The 7th Annual Old Red Trail Rummage Sale along the OLD RED/OLD TEN BYWAY will be held on Saturday June 2, 2018. It is two months from now and 8 weeks away. It is coming up very fast and I hope many of you are getting your closets cleaned out and ready for the sale. As in the past years we are expecting hundreds of folks to be traveling the OLD RED TRAIL to the various towns for the sale.
Sometimes we can write many sentences but nothing captures the thoughts like a poem. The following poem was written by Viola Reif of New Salem in 1994. She was a resident of New Salem from 1931 – 1992 and was 104 years of age on April 26, 2012 on her passing day.
Old Number Ten
It used to be the main highway,
Quite some time ago.
We traveled it most every day,
‘Twas the only way to go.
A super highway took its place
And stretches across our state
So trucks and cars of every make
Could travel in great haste.
I chose to travel this old back road
Once more before it snowed.
Cars were few and far between,
I secretly enjoyed the quiet scene.
Along the way wildflowers grew,
Daisies and milkweed were some I knew,
Grass and foxtails – – -no longer green,
A perfect Fall day. A day to dream.
Now there are homes along the way,
And also enormous round bales of hay.
The scene changes every mile to two,
‘Tis Autums splendor – – a peaceful view.
The road has hills and curves that wind
And I couldn’t see far ahead,
So like our life until we find
God’s way –and are willing to be led.
Until next time, Be Well, Do Good Works, and see you on the OLD RED TRAIL.
~ Delores Klusman
April 8, 2018
Longtime Old Red Old Ten Scenic Byway Committee member and volunteer (9.8.1940 – 11.6.2019)
OLD RED/OLD TEN SCENIC BYWAY
Before Highways there were trails