The equity, 25 août 2004, 2004 Shawville fair supplement

[" 1 ¦V * % ITÏzWt.% z 7#/i 4 SE WHO WILL WEAR THE CROWN?Fair aims to harvest support for Canadian farmers BRIEFS Locals, Albertans bound to please music fans By FALL MCGEE Equity Editor Visitors to the 148th Shawville Fair will have ample opportunity this year to learn about farming, particularly the current crisis caused by the discovery in May last year of a lone cow in Alberta infected with mad cow disease.The Pontiac Agricultural Society\u2019s board of directors decided it was fitting to drum up support for the beleaguered industry by adopting the theme \"Support Canadian Fanners\u201d for this year's fair.\"Due to the difficult situation farmers are facing, the fair board chose the theme,\u201d said board president Mavis Hanna.\"We hope that with the amount of people that come to the fair, we can provide information that will draw support for farmers.\"We have to highlight to the general public the issues concerning farmers, to increase the awareness of farmers' issues.\u201d Hanna said that making people aware of the tough times farmers are plowing through may help the industry.\"It would be a benefit not only locally but regionally,\u201d she said.Awareness of the current plight of the Canadian farmer will be amplified at the opening ceremonies Thursday, Sept.2.Quebec Minister of Agriculture Françoise Gauthier will be joined at the opening by UPA president Laurent Pellerin along with local agricultural groups such as the Pontiac Soil Club and the Holstein and beef clubs.\"We have invited many leaders of the local and regional agricultural groups.*' Hanna said.The Canadian beef industry has taken a severe hit since the U S.closed its border last year after the discovery of the disease.Since then, the Canadian cattle herd has grow n by 6.5 per cent to an all-time high of 16.8 million head, an increase of more than one million head.f SHAWVILLE Carolyn Dawn Johnson nominated for seven CCMAs; Emerson Drive leads pack with nine By PAUL MCGEE Equity Editor The Shawville Fair seems to have a knack for attracting the cream of the Canadian country music crop, staging, year after year, both top and rising stars of the genre.This year is no exception.Shortly after the announcement that Carolyn Dawn Johnson signed on to headline this year's Shaw ville Fair, the Alberta native picked up seven nominations for the upcoming Canadian Country Music Awards to be held in Edmonton on Sept.13.The 34-year-old singer is shortlisted in nearly every category she's eligible for: female artist of the year; single of the year; album of the year; song of the year; video of the year; producer of the year (with Dan Huff).Johnson is also nominated for the fans\u2019 choice award.Riding a wave with her latest album.Dress Rehearsal, Johnson is showing signs of reachir potential as a country music star.Already winner of the 2000 Music Row Magazine Songwriter of the Year, the CCMA Female Artist of the Year in 2001-02 and a Juno award, Johnson won the American Music Award's Favourite New Artist\u2014Country last year.Of course, Johnson isn\u2019t the only top country artist to hit the stage at the Fair this year.Johnson joins award-winner and repeat performer Michelle Wright, who put on a great show in 2000.New this year is Emerson Drive, of Grand Prairie, AB, nominated for nine CCMA awards including Best Group or Duo and Video of the Year.Also appearing this year are local favourites the Mick Armitage Band, who perform following the headliners Friday, Saturday and Sunday, as well as a gig in the beer tent Monday from 1-5 p.m.The Town Pants, with Quyon\u2019s Virginia Schwartz on fiddle, perform Sunday afternoon along with Midnight Highway, of Renfrew, who open for Johnson, and a Willie Nelson Tribute.Returning is Valley favourite Ambush, who open for Wright on Friday.> \u2019JK & »! A \\ t tk m 5 /> ¦ r-~ : f \\ 'il V # * ?T V m k k « *\\ s These five young ladies are vying for the Miss Shawville Fair 2004 crown and THE FQLIT\\ Rose Bowl.The winner gets the privilege of representing the Fair for the entire year.From the left: Natalie Ramsey, Bristol: Michelle Hamel, Shawville; Cindya Labine, Clarendon; Amanda McLachlin, Bristol; Samantha Twolan, Bristol.Dedicated Service Awards given to long-time fair volunteers McDowell first became a fair board the Shawville Fair for 45 years father, By LEAH MILLER Equity Reporter \"I remember my father took me to SHAWVILLE\u2014 John Langford\tSociety president John\tR.McDowell,\tsee\tthe\tfair when\tI\twas\teight,\u201d\tsaid and Everett McDowell are this year s*\tdied.\t\"Langford.\t\"And\tI\u2019ve\tjust\tstayed recipients of the Pontiac Agricultural Society\u2019s Dedicated Service Award.\"The award is based on recognizing people who have made a significant\t27 years and said he was\tquite surcontribution to the fair over the\tprised when he found\tout\tabout the years,\u201d said Ag Society president\taward.Mavis Hanna her I \"It\u2019s in my blood.\u201d said McDowell there.\u201d of being part of the Shawville Fair.He was the secretary-treasurer for flower and purebred chicken exhibitor.Langford first got involved as a m * » / ».1 Over the years, he worked his way up through all of the fair hoard posi-John (Langford) and I worked lions, and became president of the Ag The award, now in its fourth year,\ttogether for quite a few years,\u201d he Society in 1982.will be given to recipients in the form\tsaid.\u201cWhen you were a secretary for of a plaque and gift at the opening ccr- that long you get to work with quite a grown over all these years to w hat it is emonies of the Shawville Fair in the few presidents.\u2019 arena Thursday.Sept.2.McDowell Hi It's great seeing how the fair has 3 1 today.\u201d said Langford.\"It s hard to believe it used to be a little country Langford Langford has been involved with show\u201d John Langford Everett McDowell Michelle Wright\u2019 stuff for Fair Singer says 7 don 7 want anyone sitting on their hands \u2019 say the same thing about some of the women they've been attracted to.\u201cThere\u2019s something really intriguing about it Wright found another song.Afv Give A Damn h Broken that was quick to register with her musical sensibili- album.working with a long-time collaborator, Tony Hazcldon.w ho w rote her first big hit.Take It Like A Man.released in 1992.\u201cI've got six tracks for a new album.' she said, adding that she's happy to be working w ith Hazcldon.\u201cWe are finally getting together to do an album.\" she said.Wnght said she had to seek out songs for her new work.\u201cI haven't done much songwriting on this record, she said.\u201cI didn't like what I was writing, I wasn't focussed.The feeling I had was that 1 wasn't writing anything interesting.I found 1 was more drawn to what people were writing\u2019\u2019 Wright said changing her producer helped get the latest effort into the stu- Bv PAH MCGEE Equity Editor SM Canadian country singer Michelle Wright says she is pumped up for her return visit to the Shawville Fair Friday, Sept.3.\u201cWe look forward to coming and playing at the Shawville Fair, enthusiastic Wright told THE EQUITY via telephone from her Nashville home.NASHVILLE \\ ties an \u201cRight away.I jumped on that one.\u2019 she said.She\u2019s also keen on another song Hazeldon penned tor her album./ Don 7 Want To Be That Strong.\u201cIn this women\u2019s liberated world, we re all very strong.\u2019 she said, \u201cnot showing any weakness, or being vulnerable.\u201cHowever, it's nice to have someone to lean on.to share your weaknesses with \u201d The audience at this year\u2019s Fair is sure to hear some of her new stuff mixed in with the past hits.\u201cI\u2019ve been fortunate to have a few more hits since the last time.\u201d she said, citing Your l^ove, I Surrender, and Shut Up And Kiss Me as some ol the fan favourites she'll perform.\u201cThe audience can enjoy themselves and sing along, she said.\u201cIt\u2019s such a buzz to be up there.I don\u2019t want anyone sitting on their hands > \u201cMe and the boys, just give us a stage and we ll get up to play.\u201d \u201cThe boys\u201d are her travelling band of musicians that were with her at her last Fair appearance in 2(XX).\u201cWe\u2019re just a family out there travelling together,\u201d she said.Since 20(H), Wright has been extremely busy, working on two new albums, writing a book and enjoying married life.\u201cThat was awesome.\u201d Wright said of her wedding to Marco Convertino in Nashville two years ago.\u201cMany of my Canadian friends in the music industry were there to wish me well.\u201d Of the two new albums, one of is a departure from the usual for the veteran performer.\u201cI\u2019m actually doing a Christmas record,\u201d she said.She\u2019s also recording a new country Security beefed up In order to provide a safe and secure environment, the fair board has hired a Montreal security firm to patrol the grounds.BEST Security will join the Pontiac MRC Sûreté du Quebec and local security personnel to provide the utmost in safety and security for all visitors, the young and the elderly alike.dio \u201cFrankly, it wasn\u2019t working out.\u201d she said.\u201cWriting became a bit convoluted and confused.I wasn't hitting the mark.\u201d Her search for songs took Wright across the Nashville club scene where she heard many songs that caught her attention.I found a song called Something Wild,\u201d she said.\u201cMany of us women, in our dating lives, are attracted to the wild guy.\u2019 Some of my male friends Safety first \u201cWe realize that with the increasing number of visitors to the community, we have to ensure everyone\u2019s safety,\u201d fair board president Mavis Hanna said.\u201cWe\u2019ve never had an incident to date and we want to ensure that we never have an 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Wednesday, August 25, 2004 REFLECTIONS: 121 YEARS OF NEWS HYDRAULIC HOSES BEARINGS James Howard Agricultural Sales and Service \u2022 Milk Relief Service \u2022 Farm Related Work \u2022 Dekalb Representative \u2022 Mapleseed The Way We Were COMPILED BY HEATHER ALBERTI DICKSON, PUBLISHER s c n t e d able day.There was nothing only a portion of those who to hinder people from com in fact Dame class was next won by two REPARATIONS / REPAIRS 25 Years Ago of Frank Ryan's line car riage horses with second brought people to the big ing out Fair: Miss Shawville Fair going to Eric Vadneau.fair Something not in evi- Nature extended a general 1979 is Debhie Morrison Law son Corrigan took first, deuce during the last lew invitation to every body to a who was the Entertainment followed by Alex Davis and days, was the large number abandon the cares and foils Hostess.Runner up was W Sparling in the single of people who passed of the farm, the workshop, Lynn Hearty representing general purpose class: Hric through the gates during the the household, and come Heavy Horses.Miss Vadneau won first and third, morning hours.Of the late and help make the fair a sue Shawville Fair 1978 Nancy Roy Churchill taking second years, it has been the custom cess, and they came, presented the tiara and in the single high stepping to put off fair going till the Fair: The following is the Pontiac Printshop trophy 14-2 and under class, and afternoons, but Friday\u2019s judges\u2019report of field crops after the speeches which this (he show wound up tor turn-out had a semblance of in Ag.Society No.1 compe* year were of extremely high Fhursday night with Reuben the old time methods - tition, this year, quality\tr Harris, Bob Cunde 11, Walter before the advent of the Wheat:\tRobert Ralph: The Holstein herd of Kilgour and Arnold Dobson horseless carriage - when James Letts, henry Mountholm Farm in Bristol, taking prizes in that order fair goers breakfasted by McDowell:\tJames B candle light in order to 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