Special Announcements . . .
Buckeye Trailfest - The BTA sponsored 1st Annual Buckeye TrailFest was held April 26, 27, 28 and 29. Most activites were able to continue in spite of the scattered showers over the weekend. A big THANK YOU goes out to the Buckeye TrailFest Team for a job well done! Check out the pictures on the Buckeye TrailFest web site.
3rd Annual E.G.G.S. Hike. Honor Grandma Gatewood on this 40 mile, one day long endurance hike! This year’s hike will be taking place at Burr Oak State Park and Wildcat Hollow. For more information and to register click here.
Henry County Park District Blogspot. The Henry County Park District which hosts the BT on newly developed trail along canal land, has a new blogspot. Take a look at what they are doing up in northwest Ohio. http://henrycountyparks.blogspot.com/
The BTA Picture Quilt Raffle completed on Sunday April 29, 2012 at the BTA Annual Business Meeting. Adrian Vanko was the lucky winner of the quilt. Thank you to everyone who helped exceed our goal.
Emma “Grandma” Gatewood Project. Bette Lou Higgins, Artistic Director for Eden Valley Enterprises, has completed the first phase of a project about “Grandma” Emma Gatewood, a founding member of the BTA.
In 1955, Emma Gatewood was 67 years old. She had raised 11 children. And now she had become the first woman to solo thru-hike the Appalachian Trail! The premier showing of her amazing story was Tuesday, November 1, 2011. For information about the story telling program contact Bette Lou directly.
Emma Gatewood project links:
- Bette Lou’s blog about the Emma Gatewood project is at: http://grandmagatewood.wordpress.com/category/about-emma/
- For a complete summary of this project read report at:
http://www.edenvalleyenterprises.org/progdesc/gatewood/progress.htm - In the meantime, why not enjoy a song about Grandma Gatewood written by Mike Petee at: http://www.edenvalleyenterprises.org/progdesc/gatewood/petee.htm
- To arrange for this, or any of the programs, to be presented for your group simply contact Eden Valley Enterprises with your request. blhiggins@edenvalleyenterprises.org
- For a complete schedule of events see: http://www.edenvalleyenterprises.org/calendar.html
Chainsaw Recall. For our members with chain saws: Stihl has announced the recall of Model MS 361C chain saws (C-Q version) View the recall notice.