Saint Charles High School - Charlemo Yearbook (St Charles, MO)

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Festival recreates 19th century mood Contrary to what St. Charles resi¬ dents anticipated, a calm atmosphere prevailed over the annual Festival of the Little Hills. Area residents were skeptical because of the drinking prob¬ lem and discord found at the 1975 fes¬ tival. The 1976 Fete des Petite Cotes took place August 20, 21, and 22 on South Main Street. Area merchants set up 148 arts and crafts booths, creating an aura of 19th century Missouri. Merchants who ran arts and crafts booths paid the Festival Committee a rental fee of $25. The booths featured antiques and arts which were for sale to the public. Craftsmen were present to demonstrate their talents. Two women exhibited the long forgotten crafts of spinning wool into yarn and making lye soap. Ms. Beverly Schmidt, chairman of the Festival Committee, said “The ones (booth renters) I talked to were satisfied with the business they did.’’ One merchant. Remole Matwami of Sona Antiques and Imports said, “There were fewer people here, but we made more profit than last year.’’ Alberta Huff, owner of The Knit Korner, did not rent a booth, but kept her Main Street shop open during the festivities. “A lot of people discovered me,’’ noted Ms. Huff. The Festival almost didn’t make it. The South Main Preservation Society wanted the festival out of the historic Main Street area. The issue was taken to City Council by Ms. Schmidt. A com¬ promise was made stating the Festival would be held on South Main as long as it closed earlier (10 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 8 p.m. Sunday) and spe¬ cial restrictions were enforced. Special regulations were guards must have been hired by all organiza¬ tions operating beer gardens to see mi¬ nors did not purchase beer, and beer could not be taken out of the fenced in gardends by anyone. As far as having any problems with minors trying to buy beer, Lt. Everett Jones, head of security for the festival, remarked, “We had no problems what- so-ever.’’ Lt. Jones reported no arrests were made, nor were there any reports of misconduct during the weekend. Four local orga nizations, Kiwanis Club, Knights of Columbus, American Legion Post, and Barbershoppers, Ltd., who ran beer gardens “definitely made less profit than last year,’’ according to Ms. Schmidt. Reasons for this were at¬ tributed to the fact the festival closed two hours earlier and it was nearly im¬ possible for minors to purchase beer. Parking was the major problem dur¬ ing the festival. Several cars were towed away because of illegal parking. “Absolutely,” was Lt. Jones’ reply when asked if he felt this year’s festival was more successful than last year’s. He said, “People enjoyed themselves more.” Mrs. Schmidt agreed saying, “Over¬ all, this year’s festival was more of a success for the pleasure of the people. It was clam and peaceful. There was more room to move since a larger area was used for the festival.”

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Jigsaw Puzzle Funny faces Many colors, changing spaces High and low walks, fast and slow talks meet me, see me quickly waving Time you’re saving Wonder Wonder where they are Faces, only so far People gather People scatter Millions, thousands come came still the structures remain the same People, faces Jigsaw puzzle Marla Hecht

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E A. Chad Thornton and Joyce Davis run a popcorn stand outside the Custom House. B. Joyce Barbagalbo takes a step back in history in showing how lye soap is made. C. A more modern aspect of the festival, the A W root bear, attracts the younger set. D. Cultural backgrounds played a role in the festi¬ val. E. “Dance With Anne” students perform on stage for festival goers. F. Paul Podhorsky, SCHS senior, examines an antique beer can display. Several were evident during the three day celebration. J 7 ’V