To the Editor:

The Town of Knox Bicentennial celebrations continued this past weekend.

The fifth Knox Quilt show was held Saturday, April 30, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Knox Town Hall. This quilt show also included needlework of all kinds.

Fifty-one quilts were displayed. The age of the quilts ranged from 150 years old to a quilt finished two days before the show. The techniques used to make the quilts varied from hand-stitching and hand-quilting to machine-stitching and machine-quilting.

Attendees were encouraged to vote for their favorite quilt and narrowing down to one favorite quilt was very difficult! Kris Zimmer’s paper-pieced quilt was voted the favorite.

Fourteen items were entered in the Needlework Category, or Fancy-Work as described by the Knox Reformed Church Ladies Aid Society. The age range of the fancy-work spanned from over 100 years old to recently completed items.

Entries spanned a wide range including custom-spun yarn from local sheep, counted cross-stitch, handmade doll clothes, hand-crocheted gloves, and woven scarves. Again, voting for one favorite from such a diverse display was difficult. Kris Zimmer’s counted cross-stitch was chosen as the favorite.

Quilting and fancy-work has a long history in the town of Knox and the Knox Historical Society was happy to recognize the continuing legacy.

The Kiwanis Club of the Helderbergs also held a Bake-Off competition for breads, cakes, cookies, pies, and preserves on Saturday in the downstairs meeting room at the Knox Town Hall. Thanks go to judges Deb Barnes Breitenbach, Marty Herzog, and Ken Briggs who evaluated the entries on appearance, aroma, texture, and flavor. The competition was stiff, with some of the decisions split among the judges.

Congratulations to Angelika Stewart for cakes and pies, Ginny Stewart for cookies and preserves, and Greg Town for bread. And thanks to the other contestants who participated, and to the visitors who stopped by to enjoy the spoils at the end of the event!

After the Bake-Off, our Sesquicentennial Miss Knox, Cindy Quay said she has been waiting 50 years for the moment when she had the honor of crowning the two Little Misses Knox who will represent us in the rest of this year’s festivities and for the next 50 years!

They are Cora Evans and Amelia Thomas. You will have an opportunity to meet them at the Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 30.  

Donna Gwin

Amy Lauterbach Pokorny

Amy Anderson

Knox