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More than 10000 attend festival in Alliston dedicated to potato Photos and Stories By ROSEANNE CCABE Examiner Staff Reporter ALLISIONSpuds will re main the allCanadian basic food judging from the long lineup of potato lovers at the Alliston Potato Festival held here on the weekend The 11ton mound of potatoes piled high in Ross Bretts truck Friday and Saturday depleted to almost half the amount says festival charman Gerry Moon Mr Brett potato farmer himself says about 8000 pounds of new potatoes were weighed out by the ladies aux iliary of the Royal Canadian Legion JOHN AND HEATHER MIDDLETON MAN THE SIlDS Water ball competition sure soake for firemen ALLISIUN Weathermight not have dampened the spirits of spectators at the Alliston lotato Festival Saturday and Sunday but the firemens waterball competition was sure soaker for anyone in volved lhc firemens competitions including water ball hose lay dress race bucket race were highlights at the four day festival held here Watcrball is drill for firemen which demands ac curacy in nomle and team work among firemen according to how Evans member of Allistoii Eire Department and games chairman filopound ball is hung from steel wire resembling clothes line Two teams of three try to force the hall with the hose to the opposite end of the line Volunteer firefighters from lalgrave Everett losorontio lrand Valley Angus Aurora treemore raiigeville Al liston Schomberg and two from Vespra joined in the competi tions espra llall No hie was the overall Winner of the fiiemens games In the waterball competition Aurora came first with Angus second and Alliston third In the bucket race Vespra Hall No tine came first with Aurora second and Everett third In the dress race Everett came frist with Vespra llall No lwo second and Aurora third In the hose lay Angus came first with espra No inc se coiid and lalgravc third In the lireincns wives waterv ball Sunday Keswick ladies came first with Aurora second About 4000 attended the true for piill competitions Sunday at llradtord Sod Farms with 80 pullers taking part IRtIUR RIISIIYIS In the s000 pound class first place was taken by Don il lianis with an international 434 lteattie Ltd was second with John Deere 1020 tharlie Ireland was third with White 230 In the 7000 pound class Reattie Ltd was first with John Deere 1830 and Lundy Farms Ltd as second with ase 800 Third place was taken by tiltlltlSliltl lariiis with Massey 2th In the 0000 pound class WAYNE EASTIIAM AITAIN GRAND VALLEY ID MANS IIYDRANI Charlie Ireland came first with Cockshutt 1550 Second was Bryma Farms with John Deere 3130 Third place was taken by Lundy Farms Lid with ase 800 In the 11 000 pound class Jerry Vogels came first with Deutz 1306 Second place was taken by Bob Kerr with Case 900 and third place was taken by Jack Mahar with John Deere 4230 In the 10000 pound class first place was taken by Nancy Snyder with an International 1466 Second place as taken by Bryma Farms with John Deere 4030 and third place was taken by Donald ltiddell with an International 1000 In the twowhecl dric un limited weight class Alliston Farms Service took tirst place with an International not with liryina Farms coining second with John Deere 4030 Third was Donald Riddell with an In ternational 1300 In the tour hch driye 33000 pound class tiist place was taken by Liiiidy harms ltd with eisatilc 700 and second place was taken by Ilistoi Farm Seiwice with an Interim tioiial ism ltiiid plat was taken by Wilson liciicli itli an International Hot In the four wheel driyc 30000 pound class first place as taken by Ross Ihitesidc itli Versatile 800 and second place was taken by Donald Itiddcll with cisatilc 000 lliiid was won by Hraytord Sod Faiths Lid it ti Versatile 330 In the tour hccl tlll unlimited weight class first plat tikcii by Leach tariiis ltd with eisatiicko and second place was won by Donald Itiddcll wi1i cisatilc woo and third by It litdliit itli Itilii Were xthi More than 10000 people at tended the third annual event beginning with Thursdays festival queen contest and ending with the tractor pull Sunday While the festival committee members are busy tabulating profits Mr Moon says the festival was extremely suc cessful this year with an estimated profit of last years festival $22000 FOR SWIMMING POOL Proceeds will probably go to the new swimming pool and for the town Moon said The festival which has real ly grown into something else in the past three years ac cording to Mr Moon is joint project of all the towns service clubs and community Igéllillflr lions Some claimed the parade consisting of 140 floats was the best they ever saw Dances and barbecues were all sold out and the pancake breakfast was also success ther attractions at the event included the merchants sidewalk sale talent shows parade bands street bingo the midway flea market bus tours to potato farms firemens competitions and heard growing contests Also there was baseball tournament soccer games horseshow display of antique farm equipment gospel quartet concert an antique arms col lectors show parachute jump ing swimrartlion kids games and corn roast HID REASON Alliston calls itself the potato capital of thitario for good reason In 15 mile radius of Alliston there are about 17000 acres of farmland for potatoes says Keith Mcltucr Ontario Ministry of Agriculture representative for South Simcoe There are about 75 potato farmers in the area Most of the potatoes grown are marketed to Toronto where they are redistributed The sandy loam along with the flatness of the stonetree land are two advantages thtt the years increasing potato yields encouraged area farmers to clamor for potato processing plant in the area Salada Foods Ltd built plant in Alliston in 1038 making the area even more known as the spudcapital Derived from the Spanish word patata the tiibcris vegetable is one of the eight main food crops of the world according to Encyclopedia Britannica While it is known as the food of the lrisli potatoes were first grown in South America more than 1800 years ago line of the myths about the potato suggests it is is an aphrodisiac The more common myth is that slice of potato in your pocket brings luck or as the Irish would have It slice of heaven The popularity of potatoes lies in its cheap cost of growing and its nutritive value on trary to rumor potatoes arent tatteiimg They are highly nutritious fillingaiid versatile Iliilc whcats oats and barley were main crops in Europe the potato was major crop in Ireland by theend of the 17th centruy By the end of the littli century it was the major crop in Europe The Irish economy was totally dependant on the potato lotato coiiisuinption in aiiada from french tries to potato soup wont match the consumption in Ireland in thc early 1800s tine person ate an averagc of eight pounds day However the potato famine iii the mid 10th century made this dropdrasticalty Fight won over pit SlRUlD IlllllSIll council and the Big Day loint District Association have won their tight against expansion of gravel pit on toiicession 13 In letter to liinisfil council thc tintaiio Municipal ltoard says ttillllttl appeal against ttllgtltitlKiiSwlllllltltl In the face of opposition pit ownci Engelbert Scliiiniacher iicczitly withdrew his ip plltitllttl to llii UMP Hc ttltI he has no plans to re ipply until the need for grmci in the arca IRtUllttSiit1lltilllill liwtlu iLtts tlitl fI ll siliiiniaiticr wcrc mind to quarry iisc itiidii11iil wlici Illigtlti oii it tiyiaw was pitpaiod io wars ago ltii noisi was tlllt Iltitl owiicd if tiitiltittii til at Ila igliul ti ttli thc township rotting bylaw to permit ttillgtitllitil tticpit to it acres Rut ltiltflt and In llliii iitilitll lodged obitchoirs tti HMH touiaul d15lliiitll correct Illt iititlgtlllll ii tic thcinilttl lot pi llit wnilul litina ItiSlIlltll trim li law ltllll RICD tllt lttlllll lwo llitt ycic rushed to Itoyal ictoiia llospif Saturday ittcrnoon wtici inc wall ot trench they vkttt git titllipttl tilt their lot istl loliceisriid Sun Iii Miync Hammond of Le troy iiid Dayid arrcn 13 ot cwinarkct were digging lttiiili around llotlsc Iltlt wticii thr wall tell they were taken to hospital with icg llljtllltS by an lniisfil township emergency an of the liinistil rm Department and by ambulance The in an out canoe coiiipcti tions proved to be favorite Saturday at tlic regatta at Shanty Bay Summer Festival big hit despite ba weather during Residents will chalk up Shari ty Ray Summer Festival 70 as big hit for the fifth year in row Despite the thrciteiiing weather on the weekend the community spirit was strong enough that everything from Fridays parade to Sunday at ternoons picnic was well attended This year the committee in cludcd hairman Duncan Ellis and subcommittee heads llll Menzies public relations Al Sarjeant barbecue terry Rising yachtsmaii church ser vice lcd liigclow parade Rev John Dowker teen age dance Rita Sutton bake sale Marg lipsliam regatta lat Mctracken refreshments for the barbecue Jean Kendall refreshments for the picnic Roger Stain and Al tlipsliain games Andy Welsnian hospitality David owns and Shanty Bay firefighters properties and Bill Langmuir treasury IINDSIUIHIMINIIY The festival is primarily community get together but any funds raised go to Shanty Bay community Mrs Ellis said llosts for the regatta ac tivities Saturday were Mr and Mrs Robert Holden ianoe races swimming and diving events were held off the dock behind their home in Shanty Bay In the 13Ayard swim for children live years and under with jackets Andrew Stock came first Michael Mciiics second and Robin Menzies camelhird For girls six and seven years old without litciackcts Icniiy lliompsoii came first Amy Iclsniaii ttnlltl and Jenny laliiiatccicaiiicthird For boys six and seven without lifc 1ktl lodd owan came first letcr Stock secoiidand Mark litilttlllllll1tl loi nine and ten yearold boys and girls Kcycii loiiicroy caiiic llll illiy Smith was second and Majoric Winslow 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