The equity, 25 août 2010, Supplément

[" to*4 #*\" jiliW*.*Tj \u2022i ._ * XI **\u2022* £ Some see t&e 'ptrtd 2011 tinc-uft eti tk\t*p uît nt rUD Ue FfM 819-647-6706 We now have Hormone-free Chicken and Beef.Enjoy the tenderness and flavour in locally produced food.Rolling Acres Hamburgers are available at the Lions Club Booth during the Shawville Fair.Rolling Acres Aliens & Hereford Beef HAMILTON FAMILY ( 260 Heath Kd.Shawville.Que.Tel.(8l9p-647-.tS40 'pùuve'i4 far Compliments of HARDY PLANTS Shawville 647-2680 Stewart\u2019s Auctions So many different activities to choose from at Shawville Fair ANDREA CRANFIELD Equity Reporter SHAWVILLE August 25, 2010 This year's Shawville Fair offers many exciting thrills.Numerous attractions give fair-goers a chance to pick and choose whatever event suits their fancy.For five days the Pontiac Agricultural Society watch all of the activities that they have been working hard on throughout the year come to life.Here is a sample of what to expiect: Pontiac Firemen\u2019* Challenge The Pontiac Firemen\u2019s challenge takes place on Mon., Sept.6 at 11 a.m.The challenge consists of an obstacle course that the firemen have to complete.Firemen from all of the municipalities in Pontiac are invited.Firemen must climb a long flight of stairs while carrying heavy weights to simulate carrying a pierson.\u201cIt\u2019s all related to what you would come up against in a fire,\" said Rick Younge, the president of the Shawville Fair.Horae pull The popular horse pull is happening on Sun., Sept.5 at noon.Teams of two horses in heavy and light classes pull a stone boat filled with weights to see which team can pull the most weight the farthest.Horses have to go 10 feet to qualify.Once they go 10 feet, they start again with more weight added to the boat.They keep going until the last team can still pull the weight.Equity photo The horse pull is always a popular event at the Shawville Fair.Demolition derby The demolition derby is always a crowd pleaser This year it takes place on the last day of the fair, Mon , Sept 6 at 1 p.m , nght after the firemen\u2019s challenge.Cars that are the same size and weight go head to head to see who wans.\u201cBasically they go against each other and smash each other into smithereens,\" said Younge.Younge said safety is the number one priority so there are certain rules they must follow.Drivers can\u2019t hit other cars on the driver\u2019s door and they have to hit other cars with the front or back of their own cars.\u2018You can\u2019t try to hurt other drivers,\" said Younge.\u201cThe firemen are very involved.They are standing very close-by in case there is a fire.\" The cars look like regular cars but are modified to be able to handle the pressure of getting smashed over and over again.For example, there is no glass in the windows, the doors are stuck shut and the gas tank is in a spot where it\u2019s easy to extinguish if it catches on fire.The last car that can keep moving wins the competition Once a car stops, it has one chance to start moving again.If the car can't move, it is eliminated from the competition.Anyone is allowed to compete in the competition and there is prize money for the winners.Team penning Team penning takes place on Sun., Sept.5 at 6 p.m.There are three \"penners\" on horseback who must sort out three cows from a herd of 21 Whoever can do it the fastest wins.All of the cattle are marked with numbers Penners are told which numbers they must catch and then it\u2019s up to them to weed out the nght cattle and herd them into a pen If the penners get a wrong cow in the pen, they are disqualified.There is a club that puts these shows on.They do a circuit dunng the summer and will compete six or seven times.Antique Vehicle Show The antique vehicle show is happening on Mon , Sept.6 at 11 a m.People display their antique cars and trucks for fair-goers.This is the 5th year the show has taken place.\"It\u2019s very interesting to see what car your great, great, great grandfather drove,\" said Younge People are welcome to talk to the car owners and ask questions about the history of the cars Any antique car is welcome to enter the competition The car show is judged bv the participants themselves.\u201cThey know more about each other than you or I or anyone else would,\u2019 said Younge.\u2018So we like to let them vote.\" Last year there were about 25 cars that took part, but Younge said that every year more and more people participate.Pet show The ever popular pet show happens Sat., Sept.4 at 12;30 p.m.The pet show is open to anybody but it is geared towards children.Anyone is welcome to enter their pet in the competition.It is mostly dogs and cats that enter the show but all types of animals are allowed to enter.There are different categories for the dog competition such as best dressed dog and handler, the oldest dog, best trick, longest nose and longest ears.Categories in the cat competition are best dressed, fluffiest cat, most unique markings, most beautiful eyes, longest ears, most relaxed cat and most unique pet There is another category for every other animal that isn't a dog or cat.Truck and tractor pull The truck and tractor pull has been taking place for the past 25 years or so and this year it is on Thurs., Sept.2 at 7 p.m.Trucks and tractors are hooked up to a stone boat and pull cement weights up and down a 150 foot long track.Whichever truck or tractor can pull the most weight the fastest wins There are seven different categories for the truck and tractor pull They are: 1.\t6500 single engine U8 modified 2.\t7500 pound pro stock 3.\tModified truck 4 Half ton street truck 5.\tThree quarter ton gas street truck 6.\tThree quarter ton diesel street truck 7.\tFarm stock tractors per class Jim Crawford, the director of the tractor pull said the half ton street class and three quarter ton street class are the most popular events.\u201cWhen classes four and five are going on, the audi ence really gets howling,\" said Crawford \u201cThe half ton and three quarter ton were definitely the biggest classes.They could have anywhere between 15 to 20 or 10 to 15 trucks competing.\" There is usually about 50 or 60 vehicles completing in the truck and tractor pulls Modified trucks also com piete.\"It\u2019s more than just trucks and tractors that complete.Modified trucks are altered to have bigger tires, motor suspension and more,\u201d said Crawford.66 Sometimes neighbours compete against neighbours.I \u2014Jim Crawford Tractor pull director _______________________55 Any truck can complete and pieople don't have to pre-register to enter the competition.There are money prizes for whoever pulls the most weight \u2018Sometimes neighbours compete against neighbours,\" said Crawford.\"Often times pieople com pete against people they know.\u201d When the trucks and tractors begin pulling the boats, the weight is at the back of the sled.The farther down the track they go, the farther up the weights go.\"It gets harder and harder as they go along,\" said Crawford.Crawford said it is a lot of work getting ready for the fair but he has a team of great volunteers who help him out Since this is the third year he has been director, it is easier for him now because he has gotten the hang of things \u201cThe first one was proba bly the worst.But I know what I need to do now,\" he laughed \"It\u2019s my third year and it\u2019s going good .* Crawford was on the fair board and they were looking for a director for the truck and tractor pull and he said he would help out.He has always been really interest ed in trucks, tractors and race cars, so it was a perfect fit He is looking forward to this year\u2019s event when trucks and tractors of all shapies and sizes will go head to head in the pull \"Anyone can enter.They just show up before it starts, get their vehicle weighed and well find a class for them,\" said Crawford.Competitors have to sup ply their own hitch for the boat; it has to be a certain type of hitch.Crawford said if anyone wants informa tion, it is a good idea to talk to people who competed last year because they would know best \u2018After the pull last year, the next day people said it was a good pull It brings in a good crowd,\" said Crawford Wishing Shawville Fair continued success 25 Main St.Cobden, Ontario Our eusi Phone 613-646-7649 Fax 613-646-7586 us for all your Auction Needs We sell Minerals and Vitamins for livestock www.reveistewart.com become our friends\" This looks like a job for experienced professionals at Tru-Line Collision 23 Victoria Ave.Shawville, QC 819-647-2937 1iJe qwe free estuturfei RBQ 9 83SO 6416 S3 T.J.Refrigeration Inc.¦\tPropane Heating Equipment ¦\tOil Heating Equipment ¦\tHeat Pwnpj\t^ jjjp ¦\tAir Conditioning .Cuftom Ductwork\tSo'« * Se™* ¦ Installation a Air E«cKonge-i UFA LUnion des producteurs agricoles PONTIAC UPA Here for our forme Barry Moffatt Cft Mettait Rd.R.R.1.Shawville, QC 819-647-3152 Route 148.LUSK VILLE, QC j*\"\"-'*\u2019\"\tc\u201e8 *21511 Reproductions Decorations Antiques Crafts EXHIBITING AT SHAYVVIIJÆ FAIR SHOW SPECIALS On Solid Pine Furniture HATS Ç FUR w I KIM 10 FRAMES IIORSt SAUDI ns .DEER FEED SCQ95 ::\tSQ99 FROM VK7 ::\t25 kg 57 * \u2022 :: ncTi u $ >\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022 2001, ch.de la Montagne, 819-455-1088 www.countryhome-Luskville.ca /G- & Waste Services C384 7th Concession Shawville.Québec Canada JOX 2V0 Tel: 819-647-2670 JOHN ^\ta valu-mart v \u2018Best \u2018Wishes at Shaunntfe fair Pour mieux vous servir les journée Hours for your convenience dimanche/Sunday lundi/Monday mardi/Tuesday mercredi/Wednesday jeudi/Thursday vendredi/Friday samedi/Saturday 10h00 à17H00 8h30à19h00 8h30à19h00 8h30à19h00 8h30à19h00 8h30à 21h00 8h30 à17h00 Main St., Shawville \u2022 819-647-2293 Elliott Farm Equipment Ltd.2447 Greenwood Rd Pembroke Ont K8A 6W2 Phone 613-638-5372 (800)508-5542 Think of it as riding on a cloud A nice, comfy red one.Campbell\u2019s Bay Ciment \"Serving the Pontiac since 1982\" RBQ License 1857 2792 35 J Ready-Mix Concrete J Formwork & Poured Foundations J Concrete Floors J Manure Pits J Septic Tanks\tj Bunk Silos & Seepage Pits 819-648-2144 (Local) 1 -800-561 -6950 (Toll Free) (Fax) 648-5761 Web site; www.campbeilsbayclment.ca E-mail; cambay@persona.ca Highway 148, Campbell\u2019s Bay, Quebec Momber of Pontiac Chamber of Commarca ZlJfVftOfctfftlf VL/LADYSMITH October 1, 2, 3, 2010 COST; Friday $10; Saturday $10; Sunday $8.All weekend $25.Weekend passes available up to and including Friday evening, October 1st.Free rough camping. I he \\< >icc < >t' the P(intiac sinee 1SS3 W ednesday, August 25.2010 Special Section 2010 Shu\\v\\ille hair Mick Armitage Band: \u201cWere here for a good time\u201d JULIELEE STITT Equity Reporter SHAWVILLE August 25, 2010 As a little boy, Mick Armitage can remember moving to Shawville with his family.His father, Dr.Roly Armitage was a veterinarian with strong ties to the farm ing community, as the man people called when something went wrong with one of their animals Mick Armitage It\u2019s not surprising that the Armitage family would attend one of the area's biggest events of the year, which allow hard working farmers to mingle, and children to enjoy a few games and the midway.That event was of course, the Shawville Fair.Mick Armitage was a toddler the first time he attended.\u201c1 have been going to the Al Tambay Shawville Fair since 1952,\" he said over the telephor e.The exhibition has experienced considerable change over the years, some of which Armitage has been able to witness and be a part of, first as a young boy showing his pony, today as a musician taking the main stage.The drummer and name behmd the Mick Armitage Band will be playing for the fourth time on the main stage at the fair on Sunday with another local talent, Adrienne Taylor Armitage s musical career is intertwined with the fair; it was in the Agriculture Hall where he played his first set of drums.\"I was about 16 and Billy Black got me to play,\" said the musician about the role Black played in developing his musical career.The fair isn\u2019t the only thing that has changed over the years According to the musician, the recording industry has expenenced its share of advancements.\"Honest to God, we started off with cassettes and now I'm on YouTube,\u2019 he laughed But, admitted the musician, change comes from demand.\u2018Things always develop from what people want and Shawville Fair has progressed right along with whatever people want.They always had a great agricul ture end of it, but as far as the midway and entertainment, I mean, look at it now.\u2019 Headliners this year include Paul Brandt, Crystal Shawanda and April Wine, the fair continues to attract Grant Tomkinson accomplished performers.Mick Armitage may comprise two thirds of the band's name, but when he gets up on stage hell be accompanied by band mates, Al Tambay, Grant Tomkinson, Bruce Baker and Reverend Al Bragg, who isn't actually a reverend at all, said Armitage.\u201cWe like to tell people that he thinks he\u2019s a reverend,\u2019 laughed Armitage about his Rev.Al Bragg fellow musician, who is also a member of the Ottawa Valley Country Music Hall of Fame.Armitage is able to recall several memorable moments over the years.One memory in the late 1960s is as vivid for him as the more recent visit from Stompin' Tom According to Armitage, he can remember being a young man when 12 sheep escaped from their pens and were wreaking havoc at the fair.\"I'm talking 10 p.m at night, when it was a smaller fair, and they came straight down Imagine trying to catch a sheep,\" he laughed Armitage and his band have played at various fairs and in places like Mexico and Ireland, but at the end of the day he says Shawville Fair continues to be the best \u2018Shawville Fair is the number one fair where everyone wants to play, and everyone wants to go.\" It\u2019s the affordability, setting and agriculture that make it so attractive, he said.There s no guessing, it s always perfect.I'm very proud to play at the Shawville Fair, to tell you the truth,\" he added.The sense of pride he feels in the fair he grew up frequenting expands when people tell him they plan on attending.\u2018I have fnends in Ottawa and they don't know anybody up there, they don\u2019t have cottages, but they just go to the fair.\" The Armitage family Bruce Baker moved from the area in 1970, but Mick still owns property in Clarendon, returning to his hometown every Labour Day weekend.When he isn\u2019t, people can find him in one of three places: checking out the horses, grabbing a burger from the 4-H booth (\u2019Oh my God it's good\u2019), or performing with the band in the beer tent (where he\u2019ll be Saturday and Sunday night).The drummer said when it's time to play, they like songs that are \u201ctried and true.\u2019 One such song the band is always sure to include when in Shawville is Trooper's, I\u2019m Here for a Good Time.When an unsawy journalist mentions they\u2019ve never heard of it, Armitage is quick to offer a sample, launching into song.After singing a few words of the tune, he concludes on a laugh, \u201cIt s a dandy song.\" DcMi Moor» Adrienne Taylor will be performing on the main stage with the Mick Armitage Band late Sunday afternoon.Proud to be part of Pontiac ï Agriculture ELITE BLUEGRASS SOD FERTILIZER TURFGRASS SEED DISTRIBUTOR mountainview * & GOIF 4 ATHICTIC TURF SPECIALISTS 4790 5th Concotuon.Quyon Qu-b-c JOX 2V0 l G h.Proprietor\tEmail: protyref\" In'IlneUca Special Section 2010 Shawvillc Fair W ednesday, August 25.2010 I he voice ot the Pontiac since 1NN3 Page - \u2022\tBulldozer\t\u2022 Shovel\t\u2022 Trucks \u2022\tBeckhoe\t\u2022 Grader\t\u2022 Water Truck \u2022\tLoader\t\u2022 Compactor\t\u2022 Tractor Trailers SAND - FILL - GRAVEL - TOP SOIL CRUSHED STONE CRUSHED GRAVEL www.nugent0quipment.eom 3270 Hwy.148.Luskville, Quebec 819-455-2229 Fax: 819-455-9778 charm for country singer Paul Brandt LOUISE BROWN Equity Editor SHAWVILLE August 25, 2010 Paul Brandt is back to finally headline the Shawville Fair this year.Eight years ago, he played a supporting role, but this time he's headlining all on his own.\u2018We had a really great time,' he sard *1 remember signing autographs afterwards and hanging out with people.It was a great atmosphere, it was a lot of fun.\u2019 Alberta\u2019s country darling is stopping in Pontiac just before attending the Canadian Country Music Awards this fall in Edmonton.\"I'll probably be trying out some new songs on people,\u2019 Brandt said \u2019So hopefully that won't scare people away.Well definitely play the hits that people love.\u2019 But country music isn't his only passion lately.Brandt has had a long history of volunteering with children's chanties and world development organizations such as Samantan's Purse and World Vision.In 2009, he traveled to Cambodia with a handpicked fan who followed him on his visit to an orphanage She wrote about her expe-nences for Brandt's personal blog The orphanage is called Place of Rescue.Brandt is a big supporter of Marie Ens, who started the refuge for AIDS orphans in the developing country.\u2019She\u2019s really a neat lady, she\u2019s in her mid to late 70s and\tshe\u2019s\tfrom Saskatchewan and she moved out there and started this orphanage,\" Brandt said \"I wanted to expose my audience and a fan to the experience out there and she got to see first hand what my friend was doing out there.\u2019 After that successful experience, he\u2019s working with Country Music Television on a show called Build it Forward that would document the construction of new homes for families in North America, Haiti and Mexico.\u2019We\u2019re going to be building eight homes for families that need a home,' he said Four families from North America will travel to a developing country to build a home for a family there.Later, the people they helped will help them build a home in North America as well.\u2018Partnering with my fans to help change the world is a lot of fun, I really enjoy it,\" Brandt said The first sponsors for the show came on board in June, so he's still in the planning stages at the moment.Brandt is also dedicating a big portion of his website to a new non-profit organiza tion he\u2019s starting called Priceless \u2018It\u2019s a way to get the stuff you want and give the world what it needs,\u2019 his website said.\u201cThrough donations, corporate partners and by partnering with Paul Brandt and his music, funds will be raised to support organizations that are recognizing the limitless value of a human life.\u2019 ft's not ready yet, but Brandt is tremendously excited about his latest humanitarian endeavour.\u201cI hope people kind of catch that same feeling,\u2019 he said.Fans of Paul Brandt are used to connecting with him through his blog and website.He\u2019s a self-confessed Twitter-holic.\u201cI\u2019m on Twitter all the time,' he said.If I\u2019m doing something and 1 want to get the message out fast, it's great, but it\u2019s not really great for a longer conversation.\u2019 So, he\u2019s created Brandtbarn.ca, a social networking site for fans all over the world.This busy guy will take some time out to play a show at the Shawville Fair.Hell be on the main stage on Sunday night with Jason Roos * FWriton» * A\tt#* W w* * K V Sealtest & Natrel Thanks.Dofrir Farmers^ RADIAL DEEP TREAD 23° TIRE (R 1W) \u2022\tPoured Concrete Foundation* \u2022\tSiaO* Poured and Fkuehed \u2022\tFloors WtkA Etc \u2022\tHtUimng Wait* \u2022\tManure Pits \u2022\tComplot» JoO* Ready Mix Concrete \u2022 All Mixes AGRICULTURAL RESIDENTIAL FOR ALL roue CONCRETE NEEDS\tCOMMERCIAL Pricing on all /oba - Guaranteed TOP QUALITY PRODUCT AT A COMPETITIVE PRICE \"MO1 DONE here: No appointment necessary $10.00 includes taxes Also: Health Card.Native Status, FAC Pontiac Printshop Home of The Eqi its 133 Centre St., Shawville 819-647-2204 Photos submmod by Paul Brandt Paul Brandt comes back to Shawville to grace the main stage with his presence.Since he was here last In 2002, he's been traveling the world, volunteering with children's charities and cooking up a new television show.The second time\u2019s the No mailer What your crop or coil condition, firestone has a tire for your farm firestone has a complete fine up ol radial tires including many with our most popular and unique 21 radial tire design Tears of testing has proven that our 21 design v outperforms and increases productivity by delivenng better traction and reduced fuel consumption.Built to outlast with more ruhtxt.thicker lugs and sturdier overa# construction.See your local Certified Firestone Farm Tire Dealer.www lirestoeseag.ca MERCURY* (MjüOZZMMAjUtXXr 0 ARCTIC CAT Shar# our paaaion\t< A to go where YOU want to go! SboctmSs V vît 819-455-2333 See cu at tAc 'pact Whatever YOUR needs, we have the machine for you.S&s I T\u201c*v o% / FOR 60 MONTHS ON O All FARMAIl TRACTORS * STST PMSf-HAirO WITH « I OADfR OF TWf) IMP! f Mf NTr.SEE US TODAY! OFFER ENOS SEPTEMBER 30.2010.JOHN A.BURNETT LTD.479 0 BRIEN R0 RENFREW.ON K7V3Z3 613 432 4133 TOIL FREE 1 BBS 807 2713 www |Ohn#Durnettttd com X.T' \u2019 \u2018 *\t\u2014 * - \u2014 \u2014.MM ».e .w\t-\"V*~ 1\tWXW0AB lA .i.\t._«_ -\tcubmm r w .««M.*\t».\tMÊMaKe CAPITAL \u2014.».\u2014\t-.-~V\u2014\t.Mot «*\u2022\u2014 BM.*\tMUta.tel.I.W*\t, Tel: 819-647-3411 Cell: 613-294-1075 Fax: 819-647-3543 RICHARD PATENAUDE LIVESTOCK DEALER C708 ROUTE 303N., R.R.4 SHAWVILLE, QC J0X 2Y0 Reiche Meat Products Beef and Pork Sides, Fronts and Hinds 613-732-3773 Saving Money is Only A Phone Call Away.1-800-871-3831 OTTAWA VALLEY FUELS 476 Main Street.Shawville, Quebec SERVICE AND SAVE!! With today's high oil prices, it\u2019s important to have your furnace operating at peak efficiency.Call today for your furnace cleaning and burner tune-up Today's new oil furnaces are said to he 30% more efficient than older modeK For a free estimate on replacing your old oil fumance or tank call now at 819-647-3831.Fully insured LOCAL PEOPLE SERVING YOU Wednesda\\.August 25.2010 4 cquity.ca Special Section 2010 Shawville Fair Rock band April Wine headlines this years Shawville Fair for first time ANDREA CRANFIELD Equity Reporter SHAWVILLE August 25, 2010 The world renowned rock band April Wine is headlining the Shawville Fair on Sept 3 The Shawville Fair is known for booking country artisrs but Brian Greenwav, a militarist in April Wine thinks it will be a great expe-¦ lencr April Wine formed in ' »f>y and Greenway joined the band in 1977.Greenway is from Hawkesbury, ON, located on the Ottawa River near the Quebec-Ontario border, about a two hour drive from Shawville Although the band has never played in Shawville before, he is no stranger to the area.Greenway joked that sometimes it can be a real pain in the butt playing near home because everybody wants free tickets.\u201cIt's gong to be neat.I\u2019ll be home for Labour Day weekend, it\u2019s right across the Hudson River.It\u2019s nice to get to play in my hometown which I don\u2019t get to do '\u2019try often because I\u2019m always away,\u2019 said Greenway.Greenway used to spend a lot of summers near the YMCA close to Shawville.The band recorded some music near Thorne heights many years back.When The Equity spoke to Greenway, he was in Hawkesbury, enjoying a rare home visit.He said although he was only going to be home for 48 hours, it was a real treat.Two days later he was flying to Colorado with the rest of the band to play a show.After a two show stop in Colorado, the band was going to Texas before heading back home.After a few days off.they were heading to Pickering, ON, Malone, NY and then Vallyfield, QC.April Wine has been almost constantly on the road since April.\u201cWe get a lot of air miles,\u201d Greenway said.\u201cWe play about 70 shows a year.Of course you have to multiply each concert day by two and sometimes three for travel days,\u201d he said.The band is playing in Slave Lake.AB before making their way to Shawville.They head back to Alberta after the Shawville Fair to play a show in Fort McMurray.They just don\u2019t seem to get many breaks from touring but Greenway said that although being on the road can be difficult, he loves his job and there\u2019s nothing else he\u2019d rather be doing.\u201cIt\u2019s not so bad.Hotels have gotten better.In regards to food, you're your own boss.The hard part is airports with security and delays,\u201d he said.Of course, there are the funny stones that happen when being on tour constantly.Just last week April Wine was playing a show in Iowa and Greenway's guitar never made it to the show.It never even made it on the plane.He had to play with someone else's guitar, which Greenway said wasn't bad but he didn\u2019t receive his guitar back until about a week later.He was thankful to have it back safe and sound.Greenway said it's rare that stuff like that happens; most of the time everything runs smoothly.One of Greenway's favourite places to play live is Vancouver, BC, because he enjoys the scenery and the people.He also enjoys Halifax because he likes being near the water and mountains\tAnother favourite spot he has encountered on his travels is San Antonio, Texas.\"I love playing in San Antonio.The River Walk is marvelous,\u201d Greenway said.\u201cI don\u2019t like big cities that much I like to have green around me and quiet 1 don\u2019t want to constantly be hearing sirens and horns.\u201d April Wine was going to be headed over to San Antonio within a few days of the interview 'An ording to my computer.we\u2019re going to be in San Antonio for 21 hours, that\u2019s it.\" he laughed Greenway said the trick with live shows is not overdoing it in any one place.\u201cIf they don\u2019t see vou a lot they say Hey we want to see them\u2019, if they see you all the time they think Ok whatever, nothing new,\u201d he said.When he\u2019s on the road, he has a trick he remembers to help him through difficult times He just remembers that things will eventually change and get better At one point last week he said That\u2019s it, I\u2019m fed up, I\u2019m quitting, I've had enough \u2019 \u201cBut I love what I do.You just have to wait a bit and things will get better If you don\u2019t like where you are, wait a bit.It will get better You just have to think An so many hours, I will be somewhere different\u2019, so if you don\u2019t like where you are, you aren\u2019t going to be there forever, it will change the next day,\u201d Greenway explained.Greenway said that every job has its rough spots so when things get tough, he puts up with it.Besides, the good far outweighs the bad in his career.Although the band members don\u2019t hang out with each other outside of job related events, Greenway said they get along great.It makes being on the road a lot easier when surrounded by good people.\u201cWe have a good time.It\u2019s what you make of it, it\u2019s like anything,\u201d said Greenway.\u201cThere are good days and there are bad days.But that\u2019s like any other job.Sometimes you think you just want to quit but you just have to remember that things do get better,\u201d he pointed out.Greenway said that playing music is all he\u2019s ever done.If he wasn\u2019t a musician, he said he\u2019d have to go back to school to learn to do something else But he remembers choosing his path back when he was in school.\u201cI chose my ways.I hated school and I loved music so much,\u201d he said He started playing guitar when he was eight or nine years old.He decided to play just because he loved music so much so he wanted to learn to play.\u201cEverybody was playing guitar and I had a flare for it.I was listening to The Beatles and Rolling Stones and I really wanted to learn guitar.I\u2019m the only that still plays out of my friends though,\u201d Greenway said.\u201cThey are all doctors or lawyers now.\u201d He began getting really good at guitar and started to make some money doing it.Soon enough it became not only a hobby for Greenway, but also a job \u201cIf you can do something in life you love doing then you\u2019re lucky.But you have to support your family.There\u2019s been lean years and there\u2019s been good years,\u201d he said.Greenway recognizes that part of being successful in the music industry is luck He knew all the members of April Wine and was in a couple of bands over the years with Steve Lang, the once bassist of April Wine.\u2018Getting into April Wine in 1977 was a big break for me They were looking for a fifth guitar player and 1 knew them.I was there so it just sort of happened,\" said Greenway.\u201cI fit in.I happened to be there and that was lucky, like winning the lottery is lucky.\u201d He said another big break was when the song Sign of the Gypsy Queen came out in 1981 which started April Wine on the road to popularity He finds the hardest part about being a successful musician is just being able to do it.He recognizes that there are a lot of singers and guitar players with more talent than he has that will never make it in the music industry.\u201cYou have to have talent and luck,\u201d he said.\u201cBut if you love what you do and you are lucky enough to be able to make money at it, then you have it pretty good.\u201d Greenwav still gets a thrill from being on stage He said putting on live shows for the fans is what it\u2019s all about and it never stops being fun and exciting.After all these years, he still gets nervous before playing every show \u201cI always get nervous If Submitted by April Wine April Wine has entertained hundreds of crowds over the years.This is their first time playing at the Shawville Fair.you don\u2019t, you\u2019ve lost it.It shows you\u2019re still interested in putting on a great show,\u201d he said.\u201cThe fans are the people that support us over all these years, all these places we go.We have to play with a truthful eagerness You give to them and they give back to you \" Every show is different and sometimes the audience shows their appreciation and love for the band and sometimes they don\u2019t even bother to applaud.\u201cSometimes you want to ask \u2018Have you heard of us before?\u201d laughs Greenway.\u201cThere are tricks to getting an audience going but if they just don\u2019t want to have fun, then nothing's going to work.\u201d Playing big cities versus small towns is different because small towns can often be more appreciative.Big cities auch as Toronto or New York are used to big names coming through town so Greenway said they often expect big things.\u201cThey want you to impress them Small towns sometimes too, but big cities say Impress me,\u201d said Greenway.Greenway\u2019s favourite show that he ever played was in Toronto; he can\u2019t remember if it was at the Guvernment or the Docks Nightclub, (now the Sound Academy).He hadn\u2019t been to town in a long time and really enjoyed being back.\u201cThe people there were really cool, it was one of those things you didn't want to end,\u201d said Green way Another favourite was in 1982 in Germany when April Wine played an outdoor show with Neil Young, Jethro Tull and King Crimson.\u201cThere were 150,000 people in the audience.It was a sea of shirts that went on forever,\u201d he said.Of all the places Green way would like to see he would choose Russia.He\u2019s never been before and thinks it would be interesting.He would also like to see Australia and Japan but is hesitant because the flights would be too long, about 22 hours.\u201cThe longest I've been on an airplane is nine hours I watch a couple movies, take a nap, have dinner and I'm there,\u201d he said.\u201cTwenty two hours is a long flight.\u201d April Wine has been nominated for 11 Juno awards in their lifetime and was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in St.John\u2019s, Nfld.Greenway and lead singer Myles Goodwyn accepted the award.Greenway said it was one of the band\u2019s biggest accomplishments.\u201cThat was really neat.We were never in the Juno presentations before.We were nominated 11 times so I think finally they said \u201cWe better give them something.\u201d He joked.\u201cIt was a really nice place to be It was a recognition factor by our peers.It was an honour.\u201d Greenway and Goodwyn actually got stuck in Newfoundland on the way to the Juno Awards because of the volcanic fog floating over from the volcano that had erupted in Iceland.\u201cI've been fogged in, snowed in, rained in but never ashed in before,\u201d laughed Greenway.\u201cBut we made it.\u201d Goodwyn writes all the songs He is the only original member still in the band.\u201cHe puts in a song and we put parts on it.Songs like Say Hello sounded nothing like they did in rehearsal, it really developed in the studio,\u201d said Greenway.The band plays around with songs in the studio until they come together.Whole parts of the song might change upon entering the recording studio.Sometimes the band disagrees about how the song should sound, but Greenway said he just has to live with the final result.April Wine may be recording some more music called the Vile Series in the fall, but there are no definite plans.\u201cApril Wine has never been a band to get things out in a hurry,\u201d Greenway joked.When asked where Greenway sees himself in the next five years he said he plans to keep playing until there is no audience anymore.\u201cRetire from what?\u201d he asked.\"Unless you\u2019re physically unable to do it, or don't want to do it, I don't see myself stopping.\u201d KIP© SBAVY September/Septembre 2-6, 2010 THURSDAY /JEUDI Gates opan/Ouvarture da I'expo Al exhibits open/Ou vertu re de tous las objets exposés Truck puH/Tke de camion Tractor puk/Tire da tracteur Miss Shawville Fair/Mlle Expo de ShawviUe Official gpening/Cérémonie officielle d\u2019ouverture FRIDAY / VENDREDI SATURDAY SAMEDI 9:30 a.m.10.00 a.m.10:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.12:30 p.m.-lH«»VUCKA A/frmoon/Aprênmii 4 SATURDAY / SAMEDI Western horse show/Chevaux Western Exhibits open/Salle d\u2019axpoeition/artisanat Heavy horse show/Exposition da chevaux da trait Régional 4-H show/ Exposition des jeunes fermières de la région Pat show/Animaux da compagnie Zucchini Races/La coursa courgette FRIDAY/VENDREDI 10AO a.m Exhibits open/Salle d'exposltion/artisanat 10:00 a.m.441 Steer judging/Boeufs jugée 10:00 a.m.Heavy horse Une deeeee/Expoeitton oeohevaux de trait 12:30 p.m.Local 4-H achievement day/Compétltoé du dub 4-H local 1:30 p.m.Mama Anjou, Limousin shows/ Exposition des bovins Maine Anjou, limousin Heavy horse show/E xpoeltion de chevaux da trait Entertainment/Concert ?\tStreamer ?\tAPRIL WINE 4\tBeer garden/bar -\tStreamer A TV pUVTlre de véhicules lourds 441 Steer Auctlon/Enchére Rock the Arts ?\tClown Sharey A Carey Roeietoee 4 Children s pony rtdes/Tours da poney Pontiac Clergy Association - Music Charoiais, Simmentai.Angus shows, Hereford Mark of Excellence Exposition das bovins Charoiais.Simmentai.Hereford, Angus Holstein show/Holstein exposition da ferme laitières cnivniinmsni/vrOficvn 4 Hugh Scott with House Band ?\tCRYSTAL BHAWANOA 4 Bear garden/bar - Mick Armltage SUNDAY I DIMANCHE PAUL BRANDT Jason Roos SUNDAY/ DIMANCHE 10:00 a.m.Exhibits open/Salle d\u2019expoeition/arttsanat 10:00 a m.Light horse show/Expceltion da chevaux légers 12:00 p.m.Horse PuNHIra de chevaux Aftêmoon/Aprè » -midi 4 Children s pony rtdea/Tour de poney 4 Clown Sharey A Carey Roeietoee 4 Rock the Arts 1 00 p.m.Entertainment/Coneerl 4 Johnny Spinks 4 Am prior-McNab Pipes A Drums 4 Mick Armltage Band Team Penning/Competition de rodéo inwnfinmfnvvoncfn 4 Jason Roos 4 PAUL BRANDT 4 Beer garden/bar - Mick Armltage MONDAY/LUNDI Ma III wlnnk aalUhlMJ laffnaluM -a\u2014\u2014 \u2014 \u2014 \u2014\ta.ffiw lltf^W^DeB BanVvV^Bf r BsTirwIilrB\tBApOBBiiffi UB 10:00 a.m.Exhibits open/Salle d'axpoeition/artisanat 4 4 >AA m a * «¦ \u2014 l»1., «,1 \u2014 ,-1 \u2014 pa .a-a-It-\u2014.,\t- - ll.UUA.m.POOMC rfWTwn \u2022 Vxt»lMOyiv\\>ompMnOOn OH P\u2019OmpiMfl 09 rOniMC 11:00 a.m.Antique Vehida Bhow/f xposition de véhiculée antiquae Aftomoon/Aprèt-mtOi 4 Chkdren s pony ndee/Tours de poney 1 00 p.m Demolition derby/Derby de démolition PAY ONE PRICE ADMISSION/ADMISSION-UN-PRIX AGES I* S10 DAILY/JOUR THURSDAY/JEUDI A MONDAYLUNOI AOE8 34 $1S DAILY JOUR FRIDAY/VE MORE Ol, SATURDAY SAMEDI, SUNDAY'DIMANCHE M I' lff> /ilidet I r.1'inj ntA ly rtiM nnni (v*y\toni.int «*n lw.\u2022* am 'I'\tn*vrr\t¦\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022 »»\u2022« mani-qm Nn ppf*; N* > flji pft, Ne» Utvp« Qfrlftp\t/Auttm *»um*t#R.Am un\tAuto?* téhif*n§ Joanne Duheau Adrienne Taylor Hugh Scott ¦¦_______ Arnprlor-McNab'PIpt* and Drums streamer www.Bnawvmexair.ca Believe.In local agriculture/Croyez.dans l'agriculture looalt S "]