Old-fashioned way still the best for farmer
Harvesting corn by hand is almost a lost art. Joe Reed of Old Mansfield Road still does it that way with the help of two Percheron horses and a wagon. (George Breithaupt)
Home again
The old drinking fountain that was along West High Street at Riverside Park is back in place. Refurbished and installed next to the park’s waterfall, it has a new brass bowl atop the old cast iron, with grapes cast into fountain. A rededication ceremony took place Friday morning. From left are Councilman John Fair; Mayor Richard Mavis; Council members Rebecca Jordan, Chuck Dice (taking a drink), John Booth, Bruce Hawkins and Mike Hillier; and city parks superintendent Geoff Oliver. Born, raised and still living in the west end, Dice told the group, “This is a happy day for the citizens of the west end — the return of a historic piece to Riverside Park.” (Virgil Shipley)
Latern tour explores legends
Heather Doherty (left) and Susan Kahrl, coordinators of the Halloween Legends Lantern Tour, invite the Knox County community to see a scarecrow come to life and hear the legend of the jack-o’-lantern as well as other tales of the season from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Brown Family Environmental Center. (Alan Reed)
Big radish
Gordon “Stretch” Brennan of Mount Vernon grew this large radish in his home garden. The circumference of the radish at its largest area is 8 inches. From the tip of the radish to the end of the longest leaf is 24 inches. “I don’t normally have much success with radishes,” said Brennan. “I wasn’t planning on putting out radishes next year, but I might.” (Pam Schehl)
Jackets win thriller at home
Mount Vernon defensive players Alex Lambert (44), Bradley Fenton (24) and Zach Shoro (58) team up to bring down Big Walnut’s Nick Shyrock during their game Friday at Mount Vernon. The Jackets won 36-33. (Fred Main)
Jackets win thriller at home
Mount Vernon’s Jordan Montgomery (1) finds some running room behind the block of Jacob Smith (20) during the Jackets’ game with Big Walnut on Friday. Montgomery threw for four touchdowns and ran for another as the Jackets won 36-33. (Fred Main)
