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VOL. 6, NO. 41
OCTOBER 8, 2011
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Salaries cut in school central office See Cindy’s story on page 3
Union County Heritage Festival chair Marie Rhyne presents this year’s painting to Mayor Mike Williams.
Local Masons David Paul, Harold Noland and Don Bridges provided freshly cooked and canned apple butter at the Union County Heritage Festival.
Heritage Festival rolls on By Cindy Taylor
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It was a blustery fall morning that heralded the start of the Seventh Annual Heritage Festival October 1. Despite the weather, more than 4,000 folks came out to Wilson Park to eat, shop, learn or just listen to impressive local talent. From the Wilson Park pavilion, master of ceremonies James Perry began the day with the Pledge of Allegiance led by Scout Troop 404. Festival chair Marie Rhyne and Union County Mayor Mike Williams greeted the audience. Haley Brooks, winner of the 2011 Luttrell Bluegrass Festival singing contest, inspired listeners with her rendition of “Coal Miner’s Daughter” to open the show. Other scheduled performers included Pleasant Valley Boys, Southern Spirit, Paul Williams and the Victory Trio, The Original Betterway Quartet, The Boys from Blackfox, and Broken Spurs Dance Team. Festivities and demonstrations at the park included contests, a bounce house, crafters, artisans, blacksmithing, chair caning, basket weaving, and hot food and drink. The local Masons stirred and canned their homemade apple butter, and the authors tent featured Bonnie Peters and Sonny Mullins. The Farmers Market vendors were in attendance, and the antique tractor show kept it usual spot just outside the main entrance. An actual race car was on display, having been driven to the festival from Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet in North Carolina by Kevin Spiva, who was accompanied by his 4-year-old son, Noah. Kevin works as a manager in the service department and wanted to help with the Heritage Festival. The Dale Earnhardt race car was donated for display at no cost to the Heritage Festival and drew huge crowds. “This speaks highly of the type of people at the dealership and at the Dale Earnhardt Foundation who are interested in helping others,” said Williams. “I doubt we could have paid the price to have this car brought here.” Contest winners were: Pumpkin Seed Spit, Greg Digman, 27 feet 2 inches; 50-pound Feed Bag Throw, Dan Hurst, 21 feet 1 inch; Hay Bale High Toss, William Garren; Skillet Toss 26-40 age group, Amanda Hurst, 39 feet 7 inches; Skillet Toss 41-55 age group, Lisa DePetro, 49 feet 3 inches; Skillet Toss over 55 age group, Zan Thompson, 36 feet. Children had their own special spot at the top of the hill provided
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County Commissioners Sheila Buckner and Janet Holloway enjoy the day at the Union County Heritage Festival. Photos by C. Taylor
Event celebrates seventh year by Treehouse Learning Center, who Tracy Wynn pops Ben Rayfield with a pie to help raise money also sponsored the children’s art for the Tennessee Copperheads baseball team. contest. Treehouse Learning Center has worked with the Union County Heritage Festival Committee for the past four years, providing all the activities and volunteers for the Kid Zone at the festival. This year, Treehouse organized the art contest in hopes of getting more children and families involved in the festival. Meanwhile, back at the Union County Museum, Eric Holcomb and Friends and Ashley Diane gave performances, and Dave Franks signed his cookbook. Beautiful quilts adorned the walls and banisters, and local artists and photographers displayed their work. The middle and high school art show was also held there. Wonderful Wanda Byerly oversaw the craft, knives, glassware and bake sale to raise money for the museum. Ninety vendors participated, and Rhyne sends out her appreciation to Judy Ebbert won big at the Heritage Festival Quilt Show. She is pictured here the many people and businesses that with one of her prize winning quilts, “Fourth of July.” Ebbert also won Best of helped make this year a success. Show.
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