| Chamber Article
May 1, 2008 Brandy McLerran – Chamber Manager Dewberry Festival spared rain… Everything was on our side, for the 14th Annual Dewberry Festival which was held in Wilson-Ledbetter Park this past Saturday in Cameron. As we all know, the storms on Friday night teased the outskirts of Cameron, as they blasted through West Milam County, but they spared the park and prepared us for a wonderful day on Saturday. We had a wonderful turn out and great weather for the perfect day. There were more than 60 vendors in the Arts & Crafts area of the Dewberry Festival. We saw people shopping for those Mother’s Day gifts and also shopping for those very unique gifts. The park was filled with the sounds of the youth fishing, old friends and families visiting and Ronnie Caywood and the Dancehall Drifters of Rockdale. Thanks to Ronnie and the band for the dedicated time in joining us on Saturday. We also want to thank Laurie Synder and the Fancy Feet Dance Company for their production on Saturday as well. During the Dewberry Bake –Off we had several entries and they were auctioned off to raise money for the Cameron Animal Shelter. The Auctioned raised $550 for the shelter. Winners in the Bake – Off Were: Layer Cake Category: 1st Place - James Brookshire - Cameron 2nd - Christy Cornelius - Hearne 3rd - Imugene Willie - Cameron Bundt Cakes 1st - Gloria Shelton - Cameron 2nd - Shelly Junek - Cameron 3rd - Christy Cornelius - Hearne New Category - Kolaches 1st - Jeanie Orsag -Cameron 2nd - Christy Corneluis - Hearne 3rd - Doris Eisfeldt - Cameron Dewberry Cobblers - 1st - Doris Eisfeldt- Cameron 2nd Jeanie Orsag - Cameron 3rd - Gloria Shelton - Cameron We enjoyed the musical entertainment of Ronnie Caywood and the Dancehall Drifters and the performances of Fancy Feet Dance Company. Be sure to let those people and young ladies know what a great job they did on Saturday. The Dewberry Festival would not have been such a success, without the help of many volunteers through out the last couple of weeks. Thanks go to the Bud Riola, for his hard work and dedication behind the scenes. Thank you to Patsy Gaines for her time during the BBQ Cook-off and also the Chamber Board for their hard work. We also must thank Game Warden Mike Mitchell for his work on the Youth Fishing Tournament. We hope that everyone came out and enjoyed their time with us during the day. Time for your Spring Cleaning… Registrations are now being accepted for the 5th Annual City Wide Garage Sale which is sponsored by the Cameron Chamber of Commerce and the Cameron Herald. The cost is 7.00 for non-Chamber Members and $5.00 for those who are Chamber members. The City Wide Garage Sale will take place on Saturday, June 7th in Cameron. The Chamber will be working with the Cameron Herald, will be working together on the ad for the sale. All sales that have paid to participate will receive a bright yellow/green Garage Sale sign and have you address listed in the ad with a map. The deadline to register for the garage sale is Friday, May 29th. If you have any questions or would like to participate, please call the Chamber office. |
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