Dear Bunkien,
The Bunkie Chamber Chirps:
"There will be a lot of things coming up in Bunkie in the next two months. On
May 24th, we will have the first annual Bunkie Depot Art Market. This will
include a dedication of the Phase II Landscaping Project and the dedication of
veteran's names being added to the Veteran's Memorial. We are inviting artist
and crafters to join us for our celebration. There is no booth fee to market
your wares but all items must be hand crafted. The Bunkie Service League will
have brown bag lunches to sell and a concession stand. We are inviting everyone
to join us for a day of fun starting at 9:00.
AW Shucks!! It is that time again. The Louisiana Corn Festival will be June
13, 14 and 15th, 2008. With gas prices so high, plan on staying home and
enjoy our festival that has something for everyone. Our 2008 Corn Festival
t-shirts are on sale. They are an eye catching purple with a 60s theme on the
back which was the theme for the Louisiana Assoc. of Fairs and Festival
convention. I will be getting a shipment of 2-4 toddler shirts in a couple of
weeks. The shirt was designed by Nikki Dupont of Mansura, she is the daughter
of Steve and Amy Dupont and is a hair stylist with a salon in Marksville. She
was also our 2004 Miss Louisiana Corn Festival Queen and a very talented young
lady. A schedule will be posted on the web site shortly. We have four great
bands booked so join us for a good time.
Our new 2008 Corn Queens were crowned and Miss Brittany Lacombe of Marksville
was crowned the 2008 Miss Louisiana Corn Festival Queen, Teen Miss Falon
Jackson, Junior Miss Vanity Hayward, Deb Miss Carson Rabalais, Petite Miss
Kimberly Ducote, Little Miss Bekah Naquin.
Bunkie is also trying to start a Farmers Market. It will take place at the Haas
Aud. Pavilion and will be open to farmers with produce and hand crafted items
with no booth fee. This would take place during the summer on the weekends. If
anyone is interested, please call 318 346-9667 447-0120."
You may view the Corn Festival schedule at
www.LAcornfest.com
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http://www.bunkie.org
Dale Descant
Cell: (850) 832-2167