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Newsletter #92 April. 199^Page 2 Museum News Bill Stubbs and Jim Roehl will be giving a presentation on Stubbs Bay - North Shore Lake Minnetonka history for the Richfield Historical Society on April 6th at 7:30 pm at Richfield Community Center. Remodelling is being done in our upstairs Hall, which will give the Museum more room in that area. It should be enough to accomodate some display cases. We also look forward to adding the addition to the Carriage House in the near future. Accessions A collection of rare coins was received from Steve Applebaum, Golden Valley; Jim Mulvanny donated an old pop or beer bottle from John Cund Brewing Co., La Crosse, Wi.sconsin and a half*pint milk or cream bottle; from Meredith Rettinger, a piano scarf that had belonged to Mrs. Newhall; Vemice White gave the original copy of Moses Mason's citizenship papers dated Sept. 2S. 1897; from Joan Kittok, Delano, some articles of clothing, knickers, blouses and aprons. Coming Events Memorial Day Parade: May 31, Pioneer Museum, 8:45 am. March with us down Highway 12 to the Union Cemetery where the annual Decontion Day service will be held. Dairy Berry Festival: June 19. Independence Town Hall, 2-S pm. Celebrate the Grand Opening of our new museum in Independence! After months of hard work, we're going to have a party to celebrate the opening of the Independence Town Hall Museum. There will be plenty of Ice Cre^ and berries, and we're hoping Tammy does some magic and finds animals for our petting zoo. Buckhom Day: June 26, Nelson Beach, Long Lake 4-10 pm. Join us for a lakeside western event, ala the old Buckhom. The Pioneer Museum is working with the Long Lake Chamber and the Orono Lions to put on this grand event. There will be a carp fis!iing contest, volley ball tournament, and games and craft activities for children. For lunch and dinner we will be serving buffalo burgers, chicken and hot dogs. There will be a fireworks display to end the day. Horse Tale Hunk Sherer and Bud Eisinger share an amusing story that l^pened in the mid-thirties in the Depression Era. It happened at Altort Crosby's Estate near Woodhill Country Club. They had a workhorse race. The horses had to be 'hum workhorses'. There were no saddles. The rider rode bareback. Whe winner got five bucks. There were six or seven horses in this race. One was a big Belgian, not built for racing, and he dropped out early in the race. Charlie Scherer, Hunk's fater, had a team of Morgan horses, Molly and Peggy. Cleius Scherer rode Molly, Peggy was fast, but she was hard to ride. She tended to throw you up on her neck, so nobody wanted to ride Peggy. Joe Finger, who was a "jack-of-all-trades", came up to Charlie and said. "I'll ride her." The race started. They were off and running. Molly was in the lead, 'fhey mi«de the first turn. Peggy made the turn, but Joe Finger didn't. He flew into a tree. Peggy turned around lor a split second and saw she had no rider. She started whinnying for her male. Molly, up in front, started whinnying, too. and Cletus is trying to figure out what's going on. Peggy dug in her heels and all of a sudden. Cletus sees Peggy alcmgside without her rider. The two sorrels, Molly and Peggy, and a black came in close together, but the two sorrels had the edge on the black. The other horses stopped, but Peggy kept going and made anol! er loop. Charlie was calling, ' Come, Peggy! Come, Peggy!” and she ran over to him. Mr. Crosby handed Cletus a five-dollar bill and gave Charlie one also, for Peggy's race. Canterbury Downs never had a race like that!