the shepherd journal no. 2

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The ShepherdJournal

Number 2

May 3, 200


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Contents

The Shepherd JournalPublished by:The Historic Shepherd Group

Edited by: Jon Morgan

Email:[email protected]

Postal Mail:The Shepherd JournalP.O. Box 532Shepherd, MI 48883

Website:http://www.historicshepherd.com

Editors Notes

3 A little about Me

3 About this Issue

Shepherd Sesquicentennial

4 Village of Shepherd celebrates its Sesquicentennial in Augus

6 Cherishing the Past

7 Embracing the Future

7 Order your Family Banner Today!

8 Sesquicentennial Clothing Available for Purchase

8 Buy a Commemorative Calendar

8 Carnival Tickets Available at Early Bird Price

Maple Syrup Festival

9 My Maple Syrup Festival Diary


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Welcome to the second issue ofThe ShepherdJournal, the Village of Shepherds own community e-zine. Whether you read it in your browser, as a PDF,on paper, or listen to it as a MP3 I hope that you find

this issue to be both informative and interesting.

Editors Notes

Now Id like to point out some waysin which you could help make thenext issue better.

The Shepherd Journal is a partof a collaborative project that Ihope will involve several membersof the community. Think of it asWikipedia meets The Morning Sun.There is a blog available at http://www.

historicshepherd.com where you canpost your comments, thoughts, orquestions in reaction to the articlesinside issues of The Shepherd Journal.This is also where articles from thenewsletter are posted online withoutthe photos.

Your comments will end up in futureissues of theJournaleither as a Letterto the Editor type page or perhaps

an entirely new article. You can alsorespond via email at [email protected] or the postal address P.O.Box 532, Shepherd, MI, 48883.

Links to blog postings aboutShepherd or the surroundingcommunity are also welcomed.

A little about MeMy wife and I are from smaller

rural communities so we were reallyhappy when we made our move fromLansing to Shepherd five years ago.Since then, weve moved twice butstayed in the village and have slowlystarted to meet more and morepeople from the community. Ivealso been attending the Shepherd

Methodist Church since the Fall andour daughter attends ShepherdElementary School.

About this IssueThis issue features coverage

of Shepherds upcomingSesquicentennial and reflects back onmy own experiences during the MapleSyrup Festival. You can respond

via the Historic Shepherd blog. Imalso looking for readers first handstories about their experiences duringthe Maple Syrup Festival. If youreinterested, please post your accountusing the comments feature insidethe blog or send an email to [email protected].

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Village of Shepherd celebrates its Sesquicentennial in

AugustIt would be easy to compare Shepherds upcoming Sesquicentennial

celebration to Maple Syrup Festival. After all, there will be Arts & Crafts, a

parade, carnival rides, food, and a lot of ways to have fun. But thats wherethe similarities end and the Sesquicentennial will begin to set itself a part fromthe Maple Syrup Festival.

During the Sesquicentennial, youll be able to watch a baseball game playedunder the old rules and traditions, participate in a walking tour of Shepherdsvintage houses, watch movies in a temporary drive-in movie, and watch aparade honoring different eras from the villages past. There will also be amusical talent show on Friday and Saturday night, Fireworks, a dress makingcontest, and a beard contest. My kids are already looking forward to ridingon the carnival rides and Im sure they will enjoy the treasure hunt that isplanned for Saturday.

Shepherd Sesquicentennia

The Sesquicentennial parade on Sunday will include vintage cars from the past a lot likethis one. A classic car cruise will begin immediately following the opening ceremonies onThursday night.


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Ringing the teachers bell

One hundred and fifty years later,these kids are ready to learn

A collection of books once used in theschoolhouse


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Cherishing the PastOne of the goals of the

Sesquicentennial festival is torecognize Shepherds rich past.Ive learned tons more aboutShepherd just in the year that Ivebeen involved with the planningcommittee and I expect to learna lot more during the months tocome. Two great sources that Ivefound most informative are the

18 month Calendar, available forsale right now at $10 each, andthe sesquicentennial edition of theVillage of Shepherd commemorativebook.

The calendar features photosfrom Shepherds past, a historicaltime line, and snippets about life inShepherd during the late 1800s andearly 1900s. The commemorative

book will take a fresh look atShepherds past and feature a brandnew collection of photos.

The only thing better thanwritten history is the chance tostep through a door of a historicbuilding. I remembered a lot of thethings my parents have told me

about attending class in a one roomschoolhouse while I was touring theLittle Red School house. I rang theschool bell, read the old rules, andchecked out the old-fashioned schoolsupplies. The desks were arrangedin rows according to age group. Thesmallest desks were on the far left,and the larger desks were on the far

right. I never really thought about it,but it did make sense for the kids tobe grouped according to their gradeor age.

Another fascinating museum inShepherd that will be opened duringthe Sesquicentennial is the Train

The red caboose outside the Train Depot

Inside the caboose


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Depot. I take the kids through whenever it opens or we get an opportunity,and especially enjoy the artifacts in the first room.

A self-guided tour of the older houses in Shepherd is also being planned.

Two ongoing contests will also introduce a taste of history to thefestivities. Entries into the Beard Growing and Dress Making contests willbe judged on Saturday at 2 p.m. The contest participants will also march inthe parade on Sunday.

Embracing the FutureIts fun to imagine what life will be like in Shepherd one hundred and fifty

years from now, but we cannot predict what people from the future wouldthink of the way we lived in 2007. Residents of Shepherd in 2157 will havethe opportunity to think about us when they unlock the time capsule thatwill be buried at the end of our sesquicentennial. Our items from 2007might even be put on display in a museum next to the books and handsized chalkboards that are currently stored in the Little Red Schoolhouse.

Order your Family Banner

Today!Shepherd residents are invited

to order an official ShepherdSesquicentennial family banner as apart of the upcoming celebration inAugust. The banners will display theSesquicentennial logo, your familys

name, and the year when yourfamily first lived in Shepherd. Eachbanner will cost $100.

The banners will be hung up alongShepherds Main Street around Mid-August. You will be able to keep yourbanner after the Sesquicentennial isover.

For more information, contact Lee Coughlinat 989-828-6712 or [email protected].


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Buy a Commemorative CalendarThe Sesquicentennial calendars are now available for purchase from the

Village of Shepherd offices. Calendars are $10 a piece. Each month in the18 month commemorative calendar offers a unique glimpse at Shepherdduring its earliest days. A timeline highlighting key events in Shepherdsrich 150 year history is also included in the calendar.

For more information contact Patti Sandel by phone at 989-828-5534 or via email [email protected].

Carnival Tickets Available at Early Bird PriceAdvanced tickets for the Sesquicentennial Carnival rides are going on sale

soon for $10 a piece in May. During the Sesquicentennial they will be $15a piece. The carnival will be located at the parking lot in front of HighlandPlastics.

Tickets will be available at the Village office, First Bank of Shepherd,and the Isabella Bank and Trust. You can also order them via the

Sesquicentennial website.

For more information contact Gina Ross at 989-828-5278 or send email to [email protected].

Show your support of the upcomingShepherd Sesquicentennial by buying a t-shirt, sweatshirt, or golf shirt. Each itemcarries the official Sesquicentennial logo andcome in different colors and sizes.

Sesquicentennial apparel are available forsale at the Village of Shepherd office, EvanDrugs, Three Wishes, Curves, and on theSesquicentennial website.

Item Price

T-Shirt $15 Regular Sweatshirts $23

Hooded Sweatshirts $27Polo shirts $25

For more information, contact Michelleand Steve Davidson at 989-828-6810 [email protected].

Pick up a stylishsweatshirt, t-shirt,or golf shirt today

Sesquicentennial Clothing Available for Purchase


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My Maple Syrup Festival Diary

Day OneOn Wednesday I found some good deals at

he garage sales. I purchased a laptop bag,Pixter for the kids, magnetic poetry words,and a couple of stuffed animals for my son.

saw a lot of computers and beanie babieswhile I was visiting the garage sales. Themost unusual item was a manual fan that wasdesigned to be used in a fallout shelter. If youneeded to evacuate to a shelter you couldsuck in fresh air by cranking the handle on theside.

My most surprising garage sale item was aminiature ping pong table that I picked up forree. It is missing the ball and both paddlesand has a crack in the middle, but when I sawt I thought it could make a decent lap deskor my daughter. I discovered through someesting that it was a lousy lap desk, but it

makes a pretty decent desk organizer. I guesshis proves that one mans junk can really be

another mans treasure.

Day TwoI was out garage saling again on Thursday.My biggest garage sale purchase of the weekwas a Fisher Price table hockey/ping pong/pool table. My son and I returned home withhe whole thing sliding and rattling aroundn the back of our minivan. It took just a fewminutes to set it up. The kids had a blastplaying it.

The kids rode the carnival rides that same

night. We drove to Salt River park where theides had been set up. The ground was stillwet from all of the rain we had been getting.The kids walked through the Funhouse first,hen rode the train, Carousel, Swings, and,

once it was dry enough to open, the Jumboslide.

Maple Syrup Festival

The train was one of the first rides which opened uon Thursday evening following the day long rain

A View of the Ferris Wheel

The bee ride


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Day ThreeMy wife stayed busy on Friday withher garage sale. Not even the raincould slow down business, but it stillkept us from doing much.

Day FourWe spent most of Saturday

shopping around at garage sales. Thekids and I visited the carnival rides,where the ground had grown evenmore muddy from the foot traffic.We also stopped for a few minutes towatch the tractor pull.

I bought a CMU cap, dart gun formy son, and toy binoculars for mydaughter. I sold commemorativecalendars and clothing for the

Shepherd Sesquicentennial until 6p.m. My family and I ate pancakesand sausages at the high school fordinner.

Day FiveI had been looking forward the

Maple Syrup Festival parade onSunday, but never planned on beingin it. I learned during service in themorning that our church was looking

for people to help with their paradefloat. The kids and I returned in theafternoon to offer our support.

During the parade Josh wavedfrom the back of the truck while Ihelped Kayla hand out vacation bibleschool balls and pieces of candy tothe spectators. Kayla was so thoroughabout giving candy to everyone thatwe often fell behind our float. We

often needed to run just to catch up.

Tractor pull

Josh on the float

Kayla gives out candy

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