Happy Birthday Millersburg!

Hooray! Millersburg is 200 years old this year! To celebrate there was a huge 3 hour long parade, a pagent, a fireman's parade, a carnival, a bench auction, and a grand finale of fireworks. It was a full weekend. It was wonderful though. We had several big names come in for the parade including the Budweiser Clydes. My sister and I walked with Lifeline Pregnancy Care Center throwing out candy and handing out pens. I saw many people I know; some I had forgotten about. Pretty sad isn't it. On Saturday after the parade my mother lead the Time Capsule ceremony. The Time Capsule is going to be buried in an unmarked spot behind the gazebo on the square. They are putting many things in it. It's amazing to hear some of the history of the things that happened in the history of Millersburg. Millersburg was just over 50 years old when Abraham Lincoln gave his Gettysburg Address. It makes everything seem a whole lot sooner than it seems. I always had the feeling of the Civil War being forever and a day ago, but really it's a whole lot more recent than I realized. The pagent was absolutely beautiful. It went through the whole history of Millersburg including when Daniel Miller first came to the town. He really liked the area and convinced people to settle down with him and his family. He was a minister and school teacher. So he proveded for those needs in the community. Then they gave flashbacks to Nelson's Ice Cream Parlor. Betsy was in that scene. Then the lead charactor played "Johnny Be Good" on his guitar with his band. They did an excelent job. Then they did some modern day scenes. After that, a flashback to the flood of '72. They had an intermission and then the choir got on stage and sang patriotic songs. They had a giant flag to bring out during a couple songs. Betsy, Ben, Mom, Dad, and I helped to bring it out. I got to see, and work with some people I know. It was so much fun. It gave a good workout though because I got to crouch down on one knee for 5 minutes to wave the flag and not be in anyone's line of vision. It was fun though. On Sunday night we did the final performance and that's when everything worked perfectly. The fireworks went off and the explosions worked too. Actually there was one that shook the ground because it was supposed to be like a bomb exploding. Well, it set off a car alarm. It was so funny! During a very solumn part where we were supposed to be reverent, and "Honk, honk, honk, honk..." It was hilarious. They owner came over and shut it off then, but we couldn't help but chuckle at least a little bit. They had a tribute to 9/11/01 and to close we had fireworks. It was really nice. Ben, Dad, and I stayed and helped tear down the sound equipment and wrap up. We got to talking with the guys and learned that they were going to be in the area again on Saturday for the SonicFlood concert along with The Silver Ring Thing. The concert turned out really well. Dad, Ben, and I went and I got to hang out with my co-workers from the Gratz market. The band is from Australia. They talk like them too. One had a better accent than the other, but they were Aussies for sure. All in all, I had alot of fun. We did have rain before hand and so the Silver Ring Thing got rained out, but they still had the concert.
I have some sad news too. Well, sad for my brother. Steve and Ethan Jr. have gone to a watery grave. They took a trip down the Porcelin Express and are Resting In Peace. The poor fish. So we are down to 4 fish; Blanche, George, Tiny, and Samuel Yoder.
Well, I had better go. I plan on going to the barn and riding my newly aquired horse, Chaver. We'll see how it goes today. I need to get him a stronger bit because his mouth is hard as a rock. It's gonna be good though.