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The International King Midget
Car Club Jamboree

 

Coshocton, Ohio      August 7-10, 2008

 

The Jamboree will be based at the Coshocton County Fairgrounds.
The corner of Kennelworth & Seventh Street

Registration deadline is July 7, 2008
 

Plans for the 2008 Jamboree in Coshocton are nearing completion.  We have received a few emails and calls asking for details.  We have a few changes from past Jams and probably the biggest is that there will not be a host motel.  Due to space limitations we have reserved the fairgrounds to base the Jam out of.  The fairgrounds are located approximately 1 and ½ miles from the hotels.  Some of the advantages the fairgrounds will offer are plenty of parking for our trailers.  Camping for the campers in the group, a place that we can test and tune the cars safely, and plenty of shade trees to visit under.  Don’t forget to bring lawn chairs.  Something else new, we will be offering the hats with your choice of model 1,2,or 3 embroidered on it, and a visor with “King Midget” embroidered on it

For Thursday we have a morning and afternoon tour of the Annin Flag Company.  Annin produces American Flags.  Each tour is limited to 50 people, so register early.  For those not on the tour at Annin, Roscoe Village is next to the hotels.  Roscoe Village is a restored canal town that offers living history tours that provide a glimpse into life in the 1800’s and a canal boat ride on a restored section of the Ohio & Erie Canal.  Thursday’s evening meal will be prepared at the Schumaker Farm.  A home cooked meal that is sure to please.  Bob Vahsholtz is planning an “economy run” to record the mileage attainable with a King on our trip to and from the Schumaker farm.   We will have bragging rights with proof!

Friday’s activities will start of with a cruise to the Longaberger Homestead.  The Longaberger Company produces hand woven wooden baskets that were originally used to carry goods home from the store or anything you would use a basket for.  Their baskets are now used mostly for decorative purposes but are still made the same way as the old baskets.  Longabergers offers a factory tour, shopping and lunch at the Homestead, and the opportunity to make your own basket.  Paul Gerhardt will hold a technical gab session in the parking lot.  Friday evening we will display the cars on the court square and the club will have a dedication ceremony for the 1952 Model II that will be displayed at the Athens museum.  Dinner will be on your own.

For Saturday we have planned a cruise starting at Pearl Valley Cheese.  The Stalders have been in the cheese making business for three generations and have won many awards. They will show us how cheese is made and offer samples.  From there we will cruise up to Farmerstown, Charm, and Berlin.  Farmerstown and Charm are working Amish communities where you can see businesses the Amish shop at for their daily needs.  Berlin is full of shops catering to the tourist.  Saturdays banquet will be in the Village of West Lafayette and will feature the Footlight Players performing a one-act play.  The Footlight Players are a local theater group that has been entertaining the Coshocton community for over 50 years.   

We have planned over 150 miles of driving through the scenic rolling hills of Coshocton and the surrounding area.   Please plan to attend the Jamboree and take part in the fun!  

Phil and Karassa  

 

 

 

Located in the heart of Appalachian country, Coshocton County is a destination to discover. Here you will find a restored 1800s canal town, wineries, unique shopping, a quaint downtown, a nationally-acclaimed museum, the arts and more. We're proud of our history, heritage and hometown hospitality.

 

This event is hosted by Phil Shearrow & Karassa Bates. For more information, contact Phil Shearrow at:

205 East Russell Avenue

                         West Lafayette Ohio 43845

(740) 545-6922 or Email KMJam08@sbcglobal.net

 

Hotels for the Jam are:

                                                                       


 

Wednesday, August 6 – Welcome to Coshocton

Evening registration at the Fairground from 6:30 to 8:00

There is parking available at the fairgrounds for the tow vehicles and trailers, paved paths for testing and tuning, and shade trees to visit under.  Please bring your own lawn chairs.



Thursday, August 7 – Flags, History and Mileage Demonstration

Registration will continue at the Fairgrounds.

For the early risers, Annin Flag, makers of American flags, are offering a free tour of their manufacturing facility beginning at 8:45. Tour size is limited to 50 people. Another tour will begin at 12:45. For those not touring Annin, Roscoe Village, a restored Canal town, is nearby. Roscoe offers a living history tour, The Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum, and various shops. Tickets for the living history tour and the museum may be purchased at the Roscoe Visitor Center There is a horse-drawn Canal boat ride, on the Monticello III, on a restored section of the Ohio and Erie Canal for .00 per person, leaving at 10:00 from Lake Park. If you would like to ride the boat and tour Annin please sign up for the afternoon tour at Annin.  The Monticello III is docked is approximately a 1 mile drive or a 1/3 mile walk on the towpath from Roscoe Village.

Lunch will be on your own

Thursday’s evening meal will be at Schumaker Farm. The menu will be; Roast Beef, Chicken Parmesan, Green Beans, Seven-Layer Salad, Baked Potato, Desert and a Drink. .00 per person. 

Join an “economy run” organized by Bob Vahsholtz to demonstrate the King Midget’s mileage, for a future article in King Midget Motoring and hopefully greater publicity for the cars.




Friday, August 8 – Longaberger Baskets, Display Cars, and Dedication Ceremony

We’ll line up at the Fairgrounds at 9:15 and leave at 9:30 for The Longaberger Homestead. They make handmade baskets, and will be offering a factory tour, shopping and the chance to weave your own basket in their Make-a-Basket program.  Lunch at their facility, will be on your own. Paul Gerhardt will hold a technical session at the Homestead. 

Friday evening the cars will be on display on the court square. Dinner will be on your own. There will be a dedication of the restored car that the Club will be displaying at the Athens museum.  State Senator Joy Padget will be taking part in the dedication ceremony and “Mary Harris” a historical reenactment figure will be explaining how Whitewoman Street came to have that unique name.



Saturday, August 9 – Amish Country and Banquet

Line up at the fairgrounds at 9:15 and we will leave at 9:30 for Pearl Valley Cheese. The Stalder Family has been making Award winning Cheese for three generations. From Pearl Valley we will be cruising through Baltic to Charm. Farmerstown and Charm are less congested Amish communities with smaller shops and businesses. A few miles past Charm is Berlin that is the heart of the Amish country with lots of shops and attractions.

    Saturday’s banquet will be Pulled Pork, Roasted Half-Chicken, Cheesy Potatoes, Green Beans, and Salad. Desert will be at the Dairy Hut after the business meeting. The Footlight Players, a local theater group, will provide entertainment. .00 per person.



Sunday, August 10 – Goodbyes


 

Click here to download a copy of the 2008 Jamboree Registration Form

 

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Previous years Jamboree locations and photos:

1991 - Westport, Indiana
1992 - Athens, Ohio
1993-  Athens, Ohio
1994 - Kettering, Ohio
1995 - Alliance, Ohio
1996 - Athens, Ohio
1997 - Manitowoc, Wisconsin
1998 - Richmond, Indiana
1999 - Athens, Ohio
2000 - Westport, Indiana
2001 - Mansfield, Ohio
2002 - St Charles, Missouri

2003 - Springfield, Ohio
2004 - Bristol, Tennessee

2005 - Norwalk, Ohio
2006 - Athens, Ohio
2007 - Holland Michigan

For photographs of some our previous Jamborees, please click the link for the year above. If you have photos you would like to share, please contact Dave Stults at Dave@kingmidgetcarclub.org
 


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