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" WW Chrooiélc, Tm, D-ttter 9, 1971 Midwestern Ontario - the festival region. Name a fed- tival and you’re sure to find it in one of the four couno ties of midwestern Ontario. Tourism and recreation is fun in this part of On- tario. It's profitable. too. It's a big part of the region 's economy. Thousands of people who live here, spend money right at "home" and thus create jobs that pro- vide income for hundreds of people in the region. There are days when the out-of-region visitors al- most outnumber the home. towners too. In a few weeks, a more complete list of statistics will be available on at- tendance at many of the Attendance shows success of festivals in midwestern Ontario C.W. Tweed & Son LIMITED 9 Erb St. W., Waterloo Put your . .", insurance i ‘15: in safe, P experienced 'fl 'ff" _ hands. 'ii'Gtra" HOME - 1- C.'. CAR - -"r' _ BUS'NESS BOB TWEED learn to ride the right way. Expert infraction to " ages. lessons 1 hour dura- tion. Indoor arena. Horse and tack provided. Ideal Christmas present Tawco riders again this year won many champion- ships and "Firsts" ttt lead- ing Horse Shows in Can- odo and US. In the Jr. Div,- ision, Towco riders won more championships and "Firsts" thon any other stable in Ontario. 10 EXPERT INS‘I'AllATION , " King S. Waterloo TAWCO STABlES 3rs COLUMBIA ST. W. WATERLOO PHONE 742-6551 RIDING LESSONS 1hlalrTo-Wall CARPET Armstrong Harding Kraus SIABLES '",'gl" $60 743-5283 I Phone 744-5274 In New Hamburg, the annual Mennonite Relief Auction was again a great success. drawing 30,000 people compared to 25,000 last year. The Zurich Bean Festival is growing in popularity every year. This summer 20,000 people attended, up 5,000over 1970. festivals, shows, museums, fairs, theatres and other tourist attractions held this past summer in the region. However, at first glance the. figures available are ter- rifle. The wild west crowd was better than ever in Huron County for the Exeter Rodeo with 11,000 spec- tators. This figure is TO MY SUPPORTERS I appreciate the (confidence you placed in me on December 6th, and I will do my utmost to merit your support. G & T Barber Shop Bata Shoes Bonnie Togs Childrens Wear Vic Foster's Travel Service Jessop's Speedy Cleaners Ltd. George Kadwell Ltd. Kinsie Wool Shop Laura Secord Canda Shop Longhorn Inn Restaurant Reitman's Sch reiner's Shoe Service Season's Greetings ROY BAUMAN Another event up about 4,000 over 1970 was the Fer- an: ma guns with an attendance of 18,000. last year. The cities of Kitchener- Waterloo are still counting the tremendous numbers that crowded the Waterloo County area for the Ok- toberfest celebrations. or iicials were predicting as higttas300,000. Kitchener had a couple of other successes this year with the central Ontario exhibition drawing 75,000 people, up 4,000 over last year, while the Kitchener sportsmens show reached 33,000 visitors, up 3,000 over 1970. The Guelph music festival First Lady Hair Salon l Hatashita Art & Jewel Shop Union Gas Company . Sherwin-Williams Co Speedwash Laundromat W.E. Davies Opticians Hornung's Children 's Shoes Uhuru Bookstore Fudge's Ladies' Wear Waterloo Square Flower Shop Beaver Hobby Centre Ltd. Matthew Slack Insurance: Sight & Sound Creative Crafts The Milverton fail fair, a two-day event drew 1,700 people to view cattle shows, horseshoe-pitching, a baby contest and many other events. Other interesting attrac- tions in the Midwestem Region indicate good atten- dance figures to date. They The Gait Fall Fair had alum! l1,” paid admin- sions. about the same as last year. The Galt camping show attracted 33,000' visi- tors showing an increase of 3,000 over last year. attracted 0,000 people, show- ing a "tttt increase over lastseuon. Tired of serving the same rather dull desserts and of hearing your "loved ones" repeating, "Oh, that a- gain!"? There is no need to rack your brains and spend extra hours attempting to prepare something new and exotic. As the expression goes, there are many varieties on old themes. If you add a lit- tle creativity to this princi- ple, you may be surprised to discover there are simple Two Full Floors of Stores Shopping is a family affair at Liven up ordinary desserts C. We s“, Aborioyle tted man’- People today enjoy the beauty of nature. The Kort- wright waterfowl attraction has passed last season’s fi- gure of 17,500 and the final figure for this season is expected to be much higher. include the Donn _ pioneer village, Woodside national museum. Rothman's art gallery, llama County mu- tel. Wellington Conny museum and Shakespear- land, a new feature of en- tertainment in Stratford for the visitor. Hespeler's now famous textile show has turned that town into a festival centre Basic items, such " sponge cake, meringue shells, or lady finger cookies may all be used " the bas- es of garnishings. Sponge cake, a reliable standby (available at most grocer- ies and bakeries) provides an ideal base for any num- ber of tantalizing desserts. and quick ways to present novel and tempting desserts. You may dress it up with anything you have on hand at the time. Some ideas in- rar- -- I 3% () (j SQUARE Waterloo Chronicle Fitness Centre Northland Firearms Brunswick Twin City Bowl Waterloo Square Pet Shop G. Tamblyn Ltd. Laurentide Financial Corp. Tim's Sport Shop . Julianne's Raggs For Men Carriage Trade Booterv. clude the addition of ice pudding, truitk - anythinl from pineapple chunks toAapplosauqe _ that attracts tttet-dr of visitors for this unique event. A gigantic parade was staged this year draw» in; thou-ant to tk ten. he Stratford Stake- sparean Festival is the region's biggest single at- traction. Known world-wide for its excellent perfor- mances, the festival theatre has again attracted a high attendance rate. The Avon doubled its ticket sales this year. Many other festivals, fairs and shows have been held in Midwestern Ontario this year with equal success to those listed here. theatre in Station! has Ityms so desire, you may even garnish your garnish - with cherries, chopped nuts, or chopped coconut. Another flexible and popu- lar dessert food is of course fruit gelatin. It is both at- tractive and nutritious and may be moulded into any conceivable shape.