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We are SHOUTING a huge “Thank You!!!” to our new local bank, First Community Bank, for generously sponsoring our Wagon Rides this year at our 3rd Annual Old Thyme Harvest Festival!
This event is one of my absolute favorite parts of our Festival. For one, it’s just fun. Hopping on a mule-drawn wagon and taking a ride around the lake with your family and friends? That’s cool…
But then the history. 
There are so many stories buried under the waters of what is now the lake that many of us have grown up enjoying. Old homesteads and thriving businesses, a jail, a flour mill…. history. People’s lives and their stories.
So, riding aboard is one of my favorite women, Ms. Marilyn Richardson, who grew up down at the creek, in the original Lead Hill. She shares her stories and memories, and opens a window into the past for us to peer into, even if only for a moment.
But that moment is one that, in many minds and hearts, will last. And in so doing, these lives are honored, and their memories are preserved for another generation.
And that, to me, is pretty special.
So First Community Bank, thank you so much for jumping on board and making these rides free to the public! We are so excited to welcome you in to our little community, share in the rich history, and do great things together!