Devin Higgins staff reporter

ThetimeforRidgeieldresi-dents to celebrate theirhistoryand community is back againwith the12thAnnualHeritageDay, tobeheldSat.Sept8.,9a.m.-4 p.m. at the RidgeieldCommunity Center and DavisPark. This year’s festivities in-clude vintage quilts, women’saccessories and memorabilia,aswellasantique farmequip-ment, a blacksmith demon-stration by local resident DonKemper, class pictures andyearbooks from RidgeieldHighSchool,aswellasvintagephotos and histories of localfamilies, businesses and orga-nizationsstretchingbacktothe1800’s. The Farmers Market willalsobeinfullswingalongwithanArtandCraftMarket,apet-ting zoo sponsored by N.W.LoveAllAnimals. Boy ScoutTroop310willhostdemonstra-tions and childrens’ activities,andtheOldTimeMusicgroup,the Fargher Lake Boys willprovidelivemusic. SpecialpresentationsforthisyearincludehistoricalcostumeexpertanddesignerandAmboy

resident Rebecca Morris-Peckdiscussingwomen’s apparel at11a.m.At12:30p.m.,asocialevent will take place for for-merstudentsfromRidgeield’s

1928brickschoolhouseandtheoutlyingschoolsbeforeconsol-idation. Finally,at3p.m.,therewillbeatouroftheColumbiaLan-

caster/Rhidian Morgan mid-1800’s vintage barn, whichwasrecentlyrestoredbyDavidMorgan. The tour is a fund-raiser with proceeds going toHeritage Day and reservationsarelimitedto25peoplewithanadmissionof$20.Toreserveaspace,contactAlleneWodeage,(360)887-3596. RidgeieldHeritageDaybe-ganasawayforresidentChar-lotte Clevidence to honor thememoryofherlatebrotherDa-vidDynes,andthehistoryproj-ecthe’dcreated.ThegoalwastocontinueDynes’legacyworkfor the community in additiontocelebratingherhometown. For blacksmith Don Kem-per, 79, it’s a chance to cel-ebrate the town he’s lived insince1935,whilealsoshowingyounger generations a passionhe’sheldsincechildhood. “I was given my irst anvilwhenIwasive,andmygreat-uncle was a blacksmith backthen,” Kemper said. “It wassomethingI’vealwayslikedtodo but it was also somethingIdidoffandonsinceIhad tomakealiving.” Until1982,Kemperworkedas an electrical engineer andmanager for the Clark CountyPublic Utility District. Uponretiring, he ired back up hisforge, grabbed a hammer, andfoundawaytokeepbusy. “I do all sorts of artisticblacksmithing, like ire gratesand custom ironwork, andmorepractical stuff likehand-madehinges,toolsandsoon,”Kemper said. “I’ve also doneswords andknives using goodDamascussteel,soitwilllastawhile.” Kemper adds that he wantstopassonwhatheknowstotheyounger generation as a wayfor them to stay connected tothehistorythey’veinherited. “It’simportanttokeeptheminterestedinwhereweallcomefrom,”Kempersaid.“Besides,being 79, I’m not going to beabletodothisforever.” Kemper said he’s struggledrecentlywithhip issuesand ishopingtoavoidsurgery,whichwouldpreventhimfrompartic-ipating in this year’s HeritageDay, “I’mgoingtoseethedoctornextweekbutifIcanbethere,Iwill,”Kempersaid. CopiesofAlleneWodeage’sbook, which premiered lastyear, Ridgeield Relections,willbe for sale,aswellas theRidgeield Centennial book.Therewillalsobearafleforanoriginal watercolor of Ridge-ieldresidentMelvinKemper’s1930’s-era barn. Tickets cost$1. Among the other histori-cal items include storyboardsdocumenting the RidgieldHardware Store, the Old Lib-erty Theater, the PresbyterianChurch that was built in 1884and the Priscilla Club, a localorganization dating back to1914. AdmissionforHeritageDayisfreeforallages.TheRidge-ield Community Center is lo-catedat210N.MainAve.

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RIDGEFIELD’S ANNUAL HERITAGE DAY offers a glimpse into the city’s past. This year’s event includes a rare tour of the recently restored Columbia Lancaster/Rhidian Morgan estate barn, which was irst constructed in the mid-1800’s.

Photo courtesy of David Morgan.