Belvidere man collects corn memorabilia (Rockford Register Star)
Metal signs depicting old advertisements for corn companies, antique canvas corn bags and cast-iron equipment furnish a nearly 3,500-square-foot shed at a Belvidere farm.
Annual Farm Festival set for Saturday (The Huntington Herald-Dispatch)
Nearly 250 volunteers who'll be out at Mike and Henriella Perry's 500-acre, Heritage Farm Museum and Village on Saturday for the 13th annual Farm Festival.
Daybook (The Hendersonville Times-News)
Daybook Yard sale will be from 7 a.m. to noon at Balfour United Methodist Church. Yard and craft sale is from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Glenn C. Marlow Elementary School. Hot dogs, snow cones, popcorn available. Information: 654-3225. Benefits Marlow Children’s Medical Fund.
New Salem to restart seven-day schedule (The State Journal-Register)
PETERSBURG — Open seven days a week with a bolstered seasonal work staff, Lincoln’s New Salem State Historic Site now can offer more experiences like the Lincoln-Berry Store that Katie Ford of Normal enjoyed Thursday.
Lessons from the Puddle (McKinney Courier-Gazette)
Only recently I have come to understand the lessons I learned from a tiny puddle of muddy water in northern Lamar County, Texas, called The Pool. In other parts of the state it is called a stock pond, a pond, or a tank. For the uninitiated, that means cows drink from it.
Antique Tractor & Engine Show offers taste of history (Danville Register & Bee)
Folks who have never visited an old farm with all of its machinery got a treat this weekend at the 28th Annual Antique Tractor & Engine Show. “Generally, everything you see down here is from an era gone by,” said Bob Stanfield, president of the Antique Engine Association of Reidsville.
Effinger Auction Entertains Farmers (Rockbridge Weekly)
Although there were competing events on Saturday morning, April 25th, the 4th Annual Effinger Ruritan's Farm Equipment Auction drew a good crowd of area farmers who do what farmers do at auctions. They hang around together watching the proceedings.
Barbecue, craft festival planned (Palladium-Item)
Saturday and Sunday, the Treaty Line Museum south of Liberty near Dunlapsville will be filled with the smells of barbecue, the sounds of music and the feel of summer during the Smoke on the Water Barbeque Festival and Craft Fair by the Lake.
"The Mouse That Roared" (The Capital)
Today 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Totally Turtles! Show/Hide details Ever wonder what its like to be a turtle? Learn how turtles have survived on earth for thousands of years. Discover the types of turtles that live in Maryland today! Ages 8-10.
10th Annual Hot Copper Car Show & Swap Meet (MyMotherLode.com)
Hours: 9:00am-6:00pm Gates open at 8:00am Location: Copperopolis Town Square Contact: 209-603-2985 Lake Tulloch presents the 10th Annual Hot Copper Car Show. All categories are welcome. Motorcycles too! Pre-registration is and day of .
