The Lincoln County Historical Society had a very good first Pioneer Day planning meeting on August 10. There were about a dozen in attendance. Space allocation, the day's schedule and logistics were the general topics discussed for each of the new venues. The team decided to meet again August 24 at 7 p.m. to continue the planning.

Tentative decisions include starting the day at about 11 a.m., depending on the time of day the play will be performed. Lavina Marlow is to contact Bruce Beggs and Bill Bufford. The play and dinner will be the day's grand finale.

There will be hay rides behind a tractor for the children inside the park.

Denise Hamrick, of Georgia Power, is organizing a display to show the history of Georgia Power in our area. She will have a display of dozens of old colored glass power pole insulators. Visitors will be able to bring their glass insulators in and have them dated. Also planned is PowerTown and a special guest appearance guaranteed to delight the children.

Barney Zellars will be cooking up his famous sorghum syrup on Friday before Pioneer Day to delight the grade school kids.

All cornmeal, syrup, sugar cane and so forth will be sold at the country

store to free up the operator of the mills to answer questions from visitors. An attractive list of items to sell was explored decorative corn, one hundred year old embossed bricks, fat lighter, cookies and cakes. Donations are being solicited. Contact Nina Albea or Carol Reese.

The society needs empty pretty glass bottles now to put hot peppers in to make pepper sauce. These must be glass, about the size of a salad dressing bottle. Bring these to the May House if you have some. Time for the jar savers to ante up. The location of the country store will be decided later.

The Civil War reenactors and the archaeological dig will be located behind the grist mill. Bernie Hambie is very excited about bringing his troops to Lincolnton complete with a black powder cannon that will wake everybody up.

The one room school house may not be 100% restored by November 18. Progress will be monitored to see if the historical lectures need to be moved inside the May House or in the pavilion. Lindy Byrd is lining up some interesting speakers.

All members and interested community members are encouraged to come to the next meeting on August 24, 7 p.m. at the May House.