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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1984-08-29, Page 13• PANCAKE MAKERS — Busy at the pancake grill for breakfast at the Zurich Bean Festival Saturday were Julie Turkheim and Dick Rau. T -A photo ICAO CAVEN PIE BOOTH — Sherry Tarling and Donna Webster are shown in the Coven Presbyterian Church pie booth at the Zurich Bean Festival, Saturday. Good day for Bean Festival Once again the weather- man cooperated with the Zurich Bean Festival whose 19 years of annual tribute to the white bean have included 18 events blessed with sunny skies and warm temperatures. Crowds of people filled the downtown streets from early morning until they began thinning out about 5:00 p.m. A record 600 people turned up for the pancake and sausage breakfast organized by the minor athletics association. Sales of the famous bean dinners, the core of the Festival's existence, were down slightly from the previous year. Bean Festival persident Rick Fisher speculates the imposition of the provincial sales tax may have adversely affected sales. Twenty -minute workout girls Ella Collins, Arlaine Wright • and Michelle Brimacombe spent half an hour after their first perfor- mance signing autographs, and drew another en- thusiastic crowd for their final appearance after the frog -jumping contest. The space around the out- door stage was filled all after- noon with an appreciative au- dience enjoying the free entertainment emceed by local celebrity Lee Paul from Kirkton. The frog -jumping contest founded and funded by Dr. Charles Wallace has become as much a tradition as the baked beans. An un- precedented 38 small frogs and 14 over -three-inch jumpers csompeted, though no records were broken this year. Frogs owned by Tanya Jen- ner, Sarah Rogers and Joel Sheridan earned prize money for their owners in the under - three -inch category. In the larger class, the en- tries of Greg McKellar, Mike Regier and Mark Lansbergen brought back dollars for their proud owners. For the first time, the Ex- eter Horse and Rider Saddle Club held the sixth of its seven annual competitions in con- junction with the Bean Festival. Scott Merner and Andrew Geiger tied for high points for pony and rider, and Steven Geiger was awarded the second -place trophy. John Relouw's equestrian skills won him the high point horse and rider trophy, and Scott Merner placed second. In the horseshoe pitching competition held on the grounds of the Community Centre, Ken Smith, Atwood and partner Leland Desjar- BEST JUMPERS — Owners of winning frogs in t e display their prize money envelopes. Shown are Sarah ner, 1st and Joel Sheridan, 3rd. y 4 uner-t ree-inch category Rogers, 2nd, Tanya Jen- 44' en- 44 •► HAPPY HOPPERS — Holding winning frogs in the over -three-inch class at the Zurich Bean Festival frog -jumping contest are Greg McKellar, 1st, Mark Lansbergen, 3rd and Mike Regier, 2nd. imes Ser - vina South Huron,ita,s0.‘,.<,.., North Middlesex dine, Grand Bend, won the A class Harburn Trophy. Next ,ear, to 'mark the Festivals anniversary, Fisher promises Itis commit- tee will look at all aspects of the event, and perhaps make some changes, to make sure err everything possible is done to please the thousands of people who head for Zurich the fourth Saturday in August every year. Robert and Alma Westlake are already making plans for a spectacular s i,ge show in 1985. SADDLE CLUB WINNERS — Shown with the trophies won in t e • rse s ow an competition held in conjunction with the Zurich Bean Festival are Scott Merner, (left) tied for high points in pony and rider and runner-up in horse and rider, Steven Geiger, runner-up in pony and rider; Andrew Geiger, tied for high points in pony and rider and John Relouw, high points in the horse and rider class. r' ' READY WITH PLATES — Handing out plates for the Zurich Bean Festival breakfast Saturday morning were Cindy O'Brien and Brenda Schilbe. T -A photo August 29, 1984 dvocate & North Lambkin Since 1673 PagelA Candidates at Zurich All three contenders for the Huron -Bruce riding put in ap- pearances at the Zurich Bean Festival on Saturday. Federal agriculture minister Ralph Ferguson ac- companied Liberal candidate Bruce McDonald to an infor- mal mini -press conference on the front verandah of Charles Erb's spacious older home on Goshen Street. Replying to some probing questions from CKNX freelancer Glen Creamer, Ferguson said he was not con- cerned about NDP "parachute candidate" and Farm Survival activist Alan Wilford who is running against him in the Lambton- Middlesex riding. Ferguson said he has shprt- term and long-term policies to ensure a secure future for agriculture. He had intrdduc- ed two private member's bills in Parliament, which he said had the support of both Wilford and the 10 provincial premiers. One proposed amendment to the Farm Credit Corporation Act, and the other provided for pre - bankruptcy arbitration. The bills died when new Prime Minister John Turner called the September 4 election. Ferguson would like to see farmers able to take back mortgages through the Farm Credit Corporation, and have the transaction treated like an RRSP, "so farmers can reinvest to ensure the conti- nuance of the family farm." Other concerns expressed by the minister were the huge variances in feed costs across Canada, high interest rates, a change in the tax act to let young farmers work off the farm, plant breeders rights, and wind and water erosion, reforestation and desaliniza- tion as well as the number of fat cattle coming across the border at Sarnia. "There is no one simple cure for agriculture at pre- sent," Ferguson concluded. McDonald concurred with everything the minister said, saying his two main concerns were farm financing and the future of the family farm. When asked by Creamer why the Liberals had waited for a federal election to pro- vide help for agriculture, Ferguson credited his predecessor with the forma- tion of Canagrex, and blamed "the Tories" for "obstructing Parliament". Conservative incumbent Murray Cardiff and his wife Betty spent a few hours at the Festival, mingling with the crowd and dining on plates of the famous Zurich beans. Valerie Bolton and cam- paign manager Tony McQuail were also on the scene pass- ing out campaign literature and engaging passers-by in discussions on nuclear disar- mament and other NDP concerns. FRIENDLY AWARD — The 20 -minute work-out girls headlining entertainment at the Zurich Bean Festival chose Chris Elliott, Mitchell, as recipient of a free bean dinner for being the friendliest man they had met in Zurich. Elliott is congratulated by Arlaine Wright (left) Ella Collins and Michelle Brimacombe. MC Lee Paul is at the mike. EASTERN STAR PIES — Displaying some of the pies for sale in the Exeter Eastern Star booth at the Zurich Bean Festival Saturday are Karen Schade, Joan Keys and Bernice Kristofferson. T -A photo CAMPAIGNING —Valerie Bolton,(right`NDPcandidate in the Huron -Bruce riding, talks with Angela Zehr, Lon- don, (formerly of Zurich) at the Zurich Bean Festival. DISHING OUT THE DINNERS - Cheryl O'Brien (left), JulieTurkheim Dan Turkheim, Ray and Joon McKinnon hand out beans, ham, bread and cole slaw to diners at the Zurich Bean Festival. TALKING BEANS OR POLITICS? -- Murray Cardiff stopped to chat with bean pro- ducers Joe Miller and Bill Armstrong at the Ontario Bean Producers Marketing Board booth at the Zurich Bean Festival on Saturday. M. t, A.,' .,.* 0- k SELL MEAL TICKETS -- Ted Steinbach gives some assistance to Tim Bender and Jeff Laporte as they sell meal tickets at the Zurich Beon Festival, Saturday. r, SERIOUS BUSINESS - ' on i esch hors a frog while frog jumpmasterDr. Carles Wallace measures it for the contest at the Zurich Beon Festival. AT THE BEAN FESTIVAL --- Bruce McDonald, Liberal candidate in the Huron -Bruce riding (left), Charles Erb and federal agriculture minister Ralph Ferguson relax on the Erb verandah before Ferguson and McDonald talked with reporters in Zurich on Saturday. 1 MINNOWS YOUT BOOTH - Wor ing n t e uric ennonite out • • .t of the Zurich Bean Festival Saturday were Don Steckle, Sonya Shantz and Norma Gra- inger. T -A photo 1