'-?'\mf- • • WEATHER QUOTE Max. Min. Precip. Thursday, Aug. 21.. 82 61 0.58 Friday, Aug. 22 82 64 0.00 "A classic is something Saturday, Aug. 23...78 57 0.00 that everybody wants to Sunday,Aug.M ....85 62 0.00 have read and nobody Monday, Aug. 25... 83 M 0.00 Tuesday, Aug. 26...82 63 0.00 wants to read." Wednesday, Aug. 27 83 62 Trace —Mark Twain. INE HUNDRED-ELEVENTH YEAR- -No. 12 18 Pages This Week CHELSEA, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 1980 USPS 101-720 25C per copy JUBSCRIPTION: $8.00 PER YEAR Three More Big Days for Fair Schools Will Open Tractor Pulls, Stock Wednesday Sale, Horse Shows, Wednesday, Sept. 3, will be the first day of school for Chelsea School District students. The" elementary school and fBeach Middle school will start at Parade Still Comin ^:50 a.m. and the high school will be starting at 8:55 a.m. Elementary students will With the Fair in full swing, Opening Friday's events, the With the Fair winding to a report to, their respective Thursday morning activities will Tractor Pulling Contest,' close, the final scheduled event Classrooms. Beach Middle school begin at 9 a.m. with the English lightweight classes, will get will be the drawing of winners of 6th grade students will report to performance horse show at the underway at 10 a.m. in the new four steer quarters at 10 p.m. in ttfecafetorium. Beach Middle horse arena. Then, at 10 a.m., arena. The Horseshoe Pitching the new arena. Ticket holders school 7th and 8th grade students both dairy cattle judging and the Contest will begin at 5 p.m. and at need not be present to win. will; report to their home room. Antique Tractor Pulling Contest 6:45 p.m., the tractor pull will A daily entry fee of $2 permits Sigh School students will report begin in the new arena. resume with the heavyweight one to enter and attend ongoing l^o the gymnasium. At 2 p.m., judging of goats classes in competition. activities throughout the day. \W Wednesday will be a full day of takes place and, at 7 p.m., it is Saturday, the final day of the Children age 14 and younger will school and the cafeteria will be in followed by the livestock auction Fair, will get an early start in the be admitted free; Senior Citizens operation. Buses will be running in the judging tent. The Joie Chit- horse arena when the Open Horse age 65 and older will be admitted on regular routes. wood Thrill Show will get under­ Show gets underway at 8 a.m. At free of charge on Thursday only. Parents of kindergarten way at 8:30 p.m. noon, the Compact Tractor Pull Season passes may be obtained children have been notified of will take place in the new arena. at the Fair Office. An Adult specific times to attend classes. Then, at 1 p.m., the long an­ season pass is $7 allowing its pur­ Any questions should be directed Outhouse ticipated Fair Parade will head chaser to attend the Fair at his or to their elementary schools. down Main St. enroute to the her own discretion. Students with Race Follows fairgrounds. Stopping at the main identification may acquire a gate, participating youngsters season pass for $5; a season pass Fair Parade will be given ice cream and the for Senior Citizens is $4. •Futurist floats will be on display. All exhibits will be open to the The Chelsea Lions Club will be Immediately after the parade, public from noon until 10 p.m. challenging the Munith and the awarding of bicycles will take daily, except during judging. To Address Vandercook Lake Lions Clubs in place. Then at 7 p.m., the 4-Wheel Parking in the lots is free at all an outhouse race on Main St., Drive Speed Pulling Contest will times. Saturday, Aug. 30, immediately begin in the new arena. following the Chelsea Fair Teachers Parade. The course will be run Harold Pluimer, a noted between Middle St. and Park St. futurist, utilizing an array of uni­ Spectators are asked to remain Giant Fair Parade que communication techniques, on the sidewalk and keep the • traces the nostalgia of the past to street clear after the final parade the tempo of our time to the shock unit has passed. of the future, will address the Each Lions Club has built an in­ Slated Saturday Chelsea and Dexter teaching and dividually decorated outhouse on At 1 p.m. Saturday, midway All participating floats must be administrative staff on Tuesday, wheels which will be manned by a through the final day of the ongo­ Sept. 2, in the Chelsea High on Park St., prepared for judging five-member team. During Fair ing Chelsea Community Fair, a at noon and all others taking part week, the Chelsea Club's entry local police car will lead off the should be^in line by 12:30. Hot Pluimer, a graduate of St. -wiU -be' on * displayv next to the parade. -Drums Jwundwig^fche rods or other racing vehicles Cloude State College in Min­ Lions' dunk tank at the American Legion color guard will must either be towed or on a fairgrounds. nesota and the University of Min­ A RADIANT NANCY HELLER poses Just didate, was chosen from a field of 11 nominees. begin its march along Main St. trailer. nesota, for the past 12 years has Acording to Dave Scriven, Close behind, the Chelsea High Children on bicycles should not after being named 1980 Chelsea Community Fair Performing official duties at the Fair, Nancy's president of the Chelsea Lions, been self-employed as a writer, Queen. Nancy, the Terrific Tailors 4-H Club can­ reign will continue through Saturday. school marching band and the be in the parade. speaker and consultant. He Is the "Our outhouse may not be Sears parade marshals, Mr. and Mrs. For any further questions, con­ author of a book "The Frontiers best, but it's a sporty, fuel- Paul Bollinger, will follow as the tact Merle Leach, 475-7329, or >> of Our Time" (Vantage Press, efficient, non-polluting, one Chelsea Community Fair Parade Jim Gaken, 475-1473. 1968). He, was involved with passenger model designed to proceeds to the fairgrounds. compete with the imports." World War II and the Korean Nancy Heller Chosen Spectators along Middle and S. Conflict. He spent one and one- Main St. will watch as the little League half years with Oakridge In­ Chelsea Fair Queen and all of the stitute of Nuclear Studies. He was FFA Checking Queen candidates pass by on Giampionship with the U.S. State Department in floats which have been under con­ 1958. Chelsea Fair Queen Corn Test Plot struction for much of the sum­ Game Played Pluimer did the color commen- Nancy Heller, candidate of the president of the Luther League at mer. Too, antique automobiles candidate, played the clarinet, Root Growth and tractors, some of which will The 1980 Little League Tourna­ 0tary for NBC-TV at the U.S. Terrific Tailors 4-H Club was Zion Lutheran church and is cur­ followed by senior Katie Lewis Pavilion in the International Hall selected Tuesday evening from a rently the president of the Ter­ Slushing through the mud this participate in the Antique Trac­ ment Championship game, which and an oratory speech on tor Pull tonight, will join the pro­ had been delayed for two weeks of Science. He presented a series field of 11 candidates, as the 1980 rific Tailors 4-H Club. She lives American illiteracy. past Thursday was Keith Gafner, of 13 programs entitled "The Chelsea Community Fair Queen. on a local dairy farm and raises Ray Weiner and students Alan cession. Both modern, and anti­ because of rain and vacations, Atom Story" and eight TV pro­ Nancy was chosen on the basis animals to show at both the 4-H Junior Cathy Boomus played and Antra Roderick, Bill Lamb, que fire trucks from surrounding was played at 3 p.m. Saturday, grams on "The Exploration of of an interview with the three and Chelsea fairs. two selections on the piano, a John Hellner, Kenny and Mark towns will take part as will Aug. 16. The Tigers of Coach Space." He has been employed as judges, a talent.competition in First runner-up in the competi­ selection by Bach and an original Bauer. The purpose of the adven­ modern farm machinery, com­ England were in the winner's a senior lecturer for NASA and in which she played guitar and tion was Cathy Boomus, junior composition entitled "The Illu­ ture was to yield check the corn mercial vehicles and additional bracket; Coach Murphy's Royals 1961 was retained as an educa­ sang, and her response to a ran­ class candidate for queen. Cathy sions." Amy Unterbrink, Rogers and to dig root samples of Wex floats. Too, the Grand Champion were in the loser's bracket and tional consultant. domly chosen impromptu ques­ was also voted "Miss Congeniali­ Corners Herdsmen 4-H Club, and No-Wex corn. Beef, Sheep and Swine will be ac­ looking to pull even with a first tion which she answered in front ty" by her fellow candidates. Sec­ recited an amusing poem entitled Stop by the Conklin booth at the companied by their proud game victory. Pluimer states "the most domi- of the pageant's audience. ond runner-up was Holly "The Fair Through the Eyes of a fair to see these results as well as owners.