WARREN COUNTY PA'S WINTERFEST 2014 COIN

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The E-Sylum: Volume 17, Number 1, January 5, 2014, Article 32

An E-Sylum readers forward this article about a souvenir commemorative "coin" being sold to support a Pennsylvania county's annual Winterfest. Thanks. -Editor

Penn Soil Resource Conservation and Development Council recently announced that it has produced and received the third souvenir commemorative coin in a collectible series to help support the cost of the annual Warren Winterfest event. The creation of the collectible coin series which began with the 2012 Winterfest event is a step toward making the Winterfest event a financially sustainable event, said Wes Ramsey, executive director of Penn Soil RC&D.

The 2014 Winterfest coin features a full-color minted and painted design featuring several elements of the Winterfest event, a polar bear warming itself by the fire while watching a man about to do the plunge, geocaching, artistic scenes of Chapman State Park, and a family group enjoying the new ice skating rink with various levels of success.

"It is a beautiful coin," said Ramsey, about the size of a 50-cent piece, and has a nice heavy feel to it. "This year's coin features full-color artistic and humorous scenes of Winterfest on both sides of the coin. Coin collectors and those who like artwork will really enjoy this collectible souvenir of the winterfest and it will help sustain the annual event. As an added bonus, and of interest to geocachers, the coin is trackable on geocaching.com using each coins unique tracking number."

Each year on the third weekend of January, Warren County, Pennsylvania, stages a three-day family-oriented festival - Winterfest. Located in northwestern Pennsylvania, Warren County is a Commonwealth tourist destination that caters to all outdoor recreationists who enjoy the surrounding 513,000-acre Allegheny National Forest. There is no admission fee and activities also are conducted without charge. Approximately 10,000 to 12,000 people attend this event on an annual basis.

I like the lighthearted theme. These local issues often take themselves way too seriously. Nicely done! -Editor

To read the complete article, see: New Addition To Winterfest? Collectible Coin Series (post-journal.com/page/content.detail/id/633284/New-Addition-To-Winterfest-Collectible-Coin-Series.html?nav=5004)

Wayne Homren, Editor