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BayfieId happenings
(Mrs. Norman Talbot)
I3AYFIELD ANNUAL FAIR
Once again Bayfield was bless-
ed with perfect weather for their
annual fair, which was well at-
tended with something special
for every age group. It started
Friday with the Exhibit judging
and a Bingo Friday night in the
arena.
Saturday got off to a great
start with an excellent Parade
which included the Hensall Pipe
Band, many nice floats, some fun-
ny, some representing the "Good
Old Days" , and some just re-
presenting the Village, like the
Library Float, the Church Float,
there were teams of horses and
horses with riders, antique cars,
bicycles, tricycles and people:
in costumes.
The Parade prizes were:
Floats: first, Bayfield Library,
second, The Old Homestead
Trailer Park; third, Ernie's
Wagon. Horse and rig: first, Bud
Robinson. Horse or pony and
rider: first Ross Coutts, second,
Debby Angus; third, Betty Kap-
tein; fourth, Adam Flowers.
Antique cars: first, Don Gower;
1929 Pontiac; second Kelvin
Merner, 1927 Pontiac; third,
John Campbell 1930 Ford. Novel-
ty vehicles: first, Jody Merner,
"Woodstock" ; second, "Little
House on the Prairie"; third,
"The Devil Vehicle". Decorated
Vehicle: first, Julie Porter;
second, Anne Laudenback; third,
Nickie Stevens; fourth, Byron
Fisher. Decorated Tricycle: first,
Peggy Barnard; second, Bob Fis-
her; third, Kelly Brandon. Nur-
sery Rhyme or Story Book Cos-
tume first, Gordon Comptom,
"Big Bad Wolf"; second, Mary
Clare Beechie, "Little Bo Peep" ;
third, Karen Webb, "Mary
Poppins"; fourth, Dean Henry,
"Dracula" . Any Period In Cana-
dian History Costume: first,
Karen Bushel and Lauren Mc -
Ewan; second Lisa Telford and
Janie Sturgeon; third, Jordy and
Ryan Price; fourth, David Stev-
ens. Clowns—open to all ages:
first, Ken Knights and family;
second, Al Yeates; third, Mary
Haggerty and Malcolm Getty.
Other interesting activities
were the opening ceremonies,
which included the Fair Opening
by Jack McCutheon, Warden of
Huron County, who was intro-
duced by John Siertsema, the
Fair Board Chairman.. John then
introduced Tom Penhale the
President of the Fair Board, who
welcomed the crowd. Ed Odd-
leifson, Reeve of the Village of
Bayfield, introduced the other
guests on the platform. There
were Robt. McKinley, Federal
Representative, Jack R,iddell,
Provincial Representative, Anson
McKinley, Reeve of Sanley
Township and Gerry Ginn, Reeve
of Goderich Township, each of
them expressing their pleasure
at being included in these cere-
monies. Also present on the plat-
form were Pirie Mitchell and
"Peaches", the sleepy dog from
the Junior Talent Show on
C.F.P.L. TV.
Around the grounds some of
the other interesting attractions
included old tractors, steam en-
gines, and other farm machinery
from days gone by, as well as
some very well kept antique
cars. There was a horse show,
and a horseshoe pitching demon-
stration with Elmer Hohl, the
champion. For the dog lovers
they had a fun dog show with
Pirie Mitchell and Peaches.
Frank McFadden represented
the Bayfield Conservation au-
thority for the tree planting
ceremonies.
The baby contest with Dr.
Addison as the judge was very
difficult with so many perfect
babies, the winners were: under
six months: first, Richard Smith,.
son of Mr. and Mrs. Matt Smith
of Bayfield; second, Matthew
Turner, son of Mr. and Mrs.
David Turner of Varna. Over six
months: first, Julie Betties,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Betties of Goderich; second,
Dean Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Stan Smith of Woodstock.
An old time dance at the
arena finished off a very success-
ful Fall Fair for this year, the
organizers and all the Village
have every right to be very
proud of one of the best fall fairs
to be seen in this area.
OLD HOMESTEAD TRAILER
PARK BALL TEAM TAKES THE
TROPHY
Saturday night Old Homestead
Trailer Park won over the Bay-
field Lions Club, in the semi-
final game of the inter park base
ball, with a score of 16 to 12, at
Homestead Park, in a very close
and exciting game. At the Paul
Bunyan Trailer Park, in another
close game in the same series, the
Blue Anchor Trailer park won
over the Paul Bunyan Trailer
Park the score being 14 to 12.
Sunday night at six o'clock, the
final game was played. between
the Blue Anchor Trailer Park and
Old Homestead Trailer Park,
at Homestead Park. Both teams
played a good game with Home-
stead the winner. There were
two homeruns for the winning
team, one by Doug Talbot and
the other by Bob McKellar, the
final score was 22 to 14. The
lovely trophy was donated and
presented by the Bayfield Build-
ing Centre in Bayfield.
The interest in these games
was very evident in the large
crowd that turned out to watch
this final game. -
.At Homestead Trailer Park
the girls team and the boys
team met to honour their coaches
for the girls, Lila Kemp and for
the boys, Doug Talbot. The two
teams presented each coach with
a small radio with an engraved
plaque for being excellent
coaches.
YOGI BEAR
Yogi Bear held Open House' at
the new Jelly Stone Park over
the weekend, it is situated just
east of Bayfield and will hold
it's Grand Opening next spring.
They had a dance Saturday night
with a very good live band that
was enjoyed by over one hundred
people.
Sunday afternoon they held a
corn roast attended by nearly
two hundred. Besides these at-
tractions many took advantage
of looking over the grounds and
learning about their plans. They
have many lots yet for sale anc3
have a beautiful recreation hall,
with a central fireplace, swim-
ming pool, nature hikes, and are
planning winter sports such as
ski -do trails.and skiing.
CHURCH NEWS
Bayfield Baptist Church wel-
comed many visitors at the
services on Sunday. Pastor Har-
rison spoke on the greatest
"Darkness" and the greatest
"Light" of the Cross. The Com-
munion of the Lord's Supper was
shared following the morning
service. Miss Wendy Greer was
the organist with Mrs. Muriel
Snider at the piano.
Once again we would remind
every one of the Special Evangel-
ical Services to be held at the
Church, September 13th through
17th, at 7:30 each evening. Rev.
F. Harrison of Detroit will be
the guest speaker and special
music is to be presented each
evening. Everyone is welcome.
PERSONALS
Mr. Ray Schell spent Tues-
day visiting in the Woodstock
and Burford areas.
Mr. and Mrs. Myron Haagar
from Florida visited with Mr. and
Mrs. John Young last week.
Mr. and Mrs. John Young are
spending a few days this week
with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rowan at
Sauble Beach.
Mr. and Mrs. Ranold Dunning
of Woodstock were guests with
their cousins, Mr. and Mrs.
W.R. Talbot, Karen and Kathy.
YOU HAVE TO PULL VERY HARD to win
front, closes his eyes in concentration as he
team from The Homestead.
a tug of war at the Bayfield fair and John Campbell,
leads the Stanley township team to a victory over the
Photo by McKinley
ONE OF THE FIRST—This tractor was one of the first in the area. It, along with numerous other
antique machinery, was part of the Bayfield fair parade on Saturday, helping to emphasize the
agricultural aspect of the fair. Photo by McKinley
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The 1976 Huron County
"Queen of the Furrow" Com-
petition will be ' held in con-
junction with the Huron County
Plowing Match on September
18th at Ken Duncan's farm,
R.R. 1, Kirkto,n, Ontario.
f the Furrow
from Bainton's Original Old Mill
in Blyth, and $20.00 from the
Association. All other contestants
will receive $10.00 plus a gift.
$20.00 toward expenses to Inter-
national Plowing Match.
Girls who areinterested in
this competition must be 16 years
cif age and not have reached their
25th birthday by November 1st,
1976. Married or single and re-
siding on a farm in Huron.
All contestants will be expected
to give a 3-5 minute talk on
"Agriculture or The International
Plowing Match" .
They will also have individual
interviews by the judges and also
each girl will be asked to give an
impromptu speech. A luncheon
will be held for the girls, com-
pliments of Jack Riddell MPP.
Contestants will be expected on
the site by 9 a.m. to plow. All
contestants must make a strike
out and plow two rounds on their
land. If contestants require
tractor and plow, notify commit-
tee.
A coaching day for plowing will
be held on Thursday, September
16th, 1976.
The Queen will receive the
Love Trophy plus a leather coat
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Girls interested in partici-
pating in the competition should
contact: Mrs. Howard Datars,
R.R. 1, Dashwood (237-3567) or
Mrs. John Clark, R.R. 5, Goder-
ich (524-2569).
Come get the feeling at
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GULL
SPORTS & RECREATION LIMI
Varna, Ont. Tel. 26
OPEN HOUSE, Sun., Se
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