Zurich Citizens News, 1976-08-25, Page 24Page 24 -Zurich Citizens News, August 2S, 1976
Exeter rodeo alive and well
The Exeter Rodeo is alive and
well!
The 13th annual Mid -Western
Rodeo will be held at the
Exeter Community Park on Lab-
our Day weekend, Saturday and
Sunday, September 4th and 5th,
beginning at 2:00 p.m. daily.
This year's Rodeo promises to
be one of the best yet with
events such as Saddle Bronc
Riding, Bull Doeeina. Girl's
Barrel Racing, Calf Roping, Bare
Back Riding, a Wild Horse Race
and Wild Cow Milking.
A special attraction on Satur-
day will be Chuckwagon races.
This is the first time these races
have ever been held at the Mid -
Pinery Park
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changes," she said.
"You can't just annihilate a
park office or a parking lot".
She said there would be in-
creased emphasis on zoning
areas in the park according to
proposed useage.
In this way, she said, heavy -use
areas can be bunched together to
minimize destruction of the
fragile environment.
She suggested the plan will also
call for construction of paths or
boardwalks throughout the park
to reduce the "degradation of the
sand dunes".
She said an archaelogical
team was working in the park
during the summer to establish
the location of "early settlement
sites" so they will not be
destroyed in future park
realignment.
Some park roads will also be
redirected to further isolate some
areas. Ms. McNab said this would
also be done to reduce heavy
traffic congestion in peak
periods.
Picnic facilities will be in-
creased with an additional site
proposed for the use of day pass
visitors.
There are no plans to increase
campsites, although erosion
around some could close them for
repairs.
The object of much of the
report is to upgrade facilities
such as camp sites through
periodic inspection and repair.
Inaddition , the plan calls for the
installation of showers and a
stepped-up education program to
accompany the new visitor
services building.
The environment is to receive
attention by concentrating
heavy -use activities away from
the dune area.
The public will be given about
six weeks to respond to the
recommendations and during
that period natural resources
personnel will contact persons in
the area who are directly af-
fected by the changes.
Grand Bend Reeve Bob Sharen
said Thursday he expects the
information will be presented to
village council, but he doesn't
have any major complaints with
the recommendations.
He said he welcomes the in-
creased attention on year-round
activities in the park which will
be a benefit to Grand Bend
businessmen.
But he is concerned heavy use
of the park in the winter will
hurt the environment.
" In order for them to intensify
winter activities, it might do too
much damage to the flora and
fauna. You have to look at both
sides."
He said the accent on family
camping within . the park will
help break "the 50 -year habit" of
persons flooding the area during
the summer and converting
Grand Bend into a ghost town
after Labor Day.
" I think there are a lot of good
things here," he said when told
about the report.
Western Rodeo.
Also on Saturday and Sunday
mornings, an authentic cow-
boy's breakfast will be served
at the Exeter Saddle Club booth,
consisting of lots and lots of
eggs, sausage, pancakes, fried
potates, toast and coffee.
There is a Rodeo dance Satur-
day night September 4th from
9:00 p.m. to 1 a.m. at the Rec
Centre in Huron Park. There will
be two bands providing continu-
ous music. Tickets are $6.00 per
couple and are available from
Exeter merchants, members of
the Lion's Club or members of
the Rodeo Executive.
For 'a Rodeo that was sup-
posed to be dead and buried last
fall, this year's Rodeo has all the
earmarks of being a huge suc-
cess. All of the service clubs
in Exeter have banded together
to put this Rodeo on. In addition
to working together, these clubs
have all agreed to donate their
profits from parking, the show,
the dance, food booths, etc, to
the Arena Construction Fund to
help build a new arena to replace
the existing one which was con-
demed last winter by the Ontario
government.
This is a real example of a small
town banding together to help
themselves.
Cowboys are already en route
to Exeter from the mid -western
United States and Canada.
A large group will be camping
out at Pioneer Jim Williams
Trail's End on their way up to the
Rodeo. Trail's End is located on
Highway No. 2 East of London at
Middlesex Road 32. These cow-
boys will rest up there and
sharpen their Rodeo skills be-
fore heading north to Exeter.
Some of them plan to travel to
the Rodeo in the way they did
100 years ago, by Chuckwagon
and horseback.
For further information contact
Ned Ryan, Exeter, (519) 235-
0920 or London, (519) 438-
4393.
THE LUCAN IRISH NINE won the Consolation trophy at the fast -
ball tournament held in Zurich on Saturday. Above, Jerry Fink -
Between October, 1975 and
Apri1,1976, there were more than
7,000 campers in the park at-
tracted by several cross -country
ski trails, snowshoeing and
downhill skiing. The alpine
skiing comes complete with a tow
and snow -making equipment.
Snowmobiling is also permitted
on the roads when the snow depth
exceeds six inches.
The 1971 plan came up with
three alternatives which pro-
posed: increased recreational
use; retention of the status
quo;development of recreational
and educational uses depending
on environmental compatibility.
The plan recommended im-
plemention of the third proposal.
The proposal was dropped
when a series of public meetings
and responses to a questionnaire
placed in park booklets showed
most persons preferred that the
park not increae recreational
use.
Instead, they suggested the
park retain it "natural en-
vironment"classification,
From this point, the natural
resources ministry refused to
endorse the 1971 master plan and
the committee was established to
come up with a new plan.
Take a step in the right
direction. Take a few.
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Walk a bI ck.Ththy.
We hope you
HAVE A
GOOD TIME
At Zurich's 1 1 th Annual
BEAN FESTIVAL
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to see you.
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beiner, captain of the Irish 9, accepts the Shaw's Dairy Store trophy
from Paul Bedard. The team also received a cash award of $50.
Photo by McKinley
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