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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1995-07-26, Page 11C, n tv M 1 I N T T Y Times -Advocate, July 26, 1995 Page 11 Zurich held Its 131st annual fair on Saturday. Several entries in the parade depicted the fair's theme "Our farms - Our Future" including a childrens parade class. Abby, left and Elyse Archambault enjoy a ride on a swing sled after the parade. Amanda Arthur, above, comforts her terrified sister while riding on the ferris wheel. Mandy, Stacey and Roby Mathonle watch a parade of floats pass by. Three month-old Daniel Brine sits on his moth- er's (Eva) lap while fash- ioning a pair of sun- glasses during the baby show. mg"' Harry Hofflnan conducts the Dashwood-Seaforih Band riding on their cov- ered float. Zurich Fair ambassador Rene Sweeney 'waved to the crowd during the pa- rade. Photos by Chris Skalkos T -A staff Donald Dearing, judges an Oxford Down while Chris Kantess braces it. Nine different breeds of sheep were exhibited during the fair. Our farms our future ZURICH - Fair goers to the 131st Zurich Fair were able to find a cool haven in the Zurich Community Cen- tre as they viewed the many Home - craft exhibits of baking, canned goods, sewing, crafts, photography and flow- ers. The hot humid weather may have kept many people from attending some of the activities of this year's fair. Lloyd Otterbein, president of the Zu- rich Agricultural Society, welcome,' everyone who attended the Fri- day night Official Opening Pro gram. Others participating i the opening ceremonies we Dwayne Laporte, Reeve of Z rich, Murray Keys. Reeve i Hay Township; Helen John. MPP for Huron; Margare. Deichert, Homecraft representative District 8 of the Ontario Association of Agricultural Societies. Lyle Harvey of Scaforth, District 8 Director of the O.A.A.S., officially opened the fair. He spoke about the theme of the fair, "Our Farms - Our Future", stressing the importance of our farms that pro- vide us with the majority of our food products. On display was the OAAS Education Static Display which is trav- elling to fairs in Ontario this year. The display gives facts and other informa- tion about food production in Canada and the amount of money that the farm receives compared to the price paid by the consumer at the supermarket. This display was produced by the O.A.A.S. with some financial assistance from OMAFRA. Following the official opening Rich- ard Knechtel entertained the audience with musical numbers and magic tricks. He concluded his part of the program by having a group of young people from the audience come to the stage to play various musical instru- ments. This musical number was en- joyed by the audience. The three contestants in the Ambas- sador of the fair contest. Angela De- nomme, Alicia Crete, and Rene Swee- ney. were introduced and each gave a prepared speech on Farming and some changes that will take place in the fu- ture. All of the contestants had re- searched the topic thoroughly to give an informative and interesting speech. which was followed by a short im- promptu speech about an object that they drew from a bag. The winner of the Zurich Fair Ambassador contest was Rene Sweeney. with Alicia Crete picked as the first runner up and Ange- la Denomme the second runner up. Alicia was picked for the Miss Con- geniality award by the contestants and the judges. Awards were made to the exhibitors winning the most points in various de- partments. The 1995 Champion Cook was Sheila Miller of Dashwood with 120 points who won the Lakeshore Advance Special. The runner up was Diane Andrews of Centralia with 33 points who also won money donated by the Lakeshore Advance. The win- ner of the most points in the Sewing and Needlework section was Helena Toomstra of Hartsell with 74 points who received a gift certificate donated by the Little Inn. Bayfield. The runner up in this section was Sylvia Neeb of Zurich with 42 points who won the gift certificate donated by the Tender- spot enderspot Valu -mart. Zurich. In arts and craft. Sylvia Neeb received a gift cer- tificate from Quilts and Calicos, Exet- er for the most points. Phylis Diechert. Zurich won the gift certificate form Jervis photo. Clinton and Exeter for a 12" x 18" enlargement for the most points in the Amateur Photography section. Rachel Van Slightenhorst, Zu- rich who obtained the most points in the plant and flower section, received a gift certificate donated by Field and "^v Garden Centre, Bayfield. Janet Soudant, Zurich, who obtained 'he most points on the fruits id vegetables class was pre - rued with a gift certificate ,m the Sugar Bush Inn. ayfield. Winners of the door prizes .'ere Luke Pennings, a gift ..ltcate form the Bayfield Village Inn; Jerry Pennings. a 5 Ib. block of cheddar cheese from Gay Lea Foods donated by Stu Steckler Elaine Weido a gift certificate form Dinney's Furni- ture, Exeter. A dance in the arena, with music provided by a local band "Red House" concluded the Friday evening activi- ties. The Dashwood-Seaforth Band. rid- ing on their own newly -constructed covered float led the participants in the fair parade at noon on Saturday. Sever- al entries in the parade depicted the fair's theme "Our Farms - Our Fu- ture". In the children's parade classes. winners for the best decorated tncycle and bicycle were Karen Schenk and Brian Webber; best farm youth of the future, Philip Denomme; best clown or comic character. Jessica Jeffrey: hest costumed farm family. Ken Thiel fam- ily. Other participants and winners were saddle horses. Rachel, Sarah and Joan Van Slightenhorst; Haflinger 4 - horse team, Gerald Thiel: best decorat- ed car, Gertie Flesichauer, best deco- rated business float. Jerry Zchr and family. antique cars and tractors. Ivan and Mary Reichart. Orland Reichert. Glen Thiel, and Herb Beierling. Also several local businesses and organiza- tions participated in the parade. Following the parade. fair patrons headed to the fairgrounds to view the exhibits and to participate in the vari- ous activities throughout the after- noon. Participants in the pet show won door prizes donated by Hensall Dis- trict Co-op, South Huron Vet Clinic and Pet Lovers' Grooming. Ribbons were presented to Darran Love for the best puppy and most obedient,'Lind- say Oesch for the smallest and best groomed dog; Jackie Keenan for the most obedient dog; Jason Neeb for the largest dog and Jamie Becker for the oldest dog, 18 years old. Karen Schenk won a ribbon for her cat, Rapper and Marsha Taylor for the most exotic pet. her lovebird. Winners in the baby show were pre- sented with gifts donated by local mer- chants and also cash prizes. Nicole Brideau, Chantell Rowan and Macken- zie MacPherson were the winners in the 0 to 4 months class. Annie McBride, Alysha Kipfer and Jeffrey McNutt were the winners of the 4 to 8 months class. lordyn Cooper and Laur- en Haggitt were winners in the 9 to 12 months class with twins Brandon and James McVeeney winners in that class. The mini -tractor pull which was held in the arena this year had a large number of entries in the three classes. Winners of the up to 50 pounds class were Rob Mathonia, Karen Schenk and Jeff Widow; in the 51 to 75 pounds class. Bradley Robinson. Da- vid Drake and Jason Palframan, in the 76 to 95 pounds class. Andrew Steb- bens, Breanne Webber and Allison Hayward. The elementary school children's exhibits the arena were of excellent quality showing the skills of the chil- dren in art. crafts, writing, woodwork- ing and other various projects. Of spe- cial interest this year were the "Hay 96" posters which children designed to advertise the 150th celebration for Hay Township in 1996. Prize money for the winning posters was donated by the "Hay Days" committee. Face painting and T-shirt painting were other inside activities for the chil- dren. Outside. there were midway rides, games and the petting zoo. Other outside activities were the horse. sheep and poultry shows. The winners in the "Big 0" special for the Four Horse hitch driving competition were Gerald Thiel, Zurich, Clifford West, Sebringville. and Bob Rice. Staffa. Bob Rice's entries also won the Unicorn Hitch. best matched team and best horse on the grounds classes. while Clifford West's entries own the best dresseti team an lady driver class- es. The sheep show had many entries with nine different breeds of sheep be- ing exhibited namely Lincoln, Oxford Downs. Sharpshirc. Leicester, Polled Dorest, Horned Dorset. Suffolk, Southdown and there was a class for other breeds. The sheep show at the Zurich Fair continues to have a lot of competition every year. The winning exhibitors were Donald Dearing, Exet- er. Vicki Paine. Kenwood, Louis Emke. Elmwood. Ed Jackson, Harris - ton. George Wodos, Fergus. Cindy and Taylor Jantzi. Gadshill. The winner of the gift certificate donated by the Old Mill, Blyth for the Grand Champion flock was George Woods. Local exhibitors in the poultry class- es were Michael Becker, Dashwood, Josh Heywood, Centralia. Doug Gill. Exeter. Michael won the champion- ship ribbons for best bantam and Stan- dard poultry exhibits. Bccause of the rain early Sunday morning, there were fewer entrants in the Mid-westem Hose Show this year. The sun appeared before noon so the show went as scheduled. Approxi- mately 60 horses and riders, competed for prizes in Western and English showmanship classes for youth and adults and in games' events of barrels. flags, keyhole. and polebending. Local competitors were Andrew Geiger and Justin Merrier and others were from Clinton, Godench, Mitchell. Crediton, Stratford. Woodstock. St. Thomas, Aylmer, Chatham, Watford and sur- rounding areas. An old time fiddlers' jamboree and buffet supper. that was well attended on Sunday afternoon, concluded the activities for the years Zurich Fair. The directors of the Zurich Agricultu- ral Society wish to thank all the volun- teers who helped with the weekend aimnts, the exhibitors and everyone wlto attended the fair.