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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1977-09-07, Page 1NO. 36 t :!\ FIRST WITH LOCAL NEWS Fair again a hit WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1977 .Crowds at Bayfield The 121st annual Bayfield Fair on Saturday was all that a rural fair should be. Throngs of area residents and tourists came early and stayed late. The show began shortly after noon with a ° parade. Floats, antique cars, ponies and riders, decorated bicycles and tricycles, novelty vehicles and costumed walkers moved down Main Street to the fair grounds, accompanied Accidents down to three this week Only three accidents ,were investigated by the Exeter OPP this week, despite the heavy traffic on area .highways over the holiday weekend. Two of the crashes occurred on Friday, one involving a vehicle driven by Richard Reaburn, RR 3, Dashwood. He lost control on Stephen concession 16-17 and went into the ditch. Damage was listed at $300 by Constable Ed. Ed Wilcox. The other Friday accident happened on concession 18-19 of Stephen. A vehicle driven by Jackie Delaney, RR 2 Kippen, collided with a parked vehicle owned by Bryan Hicks, RR 8, Parkhill. Constable Frank Giffin in- vestigated and set damage at. $500. The other crash occurred on Sunday when vehicles 'driven by Bruce Phillips, London, and Daniel Laporte, RR 2 Zurich, collided on Highway 21, one mile north of Highway 83. Damage was estimated at $1,700 by Constable Jim Rogers. During the week, the local detachment officers charged 22 people under the Highway Traffic Aet, four under the Liquor Licence Act, two under the Criminal Code and one under the Narcotic Control Act. by the Canadian Legion Branch 140 Pipe Band from Clinton. Special events during the af- ternoon included foot, horse, bicycle and novelty races; contests in .log -sawing, nail driving and egg throwing; and a horseshoe pitching tournament. Gunner, the frisbee -catching dog, who had been advertised as a feature at the South Shore Marina, did not•show up. Nobody seemed to mind greatly. The baby show in the arena shortly after 3 pm drew many spectators. "How do you judge babies?" a male onlooker was heard asking in despair. It was no cinch for the judges. In the under - six -month class winners were: Aaron Carson, first; Megan Getty, second; and ' Jonathan Vanderhaar, third. In the six- month -to -one-year group, first prize went to Jimmy Auld, second to Michelle Fawcett and third to David Rathwell. Display tables in the arena building blazed with an array of multi -coloured quilts and han; diwork, paintings, crafts, fruit and vegetables, preserves, home baking, flowers and plants — Please turn to Page 6 TAMMY KELLER, age six, going into grade one at Zurich Pulbic school: "Nice. I'll like gymn. But I don't like work." DARREN McKINLEY, age 10, going into grade five at Zurich Public school: "Well, it's kind of scary. I'm sort of not ready. I had a good summer." GERRY SMITH,age 10, going into grade five -at St. Boniface School: "I don't know. But I like gymn and math and science." We asked: How do you feel about going back to school? COLETTE.BEDARD, age seven, going into grade two at St. Boniface School, Zurich: "Happy. Because it'll be different again and there'll be new friends and I won't get bossed a lot." MARK LAPORTE, age eight, go- ing into grade three at St. Boniface School: "Good. I like gymn and math. I get tired of having holidays." JULIE MILLER, ctge 12, going into .grade eight at Zurich Pubic School: "I don't know. I don't really want to go back to school. I'd like to still have summer holidays." :,}':: }.::,'}: ••cisyr.>:,: },:,>:a:,•,•:: ;}>:}}>,}:: riy;:::'2;;fii it#;i#:'t>;?•.»}:>.: ... .. ... :is;>:::::u s:,.....: ... .•<:}i�.. Y..} :..::: ... 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At 3 pm Sunday Zurich Comets took on Goderich Paperleafs in the first round of the slow -pitch competition and wori 7-5. In their next game, at 6 pm Sunday, they were pitted against Winthrop, who had earlier put down Twin City Bombers. The Comets lost this one 9-7. Both were 7 -inning games. Goderich's weekend of baseball had its, beginning nine years ago this weekend, when Gerry Pitre organized the first tournament for 12 Goderich teams. It gradually grew and changed in nature, till competitors were being drawn from distances and spectators numbered between 1,000. and 1,500. Forty teams were entered in this year's softball tournament and an additional eight in the slow -pitch contest, which was run for the first time. With 48 teams taking part, it was the largest tournament to date. It was run in three divisions — 16 in A, 24 in B and eight in slow pitch. Umpires were provided by the ,Ingersoll Umpires Association. Players on the Zurich Buckeyes team are Wayne Clarke, Bob Farquhar, Pat Bedard, Rick Schilbe, Paul Morrison, Brian Hodgins, Ken Clarke, Glen Overholt, Dereck O'Brien,Rick Fisher, er1 Kevin McKinnon, Cliff Gingerich, Ron Clarke, Steve Bedour and Isidore Laporte. Paul Morrison is.eoach; Rick Schilbe, manager. ZuriclrComet players are Dave Stark, Ken Fenwick, Larry Denomme, Wayne Meidinger, Dan Overholt, Tim West, Dale- Erb, aleErb, Steve Stark, Dennis Regier, Mark Regier, Kim McKinnon, Don Beauchamp, Carl Fink- beiner, Fred. Mommersteeg, Jim Bedard, and Gary Maxwell. Dave Stark is coach. Investigate theft, damage One theft and one act of wilful damage are under investigation by the Exeter OPP this week. -A CB radio was stolen from a car owned by Karolyn Gielnik, Huron Park, on Wednesday. The aerial was also ripped off the vehicle. The radio was valued at $110 and OPP Constable Dale Lamont is investigating. A Hensall woman, Sarah Wren, advised police that the coil wires and park plug wires were ripped off her vehicle while she was away on vacation. - Damage was listed at $30 and Constable Larry Christiaen is investigating. The OPP arelooking for the ow1p.er of a 14 -foot Mayflower sailboat which was found on the Lake Huron beach near the Bayview subdivision on Saturday afternoon. It is believed the boat may have broken loose from its mooring and drifted into Lake Huron. It carried a U.S. registration. The owner may claim the boat by contacting the Exeter OPP office.