 the property is located just west of his farm on 18th avenue markham fair dates back to 1855 the brown r family history dates back to 1837 so both havea solid stake in the community jim thomas this 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