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Written by Tara Jenkins
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Monday, 31 March 2008 09:27 |
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Orleans - The 40th annual Dogwood Festival is less than one month away! Festival brochures are now available at several area businesses. Entry forms for the parade and craft fair are still being accepted. Forms are available at the Town of Orleans office, 161 E. Price Ave. or from the festival website, www.orleansdogwoodfestival.com. Past festival queens are being sought to ride on an honorary float in the parade. If you are a past queen or are in contact with one, please call parade chairman Leandra Buechler at 812-865-4884. Former queens will be given a sash in recognition of their role in Dogwood History. "Dogwood Deals" are now available on the website, these are printable coupons for area businesses. Participating businesses include: Babcock Motors, Free Style Salon, Quiznos, Orleans Dairyland and Orange County REMC. Contact webmaster Jim Pingle at
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to submit your own "Dogwood Deal." The hugely popular town wide yard sales will kick off festival activities on Friday, April 25th and Saturday, April 26th. More than 100 yard sales are held over the two day period. Ads for the sales are published in the Progress Examiner and on the festival website. Contact the Orleans Chamber of Commerce at 812-865-9930 for more information. Nightly entertainment for the festival week will feature several local favorites as well as nationally recognized Eternal Vision from Knoxville, Tennessee. The group travels all across the country sharing Southern Gospel music. Eternal Vision will perform on Wednesday, May 1st from 6-8 p.m. at the Orleans Town Park. There is no fee for the concert. Attendees are encouraged to bring a lawn chair or blanket for seating.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 31 March 2008 09:37 )
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