![]() ![]() “I told, the first thing I want to do when I can leave this house is I want to go see Colin,” she said.įred Reith reached out to Dussault, asking if he would perform at their house for friends and family to encourage Marilyn through her chemotherapy treatments and recovery and Dussault agreed. The first thing Marilyn wanted to do when she was able to leave the house after her surgery was to hear Dussault and his band perform in Medina. The band will play in the barn from 7-10 p.m.įred Reith hosted the first barn party as a celebration of life after Marilyn was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer. ![]() The family requests that guests bring a dish or two to share, their own beverages, and chairs to sit in to enjoy the entertainment of Colin Dussault’s Blues Project. Friends, family, neighbors and anyone who wants to enjoy a pleasant evening in the country are invited to the pig roast and potluck starting at 6 p.m. Heavy rains around the time the Reiths planted their pumpkin seeds have produced a smaller crop this year and the giant pumpkins likely won’t grow to their normal 175-200 pounds, but the fields are still full of bright orange pumpkins and gourds of various colors.įor the 14th year, the Reith family will kick off the fall season with their annual Barn Party on Saturday evening. Fred Reith commented days before the farm opened for the season that he had never seen so many monarchs in his fields. “For most people, it’s an adventure.”Įarly in the season, visitors may also see hundreds of monarch butterflies migrating through the area, stopping only to gather nectar from the red clovers in the fields adjacent to the pumpkin patch and along the hayride trail. “People can spend 15 minutes to an hour-plus in the field hunting,” Fred Reith said. During October, more people will come and the farm will run three tractors constantly, each carrying a wagon full of customers back to the pumpkin patch. Two years later, they hung a pumpkin-shaped sign at the entrance to their driveway and started selling their pumpkins to the public.įred enjoys the weekends earlier in the season when he can spend more time speaking to visitors to the farm. The couple, both former teachers, moved from Wadsworth to their country home located halfway between Burbank and West Salem in 1986. The maze can handle everyone from toddlers to teenagers and the couple tries to slow down the bigger kids with tunnels throughout the maze. The Reiths only ask that no one stands on the hay bales, runs inside the maze or pushes or damages the hay bales. “We once had a cross-country runner complete the maze in 15 minutes, running all the way through,” Marilyn Reith said. “No one gets lost,” in the meadow maze, Marilyn Reith said, because “you can always see the barn.” Sometimes, kids will find their own path through the meadow if they can’t find their way to the exit. ![]() The wild plants that grow in the five-acre meadow stand only about four feet high and open spaces in the hay bale maze allow parents to peek in and see their kids crawling through. Parents shouldn’t have a problem keeping track of their children as they venture into one of the mazes on the farm. Visitors who visited the farm as children are now bringing their own families to pick pumpkins and share in the decades-old tradition. This year marks the 32nd year of pumpkin sales and hayrides at Stoney Creek Farm. There is a $3 cost of admission per person but customers can later deduct this cost from their purchase of pumpkins or maple syrup. Regular hours are Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. Stoney Creek Farm, located at 14826 Stratton Road, West Salem, will open this weekend at 10 a.m. “Just keeping it simple,” Marilyn Reith added. “This is all about the pumpkin picking,” Fred Reith said. Once they pick their pumpkins, families can sit by an open fire and roast hot dogs or marshmallows. WEST SALEM - Stoney Creek Farm keeps it simple for families in search of the perfect pumpkin.įred and Marilyn Reith opened their farm to the public more than 30 years ago, providing hayrides to pick through their eight-acre pumpkin patch and family-friendly mazes through the meadow or stacked hay bales.
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