PAPINVILLE PICNIC A BIG SUCCESS
It was a
beautiful day for the Papinville Picnic. Not only was it a beautiful day, but
it was the best picnic we have ever had. A big crowd, good food, over 70 items
in the silent auction, 30 pies auctioned, cake walk, wagon rides, kids games
and the band was wonderful. People enjoyed visiting and joining in the
activities.
We want to
thank Roc and Zack Marquardt for sponsoring the free wagon rides and Jeff
Miller for providing his champion team of mules and wagon. A big thank you goes
out to the band, Wesley Danner and Terry (Coonce) Owen has played in the band
since the beginning of organizing the Papinville Historical and Cemetery Assoc.
They both attended the Prairie City School, Jeff Watts for sponsoring the kids
games, Tom Altenburg for painting the
Papinville School that was auctioned.
Roc Marquardt was high bidder. Phyllis Stewart made a quilt that was raffled. Trent
and Janet Nelson were the big winners.
The food was
delicious this year with a few more sides added and a big thank you to the food
committee : Jerry and Angelia Stangel, Bob, Lorrie and Alisa Swarnes and all
the members of the Assoc. that helped to cook and serve. Beverly Sullins, Kim
Wilson, Angelia Stangle and Alisa Swarnes for organizing the pie auction. The
judges were Barret Case, Kim Jacobs and Sandy Hendren, the auction committee Alisa
Swarnes, Angelia Stangel, Kay Henley, April Hendren, Lori Stewart , Kathy
Heuser and Phyllis Stewart. We thank
Bryan Wade for coming to do the pie and live auction. He did a wonderful job . Thessociation
works very hard to make this event fun for everyone. A big thank you goes out
to the people that brought desserts for the cake walk, food table and the pie
auction and to all the businesses that gave items for the silent auction. We
want to thank the Mennonite Youth Group for coming out to help clean the
school, museum and cemetery for the event. They were treating to a hot dog
roast for their help.
The pie contest
winners were: Child division; 1- Gracelea Swarnes(Carmel Fried Apple), 2 -Olivia
Kate Weinsee(Cherry),3- Wyatt Wilson (Dutch Apple), 4 Gracelae Swarnes (Strawberry Rhubarb).
Adult Division: 1 - Donna Arnold
(Blackberry), 2- Michelle Steuck (Pecan), 3 -Terri Owen (Cherry) , 4 -Terri
Owens (Apple).
Roc
Marquardt (Vice Pres.) talked about the project for next year that the Assoc.is
wanting to do at the cemetery.
A new metal fence is to be installed on the south
side of the cemetery. A piece of the fence was shown so people could see
what it would look like. It would be installed by the association members which
would help with the cost.
The students
that attended the picnic from District 7 were: Papinville School 0, Mission
Branch, Brenda Kay (Eikenberry) Henley, Seelinger 0, Prairie City, Connie
(Klinksick) Cook, Bill Klinksick, Wesley Danner, Terri (Coonce) Owen, Debra
(Swarnes) Black, Rozelle (Fix) Caldwell, Gayle (Miller) Thomas, Peggy (Fischer) Breckenridge, Delbert Wilson.
Teacher, Gilbert Lee, Seelinger .He is the only teacher that is still living
that taught in district 7. He taught at Seelinger for one year (school year
1949-1950) .
Our hope in
the Papinville Historical and Cemetery Association is to keep the history going
through to the next generations. Next year is the 250th year of the
United States. We hope to have a big celebration. If you would like to help in
any way you can contact Trent Nelson(Pres.), Roc Marquardt (V.Pres.), Carrie
Klinksick (Sect.) ,April Hendren (Treas.)or Phyllis Stewart (Activity Dir). It
is also the 140 year the Civil War ended.
Hope you
have enjoyed the stories about Papinville. I will keep doing stories as long as
I can. Thank you for your interest in Papinville History. Let’s keep it going .
Many thanks for your support. Until the next story.
Phyllis Stewart Activity Director
