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It is our hope that you enjoy your visit during our annual

Fall Fesval Drive and will return many mes in the coming

days. 

This Drive Guide is available free of charge at many loca-

ons throughout Stark County and nearby communies.

We are grateful to the businesses and volunteers, past and

present, who have made this possible. 

In this guide, you will nd detailed descripons of the many

acvies and opportunies available during the Fall Fes-

val, along with community maps to help you nd your way

around the county. 

Not only is Stark County farm ground some of the most

producve in the country, but our wind currents are

producve as well, making Stark County a great place to

live and raise a family. All Stark County communies

oer a pleasing mixture of agricultural scenes, desirable

home sites and wooded countryside…not to menonthe mighty Spoon River. 

We are glad you have honored us with your presence. If 

you are a Stark County resident, we thank you for sup-

porng this eort and welcoming our out of town

guests with your hospitality. If you are a visitor, we

hope you enjoy your weekend with us and consider

making our community, your community. 

Stark County Fall Fesval Commiee 

BRADFORD - CASTLETON - INDIAN CREEK VINEYARD - LAFAYETTE

TOULON - WYOMING

Welcome to Stark County….. 

STARK COUNTY FALL FESTIVAL 

2 0 1 1 D R I V E G U I D E

F A L L F E S T I V A L

B O A R D MEMB ER S:

SHERI COPPLE-PRESIDENT

PEGGY MOATS-SECRETARY

TRACY THORNE-TREASURER

BRADFORD-KEN MEAKER

TOULON-MISTY TURNBULL

 WYOMING-PEGGY GRAY

INDIAN CREEK VINEYARD-

FRED SAMS

TRACTORS - LONNIE WILSON

SEPTEMBER 17 - 18, 2011 

IN THIS

PUPLICATION:

COUNTY HISTORY

 WYOMING EVENTS

TOULON EVENTS

BRADFORD EVENTS

INDIAN CREEK EVENTS

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Stark County was formed in 1839 out of Knox and Putnam

Counties. It was named for General John Stark, (August 28, 1728 –  

May 8, 1822) who served in the American Conti-

nental Army during the American Revolutionary

War. He became widely known as the "Hero of 

Bennington" for his exemplary service at the Battle

of Bennington in 1777. The distance, swamp ground

and uncertainty of the ferry being able to cross the high waters of 

the Illinois River to reach Hennepin (County seat for Putnam Coun-

ty), made the formation necessary. At the time of its founding, Stark 

County had about 1000 inhabitants, which was considerable, since

 just ten years before, Isaac B. Essex had built the first log cabin in the

area. Plentiful deer, wild turkey, suitable lumber for fuel and build-

ings, good farming prospects, friendly Indians and adequate creeks

and rivers for mills, all contributed to the early migration. In the mid

1860s and continuing for more than 40 years, passenger and freight

trains operated between Peoria and Rock Island. By 1915, rail traffic

had begun to decline, and by 1950, ceased completely. Peoria’s Forest

Foundation acquired the abandon railway corridor and in 1969 deeded

the property to the Department of Conservation. Officially dedicated

in 1989, the Rock Island Trail State Park was the first railway conver-

sion project completed by the department. Please enjoy our home,

Stark County during this years Fall Festival Drive. 

STARK COUNTY HISTORY  

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Activities and entertainment for all ages both days. Beautiful Thomas Park is the setting for crafts & exhibits ga-lore. A variety of delicious foods will also be available throughout the park. We also have camper and tent camping availa-ble at the Fairgrounds with shower facilities and electrical hookups.

Saturday, September 17th 

8:00 a.m. St. Jude Walk / Run - Call Chris Demetreon at 309-286-7173 by 8:00 p.m. the previous night or seeChris at Thomas Park for more information

9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Park Open for vendors and the public - Tiffany Self & Crew - Crazy Hair & moreSaturday only:

Nazarene Youth Group – Inflatable Jumpies (weather permitting) - Pastor Kirk Johnson

10:30 a.m. – Magic by Corey

Wyoming Library – Make & Take Crafts by Mary Meaker

Kid events at the bandstand with Roger and Niki: Chicken Dance, Hokey Pokey, electric Slide, Limbo and more

Saturday Register with Roger for “You Got Talent We Want You” – Cut off time is 1:30 p.m.** Youth: 18 and under ** Adult: 19 – adultVocal, Dance, Instrumental. Enter all 3 but only win in one category.If you would like to compete call Peg at 309-695-6575 or Chris at 309-286-7136

Entertainment for all! – Open mike and more

2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. – Furry Friends – Deb Moreland all kinds of small and large unique pets

3:00 p.m. – 1st round of talent search. Bring lawn chairs as there is limited seating available.

The A.R.K. will be here – stop by and check out a pet to adopt!

Central Illinois Farm Heritage Tractor Club – Antique tractors display on the basketball courtSunday, September 18th 

8:00 a.m. – 12 noon – Lions pancakes and sausage east side of the park in a screened in pavilion. Handicapped acces-sible

9:00 a.m. – 5 p.m. – Park open for vendors and the publicTiffany & crewCrazy Hair & more

10:00 a.m. – Community Church Service with Paul and Martha LayneFree Will Offering. Some seating, lawn chairs are welcome.

A.R.K. – Adopt a Pet

Central Illinois Farm Heritage Tractor Club tractor display

12 noon – sign up at the bandstand for Hog Calling contestEntertainment – open mike and more

1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. – free carriage rides by Carriage Classics

1:30 p.m. – Belegarth Demonstrations by Exile and other Medieval Combat & Wares

2:30 p.m. – Talent Search Finale. Hog Calling contest runs in conjunction with Talent Search

4:00 p.m. – Drawing for Vendor free space for 2012 – must still be in park to qualify for drawing. 

Vendors in Wyoming’s Thomas Park  

Sewn items / Foods and Baked Goods – Under Pavilion on east side of park Sandwiches & Baked Goods The Crystal Shop (Saturday only)Baked Goods and Jams Congregational Church (Saturdayonly)Crochet Items and Dish Towels Marjorie Douglas (Saturday only)Pancake & Sausage Breakfast Wyoming Lions (Sunday only)

Pumpkins & Gourds, Painted Pumpkins, Bird Houses etc. & Fall OrnamentsPumpkins, etc. Kevin MeakerPumpkins, painted pumpkins, bird houses Ryan Werkheiser

CandlesGold Canyon Nikki Newton

Scentsy Mikki

 JewelryHandmade jewelry by Kim BergtholdPurple Pansy Passions by Melissa Majdic

  Jewelry, Hand sewn items & More by Suzie & Paula Gale

WoodsHand Tooled Items & More Julie FanningHand Tooled Items & More Wade WilkinsonCabinets & More Cherry Tree KitchensBenches & More Nick Dilts

Avon/Tupperware/Purses/doll clothes, etc.Avon Cheryl HurstTupperware MarilynDoll Clothes Lois Graham

Signature Crystal GriffinPurses Sheri LitherlandCollectibles & Novelties Robin Stark Buck Savers Bob & Kathy Buck Adopt a Pet The A.R.K. Humane Society Ltd.

WYOMING EVENTS 

Foods and DrinksTastefully Simple Robyn ReschWebb’s Concessions Onion Rings & More Troy & Lisa WebbBoneless Chops, Ribs, Brats, Pie R&J Fine FoodsChinese Foods, Egg Rolls, Wontons Peking FoodsCorn Dogs, Shake Ups, Tenderloins D&M ConcessionsItalian Beef C&S CateringCider Uncle Bud’s Cider Lemonade Lil Gibler’s 

ExhibitsThe A.R.K.

Central Illinois Farm Heritage Tractor Club – Antique TractorsWyoming AmbulanceYou Got Talent We Want You! - Vocal / Instrumental / DanceSaturday - Register for Talent Search until 1:30 p.m. at bandstand with Roger

Saturday onlyNazarene Youth Group InflatablesWyoming Library Make & Take CraftsFurry Friends Petting zoo/kids eventsCrystal Shop Sandwiches & Baked GoodsCongregational Church Baked Goods, Jams & CandlesMarjorie Douglas Crochet Items and Dish TowelsKids entertainment at the bandstand

Sunday onlyCarriage Classics by Carriage ridesBelegarth Medieval combat by Exile

Hog callingCommunity Church Service Paul & Martha LaynePancake Breakfast Wyoming Lions ClubTalent Search Finale

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Toulon has been the Stark County seat since 1856. Join us on the historic courthouse lawn for a variety of arts & crafts & f lea market itemsas well as live music. The historical sites will be open, including our Historic Courthouse, our Veteran’s Memorial and Doctor’s Office. There is freeparking in the southeast corner of the court yard in the bank parking lot. See ya in Toulon!

We would like to extend our sincerest thanks to the local businesses who have supported the Stark County Fall Festival. Entertainment and sponsorship provided by

Cakes, etc., Connie’s Country Kitchen, Country Financial, The Gerber’s Daisy Florist & Boutique, Get The Scent, Keller Williams Premier Realty, Leezer Agency, Inc., Main

Street Ice Cream, Paula Communications, “R” Bar, State Bank of Toulon, Total Home Services & Turnbull’s Precision Painting. 

Tim Miller and Kay Bartman at Country Financial will be sponsoring the Stark County Fall Festival 3 on 3 basketball tournament on Saturday from 9am - 4pm and on Sun-

day from noon until finish.

State Senator Darin LaHood will be at Connie’s Country Kitchen in Toulon for a “Meet & Greet” from noon to 1:00 pm on Saturday.

On Saturday, Larry Wang at Cover Insurance and John Leezer at Leezer Agency, Inc. are sponsoring the CHIPS Program (In conjunction with the Toulon Masonic Lodge).

 Jazz On The Side will be performing at the courthouse on Saturday from 1-3pm 

Vendors in Toulon

Aunt Bea’s (Beth Miller) – new packaged hot wheels & other cars, cloth cras,

handmade blankets, pillows, ponchos, bracelets, books, storybooks & misc.  

Bruce’s Woodworking (Bruce Sivers) – wooden toys including tractors, discs, wag-

ons, trains, trucks, end loaders, road graders & whirligig birds 

C & H (Charloe & Howard Yates) – jewelry 

Cakes, etc. (Mary Houlihan) – cookies, cakes & special orders  

Connie’s Country Kitchen (Connie Jacobson) – Need to get o your feet and take a

lunch break? Stop by for homemade BBQ sandwiches & other goodies. 

Cookie Lady’s Best (Sharon Deman) – cookies, fruit breads, fudge on brownies,

pears, grapes, green tea & cat lovers mix. Sharon has been with the Farmer’s Mar-

ket for 32 years & helps Salvaon Army Harvest of Hope. 

Cover Insurance Agency (Larry Wang) – Co-sponsor of CHIPS program in conjunc-

on with the Toulon Masonic Lodge and the State Police. Your child’s DNA, nger-

prinng & video interview will be captured and provided to you sealed and ready

in the event of an emergency. 

Duvall Foods (Angelo Duvall) – gyros, chicken gyros, Italian beef & sausage shish-

kabobs, lemonade, pop, water. 

Fiddlescks & Wicks (Theresa Olmsted) – candles, cras & edibles.  

Foglesong’s (Harry & Carolyn Foglesong) – bread & buer pickles, jelly, jam, salsa,

beet pickles & misc. candies. 

The Gerber’s Daisy Florist & Bouque (Kellie House-Gerber) – pumpkins & gourds,

Indian corn, silk & fresh ower arrangements, fall/autumn decoraons & gis,

 jewelry, Herbal Nature’s products, loons, cosmecs, bath & body products, cards,

glassware, nostalgic candy, purses & sunglasses. 

Get The Scent (Misty Turnbull) – Scentsy products including plug-in, mid-size & full

-size warmers, bars & bricks, scent circles, fragrance foams, scent paks, room

sprays, travel ns, warmer stands, grab tabs, replacement bulbs & Scentsy bud-

dies. 80+ scents available with lots of cash & carry products oered. 

Heartland “Criaons” Alpacas (Steve & Kathy Albert) – alpacas, alpaca products &

pumpkins 

Jim-Mae Concessions (James Gibler) –lemon shake-ups & boled water. 

Keller Williams Premier Realty (Misty Turnbull) – Stop by for a list of my Stark

County homes for sale. Addional real estate informaon and services available. 

TOULON EVENTS 

Kenzie’s Korner (Kenzie Seibert) – Cherished Teddies, comics, books, dvd’s,

holiday decoraons, ornaments & costumes, infant, children & women’s

clothing, general household items & much more. 

Leezer Agency, Inc. (John Leezer) – Co-sponsor of CHIPS program in conjunc-

on with the Toulon Masonic Lodge and the State Police. Your child’s DNA,

ngerprinng & video interview will be captured and provided to you sealed

and ready in the event of an emergency. 

Main Street Ice Cream (Skip & Sue Turnbull) – Stop by for yummy ice creamincluding shakes, urries, sundaes & cones. 

Edith & Karen Megan – glassware, collecbles & anques. 

Mostly Hardwood Stu (Harold Monson) – oak, walnut & pine products in-

cluding shelves, scones & puzzles.  

Mum’s The Word (Debra Mardis) – silk ower arrangements & wreaths 

Paula Communicaons (Paula Brockway) – Verizon services.  

“R” Bar (Fred Sams, Don St. John & Connie Jacobson) – Relax at “R” Bar.

“Drink Specials” oered…watch for more details! 

Smiy’s (Ed Smith) – general household items, ea market items, etc.  

Stark County Athlec Boosters (Wendy German) – Stark County High School

apparel. 

Stark County Genealogical Society – Stark County Genealogical publicaons. 

Sunshine Concessions (Dus Reese) – ribeyes, pork chops, funnel cakes, corn

dogs, bratwurst, hot dogs, shake-ups, burgers & Pepsi products.  

T & J Concessions (J Newlan) – baked potato, ribeyes, chops, hot dogs, soda,

water. 

Tastefully Simple (Jill Laingen) – easy to prepare gourmet foods.  

Toulon Masonic Lodge – coon candy with all proceeds toward the scholar-

ship fund. 

Toulon Public Library District – books, bakes goods & other library parapher-

nalia. 

Turnbull’s Precision Painng (Brant Turnbull) – specializing in interior & exteri-

or painng, faux nishes, drywall nishing & repairs, woodwork nishing,

power washing & ooring. 

Usborne Books and More (Bethany Peterson) – books for children ages 0-14. 

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Elsie Hodges Park will feature vendors for crafts, candles scentsy buddies and cool treats. Spoon River Antique Mall will be open for

that nostalgic experience. Be sure to travel south on Illinois Route 40 to get an up close view of the Camp Grove Windmill Farm.

Come visit us and our wonderful community and our historic downtown businesses.

Bradford Vendors 

Scentcy - Wickless candles, scent circles, room sprays, fragrance foams and scentcy buddies

- Kathleen Colgan

 Jim - MHE Concessions - Ice cream shakes, Lemon shake-ups andsoda - James Gibler 

BRADFORD EVENTS 

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Visit the first & only commercial vineyard in Stark Co. The vineyard is located on

a farm that has been in the family since 1840 and has been designated a Sesquicentennial

Farm. The old red barn has been remodeled into a wine and retail shop. Enjoy wine tast-

ing from 1PM to 5PM each days, with at least 4 wines that have our own local labels.

Check out our Reception Hall with seating for over 200 people and our Bed and Break-

fast great room has seating for 45. Relax on the deck and enjoy the view of the pond and

vineyard, along with a glass of wine. 

INDIAN CREEK EVENTS 

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