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Queen Contestants for 09
Ashley Shaw, Aly Talley, Stacy Funk, Cheyanna Ragan
Queen Night Election is June 26 -- School Auditorium
Crowning of Queen will be Aug 8, 2009 at Watermelon Festival.
Stacy Funk
2009 Queen
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Cheyanna Ragan, Aly Talley, Ashley Shaw
Beautiful Candidates
Marlow Parade
Rush Springs Rodeo Parade
Channel 4 Reporters to crown the queen
\Little Miss and Mr. Rush Springs
Myka Brady, Collier Ladwig
Watermelon Crowning 2009 -- Stacy Funk
Festival Chairpersons: Marvin Loeffler 580-476-3339
Wanda MacGregor 580-476-2338 - Email : bwmacgregor@yahoo.com
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Anyone interested in becoming a vendor of Arts and Crafts
Call 580-476-3636 and ask for Rhonda
rkeenan999@aol.com
About the Festival
The Rush Springs Watermelon Festival has been
held
continuously since 1948.
It had its beginning in 1940 and has become one of
the most popular festivals in the state.
The festival has proven popular, since its beginning and the crowds have increased in number to around 20,000 to 30,000 visitors each year. Over 50,000 pounds of watermelons are purchased from area melon growers and served to festival visitors during the day.
The activities during the day include watermelon exhibits, stage shows, tiny tots contest, free watermelon feed, carnival, and arts and crafts fair.
