FALL FAIR UPDATE
Just a few weeks left before our third Fall Fair – Friday, September 13th and Saturday, September 14th.
If you think you bake a great pie or loaf of bread or make a spectacular jam or jelly or produce anything else you can fit into one of the 16 categories, now is the time to get your entry ready for our fall fair. Brochures are on all the island bulletin boards as well.
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DIGS FALL FAIR ENTRY FORMS.
for SATURDAY, SEPT 14/2013
Name_________________________Phone_________________
Please circle the category below that you are entering. You may enter as many categories as you wish, but please fill out one form per entry with your name and phone no.
There is a $1.00 fee per entry.
All entries must be presented at Beacon House on Friday, Sept 13th (6 to 8 p.m.) or Saturday morning (9 to 10 a.m. ). PLEASE no late entries!
Beacon House will be closed to the public while the judging is taking place (Saturday morning, 10 a.m. to noon).
At noon on Saturday, the exhibits will be open for viewing.
Good Luck!
VISUAL ARTS
1. Best Painting
2. Best Sketch
3. Best Photograph
4. Best Natural Beach Art
HORTICULTURE
1. Biggest Zucchini
2. Most Unusual Vegetable
3. Single Heaviest Onion
4. Flower Arrangement...Three different varieties of flowers in a jam jar (minimum of
five blooms)
5. Three vegetables or fruit on a plate, same size and type.
BAKING/PRESERVES
1. Best Pie
2. Best Bread
3. Best Muffins
4. Best Jam/Jelly
5. Best Pickles/Chutney
6. Preserved Fruit in a Jar
7. Best Cookies
8. Best Buns
9. Best Cake
10. Best Fruit Crisp
HOME ARTS
1. Any Knitted or Crocheted Item
2. Any Type of Craft
3. Any wood working
4. Fabric Craft – needlepoint, felting, weaving, dyeing, sewn item
CHILDREN
Primary ( 6 years and under)
Junior (7 years and over)
1. Visual Arts – painting, drawing or sketch
2. Three veggies or fruit – same size and type on a plate (see rules in horticulture section
3. Cookies – 6 uniform size, same variety
4. Fabric craft
5. Ceramics or Woodworking
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Also, at 12:00 several island vendors will be selling their wares on the back lawn of the Beacon House along with the librarians who are selling books.
Hot Dogs,($3.00) pop and ice cream bars ($1.00) will be available at the bar starting at 12 noon.
Jim H. will be pressing apples and making juice on the back lawn as well. Bring a container and you can take home some fresh apple juice!
On the lower field Veronica will be organizing different races for the kids – sack race, egg and spoon race and three legged race.
Kid's races will start at 1:30pm.
New this year is the Partner Calling Contest.
Entrants, male or female, can be loud, seductive or nasty.... or be creative....
Saturday evening (7:30 pm) the fall fair wraps up with a dance in the Beacon House with a variety of music including line dance lessons there will be snacks.
Tickets for the dance are $5.00 each (kids get in free) and are available from Margaret.
Get ready for the Fall Fair!
