2010

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NOTE!!!! Both Rotary Park events have been moved indoors, due to the forecast. The Howard Fillmer Bridge Dedication on Saturday will now start at 10:15 at the Marshfield Christian Church. The Liberty Tree Dedication on Friday, 10:30 AM will now be held at the First Baptist Church on White Oak.

Following was taken from a recent blurb about Wayne Holmes speaking engagement at the Library Station in Springfield, MO. We are honored to have Holmes come and share with us in Marshfield, also. "ROCKY COMFORT is set in the Ozarks and highlights Wayne's youth where he was one of six siblings. His family was very poor and traveled by horse and buggy through KS, OK and settled in MO. He'll share plenty of stories about his hardscrabble life--hunting game to put food on the table, pranks, farming, religion, girlfriends and more. Wayne will read an excerpt from his book, discuss the process of memoir writing, and the publisher he used in Missouri. As background, Wayne taught English at Drury for nearly 25 years. Besides teaching, he enjoys farming, football, playing Rook, building unique homes, Shakespeare, and of course, writing."	Come and hear Wayne Holmes 1 PM, Thursday, April 22 at Cross Bridge Church
2010 Hubble Medal Honoree’s David DeJonge, Photographer John Truman, Great Nephew of President Harry S Truman and Attorney Pat and Arminta Jones, Entrepreneurs Jonathan Sandys, Great Grandson of Sir. Winston Churchill Andy Thomas, Artist Richard Gatchell, Monroe descendant	2010 Cherry Blossom Medal will be presented to: Minnie Sue Shields Evans Carlene Young Williams
Click here for Jonathan Sandys' bio
Ella Dickey Memorial Book Signing Hosted by the Quill and Ink Club St. Paul's Lutheran Church 609 North Locust Street Before & after 12:30 ticketed luncheon & 4 PM - 6 PM Friday, April 23, 2010 Scheduled Authors: Sally Tippett Rains - www.writeasrains.net, Shirley McCann - cleverchronicles.blogspot.com, Beth Carter - banterwithbeth.blogspot.com, Wayne Glenn - www.ky3.com/news/local/45863157.html (interview with Steve Grant), Reta Stewart Allen (nee Spears-Stewart) - www.retathewriter.com, Ellen Massey - www.ellengraymassey.com, Willie Washam, Wayne Holmes - www.rockycomfortthebook.com, Tessa (Terry) McDermid - www.tessamcdermid.com	English Tea Hosted by Holy Trinity Church (donations appreciated) 515 East Washington Street 3 PM Thursday, April 22, 2010 Special Speaker - Sally Tippett Rains Author of The Making of a Masterpiece, The True Story of Margaret Mitchell's Classic Novel, Gone With The Wind
Heritage Celebration Trailway Revolutionary War Memorial Dedication of the Liberty Tree The First Symbol of Freedom in America The formal ceremony dedicating the Liberty Tree Saturday, April 24, 2010 11:00 AM (Prelude begins at 10:30) Fort Leonard Wood Honor Guard, and Color Guard will assist speakers in honoring The Sons of Liberty Prelude Music by Fort Leonard Wood Ensemble	Wayne Schroder will be singing the national Anthem at the Revolutionary War Memorial Dedication with the Fort Leonard Wood Ensemble. Schroder is a Broadway performer in New York City.
Vendor booths will once again be available at the Marshfield Community Center Saturday, April 24 from 9 AM until 5 PM We are excited to have Isle of Treats as the food vendor for Saturday. They have excellent prices and great food. The Isle of Treats' Funnel Cake has won the award for the best funnel cake at 4 state fairs! Here is their famous Funnel Cake Mountain Other vendors have roasted nuts, crafts and many other products Beth Whitehead (Southwest MO NASA Education Specialist) will conduct a hands-on activity for children that will run in conjunction with the vendor boths at the MCC.	Edwin P. Hubble Award Dinner Honoring this year's Cherry Blssom Award Winners Friday, April 23, 2010 6 PM St. Paul's Lutheran Church 609 North Locust Street Tickets - $15
special combo deal on lunch and dinner tickets on Friday $25 for both to purchase combo tickets email your name/address/phone klgore63@cherryblossomfest.com	WWII Luncheon (Guests of Honor include: General Tom Jaco General Jerry Ragsdale & General J. Marty Robinson) Friday, April 23, 2010 St. Paul's Lutheran Church 609 North Locust Street Tickets - $12.50 (Cherry Pie Auction will be held at the end of the luncheon) Click here for Brigadier General J. Marty Robinson's bio Click here for Major General Jerry W. Ragsdale's bio
Justin David will be one of the Cherry Blossom Walk of Fame Honorees this year. Check out Justin's music at Justin David on MySpace Justin's web-site Click for bio
Andy Thomas of Carthage, Missouri is a painter of historical and western narratives. Mr. Thomas will be honored during the festival as a 2010 Edwin P. Hubble Medal of Initiative award winner. Click for bio Click to see Andy Thomas artwork online	210 W. Jackson, Marshfield, MO Phone (417)859-7251
	2010 Walk of Fame Honorees include: George Lindsey, Actor Si Siman, Music Man Colonel Don Ballard, Congressional Medal of Honor Justin David, Musician The Texas Tenors, Musicians Check out the Texas Tenors on MySpace They also have their own website. Click here to see! Randle Chowning (original member of the Ozark Mountain Daredevils) will sing at the Walk of Fame Ceremony. He is a former honoree and Si Siman was his father-in-law. Maggie Peterson Mancuso "Charlene Darling of the Andy Griffith Show" will be present at the ceremony to accept George Lindsey's star.
We are honored to have Dr. Ken Hechler as a guest again this year. He will attend many of the events and will also be the keynote speaker at the WWII Luncheon on Friday, April 23. See more biographical information about Mr. Hechler on the 2009 Cherry Blossom page.	Some other confirmed guests include: John Truman, Great-nephew of Harry S Truman President James K. Polk family President Warren Harding family Mary Todd Lincoln descendant Chris Truscott, Thomas Jefferson
Marshfield Rotary Club Heritage Celebration Trailway Dedicates the Howard Fillmer Memorial Bridge The public is invited to join the family of Howard Fillmer and attend the ribbon cutting ceremony for Heritage Celebration Trailway and the formal ceremony dedicating the Howard Fillmer Memorial Bridge Friday, April 23, 2010 11:00 AM Prelude Music by Ozark Mountain Messengers beginning at 10:15 AM	Howard Fillmer during the war.