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Bluebag Media
Prairie Days a Darke
County success story
GREENVILLE – Despite a slow start due to the weather, Prairie Days at
Shawnee Prairie still had well over 4,000 visitors. According to Darke
County Parks Executive Director Roger Van Frank, estimates ranged from
4,300 to 4,500.
“One family had 10 kids,” Van Frank said. “They were here all day. The
sorghum press was a hit… We borrowed Ted Abney’s press; he even brought
his horse to run it.”
He added Jim Poeppelman has also rebuilt a press and donated it to the
Park District; they will have their own in the future.
“We were very blessed to have a good crowd,” Van Frank said. “We had
well over 100 volunteers… volunteers and staff made this a success. We
had new vendors, new games and activities… a lot of new faces.”
He commented on what he considered an interesting point. Noting all
vendors were happy with the weekend, some did well on Saturday and
others didn’t. On Sunday it was exactly the opposite. The ones who
weren’t busy were and vice versa...
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