The Greentown Grapevine – 1999-05, 06:05

              The Greentown
Volume 6, Issue 5 " a paper for the people" May 1999
Livestock Bardshow Arena Nearing Comdetion ~~
Alan Gillogly and Kevin Smith measure for holes in
The new livestock barn at the Fairgrounds, picture taken April 24.
The new barn at the 4- H Fairgrounds has taken
shape and is receiving electrical installations. The 80'
x 474' pole building erected by FBI Buildings, Inc.
replaces the livestock barn and show area which stood
on the same location. The former building was sold at
auction and hsmantled. The new facility has the
added features of being insulated and completely
enclosed. This makes it available year- round for
events and provides a place for rental storage except
when needed for the Howard County 4- H Fair. The
Greentown Lions, owners of the fairgrounds and
Find Out " What to Save from
Grandma's Attic"
The Greentom Historical Society will
present a program on the above topic
Thursday, May 6, 6: OO P. M. at the
Greentown Public Library Community
Room. Gerald Handfield, State
ArchivistlDirector has been invited to
present his popular program.
Mr. Handfield was in Greentown on
June 10, 1998 for the dedication of the .
marker at the site of a Miami Indian
village. He later toured the display of
Greentown memorabilia in the'
Elementary gym and was quite
impressed with the efforts of local
citizens. He invites attendees to bring
something from their famdy as a " show
and tell'' which he might comment upon.
The public is invited.
unistruts- during a work session at the barn.
Photos by R. Jenbns
buildings, have, for several years, provided rental
space in the metal building north of the block building
for boat and camper storage and anticipate an
increased demand with the new barn.
With the conkacted work of construction nearly
done, members of the Greentown Lions Club have
been spending many hours in wiring the building.
Electrical chairman, Alan Gillogly, said 5,000 pieces
of electrical material will eventually go into the ceiling
when all pieces down to nuts are counted. He added
that about two miles of electrical wire will be reauired.
One hundred and sixteen 25Ow metal halide lights and
nearly the same number of smaller bulbs will be
installed. He and co- chairman, Bob Hochstedler, have
headed crews of varying sizes ( nearly 30 on one
Saturday) of Lions who volunteer their time and tools
to work on the electrical installations. In addition to
the overhead lights, outlets, emergency lights and exit
lights need to be installed. The goal is to have
electricity to the building by May 22. Remaining
work needed will then be some drainage and filling of
holes.
Gerald Handfield
State Arc hivisUDi rector
This crew from Greentown helped out one day at the annual First Graders
of Miami County program at Maple Acres Farm in southern Miami County.
About 550 first grade students visited the farm during one of four days,
March 30- April 2 and experienced a great variety of educational events
including seeing sheep shearing and receiving a piece of wool, shelling an
ear of corn on an old crank sheller and getting to keep the cob, seeing
videos on dairy farming and electrical safety, seeing several live animals
and having a nutrition lesson on grains. Over 100 helpers make the Farm
Bureau sponsored event possible, this being the 13th or 14th year. Above
are Eric Altman, Karen Hainlen, Abby Rose, and Sarah Cotton.