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Wednesday, October 27, 2021 - Pike County Journal Reporter - Page 5A
PHOTOS BY JOHN ELLIS
Above left, Jacey (left) and Kolton Nomar enjoy a pony ride during this year’s Concord Country Jubilee. Above right, Ben Dupree of Molena laughs out loud as he and his grandmother Sara Du
pree of Zebulon feed animals at the Farm Bureau Young Farmer Petting Zoo at this year’s Jubilee. The animals were brought by Tammy Grau at Cattle Creek Farm in Concord and Jonie Hellwig.
Joys of the Jubilee
Concord was crowded
with visitors from near
and far for the annual
Concord Country Jubilee
recently.
Vendors lined the
streets downtown and
the popular parade on
Saturday drew hundreds
of participants and at
tendees to see the many
wagons and horses,
antique cars and tractors
and the marching band.
PHOTOS BY JOHN ELLIS
Above, Jenna Skrine
holds Emerie Skrine
as she enjoys her
yellow balloon from
the Pike County
Sheriff’s Office booth.
At left, David and
Linda Odom stand
near the Rail Express
train at this year’s
Concord Country
Jubilee.
The American Legion booth included a chance for citizens to register to vote during this year’s
Concord Country Jubilee. Pictured are (l-r) Pat Patton, Jason Patton, Steve Golias, Stefan
Huckaby, Bryan Richardson and Dave Porter.
The Pirate Regiment Marching Band performed in the annual Concord Country Jubilee parade.
Above, Rivers Edge Band
performed, including
(l-r) Dan Kilgore, Clif
ford Whitten and Ross
McQueen.
At right, Summer God
win holds a sign for face
painting at the PCHS
Theater booth.
At left, Blake Jones with
son Easton in a Little Red
PHOTOS BY JOHN ELLIS
Above, Pike County board of commission chairman Briar Johnson
stands with former and current county employees including (l-r)
Joann Wrye, Tracy Vincent and Angela Blount.
Top left, large crowds lined the road for the popular Jubilee parade.
The Pike County Sheriff’s Office made the Jubilee fun
At left, Kala and Michael Morris enjoy time with the animals and for kids, including Tristin Caldwell, ‘Champs’ the dog
Kaylen, Annabelle, Kenlee and Aliena Morris. and Zara and Zayden Foster.
ECOUNT
Add fruit plants to your property, help extension programming
The Pike County
Extension office will hold
the third annual Fall Fruit
Plant Sale in the coming
weeks. This fundraising
event helps to support
Pike County Extension’s
agriculture and natural
resources programming
and educational efforts
including but not limited
to program supplies, ma
terials, and equipment.
These are locally
raised, high-quality
plants that are sold at a
low price. The extension
office encourages every
one to take advantage of
this amazing deal,” said
extension agent Brook-
lyne Wassel.
All plants must be
pre-ordered and paid for
by the Nov. 1 deadline.
Orders can be picked up
Nov. 9 from 4 to 6 p.m. at
the Pike County Exten
sion office. Any plants
not picked up at the des
ignated time are donated.
Available plants
include Vernon, Powder
and Baldwin variety
blueberries for $8 per 1
gallon plant; Arapaho,
Ouachita and Navaho
variety blackberries for
$8 per 1 gallon plant;
Caroline and Fall Gold
raspberries for $8 per
1 gallon plant; Dwarf
Everbearing Mulberry
for $8 per 1 gallon plant;
Noble, Lane, Magnolia
and Triumph muscadines
for $8 per 1 gallon plant;
Italian Honey and Celeste
figs for $8 per 1 gallon
plant; and Robinson and
Prairifire crabapples for
$25 for 5 gallon plants.
“All proceeds benefit
the Pike County Exten
sion office, so please con
sider supporting local
programs by adding fruit
plants to your landscape
this fall,” said Wassel.
PHOTO BY GLENN COCHRAN
Muscadine plants such as
these in Meansville will be of
fered in the fruit sale hosted
by the Pike County Exten
sion. Other fruits include
blueberries, blackberries,
raspberries, mulberries, figs
and crab-apples.