The Kickoff Dinner was held Saturday, March 29th at the Seven Cedars Casino. It was well attended (over 150 people) and considered a success by all who were there.
We raised over $10,000 in the live auction. The Queen's Pin went to Brown Maloney who presented it to Queen Jennifer Lancheros.
One lucky person will get three hours of housework or other domestic chores by the royalty (Queen Jennifer Lancheros, Princess Persephone Nelson, Princess Melissa Karapostoles and Princess Jenae Stratton) which was one of many auction items.
In addition to the Royalty, many dignitaries were introduced, including
Grand Marshal Tom Santos
Grand Pioneer Robert J. Clark
Grand Pioneer Alice Lotzgesell Edgington
Honorary Pioneer Irvin Boyd
Honorary Pioneer Velma Good
Sherry Scharschmidt, Logo Design Contest Winner
Mayor Laura DuBois
Walt Schubert, Chamber of Commerce President and City Council member
Deborah Rambo-Sinn, Chamber of Commerce Board Member
Hattie Dixon, Chamber of Commerce Board Member
Steve Rosales, 2008 Citizen of the Year
Joe Borden, Festival Chairman
Past Grand Marshal Ester Nelson
Past Pioneers Winona and Dick Bekkevar
Past Royalty Jessica Horton, McKinley Fitzgerald, Carolina Garcia, Amanda Cerutti, Darcy Lamb, Maggie Hooker, Shirley Cays Cameron, Beverly Cays Hendrickson, Beth McHugh and Heather Cerutti joined Princess Melissa Karapostoles, Queen Jennifer Lancheros, Princess Jenae Stratton and Princess Persephone Nelson.
We would like to thank our sponsors for this wonderful event.
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