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Source: The Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pa.迷你倉出租Aug. 12--CENTRAL CITY -- Frank Shenigo grew up in Central City, but spent most of his adult life in Akron, Ohio.Coming home has become more rare as local family members pass away, but that changed this weekend when Shenigo returned in the company of his youngest son, Andy.The pair spent Saturday and Sunday running into Shenigo's old friends and soaking up the Eastern European flavor of Shade-Central City Heritage Days."I left the area a long time ago to find work and went to work in a radiator shop," Shenigo said. "Ten years later, I bought the shop and (recently) sold it to two guys who worked for me."Shenigo said he saw some people he knew as a youngster in the Central City-Shade community and was meeting a lot of new people.Of special interest to him were the festival food booths selling pierogies and haluski similar to what he enjoyed growing up.John Chipchosky is a third-generation Central City resident who is in town every day, but still took the opportunity Sunday to walk down to Central City Recreation Park to enjoy the fun and see friends."It's a lot of hard work, but it's nice to see the people come in and support the heritage of the area," Chipchosky said. "People come in from all over."Along with a volleyball tournament, a classic car show, music by the Somerset County Community Band and polka tunes, the highlight of Sunday's festival schedule was the dedication of a tree.The honey locust has a dir儲存倉ct link to the tree used to shade President Abrahan Lincoln when he gave the Gettysburg Address, said local resident John Lody. With its finely cut foliage, the tree stands more than 20 feet tall and has been in the ground at the town's Armed Forces Memorial for about five years.Purchased by the community from Historical Tree Nursery in Jacksonville, Fla., the tree has been nurtured and maintained by volunteers in anticipation of the 2013 Heritage Days.The idea, Lody said, was to tie in the dedication of the honey locust with the 150th anniversary of the Gettysburg battle during the Civil War.Lody's research showed it is only the second of its kind sold in Pennsylvania.Held in the park developed in 1910, this year's festival marked its 19th year. Several thousand turned out to participate in and watch a wide variety of entertainment and games.Heritage Days President Jessie Kohan Barnes has been part of the volunteer staff since the first event in 1994."We do it for the sake of having a festival," she said. "It's kind of like a homecoming."This year four high school class reunions were held during the festival weekend, drawing in hometowners from several states, Barnes said.Kathy Mellott is a reporter with The Tribune-Democrat. Follow her on Twitter at Twitter.com/Kathy Mellott.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 The Tribune-Democrat (Johnstown, Pa.) Visit The Tribune-Democrat (Johnstown, Pa.) at .tribune-democrat.com Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉沙田