DOVE FESTIVAL PLANING, ca. 1983

Across the Fence 



By Arvord Abernethy 

I attended a Dove Festival committee meeting the other night and went away with a feeling that this year’s Dove Festival will be a most interesting event. Practically every committee was represented and all enthusiastically reported that their plans and work were going well. 

If you attended the Festival last year on the Square, you remember how nice it was. The plan for this year is for one even larger and more interesting. 

They have asked me to be in charge of the gospel singing in Friday night at 7:30 p.m. and there has been a good response to that. Several groups from over the county have promised to be there, so there should be an hour and a half of interesting singing. 

The singing will on the west side of the courthouse. You will get to see and sit on that beautiful new lawn that has been started this year. Bring your folding chairs or blankets and have a good time with us. 

An added event this year is the 10,000 meter run which is drawing attention from runners in adjoining towns. The run will start there on the square and go out Farm Road 2905 for 3.1 miles and then return to the square. 

Get a program somewhere and you will see that there are two days of fine entertainment in store: bands, fiddling contests, parade, arts and crafts show, antique show, pet show, carnival and many other attractions. 

Plans are already being made for next year when our county will be 125 years old and 1986 when Texas will be 150 years old. New features will be added from year to year until our Festival will be one of the leading celebrations in Central Texas.

Shared by Roy Ables

ACROSS THE FENCE