- Country Fair in the morning The best time for a country fair is in the morning. By morning, I mean around nine or 9:30, 'a time that seems like the middle of the day to exhibitors who've been up for a few hours already, combing, cleaning, clipping their charges for the judging ahead. I'm sitting in the curling club, given overto handicrafts, vegetables and other displays put up. by the ladies of North Russell, Russell Village and adjacent areas. I am eating -- en- joying, experiencing, immersing myself in -- the finest piece of ap- ple pie in the entire world. It is a product of the North Russell ladies. ' Flanking this incredible apple pie on the counter are other pies, raspberry running pink on the plate; pumpkin, lemon meringue still warm from the oven. A lost By Thomas Van Dusen art, baking creating, confecting pies of this kind, except in the back sections of country fairs. Let us give a full measure of credit to Michelangelo who lay on his back for fourteen years pain- ting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel; Rubens, who painted buxom Flemish maidens; Velas- quez, whose art gave to the world the beautiful ladies of Old Spain. They were artists. So are the ladies responsible for creating these culinary masterpieces. The sheep judging gets an early start. It is not every one who is taken with sheep. My wife is one of those who is. So we ankle over to the sheep judging officiated by the Old Master, Ernie Burton, veteran of the Royal and other great shows, now doing his stuff in Russell in the morning. FLOSSY LADIES A day at the fair is hardly complete without a sticky swirl of candy floss. Keri Middlemiss and Deanne Saunders, both 15, of Russell enjoy the treat during last weekend's Russell Fair. The sheep have been combed, clipped, powdered like so many Shirley Temples. Their handlers step out and must control them by word of mouth, or occasionally by throwing an arm around the beast's neck. One sheep, coincidentally, is the grandmother of our sheep Daphne and after a fractious display of jumping and bucking, she is given the nod for best in her class by the judge who explains her finer points to the assembled sheep fan- ciers. The horses are out, too, satiny geldings, hunters and jumpers, the sun striking a golden reflection from burnished hides. The solem- nity of the young ladies who are called to pilot these magnificent beasts through their paces is something to behold, like presen- tation day at Buckingham Palace. Then you have the Western buffs in the big hats and high boots, sitting tall like so many John Waynes or a poor .man's Bonanza. And over all, the sear- ing scent of barbecuing beef at the fair rolls into: its final day, the giant wheels off the Midway cut- ting arcs in the morning sky. There's nothing quite like a coun- try fair in the morning. 'EMPLOYMENT NOTICE PART-TIME ICE AND MAINTENANCE STAFF. Dr. Kinnaird Community Centre. People wishing work from Sept. 15, 1980 to April 15, 1981 are asked to submit a letter of application to: Paul Wylie Recreation Director P.O. Box 9 Russell, Ont. By Aug. 29, 1980. J. G. Bourdeau Clerk-Administrator Corporation of the Cownship of Pesscit Municipalite du Canton de Russell IMPORTANT REMINDER Sanitary Sewers _Village of Russell In July, 1979, a Notice and an Invoice showing Plan A or Plan B, namely for your choice of prepaying the Frontage and Connection charges, was sent to you and your final decision has to be decided upon or before September 15, 1980. This is to advise you that the deadline of September 15, 1980 will not be ex- tended. As the sanitary Sewer System is a Provincial jurisdiction, the Ministry of Environment will not consider prepaid payments after September 15, 1980. The unpaid portion will be charged against each property for a period of 40 years. It is also important that, whether or not your property is hooked up to the system, the monthly charges will become effective October 1, 1980. As at July 15, 1980, 54 properties are not hooked up. The monthly usage charge does not apply to vacant lots. So whether your property is hooked up or not as of October 1, 1980, the usage charges will be enforced under the authority of By-Law 20-79 Paragraph 9. Please be governed accordingly. Page 3 ' Castor Chatter UTR \ 4g. Russell Lion Ray McNamara isn't letting the Sininier sun get to him. He's thinking cooling thoughts of the Russell Winter Carnival, still several months away. Not only are the thoughts refreshing but they help Ray get a head start on plan- ning for the event which runs from Feb. 4 to Feb. 8. Among 'returning attractions will be the queen pageant, the wine cavern, bed race -- there was only one entry last winter -- broomball tournament, and curling bonspiel. Ray is coor- dinating the carnival with Paul Wylie and hopes to attract more interest from outside the village. Last winter, it cost $5,000 to stage and the Lions and Recreation Association each reaped profits of $1,260. Proceeds are poured back into the community through charitable work, Ray notes. oie oe 2 2k 2k ok There are bridal showers, then there are bridal showers. More than 60 friends turned out at North Russell Women's In- stitute July 24 to shower Christina Schroeder, a lifelong resi- dent who will remain in the community as the wife of Andre Heymans. Chris is the only daughter of Beatrice Schroeder (nee Wood) and the late William Schroeder. ae a eo a If you haven't seen Kay Smit lately, it's because for four months, she spent 8-10 hours a day weaving dancers' vests, jackets and capes for a boutique at the 1980 Square Dancers' Convention at the Ottawa Civic Centre. Torn between dancing and exhibiting her work, Kay couldn't pass up the unique op- portunity of displaying her hand-woven clothing to the six- thousand-strong delegates from North America, Europe and even New Zealand. ; Je a Ie Children at the Doc Kinnaird community centre Aug. 6 learned that it doesn't take much to make music. The kids were treated to a humorous performance by husband and wife entertainers Eric and Marty Nagler, of Toronto. The Naglers, who made a name for themselves on the coffee house circuit over the past several years, specialize in throw-together musical instruments. From two tin cans and a rubber band they contrived bongo drums, from a handsaw, cymbals -- all to the delight of the kids. The Naglers are currently touring Eastern Ontario libraries. The Russell library sponsored their appearance in Russell. ) Senior Citizens Back "Day" | Senior citizens of Russell and area are voicing support of George Blackburn's play, "A Day To Remember", which many of them viewed at Morrisburg last summer. A petition is being drawn up by a committee of the Russell Village Senior Citizens headed by Bertha Smith and will be forwarded to Premier Davis, in spite of the fact _that the Premier this week an- nounced the province was cutting off funding for the play. "This is' too bad," Bertha Smith said. "Our members en- joyed the play very much. We are sending our petition to organiza- tions throughout Eastern Ontario and so far the response has been heart-warming. We find it hard to understand why the Ontario Government cannot give support to this venture which represents a bit of living history.' Mr. Blackburn had indicated an amount of $100,000 was required to keep the play going. He had also underlined the necessity of building a theatre at Upper Canada Village rather than the Prince of Wales tent theatre which was inconveniently located and chard to find. \ scotiabanks THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA : RUSSELL 445-2880 | 'Search for Gold' Scotia Bank RUSSELL, ONT. Please send the Castor Review to Name Make sure of ' Address Castor Review! Box No. BOX 359 Postal Code Amount___($3 for 12 issues)