Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1958-07-26
Huntsburg 'Sesqui' Events Set
for Celebration This Weekend

1OSLu UlL LlOdy duIIINcI SdEy Will
be observed this weekend July
25-26-27. There will be rides, ga
mes and fun for everyone at the
carnival midway in Huntsburg
Center.
A special Huntsburg edition of
the old time Geauga Record will
be sold on the midway as a
souvenir item. It will feature
HuntSburg news and it's history
being copied from the Centenn-
ial edition in 1908. A limited a.
mount of copies will be printed
and they Will be sold on a first
come, first served basis.
Mrs. Jean Taylor will be hos
tess at the antique exhibit which
will be held in the school house.
Boy Scout Troop 1872 will man
the first aid tent and the scouts
will be on duty throughout the
entire celebration to give aid to
those requiring same.
The Boy Scout Troop is in
charge of the dunking machine
on the midway. They are StiH
in need of more bathing beauties
to work on the dunking board.
If interested please call COM
mittee chairman John Dietz and
he'll prove to you that you're
all wet (after you've been dunk
edk that Isl.
Mr.. Paul CalkinS will direct
the parking facilities. He also
needs volunteers to help with
the parking. Residents who are
not already involved in carnival
activities, may call Paul at g.
6379 and volunteer help for or
3 hour periods.
The Sesquicentennial Commit
tee neglected to add to the pub
liShed schedule the picnic E.
vent on unday. Everyone is in
vited to bring a picnic lunch
to the park after church Servic-
es on Sunday and enjoy a social
hour and lunch with your friends
and neighbors.
The SeSqui-ueen contest will
close at noon on Friday. All tic
kets and stubs must be turned
in to Glenn Beardsley at that
time. A count will be made OF
the votes the girls gathered in
the past four weeks and the
ueen will be crowned at a Spe-
cial ceremony at 7 pm. in the
park. The ueen will reign for
the next so years at which time
in 2008 at the Bicentennial a
new Queen will be selected. On
Saturday afr the parade a mo-
torcade will escort the SeSqui-
Queen to the grave of Lewis
Hunt for whom the town is nam
ed and a wreath will be poaced
on his grave.
The Huntsburg Cotton Pick
ing Players a local theatrical
group will again perform ITO
baccy Road with Detours" at
the "Old Opera House." Curtain
time is 800 pm. on Friday and
again on Sunday. The "Old OPP
era House" is the townhall and
it really was called the "Old
Opera House" in the year 1908
when it was built, which was
at the Centennial celebration.
Echoes of Yesteryear" will
be presented at the "Old Opera
House" on Saturday evening at
800 pm. Mr.. Hal Stanton is
directing this group and he hop
es to duplicate as many Of the
1908 performances with the Or
iginal cast as is possible.
July 27 will be a big event
at the Glass ID" ball diamond.
Permission has been granted by
Mr. and Mrs. Nick Motil, who
lease the ball diamond to the
Boosters Club to hold a speci-
al dedication ceremony at which
time the field will be named Hal
Clarke Field. The Boosters Club
wishes to invite all the men who
played baseball with Hal Clarke
in the good ole days" to be
present.
Or those of you who may
know anyone who played ball
with Hal, please, pass the word
along. We'd like a big gang pre-
sent. Mrs. Charles Polomsky at
6-6561 can be contacted for fur
ther details.