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TREASURY BOARD PRESIDENT VISITS Brings promises to Essex NEW COLUMN! CarStory with Bill Sherk makes its debut TOUGH LOSS FOR 73'S Canadiens outplay 73's in first exhibition game See NEWS Page 3 See COMMUNITY Page 9 See SPORTS Page 20 $1.00 "Serving Essex and Community Since 1896" (GST included) Whole Number 6202 Registration No. 08565 Volume 127 No. 36 Phone: 776-4268 Fax: 776-4014 CALL FOR FURNACE CHECK-UP NOW! 776-4021 · ESSEX Wednesday, September 6, 2006 http://essexfreepress.reinvented.net Agriculture, food, focus of Harrow Fair BY DANIEL SCHWAB For Pat Fitzpatrick, of all the things the Harrow Fair has to offer, nothing beats the food. The Harrow Fair board irector looks forward each ear to nothing more than he pies, muffins, breads and aked goods entered by ocal residents. The fair ran from Aug. 31 to Sept. 3. This year, 101 pies were auctioned, with $7,442.50 raised for the John McGivney Children's Centre in Windsor. With the proceeds, the centre will be able to provide rehabilitation services for children with physical or mental disabilities. Fitzpatrick said the fair's consistent "country-theme" encourages people to participate in entering an assortment of baked goods and to become involved in all the agricultural aspects of the event. "If you enter something you get a pass into the fair," she said. "So they're free to come back and forth and enjoy themselves." Brad Anger, first vicepresident of the Harrow Fair board, said maintaining the agricultural tie to the event is the board's first priority. "The urban people come out and see what the agriculture is all about," Anger said. "And hopefully they can have a good time as well." SEE HARROW FAIR, 8 RIDING HIGH ­ Members of the Chatham-Kent Canadian Cowgirls Rodeo Drill Team ride standing on horseback during 152nd Harrow Fair parade down King Street in Harrow Sept. 2. Caxeiro withdraws, new candidates join hopefuls in upcoming municipal election BY DANIEL SCHWAB Residents following the municipal election news may have noticed some changes during the past week. Bill Caixeiro, councillor for Ward 3 has withdrawn his nomination papers for a second term on Essex town council. Caixeiro filed for re-election in January. He did not give a reason for his decision last week, but said an explanation was forthcoming. In Lakeshore, Mayor Bob Croft announced that he will not seek re-election in November. The former mayor of Maidstone Township spent close to 20 years in municipal politics and cited personal reasons for his decision. Aside from Caixeiro and Croft's news, three new candidates have filed nomination papers to run in the upcoming municipal election. All three are new to politics and consider this to be an asset. "I'm a fresh, independent voice and that will really be an advantage," said Jim Augerman, who filed nomination papers Aug. 28 for Kingsville town council. Augerman, 36, is a financial planner with Clarica and Sun Life Financial. SEE NEW CANDIDATES, 14 Town prepares for election, looking for poll workers BY FREE PRESS STAFF The Town of Essex is starting to make preparations for the upcoming municipal election in November. The list of eligible voters in the municipality comes from the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation. Anyone on that list who has registered to vote can show up at any of the 48 polls in the municipality to cast a vote, says Town Clerk Jerry Marion. Early voting is also available on Nov. 4 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The town will hire two employees for each poll, a deputy returning officer and a poll clerk. SEE POLL WORKERS, 2