2 • Brushy Mountain Apple Festival Program Brushy Mountain Ruritans Thankful sponsors of the 2012 Brushy Mountain Apple Festival Saturday, October 6 • 8 a.m.–5 p.m. 12th Annual Apple Jam Friday, October 5 6-9 p.m. on the Park Stage at 10th and Main Featuring Backstreet Bring a lawn chair to downtown North Wilkesboro and enjoy the music! Food and drink concessions available See the schedule of all the music, singing and dancing and special events on the next to last page of this Souvenir Program and Guide! Brushy Mountain Apple Festival Program • 3 Welcome to the 35th annual Brushy Mountain Apple Festival Fellowship, Goodwill and Com- val Park on 10th and Main. The band munity Service are the goals of the Backstreet will be back after a terrifi c Ruritans and these values have gone performance last year. Committees into every Apple Festival. A special thank you goes to our Club President and Apple Festival Chairman Bob Beeson We thank all of the apple grow- Grand Marshals, Robert and Sue ers, the great Rizoti. Greet them at Wilkes Towers Advertising/Publicity Ann Garwood musicians, on Main Street and sign the new quilt. Ambassadors Ann and Terry Garwood, Bob Laney, Joe Kokora, Dave and Phyllis Moulton, Gill Tuttle demonstra- A special appreciation goes to Cheryl Apple Jam Matt Van Buskirk tors, vendors, Kilby, artist for this year’s cover. She Artist for Magazine Cover Cheryl Kilby advertisers and has always captured the essence of especially our the Brushy Mountains and their fruit. Arts and Crafts Ray Stone, Terry Garwood, Matt Van Buskirk visitors who Stop by and see Cheryl at her booth Exhibits Debi Davis, Wade McInnis have all helped on Main Street. Food Concessions Jerry Smithey, Gary Hayes, Carroll and Sandra Lowe make the Festi- An apple a day and an Apple Festi- val so great and val a year keep us healthy and ener- Grand Marshal Quilt Audrey Smithey and Elrea Hendren enduring. gized. Time and again our Ruritan Information Booth Joe Kokora, Edwin Canter, Olivia Van Buskirk Look up and Club has put together a fi ne collec- Program and Guide Editor Paul and Gretchen Barelski notice the new tion of almost 400 craft vendors for Grand Marshal Interview Nancy Putzel banners on the light poles. The images your shopping pleasure and 100 food came from past Snapshot photog- vendors for your eating enjoyment. Ad Sales Nellie Archibald, Wilkes Journal-Patriot raphers. Also notice the new traffi c Buy an apple and help send a kid to Music John Akin patterns around the town, especially college. We are thankful to be able Rudy Bear Olivia Van Buskirk along the CBD Loop and always be to offer you a time to relax and enjoy careful. The cooperation of the Town some of the fruits of our world. Safety and Facilities Terry Garwood, Mike Jones, Carroll Lowe, David Smithey, Tom Stratton of North Wilkesboro and the help of So, again, WELCOME. Tap your Snapshot Contest Ann Garwood many local organizations will make foot to the music, enjoy the exhibits, Support Staff John Anderson; Carol Capps; Allen, Hope, Brittany, Macy and Allena Coffey; this a great day for you and our county. savor the food and pick up a bag or Christina Davis; Jennifer Jones; Maria and Jim Isley; Charles and Myrtle McIntyre On Friday evening, Oct. 5, from two of Brushy Mountain apples before Transportation Lee Tedder, Jerry Smithey 6-9 p.m., we will kick off the festivi- you go. Most of all, have a great time. ties with our 12th “Apple Jam” and Opening ceremonies begin 9 a.m. at Wilkes Tower/Park Stage Donna Latham from Midtown Garden Market and Elrea Hendren reunion for all Apple Festival friends the Apple Festival Park Stage on the Website Matt and Olivia Van Buskirk at the Brushy Mountain Apple Festi- corner of 10th and Main. The 2012 Brushy Mountain Ruritan Club Welcomes You! AT THE Brushy Mountain Community Center are Brushy Mountain Ruritan Club members Myrtle McIntyre, Charles McIntyre, Bob Beeson, Paul Barelski, Tom Stratton, Gretchen Barelski, Elrea Hendren, Edwin Canter, Jerry Smithey, Terry and Ann Garwood, Carroll and Sandra Lowe, Carol Capps, Bob Laney, Jim and Maria Isley, Matt Van Buskirk, Wade McInnis, Gary Hayes, Lee Tedder, Dave Smithey and John Anderson. Not pictured: Hope Coffey, Allen Coffey, Allena Coffey, Macy Coffey, Brittany Coffey, Christina Davis, Debi Davis, Jennifer and Mike Jones, Joe Kokora, Dave and Phyllis Moulton, Nancy Putzel, Ray Stone, Gill Tuttle and Olivia VanBuskirk. s"RUSHY-OUNTAIN!PPLE&ESTIVAL0ROGRAM SONS OF THUNDER QUARTET GOSPEL MUSIC STAGE on the loading dock of the Wilkes Journal-Patriot at the Brushy Mountain Apple Festival. THE BLEDSOES Live Southern gospel returns With Ken Byrd of WWWC radio station in Wilkesboro as emcee, live Southern gospel music returns to the Brushy Mountain Apple Festival on Oct. 6. Four different bands will take turns performing on the stage, which is actu- ally the loading dock of the Wilkes Journal-Patriot newspaper office on EDDIE KING & DIADEM Ê/1, ,ÊEÊ6",ÊÎ Main Street, North Wilkesboro. enjoy the %!" festival! "#$# !## buy one sausage and !$"($# $#( get one egg biscuit Buy one sausage and egg biscuit and get the second free! 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"RUSHY -OUNTAIN !PPLE &ESTIVAL 0ROGRAMÊUÊx 2012 Collectible T-shirts Available at the Wilkes Chamber offi ce " or at the Chamber booth on Saturday, October 6, at the Brushy Mountain Apple Festival T-shirt pricing Long Sleeve $25 (Limited Quantities) Congratulations to the Brushy Mountain Ruritan ClubWelcome for 35 years! to the 35th Brushy Mountain Apple Festival Compliments of the Town of North Wilkesboro 6 • Brushy Mountain Apple Festival Program Brushy Mountain Ruritan Club activities The Brushy Mountain Ruritan Club had another busy year of activities based on the Ruritan’s philosophy of “Fellowship, Goodwill and Community Service.” Some of our activities included the Scholar- ship Dinner, Annual Independence Day Celebration, Veteran’s Appreciation Day, Christmas caroling, Adopt-A-Highway trash pickup. Trivia Nights for Nichols for Kids and Special Olympics, hosting a rabies clinic, and operating a community pool. Interesting programs were provided during club meetings on the library, SAFE, Downtown North Wilkesboro, wildlife control, home-schooling, and the history of Apple Festival. The Apple Festival is the major fund- raiser 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 Can- cer Society, Humane Society, BROC, Salvation Army, Samaritan Kitchen, Wilkes Law Enforcement Program, Brushy Mountain Community Center, Literacy Council, Special Olympics, eral residents of the community were race or religion. We are always looking Vacation Bible School for churches on Child Abuse Prevention Team, H.O.P.E. helped with medical, emergency, and for new members. 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