Putting cows on the front page since 1885.
Putting cows on the front page since 1885.
Brandon Weber of Martinsburg fills a customer's order for a bowl of beef noodle soup during the Martinsburg's Volunteer Fire Company's annual Ox Roast Festival at Morrisons Cove Memorial Park over the weekend.
Reed and Trudy Rutkowski traveled from their Pittsburgh home Saturday to enjoy some ox roast sandwiches during Martinsburg's Volunteer Fire Company's annual Ox Roast Festival held at Morrisons Cove Memorial Park over the weekend. Trudy grew up on Roaring Spring.
Lance Johnson, of Altoona, cooks up another batch of beef for the Martinsburg's Volunteer Fire Company's annual Ox Roast Saturday held at Morrisons Cove Memorial Park over the weekend. Johnson, who has been with the fire company since 1982, and other volunteers served 800 pounds of beef Friday and another 900 pounds Saturday.
Mike Zerbee of Gallitzin, a member of the Johnstown-based band Full Kilt, sets up to provide the entertainment for the Martinsburg Volunteer Fire Company's annual Ox Roast Saturday evening at Morrrisons Cove Memorial Park.
Don Defibaugh of Fredericksburg purchases a variety of deserts during the Martinsburg Volunteer Fire Company's annual Ox Roast Saturday held at Morrrisons Cove Memorial Park over the weekend.
Hundreds of folks gathered Friday and Saturday, July 19-20, at Morrisons Cove Community Park in Martinsburg for the local fire company's annual Ox Roast Festival.
According to Richard Brantner Jr., assistant fire chief, more than 4,300 sandwiches were sold during the two-day event.
The meat was purchased from Rhodes Meat Market, Martinsburg. Eight hundred pounds of meat were used Friday and 900 pounds Saturday.
In addition to ox roast, the fire company also sold beef and noodles, homemade pies, cakes and other goodies, drinks and more.
Entertainment was provided by the Sharptones on Friday and Full Kilt on Saturday.
Raffle tickets for items donated by the community businesses were drawn Saturday evening. More than 70 items were given out. Fifty-50 tickets were also drawn both evenings as well as rip offs.
The Martinsburg Fire Company has been making ox roast since 1934. The department has shown many other fire companies the process on how to do the event. This process and the event was accomplished by the help of about 30 volunteers from the fire company and from the community and family members.
Correction
The Morrisons Cove Herald would like to extend a sincere apology to the Martinsburg Volunteer Fire Department and visitors to the annual Ox Roast Festival July 19-20 in Martinsburg for its error in the July 18 edition regarding the food choices available at the event. The error was ours.
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