‘THORNHILL — Par-
- ticipants and- visitors
walked away from the Fun
Fair, with a smile recalling
the day’s events, despite
the rainy weather,

‘by Daniele Berquist.
Diane Wyatt, organizer

for the fair, said.the atten-
dance was down. consider-
_ably from last. year. -..~.
“We had 750 people at-
tend this spring, compared .
’ to 1,500. people last-year’’,
said Wyatt. The. weather
’ was the reason for the

‘*The 20 groups who took
part. in -the fair.did very
‘ well with their events, they
were certainly: . not to
blame’, .

If Mr. Sun had peeked
out: for: a little, Wyatt is
confident they would have
- surpassed last year’s dtten-
dance.

' However, the 28 events,
which kept everyone
amused from the youngest
to the oldest, included a
_ . petting. zoo, sponsored by
.the 4-H. Club. Young
children: were given the
opportunity to meet and
‘pet baby rabbits, lambs,

Z00 ot the Fun Fair.

Jacqueline Smith (ett) 2 and Lindsay Bay were particularly interested In chicks at the. Petting

many more.
- A. neat: idea, to have

photographs taken of little

Mother's Day In- Thomhill.

A muffin and coffee shop, great for a break when the rains came during the Fun Fair held on.

pet was provided to all
who attended by Jackie

Terrace. The fee was
minimal providing great
souvenirs for parents,
grandparents, aunts,
uncles and ‘friends.

The Cubs. and Beavers
sold wooden. planters-
which they. made along
with - cotton.. candy, a

organized a fish pond,
which was very successful.
A face painting booth,

a stop for almost every
child.

multi-family yard sale had
some very

for 4 foursyear-old Amber

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they're not hearts, but red
on Tene painted at the Fun Falr
hetd on Mother's Day. . Photog by Daniele Berquitt

items for: Mother’s Day
and other occasions.

There were many game

“DANCE REVUE “Er”

The 12th Annual Performance

_by The Vicki Parviainen Dance Students.

Saturday May 23, 8:00 p.m:
at the R.E.M. Lee Theatre
Proceeds to the 7
-R.E.M. Lee Theatre Alive Society
_ Tickets available at Sight & Sound,
Primarily Gifts, Students and 638-0657

Adults $4.50.
Children under 12
and Senior Citizens $3.00.

Come and enjoy a very entertaining evenin

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children and their favorite |

from Sight & Sound in.

popular item on
everyone’s list.”
The. Girl Guides

sponsored by the Child: ;
Development Centre, was

Something unique, a

and promotions person —

drop in numbers, she said. |

kittens and goats, and F

interesting —

“Gesplte lack of sun

booths on the site at Thor- *
nhill Community grounds. :
A Gymkhana was-held,
the same as:last year ‘by’
the Saddle Club, .a large’
interest to many.: | -
The. Terrace Multi-
Cultural ‘Society, and A

Touch ©’ White Heather |
Club, provided’ an ex-
cellent food booth, .along”

‘with the Saddle Club and.
many others; 9. |:

A very popular item on
everyone’s list was the dog
show: ‘Many. breeds: were

ple, said Wyatt.” . °
T-Shirts, hats, mugs,
eggs and - gift’ certificates
were included in the 150
door prizes’ “sponsored by
local merchants and given

away during the fair. —_

tn the entertainment it by .
“celebrities category, ¢ a goat
milking contest, a sleepy
cowboy ‘competition and °

the Best Shot ‘in ‘the West

contest were . the most _

popular, said Wyatt, '
Unfortunately. because

of the weather conditions,.:°
two: bands ‘had to’ be.
‘cancelled, "“‘ ‘Their _ equip-
ment is “quite expensive, .
* “anid theleast bit of rain
and wind could have ruin- -
ed their: sound systems’,
Wyatt said. os
represented by local peo- .«

fun day for all, the

children ‘and the adults °
were: kept. amused, by all.
the different activities‘go-.

ing on despite the rain’’,
added Wyatt, °

The best shot In the west featured the Bobsey Twins — Bob
Wilkinson (teft) and Rick Jones and the flre hydrant with none .
other than Brainy Bob (Bob Marcellin}, who apparently passed -
~ out when his fire extinguisher let out a little too much CO2. No
one was hurt,-the entertainment great, at the 87 Fun Fair hald

at the Thornhill Gommunity Grounds on May 10.

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