Nut Sweepstakes Winners

2013 Black Walnut Sweepstakes
Winners

1st Place - $75.00 Cash    Name:        Charles Webb    
            

2nd Place - $40.00 Cash    Name:        Lois Sloan    
              
3rd Place - $25.00 Cash    Name:        Garrett Workman
            

2013 Hickory Nut Sweepstakes
Winners

1st Place -  $50.00 Cash    Name:        Lacy Mitchell
                   
2nd Place – $30.00 Cash    Name:        Kacie Mace
            
3rd Place – $20.00 Cash    Name:        Garrett Workman
             

Kid's Day Parade Winners

Division 1: Non Motorized Wheels
1-1 Strollers
    1st     “The Devil” Christopher Bauer
    2nd    None
    3rd     None
1-2Wagons
    1st    “On My Way to my First Black Walnut Festival Car Show” Cash Bentley Nichols       
    2nd     “Leaving the Frontier for the Black Walnut Festival” Ian Greathouse, Lorelai Truman and         Nathan Harley
    3rd     “Minnie & Mickey” Andrew Harris and Maddison Bowers
1-3 Peddled Kiddie Cars/Tricycles
    1st     None            2nd     None         3rd     None
1-4 Skaters
    1st     None        2nd     None        3rd     None
1-5 Bicycles/Scooters
    1st     “Thomas the Tank Engine” Remy Smelto
    2nd     “Scurrying through the Festival” Cason Webb
    3rd     None

Division 2: Walkers
 2-1   Most Unique
     1st     “Spike” Ichiro Ng
    2nd     None
    3rd     None
2-2   Prettiest
    1st     “Prettiest Witch” Addison Carper
    2nd     “Rainbow Fairy” Bayleigh Burdette
    3rd     “Princess” Aiko Ng
2-3    Ugliest
    1st     “Granpa Cratchett’s Long Lost Brother” Taylor Godfrey
    2nd       “Princess Zombie” Katheryne Bauer
    3rd     “Witch” Shyanne Godfrey
2-4   Clowns/Super Heroes/Cartoon Characters  
    1st     “Winnie the Pooh” Michael Bauer
    2nd     “The Wizard of Oz” Sara Beth Oneil, Owen McClanahan, Tyler McClanahan, Elijah             James Brannon
    3rd     “Super Girl” Nevaeh Burdette
2-5   Most Creative
    1st     “Punk Rocker” Curtis Price
    2nd     None
    3rd       None

Division 3: Child Driven Vehicles
3-1   Low Powered/Kiddie Cars
    1st     “The Old Fashioned Model T” Joey, Angela, Zachary, Clarissa and Patricia Kyer
    2nd     “Mr Scarecrow’s Happy Harvest” James Smith
    3rd     “The Little Cow is Running Away” Leah Carpenter
3-2   High Powered Vehicle
    1st     “Nanny’s Little Cowpokes” Gabby & Graci Engle
    2nd     “All Revved up for the Black Walnut Festival” Abby Nichols, Sophie Nichols, Tommy             Miller and Jack Miller
    3rd     None

Division 4: Pets
4-1   Most Unique
    1st     ”Horse” Annie Oakley Starcher
    2nd     “Spartacus” Abby Jarrell
    3rd     None
4-2 Prettiest
    1st     None
    2nd     None
    3rd     None

Division 5: Clubs, Groups, or Units
5-1   Marching Troops
     1st     “Star Blazers Twirlers” Camdyn, Ally, Cadyn, Olivia, Emily & Kimber
    2nd     None
    3rd     None
5-2   Clubs, Units, Groups, Organization
    1st     Gymfiniti – Walkers & Tumblers
    2nd     “Roane County Little Raiders”
    3rd     “Rocking Around the Black Walnut Festival” WV Kids First Stars

Division 6: Floats
6-1   Small Floats
    1st     “Land of Oz – There’s No Place Like the Black Walnut Festival” Timmy & Nate                 Cronin, Linsey Carper, Chase & Kadin White
    2nd     “The Wizard of Oz” Carly, Carson, Kiley & Levi
    3rd     “Henry’s Fork Harvester 4-H Club”
6-2   Medium Floats
    1st     “Ronald McDonald House – The House that Love Built” Lakin Drennen, Tena Gandee,             Brianna & Dakota Deel and Lauren Harper
    2nd     “EMS for the Cure” Roane County Emergency Squad
    3rd     “Let’s Pretend to Be Just Me” Shaylin, Adam and Brionna Springston, Savannah                 Dickerson, Cami Shaffer, Ava Burwell
6-3   Large Floats
    1st     “Reedy Rocks” Reedy Elementary School
    2nd    “Jesus is our Life Savior” Keffer Church
    3rd    “Patch Circus Comes to Town” Patch

If you placed and didn’t receive your trophy, please contact Dusta Tanner-Mace at 532-5115.  

Parade Float Results

2013 Grand Parade Winners    

School, Church, Civic

1st Place – Faith Baptist Church
2nd Place – Cub Scout Pack 437
3rd Place – 4-H Clover Bud’s Challengers

Factory/Commercial

1st Place – Queens Float – FNB
2nd Place – Miss Roane County/Miss Teen BWF
3rd Place – Wal-Mart

Local/Commerical

1st Place – Miletree Center
2nd Place – Golden Delicious Festival
3rd Place – McDonald’s

BWF Grand Parade Line Up

Use this map to see where your number for the parade as you lining up. 

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Here are the parade line up numbers.  Find your number here and come to the parade line up ready to go.

1.        AUTO        SPENCER CITY POLICE

2.        AUTO        ROANE CO SHERIFF

3.        AUTO        WV STATE POLICE

4.          WALKER    NATIONAL GUARD COLOR GUARD

5.        AUTO        MAYOR WILLIAMS

6.        BAND        ROANE CO HIGH SCHOOL

7.        

8.         AUTO        ALLIE COLE
         
9.        FLOAT        BWF QUEEN
                              FNB SPONSORED
             

10.        AUTO        WV STATE TREASURER

11.        AUTO        SECRETARY OF STATE
                              NATALIE TENNANT
12.        BAND        MEADOW BRIDGE HIGH
                   
13.        FIRE        SPENCER/ ROANE FIRE ENGINE 51                           
                   

14.        AUTO        CAPITO FOR SENATE

15.         AUTO        SENATORS CARMICHAEL AND HALL
                   

16.        AUTO        STATE AUDITOR
                               GLEN B GAINER

17.        AUTO        JULIE WARDEN
                              MISS WV INTERNATIONAL

18.        AUTO        MRS RIPLEY 4TH OF JULY

18A.        FLOAT        MILETREE                         

19.        BAND        CALHOUN COUNTY HIGH                         
20.        AUTO        TONY CAVALIER

21.        FLOAT        WV STORM ALL-STARS

22.        AUTO        CASEY LASSITER
                                WV OIL AND GAS FEST QUEEN

23.             AUTO        ATTORNEY GENERAL
                                    PATRICK MORRISEY

24.        AUTO        GINO’S PIZZA AND SPAGHETTI

25.        BAND            WILLIAMSTOWN HS

26.
27.        AUTO            WIRT CO FAIR LITTLE
                                   MR. & MISS

28        AUTO            WV KIDS ON FIRST

29        BAND            WIRT COUNTY HIGH

30.          AUTO            MOONEY FOR CONGRESS

31.        AUTO            2013 MT STATE FOREST
                                    FESTIVAL QUEEN
                                    ASHLEY HOUCHIN

32.        AUTO            DIRY QUEEN CURLY TOP

33.        AUTO            CHARLOTTE LANE CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS

34.        WALKER        RCHS DANCE CLASS
35.        COMM            WALMART
     
36.        AUTO            WALMART TRACTOR
                                     TRAILER

37.        FIRE            SPENCER / ROANE
                                SQUAD 51

38.        BAND        GILMER COUNTY HIGH SCH

39.        FLOAT        4-H CLOVER BUDS
                      
40.        

41.        AUTO        MARK SERGEANT
                              MILITARY VEHICLE

42.        BAND        HERBERT HOOVER HS

43.        FIRE        WALTON VOLUNTEER FD                            TANKER 33

44.        FIRE        REEDY VOL FIRE DEPT

45.        AUTO        JOHN PUTNAM
                               1962 FORD FAIRLANE

46.        AUTO        1982 PETERBILT TRK
                               JOHN SOMMERVILLE

47.        FLOAT        ROANE CO HUMANE SOCIETY
    
48.        BAND        NICHOLAS COUNTY HS

49.        AUTO        NEMESIS SHRINERS

49A.        AUTO        BENJ-KEDEM SHRINER
                                  CLOWN CAR
50.        AUTO        WALTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
                                 VOLLEYBALL

51.        AUTO        NICHOLAS COUNTY 4TH OF
                                JULY JAMBOREE

52        BAND        POCA HIGH SCHOOL

53.        

54.        FIRE        GANDEEVILLE HARMONY
                             VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT

55.        AUTO        1951 SUPERC FARM ALL    
                                CLARE MOORE

56.        AUTO        1951 JOHN DEERE
                                JAMES MCDANIEL
        
57.        GRAND PARADE MARSHALS

58.        FIRE        CLOVER/ROANE
                              RESCUE 21

59.        BAND        LINCOLN CO HIGH SCH

60.        FLOAT        FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH

61.         AUTO        CHELSEA HICKS
                                CALHOUN QUEEN FLORA

62.        AUTO        “THOSE JEEP GUYS”
            

63.        AUTO        2013 MISS MOTHMAN
                                FESTIVAL JR MISS QUEEN
                                 ANGIE GORMAN

64.        AUTO        TEEN MISS MOTHMAN
                                FESTIVAL PRINCESS

65.        BAND        HUNTINGTON HIGH SCH

66.        FLOAT        MCDONALDS
                           
67.        COMM        MISS ROANE COUNTY
        FLOAT            

68.        AUTO        MISS WV ROAD KILL FEST
                    
69.        

70.        BAND        BROOKE HIGH SCHOOL

71.        

72.        

73.        

74.        FLOAT        CUB SCOUT PACK 437        

75.        AUTO        T&A COUNTRY ROADS CLUB

                    9 CARS

76.        AUTO        JOHN CUMMINGS
                    1997 GMC

77.        BAND        PT PLEASANT HIGH SCH
        
78.        FLOAT        GOLDEN DELICIOUS ROYALTY

79.          AUTO        HOPE BRICK
                                  WIRT CO FAIR QUEEN

80.        AUTO        B SAUNDERS
                              WEE MISS FIRECRACKER QUEEN

81.        
82.        
83.        
84.        FIRE        SPENCER/ROANE  LADDER 51
85.        BAND        ELKINS HIGH SCHOOL

86.        FLOAT        RIPLEY TABERNACLE BAPTIST CHURCH

87.        AUTO        ASHLEY BOGGS
                               MISS RIPLEY 4TH OF JULY

88.        AUTO        ASHLEY CONLEY                
                                WV STATE GRAND SUPREME QUEEN

89.        BAND        WINFIELD HIGH SCHOOL            

90.          AUTO        1928 MODEL A FORD
                                   BUTCH FIELDS    
91.        
92.        
93.        AUTO        CHARLES RUCKER

94.        AUTO        WALTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
                                 FOOTBALL TEAM
95.        FLOAT        ROANE YOUTH BASEBALL                
96.        BAND        RIPLEY HIGH SCHOOL

97.        AUTO        WADE RANSOM RHODES
                                MR. FIRECRACKER

98.        AUTO        PAYTEN HUMPHERY
                                LITTLE MISS FIRECRACKER

99.        AUTO          ROGER FISHER

100.        HORSE        MADISON PAXTON

101.        HORSE        K & K FARMS

102.        HORSE        SHY RUCKER

103.        HORSE        CASSIE RUCKER

104.        HORSE        SANDY RUCKER

105.        HORSE        KATLIYN PROCTOR

Cake Contest Winners

2013 Baking Contest Winners

1st Place
Black Walnut Carrot Cake
Marie Lanek
Ravenswood, WV

2nd Place
Black Walnut Fantasy Cake
Leigh Rice
Gay, WV

3rd Place
Black Walnut Cheesecake
Carl Barker
Spencer, WV

Winning Recipe

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Granpa Krachet Thursday Show Times

Granpa Kratchet will be hosting shows today on Court St at 3pm, 630pm and 830pm. 

The shows are free to attend. 

Junior Black Walnut Bowl

The Spencer Middle School Yellow Jackets knocked off the Walton Middle School Tigers last night in the Junior Black Walnut Bowl. The final score was 24-16. 

Queen's Coronation Tonight

The 59th Black Walnut Festival Queen will be crowned tonight at 7pm at the Spencer Middle School auditorium.  

Band Competition Schedule

59th Black Walnut Festival
Band Competition Schedule

Saturday October 12th, 2013

3:10  Star Spangled Banner  (RCHS Band Students Bethany Higginbotham and Brett Miller)     

Class C
3:15   Calhoun County High School
3:30   Williamstown High School
3:45   Wirt County High School
4:00   Gilmer County High School
4:15   Herbert Hoover High School

Class B
4:30   Nicholas  County High School
4:45   Tyler Consolidated High School
5:00   Poca High School
5:15   Lincoln County High School

5:30   Majorette Preliminary Judging (Intermission)
           Presentation of Queens  

Class A
6:00   Huntington High School
6:15   Brooke High School
6:30   Point Pleasant  High School
6:45   Scott  High School

Open Class
7:00   Elkins High School
7:15   Winfield High School
7:30   Ripley High School

Host Band
7:45   Roane County High School
8:00   Majorette Finals
8:15   Presentation of Awards

Chestnut Ridge Winery Offers Tastings During Festival

Join Chestnut Ridge Winery in the  Court House Square this Thursday, Friday and Saturday for the Black Walnut Festival.  They will be setup  downtown and at their Winery on Chestnut Ridge. Visit them to take part in the Black Walnut Wine Trail.

 With proof of purchase from each winery, you will receive a wine glass during your final purchase.

For more information contact them at 304-927-4831, 304-377-5721. chestnutridgewinery@gmail.com

Grand Parade Marshals

This year, the West Virginia Black Walnut Festival is proud to honor a group of local heroes as Grand Parade Marshals. Five local men share this honor as knights of the French Legion of Honor for their service in the U.S. Army during World War II in France. 

These men-Denver Gandee, Walter Criss, Denver Wallbrown, Donzel Walbrown and Holly Eagle Jr-have been recognized by the French government for fighting and risking their lives in France during the war. 

Established in 1802 by Napoleon, the Legion of Honor recognizes military service to France. World War II veterans who served in France qualify to be decorated as a knight, or chevalier degree. 

Please join us in recognizing these men and their service during the 59th Grand Parade on Saturday, October 12th. 

Livestock Show Schedule

LIVESTOCK SHOW SCHEDULE
October 9 - 13, 2013

WEDNESDAY – October 9

        5:00-9:00 PM        Deliver animals to RCHS Barn
                        (5-6 pm hogs, 6-9 pm goats, calves, & lambs)
        

THURSDAY – October 10

        11:00 AM            Livestock Show
                        (Calves, Lambs, Hogs, Goats)

FRIDAY – October 11

        11:00 AM            Showmanship Contest

SATURDAY – October 12

        5:00 PM            Livestock Buyer’s Dinner
        6:00/6:30 PM        Livestock Sale

SUNDAY – October 13

        10 AM- 1:00 PM        Barn clean-up
                        Turn in record books
                        Thank you letters – complete address, postage, & not sealed

SHOW ORDER
Calves – S & H
Lambs
Hogs
Goats

Pancake Breakfast Returns to BWF

Love and Kindness Church will host the annual Black Walnut Festival Pancake Breakfast on Friday and Saturday mornings from 7-10 during the festival in the court house square.

 Pancakes and sausage are made on the  griddle.

Pancakes will be available with or  without black walnuts along with sausage for $6.  Coffee, Milk and Juice  will be available.  Take your breakfast to go or eat under the tent .

Potter Coming to BWF

Mona Goddall will be demonstrating pottery during the Black Walnut Festival. She will be set up behind the Courthouse, near the food tents. 

Learn more about her via her Facebook Page. 

Please Thank Our Sponsors

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BWF Merchandise

New BWF Merchandise is now available at the City of Spencer Municipal Building.  Products will be available there until the start of the festival then they will be available in the information booth during the festival.

Black Walnut Festival Begins Next Week

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Appalachian Mountain Specialty Foods To Offer Samples During BWF

Appalachian Mountain Specialty Foods, of Spencer, WV, will be offering samples of their award winning products during the 59th WV Black Walnut Festival. Stop by their booth located beside the Spencer Antique Mall on Main St to sample such products as Wilted Lettuce Dressing, Zest Sauce and several other items.

Recently, Appalachian Mountain Specialty Foods won awards at the WV State Fair for their Copper Head Bloody Mary Mix and Sweet Britches Salad Dressing.   Greg and Veronica Stover, owners of AMSF are proud to offer products that are West Virginia made and grown and invite you to sample this product during the festival.

BWF Book Signing Features Spencer's History

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (September 24, 2013)
Huntington author to sign new book on the history of sports in West Virginia at the Black Walnut Festival  

Huntington author, Bob Barnett, will sign his new book, Hillside Fields: A History of Sports In West Virginia (West Virginia University Press, 2013) at the Black Walnut Festival in Spencer on Friday, October 11 from 11 to 3. Barnett will be located in front of the Courthouse.  

Hillside Fields: A History of Sports in West Virginia has the Spencer girls’ state basketball story at the beginning of the chapter on the history of girl’s and women’s’ sports in West Virginia. The Spencer tournament founded in 1919 was one of the three first girls’ state basketball tournaments started in the United States that season. Barnett and Spencer historian Steven Cooper will also sign copies of their co-authored Goldenseal magazine story about the Spencer girls’ tournament.

Hillside Fields provides a broad view of the development of sports in West Virginia. Of course the stories about Jerry West and Mary Lou Retton, and “We are…Marshall” are familiar to everyone. But the little known stories of the development of sports from the first golf club in America at Oakhurst Links to the Greenbrier Classic; from the first girls’ basketball championship in 1919 to post-Title IX; from racially segregated sports to integrated teams; and from the days when West Virginia Wesleyan and Davis & Elkins beat the big boys in football, help to define the uniqueness of being a West Virginian. Hillside Fields explains how major national trends and events, as well as West Virginia’s economic and political conditions, influenced the development of sports in the state.
Roane and Gilmer County athletes, coaches, and teams appear throughout the book. Normantown’s state championship basketball championship victory over Logan in 1945 and the major role of Glenville State College (now University) in the founding of the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference basketball tournament are both featured.

 “I tried to cover all of the major athletes and events like Jerry West and Mary Lou Retton,” said Barnett. “But because West Virginia is a state of small cities, small towns, and even smaller villages may of the local legends are not widely known and in danger of fading from memory. I tried to capture as many of those as possible in Hillside Fields because they are what help define the character of West Virginia.”
Barnett graduated from Marshall University in 1965 and returned to Marshall to teach in 1972 after earning a PhD from Ohio State University. He taught sport history classes in the Division of Exercise Science for 35 years.

Barnett’s first book Growing Up in the Last Small Town: A West Virginia Memoir is about coming of age in the tiny northern panhandle town of Newell, West Virginia in the 1950’s. He and his wife, Lysbeth, have two children and six grandchildren. They now divide their time between homes in Huntington and Sarasota, Fla.

For more information, contact the author:
304-523-3901     Huntington, WV

304-633-6048    Cell phone
Or by e-mail at barnettink@aol.com

Get Ready for the 59th Annual Black Walnut Festival