ENTRIES for the indoor section of the 141st Millicent Show this weekend must be submitted by this afternoon.
Exhibitors in dozens of categories are urged to lodge their fees and entry forms at the show office.
This has already been done by Millicent resident Pauline Chandler, who is hopeful of blue ribbons in two cooking and baking sections.
She exhibited for the first time last year and will display a moist orange cake and a crisp pavlova this year.
Millicent’s number one social occasion is a mere three sleeps away and preparations at the Gordon Memorial Oval and environs are well under way.
Numerous garden beds have been planted since the 2016 event and the flowers are now coming into bloom.
Show society secretary Lynne Forbes said a number of new attractions were part of this year’s program, along with many favourites.
Ms Forbes said a new one-man circus performer would entertain the crowds.
“We have George The Farmer, stunt pilot Chris Sperou and a kids’ corner,” Ms Forbes said.
Members of the Showmen’s Guild of South Australia staged Sideshow Alley at the Penola Show on the weekend and have now taken up temporary residence in Millicent.
As part of the other preparations, the Mount Gambier Junior Motorcycle Club has recently held working bees at the motocross track.
There was plenty of elbow grease applied to bring the dirt course fronting Mount Burr Road out of its winter hibernation.
The ever-popular Dale Teagle Memorial Motocross will be staged from mid-afternoon on Friday and it will last well into the night.
The Millicent Show Office is now staffed each day until the show begins.
Dozens of volunteers donate hundreds of hours to make this occasion a success.
The Millicent Show is also a valuable money-spinner for local community groups as they have catering rights.
