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8- PRESTON COUNTY JOURNAL- Wednesday, September 28, 2011- Kingwood, WV
Chestnut Festival an October event
West Virginia's 4th Annual Wm. MacDonald, noted Chest- ing in the Chestnut World of Professor Charles and Alice
nut researchers, Displays by the
Row!esburg Middle School,
Throwing Chestnuts-in-the-
Well Contest with prizes for
children, Live Music, Food and
Bex;erages.
Vendors will include: Jarred
Honey with Chestnuts by The
Bee Box, Chestnut Furniture
and smaller items, Chestnut
Collectibles by Allegheny Tre-
enware, Chestnut Tree Saplings
for sale (Asian and others).
Other Vendors: Across the street
from the Park, in The Szilagyi
Creative Arts Center, the River
City Caf6 will be open includ-
ing serving delicious desserts.
Other activities taking place
there from Noon to 5 p.m. in-'
clude: West Virginia's premier
World War II Museum, B &
O Museum Centenary Bridge
Exhibit, on loan from the Bal-
timore Museum, The new Pres-
ton County Sports Museum,
Exhibit by The Preston County
Arts Council, including mul-"
tiple pottery items, The Quilt
Room exhibit and quilts for
sale, The River City Emporium
and Collectibles with items for
sale.
An exciting Scientific Pro-
gram is planned for those want-
ing to explore what is happen-
Research. For the first time,
we will host The West Virginia
ChapterMeeting of TACF, pre-
sided over by Chapter President
Jimmy Jenkins, from I-3 p.m.
in the Szilagyi Center and the
pubijcis invited.
Additionally, from 4-5
p.m., WVU professor, Mark
Double and Dr. N. Joseph
Nassif, will host a Chestnut
Scientific program with two
prominent speakers: Dr. Don
Kines, "Chestnut Breeding and
Grafting Programs in Barbour
County Orchards," and Bry-
an Burhans, CEO and Presi-
dent, The American Chestnut
Foundation, "Science Behind
American and Asian Chestnut
Breeding Programs in 16 State
Chapters of TACF." Time per-
mitting, Thomas Harttung Nas-
sir, PhD Candidate, will pres-
ent, "A Chestnut Documentary
DVD".
A big hit has always been the
Gala Chestnut Banquet from
5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the
Auditorium of the Szilagyi
Center, with the dinner menu
including a variety of savory
Chestnut Flavored dishes.
We will pay special honor to
the 4th annual crowning of this
year's Mr. and Mrs. Chestnut
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Automotive
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new car
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Chestnut Festival will take
place on Sunday, October 9,
2011 from 10:30 a.m. to 7:30
p.m. in Rowlesburg.
Once again, this year's theme
will be honoring the past heri-
tage and present research steps
taken to further the rebirth of
The Great American Chestnut
Tree in the Appalachian wood-
lands. You will not want to miss
the variety of activities packed
into one day in the convenient
Rowlesburg Park location and
The Szilagyi Creative Arts Cen-
ter across the street.
Activities are planned for all
ages and all types of .interest,
whether it be sampling roasted
chestnuts, browsing varied
Chestnut vendors selling their
wares, purchasing Chestnut sap-
lings, attending scientific lec-
tures, attending a Gala Chestnut
Banquet and much more.
The day begins with a Con-
tinental Breakfast from 10;30
a.m. to noon in the River City
Cafr', located in the Szilagyi
Creative Arts Center.
The Rowlesburg Park Activi-
ties, from noon to 5 p.m. will
include: Sampling of Grilled
Roasted Chestnuts, Chestnuts
to-go, raw or grilled, Dem-
onstration of a new Chestnut
Peeling Machine, invented by
Gerald Whitmer. This should
be exciting for all to witness.
Displays on the History of the
Great American Chestnut Tree
by the West Virginia Chapter of
The .American Chestnut Foun-
dation (TACF). Come and meet
Professor Rick Sypolt and Dr
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Professor Sypolt, under the aus-
pices of the West Virginia Chap-
ter of TACF, has established
two hybrid American Chestnut
Orchards at the College. Other
banquet activities include:
An original opening song, "O
Chestnut Tree," performed by
the Preston high Madrigal Sing-
ers, directed by Deborah West-
brook.
Shirley Cook Hartley, Co-
Chairperson, will give a toast,
The Chestnut-Vino Novello
Ritual, "Welcoming the Chest-
nut Harvest and the Tasting of
the New Wine." The ritual is an
annual celebration of Thanks
in Tuscany and other Northern
Regions of Italy that harvest
chestnuts.
Dr. N. Joseph Nassif, Festival
Director, will introduce our dis-
tinguished guests, including our
keynote speaker, Dr. James Hill
Craddock, Biology Professor at
the University of Tennessee. Dr.
Craddock, one of the Nation's
leading Chestnut Research Sci-
entists, will update us on, "Ac-
tivities in Restoring The Ameri-
can Chestnut Tree to its Native
Range within the Woodlands of
Tennessee."
An auction of hand-made
Chestnut items known for its Festivals and
The Chestnut Festival Com- Flowers, outdoor activities, and
mittee members, under the antiques. Travelers come from
sponsorship of the Rowlesburg across the U.S to raft and fish
Revitalization Committee are, the "wild and wonderful" Cheat
Dr. N. Joseph Nassif, Direc- River. Rowlesburg has become
tor and Chairperson, Shirley a tourist destination hosting
Cook Hartley, Co-Chairperson, annual festivals such as the
Kathleen Wolfe Orescnin, Mark Labor Day Ox-Roast & Rail-
Double, Anna R. Nassif, Doris road History, The World War II
Wolfe Rooks, Lee Waybright, Living History Weekend, Civil
Margaret Schollar (Town May- War Reenactment, River City
or), George Nassif, Jean Wolfe, Arts Festival, The December
Maggie DeWeirdt, and Thomas Christmas Market and the West
H. Nassif. Virginia Chestnut Festival. In-
Major Sponsors of the Festival cluded in next year's festival
are, The West Virginia Chapter schedule will be a Rainbow
of TACF, West Virginia Fairs Trout Cook-Off.
and Festivals, West Virginia Vendors are Welcome. For
Community Partnership, Clear more information and/or to re-
Mountain Bank, Greater Mor- sercve banquet dinner tickets
gantown Convention and Visi- or vendor space, contact Shir-
tors Bureau, and ON-TRAC ley Hartley, (304) 329-1240,
Rowlesburg. The Chestnut Fes- Shartley812@frontier.com; Jo-
tival is in line with Current ON- seph Nassif, njn3@msncom; or
TRAC Rowlesburg guidelines. Anna Nassif, (304) 454-9786,
The Festival will take place annamas@aol.com. Also visit
rain or shine. Scheduled events www.rowlesburg.info, w,w.
are subject to change, wvchestnutfestival.com., www.
The Town of Rowlesburg, rowlesburg.org, www.rowles-
in the Cheat River Valley, is burgguide.com
Museum open until November
The recently opened Sports Museum, located in the
Szilagyi Center in Rowlesburg, will be open from 1-4 p.m.
Saturdays and Sundays through Veteran's Day weekend in
November. Admission is $5.
The museum, the first of its kind in West Virginia, is a 20th
Century heritage project housing memorabilia from the t 0
original Preston County High School athletics programs.
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