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10th anniversary

The Shelby County Applefestwas first observed in the year2003 as a celebration of Ohio’s Bi-centennial.

Success was immediate in thatinitial year and this annual eventhas continued to expand in bothpopularity and attendance. The2012 Applefest will mark the 10-year anniversary and is scheduledfor Friday through Sunday

The original concept for Apple-fest was to set aside a weekend ofactivities during which ShelbyCounty residents and neighborscould come together to celebratelife and to enjoy quality time withfamily and friends. It is a time toavow and recognize that the peo-ple of Shelby County are truly as“American as apple pie.”

Applefest offers something forall age groups and has evolvedinto one of West Central Ohio’spremier family fun events. All ac-

tivities and entertainment will beoffered free of charge and theevent in its entirety will be cen-tered in historic downtown Sidney,with the Shelby County courtsquare serving as its focal point.

Children’s activities and a vari-ety of nonstop live entertainmentwill be presented on two full-sizestages. Attractions and exhibitswill be both entertaining and edu-cational. To help ensure true fam-ily-friendly nature of Applefest, noalcoholic beverages will be per-mitted.

The underlying success of Ap-plefest rests in the generous spiritof its local sponsors and dedicatedvolunteers. Thanks to the finan-cial support of both businessesand individuals coupled with in-kind sponsorships, this festivalhas achieved tremendous successin a very short period of time, or-ganizers said.

Applefest is organized by an all-volunteer board of directors. In2012, Amy Pike has served as thechairwoman.

“Every detail of Applefest con-tinues to be meticulously man-aged so that, come the weekendafter Labor Day each September,

thousands can enjoy a true tasteof Americana under the shadetrees of the Shelby County court-house,” said Pike

The 2012 festival will featurelive entertainment from the BigBand era to the music of today onthe main stage. All who attendthis year’s Applefest are sure toenjoy the craft, quilt, floral, car,and Shelby County woodcarversshows, along with an abundantvariety of vendors offering every-thing from home-grown and home-made items to apple-themed foodand soft drinks. The Grown inShelby County contest, kiddietractor pull, Applefest photo con-test, and 10K, 5K, and kids 1-milefun run are a part of this year’sApplefest.

On Saturday and Sunday, thekids activities area will be in fullswing, offering arts and crafts ac-tivities for children along with anentertaining lineup of live per-formances on the Kid’s Stage. TheShelby County Historical Societywill host a Native American gath-ering featuring presentations byDr. Herman Viola, a well-recog-nized expert on Native Americanculture, an encampment and Na-

tive American exhibits at the RossCenter. The return of the annualApplefest parade and combinedhigh school band performancehave been planned for Sunday.

New to Applefest this year willbe a Shelby County business andindustry timeline exhibit depict-ing the history of local companiesand organizations. It will be ex-hibited at the Historic SidneyTheatre and in the storefront win-dows of several downtown busi-nesses. In conjunction with theexhibit, children will be encour-aged to visit each display and willbe awarded a special prize fordoing so. Seventeen area busi-nesses and organizations havecommitted to prepare and host ex-hibits.

To view a complete schedule ofweekend activities and entertain-ment at Applefest, visit www.Shel-byApplefest.com.

Applefest begins Friday

Shelby Applefest is a wonderful celebration of life being heldthis year on Sept. 7, 8, and 9 in downtown Sidney. This year’s fes-tival will once again be centered on thebeautiful and historic Shelby Countycourt square. For 10 years now ourcommunity and friends from the neigh-boring area have come together toenjoy the festivities of Applefest.Friends and families have made Apple-fest an annual tradition of spending theweekend in downtown Sidney enjoyingits beauty along with the activities,food, entertainment, and wholesome funthat is the essence of this festival.

Everyone attending this year is sure to find something toenjoy. The festival will once again offer two live performancestages that will host some of the most entertaining bands and showsyou’ll find anywhere. Applefest will feature a 5K, 10K and Kid’s1 mile run/walk. Crafters, woodcarvers, and quilters will be onhand showcasing their talent. You’ll find a corn hole tournament,kiddie tractor pull, flower show and Grown In Shelby County con-test. And parents, be sure to bring the kids to Applefest wherethey will enjoy free games, arts and crafts, and many other ac-tivities offered for their entertainment on Sept. 8 and 9.

New to Applefest this year is the Shelby County Businessand Industry Timeline exhibit to be presented at the Historic Sid-ney Theatre and in a number of downtown business storefront win-dows. You and your family are sure to enjoy this first ever exhibitand hopefully even learn a thing or two about our town along theway.

Sept. 9 will kick off with the always inspirational Commu-nity Worship Service followed by more live entertainment on themain stage. A colorful parade will make its way through downtownSidney followed by the ever-popular combined high school bandsperformance. An abundance of food vendors will be on hand allweekend with wonderful appetizing treats ranging from barbequeto homemade apple pie and dumplings. The farmer’s market willalso be in full swing all weekend long offering home grown veg-etables, fruits, baked goods and handcrafted items for which ithas become renowned.

The sponsors and organizers of the 2012 Applefest invite youand your family to join us and enjoy a great weekend filled with funand memorable moments. So consider this your personal invitationto join us at this year’s Applefest in beautiful downtown Sidney,Ohio.

Amy Pike2012 Applefest Chair

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Welcome to ApplefestA greetingfrom the

2012 chair

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Opening ceremony, 9/11 memorial plannedThe annual opening ceremony for Apple-

fest and Sept. 11 memorial will be Saturdayat 9:45 a.m. on the Main Stage on the ShelbyCounty courtsquare.

It will be coordinated by the Rev. PhilChilcote, conductor of the Sidney Civic Bandand vice president of the Shelby County Min-isterial Association.

The program will be divided into four seg-ments. The first will be a 15-minute musicalprelude.The second segment will include thepresentation of the colors, the national an-them, the pledge of allegiance, and an invo-cation by the Rev. Jane Madden, president ofthe Shelby County Ministerial Association.Amy Pike, 2012Applefest board chairwomanwill offer a welcome message and be followedby official welcomes from the Shelby Countycommissioners and Sidney Mayor MikeBarhorst.

The third segment comprises tributes tothose who lost their lives in the Sept. 11tragedy. These tributes will include the bellceremony presented by the Sidney Fire De-partment Honor Guard; a 21-gun salute pre-sented by the Sidney Police Department

Honor Guard; taps played by members of theSidney Civic Band; a special band selectionwritten as a dedication to those who lost theirlives on Sept. 11; and a prayer will be offeredby Pastor George Gnade for those who losttheir lives and those who continue to grieve.

The final segment of the program will be ashort concert presented by the Sidney CivicBand featuring patriotic selections and se-lections written specifically for the Sept. 11tragedy.The programwill conclude at 11 a.m.

“This year begins the second decade ofyears following the tragic day,” Chilcotesaid. “Last year of the 10th anniversary ofthe tragic day, there were many events.This year there is just one. I don’t want toever lose the poignancy of the huge loss oflife that day, but at the same time, there isso much to celebrate in our land, the ‘landof the free, and the home of the brave.’That’s why the last half of the program willbe all music, special selections writtenspecifically for the Sept. 11 tragedy,marches, patriotic music. Music does aheart good and reminds us of the wonder-ful freedoms that we enjoy.”

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Applefest happeningsRainbow Gardeners to host flower showThe Rainbow Gardeners of

Shelby County are once againoffering a special treat for flo-ral exhibitors and visitors tothe 2012 Applefest FlowerShow.The show this year will

take place Saturday and Sun-day at the Shelby County Joband Family Service Building,227 S. Ohio in downtown Sid-ney.Anyone who stops in to see

the gorgeous displays will beeligible to win a planted hy-pertufa door prize. Hypertu-fas are hand-crafted plantcontainers and this prize will

be loaded with a beautifularray of hardy, colorful se-dums. Neither rain nor heatnor below-freezing tempera-tures will stop this door prizefrom providing decorativestyle to any garden for manyyears to come. The drawingwill take place at 4 p.m. Sun-day at the end of the Apple-fest flower show. The luckyrecipient need not be presentto win.Shelby County residents

who plan to exhibit floralarrangements, roses, individ-ual specimens, potted plants,or hanging baskets can learn

more in the Entry Forms sec-tion of the Applefest websiteat www.ShelbyApplefest.com.This year there are five ex-hibit classes for adults 18 andolder and two youth classesso children and teens under18 can join the show. Class Iwill feature floral arrange-ments supporting the theme,“Harvest Splendor”; Class IIis for horticultural speci-mens; Class III, for roses;Class IV, for potted plants;and Class V, for hanging bas-kets. Youth classes includeClass I for floral arrange-ments supporting the “Har-

vest Splendor” theme andClass II for horticulturalspecimens, roses, pottedplants, and hanging baskets.First-, second-, and third-

place cash prizes will beawarded in each adult andyouth class. In addition, a $50cash prize will be awarded tothe Best Of Show.Applefest is a showcase for

many wonderful events, prod-ucts, and talented people inShelby County. Visit theflower show to see how ourShelby County gardeners aregoing green… and red… andyellow.

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Shelby County business and in-dustry timeline exhibit depictingthe history of local companiesand organizations. Being exhib-ited at the Historic Sidney The-atre and in the storefrontwindows of several downtownbusinesses, a variety of local or-ganizations are pulling togethergraphic timelines depicting thehistory of their entity in ShelbyCounty. In conjunction with theexhibit, children will be encour-aged to visit each display and willbe awarded a special prize fordoing so.At present, 15 area busi-nesses and organizations havecommitted to prepare and hostexhibits.Participating companies at

press time include: Emerson Cli-mate Technologies, Honda ofAmerica Manufacturing Com-pany, Flint’s TV & Appliances,AAA-Shelby County Motor Club,Shelby County Senior Center,Girl Scouts of America, WitwerChiropractic, Sidney-ShelbyCounty YMCA, Shelby CountyBoard of Developmental Disabil-ities, Furniture Express, Gate-way Arts Council, Shelby CountyLibraries, Realty 2000 Group,Dorothy Love Retirement Com-munity, and Shelby County RightTo Life.Those interested in visiting

the exhibits can do so on Satur-day from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. orSunday from noon until 5 p.m.

Woodcarvers to hold showThe 10th annual Shelby Wood-

carvers Guild Show and Sale willbe held in conjunction with theShelby County Applefest Fridaythrough Sundayat the Job andFamily Service Center on the cor-ner of Main Avenue and SouthStreet in downtown Sidney.A large number of exhibits in-

cluding examples of chip carving,caricatures, relief, pyrographic

(wood burning), in-the-roundcarvings and many other styleswill be on view. Carvings will befor sale, along with a selection ofwoodcarving tools and supplies.The Shelby Woodcarvers Guild

Show and Sale is free to the pub-lic and open Friday from 6 to 9p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6p.m. and Sunday from noon to 4p.m.

Crafters, vendors readyfor annual festival

The 2012 Applefest will offer avariety of craft vendors sellinghand-painted ceramics, kiln-formed glass, stuffed handmadeanimals, hair items for littlegirls, jewelry, wood toys, hand-made pillows, and Halloweenitems.In addition, company repre-

sentatives with Scentsy, Pam-pered Chef and Velada will be onhand with plenty of inventory of-fered for sale. The Shelby Countycourt square will again comealive with two full tents of qual-ity vendors offering items thatyou or someone special in yourlife is sure to enjoy.


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scheduleof eventsFriday, September 7thShelby County Court Square

Food/Refreshments ............................6:00-10:00 pmCraft Show.............................................6:00-9:00 pmFarmers Market .....................................6:00-9:00 pm

Main StageSwing Era Band ..............................................6:00 pmThe Drive - Classic Rock.................................8:00 pm

Cameo TheatreQuilt Show.............................................5:00-8:00 pm

Ross Historical CenterThe Native American Gatheringexhibit and encampment .......................1:00-5:00 pm

Shelby County Courthouse“Picture Yourself in Shelby County”Photo Display .......................................6:00-9:00 pm

Saturday, September 8thYMCA - Walk & Run for a Reason

Start at Court Square ......................................8:30 amFinish at Court Square ....................................9:00 am

Shelby County Court SquareFarmers Market................................8:00 am-9:00 pmFood/Refreshments.......................8:00 am-10:30 pmRotary Pancake Breakfast ..............8:00 am-10:00 amCraft Show.....................................10:00 am-9:00 pmCornhole Tournament Registration .................9:30 am

Tournament..............................................10:00 amPetting Zoo ....................................10:00 am-7:00 pmKid’s Activity Area ..........................11:00 am-7:00 pmKiddie Tractor Pull Registration..........12:00-12:30 pm

Competition.............................................12:30 pmCar, Truck, Motorcycle Show ................1:00-6:00 pm

Main Stage911 Opening Ceremonies ............................10:00 amDonor Recognition........................................11:00 amHiggins & Madewell - Blues, Classic Rock.....11:30 amDonor Recognition .........................................1:00 pmThe Avalons - Rock & Roll Oldies ...................1:30 pmRick Frazier Band - Blues, Southern Rock ......3:30 pmAnnounce Car Show Winners ........................5:00 pmNashville Crush - Country & Rock..................5:30 pmWood Carvers Auction ...................................7:30 pmThe Websters - Rock, R&B, Techno................8:00 pm

Ross Historical CenterThe Native American Gatheringexhibit and encampment ...................9:00am-5:00pm

Cameo TheatreQuilt Show.....................................10:00 am-6:00 pm

Sidney TheatreShelby County Business & Industry Timeline(and in storefronts) ..............................10:00 am-6:00 pm

Saturday, September 8thJob & Family Service Center

Wood Carvers Show & Sale...........10:00 am-6:00 pmGrown in Shelby County Contest ..10:00 am-5:00 pmFlower Competition & Exhibit ..................12:00-5:00 pm

Sidney Fire DepartmentOpen House...................................11:00 am-5:00 pm

Shelby County CourthouseLocal Author Book Sale & Signing ...10:00 am-6:00 pmDayton N-Track Model Trains...........10:00 am-6:00 pm“Picture Yourself in Shelby County”Photo Display ...............................10:00 am-6:00 pm

9Sunday, September 9thSidney Elks Club

Shelby County 4H Breakfast Benefit ..8:00 am-1:00 pm

Shelby County Court SquareFood/Refreshments.............................11:00-5:00 pmCraft Show ...........................................11:00-5:00 pmFarmers Market ...................................12:00-4:00 pmKids’ Activity Area ...............................12:00-2:00 pmPetting Zoo ..........................................12:00-4:00 pm

Main StageCommunity Worship Service........................10:00 amMiami-Shelby Melody Men - Barbershop .....11:00 amMore Than-A-Show - Chrisitan Rock............12:30 pmCombined High School Band Performance....4:00 pm

Cameo TheatreQuilt Show...........................................12:00-4:00 pm

Sidney TheatreShelby County Business & Industry Timeline(and in storefronts)....................................12:00-5:00 pm

Job & Family Service CenterWood Carvers Show & Sale.................12:00-4:00 pmFlower Competition & Exhibit ..................12:00-4:00 pmGrown in Shelby County Contest ........12:00-4:00 pm

Ross Historical CenterThe Native American Gatheringexhibit and encampment..................1:00 pm-4:00pm

Shelby County Courthouse“Picture Yourself in Shelby County”Photo Display .....................................12:00-5:00 pm

Applefest Parade ................................................2:30 pm

Wednesday, September 5thCameo Theatre

Queen & Little Miss Appleof My Eye Pageant ........................................7:00 pm

Thursday, September 6thRoss Historical Center

The Native American Gatheringexhibit and encampment .......................1:00-5:00 pm

Friday, September 7thJob & Family Service Center

Wood Carvers Show & Sale...................6:00-9:00 pm

This schedule is subject to change so pleasecheck the website often.

Please no pets, bicycles or skateboardsare permitted at Applefest.


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Demonstration................................11:10 amHugo Toast ...........................................1:10 pm

Shelby County Sheriff K-9Demonstration ................................3:10 pm

YMCA Gymnastics Team ....................4:10 pm

Pie Eating Contest .............................5:10 pm

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4-H Junior Leaders4-H of Shelby CountyAll American Youth ActivitiesAmerican Red CrossAmos Memorial LibraryAnna FCCLAAuto TechAuto ZoneBig Brothers/Big Sisters ofShelby/Darke County

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Draft Horse AssociationErnst Sporting GoodsFair Haven Shelby County HomeFarm Service AgencyFarm Service Truck EquipmentGateway Arts CouncilGirl Scouts of Western OhioGreat ClipsHampton InnHelman's Body ShopHemm's GlassHits 105.5 - WMVR RadioHoly Angels Catholic ChurchHoward's TireIvy GarlandLehman Catholic High SchoolLet's Dance, Let's TwirlLittle CaesarsLow Voltage SolutionsMcDonald'sMeyer Electric

Mike's Barn and Yard ConnectionOhio State University ExtensionPicture Perfect Photos & Design, LLCRainbow Gardeners Garden ClubSalvation ArmySharon's School of DanceShelby County Agricultural SocietyShelby County CommissionersShelby County Farm BureauShelby County GrangesShelby County Historical SocietyShelby County Job and FamilyServices

Shelby LandscapingShelby County Master GardenersShelby County Senior CenterShelby County Sheriff's DepartmentShelby County Wood CarversSidney Ace HardwareSidney Co-opSidney Daily NewsSidney Dance CompanySidney Fire DepartmentSidney First United MethodistChurch

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Enjoy Applefest!

The crop and produce competition will be part ofApplefest’s weekend festivities Friday through sun-day.The competitive event and show will be held at

the Shelby County Job and Family Services, 227 S.Ohio Ave. Qualifying entries for the crop/produceevent must have been grown in Shelby County.Thefirst place winner in each category will be awarded$20 and the second place, $15.Categories include best peck of apples, largest

head of cabbage, largest pumpkin or squash, soy-bean plant (most pods), largest tomato, best quartof wheat, best hay sample, and six best ears of corn.Bernard Clinehens, assisted by Woody and Ann

Joslin, will judge all entries Saturday beginning at10 a.m. All entries must be in place by 9:30 a.m.Gardeners and crop producers in the county are

encouraged to enter this competition. Entry formsare required and may be secured on the Applefestwebsite at www.ShelbyApplefest.com or the frontfoyer of the OSU Extension Office on Fair Road.All entry forms shall be postmarked or delivered

by Saturday to Bernard Clinehens 22266 Maple-wood Road Maplewood, OH 45340.

How does yourgarden grow?

‘Picture Yourself in ShelbyCounty’ theme of photo contestIn conjunctionwith this

year’s Shelby Applefest,the Sidney-ShelbyCountyChamber of Commercewill sponsor its seventhannual Applefest photocontest.The theme for this

year’s competition is “Pic-ture Yourself in ShelbyCounty,” and there is anew category for 2012.En-trants were encouraged tosubmit photos they havepersonally taken that arepart of their own collectionand submit them beforetheAug.31 entry deadline.Entries could be submit-ted in any of the followingsix categories:

• Shelby County Land-marks• Recreation/Sporting

Events in Shelby County• Fun at the Shelby

County Fair• Shelby County Na-

ture and Landscapes• Shelby County Farm

Life• Celebrating the

Great OutdoorsAll photos entered will

be displayed during Ap-plefestweekend,with pho-tographer’s name listed, inthe lower level of theShelby County court-house. Each category ofphotos will be judged onoverall image aesthetics

and creativity.The new category is

“Celebrating the GreatOutdoors.” Each year, theChamber of Commerceproduces amagazine-stylemembership directory,“Discover Shelby CountyOhio.” Each year a themeis incorporated in thecover and history sectionof themagazine.The 2013edition is going to focus onthe great outdoors inShelbyCounty.The photo-graph could be anythinghaving to do with the out-doors: picnicking, swim-ming, sledding, 5K events,graduations, golfing, gar-dening.

The best entry in eachof the six categories willbe awarded $25. In addi-tion, two-$25 best of showawards will be presented,one to a photographer 17years or younger and asecond, to a photographer18 or older.Photos will be scanned

for possible use only inSidney-Shelby CountyChamber publications,with photo credit noted.The photographer re-tains all rights to thephotograph(s). Originalphotographs will beavailable for pick up atthe Chamber office afterOct. 5.

Kids take center stageThe Applefest Kids

Area, sponsored by theCommunityFoundation ofShelby County, will be fullof free fun, food, andgames under two whitetents on the south side ofthe courtsquare.The craft and game

areas will be open Satur-day from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.and Sunday from noonuntil 2 p.m.Children will enjoy

making and decorating avariety of craft items for allskill levels. They can alsopick up a quick, healthysnack after their craft fun.Just outside the craft

tents will be a petting zoo,a balloon sculptor, and aface painter.The Applefest Kids

Stage will present a widevariety of entertainment

Saturday, including aYMCA tae kwon dodemonstration, enter-tainer Hugo Toast, YMCAgymnastics teamperform-ance, a pie-eating contest,Shelby County Sheriff’sDepartment K-9 demon-stration, and an appear-ance byRonaldMcDonald.

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ALYSSA IBARRA, of Sid-ney, competes in the Ap-plefest pie eating contestin 2011.

This year’s Applefest willshowcase the return of the Ap-plefest Author Fair for the thirdconsecutive year and will fea-ture 20 Ohio writers who willbe on hand to sell and auto-graph their books.The event will offer the read-

ing public a variety of subjectsand content.Some of the writers who will

be in attendance include TerryW. Ervin II, who is the author ofthe fantasy novel, “FlankHawk.” Ervin is an English in-structor and editor of the fictionmagazine, Mindflights. Ervin’sshort stories have been pub-lished in a variety of publica-tions. Also participating will becomic and graphic novel authorStephen Hines, of Troy; andbestselling romance author TimSmith, of Dayton.The event will take place

Saturday on the ground floor ofthe Shelby County courthouse.Also returning this year in

conjunction with the ApplefestAuthor Fair is the Dayton N-Track Model Train Club, whowill have several portable traindisplays in the courthouse asthey did at the 2011 Applefest.

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AUTHOR TERRY Ervin will signcopies of his book during the Ap-plefest Author Fair Saturday inthe Shelby County Courthouse.


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AARON BAUER, of Houston, was the first to cross the finish line of theYMCA Challenge 5K at Applefest in 2011.

8th annual 5KRun/Walk planned

for SaturdayThe Sidney-Shelby

County YMCA, in con-junction with the 2012Shelby County Apple-fest, will hold the eighthannual Walk and Runfor a Reason on Sept. 8starting at 8 a.m.The event will feature

not only a 5K race, butalso a 10K race, alongwith a one-mile fun run.Race-day registration

will begin at 7:15 a.m.

The top three maleand female finishers ineach division will re-ceive medals and allparticipants are guar-anteed ribbons. For the5K and 10K races, thetop male and female fin-ishers will receive a tro-phy.All proceeds from the

event will go to the Com-munity Partners Cam-paign.Ohio authors to

visit Applefest Firefighters to be parade’sgrand marshals

The 10th annual ShelbyCounty Applefest parade has beenscheduled for Sunday in down-town Sidney.Applefest begins Friday at 6

p.m. with Shelby County’s SwingEra Band taking the main stage.The Drive band will follow at 8p.m. bringing their classic rocksound to the Applefest stage. Sat-urday and Sunday will be packedwith entertainment, games, crafts,a quilt show, car and motorcyclecruise-in, woodcrafters, foodbooths, kiddie tractor pull, demon-strations, farmers market, parade,an author book show and signing,a photo contest and more. Theseevents will be held on the ShelbyCounty court square and through-out the downtown. A schedule ofevents is available at the Apple-fest website at www.shelbyapple-fest.com.Entertainment lineup Satur-

day features country, blues, andclassic rock with HigginsMadewell at 11:30 a.m.; oldiespresented by the Avalons at 1:30p.m.; blues, funk, and southern

rock, compliments of the Rick Fra-zier Band at 3:30 p.m.; countryand rock music by NashvilleCrush at 5:30 p.m.; and R&B,rock, and techno presented by theWebsters at 8 p.m.Main stage entertainment Sun-

day kicks off with a communityworship service at 10 a.m., fol-lowed by a performance by theMiami-Shelby Melody Men Cho-rus at 11 a.m. More Than a ShowChristian rock follows at 12:30p.m.The theme for this year’s Ap-

plefest parade is “10th Anniver-sary” and it will step off Sept. 9promptly at 2:30 p.m. Beginningat the Holy Angels Church onWater Street, the parade will pro-ceed north on Main Street toNorth Street and will next turnsouth onto Ohio Street ending atthe Spot restaurant.Grand marshals for the 2012

Applefest parade are the ShelbyCounty firefighters. Immediatelyfollowing the parade, a band pro-gram will be performed by all thehigh school bands.

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Native American dancers to join GatheringDozens of Native

American dancers frommany different tribes willperform during theShelby County HistoricalSociety’sNativeAmericanGathering at the ShelbyCounty FairgroundsThursday through Sun-dayHead dancers Tim

Samaniego and AngelaAllen, of Lima, will leadtraditional dances, grassdances and fancy dancesduring the event,which isopen to the public. Theyhope that attendees whocome to watch will bedrawn into the action anddecide to participate.“People are always in-

vited to join in,”Samaniego said.Amaster of ceremonies

will explain each dance.The performances arescheduled to run continu-ously from early after-noon Thursday until 4p.m. and then again from6 p.m. until dark. Theevent is free.“This is a great time for

people to come out andlearn that Native Ameri-can people are still here,”Samaniego said.“Weworkamong you.”He is a unionpipe-fitter, working inLima.Allen is a paralegalwho works in Belle-fontaine.They make their own

regalia, the clothes wornduring a pow-wow. Theclothes feature beadworkand moccasins that areparticular to individualtribes. If a Native Ameri-canwears a traditional re-galia, “you can tell whichtribe and which clan” he’sfrom, Samaniego said.Allen, who is Shawnee,

grew up inVinton Countyand began dancing as atoddler.

“When you’re (at apow-wow) as a child, run-ning around with yourfriends, you just do in anddance,” she said. “I justlearned by going in thering and dancing. Mymom always encouragedit. My mom was veryproud of it. ”The couple have been

dancing for 40 years.Samaniego, a MescaleroApache originally fromWabash, and Allen, ashead dancers during thegathering in Sidney, willbe responsible for startingeach dance and leadingthe other dancers into thering.Allenwill instruct fe-male dancers and

Samaniego, the males.“If dancers have ques-

tions, they come to thehead dancers,”Allen said.Tilda Phlipot, director

of the Shelby County His-torical Society, noted thatthe gathering will be aunique opportunity forarea residents to see vari-ous kinds ofNativeAmer-ican dance.“Because participants

will come from all overand represent differenttribes, the styles of danc-ing will be many,” shesaid.According to

Samaniego, what peoplewill see is the only danc-ing indigenous to the

North American conti-nent.“This is true America,”

he said. “Each person hashis own version of thedance.That’s your dance.”The styles of dancing

fall into three categories:traditional, grass andfancy.“Traditional is the

story dance,” Samaniegoadded. The dancers tell astory — of war, of thehunt, of conquest — “orwhatever you want tosay.”The garb of the tradi-tional dancers is made ofbroadcloth or leather orwool.“If you looked at a pic-

ture of a traditionaldancer from100 years agoand put it next to a dancerof today, they would lookthe same,” he said.Fancy dancing was

adopted by NativeAmeri-cans after it became pop-ular in the Wild Westshows that toured thecountry in the early 20thcentury. The regalia offancy dancers featuresbright colors, satins andsilks.‘We weren’t flashy

enough” for the stagedperformances, Samaniegosaid. According toWikipedia, members ofthe Ponca tribe developedthe dance in the 1920sand 1930s to entertaintourists on the reserva-tions. It showcases thegreat strength andprowess of its performers.“In a traditional pow-

wow, you send grassdancers in first to laydown the grass so otherpeople can get in,” henoted. “A pow-wow is likea big church social.”Because some of the

dancers carry pieces thatare antique, family heir-

looms, the head dancerscaution attendees not totouch any part of a per-former’s regalia withoutasking first. Likewise,Allen said, don’t take anyphotoswithoutpermission.The gathering will

openThursdaywith a lec-ture by Dr.HermanViola,of Falls Church,Va., cura-tor emeritus at the Smith-sonian’s NationalMuseum of Natural His-tory. The speech will be at7 p.m. at LehmanCatholic High School.Viola has authored sev-eral books about his spe-cialty, the study of theAmerican West and Na-tive Americans.All events comprising

the gathering will be freeand open to the public ex-

cept the programs thathave been scheduled forthe schools on Friday.A Ross Historical Cen-

ter exhibit will featureNativeAmerican artifactson display from Saturdaythrough the end of themonth.Craftsmen, story-

tellers, dancers anddrummers will illustrateNative American life atthe fairgrounds beginningat 10 a.m. Saturday. At 1p.m., a ceremony honor-ing all veterans will takeplace.In addition to crafts for

sale and demonstrationsof craftsmanship, NativeAmerican food, includingbuffalo, elk, corn soup andfried bread will be avail-able for purchase.

Photo provided

ANGELA ALLEN (left), a Shawnee, and TimSamaniego, an Apache, both of Lima, prepare toperform at a recent pow-wow. The couple will be inSidney as head dancers during the Shelby CountyNative American Gathering, presented by theShelby County Historical Society at the ShelbyCounty Fairgrounds Saturday.


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North America is the crabapple? Did you know thatthere are more than 7,500 varieties of apples grownthroughout the world? Bet you didn’t know this:Apples are a member of the rose family.With suchan extraordinary fruit why shouldn’t it be cele-brated? Well, in Sidney, Ohio, they are doing justthat onFriday through Sunday.Applefest will kick off again this year with all

the fun and festivities of its previous celebrations.This annual celebration will be held in downtownSidney on the beautiful and historic Shelby Countycourt square. Certainly no celebration branded asApplefest would be complete without some good ol’down-home cookin’ and a wide variety of deliciousdishes featuring — what else? Apples.This year’s Applefest will offer more than a

dozen food vendors offering a variety of tastetempting selections, many featuring apples. Visi-tors to Applefest will enjoy everything from apple-flavored shaved ice to that all American favorite,apple dumplings and ice cream.Other apple-themed selections will include apple

turnovers and apple wood-smoked chicken. In ad-dition, Applefest patrons are sure to enjoy a varietyof other great foods to include barbecue ribs, burg-ers, fries, and shredded chicken sandwiches. Festi-val favorites like funnel cakes, root beer and kettlecorn will also be available. For those specificallyseeking healthy choice selections, Applefest willhave those too.Applefest patrons can rest assured; this year’s

roster of vendors is ready once again to offer theirvariety of delicious apple concoctions for your en-joyment. Many vendors attending the 2011 Apple-fest are returning to our wonderful Shelby Countycommunity atmosphere, while several new vendorsare also registered to participate.So, whether you crave a tart granny smith

smothered in caramel sauce or a red deliciousbaked with sugar and cinnamon, this year’s Apple-fest is certain to find the apple lover in you!

CornholetournamentplannedApplefest will feature

the fifth annualApplefestCorn Hole Tournamentsponsored by the Fair-lawn High School DramaClub.The competition will

be Saturdayand is open tothe public. Registrationfees are $20 per two-per-son team competing in adouble elimination event.The tournament will beheld on the south side ofthe court square begin-ning at 10 a.m.All registration forms

must be submitted by9:30 a.m.Saturday.Regis-tration forms are avail-able in the Entry Formssection of the Applefestwebsite at www.Shel-byApplefest.com or at thetournament registrationbooth located on thesouth side of the courtsquare. Registration canalso be made Friday atthe corn hole tournamentbooth from 6 to 9 p.m. orby sending the registra-tion form and payment toFairlawn High SchoolDrama Club,Attn: ShellyMann, 18800 JohnstonRoad, Sidney, OH 45365.For more information,

contact ShellyMann, cornhole tournament coordi-nator, at (937) 489-1342.

The Applefest KiddieTractor Pull will be Sat-urday.This event will be on

Main Avenue on the eastside of the court square infront of the CourtviewCenter Building.Registration will be

fromnoon to 12:30 p.m.at

the Main Street location,with the competition be-ginning at 12:30 p.m.Three classes are

scheduled to compete andinclude the age groups of3-4, 5-6 and 7-8. Trophieswill be awarded to thefirst three winners ineach age category.

The Shelby County Applefest willfeature the Sam Watkins MemorialCar, Truck and Motorcycle Showsponsored by Sidney Body CARSTARand Buckeye Ford Saturday.The show will take place on Ohio

Avenue and Poplar Street in historicdowntown Sidney between the hoursof 1 and 6 p.m. Registration begins at1 p.m. with judging of entries to fol-low. All makes and models are wel-come. The top 20 entries will receivetrophies. Dash plaques will be givento the first 80 entries. Cost to enterthe show is $10.Show participants are requested to

enter the exhibit area near the Sidney

Post Office on N. Ohio Avenue or bythe Historic Sidney Theatre on W.Poplar Street Vehicles will be lined upfor display along Ohio Avenue andPoplar Street.Live “oldies” music by the Avalons

will be presented on the ApplefestMain Stage for all attending the carshow to enjoy. In addition, WMVRradio Hits 105.5 will be on hand, host-ing a live remote at the show.For more information about the

show, call Robin Banas at (937) 726-6084. Additional information aboutall the attractions and features at thisyear’s Applefest can be found atwww.ShelbyApplefest.com.


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Summer is quickly passing, whichmeans time for the Shelby County Ap-plefest is almost here.And although a majority of folks do

whatever they can to keep cool, thereis a unique group of thread artistswho have feverishly been working onsomething to keep them warm. Whatbetter place to view their talents thanat the Applefest Quilt Show?The quilt show committee has

taken a walk through time to remem-ber the wonderful pieces that havebeen hung each year to display thecraftsmanship, colors and history ofthis art form. From the first year atthe Masonic Temple, several years atthe fairgrounds and more perma-nently in the Senior Citizen Center,quilters have come to compete as well

as admire the threaded beauties.This year will be no exception. The

center will become a gallery and hun-dreds of people will come to be in-spired. But there will be a fewchanges that are regrettably neces-sary in order to continue what theoriginal intent for this show was andstill is, to educate and pay tribute tothe quilters from yesterday as well astoday.The economy has hit everyone in

one way or another, and so it is withthe budget for the quilt show. Thefirst-, second- and third-place winnersfrom each category will not beawarded monetary prizes for the firsttime since the show began. But thecommittee is confident that the showwill retain the quality and quantity ofquilts for all to see.There has been an award every

year that has not been given enoughrecognition for the passion that hasgone into the making. Every categorywhich has a first-, second- and third-place winner has been awarded ahandmade log cabin apple, whichPauline Warren, a national award-winning quilter from Sidney, has lov-ingly made each year. These ribbonsare unique to the Applefest and weredesigned byWarren just for this event.The first-, second- and third-place

winner of each category will still beawarded these apples. And when allcategories have been judged, the Bestof Show Hand-Quilted and the Best ofShowMachine-Quilted quilts will stillreceive prize money in addition totheir ribbons.Each year there is a theme cate-

gory, and this year’s theme is “SimplyCharming.” What this means is, each

piece of fabric must be cut and sewnback together to make the quilt topwith only one template. Some of thesedesigns include squares, triangles,rectangles, hexagons, apple cores pat-tern and any other shape that will in-terlock with one another to finish outas a quilt.In early days, this method, called a

charm quilt, required that each pieceof fabric in the quilt be different. Butin the Applefest show, fabrics can berepeated. They just all have to be cutfrom the same template.The Loose Threads Quilt Club has

once again created a beautiful rafflequilt that will be awarded to the luckywinner on Sunday as soon as the showis over. This year’s pattern is a patri-otic Ohio Star. Tickets will be avail-able at the show or from clubmembers prior to the show.

Shelby County girls in grades 9-11 were invited tocompete for the honor of being namedMissApplefest.Shelby County girls age 4 to 6 were eligible to par-

ticipate in the 2012 Little Miss Apple of My Eye pag-eant.The competition will be held tonight at 7 p.m. in

the CameoTheatre at the Shelby County Senior Cen-ter, 304 S. West Ave. Advance registration was re-quired.The chairperson for this year’s event is Janice

Seger.The girls had an interview Sunday at the Shelby

County Agricultural Center, 822 Fair Road.During the pageant, each girl must wear an origi-

nal apple-themed outfit. Judging criteria will includepoise, responsiveness to questions, and personality.An on-stage interview question will be submitted toeach final candidate.Amandatory pre-pageant rehearsal was scheduled

for Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at the Cameo Theatre.The top three finalists in each category will be

given cash awards and the winner will be invited toparticipate in future events and parades throughoutthe Shelby County area during the year following theApplefest. The winners are also expected to ride onthe Applefest float during the Applefest parade Sun-day.

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SUMMER MCCRACKEN (left), of Anna, was de-clared Miss Applefest for 2011 and AlexandriaGaerke, of Russia, was declared Little Miss Apple-fest at the Apple of My Eye Pageant held in theCameo Theatre in 2011.

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