Angie and Chad Dilley, middle, showcase their hand-crafted Mountaineer signal bought from Todd and Amanda Lutman on the Rusty Nail Workshop sales space.
CHARLES TOWN — Sensible blue skies and cooler temperatures helped make Charles City’s West Virginia Fest a vacation spot for a whole bunch.
Of us got here out all through the day to take pleasure in music supplied by a number of entertainers on the stage, whereas perusing vendor tents alongside Washington Road.
“This is among the bigger occasions we take part in,” mentioned Todd Lutman, who, alongside along with his spouse, Amanda, owns and operates The Rusty Nail Workshop.
Angie Dilley was thrilled to discover a excellent Father’s Day present on the Lutmans’ show, as she purchased her husband, Chad, a home made wood Mountaineer signal.
“It’s a really particular present for him for Father’s Day,” Angie shared, saying that she enjoys WV Fest, the place she will discover distinctive West Virginia-themed gadgets.
Brooke and D.J. Kessinger additionally discovered an ideal wood signal for his or her dwelling.
“It has West Virginia on it,” Brooke mentioned when requested what drew her to the merchandise.
Extra distributors supplied every thing from jewellery to clothes gadgets. Handmade jewellery was a favourite for teenager Taylor Wills, who attended the pageant along with her mother, Candida, and her grandmother, Diane Roper.
“We’re three generations right here having fun with the day,” Roper mentioned as they made their approach alongside the pageant route.
Judy Chesley, Peggy Smith and Gidget Ware, members of the Jefferson Arts Council, stand with Maddox Chesley as he fashions the West Virginia hat kids had been capable of create on the JAC sales space.
Tents could possibly be discovered internet hosting cornhole video games and offering craft stations for youths in attendance to make issues to take dwelling. The Jefferson Arts Council supplied West Virginia hats to be created and adorned.
“It was an enormous success,” mentioned Peggy Smith, who serves on the Jefferson Arts Council. “We had sufficient supplies for 120 hats, and we used all of them.”
Younger Maddox Chesley defined that the hat he created match completely over the ball cap he was carrying.
“I can put on it over my hat, so it doesn’t blow away,” Chesley mentioned.
Ranale Jones proudly shows the certificates recognizing her because the victor within the newbie pepperoni roll competitors.
It wasn’t simply procuring and leisure that introduced of us to WV Fest. There have been some nice contests and competitions that came about, as effectively. A contest in the hunt for the perfect pepperoni roll – each by professionals and amateurs – was held, with Tracy Easton securing the skilled title and Ranale Jones scoring the newbie crown.
The day’s “Are You Smarter than an eighth Grader” contest had groups competing in opposition to each other to point out that they had been capable of problem the younger of us. The eighth-grade college students from Harpers Ferry Center Faculty set the tempo early by eliminating a workforce of TikTok creators within the first spherical of competitors.
The second spherical noticed the Golden Horseshoe alumni beat out the workforce of Notables, who had gathered for the competition. Of us related to Marshall College bested these from WVU in Spherical 3. The alumni took down Marshall within the playoff spherical however couldn’t prime the eighth-graders, who defeated them within the ultimate spherical to take dwelling trophies.
“It was an unimaginable day,” shared Liz Prepare dinner, downtown coordinator for Charles City Now. “It was a file day for companies and distributors ran out of merchandise. One thing actually magical occurred downtown.”