Moonlight Madness Weekend

Log cabin lessons Last Friday, Deb Siwinski's DCMS sixth grade keyboarding and communications class took the trolley to the Flora Community Park to visit the Log Cabin Rendezvous/history re-enactment camp. The activity was an enhancement to their History of Communication unit. The 40 students toured the cabin, had an egg toss contest, and sampled "skunk stew" and fresh apples. They also wrote letters about their experience, using primitive writing tools. The students spoke with the Rendezvous participants to find out what life was like during the early settlement era. They also discussed the difficulties of communication compared to today's lifestyle. The students will write reports of their experience as a keyboarding/communications lesson. Comet photo by Jennifer Archibald Admiring bead necklaces Delphi Community Middle School students look at the bead necklaces made by Keith Burge of Bringhurst at the Log Cabin Rendezvous at Flora Community Park. Forty students went there Friday on a field trip. The Rendezvous continued on Saturday and Sunday. It was a first-time event in Flora. Comet photo by Jennifer Archibald MATHEWS Boy Scout display Flora Boy Scout Troop 144 set up tents and demonstrations at the Flora Community Park over the weekend. Dakota Platt is pictured giving a knot-tying demonstration. He also guided visitors through the Leave No Trace display. The troop observes these guidelines while camping. Some of the rules are: Minimize campfire impacts, dispose of waste properly, and leave what you find. Comet photo by Jennifer Archibald Contest winners Business winners in the Moonlight Madness scarecrow contest are pictured above, l-r - Theresa Brown, The Flower Shoppe, first place; Jill Sheagley, Tan Line & Balloons, second place (standing beside her Polynesian-dancer scarecrow); and Lisa Eikenberry, Eikenberry Furniture, third place. The first place scarecrow was a lady gardener, and third place was a cowgirl on a horse. There were 11 entries in the contest. Comet photo by Jennifer Archibald Flower lady This scarecrow gardener, created by The Flower Shoppe, took first place in the scarecrow contest at Moonlight Madness in Flora. The contest was open to Flora businesses and was sponsored by the Flora Community Club. Comet photo by Jennifer Archibald Cook-off winner Ron Metsger of Monticello, pictured, was a winner in the Moonlight Madness Chili Cook-Off. He won for best hot chili. Dalton Hicks of Flora, a sophomore at Carroll, won for best mild chili. There were nine entries in the contest, sponsored by Flora Community Club. Each of the two winners received a cash prize of $50. Photo provided