Bean dinner coming up in New Castle
The 156th annual G.A.R. Bean Dinner will take place on the customary third Sunday in August, which is Aug. 20, at McElwee Park in New Castle.
Church service is from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Opening ceremonies with flag raising is at 10:45 a.m. by Mohawk Valley 4-H Club Food will be available from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., drive thru or sit down. Menu includes soup beans cooked over an open fire in iron kettles, cornbread, potato salad, shredded chicken, ham or hotdog sandwiches, pie and bottled water. Boxed price will be $10 per meal which includes soup beans and cornbread or baked beans, potato salad, sandwich, pie, and drink.
Live music will be provided by Brad Fuller from noon to 1 p.m. and the Walhonding Rube Band from 1-2 p.m. Dave Snyder also will be at the event representing the Walhonding Valley Museum.
The Grand Army of the Republic Bean Dinner is held annually in commemoration of the Charles C. Nichols Post, formed in 1867 to support the widows and orphans. Today money is donated to the veterans emergency fund. Historically, the bean dinner was held on the Nichols Farm west of New Castle. On bequeath of McElwee Park for the community over a hundred ears ago, the commemoration was transferred to its present location.
Contributions would be greatly appreciated and are used for park cleanup.
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