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A tradition of the Sumpter Fest will
continue this year with the annual raf-
fle of a handmade quilt donated by
LynneMills.
Mills, the owner of Lynne's Custom
Quilts and Creations in Bitely, grew up
in Sumpter Township and her parents,
Jim and Joanne Posegay, are long-time
members of the Township Parks and
RecreationCommission.
Mills began donating the quilts to
the festival about 10 years ago in an
effort to help generate some funds for
the commission. The raffle every year
is always very popular and tickets go
very quickly.
Mills said that each year, she tries to
incorporate the theme of the festival
into the quilt which she custom
designs and sews. She gathers materi-
als, cuts the quilting pieces and does
all the stitching on the creation.
It is, she admitted, time consuming,
but this year she received a little help
from the community in the formof sev-
eral donated pieces of material she
will use in the “We're Still Country”
themedquilt.
“This year, I decided to do a quilt in
a vintage patchwork design,” she said.
“I do not follow a pattern but the idea
and design is in my head and I just go
fromthere.”
Mills said that each quilt is special
to her and that this is a hobby that she
really enjoys.
Tickets for the quilt raffle are
priced at $1 or six for $5 and will be on
sale during the entire weekend festival
at the quilt booth.
The winner announced at the close
of the event.
Hand-made country quilt to be raffled
We're Still Country
The 2017 Sumpter Country Fest "We're Still Country"
theme will be proudly displayed in a photo exhibit in the
pavilion during the festival this year. The commission has
collected pictures dating from the 1840s to 2017 depict-
ing the "The Evolution of Farming in Sumpter Township".
Included will be photos like the one below left which fea-
tures Ron Lange, Sr., Ron Lange Sr, and Frank Januzick
with their combine along with photos of much older
machines. The exhibit will also feature a depiction of
Sumpter Township, past and present.
