It wasn't bright and sunny, but it also wasn't cold and rainy, either, for Corn Days. Only a couple events were bypassed due to the weather. Overall, the weekend was deemed a huge success.
    The day started with cinnamon rolls. The rolls were gone long before the morning ended. Euchre moved to Saturday morning this year and finished in time for the card players to do some shopping in the marketplace and head to the fire station for pulled pork. Hidden Valley Equestrian put kids high on the horse for rides. The kiddie cook off returned this year, pitting younger kids against each other to make the best pork chop. Corn contest items and vehicle show entries all arrived at the same time. Despite the heavy mist which tends to scare away vehicles, a fair number of nice wheels arrived this year. The mist ended in time for Corn Days to really get into gear. Sidekick Caricatures painted people's faces on paper while Naomi Corrie literally painted people's faces. Happy D Klown, with his own face painting, made animal balloons and answered the burning question, "When are you going to do your magic show?" throughout the afternoon. Inflatables kept kids busy before noon until long after the sun set.
    A bit after the noon siren went off, the music by Neil Anders took a break, and the 2026 Gem City royalty were crowned. Cade Schmidt (son of Tiffany and Dylan Schmidt) crowned himself from last year's prince to this year's king. Kaesen Hieber (son of Dana and Jamie Hanson) was named the prince. Keely Weber (daughter of Katie and Jeremy Weber) was crowned by outgoing queen Mia Uhl and the new queen. Outgoing princess Emily Grell presented the princess tiara to Olivia Pithan (daughter of Kathy and Jordan Scholl and Mike and Courtney Pithan) via Facetime as she was with the Ram volleyball team during coronation.
    The pedal tractor pull have kids from small to tall showing off their leg strength while the corn hole tournament showed off the arm accuracy of the competitors. Krafting with Katherine had people painting planters. Bingo had people shouting the magical word, to the sadness of others. Afternoon Eats provided a protein offering between the meals. Finally, the kids waiting for the magic show could stop waiting for the magic show. "How did you do that?" was heard multiple times. The kiddie and grand parade was filled with entries from businesses and individuals. Another new event, the Great Rubber Duckie Street Race, flooded part of Main Street as nearly 500 ducks swam for first place. Supper fed the crowd as New Age Cowboys sang a great variety of music. Tug a Tractor returned this year after having an successful debut last year.
    Sunday started with a heavy mist, but the softball tournament played on. With the drizzle and the cooler temperatures, the Corn Days committee decided it best not to set up plastic games which could become slippery games in a bad way. They also decided that a foam party at temperatures hovering just above 60° was also ill advised. Next year, hopefully!
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    Tuesday, September 22nd will officially begin the Fall season. Possibly, perhaps, the harvest season will begin before that, but with rain forecasted throughout the week, perhaps it won't. Either way, the staff at Shelby County State Bank wanted to invest a little on those who will soon be in the fields harvesting their crops to feed the world. Thus, they offered to feed the people in Danbury.
    "As summer draws to an end and fall begins, SCSB wanted to create a memorable event and host free lunches in the communities in and around the bank called ‘Ready. Set. Harvest,'" stated Janet Bumann, Vice President of Marketing at SCSB. "The intention of the bank hosting these free lunches is essentially to pause and say thanks before harvest begins and show our support for our ag-based communities."
    Not only did the bank show support for the farmers, but they also supported a couple Danbury businesses. The meal, made up of pulled pork sandwiches, cole slaw, mac and cheese, and chips, was catered by Schrank's Bar & Grill. The cookies, decorated with the SCSB logo, were made by Kim Boysen. The bank also gave support to the legion, renting Dana Hall when it appeared the weather was going to change their plan for an outdoor picnic.
    "We're hosting 13 of these events across the bank's footprint," added Bumann. "We want to keep business in town as much as possible, and that means hiring all the caterers and bakers locally. Schrank's was fantastic to work with, and virtually everyone knows and appreciates a good Kim Boysen cookie."
    Why did they choose this week to serve the public? Well, that's simple. They wanted to show their support before harvest got in the full swing of things.
    "Harvest can be a very busy time of year, and we wanted to give people an opportunity to take a break, enjoy a good meal and spend time with their neighbors," concluded Bumann.

    Danbury Ladies Rosary Society will be meeting on Monday, September 28th starting at 5:00 p.m. at the rectory. They will be folding boxes for the pie bake.

    St. Mary's Danbury's annual Dutch Apple Pie Bake is slated for Saturday, October 3rd. Nine inch deep dish pies are $14 each, and pie crusts are 2/$6. Order early! Only 750 pies are promised to be made!
    The order deadline is Sunday, September 27th. Please call the parish rectory at 712-883-2406 or Carol Weber at 712-880-5000 or place your order.