A busy autumn in Greene
…The Messenger has been a-buzzing with info about the many fall events that are happening in and around Greene County throughout the upcoming autumn season. I mentioned recently in my column that I wanted to encourage folks to let us know about upcoming events, and you have not disappointed. In fact, here’s a reminder about several special events that are happening this coming weekend and throughout the month of September…
…The 41st annual Covered Bridge Festival will be held Sept. 17 and 18 at the White Covered Bridge in Garards Fort and the Carmichaels Covered Bridge in Carmichaels. Crafters, Civil War re-enactments, live entertainment, and home cooking are just some of the attractions at these two festivals.
By the way, speaking of entertainment at the bridge festivals, I wanted to give a “shout-out” to a friend named Ron Stone who happens to be a very talented local musician and performs in the band “Gone South,” one of the many talented bands, singers and musicians who will be performing at both festivals. “Gone South” will be performing at the White Covered Bridge Festival on Sept. 17 at 3:30 p.m. The band is terrific, and those who enjoy fun classic and southern rock music will get a kick out of these guys. For more info about the band, visit www.thebandgonesouth.com, or find them on Facebook.
Incidentally, Ron also plays in another great band, the Justin Fabus Band, a Pittsburgh-based modern country band with a rock n’ roll edge. The band is quickly becoming a top country act in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia, and will be opening for national recording artist Bryan Cole in November, and has recently released their debut single “Leaving Kind,” which can be requested on Froggy Radio. For more info about them, check out their website, www.justinfabusband.com.
(Oh, and if you need to have your desktop or laptop computer fixed, then believe it or not Ron Stone is the guy you should call. The multi-talented jack of all trades — who is also known as “Mr. Quickfix” — is excellent at cleaning up computers that operate too slowly or don’t operate at all. Give him a call for all of your computer needs at 724-627-6497.)
Anyway, the Covered Bridge Festivals should be a great time for people of all ages, so we hope that Greene County residents find the time to attend one or both of the events. For more info, contact Alan and Dorothy Vozel at 724-966-8993 (Carmichaels Bridge) or Cheryl Clark at 724-966-2357 (White Covered Bridge)…
…The Heroes 5k Run/Walk will be held on Saturday, Sept. 17 at the Greene River Trail, located at the Greene Cove Yacht Club in Millsboro. The Greene River Trail Heroes Run/Walk is being held in memory of the late U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Steven Phillips and U.S. Army Specialist Gregory Cox. The run/walk begins promptly at 8:30 a.m. An entry fee will be required. For more info, call 724-852-5323…
…The 14th annual Greene County Lucas Oil Pulling Expo will be held at the Greene County Fairgrounds on Saturday, Sept. 17. The event will feature Hot Rod Semi’s, Super Stock Trucks, Super Farm Tractors and Super Modified 2WD Trucks. Gates will open at 4 p.m., and the event will begin at 7 p.m. Tickets may be purchased at the county’s recreation office from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The rain date for this event has been scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 18 at 2 p.m. For more info, call 724-627-9160…
…Artisans in downtown Waynesburg will host a special exhibition for local artists Jim and Carol Randolph on Friday, Sept. 23 from 5 to 8 p.m.
The exhibition will be a tribute to the artists’ life work. For more info, call Artisans at 724-833-9055…
…The Pursley Baptist Church will hold its second annual Community Appreciation Day on Sunday, Sept. 25. The event begins with a church service at 9:30 a.m., followed by Sunday school at 10:30 a.m., a performance by the church choir at 11:30 a.m., a “Community Appreciation Dinner” at 12 p.m., Team Greene Outdoors at 1:30 p.m., Gopsel illusionist Faron at 3 p.m., the Rolling Hills Chapel Band at 4 p.m. and a homemade ice cream social at 4:45 p.m. Everyone is welcome. There will be plenty of children’s activities and games. For more info, call Butch Cassiday at 724-499-5454…
…Lippencott Alpacas in Waynesburg will host a National Alpaca Farm Days/Open House Sept. 24 and 25. Those who attend this event will enjoy learning about the alpacas and may visit the gift shop where they will find an array of products, including sweaters, socks, hats, scarves, blankets, gloves, bears and much more. Alpaca seminars, hand-spinning demonstrations and a variety of vendors including Thistlethwaite Vineyards will be on site. Children’s activities and hay rides will be available. The event will happen rain or shine. The farm is located at 265 Meadowbrook Road near the village of Lippencott. Hours are 1 to 5 p.m. each day. For more info, call Lippencott Alpacas at 724-852-4084, or visit www.lippencottalpacas.com.
It sure looks like the next few weeks are shaping up to be a busy kickoff for the autumn season in Greene County. It’s an impressive number of events, and that’s just for the month of September. There will be plenty more special events and activities planned for the rest of the fall season, and you can count on getting all the information you need about these events inside the Messenger each and every week.
And of course, don’t forget: If you have an event coming up this fall and you would like to share it with our readers, let us know about it. All of our contact information can be found in the helpful info box on this very page…