York General Store is headquarters for events (get directions).
CRUISE-IN
SERGEANT YORK DAY
BLACK POWDER SHOOT
VETERAN'S DAY CELEBRATION
CHRISTMAS IN THE VALLEY
2010 Event Schedule
Sgt. Alvin C. York Memorial Black Powder Shoot - March 27
Cruise In - June 19
SERGEANT YORK DAY SGT. YORK DAY IS CANCELLED FOR 2010
World’s Longest Yard Sale Aug. 5-8
Veterans’ Day Celebration - November 11
Christmas in the Valley of the Three Forks of The Wolf River - December 11
York General Store is headquarters for all SYPF events
Visit www.yorkgeneralstore.blogspot.com for contacts, directions and information!
See Event Archives
CRUISE-IN
SERGEANT YORK DAY
BLACK POWDER SHOOT
VETERAN'S DAY CELEBRATION
CHRISTMAS IN THE VALLEY
For more information contact:
Claudia Johnson-Nichols, Executive Director, Sergeant York Patriotic Foundation
Email: sypfdirector@gmail.com
Phone: 931.347.2664
888.WW1.HERO (888.991.4376)
Foundation correspondence: 1010 Christmas Lane, Cookeville, Tennessee 38501
P.O. Box 100, Pall Mall, Tennessee 38577
Web: www.sgtyork.org Blog: www.yorkgeneralstore.blogspot.com
Foundation correspondence and donations: 1010 Christmas Lane, Cookeville, Tennessee 38501
CRUISE-IN JUNE 19, 2010
Wholesome free family fun at Sgt. York State Park and York General Store
Sponsored by BRASS www.backroadrunnersandspeedshop.webs.com
(see photos)
Vintage cars, great food, music and more are all part of a special event at York General Store in Pall Mall, Tenn., June 19.
“We’re inviting everyone to come up for this free event,” said David Robbins, general manager of York General Store, who is working in conjunction with Sgt. Alvin C. York State Park and the Back Road Runners and Speed Shop (BRASS) car club to provide a day of family entertainment near the home of America’s greatest World War I hero.
Robbins said that anyone wishing to drive up and display a cherished automobile should stop by York General Store for instructions. He is also asking all local musicians who would like to play during the day to contact him at 931-879-3657 or yorkgeneralstore@gmail.com. There is no charge for participating in the cruise in or for playing at the event.
“This is just a time for sharing,” Robbins said. “We want to regularly offer a venue for musicians and vocalists to perform, either individually or with their bands. We’re also open to pickin’ and grinnin’ sessions in the store or on the porch.”
York General Store is a reproduction of one operated by Sgt. York and his family early in the 20th century. It serves as the official visitor center for Sgt. Alvin C. York State Park and is operated at the expense of the nonprofit Sgt. York Patriotic Foundation.
“All proceeds from the store are reinvested into enhancing the visitor center and helping the thousands of guests to the park and to Pall Mall have an educational and entertaining experience,” Robbins said. “The June 19 cruise in and music event is one of many opportunities for the residents of the Upper Cumberland to have a reason to visit the park again and again.”
Robbins said the June 19 event will also feature vendors with interesting items to sell, and York General Store will be open and selling its usual wares – T-shirts, books, Sgt. York souvenirs, snacks, drinks and its full menu of barbeque, hamburgers, chili dogs and deli sandwiches.
“Bring a lawn chair, and we’ll prepare your meal so you can enjoy the music,” Robbins said, adding that there’s plenty of room inside the air-conditioned store and several picnic tables outside, along with clean restrooms and bagged ice.
The store and visitor center has recently upgraded its interpretive center, and visitors are able to view a 10-minute orientation film, Legacy in Action, narrated by Walter Cronkite about Sgt. York’s life after WWI.
“We now have Legacy in Action available for purchase, and it’s become one of our best selling items,” Robbins said. “It’s a great keepsake, but it’s also perfect for educators.”
Robbins encouraged those interested in York General Store and Visitor Center to visit www.yorkgeneralstore.blogspot.com for additional information, maps, announcements and more.
“We hope Sgt. York would be pleased at our invitation to share his home community with those who love a wholesome good time,” Robbins said. “We are carrying on the tradition he began of making everyone know they are welcome in Pall Mall.”
Black Powder Shoot 2010 was held March 27, 2010
The 18th Annual Sgt. Alvin C. York Black Powder
Shoot is set for Saturday, March 27, 2010, in the Valley of the Three Forks of the Wolf River at Pall Mall.
The cost is $35 for 10, one-shot matches, with the score being the total measurement of all 10 shots.
Competition events include X-center, over-the-log, 60 paces and traditional muzzleloading rifles. There are
prizes for overall top score, best “X” of the day and best-costumed man and woman.
The women’s costume contest encourages old dresses, hose with back seams, bonnets, etc. The men’s
competition could include bibbed overalls, wide ties, old suit jacket with wide
lapels, fedora hats and more.
Only traditional rifles, flint or percussion, either traditional hunting or “old style” traditional target
type are acceptable. There is no limit to weight or caliber. No false muzzles, no sealed ignition, no in-line actions, no
thumbhole or adjustable stocks and no padded butt plates are allowed. Rifles must shoot black powder with patched lead
round balls, no bullets. Shaders are permitted, but must not extend past the rear of the breech.
The $35 registration fee includes the $5 membership in Alvin York Rifles and $30 match fee.
Call 317-422-9750 for Black Powder Shoot registration information. Call the Fentress County Chamber
1-800-327-3945 or visit www.bigsouthfork.org for lodging and other tourism assistance.
York General Store and Visitor Center is headquarters for the Black Powder Shoot. Doors
open at 7 a.m. and will sell coffee and light breakfast. Deli open all day!
RULES: Traditional rifles - flint or percussion, either traditional hunting or ‘old style’ traditional target type, no limit to weight or caliber. No false muzzles, no sealed ignition, no in-line actions, no thumbhole or adjustable stocks and no padded buttplates. Rifles must shoot black powder w/ patched lead round balls, no bullets. Shaders are permitted, but must not extend past the rear of the breech. Rear sights: fixed and open - at least 6” in front of the breech. Front sights: blade, pinhead or post. The use of barrel rests (cant blocks) or sandbags on the chunk are permitted and encouraged. Only the shooter’s hand may support the butt of the rifle, no sandbags or blocks of wood are allowed under the butt of the rifle and no gloves of any kind. The butt of the rifle may not touch the ground.
REGISTRATION: $35.00 ($5.00 membership in Alvin York Rifles + $30.00 match fee). Pre-registration before March 15 is $35.00. Please send to: Ron Borron, 496 Village Drive, Bargersville, Indiana 46106. Phone: 317-422-9750, Important cut off date for pre-registration is March 15.
