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At 5:30 pm on Sunday evening the official lighting of the pit takes place. 30 tons of slab wood stands nearby to be loaded into the pit for burning to make a bed of coals for cooking. The pit is 140 feet long, 4-foot-wide and 4 foot deep. At the same time the pit is dug by Buckeye Septic. On Sunday morning, the roasts are opened and seasoned with “Rudy’s Secret Recipe” at the high school cafeteria kitchen, wrapped in heavy foil and loaded back on the refrigerated truck, to be delivered to the Pit Area. It all begins with 5000 pounds of Round Roast. Any omission of information or mis-information is unintentional. Pfeil from information recorded in the Minutes of the Jefferson Township Athletic Association, from Ralph Parsons and other sources. The grading was done by Russell “Scotty” Keel and L.C. During the grading of the property three foot of dirt was removed from the northern part of the land and moved to what is now the baseball field. An additional piece of land was donated by Larry Kahoe providing a fence be erected and maintained. This piece of property is not the tennis courts. After the field was laid out they did not have enough so and additional five acres was from Mr. Their efforts raised approximately $4,400.00 with which they purchased land- now identified as the “old football field, the Ox Roast Grounds, the Middle School grounds” or whatever your name is for it, from C.F. The purpose of the group was to purchase land for athletic fields to be used by the school and community.Īfter several meetings they decided to sell “Baby Bonds” –non interest bearing bonds to raise money. Vice Presidents were Percy Harbage, Leigh Bradfield, Charles Phillips and Merrill Mellott. The first officers of the association were Ralph Parsons, President, Earl Huffman, Secretary and William B. It was specified in the deed delivered to the West Jefferson Community and Businessman’s Association that the school board had first priority on the use of the land and the community to have second priority. The resolution was passed unanimously by the members present. In April, 1962, Sid Stratton and Leigh Bradfield presented a resolution to the Athletic Association to turn over all assets, including real estate in Jefferson Township, over to the West Jefferson Community and Businessman’s Association in consideration of the Association taking care of the said lands. Many other individuals provided labor and material to provide for the schools and the community. Walter Loveless donated material and wires the press box. A press box was erected by Bill Yantes and other members.

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Bolts, nuts and other hardware was donated by Ralph Parsons, concrete was donated by “Sid” Stratton and Fred Norris donated his time and labor to install the plumbing in the locker rooms under the stadium. The balance of the above money with $1100.00 donated by the school was used to erect a permanent stadium of cement blocks and concrete. The land was seeded and fertilized and the members rented bleachers for two years. The holes for the poles were dug by the members and the poles were set by the Electric Company. With this money they were able to purchase lights. All except $925.00 of the total was donated to the Association. The members went back to the purchase of the bonds and asked if they would turn them in without payment.

History of the Land Acquisition into what now is the 'Ox Roast Grounds' The Park contains a shelter house, storage buildings and a playground. In an agreement with Jefferson Local Schools, which owns the land Garrette Park is on, the Association and schools share all the land. The West Jefferson Community Association owns the property where the Ox Roast is held which includes 2 softball fields and parking areas.

The annual festival includes rides, a queens contest, entertainment, craft tent, kiddie tractor pull, watermelon eating contest, and a large variety of food. The famous Ox Roast Sandwiches are sold on Monday, Labor Day beginning at 12:00. The official opening begins on Saturday with a parade beginning at 12:00 noon on the west end of West Jefferson and proceeding through downtown to the Ox Roast Grounds. The West Jefferson Community Association sponsors the Annual Ox Roast each Labor Day Weekend.

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The first Ox Roast began in 1951 with the giving away of free beef Sandwiches. Later the name was changed to the West Jefferson Businessmen’s and Community Association and then again to the West Jefferson Community Association. The West Jefferson Community Association began in the late 1940’s as the West Jefferson Businessmen’s Association.