^^if^' •'>/>P '".. ' :.. '•••<,,-!<•. , r,-i„ • .w,^..v»>:f».-i,!-t/ : .- .-,- ..:.,- .-;.. ,>-' -rY*> *• filing.: v*' ^ifela: N ,•.•.' .. •*• ' -•' .. • * -- ••• -.. 'v ••• ..•- :. .•', / \gi «t- u ' •J»> :* .QUOTE I1 h, •f ' °'A« absent are like "; chjlidfen, helpless to defend 25* themselves;*' per copy •»•• . -Charles Reade. I1' *<" PI«« OteHUNPREP'TWELFTH YEAR—No. 12 CHELSEA, MICHIGAN, TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1981 18 Pages This Woek s»Ppi*mnt ens Event Offer* Exhibits, Parades, Fun Chelsea's Community Fair, p.m. in the arena. Three heats sled classes in competition in the (opehing today, Aug. 25, will be and a feature will take place. new arena. ' the 44th annual celebration of At 0 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 26, The final day of the fair, Satur­ Chelsea agriculture, entertain­ the judging of rabbits, sheep and day, Aug. 29, gets an early start ment and home grown talents. All swine will be, held in the livestock at 9 a.m. with an open horse, show the familiar attractions will be barn followed by'trie judging of r in the horse arena. The compact on hand for the masses to enjoy. beefatip.m. tractor pull will begin at 10 a.m. A quintet of days and nights of Horse judging in the horse in the new arena. entertainment will be available 1 arena will also begin at 9 a.m. At 1 p.m., the long-awaited to the community and all exhibits followed by the horse show and Fair. Parade will proceed down will be open to the public between , halter and showmanship, Main St. to the fairgrounds, Then, the hours of 12-noon and 10 p.m. ' Western performance classes in at 2:30 p.m., the compact tractor daily except during the judging of theafternoort. pull (percentage) will resume. At the various competitions. Mer­ A second night of fast-paced, 6:30p.m., the 4-wheel drive speed chants exhibits will also be open high-powered demolition derby pulling contest in the new arena each day between 12-noon and 10 action - will kick off at 8 p.m. will take place, combined with p.nhi. Wednesday. Again, three heats the mini-modified tractor pull. Rides and concessions will be and a feature will take place. The final scheduled event for provided by the New Motor State The English performance the ,1981 fair will be the, drawing, Amusement Co. every afternoon horse show will kick off Thurs­ for steer quarters in the^new and evening. day's activities, beginning at 9 arena. Ticket holders heed riot be The fair restaurant, will be run a.m. in the horse arena. Judging present t_Q win. again this year by Tim OTtbring of dairy cattle will begin at 10 The daily entry fee of $2 will of Timothy's. A menu of daily a.m. as will the antique tractor allow the purchaser to enter and fare will be posted at the Fair pulling contest located in the new attend all activities at the fair/for Service Center. Breakfast will be arena. the day. Parking in lots is free- served between 8 a.m. and 11 The judging of goats will begin Children ages 12 and under will a.m., lunch between Ham. to 3 at 3 p.m. and will be followed by be admitted free and senior- p.m. and dinner between 3 p.m. the annual livestock auction in citizens ages 65 and older will be and 9 p.m. the judging tent at 7 p.m. Donkey , admitted free on Thursday, Aug. The following is a comprehen­ racing will conclude Thursday's 27 only. v sive schedule of the five-day an­ line up and will begin at 8:30 p.m. A season pass is $7 and allows nual event: Friday, Aug. 28 will begin with a purchaser to enter and attend Beginning at noon Tuesday, the the lightweight classes tractor the activities at the fair any 1981 Fair will officially open. At 6 pulling contest in the new arena, number of times. Students with p.m., the traditional Children's getting underway at 10 a.m. high school identification may Parade will begin. Those wishing Horseshoe pitching will begin at 5 purchase a season pass for $5. to participate should gather at p.m. and the tractor pulling will Senior citizens may enter the fair-C AERIAL FAIR: High above the barns and amusement park at- munity Fair. Tola year's fair, the 44th in succession, begins Tuesday ^W^«, Par^ Lot^ 4 I «"». *• </'i. ' M^^fym P - 2g%&r$A%3$* SS'f. 1^¾ ^lg#i^ Following the procession through town and the arrival of the parade at the fairgrounds, the sand box treasure hunt and an­ Fire Dept. Ho$ts nual Kid's Day events will begin. Youngsters, ages three thorugh 11, will have the opportunity to participate in games including a Giant Fair Parade . ^ Event: penny toss, three-legged'race and sack race, with silver dollars, be­ On Saturday, Aug. 29, the The parde will form in the area amsi ing awarded to the oldest and Chelsea Fire Department will of the^Schoolhouse Apartments, again be hosting the Fair parade. at the intersection of East and Kiddies youngest winners. ; Then, at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, the The fire department is re­ Park Sts. 1981 Chelsea Community Fair questing that all participants in The bands that will be march­ Queen contest will be held in the the parade by lined up no later ing will asemble on Harrison. Outbreak Parade large tent near the main fair en­ than 12:30 p.m. with the excep­ St. while those on horseback and horse drawn wagons will form on Chelsea Kiwanis Club will trance. One lucky Chelsea High tion of the floats, which should be in position by 11:30 a.m. for judg­ Park St., west of East St. Floats 4fcV To combat mosquitoes carry- ped and mosquitoes collected in sprayed, the mosquitoes can sponsor the annual Kid's Parade school girl will be crowned as this and antique cars will queue on - Ing Eastern Equine Encephalitis, Tuesday, Aug. 25, the opening year's queen, from a field of 10 ing. Ribbons will be awarded at hopes of learning more about breed elsewhere. this time. Park St., east of the East St. in­ the Michigan Department of EEE. All public campgrounds and event* of "the. 1981 Chelsea Com­ talented young ladies. tersection and the fire trucks, . Public Health has called for munity Fair. Following the crowning of this The Chelsea firemen have been Silver Lake and Half Moon recreational facilities within the working for the last three months farm equipment and business - limited ground spraying of Lake beaches have not been area where cases of Eastern - The parade will form in the year's queen, the demolition der­ representatives will line East St. Malathion in northwest s Municipal Parking Lot off Park by, sponsored by Rotroff Interna­ to make this year's parade a scheduled for spraying, and are Equine Encephalitis have been highlight of the 1981 Fair. ^Washtenaw county, northeast used primarily' for day use,. confirmed, have been posted with St. at 5:15 p.m. Judging of tional, will get underway at 8 (Continued on page two) ^jlackson county and southeast Iri- Nevertheless, three camp­ health department letters warn­ decbrated bicycles. will take ^jgham county, thereby reversing 1 grounds within Waterloo ing patrons of the disease and place at 5:30 p.m. Prizes will be jjp|n earlier decision not to spray. Recreation Area—Portage Lake precautions that should be taken awarded in four categories: ages This spraying will be done located in Jackson county and to help avoid contact. 3 through 5,6 through 8,9 through primarily at public campgrounds Green and Sugar Loaf Lakes in According to Barry Johnson of 12 and miscellaneous. with large numbers of campers, Washtenaw county—will receive the Washtenaw County Health Judges for this year are June jnjch as the Waterloo and Pinck- the Malathion fogging in hopes of Department, the Village of Warren, Marlene Rademacher hey Recreation Areas and will destroying the EEE-carrying Chelsea has been recommended and Sandy Zeeb. First, second be performed by Michigan Depart­ mosquitoes which breed in the to spray for mosquitoes within and third prizes will be awarded in ment of Natural Resources per­ swampy areas interspersed the village limits to reduce the each category. sonnel: The ground fogging, ac- throughout the recreation area, chances of possible exposure to The parade will be led by the cording to health department in­ Still, some apprehension exists. the highly fatal Eastern Equine Beach Middle school band under structions, should be performed Spraying must be done during the Encephalitis. Three cases of the the direction of Warren Mayer .'nightly. In addition to the fogging evening and with all of the.diseas e that has killed eight and the band will be followed by procedures, birds are being trap­ Waterloo wetlands, if one spot is (Continued on page eight) each of the fair queen candidates, last year's queen, a fire engine and the young participants. Parents are encouraged to walk along with their children as the parade proceeds to the Chelsea fairgrounds. Starting time is 6 p.m. Tractor Pulls Commence Thursday The 1981 Chelsea Community Fair, following the traditional pattern, wiU feature a number of tractor pulling events. All con­ tests require that drivers be at least 14 years of age and minors must have permission cards sign­ ed bv oarents before the vehicles are weighed. All tractors are to be operated by the owner or a hired hand. Beginning at 10 a.m.