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Exeter Times—Advocate
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Zurich's Fair runs July 27 - 29 with "Down on the Farm"theme
ZURICH — The theme for the
2007 Zurich Fair, which will be
held on July 27 to 29 is "Down
On The Farm." Come to the
Fair to see the animal shows or
participate in the competitions if
you have horses, sheep, goats,
rabbits or pigeons or various
breeds of poultry on Saturday.
Also come and see the animals
in the animal display at the
Bluewater Arena on Saturday.
Prize winning exhibitors
Friday morning is a busy time
as the many exhibits of baking,
sewing and other needlework
articles, crafts, flowers, vegeta-
bles and the exhibits of elemen-
tary school age children must be
entered between 8:30 and 11
a.m. These exhibits are judged
Friday afternoon and will be on
display for viewing Friday
evening from 7 to 9 p.m. and on
Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
when exhibits may be removed
by their owners. There are
many special prizes that have
been donated by local business-
es. Some exhibitors may have
prize winning entries for the
Ontario Association of
Agricultural Societies, District 8
competitions in October 2007.
These entries may be the best
quilt entered in the fair, a loaf of
60 per cent whole wheat bread,
a plate of chocolate chip cookies
made by a youth 10 to 15 years
old, a poster to advertise the fair
made by students in Grades 5 to
12.
The official opening of the fair
will take place on Fri., July 27 at
7:30 p.m. at the Zurich Complex
with local government represen-
tatives in attendance. Also the
Huron County Queen of the
Furrow will be encouraging
everyone to attend the 2007
International Plowing Match.
The 2007 Zurich Fair will be
officially opened by Stephen
Thompson, president of the
Huron County Federation of
Agriculture. Following the offi-
cial opening there will be a vari-
ety program of local entertain-
ment and later a dance in the
Arena with the band "Shivers"
providing the music.
A week of sports
EXETER — Attention parents! Do you want to learn
the secrets of tuckering out your little kiddies for the
day? Well send them to Playground!
Last Thursday we went with them to Adventures on
Wonderland in London. They had such a blast that
the next day, on "Haunted AG,"
many of them were still feeling the
after-effects of the fun. But they still
managed to gather up enough energy
to trick -or -treat, walk through the
Playground haunted house and play
some spooky games. Way to go, kids!
Oh don't worry, that isn't all this
summer To kick off "Sports
Spectacular" week on Monday, the
kids hand-crafted their own Sammy
Soccer Buddy out of paper, learned EXETER
how to pass the soccer ball to a part- PLAYGROUND
ner and shortly after, put those new LEADER
skills to use as we played a soccer
match. At the end of the day they cooled down with a
nice ice cream sundae.
The kids continued the sports craze Tuesday with
"Havin' a ball with baseball!" The former baseball
amateurs were soon pounding the ball out in the field
and sprinting to get on base. It's amazing to see the
skills that can develop within a short period of time.
Today in the morning we played the Canadian tradi-
tional sport of hockey.The kids went nuts! They love
to shoot the ball and pass to a teammate for the goal.
Then we shot our way to the Exeter
Pool for a swim, a great way to cool
off from the morning.
Tomorrow, Thursday, we head to
Dairy Queen in the morning for a
tour to find out how the fast food
restaurant operates. Maybe we will
get a yummy treat for attending.
Then back to the pool for another
fun swim to finish the day.
On Friday, kids should be remind-
ed to wear a jersey for that day if
possible. It should be a wonderful
time, full of fun and excitement to
finish off Playground's first month.
Do your kids love summer but
sometimes just don't have fun ways
to cool off? Well this year, send
them with Playground Aug. 2 to
Bingeman's Water Park in
Kitchener. They will love spending
time with us as we race down the
waterslides and tackle the waves in
the wave pool. The bus will leave
Playground at 9 a.m. sharp and
arrive home at 5 p.m. Don't forget
to bring your cool bathing suit,
towel, sunscreen and a yummy,
bagged lunch for the trip. Oh yeah,
remember to sign up soon. Spots
are first come, first serve.
Call Maggie with any of your
questions at 235-2361.
CASEY
CYR
Throughout the evening the
Zurich Lions and Zurich
Agricultural Society will be mak-
ing draws for the winner of the
Elimination Draw with the last
ticket holder winning $1000.
Other ticket holders may also be
winners of $25. Admission for
the dance is an elimination
draw ticket or $5. There will be
a number of draws for door
prizes (that have been donated
by local businesses) at the open-
ing program and at the dance.
On Saturday morning a saddle
horse show begins at 9 a.m. at
the horse ring at the Maverick
Arena. Later in the day sheep,
poultry and heavy horse and
haflinger horse competitions will
be held at the same site. On
your way to the Bluewater
Arena to take in the various
events, stop and view the ani-
mals as they and their owners
are competing for prizes.
Parade at noon
The parade at 12 noon, with
the theme "Down On The Farm"
will start at the Zurich Public
School, then go north on John
Hensall lunch
date —
Members of the
area's Red Hat
Society held a
luncheon at the
Kozy Korner
Restaurant in
Hensall July 17.
The luncheon
was hosted for
interpreter Olga
Kurbatova and
Vika Singaevskaya,
one of the 10
children who is
affected by the
1986 Chernobyl
explosion, travelling from Russia to
Huron County to take a summer
break from the area.Above front
from left are Betty Grenier,
Jeanette Turner who are celebrat-
ing their birthdays of a combined
170 years and Singaevskaya; back
are Joan Miller, Donna Hardie,
Polly Powell, Phyllis Edwards,
Kurbatova,Alice Deichert and
Dianne Waun. (photo/Nina Van
Lieshout)
Street to the Zurich - Hensall
Road, and then east to the
Zurich complex. There are
prizes for various classes and
for costumed children on deco-
rated tricycles, bicycles and nov-
elty vehicles.
Owners of antique cars and
tractors are welcome to partici-
pate in the parade. The chil-
dren attending the fair will be
anxious to see their many school
entries in art, crafts, etc. to see if
they won a prize. Following the
parade there will be games and
crafts for youth and also the
Mini -Tractor Pull. A "Babies on
Parade" show will be held in the
Community Centre at 2 p.m. for
all babies from new born to one
year. Gifts that have been
donated by local businesses will
be given to all entrants. During
the day enjoy food and refresh-
ments at the Zurich Agricultural
Society Food Booth or the Lions
Den in the Arena. There is no
admission to the grounds or
arena on Saturday.
On Sun., July 29, an Open
Speed Horse Show starts at 10
a.m. at the Maverick Arena
grounds, with barrel, flags and
polebending races for ponies
and horses along with several
other classes. The Zurich
Agricultural Society thanks the
sponsors of the various classes
to make this show possible.
Music and supper
A musical jamboree starting
at 1 p.m. will take place in the
Bluewater Complex Hall.
Musicians are invited to provide
music for dancing into the after-
noon. A ham supper, from 5 to
7 p.m. will be available for $8.
The directors wish to thank
the local businesses for their
cash donations or goods or gift
certificates which make it possi-
ble to hold a fair each year.
Zurich Fair Prize Books are
available at the Zurich
Pharmacy, at Tasty Nu Bakery
or from Fair Secretary -
Margaret Deichert, 236-4130.
Come to the Fair to visit with
friends and view the exhibits
and competitions.
Submitted by
Margaret Deichert
Capsule Comments
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