St. Joseph's Ox Roast Fair

Mark Your Calendars!
47th ANNUAL
July 16, 17& 18, 2010

Watch For Updates to this Year's Event

Friday
6-11 p.m.
[Dinners Served 6-9 p.m.]

Saturday
3-11:30 p.m.
[Dinners Served 4-9 p.m.]

Sunday
Noon-10 p.m.
[Dinners Served 12-6 p.m.]

St. Joseph's most visible and locally famous
fund raising event is the Annual Ox Roast Fair,
which is held the third full weekend in July.
Started in 1964 by Fr. John Wirtz
(Associate Pastor under Fr. Hughes)
to help pay for the new school, the Ox Roast Fair now
directly supports the educational and sacramental
ministries of St. Joseph's Church and School.
This event utilizes the energy and talents of literally
hundreds of parishioners and friends from the Mantua area.
Except for the carnival rides & games, part of the
tractor pull events, and security, the booths & events
are operated by St. Joseph volunteer families & friends.
The Ox Roast Fair Committee is the primary planning &
steering committee which coordinates the efforts of the
Ox Roast Fair & guides the overall direction of the Fair.

Of course, that famous Ox Roast beef has always
been a part of the Ox Roast Fair.
Thirty-five hundred pounds of sirloin roasts
are prepared in brick-lined pits which are heated
several days before the fair with a constantly burning fire.
The beef is prepared, wrapped in
unbleached muslin & netting, and placed
in the fiery coals, covered over, and
cooked for several hours until done to perfection.
The result is a delicious, slow-cooked beef
sandwich or dinner that melts in your mouth!

Come out & enjoy this wonderful community event !!!

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2009 FUN FAIR FACTS
For the 3 days of the Fair . . .

6,480 bottles of 7-Up products consumed-275 bottles per hour!

1 Ton of French Fries sold!

117,181 website hits!

1,440 Corn Dogs purchased-1 Corn Dog per minute of the Fair!

The Phillips family & friends twirled 2,517 cones-nearly 2 soft serve cones each minute of the Fair!

1,286 Elephant Ears were handmade from scratch by the George Clapp family & friends!

For each minute of the Fair 5.5 buns were enjoyed!

72.5 cups/hour of coffee was served-that's 1.2 cups/minute!

10,545 cups of beer were enjoyed calculating out to 448 cups per hour or 7.5 per minute!

Enjoyed by Many!
Tractor Pulls
Semi Pulls
Pick Up Pulls

Combined Event
New Twist
for the 2009
St. Joseph's
Ox Roast
Garden Pull!

Ohio Garden Tractor Pullers Assoc.
Garden Tractor Pull
June 20th ~ 3 p.m.
46th Annual Ox Roast Fair Event
July 19th ~ 11 a.m.

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for more details

3 fun-filled days
of selection of
Karaoke Contestants with the
Finals Competition
8-9 p.m. on Sunday
of the Fair

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for more details