The record, 26 août 1998, Supplément 2

September 4-7, 1998 * V^j loot ?*41 4 fj; é * * ** * * m * Record Special Supplément to The Record WâmmmÊmm CLAUDIA VILLEMAIRE/SPECLAL TO THE RECORD CXPOSITION DC BROM€ BIG BROMC FAIR SEPTEMBER 4,5,6,7,1998 Saturday night &:5Q p.m.FHdav nite - 7 p.m.Michelle Wright Shania “Twin Advanced tickets: *io°° Tel.: 24-2-3976 Sunday Night - 3 p.m.GAIL GAVAN Suster Srown’s Canadian Steppers Ambush NUduJOV Admission Adults: *3°° Children (under 12) *5°° Ope*t Friday only $^.0 Senior Citions • Horse Pulling - Fri.nite .5:.v, v.,.¦>,.< Racing is a thrilling part of the Big Brome Fair.RECORD FILES *«#*'¦ ÿ Taking Stock RECORF FILES Showing off your best livestock at the fair.:¦¦¦ :¦; m# ’"“"Ï # aS \ FULLY SUSPENDED WITH 4 WHEEL DISC BRAKING.JCB AUTOSHIFT TRANSMISSION • Compact width of just 1.8 metres ‘Tight turning circle with radius of just 3 metres over tyres • Off-set boom and low main pivot point help provide superb all-round visibility • Centrally-mounted cab provides panoramic visibility «With a powerful 53kW (71 hp) engine, it has an excellent power to weight ration Come and meet us at the Brome Fair! JCB FASTRAC JCB 520-50 I0ADALL FARM R.V1EIMS EQUIPEMENT INC.1316 Principale St., Granby, QC J2G 8C8 Tel.: (450) 378-9891 Fax: (450) 777-1685 Email: webmaster@viensequip.com Internet: www.viensequip.com BROME FAIR, Brome County News, Wednesday, August 26, 1998 page 9 Music and magic round out the bill at Brome Fair Something for everyone - and then some By Claudia Villemaire Special to The Record Brome Supreme entertainment is tops on the list at this year’s Brome fair.Organizers have pulled out all the stops and more, to come up with a program that should please music buffs from lovers of brass bands, Dixieland and home-grown country to the brilliance and polish of big-time entertainers such as Michelle Wright.“Competing with other events taking place around us is not easy,” says Alan Webster, Brome fair events co-ordinator.“We're not the only show scheduled for » ; •• < Young and old enjoy the fair year after year.RECORD FILES Produits Pétroliers LAVICNE Inc.Exclusive supplier for Texaco Lubricant Products in the Region.Come and see our promotion at the Brome Fair booth.227 Knowlton Rd.242-1122 this long weekend.Every year it’s the same challenge - coming up with entertainment that will bring people through our gates in stead of someone else’s.” Several years ago organizers decided some form of entertainment, provided by local people for local people, should go on in the midway area.First attempts proved successful though there wasn’t even a tarpaulin to cover the musicians' heads and equipment.Gradually local musicians connected with efforts over at the grounds.Soon practice sessions were stepped up, new groups were formed and organizers reciprocated with new facilities.Today’s entertainment planners are hard put to fit in all the talent.“We have something going on every day of the fair,” president Larry Frizzle said this week.Square dancers, doggers and line dancers are scheduled."We have the Knowlton Harmony band as well as a Dixieland group.And there’s country music galore in the capable hands of Sandy Ward and her group to round out the music sections.” SEE ENTERTAINMENT, PAGE 10 Success to Brome Fair! m Réal Lavigne & fils MARÉCHAUX-FERRANTS FARRIERS Alain Lavigne 243-6468 Jeffrey Lavigne 243-6872 GLEN MOUNTAIN PARK THIS WINTER, GLEN MOUNTAIN PARK IS WHERE IT IS AT! Pre-season sale Buy before Oct 4/98 Family Adult 2nd member 3rd member Student $179 $179 Senior 65+ $179 5 years & less FREE WE WILL BE OPEN FOR SEASON PASS SALES ON THE WEEKEND OF OCT.3 & 4, 1998 9-4 P.M.WE’LL BE AT THE BROME FAIR September 4-5-6 & 7th, come see us.or at the mountain office - Open Monday to Friday 9:00 to 4:00 p.m.Tel,: (450) 243-6142 Fax: (450) 243-5601 page 10 BROME FAIR, Brome County News, Wednesday, August 26, 1998 ‘The Duke of Magic will be on hand too’ Entertainment: CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9 One of last year’s major projects was building a covered stage near the entrance to the midway.Completed in time for the '97 fair, organizers soon realized this was a long overdue addition.Folks came with chairs and coolers, settled on a grassy spot, and many spent much of their day before the new stage, listening, clapping, and sometimes rising to the rhythms, to shake a leg or jig a step or two.“We have tried to maintain a certain quality of entertainment here and make the program as varied as possible,” Frizzle said in an interview, “so music buffs who love the old-fashioned sound of brass or the plaintive wail of Dixieland will get their heart’s content here at the entertainment centre.” Country music fans will be able to follow Sand Ward and her troupe from one fair to another this year, culminating in a three-day appearance at Brome.“Don’t forget our star magician too,” adds the president.“Luc LeDuke, the Duke of Magic will be on hand too.They tell me he’s quite the trickster with levitation one of his strong points too, But then there’s always a bit of magic, naturally, at any fair.” Education is another watchword of this fair.Visitors can choose to watch a sheep’s fleece being transformed into yarn and then woven, knit or crocheted into a scarf or shawl.Or perhaps interest will turn to where our dairy products come from.A dairy visitor will find cows being milked at almost any hour as they are prepared for competition.Wandering through the sheep and goat facility will surely surprise a city dweller watching the trimming, washing, shaping and finally wrapping of these woolly creatures.Goats, large and small, some with long floppy ears, others with only ear-holes, try to climb the sides of their cages, always ready to extend a nose of curiosity to passing visitors.Seeing the fleece in its original form, on a clean and trim sheep covered with wool from eyes to stumpy tail, makes one wonder how a sweater ever does emerge from this living, breathing animal’s coat.Astonishment is a common expression as spectators watch a professional shearer clip the fleece from a languishing animal held firmly between the legs, seemingly oblivious to losing four to six inches of its cover.A normal fleece can weigh up to six pounds and the best shearers remove it in one piece while avoiding any nicks or cuts.Perhaps a visitor is interested in discovering where his favorite steak or hamburger meat comes from.No one slaughters an animal to prove a point.But many watch beef breeders and ‘fitters’ clipping and trimming, washing and combing these bulky bovines to show off their steak areas and ability to grow to market size with ease and speed.The most fun for others is in the small-animal building, where rabbits and poultry co-exist.Youth classes mix with those of serious commercial breeders - and it’s not uncommon to find a young exhibitor worrying about the welfare of a pet rabbit about to give birth, or fussing over the plumage of his best pullet.The cacophony is ear-splitting with crowing roosters, honking geese and occasionally, the hiss and gobble of turkeys added.Rabbits on the other hand sit, four paws bunched under them, noses quivering as the scents of visitors and aromas of poultry mingle.The fair board has extended this building to give roomier accommodations but the popularity of this section has filled all the corners once again.The best time to watch proceedings here, if allowed, is during judging.Birds are hefted, feathers ruffled and general appearance noted.Rooster combs and tail feathers are scrutinized carefully for color and consistency, and any top knots and leg-feathers are given a care ful look.Each breed’s bone structure is important and is closely probed as well.Rabbits are put on their backs, fur is stroked against the grain to check density, color and quality, and rolled from side to side, with judges feeling all the contours, checking meat-types for muscle development, and ornamentals for general condition and health.As one can imagine, some competitors are not entirely in agreement with this tumbling about and it is not unusual for a bird or a rabbit to escape and make a dash for cover.SEE ANIMALS, PAGE 11 (MarchéJimmy) les marchésI! radïïion; NEW BANNER Open Everyday: 8 a.m.- 10 p.m.ttie faff*** KH ffpllfl isnal 250 Knowlton Rd., Lac Brome 243-6155 Question: What should you invest in Labor Day weekend?Answer: Family fun at Brome Fair! A true country experience.Affordable for any budget.One small entry fee covers all the rides, exhibits and shows.Popcorn, foot-long hot dogs, hamburgers with fried onions, corn on the cob, sausages and cotton candy are just some of the treats that await you.The petting zoo where all kids big and small can feed the various types of farm animals.Local artisans sell their crafts and there will be clowns, acrobats, kloggers and country music.All the sights, sounds and smells that fill the air that can only be found at an old time country fair.Farmers travel for miles for the chance to show off the pick of their herds.Horses, chickens, goats, rabbits.they’ll all be there.Want to know who grew the biggest pumpkin this year?You can find out in the horticultural building along with displays of various vegetables, canning, preserves, baking, cut flowers, arrangement, plants and handicrafts.All grown and prepared by the local exhibitors.Horse races with paramutual betting, a parade and maybe even pig races! There will be something for everyone.Things haven’t changed much over the past 100 years.Passed down from generation to generation this fair is rich in family tradition.An event not to be missed.Johanne Coiteux Neil is an Investment Advisor with Lévesque Beaubien Geoffrion.Please mail your questions to: Johanne Coiteux Neil, Lévesque Beaubien Geoffrion, 150 St.Jacques, Suite 202, Granby, Quebec J2G 8V6 or call (514) 378-0442.“Have a Safe & Happy Brome Fair!” LCVCSQUC BCftUMCN GCOFFMON INC.Johanne Coiteux Neil Investment Advisor 150 St-Jacques, Suite 202 Granby bus (514) 378-0442 BROME FAIR, Brome County News, Wednesday, August 26, 1998 page Animals: CONTINUED from page 10 Also in this area one finds the ornamental birds, pheasants and sometimes peacocks known for their exotic feathering.One trick here is to cluck or whistle just right - to stimulate the male birds into exposing and preening their feathers in the hope they have heard a female’s call.A peacock with tail extended is a beauty to behold.Male tumbler pigeons with chests expanded make the spectator wonder how they would manage to see a female if one were to arrive on the scene.This building is a world of its own and well worth the time required to visit every corner.It is one of the most visited pavilions at Brome and this reporter has seen many visitors make the round once, then go back to the front at least a second time.One doesn’t need to go far to find exotic breeds of cattle as well.Their stabling is along one wall of the new sheep and goat stable.Here one finds Highland cattle with their long horns and coats of unruly hair; there are red Salers, a beef breed originating in France, along with Piedmontaise, Pinz-gauers and belted Galloways, black and white beef types.Owners and breeders are always on hand to answer questions and supply information about these unusual animals.This is a social corner where visitors are made to feel welcome, chairs are provided and anyone interested in joining the ranks of the exotic breeder is soon handed all the information he can carry home.Antique farm machinery is another recent addition to this fair.Out near the horse barns, ancient farm machinery stops old-timers in their tracks, while stories of ‘the way we farmed when I was a young gaffer’ never end.Today’s youngsters stop here too, bewildered but intrigued by the array of horse-drawn equipment.Questions come fast and furious about machinery they could not have imagined.Horse-drawn mowers and dump rakes, hayloaders, wooden seeders the doctor’s buggy, road carts, hay wagons and, of course, the utility wagons everyone called an ‘express’ - they are all there, standing examples of ingenuity and endurance the early settlers needed to develop the land.SEE ADMISSION, PAGE 12 K ~ Ü! iajM K ' *¦ i ¦< > J»*.*«’**'* 4b fb mw: Hi hi MASSEY FERGUSON Ç&cet U4, at f LAWN & GARDEN EQUIPMENT Versatile Performer Takes On All Seasons SPECIFICATIONS MODEL ENGINE 2616H Make B&S Model Vanguard* V-Twin Horsepower 16 @ 3400 rpm Cylinders 2 Fuel Capacity 4 gal TRANSMISSION Type Hydrostatic CHASSIS Tires - Front 15 x 6.0-6 Tires - Rear 20 x 8.0-8 Turning radius 16 in.Attachment Lift Manual MOWER Cutting Width (in i.) 44 Cutting Height (in.) 1-3.6 at your service for 50 years R.MALOUIN & FILS INC.6421 Foster, Waterloo, Que.JOE 2NO Tel.: (450) 539-0494 Fax: (450) 539-0539 page 12 BROME FAIR, Brome County News, Wednesday, August 26, 1998 Admission: CONTINUED FROM PAGE 11 Brome County exhibition can be just about anything the visitor might want.Informative, and fun, soothing or exciting.Midway rides and games are a major part of the show and the tired visitor can find a picnic table near the grandstand and choose a snack from a broad variety of foods.The $8 for admission and $3 to park seem a small price.Weekend passes are $25, children under 12 pay $5, and on Friday seniors and students pay only $3.Brome Village is easy to get to, several fair entrance gates will be open to and there is lots of parking on and off the grounds.Get ready for another warm welcome at Big Brome Fair for 1998.1^11] Desourdy Wilson Funeral Home • FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS • PREARRANGEMENTS TEL.: (450) 263-1212 109, William, Cowansville, Que.J2K1K9 318, Knowlton Rd., Knowlton, Que.JOE 1V0 104 Buzzell, Cowansville, Que.J2K 2N5 31 Principale Sud., Sutton, Que.JOE 2K0 4 Vale Perkins, Mansonville, Que.JOE 1X0 Qo^e iPLMLx, «k 6, ' "Draft (kf eutd &ee