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THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 5, 2013
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Pioneer festival marks 40th year Stone’s Trace Pioneer Festival set for Saturday and Sunday LIGONIER — The Stone’s Trace Pioneer Festival, set for Saturday and Sunday near Ligonier, will mark its 40th anniversary this weekend with two days of tribute to Indiana pioneer life as it was in the 19th century. The festival grounds are on U.S. 33, about 1.5 miles south of U.S. 6 in rural Ligonier, across from the West Noble school campus. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Free parking and shuttle buses are available in the West Noble parking lot. Visitors are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets. Admission costs $5 per person, with children under 12 admitted free. Most areas are handicap-accessible. No pets are allowed, except service dogs. The festival is hosted by the Stone’s Trace Historical Society, made up volunteers who work yearlong to keep the grounds up to date and in good shape while preserving their historical heritage. This year’s festival marks a turning point for a few select members of the society. Dick and Jane Hursey, the public faces
of the festival for more than 30 years, will retire as society officers but will continue to be active volunteers. In addition, a special tribute will be given to Dr. Floyd Warren Dr. Warren of Ligonier. The retired veterinarian has also been a guiding force behind the festival, the grounds and the historical society. The focal point of the festival is Stone’s Tavern, built when General Mad Anthony Wayne and his men widened an Indian trail north and west of Fort Wayne to make wagon travel possible in the early 1800s. Richard Stone built the present structure in 1839. The tavern was the center of activity with quilting bees, town meetings, a post office, stagecoach stop, a jury room, dance hall and rest stop for the weary traveler. The building was operated as a tavern from 1839 until about the time of the Civil War, when it was sold. The historical society was formed in the 1960s and since
then members have put thousands of hours of volunteer labor into a complete restoration of the building. The tavern will be open for tours this weekend. Festival attendees can barter with blanket traders and watch the Stone’s Trace Regulators demonstrate black-powder shooting skills and primitive archery. There’s also the Mountain Man Aggregate, a primitive skills event including expertise with black-powder-and-flint shooting skills, flint- and steel fire starting, and tomahawk- and knife-throwing competitions.
Civil War Civil War re-enactors will include the 44th Indiana and 50th Virginia Civil War encampments, where people can learn how soldiers lived and check out a military field hospital and medicine wagon. Children will have the opportunity to participate in kid-oriented, pioneer games and learning activities, including live farm animals and face painting. West Noble High School’s Theater33 drama group will represent the Stone
family children growing up at a wayside inn.
Crafts galore Dozens of crafters will sell handmade crafts, which must be from the pre-1880 era. Many local groups will be selling food and drink, and all food must be cooked over open fires as done in pioneer days. Among pioneer craft demonstrations will be Julie Mast, who will show how shuttle tatting is done, and Charles Sweeney, who has been making apple butter in a copper kettle over an open fire for 37 years at the festival. Vicki Becker and Laura Hartman will return to make their honey whole-wheat bread to buy by the slice or by the loaf. Special displays include the Daughters of the American Revolution, who will have genealogy information and will be demonstrating quilting, and the Noble County Historical Society. Members will have old books and maps on display. The Luckey Hospital from Wolf Lake will set up a military field hospital, and there’s a chance that a Clara Barton re-enactor may
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Hawk VanLew, one of Indiana’s best-known Civil War historians and re-enactors, will portray General Henry Heth at this weekend’s festival. make an appearance. More information is available on the group’s website: stonestrace.com, or its Facebook page.
Another successful Marshmallow Festival Great weather, nice crowds, good music, plenty of food and lots of planning added up to another great Ligonier Marshmallow Festival, held over the Labor Day weekend. Everyone seemed to have a good time and no problems were reported. Plans will start soon for the 2014 festival and there’s always room for more help. Please see the Letter to the Editor on page 2 from Margarita White, chairperson of this year’s festival. Enjoy these photos and others found inside this week’s paper.
United Way offering free lunch today in downtown Ligonier
BOB BUTTGEN
This was a stirring sight at the Ligonier Marshmallow Festival parade on Labor Day, as dozens of local Boy Scouts and their leaders stopped to recite the “Pledge of Allegiance” during the event. This year’s parade featured more than 50 entries.
Police sponsor annual Bike Rodeo
LIGONIER — The United Way of Noble County will be in downtown Ligonier today (Thursday), giving out a free lunch as a way to kick off its 2013 fundraising campaign. From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in front of the Ligonier Police Station and City Hall on S. Cavin Street, volunteers will be handing out free grilled hamburgers, a bag of chips and a bottle of water. Everyone’s invited, there’s no cost and no catch. It’s just a way for the United Way to say thanks to the community for its support. The public is invited to learn more about how it can support the United Way and its fundrasing efforts for nonprofit groups in Noble County. Call the United Way office at 347-6822, or visit its website at www.uwnoble.org.
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Ligonier’s Dr. Robert Stone and his wife, Lura, arrived in style as grand marshals at the Ligonier Marshmallow Festival parade on Monday. The theme for this year’s parade was “Puttin’ On the Ritz” and many of the floats and entries displayed that notion.
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Several members of the Ligonier Police Department are shown with participants from the department’s bike safety rodeo, held over the Labor Day weekend as part of the Ligonier Marshmallow Festival. In the front are, from left, Avery Harper, Kora Shearer and Riley Knipper. In the back are, from left, Casey Runyon, Skylar Weigold, Drew Burns and Daisy Campos. Each year the officers host the event to teach kids bicycle riding tips and promote safety.
West Noble Blood Drive set for Friday at the Ligonier Recreation Center from noon to 6 p.m.
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