By Stephen Smoot, The Pendleton Times
FRANKLIN, W.Va. — On an unseasonably cool and cloudy, but still very pleasant Saturday afternoon, Warner’s Drive In and its supporters celebrated a dream almost a decade in the making.
Its board advertised a community party, but provided a cultural event. During the course of the day, hundreds came and went. They saw the performers of Raymond’s Gymnastics and the Little Switzerland Cloggers. Cathy Milton provided stories of family history and local heritage. Then came music from the Now and Then band, the Jesse Milnes Band, and the headliners, Robin and Linda Williams.
In between the attractions, the board of directors took the time to celebrate the stage and thank the supporters who made it possible.
Just before the presentation, Milton presented stories about figures and families from Pendleton County’s past. She wore a period dark colored dress and displayed beside her what she referred to as a “living quilt,” started by her ancestor in 1835.
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