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FIRST WITH LOCAL NEWS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1977
VISIONS OF DELIGHT — Bean Queen for 1977 is Tammy Baker of
Hensall (left). With her is the first runner-up, Deb Creces of RR 1,
Dashwood. Missing from the photograph is Pam O'Brien of Zurich,
who was second runner-up. There were 11 contestants. Staff photo
Appoint new MOH
for Huron county
Members of Huron County
Council met Friday morning for a
brief session and approved the
appointment of Dr. Brian J.
Lynch as assistant medical of-
ficer of health, effective Sep-
tember 2 and as acting MOH
effective October 1 for an initial
three month period.
Dr. Lynch, presently in private
practice in Goderich, will become
MOH when he has successfully
completed the University of
Toronto course. in public health.
He will succeed Dr. Frank Mills
who was also a Goderich
physician in private practice
before joining the county as
acting MOH and obtaining his
Apartments
are ready
Tenants will begin moving into
the new . apartments for senior
citizens at the east end of Zurich
this week.
The keys were handed over to
John Lyndon, manager of the
Huron County housing authority,
on Monday by Zurich contractor
J. P. Ducharme. Mr. Lyndon and
a secretary were -at the building
Monday, getting leases signed.
He expects that between .now
and the end of September 12 or 13
suites will be occupied. -
Barbara Latour of Zurich has
been employed as building
superintendent.
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public health degree through the
University of Toronto.
Effective September 2, Dr.
Lynch's salary will be $32,000 per
annum. When he has completed
his course at the U. of T.
sometime during 1978, his salary
will be increased to $36,000 per
annum. His salary for 1979 then,
will be negotiated with other
county department head salaries,
in accordance with county policy.
Dr. Lynch has agreed to
remain. as MOH in Huron for a
period of five years and will enter
into a five-year agreement with
the county. The agreement ex-
pires December 31, 1982, and
renewable after that time.
The Board of Health, chaired
by William J. Dale of Seaforth,
interviewed Dr. Lynch and made
the recommendation for his
services to county council Friday
morning. It is usual procedure
that the committee make its
decision concerning a depart-
ment head, finalize all of the
details with the successful
candidate and then take the
matter to county council for final
approval.
Chairman Dale expressed his
concern in this instance that the
information about Dr. Lynch's
position appeared in the press
before, county council had ap-
proved the matter. He said he
heard the story on the radio twice
the morning of the county council
session.
"I just don't like this coming
out before our meeting," he told
council Friday. "It tends to make
rubber stamps of the 45 members
of county council."
Goderich Reeve Bill Clifford
was even more adamant about
his feelings that the story should
not have been published in the
press or broadcast by the elec-
tronic media until county council
had approved the hiring of Dr.
Lynch.
"I don't know what action we
can take to see that it doesn't
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The 12th annual Bean Festival
Another success!
Zurich has chalked up its
twelfth annual Bean Festival, one
of the most successful to date by
all accounts. Close to 15,000
people came.
The day was hot and humid,
with temperatures near the top of
the thermometer. Physical
discomfort failed to quell the
enthusiasm of visitors. About 450
bought pancake and sausage
breakfasts, while close to 7,000
paid for bean dinners.
The day got off to a soggy start
with a shower at 6 a.m. For the
next few hours the skies
remained threatening. By noon
the clouds had disappeared. The
afternoon was clear and sunny.
People began arriving early.
The Minor Athletic Association
served breakfast from 8 a.m, till
11 a.m., when bean dinners came
on. People sat at picnic tables on
three of the four streets closed to
traffic for the day, and ate with
the gusto of farm-hands. Before
the festival was over, they had
consumed close to two tons of
baked beans, almost a ton of
cooked ham, 200 pounds of
sausages, and all the cole slaw
made from 40 crates of chopped
cabbage. They had also made
great inroads on a dazzling array
of homemade pies — apple,
cherry, pumpkin, lemon
meringue, peach, raspberry,
raisin, pecan and even elder-
berry. The women selling pies for
church and other groups had very
few left at the end of the day. It
was estimated that they had
baked close to 1,000.
Lemonade, soft drinks and
other beverages were very much
in demand, as people tried
.persistently to cool parched
throats. Many also visited Edgar
Cudmore's oasis next to the Self
Help store where ice-cold water
was dispensed — free.
The most popular single event
.of the day was the Bean Queen
competition on the stage next to
the Hay Telephone office. Eleven
girls took part. Carole Campbell,
hostess of the London CFPL
television show, Morning Break,
was master of ceremonies. -
Tammy Baker of Hensall was
chosen as 1977 Bean Queen. Her
sponsor was Murray Baker
Transport. When asked if she had
Police aid
in. searches
Provincial police this weekend
assisted in two boating incidents
near Grand Bend.
On Saturday evening, the OPP
patrol boat was called in to assist
in a search for Ron Piggott. He
had set out in his 12 -foot Sunfish
around 5:00 p.m. and was
reported missing later in the
evening.
The Grand Bend cottager, who
is a resident of the London area,
finally made it to shore on his
own around 3:00 a.m., Sunday.
The rudder had snapped off his
boat and he had managed to get
to shore, somewhere north of
Highway 83,
Exeter OPP enlisted the aid of
the Forest boat to rescue two
teenagers whose boat ex-
perienced some difficulty around
6:40 p.m., Friday.
Danny Keech and Scott
Sullivan, both 14, were safely
towed back to shore after winds
had pushed their craft a con-
siderable distance from shore,
anything to say, after receiving
her crown, red satin sash and
bouquet of red roses from last
year's queen, Lynne Brooks,
Tammy said, "I think I'm the
happiest person in the world."
Deb Creces of RR 1, Dashwood,
sponsored by Gene's Signs, was
first runner-up. Second runner-up
was Zurich's Pam O'Brien,
sponsored by Oesch's Shoe store.
Queen Tammy received $25,
while the first and second run-
ners-up were given $15 and $10
respectively. The other con-
testants received $5 apiece.
Just before the Bean Queen
preliminaries began, the frog -
jumping contest got under way.
With about 50 slippery green
entrants to measure and for
which to record jumps, Dr. C.
Wallace, sponsor of the event,
needed all the help he could get.
The frogs were assigned one of
two categories — under three
inches, or over. Now and then an
especially exuberant frog
escaped into the crowd, causing
an uproar. All were recaptured.
In the over -three-inch class Pat
Denomme's frog outjumped all
comers by covering 72 and three-
quarter inches. Gerry Wilder's
recorded 69 inches and came
second; while Brian }Lorner's
frog was third with a total of 58
and three-quarter inches.
In the under three-inch
category, the smallest frog in the
whole tournament, owned by
Derek McKinnon, came first,
jumping 53 inches. He was
followed by Mike Masse's con-
testant, which jumped 51 and one-
half inches. Peter Jacobs' frog
was third covering 45 and one-
half inches.
Pat Denomme said he caught
his frog Friday in the pasture
near his farm home at RR 2,
Zurich. It got away several
times, but was finally penned
behind cardboard walls three feet
high. Derek McKinnon was out
when the Citizens News called,
His mother said she understood
he was rewarding his frog by
returning it to its swamp home.
Another big winner before the
day was out was Welby Stone of
RR 4, Seaforth, who held the
winning .ticket in a Knights of
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Golfers aided
by vandals
Golfers at the Oakwood golf
course had their chances of a
hole -in -one increased this week.
Vandals took the flag stick
from the eighth green and punc-
tured about nine large holes in
the putting surface Sunday night.
There was also evidence that a
bicycle had been driven across
the green:
Damage was estimated at $30.
Two panes of glass were also
broken in the club house. It ap-
peared that someone had either
fallen or was pushed against the
glass.
Exeter OPP Constable Bob
Whiteford is investigating.
He is also investigating wilful
damage to the property of Ross
Dobson, on the Hay -Stanley line
west of Kippen.
The home was entered while
the family was away on vacation
and damage was estimated at
$70.
I JUST LOVE THIS BEAN FESTIVAL—Three-year-old Melissa Breau
of London was one of the many visitors in town Saturday. She loved
the puppet show and the music on stage. Staff photo