Lisa Woolever, one of the strolling musicians in the Old Towne area at the Forks of the Wabash Pioneer Festival on Saturday, Sept. 24, gets some help on a song from (from left) Ariah Brown, Kennedy Lynem and Promise Fomby, all of Indianapolis.

Denise, Harrell, of Huntington, holds the plaque she received for winning the social environment category of the Pioneer Festival Historical Photo Contest on Saturday, Sept. 24. The Huntington County Historical Society and The Huntington County TAB co-sponsored the contest.

Singer Ivory West entertains on the stage at the Forks of the Wabash Pioneer Festival on Saturday afternoon, Sept. 24. Various entertainers performed throughout the two days of the festival.

Danny Russel (right) as President Abraham Lincoln, regales the children with some tall tales from his boyhoood at the Forks of the Wabash Pioneer Fesitval on Saturday, Sept. 24, at Hier's Park and the Huntington County Fairgrounds.

Robert Borland (left), playing Lawyer Slippery, acts out a scene with Kaley Koedel, as Angel Innocent, during the Masque and
Gavel melodrama performed at the Forks of the Wabash PIoneer Festival on Saturday, Sept. 24, at Hier's Park and the Huntington County Fairgrounds.

Bob Hart plays the hammered dulcimer on the stage at the Huntington County Fairgrounds during the Forks of the Wabash Pioneer Festival on Saturday, Sept. 24.

Joe Eisenhauer, of Andrews, drives a wagon while Emily Freise rides shotgun at the Forks of the Wabash PIoneer Festival on Saturday, Sept. 24, at Hier's Park and the Huntington County Fairgrounds.

The public is invited to attend the non-denominational, pioneer-style worship service that will be held as part of the Forks of the Wabash Pioneer Festival on Sunday, Sept. 25, at Hier’s Park.

The service will be led by Rev. John Ritchie and the congregation of the First Presbyterian Church, of Huntington. The 50-minute worship service will begin at 9 a.m. at the festival’s “Saloon” and will feature an  old-fashioned sermon by Ritchie and period music and hymns led by Stephanie Shultz. There will be no services at the home church this Sunday.

Saturday, September 24

10:00 a.m.
Opening firearm salute by1st U.S. Light Artillery, 1812, encampment

10:30 a.m.
Musical entertainment by Bob Hart, stage
Sponsored by Mike’s Car Care Center Inc.
Melodrama by Masque & Gavel, opera house

10:45 a.m.
Pioneer school house, pioneer village

It will be a throwback weekend at the 41st annual Forks of the Wabash Pioneer Festival, as Huntington County’s history and “the way it used to be done” in the early- to mid-1800s takes over Hier’s Park and the Huntington County Fairgrounds.

The vintage tractors and bicycles on display at the Forks of the Wabash Pioneer Festival Sept. 24 and 25 will take to the streets during and just prior to the festival.

Fans of the old-time machines are invited to see them in action and, in the case of the tractors, get an up-close look in advance of the festival.

Two antique tractor drives will take place on Friday, Sept. 23. Both start and end at the festival grounds at Hier’s Park and the Huntington County Fairgrounds.

William Brown (left), 16, of Huntington, was hypnotized by "psychological illusionist John Wayes, of Notre Dame, during a performance at the Roanoke Fall Festival on Saturday, Sept. 10.

Ziria Schuckman, 2, of Columbia City, enjoys the tanks ride in the carnival section at the Roanoke Park during the Roanoke Fall Festival on Saturday, Sept. 10.

The color guard of Roanoke American Legion Post 160 heads down the Roanoke Fall Festival Parade route on Saturday afternoon, Sept. 10.

Yellow Thunder, driven by Ralph Hunt, of Oakwood, OH, makes an atempt to pull the sled in a two-wheel drive class during the NTPA Tractor Pull on Friday night, at the Pull Field at Roanoke Park as part of the Roanoke Fall Festival.

Brandon Juergens, of Roanoke, rides his John Deere 320 down the Ageless Iron Tractor Parade route at the Roanoke Fall Festival on Friday evening, Sept.  9, with his young daughter, Lucy, on his lap.

Festival-lovers will get a taste of the weekend to come as the first events of the Roanoke Fall Festival get underway tonight, Thursday, Sept. 8.

The carnival opens at 5 p.m. and Food Alley at 6 p.m., with a pet parade, pie-eating contest and a show by Hubie Ashcraft rounding out the evening.

The festival continues Friday and Saturday, Sept. 9 and 10, with music by The Bulldogs on Friday night and Press the Glass on Saturday — both at 8:30 p.m.

CONTINUOUS EVENTS
All located at Roanoke Park

TOP NOTCH AMUSEMENTS
Adult & Kid Carnival Rides and Games

ANTIQUE TRACTOR DISPLAY
Ageless Iron of Roanoke

FOOD ALLEY
Wonderful Festival Food from a Variety of Vendors

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8

This year’s rabbit auction on Thursday, July 28, saw 140 rabbits cross the block, going for $38,600. The average price was $276.

The highest sale was had by Aidan Raab, whose rabbit went for $1,000.

Results of the 2016 4-H rabbit auction include the 4-H member’s name, premium price and buyer.

Individual sales were:

Lizzie Colclesser, reserve meat pen, $625, Johnson Petroleum Inc. and Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance – Adam Stroup.

Grace Bradford, champion stewer, $300, Helena Chemical – Markle.

Zachary Tolen, reserve stewer, $225, Bolinger Propane.

Brooklyn Holley, of Fort Wayne, competes in a hula hoop contest at the Zanesville Homespun Day Car Show Saturday morning, Aug. 20, in the Zanesville United Methodist Church parking lot.

State Sen. Travis Holdman, the honorary marshal of the Zanesville Homespun Day Parade, rides down the parade route on Saturday morning, Aug. 20.

Jim Bell, of Fort Wayne, does some cleaning on his 1966 Rambler Rogue at the Zanesville Homespun Day Car Show on Saturday morning, Aug. 20.

The town of Zanesville will be all gussied up this weekend as it puts its best foot forward during the 34th annual Homespun Day.

The event runs Saturday, Aug. 20, with several events that are family-friendly, from a bike rodeo to horse-drawn wagon rides.

Autumn Toth, 2, of Andrews, is the 2016 Andrews Cutie Queen. She is held by her mother, Tasha Geyer, who holds the trophy she received. Autumn was chosen queen Friday, Aug. 12 in the contest held during the Andrews Summer Festival.

Keaton Sadler, 3 months, wears a very large crown after he was chosen the 2016 Andrews Cutie King on Friday, Aug. 12. He is held by his mother, Olivia Jeffrey, of Andrews. He won the crown, a trophy and bag full of goodies.

Saturday, August 20, 2016 • ZANESVILLE, INDIANA

7:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
BREAKFAST & LUNCH
at the concession stand at
Zanesville United Methodist Church

All Day
SOFTBALL TOURNEY
Zanesville Ball Park
Concession stand open all day.

PITCHING SPEED MACHINE
Zanesville Ball Park
Sponsored by Leo Lions Club

"Peto the Almost Magnificent" magician, played by Mike Peterson, entertains youngsters on Saturday during the Andrews Summer Festival.

Denny Russel, as Abraham Lincoln, performs on the main stage in downtown Andrews during the Andrews Summer Festival on Saturday, Aug. 13.

Abby Chopson takes a big swing during a carnival game at the Andrews Summer Festival on Saturday, Aug. 13.

Members of the band Backwater rock out a country tune for the crowd on Friday, Aug. 12, at the main stage in downtown Andrews during the Andrews Summer Festival.