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Forest Festival rapidly approaching

By Autumn Pennington
Published Wednesday, August 1, 2001 in the Gurdon Times

Preparations for the 21st annual Gurdon Forest Festival are in full swing as South Clark County gets ready for the big October event.

The festival is one of the largest in the area, will be held on Saturday, October 27, on Main Street in downtown Gurdon.

Entertainment for the bandstand is being planned. Tim LeMay is in charge of the entertainment this year. He can be located at (870) 353-6509.

More than 90 arts and crafts booths have already been reserved for the event. The booths are $20 each.

For more information about the festival or setting up booths contact Billy Wells at (870) 353-4335 for car show information call Terry Norris at (870) 246-5139.

Information on other events may be obtained by calling the following: Beauty Pageant: Paul Shaver (870) 353-2609 or Billy Wells (870) 353-4335; Parade: Jerry Childers (870) 353-4609 or Jo Ann Shaver (870) 353-4640; Logging Games: Jessie Runyan (870) 353-2776; Arts and Crafts, Auction and Food: Billy Wells (870) 353-4335.

Mark your calendar now and make plans to attend the 20th Annual Gurdon Forest Festival.

The Gurdon Forest Festival is a project of the Gurdon Community Development and Entertainment Club.

The club and it's members will not be responsible for accidents that may occur during this public event.

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