GREAT FOOD … Visitors lined up for a great photo during picture perfect weather last week in West Unity for the town’s annual festival. (PHOTOS BY ANNA WOZNIAK / THE VILLAGE REPORTER)
By: Anna Wozniak
THE VILLAGE REPORTER
anna@thevillagereporter.com
This last weekend saw the community gather in unity with West Unity’s annual Gathering in Unity celebration.
Friday saw a Chicken BBQ, wagon rides, food and craft vendors, kids rides and inflatables, antique tractors on display, and a family movie night.
They were back at it again bright and early Saturday morning for a breakfast of biscuits and gravy or baked goods. At 11 a.m., people lined the streets ready to see a parade, and what a parade it was!
The line lasted well over 20 minutes, with communities from all over Williams County present to promote the feeling of unity.
There was a fresh excitement this year it seemed, as candy was thrown with fervor, with tons of both classic and inventive treats lining the street.
The American Legion Riders Poker Run went on as planned, as did the car show and bean contest. The bean contest was really popular this year, with a long line of people waiting to purchase tickets for samples.
The whole park smelled like lit charcoal, chicken, and baked beans, with the wonderful smell drawing attendees in like bees to honey.
Sunday saw coffee and donuts served before a service in benefit of The Sanctuary in Bryan was held, with this year’s activities concluding in a free lunch.
The weather was nice, the food was good, and everyone seemed happy to be Gathering in Unity once again.
UNITY PARADE … Municipalities from across the county were represented in the Unity Parade. Faces were smiling bright as candy flew through the air, especially those of the children.
MAYOR DON LEU… Proud to take part in another Gathering in Unity event was West Unity’s Mayor Don Leu.