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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1973-08-23, Page 15SOUVENIR EDITION ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS Welcom e There will be several changes in the program for this year's eighth annual Bean Festival in Zurich, although most of the activity will carry on the same as in years past. An old fashioned pancake and sausage breakfast starts the day off, being served from eight o'clock in the morning until 11 o'clock, when the bean dinners start being served. The Zurich Minor Athletic Association are in charge of the breakfast. Delicious home -baked beans with all the trimmings will still be the feature attraction, being served from 11 o'clock until late in the evening, The committee in charge are expecting close to 20, 000 people about the same crowd as there was last year. The beans will be cooking in old-fashioned iron kettles right in view of the crowd. Visitors will be able to eat their meals at picnic tables spread through- out the main business areas of the village. While most of the activity will centre around the downtown area, there will also be horseshoe tournaments taking place at the Zurich park. Sev- eral ladies' groups and cliurch organizations will have bazaars and food stands in the streets. Since Zurich is located in the centre of the rich bean - growing area, many of the visitors will avail themselves of L. { is s ' uu } r A f � T :;�, S. ueen A pleasant 18 -year old Inger- soll girl, Judy Mudge, who makes her summer home in Grand Bend, was chosen as Miss Bean Festival Queen last year. Runners up were Brenda Ducharme, R.R,1, Dashwood, and Karen Hendrick, of Kippen. A total of nine girls competed. Miss Mudge, a likeable brun- ette was picked by a panel of judges consisting of Dr. and Mrs. Scrimegour, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Levy, all of Parkhill, and Miss Dominion of Canada, of Perth, Ontario. Taking part in the contest as well as Miss Michigan Bean Queen, Pam McKenzie, of Breckenridge, Michigan, She crowned the new Queen. A completely new system was used in the competition last year, as the girls had to appear on stage twice, first at five o'clock in hot pants, and then at seven o'clock in formal gowns In the interim, the judges inter- viewed the girls one at a time. Other girls entered in the cont- est were Janice Hayter, as Miss Dorac; Debbie O'Brien, as Miss A,B, Printing; Brenda Gaas, as Miss Boise Cascade; Bonnie Sangster, as Miss Fuss Electric; Natalie Scott, as Miss Gingerichs and Reta McCann, as Miss Hay Fire Insurance. The winner was entered as Miss Laporte Meat Market; while Brenda Ducharme was Miss J. P, Ducharme Homes and Karen Hendrick was Miss Hensall District Co -Op. A feature attraction at the contest was Miss Dominion of Canada, Bonnie Brady, of Perth, Ontario, who also toured the village as well as Green Acres, and visited the Blue Water Rest Home in the after- noon. 0 Beans have been grown com- mercially in Ontario since 1850: 90 of all Canadian beans are produced in Southwestern Ontario. to the Bean the opportunity to visit local farms where beans are the major crop. Wagons will be available to transport these people to where beans are being grown in large quantities. Depending on the weather, there is a possibility bean harv- esting may be in operation at some locations. There will be continuous PAGE 15 Festival on Saturday entertainment throughout the afternoon and evening, as well as other attractions such as Horshoe Pitching, and a large Midway for the kids. Last year the Green Acres located just west of Zurich, provided an outstanding attract- ion, and the committee in charge are working hard to add more features for 1973. Visitors Last years Bean Festival attracted record crowd Once again last year the weatherman co-operated with the people in this area and allowed•the seventh annual Bean Festival in Zurich to function with out any interference, until the show was almost over. A thunderstorm at about eight o'clock in the evening might have shortened the program slightly, but by then most of the activity was over. A new feature at last year's festival, an old-fashioned pan- cake and sausage breakfast, attracted many early visitors to the site. Members of the Zurich Minor Athletic Association start- ed serving their breakfast at eight o'clock in the morning and carried right through until almost noon. They estimated that at least 500 people came early for the breakfast specialty.• Close to 9, 000 persons sat down and ate a plate of home - baked beans as well as all the other food being offered through- out the streets. Many more purchased small containers of beans to take home with then. The beans for the festival were donated by the Ontario Bean Marketing Board, Cook's Divis- ion of Gerbro Corp., IIensall District Co -Operative and W.G. Thompson R• Sons, all of Hen- sall, while a London firm W. G . Coles and Son, donated all the brown sugar used in the process. A ton and a half of beans were used last year, to make sure no one would go hungry, and another ton of ham was purchased ro make sure everyone would have enough meat, About 400 loaves of bread were devour- ed as well, as well as about 40 crates of cabbage used for cole slaw. 'Three serving outlets were set up on Victoria Street, Mill Street and Goshen Street, to assure visitors that they would not have to wait in line to be served. Continuous entertainment was provided throughout the day by "Katie and I, plus Four." SOUTHLAND FAVORITE 1 cup dry kidney beans 2 tbsp butter 1 onion chopped 1 clove garlic minced 1/2 tsp celery seed 1/2 tsp sage 1/2 tsp ginger 1 tsp ketchup or chili sauce Salt and pepper to taste. Croutons Chopped mint or parsley Soak beans overnight in water to cover. Drain and measure liquid to make 6 cups, adding water to cover if necessary. Gently fry onion and garlic in butter till golden. Add this and the next 4 ingredients to the beans and liquid in a soup pot. Simmer, covered, till beans are very tender. Add salt and pepper and mash beans well. Top each serving with croutons or diced bread that has been fried in butter, Sprinkle with bits of mint or parsley. 4 servings. and the "Zurich Centennial Band." A midway for the kids was in operation. East of the Zurich Arena a horseshoe tournament was in progress, and a number of well- known participants were on hand, among them being Elmer I-lohl, the world's champion. Another popular spot last year was Green Acres farm, located on the propertyof Kenneth Gascho, a mile and a quarter west of Zurich. Visitors were taken to the site by bus, and then transported around the farm on tractor -drawn wagons. At the farm they saw some of the popular stars of the former television show, , such as ()liver and Lisa, Mr. Haney, and Mr. Kimble and his pig Arnold. Visitors were present from such places as Detroit, Windsor, Chatham, Sarnia, London, Kitchener, Stratford, Hamilton, Toronto, Niagara Falls and Montreal. Bosco the Clown was•back in Zurich for the big event, and thrilled Hundreds of children with his amusing antics. will be taken to the farm on buses and will be given rides on tractor and horse-drawn vehicles on their arrival. They will also be able to visit Drucker's Store, Another feature attraction is being arranged for Green Acres, but details are being kept a real secret, However, the stars of the famous TV program will be there. This promises to be one of the most popular attractions for this year's festival. ' Once again this year the an- nual Queen Contest will take place in connection with the all Bean Festival. The preliminar- ies will be held at 5 p.m, on the stage in the Mall. The final judging will take place at 6 p.. m and the winner will be crowned by last year's Queen. All girls in the area are invit- ed to participate in the contest. The Festival Queen will earn the right to compete in the Miss Western Ontario Contest at Lucknow a few weeks later. To wind up the big day, a country and western music show is being staged in the area at night, with famous TV personal- ities in attendance. VISITORS TO THE BEAN FESTIVAL May your visit to this eighth annual event be enjoyable and entertaining. BEST IS E to all those con- nected with the Bean Festival in any way. Your efforts are worthy of recognition. Bob McKinley M.P. 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