Keesia Dacuba, an O.J. Neighbours third grade student dressed as a Navajo Native American, watches as the second grade students go by at the 29th annual 1800s Reenactment. O.J. Neighbours hosted the annual event on Thursday, Sept. 14. Photo by Emma Rausch
By Emma Rausch
Youth fur traders, blacksmiths and hunters spoke to locals about their wares at O.J. Neighbours Elementary School on Thursday, Sept. 14, at the 29th annual 1800s Re-enactment.
Children grades kindergarten through fourth grade gathered around teepees and in the school’s pioneer village to educate their friends and family on livelihood of pioneers and Native Americans.
O.J. students have been learning and preparing for the annual event since starting school in August, according to Danielle Miller, principal.
“As soon as school starts, we start preparing for reenactment,” Miller told The Paper of Wabash County. “They start researching, they start writing speeches and so I think the biggest thing (about the event) is just their excitement in sharing what they’ve learned and it’s truly performed.”
Isaac Triplett poses with his trophy from the Blueberry Festival tennis tournament. Photo provided
By The Paper staff
PLYMOUTH – Isaac Triplett won the Blueberry Festival tennis tourney in Plymouth.
"The quality of competition is always high and the tournament is extremely well attended," Triplett said.
He was almost eliminated in the quarterfinals as he dropped the first set 4-6, but then bounced back to win the second set 6-2 and winning the match tie breaker 10-4. The semi-finals presented the most physical match as it lasted more than 2 1/2 hours. Triplett defeated the No.1 seed 6-4, 7-6 (7-4), but had little left in the tank for the finals that took place just 45 minutes after the semi-finals.
