BROOK01I Whitby Fiee Poes, Wecfresday, May 29, 1996, page 13 Spring fair lever By Steve ]Leahy, At last the fr bas cerne te town. Like an ice cream parlour offerlng 101 flaveurs, there is somethlng for everyone: the loud rock 'n' roîl whirl oftthe midway; a smiling child with a baby rabbit nestled in her hand; the rumbling THREE CONTESTANTS wull vie for the titie of Miss Broodin Spring Fair this year. From let are Tara Stamp, Nicole Guay and Marilyn -ath. The pageant on Thursday nïght at Luther. Vipond Meoia Arena will kick off the faîr that continues Friday, Saturda and Sunclay. jUbby 4wkRoesoe, WhyFm Prms Big- sale at church On Saturcusy, June 8, 'Myrtle United Church will hold a large community yard sale, 9 a.m. te 4 p.m. Outdoor tables are stilI available for $10. Caîl Marg at 655-404,4. Contributions te the church table can be made by calling Mary at 655-4003. The church property lias been enhanced by the support of the vRetirement ~ Contact: Connie Rickmnan 655-3731 or,6554779 (school)-mA Brooklin Horticultura Society that donated plant material for the ;Iower beds. roar of a rocket-prop elled tractor; a siender lass atop a hait ton of prancing horse; the breathiese concentration of judges and parents at the baby contest... And there is about as much variety among fairgoors with neighbours, farmers, people frorn the cityý, and fiiends of the Harley Davidson motorcycle strolliig. through the crowded. isles. Brooklin's Spring Fair à 5 as popular as ever and hasn't changed ail that much. While tractor pulls supplant horse and oxen pulls in popularity, old favouritesi remain. Handicrafts that have been stitched, hooked, knitted, crocheted by nimble fÉigers, and wondrous homne-baked mrations that fill the eye and tempt the meuth, would flot be out of place at Brooklin's first fair in 1911. Agriculture 18 stili a focus of the fair today with bales of sweet-- smelling staw to prize-wînning piglets to the fancy-dressed Percheron heavy-draft team. These are flot only reminders that our rural heritage bas blessed us greatly but that we stili live In a dynamie agricultural community. And what better way to oelebrate this good fortune than at the fair? There are lots of events at the fair that everyone goes to - the demolition derby on Thursday and Saturday evenings, the tractor pulls Friday night, the midway. But there are some lessor known activities that are terrifie for ail ages. There will be lots of demonstrations such as cheese- making, honey-maldng and butter- making at the agricultural tent, which opens Friday-night. Watch the sheep-shearing demonstrations on Saturday and Sunday afternoons. Gardeners'take note: There will be plenty of lovely and unusual plants on hand as part of the celebration of the Brooklin Horticultural Society's* 75th anniversary. Forget those noisy, smoky tractor pulls. 1%e real action is on Satudy at 1:30 p.m. with the ight ad heavy horse pulls. one of the fair's besit and funniest events going - Sunday-starting at 1 p'.m. Right- afler the pet show Dr. John H. McKinney in'vites you to celebrate the 65th anniversary of his coming to, Brooklin. An open house will be held on Sat. June 8th, 2-4 pm in the Oddfellows Hall on Bagot St. in Brooklîn. e3AKER y DELICATESSEN *Take-out potato & pasta salads e cold cuts homemade pies 61 Baldwin Ste 655-4951 held outaide, head inside te the arena for another event that is a lot ofim: the flddle and step dance competition. Be sure to stop by the homecraft display in the arena at some time during the fair. The. quilts entered for the' quilt competition are breath-taking. THE S1NGING POLICEMAN The Brooklin Day Nursery will liost Meredith Cutting, Who used te be The Singing Policeman on the television's Unile Bobby Show. It starts at 9:45 a.m. on Friday, June 7 at the Broolin Community Centre at the corner of Vipond and Church streets. The cost is $3 per child and ail children are welcome. Tickets are avaîlable at the nursery at 14 Church St. Cal Imagine getting two massive draft horses te prance backwards using hand-held reins, hitching them on the. fly te a steel boat filled with several tonnes ot concrete and then dancing out of the way as the herses strain and the boat jumps torward. It'a an arnazing event. Who says lt's bard te, get good& food at the fr? All you bave te do is stop by the Brooklln Scouts' pizza booth ln the midway area. Funds raised will send some ot the boys to, the Canadian Jamboree in Thu2nder Bay next summer. For my money, the pet show ls Rosemary O'Brien at 655-3864 or Judy Gregg at 655-4955 for more information. Stee Leahy's column appewM eveuy week He ar be reached at 65.398 or 655588<a) Ç[rooklin Village Shoppe. gMÈPfine ladyýs' clothiers I BROKLINPHARMACY. E J657BALDWIN ST.* BROOKLIN *LOBiCO 905- 655-.330 Getting Enough.Calcium? v While calcium is the cornerstone Canadians eat too littie calcium, of bone strength and density, putting themselves at risk of other minerais such.as-* osteoporosis, a disorder in which magnesium and phosphorus, as bones becomie porous and break r well as Vitarrin Dare also easijl 1espential tohealthy bones.. For tKose who do flot like milk j Consuming a calciumf-rich diet there is a new prQduct from frmchildhood onwards and'MeadJohnson,,>"Calais".. gettin-g enough weight-bearing "alais",is a'sparkling, refreshing,t exercise can'help build the futfaorddrink which tstrongest bones possible, and in co-ntain" the sim muto lilater lfe can help preserve bone calcium as a 235m1 glassf rnilk. ïi 'and reduce fractures. Yetmany Consuit yourpharrracist.i F I 1, IJiitt4I1t1. É. È I I r 'L-1-1., ÈLI4iti1t1Li:L144.t: lt How you choose to, pay tribute to a- life lived or make an expressi on of remnembrance is a personal choice. Your Municipal Cem'etery. -seriving thé* Town of Whitby since 1951". For information cail: 905-655-3493 Gd MUNICIP A-.L C.EMEýTE R Y -, 16-