Robert Addis, president of the Cookshire Agricultural
Fair, invites the public of the Haut-Saint-François and surrounding areas to
come participate in the fair on August 14 to 17.
The event is at the Cookshire
Fairgrounds, situated on Route 108, just west of Cookshire. This 169th
edition will respect the primary vocation of the fair, while also offering
visitors recreational opportunities.
At the heart of the
event will be judging animals and presenting agricultural tools, horticultural
produce, culinary creations and handicrafts, as well as amusement. You can
count on tractor pulls on Friday and Saturday evening, and draft horse hitches
on Sunday for the closing of the activities. Anne-Lune will present the great
Enviro-fruit game for children. And there's something new this year for small
children - the chance to touch and caress small animals. They will be waiting
in a specially arranged small park. The organizers will be there to answer
children's questions and ensure everyone's safety.
The Schedule
During the entire
length of the Cookshire Fair, workshops and shows will be offered on various
topics. Thursday, August 14, the site's doors will open to visitors at 4 p.m.
Amusements Spectaculaires will offer their games and rides for the joy of the
young and the young at heart. They promise thrills and excitement. At 7:30 p.m.
is the 4-H Judging Competition. And at 8 p.m., Night Train promises to make the
crowd dance, for an evening of music and relaxation.
The day of Friday,
August 15, offers a line-up of animal judging. Starting at 9 a.m. is the series
of 4-H Conformation. The merry-go-rounds and other rides will just keep going
round. In the early evening, the Stock Truck Pull will attract its fans. The
organizers expect to make room for "Doodlebugs" if there are enough of them.
Afterwards, dancers will have a fine time with the Slightly Haggard band at the
McAuley Center.
On Saturday, August
16, milk cows and beef cattle will be judged. Around noon will be another
something new - a Holstein cattle auction, and at about 4 p.m, judging of
Holstein cows. Anne-Luce and her big Enviro-Fruit game will put on a show
that's full of fun for kids, with stories and songs about the environment. Her
show is at 11 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday. In the evening is a 4x4 Tractor
Pull, organized by the ASTTQ club (Association Sportive de Tire de Tracteurs du
Québec). After that is dancing with Slightly Haggard at the McAuley Center.
On Sunday, horses - both light horses and draft horses -
and their drivers will parade before the judges. At 11:30 a.m., children will
present their horses. Meantime, near noon, specialists will lead workshops on
the transformation of animal fibres. At around 2 p.m. is the great animal and machinery
parade. In the meantime, there will be music and dancing. The Rainbow Country
Cloggers will begin at 1 p.m., and from 2 to 6 p.m., Night Train will take over
the music. At 7 p.m. the Horse Pull with close to 20 teams competing will
begin.
