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Festival Giant flea market A giant Ma market and fair- weather family barbecue will be held between g am. and 5 p.m. at the Colborne Curling T 7, Due .u......w q uncun. the Inner Wheel women will supervise a Mr. Applehead cre- ation centre for young fry, where small children can use edibles such as raisins and nuts, etc. to create their own Mr. Applehead face using -- what else? Apple Country apples. ,___..b “a..-“ uLLWCCXl 9 and 11 am, Judging will take place between 11 a.m. and 1 pan. and at 1:30 p.m. the Winners will be announced and the winning entries -- all made with apples -- will be auctioned. There is an adult and a junior category in this contest, so. bakers, get your aprons on! Baking contest entries will be sampled by the public at a tea room, also hosted by the Inner Wheel between 2 and 4 p.m. in the arena. As well in the after- noon, to give families a break. Walk-a-thon 'rv To raise money for a new foundation for Salem United Church, Patrick, Jane and Erin Keeler and Sarah Williams hoo(ed it along Blyth Road, Saturday. Others rocked for bucks in the church hall. At right, Patrick Keeler shows his check point star and cookie tor energy. Pumas by Emu Argyns W a' Club on Club on Durham Street. Bea Mutton indicated that the club is "filled to capacity" so there should be plenty of fleas to choose from! The shuttlebuses will also take resuval-goers north to the Big Apple, where there will be an art show and sale from 10 an art show and sale from 10 am. to 5 p.m. featuring local artists from the Van Dyke stu- dios on Highway 2; Wilhelmina Kennedy, who has exhibited at the Northumberland Art Gallery, and guest artist Ron Leonard. As well, Joan Harnden will have a special display - a doll house correct in meticulous. miniature detail. Art, crafts, history, books The shuttles run farther north to Castleton where you can enjoy a visit between 9 arm. and 6 p.m, to the Castleton General Store [estab- lished circa 1832), Castleton's old Purdy Mill will be open for An antique sale and display of fine, hand-painted china will take place at the Colborne Legion hall on King Street East, from 9 am. to 5 pm. You don’t need to worry about transportation to the Legion and Curling Club; two shuttle- buses, donated by Orville Isaac and Rutherilo bus lines, will provide continuous transporta- tion between centres of activity all daylong. Shuttle bus service Your Apple Blossom button gets you on the bus free. but all riders under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. You can get an the bus, or leave it, at any location mentioned in this itinerary. Also at the Information booth in the park will be brochures. maps and pamphlets for tourists and residents to dis- cover or rediscover some of the surrounding attractions in the Colborne-Presqu'ile area and greater Northumberland, Hoselton Studios is open for tours as well. Between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 (hm. a guided tour will begin every hour on the hour and everyone is Welcome, At Hoselton's as well, the showroom and sales area will be open so that tour- ing visitors can also purchase some of Colborne's famous sculptures. Walking tour of village A walking tour of the village will leave Victoria Park at 1:30 pm” with Karen Benson of Colborne Home Hardware as guide to local points of inter- est. The entire tour takes 45 minutes and there will be a brochure available at an infor- mation booth in the park, should you wish to take the walking tour and act as your own guide. Mammoth as the task of organization has been, Apple Blossom chairperson Bea Mutton says modestly. "l lucked into a really great group of people." She says the men and women who helped her co-ordtnate the various activittes, "are already talking about next year." She also advises festival mars Also in Castleton between 10 a.m. and 4 pm. will be 'irural" games such as "cowllop bingo" and other traditional country activities like log sawing con- tests and nail-pounding Dom- petitions. These take place across County Road 25 from Purdy Mill. While your button covers admission to all attractions. it does not cover the cost of food or refreshments. Tours of orchard. Hoselton's Anytime between 9 am. and 5 p.rn., you are invited to tour Pieter's Appleyard with orchard tours, nature walks and fresh cider as an added inducement. Pieter and Anne Wyminga of Salem invite you to picnic in their orchard ifyou wish, but you must provide your own picnic lunch. contlnued from page I tours by owner Roseanne Quinn between 10 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.. a crafts display and book sale will be held in the town hall from 10 am. to 4 p.m. and lunch will be served by the women of Castleton United Church at the church. In addition to Colborne's line restaurants. lunches will be available at various local churches including, as men- tioned. Castleton United, as well as Eden United in Dundonald, Trinity Anglican and Old St. Andrew's Presbyterian in Colborne, No festival goer should go hungry. with lunch and goodies also available at the Drop-In Centre, Fox IGA. Sunnyside Meats, and the Curling Club, as well as the tea room in the arena. Apple Blossom Tymc is the beginning of the tourist season and the beginning of warm- weather fun for those of us who make our home here in Apple Counxry. The season is bracketed at As close by 13rlghtor1's annual Applefest on the last weekend in September, when the harvest is in.