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OCT. 5, 2013

36TH ANNUALSOUVENIR

PROGRAM & GUIDEDOWNTOWN

NORTH WILKESBORONORTH CAROLINA

2 • Brushy Mountain Apple Festival Program

Brushy Mountain Apple FestivalSaturday, October 5 . 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Sponsored by the Brushy Mountain

Ruritan Club1st Saturdayin OctoberDowntown

North WilkesboroNorth Carolina

www.applefestival.netSee the schedule of all the music, singing, dancing and special events on the next to last page of this

Souvenir Program and Guide!

Great family activities!This award winning photo was

taken by Kristina McLean for the “Snapshot Contest.” See details

inside this Program.

13th Annual

Apple JamFriday, October 4

6 - 9 p.m.on the Park Stage at 10th and Main

Featuring Backstreet

Bring a lawn chair to downtown North

Wilkesboroand enjoy the music!

Food and drink concessions available.

Brushy Mountain Apple Festival Program • 3

Welcome to the 36th annualBrushy Mountain Apple Festival

At the time of this writing, we have about one month before the festival. The morning air is cool and we are thinking of the fall and worrying about all the work that we have to do to prepare. We need motivation to do all the things we do. For me, this year, the motivation comes from Bob Bogue. Bob died this year and we have a special remembrance of Bob and Lynn in this edition. Welcome, thanksgiving, history and helping the local ecomony have been themes in Bob Bogue’s Apple Festival work every year.

As always we thank all of the apple growers, the great musicians, demonstrators, vendors, advertisers and especially our visitors who have all helped make the festival so great and enduring. The cooperation of the Town of North Wilkesboro and the help of many local organizations will make this a great day for you and our county. A special thank you goes to our Grand Marshals, Gary and Debbie Hayes. Greet them at Wilkes Towers on Main Street and sign the new quilt. A special appreciation goes to Carolina Finley, artist for this year’s beautiful cover. See her painting “Bluebird in the Apple Tree” at Wilkes Towers.

On Friday evening, Oct. 4, from 6:-9 p.m., we kick off the festivities with our thirteenth “Apple Jam” and reunion for all Apple Festival friends at the Brushy Mountain Apple Festival Park on 10th and Main. The band Backstreet will be back after a terrific performance last year.

An apple a day and an Apple Festival a year keep us healthy and energized. Time and again our Ruritan Club has put together a fine collection of almost 400 craft vendors for your shopping pleasure and 100 food vendors for your eating enjoyment. Buy an apple and help send a kid to college. We are thankful to be able to offer you a time to relax and enjoy some of the fruits of our world. So, again, WELCOME. Tap your foot to the music, enjoy the exhibits, savor the food and pick up a bag or two of Brushy Mountain apples before you go. Most of all, have a great time. Opening ceremonies begin 9 a.m. at the Apple Festival Park Stage on the corner of 10th and Main.

The 2013 Brushy Mountain Ruritan Club Welcomes You!Gretchen and Paul Barelski, Bob Beeson, Edwin Canter, Christina Davis, Debi Davis, Craig Freas, Brian Gardner, Ann and Terry Garwood, Gary Hayes, Elrea Hendren, Jim Isley, Jennifer and Mike Jones, Joseph Kokora, Robert Laney, Carroll and Sandra Lowe, Wade McInnis, Charles and Myrtle McIntyre, Dave and Phyllis Moulton, Nancy Putzel, David Smithey, Jerry Smithey, Ray Stone, Thomas Stratton, Lee Tedder, Matthew and Oliva Van Buskirk and John Vantrease.

CommitteesClub President and Apple Festival Chairman

Matt Van BuskirkAdvertising/Publicity ........................................................... Ann GarwoodAmbassadors ...............................................................Ann and Terry Garwood, Bob Laney, Joe Kokora, Dave and Phyllis MoultonApple Jam ..........................................................................Matt Van Buskirk Artist for Magazine Cover ........................................................Carolina FinleyArts and Crafts .................. Ray Stone, Terry Garwood, Matt Van BuskirkExhibits ......................................................................Debi Davis, Wade McInnisFood Concessions ....Jerry Smithey, Gary Hayes, Carroll and Sandra LoweGrand Marshal Quilt .............................Audrey Smithey and Elrea HendrenInformation Booth ..........................Edwin Canter and Olivia Van BuskirkProgram and Guide Editor ................................. Paul and Gretchen BarelskiGrand Marshal Interview ..............................................................Jule HubbardAd Sales ........................................ Nellie Archibald, Wilkes Journal-PatriotMusic ......................................................................................................... John AkinRudy Bear ................................................................................. Paul BarelskiSafety and Facilities ............................................ Terry Garwood, Mike Jones,

Carroll Lowe, David Smithey, Tom StrattonSnapshot Contest ...........................................................................Ann GarwoodSupport Staff........................... Christina Davis, Craig Freas, Brian Gardner,

Jennifer Jones, Jim Isley, Charles and Myrtle McIntyre, John VantreaseTransportation .......................................................... Lee Tedder, Jerry SmitheyWilkes Tower/Park Stage ....Debi Davis, Nancy Putzel and Elrea HendrenWebsite ....................................................................Matt and Olivia Van Buskirk


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WILKES COUNTY LINE DANCERS will perform at the 36th annual Brushy Mountain Apple Festival. They are, left to right, Freda DeGruchy, Dave DeGruchy, Jane Purvis, Jan Kerley, Gloria Eller, Wanda Adams, Carolyn Dearman, Kay Sebastian, Colean Lovette and Ruth Childress.

FOOTHILL CLOGGERS will perform at the 36th annual Brushy Mountain Apple Festival. Front row, left to right, are Tylee McGlamery, Keeley McGlamery and Gracie Blackburn. On the second row are, left to right, Makayla Sheets, Angie Gregory, Sue Blackburn and Scarlet McGlamery. Third row, left to right, are Kayla Hayes, Christina Johnson, Autumn Johnson, Amber Anthony and Tracy Call. Not pictured are Michelle Hartley and Freda DeGruchy, instructor.

FOOTLOOSE CLOGGERS from Jonesville include, left to right, Sonya Jordan, Brook-lyn Handy, Jennifer Linley, Makayla Owens, Instructor Janice Nixon, Cassie Sheetz, Abby Porter and Erika Adams. Not pictured are Marlee Pardue and Reagan Hailey.

Dance Stage is again at parking lot on CBD Loop


2013 Collectible T-shirtsAvailable at the Wilkes Chamber offi ce717 Main Street • North Wilkesboroor at the Chamber boothon Saturday, October 5,at the Brushy Mountain Apple FestivalT-shirt pricingS-XL $122XL-3XL $15Congratulations to the Brushy Mountain Ruritan Club for 36 years!

Welcometo the 36th

Brushy Mountain Apple Festival

Compliments of the Town of North Wilkesboro

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Brushy Mountain Ruritan Club Activities

Third Graders Receiving Dictionaries

2013 Scholarship Recipients

The Ruritan Club Was Awarded Vests And A Plaque For 25 Years of Adopt-A-Highway Service

The Brushy Mountain Ruritan Club had another terrific and busy year. We believe in the Ruritan’s philosophy of “Fellowship, Goodwill and Community Service” and while we may fall short in some areas, we really do keep trying. Some of our usual activities include the Scholarship Dinner, Annual Independence Day Celebration, Veteran’s Appreciation Day, ball field clean-up, Apple Festival preparations, District and National Ruritan Conventions, Christmas caroling, and four Adopt-A-Highway trash pickups.

The Apple Festival is the major fundraiser of the Brushy Mountain Ruritan Club and dozens of other clubs in Wilkes County. The Apple Festival provides the means for these clubs to earn and spend over $100,000 to help the community in many ways. Some groups that the Brushy Mountain Ruritan Club makes donations to include: American Cancer Society, Ebenezer Children’s Home, Humane Society, BROC (Blue Ridge Opportunity Commission, Salvation Army, Samaritan Kitchen of Wilkes, Old Hickory Boy Scouts Council, Wilkes Law Enforcement Program, Brushy Mountain Community Center, Vacation Bible School for churches on the mountain, Mountain View Ruritan Fly-In, Wilkes Crisis Pregnancy Center, Rainbow Center, Safe House, ADAP, Wilkes Literacy Council, Special Olympics, Child Abuse Prevention Team, h.o.p.e. Toy Store, Wilkes Circles of Care, and Make a Difference Day. In addition, several residents of the community were helped with medical and other needs.

The Ruritans are a private organization but do not discriminate based on gender, race or religion. We are always looking for a few good men and women. If you are interested in a mission to help your community, talk to a Ruritan at the information booth.


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Apple Festivalcover art byCarolina Finley

Carolina Finley was born in Caldwell County and grew up on a farm in Fer-guson. She loved roaming outside and began to draw in color. At 8 years of age, Carolina and her sister Eidth Carter took art lessons in Lenoir, riding the bus on Saturdays to get there. Edith Carter now runs Whippoorwill Academy and the Smokehouse Art Gallery.

Carolina went to high school for one year at Ferguson High School and then to Millers Creek High School, now called West High. She graduated from Greensboro College with a bachelor’s degree in Art. In 1956 she married Gor-don Finley. Carolina gave private art lessons in her spare time while raising six children. Later, she taught art at Mountain View Elementary and Middle Schools until she retired. Gordon and Carolina have 10 grandchildren.

Now, as we can see, Carolina is quite an active artist. We thank you for the beautiful painting!

CAROLINA FINLEY holds the 2013 Ap-ple Festival cover painting “Bluebird in the Apple Tree.” Stop by Wilkes Towers to greet the grand marshals, sign the quilt and view this painting.

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Apple FestivalFrom the

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and Her Staff

Congratulations on the 36th

And best wishes on the future of theBrushy Mountain Apple Festival Park

in Downtown North Wilkesboro.

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The winners of the 2012 Snapshot Contest have helped produce some great pictures for Apple Festival publicity, including being fea-tured among the “Top 20 Events in the South-east for the month of October.”

Over 215 photos were submitted in the 2012 contest, with six winners chosen. The photo-graphs were judged on how well a photographer captured the overall Brushy Mountain Apple Festival theme, the theme of the subject matter and how it related to the festival and the clarity of the photograph.

For people interested in entering the Snapshot Contest for the 36th Annual Brushy Mountain Apple Festival on Oct. 5, the rules are posted in this Guide, as well as announced in the Wilkes Journal-Patriot in September 2013.

For more information regarding the festival, please go to www.applefestival.net or call (336) 921-3499. Have fun taking pictures while trying to capture that winning photograph!

The fourth place photo, taken by Kristina McLean of North Wilkesboro, is featured on page two of this program.

2012 SnapshotContest winnersare announced

SARAH MIZELLE took the photo chosen as the first place winner in the 2012 Festival Snapshot Contest.


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When people call the Brushy Mountain Apple Festival “hotline” phone number (921-3499) with questions, they reach Brushy Mountain Ruritan Club members Gary Hayes or Debbie Mathis Hayes at their home on the Brushies.

Within less than a month after the apple festival each year, the Hayeses start field-ing questions about the next festival from callers in several different states. People ask about booth spaces, parking, if dogs are allowed (yes, but on a leash), costs (admission is free) and much more.

They also man a booth near one of the main festival entrances at the intersection of Ninth and Cherry streets in downtown North Wilkesboro, greeting visitors and selling Hayes’ apples and Mrs. Hayes’ homemade apple butter, jam, chow chow, salsa, pickles and more.

Mr. and Mrs. Hayes will have the addi-tional duties of serving as festival mar-shals at the 36th annual Brushy Mountain Apple Festival, which is Saturday, Oct. 5.

As the marshals, they’ll spend much of the festival in the Wilkes Towers lobby on

Main Street greeting people.Nearby will be the annual friendship

quilt for visitors to sign.Hayes and his father, the late Leo Hayes,

joined the Brushy Mountain Ruritan Club, which holds the festival, the same year it was created in 1977.

“We joined about the time they were planning the first apple festival, in 1978 when it was held on J.C. Faw’s property along U.S. 421” West in Wilkesboro, said Hayes.

“We took our red-belly Ford tractor and mowed the upper level and Connie Robin-son mowed the lower level” of the site of the first festival, which is where the Addi-son Inn, McDonald’s, Faw’s offices and other buildings were later constructed.

Since then, Hayes has been Brushy Mountain Ruritan Club president twice and has held every other club office except treasurer. Mrs. Hayes is secretary.

Hayes helped his father, a fulltime orchardist, sell apples at the intersec-tion of Ninth and Cherry streets when the festival was first held in downtown

Gary and Debbie Hayes are festival marshals

GARY AND DEBBIE HAYES man the Brushy Mountain Apple Festival hotline. See MARSHALS, Page 13


North Wilkesboro on the first Saturday in October 1979.

He has sold apples there every year since then.

Gary Hayes grows apples part-time and on a smaller scale than his father, but he is at least the sixth generation in the Hayes side of his family with a Brushy Mountain orchard.

Hayes helped both of his grandfathers, Tom Tevepaugh and Jeter “Jet” Hayes, in their orchards when he was growing up in what used to be called the Gilreath community.

“When I was just a little boy, my grandfather Tevepaugh tied a nail apron around my waist and I used it to pick apples. The apples were put in sacks on sleds pulled by a horse or mule to haul them out of the orchard,” he said.

Hayes’ grandfathers were good friends and grew apples on the same mountain near Liberty Baptist Church, off what now is called Trail’s End Road.

Both hauled pickup loads of apples twice a week in the fall and early winter to areas south of the Brushy Mountains to sell to small grocery stores, factory cafeterias and elsewhere.

Tom Tevepaugh’s route was in and around Hickory and Jet Hayes went to the Statesville area. Both also had regular customers who came to their apple houses.

“Their main apple varieties included golden and red delicious, stayman, lim-bertwig and black twig,” said Hayes.

He later worked closely with his father in the orchard business.

“My favorite memory as a boy was the cones of ice cream my dad and I would eat after we delivered loads of apples to Statesville,” said Hayes.

“My dad took over his father’s opera-tion and my uncle, Howard Tevepaugh, took over my grandfather Tevepaugh’s operation. In addition to apples, they started raising peaches.”

Hayes said he already wasn’t feel-ing inclined to follow Leo Hayes in the orchard business when they had a con-versation about the young man’s future plans around 1970.

“My dad said he would love to have me in the business with him, but that he could see that things were changing and that you needed to get bigger to make it” growing tree fruit commercially.

“I think the Lord guided and led me and I enrolled in the construction tech-

nology program at Wilkes Community College,” said Hayes, who graduated from WCC in 1975.

He soon had his own construction business and later took a job with Wil-kes County government as a building inspector.

Hayes is now director of the Yad-kin County Building and Inspections Department.

He and his wife live in the home where Hayes was raised at the intersection of Brushy Mountain Road and Brushy Lane. It’s on the site of the Morris and Lulie Hendren store, about a tenth of a mile from where the Gilreath Post Office stood and about three miles from the Alexander County line.

Gary and Debbie Hayes are known for their annual elaborate outdoor Christ-mas light display.

His father died in 1999, the same year he and Mrs. Hayes were married. Leo Hayes taught the adult Sunday school class at Bethany Baptist Church in the Brushy Mountain community for over 20 years.

Gary Hayes has taught the adult Sun-day school class at Bethany Baptist since 1998, has been choir leader at the church for over 40 years and has been a member of the Gideons for many years.

Hayes’ mother, Maggie Tevepaugh Hayes, was Bethany Baptist’s pianist for 50 years. She became the pianist after her father bought a piano for the church and she served in this capacity until she died in 1995.

Mrs. Hayes was bookkeeper and office manager at Spainhour’s department store in downtown North Wilkesboro for many years.

Gary and Debbie Hayes have two adult children, Todd and Timothy Shoemaker, and five grandchildren.

Mrs. Hayes formerly worked as a secretary at Wilkes Regional Medical Center but now spends much of her time taking care of her grandchildren.

She was raised in the Antioch commu-nity and is the daughter of R.G. Mathis Jr., who died this past April, and Grace McNeil Mathis, who died in 1985.

Mathis worked as a Tyson Foods Inc. field serviceman and Mrs. Mathis was a nurse at Wilkes Regional Medical Center.

Mr. and Mrs. Hayes said they wanted to dedicate their service as apple festival marshals in memory of their parents.

“They taught us by example that faith in God, love of family, honesty and hard work are good life lessons to live by,” said Hayes.

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GARY HAYES, right, portrays King Nebuchadnezzar in a vacation Bible school play at Bethany Baptist Church in the Brushy Mountain community. At left is Ronald Tevepaugh.

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It also provides many opportunities for many organizations to promote their causes, hand out information and show people how they can also volunteer.

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VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL was held at Bethany Baptist Church in the Brushy Mountain com-munity this summer, with New Hope and Liberty Baptist churches participating.

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Andy’s Homemade Ice Cream 288-289

Anna’s Sweet Treats 184-185

Blue Ridge Kettle Corn 159

Bob’s Concession 629

Brushy Fork Baptist Church 184-185

Brushy Mtn. Farm & Orchard 191-192

Brushy Mountain Fire Department 96-97

Brushy Mt Water 94

Brushy Mtn. Marine Corps League 46-47

Caribbean Grill & More Inc. 648, 673

Cape Fear Salsa 199

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Cloister Honey 164

Coco Bongos 321-322

Crossroads Kettle Corn 605

Davis Concessions 525-526

Deal Orchards, Inc. 742

Deans Southern Bistro 44

Dogs on the Run 626

Dot’s Fresh Squeezed Lemonade 416

East Wilkes Cardinals Booster 456

Extreme Face Painting 96

Faith Harvest Ministries 452, 631

Food Express 619

G & T Concessions 450, 451, 651

Vendor Booth No.Greek and Mediterranean Cuisine 601

Greek Foods 479, 480, 632

Hansen’s Candy 319

High Country Roasters 183

Hospice of Wilkes 95

Howells Fried Apple Pies 613

Humane Society of Wilkes 607-608

Jay & Amanda’s Corn Shack 481

Joys Fat N Sassy 634

Kiwanis Club 638

Larry’s Funnel Cakes 181-182

McLeansville Sports Association 595

Michaelees Lakeshore Homemade Fudge 142

Nancy’s Fried Apple Pies 649

NeelyD’s BBQ 429-430

New Covenant Christian Church 676

New Life Mobility Assistance Dogs 674

New Sterling Youth Shepherds 286-287

North Wilkes High School Girls’ Basketball 625

North Wilkesboro Elementary PTO 99

Outback Kates 615

Papa John’s 621

Paris Festival 604

Perry Lowe’s Orchard 749

Poppin’ John’s Homemade Ice Cream 606, 617

Vendor Booth No.SAFE, Inc. 222

Roaring River Elem. School PTSO 44

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Scarboro Fair 652

Sharon Walker Baptist Church 386-387

Snack Wagon 620

St. John Baptist de La Salle Catholic Church 274-277

State Line Catering 361, 362, 657

Steak Boys Inc. 676

Sweet Scoops & Beyond 781

Sweetie’s 358-359

Tevepaugh Orchard 744

The Nut House 45, 144

Ward Farms of Whitsett 385

Westend Seafood 658

White Oak Baptist Church Youth 635

Wike Apples 743

Wilkes Central Band Boosters 157-158

Wilkes Chamber of Commerce 36

Wilkes Co. Republican Party 143

Wilkes Community Action Committee 133-138

Wilkes County Coon Club 317-318

Wilkes Democratic Party 205

Wilkesboro Seventh-day Adventist Church 443-445

Wow What A Drink 642

Zion Hill Baptist Church Youth Group 435-436

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In 2004, USDA scientists found that red delicious and Granny Smith apples ranked 12th and 13th respectively among 100 foods in antioxidants, which are disease-fighting compounds.

Scientists believe these compounds help prevent and repair oxidation damage that happens during normal cell activity.

Apples are also full of a fiber called pec-tin, a soluble, fermentable fiber with huge health benefits.

Other health benefits of apples include:1. Get whiter, healthier teeth: An

apple won’t replace your toothbrush, but biting and chewing an apple stimulates the production of saliva in your mouth, reduc-ing tooth decay by lowering the levels of bacteria.

2. Help avoid Alzheimer’s: A new study performed on mice shows that drinking apple juice could keep Alzheimer’s away and fight the effects of aging on the brain. Mice in the study that were fed an apple-enhanced diet showed higher levels of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine and did better in maze tests than those on a regu-lar diet.

3. Protect against Parkinson’s :

Research has shown that people who eat fruits and other high-fiber foods gain a certain amount of protection against Parkinson’s, a disease characterized by a breakdown of the brain’s dopamine-pro-ducing nerve cells. Scientists have linked this to the free radical-fighting power of the antioxidants contained therein.

4. Curb cancer: Scientists from the American Association for Cancer Research, among others, agree that the consumption of flavonol-rich apples could help reduce risk of developing pancreatic cancer by up to 23 percent. Researchers at Cornell University identified several compounds in apple peel that have potent anti-growth activities against cancer cells in the liver, colon and breast. Their earlier research found that extracts from whole apples can reduce the number and size of mammary tumors in rats. The National Cancer Insti-tute in the U.S. recommends high fiber to reduce risks of colorectal cancer.

5. Decrease risk of diabetes: Women who eat at least one apple a day are 28 per-cent less likely to develop type 2 diabetes than those who don’t eat apples. Apples are loaded with soluble fiber, the key to

blunting blood sugar swings.6. Reduce cholesterol: The soluble

fiber found in apples binds with fats in the intestine, which translates into lower cholesterol levels.

7. Get a healthier heart: An exten-sive body of research has linked high soluble fiber intake with a slower buildup of cholesterol-rich plaque in arteries. The phenolic compound found in apple skins also prevents the cholesterol that gets into the system from solidifying on artery walls. When plaque builds inside arteries, it reduces blood flow to the heart, leading to coronary artery disease.

8. Prevent gallstones: Gallstones form when there’s too much cholesterol in bile for it to remain as a liquid, so it solidifies. They are particularly prevalent in the obese. To prevent gallstones, doctors recommend a diet high in fiber to help control your weight and cholesterol levels.

9. Beat diarrhea and constipation: Whether you can’t go to the bathroom or can’t stop, fiber in apples can help. It can either pull water out of the colon to keep things moving along, or absorb excess water from stool to slow bowels down.

10. Neutralize irritable bowel syn-drome: This syndrome is characterized by constipation, diarrhea, and abdominal pain and bloating. To control these symptoms doctors recommend against dairy and fatty foods while including a high intake of fiber.

11. Avert hemorrhoids: Hemorrhoids are a swollen vein in the anal canal and while not life threatening, these veins can be very painful. They are caused by too much pressure in the pelvic and rectal areas. Fiber can prevent you from strain-ing too much when going to the bathroom and so help alleviate hemorrhoids.

12. Control weight: Many health prob-lems are associated with being overweight, among them heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes and sleep apnea. To manage your weight and improve your overall health, doctors recommend a diet rich in fiber.

13. Detoxify liver: Fruits like apples help detoxify the liver.

14. Boost immune system: Red apples contain an antioxidant called quercetin. Recent studies have found that quercetin can help boost and fortify your immune system, especially when you’re stressed out.

Apples have large number of health benefits


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Knowing what services and facilities are available can go a long way toward making your festival day relaxing. So, we hope you’ll keep the following informa-tion in mind.

Information BoothThe Brushy Mountain Ruri-

tan Club’s information booth is located in the Main and Ninth Street intersection and is open from 6 a.m. to late Saturday afternoon. We’ll be happy to answer your questions, give out copies of this festival souvenir and program guide, or help you with any problems. Ruritans in the booth can telephone the police station and other agen-cies and can radio club members stationed around the festival. The Ruritans are the good guys in the white hats.

Lost ChildrenLosing a child can not only

be frustrating but also frighten-ing. We hope we’ve solved that problem by having all police and Ruritans on the alert to spot lost young’uns. They’ll be taken to the Police Station on Main Street on the second fl oor until you can come get them. They’ll probably be calmer than you are.

RestroomsAs you’ll see on the map on the

middle page of this program, rest-rooms are located in the alley next to the parking deck off of 9th Street, in the alley by C and 10th streets, and by C Street and the CBD Loop.

Medical EmergenciesThe Wilkes Rescue Squad

parks its ambulance on 9th Street, down the hill from the informa-tion booth. In an emergency, have someone contact the police, a roving Ruritan Club member or

the information booth. In most cases, stay where you are—the Rescue Squad with its motorized sled and many years of festival experience can get to you faster than you can get to them.

TransportationTransportation to and from the

Festival area will be provided from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Parking locations for the shuttle will be at West Park on Highway 421.

TelephonesPay phones are located across

the street from SunTrust Bank on Main Street.

Automatic Teller Machine (ATM)

Automatic Teller Machines (ATM) are located on the corner of the SunTrust Bank building at 924 Main Street and at the Wells Fargo Bank Drive through at 10th and Main.

Rest Area and Diaper Changing Stations

A free diaper changing station will be at the Brushy Mtn. Bap-tist Association booth next to

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connecting 9th and 10th streets between C and Main streets. The Brushy Mountain Baptist Asso-ciation Women on Mission is pro-viding this service.

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The word apple is derived from the old English word aeppel.

Archaeologists found carbonized remains of apples from the Iron Age in Switzerland. They also came across evi-dence which confirmed that apples were eaten by people of the Stone Age as well.

The apple tree is believed to be the old-est cultivated trees in the world, but its exact origin is not known. Some historians believe that apple trees were first planted and cultivated by the Romans, and that the fruit’s origin can be traced to South West-ern Asia. Others believe apples originated in Kazakhstan in South Central Asia.

In the 13th century BCE, Ramesses II (Egyptian Pharaoh) ordered for apples to be cultivated in the Nile Delta region.Apples were also cultivated across the Rhine Valley region, and around 35 dif-ferent types of apples were cultivated by the end of the 1st century.

The ancient Greeks were fond of apples as evidenced by Homer’s writings. In 323 B.C., the Greek botanist, Theophrastos, sang the praises of six different varieties of apples and described the art of bud-

ding and grafting apples. Rome followed Greece’s lead and soon embraced apples. The lyric poet Horace (65-8 B.C.) waxed enthusiastic of apples while Cicero (106-43 B.C.) encouraged the cultivation of new apple cultivars.

Pliny the Elder (23-79 A.D.) described 37 varieties of cultivated apples grown throughout the Roman Empire.

As Caesar’s legions conquered Continen-tal Europe and the British Isles, they car-ried apple seeds and planted orchards to supplement native crabapples they found growing wild along the way. By the first century A.D., orchard-grown apples were established as far north as the Rhine Val-ley of Germany.

When the English colonists came to the United States in the 1600s, they found only the crabapple variety. They also noticed that the orchards produced lower number of fruits because the number of honey-bees were less. So they shipped apple tree cuttings, seeds and honeybee hives from England in early 1622. Then, they started planting apple orchards.

William Blackstone brought a bag of

apple seeds along with him from Europe into Massachusetts. He is known to have planted apple orchards on Beacon Hill in Boston as well as Rhode Island. In 1632, the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, John Winthrop was gifted the Conants Island in Boston Harbor.

In response to this generous gift, John promised to plant an apple orchard on the island and also pledged to give a fifth of the fruits produce every year to the governor, whoever he may be. By the 1640s, apple orchards were well established across the United States.

The first commercial apple tree nurs-ery, called William Prince Nursery was opened by Robert Prince in 1737 in the United States.

This nursery consisted of exotic variet-ies of plants and trees brought from across the globe, and was a prized nursery.

In 1775, the Britishers (time of the revo-lutionary war) who occupied the Long Island, New York prized the nursery so much that they even went forward and appointed an armed guard to protect it.

In 1789, George Washington, along with

the vice president and some others, vis-ited the William Prince Nursery. How-ever, Washington was not impressed by the garden and stated that the shrubs in the nursery were trifled and the flowers were few.

Then there is the legend about “Johnny Appleseed” in America.

The popular folk hero’s actual name was John Chapmen (1774-1845), a farmer whose desire was to cultivate so many apples that nobody would sleep hungry.

He traveled from one land to another planting apple orchards and is believed to have traveled approximately 10,000 square miles of the Frontier country to fulfill his dream.

He would dry the apple seeds, put them in bags and give them to passersby (head-ing West) he met. He devoted his entire life toward the “apple cause” until his death in 1845.

In the early 20th century, another man named Sydney Babson had also devoted his life to planting apple orchards. In 1960, he was awarded the title of “Orchardist of the Year.”

Apples believed to be oldest cultivated fruit


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The following two recipes were win-ners in a recipe contest conducted by the Lincoln County Cooperative Extension Service as part of the 2012 Lincoln County Apple Festival in Lincolnton.

“Apple Orchard Chicken Salad”Libby Reese won the grand prize in

the contest with her recipe for apple and chicken salad.

The ingredients are:• 1 boneless skinless chicken breast,

cooked• 2 green onions• 1 large pink lady apple, chopped• ¼-1/2 cup mayonnaise (depending on

your taste)• 3-4 Tbls. Dijon mustard (depending

on your taste)• Pinch of salt• ¼ cup chopped pecans (optional)Grind together chicken and onions in

blender or food processor.In bowl, mix together apple, mayon-

naise, mustard, salt, and pecans.

Add chicken mixture and stir until well blended. Serve with crackers, on sand-wiches, or just eat it plain.

Apple CobblerKayla Williams won won first place in

the youth category with her recipe for apple cobbler.

• 2 (15 oz.) cans apples (not filling)• 3/4 cup sugar• 1/2 cup brown sugar• white or yellow cake mix (dry)• 2 sticks butter• cinnamon (if desired)Layer, in 13×9 pan, apples (sprinkled

with cinnamon if desired), sugars and cake mix evenly.

Top with pats of butter. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until golden brown and slightly bubbly.

Peaches and cherries work well also. If you use pie fillings, cut back to 1/2 cup sugar and 1/3 cup brown sugar.

Cherries packed in water need more sugar, about 1 1/4 cups.

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North Carolina typically ranks sev-enth in apple production in the nation, with over 300 commercial apple opera-tions and 10,000 acres of bearing apple orchards.

About 40 percent of apples grown statewide are marketed fresh through packing/shipping operations and direct marketing outlets such as roadside stands and the remaining 60 percent go to the processing industry, mainly as apple sauce and juice.

Most apples grown in the Brushy Moun-tains of Wilkes and Alexander counties are sold fresh, primarily at apple houses near orchards and roadside stands.

The Wilkes/Alexander area is one of the state’s five major apple growing regions.

The other four, Haywood and nearby counties, Henderson and nearby coun-ties, the South Mountains of Lincoln, Cleveland and other nearby counties and the Mount Mitchell area of Avery, Mitch-ell and other nearby counties.

Newer apple varieties grown in the Wilkes-Alexander area include honey-crisp, gala, pink lady, empire, fuji, ginger

gold, jonagold and crispin/mutzu.Limbertwigs and other “antique” vari-

eties like Arkansas black, Grimes and Virginia beauty are still available at area stands. The limbertwig was the domi-nant apple grown in the Brushy Moun-tains through the early 20th century. Production then shifted, primarily to red delicious, golden delicious and stayman.

There is an apple variety for about very taste and use.

As they ripen, apples become softer and sweeter because of the formation of natural sugars. The qualities and uses of varieties that make up the bulk of North Carolina’s apple production include:

• Cameo is a sweet and tart new variety. Red stripes over a cream back-ground. Resists browning. Very dense, so it takes longer to cook.

• Crispin/Mutsu is light green to yel-lowish white. This juicy apple has a sweet, rich, full flavor. Its texture is firm and very dense. Crunchier and tarter than golden delicious.

• Empire is a McIntosh type with lon-ger shelf life and better color and flavor. Aromatic and crisp with creamy white

juicy flesh. • Fuji is a newer variety with excep-

tionally sweet flavor. It is yellow-green with red highlights. Known for holding up well in storage.

• Gala is medium to smaller with a red and yellow striped heart-shaped appear-ance. It has a noticeably sweet flavor and aroma and is excellent snacks.

• Gingergold is a medium to large early maturing variety with a cream-colored flesh and mildly sweet flavor. It looks similar to a golden delicious, but with an orange blush.

• Goldrush has a unique rich spicy flavor with a firm texture. It holds up well in storage.

• Golden delicious has firm white flesh and retains its shape and rich mellow flavor when baked or cooked. The skin doesn’t require peeling for most recipes. It stays white longer than most when cut and therefore is great for salads.

• Granny Smith, with a bright green appearance, crisp bite and sour apple flavor, is known for its mouthwatering tartness. Flavor is pronounced when baked and the texture is known for hold-

ing up well. • Honeycrisp is an exceptionally crisp

and juicy variety with a well-balanced flavor and good storage life.

• Jonagold is a large, newer variety with a rich full tangy/sweet flavor. It is orange-red with light striping over a yel-low background. It is juicy and crunchy.

• Pink lady is a late harvest variety with a crisp sweet/tart flavor. This medium-sized variety with a pink blush over yellow undertone is rapidly becom-ing an area favorite.

• Red delicious is the world’s most widely planted variety. It has a thin bright red skin with a mildly flavored fine-grained white flesh. Excellent for eating fresh as a snack or in salads.

• Rome beauty is an excellent baking and cooking variety and also is good for fresh eating. It is a very smooth red apple with a slightly juicy flesh. The flavor gets richer when baked in a recipe.

• Stayman has a juicy cream-colored to yellowish flesh with a tart wine-like flavor. It holds up well in storage and is often used for cooking, making cider and for fresh snacks.

North Carolina has an apple variety for every taste


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By KELSEY CAMPBELLEDITOR’S NOTE: Kelsey Campbell of

Greensboro is a senior at Asbury Uni-versity in Wilmore, Ky. She is majoring in English and creative writing and is editor of the “Asbury Review,” the school’s literary magazine. Ms. Camp-bell is the niece of Margaret Cooper, owner of Browse About Books, located on Main St. in downtown, North Wilkesboro This article is reprinted courtesy of the “Asbury Review.”

The air gets cold, and scarves and knit sweaters return to your mind.

A bonfire seems like the best solution for an empty Saturday night.

Crisp, chipped leaves crunch under your tennis shoes. And, just when you think the green of summer could not get any more vibrant, the orange of fall enters. At the same time your teeth tingle to scrape along the shell of a red-green apple. It’s the time when getting to the core is your life’s only objective.

In autumn the smallest things like knit-hats, caramel, pumpkins, and apples are all celebrated.

Apples. No matter the name or coloring, they all are the reason for a festival in the mountains of North Carolina. North Caro-lina, my home. Few people have heard of North Wilkesboro, unless they are a fan of bluegrass music. MerleFest, featuring bluegrass and more, is held in neighbor-ing Wilkesboro, but for October the local claim to fame is the Brushy Mountain Apple Festival.

Every first Saturday in October, Main Street closes and vendors pop up their white tents, which line down the middle of the road.

People from all over the state arrive with their strollers, dogs, or just an eye for Christmas gifts. Main Street is crowded with craft makers and sellers. Adjoin-ing streets jut out and contain food and entertainment.

You walk shoulder to shoulder with people, but seeing the items on display is never a problem. Just haul out your daily or rusty southern lingo with an, “excuse me, ma’am,” or “excuse me, sir.” Murmur-ings of people fill the air along with bar-becue smoke and bluegrass music.

My family and I attended this festival too many times to count. However, when my sister went away to college, it was only my parents and I who went. Then, when I, too, left for college, the only Apple Festival I got was a care package from my mom.

She filled the cardboard box with everything apple. Apple chap stick. Apple body wash. Apple candies. Apple statio-nery. And, of course a shirt from that year’s Brushy Mountain Apple Festival. She even covered the box with singing and dancing apple stickers. As I ran my fingers over the sides of the cardboard box, I could only close my eyes and pre-tend the sun was shining down on me as we stood in line for hot apple pies.

The Apple Festival has rarely changed over the years. At the main entrance there has always been an evangelist preacher. He stands at the bottom of the steep hill that leads to the park, as if he chooses that steep incline as a metaphor for man’s depravity and the slippery slope to hell.

Rarely does someone stop to listen to him. But, he will always be passionately flailing his arms and shouting words like “temptation,” “rapture,” “hell” and “dam-nation.” Rarely do you hear “redemption.” But, that is another story for another day.

The only thing louder than the evan-gelist is the Poppin John’s homemade ice cream machine. The eardrum-bursting “pops” can probably be heard a mile away, and are how the mobile ice creamery got its name. The machinery churning the ice cream pops as it turns.

The line for the famous ice cream is always a century long and its patrons are mostly deaf by the time their mouth gets a spoonful.

My junior year of high school was the last year that I was able to go to the Apple Festival. The festival was the same day as my first SAT test. I remember sitting in my parent’s dark blue minivan as the sun peered up over the parking lot of Western High School. My stomach was in knots. My parents had reassured me that they would be there to pick me up after the test. But, it was the test that I was worried about.

Other students climbed out of their cars with their purses, pencils and calcu-lators. This test decided my future, I told myself. I had entered the dark dungeon of a high school with dim corridors and then spent the next four to five hours in silence. I knew no one there.

When the verbal, mathematics, and reading was finished and every oval shaded properly, I breathed the long, unabashed sigh of freedom as I exited the building. I threw open the door to our minivan that waited outside for me. My mom handed me a bag of Chick-fil-A and I was overwhelmed with the scent of warmth and fried batter. I was asked how it went, and my answers flooded over in abundance. I dared to say that I probably did horribly on that important test, because how can anyone expect to lock you in a room for four straight hours and successfully take a difficult test. My father drove us the hour to North Wilkesboro, and I talked the entire way, my parents attentively listening.

We parked and ventured into the bright sunlight. The air was chilly. But, it is funny how smiles can cut the bitter wind down to being pleasant. Dad explored the music realm of the festival while Momma and I talked of Christmas. We perused tables of candles, jewelry, wreaths, and carved Santas. And slowly, the test’s gravity disappeared.

Eventually the three of us reunited and marched downhill to the outskirts of the festival. A petting zoo with sheep, goats, potbelly pigs and rabbits is always there. The animals cautiously examine children’s outstretched hands for feed. For 50 cents you can get a handful of gray-green feed that makes your hand smell as sour as the Porta-Johns. But, it is the only way to get the animals to like you.

After the urging of Momma with her camera, I searched for an animal that would let me hold it. A squealing potbelly pig caught my eye and I slowly snuck

up behind it. He or she was about a foot long and weighed probably 10 pounds. I stuck my hands on either side of his potbelly and hoisted the noisy thing into my arms. His gray, fuzzy body violently moved against my chest.

“Quick, take the picture,” I shouted over the pig’s squeals for help. The cam-era snapped.

Finally, I put the tortured soul back down in the hay. He quickly crossed to the other side of the pen to the next kid with food. My dad suggested that we should have taken him home. “We could have named him ‘Gwaltney,’” Daddy teased.

“That’s not funny!” Momma and I exclaimed.

At this festival I tried my first deep-fried Oreo. I distinctly remember the flaky crust and chocolate creamy center dissolve slowly in my mouth. When I had opened my eyes after my return to earth, Momma and I both giggled at the pow-dered sugar on our mouths and noses.

It was also at this festival that I pur-chased my favorite pair of earrings. The silver pearl color had caught my eye as it sparkled in the sun. At the time $15 seemed a lot to spend on such a luxury. Even now, I love to rub my thumb and index finger over the smooth, oblong jewel. They’re pretty plain, but that is why I like them.

In those moments, I was my parents’ little baby again, not a teenager prepar-ing for college. And as I sat with that Apple Festival care package on my lap my freshman year of college, I realized that nothing was ever going to be quite like it was before. It was the same realiza-tion I had as I left my home for college.

As I carried my last few items out of our home’s front door I cried, thinking, “Leaving means nothing will ever be the same again.” And in a small way I was right. But, ever since I left home, return-ing back to the place I grew up is just as sweet as a Granny Smith.

The Brushy Mountain Apple Festival is where my mind goes when treetops turn shades of crimson, auburn, gold, and pumpkin. It is a memory that clinches my heart and squeezes with yearning to return to a time with my family.

Now, as I think about it more, this feel-ing is bigger than festivals or the season of fall. It all runs parallel to this longing to return home; a familiar and familial place that contains only happy memories.

Festival triggers many happy memories

KELSEY CAMPBELL


Remembrance of Lynn and Bob Bogue

Bob and Lynn sent out beautful and poigant hand drawn Christmas cards for many years. This one from 1973 could have been from Norman Rockwell.

Bob Bogue was born in 1921 in the Village of Saranac Lake in the Adirondack Mountains of New York State. Lynn was born in 1918 in East Orange, N.J. They married in 1944 at Camp Pickett, Va. when both were in the army. Bob attended a commercial art studio in New York City, worked for an advertising company as an illustrator and then headed his own firm. They lived in Morris County, N.J., where Bob took the train to work in New York. Bob and Lynn were parents of sons, David and Scott and daughters, Leslie and Robin.

The Bogues moved from Booneton, N.J. to the Brushy Mountain community in 1972. They quickly became acquinted with their neighbors - picking peaches and apples and joining Bethany Baptist Church. Bob became known in Wilkes for his characteristic art style while working on projects for the Brushy Mountain Bee Farm, painting signs for various community events, and of course the Apple Festival covers. Lynn was a lifelong lover of the outdoors and quite an athlete, walking, swimming and even participating in the Polar Bear Plunge until her last years. She was a serious volunteer especially for Wilkes Cares. The Bogues were Apple Festival Grand Marshals in 1994.

Bob was a founding member of the Brushy Mountain Ruritan Club. He was the original Apple Festival artist and included many illustations such as the two above in each Annual Souvenir Program & Guide. Throughout each program was an appreciation of the natural beauty of our area and to all who helped make the festival successful and enduring.

We salute and show our appreciation to Bob and Lynn. Robert M. Bogue 1921-2013 Lynn M. Van Duyne Bogue 1918 - 2011


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Apple butter originally was made as a way to preserve apples and a good use for grade B apples.

Despite the name, there is no butter or dairy product in apple butter. The name comes from the sweet creamy texture and consistency and its use as a spread on bread and in various recipes.

The traditional method of making apple butter uses a large kettle over an open fire.About 12 bushels of apples and 50 pounds of sugar will produce about 25 gallons of

apple butter.About two weeks before making apple butter, prepare apples by peeling, coring and

slicing. The thinner they’re sliced the faster they cook. Leaving apple peels and seeds harms the butter.

Store peeled apples until it’s time to cook by freezing or cooking them down to apple-sauce and canning. The later speeds up the cooking process the day apple butter is made.

Fill a copper kettle with the apples and water and build a fire under the kettle. Imme-diately start stirring the apples. Keep the fire at a level that maintains a soft boil. Cook and stir apples until they thicken. It takes about seven and a half hours if starting with applesauce and about nine and a half to 10 hours if starting with raw apples, but it var-ies depending on the apple variety used.

Opinions vary on when apples have cooked down enough to add sugar, but start by adding 30 to 35 pounds of sugar. Taste the apple butter after 30 to 35 pounds of sugar are added and well mixed to determine if more sugar is needed. Adding sugar thins apple butter and requires that it be cooked for around two more hours.

Once the apple butter with sugar is cooked down and seems thick enough, take it off the fire. Around 4 or 5 ounces of cinnamon oil can be added then if desired. After the cinnamon oil is mixed well with the apple butter, dip apple butter out of the pot and put it in jars.

Making apple butter requiresa lot of effort... and apples


Photos of the Brushy Moun-tain Apple Festival, which this year is Oct. 5, will again be ac-cepted for the Brushy Mountain Ruritan Club’s annual “Snapshot Contest.”

The contest helps the club ob-tain color photos for publicity.

Prizes awarded are $100 for first place, $50 for second place, $25 for third place and $15 apiece for fourth, fifth and sixth places.

To be considered, photos must be taken at the 36th annual Brushy Mountain Apple Festival on Oct. 5 in downtown North Wilkesboro.

Photos from any type of cam-era are accepted, but no pan-oramic or composite photos are allowed. No multiple printing is allowed.

Color prints are eligible in the sizes of 5-inch-by-7-inch only with a high resolution of 300 dpi

or more.The contest is open to all, ex-

cept for members of the Brushy Mountain Ruritan Club, their families or families of the judg-es.

A maximum of 15 photos may be submitted per person enter-ing the contest.

The name, address and phone number of the contestant must be written on the back of each photo print. Email addresses may also be included.

All photos entered must be submitted with negatives or disks with the images.

The Brushy Mountain Ruritan Club stipulates that any photo submitted for the contest can be used for the Brushy Moun-tain Apple Festival publicity and advertising purposes without further compensation or notifi-cation by the club.

All photos entered in the con-

test become the property of the Brushy Mountain Ruritan Club and will not be returned to the contestants.

All photos must be submitted to the Brushy Mountain Ruritan

Club by Nov. 15 to be consid-ered for the competition.

Entries should be mailed to Snapshot Contest, c/o Ann Gar-wood, Brushy Mountain Ruritan Club, 876 Lithia Springs Road,

Moravian Falls, N.C., 28654.Winners will be announced in

February 2014.For more details, go to www.

AppleFestival.net or call 336-921-3499.

Apple Festival ‘Snaphot Contest’ rules listed

This is a wonderful, easy and lower-fat substitute for apple pie. Leave the peel on apples to increase nutrients and save time.

All-purpose flour can be substituted if whole wheat flour is not available.

Additional mix-ins such as fresh or dried cranberries, walnuts, pecans or almonds can be included as well.

Most varieties will work well and you may want to use a combi-nation of different varieties.

* 4 cups sliced apples * 2 tbsp. butter * 3⁄4 cup quick-cooking oats * 1 ⁄4 cup sugar * 1 ⁄4 cup whole wheat flour * 2 tsp. cinnamon * 1 tsp. lemon juice

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.Coat baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.Peel apples and cut into slices.Melt butter in a small bowl in the microwave.In a medium bowl, combine all ingredients except apples.Stir until well blended.Place apples in 9 x 13 baking dish and spread oat mixture on top.Bake 45 to 50 minutes until desired brownness. Serves 6.

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TransportationShuttle transportation to and from the Festival area will be provided from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Parking for the shuttle will be at West Park on D Street (next

to the grassy area in the center of the parking lot by the Flag Pole). Parking will also be at the Wilkes County Courthouse and at C.C. Wright School. The

shuttle will pick-up and deliver passengers at the Shuttle Bus Stop located at C Street and ForesterAvenue. No charge. Donations Accepted.

Schedule Of Music, Singing, and DancingSchedules for Saturday, October 5, 2013

(Subject to Change)

Park StageBluegrass in the Park(Stage Manager—Eric Ellis)10:00—Elkville String Band11:00—Al Wood & the Smokey Ridge Boys12:00—Caldwell Line1:00—Elkville String Band2:00—Al Wood & the Smokey Ridge Boys3:00—Caldwell Line

CBD Loop Parking AreaDancing, Clogging and Skipping(Stage Manager—Nathan Wyatt)9:00—Tonya’s Academy of Dance9:30—The Wagonwheel Cloggers10:00—Steppin’ Out Studio10:30—The Foothill Cloggers11:00—Wilkes County Line Dancers11:30 The Footloose Express12:00—Studio 6812:30—Carolina Clogging Connection1:00—The Foothill Cloggers1:30—Carolina Clogging Connection2:00—LAZ Fitness Studio Zumba Kids

Wilkes Journal-Patriot Loading Dock StageGospel(Stage Manager—Ken Byrd)10:00—The Bledsoes10:40—Gateway11:20—The Principles12:00—Eddie King & Diadem12:40—The Bledsoes1:20—Gateway2:00—The Principles2:40—Eddie King & Diadem

Wells Fargo Parking Lot StageAmericana(Stage Manager—Aaron Soots)10:00—Brian Burchfi eld11:00—The Zephyr Lightning Bolts12:00—The Local Boys1:00—Brian Burchfi eld2:00—The Zephyr Lightning Bolts3:00—The Local Boys

12th AnnualApple Jam

Friday October 4

6:00-9:00 PM

On the Park Stage at 10th and Main

Featuring

Backstreet


Location Of Special Events For The Day1. Park Stage2. Wells Fargo Stage: Country & Folk Music3. Wilkes Journal-Patriot Loading Dock Stage:

Gospel Music4. CBD Parking Stage: Dancing, Clogging and

Skipping5. Carriage Rides / Train Ride6. Soap and Lye Making7. Apple Butter Making: Gurney Royal

8. Apple Exhibit/Bee Exhibit Brushy Mountain Apple Festival Park

9. WXII News Team10. Information Booth: Brushy Mtn. Ruritan Club11. Wilkes Towers Lobby Grand Marshals:

Gary and Debbie Hayes12. Blacksmithing, Woodworking, Soap Making

and Pottery Demonstrations: Gary Roath, Lyle Wheeler and Betsy Brey in front of the Art Gallery

13. Petting Zoo (between CBD loop and railroad tracks)

14. Cider Making15. Lost Children: North Wilkesboro Police Dept.16. Carolina Ponies17. Survivalist18. Wilkes County Cruisers19. Cultural Arts Council Juried Show (9th

Street)20. Rest Area in Wells Fargo Parking Garage


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