Tabor College President's Journal

In the little village of Hillsboro a weekend to remember was experienced by many.

Arts and Craft Fair. Tens of thousands descended on our hamlet for the annual Hillsboro Arts and Craft Fair. Some say 40,000+.  The streets were lined with booths, parking was at a premium, and people came from all over the United States.  My job was to greet people at the door of the food booth that was sponsored by the Tabor Women’s Auxiliary which served verenike, sausage, zwieback, and moos.  People came licking their chops and left rubbing their stomachs.  This is a day when groups and families from all over the nation come to Hillsboro to meet, enjoy the fair, and catch upon each others lives.  I met one group that had people from California, Colorado, Texas, and Kansas gather for the weekend and take in the fair.  My thanks to Edith Regier, Betty Fruechting, Beth Cox, Debbie Allen, and Peg Glanzer for all the planning and organizing that they did to make it a success.  And to the many volunteers who worked so hard to raise money for a special project at Tabor.  In the past they have purchased chairs, banners, office furnishings, Christmas lights, china, outdoor lighting, and many other improvements.  This year it will be a new ice cream freezer for the cafeteria.  Churches from both the Central District and Southern District provided the verenike, moos, and zwieback.  Sausage came from Dale’s, and Vogt’s. Even the president’s granddaughter got in on making verenike.

Adams House Reunion. For five years, Tabor alumni who lived in Adams house have gathered to reminisce and reconnect.  This year it was in Hillsboro.  At Tabor, one makes friends for life.

Stadium Christening.  The new Joel H. Wiens Stadium and Reimer Field was christened with two soccer games on Friday and a football game on Saturday.  The stands were almost full for the football game.  Tailgating parties in the parking lot.  The Bluejay suite hosted the USD 410/Tabor College Task Force that worked so hard in building the stadium along with the USD 410 School Board.  The game was a hard fought contest with Tabor coming out on the short end of a 41-37 score.  At halftime we remembered Marcus Manny, the player who was tragically killed in a car accident last year.  His family traveled to Hillsboro to witness the first game on the field.

Hillsboro, home of Tabor College and a place that people love to visit.