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Bly th Rutabaga Festival '91
Wiiford was a rutabaga promoter
Mention the name of A. H. Wiiford to
many long-time residents of Blyth and a
smile comes to their faces al the memory of
"The Rutabaga King".
Mr. Wiiford worked with Russell
Dougherty to promote rutabagas but he had
a style that made him memorable to just
about everyone who met him.
In 1953, working with Mr. Dougherty, he
set up the Blyth Trade Fair in the storage
buildings al the rutabaga plant. They
Festival schedule
BLYTH RUTABAGA FESTIVAL
June 21 to June 23, 1991
provided transportation from uptown to the
storage building on Dinsley Street. There
were free ice cream cones and refreshments
and many turned out for the event.
But that was just part of A. H. Wilford's
work promoting rutabagas. In 1953 he paid
to get a featured display at the Canadian
National Exhibition in Toronto. Since
"turnips" had become associated with cattle
feed, he worked hard to promote the product
under the names "rutabaga" and "vitabaga".
The two men took rutabagas from Blyth
directly to every member of Parliament and
when the Queen visited Canada, they gave
her a 50 pound bag of rutabagas to help
promote the new image of the vegetable.
But A. H. Wiiford was royalty himself. He
dressed up in robes with a rutabaga crown at
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the name "King of the Rutabagas". Rutabaga
hats, outrageous displays in supermarkets,
photo sessions, parades and almost every
promotional gimmick imaginable was used
to persuade the Canadian public to use
rutabagas in their cooking.
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A fun-filled weekend of activities for the whole family. Here's what is planned so far:
Friday, June 21
9 a.m. - 9 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
9:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 22
Penny Sale at the Legion
Opening Ceremonies and Gong Show - Arena with amusements
and rides for the whole family outside.
Teen Dance featuring Much Music. Friday night activities
co-ordinated by Blyth Optimists Club
8:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
10:00 a m.
12 Noon
1:30 p.m.
3:00 p.m.
5:00 p.m.
8:00 p.m.
Sunday, June 23
8:00 a m.
10:00 a.m.
1:00 p.m.
Blyth ALL DAY Yard Sale - in locations all around Blyth
Penny Sale at the Legion (until 4:00 p.m.)
Rutabaga Baking Contest (Arena) (Judging begins 10:00 a.m.)
Amusement Park - rides and games for the whole family
Parade
Band Concert
Bed Races - along Gypsy Lane
Dinner at the Arena
Fifties & Sixties Dance sponsored by Blyth Lions Club
Pancake Breakfast
Children's Fish Derby at Radford's Pond
Car Rally
The Blyth Rutabaga Festival is one of the few times that service groups, businesses and
dozens of volunteers band together to promote the Village of Blyth, celebrate the history
of the Village and bring families together to join in lots of fun.
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Welcome to the Blyth Rutabaga Festival
Be sure and enter the
COOKING CONTEST
BLYTH ARENA 9:00 A.M. SAT., JUNE 22/91
While in Blyth during Rutabaga Festival
drop into the Classic Restaurant for our
SUNDAY SMORGASBORD
Enter one or more categories, entries must be accompanied by recipe, to be
used In a future Cook Book.
(All recipes must include RUTABAGA as an ingredient) (1) Cake (2) Pies (3)
Muffins or Loaves (4) Most creative recipe using rutabaga. Entries to be at the
Arena for judging by 9:00 a.m. June 22/91.
Winners will receive Trophies and a place of Honour in the parade. Winning
entries will be on sale at the Pork BBQ at 5:00 p.m.
Free rutabaga available at Scrimgeour's Food Market.
only s10.35
person 1/2 Price for children
12 & under
uS YOU’LL ENJOY OUR RUTABAGA FAVOURITES
.RUTABAGA MUFFINS -RUTABAGA SPICECAKE
-RUTABAGA SALADS & SOUPS
Entry forms available at The Book Shop and
Scrimgeour's Food Market
Howson &Blyth
523-4241
Howson Ltd.Made advertising
this event possible
The
Classic
OPEN
Mon. to Sat.
11 a.m. -11 p.m.
Sunday 10 a.m. - 9 a.m.
BLYTH
523-9623
DON’T MISS THE BLYTH RUTABAGA FESTIVAL’S ANNUAL
PANCAKE BREAKFAST
PROVIDED BY THE BLYTH FIREMEN & JUNIOR FARMERS
SUN, JUNE 23 ■ 8 A.M. TO 10 AM
AT THE BLYTH FIREHALL (MILL STREET)
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•ADULTS $4.00 •CHILDREN UNDER 12 $3.00 "PRE-SCHOOL FREE
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PLAN TO JOIN US WHILE IN TOWN
FOR THE RUTABAGA FESTIVAL!
SATURDAY Oktoberfest
SPECIAL Sausage & Kraut
FEATURE - RUTABAGA PIE
DON’T MISS OUR SUNDAY
SURPRISE RUTABAGA MENU.
REGULAR BREAKFAST SPECIAL
OPEN DAILY 5 A.M. -7 P.M.
SUNDAY 7 A.M.-7 P.M.
Grandview
Restaurant
BLYTH, CTY. RD. 25 & HWY. 4 523-4471