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Things will be a little different during
the 92nd Annual Peach and Melon Festival, with the fiddle competition
a thing of the past, and the 42 tournament scheduled for a week later
than usual.
Betty Terrill, long time executive
secretary for the Peach and Melon Festival, explained the changes.
“We were losing money on the fiddle
competition,” Terrill said, “and had for quite some time. So they (the
Festival Committee) did away with that completely and put the 42
tournament in its place.”
“Picnic in the Park” is this year’s theme
and the festival will run from August 8-12, with the Queen and Little
Miss pageants being held on Tuesday, August 8. The parade is scheduled
for Wednesday, August 9, and will begin at 7 p.m.
Golden Saturday activities are scheduled
for August 12 and include an antique and classic car show, arts and
craft vendors, entertainment, watermelon slicing and watermelon seed
spitting contest.
The carnival and tractor pull schedule
are the same as in previous years, with the carnival running Tuesday
through Saturday, and the tractor pull running Thursday through
Saturday.
The Melon Patch Bike Tour is also
scheduled for Saturday.
A “gospel singing” is scheduled for
Thursday at the Festival stage, and a “Spanish” dance is scheduled for
the same area on Friday night.
A dance, with the Calvin Milburn Band, is
scheduled for Saturday night, beginning at 9 p.m., with Miss DeLeon
presented at 10:30.
Terrill said there could be additional
changes in Festival activities next year.
“They’re talking about doing away with
both the Spanish dance and the gospel singing next year,” she said.
“Last year, there were fewer than 40 people who came to the gospel
singing. I’m afraid it’s just a thing of the past.”
The Festival Committee for 2006 is
chaired by Avery Carlisle. Warren Mitcham is the vice chairman, while
Kaye Quinn and Treasure Mailloux serve as treasurers.
Others serving on the committee include
Bobby Campbell, Cathy Campbell, Ruby Carlisle, Johnny DeLatorre,
Junior Gerth, David Golden, Jaye Golden, Richard Gonzales, Brandon
Gilmore, Dotty Hare, Rhonda Howard, Clayton Hudson, Jackson Jobe,
Heath Matteson, Bubba McCurry, Walter McCurry, Jason Pierson and Bobby
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