Nicholas County Potato Festival Events

Courthouse Lawn in Summersville

Thursday, September 9th

5pm Jr., Little, Miss & Mr. Potato Pageant

6pm Tater Tot Eating Contest

6:30pm Potato Decorating Judging, Potato Sack Race

Friday, September 10th (3WS broadcasting live from 5-7pm)

6pm Pet Pageant, Fireman's Parade Lineup

7pm Fireman's Parade

7pm WVU/Marshall Tailgate Party on the Courthouse Lawn

8:15pm Fireman's Parade Awards

Saturday, September 11th (3WS broadcasting live from noon - 2pm)

9am Summersville Regional Medical Center 5K Spud Run

9:30am Nicholas County Blue Belles

10am Spud Hunt

10am Twirling Pantherettes

10:30am NCHS Band

11am Queens Reception

11:30am Cactus Kickers

Noon Potato Auction

1:30pm Sparkling Beauties

2pm Grand Parade

4pm Mixx Band

6pm Johnny Staats

8pm Norris Brothers Band

Recycling Wind Tower Into Lighthouse Overlooking Summersville Lake

When a mishap at the Beech Ridge Wind Farm in Greenbrier County rendered a tower section unsuitable for wind production, Beech Ridge officials, Invenergy LLC, Precision 2000, White Construction and Summersville Lake Retreat came up with an alternative use, in the form of a 100 foot tall Lighthouse overlooking the cliffs of Summersville Lake.

With a completion date of Spring 2011, this landmark project will provide spectacular views of West Virginia's largest lake and surrounding mountain region.  At the same time re-using over 71,000 pounds of structural steel, otherwise slated for the ovens to be reforged.  Geoff Kerr of Invenergy LLC stated, "In all of the energy projects that I have been involved with worldwide, this is, to my knowledge, the first time that anyone has ever utilized a wind tower in a recycling project."

To find out more on this project, visit online at www.summersvillelakeretreat.com

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