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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1978-07-27, Page 1NO.30 FIRST WITH LOCAL NEWS VI/arm weather aids best Iocal fair ever According to all reports, this years' version of the Zurich fair was bigger and better than last year's where attendance had doubled from the previous year. President of the Zurich Agricultural Society, Vince Doyle said this year's fair was best ever in terms of attendance •and the number of exhibits. The fair was blessed with warm moisture -free weather although things were on the hot side Friday evening and Saturday afternoon. Between three and four hundred people Lined the streets Saturday for a parade that had around 25 floats and numerous horse and bike entries. Heading the parade off was the Dashwood-Seaforth marching band which Fair talent show had 25 acts The 114th annual Zurich fair got off to a good start Friday evening with a talent showing featuring over 25 acts. The show was hosted by CFPL TV's Pirie Mitchell who kept the show going at fast pace even with the warm conditions inside. Several local acts were featured such as Becky McKinley and her step - dancing plus a ukulele trio consisting of Karen Stein- bach, Allison Shepard and Lori Turkheim. The Town and Country quartet from Seaforth did some fine stylings of favourite songs. `An act that received a good response from the crowd was that consisting of Lorraine, Tracy, Mary and Rob Ducharme. The packed crowd ob- viously enjoyed this portion of the fair which was evident by their warm round of applause for each act. provided a sound footing for the remainder of the parade. Queen of this year's fair Rosemary Duttmann along with the first and second runnerups, Theresa Ferris and Jeannette De Vries were part of the parade. The fair was officially opened by reeve Fred Haberer of Zurich who represented Huron Warden Gerry Ginn. Also in the of- ficial party were MP Bob McKinley, MPP Jack Riddell, Hay reeve Jack Tinney, Agricultural society president and this year's queen. Fairgoers had a number of events to occupy themselves with, such as the micro -mini tractor pull, 441 judging competition, the arm wrestling contest in the Lions den and the horse judging competition. In the hall portion of the arena, a good crowd was in attendance for the micro- wave oven demonstration sponsored by Herb Turkheim Furniture and for the ever popular baby contest. A total of 22 entries for the baby contest gave judges Mrs. Winston Shapton and Mrs. Jack McDermott a difficult time in picking out the top three babies in each division. The top three babies in for the under six months category were Jessica Brown, Bobbi -Lynn Snell and Carrie Cleave. In the six to twelve month category, Kent Bierling, Charlene Manson and Alan Jeffrey were the top children. For young tots up to eighteen months of age, Dwight Gingerich, Kristen Schenck and Andy Land- sbergen were the top young people. In addition to the fair was the horse show on Sunday which drew a large number of entries but a disappointing attendence of less than 100 people. Fair officials at- tributed the lack of good attendance to. persons recovering from the previous two days warm weather. THURSDAY, JULY 27, 1978 Price Per Copy 20 Cents 1978 FAIR QUEEN CROWNED — the 1978 queen of the Zurich fair was Rosemary Duttmann of Hensall. Placing the crown on Ms. Duttmann is last year's queen Mary Jane McGregor of Hensall. From left to right are the queen's attendants, Rose Meidinger, Shelly Tinney, Joanne McBride, Lori Lovell, second runner-up Jeannette De Vries and first runner-up Teresa Ferris. Staff photo Property damage totals $14,000 Two seriously injured Two people were seriously injured, several sustained minor injuries and property damage amounted to over $14,000 in eight accidents in- vestigated by the Exeter OPP this week. The two serious injuries resulted when a car driven by Wilfred Paton, RR 1 Kirkton, struck a house in Zurich around 8:30 p.m. Sun- day". Paton and his passenger, Theodore Ducharme, Exeter, were taken to University Hospital, suffering from severe lacerations and frac- tures. Ducharme also had internal injuries. Their car spun out of con- trol on Highway 84, jumped a Curb and struck a house owned by Harold Thiel. Both men were tossed from the demolished vehicle via the driver's side. Constable Bill Osterloo set damage in the accident at $1,600. PRECOCIOUS PICS — A repeat entry from Iast.year's Zurich fair parade was the pig team of Laverne and Helen MacPherson of Arkona. At one of the parades the bovines started to make their own parade route. Staff .photo It was one of two ac- cidents investigated on Sun- day, the other involving a vehicle driven by Margarett Ducharme, RR 2 Zurich. Her vehiclestruck a cattle beast on Huron Road 2 in Stephen Township, just south of the Crediton Road. Damage was set at $1,100 by Constable Osterloo. The animal, owned by Pat Sullivan, RR 3 Dashwood, was killed. Three of the week's ac- cidents occurred on Friday, the first involving vehicles operated by David Gilchrist, London, and Barry Hodgins, Lucan. They collided on Highway 4 north of Middlesex Road 5 in Stephen. Damage was listed at $4,000 by Constable Frank Giffin. Constable Larry Christiaen investigated the other two crashes, one of which involved vehicles operated by Anthony Jones, Huron Park, and Lynda Wilds, also of Huron Park. They collided on Algonquin Drive and damage was listed at $500. Four people sustained Two fined $300 each in Exeter court Two fines of $300 each were levied by Judge W.G. Cochrane in Exeter court, Tuesday. The court sitting marked the initial appearance of Huron's new Crown Attorney, Garry Hunter. The $300 fines were levied against Douglas Allan Barrett, Huron Park, and Thomas Anthony McVeeney, Ailsa Craig. They were given alternative sentences of 30 days in jail. Barrett appeared on a mischief charge laid on Oc- tober 22, after he advised police a motorcycle had been stolen, when in fact it had not. Judge Cochrane ad- vised the Huron Park man he would not be given time Rape charge A 25 -year-old Hensall man, Larry W. Masson, was remanded in custody to August 22 for preliminary hearing when he appeared in Goderich court, Monday, to face a charge of rape. Exeter OPP charged Masson after a 21 -year-old mother of two said she was sexually assaulted In a Hay Township home Saturday night. in which to pay the fine because he already had out- standing fines and had not made restitution for previous incidents when he had been ordered to do so by the court. McVeeney was fined an an assault charge, arising out of an incident at Club Albatross in Huron Park on May 27. He was given 60 days in which to pay the penalty. Gerald Herman Schrans, RR 3 Denfield, was fined a total of $400, arising out of two charges. He was fined -- Please turn to Page 16 minor injuries in the other accident, which occurred when vehicles driven by Richard Hendrick, RR 1 Dashwood, and Peter ariff, London, collided on Highway 21 north of the Highway 83 intersection. Both drivers were injured as were two passengers in the Griff vehicle. Damage was estimated at $3„200. There were two accidents on Saturday, both involving only one driver. A vehicle operated by John Smither, RR 3 Parkhill, went out of control on Highway 81 north of the Middlesex -Huron line after the driver swerved to avoid hitting an animal on the road. Damage to the vehicle was listed at $2,800 by Constable Wally Tomasik. On the same day, a car driven by Darlene Collett, RR 1 Crediton, struck a parked car on County Road 2 just south of Highway 83. The parked vehicle was own- ed by Peter Caunter, RR 2 Woodbridge and damage was set at $600 by Constable Tomasik. The other crash occurred on Monday when vehicles driven by Virginia Stever, New Hamburg, and Daniel Ryan, Windsor, collided on Highway 4 south of Hensall. Constable Christiaen in- vestigated and estimated damage at $1,450. SUNDAY HORSESHOW -- One of the local competitors the Zurich fair horse show was Bob Hay of the area.