The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1975-06-19, Page 13 (2)w Buffaloburger Fest tops
expectations of Chamber
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PANCAKE FAN - Mark
take time out to tell the T -A
pancakes and sausages at
breakfast Saturday morning
Boogemans of Grand Bend would hardly
his name when he was downing a plate of
the Grand Bend United Church Women's
T -A photo
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TREASURE HUNT -- Clowns are always popular and at the Treasure
Hunt held during Buggaloburger Fest there were lots of clowns and
prizes for everyone. Here little David O'Connor of Grand Bend looks at
a monkey given him by a pipe smoking Bozo. T -A photo
"Buffaloburger Days was an
unqualified success."
Those were the words of
president peorge Kadlecikof the
fledgling Grand Bend and Area
Chamber of Commerce as the
group finished cleaning up the
beach area Sunday where only 24
hours before a huge crowd of
people enjoyed the two-day event
featuring real buffalo burgers.
The event was a success in
more ways than one.
Perhaps the most important
aspect, according to Chamber
secretary -manager Tom Webster
and Fest chairman Bert
Albertson, was that it showed
that the people of Grand Bend
were ready and willing to pitch in
and help with community
projects and still had a
"tremendous spirit".
Also important was the fact
that good weather, burgers and
beer had attracted thousands of
people to Grand Bend where a
well controlled "family style"
atmosphere was enjoyed.
Chamber officials were very
proud Sunday that not one un-
wanted incident occurred during
the Fest and everyone enjoyed
themselves immensely.
A natural result of the
popularity of the Buffaloburger
Fest was the profit picture. Mr.
Albertson said a total of 5,412
buffatoburgers were devoured by
the hungry crowd along with
11,000 bottles of beer, resulting in
a net profit for the Chamber of
close to $6,000.
And of course, besides eating
and drinking, Buffaloburger Fest
included a lot of entertainment,
most of it light-hearted and in the
case of the Mayors and Reeves
Pre -Olympic Physique Contest.
downright goofy. The contest was
won by Mayor 'Moe' O'Dwyer of
Southampton who appeared in a
slipping diaper with his hands
cuffed. The grunts and groans of
the mayors as they lifted weights.
did situps and pushups, did little
to enhance their hardiness in the
eyes of their constituents and the
fact that Grand Bend Reeve Bob
Sharen placed last in the contest
will no doubt have far reaching
effects on the next election
campaign. The politicians were
not without casualty during the
BARNEY BUFFALO - A popular prize at one of the amusement centres in Grand Bend on the weekend
was Barney Buffalo seen above with Evelyn Goudry, Ruth Teck, Julianno Orban and Sandra Andarson.
Seen up on Barney's back is Becky Anderson. T -A photo
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Buffaloburger Fest was an unqualified success. ItLE
was only made possible by the outstanding support
and co-operation of the three service clubs in the
village, the United Church Women and the Grand
Bend village council.
Bert Albertson, chairman of the Buffaloburger
Fest committee, and his many dedicated helpers are
deserving of special commendation. All those people
too numerous to mention that cheerfully and willingly
gave many long hours of hard work guaranteed
success.
The dedication and spirit of co-operation shown
by the many good people of Grand Bend reflected
great credit on themselves, the village and the
Chamber of Commerce.
Congratulations on a job well done and a simple
"Thank You" to all who helped.
GEORGE KADLECIK
President
GRAND BEND AND AREA
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
fray as Reeve Don Seegmiller of
Thedford appeared bandaged
about the head. Most of the crowd
thought it was part of the act but
the politician suffered a nasty
gash mounting the float which
brought- the officials to Buf-
faloburger Fest.
The horseshoe tournament was
a popular event with L. Venner of
Kippen and H. Salt of Mitchell
taking top prize followed by E.
Anderson and J. Randell of
Kippen. It is hoped this event will
grow in future years.
Summing up, the words of
Chamber president George
Kadlecikprobably best express
the event: "Congratulations on a
job well done and a simple 'thank
you' to all who helped."
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LOTS OF PEOPLE Buffaloburger Fest, Grand Bend style, attracted
a lot of people to the beach. Here one of the farm wagons used to
transport people to the beach is seen with a full Toad. During Buf-
faloburger Fest, 5,412 burgers were devoured, washed down with 11,-
000 bottles of beer and garnished with 60 pounds of relish and six
gallons of mustard. T -A photo
GRAND BEND
AND DISTRICT NEWS
THE EXETER -TIMES ADVOCATE EXETER, ONTARIO, JUNE 19, 1975
Village tax rate drops as
garbage
pickup now assessed
rate was the reorganization of taxes. This year, charges were
payment for the garbage assessed against large, medium
collection service. and light collection customers,
"The people who are using the depending on the number of
garbage collection the most are pickups per week which are
now paying for it," he said. required.
Councillor Simpson suggested The residential general levy,
that when tax payers added the that portion required by the town
garbage collection fees to their was set at 38.3 compared to 45.8 in
mill rates, most residential levies 1974. The commercial general
would be down while most levy of 41.6 is down substantially
commercial assessments would from 49.8.
be increased slightly. Elementary educational levies
In the past. the village added are up from 29.2 last year to 34.5
the garbage collection fee to the in 1975 for residential taxpayers
Taxes in the village of Grand
Bend will go down for most
property owners as a result of a
budget approved by village
council at a meeting Monday
night.
The 1975 mill rate was set at 130
mills for residential and 140 mills
for commercial. Last year,
residential taxpayers were faced
with a mill rate of 134.7 while the
commercial levy was 144.6.
Finance chairman Robert
Simpson explained that the
reason for the drop in the mill
and from 32.4 to 38.3 for com-
mercial assessment. The
secondary educational levies are
up from 24.3 to 25.9 for residential
and 27 to 28.8 for commercial.
The mill rate to raise funds for
the levy from Lambton County
will again be 23.3 mills.
Fire protection will use up six
mills for the residential
assessment and 10 mills on the
commercial assessment.
A rate of 2.0 mills. down
slightly from 2.1 mills. was
assessed for the Ausable-
Dance opening at
P/ayhouse
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There i y more week
before the curtain goes up in the
new Huron Country Playhouse
theatre. The entire premises are
filled with busy, bustling people
working without pause to meet
the deadline of opening night,
June 25. Hammers are flying,
telephones are ringing and the
actors are pouring over lines as
the last week works up to a fever
pitch.
Country Playhouse officials are
requesting that anyone wishing
tickets for the season purchase
them as soon as possible. Those
selling season tickets are also
asked to get their sales into
organizers with the Board or the
Women's Guild.
The ladies of the Women's
Guild are also finalizing their
preparations for the Gala Pre -
Season Dance on Saturday June
21. The dance will begin at 9:00
p.m. and it is for all the
Playhouse season -ticket holders.
The stage curtain which the
Woman's Guild has donated to
the theatre will be dedicated at
this time. The ladies have been
preparing for months for the
dance and thanks to them it
should be a colourful, en-
tertaining event.
In addition to working on the
new theatre and the opening
show, "Barefoot in the Park,"
work is also in progress for the
various other attractions at the
Playhouse. Ruth Ann Merner,
curator of The Granery, the
Playhouse's art gallery, is get-
ting things "ship shape" for its
opening on June 25 as well. Area
artists will have the chance to
display their work in this char-
ming setting.
The Woman's Guild boutique,
which had such success last year,
will again be housed in the Great
Barn adjacent to the new theatre.
Crafts and knick knacks will be
on sale there.
Not only are there things to see.
TAKING SHAPE - The new playhouse at the Huron Country Playhouse near Grand Bend is fast ap-
proaching completion. The first performance in theiew quarters will be opening night on Wednesday, June
25 when "Barefoot In The Park" will be staged. T -A photo
Audiences will enjoy
gastronomic treats in the
Playhouse restaurant. Saturdays
are Stable Fare nights beginning
at 6:00 p.rn.
But the play is the thing!
"Barefoot in the Park" by Neil
Simon, will delight one and all.
Newlyweds are always fun,
especially when one is slightly
kooky and the other is not at all!
Add in a mother and a rakish
neighbour and the ingredients
make up just straight fun.
And the fun begins Wednesday,
June 25. Curtain time is 8:30.
Because of heavy telephone
orders, two new box office lines
have been installed. The numbers
are 238-8451 and -8452.
New summer garbage
pickup days started
A number of Grand Bend
residents were confused this
week when the garbage put out
for collection on the regular day
was not picked up.
According to village clerk -
treasurer Louise Clipperton,
regular garbage pickups were
suspended as the special summer
collections, from June 15 to
September 3, went into effect.
For the remainder of the
summer, heavy commercial
users will have pickup six days a
week. Three pickups a week.
Monday, Wednesday and Friday,
will be available for medium
commercial users and light
commercial users will get two
pickups if necessary, Mondays
and Fridays.
Residential garbage pickups
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south and Green Acres is picked
up Fridays. Southcott Pines and
south of the river receives ser-
vice on Wednesday and everyone
north of the river get pickup on
Mondays.
After September 3, pickup will
revert to the normal once per
week on Wednesdays.
Inquiries up
The new Chamber of Com-
merce Information Office is
receiving more visitors than last
year according to hostess Brenda
Mawson. More letters requesting
information about the area are
being received also. Chamber
secretary -manager Tom Webster
attributes this to Grand Bend's
"new image".
Bayfield Conservation Authority.
Expenditures set
A breakdown of the estimated
expenses is as follows: members
of council, 87,000; ad-
ministration, $24,500; general
government unclassified, 83.000;
public works. $41,000: police,
.$2.000: animal control, $600;
garbage collection. $16,000;
dump, 86.000: street lighting,
813.000: fire protection. $10.000;
recreation. 816.000; grants,
83.300: planning, 87.000;
education, 8125.188; county rate,
855.759: conservation, $3,868.
Capital expenditures will in-
clude cemetery. 84.000; road
repair $15.000 and other, $10.000.
Total estimated expenditures
for the village in 1975 is $371.215.
On the revenue 'side of the
balance sheet, the village expects
to raise 8277,145 through taxation.
A total of 828.000 will be raised
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