(Editor’s Note: The following article was written and submitted by Michael Stroth, a local historian who has been taking a lead effort to get the Berlin Battlefield properly recognized. The article explains the “Park Day” which took place on April 6.)

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The Civil War was on everyone's mind when 29 adults and youngsters met at the Berlin Heights Civil War Battlefield at Berlin X-Roads on the morning of Saturday, April 6, to accomplish the annual battlefield clean-up program.  A good number of lads from Boy Scout Troop 48 and Cub Scout Pack 48, along with some moms and dads, started the clean-up at 10 a.m. 

The 65th Annual Wellston Rotary Show went off without a hitch last Friday and Saturday, April 12 and 13, as the group presented “Cruising down the River.” The Show Committee was comprised of Dorothy Riepenhoff, Connie Hendershott, and Dana Wiseman. The Wellston Rotary Club gave thanks to the following for a job well done: Dorothy Riepenhoff, director; Connie Hendershott, Olio director; Aiden Thorpe and Grant Plummer, sound and lights; Bailey Dupree and Madelyn Weber, teleprompter; and Ryan Molihan, Josh Bodey, Zack Howell, and Cole Simms, stage crew.

In the accompanying video clip, Joe Essman, along with The End Men, perform "I'm Goin' Back To Whur I Come From." For more detailed coverage, check out Wednesday's edition of The Telegram.

(Telegram Video By Mindy Barry)