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Bean Festival reviewed
Continued from page 10
were crowded from early
morning till late at night.
Proceeds from the festival
went into a fund for arena
repairs.
There was a pie -eating
contest and a frog -jumping
contest. Elmer Hohl, world
champion horseshoe pitcher,
carried off the honours
again, though he had stiff
competition from a young
Kitchener boy.
This was also the year of
the bean cart. The rubber
wheeled cart with two trays,
More Bayfield
Continued from page 9
Mrs. Ethel Knight at her
Louisa Street Residence.
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard F.
Sturgeon, and sons Jeff and
Roland, Orangeville, were at
their Louisa Street cottage
for the weekend.
Mr. Gary Brandon has
returned to Halifax, after
spending an. extended three
week holiday in Bayfield this
year, with his parents, Joe
and Alice Brandon.
made to order by Bendix,
ended for volunteers 10 years
of dodging through the crowd
with hot roasting pans of
beans. Now visitors had to
dodge the cart, but got their
dinners faster.
August 1977 - twelfth Bean
Festival
There seems to be na limit
to the success of the event as
over 15,000 people jammed
into the village to take in the
twelfth annual festival. '
Needless to say, the
visitors had a big appetite as
they consumed two tons of
beans, 200 pounds of
sausages, 40 crates of
chopped cabbage and 1,000
homemade pies.
The 1977 Bean Queen was
Tammy Baker of Hensall
with Deb Creces and Pam
O'Brien in the runnerup
positions.
Iu the frog jumping
competition, Dereck
McKinnon's `entry took the
contest with a leap of 53
inches.
Winning in the horseshoe
Enjoy yourself
at the
lSth
annual
Zurich
Bean Festival
Fred and Steve Haberer and Staff
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pitching competition were
Elmer Hohl of Wellsley and
Alex Boa of Goderich.
August 24, 1978 - thirteenth
Bean Festival
Under ideal conditions
More Varna
Continued from page 8
St. Lawrence Seaway,
visiting places of historical
interest. They were in
London for Bonnie's
mother's birthday, and to the
Glen at Arkona before
returning home.
A good crowd turned out
for Stanley Township's corn
and wiener roast at the ball
park on Thursday night. '
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and Processing
Monday - Beef
Tuesday - Pork
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While in Zurich for the Bean
Festival drop by and see us.
Citizens News, August 21, 1980
Page 11
between 17,000 and 18,000
people crowded the streets of
the community.
The pancake and sausage
breakfast was a big success
with 600 plates of the mor-
ning fair being sold by 10:30.
Taking the position as
queen of the Bean Festival
was Carol Fisher of Zurich.
First runner-up was Cathy
McCann.
Providing entertainment
W
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were several local acts and
Earl and Martha Heywood of
CKNX TV Barn Dance fame.
Having the top frogs in the
jumping contest were Rick
Green and Allan Oesch.
Taking the top spot in the
horseshoe pitching cham-
pionships were the duo of
Steve Hohl and John
Watkinson.
August 25, 1979
Between 15,000 and 18,000
jammed the community for
the 14th annual celebration
of the white bean, under cool
and slightly overcast
weather. Crowned queen of
the festival was 18 year old
Carol Ross of Exeter.
Runner-up was April Gun-
ness of Parkhill. Taking the
horseshow pitching cham-
pionship was the team of
Doug Kyle of Hensall and
Bill Spielmacher of Hanover.
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CONGRATULATIONS
To The Zurich Bean Festival Committee For The
ZURICH
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We extend our best wishes for the success of this annual event. Visitors to Zurich
will be able to experience the hospitality of this friendly community.
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