By Vickie Rhodehamel
Arcanum News
Now on display at the Arcanum Public Library is a vintage WWI Red Cross quilt. The quilt was recently found in the library and is now on display. The quilt has been framed by local company, The Frame Gallery, thanks to grants from the Darke County Endowment Foundation and the Trust of Dr. Samuel Brubaker. A Red Cross quilt consists of 258 squares including eight memorial blocks, four corner blocks, and five red blocks in the center forming a large red cross. The purpose of the Red Cross quilt as explained in the December 2017 “The Modern Priscilla” magazine was to raise funds for the war effort, specifically for medical supplies and equipment. Each quilt had the ability to raise $1,000. You should check out the century-old quilt to see if one of your ancestors contributed a block to the quilt! The APL is located at 101 West North Street, Arcanum.
Healthy Cooking classes will be held at the APL for 10 weeks on Thursdays from 1 to 2 p.m. Classes began on Sept. 12 and run to Nov. 14; you can still attend. There will be a variety of topics, and food will be prepared and tasted at each class. Insta-pot and Air fryer recipes will also be featured. Call the library at 937-692-8484 or drop in to add your name to the list to ensure they have adequate supplies for all participants. Patrons can sign up for individual classes, or for multiple classes.
Grab your friends, flannels, and fuzzy socks because fall is here! Nothing will get you more prepared for fall than visiting the Bear’s Mill Fall Open House on Saturday October 12th and Sunday, Oct. 13 from 11-5. You will be able to stroll through the property soaking in all the colors, sounds, and smells of autumn in Ohio. The Bears Mill Annual Fall Open House is always a crowd pleaser! There will also be special music on Saturday provided by Danny Schneible followed by Adam Stall. Sunday’s live music will start with Bill Westfall and Cindy Slick and end with Noah Back. Bear’s Mill is located just eight miles north of Arcanum at 6450 Arcanum-Bears Mill Road.
Congratulations to the Arcanum High School Girls’ Golf team on their recent victory and becoming the Western Ohio Athletic Conference Champs. Members of the team are Brooke Anderson, Emma Rogers, Adalyn Paul, Payten Parks, and Coach Andrew Bryant. Payten Parks received a Special Mention and Coach Bryant has been named Co-Coach of the year.
The Arcanum Lady Trojans volleyball team kept their perfect season intact with a 3-1 win over the Tri-Village Lady Patriots in WOAC play. Congratulations girls, go Lady Trojans!
Franklin-Monroe High School held their third Annual MVCTC-FFA Cruise-In at the school’s parking lot this on Sunday afternoon, September 15th. All types and models of cars, trucks, and tractors were on display. The event is not a fundraiser but a fun community event for the rural Darke County school.
Saturday, Oct. 5 the Arcanum Wayne Trail Historical Society will be open for their regular visiting hours (first Saturday of the month) from 9 a.m. to noon. AWTHS is located at 123 W. George Street Arcanum. They will be open to browse as well as to do any genealogy research.
Publications and cards will be on sale including the Todd Clemons book about the D&U Railroad. Appointments are encouraged for research, please contact [email protected] to make an appointment.
Introducing next year’s BIG EVENT for the Brick Street Block Party: the Brick Street SUPER RAFFLE! The team has been working hard getting an amazing list of items together to raffle off! They will have 85 prizes totaling over $240,000 from gift certificates, guns, and cash to a BRAND-NEW CHEVY TRUCK! ONLY 3,000 tickets will be on sale starting 10/10! Tickets are $100 each Visit their brand new website: https://arcanumbrickstreet.com to view the prize list, details, and info about the whole weekend event! The countdown is ON! Arcanum’s Brick Street Block Party is held annually on the first weekend of August in downtown Arcanum.
“September tries its best to help us forget summer.” ~Bernard Williams
“September is the month when life slowly retreats, allowing the world to prepare for its grand encore in the spring.” ~unknown
