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Reported by Pat Davis at "Dixon Corner Country Store". This is also posted in the Brookville Jefferson Democrat news paper.
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Local News: as best we know at time of posting:
Appalachian Wagon Train web site with pictures.
Wagon Train Update:
I Went to a meeting April 30th at Farmer's Inn about the Appalachian Wagon
Train for 2009.
They will assemble at our place, the Dixon Corner Country Store, on Saturday (June 20th and Sunday June 21st -Father's Day) and spend Monday and Tuesday nights here, then travel to Farmer's Inn (Sigel) and stay there Wednesday and Thursday nights, and go to Aldertons' Meat Market (Corsica) for Friday and Saturday nights. They usually try to travel on an 18 mile trek each day.
We will feed them two evening meals and I hope I can count on family, friends and neighbors to help out with the meals.
The folks on the wagon train really like to be made welcome
everywhere they go and love to have everyone stop over for a chat. They all dress in early American just like the first settlers. So, I hope lots of
people come to see what they are all about. We are hoping it can be arranged for them to parade through Corsica on their last Saturday here.
They will all head home on the Sunday after their Church service. Some go on to Ohio and join their Wagon Train there.
The Appalachian Wagon Train will be at our property on Father's Day Weekend in 2009. I will get more information as we have more meetings. We invited them to stay on the
Dixon Corner site either in 2009 or 2010. We were selected for the 2009 trek. They will stay with us for a couple of days and then stay at Farmer's Inn a couple of days and over to Alderton's
for the remainder of the week. They will probably parade through Corsica the last Sat. they are in this area. There are about 300 members of the
Appalachian Wagon Train and have between 35 and 40 covered wagons in the trek. They generally travel about 18 miles a day and stay in the same camp site a couple of nights. More if they can. We told them we as a community would furnish a buffet style country evening meal and entertainment for one or more evenings if they prefer. They do have their own chuck wagon, minister and medical personal. They will set up camp at our place on Saturday and have church services and celebrate father's day on Sunday. Maybe have some country music that evening. They will go on their first trek on Monday and travel on a lot of the back roads towards Ridgway, Halton and return. We will feed them and get their horses water that evening.
Warsaw Fire Company will furnish the water. I think we will have a blast. Our friends, Bill and Mary Ann McClelland should have some digital pictures we can send to you. They go on the trek along with a granddaughter who rides horseback. Bill and Mary Ann and their son, Scott ride the wagon.
Our store has six public showers so they can use them and we will have some electric hook ups for some of the campers and motor homes they bring.
A lot of them come from Maryland, Ohio, West Virginia and New York. They all dress in early settler costumes. We also have that picnic shelter for their use plus the little building that did house the ice cream store.
We may build a stage area for the entertainment in case of rain so their equipment stays dry. Then once we build that, maybe we can rent it out for country music parties. We rent the other buildings out for reunions and picnics.
Sorry about the length of this. It started out as a note.
Pat
Appalachian Wagon Train web site with pictures.
We have enjoyed the redneck jokes for years. It's time to take a reflective look at the core beliefs
of a culture that values home, family, country and God. If I had to stand before a dozen terrorists
who threaten my life, I'd choose a half dozen or so rednecks to back me up. Tire irons, squirrel guns and grit --
that's what rednecks are made of. I hope I am one of those.
You might be a redneck if: It never occurred to you to be offended by the phrase, "One nation under God."
You might be a redneck if: You've never protested about seeing the 10 Commandments posted in public places.
You might be a redneck if: You still say "Christmas" instead of "Winter Festival."
You might be a redneck if: You bow your head when someone prays.
You might be a redneck if: You stand and place your hand over your heart when they play the National Anthem.
You might be a redneck if: You treat all veterans with great respect, and always have
You might be a redneck if: You've never burned an American flag.
You might be a redneck if: You know what you believe and you aren't afraid to say so, no matter who is listening.
You might be a redneck if: You respect your elders and expect your kids to do the same.
You might be a redneck if: You'd give your last dollar to a friend.
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