PAGE 12. WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY;JUNE 10, 1987 offile Il ROXANNE REVE] :LER News & Features Editor Poe6533 Quite the fair this year wasn't it? According to organi- zers well over 20,000 paying adults passed through the gates, higher than last year's figures and pretty darn good for a village such as ours. Throughout the course of the past few days while the fair was in progress, I have heard various people moan and groan and bitch and complain about this, that and the other thing. This should have been done. That was a lot better last year. Why on earth don't they do so-and-so? To all of them I would like to give a big royal raspberry. This fair of ours (now in its 76th year, although then again this is in dispute as some argue it's older than that) holds the distinction of being the largest of its kind in On- tario. And the whole thing is put together and brought off by local citizens who give untold hours of their time and effort for nothing. And they do it year after year. They get little or no thanks and its no wonder that many of them have had enough. From what I have heard through the grapevine, a good number of these people, the backbone of our fai' you might say, have decided to pack it in and in- dulge in being a participant only next year. What I find incredible is that many made their inten- tions quite clear at the start of preparations this year. This would be their last fair. Someone else would get the job from now on. Couldn't be any clearer. They even of- fered to "train" newcomers so they would have some inkling of what they were up against and what shouid be done in preparation for the 1988 fair. But did anyone core forward? Did anyone take them up on their offer? Or for VIE WPOINT by ROXANNE R EVELER What about the future? that matter, was it because they were not taken seriously? Whatever it was, I've got this niggling gut feeling there is going to be a panic of the highest order next January as everyone searches for experienced people to fill in the massive holes left. Anyway, enough of that. Let's get down to this year's fair itself. I was impressed. From the opening ceremonies and an exceptionally good Miss Brooklin Spring Fair pageant, through the parade and all the other activities that took place, rain and shine, I was impressed. And from the reaction of others, many of whom I had a chance to speak with were from out of town, the opinion was the same. It was a darn good fair; with something for everyone. I personally got the biggest kick from watching the younger set in the tent with the animals from the petting zoo. The look on their little faces as they'snuggled a baby rabbit or touched a donkey was a treat. Okay, I admit it, I played with the little bunnies and kittens too. I never said I wasn't just a little kid at heart. I was particularly impressed with the organization of the displays inside the arena this year - the way most were either elevated or under heavy plastic so they stayed in- tact. It made it so much easier to view. Don't know whose idea that was but it was a winner. Speaking of winners. The 1987 Miss Brooklin Spring Fair, Patti Van Der Zwet, is a credit to our town. I had never had the pleasure·of meeting her before the pageant even though she is a Brooklin resident, but she is one lovely young woman. During the course of the fair, I was at most functions, gathering info and taking pictures. I ran into her many times. She waited, she stood ail day, day after day, she missed meals, she got wet, and she never complained. Not even a little rumbling of a coin- plaint or a grimace. She smiled, she shook hands, she presented ribbons and trophies and had a nice word to say to everyone. You really picked a winner this year folks. She is truly a fine young lady. At least that's the way it looks to me. Public open house A open house will be held for the public to view the new Memorial hall recentaly completed at St. Thomas Anglican Church in Brooklin. The open house will take place June 20 from 2 to 4 p.m. There will be a choir and organ recital, historical display and refreshmen- ts. For more information call Mary Greaves at 655-3809. Paper drive Saturday Brooklin Boy Scouts will be holding their final paper drive of the season on Saturday, June 13. Have papers tied securely two ways and at curbside by 9 a.m. in order that they not be missed in the pick-up. Paper bundles may be left at the Ashburn Community Centre the day before. Papers also con- tinue to be picked up from the Robmar St., Cedarbrook Trail and Macedonia Village areas. GERANIUMS LOTS OF COLOURS' FUCHSIAS BEDDING PLANTS' We instail Toro Lawn'Sprinkler Systems We repair any make ýfflILIj à j Outdoor service in the park Rev. Robert McNaught will be the guest speaker at the Pentecost Communion Service on Sunday, June 14. All are welcome. The outdoor church service and picnic will be held in Kinsmen Park, Sunday, June 21 at 11 a.m. Morning worship at Brooklin United will be at 10 a.m. from June 28 to Sept. 6. Lions sale Brooklin and Distri't Lions Club second annual giant garage sale will be June 13 and 14 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the parking lot of Canadian Imperial Bank of Com- merce, Brooklin. For donation pick-up, booth ren- tal or information call Glen 655-3745 or Bill 655-4046. Correction Marianne Jacobsen, one of the Brooklin Fair Queen contestants and eventual winner of Miss Congeniality, is 18 years of age, not 17 as stated in last week's issue. The Free Press regrets the error. JOE'S PIZZERIA FRESH MADE TO ORDER PIZZA * SUBS LASAGNA OSHAWA ROSSLYN PLAZA Rossland Rd, & Stevenson 434.7700 BROOKLIN 93 Wnchester Rd. E. 655-4008 Reflections of a Golden Age By MABEL M. McCABE I have a strange feeling that I'm not alone in thinking the animal rights' people are going too far. I agree that the whales should be protected and any other endangered species. Then there are the things that are written in the news about laboratory animals and I become uneasy. If all testing and experiments are stopped how will cures be found for the many diseases that are breaking out? If some animals had not been used would they have discovered n- sulin? Don't get me wrong, I do not agree with unnecessary cruelty without some specific reason for the trials. I think animals such as rats should be raised for this purpose in labs and only tests run that are geared to cures. The new leaders of the Humane Society in Toronto provide one example of how out of hand these organizations can get. I wonder if the tune they are singing would change if any of them had children or husbands afflicted with an ailment that had no cure. Our doctors did not suddenly find miracle cures in their hands. It took years of trial and error to develop many of the medications we are blessed with today. Not more than two weeks ago a tragedy occurred in New York. A child of i was eaten by two polar bears. We read- of that with horror. Did you also hear that the phones had started ringing off the hooks in that city because the bears were. shot? What kind of thinking is this? Sure the bears were unwitting killers but did those folks expect the parents of the boy to just wait till he was digested to have a memorial? This is--a real case of not looking at the impor- tance of human life as compared to animal. These were animals doing a natural thing and the fact that the boy was wrong to go into the pen does not mean he should die. When our values become clouded by the idea of getting attention for the group we are away off base. 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