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Sun shines on Ripley-Huron Fall Fair parade By Liz Dadson |
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 Will Graham (L), 12, of Ripley, Brent Scott, 10, of Ripley, and Luke Schoebl, 13, of Barrie (visiting his grandparents, Alice and Allan Gamble of Ripley) get ready to join the Ripley-Huron Fall Fair parade Saturday morning  The Ripley Humdingers Kazoo Band tunes up before joining the band, Marilyn Glanville (L), Meghan Johnson, Anki Dirks Wehrmann, Susan Nichol, Brady Johnson, Denise Edden, Cherie Johnson, Joye Hunt, Nancy Walker and Ruth Dalton; absent were Amanda Pearce and Diane McCulloch  Homefront Acres, featuring Roger and Gail Farrell and family, marches in the parade  Keira Hazzard (L), Cora Hodgins and Dan Coenen show their sheep in the novice 4-H competition  Judging takes place in the 4-H sheep show  The horse team of Clayton Scott of Holyrood makes a good showing in the heavy horse competition  The Reinhart Percheron team of Mildmay competes in the heavy horse show  Members of the Kincardine Scottish Pipe Band and the Brussels Legion Pipe Band join forces to entertain the huge crowd at the Ripley-Huron Fall Fair  Huron-Bruce MP Ben Lobb (at the microphone) welcomes the crowd to the 148th Ripley-Huron Fall Fair; joining him are Huron-Kinloss mayor Mitch Twolan (L), Huron-Bruce MPP Carol Mitchell, District 10 representative Ken Schlorff, PC candidate Lisa Thompson and NDP candidate Grant Robertson  Auto enthusiasts check out the car show |
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It was a glorious sunny Saturday for the Mammoth Parade and other activities at the Ripley-Huron Fall Fair, following a rainy Friday night start to the event. The parade went for a half-hour, marching up Huron Street and Queen Street to the fairgrounds, and featured the Kincardine Scottish Pipe Band and the Brussels Legion Pipe Band, several floats, antique cars, tractors, horse teams, children on bikes and carts, and more. Besides the parade, the fair was host to 4-H sheep, beef and dairy shows, a poultry show, exhibits and vendors inside the community centre, a heavy horse show, the midway, and entertainment by the Glenn Boyd Band and The Pleats, Andrea Zimmer's shadow box puppet show, and the Ripley Lions' famous beef-on-a-bun. Following the parade, Cecil Sutton welcomed the huge crowd and said a lot of work goes into the fair each year - and that's all volunteer work. "It doesn't just happen this week," he said. "When this year's fair ends, organizers will started putting things together for next year. We're blessed that we have so many willing volunteers in the Ripley area; that's what makes a community strong. "It's a beautiful day. I hope the fair continues for years and years. Thanks to everyone for coming out and now, I declare the 148th Ripley-Huron Fall Fair officially open."
Jack Aitchison drives the Jalna Farms horse team with the fall fair executive onboard in the parade
Marg Rouse, in the front passenger seat, of Ripley rides in her 2012 Ford Mustang convertible which she won in the Kincardine hospital lottery; with her are driver Gregg McClelland, Brock Rouse (L), 6, and Shelagh Rouse of Waterloo
Dan Murray (C) and his groomsmen walk in the Ripley-Huron Fall Fair parade before he ties the knot with bride Sarah Kapty; the couple was then coming back to the fair to have photos taken
Chloe Bragg, 5, of Point Clark has the best view of the parade, from atop the shoulders of her dad, Cory
Annie Leppington, 11, of Ripley holds her 4-H calf, "Yellow Rose"
Jacob Lotton, 10, of Ripley pets a duck at the poultry show
Polish bird at the poultry show
Judge James McPhail of Georgetown holds up a fine specimen of Buff Brahma Bantam which won best bantam and overall best bird in show
Paul Murray (R), president of the Ripley Agricultural Society, presents the Award of Merit to Linda and Ben Beishuizen
MC Grant Collins (R) presents the award for most points in the junior section at the fair, to Kirsten Walden
Cheyanne Liddle, 5, of Ripley pets a miniature horse
A 1948 Ford Model A on display
Andrea Zimmer of Kincardine gets ready to tell the children a shadow puppet play of "Jack and the Beanstalk"
The shadow puppet play shows Jack trading the family cow for magic beans
Lisa Meskic drives the Clayton Scott team of horses in competition
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The
Mammoth parade at the Ripley-Huron Fall Fair Saturday, is captured in
the following video clips, beginning at the top segment: Murray Jamieson drives the tractor for the Pine River Watershed Initiative Network (PRWIN) entry, while co-ordinator Adrienne Mason walks alongside  Breanna Goulding (L), 16, of Ripley holds "Dreamer," while Caitlyn Bennett, 21, of Orillia (visiting the Gouldings) holds "Rocco," from Goulding Acres Miniatures of Ripley, in the parade  Tiffany Goulding, 21, of Ripley walks "Clover," of Goulding Acres Miniatures of Ripley in the parade  Casey Robert, 18, of Ripley gets ready to show her sheep, "Morgan," in the 4-H show  Madison Beishuizen, 10, of Ripley poses with her 4-H sheep, "Stitch"  Alexa Collins, 11, of Ripley with her sheep, "Lucy," for the 4-H show  Danni Renwick, 19, of Belmore spruces up her friends calf for the beef show  Katelyn Ribey, 13, of Paisley paints the hooves of one of the show calves  Russell and Dorothy Brooks were honoured at the fair; they celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary in April  A 1964 Chevrolet Suburban on exhibit  Sharon Johnston of Goderich plays harp and helps with other sound effects and parts in the shadow puppet play Scrolling stops when you move your mouse inside the scroll area. You can click on the ads for more
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