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tobu 1990 markham fair oconnor family gears up for the fair joanne heney correspondent rob oconnor 17 and his brothers rick 14 and jamie 10 work on preparing their entry for the markham fair the oconnors are a true phofbsjoerd w1tteveen markham fair famiiy with each member con tributing entries into a variety of competition cat egories the months leading up to the markham fair can be counted on as being busy ones for the many families who put their talents to work and enter exhibits each year for dick and evelyn oconnor and their three sons rob 17 rick14 and jamie 10 these months are particularly hectic not only dothey enter their hereford cows in most of the classes but evelyn and the boys each enter a huge number of other items in various general exhibit cate gories we usually end up entering so many things that they deliver the exhibitor tags to our house because it costs them so much to mail them evelyn laughs the walls of the oconnors country kitchen are a good indication of their many successes at the markham fair and other fairs as well scores of red blue and white prize ribbons adorn the room along with rows of wooden plaques and shining trophies each momento rekindling a fond memory of the year in which they were won evelyn points out the competition is fine but i think the participation is the main part of it the kids have learned to cope with losing and to accept winning and i think thats important on one wall hangs some past years art entries showing the talents of get the heat witho 0 financing maximize the economies of propane with the advanced technology of a glowcore unicore integrated heating system propane space heating and water heating are combined into a unified highly efficient home comfort system that uses hydronic or forced air and with superior propanes financing you pay absolutely no interest for one year or choose a term of up to five years at competitive financing minimum of 10 down payment required come today to your local superior propane branch and ask for full details offer expires november 30 1990 pending credit approval a o c 8 3 8 si bo c a superior propane inc superior propane inc 8470keelest concord ont 6691145 6612330 superior propane inc woodbine morton side rd keswick ont 4764348 all models may not be available at all branches while supplies last models shown may contain options that are available at extra cost superior propane inc 505 victoria st whitby 6683328 14year old rick one is colorful mixedmedia parrot which earned him the junior prize last year at the markham fair actually that was the big motivation to putting rick into the arts program at unionville high school next year adds evelyn showing cattle at the markham fair is something which evelyn grew up with her parents have been entering herefords at the markham fair since the early 1960s getting the herefords ready for show is quite a job in itself out side jof proper care and feeding theres a long preparation for get ting them ready evelyn said you just dont take them from the pas ture and bring them in she explains the process which takes many months priorto the fair involving daily washing brushing and clipping to mold the cows hair in order to hide the faults and accent the good points of the ani mal just before the showing the cow must be dressed with shaving cream to create a gloss with wax or glue applied to the legs tail and head the tail is waxed to add height and length and the head is glued to give the illusion of it being longer she notes it takes about an hour before the- show to get them ready then right after theyre taken to the wash rack and its all washed out all three boys are quick to credit their mom for being the major co ordinator of all their efforts says rick if our mom wasnt here i dont think wed do any of it she asks us what we want to do and we tell her and if we dont know what to do she explains it to us and lets us choose evelyn adds as each item gets done it goes into a pile im sure they enter well over 100 things each and whatever gets completed goes to the fair rob jokes three days before we hardly even sleep we just go at it between dick and evelyn and the three boys theyve entered everything from cattlevpigeons and rabbits to antiques crafts christmas items photography art flowers dried flower arrange- ments baking corn and even bales of hay i think the most time con suming things are the arts crafts flowers and baking evelyn notes rick maintains that he inherited his artistic talent from his mother evelyn has entered and won many times in the art category one year she stayed up all night to finish a picture but when i went to the fair and found out id won it was all worth it she recalls